5. USING THE OPERATION PANEL (BASIC OPERATIONS)

5-4. Checking the sewing pattern (KE-430F)

Use test feed mode to check the needle movement with only the work clamp operating.

Check that the needle hole does not come out from the frame of the work clamp.

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1. Press the TEST key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The number of stitches remaining until the final stitch

 

 

 

 

will be displayed in the menu display.

 

 

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TEST indicator lights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Press the

or

key (1) to set the program number

 

 

 

 

that you would like to check.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the PROGRAM No. display is flashing, depress the foot

 

 

 

switch to the 2nd step.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿￿The feed mechanism will move to the home position

 

 

 

 

and the program number will change from flashing to

 

 

For example, program

 

illuminated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

number 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd step

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program No. flashes ￿ illuminates

 

 

 

 

 

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Start continuous test feed mode.

Depress the foot switch to the 2nd step and then release it.

 

 

 

￿￿The work clamp will start moving continuously one

 

 

 

 

stitch at a time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(The stitch number display will be decremented by

 

 

 

 

one stitch at a time.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿￿The TEST indicator will flash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Fast-forward test mode]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you depress the foot switch to the 1st step while the

 

 

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work clamp is moving, the feeding speed will become

 

 

 

faster while the foot switch is being depressed.

 

 

 

 

 

[Test interrupt mode]

If you would like the work clamp to stop moving, press

 

 

 

 

the TEST key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd step

￿￿When the foot switch is depressed to the 2nd step,

 

 

 

 

the work clamp will start moving again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEST indicator flashes

If you would like sewing to resume from the point where it

 

 

 

[Paused sewing standby mode]

was paused, press the TEST key while

test feeding is

 

 

 

paused to switch off the TEST indicator.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿￿When you depress the foot switch to the 2nd step,

 

 

 

2nd step

 

sewing will start.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEST indicator switches off

 

 

 

 

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￿￿If you press the

key (2) while in this mode, the work clamp will

 

 

 

move forward by one stitch, and if you press the

key (3), the work

 

 

 

clamp will move back by one stitch. (It will move quicker if you keep the

 

 

 

key pressed down.￿

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿￿If you press the RESET key, the work clamp will return to the sewing

 

 

 

start position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3

Once the test feed reaches the final stitch, the work

Press the TEST key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

clamp stops moving.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEST indicator switches off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1st step

Depress the foot switch to the 1st step.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The work clamp will rise and the preparation for sewing

 

 

 

will be completed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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