Comgrow T500 3D Printer User Manual

Comgrow T500 3D Printer

Founded in 2017, Comgrow was formed by people passionate about technology that helps you make things. With this deep-rooted dedication, we wanted to make digital manufacturing processes more accessible, giving educators, engineers, a manufacturer, small businesses, and tinkerers the power to make anything.

Headquartered in Southern China, Shenzhen, Comgrow’s dedicated staff is committed to providing impressive service. We offer top-class quality materials, machines, and accessories – from industrial-grade 3D printers to DIY laser cutters – all of which have been tested and approved by our industry experts. Our fantastic team in customer service is here from Monday to Saturday to help with any problem you have encountered, from suggesting suitable filaments for your specific projects to discussing which 3d printer is best for you. We’re here to make 3D printing, laser cutting, and CNC milling possible.

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Note

• For your safety, using T500 for any purpose other than 3d printing is not recommended, or the risks are on yourself.
• To ensure the best print quality, please don’t place T500 on a tilt or waggling platform.
• The shaking of the machine will affect the printing quality of the printer.
• Please do not place the machine near flammable and explosive materials or near high heat sources.
• Please place the machine in a ventilated, cool, and dust-free environment.
• It is recommended to use the material recommended by the manufacturer to avoid machine damage.
• Do not use any other power cable except the one supplied in the package. Always use a grounded three-prong power outlet.
• Wearing cotton gloves when operating the printer is strictly prohibited. Such gloves may become tangled in the printer’s moving parts which leads to burns, possible injury, or printer damage.
• Please wait until the print bed cools down to remove the print.
• It’s not recommended to use the third-party firmware or mainboard etc, or the warranty will be void.
• Clean the printer frequently. Always turn the power off when cleaning, and wipe with a dry cloth to remove dust, adhered printing plastics, or any other material off the frame, guide rails, or wheels.
• Use glass cleaner or isopropyl alcohol to clean the print surface.
• Children under 10 years old should not use the printer without supervision.
• Do not manually move the extruder and printing platform while printing.
• Users should comply with the laws and regulations of the corresponding countries and regions where the equipment is located (used), abide by professional ethics, pay attention to safety obligations, and strictly prohibit the use of our products or equipment for any illegal purposes.
• Comgrow will not be responsible for any violators’ legal liability under any circumstance.

Parameters

Package List

Gantry

1. Install the gantry frame into the grooves on the left and right ends of the base. Use four
2. M5X35 screws to secure each side, totaling eight screws.
3. The extruder kit should face the front of the machine.
4. Note that the machine components are heavy. Please place it on a stable platform before installation to prevent accidents and avoid causing harm to persons and objects.

Support Base
The support base is not left or right-specific.

1. Install the support base on the back of the machine, at the connection point between the gantry frame and the base.
2. Use four M5X18 screws on each side, totaling eight screws.

Cable Drag Chain
The following are the corresponding points for the installation position of the Cable drag chain.

1. Lay the drag chain on the right as shown, and use two M3X6 screws to install the drag chain at the end A
2. Bend the drag chain to the left as shown, and use two M3X6 screws to install the drag chain at the end of B
3. Use two M3X30 screws to install the cable clamp, after installation, it should be like the second picture

Touchscreen

1. First, attach the touch screen mounting plate to the back of the touch screen, using three M4X10 screws to secure it.
2. Then, install the entire touchscreen assembly to the right front of the machine base, using the remaining two M5X10 screws to secure it.

Filament Holder

1. Install the filament holder assembly onto the top of the machine’s crossbeam, using two M5X18 screws to secure it.

Connect Wires
Please select the correct input voltage to match your local mains （230V or 115V).

Accelerometer
The accelerometer is an optional module, you can choose whether to install it according to your needs

1. Please pay attention to the two screw holes here on the nozzle
2. Mount the accelerometer here with two M3X16 screws
3. Please pay attention to the installing direction of the accelerometer in the figure, the interface should face the upper, do not install it reverse

X Axis Y Axis

1. Unscrew one screw here on the hotbed
2. Mount the accelerometer using M3X16 screws as shown Please pay attention to the installing direction of the accelerometer in the figure, the interface should face the front, do not install it reverse

Touchscreen

1. Type-C
2. DC 12~24V
3. USB2.0
4. USB2.0
5. USB3.0
6. Power
7. USB2.0X2
8. LAN
9. Accelerometer
10. Power:
    • Press the Power button for more than 5s at power on status, the clipper system will be closed. Press the Power button for 1s to power off status, it will power on.

After closing the clipper system, the printing will be stopped, even though you didn’t turn off the machine’s power.

Main Menu

1. Nozzle, hotbed, Real-time temperature preview
2. Model|Current Menu
3. Time
4. Nozzle Temp Click a number to adjust the nozzle temp
5. Hotbed Temp Click a number to adjust the hotbed temp
6. Temperature curve Click on the names of “Extruder” and “Heater Bed” above to turn on and off their temperature curves
7. Main menu Please read the following introduction.
8. Bottom option

Move

1. Homing
2. Disable Motors
3. X/Y/Z axis’s current coordinates
4. Settings
5. The distance per move

**Homing

**

1. X/Y/Z axis all auto home
2.  X-axis auto home
3.  Y-axis auto home
4.  Z-axis auto home
5.  X/Y axis auto home
6.  Z tilt

Settings

1. Reverse the movement direction
2. Adjust the speed of moving X/Y axis
3. Adjust the speed of moving Z axis

Temperature

1. Cancel heating for all
2. Adjust temperature
3. Preheat PLA
4. Preheat ABS
5. Preheat PETG
6. Preheat FLEX
7. Reduce the temperature
8. Raise the temperature
9. Increase/decrease temperature per click

Extruder

When they connect to wifi is not enough, it is not allowed to have related operations about the extruder.

1. Nozzle real-time temperature，clickTemperature to adjust the temperature.
2. Extrude: extrude filament Retract: retract filament
3. Load: Execute a macro command to load the filament.
4. Unload: Execute a macro command to withdraw the filament
5. Distance: The extrusion distance/ retraction distance.
6. Speed: The extrusion speed/ retraction speed.
7. Filament Sensor On/Off

**More

**

1. Bed Mesh: detect hotbed mesh flattening data.
2.  Z Calibrate: adjust the Z-axis offset from the hotbed to the nozzle.
3. Limits: adjust the speed and acceleration of the printer.
4. Fan: control the switch and speed of the fan.
5. Macros: check out the macro command.
6. Led: control the on and off of the nozzle LED
7. Console: open the console to check out or input the command
8. System: update, restore factory, restart, shutdown
9. Input Shaper: adjust the vibration compensation of the XY axis
10. Save Config: save the current configuration
11. KlipperScreen: screen settings
12. Network: connect to wifi For more details, see the follow-up content

Bed Mesh

1. Add profile
2. Clear the saved leveling data in the current profile
3. Start calibrate
4. Leveling data preview
5. Current profile name
6. Delete current profile

Z Calibrate

1. Start Z calibrate
2. The value of Z calibrate
3. Raise the nozzle according to the set height
4. Apply the settings (Saving settings requires a system restart)
5. Lower the nozzle according to the set height
6. Abort Z calibrate
7. Set the distance per move

Limits

1. Max Acceleration
2. Max Deceleration
3. Max Speed
4. Square Corner Velocity

Click the number on the right side of the value bar to enter the value manually We have adjusted to the best settings for you out of the factory, if you do not know these parameters very well, please do not change the parameters arbitrarily, in case causes the printing failure.

Fan
Part Fan: can be controlled manually The Fan_Board and hotend_fan are uncontrollable, and will be turned on automatically when the hot end starts to heat up

Macros
You can view the test and run the macro command

**Led, Console

**

Console
Open the console to check out or input the command

Save config
Save the current configuration, and the system will restart.

Settings

Network

1. Choose a Wifi connection
2. When there is “Connection” or after clicking close on the right bottom and back to the wifi interface, it shows “(connected)” after that wifi name, it means that is connecting successfully.
3. When it is “Connection” or after clicking close on the right bottom and back to the Wi-Fi interface, it shows “(connected)” after that wifi name, which means that is connecting successfully.
4. After entering the password, click save on the top right, not ☑on the right bottom.
5. The network PC/mobile /tablet needs to be under the same router as the network of printers so that they can connect remotely.

Bed Leveling

1. Click Move on the home page
2. Click Homing
3. Click Z Tilt. The machine will detect the left and right sides of the hotbed, and automatically calibrate the level of the X-axis beam
4. After machine calibration stops, Click More on the home page
5. Click Z calibrate. Please do not move a large distance at one time to avoid the nozzle hitting the hotbed.
6. Click start, the printer will auto-home first.
7. After the printer auto-home, the nozzle will slowly move to the center of the bed, put a piece of A4 paper between the nozzle and the hotbed.
8. Select the suitable move distance then click raise nozzle or lower nozzle , to adjust the distance between the nozzle and the hotbed.
9. Adjust the distance between the nozzle and the hotbed (please keep pulling the paper during the period, when you feel resistance to pulling the paper and the nozzle does not completely Press the paper, the distance is appropriate.
10. Click accept to apply the values, then confirm and restart the system.
11. Click More on the home page.
12. Click Bed Mesh, then click Calibrate after the detection is complete, restart the system, and Leveling complete. If you want to view the bed mesh data later, please return to this interface and click the current configuration name “default“ to view
13. It is recommended that you fine-tune the Z offset value again according to the actual situation when printing

The bed mesh data reflects the concave and convex of the hotbed. The detection data divides the hotbed into 25 small areas to detect the concave and convex. When 0 means flat, the positive value means relatively high, and the negative value means equivalent low. Which can reflect the level of the hotbed, The subsequent printer will adjust the offset value between the nozzle and the hotbed based on these data to compensate.

Change Configuration

1. If you want to change the printer configuration, after entering the web page by IP, click the “configuration” option on the left menu bar
2. Click the “Printer” file (the one without the date) to configure
3. After the configuration is complete, click the “SAVE & RESTART” option in the upper right corner (the clipper system will restart)

Load/unload filament

1. Click Extrude on the home page.
2. Then insert the filament into the extruder, and click load, the extruder will load the filament automatically if you need custom adjustment. click Extrude , Retract , Distance or Speed to adjust.
3. Each machine has been tested before leaving the factory, and it is normal to have residual filament in the nozzle.
4. When the nozzle temp is so low, it is not allowed to have related operations about the extruder. Please pre-heat nozzle first.

Print

1. You can remotely upload files on the web page and print, or directly insert a U disk into the USB port on the display to print.
2. Click “Print” on the main interface.
3. Click the print icon or the STL thumbnail to print.

**Mainboard

**

• 1: Z Limit 2:Y Limit 3: X Limit
• 4: Hotbed thermistor 5: Chamber thermistor
• 6: Filamnet runout sensor 7: LED
• 8: Extruder kit cable 9: LED
• 10: K-Fan 11: Hotbed Power
• 12:Power(24V) 13: Fuse
• 14: Screen Power(24V) 15: X Motor
• 16: Y1 Motor 17: Y2 Motor 18: Z1 Motor
• 19: Z2 Motor 20: SD card 21: Shutdown module
• 22: Type-C 23: No Limit/Limit Switch

NOTE
5,7,9,21 are reserved ports, and they are not connected to any parts out of the factory.

SHENZHEN
Comgrow Technology CO., LTD. Official website: comgrow.com
Email:[email protected]

FCC Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, under part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used by the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Caution: Any changes or modifications to this device not explicitly approved by the manufacturer could void your authority to operate this equipment.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

RF Exposure Information
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator and your body.

References

• T500 Large 3D Printer ,Z1 Pro Laser Cutting Engraver Machine | Comgrow
• T500 Large 3D Printer ,Z1 Pro Laser Cutting Engraver Machine | Comgrow

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