Loading filament
1.
Cut the end of the filament strand to create a sharp tip. Insert the filament into the extruder
PTFE tube (right side of the device), or into the short PTFE tube of the filament sensor (optional
accessory).
2.
Choose
LCD Menu - Filament - Load filament
and press the button to confirm.
3.
The
preheat menu
will be automatically displayed. Select the type of filament you wish to load
and confirm the selection by pressing the control knob.
4.
Wait for the nozzle to
reach the target preheat temperature.
5.
Press the control knob to start loading and
push the filament into the extruder
until the
extruder drive gears grab the filament.
6.
The filament is then loaded into the print head by the extruder gears automatically. The printer
will ask you whether some plastic has been extruded from the nozzle. In case it wasn’t, choose
“No” and the printer will attempt to extrude more plastic.
The printer keeps track of the currently loaded filament, even when powered off. You can check
the type of the currently loaded filament in the bottom right corner of the LCD Menu.
For the next step,
keep the filament loaded.
If, for some reason, you need to change the filament
before First Layer Calibration (or at any other time), follow these instructions:
Unloading filament
1.
Choose
LCD Menu - Filament - Unload filament.
2.
The printer will
automatically preheat to the correct temperature,
the beeper will notify you
when the preheating finishes.
3.
Press the control knob to start unloading.
4.
Once the extruder gears stop unloading the filament,
pull the filament out from the PTFE tube
manually.
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