5. USING THE OPERATION PANEL (BASIC OPERATIONS)

5-2-2. Using the lower thread counter

If you use the lower thread counter to set the number of articles which can be sewn with the amount of lower thread available, you can stop the lower thread running out in the middle of sewing a pattern.

<Initial value setting>

1

Change the mode to lower thread counter setting While pressing the TEST key, press the key.

mode.

Previous initial value

•

The initial value which was set previously will appear in

 

 

the menu display.

TEST indicator and COUNTER indicator flash

 

 

 

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2 Change the initial value.

Press the

or

key (1) to set the initial value.

 

•

The initial value can be set from 1 ("0001") to 9999

 

 

("9999").

 

 

•

If the initial value is set to "0000", the lower thread

 

 

counter will not operate.

 

• If you press the RESET key, the setting will become

 

 

“0000”.

 

 

• If the

value is

changed, the display will change to

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flashing.

 

 

 

 

 

If you press the ENTER key during setting mode, the initial value for the program number which was displayed before switching to setting mode will be memorized, and you can set the lower thread counter separately for each program number.

3 Ending setting mode

Press the TEST key.

 

• The initial value will be memorized.

TEST indicator switches off

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<Lower thread counter operation>

If the initial value is set to other than “0”, the lower thread counter will operate. (It operates even if the lower thread counter display is not active.)

If you press the SELECT key so that the COUNTER indicator illuminates, the current counter value will be displayed in the menu display (1).

1. Each time the sewing of a single article is completed, the value shown in the menu display (1) is reduced by 1.

2. If the lower thread counter becomes "0000", the menu display (1) and the COUNTER indicator (2) will flash and a buzzer will sound. The sewing machine will not operate during this time, even if the foot switch is depressed.

3. When you press the RESET key (3), the initial value for the lower thread counter will appear in the menu display

(1) and sewing will be possible.

* You can press the or key (4) to set the lower thread counter to the desired value. However, this value will not be memorized as the initial value.

* If you press the RESET key (3) for 2 seconds or more, you can return the lower thread counter to its initial value even if the current value is not “0000”.

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