Loading the filament - Single Plastic Extruder 1.75

  • Prepare the material. A 0.5kg spool is included in the package. Take out the filament roll from the plastic foil, remove the moisture absorber from inside the spool,

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  • You can find out what kind of filament you own by looking at the sticker on the filament spool. ZMorph VX package comes with 1.75mm PLA,

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  • Slide the material on the spoolholder bar and place it on the machine,

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  • Enter the ‘Maintenance’ menu,

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  • Go to the ‘Load Filament’ section,

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  • Press the 'PARK TOOL' option, wait for the machine to position the toolhead,

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  • When the machine is done, press one of the 'PREHEAT' buttons depending on the material inside extruder,

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Note: The 'PREHEAT PLA' button will heat the nozzle up to 200°C and the 'PREHEAT ABS' button will heat the nozzle up to 235°C.


  • Take off the front cover,

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  • Straighten the tip of filament up or cut its end,

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  • Wait for the extruder to heat up. The yellow HEATING sign ikona_mini_2.bmp will change to the green READY sign ikona_mini.bmp,

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  • Insert filament gently into the guide hole on top of the extruder,

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  • Enter the LOAD/UNLOAD option,

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  • Tap the bottom arrow for the 'LEFT' extruder to feed 80 mm of the material,

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  • Push the filament down until you feel it has been grabbed by the extruder drive gear,

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  • Wait until the material flows out of the nozzle. Tap the feed arrow again if necessary.

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Note: By triggering the button showing ‘80mm’ you can change the amount of extruded filament to 15mm or 5mm.

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