Flashforge Finder User manual

finder

Caution 1. HYPERTHERMAL! AVOID TOUCHING THE HEATING NOZZLE IN OPERATION.

2. DANGERS OF BEING ENTANGLED AND WOUNDED. DO NOT WEAR GLOVES OR OTHER SOURCES

OF ENTANGLEMENT IN OPERATION.

Quick Start Guide

THIS GUIDE IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO FLASHFORGE FINDER 3D PRINTER

SZ05-EN-A02

The User Guide is in the USB stick.User Guide

Kit Contents

Finder 3D Printer Filament Spool Quick Start Guide USB Stick

Power Cable USB Cable Screwdriver Allen Wrench

(M1.5/M2.0/M2.5)

Filament

Guide Tube

15 17

Getting to Know Your Finder

Note Read all instructions and notes in the Quick Start Guide and

the User Guide before setup and use. Failure to comply with

the instructions and notes may result in damage or injury.

Filament Cartridge

Y-Axis Guide Rod

X-Axis Guide Rod

Filament Intake

Turbo Fan

Spring Presser

Power Switch

Touch Screen

Build Plate

Leveling Nut

USB Cable Input

USB Stick

Nozzle

Z-Axis Guide Rod

Filament Outlet

Power Input

Build Platform

3Unpacking Your Finder

1. Place the packaging box on a clean

work surface.

3. Remove the side protective foam

sheets, you will see the Finder in a

transparent bag.

4. Remove the tape on the bottom and

then remove the bag.

5. On the top foam sheet, you can see one

Quick Start Guide, one 4GB USB stick,

three Allen wrenches (M1.5, 2.0 and 2.5)

and one screwdriver.

6. Remove the top foam sheet.

2. Open the box, grasp the two handles

and then lift your Finder out of the box.

7. Discard the blue tape that holds the flat

cable in place. Be careful with the flat

cable.

9. Take the protective foam for filament

out of the Finder. You will see a spool

of PLA filament inside.

8. Use scissors to cut the four buckles

that hold the rods in place.

10. Move the build plate up with care. 11. Remove the protective foam. You can

see a power cable, an USB cable and

a filament guide tube.

12. You have unpacked your Finder.

4Hardware Assembly

Your Finder has been installed before leaving factory.

You can start up the Finder for printing after mounting the filament spool and completing leveling.

1. Remove the filament in

the rear of Finder, where you will

place the filament spool.

cartridge 2. Thread the filament through the filament

guide tube, pierce the filament through

the filament outlet and then place the

filament spool in the cartridge.

3. Install the filament into

the Finder.

cartridge

4. Press the spring presser, and insert

the filament into the filament intake.

5. Insert the power cable into the

power input on the back of Finder.

Leveling the Build Plate

Finder creatively adopts three-point intelligent leveling system, which will give clear and comprehensive feedback to users.

There are three spring-loaded nuts under the build platform. The distance between the plate and the nozzle increases while

tightening the nuts. On the contrary, the distance reduces.

1. Turn the power on. The touch screen

panel lights up and displays menus. Tap

[Tools]-[Level] to level the build plate.

Screw home the three nuts under the

plate anticlockwise and then tap [OK].

2. The extruder start to move towards the first point and the plate moves up and down

to detect the distance between the nozzle and the plate. If under-distance, please

screw the corresponding nut under the extruder until you hear a continuous beep and

the direction arrow turns into [OK]. Tap [OK] to continue.

3. If over-distance, please unscrew the

corresponding nut under the extruder

until you hear a continuous beep.

Tap [OK] to continue.

Leveling...

Wait

正在进行调平过程...

等待

Over-distance

Unscrew the corresponding

nut under the extruder until

you hear a continuous beep.

正在进行调平过程...

等待

Under-distance

Screw the corresponding

nut under the extruder until

you hear a continuous beep.

Screw home the three nuts under the plate

anticlockwise and then tap [OK].

正在进行调平过程...

等待

Under-distance

Screw the corresponding

nut under the extruder until

you hear a continuous beep.

4. The plate will make a detect again, if the

distance isn’t appropriate, you should

adjust it again. If appropriate, the extruder

will move to another point.

5. When the extruder halts over the second

nut, repeat the above steps and then go

on to the third nut to complete leveling.

Completed!

Finish

HOME

Heating...

14%

Extruder 34℃ / 302 ℃

6Loading Filament

1. Press the power switch to the right of the screen, tap [Tools] and then tap [Filament] and [Load] successively.

Print Preheat Tools

Filament Level Home Manual

Setting Status About

Load

Unload

Cancel

2. The extruder will be heated up automatically. Once

heated, the filament will be drawn through the extruder.

Do not tap the return arrow to complete until the filament

exits the extruder steadily.

Changing Filament

1. Tap [Preheat]--[Start] to the heat up the extruder.

2 After completing preheating, knob down the spring presser and

pull out the filament.

3. Tap the return arrow, Insert the new filament into the filament intake,

tap [Tools]--[Filament]--[Load]. Once heated, the filament will be

drawn through the extruder. When the filament is extruded steadily,

it shows the success of the operation.

Note

Do not pull out the filament with force as it will damage the gears.

If the melted filament has cooled down in the extruder, please

repeat the steps above.

1 2

3 4

XXX.g

30℃/220℃

Print time 0 : 00

7First Print

Set up the model in Flashprint, click [Print], and

then a selection dialog appears. In the print interface,

click [More Options] for further setup. Click [OK] to

slice and generate a .g file.

Copy this .g file into an USB stick and insert the

USB stick into the Finder. Turn on the Finder and

ensure the build plate has been leveled and the

filament has been loaded in the extruder.

Tap [Print] in the main menu of screen, and then

tap the USB icon in the middle to select the file

you want to print.

Once tap [Print], the Finder will start to heat the

extruder up automatically to the operating temper-

ature and then start the print.

Load

Delete

Copy

XXX.g

Extruder

Suggestions 1.Ensure that the build plate has been leveled before printing.

2.Ensure that the filament has been loaded in an appropriate approach.

3.Load the filament for a while to extrude the melted filament you printed last time out of the extruder.

4.Do not leave the Finder unattended during operation.

5.Remove the printed model with appropriate tool to avoid damaging the build plate and the model.

For your better operation,

please read the User Guide carefully.

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