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Happy Voyager HCS-1201 Operation & Maintenance Manual

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Service Department
HAPPY HCS-1201 Operations & Maintenance
HAPPY HCS 1201 O
For Maintenance/Technical Personnel
Updated Nov 2, 2011 written for Firmware Version 1.16
This guide is intended to provide convenient, clearly-written and illustrated instructions for procedures that
maintenance personnel are required to know for servicing HAPPY HCS-1201 Voyager. It does not replace the
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Electronic Updates / Procedures
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Firmware Update - (by CF Card/Jump Drive)
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Firmware Update - (by CN-ROM chip)
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Needle Memory reset
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Speed and System reset
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Memory Re-initialization from Maintenance Mode
Mechanical Procedures / Replacements
Mechanical Procedures / Replacements
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Presser foot height inspection and adjustment
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Needle Depth inspection/ Depth Gauge / Knowledge
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Moving Knife - about, timing and adjustment
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Knife Base: Exchange / Knowledge
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Needle bar boss / fixing boss jams
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Updated Nov 2, 2011 written for Firmware Version 1.16 This guide is intended to provide convenient, clearly-written and illustrated instructions for procedures that maintenance personnel are required to know for servicing HAPPY HCS-1201 Voyager. It does not replace the i d t k...

  • Page 2: Removing Voyager's Outer Covers

    HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Removing Voyager’s Outer Covers For some of the procedures in this guide, it may be necessary to remove Voyager’s outer covers. Remove the left-side cover first. (side without control panel). This can be done without removing the other side.
  • Page 3 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Removing Voyager’s Outer Covers (Continued) Remove the right-side cover. (side with control panel). Note: This cover can be freed enough without removing the control panel to allow some common repairs: CPU board re-set/replace; serial/usb circuit board. Needle change cam repairs, presser foot motor.
  • Page 4 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Electronic Updates through Maintenance Mode Key electronic adjustments can be made on Voyager through Maintenance Mode. Refer back to the procedure on this page for other key procedures later on in this guide.

  • Page 5: Starting The Machine In Maintenance Mode

    Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Electronic Updates: Firmware Updates HAPPY provides updates to Voyager’s on-board firmware for functional improvements and occasional bug fixes. The firmware can be updated either through a CompactFlash card, Jump Drive, or in cases when the machine cannot be re- started, by flashing from a CNROM chip on the internal CPU board.
  • Page 6 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Electronic Updates: Firmware Updates Firmware Update via CF Card or Jump Drive (continued) 3. Update the Language File first. From the Maintenance screen, choose Install, then Install from the sub-menu. Then, choose the update file for language. The language file name will start with the letters “Eng” for English, “Spa”...
  • Page 7 Once again, wait until the update process completes before continuing. Note: At this stage the process is complete. The on-board lettering program may be updated here, but as of this writing, updates to this program have been frozen by HAPPY program have been frozen by HAPPY.
  • Page 8 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Electronic Updates: Firmware Updates Firmware Update via CN-ROM” [Maintenance] Follow the procedures on this page to update Voyager’s firmware Machine: A via CN-ROM. Angle: >Memory: To clear 1 Re initialize machine memory This will erase all designs 1.
  • Page 9 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Electronic Adjustments: Needle Memory In cases where the machine loses “track “ of the correct needle position number (for example, control panel will show needle 12 while the head is actually positioned over a different needle), follow this procedure to re-set the needle memory of the color change potentiometer and cam.
  • Page 10 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Electronic Adjustments: Memory Re-Initialization MEMORY The nature of storing electronic data sometimes creates opportunities for the machine to misinterpret the information it needs to process. Stored designs can develop “glitches” that will affect the performance of the machine or cause it to malfunction entirely.
  • Page 11 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Electronic Updates: Memory Re-Initialization RE-INITIALIZING MACHINE MEMORY (continued) Hardware-Re-Initialization of Machine Memory from the control panel circuit board 1 Turn the machine off 1. Turn the machine off. 2. Remove the four screws on the control panel. Do this using a phillips screw driver. The screws are located near each corner at the rear of the control panel.

  • Page 12: Rotary Hook Timing

    Mechanical Procedures: Rotary Hook Timing The precise timing wheel on Voyager (and other HAPPY machines) makes it possible for your customers to check hook timing, allowing troubleshooting hook-related issues over the phone before visiting the customer site – the short procedure is outlined below.
  • Page 13 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Mechanical Procedures: Hook Timing Checking Rotary Hook Timing (continued) TIMING (left-right position) at 25 degrees: HOOK-NEEDLE CLEARANCE (front-back) at 25 degrees: From the side of the machine, the point of the rotary hook...
  • Page 14 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Mechanical Procedures: Hook Timing Adjusting Rotary Hook Timing (3/4 view) 3 set screws are located along the rear “collar” of the rotary 1. Loosen the Rotary Hook. Do this by loosening each of the three (3) set screws hook.

  • Page 15: Hook Retainer Adjustment

    HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Mechanical Procedures: Hook Retainer Adjustment About the Hook Retainer (also called retaining finger) Stub of hook The hook retainer is located at the front of the rotary hook, near the retainer top of the bobbin case.
  • Page 16 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Mechanical Procedures: Presser Foot Inspecting Presser Foot Height Follow this procedure to check proper presser foot height: 1. Engage the needle. Do this by pressing the P.FOOT key, which lowers the presser foot. Then, grab the needle bar over the presser foot and pull it down until it locks into place needle bar over the presser foot, and pull it down until it locks into place.
  • Page 17 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Mechanical Procedures: Presser Foot Turn knob to index the head past needle , exposing the set screw for the presser foot shaft. Adjusting Presser Foot Height 1 T k 1. Take note of the adjustment needed by completing|...
  • Page 18 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Mechanical Procedures: Needle Depth Inspecting Needle Depth It may be useful to obtain a needle depth gauge to check this more easily. 1. Engage the needle. Do this by pressing the P.FOOT key, which lowers the presser foot. Then, grab the needle bar over the presser foot, and pull it down until it locks into place.
  • Page 19 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Mechanical Procedures: Needle Depth Adjusting Needle Depth Nov. 2, 2011 correction: correct set screw for needle depth adjustment now shown. 1. Prepare the machine. Do this by completing steps 1-3 on the previous page.
  • Page 20 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Mechanical Procedures: Moving Knife Timing About the Moving Knife The moving-knife is located beneath the needle plate and is responsible for trimming both the upper and bobbin thread simultaneously. It works by catching these two threads and drawing them back toward the black fixed-knife (not shown). The moving-knife creates a scissoring action as it slides beneath the fixed-knife, returning to its closed position.
  • Page 21 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Mechanical Procedures: Moving Knife Timing INSPECTING KNIFE TIMING Follow the procedure below to check moving knife timing. Refer to the diagram on the previous page. 1 Remove the needle plate. Do this by loosening each of the two (2) flathead screws with an offset screwdriver This 1.
  • Page 22 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Mechanical Procedures: Moving Knife Timing ADJUSTING KNIFE TIMING Follow the procedure below to adjust moving knife timing. 1. Remove the needle plate. Do this by loosening each of the two (2) flathead screws with an offset screwdriver.
  • Page 23 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Mechanical Procedures: Moving Knife Timing ADJUSTING KNIFE TIMING (continued) Shown below are diagrams for the procedure on the previous page – adjusting moving knife timing. Turn shaft until this screw is visible and loosen with a 3mm hex wrench.
  • Page 24 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Other Mechanical: Knife Base The knife base is the rigid platform above the rotary hook, on which the moving and fixed knife is mounted. The moving knife swivels around this vertical pin that runs The knife base is fixed firmly to the front of the down through the knife base.
  • Page 25 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Other Mechanical: Upper & Lower Needle Bar Boss As shown in the diagram here, the upper and lower needle bar bosses engaged to the fixed head and reciprocator, which have (roughly) c-shaped receptacles, as shown in these diagrams.

  • Page 26: Error Code List (Updated As Of Nov 2011)

    HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Error Code List and Measures page 1 Code Error Description Resolution/Remarks Circuit Board Abnormality detected in control circuit Power down machine and, after 10 seconds, power on again. board Power Source...
  • Page 27 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Error Code List and Measures page 2 Code Error Description Resolution/Remarks Needle move Motor for needle bar selection unit has Follow same procedure listed for error 020 stopped partway through its path.
  • Page 28 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Error Code List and Measures page 3 Code Error Description Resolution/Remarks Safety Cover Switch not closed on left side of head due Close safety cover or close switch. to safety cover being open...
  • Page 29 HAPPY Voyager HCS-1201 Service Department Procedures For Maintenance/Technical Personnel Error Code List and Measures page 4 Code Error Description Resolution/Remarks Trace data over Error in design trace data creation Re-load design and try again. Memory error Fault in retaining contents of pattern If this occurs frequently, it is likely that CPU is faulty.

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