Owner's Manual

Chapter 1 NAME OF MAJOR PARTS .... 1
Chapter 2 SPECIFICATIONS................ 2
Chapter 3 INSTALLATION ........................ 3
1. Connecting the ground wire ........................ 3
2. Positioning ........................................................ 3
3. Installing the needle plates .......................... 4
4. Installing the work clamp hinge .................. 5
5. Installing the arm motor cover .................... 5
6. Installing the foot switch ............................... 6
7. Installing the programmer box .................... 6
8. Installing the programmer ............................ 6
9. Installing the spool stand.............................. 7
10. Preparation of cassette .............................. 7
11. Lubrication ..................................................... 8
12. Draining oil ..................................................... 9
13. Applying grease............................................ 10
14. Adjusting the air pressure.......................... 11
Chapter 4 CORRECT OPERATION ... 12
1. Turning the pulley by hand .......................... 12
2. Installing the needle....................................... 12
3. Threading the upper thread......................... 13
4. Winding the lower thread ............................. 14
5. Installing the bobbin case ................................. 15
6. Thread tension ................................................ 16
7. Work clamp ...................................................... 17
8. Selecting Intermittent feed or continuous feed ...... 18
Chapter 5 OPERATING PROCEDURE ... 19
1. Part names and functions of the operation panel .. 19
2. Using the floppy disk ..................................... 21
3. Using the program R/W (Read/Write) switch ........ 23
4. Using the emergency stop switch.............. 24
5. Adjusting the sewing speed control ........... 25
6. Changing the X-scale and Y-scale settings ..... 25
7. Using the TEST switch
(Checking the sewing pattern)
...................... 26
8. Using the STEP BACK switch .................... 27
9. Using single split mode................................. 28
10. Using the bobbin thread counter ............. 29
11. Using production counter .......................... 30
12. Shifting a stitch pattern............................... 31
Contents
Chapter 6 Sewing ........................................ 32
1. Before starting sewing.................................. 32
2. Sewing operation............................................ 33
Chapter 7 STANDARD ADJUSTMENTS .... 34
1. Needle and rotary hook timing ................... 34
2. Adjusting the needle bar height ................. 35
3. Adjusting the needle clearance .................. 35
4. Adjusting the presser foot ............................ 36
5. Changing the presser foot lift amount ...... 37
6. Replacing the fixed knife and movable knife ..... 38
7. Adjusting the inner rotary hook
bobbin case holder position ........................ 39
8. Checking the input voltage .......................... 40
9. Clearing all memory settings....................... 40
Chapter 8 DEVICES ................................... 41
1. Needle thread presser .................................. 41
2. Beam sensor-type needle thread
breakage detecor .......................................... 41
3. Two-stage thread tension mechanism ..... 42
4. Stepping foot control mechanism .............. 42
5. Needle cooler .................................................. 43
6. Installing the bottom plunger ....................... 43
7. Jig pattern sensor ........................................... 44
8. Sub clamp (BAS-370E, 375E only) ........... 45
Chapter 9 CLEANING AND INSPECTION ... 47
1. Rotary hook ...................................................... 47
2. Eye guard ......................................................... 47
3. Checking the needle...................................... 48
Chapter 10 DIP SWITCH ......................... 49
1. Panel DIP switch functions .......................... 49
2. DIP switches inside the control box .......... 50
Chapter 11 CHANGING SPECIAL FUNCTIONS USING
AND THE MEMORY SWITCHES
..... 52
Chapter 12 ERROR CODE..................... 57
Chapter 13 TROUBLESHOOTING ... 59
OPERATION FLOW CHART ................. 61