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  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 1

    BE-1204B-BC BE-1204C-BC BE-1206B-BC PC Control t ype Please read this manual be fore using the machine. Please kee p this m anual w ithi n easy reach for qui ck reference. TWEL VE NEEDLE FOUR HEAD EMBROIDER Y MACHINE TWEL VE NEEDLE FOUR HEAD EMBROIDER Y MACHINE< WIDE AREA> TWEL VE NEEDLE SI X HEAD EMBROIDER Y MACHINE INSTRUCTION MAN UAL ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 1 Thank you v ery much for buying a BROTHER sew ing machine. Before using your new machine, please read the safety instructions below and the explanations given in the instruction manual. W ith indus trial sewing machines, it is normal to carry out work while posit ioned directly in front of moving pa rts such as the ne ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 4

    2 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 2 Notes on safety DA NGE R Wait at least 5 m inutes after turnin g off the p ower s witch and d isconn ectin g the p ower cord f rom the wa ll outlet bef ore o p enin g the f ace p late of the control box. T ouchin g areas where hi g h volta g es ar e p resent can resu lt in seve re injury . CA UTION ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 5

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 3 Installation Avoid setting up the se wing m achine near sources of str ong electric al noise such as high-f requency weldi ng equipm ent. If this pr ecaution is not tak en, incorrec t machine o peratio n m ay result. CA UTION Sewing This sewing m achine should onl y be used b y operator s who ha ve receiv ed the nec e ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 6

    4 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Maintenance and inspection Maintenanc e and ins pection of the se wing machine s hould on ly be carr ied out b y a qual ifi ed t echni cian . Ask your Brother dealer or a qualif ied electrici an to car ry out an y mainten ance and inspect ion of the e lectrica l system . Turn off the power switch and disc onnect the p ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 7

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 5 3 W arning labels * The following warning labels appear on the sewing machine. Please follow the instr uctions on the labels at all times when using the machine. If the labels have been removed or are di fficult to read, please conta ct your nearest Brother dealer . 1 E lectric shock dan ger display W1408Q 2 E lectric ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 8

    6 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6 Injury caution display 7 Injury caution display Never touch or push the thread take up during operation as it may result in injuries machine. Never touch or p ush the needle bar during operation as it may result in injuries or damage to the sewing machine. 8 High temperature caution display 9 Hig h temperature cauti ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 7 W1400Q W1208Q 5 4 6 7 5 8 9 11 4 8 8 4 4 1 2 10 3 ...

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    8 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Before S t arting Operation Do not for ce open the shutter f or direct c ontact with the m agnetic area. Do not bri ng disk s near magnetic matter s such as magnetic screwdri ver or the b ack s ide of the programm er . W1209 Q W1210Q Do not s tore flop py disk s in an extrem ely high or low am bient temperature. Do no ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 11

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 9 Protecting data in floppy disks Write-protection is av ailable for a floppy disk to prevent undesired dat a deletion. A write-pr otected disk is read-only . It is recommended to provide write-protection f or disks which contain important data. T o do so , slide the write-protect notch to open the slot as show n below ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 12

    10 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Procedure of Re ading This Manual Explanation of model s This manual explains three models: - BE-1204B-BC - BE-1204C-BC - BE-1206B-BC Explanation for individual model is provided by identifying the model name. Check the model before using the machine. The display is BE-1206B-BC. Configurati on of thi ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 13

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 11 Contents Content s SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................................ ..................................... 1 Before St artin g Operation ..................................................................................... ...

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    12 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Contents Chapter 4 Selecting and T ransferring Embroidery Dat a Functions (Command Ref erence) ............................................................................................................................... 4-2 Description of Scre en ................................................... ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 13 Contents Changing Dat a .................................................................................................................. ...........................................5-23 Changing S tart .................................................................................................. ...

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    14 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Contents Setting the Machin e............................................................................................................ ........................................ 6-25 Needle Bar........................................................................................................... ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 15 Contents Chapter 7 Operation of Machine 1. Operating Procedur es ........................................................................................................ ......................................7-2 1-1 Power Source ........................................................................ ...

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    16 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Contents Chap ter 9 Ma intenan ce 1. Cleaning .................................................................................................................................................................... 9-2 1-1 Cleaning a nd Lubri cation of Rot ary Hook ....................................... ...

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    Chapter 1 An Introduction of Embroider y Machine ...

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    1-2 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Chapter 1 An Introduction of Embroidery Machine 1. S pecifications Embr oidery m achine us ed 12 needle s ix-head embr oidery m achine 12 needle f our-he ad embr oidery m achine 12 needle f our-he ad embr oidery machine <wide ar ea> BE-1206 B BE-1204 B BE-1204C Applicat ion Pattern em broider ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 21

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 1-3 Chapter 1 An Introduction of Embroidery Machine ...

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    1-4 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 1 An Introduction of Embroidery Machine 2. Sof t w are 2-1 Necessary Sy stems The following systems are needed for installing the software. • Personal computer with a CPU of Intel Pentium 166 MHz or above (Even if the software is operable under the environment less than the required specification, such a c ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 23

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 1-5 Chapter 1 An Introduction of Embroidery Machine Relationship among Programs W he n the software is s tarted, the program (1) for actuating the machine star ts first. Next, embroidery data is called by the program (2). Use the program (3), when required, for editing and embroidering. The embroidery data is totaled by ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 24

    1-6 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 1 An Introduction of Embroidery Machine 2-5 Basic Operation of Sof tware This section explains the basics of using the software. It covers only the operating procedures that are commonly used for the softw are. If there are any special ope rating procedures inherent to a program, they are explained in each s ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 25

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 1-7 Chapter 1 An Introduction of Embroidery Machine ! ! ! ! Double-click Press the left mouse button twice continuously . Do not leave a lon g pause in between. "Double-click [xx]" means moving the white arrow pointer to "xx " and pressing the left button twice continuously . W1361Q ! ! ! ! Drag Move ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 26

    1-8 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 1 An Introduction of Embroidery Machine Names of Screen Component s Names of major component s on the sc reen of the machine controller are described below: W1363Q ! ! ! ! Menu Processing of software is ca rried out by giving relative commands. Commands are divided in groups and stored in each menu. The menu ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 27

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 1-9 Chapter 1 An Introduction of Embroidery Machine Selectio n of Menu Processing of software is carried out by giving a command. A command can be given by the mouse as described below: 1. Move the arrow pointer to a menu na me and click there. W1364Q 2. A list of commands is displayed. Click the required command. W 111 ...

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    1-10 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 1 An Introduction of Embroidery Machine ...

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    Chapter 2 Prep aration of Embroidery Machine ...

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    2-2 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 1. Names of Ma chine Component s W1401Q The machine heads are numbered 1 to 6 (1 to 4 in four head models) from the right front. Fluorescent lamp swit ch Operation pa nel Thread tension dial Thread gu ide C Thread gu ide B Thread gu ide A Thread tensio n base swit ch Cott ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 31

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 2-3 Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 2. Inst allation DA NGE R Em broider y m achines s hould be installed o nl y by trai ned engi neer s. Electr ic wiring s hould be laid by your distrib utor or elec tric ex perts. Install a m achine in a place a wa y from a high- fre q uenc y weldin g mac ...

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    2-4 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne ! ! ! ! When using a crane W1223Q 2. Hook on the eyebolts w ith each belt to lift up the machine. When lift ing the machi ne, make sure t hat the belts do not contac t the machin e table or the t ension plate. Belt More than 45° More than 45° ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 33

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 2-5 Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 2-2 Inst allat ion of Machine W1224Q 1. Place Footboard [4], a rubbe r cushion 10 [3] (prov ided w ith the machine), and PE sheet [2] under each of four adjustment bolts M 20 [1]. The Footboard must be on the rubber cushion. 2. Fit f our adjustment bolts M20 [1] into the ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 34

    2-6 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 2-3 Prep a ration of Needle Bar Case W1225Q Repeat the procedures below for all the heads: 1. Unscrew the screw [1], then deta ch the bracket [3] and pin [2]. [1] [3] [2] ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 35

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 2-7 Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 2-4 Mounting of T abl e ! ! ! ! Prep aration for mounting the t able W1226Q • This operation is required only whe n the table se t is purc hased se parately from the m achine. • The table is a standard attachm ent. 1. T e nta tively mount 4 (3 in BE-1 ...

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    2-8 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne ! ! ! ! For embroidering with tubular square hoop or cap frame (lo wer position) W1227Q 1. Attach four hexagon socket head cap s crews to each o f table par ts R [1], M [2](BE-1206B and BE-1204C only), and L [3] from the back. 2. Put the table backing pla ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 37

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 2-9 Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne ! ! ! ! For embroidering with flat hoop/sash frame (upper position) W1228Q 1. Attach four hexagon socket head cap screws to each of table p arts R [1], M [2](BE-1206B and BE-1204C only), and L [3] from the back. 2. Insert the table backing plate [4] of ea ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 38

    2-10 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 2-5 Mounting of Cotton St and W1229Q 1. Attach the cotton st and bars [2 ] to the cotton stand [1]. 2. Attach six thread guide support bars [3] to the co tton stand [1], while fitting into the six holes. 3. Mount the thread guide asse mbly [4] on the thread guide support ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 39

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 2-1 1 Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 2-6 Lubrication to Needle Bar Case Proper lubrication is necessary for keeping the machine head in g ood condition. CA UTION Turn off the power switch before starti ng an y cleaning work , other wise the m achine m ay operate if the start switch is pres ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 40

    2-12 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 2-7 Connection of Personal Computer to Machines (fo r connecting 4 set s) Be sure to ground the per sonal computer . W1352Q 1. T urn of f the pow er of the personal co mputer and the machine. 2. Open the cover of the personal co mputer and insert an interface board into ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 41

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 2-13 Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 5. Pass the IF cable from the crevice between the frame of leg and the con trol box. W1354Q 6. Connect the interf ace board female connector and the control box connector SBUS1 of the f irst machine using an IF cable. W1353Q 7. Connect the control box connector SBUS2 of ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 42

    2-14 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 2-8 Connection of Power Supply ! ! ! ! Uninterruptive po wer supply This unit is for protecting a personal computer from commercial power int erruption, voltage drop, and external noise. Use of an uninterruptive pow er supply is strongly recommended. • T his unit is no ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 43

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 2-15 Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 2-9 Grounding CA UTION Perform a groundin g cable c onnection. F ailure to do so m ay result i n electric shock or machine malfunc tion. W1231Q W hen connecting t he po wer suppl y , mak e sure to connect it to the gr ounding cable (with green a nd yellow stripes) . W he ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 44

    2-16 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 2-10 Inst allat ion of Soft ware Use an attached CD-R for installing software. If a personal computer with no CD-R d rive unit is used , connect a drive unit to the co mputer . 1. Set the CD-R for installation. Setting the CD- R start s the inst allation progr am automa ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 45

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 2-17 Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 3. Prep aration for Embroidering CA UTION Turn off the power switch before s tarting preparatio n. Failure to do so m ay start the m achine uni ntentiona lly throug h an acc idental act ivation of th e ST ART switch , resu lting in bodily inju ries. 3-1 Upper Threading W ...

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    2-18 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 1. Pass an upper thread from the cotton stand through the hole o f the thread guide right above each cotton stand bar . Pass the t hread from the back to t he front hole. W1234Q 2. Pass the thread through the upper hole o f t he pretension [1]. Push up the thread guide t ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 47

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 2-19 Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 3-2 Replacement of Bobbin Remove dust, lint and oil from the bobbin case be fore replacement. ! ! ! ! Removing bobbin case W1235Q 1. Open the rotary hook cover [1]. 2. Hold the knob [2] and ta ke out the bobbin case. 3. Close the knob and take ou t the bobbin [3]. ! ! ! ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 48

    2-20 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 2. Slide the thread under the tension spring [5] through the notch [4]. 3. Pull out the thread from the hole of the tension spring [5]. 4. Pull out the thread by about 50 mm. 5. Pass the t hread through the thr ead guide [6]. ! ! ! ! A ttaching bobbin case W1241Q 1. Hold ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 49

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 2-21 Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 3-3 Replacing and Select ing Needle * Relationship between materials and needles Material Needle Needle t hicknes s Denim Leather #14, #16, #18 Handker chief #9, #10 Shirt To w e l DB × K5 #1 1, #12, #13 ! ! ! ! Selec tin g n eedle • W he n using special threads such ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 50

    2-22 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 3-4 A tt achment of Embroider y Hoop and Frame ! ! ! ! T ubular square hoop BE-1204B,BE-1206B 1. Loosen the thumb bolt M6 [1] to draw it to the center . 2. Align the positioning hole on the t ubular round arm frame [4] with the positioning pin [3] (S5866 ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 51

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 2-23 Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne ! ! ! ! Hold er b ase (op tion al) W1244Q Attaching the holder base frame 1. Set the table. (Refer to “Mounting of T able” on page 2-7.) 2. Insert the frame connecting plate F [4] into the holder base frame L [1], flat frame C6-360 [2] and holder base frame R [3], us ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 52

    2-24 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne Attaching the holder base 1. Mount the holder base vertically to the X-axis feed sash [1] and flat frame C6-360 [2] usin g the thumb bolts [3]. W1246Q [2] [3] [1] [3] ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 2-25 Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne ! ! ! ! Sash frame ( optional) W1247Q Attaching the sash frame 1. Set the table. ( Refer to "2-4 Mounting of T able" (Page 2-7) for details.) 2. Mount two v ertical sash frames [1] on the holder base frames L and R, and two horiz ontal sash fra ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 54

    2-26 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 3-5 A djustment of Thread T ension ! ! ! ! A djustment of upper thread W1248Q W1249Q Adjust upper thread tension to 0.8~1.4N when the thread is pulled at the needle ba r thread guide. * Corre ct ad justme nt Tu rn the upper thread tension dial so that the needle t hread ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 55

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 2-27 Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne 3. For adjusting the height, loosen the screw [1 ] and turn the tension sprin g bracket [2]. 4. For adjusting the t ension spring force, insert a driver tip in the groove of the thread tension bar [3] and turn it. ! ! ! ! Lo wer thre ad tens ion W1251Q W1252Q The standar ...

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    2-28 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 2 Preparation of Embroidery Machi ne ...

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    Chapter 3 Embroidering Procedures After installation of machine and setting-up of the personal computer (PC), st art embroidering. This chapter explains about the operation panel on the machine as well as precautions for the actual embroidering process. ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 58

    3-2 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 3 Embroidering Procedures Functions of Oper ation Pane l Operation Panel W1368Q S t arts embr oidering. Restarts after moving the car riage to em broider ing start pos ition b y using the j og switc h. Restarts embr oidering after a s uspens ion. Cancels errors dur ing em broidering. Exits fr om the em broid ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 59

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 3-3 Chapter 3 Embroidering Procedures Check s the em broidering ar ea. Exits fr om embr oidering m ode. Press this s witch while ho lding do wn switch simult an eously to stop embr oidering. Moves the hoop autom atical ly into t he embroider ing ar ea when th e embr oider y position is out of the are a. W hen this switc ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 60

    3-4 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Chapter 3 Embroidering Procedures Switches at Machine Heads W1257Q ! S t op switch S top s embroidering operation. In BE-1206B models, this switch is located between the head 2 and 3, and also betw een the head 5 and 6. In BE- 1204B/1204C models, this sw itch is located between the head 1 and 2, and ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 61

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 3-5 Chapter 3 Embroidering Procedures Lamp s and s witches on the thread tension st and The thread tension stand has lamps and sw itches mounted on it. Switches can set movements of the heads such as to drive, to suspend or mending, and those statuses can be checked by lamp s. W1258Q ! Thread tension stand la mp Shows s ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 62

    3-6 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 3 Embroidering Procedures Flowchart of Prep aration for Embroiderin g Run PC. Run software ( → p a ge 3 -7 ) . Tu rn on the machine power . ( → page 3-7) Register the m achine name for init ial start-up. ( → page 3-8) Retrieve the embroidery data by using ex plorer ( → pa ge 3-8). “Chapter 4 Select ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 63

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 3-7 Chapter 3 Embroidering Procedures Run the Sof t w are 1. Select [Program] - [Brother Embroider y System] – [Ecsc] fro m the S tart menu. The so ftware s tarts u p. T urn on the Machine Power W1262Q W1265Q W14 05Q W1266Q 1. Tu rn on the main power switch. 2. Reset the emergency stop sw itch. 3. Change the Flat / Ca ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 64

    3-8 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 3 Embroidering Procedures Register the Machine Name Enter the machine name if the so ftware is run for the first time or when a new machine is connec ted. 1. Enter a machine name. W1370Q 2. Click [O K]. Retriev e the Embro idery D at a 1. Click . The embroi dery data expl orer sta rts up. 2. Double-click the ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 65

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 3-9 Chapter 3 Embroidering Procedures S t art Emb roide ring 1. Check that the READY lamp on the machine operation p anel is on. W1372Q 2. Press to check the embroidering area. 3. Press to start embroidering. ...

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    3-10 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 3 Embroidering Procedures ...

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    Chapter 4 Selecting and T ransferring Embroider y Dat a Clicking on the machine controller brings up a screen which allows selecting or transference o f registered embroidery data. M oving, copying, and deleting of embroidery data can also be carried out on this screen. ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 68

    4-2 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data Functions (Command Re ference) File menu New Creates a new direc tory . ( → page 4-4) Exit of S electio n Transfers em broidery data to th e mac hine contro ller . ( → page 4-5) Exit Exits f rom em broidery data ex plorer . Edit menu Copy Copi es the s elect ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 69

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 4-3 Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data Description of Screen W0964Q Exit of S election Exit Copy Move Dele te Rename List Image Sort by Name Sort by Stitch es Sort by Col ors Sort by Date Informat ion Help T ool bar Status bar T o display h ierarchy o f directori es in PC T o di splay name and outlin ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 70

    4-4 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data Creating a Director y Creates a new directory . A directory can be created wi thin another directory . 1. Click and select a parent directory in the wi ndow on the left. W0965Q 2. Select [New] - [Folder] from File menu. W0966Q 3. Enter a new folder name. W0967Q ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 71

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 4-5 Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data T ransferrin g dat a T ransfer registered embroidery dat a to the machine controller or Embroidery dat a editor . 1. Double-click data, or click data and . The explorer exit s aut omatical ly after transferri ng the select ed data. W0969Q T ransferring DST and D ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 72

    4-6 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data 3. Set the number of feeds for trim. Select the number of feeds or speci fy the feed length for trimmi ng a nd clic k [OK ]. The data is transferred and t he explorer ends a utomati cally . W0971Q T ransferring data on a network 1. Be fore st a rtin g the sof tw ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 73

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 4-7 Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data Copy Copies embroidery data. ! Select from the menu or drag the data icon to the de stination. Select from Me nu 1. Click data for selection. 2. Select [Copy] from Edit menu or click . W0973Q 3. Select destination directory . Name copy data. W0974Q 4. Click [Sav ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 74

    4-8 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data Moving Dat a Moves embroidery data to a dif ferent directory . ! Select from the menu or drag the data icon to the de stination. Select from Me nu 1. Click data for selection. 2. Select [Move] from Edit menu or click . W0977Q 3. Select the destination directory ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 4-9 Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data Deleting Dat a Deletes embroidery data. 1. Click data for selection. The frame of s elected dat a becomes red. 2. Select [Delete] from Edit menu or click . W0979Q 3. Click [Y es] to delet e the selected da ta. ...

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    4-10 BE-1204B-BC • BE-120C-B C • BE -1206B-BC Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data Recreat e an icon Creates an icon of data for other models. ! Icons of the data c reated by the following models can be recreated. • BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C-BC • BE-1206B-BC 1. Click and select the data display ed as "Icon is not co mp ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 77

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 4-1 1 Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data Select A ll Selects all the data in the folder displayed. ! Only copying, movement, and deletion by d rag & drop are enabled when multiple pa tterns are selected simultaneously . T rans fer to the machine controller is disabled. 1. Select [Select all] from ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 78

    4-12 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data Renaming Dat a Renames the regist ered embroidery data. ! Data name consist s of the name area and three characters called "extension" w hich indicates data type. Enter ".ECS" at the end of the data na me. W0663Q ! Upper and lower cases are ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 79

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 4-13 Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data Finding Da t a Retrieves and views embroidery data . 1. Select [Find Files] from T ool menu. 2. Enter the file name of embroidery data for search. Enter the file name correctly . W0983Q 3. Click [F ind]. W0984Q ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 80

    4-14 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data If the specified embroidery data is found, the data is displayed. W0985Q Finding Files With W ildcard Characters W ildcard characters can be used as a substitute of a single character or multiple characters. Characters "?" and "*" can be u s ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 81

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 4-15 Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data A djustin g Screen Display Selects the information type to display on the screen. ! T ool bar If it is checked, the tool bar appears. ! S tatus bar If it is checked, the status bar appears. ! File display format Choose either option. List Displa ys a list of al ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 82

    4-16 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data Reading Dat a in Floppy Disk Reads data in a floppy disk and registers it as embroidery data . ! The following data format s can be registered. • DOS format data T aji ma Dat a wit h file name "xxxx. DST" Baru dan Dat a wi th fil e name "xxxx. ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 83

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 4-17 Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data 4. Set feed counts for thread breakage. Select the number o f feeds or speci fy the feed length for trimmi ng a nd clic k [OK ]. W0971Q 5. Select the directory to save and name the file. Do not change extens ion ".ECS". W0974Q 6. Click [Save]. ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 84

    4-18 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data Converting the Non DOS format data This function is no t available with W in dows NT. V ie wing Fi les T o view files of FDR, FMC and ZSK data, car ry out the following steps: ! Vi ewing Details Click . Names, types, Numbers, sizes, number of stitches of FDR da ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 4-19 Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data ! V iew ing Icon Click . W0990Q ! Preview and Refresh The data ima ge can be display ed before reading the da ta. Click the desired icon o r the name for display . Click to display the data image. On the detailed display , "f dr" and "fmc" c ...

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    4-20 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data 3. Select data to read and click [OK]. W0992Q W0993Q 4. The image of the selected pa ttern appears. T o convert the selected data into ECS dat a. Click [OK]. W0994Q When "Deta ils" is sel ected Whe n "Icon" is sele cted ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 4-21 Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data 5. Set feed counts for thread breakage. Select the number of feeds or specify the feed length for trimmi ng a nd clic k [OK ]. W1403Q 6. Select the directory to save the file and name the file. Do not change extens ion ".ECS". W0995Q 7. Click [Save]. ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 88

    4-22 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data Reading Dat a in Paper T ape Saves data in p aper t ape as embroidery dat a. ! Paper taper reader is required for reading data . ! Before saving any data, chec k that the p aper t ape reader is conne cted to PC correctly . ! A vailable interf aces are as follow ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 4-23 Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data 5. The image of the selected p attern appears. W0970Q 6. Select the directory to save and name the file. Do not change extens ion ".ECS". W0997Q 7. Click [Save]. ...

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    4-24 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data Settings for Dat a Reading Sets up the interface and data transfer speed of the pape r tape reader or external disk drive. 1. Select [Setup] from T ool menu. 2. Select port and speed. W0998Q 3. Click [O K]. ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 4-25 Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data W riting Dat a in DST Format Convert the ECS data into DST dat a for saving. 1. Click the desired ECS data to conv ert into DST dat a. 2. Select [ECS to DST conversion] from T ool menu. 3. Select the directory to save and name the file. Do no t change exten sio ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 92

    4-26 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 4 S electing and T ransferring Embroidery Data V ie w ing Pattern Inf ormation Detail information of embroidery data can be checked. ! The following items can be chec ked. Pattern n ame File name and path of em broider y data File V ersion V ers ion num ber of the file No. of stitc hes The num ber of stitch ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 93

    Chapter 5 Editing Embroidery Dat a Clicking of the machine controller brings up a screen which allow s editing of embroidery data. This screen allows simple processing of embroi- dery data and display setting o f display . ...

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    5-2 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Functions (Command Re ference) File menu Open Selects em broider y data. ( → page 5-5) Merge Add oth er pattern to the pattern in e ditin g. ( → page 5-28) Save Sa ves the ed ited em broidery data over t he curren t file . ( → page 5-30) Save as Saves th e edite d embr oidery ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 95

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 5-3 Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Microstitc h Displa ys the pos ition of the stitch whose lengt h is t he desig nated len gth or less. ( → page 5-9) Needle bar and spe ed range Displa ys the settin g screen f or needl e bar and sp eed rang e. ( → page 5-9) Thr ead color Dis plays the pattern in thread c olor . ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 96

    5-4 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Description of Screen W1000Q Status bar Open Save Zoom Out Horizontal F lip V ertica l Flip Point Sym mentry Help T ool bar A bout This Applicat ion Design Information Print Resize Redo Rotate Undo Thread colo r Needle bar and Speed Rang e Fit to Window Displa y Range Zoom In Repea ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 97

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 5-5 Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Opening Embroidery Dat a This function is available with embroidery data editor . 1. Select [Open] from File menu or click . 2. Double-click the data or click the data and . W1001Q ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 98

    5-6 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Setting Display Sets the condition of t he display screen. I tems with check marks to t he left are selected. Centering Brings the i mage to the c enter o f the screen. Before selecting After se lecting W1002Q W10 03Q 1. Select [Centering] from View menu. Zoom Zooms in/out the pat ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 99

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 5-7 Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Zoom Out 1. Select [Zoom] - [Zoom Out] from V iew menu or click . Repeats zooming of the ima ge by the numb er of clicks. Before selecting After se lecting W1004Q W10 05Q Range 1. Select [Zoom] - [Range] from V iew menu or click . 2. Drag and define the range to z oom in with the m ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 100

    5-8 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Needle Penetration Chooses whethe r or no t the nee dle pevetration p osit ions are di splayed. 1. Select [Needle Penetration] from View menu. Before selecting After se lecting W1008Q W10 09Q Embroidering S t art /End Displays s tart and end poin ts as " S" and "E&qu ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 101

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 5-9 Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Micros titch Displays the po siti on of t he sti tch wh ose len gth i s less than th e des ignated length with . Len gth can be de sig nate d fro m 0. 0 to 1 .0 mm in un its of 0.1 mm . 1. Select [Microstitch] from the V iew menu. 2. Designate the length of the stitch to be view ed ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 102

    5-10 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Cha nge o f dis play color ! W he n the color of the embroidering sequence is changed, the color displayed on the screen is changed. W hen ending embroidering or reading other data, the con firmation screen for saving the setting appears. ! A display color can be selected from amo ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 103

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 5-1 1 Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data 2. Select a new color on the [Color selection] screen. W1018Q 3. W he n selecting a color from a color sample, click maker name or [User] and double clic k [Color]. W1019Q 4. W he n finely adj usting the selected color , click [Medium color]. Click [User] to crate a new color , t ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 104

    5-12 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data 5. Select an arbitrary color from basic colors. Click [Def ine Custom Colors] to create a medium color . W1021Q 6. Select a color by clicking on the color char t or by inputting a value, and click [OK]. W1022Q 7. Input the name of the color and click [OK] w hen [User] is selected ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 105

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 5-13 Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Changing needle bar allocation 1. Drag the embroidering sequence on the needle bar number . W1024Q Setting the rang e 1. Double click the desired needle bar range to change . 2. Click the desired range. W1025Q 3. Click [O K]. Thread Color The embroide ry data i s displayed in thre ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 106

    5-14 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data T ool bar Shows/hides the to ol bar . The tool bar con tains icon s wi th the same fun ctions a s the menu. 1. Select [T ool Bar] from V iew menu. Before selecting After se lecting W1028Q W10 29Q Stat us B ar Shows/hides the to ol statu s. The status bar provides in formation on t ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 107

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 5-15 Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Back to Prev ious S t atus Undo Makes the edit or change invalid. The sc reen retu rns to the s tate befo re the change. ! The scre en can return to 3 ste p s ma xi mum. 1. Select [Undo] from the Edit menu or click . Redo Repeats the can celed s tep of " Undo". ! The scr ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 108

    5-16 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Editing Rot ate W0558Q ! A vailable range of rotation is -359 to 359 de grees. ! W hen the patterns to be repeated are grouped, the w hole pattern rotates. When they are not grouped, each pattern rota tes in each hoop. When the p attern s are gr ouped When the p attern s are not g ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 109

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 5-17 Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Horizo nt al F lip Flips the image horizontally . W0450Q W04 59Q 1. Select [Horizontal Flip] from Edit menu or click . V ertical F lip Flips the image vertically . W0450Q W04 60Q 1. Select [V e rtical Flip] from Edit menu or click . Point Symmetry Flips the image 180 degrees to th ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 110

    5-18 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data ! The number for repetition is 1 to 100 for both vertical (Row) and horizontal (Column ) directions. ! The unit for repetition can be set in inches . T o use the inch unit, set the len gth to [inch] on the [Configuration] of T ool menu of the machine controller . ( → page 6-24) ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 111

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 5-19 Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Margin setting with [ A uto setting] selected The number is set automatically so as the number of repetitions to be the maximum within the sewing area. ! W he n [S pacing], [Direction], and [Datum] are pre-selected before [Auto setting] is selected, the setting is performed accord ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 112

    5-20 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Resize Res ize s the i mage. W0450Q W13 95Q ! The available range of resizing is 50 to 200% in both the X and Y directions. ! Resizing changes the thread density alon g with the percenta ge. 1. Select [Resize] from Edit menu or click . 2. S peci fy the percentage of resizi ng. W10 ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 113

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 5-21 Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Insert o r D elete Cod e Codes of tr im, pau se and colo r change can be inserted or delete d by moving the needle to the desired position . 1. Select [Insert or delete code] from the Edit menu. Needle movement tool ba r is dis played. W1039Q 2. Select the movement method of needl ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 114

    5-22 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Insert Lock S titch Find the pa ttern of [Stitch] - [T rim] for [Befo re T rimming] an d find the pat tern of [T rim] - [Fee d] - [Stitch] - [Stit ch] fo r [Afte r T rimming], then insert a lock stitch . ! Insertion method of lock stitch depends on the length o f the second stitch ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 115

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 5-23 Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Changing Dat a Changing St art Changes the start position o f embr oidering. Options Functions Center , upper left cor ner , m iddle left c orner , l ower left corner , middle top edge, m iddle bottom edge, upp er right corn er , m iddle rig ht corner , or lower right corner of th ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 116

    5-24 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Changing End Changes the end po sition o f embroide ring. Options Functions Center , upper left cor ner , m iddle left c orner , l ower left corner , middle to p edge, m iddle bottom edge, upper right corner , middle r ight corn er , or lower right corn er of m ask . Ends em broid ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 117

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 5-25 Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Mask Changes the mask tha t represen ts the periphe ry of embroidery data. Since the au tomatic mask is a rectangle, the pa ttern within the hoop m ay be displayed as an error . In this case , set masking in manual mode. ! Mask is displayed in a khaki line. ! The re a re tw o ty p ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 118

    5-26 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Group All patterns created in repetition are grouped as a sin gle pattern. ! The dif ference between the grouped p attern and the non-grouped p attern is as follows: W1045Q W he n the p atterns are grouped • Each pattern is display ed in each mask. • The whole grouped p attern ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 119

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 5-27 Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Setting Group for Repeti tion 1. Select [Repeat] in the Edit menu or click . 2. Click the checkbox of [Group] to put a chec k mark. W1033Q Selecting fr om Menu 1. Select [Gro up] from Change menu. W1047Q ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 120

    5-28 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Merge Merge other patterns to the pa ttern in editing. ! If the pattern to be merged is repetition data , it is automatically grouped and merged. ! If the pattern to be merged is grouped repetition data, it is merged at the specified position. → W1048Q W10 49Q ! If t he pattern ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 121

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 5-29 Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data 3. The pattern mask is displayed in a broken line. Move the mask to the desired position for merging. Click the mouse. Move th e mouse w hile pre ssing the shift ke y . The mask mov es horizon tally and v ertically . W1053Q 4. If the position is acceptable, click [Y es]. When [No] ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 122

    5-30 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Saving Dat a Saves the edited data. The edited data can be sav ed over the cur rent file or renamed as a sep arate file. Save Saves the e dited data ov er the curr ent file . The original da ta i s deleted. 1. Select [Save] from File menu or click . 2. If the edited data is larger ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 123

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 5-31 Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Save A s... Renames and sav es the edite d data as a new file. 1. Select [Save as...] from File menu. 2. Select the directory to save the new file. Ent er a new file name. W1058Q 3. Click [Save]. 4. If the edited data is larger than the mas k, choose whether to carry out au tomati ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 124

    5-32 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data V ie w ing Pattern Inf ormation Detail information of embroidery data can be checked. ! The following items can be chec ked. No. of stitc hes The num ber of s titches in em broider y data No. of color s The num ber of colors us ed in em broidery data Mask Size Size of mask ing S t ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 125

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 5-33 Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data Printing Dat a Prints data in editing. 1. Select [Print] from File menu or click . Specify the numb er of copies and ot her conditions . C lick [OK]. ...

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    5-34 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 5 E diting Embroidery Data ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 127

    Chapter 6 Embroidering The PC controls the m achine operation as w ell as set tin gs of the mach ine . Note that the menu which appears on the screen depends on whether the power to the machine is turned on or of f. ...

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    6-2 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering Functions (Command Re ference) When the Po wer to the Machine is Off File m enu Save T he machine d ata is over written f or saving. ( → page 6-58) Save As The m achine data is saved as a differ ent name. ( → page 6- 58) Exit Exits the m ac hine contro ller . V iew menu T ool Bar Displays ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 129

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-3 Chapter 6 Embroi dering Operation menu S t art Embr oidering S t arts embr oidering. ( → page 6-49) St o p M a c h i n e Suspends embr oidering. ( → page 6- 50) Cancel Em broideri ng Canc els em broidering. ( → page 6-50) Home Pos ition Moves the home pos ition. ( → page 6-51) St e p F / B Carries ou t step- ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 130

    6-4 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering Settin gs menu Needle Uses the sam e needle bar for all em broideri ng. ( → page 6-25) Same S peed Range Sets the head. ( → page 6-26) Pause Sets whether to sto p the nee dle bars temporar ily when cha nging all the needle bars . ( → page 6-26) S pe ed Rang e Defines the spee d range. ( ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 131

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-5 Chapter 6 Embroi dering Description of Screen W1060Q Needle bar and speed rang e Zoom in Zoom out Zoom in sp ecif ied rang e Fit to windo w Whole pat tern Needle p enetr ation Thread color Cancel embro idering Help A bout This Applicat ion Informat ion Move pa ttern Step-back /step-forward Home positio n Suspend emb ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 132

    6-6 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering Settings before T urning On the Mac hine Describes settings available before the machine is turned on . ! The following items can be set. • Displaying the tool bar • Displaying the status bar • Upgrading the version of interface board (*) • Resetting the interface board (*) • Commun ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 133

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-7 Chapter 6 Embroi dering Display ing the St atus Ba r Shows/hides the status ba r . The status bar provides in formation on the current status and advice for operation. 1. Select [S ta tus Bar] from V iew menu and put the check mark. Click here again to remo ve the ch eck mark. Then th e status bar disappe ars. W1062 ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 134

    6-8 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering Language Chang es display lang uage. ! The following three languages are displayed as "A vailable Languages". English Dis plays Eng lish. Languages system uses Displa ys the system languag e of PC. Each resp ective langua ge Displa ys the local language. 1. Select [Language] from Co ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 135

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-9 Chapter 6 Embroi dering Settings af ter T urning Pow er On Describes settings available after turning power on to the machine. T ool Bar Shows/hides the to ol bar . The tool bar con tains icon s wi th the same fun ctions a s the menu. Refe r to p age 6 -6. Stat us B ar Shows/hides the status ba r . The status bar pr ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 136

    6-10 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering Zoom In Specified Range Enlarges the range specifie d with the m ouse to the full windo w size. 1. Select [Zoom In S pecif ied Range] from Display menu or click . The arrow pointer turns into . 2. Drag and specify the range to zoom in w ith the mouse. Before selecting After se lecting W1065Q ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 137

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-1 1 Chapter 6 Embroi dering Grid Displays 1 × 1 cm square grids on the ba ckground. 1. Select [Grid] from View menu and put the check mark. Before selecting After se lecting W1071Q W10 72Q Hoop Displays the outline o f embro idery hoop . The type of embroi dery hoop can be changed in [Load Hoop] of Settings menu . ! ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 138

    6-12 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering 2. Designate the adjusting position and click [OK]. The hoop is di splayed in a dis placed positi on. W1075Q Before selecting After se lecting W1076Q W10 77Q Needle Penetration Chooses whethe r or no t the nee dle pene tration p ositions are disp layed. Clicking also provides t he sam e func ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 139

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-13 Chapter 6 Embroi dering Thread Color Displays the pattern using colors currently set to the ne edle bar . Clic king also provide s the same fun ction. 1. Select [Thread Color] from View menu and put the chec k mark. Display co lor of the imag e change s. Before selecting After se lecting W1071Q W10 80Q Needle Bar a ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 140

    6-14 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering Changing display colors ! The color of needle bar changes to the actual color . ! Changing the thread spool also changes the display color . A conf irmation sc reen to save appears before exiting from embroidering or retrieving other data. ! A display color can be selected from among the fol ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 141

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-15 Chapter 6 Embroi dering 2. Select a new color on the [Color selection] screen. W1018Q 3. W he n selecting a color from a color sample, click maker name or [User] and double clic k [Color]. W1019Q 4. W he n finely adj usting the selected color , click [Medium color]. Click [User] to crate a new color , then click [A ...

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    6-16 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering 5. Select an arbitrary color from basic colors. Click [Def ine Custom Colors] to create a medium color . W1021Q 6. Click the color chart or enter values to create a new color , and click [OK]. W1022Q 7. Input the name of the color and click [OK] w hen [User] is selected in step 4. W1023Q Cha ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-17 Chapter 6 Embroi dering Setting Ranges There are two method s for se tting ranges. W1085Q Changing all ranges 1. Click [Up] to increase range. Click [ Down] to reduce range. One clicki ng changes t he range by one level . W1086Q Changing individual range 1. Double-click t he range display . 2. Click a speed range f ...

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    6-18 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering Grid Sett ing Sets the pi tch and the color of gri d. ! The grid inte rv al can be set at the incre men t o f 1 m m (0 .1 i nch for i nch un i t). ! The value for setting is 1 - 100 m m (0.1 - 10 inches for inch unit). 1. Select [Gr id setting] from the V iew menu. W1088Q 2. Se t the pitch . ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-19 Chapter 6 Embroi dering 2. Select or create the background color . Refer to step s 5 to 7 on p age 6-16 f o r det ails. Before changing the background co lor After changin g the backgroun d colo r W1091Q W10 92Q Renaming M achine Rename the regist ered ma chine. ! Up to 50 characters can be registered for a machine ...

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    6-20 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering V ie wing Machin e Infor mation Detail speci fication of the machine can be di splayed. 1. Select [Machine Information] from Machine menu. 2. Click [O K] af ter checking the information. W1094Q Design Information Detail speci fication of the embroid ery data can be che cked. Pattern n ame Fi ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-21 Chapter 6 Embroi dering 1. Select [Cascade] or [T ile] from W indow menu. W1095Q When [Casc ade] is selec ted When [T il e] is se lected W1096Q W10 97Q Minimizi ng and A ligning Window s W indo ws on the screen can be minimized to the i con size and aligned. Minimize Windo w Size 1. Select [Minimize W indow Size] f ...

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    6-22 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering A rrange Icons Minimized windows that are scattered can be ali gned. ! This command is available for minimized w indows. 1. Select [Arrange Icons] from W indow menu . W1 100Q 2. The minimized windows are aligned. W1 101Q Changing w indo w size Several square buttons with f igures are display ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-23 Chapter 6 Embroi dering Language Chang es display lang uage. Refe r to p age 6 -8. Copy ing D at a to Othe r Mach ines When multiple m achines are c onnected, the embroi dery data of a machine can be copied to another machine. 1. Click the window of the machine displaying the copy source data. W1 102Q 2. Click . W1 ...

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    6-24 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering 4. Cli ck [OK ]. W1 105Q The data , is copied. W1 106Q Configurati on Sets the environ ment of data reading and display . 1. Select [ Configuration] from T ool menu. 2. Click and select the item for setting . W1 107Q [When re ading file , Micro Stitch i s elimin ated.] is se t to be deleted ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-25 Chapter 6 Embroi dering Setting the Machine Performs the detail setting of the embroidering status. I tems that can be selected in Setting menu are explained here. Needle Bar Patterns ar e sewn by one nee dle. 1. Select the [Needle]-[ Same Needle] from Settings menu. 2. Click the needle number for selection. W1 108 ...

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    6-26 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering Same Sp eed Range Embroiders pa ttern s at t he spe cified speed range. 1. Select [Same S peed Range] from Settings menu. 2. Click a speed range for select ion. W 111 0 Q 3. Click [O K]. The speed ra nge appears at the s pecified ar eas. W 1111 Q Pause Sets whether to stop the needle ba rs t ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-27 Chapter 6 Embroi dering Speed Range Specifies th e maximum spee ds for r espective range s suitabl e for the hoop type. ! Actual embroidering speed depends on the pitch. ! Before shipment, "1" is set to the highest speed; "6" is set to the lowest speed. 1. Select [S peed Ran ge] from Settings me ...

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    6-28 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering Hoop Feed Position Set the ba sic posit ion of the hoop (hoop feed po sition) fo r cancella tion of embroide ring. ! The hoop feed position can be se t only in the e mbroidering area surrounded by a red frame. ! The hoop feed position can not be set in the upper side o f the frame when [T ub ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 155

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-29 Chapter 6 Embroi dering Embroidery A rea Sets the em broidery a rea. 1. Select [Embroider y Area] from Settings menu. 2. Drag the embroidery area using the mouse for designation. W 111 6 Q The embroi dery area i s displ ayed in li ght blue. Embroidery Hoop The type of s pecified e mbroidery h oop changes the di spl ...

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    6-30 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering 1. Select [Embroidery Hoop] and the type from Settings menu. W 111 7 Q The patt ern direction and emb roidering ar ea may vary dependi ng on the select ed embroidery hoop t ype. Make sure that the selection is correct. ! The following shows the screen ex ample with the frame selected. W 111 ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-31 Chapter 6 Embroi dering W1 120Q When “Se mi-wide cap (A LL)” is se lected. Thread T ri mming ! The following items can be set: Enable inchin g Sets inc hing m otion for thr ead trim ming. Hoop movem ent after thread trim ming Sets the need le penetr ation len gth for trim m ing. The lengt h can be s et in inc h ...

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    6-32 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering Thread Breakage Sensor The sensor fo r thread breakage can be tu rned ON /OFF or th e sensor sensitivity for ea ch needle bar can be set. ! The sensitivity can be set within the range of 1 - 100. The smaller the value is, t he hi gher the sensitivity is. 1. Select [Thread Breakage Sensor] fr ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-33 Chapter 6 Embroi dering Automatic S tep Back Sets the numb er o f stitche s for automati c ste p back if thread b reakage occurs. ! The number of stitches that can be se t is from 0 to 255. ! Additional step-back can be made for sensitivity value of the thread breakage sensor . 1. Select [Automatic S tep Bac k] fro ...

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    6-34 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering End of embroidery Sets if the machine returns to the start poin t a fter en d of embro idery . 1. Select [End of embroidery] from Settings menu. W1 129Q 2. Click the checkbox to put a check mark ( ) when the machine returns to the start point after end of embroidery . Click [OK]. W1 130Q ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-35 Chapter 6 Embroi dering Mendi ng Sets the de tails o f mending . ! Items and descriptions are as follows: Automatic all y reset break age error Error is autom aticall y canceled when a thre ad break age occur s. Thread entangl ed error to rotary hook Selects how t o reset the r otary hook thread entanglem ent err o ...

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    6-36 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering 2. Click [OK] when the items are set. W1 132Q Manually trim the lower thread immediately after resetting a thread breakage error if feeding by stit ch back is lo ng (i.e., 40 to 50 mm or mo re) when "Afte r the end of me nding" is set to "Non stop". Set "W hen the ma ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-37 Chapter 6 Embroi dering Driving shaf t Speeds u p the sta rtup of the ma in shaft . Select this func tion when sewing thick material . 1. Select [Driving shaft] from Settings menu and chec k it. W1 135Q 2. W hen the item selection is completed, click [OK]. W1 137Q A ctivate escape with p ause Sets whether to feed t ...

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    6-38 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering Short stitch speed reduct ion Reduces spee d when stitching in a de signated pitch . ! The pitch can be desi gnated between 0.0 and 2.0 mm in units of 0.1 mm. ! The speed can be set betw een 400 rpm and the maximum speed o f the cu rrent hoop in unit s of 10 rpm. 1. Select [Short stitch spee ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-39 Chapter 6 Embroi dering Thin / Thick Material Adjusts the ti ming of needle drop and hoop movement. ! The value can be designated be tween 95 and 125 de grees (85 and 1 15 degrees for cap frame) in units of 1 degree. The smaller values are suitable for thick material and the larger ones are suitable for t hin mater ...

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    6-40 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering A rea T race Select the out side shape of area tracing befor e star ting sewing. ! The following two types can be selec ted. The selected outside shape is displayed on the s creen. Rectangl e Octagon W1 142Q W1 143Q 1. Select the outside shape o f [Area trace] from Settings menu and chec k i ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-41 Chapter 6 Embroi dering Default Settings Resets change s of the mach ine set ting to the defaul t. ! Items for setting and initialization are as follows: S peed Range Autom aticall y selects the va lue suitab le for the hoop t ype. Head Oper ation Sus pend Canc els the head operati on which is not s et for res t on ...

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    6-42 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering 1. Se lect [D e fault S e ttin gs] fr om S etti n gs men u. W1 146Q 2. Click [OK]. Show Setting Shows the setting con tents and defaults . ! The following items are shown: • Embroidery area • Enable inching • Hoop movement after thread trimming • Sensitivity • Backward step s • A ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-43 Chapter 6 Embroi dering 1. Se lect [S how Se ttin g] from S etti n gs menu . W1 147Q 2. After checking, check [OK]. W1 148Q ...

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    6-44 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 6 Embroi dering Load Setting Load the setting. ! The set file has an extension of "ecm". 1. Select [Load setting] from Settings menu. W1 149Q 2. Se lect the fold er a nd cl ick [Open ]. W1 150Q ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 6-45 Chapter 6 Embroi dering Save Setting Saves the e dit s ettings. ! Save the setting files with an extension of "ecm". 1. Change the sett ing. 2. Select [Save setting] from Settings menu. W1 151Q 3. Select the registration folder and put a file name. W1 152Q 4. Click [Save]. ...

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    6-46 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Chapter 6 Embroi deri ng Load Hoop Load the optional hoop di splayed in "Hoop" . ! The hoop file to be loaded has an extension of "ehp". ! The types and the shapes of hoop for loading are as follows: Round fr ame ROUND_FRAME21.ehp W0839Q ROUND_FRAME25.ehp W0840Q Square f ram e S ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 6-47 Chapter 6 Embroi deri ng SPIDER_NET_FRAME19 B.ehp W0885Q Tubular frame TUBU LAR_FRAM E-05.eh p W0886Q TUBU LAR_FRAM E-07.eh p W0887Q TUBU LAR_FRAM E-10.eh p W1549Q TUBU LAR_FRAM E-13.eh p W1550Q TUBULAR_F RAME- 10R.ehp W0888Q TUBULAR_F RAME- 13R.ehp W0889Q TUBU LAR_FRAM E-16.eh p W0890Q TUBU LAR_FR ...

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    6-48 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Chapter 6 Embroi deri ng Tubular round fr ame TUBULAR_ROUND07 .ehp W0905Q TUBULAR_ROUND09 .ehp W0906Q TUBULAR_ROUND12 .ehp W0907Q TUBULAR_ROUND15 .ehp W0908Q TUBULAR_ROUND18 .ehp W0909Q TUBULAR_ROU ND24X2 4.ehp W0910Q TUBULAR_ROU ND24X3 0.ehp W091 1Q TUBULAR_ROU ND32X4 5.ehp W0913Q Cap fram e sem i ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 6-49 Chapter 6 Embroi deri ng 1. Select [Load hoop] from Settings menu. W1 153Q 2. Select the folder and click [Open]. W1 154Q ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 176

    6-50 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Chapter 6 Embroi deri ng Embroidering How to start embroidering and operation after the start are ex plained here. St arting Embroidering ! The following screen appears when the edit da ta is retrieved from the explorer . W1 155Q 1. Click . When sewing sta rt positi on differs from current needle p ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 6-51 Chapter 6 Embroi deri ng 2. Press the butt on. Embroidering starts. Embroidery data appears in gray , indicating the embroideri ng status . W1 156Q Pause 1. Click . Canc eling 1. Press the butt on while pressing the button on the machine opera tion panel. 2. Click . 3. The check screen appears. Cli ...

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    6-52 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Chapter 6 Embroi deri ng Moving the Home Position Move the selected machine home position . 1. Select [Home Position] from Operation menu or click . ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 6-53 Chapter 6 Embroi deri ng S tep-for w ard/Step-back Allows step-forward or step-back of stitches w ithout embroidering. ! Click to stop embroidering for step-forward/back mode. ! The special tool bar appears in the step-forward/back mode. W1 158Q Entering in the S tep-fo r w ard/Step-back Mode 1. Cl ...

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    6-54 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Chapter 6 Embroi deri ng Canceling step-forward/st e p-back 1. Click of t he step forward/back tool bar . The cross disappears and t he step forward/ba ck mode is canceled. W1 160Q Setting St ep-forward/Back Dist ance or T iming Select step -forwa rd/back d istance or timing . ! The functions of ic ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 181

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 6-55 Chapter 6 Embroi deri ng Stepping Forward/Back Steps forward/bac k the stitche s actually . ! The functions of icons are as follows: W0927Q Returns to the start pos ition. For repea ting patterns , returns to the start pos ition of the curr ent pattern. Moves bac kward b y the spec ified dis tance ...

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    6-56 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Chapter 6 Embroi deri ng 1. Select the icon and move the c ross to the desired position fo r step forward/back. Forward B ackwar d W1 165Q W1 166Q S pecifying the V a lue S peci fy the travel length from the embroidery st art point. 1. Click . 2. Input the number of stitches to start embroidery . C ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 6-57 Chapter 6 Embroi deri ng Moving Embroidery Position Changes the position of embroidery data. ! Movement is allowed only in the embroidering area (within the red frame). 1. Select [Move Embroidery Position] from Operation menu or click . W1 170Q 2. The pointer turns into . Drag the embroidery data. ...

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    6-58 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Chapter 6 Embroi deri ng Centering Pattern Moves the pattern to the machine home position. 1. Select [ Mov e Patter n] from Operation menu. W1 172Q 2. The pattern is moved. W1 173Q ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 6-59 Chapter 6 Embroi deri ng Saving Dat a Saves the edited data. The edited data can be saved over the current file or renamed as a sep arate file. Save Saves the edited data ov er the current file. The original data is deleted. 1. Sel ect [Sa ve] from Fil e menu or click . 2. If color etc. has been is ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 186

    6-60 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Chapter 6 Embroi deri ng T est Carries out sensor information check, actuator operation test, test for main shaf t rotation, etc. for machine maintenance. This fu nction is p rotecte d by a pa ssword. A d ealer e nginee r will use this fun ction if requ ired. ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 187

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 6-61 Chapter 6 Embroi deri ng Running Other Programs Other programs can be st arted when the machine pow er is not turned on or w hen the machine is in operation for embroidery . ! Th e fo llo wing pr ogr am s ca n be st ar t e d: Embr oidery data expl orer Allows tr ansf er and cop y of the em broider ...

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    6-62 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Chapter 6 Embroi deri ng ...

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    Chapter 7 Operation of Machine ...

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    7-2 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Chapter 7 Operation of Machine 1. Operating Proced ures 1-1 Po wer Source W1262Q W1265Q W14 05Q W1266Q 1. Tu rn on the main power switch. 2. Reset the emergency stop sw itch. 3. Change the Flat / Cap hoop select switch according to the hoop t o be used. 4. Press the power switch. 5. The power lamp l ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 7-3 Chapter 7 Operation of Machine 2. Machine Stop 2-1 Stopping the Machine W1267Q Press the stop sw itch or to stop the operation of the machine. 2-2 Emergency S top of the Machine W1269Q W he n the emergency stop sw itch is pressed, all power except that for the fluorescent lamp is turned off . 2-3 Re ...

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    7-4 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 7 Operation of Machine 3. Permission for Hoop M ovement W1374Q • W he n the computer has given a co mmand to move the embroidery hoop, "HOOP" is displayed while blinking on the operation panel. • Press and the embroidery hoop moves to the designated position. ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 7-5 Chapter 7 Operation of Machine 4. Measures again st Thread Bre akage 4-1 Remedies W1258Q 1. If embroidering is suspended due t o thread breakage, the Thread tension base lamp of the machine head blinks in red. 2. Correct the broken thread and pass it through again. Refer to "Chapter 2, 3- 1 Upper Thre ading&quo ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 194

    7-6 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 7 Operation of Machine 4-2 Mending In case that a head stops for some reasons such as thread breakage, only the stopped head will retr y sewing by specified number of stitches when the head is recovered, and afte r that, all the heads will resta rt no rmal sew ing. W1258Q This function works in the following ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 7-7 Chapter 7 Operation of Machine Manual operation of the mending Setting or cancellation of the mending can be specified during the suspension of embroidering with individual heads regardless of thread breakage. • End positions of the mending can no t be individualized according to head. If there are more than one h ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 196

    7-8 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 7 Operation of Machine 5. Jog Embroiderin g W1270Q • Jog embroidering can be used for preventing the thread from slipping from the needle at t he start o f embroidering. • Jog embroidering can be executed as lon g as the st art switch at the machine head is held dow n. Never appl y a tape on the swi tch ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 7-9 Chapter 7 Operation of Machine 6. Hoop Fe ed Position • In order to ease moun ting and dismounting of the e mbroidery hoop, another needle posi tion can be set as a hoop feed position in the movable area additionally to the current needle position. • In order to ease material a ttachment while operation is suspe ...

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    7-10 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 7 Operation of Machine 7. A rea Ch eck 7-1 Externa l T racing W1278Q If is p ressed in other cases than "area over", the rect angular outline of the p attern is traced. 7-2 A u tomatic Hoop Movement in A rea W1279Q • If "area over" is displayed, press . The hoop automatically moves ins ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 7-1 1 Chapter 7 Operation of Machine 8. Jog Sw itches 8-1 Hoop Movement to S t art Position W1282Q The hoop can be mov ed by pressin g bef ore starting e mbroidering and the sta rt position can be set arbitrarily . ...

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    7-12 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 7 Operation of Machine 8-2 Inching Mode duri ng Embroideri ng (Forcible Hoop M ovement) • Moving th e fram e greatl y in the inch ing m ode ma y cause an inter ference with the m achine . Pay utm ost car e in the inc hing m ode. • Although t he distance of the f ram e moved in the inching mode is stored ...

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    Chapter 8 Creating Production Report Records and controls th e machine operation. The production report can be created based on this data. Det ailed inf ormat ion of produ ction report allo ws effic ient embr oidering contr ol. ...

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    8-2 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 8 Creat ing Production Report Functions (Command Re ference) File menu Open Repor t File O pens the repor t file. ( → page 8- 4) Save As CSV Saves th e current r eport d ata in CSV f ormat. ( → page 8- 18) Print Prints the rep ort. ( → page 8-19) Print Pr evie w Displays t he print preview on the scree ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 8-3 Chapter 8 Creat ing Production Report Description of Screen W1 177Q Status bar Save as CSV Detaile d Data Thread Bre akage for Each Pattern Thread Bre akage for Ea ch Needle Bar Output T o tal Output Displa y graph Displ ay text Copy Print A bout This Applicat ion Help Open repo rt file ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 204

    8-4 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 8 Creat ing Production Report Displaying Re port Displays the machine operation status in the form of report. ! The following reports can be display ed: Details Displa ys detail data while the mac hine is in operat ion. Thr ead Breakage inform ation on Needle Bar Displa ys the thread break age infor mation f ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 8-5 Chapter 8 Creat ing Production Report Display Example of Det a ils Displays the machine in formation ch ronologica lly that a re collected within the speci fied pe riod. The following informat ion is indicated under the "Reason " column: Display Con tents Power O N The m achine po wer was tur ned on. If th ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 206

    8-6 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 8 Creat ing Production Report Display Example of Thread B reakage Information on Needle Ba r Displays the information on thread brea kage occu rrences wi th head numbers an d needle bar numbers. Three needle bar s with frequent th read brea kage are in dicated . Display Con tents No. of tim es thread is trim ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 207

    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 8-7 Chapter 8 Creat ing Production Report Display Example of Thread b reakage Information in Pa ttern Displays thr ead brea kage infor mation fo r each p attern. Display Con tents n th The pattern was embr oidered for th e "n"th t ime. Pattern n ame Name of the pattern that was embr oidered Head No. (*) Head n ...

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    8-8 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 8 Creat ing Production Report Display Example of Output Info rmation Displays the production in formati on that a re collec ted du ring the specified period. Display Con tents T otal electric ity su pply tim e T otal tim e when the m achine was energi zed withi n the spec ified period( **) T otal em broideri ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 8-9 Chapter 8 Creat ing Production Report Det ails of reas on for stopp age Interrupt ed Frequency and t otal time s topped b y the operator S t oppage due to thread break age F requenc y and total tim e stopped b y thread br eakage Error F requenc y and total tim e stopped b y errors Disp lay in te xt W1 183Q Disp lay ...

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    8-10 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 8 Creat ing Production Report Display Example of T ot al Ou tput In formatio n Displays the out put infor mation per pattern on multi ple machin es that are selected . Display Con tents Number The pattern embroider ed durin g the specif ied p eriod is n umber ed. Pattern n ame Nam e of the pattern No. of st ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 8-1 1 Chapter 8 Creat ing Production Report Disp lay in g raph The total output information is displayed with the graph. Displayed here is the screen of the number of embroidered cloths. W1 186Q Click tab to display the total e mbroidering time, etc, with the graph. ...

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    8-12 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 8 Creat ing Production Report Setting Display Items Sets display items for each p roduction report. ! The following tab wi ndows can be set: General Item s related to the overall d isplay of the output r eport. Details Items r elated to detail da ta. Thr ead Breakage inform ation on Needle Bar Items related ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 8-13 Chapter 8 Creat ing Production Report ! Collate Selects the data collection period. If month, week or day is selected, se t the end date or end hour . ! St o r a g e Selects the data save period. Det ails W1 188Q ! Main items to be displayed Displays each event and the time. Load desi gn T ransfer tim e of embr oid ...

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    8-14 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 8 Creat ing Production Report Thread Breakage Info rmation on Needle Bar W1 189Q ! Main items to be displayed No. of threa d break age occurr ences Number that thread br eakage has occur red No. of stitc hes Number of stitc hes used in em broider y Thread br eakage rate Rate of thread br eakage f or 10,000 ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 8-15 Chapter 8 Creat ing Production Report Outpu t Informa tion T ime is calcu lated to the unit o f second, but the display unit i s in minute . This may result in minor diffe rences. W1 191Q ! Items to be disp lay ed T otal stitches The total num ber of em broidery st itches f rom s tart to end No. of tim es em broide ...

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    8-16 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 8 Creat ing Production Report T ot al Outp ut In format ion T ime is calcu lated to the unit o f second, but the display unit i s in minute . This may result in minor diffe rences. W1 192Q ! Items to be disp lay ed T otal stitches The total num ber of em broidery st itches f rom start to end No. of tim es e ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 8-17 Chapter 8 Creat ing Production Report Recess T ime Setting Sets the ti me no t to be include d in the calculation . This time i s disp layed on the " Output" r eport as "Time Exc lud ed". W1 193Q ! T arget machine Click and select the applicable machine for calculation. ! T otal recess ti me Set ...

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    8-18 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 8 Creat ing Production Report Save A s CSV ... Converts the production report dat a to CSV format that can be read in sp readsheet software. 1. Select [Save As CSV] from File menu or click . 2. The file name "Untitled. csv" automatically appears. T o change the name, chan ge "Untitled". ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 8-19 Chapter 8 Creat ing Production Report Printing Productio n Report Prints the production r eport from a pr inter . Page Setup Printing metho d is set as requ ired. 1. Se lect [P age setu p] from th e F ile menu . Setting screen is d isplaye d. W1 195Q Print 1. Select [Print] from File menu or click . Set the numb er ...

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    8-20 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 8 Creat ing Production Report Copying Report Da t a Copies the selected area as text data. This allow s use of the production report on other w ord processing sof tware . 1. Select [Select All] from Edit menu, or dra g and select the area to be c opied. W1 196Q When dragging for s election W1 197Q When sele ...

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    Chapter 9 Maintenance ...

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    9-2 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Chapter 9 Maintenance CA UTION Turn off the power switch before starti ng mainte nance. Failure to do so m ay start the m achine uni ntentiona lly throug h an acc idental activ ation of th e ST ART switch , resu lting in bodily inju ries. Be sure to wear p rotective g o gg les and g loves w hen h an ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 9-3 Chapter 9 Maintenance 1-2 Cleaning of Need le Plate W1290Q Broken threads left around the movable or fixed knives or the lower thread holding plate may result in thread trimming fa ilure or p arts da mage. Clean them once a month. Remove br oken threads from this section. ...

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    9-4 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Chapter 9 Maintenance 2. Oiling Supply oil to the following places at regular intervals. • W hen oiling, be sure to su pply Brother ’s speci fied oil (Nippon Oil, Embr oidery Lube 10N; VG10) using the dropper. * If this type of lubr icating oil is diffic ult to obtain, the r ecomm ended o il to ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 9-5 Chapter 9 Maintenance 2-2 Lo w er shaf t ! Lubricate the lower shaf t bush R through the hole once a month. W1292Q ! Lubricate the lower shaf t bush F every 3 months. W1293Q ...

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    9-6 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 9 Maintenance 3. Greasing Supply grease to the following places at regular intervals. • W hen greasing , be sure to use the gr ease tank EM-30L (white) pro vided with the m achine. • For ov erhauli ng, contact your distrib utor or ref er it to tr ained ex perts. 3-1 Cam grooves ! Supply grease to cam gro ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 9-7 Chapter 9 Maintenance 5. Grease all the cam grooves o f the work clamp cam. W1297Q 6. Attach the jump pa rt stepping motor [5] and tentatively tighten the adjusting bolt [4]. 7. Adjust the position of the bolt [4] so that the jump p art [6] touches the roller [7] of th e jump lever assembl y, th en ful ly tigh ten t ...

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    9-8 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 9 Maintenance 3-2 Lo w er gear ! Supply grease to the low er gear every three months. 1. Unscrew the 4 flat head screws fixing the bed cover B, and remove the bed cover B. 2. Grease the lower gear . W1301Q 3. Attach the bed cov er B. 3-3 Driving shaf t ! Supply grease to the driving shaft every three months. ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 9-9 Chapter 9 Maintenance 3-4 Needle bar flip-up m echanism ! Supply grease to the needle bar flip-u p mechanism every three months. 1. Unscrew three screws fixing the head cover R, and remove the head cover R. 2. Grease all the cam groov es and two gears. W1398Q 3. Attach the head cov er R. ...

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    9-10 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 9 Maintenance 3-5 Feed Guide Sec tion ! Check the X-feed linear guides (2 positions) and the Y -f eed li near guides ( one each on the right and left, and one point on bed No. 3 ). W1302Q W13 03Q Procedure 1. Unscrew the screw [1] and re move the X-feed covers R [2 ] and L [ 3]. For four head models, just r ...

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    Chapter 10 Adjustment ...

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    10-2 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 10 Adjustment CA UTION If adjus tment should b e m ade while the power switch is turned on, pay speci al attenti on to your safe ty . Turn off the p ower s witch and p ull o ut th e p lu g before s tarting adjustm ent. Failure to do so may start the m achine un intent ionall y through an accid ental activat ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 10-3 Chapter 10 Adjustment 1. Put the attached T -shaped hexagonal w rench (4 mm) into the hole [1] on the left side of the machine body , and adjust the arrow plate to align wi th 180 degrees (N.D mark) to move the needle bar to the lowest point. 2. Loosen Needle bar guide bracket set screw [2] and the bolt [6] of the ...

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    10-4 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 10 Adjustment ! W he n using the bottom dead cente r gauge W1304Q W13 06Q W12 96Q W1308Q W1307Q [5] [6] [4] [1] [7] [8] [6] [3] [2] Tighten the bolt [8] so that the clea rance can be ev en. Do not hit this sect ion. [9] [9] [2] [7] [8] 11 . 3 m m Cutting section Cutting section ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 10-5 Chapter 10 Adjustment 1. Put the attached T -shaped hexagonal w rench (4 mm) into the hole [1] on the left side of the machine body , and adjust the arrow plate to align wi th 180 degrees (N.D mark) to move the needle bar to the lowest point. 2. Insert the bottom dead center gauge [2] into the rota ry hook [3]. 3. ...

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    10-6 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 10 Adjustment 2. At t ac hment and A djustment of Rot ary Hook W1309Q W13 10Q W1311Q W1314Q W1312Q W13 13Q 1. Tu rn the pow er switch of f. 2. Select the needle bar No. 1 [1]. 3. Remove two flat screws [2] and dismount the needle plate [3]. 4. Adj ust so that the needle [ 4] and the point of r otary hook [5 ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 10-7 Chapter 10 Adjustment 7. T entatively tighten the screw [6]. 8. Check with needle bars o f No. 2 to No. 12 i f the clearance between each needle and the rotary hook is within 0.1 to 0.3 m m. If there are any needles with cleara nces out of the range above, adjust them again to get proper clearances. 9. Fully tig ht ...

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    10-8 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 10 Adjustment 3. A djustment of Presser Foot Height W1314Q W13 15Q 1. Tu rn the pow er switch of f. 2. Select the needle bar No. 1. 3. Loosen the screw [2] of the presser foot [1] , and ad just the presser foot [1] until it comes above the cloth top surface when it is at the alignment position (where the ar ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 10-9 Chapter 10 Adjustment 4. Thread Wiper A djustment W1325Q 1. Move wiper lever assy [1] in the direction of the arrow wi th your f inger . If there is a dif ference in motion of upper thread hook [2] as to needle bars No.1 and No.2, loosen four screw s [3] and move thread nipper assy [4] in the direction of the arrow ...

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    10-10 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 10 Adjustment ...

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    Chapter 1 1 Error code list ...

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    11 - 2 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-BC Chapter 1 1 E rror code list Code Error Measures E-00 No error occurs. E-01 Either motor of main s haft, X- or Y -axis, or lower shaf t ha s lock ed. E-02 Overtrav el occurs during home posit ion detecting m oveme nt. This is not usually dis played. E-03 The stop switch i s pres sed during h ome positio n detect i ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 11 - 3 Chapter 1 1 E rror code list Code Error Measures E-13 This is display ed in ca se that the ma chine h ad been shut down w hile the ho op was m oving and now is st arted up in a mo de without the home posit ion dete ction, o r in ca se that t he machine i s st arted up in a mo de withou t the home posit ion dete c ...

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    11 - 4 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-BC Chapter 1 1 E rror code list Code Error Measures E-36 Needle ov erhang (-X, +Y ) E-38 Needle overhang (-Y ) E-39 Needle ov erhang (+X, -Y) E-3C Needle ov erhang (-X , -Y) Pattern or the ne edle po sition is out of the e mbroidering area. Reset the e mbroid ering area on the p anel or move t he hoop to the sew able ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 11 - 5 Chapter 1 1 E rror code list Code Error Measures E-B2 Hook motor home pos ition error E-B3 Hook motor st andby p osition error E-B4 Hook motor motor m ode error E-B5 Hook motor communicat ion error E-B6 Hook motor para meter error E-B7 Hook motor overheat erro r E-B8 Hook motor overcurrent error This is not displ ...

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    11 - 6 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-BC Chapter 1 1 E rror code list Code Error Measures E-D2 Power v oltage upper limit error E-D3 Power v oltage low er limit error (1) The volt age sett ing is improp er . -> Set it again. (2) Press the or turn on the F/B swit ch on th e head t o either side. If the same error occurs again, t he pow er PCB or the po ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 11 - 7 Chapter 1 1 E rror code list Code Error Measures E-F8 PRE code error E-F9 No applicabl e com mand E-F A Interface r eceive dat a c heck sum error E-FB Send time up error E-FF No stat us is r eturned fr om spi ndle, l ower shaf t motor , or CPU. This is not usually dis played. ...

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    11 - 8 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-BC Chapter 1 1 E rror code list ...

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    Chapter 12 T roubleshooting If there is any indication of trouble with the machine, check and correct as described in t he table. If the trouble cannot be corrected, turn o ff the pow er and contact your distributor for corrective actions. ...

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    12-2 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 12 Troubleshooting Mechanical Section Problem Check point ! Thread br eakage • Is the machine pr operl y threaded ? • Is thread tensi on too hig h? • Is the rotary hook assembl y clogged? • Is there thread in the bo bbin? • Is the needle bent? • Is there a rough e dge or f law on the ne edle pla ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 12-3 Chapter 12 Troubleshooting Problem Check point ! Upper shaft loc ks at a c ertain point in o ne cycle • Is the t hread take- up stopped d ue to interf erence with the thr ead take-up c over? [Adjustm ent] W1326Q Loosen the hexagon s ocket hea d cap scr ew of the thr ead take- up operat ing lever and adj ust the t ...

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    12-4 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE-120 6B-BC Chapter 12 Troubleshooting Electrical Section Cautions • Be sure to turn of f the pow er of the machine and unplug the power cord be fore checking cable connections. • W he n y ou check connection of the cables as instructed in this manual, also check connection and continuity between connector ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1204C -BC • BE -1206B-BC 12-5 Chapter 12 Troubleshooting Symptom Meas ures The need le bar cas e lock error occurs. • Is the IN DEX motor rotating? → If not, ref er to the block diagram showing the cabl e connecti ons and check to see if c onnection f rom the INDEX m otor to the m ain PCB is proper . Check the resistance va ...

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    12-6 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 12 Troubleshooting Symptom Meas ures ERROR A8 frequent ly occurs . • In the enc oder sig nal test m ode, m anually turn the m ain sh aft pulle y and chec k to see that the stop p osition s ignal is correc t. → If the sign al does not change , refer to t he cable co nnection block diagram and chec k to s ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 12-7 Chapter 12 Troubleshooting Symptom Meas ures Power voltage upper or lo wer lim it error occu rs. • Is the tap voltage in the contro l box (con nector con nection) a djusted t o the power voltage of the area where the m achine is used? → If not, s witch the conn ector con nection. • Check the input voltage val ...

  • Brother BE-1206B-BC - page 256

    12-8 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 12 Troubleshooting Personal Compute r Section T rouble C heck Point ! The po wer lam p does not lig ht up when the com puter p ower switch i s turned on. • Is the c able corr ectly pl ugged in t he computer ? • Is the AC li ne live? ! The dis play does n ot lig ht up when t he computer power switc h is ...

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    Chapter 13 Connection and Inst allation of Optional Equipment ...

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    13-2 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 13 Connection and Installation of Opti onal Equipment 1. A tta ching Bobbin Wi nder W1327Q 1. Mount two pieces o f bobbin stand L [2] on the thread winder stay [1] with nut 4 [10]. 2. Mount the thread winder assembly (set) [3] on the thread w inder st ay [1] wi th the tightening screw [1 1]. 3. Mount the th ...

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    BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C 13-3 Chapter 13 Connection and Installation of Opti onal Equipment ! W indin g lower thread W1328Q 1. Tu rn the pow er switch on. 2. Set the bobbin [1] in the bobbin winder shaft [2]. 3. Put t he thread through the thr ead guide [3]. 4. W ind the thread around the bobbin [1] several times in the di rection of the arrow ...

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    13-4 BE-1204B-BC • BE-1206B-B C Chapter 13 Connection and Installation of Opti onal Equipment ...

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Oswaldo

Como puedo desactivar el corta hilo, quiero que la maquina no pare entre saltos.