Barudan BENS, Operation Manual

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Needle Selection
Before sewing, select the needle you want to begin sewing with, unless the
pattern has a color change code programmed at the beginning. The needle
can be changed any time that sewing is stopped.
NOTE: If the BENS had been sewing with a different needle, then
stopped, make sure you trim the thread before changing needles. See
instructions on executing a manual trim.
Needle Selection Menu
There are two ways to select the desired needle.
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Needle by Needle with A & B keys, or,
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Selecting Direct Needle using N keys
Needle Selection Using Needle by Needle Method
1. Press the Needle softkey. The needle selection menu displays.
2.
Use the menu keys to select a needle.
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Press A, below the Toward Needle 1 icon, to rotate to the needle to
the left of the current needle.
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Press B, below the Toward Needle 9 icon, to rotate to the needle to
the right of the current needle.
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Hold down either A or B to continue rotating the head in the
indicated direction, until it is at needle 1 or needle 9.
The turret automatically turns in the direction indicated.
NOTE: When you first power on the BENS, you must orient the machine
to the correct position to rotate the turret. After following the steps
above, the D14 message displays. Move the Start/Stop bar to the left to
execute.
3-4 Sewing BENS Operation Guide - 12/99
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