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13.
If the button under the Extruder and Platform reads Start Preheat, use the control
wheel to highlight the Start Preheat entry, then press it to start preheating the
extruder and build platform. The button will change to read Stop Preheat and the
Extruder and Platform buttons will read the actual temperatures.
14.
While the printer is heating, open your filament. Using a pair of scissors or side
cutters, diagonally snip the end of the filament to make a point, as shown in the
images below.
15.
Using the control wheel, navigate to the Move menu, then select the Z Axis option
and press the wheel. Turn the control wheel counterclockwise to raise the extruder
off the build platform.
16.
Place the filament reel on the filament rack on
the left side of the printer.
17.
While squeezing the lever on the Feed
Mechanism, insert the filament and push it into
opening. Keep pushing until you feel resistance
as it hits the extruder. Release the lever on the
Feed Mechanism.
18.
Using the control wheel, highlight the Extruder
entry on the Move menu. Press the control
wheel, then turn it counterclockwise to feed
filament into the extruder. Continue until
filament starts to extrude out of the nozzle.
Wait until filament is no longer coming out of
the nozzle.
