9. ADJUSTMENTS ...................................

67

9-1. Actuator position...............................................

67

9-2. Adjusting the safety switch position..................

68

9-3. Thread tension spring.......................................

69

9-4. Presser foot height ...........................................

70

9-5. Feed dog height................................................

70

9-6. Feed dog angle.................................................

71

9-7. Feed dog forward/back and

 

sideways position .............................................

71

9-8. Feed amounts for reverse stitching and

 

condense stitching............................................

72

9-9. Needle and feed timing.....................................

72

9-10. Needle bar height ...........................................

73

9-11. Needle zigzag forward/back position .............

74

9-12. Needle zigzag sideways position ...................

75

9-13. Needle zigzag load.........................................

76

9-14. Needle and rotary hook timing .......................

76

9-15. Bobbin case holder bracket position ..............

77

9-16. Adjusting the rotary hook lubrication amount....

78

9-17. Adjusting the presser foot floating amount

 

(minute lifting amount)....................................

79

9-18. Adjusting the treadle.......................................

79

9-19. Adjusting the quick reverse device

 

(8550A-A31, 8560A).......................................

80

9-20. Adjusting the tension release during thread

 

trimming (8560 only).......................................

81

9-21. Adjusting the position of the thread trimming

 

cam (8560A only) ...........................................

82

9-22. Adjusting the tension of the plate spring

 

(8560A only) ...................................................

83

9-23. Adjusting the thread trailing length after

 

thread trimming (8560A only) .........................

83

9-24. Adjusting the thread wiper

 

(8560A only, optional device) .........................

84

10. APPLYING GREASE

 

(When “GrEASEUP” appears)..............

85

10-1. To continue sewing temporarily without

 

applying grease ..............................................

85

10-2. Applying grease ..............................................

86

10-3. Resetting the cumulative operating time.........

87

11.

ELECTRICAL MECHANISM ..............

88

11-1. Precautions while carrying out adjustments ...

88

11-2. Control box internal configuration ...................

89

11-3. Description of fuses ........................................

90

 

11-3-1. Power supply P.C. board

 

 

(fuses and fuse resistors) ...................

90

 

11-3-2. Main P.C. board

 

 

(fuses and fuse resistors) ...................

91

11-4. Description of connectors ...............................

92

 

11-4-1. Connector positions............................

92

11-5. Troubleshooting ..............................................

94

 

11-5-1. Troubleshooting procedure ................

94

 

11-5-2. Diagnosis flowchart ............................

95

 

11-5-3. Remedy ..............................................

97

11-6. Wiring diagrams ............................................

101

12.

TREADLE UNIT................................

103

12-1. Types ............................................................

103

12-2. Standard setting values ................................

104

12-3. Standard settings

 

 

for treadle depression stroke ........................

105

13.

STANDING OPERATION PEDAL ....

107

13-1. Installing the foot plug ...................................

107

13-2. Connectors....................................................

108

14.

TROUBLESHOOTING......................

109

15.

ERROR CODES ...............................

114

16.

SEGMENT DISPLAY DEFINITION

 

 

TABLE ..............................................

117

Z-8550A, 8560A