6. USING THE OPERATION PANEL (ADVANCED OPERATIONS)

6-3. 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Apply the changed parameter setting.

Press the ENTER key.

 

 

 

￿￿The value will be applied and the display will change

 

 

 

to illuminated.

 

 

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￿￿If you press the TEST key without pressing the

 

 

ENTER key, you can cancel the parameter changes.

4

Ending setting mode

Press the TEST key.

 

 

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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