12. LIST OF ERROR CODES

Errors before operation and after the EMERGENCY STOP switch is pressed

Code

 

Explanation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resetting method

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-30

EMERGENCY STOP switch was pressed.

 

 

Release the

EMERGENCY STOP

switch and then

press the

 

 

RESET key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-32

Machine head is tilted back.

 

 

 

 

Turn off the

power and return the

machine head to

its original

 

 

 

 

position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-35

Air pressure is insufficient.

 

 

 

 

 

Turn off the power and check the air pressure.

 

 

 

 

 

E-36

Feed plate home position sensor is OFF when it

 

Turn off the power and check that connector P9 on the control

should be ON.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

circuit board is properly connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-37

Feed plate left

range sensor

is OFF

when

it

 

Turn off the power and check that connector P9 on the control

should be ON.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

circuit board is properly connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-38

Feed plate right

range sensor is OFF when

it

 

Turn off the power and check that connector P9 on the control

should be ON.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

circuit board is properly connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-40

Needle up sensor is OFF when it should be

 

Turn the pulley by hand to raise the needle bar to

its highest

ON.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

position, and then press the RESET key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-42

Cutter sensor is ON.

 

 

 

 

 

Turn off the power and check that connector P3 on the control

 

 

 

 

 

circuit board is properly connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-45

Lower thread trimming OFF sensor is OFF.

 

 

Turn off the power and check that connector P8 on the control

 

 

circuit board is properly connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-50

X home position

sensor

is

OFF

when

it

 

Turn off the power and check that connector P1 on the control

should be ON.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

circuit board is properly connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-51

Y home position

sensor

is

OFF

when

it

 

Turn off the power and check that connector P1 on the control

should be ON.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

circuit board is properly connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-52

θ home position

sensor

is

OFF

when

it

 

Turn off the power and check that connector P9 on the control

should be ON.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

circuit board is properly connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data errors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Code

 

Explanation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resetting method

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-59

Sewing data error

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn off the power and initialize the data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Errors during operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Code

 

Explanation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resetting method

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-60

EMERGENCY STOP switch was pressed.

 

 

Release the

EMERGENCY STOP

switch and then

press the

 

 

RESET key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-62

Machine head is tilted back. (Head sensor is

 

Turn off the

power and return the

machine head to

its original

OFF.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-66

Feed plate home

position

sensor

is not

 

Turn off the power and check that connector P9 on the control

activated within a specified time.

 

 

 

circuit board is properly connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Turn off the power.

 

 

E-67

Feed plate left range sensor is not activated

 

2.

Check that air is reaching the valve.

 

within a specified time.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Check that connector P9 on the control circuit board is properly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Turn off the power.

 

 

E-68

Feed plate right range sensor is not activated

 

2. Check that air is reaching the valve.

 

within a specified time.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Check that connectors P9 and P21 on the control circuit board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

are properly connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-70

Needle up sensor is not activated within a

 

Turn off the power and check that connector P2 on the control

specified time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

circuit board is properly connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Brother rh-918a manual Errors during operation

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