Brother International LK3-B432E MKII Instruction Manual - English - Page 49

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LK3-B430E-, B431E-, B432E-, B433E- Mark II

11. USING THE COUNTERS

11-1 . Using the bobbin thread counter

SELECT

PROGRAM NO.

RESET

COUNTER

X-SCALE

Y-SCALE

SPEED

P

TEST

BOBBIN.WIND

P4

P3

P1

P2

POWER

B430E

Series

r

e

y

t

q

SELECT

PROGRAM NO.

RESET

COUNTER

X-SCALE

Y-SCALE

SPEED

P

TEST

BOBBIN.WIND

P4

P3

P1

P2

POWER

B430E

Series

r

e

y

q

u

w

t

w

1.

Press the SELECT switch

q

until the COUNTER

indicator

w

illuminates.

2.

While pressing the TEST switch

e

, press the RE-

SET switch

r

.

* The COUNTER indicator

w

will flash and the

counter will switch to bobbin thread counter set-

ting mode.

3.

Press the DISPLAY SET switches

t

to set the num-

ber of articles to be sewn.

•

The bobbin thread counter can be set to sew a

number of articles from one (“0001”) through to

9999 (“9999”).

If the bobbin thread counter is set to “0000”,

sewing is carried out without the number of ar-

ticles sewn being counted.

• If you press the RESET switch

r

while setting

the bobbin thread counter, the setting will return

to “0000”.

4.

Press the TEST switch

e

.

* The number displayed in the display window

y

will then be stored as the bobbin thread counter

setting.

11-2 .Using the production counter

1.

Press the SELECT switch

q

until the SPEED indi-

cator

w

illuminates.

2.

While pressing the TEST switch

e

, press the RE-

SET switch

r

.

*

The COUNTER indicator

t

and the SPEED indi-

cator

w

will illuminate, and the production

counter will be displayed in the display window

y

.

•

Press the RESET switch

r

to reset the produc-

tion counter to “0000”.

•

You can also press the DISPLAY SET switches

u

to set the production counter to the desired

value.

3.

When the foot switch is depressed, the sewing ma-

chine will start sewing.

4.

If you press the TEST switch

e

or the SELECT

switch

q

, the display will return to showing the

bobbin thread counter.

11 . USING THE COUNTERS

5.

Each time the sewing of a single article is completed, the number being displayed in the display window

y

will become smaller. When the number of articles set by the bobbin thread counter have all been sewn,

“0000” will be displayed in the display window

y

, and an alarm will start sounding continuously.

* The sewing machine will not operate during this time, even if the foot switch is depressed.

6.

Replace the bobbin, and then press the RESET switch

r

.

*

The alarm will then stop sounding, and the number which was set in step 3. above will be re-displayed in

the display window

y

.

The production counter can be displayed in the display window

y

separately from the bobbin thread counter.

If you use the bobbin thread counter to set the number of articles which can be sewn with the amount of

bobbin thread available, you can stop the bobbin thread running out in the middle of sewing a pattern.

Section	Page
Go to Instruction Manual Top Page	1
1. NAME OF EACH PART	7
2 . SPECIFICATIONS	8
2-1 . Specifications	8
2-2 . Program list	9
3. INSTALLATION	13
3-1 . Power table	13
3-2 . Installing the motor	15
3-3 . Installing the motor pulley	15
3-4 . Installing the control box	16
3-5. Installing the rubber cushions	17
3-6 . Installing the oil pan	17
3-7 . Installing the cushions	17
3-8 . Installing the machine head	18
3-9 . Installing the head rest	18
3-10 .Installing the liquid cooling tank, optional	18
3-11 . Installing the operation panel	19
3-12 . Connecting the ground wire	19
3-13 . Connecting the cords	20
3-14 . Installing the V-belt	21
3-15 . Installing the belt cover	22
3-16. Installing the foot switch	22
3-17 . Installing the motor cover	23
3-18 . Installing the spool stand	23
3-19 . Installing the eye guard	23
4. LUBRICATION	24
4-1 . Lubrication points	24
5 . OPERATION	25
5-1 . Name and function of each operation panel item	25
5-2 . Operating procedure	27
6. CHECKING THE SEWING PATTERN	28
7. CORRECT USE	29
7-1 . Selecting the needle and thread	29
7-2 . Installing the needle	29
7-3 . Threading the upper thread	29
7-4 . Winding the lower thread	30
7-5. Replacing the bobbin case and threading the thread	31
7-6. Sewing conditions and thread tension	31
8. SEWING	34
9 . MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION	35
9-1 . Cleaning the rotary hook	35
9-2. Lubrication	36
9-3 . Draining the oil	37
9-4 . Cleaning the control box air inlet port	37
9-5 . Cleaning the eye guard	37
9-6 . Checking the needle	37
10 . STANDARD ADJUSTMENTS	38
10-1 . Adjusting the needle bar height	38
10-2 . Adjusting the needle bar lift amount	38
10-3 . Adjusting the driver needle guard	39
10-4 . Adjusting the needle clearance	39
10-5 . Adjusting the shuttle race thread guide	39
10-6.Adjusting the thread take-up amount	40
10-7 . Adjusting the movable knife	40
10-8 . Adjusting the work clamp lift amount	42
10-9.Work clamp pressure adjustment(B432E Mark II)	43
10-10. Work clamp closing-distance adjustment (B432E Mark II)	44
10-11. Work clamp interchangeability (B433E Mark II)	44
10-12. Adjusting the needle up stop position	45
10-13. Adjusting the thread wiper	45
10-14. Checking the input sensor and DIP switch input	46
10-15. Checking the input voltage	47
10-16. Clearing all memory settings	47
10-17 . Moving stitch patterns	48
11. USING THE COUNTERS	49
11-1 . Using the bobbin thread counter	49
11-2 .Using the production counter	49
12. CHANGING FUNCTIONS USING THE DIP SWITCHES	50
12-1. Operation panel DIP switches	50
12-2. Setting the presser mode	50
12-3 . DIP switches inside the control box	51
12-4. Using user programs	52
13. CHANGING SPECIAL FUNCTIONS USING THE MEMORY SWITCHES	54
13-1. Using the cycle sewing function	56
14. TABLE OF ERROR CODES	58
15. GAUGE PARTS LIST ACCORDING TO SUBCLASSES	60
16. TROUBLESHOOTING	68

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