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Butterfly Embroidery Machine 
 
B1201B/T  Single Head 12 Needle  
 

Manual 

 

 

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Page 1: ...Butterfly Embroidery Machine B1201B T Single Head 12 Needle Manual Copyright 2012 TheEmbroideryWarehouse TheEmbroideryWarehouse...

Page 2: ...hine Manual 2012 TheEmbroideryWarehouse PO BOX 11977 Fort Worth Texas All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted or viewed in any form or by any means without permission...

Page 3: ...know your machine 11 Out of the crate setup 13 Setting up stand cart 13 Placing machine on stand cart 13 Setting up thread rack tree 13 Setting the threads spools 14 Threading and tensions of your ma...

Page 4: ...firm Embroidery Design 37 Setting the color sequence 37 Trace design to makes sure design fits within hoop 37 Maintenance 38 Oiling 38 Oil Point Breakdown 39 Glossary 40 Glossary 40 Frequently Asked Q...

Page 5: ...ery Machine Manual Upper Thread Hook 61 Color Change System 63 Needle Case A 65 Needle Case B 67 X Axis Drive System 69 Y Axis Drive System 71 Tension Base 73 Thread Stand 75 Bobbin Winder 77 Electron...

Page 6: ...a reference user s manual for the Butterfly B1201B T Single Head 12 Needle Embroidery Machine We highly encourage you to completely review the entire contents of this manual before setting up or using...

Page 7: ...ad Punch Free Digitizing Editing Embroidery Software DST Tajima Format EXP Melco DOS Format Type of Embroidery Applications The Butterfly machine is comparable with most all of the major industrial co...

Page 8: ...hine Our warranty does not cover misuse or user damages To redeem warranty repairs or service the device must be sent back to our corporate office Labor is covered for one year via phone support web s...

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Page 10: ...Tool kit with the following o Scissors o Tweezers o Threading Rod o Oil Can o Philips Screw Driver o Flat Screw Driver o USB Memory Stick o Etc Single Head Stand Removable Table Top Light typically a...

Page 11: ...movable table removed Image 1 B Control panel The control panel is where the entire machine is controlled This includes your Stop Start Emergency Stop and Power button at the bottom of the machine On...

Page 12: ...h grabs the needle bar and moves it up and down Image 1 D Head Right side View looking to the right side of the embroidery machine The color change where is used to move the head to the left or to the...

Page 13: ...ead Stand Shafts 2 pcs in by hand into threaded holes A and B on the Thread Stand Step 2 Tighten thread shafts using the flat adjustor C on each shaft with a wrench Step 3 Place the Thread Rack Tree o...

Page 14: ...poly is recommended due to its strength which also reduces thread breaks Step A Begin by placing 12 spools of thread on the thread stand Step B Take the first spool 1 thread and pass it through eyele...

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Page 16: ...in between the 2 disks of the pretension knob going to the right Step 3 Detach the top of the thread tube and place thread through U Slot Step 4 5 6 For this step you will need the threading rod The...

Page 17: ...g Move the lever so that the checks springs go back up all the way and then bring it back down about 1mm to give the springs a little bit more spring than if they were all the way up Not placing the c...

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Page 19: ...nob located on the tension base Minor adjustments during and after embroidery will be required and should only be done with this second knob When the machine is embroidering assuming the bobbin tensio...

Page 20: ...e bobbin case from the hook of the machine pull the bobbin case handle while extracting the case When inserting the bobbin case back into the hook make sure that the handle is pointing straight to the...

Page 21: ...titch 1 3 of the column should be bobbin thread and the other 2 3 upper thread An adjuster screw is located on the tension spring Next to the adjuster screw is a fixed screw that holds down the tensio...

Page 22: ...ch as the Butterfly will accept large medium and small hoops Large hoops are overall larger from the far left tab to the far right tab where as small hoops are smaller from one tab to the next On stan...

Page 23: ...e techniques and it is recommended that the operator search on the internet for further training However when using a tubular hoop as shown the outer ring piece without the metal tabs goes inside or u...

Page 24: ...ol panel has a lot of uses that on a normal basis will never be used We recommend that you become familiar with all the buttons and features but you can also refer to the Cheat Sheet to find all you n...

Page 25: ...irm key Enter key The keys are named and described as follows Key icon Key name Key function Embroider Confirms or cancels embroidering mode Confirm Enter Standard ENTER key Auxiliary function Use to...

Page 26: ...olor changes Back to ORG Returns back to the origin start point of embroidery design Back to Stop point Used to go back the stopped position of the current embroider job Digital Standard 10 key bad Sp...

Page 27: ...confirms embroidery is ready Normally should be light when you are ready to embroider Main Shaft Indicator Indicates if the main shaft is in the correct place Normally should be light Color change In...

Page 28: ...creen Icon state Content handle instruction 1 Embroidery Preparation mode Embroidery Confirmation mode Press and key to switch the embroidery modes To embroidery you want the CONFIRM Green mode To loa...

Page 29: ...eds 7 This number indicates the current embroidery speed Press or keys to change the speed 8 Rotated speed in actual embroidering of main shaft Shows the actual embroidery speed 9 At Stop point Not at...

Page 30: ...eter Typically this is not set 17 System has been set to cycle embroidery System has not been set to cycle embroidery In Machine parameter you can set whether to cycle 18 Direction rotation mirror of...

Page 31: ...ions on the control panel in this section and show further advanced but rarely used operation on another section Load design from USB Memory stick The first step to embroidering a design is to load it...

Page 32: ...r You can press key to delete the current number Once done press key to confirm 5 The system with then show the prompt Compensate the stitches Then press and key to select Yes or No and press key to c...

Page 33: ...ave a next to it the system will prompt Do you want to restore ORG If you select Yes the embroidery frame will move to the saved point of origin If you select No the frame will not move If the system...

Page 34: ...key until the screen shows Confirm embroidering Press key to enter embroidering mode icon will turn green press the start button to start embroidering If current position of the machine is not at the...

Page 35: ...change mode press any number on the 10 keypad to perform a manual color change 2 Manual change the color while embroidering In this mode the machine will stop at each color change and wait till the n...

Page 36: ...ed to enter each color individually in sequence Press to select the Insert Repeat option Using the 10 keypad enter each color change 1 by one and once done entering all the color changes press the key...

Page 37: ...the design IF Do you want to restore ORG IF Do you want to restore EMB PARA Confirm Embroidery Design In Mode Confirm embroidering Setting the color sequence In Mode Use keypad to enter first color u...

Page 38: ...ning the garments A Needle bars Once every 20 hours of embroidery Oil each bar through the opening Do not place more than one drop per bar per 8 hour shift There is a felt piece inside that head that...

Page 39: ...from the sides through troughs on the head To access these troughs either move the head all the way to needle number 1 or to needle number 12 If you are on needle number 1 the trough will be accessibl...

Page 40: ...irection left right up and down Polyester Type of textile In embroidery machines its typically a stronger thread type than Rayon Pre digitized A design that has already been digitized Rayon Type of te...

Page 41: ...does the Butterfly B1201B T compare to other commercial industrial embroidery machines The Butterfly B1201B T will benchmark against any other machine in its class The final embroidery quality is jus...

Page 42: ...ery Yes Heads 1 Input USB Network on certain models Languages English Espa ol Spanish Make Butterfly Memory Capacity 16 000 000 Stitches or 500 designs Model B1201B T Needles 12 Needle sizes recommend...

Page 43: ...icking the LIVE SUPPORT icon Troubleshooting Symptoms Resolution False thread breaks Ensure the machine is properly threaded Noise Clicking Sound Oil Hook Power up Machine does not turn on Ensure that...

Page 44: ...ove the needle plate and inspect Needle changing is not zero The head of the machine is not perfectly centered over one of the 12 color change locations Please turn the small knob of the color change...

Page 45: ...e mechanical jam The needle may have bent badly and hit something or the trimmer knife jammed in the way of the needle Also the head may have falling off of needle center for whatever reason and needs...

Page 46: ...ly B1201B T Single Head 12 Needle Embroidery Machine Manual Pictures Pictures Videos High quality pictures and videos can be founds by going to http www ButterFlyEmb com and clicking on either the PHO...

Page 47: ...utterfly B1201B T Single Head 12 Needle Embroidery Machine Manual Part Book Parts Book Butterfly Embroidery Machine B1201B T Single Head 12 Needle Parts Book Manual Addition Copyright 2010 TheEmbroide...

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Page 49: ...6 7 8 9 10 03010210 03010211 03010212 03010213 03010214 cover bracket connecting plate cover bracket cover bracket cover bracket 11 12 13 14 15 03010301 03010302 03010303 03010304 03010305 flatbed emb...

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Page 51: ...80025506 80025602 80031524 needle plate bent needle plate timing belt timing pulley bearing 16 17 18 19 20 80037901 80037912 80310701 80620291 80620301 bearing collar bearing collar servo motor rotary...

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Page 53: ...picker bracket 16 17 18 19 20 03021502 03021503 03021504 03021511 03021512 picker fork connecting pin picker fork base picker fork picker solenoid installation plate picker solenoid limit plate 21 22...

Page 54: ...P a g e 54 Butterfly B1201B T Single Head 12 Needle Embroidery Machine Manual 46 47 48 80924150 80924201 80924211 9 64x5 screw M2 5x4 3x2 screw M4x4 5x3 5 screw...

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Page 56: ...03041203 03041204 03041207 upper shaft upper shaft front bushing upper shaft rear bushing cam cushion zero position detection disk 21 22 23 24 25 03041208 03041211 03041222 03041281 03041301 zero posi...

Page 57: ...mbroidery Machine Manual 46 47 48 49 50 80880608 80880610 80900408 80900413 80901202 M6x8 screw M6x10 screw M4 plain washer M4 spring washer M12 spacer 51 52 53 54 80901213 80920403 80924122 80924144...

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Page 59: ...onnecting rod pin up 16 17 18 19 20 03040412 03040421 03040422 03040423 03040424 connecting rod pin lower presser foot slide bracket shaft bushing A shaft bushing B presser foot drive block 21 22 23 2...

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Page 61: ...agon ring 11 12 13 14 15 03040610 03040611 03040631 03040701 03040702 thread hook connecting block thread hook hook guide arm motor plate arm jumping plate 16 17 18 19 20 03040703 03040704 03040705 80...

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Page 63: ...40508 03040509 03040510 03040511 03040512 breakage detection base plate potentiometer fixed bolt potentiometer support color change handle change cover 11 12 13 14 15 80030722 80031003 80304212 803337...

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Page 65: ...4 15 03080101 03080102 03080103 03080104 03080108 needle bar needle bar spring presser foot presser foot bushing presser foot spring 16 17 18 19 20 03081112 03081121 03081202 03081293 03081301 needle...

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Page 67: ...20 03082524 03082525 03082526 03082527 03082528 spring bevel cushion shaft collar take up spring collar take up spring baffle 21 22 23 24 25 03082530 03082531 03086101 03086102 03086103 take up spring...

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Page 69: ...7 03100118 03100121 03100122 cover side cover side cover support motor cover motor cover bracket L 16 17 18 19 20 03100123 03100131 03160701 80010115 80023521 motor cover bracket R X drive connecting...

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Page 71: ...03160701 80015116 80023522 80023615 tension base limit plate guide rail timing belt timing pulley A 16 17 18 19 20 80023616 80030822 80030861 80030871 80031211 timing pulley B roller bearing nylon was...

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Page 73: ...03130141 03130142 03130143 support L support R thread tension screw thread tension disk adjust button 11 12 13 14 15 03130144 03130145 03131204 03131215 03131220 small knob thread presser spring thre...

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Page 75: ...acking tension gasket coil bolt thread course 11 12 13 14 15 03040127 03044101 03044102 03044103 03044104 upper cover support A support A thread stand A thread 16 17 18 19 20 03044105 03044106 0304411...

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Page 77: ...5 03041502 03041503 03041504 03041505 03041506 thread winder support arm thread winder shaft rubber roller roller 6 7 8 9 10 03041517 03041518 03041521 03041522 03041523 support arm spring limit stan...

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Page 79: ...mark 1 2 3 4 5 03040132 03044201 03044202 03044203 03160101 rear cover face plate bracket base face plate support base face plate stand power wire 6 7 8 9 10 03160180 03160210 03160370 03160450 031606...

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Page 81: ...ence picture on previous page NO Part Part Name Remark 1 2 3 4 5 03100291 03100292 03171181 03171681 03172181 frame bracket R frame bracket L round frame 90 round frame 120 round frame 150 6 7 8 9 031...

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Page 83: ...lastic bar cap frame base cap frame main support 16 17 18 19 20 02810313 02810351 02811203 80030525 80030525 screw steel wire support plate support L support R 21 22 23 24 25 80030525 80030525 8003064...

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Page 85: ...02810217 02810272 clamp screw collar spring A collar spring B shrapnel 11 12 13 14 15 02810281 02811006 02811009 02811010 02811011 collar B positioning block clamp ring cap strapping rod cap strappin...

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Page 87: ...307 03010308 03018001 03018002 rack upper table rack middle table rack lower table rack L rack beam 6 7 8 9 10 03018003 80270304 80270305 80390901 80700121 rack R rotary truckle fixed truckle pore plu...

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