Prusa i3 MK2S KIT - P Rinter C Ontrol; L CD S Creen; P Rint S Tatistics

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If your prints are stuck too well and don’t want to separate, try using a dental floss. Slide a

dental floss under the corner of the object which you previously separated by the spatula a in

saw like motion gently separate the object from the print surface. Dental floss is generally

covered in wax so the print surface needs to be cleaned thoroughly before a next print.

7.2 Printer Control

There are two ways controlling the printer. You can use the LCD panel integrated with the

printer or you can connect your computer with USB cable. We suggest the LCD panel

because of its speed and reliability, and moreover you do not rely on a computer.

7.2.1 LCD screen

● Main screen is an information screen displaying the most important details. These

are the temperature of the nozzle and the heatbed (1, 2), printing time (3) and the

actual Z-axis position (5).

Pict.

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LCD

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layout

1. Nozzle temperature (actual / desired temperature)

2. Heatbed temperature (actual / desired temperature)

3. Progress of printing in % - shown only during the printing

4. Status bar (Prusa i3 MK2 ready / Heating / model_name.gcode, etc.)

5. Z-axis position

6. Printing speed

7. Elapsed printing time - shown only when printing

7.2.2 Print statistics

The printer tracks printing statistics. When you access this option during a print, you will see

statistics for the running print. If you do so while the printer is idle, you will see the lifetime

statistics. Both filament usage and print time is being tracked.

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