Setting Up The Makerbot Replicator - MakerBot Replicator User Manual

sEtting up thE MakErbOt rEpLiCatOr

1 instaLL thE MakErbOt rEpLiCatOr sMart ExtrudEr
Locate and unwrap the Smart Extruder
and press it against the back of the extruder
carriage, with the connector pins facing
the extruder carriage. Magnets will lock
the Smart Extruder into place.
note: If you need to install the
i
Smart Extruder again at any time,
go to the control panel and select
utilities > system tools > attach
smart Extruder.
Caution: Never remove the MakerBot Replicator Smart Extruder from your MakerBot
Replicator during or immediately after printing. Always allow the Smart Extruder to cool
completely before removing it from the 3D printer.
2 instaLL thE spOOL Of MakErbOt pLa fiLaMEnt
2a. Locate the MakerBot PLA Filament spool
and remove it from its plastic bag.
2b. Grasp the back section of the frame of
the MakerBot Replicator and pull upwards to
open the filament drawer. open the drawer
all the way.
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