Initialization and setup

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13 steps

Open the main door
Open the front door of the printer.
Install the handle on the top cover
Screw the highlighted handle onto the top cover so you can lift the cover easily.
Open the top cover.
Remove the screws and lift the top cover away momentarily
Check the LCD screen
Make sure the 2K LCD screen and the platform are clean and free of dust (see the photo).
Plug the power
Plug in the power and turn on the power switch.
Home the Z axis
On the touch screen, tap TOOLS > MOVE Z > HOME. Wait while the Z axis moves down: it stops by itself at the home position.
Loosen the platform screws
Use an Allen key to loosen the highlighted platform screw (do not remove it), so the build plate can settle flat on the screen during levelling.
Lower the platform
Lay a sheet of A4 paper on the LCD screen, then fit the platform onto its bracket. If there is not enough room, raise the Z axis by 0.1 mm or 1 mm on the touch screen until the platform fits.
Tighten the red platform fixed knob on the top.
Tighten the red knob on top of the platform bracket to hold the platform in place.
Double check
On the touch screen, move the Z axis up and down in small steps until you feel slight resistance when you pull the paper: the gap between the LCD screen and the platform should be about the thickness of a sheet of paper. Then, pressing the platform down gently, tighten the platform screw you loosened in step 7.
Adjust Z-height
Save this height as the first-layer position: tap TOOLS > Z=0 on the touch screen, then OK in the pop-up (see the photo). Levelling is now finished.
Function test of UV-LCD
Raise the platform about 120 mm, then tap TOOLS > DETECTION > NEXT. The LCD screen should show a complete rectangle (see the photos). If it does not, the UV light or the screen may be faulty: contact Anycubic support.
Re-install resin vat
Make sure the resin vat is nice and clean, then install the resin vat so that it
aligns with the two limit-screws on the panel

Adding resin and starting print

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9 steps

Insert USB stick
Insert the USB memory (or the SD card with card reader) into the USB
port.
Open the printer door
Open the front door to reach the resin vat.
Pour resin
Wear mask and gloves, slowly pour the resin into the vat until
it reaches 1/3 volume of the vat. After that, close the door.
Select the 3D file
Take off your gloves, then on the touch screen select the "PHOTON.photon" test file or your own sliced file (see the photo) and start printing.
While it prints
Keep the printer on a flat, stable surface out of direct sunlight, and do not move or shake it while it prints.
If insufficient resin
If the resin may run out before the print finishes (or you want to change colour), press "Pause": the platform rises. Slowly pour in more resin (or swap it), then press "Start" to resume (see the photo).
Removing the model
After printing, waiting until the resin stop dropping from the platform
and then unscrew and remove the platform.
Take out the model
Wearing gloves, carefully lift the model off the platform with the scraper (see the photo). Wash it in 95% ethanol, then post-cure it in direct sunlight or a UV curing box so it reaches full hardness.
In case of incomplete curing
After a failed or incomplete print, cured bits of resin can be left in the vat. Pour the resin through a filter funnel into a sealed container, then clear the vat and the platform with a paper towel or plastic scraper. Before every print, make sure no solid residue is left in the vat or on the platform: it can crack the LCD screen during printing or levelling.

Removing the resin vat

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5 steps

Open the Photon Door
Open the Photon door to access the internal components.
Disassemble the Knob
Disassemble the knob from its position.
Remove the Thumb Screws
Remove the thumb screws from the assembly.
Remove the Resin Vat
Remove the resin vat from the printer.
Disassemble the Photon Vat Assembly
Disassemble the Photon vat assembly from the printer.

Replacing the Z-axis motor

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12 steps

Turn off the power
Terminate any existing print jobs using the LCD display, then turn off the power using the power switch. Unplug the power cable before opening the printer.
Remove the back cover screws
Remove the highlighted screws that hold the back cover. Keep them together for reassembly.
Remove the back cover to expose the motor
Lift the back cover away to expose the Z-axis motor and its cable.
Open the main door
Open the front door of the printer.
Remove the top cover
Remove the top cover to reach the top of the Z-axis.
Unscrew motor screws
Unplug the motor cable, then remove the highlighted screws that hold the Z-axis motor to its mount. Support the motor as the last screw comes out.
Remove the old motor
Take the old Z-axis motor out of its mount. Note its orientation and how its cable is routed before you set it aside.
Fit the new motor
Fit the new Z-axis motor in the same position and orientation as the old one, and plug its cable back in.
Screw back the inner screws
Refit the motor screws and tighten them evenly so the motor sits square in its mount.
Place back the top cover
Put the top cover back in place.
Refit the back cover screws
Refit the back cover and fasten it with the screws you removed in step 2.
Close the main door
Close the front door. Power on and run TOOLS > MOVE Z > HOME to check the platform moves smoothly, then level the platform again before printing (see the 'Initialization and setup' procedure).

Procedures

Open the main door

Install the handle on the top cover

Open the top cover.

Check the LCD screen

Plug the power

Home the Z axis

Loosen the platform screws

Lower the platform

Tighten the red platform fixed knob on the top.

Double check

Adjust Z-height

Function test of UV-LCD

Re-install resin vat

Insert USB stick

Open the printer door

Pour resin

Select the 3D file

While it prints

If insufficient resin

Removing the model

Take out the model

In case of incomplete curing

Open the Photon Door

Disassemble the Knob

Remove the Thumb Screws

Remove the Resin Vat

Disassemble the Photon Vat Assembly

Turn off the power

Remove the back cover screws

Remove the back cover to expose the motor

Open the main door

Remove the top cover

Unscrew motor screws

Remove the old motor

Fit the new motor

Screw back the inner screws

Place back the top cover

Refit the back cover screws

Close the main door

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