DURKOPP ADLER 171 User Manual

Table of Contents
Operating Instructions 171/173 - 02.0 - 09/2019 1
1 About these instructions .................................................................... 5
1.1 For whom are these instructions intended? ..........................................5
1.2 Representation conventions – symbols and characters........................ 6
1.3 Other documents................................................................................... 7
1.4 Liability ..................................................................................................8
2 Safety.................................................................................................... 9
2.1 Basic safety instructions........................................................................9
2.2 Signal words and symbols used in warnings.......................................10
3 Machine description.......................................................................... 15
3.1 Components of the machine ............................................................... 15
3.2 Proper use...........................................................................................16
3.3 Declaration of Conformity....................................................................17
4 Operation ........................................................................................... 19
4.1 Preparing the machine for operation ...................................................19
4.2 Switching on and off the machine .......................................................20
4.3 Inserting or replacing the needle .........................................................21
4.4 Threading the needle thread ...............................................................22
4.5 Threading the looper thread ................................................................ 25
4.6 Threading twin-needle machines ........................................................29
4.7 Thread tension ....................................................................................30
4.7.1 Setting the needle thread tension........................................................31
4.7.2 Setting the looper thread tension ........................................................32
4.8 Setting the thread quantity .................................................................. 32
4.8.1 Setting the needle thread regulator .....................................................32
4.8.2 Setting the looper thread take-up ........................................................34
4.9 Stitch length.........................................................................................35
4.9.1 Setting the stitch length .......................................................................35
4.9.2 Setting the stitch condensing ..............................................................37
4.10 Sewing feet..........................................................................................39
4.10.1 Setting the sewing foot pressure ......................................................... 39
4.10.2 Lifting the sewing foot..........................................................................40
4.10.3 Locking the sewing foot at the top dead centre...................................41
4.11 Roller top feed (optional) .....................................................................42
4.11.1 Setting the roller top feed length .........................................................43
4.11.2 Setting the pressure of the carrier roller ..............................................44
4.11.3 Lifting the carrier roller.........................................................................46
4.12 Edge pinker (optional) .....................................
....................................47
4.
12.1 Adjusting the edge guide.....................................................................48
4.12.2 Adjusting the height of the chain cutter guard .....................................49
4.12.3 Deactivating the edge pinker............................................................... 50
4.12.4 Disassembling the edge pinker ...........................................................51

DURKOPP ADLER 171 Specifications

General

Brand	DURKOPP ADLER
Model	171
Category	Sewing Machine
Language	English