Brother LK3-B448E instruction manual Using the counters, Using the bobbin thread counter

11. Using the counters

11.Using the counters

11-1 . Using the bobbin thread counter

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

			1. Press the SELECT switch q until the COUNTER in-
			dicator w illuminates.
			2. While pressing the TEST switch e, press the RESET
			switch r.
			* The COUNTER indicator wwill flash and the counter
				will switch to bobbin thread counter setting mode.
			3. Press the DISPLAY SET switches t to set the num-
			ber of articles to be sewn.
			•	The bobbin thread counter can be set to sew a num-
r				ber of articles from one (“0001”) through to 9999
				(“9999”).
				If the bobbin thread counter is set to “0000”, sew-
e	w	y		ing is carried out without the number of articles sewn
				being counted.
			•	If you press the RESET switch r while setting the
				bobbin thread counter, the setting will return to
				“0000”.
	q	t	4. Press the TEST switch e.
			* The number displayed in the display window y will
				then be stored as the bobbin thread counter setting.

5.Each time the sewing of a single article is completed, the number being displayed in the display window y will become smaller. When the number of articles set by the bobbin thread counter have all been sewn, “0000” will be displayed in the display window y, and an alarm will start sounding continuously.

*The sewing machine will not operate during this time, even if the foot switch is depressed.

6.Replace the bobbin, and then press the RESET switch r.

*The alarm will then stop sounding, and the number which was set in step 3. above will be re-displayed in the display window y.

11-2 .Using the production counter

The production counter can be displayed in the display window y separately from the bobbin thread counter.

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1.Press the SELECT switch q until the SPEED indica- tor w illuminates.

2.While pressing the TEST switch e , press the RE-

SET switch r .

*The COUNTER indicator t and the SPEED indica- tor w will illuminate, and the production counter will be displayed in the display window y.

•Press the RESET switch r to reset the production counter to “0000”.

		• You can also press the DISPLAY SET switches u
		to set the production counter to the desired value.
3.		When the foot switch is depressed, the sewing ma-
	y	chine will start sewing.
4.		If you press the TEST switch e or the SELECT switch
		q, the display will return to showing the bobbin thread
		counter.

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