(7) Adjusting the presser opening amount
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A
B
WARNING :
The confirmation of cloth open amount can be performed by actually cutting cloth in the manual
mode. However, the cloth cutting knife works. So, be careful.
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■ Adjusting procedure
Loosen setscrew 1 and turn adjustment screw 2 to
adjust the amount.
The poston where the presser plate closes wll
change accordng to the adjustment.
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1
■ Checking the cloth open amount at
1) Turn ON the power and press the [READY
to lght up the sewng LED.
2) Press [KNIFE
that the cloth cuttng knfe s not actuated.
3) Press the presser swtch, press [FORWARD
key and the cloth open mechansm opens. The
feed base travels to the sewng start poston and
stops there.
4) Press [RESET
then the cloth open mechansm closes and returns
to ts orgn.
A
B
Turning the adjustment screw
decreases the opening amount and turning it
counterclockwise increases the opening amount.
The position of the presser (A in the figure
below) at the time of sewing (in the state that the
cloth open is opened) can be adjusted and the
presser can be approached to the throat plate.
(Refer to the Engineer's Manual.)
* At this time, there is a case where an
additional processing of support plate 3 is
necessary to prevent the interference of the
cloth cutting knife with support plate 3 .
the time of adjustment
] key to make the LED go out so
At this time, measure position "A" of the
presser plate with vernier calipers or the like.
] key, and the presser goes up,
At this time, measure position "B" of the
presser plate with vernier calipers or the like.
B - (minus) A, (difference between A and B)
= cloth open amount
The cloth open amount can be adjusted within
the range of 0 to 2 mm. Normally, however, the
amount of 0.5 to 0.8 mm is enough.
clockwise
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] key
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