Brother BE-1206B-BC, BE-1204B-BC specification

Chapter 2 Embroidering Procedures

Lamps and switches on the thread tension stand

The thread tension stand has lamps and switches mounted on it.

Switches can set movements of the heads such as to drive, to suspend or mending, and those statuses can be checked by lamps.

Thread tension stand lamp

Thread tension stand switch

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!Thread tension stand lamp

Shows statuses of each head of the machine.

Lamp illumination	Machine head status
Off	The head is suspended

	The head is not suspended but its mending is set to OFF.
	Some other head has an error.
Illuminates green	The head is ready to drive.
Blinks green	The head has an error. Blinking will change into illuminating when the error is cleared.
Blinks red	The head has a thread breakage error. Blinking will change into illuminating when the
	error is cleared.

!Thread tension stand switch

Sets drive/suspend of each head and ON/OFF of the mending.

Mending is a function to drive or suspend the head for the specified time period when the machine steps back during embroidering.

•Switching of drive/suspend should be done when the machine is stopped.

•Switching of the mending should be done when the machine is suspended during embroidering.

Flip the switch up to suspend the head.

Flip up the switch further to switch ON/OFF the mending.

Flip the switch down
to suspend the head.	W1259Q

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BE-1204B-BC, BE-1206B-BC specifications

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Brother BE-1206B-BC, BE-1204B-BC instruction manual Lamps and switches on the thread tension stand

Models: BE-1204B-BC BE-1206B-BC

Lamps and switches on the thread tension stand

BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-BC

BE-1204B-BC, BE-1206B-BC specifications