6.3.8 Loading the filament into the extruder
● You need to
preheat
the
nozzle
before inserting the
filament
(and the bed too if you
like to
right away). The temperature depends on the
material
used. Detailed
information about
nozzle
and bed temperatures are described at chapter
10
Materials
.
● Press the LCDknob to enter the main menu on the LCD. Rotate the button to choose
Preheat
option and confirm by pressing the LCDknob. Next you choose the
material
you will
from. Choose a
material
then confirm with LCDknob. The nozzle and
heatbed
will heat to the requested temperature.
●
Press the LCDknob on the LCD panel to enter the main menu. Insert the
filament
to
the extruder, choose the
Load
filament
option in the menu and press the button to
confirm. Filament is then loaded to the extruder by the extruder stepper
automatically. You should
cut
the top of the
filament
as shown in the picture below
(p
ict
.7 detail).
Pict. 7
Loading
the
filament
to the extruder
● Check if the
filament
is flowing from the
nozzle
.
● If you change the
filament
for a new one do not forget to completely remove the old
filament
before the
printing
by extruding the filament from
Settings Move axis
Extruder
until the color is completely changed.
6.3.8.1 Unloading the filament
Similar procedure to the loading operation.
Preheat
the nozzle for material you used last
time (pre assembled printers are shipped with PLA). Wait for temperatures to stabilize and
use
Unload filament
option from the menu.
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