Brother International Z-8560A Instruction Manual - English - Page 5

Z-8550A, 8560A

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CAUTION

Maintenance and inspection

Maintenance and inspection of the sewing machine

should only be carried out by a qualified technician.

Ask your Brother dealer or a qualified electrician to

carry out any maintenance and inspection of the

electrical system.

Turn off the power switch and disconnect the power

cord from the wall outlet at the following times,

otherwise the machine may operate if the treadle is

depressed by mistake, which could result in injury.

y

When carrying out inspection, adjustment and

maintenance

y

When replacing consumable parts such as the

rotary hook

Turn off the power switch before inserting or

removing the plug, otherwise damage to the control

box could result.

If the power switch needs to be left on when

carrying out some adjustment, be extremely careful

to observe all safety precautions.

Use both hands to hold the machine head when

tilting it back or returning it to its original position. If

only one hand is used, the weight of the machine

head may cause your hand to slip, and your hand

may get caught.

Never touch the knife on the face plate when

opening the thread takeup guard cover, otherwise

injury may result.

If any safety devices have been removed, be

absolutely sure to re-install them to their original

positions and check that they operate correctly

before using the machine.

When removing the needle plate, auxiliary needle

plate and knife unit, use a screwdriver that matches

the size of the screw heads.

If a screwdriver with a size that does not match is

used, it may damage the screw heads and cause

personal injury or damage to the sewing articles.

Use only the proper replacement parts as specified

by Brother.

Any problems in machine operation which result

from unauthorized modifications to the machine will

not be covered by the warranty.

[3] Warning labels

The following warning labels appear on the sewing machine.

Please follow the instructions on the labels at all times when using the machine. If the labels have been removed or are

difficult to read, please contact your nearest Brother dealer.

1

2

Safety devices:

(A) Finger guard

(B) Thread take-up guard cover

3

Be sure to connect the ground.

If the ground connection is not secure, you run a high

risk of receiving a serious electric shock, and

problems with correct operation may also occur.

Section	Page
Cover	1
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS	2
CONTENTS	7
1. NAMES OF MAJOR PARTS	9
2. MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS	10
3. SEWING PATTERN TABLE	11
4. INSTALLATION	12
4-1. Table processing diagram	13
4-2. Installation	14
4-3. Lubrication	17
4-4. Connecting the cords	18
4-4-1. Opening the control box cover	18
4-4-2. Connecting the cords	18
4-5. Test operation (Operating the treadle)	21
4-5-1. Turning on the power	21
4-5-2. Operating the treadle	22
5. PREPARATION BEFORE SEWING	23
5-1. Installing the needle	23
5-2. Removing the bobbin case	23
5-3. Winding the lower thread	24
5-4. Installing the bobbin case	24
5-5. Threading the upper thread	25
5-6. Adjusting the stitch length	26
5-7. Backtacking	27
5-8. Using the knee lifter	28
5-9. Using the thread wiper (8560A only)	28
6. USING THE OPERATION PANEL (BASIC OPERATIONS)	29
6-1. Names and functions	29
6-2. Pattern setting method	33
6-2-1. Sewing pattern table	33
6-2-2. Setting the sewing pattern	34
6-2-3. Setting the zigzag width	39
6-2-4. Setting the zigzag base line position	40
6-2-5. Setting the zigzag stop position	41
6-2-6. Setting start backtacking (8560A, 8550A-A31 only)	42
6-2-7. Setting end backtacking (8560A, 855A-A31 only)	43
6-2-8. Setting continuous backtacking (8560A and 8550A-A31 only)	44
6-2-9. Setting fixed stitches/name label sewing (8560A, 8550A-A31 only)	45
6-3. Using the lower thread counter	47
7. USING THE OPERATION PANEL (ADVANCED OPERATIONS)	48
7-1. Names and functions	48
7-2. Adjusting the needle up stop position	49
7-3. LOCK key	50
7-4. Resetting all settings to their defaults	50
7-5. Using user programs	51
7-5-1. Recording sewing data	51
7-5-2. Retrieving recorded sewing data	52
7-6. Setting the maximum sewing speed	53
8. SEWING	54
9. THREAD TENSION	55
9-1. Adjusting the thread tension	55
9-2. Adjusting the presser foot pressure	56
10. CLEANING	57
10-1. Daily cleaning procedures	57
10-2. Applying grease (When “GREASEUP” appears⋯)	60
11. REPLACING PARTS	63
11-1. Fixed knife and movable knife (8560A only)	63
11-2. Gauge parts (presser foot, needle plate and feed dog)	64
11-2-1. Replacing the stopper	64
11-2-2. Changing the feed amount to long stitch specifications (from 2.0mm to 5.0mm)	65
11-2-3. Changing the maximum feed amount	65
12. STANDARD ADJUSTMENTS	67
12-1. Actuator position	67
12-2. Adjusting the safety switch position	68
12-3. Adjusting the thread tension spring	69
12-4. Adjusting the presser foot height	70
12-5. Adjusting the feed dog height	70
12-6. Adjusting the feed dog angle	71
12-7. Adjusting the forward/back position of the feed dog	71
12-8. Adjusting the needle bar height	72
12-9. Needle and rotary hook timing	72
12-10. Bobbin case holder position bracket position	73
12-11. Adjusting the rotary hook lubrication amount	74
12-12. Adjusting the presser foot floating amount (minute lifting amount)	75
12-13. Adjusting the treadle	75
12-14. Adjusting the position of the thread trimming cam (8560A only)	76
12-15. Adjusting the tension of the lower thread presser spring (8560A only)	77
12-16. Adjusting the thread trailing length after thread trimming (8560A only)	77
12-17. Adjusting the thread wiper (8560A only)	78
13. OPTIONAL PARTS	79
13-1. Presser bar U and presser bar tip	79
14. WHEN USING A NON-STANDARD FEED DOG (8560A only)	81
15. TROUBLESHOOTING	82
15-1. Sewing	82
15-2. Error code displays	87

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