Brother BE-1204B-BC Sewing Machine User Manual


 
14 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-BC
Contents
Contents
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