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3 Producing with the knitting machine
Production
5. Start the machine with the engaging rod.
Engaging rod
Engaging rod
Pattern changes - Apply
shape counters
The machine compares automatically the shape counters (old-new) in or
der to
e able to adjust the new knitting width (widening or narrowing) with the pattern
change. The values of the shape counters of the previous pattern are
necessary for this.
You can enter the values of the previous pattern manually or simply apply
them ("Apply shape coun
ter" key).
The condition is that the pattern was created as Fully Fashion knitting pro
gram
on the M1plus.
1
Carriage stopped
3
normal speed
2
reduced speed
Use this function only for the following machines:
➜ Machine without comb take-down
➜ Machine with comb take-down but without use of comb
Also with a basic pattern (pattern without shape) you can use
this helpful function (see the tip at the end of the section).