Brother KE-436C - Table of Contents

KE-436C
CONTENTS
1. NAME OF EACH PART...............................
1
2. SPECIFICATIONS .......................................
2
2-1. Specifications ......................................................... 2
3.INSTALLATION.............................................
3
3-1. Power table............................................................. 3
3-2. Installing the control box......................................... 4
3-3. Installing the rubber cushions................................. 5
3-4. Installing the oil pan................................................ 5
3-5. Installing the cushions ............................................ 5
3-6. Installing the switching plate................................... 6
3-7. Installing the machine head.................................... 6
3-8. Installing the head rest ........................................... 7
3-9. Installing the liquid cooling tank, optional................ 7
3-10. Installing the operation panel................................ 7
3-11. Installing the programmer (option).........................8
3-12. Connecting the ground wire.................................. 8
3-13. Connecting the cords.............................................9
3-14. Piping ..................................................................11
3-15. Installing the belt cover........................................13
3-16. Installing the foot switch.......................................13
3-17. Installing the needle sub plate .............................14
3-18. Installing the spool stand.....................................15
3-19. Installing the eye guard........................................15
4. LUBRICATION............................................
16
4-1. Lubrication points ..................................................16
5. USING THE OPERATION PANEL .............
17
5-1. Explanation of panel..............................................17
5-2. Using the floppy disk .............................................19
5-3. Using the program R/W (Read/Write) switch.........21
5-4. Operating the foot switch.......................................22
5-5. Using the TEST switch
(Checking the sewing pattern)...............................22
5-6. Using the emergency stop switch..........................23
5-7. Using the thread wiper switch................................23
5-8. Adjusting the sewing SPEED control.....................24
5-9. Changing the X-SCALE and Y-SCALE settings ....24
5-10. Using the bobbin thread counter..........................25
5-11. Using production counter.....................................26
5-12. Using single split mode........................................27
5-13. Shifting a stitch pattern........................................28
6. CORRECT USE..........................................
29
6-1. Selecting the needle and thread............................29
6-2. Installing the needle...............................................29
6-3. Threading the upper thread ...................................29
6-4. Winding the lower thread.......................................30
6-5. Replacing the bobbin case and
threading the thread ..............................................31
6-6. Thread tension...................................................... 31
7. SEWING ......................................................
34
7-1. Before starting sewing...........................................34
7-2. Sewing operation .................................................. 34
8. MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION...........
36
8-1. Checking the needle ............................................. 36
8-2. Cleaning the rotary hook.......................................36
8-3. Lubrication ............................................................ 37
8-4. Draining the oil...................................................... 38
8-5. Cleaning the control box air inlet port.................... 38
8-6. Cleaning the air holes of belt
cover and frame side cover................................... 38
8-7. Cleaning the eye guard......................................... 38
9. STANDARD ADJUSTMENTS .....................
39
9-1. Adjusting the needle bar height............................. 39
9-2. Adjusting the needle bar lift amount...................... 39
9-3. Adjusting the driver needle guard.......................... 40
9-4. Adjusting the needle clearance............................. 40
9-5. Adjusting the shuttle race thread guide................. 40
9-6. Adjusting the thread take-up amount .................... 41
9-7. Adjusting the movable knife ..................................42
9-8. Adjusting the work clamp lift amount..................... 44
9-9. Work clamp adjustment......................................... 45
9-10. Changing the work clamp lift............................... 45
9-11. Work clamp interchangeability ............................ 46
9-12. Adjusting the needle up stop position.................. 46
9-13. Adjusting the thread wiper................................... 47
9-14. Adjustment of air pressure ..................................47
9-15. Checking the input sensor and DIP
switch input......................................................... 48
9-16. Checking the input voltage.................................. 49
9-17. Clearing all memory settings............................... 49
10. DIP SWITCH..............................................
50
10-1. Panel DIP switch functions.................................. 50
10-2. DIP switches inside the control box..................... 51
11. CHANGING SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
USING THE MEMORY SWITCHES
.........52
12. SETTING THE WORK CLAMP MODE .....
56
12-1. Light work clamp................................................. 57
13. TABLE OF ERROR CODES.....................
58
14. GAUGE PARTS LIST ACCORDING
TO SUBCLASSES....................................
60
15. TROUBLESHOOTING ..............................
63
16. OPTIONAL PARTS ...................................
66