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Maintenance workflow

Belt Calibration Interactive

Two short steps. center the belt, then run hardware calibration.

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Bed mesh interface used during maintenance validation

Belt Calibration Interactive

Center the belt and balance front tension

Keep all 4 corners between 20 mm and 40 mm before hardware calibration.

  1. Open safe access

    Remove access parts only if needed. Bring a ruler or caliper, a pencil, and an IPA cloth.

  2. Measure before touching the hardware

    Take all 4 readings before you adjust anything.

  3. Loosen the front tension

    Loosen both front screws about 4 turns. If the belt stays tight, add 1 or 2 more turns.

  4. Slide the belt in the direction shown by the calculator

    Slide the belt left or right while rolling it by hand. Use a pencil under the edge if it sticks.

  5. Run the Roll test and rebalance the front roller

    Re-tighten both front screws evenly, run the Roll test, and check for drift or scraping.

    Bed leveling screen with Roll test and Auto-leveling controls
    Use the Roll test between centering corrections so you do not assume the path is stable when it is not.

  6. Re-measure and repeat

    Update the calculator after each pass. Keep all 4 values between 20 mm and 40 mm, with no more than 10 mm left-right difference at the front or rear.

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Before you finish

  • All 4 corners are inside 30 mm +/- 10 mm.
  • The front left-right difference is at or below 10 mm.
  • The rear left-right difference is at or below 10 mm.
  • Front roller tension feels equal left and right after the Roll test.

Run the 6-point hardware calibration

Correct Y gantry tilt first, then confirm the final checks.

  1. Run Auto-Leveling and record all 6 values

    Run Auto-Leveling and enter p0 to p5 from left to right.

    Bed Mesh values displayed after auto-leveling
    This flow uses the full 6-point mesh. Do not weaken the diagnosis by entering only 5 values.

  2. Update the diagnosis only after the full scan is entered

    Update the diagnosis only after all 6 values are entered.

  3. If Y gantry tilt is dominant, correct the low side first

    If Y gantry tilt is dominant, fix the low side first. Power off, loosen the locks, adjust the low-side inner screw, re-tighten, then rerun Auto-Leveling.

  4. Follow one correction loop at a time

    Follow one correction at a time. Rerun Auto-Leveling after each change.

  5. Open the PRE_PRINT check only if needed

    Use the PRE_PRINT check only if you already have 3 scans or the normal loop stops improving.

  6. Close the job with final validation

    If the diagnosis passes, rerun the Roll test and recheck the 4 corners. If it escalates, stop and document the latest scan.

Before you finish

  • All 6 mesh values were entered as one complete scan.
  • Y gantry correction was done first when tilt was dominant.
  • If the diagnosis passed, the final Roll test and 4-corner recheck stayed stable.
  • If the diagnosis escalated, repeated adjustment has been stopped and documented.