SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS................................................................................................................................................. 1

Before Starting Operation............................................................................................................................................... 8

Procedure of Reading This Manual.............................................................................................................................. 10

Screen Composition...................................................................................................................................................... 12

Chapter 1 Preparation of Embroidery Machine

1. Specifications ........................................................................................................................................................... 1-2

2. Names of Machine Components ............................................................................................................................. 1-4

3. Installation................................................................................................................................................................. 1-5

3-1 Transportation of Machine ................................................................................................................................. 1-5

3-2 Installation of Machine....................................................................................................................................... 1-7

3-3 Preparation of Needle Bar Case........................................................................................................................ 1-8

3-4 Mounting of Table .............................................................................................................................................. 1-9

3-5 Mounting of Cotton Stand ................................................................................................................................ 1-12

3-6 Lubrication to Needle Bar Case....................................................................................................................... 1-13

3-7 Grounding........................................................................................................................................................ 1-14

4. Preparation for Embroidering................................................................................................................................ 1-15

4-1 Upper Threading.............................................................................................................................................. 1-15

4-2 Replacement of Bobbin ................................................................................................................................... 1-17

4-3 Replacing and Selecting Needle...................................................................................................................... 1-19

4-4 Attachment of Embroidery Hoop and Frame ................................................................................................... 1-20

4-5 Adjustment of Thread Tension ......................................................................................................................... 1-24

Chapter 2 Embroidering Procedures

Functions of Operation Panel...................................................................................................................................... 2-2

Operation Panel....................................................................................................................................................... 2-2

Switches at Machine Heads .................................................................................................................................... 2-5

Lamps and switches on the thread tension stand .................................................................................................... 2-6

Flowchart of Preparation for Embroidering ............................................................................................................... 2-7

Turn on the Machine Power..................................................................................................................................... 2-8

Retrieve the Embroidery Data ................................................................................................................................. 2-9

Start Embroidering ................................................................................................................................................... 2-9

Chapter 3 Selection of Data and Embroidering

What Can the Machine Do? ......................................................................................................................................... 3-2

Selection of Embroidery Data....................................................................................................................... 3-2

Embroidering Operation........................................................................................................................................... 3-2

Selection of Data .......................................................................................................................................................... 3-3

Registration of Embroidery Data from Floppy Disk .................................................................................................. 3-3

Reading from Memory ............................................................................................................................................. 3-7

Registration of Embroidery Data from BES-100E .................................................................................................... 3-8

Deletion of Embroidery Data from Machine Memory ............................................................................................... 3-9

Tape Reader Input Setting ......................................................................................................................................... 3-11

Modification of Embroidery Data Name.................................................................................................................... 3-13

Sewing Operation ....................................................................................................................................................... 3-17

Before Starting Sewing .......................................................................................................................................... 3-17

Starting Sewing Operation ..................................................................................................................................... 3-17

Feedhold and Cancellation of Sewing ................................................................................................................... 3-18

Step Forward and Step-Back..................................................................................................................................... 3-19

Step Forward/Step-Back Mode .............................................................................................................................. 3-19

Setting Amount or Timing of Step Forward/Step-Back ........................................................................................... 3-19

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