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How do I unbox and setup the Adventurer 5M Pro?

Setting up the Flashforge 5MPro 3D printer for the first time.

Written by Luke Henderson

Step 1:

Cut open the box, and remove two foam pieces from the top of the printer.

Step 2:

Lift the printer out of the box, and onto a sturdy surface such as a desk. Then unwrap the printer and remove all tape and plastic

Step 3:

Remove the quickstart guide and be sure to have a read through of its contents. Remove large piece of foam.

Remove the rectangle foam piece from the back.

Step 4:

Push the extruder(grey box) towards the back of the machine , then pull up the large foam piece. Remove the power cord, tool box and filament from the foam piece.

Step 5:

Remove the large foam piece which contains, filament, power lead, spare nozzle and usb drive.

Open front door and remove the small foam piece, and the cardboard tool box.

Step 6:

With the 2nd largest 2.5 Hex key(Allen Key) provided in the tool box, undo and remove 4 silver screws at the bottom of the print platform.

NOTE: Remove ONLY the silver screws

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Step 7:

Remove the filament holder and small bolts from the accessories box.

Use the smallest 2.0 hex key(allen key) to install the holder on the back of the printer

Step 8:

Plug the power cord in, and switch on the printer. Then click the Power button on the front display.

Step 9:

Select your language, and allow the printer to begin the setup process, You can skip the wifi process if you plan to transfer files by USB. The whole setup process will take around 5-10 minutes.

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Step 10:

The printer will now enter a process of self-calibration ensuring the bed plate is completely level and compensating for any vibration levels in its environment. This step takes around 7 minutes (Now is a good time to read through the manual)

Step 11:

Remove filament roll from sealed packaging and use the snips in the toolkit to cut off the bent end of the roll of filament.

Attach the filament roll onto the filament holder and ensure the orientation of the filament roll is correct as shown.

Feed the filament into the white tube at the back of the printer.

Step 12:

Once the calibration is finished the screen will prompt you to load filament. On this screen tap 'Load' and wait for the printer to come up to temperature 220 degrees (This is displayed on screen).

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Once at temperature, push filament into the top of the extruder until you can feel it being pulled in

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You will see a pile of filament below the nozzle if it's coming out of the nozzle correctly.

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If nothing came out you can press 'again. and make sure the filament is properly pressed in to the loading

Why do I keep getting this message when loading filament?

Step 12:

Once filament is loaded, the printer will prompt you to begin a test print to ensure it's working properly.

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Once completed you can remove this test print by lifting up on the grey handle attached to the print bed.

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Flex the print bed slightly, and the print should come off. Then remove any remaining pieces of filament. Keeping the print bed clean will ensure you get great prints every time.

Step 13:

The printer is now setup and ready for printing. You can find other handy guides for the Adventurer 5m Pro by going here: https://help.makersempire.com/en/collections/8473394-flashforge-adventurer-5m-pro-3d-printer

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