Running out of filament
If you run out of filament, the printer will automatically pause the print, move the X-carriage away from the print and prompt you to unload the remaining few centimeters of the material from the heatbreak and replace the spool and insert a new filament.
The printer will guide you how to resume printing safely:
"Please press the knob to unload the filament" = Press the knob to unload the remaining few centimeters of the filament.
"Repeat unloading filament? [Yes/No] = If everything went well, press [Yes]. If not, then press [No]. The printer will lock the x-axis motor and will allow you to open the extruder idler to clear the remains of the filament manually.
- To open the extruder idler, simply release the spring screw running through the extruder, holding the idler-door.
- Then, you can use the bundled pliers to remove the filament remains. If some of it got stuck in the top PTFE tube, simply push it out with new filament.
- Close the extruder idler by re-tightening the spring screw. The Head of the screw should be about flush with the plastic parts when the filament is loaded.
"Insert filament and press the knob" = Make sure to insert the same type of filament, cut the tip of the filament and insert the filament and press the knob.
"Changed correctly?" [Yes/Filament not loaded/Color not clear] = If everything went fine and the new filament is coming out nicely (and has the right color), simply press [Yes]. If you think that the filament was not loaded properly, press [Filament not loaded], which will push through the same amount of filament as before. If the color is not clear, then press [Color not clear], this way it will push through only a bit of filament.