Operation Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 About these instructions
- 1.1 For whom are these instructions intended?
- 1.2 Representational conventions – Symbols and characters
- 1.3 Other documents
- 1.4 Liability
- 1.4.1 Transportation
- 1.4.2 Intended use
- 2 Performance description
- 2.1 Features
- 2.2 Declaration of conformity
- 2.3 Additional equipment
- 2.4 Technical data
- 3 Safety
- 3.1 Basic safety instructions
- 3.2 Signal words and icons used in warnings
- 4 Machine description
- 4.1 Control panel
- 4.2 Software description
- 4.2.1 Structure
- 4.2.2 Modes of operation
- 5 Operation
- 5.1 Switching the machine on and off
- 5.2 Activating and deactivating threading mode
- 5.3 Using threads and gimp threads
- 5.4 Removing and fitting clamping plates
- 5.5 Swiveling the sewing machine up and down
- 5.6 Threading the needle thread
- 5.7 Threading the looper thread
- 5.8 Threading the gimp thread
- 5.9 Adjusting the thread tension
- 5.9.1 Adjusting the needle thread tension
- 5.9.2 Setting the looper thread tension
- 5.10 Changing the needle
- 5.11 Changing the blade
- 5.12 Sewing
- 5.12.1 Sewing using the push buttons
- 5.12.2 Sewing with the foot pedal
- 5.13 Customer service
- 6 Maintenance
- 6.1 Inspection
- 6.2 Cleaning
- 6.3 Lubricating
- 6.4 Changing the cutting blocks and blade
- 6.4.1 Sub-class without multiflex
- 6.4.2 Sub-class with multiflex
- 7 Setup
- 7.1 Checking the scope of delivery
- 7.2 Removing the transport locks
- 7.3 Installing the frame
- 7.4 Fitting the table plate
- 7.5 Using the ring bolt
- 7.6 Securing the reel stand
- 7.7 Securing the frame
- 7.8 Setting the working height
- 7.9 Fitting the controller
- 7.10 Electrical connection
- 7.11 Equipotential bonding
- 7.12 Installing the suction container
- 7.13 Connecting the pneumatic system
- 7.14 Setting the operating pressure
- 7.15 Lubrication
- 7.16 Topping up the oil
- 7.17 Adjusting the material edge stops
- 7.18 Carrying out a test run
- 8 Software settings
- 8.1 User level
- 8.1.1 Basic operation
- 8.1.2 Single buttonhole mode
- 8.1.3 Sequential mode
- 8.1.4 Adjusting the cutting length
- 8.1.5 Adjusting the thread tension
- 8.1.6 Adjusting the cutting mode
- 8.1.7 Resetting the piece counter
- 8.2 Buttonhole programming
- 8.3 Sequence programming
- 8.3.1 Deleting a buttonhole at the end of a sequence
- 8.3.2 Adding a buttonhole at the end of a sequence
- 8.3.3 Inserting a buttonhole within a sequence
- 8.3.4 Switching off sequential mode
- 8.4 Service mode
- 9 Decommissioning
- 10 Disposal
- 11 Troubleshooting
- 11.1 Information messages
- 11.2 Error messages
- 12 Glossary
- 13 Appendix

Performance description
Operating Instructions 581 - 00.0 - 02/2015 11
2 Performance description
2.1 Features
Basic type
Double chain stitch-buttonholer or a chain stitch-eyelet maker with
CNC step motor technology for material feeding and for rotating
the sewing mechanism.
Application
• Sewing buttonholes with or without an eye, with taper bar,
round tack, cross tack or without a bartack
• Also sewing of eyelets
Sewing material
Material comprised of textile or synthetic fibers
Equipment
• Thread cutter
• Electronically regulated thread tension
• Different thread cutting systems depending on sub-class
Looper
•2 chain stitch loopers, with the left thread leading (buttonholer)
•2 chain stitch blind loopers (eyelet maker)
Technical features
The machine is fitted with the Compact Servo positioning drive,
which is integrated in the machine arm.
A stepper motor drives the movements for each of the axes X,
Y
and Z. These drives are controlled via the electronic controller
DAC comfort in combination with different pneumatic
machine functions.
This drive and controller system provides the following advantag-
es:
• Variable sewing speed, depending on the stitch distance,
which can be adjusted by the user between 1200 and










