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MAINTENANCE
The MAINTENANCE menu oers various options. By selecting BUILDPLATE you will be guided through the bed leveling
steps. Especially after transport it is recommended to use this option to recalibrate the build plate. In the ADVANCED
menu several options can be selected in order to manually do certain actions or change machine settings. Below a
short overview of all these options is shown.
• LED settings Change the settings of the LED lights in your Ultimaker 2 Extended
• Heatup nozzle Set custom temperature to manually heat up the nozzle
• Heatup buildplate Set a custom temperature to manually heat up the heated bed
• Home head Homes the head in the left back corner of the Ultimaker 2 Extended
• Lower buildplate Moves the build plate to the bottom of the Ultimaker 2 Extended
• Raise buildplate Moves the build plate to the top of the Ultimaker 2 Extended
• Insert material Heats up the nozzle after which you can insert filament
• Move material Heats up the nozzle after which you can use the scroll wheel to forward the material
• Set fan speed Set the speed of the two fans at the sides of the print head
• Retraction settings Customize the settings for retraction
• Version Shows the current firmware version on the Ultimaker 2 Extended
• Runtime stats Shows for how much time the Ultimaker 2 has been on and printing
• Factory reset A complete reset of your Ultimaker 2 Extended through which you can completely recalibrate it
FINE-TUNING
If you want to change settings during printing you can use the TUNE and PAUSE menu. The TUNE menu basically
shows you the same settings as in the ADVANCED menu, but it means that you can now change settings while it is
printing, through which you can have more control over the printing process. Furthermore, it is possible to select PAUSE
after which you can change the filament in the middle of a print and resume again.
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