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=== Using the touchscreen to command the printer === | === Using the touchscreen to command the printer === | ||
* At the home screen, where it shows the nozzle temp and bed temp, fan speed, print speed, etc -> those are buttons you can push to adjust those values (do not have to go through the menu). You can do this while a print job is running to live adjust. Note: if you adjust a value and then in the gcode there is a command to set that value to something, then the printer will obey the gcode commands it gets. Most relevant for setting the fan speeds since those may be changing at different times in the print job. | * At the home screen, where it shows the nozzle temp and bed temp, fan speed, print speed, etc -> those are buttons you can push to adjust those values (do not have to go through the menu). You can do this while a print job is running to live adjust. | ||
** If you are setting a numerical value, you can click on the numbers to and a keypad will pop up to type the number in. E.g. nozzle temperature -> instead of clicking to +10 degrees you can click on the numbers and type something in | |||
** Note: if you adjust a value and then in the gcode there is a command to set that value to something, then the printer will obey the gcode commands it gets. Most relevant for setting the fan speeds since those may be changing at different times in the print job. | |||
* to home the printer: Menu -> Movement -> Home -> Home" | * to home the printer: Menu -> Movement -> Home -> Home" | ||
* to move the axis: Menu -> Movement -> Move -> (click the button for the axis/direction you want). The purple button (at the top right) will show the movment increments, push that button to change the increments (cycles through 0.1mm, 1mm, 10mm, 100mm) | * to move the axis: Menu -> Movement -> Move -> (click the button for the axis/direction you want). The purple button (at the top right) will show the movment increments, push that button to change the increments (cycles through 0.1mm, 1mm, 10mm, 100mm) | ||