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SWF/C-Series

Summary of Contents for SWF/C Series

Page 1: ...n nS St ta ar r C CO O L LT TD D TWO HEAD AUTOMATIC EMBROIDERY MACHINE FOUR HEAD AUTOMATIC EMBROIDERY MACHINE SIX HEAD AUTOMATIC EMBROIDERY MACHINE EIGHT HEAD AUTOMATIC EMBROIDERY MACHINE SIX HEAD AUTOMATIC EMBROIDERY MACHINE Compact Type SWF C Series ...

Page 2: ...TENTS IN THIS INSTRUCTION MAY CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE FOR IMPROVEMENT OF MACHINE QUALITY AND THUS MAY NOT CORRESPOND TO THE MACHINE YOU PURCHASED CONTACT YOUR SALES AGENT FOR INQUIRIES 3 THIS IS DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED AS AN INDUSTRIAL MACHINE IT SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR OTHER THAN INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE ...

Page 3: ... STOP BUTTONS 5 4 5 3 EMERGENCY STOP 5 6 5 4 LAMP ON THREAD TENSION ADJUSTMENT BOARD 5 7 5 5 NEEDLE STOP CLUTCH 5 8 5 6 LAMP ON COLOR CHANGE BOX SWF C UH1508 5 9 5 7 UPPER THREADING AND TENSION ADJUSTMENT 5 10 5 8 LOWER BOBBIN THREADING AND TENSION ADJUSTMENT 5 13 5 9 THREAD WINDING 5 14 5 10 FLOPPY DISKS 5 15 5 11 IN AND OUT OF DESIGNS 5 17 5 12 RETURN TO PREVIOUS LOCATION IN UNEXPECTED BLACKOUTS...

Page 4: ...4 CHAPTER 10 MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION 10 1 10 1 CHECK POINTS FOR REGULAR INSPECTION 10 1 10 2 CLEANING 10 1 10 3 OIL SUPPLY 10 3 10 4 DRIVE BELT TENSION 10 8 CHAPTER 11 MACHINE ADJUSTMENTS 11 1 11 1 ADJUSTING THE TRIMMERS 11 1 11 1 1 ADJUSTING THE POSITION OF THE TRIMMING CAM INSERT ANGLE OF MOVABLE BLADE 11 1 11 1 2 ADJUSTING BLADE TENSION 11 2 11 2 ADJUSTING THE TRIMMER RETURN SPRING 11 2 11 3...

Page 5: ...rs CAUTION WARNING DANGER CAUTION WARNING DANGER ONLY TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED PERSONS FAMILIAR WITH THE RELEVANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD HANDLE THE MACHINE MAKE SURE TO FULLY OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS 1 Using a crane Make sure that the crane is large enough to hold the machine Use a nylon rope of sufficient strength Place a wooden block at either side of the machine before tying the ro...

Page 6: ...he weight of the machine approximately 1 ton 2 Air conditioning can eliminate dust and humidity that can cause pollution and corrosion of the machine Make sure your machine is regularly cleaned 3 Long exposure to direct sunlight can cause the paint of the machine to fade or change of the machine shape 4 Allow at least 50cm 20 inches of space on each side of the machine for convenient maintenance P...

Page 7: ...ear shoes with non slip soles 03 Clear all persons from the machine before turning on the power 04 Keep your hands or head away from the moving parts of the machine such as needle hook take up lever and pulley when the machine is in operation 05 Do not remove the safety cover on the pulley or shaft when the machine is in operation 06 Be sure the main power is turned off and the power switch is set...

Page 8: ...ge may be caused by winding Don t put your hands near the arrow while the main shaft is rotating Injury may be caused by moving needle Ensure that the machine is in a stop condition before changing threading or rethreading of needies or changing of needles Turn off the main power before rotating the main shaft by hand Do not remove covers during operation Turn off the main power before opening ele...

Page 9: ... of needles Fire or death may be caused by high voltage electric shock Don t open the cover except for service man assigned by SWF When open the cover turn off power and wait for 6 minutes Notice Safety cover in the WARNING refers to all covers near the operating parts of the machine Injury may be caused by winding Be sure to turn off the power before cleaning lubricating adjusting or repairing ...

Page 10: ... is in the right range of the voltage supply before installing or operating the machine The voltage required is as follows 1 Input voltage to be adjusted when installing 100V 110V 120V 200V 220V 240V 2 Allowed range of voltage within 10 of the voltage set 3 Electric capacity and voltage consumption 640VA 440W 4 Insulation resistance over 10M ohms measured with 500V insulation tester INSTALLATION A...

Page 11: ...le away from the operator s work space to prevent accident or injury If the difference in heights of the four bolts is over 10mm place spacers beneath the lower adjusting bolts to make the heights even 2 The machine must be horizontally balanced on all four sides front rear right and left 3 Using the level gauge Use a nut to fully fasten the adjusting bolts when the machine is leveled CAUTION The ...

Page 12: ...OF PERIPHERAL DEVICES 1 Assembling Upper Thread Stand 2 Assembling Operation Box Fig 2 4 Fig 2 5 Fig 2 6 Spool plate thread holder Operation box support CN6 Joint Board to I O Board 40P CN6 Joint Board to I O Board 34P ...

Page 13: ...nderneath the table and the bolts to disassemble the table 2 Adjust the table support at an appropriate height and fasten the bolts Fig 2 7 Fig 2 8 Clam p Clamp Clamp Table support Table Table support bolts Bolts Table height Work type board tubular cap ...

Page 14: ...not be higher than the upper side of the needle plate by 0 5mm for board frame work If the height difference is over 0 5mm unfasten the table support bolts adjust the height and fasten the bolts back Clamp Clamp Clamp Table support Bolts height difference if gap is larger than 0 5mm Table support Bolts ...

Page 15: ...me in the groove of the frame connection plate and fasten the bolt 2 Insert the frame into the tubular frame Use the screws to adjust the space Fig 2 11 Tubular frame Frame connection plate Fixing hole Fixing bolt CAUTION Do not install the tubular frame too close from the X frame Keep the space at around 2mm ...

Page 16: ... Unfasten screws on the tubular frame 2 3 and remove the frame 2 Adjust the table height at an appropriate level for border frame work See 2 5 TABLE ASSEMBLY 3 Unfasten screws on the border frame 2 3 and install the border frame in the groove of the X frame connection plate Fasten the bolt ...

Page 17: ...cam box Arm Color Change Upper thread holder Head Thread tension adjustment board Sub controller X axis driving system Y axis driving system Emergency stop S B button Tubular frame Border frame Controller box Operation box Encoder Main power switch Leveling base Sub support Thread detector Emergency power switch 3 1 SWF C U SERIES ...

Page 18: ...pper thread holder Head Thread tension adjustment board Sub controller X axis driving system Y axis driving system Emergency stop S B button Tubular frame Border frame Controller box Operation box Encoder Main power switch Leveling base Sub support Thread detector Emergency power switch 3 2 SWF C UH1508 45 Fig 3 2 ...

Page 19: ...MATIC OFFSET at PARAMETER SELECT MODE to move the frame automatically to the desired point making it easier to do appliques and to switch the frames 07 MANUAL OFFSET You can manually move the frame to the pre selected point to do appliques or change the frames during embroidery work The frame can be moved back to its original place by simply pressing the right buttons 08 RETURN TO START The frame ...

Page 20: ...r store designs Both 2DD and 2HD disks can be used 15 EDITING You can delete change or insert stitch data and function codes jump finish trimming 16 AUTOMATIC STORAGE OF DESIGN SET UP The machine automatically stores basic set up for each design and calls the set ups when a specific design is called This reduces your preparation time 17 INDIVIDUAL HEAD OPERATION You can work on the specific head w...

Page 21: ...Machine Information Screen Indicates one of the four machine information you selected using key Indicator Lamp Indicates FIX POS Fixed Position which indicates the main shaft is not moving RUN MODE indicates that the machine is ready to accept and run the design Machine Information Button Selects machine information to be displayed on the screen See 7 2 SCREEN DISPLAY for details Menu Button Selec...

Page 22: ...t during operation Press UP to increase and DOWN to decrease the speed ALL Button You can use this to input decimal numbers when setting the interval of repetition work It can also be used to work on the previous head after back stitching NOTE function Selects menu Sets number inputs Completes work When the machine stops during operation hold SET key until you hear a loud beep The machine will com...

Page 23: ... cover protects the floppy disk drive Disk Out takes the disk out FDD runs and reads the floppy disk Work Lamp blinks when FDD is in operation COM1 serial port 1 Parallel port COM2 serial port 2 Fig 5 2 Bottom Fig 5 3 ...

Page 24: ... the START and STOP buttons to Start the embroidery work or stop the machine during operation Move the frame back during machine stop Move forward in design during machine stop non stitching Move backward in design during machine stop non stitching Do work other than embroidery NOTE Emergency power switch detects emergency stop failures and prevents accidents Emergency power function detects the f...

Page 25: ...you press START after the machine traveled 10 of the selected stitches the machine will continue to move forward Press START one more time and the machine will stop moving forward MACHINE OPERATION START STOP during machine stop BUTTON OPERATION Press STOP Hold STOP Press STOP again Frame moves backward in selected movement units see Note 2 Frame starts to move backward If you press STOP before th...

Page 26: ...CY STOP if you have to stop the machine immediately i e machine error 1 EMERGENCY STOP will turn off the machine 2 To restart the machine rotate the main shaft to 100 3 Turn the EMERGENCY STOP button off and then on again Fig 5 7 Fig 5 6 ...

Page 27: ... may block smooth rotation of the roller and cause wrong detection of thread break CAUTION 1 The take up lever continues to operate even when the head is turned off This movement can cause the upper thread to come out of the holder Use a rubber magnet to fix the unused upper thread NOTE If you want to move the frame back for any reason when a thread break has NOT occurred press the toggle twice OF...

Page 28: ...direction of the operator to do move needle bar up and down Jump manual clutch lever Fig 5 9 CAUTION The trimmer and the take up lever continue to move even when the needle bar is stopped by the clutch Avoid any operations i e threading the needle or changing thread Long time operation of the needle bar with the clutch may damage the bar controller ...

Page 29: ...change cam The needle bar moves when both the needle position lamp and the needle set lamp blink preventing machine damage from incorrect needle position or color change malfunction SWF C UH1508 Fig 5 10 Fig 5 11 NOTE Adjust the half turn film if either of the lamps is off see 11 8 ADJUSTING HALF TURN FILM FOR COLOR CHANGE Color change motor Needle set lamp Needle position lamp Needle bar Roller N...

Page 30: ...maged Upper thread stand Upper thread from the upper thread stand Sub thread adjuster Thread tension adjustment board Thread detecting roller Thread detecting board Rotary tension disk Main thread tension adjuster Upper thread guide Thread guide upper Take up lever Thread guide middle Presser foot Needle Fig 5 12 Take up lever spring Upper thread holder ...

Page 31: ...thread to see if the detector roller rotates well Adjust the tension according to the type of thread and fabric used Thread tension adjustment is critical for producing high quality of the embroidery A balance of 2 3 upper thread and 1 3 lower thread generally indicates good tension If the tension is too loose the upper thread will loop causing thread tangles or breaks If the tension is too tight ...

Page 32: ...nt ⓐ If the spring tension is too weak Turn the tension adjusting stud clockwise to increase the tension ⓑ If the spring tension is too tight Turn the tension adjusting stud counter clockwise to decrease the tension Adjusting stroke of the take up spring To adjust the stroke of the spring during embroidery work move the take up spring stopper to right or left as shown in Fig 5 16 Stopper Thread te...

Page 33: ...ead to tangle during stitching 2 Lower Thread Tension Adjustment Adjust the tension of the lower thread using the nut on the tension spring on the bobbin case Turn the nut clockwise to increase the tension and counterclockwise to decrease the tension CAUTION 1 Direction of the Bobbin Rotation Make sure that the bobbin rotates clockwise when you pull the thread holding the bobbin case in your left ...

Page 34: ...he bobbin thread gets thinner Fig 5 19 m in TIM ER START STOP max Knob Tension adjusting holder Tightening screw for the tension adjusting holder Bobbin axis Bobbin Thread tension adjusting nut Fig 5 20 Fig 5 21 80 Decrease Increase Knob 3 Adjustment of bobbin thread status The thread should be wound around the bobbin in parallel Otherwise loosen the tightening screw for the thread winder s tensio...

Page 35: ...n use pre formatted disks but be sure to use disks of recognized quality Keep the disks away from objects with magnetic fields such as televisions Protect the disks from excess heat humidity and direct sunlight Do not place heavy objects on the disks Do not remove the disk from the drive while formatting reading or writing the disk Do not open the cover of the disk drive Data cannot be written ont...

Page 36: ... floppy disk into the drive in the direction shown in the right picture of Fig 5 25 Taking out the Disk Press the Disk OUT button to take the disk out from the drive see Fig 5 25 CAUTION Do NOT remove a disk from the drive while formatting reading or writing the disk Otherwise the data may be lost Inserting the Disk ...

Page 37: ...e for details 5 12 RETURN TO PREVIOUS LOCATION IN UNEXPECTED BLACKOUTS Your SWF machine goes back to the location of stop to pick up stitching when the power comes back on after unexpected blackouts See for details 7 4 7 Frame Movement 7 4 1 In and Out of Designs CAUTION Make sure to turn OFF the power in unexpected blackouts until the power comes back on ...

Page 38: ...empting to change it If the needle is not clear of the plate manually turn the main shaft with a hand lever to put the needle in the right location for change CAUTION Needle and thread most commonly used in embroidery are DB K5 11 and rayon yarn 120d 2 Fig 5 26 NEEDLE SIZE THREAD SIZE US 0 25 0 27 0 29 0 32 0 34 0 36 Japan 9 10 11 12 13 14 Germany Cotton Silk 100 120 80 100 60 70 Nylon 130 150 100...

Page 39: ...AUTION 1 For special threads such as artificial silk turn the needle slightly to the right to prevent thread breaks see Fig 5 27 CAUTION 2 If the needle is not inserted all the way to the top of the needle bar hole timing of the machine will go off causing broken needles and thread breaks Fig 5 27 Fig 5 28 Needle insert hole Front groove of the needle groove ...

Page 40: ...e needle the hook point will be inside the loop and threading will be more stable Fig 5 29 Fig 5 31 Hook point 0 1 0 3mm Fig 5 30 Top point of hook circumference Top edge of needle eye Needle tip Top edge of the needle eye Hook allowance gap Hook point Lower dead stop of the needle Hook point a At lower dead stop of the needle bar 2 3 3 7 mm 1 8 2 2 mm 0 5 1 5 mm The figures may change according t...

Page 41: ...Prevention of looping is important for stitching Adjust the hook point as close to the needle as possible to achieve the perfect thread position If thread breaks or stitches are unstable turn the needle slightly to the right NOTE Shape of the loop varies by the type of thread or fabric Unstable shape of the loop may result in skipped stitches The following pictures show different shapes of loop fo...

Page 42: ...MING SLOW HOOK TIMING Fig 5 35 too small too large Fig 5 36 Fig 5 37 B C A Groove of the hook is in the A range The hook point will take up the thread when the loop is too small Stitching will be faster than the take up movement As a result the thread tension will be too loose upper thread loop will be too small and skipped stitches will occur Groove of the hook is in the B range The hook point wi...

Page 43: ...sembling Thread Detector You will need to disassemble the thread break detector unit to clean Remove the cover of the thread tension adjusting plate separate the cables and unfasten the roller base joint screw The entire unit will be disassembled including the rollers and bush bearing CAUTION Make sure to correctly place the thread detecting roller to have the unit properly function Check between ...

Page 44: ...SET WORK POSITION PUSH START SET UP FRAME OFFSET DO YOU WANT REPETITION DO YOU WANT AUXILIARY WORK GAUGE ETC DO YOU WANT FRAME OFFSET READ IN DESIGN READ IN THE SET UP IS THE OPERATIONG SYSTEM INSTALLED IS THE DESIGN INPUT KEY PRESSED ARE THERE PREVIOUSLY WORKED DESIGNS see 7 4 3 YES YES NO INSTALL OPERATING SYSTEM AUXILIARY READ DESIGN FROM DISK OR TAPE REPETITION ...

Page 45: ...screen when The first screen you will see when you turn on the main power looks like this After SWF EMB Vx xx is indicated on the screen the following information will be displayed there is no operating system in the memory and keys are pressed at the same time in the start screen SYSTEM VERSION YES CHECK IF WERE PRESSED DURING SYSTEM LOADING RUN OPERATING SYSTEM RUN SYSTEM INSTALLATION PROGRAM NO...

Page 46: ... signals for the needle bar position 5 X ORIGIN SETTING checks origin on the X axis during machine inspection 6 Y ORIGIN SETTING checks origin on the Y axis during machine inspection 7 WIPER RET SENSOR checks wiper solenoid return sensor during machine inspection 8 JUMP MOTOR SETTING checks start point of jump motor during machine inspection 9 START STOP CHECK checks START STOP buttons during mach...

Page 47: ...into the drive and move the cursor to 1 VERSION INSTALL 1 VERSION INSTALL 2 VERSION BACKUP 3 ENCODER SETTING 4 C C SETTING 1 VERSION INSTALL 2 VERSION BACKUP 3 ENCODER SETTING 4 C C SETTING SYSTEM WRITE 55 SYSTEM READ 55 Press ...

Page 48: ...be at 12 MACHINE SETTING Press Press If you want to select wheel type move the cursor to WHEEL If you want to select spring type move the cursor to SPRING Move the cursor UP and DOWN to choose suitable WHEEL TYPE machine 12 MACHINE SETTING 13 EXIT 1 UK1204 2 UK1206 3 UK1202 4 UK1504 1 SWF T series 2 SWF W series 3 SWF U series SENSOR SETTING SPRING WHEEL WHEEL TYPE NORMAL 18HOLE 50HOLE ...

Page 49: ...e is automatically rebooted check if the VFD screen correctly displays your selection Check the version as well SWF W B Vx xx S Y S T E M C H A N G E SWF S B Vx xx U K 1 2 0 6 x x x x x x x Press Press 12 MACHINE SETTING 13 EXIT 12 MACHINE SETTING 13 EXIT If you skip 12 MACHINE SETTING and go straight to 13 EXIT the machine will ask for your machine set up 12 MACHINE SETTING will automatically app...

Page 50: ...chine 8 head Tubular Embroidery Machine 6 head Compact Tubular Embroidery Machine SWF UI1212 12 head Tubular Embroidery Machine Single head Tubular Embroidery Machine DESCRIPTION Bridge Type Arm Flat Table Arm Type Arm Cylinder Bed SWF series Bridge Type Arm Cylinder Bed SWF series SWF WE1204 4 head Flat Embroidery Machine SWF WE1206 SWF WF912 6 head Flat Embroidery Machine 12 head Flat Embroidery...

Page 51: ...nformation number of total stitches the stitches made and the progress percentage Work information current speed number of total stitches and number of total plates Needle bar information number of the previous current and next needle bars and the number of total colors CAUTION The VFD also indicates cause of machine stops and errors Ex displays the cause of machine stoppage Ex displays machine er...

Page 52: ...e selected design ANGLE the selected orientation of the design by degrees MIRROR if the reverse function is selected X_SCALE if the design has been scaled up or down in the X direction Y_SCALE if the design has been scaled up or down in the Y direction The above data are accurate based on instant calculation Sub Menus Main menus are selected by keys on the control panel Sub menus will appear on th...

Page 53: ...eed OPERATION mode moves the frame non stitching functions copying deletion formatting etc manual trimming set up offset set up the needle bar Basic Set Up Auxiliary Work Repetition Work Data Set Up Embroidery Design Edit Frame Movement Floating machine set up Machine Set Up Floppy Functions Manual Trimming Offset Set Up Needle Bar Set Up Previous Stop Start PP 7 4 1 PP 7 4 2 PP 7 4 3 PP 7 4 4 PP ...

Page 54: ...P SOL TEST WIPER SOL TEST PICKER SOL TEST TRIM SYSTEM TEST WHEEL SENSOR TEST DESIGN EDITING FRAME MOVEMENT NON STITCHING BASIC SET UP OFFSET SET UP GNT2910 GNT4604 SERIAL PARALLEL SERIAL PARALLEL FLOPPY PROCESS FDD SAVE FDD DELETE FDD FORMAT STITCH EDIT DESIGN DIVIDE DESIGN FILTERING SPEED CODE DATA ORIGIN ORIGIN POWER RESUME 100 STITCH 1000 STITCH 10000 STITCH COLOR X_SCALE Y_SCALE ANGLE MIRROR S...

Page 55: ... 1 EMB CALL Press size of the memory available will be displayed 1 EMB CALL calls the design from memory 2 FDD CALL reads design from the floppy disk 3 EXTERNAL INPUT reads design from an outside source 4 EXTERNAL OUTPUT outputs design from memory 5 DESIGN DELETE deletes design stored in memory 6 DESIGN COPY copies designs stored in memory 7 MEMORY INITIAL deletes all designs stored in memory 1 EM...

Page 56: ...e design was called with no errors You can also check it through the Machine Information Screen 1 12372 2 5954 3 7281 4 17325 5 18294 6 13826 7 21064 8 16850 1 EMB CALL 2 FDD CALL 3 EXTERNAL INPUT 4 EXTERNAL OUTPUT No 8 STITCH 16850 COLOR 6 JUMP 0 D E S I G N 8 1 6 8 5 0 s t ...

Page 57: ...N keys or move to the GOLF design directly by using digit keys In such state you can confirm file name GOLF and design name SWF008 alternately as you use key 1 EMB CALL 2 FDD CALL 3 EXTERNAL INPUT 4 EXTERNAL OUTPUT 1 FILA 5720 st 2 PROWORLD 1377 st 3 CAF 646 st 4 P_WORLD1 7334 st MENUAL DISK SELECT EMB CALL MEMORY FREE STITCH 32300 STITCH 5 SANTA1 2540 st 6 BIRD1 7637 st 7 DUCK1 61703 st 8 GOLF 76...

Page 58: ... ZSK ZSKDISKETTE BARFMC BARUDANFMC BARFDR BARUDANFDR EXITorPREVIOUS END Design from room no 30 has been called Function that input automatically needle bar of ZSK diskette You can select information of needle bar in case of copy design of ZSK diskette When diskette constantly appears error you may select another diskette to press ZSK NEEDLE SEQ MANUAL 0 AUTO 1 MANUAL SELECT To save previous needle...

Page 59: ...he cursor at 2 NEEDLE SETTING and press to set up the needle bar Needle set up procedure is the same as pressing from the start menu Press to end the set up At Screen 1 you can press to start embroidery work or select 3 EMB CALL to re select design Screen 1 1 BASIC SETTING 2 NEEDLE SETTING 3 EMB CALL 1 X_SCALE 100 2 Y_SCALE 100 3 ANGLE 0 4 MIRROR NO MIRROR NEEDLE SELECT 1 1 1 END INSERT DEL 1 BASI...

Page 60: ...910 and press Move the cursor to 25 Press 1 GNT2910 reads data from Tape Reader 2 GNT4604 reads data from Tape Reader 3 SERIAL enables data correspondence between PC and the machine 4 PARALLEL reads data from SWF NET1 1 GNT2910 2 GNT4604 3 SERIAL 4 PARALLEL SELECT EMPTY ROOM 15 PRESS SET TO START EXIT TO PREVIOUS NOW DATA READING ...

Page 61: ...ve the cursor to YES and press Call the desired design and select 4 EXTERNAL OUTPUT When the receiving machine presses SET the data will be transmitted with the following screen DO YOU WANT TO SAVE YES NO EXTERNAL OUTPUT DATA PENDING EXTERNAL OUTPUT DATA SENDING The tape format is automatically detected as shown above Procedures for GNT4604 and SERIAL are the same as for GNT2910 1 SERIAL 2 PARALLE...

Page 62: ...ress Move to 30 by moving the cursor UP DOWN or using the numerical keys Press to delete If there are more designs to delete repeat the process Press PREVIOUS 2 FDD CALL 3 EXTERNAL INPUT 4 EXTERNAL OUTPUT 5 DESIGN DELETE 1 992 2 5954 3 7281 4 17325 1 992 2 5954 3 7281 4 17325 NO 2 STITCH 5954 COLOR 4 JUMP 0 14 10898 15 55961 16 5718 30 7669 ...

Page 63: ...at is currently in use you will see the following message On Machine Information Screen On Menu Screen S W F E M B NOT LOAD DESIGN Place the cursor at 6 DESIGN COPY Press 3 EXTERNAL INPUT 4 EXTERNAL OUTPUT 5 DESIGN DELETE 6 DESIGN COPY 1 992 2 5954 3 7281 4 17325 2 5954 3 7281 4 17325 5 18294 Move to 5 by moving the cursor UP DOWN or using the numerical keys ...

Page 64: ...35 by moving the cursor UP DOWN or using the numerical keys SELECT EMPTY ROOM 17 SELECT EMPTY ROOM 35 Selecting the memory room 1 EMB CALL 2 FDD CALL 3 EXTERNAL INPUT 4 EXTERNAL OUTPUT NO 2 STITCH 5954 COLOR 4 JUMP 0 Press Press ...

Page 65: ...rsor at 7 MEMORY INITIAL Move the cursor to YES to delete and press SET if you don t want to delete select NO and press SET 4 EXTERNAL OUTPUT 5 DESIGN DELETE 6 DESIGN COPY 7 MEMORY INITIAL 1 EMB CALL 2 FDD CALL 3 EXTERNAL INPUT 4 EXTERNAL OUTPUT NOT LOAD DESIGN DO YOU WANT TO FORMAT YES NO Press Press ...

Page 66: ...is left to right The default is 100 and the allowed range runs from 50 to 200 The default is 100 and the allowed range runs from 50 to 200 Y_Scale Reduces or enlarges the design along the Y axis top to bottom 100 200 100 200 100 0 90 200 Designs can be enlarged in both the X and the Y directions The default is 0 and designs can be rotated from 0 to 359 in the increments of 1 Angle Rotates the desi...

Page 67: ...both No YES No No YES YES Mirror on the Y axis Mirror on the X Y axis START ST Selects the start location on the design You can skip certain number of stitches and start from the desired location Start Start End End Empty stitch 5 000 st Total stitch 10 000 st Start stitch 5 000 st ...

Page 68: ...ts the width of a satin stitch in the Y direction Ex Calling and editing the design in memory 5 X SCALE 150 START ST 100 stitches Y SCALE 120 X SATIN 3 ANGLE 45 Y SATIN 2 Mirror Y Select the design in memory 5 see 7 4 1 In and Out of Designs NO 5 STITCH 18294 COLOR 7 JUMP 7 1 X_SCALE 100 2 Y_SCALE 100 3 ANGLE 0 4 MIRROR NO MIRROR Press NOTE Basic set ups are not stored for each design When a desig...

Page 69: ...rsor to set up the Y Scale and press Input 120 and press X_SCALE 100 RANGE 50 200 X_SCALE 100 RANGE 50 200 150 Y_SCALE 100 RANGE 50 200 1 X_SCALE 150 2 Y_SCALE 100 3 ANGLE 0 4 MIRROR NO MIRROR X Scale was set at 150 1 X_SCALE 150 2 Y_SCALE 120 3 ANGLE 0 4 MIRROR NO MIRROR Y Scale was set at 120 Press ...

Page 70: ...R START ST X SATIN and Y SATIN Move the cursor to check if all the settings have been input correctly ANGLE 0 RANGE 0 359 1 X_SCALE 150 2 Y_SCALE 120 3 ANGLE 45 4 MIRROR NO MIRROR 1 X_SCALE 150 2 Y_SCALE 120 3 ANGLE 45 4 MIRROR Y MIRROR 4 MIRROR Y MIRROR 5 START ST 100 st 6 X SATIN 3 7 Y SATIN 2 NO 5 STITCH 18294 COLOR 7 JUMP 7 Press ...

Page 71: ...ENGTH MEASURE measures the length between two selected points 2 DESIGN TRACE checks the outline area of the selected design 3 OPTIMIZE TRACE traces the shape of the selected design X mm 96 5 Y mm 135 0 ANGLE 45 MIRROR OFF The X and Y lengths changed and the Angle is set at 45 degrees Machine Information Screen shows 100 stitches progressed already 100 18294 st 0 1 LENGTH MEASURE 2 DESIGN TRACE 3 O...

Page 72: ...GTH MEASURE in the sub menu Press Use the frame move key to move to the desired point Press when you want to stop 1 LENGTH MEASURE 2 DESIGN TRACE 3 OPTIMIZE TRACE X 0 Y 0 Machine data screen X 1 0 8 Y 8 5 Lengths in the X and Y directions up to the cursor are indicated on the screen in mm as you move the frame Menu screen LENGTH MEASURE ...

Page 73: ...e show the path of the design trace The design will be traced at its furthest points maximum and minimum X and Y If the design is too large for the hoop the frame stops and the message Frame Limit Error will appear on the screen To use this function select and in the start menu to set the frame limits and set to YES in the EMB FUNCTION 15 Frame Limit 3 Frame Limit Set 2 Machine SET Machine Set Up ...

Page 74: ...Design Trace and press Press when the trace is finished NO 5 STITCH 18294 COLOR 7 JUMP 7 1 LENGTH MEASURE 2 DESIGN TRACE 3 OPTIMIZE TRACE Frame traces the design with this screen FRAME TRACE CAUTION If the frame hits the needle bar or any other part of the machine during tracing press immediately and then press ...

Page 75: ...e path of the trace The design will be traced at its furthest points If it is too large for the hoop the frame stops and the message Frame Limit Error will appear on the screen To use this function select and in the start menu to set the frame limits and set to YES in the EMB FUNCTION 15 Frame Limit 3 Frame Limit Set 2 Machine SET Machine Set Up ...

Page 76: ...ction Set the direction using buttons Moving 30mm Moving 30mm repetition from left to right repetition from right to left Start point of design Move Move Embroidery start point 30 mm 30 mm Y DESIGN INTERVAL Set the distance between the start points of the design in the Y direction Set the direction using buttons repetition from bottom to top repetition from top to bottom 1 X REPEAT sets the number...

Page 77: ... next location and stops JUMP CODE design moves to the next location and automatically starts work NEEDLE BAR SET UP Needle bar set up should be different for STOP and JUMP CODES STOP CODE color change is automatically added at the start point of the design In the case of using four colors the following revision is made JUMP CODE color change is not added automatically so you are to select the exa...

Page 78: ...TY X X DESIGN INTERVAL 40mm DESIGN INTERVAL JUMP CODE Call the design from 5 see 7 4 1 In and Out of Designs Press Input 5 using the numerical key to set the number of X repetitions Press Input 5 using the numerical key to set the number of Y repetitions Press NO 5 STITCH 18294 COLOR 7 JUMP 7 REPEAT SETTING 1 X REPEAT 1 99 0 REPEAT SETTING 2 Y REPEAT 1 99 0 REPEAT SETTING 3 X Design Interval 300 3...

Page 79: ...sor to go to the next screen REPEAT SETTING 4 Y Design Interval 300 300 mm 0 REPEAT SETTING 4 Y Design Interval 300 300 mm 40 REPEAT SETTING 5 Y X Priority Y 0 X 1 Y REPEAT SETTING 6 Design Interval JUMP 0 STOP 1 JUMP You can check or change the set up data The data in the brackets is the set up data Input 40 for Y design interval and press ...

Page 80: ...ion work Move the cursor to YES Press REPEAT SETTING 6 Design Interval JUMP 0 STOP 1 JUMP NO 5 STITCH 18294 COLOR 7 JUMP 7 The screen shows that the repetition work is cancelled DO YOU WANT TO CANCEL YES NO DO YOU WANT TO CANCEL YES NO NO 5 STITCH 457350 COLOR 182 JUMP 175 ...

Page 81: ... jump code is repeated more than the set up data You will need to set up the number of repeated jump stitches required for long stitch work The default is 3 stitches and the range is from 0 to 10 in the increments of 1 stitch Maximum number of repeated jump stitches Total number of table sets Total number of stitches Setting parameters Move the cursor to the desired parameter number and input the ...

Page 82: ... sets the number of stitches to be made at a single bar switch action when you do forward or backward stitching using the bar switch The default is 1 stitch and the range is 1 10 stitches in the increments of 1 stitch BK_ST START When you moved the frame back from the stopped position to work with a bar switch you can set whether the stitching will start automatically The default is YES and you ca...

Page 83: ...e jump stitches to the set up length performs trimming and resumes work You can set the maximum jump stitch length for this process The default is 0mm and the range is 0 50mm in the increments of 1mm THE BRK MOVE When the machine stops after detecting a thread break the frame moves back automatically for convenient upper threading You can set the length of this frame move The default is 0cm and th...

Page 84: ...lt is YES and you can select NO to turn off this function AUTO C C This selects the automatic color change function The default is YES and you can select NO to turn off this function MAX SPEED This sets the maximum machine speed The default varies by machine type in the following range You can set in the increments of 10 rpm Maximum speed limit Automatic color change Automatic trimming Length of t...

Page 85: ...ou can input 1 to set it to YES POWER ORG This selects the frame to move back to the start position when the power comes on The default is NO 0 and you can set YES 1 FRAME SPEED This sets the speed of the frame movement such as automatic return to start position or offset movement The default is LOW 0 and you can select HIGH 1 for high speed SPEED DATA This decreases the overall embroidery speed i...

Page 86: ...CH 900 1 STITCH EDIT edits the stitch data of the selected design 2 DESIGN DIVIDE divides the selected design into two 3 DESIGN FILTERING optimizes the selected design For stitch edit place the cursor at 1 STITCH EDIT and press To move to STITCH 500 move the cursor UP DOWN to see the following screen 1 0 0 J 2 0 0 J DEL INS EDIT 1 in the first line is a stitch number followed by X data Y data and ...

Page 87: ... DATA 33 FUNCTION NORMAL 0 Input 0 to set X data Press STITCH EDIT X DATA 0 Y DATA 0 FUNCTION NORMAL 0 Input 0 to set Y data Press Move the cursor to EDIT 500 3 33 N 501 3 32 N DEL INS EDIT The cursor is on DEL Press PREVIOUS if you want to move back to the stitch data The cursor key is used to select DEL INS or EDIT ...

Page 88: ...function code STITCH EDIT X DATA 3 Y DATA 33 FUNCTION NORMAL 0 Input 1 for color change mode STITCH EDIT X DATA 3 Y DATA 33 FUNCTION C C 1 Refer to the function codes below 0 normal code 1 color change code 2 jump code 3 end Function code change is not on the menu so press 500 3 33 N 501 3 32 N DEL INS EDIT STITCH 500 data has been changed ...

Page 89: ...s 800 31 0 N 801 1 3 N DEL INS EDIT To insert a stitch in STITCH 900 move the cursor to STITCH 900 900 28 3 N 901 35 3 N DEL INS EDIT Press 900 28 3 N 901 35 3 N DEL INS EDIT STITCH 800 is deleted and STITCH 801 is now changed to STITCH 800 Press STITCH 700 was revised as above 700 3 33 CC 701 3 33 N DEL INS EDIT ...

Page 90: ... 3 N DEL INS EDIT STITCH 900 is changed to STITCH 901 X 0 Y 0 and NORMAL CODE was set for STITCH 900 1 STITCH EDIT 2 DESIGN DIVIDE 3 DESIGN FILTERING Using the same procedures set JUMP CODE 900 0 0 N 901 28 3 N DEL INS EDIT Press to end Select YES to save and NO if not Press EDIT DESIGN SAVE YES NO Call the design in 5 and press For data insert move the cursor to INS and press ...

Page 91: ...Input 1000 using the numerical keys and press SELECT EMPTY ROOM 18 To store sub design select 35 using the cursor Press SELECT EMPTY ROOM 35 To store sub design select 36 using the cursor Press Press if you do not want to store the sub designs NO 5 STITCH 18294 COLOR 7 JUMP 7 ...

Page 92: ...Ex Editing the design in memory 5 setting the minimum stitch width at over 0 3mm and storing it in memory 17 number of stitches 18294 Call the design in 5 and press 1 STITCH EDIT 2 DESIGN DIVIDE 3 DESIGN FILTERING Place the cursor at 3 DESIGN FILTERING and press DESIGN FILTERING LENGTH 0 1 mm Move the cursor and input 0 3mm Press DESIGN FILTERING LENGTH 0 3 mm ...

Page 93: ...sing the cursor key Press 1 STITCH EDIT 2 DESIGN DIVIDE 3 DESIGN FILTERING SELECT EMPTY ROOM 17 Press to check the editing 14 11113 15 10898 16 55961 17 17550 number of stitches changed from 18294 to 17550 stored in 17 ...

Page 94: ...W SPEED and press SET Then press PREVIOUS and start work You will be working at the speed pre set at SLOW SPEED in MACHINE FUNCTION Press at STITCH 2000 to stop the machine SPEED CODE SET 1 HIGH SPEED 2 LOW SPEED 3 RESET SPEED CODE SET 1 HIGH SPEED 2 LOW SPEED 3 RESET Place the cursor at 1 HIGH SPEED and press Then press and re start work Press to change the speed CAUTION make sure that Angle Enla...

Page 95: ... ORIGIN Your SWF machine remembers the stopped position of the frame when it stops during operation bar switch thread break detection etc After you move the frame by frame movement key and do work you can use the DATA ORIGIN function to automatically move the frame back to the previously stopped location to resume embroidery work Frame moves back ORIGIN Start of embroidery This function moves the ...

Page 96: ...n either move the frame to the desired location using the frame movement key or press START to resume the frame movement A Start point of embroidery B Stop point of embroidery C Frame moved by POWER RESUME A Start point of automatic frame movement B Emergency stop by the bar switch turning the switch to left C Frame moved by frame movement key D Frame movement resumed by the bar switch turning the...

Page 97: ...oves the cursor to 4 FRAME ANGLE SET Press Move the cursor to A BSTART POINT and press Use the number keys to enter the value within the range 10 40 After entering the value press 1 DATA ORIGIN 2 ORIGIN 3 POWER RESUME 4 FRAME ANGLE SET 1 ASTART POINT O 2 BSTART POINT O A START POINT RANGE 10 40 O ...

Page 98: ...TART POINT press Then the following screen appears Enter the value within the range and press Selecting Polyester Thread Mode When all the values of A BSTART POINT are set higher than 30 the polyester thread mode is chosen This could prevent looping from occurring during embroidery 1 ASTART POINT O 2 BSTART POINT O A START POINT RANGE 10 40 O ...

Page 99: ...units of 100 stitches 2 1000 STITCH forward or backward movement in units of 1000 stitches 3 10000 STITCH forward or backward movements in units of 10000 stitches 4 COLOR forward or backward movements by color code Select the desired number of non stitches using the cursor Press Press START for forward movement and STOP for backward Press to correct the data or to end the process FLOAT 100 STITCH ...

Page 100: ...3 ERROR LIST 1 MACHINE TEST tests solenoid or thread detecting functions 2 MACHINE SET sets frame limit 3 ERROR LIST stores a list of up to 10 latest errors MACHINE TEST Tests solenoid or thread detecting functions Ex Testing jump functions Place the cursor at 1 MACHINE TEST and press 1 JUMP TEST 2 WIPER TEST 3 PICKER SOL TEST 4 TRIM SOL TEST Move the cursor to 1 JUMP TEST and press JUMP TEST SWIT...

Page 101: ... detection or trimming functions Ex Designating needle 6 for CUT NEEDLE Move the cursor to 2 CUT NEEDLE and press CUTTING NEEDLE SET 1 USE 0 NO NO 1 5 9 100000000000 When the cursor blinks at needle 1 press 1 to designate CUT NEEDLE The cursor will then automatically move to needle 2 CUTTING NEEDLE SET 1 USE 0 NO NO 1 5 9 100000000000 Move the cursor to needle 6 using 0 1 MACHINE SET 2 FRAME ORIGI...

Page 102: ...he frame to set the limit see picture below It produces an error message when the embroidery material goes over the frame limit set To have the error message function select DATA SET UP EMB FUNCTION 15 FRAME LIMIT and set YES This function is not available on SWF W1201 and SWF 1204 P1X P1Y P2X P2Y Ex Setting P1X 100 P1Y 500 P2X 1500 P2Y 500 Move the cursor to 3 FRAME LIMIT and press FRAME LIMIT SE...

Page 103: ...using P2X 1500 P2Y 500 ERROR LIST List of the most recent errors Ex Reading the latest errors Move the cursor to 3 ERROR LIST 1 MACHINE TEST 2 MACHINE SET 3 ERROR LIST Check the errors using the cursor key 1 100 2 101 3 200 4 203 Most recent errors are towards the top of the list Press Press ...

Page 104: ... DELETE deletes the designs in the disk 3 FDD FORMAT formats the disk Ex Formatting a 2HD disk copying a design in memory 5 number of stitches 18294 onto a disk in the SWF format and deleting the design copied Place the cursor at 3 FDD FORMAT to format the disk Press Point the cursor at YES and press DO YOU WANT FORMAT YES NO DISKETTE TYPE 2HD 2DD Move the cursor to 2HD to select the disk type and...

Page 105: ...ause damage to the disk Refer to the disk type indicated on the disk If the disk information is not available set 2HD if there are two holes on the left and the right Set 2DD if there is only one hole on the left 1 FDD SAVE 2 FDD DELETE 3 FDD FORMAT 1 12372 2 5954 3 7281 4 17325 Select 5 with the cursor 2 5954 3 7281 4 17325 5 18294 Press 1 SWF 2 TAJIMA ...

Page 106: ... format In this case select 1 SWF and press EMB WRITE 55 To delete the design copied onto the disk move the cursor to 2 FDD DELETE and press 1 18294st Select the design to be deleted and press 1 FDD SAVE 2 FDD DELETE 3 FDD FORMAT 1 FDD SAVE 2 FDD DELETE 3 FDD FORMAT ...

Page 107: ...location you selected at start or finish of the embroidery work This function may be useful when changing frame or arranging fabric Select the following four types of data for the offset function START POINT The start point of embroidery MIDDLE OFFSET The middle point to prevent needle accidents when the frame moves to the offset point OFFSET POINT The point to where the frame should automatically...

Page 108: ...set point c path after the embroidery is finished CAUTION 1 Middle point and offset point may be the same 2 Offset data is automatically deleted when you call a new design Ex Offset set up 1 Start point X 300 Y 500 2 Middle point X 600 Y 1500 3 Offset point X 800 Y 2000 Press in the start menu X 0 Y 0 START POINT FRAME MOVE Set X 300 Y 500 using key and press X 0 Y 0 MIDDLE OFFSET FRAME MOVE ...

Page 109: ...n Press when the operating system loads and you will see a screen like this This sets the automatic color changing functions and the needle bar order NOTE You can set up to a 99th needle in the needle bar order Input 0 and the set up data will be deleted NEEDLE SELECT 1 1 1 END INSERT DEL Set X 800 Y 2000 using key and press ...

Page 110: ...SELECT 1 1 1 END INSERT DEL Press 1 numerical key NEEDLE SELECT 1 1 1 END INSERT DEL Press 2 NEEDLE SELECT 12 2 2 END INSERT DEL Press and 0 for 10 NEEDLE SELECT 12A 3 3 END INSERT DEL Press and to set offset between 10 and 11 NEEDLE SELECT 12Ao 4 4 END INSERT DEL Cursor moves automatically 10th needle A 11th needle B 12th needle C offset ...

Page 111: ...uring operation Press and 1 for 11 NEEDLE SELECT 12AoB 5 5 END INSERT DEL Press and 2 for 12 NEEDLE SELECT 12AoBC 6 6 END INSERT DEL Press to end set up Put the cursor at END and press NEEDLE SELECT 12AoBC 6 6 END INSERT DEL Cursor moved to END INSERT and DEL This is an easy way to change the needle bar set up from 1 2 3 4 to 1 2 5 4 Press 5 to change the needle Press Resume work N3 3 N3 5 moves t...

Page 112: ...broidery information loads NEEDLE SELECT 12AoBC 1 6 END INSERT DEL Move the cursor to A to insert 3 in between 2 and A NEEDLE SELECT 12AoBC 3 6 END INSERT DEL Press NEEDLE SELECT 12AoBC 3 6 END INSERT DEL Place the cursor at INSERT NEEDLE SELECT 12AoBC 3 6 END INSERT DEL NEEDLE SELECT 123AoBC 3 7 END INSERT DEL Press ...

Page 113: ... INSERT DEL Press NEEDLE SELECT 123AoBC 3 7 END INSERT DEL Move the cursor to DEL to delete NEEDLE SELECT 123AoBC 3 7 END INSERT DEL NEEDLE SELECT 123ABC 3 6 END INSERT DEL Press to end set up Put the cursor at END and press NEEDLE SELECT 123ABC 3 6 END INSERT DEL 3 is inserted between 2 and A Press ...

Page 114: ...ressed when power is turned on Check if STOP button touches the connector 108 Air pressure low error Air pressure low or leak Check air pressure supplying existence NO 200 201 202 204 205 206 X Frame limit signal detected X Frame limit signal detected Y Frame limit signal detected X axis driver irregular signal detected Y axis driver irregular signal detected Wiper Return Error Frame reached Y lim...

Page 115: ...r Damaged disk Format or change the disk 605 Diskette space insufficient No space in the disk for copying Change the disk 606 Drive open error Disk was removed during operation Insert the disk and re work 607 Floppy reading error Bad sectors in the disk Format or change the disk 608 Floppy writing error Bad sectors in the disk Format or change the disk 609 610 611 612 613 Floppy driver error Unkno...

Page 116: ...ing deletion in memory Reset or turn the power OFF and ON again 704 Weakness of battery in memory Memory saving battery is worn out during power off Contact the nearest SWF dealer and replace it 8 9 SYSTEM INSTALLATION NO 800 System file not found Disk for system installation was not used Use the disk for system installation ERROR MESSAGE ERROR CORRECTION NO 630 Read data error Error in data read ...

Page 117: ...he table below and fill the exact amount of fuse when changing fuse in the joint board 9 1 1 SWF U Series excluding SWF C UH1508 45 THE CONTROL BOX CHAPTER 9 F2 F1 F3 Fuse F1 Trimming solenoid Picker solenoid F2 Wiper solenoid F3 Wiper motor Fuse Capacity 250V 3A 250V 7A 250V 2A ...

Page 118: ...9 2 9 1 2 SWF C UH 1508 45 F2 F1 Fuse Fuse Capacity 250V 2A 250V 3A F1 Wiper motor F2 Jump solenoid Trimming solenoid Picker solenoid ...

Page 119: ...g fuse in the control box Inside Control Box 250V 15A Fuse for jump solenoid 250V 15A Fuse for jump solenoid 250V 15A Fuse for wiper solenoid 250V 15A Fuse for wiper solenoid 250V 1A Fuse for color change motor 250V 2A Fuse for fluorescent light 250V 1A Fuse for external 220V input winder tape reader etc SWF NET1 SMPS power ...

Page 120: ...ards may cause the following X and Y motors loose power and deviate X and Y motors heat up X and Y drivers produce noise and vibration SWF Embroidery Machine Series SWF Series SWF W1201 SWF WF912 SWF UK1202 SWF UK1204 SWF UK1206 SWF UI1212 7 8 F A 8 A 8 C F F F A F C F F 2A at F 2 5A at F 2 5A at F 2A at F 2A at F 2 5A at F 3 5A at F SWF WE1204 Y 550 750mm Y 1000mm W Voltage setting Reference SWF ...

Page 121: ...ION CHAPTER 10 CAUTION Safety rules must be observed during the inspection Turn OFF the main power before inspecting or cleaning of the following parts Clean your machine according to the usage condition and surounding environment CAUTION Sun Star is not responsible for machine damages or malfunctions caused by insufficient cleaning or oiling CAUTION 1 2 3 Reference Fig NO Important Parts for Clea...

Page 122: ...10 2 Fig 10 1 Hook Guide rail to the take up lever Movable blade Fixed blade ...

Page 123: ... small amount of oil on the raceway Needle bar and needle bar shaft Inside the arm 3 4 times a day Once a week Once a week 4 Guide rail to the take up lever 3 oil holes on the bed cover Juncture of the movable blade and the fixed blade in the trimming unit Once a week Once in 3 days Once in 2 3 weeks Where to Oil Oiling cycle Ref Fig No CAUTION Make sure to turn the power OFF during oil supply Ove...

Page 124: ...iling CAUTION Use the SWF sewing machine oil Spindle Oil or ISO standard VG18 Oil just enough to damp the tape in the oil tank Fig 10 3 1 Once in 2 days Where to oil Oiling cycle No Inside arm a driver pin of take up lever b driver pin of presser foot c driver shaft of needle bar ...

Page 125: ...IGH and LOW Do not oil with both of the and levers open Oiling via Pump Option Type Location and Cycle of Oiling Fig 10 4 2 1 Inside arm a driver pin of take up lever b driver pin of presser foot c driver shaft of needle bar Needle bar Twice a day Where to oil Oiling cycle Reference Fig No CLOSE OPEN Oiling lever Oil tank Oil tank cover ...

Page 126: ... the upper thread holder Hook gear and lower gear in the rotary hook base Once in 3 months Once in 3 months Once in 3 months Once in 1 months Where to Grease Greasing cycle Reference Fig NO Make sure to turn OFF the main power during the grease supply CAUTION Trimming cam driver box Arm Head 1 2 Color change cam color change head roller Hinge screw Once in 1 months Once in 3 months Where to Grease...

Page 127: ...e LM guide Once in 2 months Once in 2 months Once in 2 months Once in 2 months Where to Grease Greasing cycle Reference Fig NO Turn OFF the main power during the grease supply CAUTION Timing belt grease hole Timing belt grease hole grease hole 2 sides LM Guide Rall X axis Bed 2 X axis LM guide 4 spots Y axis LM guide 4 spots Sub Y drive LM guide 1 spots Head drive LM guide upper cover opened Where...

Page 128: ...ction Belt on main shaft motor Belt on main shaft motor Others Inspection cycle Once in 3 months Once in 3 months Once in 3 months Reference check belt tension check for belt crack check for belt wear out check for bearing damage check for wear outs of rotating sliding parts NO CAUTION Turn OFF the main power when inspecting drive belt tension 1 2 3 Idler X frame plate Driven pulley Tension adjust...

Page 129: ...rect position of the movable blade can cause trimming errors or deviation of the upper thread Unfasten the crank screw to adjust the location of the movable blade see Fig 11 1 2 Adjusting the angle of the movable blade Unfasten two screws on the blade cam Adjust the upper shaft rotary angle at 290 Insert the trimming cam roller into the trimming cam Turn the cam and when the roller aligns with the...

Page 130: ... entry or return point Fig 11 3 Fig 11 4 Movable blade Tension control screw Fixed blade Sensor Sensor screw Sensor 2mm 1mm 11 2 ADJUSTING THE TRIMMER RETURN SPRING 1 Function The trimmer return spring detects if the movable blade returns to the correct position after trimming If the machine operates without the blade returned to its correct position the needle and the blade may be damaged The tri...

Page 131: ...read holding solenoid over the center and unscrew the lever Support the arm protection plate with a flat plate so the lever touches the flat plate Fasten the screw of the upper thread holding lever Make sure that the upper thread holding lever is touching the axis of the upper thread holding solenoid Check if the lever moves smoothly left and right when you manually operate it Install the arm prot...

Page 132: ... and adjust the picker to be 0 2 0 5mm apart from the bobbin when the picker is pressed Make left and right adjustments for the picker stopper When all the adjustments are done tighten the screw for the picker stopper Adjusting picker standby position Unfasten the screws on the picker solenoid cover Adjust the position of the solenoid cover so that the tip of the picker is around 20mm away from th...

Page 133: ...e screws on the drive link Move the wiper lever up and down and unfasten the bracket screws so the wiper is not loaded by the upper thread holder bracket Fasten the screws back when the wiper moves smoothly After the adjustment run the color change function to check if the wiper operates well at each needle bar If trimming error or jump error occurs on a certain head during the embroidery run the ...

Page 134: ...p lever driver cam Adjust the presser foot driver cam to where the reference pins freely move left and right Fix the three screws M4 L35 CAUTION 1 The assembly pin should smoothly move right and left with the three screws fastened 2 The assembly unit and the assembly pin are not for commercial sale 3 Contact your SWF dealer if you must adjust the location of the cam Fig 11 12 Reference pins 3 Hole...

Page 135: ...essing the embroidery material before the needle pierces into the material The same is true for when the needle comes out of the material 2 When the Presser Foot is Too High Needle In Fig 11 15 shows the presser foot fails to press the work material when the needle pierces into the fabric causing an unstable needlework Needle Out Fig 11 16 shows the presser foot fails to press the work material wh...

Page 136: ...t lever to set the shaft at around 130 Position the needle at the lower dead stop and check if the needle is at the center of the needle hole on the plate If the needle is not in the correct position unscrew the brackets two screws to adjust the head and the needle see Fig 11 17 Fig 11 17 L wrench Bracket screws Head Needle plate Needle plate CAUTION Check the needle position on all heads ...

Page 137: ...e is at the center of the needle hole on the plate Open the cover of the half turn film and align the center of the half turn sensor with the center of the film see Fig 11 18 b CAUTION Manual color change must be performed at the upper shaft angle of 100 Manual color change at the upper shaft angles other than 100 may cause damage on the controller and the take up unit Fig 11 18 11 10 ENCODER ADJU...

Page 138: ...utch base is in line with the center of the clutch pin and the center of the motor shaft when in standby see Fig 11 21 If not unscrew and adjust the clutch body with the jump crank roller attached to the stopper Fasten the screw back Pull the clutch lever forward and check if the clutch body and the stopper are completely attached If not adjust the stopper to be completely attached to the body Fig...

Page 139: ...clockwise to decrease the tension CAUTION Specification of Drive Belt Tension Adjuster Model U 305 Series Sound Wave Belt Tension Gauge Standard Manufacturer UNITTA CAUTION Drive belt tension can be adjusted only by trained SWF engineers Make sure to turn OFF the machine during the adjustment Fig 11 22 Tension bolts X Y link bracket Driven pulley Tension base screw Weight Wide Span Tension measure...

Page 140: ...belt with your finger Input data for the sound wave tension measurer Unscrew LM block plate Turn the tension bolts to adjust the tension Turn clockwise to increase and counterclockwise to decrease the tension Fig 11 24 Fig 11 23 Weight Type 004 0 gf m 004 0 gf m 015 0 mm R 015 0 mm R 0590 mm 0590 mm 18 Kgf 19 Kgf Wide Span Tension measurement 4 head 6 head 8 head LM block plate screw Tension bolt ...

Page 141: ...cket according to the length of the lamp Fasten the socket screws 11 13 2 Disassembling Cable Cover 4 head If you have to open the cable cover for machine repair etc follow the procedures below Slightly unfasten the six screws underneath the lamp bracket Take out the lamp and open the cover Do repair or other necessary work When finished re assemble the cover push the lamp forward and fasten the b...

Page 142: ...n main driver belt Incorrect position of encoder or bad encoder Adjust belt tension change belt Check fuse in main shaft motor and change fuse Run manual color change and check if signal lamps needle set lamp needle position lamp blinks at correct needle position Adjust the half turn film Address the cause and press RESET Check if the lamp turns green Check connection of START switch Adjust belt t...

Page 143: ...t correct needle position Adjust the half turn film Set it to the correct position Adjust so take up lever is in line with other levers in stop position upper shaft angle 100 Change fuse F3 in joint board or check connection Set main shaft angle back at 100 if you manually moved it for cleaning inspection or repair See 11 9 Adjusting position of take up lever Unscrew the lever and adjust so it is ...

Page 144: ... Y belt Foreign substance in X Y rail Failure of X Y driver board Heavy load on frame Inspection Repair Clean the spring and the plate or adjust the spring tension Check the plate connection and change the circuit board Change front fuse F3 in joint board Check wiring and change solenoid Check connection Change switch and circuit board Correct tape Adjust tension Clean the rail Change circuit boar...

Page 145: ...ncorrect needle installation height direction etc Dirty needle adhesive etc Inspection Repair Re punch design tape Re punch after checking design Correct the stitches on operation box Change needle Change needle Re install needle Clean or change needle and hook Check design See 7 4 6 See 5 13 1 See 5 13 3 Use minimum adhesive for applique Reference Thread breaks ...

Page 146: ... Inspection Repair Change thread Change to left twisted thread Adjust tension Adjust tension and stroke Check the thread used How to select thread Select soft thread with ever thickness and stable tension Choose left twisted thread Z direction left twist S direction right twist left twist prevents unraveling of the upper thread in the counterclockwise rotation of the hook See 5 7 2 See 5 8 2 See 5...

Page 147: ...frame Inadequate height of presser foot does not press the work material Inspection Repair Remove dent or change the case Adjust space Oil the raceway of hook Adjust timing Adjust the lower dead stop Check Thread path in presser foot Around needle hole on needle plate Thread guide on the head Thread path in tension adjuster Fix the material firmly Adjust height Set it at 0 5 0 7mm for smooth feedi...

Page 148: ...ibility Excessive tension or stroke on the take up lever spring Fabric moves with needle weak or damaged presser foot spring Inspection Repair Change needle Adjust installation Adjust timing Adjust the lower dead stop Use whetstone to adjust hook point or change hook Adjust thread tension For upper thread change bobbin or bobbin case Select right thread for embroidery Adjust stroke or tension Chan...

Page 149: ...lation of needle Needle touches the needle hole on the plate Inspection Repair Adjust tension Clean main and sub tension adjusters in the thread tension adjusting plate Adjust tension Clean bobbin case and check tension on bobbin spring Change to quality thread Adjust timing Oil the raceway of hook Change needle Space the needle and the hook point Correct the installation Check if needle plate is ...

Page 150: ...g fuse Poor connection quality of trimming solenoid Bad connection Trimming driver TR damaged Inspection Repair Adjust tension Change presser foot spring Change needle Use adequate size of needle Check and change fuse F1 in joint board Check and change solenoid and solenoid connection Check connection Change joint board See 5 7 SWF needle holes are 2 0mm Check fuse spec See 9 1 Reference Puckering...

Page 151: ...nd the sensor adjust location of the sensor unit Adjust insert angle of movable blade 295 Adjust picker position Check and change fuse F1 F3 Check change solenoid and solenoid connection Check connection and change joint board Adjust upper thread tension remove dent using whetstone or sandpaper or change movable blade adjust or change bobbin case spring clean check for dent in thread guide on the ...

Page 152: ... thread in data set up set or length of trimmed thread in data set up if upper thread is held due to narrow velcro space in upper thread holder clean the velcro Check screws and crank driver clamp screws of the movable blade Check tension of fixed blade Change movable blade Adjust the position of movable blade Check change fuse F1 F2 F3 in joint board Check change solenoid connection Check connect...

Page 153: ...13 1 BLOCK DIAGRAM CHAPTER 13 Excluding SWF C UH 1508 45 1 BLOCK DIAGRAM OF SWF C U SERIES Excluding SWF C UH 1508 45 ...

Page 154: ...13 2 2 Block Diagram of SWF C UH1508 45 ...

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