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                  Tool offset out of bounds

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                  What happened?

                  On the multi-tool versions of the Original Prusa XL, the offset of the tools compared to the first is calibrated through the Tool Offset Calibration. If the offset of one of the tools deviates too far from the expected range, the printer will show the following message: "Tool %d offset %c: %.3f is out of bounds [%.3f, %.3f]".

                  In place of %d, the number of the tool is shown, in place of %c the axis, and in place of %3f the values. 

                  Error name: Tool offset out of bounds

                  Error code: #17104

                  How to fix it?

                  Filament unload

                  Make sure that the filament is unloaded before the calibration process. 

                  Nozzle position

                  Before proceeding further, make sure that the printer is FULLY COOLED DOWN AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, and OFF! 

                  On single-tool XL, after removing the x-carriage cover, hold the heater block (make sure that the nozzle is not heated!), and use the Torx TX8 key as shown in the picture to tighten the set screw. Do not use extra force while tightening, it may damage the hotend tube. The nozzle must be approximately at a 35°-40° angle to avoid damaging the hotend cables.

                  On multi-tool XL, identify the tool that has the nozzle to be checked, and park it. Hold the heater block (make sure that the nozzle is not heated!), and use the Torx TX8 key in the part shown in the picture to tighten the set screw. Do not use extra force while tightening, it may damage the hotend tube. The nozzle must be approximately at a 35°-40° angle to avoid damaging the hotend cables.

                  Nozzle cleaning

                  CAUTION: Heated parts can cause severe burns!
                  Check if the nozzle has residue. To clean it, heat the nozzle for three to five minutes at 250 °C, as the remains of the filament must be warmed up slightly so that they can be removed more easily. 

                  Use a small brass brush to clear away any old plastic stuck on the nozzle and heaterblock. Avoid contact of the brush with the hotend cables, as this could cause a short circuit.

                  Caution: the printer is still at a hot temperature! Wait until the hot parts are cooled down to ambient temperature. It takes approximately 10 minutes.

                  Swap the hotend

                  If the points above did not solve the issue, swap the hotend of the failing tool with one of the hotends from a tool that passes the calibration. 

                  Refer to the hotend replacement guide to swap the hotend from one tool to the other.

                  If the error moves with the hotend, please contact our customer support with this information.

                  Dock calibration

                  If the error message does not follow the tool where the hotend was swapped, it is possible that the issue derives from the dock or its calibration. 

                  Recalibrate the dock corresponding with the tool that displayed the error message. To do so, navigate to LCD Menu -> Control -> Calibrations & Tests -> Dock Position Calibration. 

                  Reduce vibrations

                  Any form of vibration propagated to the surface under the printer, or a not fully stable surface under the printer might cause a false reading on the loadcell, causing the homing error to trigger. 

                  For example, a printer that is in operation next to your Original Prusa XL can cause vibrations that are propagated to it, potentially causing a tool offset calibration fail. In that case, stop any printers next to your XL, and reattempt the calibration. 

                  A possible solution to dampening the noise and vibration of a printer is to add some additional padding underneath the printer. 

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                  Topics

                  • Troubleshooting
                    • Printer troubleshooting
                      • Extruder blob
                      • Multimeter usage
                      • PrusaLink Troubleshooting
                      • Homing error Z #17301 (XL)
                      • Modular bed error #17501 (XL)
                      • Dwarf error #17502 (XL)
                      • Nozzle Cleaning Failed #17834 (XL)
                      • Extruder preheat error #17202 (XL)
                      • Extruder thermal runaway #17204 (XL)
                      • Extruder Mintemp error #17208 (XL)
                      • Extruder Maxtemp error #17206 (XL)
                      • Puppy error #17514 (XL)
                      • No FW on USB flash drive #17604 (XL)
                      • Unsupported printer model #17610 (XL)
                      • Unsupported Buddy FW #17611 (XL)
                      • USB flash error #17613 (XL)
                      • Invalid FW size on USB flash drive #17603 (XL)
                      • USB flash drive not connected #17602 (XL)
                      • Firmware missing #17612 (XL)
                      • FW in internal flash corrupted #17608 (XL)
                      • Hash verification failed #17607 (XL)
                      • Imposter! Fake signature #17606 (XL)
                      • Flash erase error #17605 (XL)
                      • Unsupported firmware BBF file #17614 (XL)
                      • Modular bed error #17250 (XL)
                      • Toolchanger error #17135 (XL) #36135 (CORE One INDX)
                      • Extruder temp not matching #17210 (XL)
                      • Modular bed error #17251 (XL)
                      • Modular bed error #17252 (XL)
                      • Modular bed error #17253 (XL)
                      • Modular bed error #17254 (XL)
                      • Modular bed error #17256 (XL)
                      • Modular bed error #17257 (XL)
                      • Modular bed error #17302 (XL)
                      • Modular bed error #17303 (XL)
                      • Dwarf error #17503 (XL)
                      • ESP error #17505 (XL)
                      • ESP error #17506 (XL)
                      • ESP error #17504 (XL)
                      • Emergency stop #17510 (XL)
                      • Puppy error #17511 (XL)
                      • Puppy error #17512 (XL)
                      • Puppy error #17513 (XL)
                      • Puppy error #17515 (XL)
                      • Puppy error #17516 (XL)
                      • Puppy error #17517 (XL)
                      • Puppy error #17518 (XL)
                      • Puppy error #17519 (XL)
                      • Puppy error #17520 (XL)
                      • Puppy error #17521 (XL)
                      • Puppy error #17522 (XL)
                      • Selftest failed (XL single-tool)
                      • Filament not loading (XL)
                      • Clogged hotend (XL)
                      • Heatbreak Mintemp error #17211 (XL)
                      • Heatbreak Maxtemp error #17212 (XL)
                      • Homing error X #17304 (XL)
                      • Homing error Y #31305 (CORE One) #35305 (CORE One L) #36305 (CORE One INDX) #17305 (XL)
                      • USB Port Overcurrent #17306 (XL)
                      • USB Device Overcurrent #17307 (XL)
                      • I2C Send Failed #17311 (XL)
                      • I2C Send Busy #17312 (XL)
                      • I2C Send Timeout #17313 (XL)
                      • I2C Send Undefined #17314 (XL)
                      • I2C Receive failed #17315 (XL)
                      • EEPROM I2C Receive Busy #17316 (XL)
                      • I2C Receive Timeout #17317 (XL)
                      • I2C Receive undefined #17318 (XL)
                      • Modular Bed Error #17319 (XL)
                      • Out of memory #17507 (XL)
                      • PNG Buffer Full #17508 (XL)
                      • Loadcell not calibrated #17523 (XL)
                      • Loadcell tare error #17524 (XL)
                      • Loadcell tare failed #17525 (XL)
                      • Loadcell measure failed #17526 (XL)
                      • Loadcell Bad Configuration #17527 (XL)
                      • Loadcell timeout #17528 (XL)
                      • LED Memory Error #17529 (XL)
                      • Marlin Request Timeout #17530 (XL)
                      • BBF Allocation Failed #17531 (XL)
                      • BBF Initialization failed #17532 (XL)
                      • Modular Bed Error #17320 (XL)
                      • Tangled filament
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                      • Nextruder filament sensor (CORE One, CORE One L, MK4/S, MK3.9/S, XL/+)
                      • XY probe unstable #17105 (XL)
                      • XY position invalid #17106 (XL)
                      • Pin not reached #17107 (XL)
                      • Dock position out of bounds #17103 (XL)
                      • Tool offset out of bounds #17104 (XL)
                      • ESP not connected #17533 (XL)
                      • Connect Registration Failed
                      • Connect Registration Failed #17401 (XL)
                      • Selftest failed (XL multi-tool)
                      • Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) #31538 (CORE One) #35538 (CORE One L) #36538 (CORE One INDX) #26538 (MK4S) #13538 (MK4) #27538 (MK3.9S) #17538 (XL) #21538 (MK3.9) #28538 (MK3.5S) #23538 (MK3.5) #12538 (MINI)
                      • Stuck filament detection #31101 (CORE One) #35101 (CORE One L) #26101 (MK4S) #13101 (MK4) #27101 (MK3.9S) #21101 (MK3.9) #17108 (XL)
                      • Hotend Heater Overcurrent #17322
                      • Heatbed temp not matching #17209 (XL)
                      • Toolchanger problem #17813 (XL multi-tool)
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                  Alain Lemieux
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                  I found that this issue occurred because what I replaced a nozzle in printhead 5, It was not put in based on the established slight angle of the headblock for the nozzle. Once I tilted it slightly to match the other nozzles it seemed to calibrate just fine.
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                  Joeuhlik
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                  I am setting up a new, 5 tool XL. I get a fail on the toolhead offset calibrations, every time on tool 5. I have tried swapping tool heads so that I have a different tool in both the #1 and #5 positions. Calibration still fails on tool 5 every time. I re-calibrated the docking positions and it makes no difference. Everything is clean and tight. Any suggestions?? Thanks!
                  Reply
                  Jan Kratochvíl
                  •
                  Hello. Please contact our support team.
                  Reply
                  James
                  •
                  After following all of these instructions numberous times to no avail. I realized that by default toolhead one was supposed to be set to zero by default and all the other toolheads were using this as a point of reference. So, I examined toolhead one and when I removed the nozzel in toolhead one I noticed it was bent. After replacing that nozzel everything worked and calibrated without error.
                  Reply
                  Tom Hirschberger
                  •
                  Thank you so much for this comment!

                  Upgraded my 2 head to a 5 head today and did a recalibration. Could not get it to work as one of the new docks caused the offset calibration error.
                  Tried everything and nothing worked.
                  Turned out that my first nozzle was bend like yours. Changed the nozzle to a new one and everything works as expected now.
                  Reply
                  Greg A
                  •
                  A second thank you, that was my issue as well. Spent hours running the offset calibration and it turns out the nozzle in toolhead 1 was bent.
                  Reply
                  3Dprinter 11R
                  •
                  A thrid thank you, this is exectly what happen to me, the warning keep saying it is the sexond tool, but your comment save my day!!
                  Reply
                  Karim
                  •
                  Thank you, I had a similar issue.
                  It told me T5 is too far off. I swaped T5 and T4 but the issue stayed with T5 all the time.
                  I did all the different calibrations, a factory reset and even swapped the whole toolhead, nothing worked.
                  Only after examining T1 I realized, that the heatbreak was bent a little bit.

                  Put a new nozzle into T1 and suddenly everything worked again.
                  Reply