Brother International BAS-342E Instruction Manual - English - Page 39

9.

Standard

adjustments

9.

Standard

adjustments

A

CAUTION

Maintenance

and

inspection

of

the

sewing

machine

should

only

be

carried

out

by

a

qualified

technician.

Ask

your

Brother

dealer

or

a

qualified

elec-

trician

to

carry

out

any

maintenance

and

in-

spection

of

the

electrical

system.

Turn

off

the

power

switch

and

disconnect

the

power

cord

from

the

wall

outlet

at

the

follow-

ing

times,

otherwise

the

machine

may

oper-

ate

if

the

foot

switch

is

depressed

by

mis-

take,

whicn

could

result

in

injury.

•

When

carrying

out

inspection,adjustment

and

maintenance

•

When

replacing

consumable

parts

such

as

the

rotary

hook

and

knife

Hold

the

machine

head

with

both

hands

when

tilting

it

back

or

returning

it

to

its

origi-

nal

position.

Furthermore,

after

tilting

back

the

machine

head,

do

not

push

the

face

plate

side

or

the

pulley

side

from

above,

as

this

could

cause

the

machine

head

to

topple

over,

which

may

result

in

personal

injury

or

dam-

age

to

the

machine.

If

the

power

switch

needs

to

be

left

on

when

carrying

out

some

adjustment,

be

extremely

careful

to

observe

all

safety

precautions.

If

any

safety

devices

have

been

removed,

be

absolutely

sure

to

re

-install

them

to

their

original

positions

and

check

that

they

oper-

ate

correctly

before

using

the

machine.

9-1.

Adjusting

the

needle

bar

height

adjustment

r

a

V\\\\

-

\\\

(DP

X5)

DPX17

•

°MG

0

Turn

the

machine

pulley

to

move

the

needle

bar

to

the

lowest

position.

Then

remove

the

rubber

plug

0,

loosen

the

screw

0

and

then

move

the

needle

bar

up

or

down

to

adjust

so

that

the

second

reference

line

from

the

bottom

of

the

needle

(reference

line

®)

is

aligned

with

the

lower

edge

of

the

needle

bar

bush

0.

*

If

usig

a

DP

X

5

needle,

use

the

highest

reference

line

(reference

line

®).

9-2.

Adjusting

the

needle

bar

lift

amount

V\N\-\\\\\

B

(DP

x

5)

DPX17

Turn

the

machine

pulley

to

raise

the

neddle

bar

from

the

lowest

position

until

the

lowest

reference

line

on

the

needle

(reference

line

CI)

is

aligned

with

the

lower

edge

of

the

needle

bar

bush

0.

Then

loosen

the

screw

0

and

move

the

driver

to

adjust

so

that

the

tip

of

the

rotary

hook

is

aligned

with

the

needle

center

line.

*

If

using

a

DP

X

5

needle,

use

the

second

reference

line

from

the

top

of

the

needle

(reference

line

(b)).

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-341

E

•

342E

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