MakerBot Replicator+ Maintenance

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Printer'Maintenance'
How'to'Power'Cycle'Your'MakerBot'
When'to'Power'Cycle'
If!you!are !expiring!issue s !w ith !yo u r!MakerBot !Re p lic ator+,!it!can!sometimes!help!to!
do!a!power!cycle.!Power!cycling!can!reset!a!device!with!a!minor!problem!like!a!false!
error! message! or! a! control! pan el! glitch.! You ! will! also! n e e d! to! powe r! cycle! your!
MakerBot!Replicator+!for!certain!firmware!changes!to!take!effect.!
How'to'Power'Cycle'
To!power!cycle!your!MakerBot!Replicator+,!allow!the!Sm art!Extruder+!to!cool!to!at!
least!50! C !and!then!turn!off!your!3D!printer.!W ait! for! at! least!30!seconds!to! allow! the!
electronics!in!your!MakerBot!Replicator+!to!fully!power!down.!Then!turn!it!back!on.!!
Resetting'to'Factory'Settings'
You!may! occasionally!need! to!rest!your!MakerBot!Replicator+!to!factory!settings!in!
order! to! deal! with! issues! such! as! missing! example! files,! problems! with! firmware!
updates,!or!Wi-Fi!connectivity!issues.!!
To!restore!fa cto ry!se tting s,!use !the !co ntro l!pa ne l!to! navigate!to!Settings'>'Reset'to'
Factory!Settings.!
Printer'Tips'
Calibrating'the'Z'Offset'
Z! Calibration! allows! you! to! improve! the! quality! of! prints! if! you r! prints!are! printing!
poorly.! You! can! recalibrate! the! Z! Offset! directly! on! the! printer! by! going! to ! the!
printer’s! m ain! menu! and! selecting! Info' >' Calib r at io n ' >' C a lib r at e ' Z' Offset.! Y o u! can!
also!do!this!through!MakerBot!Print.!
1. Navigate!to!the!Printer!Panel!and!select!the!printer!whose!Z!O ffset!you!wish!to!
recalibrate.!
2. Select!Utilities.!
3. Select!Calibration.!
Each! time! you! attach! a! new! Smart! Extruder+,! you! will! need! to! run! the! Z-Axis!
Calibration!routine.! This!process!w ill!m ake! sure!the! build!plate!is!positioned! at!the!

MakerBot Replicator+ Specifications

General

Nozzle width	0.4 mm
Print technology	Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
Printing material	Polylactic acid (PLA)
Layer thickness (max)	0.3 mm
Layer thickness (min)	0.1 mm
Number of printing colors	-
Maximum build size (WxDxH)	295 x 195 x 165 mm
Filament thickness supported	1.75 mm
Control type	Touch
Product color	Black
Viewing window	Yes
Housing material	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), Aluminium, Steel
Display technology	LCD
Model file formats supported	makerbot, obj, stl
Storage temperature (T-T)	0 - 38 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	15 - 32 °C
Package depth	524 mm
Package width	616 mm
Package height	579 mm
Package weight	22800 g
Bundled software	MakerBot Print Software, MakerBot Mobile
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Input current	0.76 A
AC input voltage	100-240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)	100 W
Card reader integrated	No

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	441 mm
Width	528 mm
Height	410 mm
Weight	16000 g