Prusa i3 MK3 - F Ail​ ​ S Tats

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7.2.4  Fail stats
The printer keeps statistics about the failures it experienced and recovered from during the
last print. It is useful for assessing a long print, for example over a night or a weekend, if
everything ran smoothly. Fail stats are placed at the bottom of the LCD menu.
Failures which are detected:
● Filament runout
● Power panic
● Lost steps / shifted layers
7.2.5  Normal vs. Stealth mode
The printer offers two print modes. Normal mode is required for the detection of lost steps
(shifted layers) while still being quieter than silent mode on MK2/S. The second is called
Stealth mode and utilizes Trinamic StealthChop technology making the printer almost
inaudible with the print cooling fan being the noisiest part of the printer. Stealth mode
however, doesn’t provide lost step detection.
7.2.6  Factory reset
The factory reset is used when troubleshooting the printer and resetting it to the factory
state.
Entering the factory reset menu:
1. Press and release the reset button (marked X and positioned under the control
knob on the LCD panel)
2. Press and hold the control knob until you hear a beep
3. Release the control knob
Options:
● Language option resets the language preference.
● Statistics will erase all the recorded print time and material from the memory.
● Shipping prep which resets only the printer language selection. All the calibration
data including the Live adjust Z remain intact. Even though the calibration data are
still present and functional, the printer will prompt the user once to run the Calibrate Z
function. This “light” factory reset is mainly used for resetting of assembled printers
before shipping out of the factory so that users can select their language and run
Calibrate Z after unpacking.
● All data which resets everything including all calibration data and the whole
EEPROM is cleaned. After this reset, the user is expected to go through the
calibration flow again, except setting the probe height.
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