Table Of Contents - DURKOPP ADLER 171 Operating Manual

Table of contents

Operating Manual 171/173 Version 01.0 - 01/2016
1 About this operating manual ................................. 3
1.1 Scope of application of the operating manual........... 3
1.2 For whom is this operating manual intended? .......... 3
1.3 Representational conventions - Symbols and
characters ................................................................. 4
1.4 Other documents ...................................................... 4
1.5 Liability...................................................................... 5
1.5.1 Transportation........................................................... 5
1.5.2 Intended use ............................................................. 5
2 Performance description ....................................... 7
2.1 Features.................................................................... 7
2.2 Declaration of conformity .......................................... 8
2.3 Technical data .......................................................... 9
2.4 Additional equipment .............................................. 10
3 Safety instructions ............................................... 13
3.1 General safety instructions ..................................... 13
3.2 Signal words and symbols used in safety
instructions.............................................................. 15
4 Device description................................................ 17
5 Operation............................................................... 19
5.1 Switching the power supply on and off ................... 19
5.2 Inserting and replacing the needle.......................... 20
5.3 Threading the needle thread................................... 21
5.4 Threading the looper thread ................................... 24
5.5 Threading twin-needle machines............................ 27
5.6 Adjusting the thread tension and quantity............... 28
5.6.1 Thread types and stitch formation .......................... 28
5.6.2 Adjusting the thread tension ................................... 28
5.6.3 Adjusting the needle thread quantity ...................... 29
5.6.4 Adjusting the looper thread quantity ....................... 31
5.7 Adjusting the stitch length/bottom feed................... 33
5.7.1 Adjusting the stitch length....................................... 33
5.7.2 Adjusting the stitch condensing .............................. 35
5.8 Adjusting the top feed ............................................. 36
5.8.1 Adjusting the top feed length .................................. 36
5.8.2 Adjusting the contact pressure of the carrier roller . 37
5.8.3 Lifting the carrier roller ............................................ 38
5.9 Setting the sewing foot pressure ............................ 39
5.10 Lifting the sewing foot ............................................. 40
5.11 Locking the sewing foot in the upper position......... 41
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