Test run

  This is the Printer Interface.

  Check that the correct port is

  selected and press on "Connect"

  On the right side it should

  tell you "Printer is now online".

  If it did not connect, try again.

  Sometimes it needs to be

  connected twice.

  If it did still not connect,

  check if the port is correct

  and the USB cable is plugged in. 

  If it does still not connect,

  remove the RAMPS shield

  from the Arduino Mega

  and try again.

  If the Printer Interface connects

  now to the Arduino Mega that can mean:

• The RAMPS shield was not plugged in into the Arduion Mega correctly. 
• Watch that all the pins are inserted into the Arduino Mega

• One or all of the A498x drivers are plugged in the wrong way. 
• Double check that the silkscreen on the A498x drivers match the RAMPS shield
• Also check for anything shorting on the RAMPS shield and the solder joints.

  If you had any of these problems,

  click on Disconnect and Connect again.

  If it connected without

  problems check the solutions above

  anyway, especially the direction

  of the A498x.

  If you turn the power on

  if the A498x driver is

  inserted in the wrong direction 

  it will blow it's chip INSTANTLY.

  If you are absolutley sure

  everything is plugged in correctly,

  plug the power supply in.

  Now, click on the

  "Monitor Printer" checkbox.

  You should now get the

  temperature readings "T: "

  for extruder and "B:"

  for the heatbed temperature.

  These should be close to your

  room temperature.

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  Select a temperature on the

  drop-down boxes "Heater"

  and "Bed" and

  on both click on "SET" n

  next to the drop-down box.

  The temperatures should now

  be rising, the extruder temperature fast,

  the heatbed tempearture slowly.

  If so, both heatbed and extruders

  are connected properly.

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Axis Test

  Click on the Button "Motors off".

  Manually move X and Y axis

  to the middle, and Z at least

  30mm away from the extruder head.

  Click on "X+10".

  The X axis should now

  move towards the Front

  (with the Shapercube text).

  If not: write it down.

  Click on "Y+10".

  The Y axis should now

  move to the right side.

  If not: write it down

  Click on "Z+1".

  The Z axis should now

  move down.

  If not: write it down.

  Click on "Extrude"

  (make sure no filament is in).

  The Extruder motor should

  turn counter-clockwise.

  If not: write it down.

  If the Y axis did not move at all,

  the pulley is probably

  slipping over the Y belt.

  Tighten both belts more.

  If you had one or more

  motors that moved

  into the wrong direction,

  follow these steps:

• Important: Turn off the power supply
• For any axis that moved into the wrong direction 
• pull out the 4-pin motor plug of the RAMPS board, turn it around and put it back in.
• Turn the power on and test again.

Endstop Test

  Move all the axis to the middle

  using the manual control buttons.

  Manually engage the X endstop

  and click on "X-10".

  It should not move.

  Manually engage the Y endstop

  and cllick on "Y+10".

  It should not move.

  Manually engage the Z endstop

  and click on "Z-1".

  It should not move.

  Clicking on Home on the axis

   should now home it.

  Note: When you home Y,

  press on Y-10 afterwards,

  or the other axis will not move.

  This is a bug in the current firmware.

X&Y Test

  Set X/Y Feedrate to 6000 mm/min

  and try to move the X and Y axis.

  If it works, ramp it up

  to 7000 and 8000.

  If it does not move

  at the 8000 mm/min speed,

  you have to check if your

  Y axis is parallel.

  Get the belt tension of both

  sides equal.

  Measure the distance

  between the Y bushings

  and the Y smooth rod

  mounts on both sides.

  Make sure this works perfectly,

  or your prints will be of bad quality.