Brother International KE-436C Instruction Manual - English - Page 6

CONTENTS 1. NAME OF EACH PART 1 2. SPECIFICATIONS 2 2-1. Specifications 2 3.INSTALLATION 3 3-1. Power table 3 3-2. Installing the control box 4 3-3. Installing the rubber cushions 5 3-4. Installing the oil pan 5 3-5. Installing the cushions 5 3-6. Installing the switching plate 6 3-7. Installing the machine head 6 3-8. Installing the head rest 7 3-9. Installing the liquid cooling tank, optional 7 3-10. Installing the operation panel 7 3-11. Installing the programmer (option 8 3-12. Connecting the ground wire 8 3-13. Connecting the cords 9 3-14. Piping 11 3-15. Installing the belt cover 13 3-16. Installing the foot switch 13 3-17. Installing the needle sub plate 14 3-18. Installing the spool stand 15 3-19. Installing the eye guard 15 4. LUBRICATION 16 4-1. Lubrication points 16 5. USING THE OPERATION PANEL 17 5-1. Explanation of panel 17 5-2. Using the floppy disk 19 5-3. Using the program R/W (Read/Write) switch .........21 5-4. Operating the foot switch 22 5-5. Using the TEST switch (Checking the sewing pattern 22 5-6. Using the emergency stop switch 23 5-7. Using the thread wiper switch 23 5-8. Adjusting the sewing SPEED control 24 5-9. Changing the X-SCALE and Y-SCALE settings ....24 5-10. Using the bobbin thread counter 25 5-11. Using production counter 26 5-12. Using single split mode 27 5-13. Shifting a stitch pattern 28 6. CORRECT USE 29 6-1. Selecting the needle and thread 29 6-2. Installing the needle 29 6-3. Threading the upper thread 29 6-4. Winding the lower thread 30 6-5. Replacing the bobbin case and threading the thread 31 6-6. Thread tension 31 7. SEWING 34 7-1. Before starting sewing 34 7-2. Sewing operation 34 8. MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION...........36 8-1. Checking the needle 36 8-2. Cleaning the rotary hook 36 8-3. Lubrication 37 8-4. Draining the oil 38 8-5. Cleaning the control box air inlet port 38 8-6. Cleaning the air holes of belt cover and frame side cover 38 8-7. Cleaning the eye guard 38 9. STANDARD ADJUSTMENTS 39 9-1. Adjusting the needle bar height 39 9-2. Adjusting the needle bar lift amount 39 9-3. Adjusting the driver needle guard 40 9-4. Adjusting the needle clearance 40 9-5. Adjusting the shuttle race thread guide 40 9-6. Adjusting the thread take-up amount 41 9-7. Adjusting the movable knife 42 9-8. Adjusting the work clamp lift amount 44 9-9. Work clamp adjustment 45 9-10. Changing the work clamp lift 45 9-11. Work clamp interchangeability 46 9-12. Adjusting the needle up stop position 46 9-13. Adjusting the thread wiper 47 9-14. Adjustment of air pressure 47 9-15. Checking the input sensor and DIP switch input 48 9-16. Checking the input voltage 49 9-17. Clearing all memory settings 49 10. DIP SWITCH 50 10-1. Panel DIP switch functions 50 10-2. DIP switches inside the control box 51 11. CHANGING SPECIAL FUNCTIONS USING THE MEMORY SWITCHES......... 52 12. SETTING THE WORK CLAMP MODE .....56 12-1. Light work clamp 57 13. TABLE OF ERROR CODES 58 14. GAUGE PARTS LIST ACCORDING TO SUBCLASSES 60 15. TROUBLESHOOTING 63 16. OPTIONAL PARTS 66 KE-436C