Prusa i3 MK3 - U Nloading T He F Ilament

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● Press the LCD-knob on the LCD panel to enter the main menu. Insert the filament

into 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 next picture.

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Always check if the filament is flowing from the nozzle! If you change the

filament for a different one do not forget to completely remove the old filament

before printing by extruding the filament from Settings - Move axis - Extruder until

the color is completely changed.

If your filament is running out during a print, you can easily change it for a new spool. Just go

to the LCD menu, select Tweak submenu and press Change filament. The printer will

pause, the print head will go out of the print area, unload the old filament, and the LCD will

guide you on what to do. You can even insert filament of a different color and make your

prints more colorful. Check out chapter 10.6 Printing in color with ColorPrint to find out how

to make more intricate color models.

Read chapter about our new 12.3 Filament sensor and its functions.

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6.3.8.1  Unloading the filament

This procedure is similar to the loading operation. Preheat the nozzle for material you used

last time (pre assembled printers are shipped with PLA). Wait for the temperatures to

stabilize and use the Unload filament option from the menu.

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