Chapter 8 Standard Adjustment

4. Adjustment of Timing Between Needle and Rotary Hook

1. Turn the power switch on.

100˚

2. Check that the machine pulley B q is at the stop position (at 100˚ of the scale). If not, turn the pulley B q until it comes to the stop position.

q

3. While the machine is at the stop position (when the initial screen or halt screen is displayed), press the while holding down the S T O P . The rotary hook of each head turns to a currently set alignment position for adjustment of the rotary hook.

140˚

4. Turn the pulley B q manually until the relationship between the needle point and the

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rotary hook's point can be easily checked (at around 140° of the scale).

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Rotary hook's point

5.Press the STEP BACK/FWD switch to move the rotary hook for each head to adjustment.

STEP BACK

For rotating the rotary hook little by little in the clockwise direction

STEP FWD

For rotating the rotary hook little by little in the counterclockwise direction

Make this adjustment for each machine head so that the needle and the rotary hook's point can fit with each other.

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Brother BES-1261BC, BES-961BC Adjustment of Timing Between Needle and Rotary Hook, Turn the power switch on

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