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7. Manual filament change
1. Feed the filament: click via the Home menu: "Tools"--> "Preheat" --> "Preheat PLA
(for example)". After it reaches to the target temperature, press down the handle at
the extruder as shown in Fig. 30, and manually push the filament through the Teflon
tubing till the hotend and there should be filament melt through the nozzle.
Make sure the filament passes through the filament sensor first before reaching
into the extruder.
For easier feed in the filament, it is suggested to cut off the bent tip before insert.
2. Remove the filament: at the Home menu, click "Tools"-->"Preheat"-->"Preheat
PLA (for example)". After it reaches to the target temperature, press down the
handle at the extruder as shown in Fig. 30, manually push in the filament firstly until
seeing the filament melt through the nozzle, then quickly draw out the filament. The
purpose of pushing in the filament is to minimize the risk of nozzle clogging.
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Manually insert or draw out
(Figure 30)
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