Owner's Manual

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LK3-B438E Mark II
11. USING THE COUNTERS
11-1 . Using the bobbin thread counter
SELECT
PROGRAM NO.
RESET
COUNTER
X
-
SCALE
Y
-
SCALE
SPEED
P
TEST
BOBBIN.WIND
P4P3
P1 P2
POWER
B430E Series
r
ey
t
q
SELECT
PROGRAM NO.
RESET
COUNTER
X
-
SCALE
Y
-
SCALE
SPEED
P
TEST
BOBBIN.WIND
P4P3
P1 P2
POWER
B430E Series
r
ey
q
u
w
t
w
1. Press the SELECT switch q until the COUNTER
indicator w illuminates.
2. While pressing the TEST switch e, press the RE-
SET switch r.
* The COUNTER indicator w will flash and the
counter will switch to bobbin thread counter set-
ting mode.
3. Press the DISPLAY SET switches t to set the num-
ber of articles to be sewn.
• The bobbin thread counter can be set to sew a
number of articles from one (“0001”) through to
9999 (“9999”).
If the bobbin thread counter is set to “0000”,
sewing is carried out without the number of ar-
ticles sewn being counted.
• If you press the RESET switch r while setting
the bobbin thread counter, the setting will return
to “0000”.
4. Press the TEST switch e.
* The number displayed in the display window y
will then be stored as the bobbin thread counter
setting.
11-2 .Using the production counter
1. Press the SELECT switch q until the SPEED indi-
cator w illuminates.
2. While pressing the TEST switch e , press the RE-
SET switch r .
* The COUNTER indicator t and the SPEED indi-
cator w will illuminate, and the production
counter will be displayed in the display window
y.
• Press the RESET switch r to reset the produc-
tion counter to “0000”.
• You can also press the DISPLAY SET switches
u to set the production counter to the desired
value.
3. When the foot switch is depressed, the sewing ma-
chine will start sewing.
4. If you press the TEST switch e or the SELECT
switch q, the display will return to showing the
bobbin thread counter.
11 . USING THE COUNTERS
5. Each time the sewing of a single article is completed, the number being displayed in the display window y
will become smaller. When the number of articles set by the bobbin thread counter have all been sewn,
“0000” will be displayed in the display window y, and an alarm will start sounding continuously.
* The sewing machine will not operate during this time, even if the foot switch is depressed.
6. Replace the bobbin, and then press the RESET switch r.
* The alarm will then stop sounding, and the number which was set in step 3. above will be re-displayed in
the display window y.
The production counter can be displayed in the display window y separately from the bobbin thread counter.
If you use the bobbin thread counter to set the number of articles which can be sewn with the amount of
bobbin thread available, you can stop the bobbin thread running out in the middle of sewing a pattern.