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Maintenance and troubleshooting
15.4 Troubleshooting
The following tables are designed to help you rectify faults caused by incorrect operation or minor damage.
Fault Cause Remedy
Pantograph oset Pantograph adheres to work table
as a result of using adhesive spray
• Clean work table
• If possible avoid use of
adhesive spray - use nonwoven
fabric instead
Parts of design lie outside
embroidery eld
• Position in such a way that
entire design lies within
embroidery eld (framing)
Design is defective • Prepare new copy from original
Clamped connections of toothed-
belt pulleys are slack
• Check clamped connections,
take up slack if necessary
Design oset Embroidery material is clamped too
slackly
• Clamp material taut
Material distortion, especially with
very ne material
• Reinforce embroidery material,
e�g� with nonwoven fabric
Embroidery frames not suciently
secured
• Secure individual frames,
mounting rails etc� well
Upper and bobbin thread tension
too high
• Set correct thread tension
Punch faults
(processing sequence not operating
smoothly, especially with stitchin-
tensive designs)
• Obtain information from card
manufacturer
• Notify ZSK customer service
Machine runs
irregularly
Belt tension too slack • Tighten belts
Components not running freely • Notify ZSK customer service
Inaccurate stopping
position
Belt tension too slack • Tighten belts
Drive belts coated with oil and
slipping
• Degrease pulley
• Renew drive belts
Components not running freely • Notify ZSK customer service
Machine does not
start
Power supply interrupted • Press ZSK-button on control
panel (LED in start/stop switch
group comes on)
• Check fuse/automatic circuit
breaker