- Set the nozzle temperature to 200°C in OctoPrint.
- Wait for the nozzle to heat.
- Cut your filament at a 45° angle or steeper, it should have a pointed tip to make it easier to feed into hole after the extruder gear.
- Place your filament spool on the spool holder on the left side the printer.
- Guide your filament through the filament sensor to the left of the extruder. If it will not go through, try rotating your filament or cutting it again.
- Firmly grip the extruder lever to remove tension and push your filament through the holes.
- Once you meet resistance, continue to push your filament and watch the filament coming out of the hot end.
- Once the hot end is ejecting the color of filament you have loaded, remove the excess.
- Set the nozzle temperature to 0°C in OctoPrint unless you plan to print immediately after loading filament.
- Set the nozzle temperature to 200°C in OctoPrint.
- Wait for the nozzle to heat.
- Firmly grip the extruder lever and pull your filament until the end comes out of the filament sensor.
- Wrap your filament around your filament spool and remove it from the spool holder.
- Set the nozzle temperature to 0°C in OctoPrint.
- Set the nozzle temperature to 200°C in OctoPrint.
- Wait for the nozzle to heat.
- Cut your filament at a 45° angle or steeper, it should have a pointed tip to make it easier to feed into hole after the extruder gear.
- Place your filament spool on the spool holder above the printer.
- Guide your filament through the filament guide on the left side of the printer.
- Firmly grip the extruder lever and push your filament through the holes. If it will not go through the second hole, try rotating your filament or cutting it again.
- Once you meet resistance, continue to push your filament through and watch the filament coming out of the hot end.
- Once the hot end is ejecting the color of filament you have loaded, remove the excess.
- Set the nozzle temperature to 0°C in OctoPrint unless you plan to print immediately after loading filament.
- Set the nozzle temperature to 200°C in OctoPrint.
- Wait for the nozzle to heat.
- Firmly grip the extruder lever to relieve tension and pull your filament until the end comes out of the extruder.
- Wrap your filament around your filament spool and remove it from the spool holder.
- Set the nozzle temperature to 0°C in OctoPrint.
- If a green octopus is present on the printer screen, select "Disconnect" on the menu then select "YES" to confirm.
- Select "Filament" then either "Load Filament" or "Unload Filament".
- Select "PLA" unless you have been given permission to use another type of filament.
- Follow the instructions on the printer screen.
- Once you are done, click the "Connect" button near the top-left in OctoPrint to reconnect the printer.