11. CHANGING FUNCTIONS USING THE DIP SWICHES

11. CHANGING FUNCTIONS USING THE DIP SWITCHES

Always turn off the power supply before changing any of the DIP switch settings.

11-1. Panel DIP switches

The ON/OFF positions of the DIP switches inside the operation panel are checked only once when the power is turned on.

Any changes to the DIP switch positions will not be effective until the power is switched off and back on again.

2425Q

 

No.

ON/OFF

Setting items

Default

 

 

 

 

 

 

1*

ON

Program mode disabled

OFF

 

OFF

Program mode enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

ON

Switches between taper bar ←→ straight bar tacking

OFF

 

 

 

OFF

Normal

 

 

 

 

3

ON

Set the feed bracket to the front position

OFF

 

OFF

Set the feed bracket to the back position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

ON

-

OFF

 

OFF

-

 

 

 

 

5

ON

Single-pedal operation

OFF

 

 

 

 

OFF

Dual-pedal operation

 

 

 

6

ON

-

OFF

OFF

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

ON

-

OFF

OFF

-

 

 

 

 

8**

ON

Maximum stitch width correction amount = 2.0 mm

OFF

 

 

 

 

OFF

Maximum stitch width correction amount = 1.0 mm

 

 

 

*If program mode is disabled, operation becomes as follows.

Program numbers, knife operations and the production counter cannot be changed.

The modes change in the order Automatic Test feed Manual Automatic.

**If the maximum stitch width correction amount is set to 2.0 mm, carry out the adjustment in "9-14. Adjusting the position of the work clamp plate". If this adjustment is not carried out, the throat plate and needle plate may interfere with each other.

If the stitch width correction amount is set to more than 1.0 mm, the sewing speed will be limited in accordance with the value set.

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Brother rh-918a manual Changing Functions Using the DIP Switches, Panel DIP switches

rh-918a specifications

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