Toyota EPS9000 manual

T OYOT A COMPUTERI ZED EMBRO IDER Y SYSTEM INSTRUCTION MANUAL Before us ing th e embroi dery mach ine, p lease re ad thro ugh t his man ual carefull y for pro per us e of the machin e. Afte r reading th e man ual, keep it at a safe p lace nea r the ma chine so that you can c onsult it when ever it is nece ssary . When you turn over the m achin e to[...]

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OPERATION PROCEDURE INDEX SPECIFICATI ON TRO UB L ES HOOT I NG AND M AIN TE NANCE SAFET Y PRECAUT IONS PREPARAT ION PART NAMES CONTENTS SAFETY PRE CAUTIONS (Make sure to r ead the foll owing befor e use) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 PART NAMES CHECKING THE PARTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 ACCESSO RIES - - - - - - - - - - -[...]

SAFETY PRECAUTION S (Make sure to read t he followi ng before use) SAFE TY PRECAUT IONS 4 Safety prec autions are provided to prev ent risks and losses which could re sult from incorr ect handling. Please r ead care fully and c omply str ictly with t hem. Meaning of " DANGER", " W ARNING" and " CAUTION" Meaning of Pict[...]

SAFET Y PRECAUT IONS SAFET Y PRECAUT IONS 5 DANGER Do no t open the po wer suppl y box . Otherw ise, you may sus tai n elec tric sho ck. W ARNING Carry the m achine b y two or more p ersons. Falling the ma chine may cause in jury as well a s brea kdown o f the m achine. When car ryi ng the mac hine, hold t he machi ne at t he positi ons s pecified [...]

SAFET Y PRECAUT IONS SAFE TY PRECAUT IONS 6 CAUTION Do not us e the mach ine in are as where s trong elect ric fiel d or magn etic field i s genera ted by a high-pow er hi gh-frequ ency mo tor gen erator or high-fre quency welder . Otherw ise the m achi ne will malfu nction to cause injur y or ma chine troubl e. Place th e machin e on a sturdy base[...]

SAFET Y PRECAUT IONS SAFET Y PRECAUT IONS 7 Positions and Content s of the W arning Labels FD07 CAUTI ON ! DANGER ! AT T E N T I O N ! CAUTION ! Risk of electric shock Don’t op en this cover. Risque dechoc électrique. Ne pas ouvrir ce couverc le. Cover must b e closed duri ng ope ratio n. Le couvercle doi t être fermé durant l’utilisation. A[...]

P ART NAMES NAMES PART 8 CHECKING THE P ARTS After u npack ing the mac hin e, che ck to be sur e that all of th e item s bel ow hav e be en del iver ed. ● Embroide ry machi ne (1 set) ● T able (1 pc.) ● Thre ad g uide ( 1 pc. ) ● Thread s tand shaf t and hexago n socket head cap screw ( 2 pcs . each ) ● Power supp ly box (1 pc.) ● Power[...]

NAM ES PART PART NAMES 9 ACCESS ORIES ● Inst ruction manual (1 copy) (This bo ok) ● Part s cat alogue (1 copy) ● Vib ration-p reventiv e rub ber (H) ● To o l s (1) Needle (#1 1) 10 pcs. (2) Aluminum bobbin 2 pcs. (3) Bobbin case 1 pc. (4) Minus screwdriver (large) 1 pc. (5) Minus screw driver (small) 1 pc. (6) Offset screwdriver 1 pc. (7) L[...]

NAMES PART 10 AMC335: FL OPPY DISK DRIVE (TO BE PURCHASED SEP ARA TEL Y) V arious ki nds of embroide ry hoop are avail able. Consult y our TOYOT A dealer for detail s. ● FDD (floppy dis k drive) and F DD connection cable[...]

NAM ES PART PART NAMES 11 EMBROIDER Y MACHINE Thread guide T ension base Operation panel box (For details, refer to Page 12.) Color change motor Thread hook motor Jump motor Needle bar case X/Y -axis drive sys tem Needle plate Base Adjuster foot Thread stand stud X-axis drive m otor Main shaft motor Y -axis drive motor Thread trimming m otor Serial[...]

NAMES PART 12 OPERA TION P ANEL BOX SPEED EMERGENCY STOP 非常停止 スピード SLO W FAS T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON Function menu key Hoop menu key Edi t key Color change key Data set menu key T en keys (numeric ke ys) :Used for a needle bar number of 10 or larger Escape key Clear key Set key T rac e key Hoop forward key Offs et ke[...]

NAM ES PART PART NAMES 13 DIP SWITCHES DIP switch ON or OFF is set as foll ows: FD07 DSW 2 DSW 1 After changing the setting of a DIP switch, turn the power switch off once and then turn it back on. * : Factory-setting made before shipping No. Function OFF ON 8 PC connection *S tandard T wo-w ay comm unica- tions 7 Not used *Select OFF . − 6 Not u[...]

PREP ARA TION PREPARAT ION 14 ASSEMB LING ● Attach ing the thread guide 1. S tand t he thread stan d shaft s (1) (2 pc s. in total ) on the thread stand pl ate (2) perpe ndicu- lar to it by screwing in t he shaft at po sitions A and B on the pla te (2). Securel y tighten the thread s tan d shaf ts (1) by the sp anner set on the flat s at the midd[...]

PREPARAT ION 15 CARR YI NG As show n in the il lustration be low , hold the ma chine at the positions indica ted in the lab el by two or more p er- sons to c arry the m achine. INST ALLA TION Place the e mbroidery mac hine o n a rugged base so that the table will be level. At this tim e, make sure to pla c e att ached vibrat ion-preve n tive rubb e[...]

PREPARAT ION PREPARAT ION 16 WIRING 1. Make sure that the power switc h (2) of the power s upply box (1) is OFF . 2. Insert th e plug (4) o f the DC power cord (3) se c urely in to the power suppl y connector (5) of the embroid ery machi ne. 3. Insert th e other plu g (6) of the DC power c ord (3) securel y into the DC power supply conn ector (7) o[...]

PREPARAT ION 17 CONNECTING THE FDD (FLOPPY DISK DRIVE) (TO BE PURCHASED S EP A RATELY) 1. Insert the plug (2) of the FDD c o nnectio n cable (1) securel y into the FDD connec tor (3) . 2. Inser t the plug (4) at the other e nd of t he FDD co nnection cable (1) securely in to the connector of the FDD. FDD conne ction cable ( 1) FDD (4) (2) (3) Embro[...]

PREPARAT ION PREPARAT ION 18 SETTING THE UP PER THREAD Upper Thread Set ting Proced ure 1. Pass the thread from the spool (1) through the hole on the thre ad guide (1) just above the sp ool (1) and furthe r pass it t hrough thread gui des at the mid- dle and fr ont rows. 2. Pass next th e thread through th e sub thread tension r egulator (1). 3. Fo[...]

PREPARAT ION 19 10. Run the thread from the sub thread tension re gulator (15) through the spiral tube (15). 1 1. Run the thread fur ther through the thread guid e (15)-1, thread tension reg ulator (15) rotar y sensor (15) an d thread guide (15 )-2. 12. Open next the needle bar case cover . 13. Raise the thread holde r leve r (GL), hoo k the upper [...]

PREPARAT ION PREPARAT ION 20 SETTING THE UNDER THRE AD 1. Orient the bobbin (1) with it s thread faci ng in the direct ion, specified by the arrow s ymbol, a nd put it in the bobbin case ( 2). 2. Route the thre ad through the thread groove (3) in the bob bin case , under the thread tension spring ( 4) and the thread gu ard (5). 3. Raise the "l[...]

PREPARAT ION 21 SETTING THE F ABRIC ON THE HOOP 1. Place the fabric (2) on the outer ho op (1) and press the inner hoop (3) into the outer hoo p (1). If the inn er hoop (3) canno t be pressed into the outer hoop (1 ) smoothly , loosen the hoop s e t screw (4 ). 2. Check if the fabr ic is co rrectly s et in the h oop by pressing th e center of the f[...]

PREPARAT ION PREPARAT ION 22 SETT IN G THE H OOP TO TH E EMBR OID ER Y MAC HINE 1. Att ach two holder bas es (1) to the joint plate (2) in t he direction indicate d by s ymbol and secure them in pla c e with screws (3). Determ ine the ho lder base (1) atta ching po sition meeti ng the si ze of the hoo p. 2. Insert the right and le ft metal lic tab [...]

PREPARAT ION 23 A TT ACHING THE T ABLE 1. Push in the table (1) till it hits th e bottom with care to ma intain eq ually a t both right a nd lef t of top of th e base cover (2) on the embroider y machin e. 2. T ighten the ri ght and left fixing screws (3). Thi s compl etes t he att aching of the tabl e. DIP SWITCH SETTING Set DSW1-2 at ON to change[...]

PREPARAT ION PREPARAT ION 24 WINDING THE UNDER THRE AD 1. Set a bob bin (2) on the und er thread winding s haft (1). 2. Place th e spool (3) on the spool s tand on the c o ver , pass the thread end through the thread ten sion regu lator guide (4 ) and wind the threa d round the bobbi n (2). 3. Press th e thread win der lever (5) to the right so t h[...]

PREPARAT ION 25 CHECKUPS BEFORE ST ARTING OPERA T ION Before starti ng the mach ine, carry out checkups as indic ated below. CAUTION T urn the main swi tch OFF before che cking the mach ine prior t o starting the operat ion. If you c heck the machi ne without turn ing the m ain switch OFF , you cou ld sustain i njury . Check P oint Descript ion Act[...]

PREPARAT ION PREPARAT ION 26 CHECKING THE EMBROID ERY HEAD Check of the Color Change Dev ice and Set Scr ew The color c hange device select s needle bars. The machine w ill fail to oper ate if the color chan ge cam is off the prede- termined position (set s crew is pos itioned righ t above o r right below). 1. T urn the han d le of the color c hang[...]

OPERA TION PROC EDURE OPERATION PROCEDURE 27 《 《 《 《 OPERATION BASICS 》 》 》 》 ST ARTING AND STOPPING THE MACHINE Power Switch The powe r switch is provide d on the power s upply bo x. Press the p o wer swit ch at "O " side to turn the power OFF o r at "I" to turn the power O N. EMERGE NCY STOP Switch Use the EMER[...]

28 OPERATION PROCEDURE STEPS T O ST ART EMBRODIER Y Example: T o input the hoop data using the flat hoop from FDD (flo ppy d isk d rive) (to be pu rcha sed s epara tely ) 1 T urn ON the power s w itch a t the power s upply box. 2 Select "FLA T" for "HOOP" usin g and (hoop travel ke ys). 3 Select "ON " for "INITIAL[...]

29 OPERATION PROCEDURE 1 1 Input the need le number s in the order o f needle change usin g the nume ric keys. 12 Press the SE T key . 13 The screen will display the information as shown below when the hoop dat a setting is completed. 14 Set the fabric in the embroidery hoo p. 15 Set the embroide ry hoop in the embroide r y machi ne. 16 Set the upp[...]

30 OPERATION PROCEDURE ** ESP900 0 series ** HOOP FLAT INITIA L ON <D> SCREEN S The LCD s creen dis plays variety of information to na vigate the opera tion. The inform ation display ed on the LCD sc reen is briefly explained belo w . ● Basi c Menu Power ON Hoop mode (FL A T / CAP / SLEEVE) Chang e the selection with the hoop travel keys an[...]

31 OPERATION PROCEDURE ● Function Menu: Pressing in "EMB STAR T" mode . Mach ine Set ting S titch / RPM Change the sele ction with the hoop tra v el ke ys and . Thread brea kage sensor (OFF / 1 - 5) Change the sele ction with the hoop tra v el ke ys and . Press the SET key to set the bobbin coun ter . * Bobb in counte r setting Counte r[...]

32 OPERATION PROCEDURE ● Hoop Menu: Pres sing in "E MB STAR T" mo de. ● Edit Menu: Pre s sing in "EMB ST ART" mode. Frame Se tting Hoop type (FLA T / CAP / SLEEVE) Chang e the selection with the hoop travel keys and . Initiali zation (ON / OFF) Chan ge the se lec tio n with the hoo p trav el key s an d . S tart poi nt return[...]

33 OPERATION PROCEDURE ● Data Set Menu: Pressing in "EMB ST ART" mo de. Data In put Data input dev ice (PC: Serial port / 335: F DD) Select wit h the hoop tra vel key s a nd , and confirm the sele ction by pressing the SET key . *I nput f rom PC Labe l name A vaila ble me mory siz e *Inpu t from 335 (floppy disk dri v e) Design No. D e [...]

34 OPERATION PROCEDURE Deleting Design Memory-sto red design dele tion When t he SE T key i s pres sed *Selecti ng the design Memory No. / Numbe r of registe red design s Desi gn name Change th e selection with th e CLEAR key after press ing the ho op t rav el ke y and . Numb er of stitches of memory sto red design Availab le memo ry s ize *Confirm[...]

35 OPERATION PROCEDURE ● Color Change Setting: Pressing in "EMB ST ART" m ode. Needle Bar Selection *In au tomatic color c hange m ode Color c hange mo de (AUTO / M ANUAL) Pres s the co lor cha nge mo de ke y to select . The lamp lights if manual m ode is set. Present st ep / T otal nu mber o f step s: Co lor chang e sequence Select w i[...]

36 OPERATION PROCEDURE 《 《 《 《 FUNCTION MENU 》 》 》 》 CHANGING DISPLA Y Set s the info rmatio n to be dis played during embroidering - number o f stitches or main s haft s peed [*1] . 1 Change the displa y to FUNCTION MENU. 2 Se lec t th e desi red d ispl ay m ode. DIS PLA Y : ST / r pm 3 Press [SET] t o confirm t he selection. 4 End[...]

37 OPERATION PROCEDURE THREA D BREA K SENSOR Sets the thread break detect ion sens ing level. 1 Cha nge t he di spl ay to FUNC TION MENU . 2 Select "2 . THRED SNS" (thread b reak detection se nsor). 3 Select the desired setting. Setting: OFF / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 - OFF: Does not detect break of thread. - 1 - 5: Detects break of t hread at t[...]

38 OPERATION PROCEDURE BOBBIN COUNTER (SET) Sets th e number of stitc hes for s toppin g the mac hine auto matically . When t he counte d number of stitc hes reaches th e preset num ber , the machine stop s autom atically . 1 Change the displa y to FUNCTION MENU. Determine the num ber of st itches to be set for bobbin counter so that the machine wi[...]

39 OPERATION PROCEDURE BOBBIN COUN TER (COUNTE R) Clears t he counte d number of st itches [*1] . 1 Cha nge t he di spl ay to FUNC TION MENU . 2 Select "3 . BOBBIN CNT" (bobb in counter). 3 Press [SET] to con firm the se lection. 4 Clear the COUNTER dat a. PRESET data can also be c leared by pressing the CLEAR key after selecting the SET [...]

40 OPERATION PROCEDURE LOCK STITCH Sets " lock stitch" a t the start and end of sew ing. 1 Change the displa y to FUNCTION MENU. 2 Change the displayed items. 3 Select the se tting. ： So / S- ： Eo / E- So: Lock stitch at the start of sewing Eo: Lock stitch at the start of sewing S-, E -: No lock stitching Lock stitch: Back and forth s[...]

41 OPERATION PROCEDURE SA TIN ADJUSTMENT Sets ad justment of sat in stitch wid th. 1 Cha nge t he di spl ay to FUNC TION MENU . 2 Cha nge t he d ispl aye d ite ms. 3 Select "4 . SA TIN ADJ." (satin stitch wid th adjustment). 4 Select the setting. Setting: OFF / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 - OFF: Satin stitch width is not adjusted. - 1 - 5: 0.1 - 0.[...]

42 OPERATION PROCEDURE SLOW ST ART Sets th e number of mai n shaf t rotations for which the main s haft ro tates at a slow s peed wh en sta rting sewing a fter thread t rimming. 1 Change the displa y to FUNCTION MENU. 2 Change the displayed items. 3 Select "5. SLOW ST ART" (slow st art). 4 Select the se tting. Setting: 2 - 9 stitches The [...]

43 OPERATION PROCEDURE TRIM MING IN JUMP Inserts thread trimming to stitc hes of consecu tive jumps . Thread is trimmed using the con- tinuous jump signals. 1 Cha nge t he di spl ay to FUNC TION MENU . 2 Cha nge t he d ispl aye d ite ms. 3 Select the setting. Setting: 0 / 1 / 2 / ... / 8 / 9 (ST) - 0: Does not insert. Keep pressing or , and the val[...]

44 OPERATION PROCEDURE JUMP LENG TH Sets th e condition (length) for co nverting s titches int o jump. S titches l onger than the s et length are co nverted into j ump. 1 Change the displa y to FUNCTION MENU. 2 Change the displayed items. 3 Select "8. J UMP LNG TH" (length o f stitch). 4 Select the se tting. Setting: OFF , 4.0 ... 9.9 ( S[...]

45 OPERATION PROCEDURE TRIMMING LENG TH Sets the length of thread to be trimmed . 1 Cha nge t he di spl ay to FUNC TION MENU . 2 Cha nge t he d ispl aye d ite ms. 3 Select "9 . TRIM LNG TH" (trimming length ). 4 Select the setting. Setting: 1 / 2 / 3 / . .. / 17 A smaller number sets a shorter thread trimming length and a larger number se[...]

46 OPERATION PROCEDURE TRIMMING TIMING Adjust s the tim ing for starting t rimming. 1 Change the displa y to FUNCTION MENU. 2 Change the displayed items. 3 Select the se tting. Sett ing : -10 / .. . / -1 / 0 / +1 / ... / +10 Adjust the timing m eeting the thread length after tr imming the kind of thread being used. 4 Press [SET] t o confirm t he se[...]

47 OPERATION PROCEDURE COMMUNICA TION SPEED Sets da ta transmiss ion speed (bp s) for serial c o mmunic ation. 1 Cha nge t he di spl ay to FUNC TION MENU . 2 Cha nge t he d ispl aye d ite ms. 3 Select "B. CO M SPEED" (co mmunication speed). 4 Select the setting. 5 Press [SET] to confirm the setting. 6 End of opera tion FD07 ***** EMB STAR[...]

48 OPERATION PROCEDURE 《 《 《 《 HOOP M ENU 》 》 》 》 HOOP MODE Sets th e embroidery ho op type - flat / ca p / sleeve. 1 Change the dis play to HOOP MENU. 2 Select the typ e of embroidery hoo p. Setti ng: FLA T / CA P / SLEEVE 3 Press [SET] t o confirm t he selection. 4 End of ope ration The scr een returns to t he start-up screen (the[...]

49 OPERATION PROCEDURE INITIALIZA TION Sets if initial point is searche d for when th e power is turned ON . 1 Cha nge th e disp lay t o HOOP ME NU. 2 Select "2 . INITIALIZE" (initial ization). 3 Select the setting. Settin g: ON / OFF - ON: When the S ET key is pressed after turning the power ON, the hoop auto- matically travels to the st[...]

50 OPERATION PROCEDURE ST A RT POINT RETURN MODE Sets the mode (automat ic/ma nual) to move the ho op to the start poi nt when th e power is tu rned ON . 1 Change the dis play to HOOP MENU. 2 Select "3. ST ART PNT" (start p oint return mode ). 3 Select the se tting. Setti ng: AUT O / MANUAL - AUTO: The hoo p automatically travels to the s[...]

51 OPERATION PROCEDURE MANUAL SPEED Sets hoop trav el speed. 1 Cha nge th e disp lay t o HOOP ME NU. 2 Cha nge t he d ispl aye d ite ms. 3 Select the setting. Setting: 1 / 2 / 3 4 Press [SET] to con firm the se lection. 5 End of opera tion 123 High sp eed Me dium speed Low speed FD07 ***** EMB START **** AISIN123.10O 1 0 / 1 027 0 1 / 1 5: 23456789[...]

52 OPERATION PROCEDURE HOOP TIMING Sets th e hoop drive st art timing. 1 Change the dis play to HOOP MENU. 2 Change the displayed items. 3 Select "5. HOOP TMNG" (ho op drive st art timing). 4 Select the se tting. Setting: AUTO / 250 ° - AUTO: Automat ically adjusted - 250 ° : T he hoop drive starts always at 250 ° . 5 Press [SET] t o c[...]

53 OPERATION PROCEDURE OFFSET Sets if the hoop auto maticall y travels to the of fset positio n. 1 Cha nge th e disp lay t o HOOP ME NU. 2 Cha nge t he d ispl aye d ite ms. 3 Select "6 . OFFSET" (hoop offse t). 4 Select the setting. Setting: AUTO / M ANUA L - A UTO: The hoop travels aut o- matically to the offset position upon comple- tio[...]

54 OPERATION PROCEDURE 《 《 《 《 EDIT 》 》 》 》 DESIGN ROT A T ION Sets th e angle through w hich th e input design data is ro tated. 1 Change the dis play to EDIT MENU. 2 Select the an gle. Rotation angle can be set in 90 ° units. 3 Press [SET] t o confirm t he setting. T o edit the design data continu- ously , move the cursor to &quo[...]

55 OPERATION PROCEDURE MIRR OR Sets the axis of symm etry f or rever sing the d esign dat a. 1 Cha nge t he di spl ay to EDIT ME NU . 2 Selec t "2. MIRR OR" (rev ersal of design dat a). 3 Sel ect t he a xis as th e base lin e for r ev ersi ng th e de sign data. Data is reversed symmetrically around the X-/Y -axis. 4 Press [SET] to con fir[...]

56 OPERATION PROCEDURE DESIGN R EPEA T Sets th e data for defi ning the patt ern to arrange th e input d esign dat a repeat- edly . 1 Change the dis play to EDIT MENU. 2 Select "3. REPEA T" ( repeat design data). 3 Press [SET] t o confirm t he selection. 4 Set the di rection. Setting: HORIZONT AL / VER TICAL 5 Select "TIMES" ( n[...]

57 OPERATION PROCEDURE 8 Set the sp ace. Setting: 0 - 255 mm SP ACE indicates the spacing between the design data arranged adjacently . 9 Press [SET] c onfirm the setting. 10 Press [SET] to return t o the EDIT MENU sc reen. T o edit the design data continu- ously , set "ROT A TE" or "MIRROR" before pressing the SET key . 1 1 End[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 58 《 《 《 《 COLOR CHANGE SETT ING 》 》 》 》 COLOR CHANGE MODE Sets th e color change mode - autom atic or manual. 1 Change the displa y to COLOR CHANGE. 2 Select the de sired mode. 3 Press [SET] t o confirm t he selection. When the manual mode is set, t he presently used needle number is displayed as shown below. 4 [...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 59 NEEDLE BAR SETTING (INP UT) Sets the needle bar step at the screen. 1 Change the dis p lay to COLOR CHANGE. 2 Input the n eedle bar number (E xample: Need le bar No. 1 1). T o input needle bar numbers con- secutively , repeat the operation of "Input the needle number" → "Input the needle number for the next s[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 60 NEEDLE BAR SE TTING (CHANGE) Changes the need le bar number of a desi red step. 1 Change the displa y to COLOR CHANGE. 2 Se lect the s tep . 3 Input the nee dle bar number (Exa mple: Changing needle bar No. 2 to needle bar No. 11 ) T o change needle bar number for other steps, repeat the operation of "Select the step&quo[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 61 P AUSE SETT ING Sets for pausing of s ewing afte r color change. 1 Change the dis p lay to COLOR CHANGE. 2 Sel ect t he st ep. 3 Sel ect t he ne edl e bar (Exa mple : Set ting pause in nee dle st ep 4). T o set the pause for o ther needle bar steps, repeat the ope ration of "Select the step" → "Sele ct the ne[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 62 《 《 《 《 DA T A SET MENU 》 》 》 》 DA T A INPUT (FLOPPY DISK) The follo w ing ex plains the proc edure for inputtin g the design dat a from flop py disk to the machine . The inpu t design dat a is s et as the emb roidery da ta. 1 Insert the floppy disk to floppy disk drive. 2 Change the display to DA T A MENU. 3 [...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 63 7 Set the n eedl e ba r steps (E xampl e: 11 (B), 5, 7, 3). 8 Press [SET] to confirm the setting. 9 End of opera tion The input design data is set as the embroidery data. 12 3 45 6 78 90 + 10 Set the number at which the nee- dle bar is changed by pressing the ten keys. *** COLOR CHANGE *** MODE AUTO 0 1 /04: *** COLOR CHANGE [...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 64 DA T A INPUT ( PC) The follo w ing ex plains the proc edure for inputtin g the design dat a from an external device connec ted to the serial port to the mach ine (PC). The inp ut data i s set as the em broidery d ata. 1 Connect th e external de vice to the serial port o f the machine . Before connecting an external device (PC[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 65 8 Press [SET] (Example: In ca se of design No. 1 ). When you press the SET key after inputting the design number r egis- tered in the external device, dat a reading starts. 9 End of data setting of the embroide ry data When the data is rea d, the screen will show the color change mode screen as show n below after the input of[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 66 DA T A SE LECT The follo w ing ex plains the proc edure for setting the memory store d design data a s the data for embroidery . 1 Change the display to DA T A MENU. 2 Select "2. SELECT DA T A". 3 Press [SET] t o confirm t he selection. 4 Select the de sign dat a (Example: FLOWER). 5 Set the dat a as the embr oidery[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 67 DA T A DELET ION The follow ing exp lains the proce dure for de leting the desig n data stor ed in memor y of th e machin e. 1 Cha nge t he d ispl ay to DA T A MEN U. 2 Select "3. DELETE DA T A". 3 Press [SET] to con firm the se lection. 4 Select the design data to be deleted (Examp le: FLOWER). 5 Press [CLEAR] to d[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 68 MEMORY MODE Sets i f the design dat a is stored in memory or not wh en inp utting des ign dat a. 1 Change the display to DA T A MENU. 2 Change the displayed items. 3 Sel ect "4. MEMORY MODE". 4 Confirm the selection. 5 Select the mo de. MUL TI: For storing more than one design data in memory . SINGLE: When one emb r[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 69 MEMOR Y INITIALIZA TION Clears all m emory-store d design dat a . 1 Cha nge t he d ispl ay to DA T A MEN U. 2 Cha nge t he d ispl aye d ite ms. 3 Selec t "5. INITIAL M EMOR Y". 4 Press [SET] to initialize the memo ry . 5 Press [SET] to con firm the op eration. The message below is displayed during memory initializat[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 70 《 《 《 《 MANUAL OPERA TION 》 》 》 》 COLOR CHANGE This ope ration slides th e needle bar case to c hange color . 1 Select manua l color change op eration. When the operat ion mode is changed from automatic to man- ual, the lamp is lit. 2 Select the ne edle bar . One press of the key slides the needle bar case by [...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 71 ST ART POINT RETURN MODE This ope rati on move s th e embr oider y ho op to t he star t poi nt [* 1] 1 Select the start poin t return operation. 2 Press [SET] to con firm the se lection. If the hoop is returned to the start point during embroidering, em broi- dery cannot be continued. The hoop moves to the start point positio[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 72 TRACE This ope ration moves th e hoop alo ng the embroide ry range (maxim um dimen - sion: vertical × horizontal) of the desi gn data. 1 Select TRACE. For details of trace operation, refer to Page 85. Trace operati on is not allowed dur- ing embroidering. If you press t he TRACE key during tracing, the hoop stops traveling a[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 73 OFF SE T (PO SI TION SE TT ING) This opera tion sets the of fset positio n, which is taken as the s tart point of a design. 1 Select OFFSET . 2 Set the offs et position. Set the offset position by actually moving the hoop to the desired position using the hoop travel keys. The coordinate values of the hoop position are displa[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 74 OFFSET (HOOP TRA VELING) This ope ration moves th e hoop to t he offset positi on and back to t he position located b efore offsetting. 1 Select OFFSET . Press the offset key and the hoop moves to t he registered offset position. 2 Return the h oop back to t he previously loc a ted pos ition. The hoop trav els back to the pos[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 75 TRIMMING This opera tion tri ms thread . 1 Sele ct TRIMMI NG . If you select trimming, t he main shaft rotates. When lock stitch is selected (Page 40), one stitch is sewn before trimming. CAUTION When perform i ng this ope ration, do not put your hands or others under the needle or on the t able. Otherwis e, you could get h u[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 76 HOOP FORW AR D/BACK (TRA V EL UNITS) This ope ration moves th e hoop fo rward or backwar d in incre ments of set unit of travel. 1 Select MODE (Example: Colo r -change u nit). Setting: 1 / 10 / 100 / C / n-ST - 1 : 1-stitch unit - 10 : 10-stitch unit - 100 : 100-stitch unit - C : Color-change unit - n-ST : Numeric-key input s[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 77 HOOP FORW ARD/BACK (n-STITCH FEE D) This operati on moves the hoop forw ard or backwa rd to the inpu t stitch posi tion. 1 Select MODE ( n ST). Setting: 1 / 10 / 100 / C / n-ST - 1 : 1-stitch unit - 10 : 10-s titch unit - 100 : 100-stitch unit - C : Color-c hange unit - n-ST : Numeric-key input s titch position 2 Input the n [...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 78 HOOP FOR W ARD This ope ration mov es the hoop forwa rd. 1 Select FORW ARD. When the setting is "1-stich unit", pressing the FORW ARD key once makes the hoop to travel forward by a single s titch. 2 Keep pressing [FORW ARD]. If you keep the FORW ARD key pressed for more than one se cond, the hoop keeps traveling f o[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 79 HOOP BACK This opera tion moves the hoop bac k ward. 1 Select BACK. When the setting is "1-stich unit", pressing the BACK key once makes the h oop to travel backwa rd by a single stitch. 2 Keep pressing [BACK]. If you keep the BACK key pressed for more than on e second, the hoop keeps traveling backward even if you [...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 80 《 《 《 《 OUT LINE OF FUNC TIONS 》 》 》 》 ROT A TION This func tion rotat es the des ign data which is set as the embro idery dat a. The desi gn data is rotate d around the s tart position of the design. Unit of rotat ion : 90 <Example : 90 rotation> MIRROR This func tion reverses t he design dat a which is[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 81 REPEA T This func tion repea tedly embroider s the design da ta which is set as t he embroidery data. The functi on allows the se tting of di rection of rep eat, the nu mber of repeti tion times an d the sp acing betwee n designs . The desi gn arranged usin g the repeat fu nction m ay be rot ated and reversed. Priority: Re pe[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 82 OFFSET This func tion mov es the hoop to t he position set as the offs et position and returns the hoop to the or iginally located posit ion after fi nishing the work. For of fset, automat ic/manua l setting is po ssible (hoop s etting). 1. Manual Offs et Pressi ng the MOVE HO OP key (of fset key) while the mac hine is at a s[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 83 2. Automatic Offset Set "AUTO " for " OFFSET" in hoop sett ing with the offset pos i tion set , and the hoop trave ls to and stop s at the of fset positio n after t he completion of embroi- dery . <Example: Changing t he hoo p> (1) End of embro i dery (2) The hoop tra vels to the of fset pos ition au[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 84 SA TIN ADJUSTMEN T This func tion expa nds sat in stitch wid th. T o expa nd satin stitch width, set an adjus tment value for " SA TIN ADJ. " of FUNCTION MENU. Setting: O FF , 1 to 5 (+0.1 to +0. 5 mm) If "2" is set, +0 .2 mm is added on both s ides of the norm al satin stitch wid th. Satin stitch adjustme[...]

OPERATION PROCEDURE 85 TRACE This func tion mak es the hoop trav el along the rect angle tha t surrounds the embroidery range of the design dat a that ha s been set as th e embroidery data . T racing will st art from the desi gn start po int and move to the rear righ t, rear lef t, front lef t and front rig ht corners of the emb roidery range, the [...]

86 TRO UBL ES HOOTI NG AND M AIN TENAN CE TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTEN ANCE DAIL Y MAINTENANCE Consult y our TOYOT A dealer when you need a repair o n the mac hine. Maintenance S top Maint enance st op requests som e kind of mainten ance work and it is not th e stop due to the occu rrence of an error . Maintenance stop message is displayed at the st[...]

TRO UBL ESHOOT ING AND M AIN TE NANCE 87 Cleaning Cleaning Area Interval 1 Thr ead tr immi ng sect ion Every day 2 T ake-up lever guide, 3 Needle cas e guide Once/we ek 4 X-/Y -axis driv e system (2 places) Once/2 weeks FD07 1 3 4 4 2 <Thread trimming section cleaning procedure> 1. Remove two needle plate clamp screws. 2. Detach the needle pl[...]

88 TRO UBL ES HOOTI NG AND M AIN TENAN CE Lubrication Keep the s pecified lubric ation intervals . If the machine is not lubric ated as specifie d, thread brea kage could take place. Use o nly T oyo ta gen uine S F oil or equ ival ent (#15 0 spi ndle oil: I SO vi scosi ty gr ade = VG18 ). Lubrica tion Point s Interval 1 Rail on rot ary hook Every 3[...]

TRO UBL ESHOOT ING AND M AIN TE NANCE 89 Greasing Y ou need to cons ult your T OYOT A dealer a bout the greasing because it requires removal of covers, or oth e rs. When gr easing, u s e recom m ende d grease (mineral-o il based lithiu m grease). Please as k your distribu tor for the detai ls. Greasing Point Interva l 1 Pres ser foot ca m 2 T ake-u[...]

TRO UBL ES HOOTI NG AND M AIN TENAN CE 90 PROGRAM INST ALLA TION Program in stallatio n includ es main prog ram, XY progr am, and opera tion pro- gram. It is possible to i nstall thes e programs throug h a personal computer or the f lop py di sk dri ve ( FDD) (to be pur cha sed sepa rat ely) . Program in stallatio n beco mes nec essary when upgradi[...]

TRO UBL ESHOOT ING AND M AIN TE NANCE 91 7 Execute " ESP_inst.exe" to disp lay the screen for insta llation. 8 Select the program file to be inst alled. Pressing the p rogram name k ey will display t he file selection screen. Select the program file which you want to install. Panel: Program related to panel Main: Program related to CPU Xy[...]

TRO UBL ES HOOTI NG AND M AIN TENAN CE 92 12 Attac h the switch cover a nd tighten the scre w. FD07 T i ghten the screw . Switch cover[...]

TRO UBL ESHOOT ING AND M AIN TE NANCE 93 [When inst allation from FDD] 1 Det ach the switc h cover b y loosening the scr ew . 2 T urn ON the DSW2-1 and DSW1-1. 3 Set the p rog ram di sk . 4 T urn ON the pow er switch at the power supply box . If step 4 is performed before step 3 If you insert the progr am disk after turning the power switch ON, the[...]

TRO UBL ES HOOTI NG AND M AIN TENAN CE 94 6 Select "INST ALL". 7 Press [SET] t o st art ins t allation of th e selected program . T o install more than one pr ogram, repeat steps "Select the program" and select "INST A LL". Followi ng message appear s. 8 Completion of program inst allation 9 T urn OFF the DSW2-1 and DS[...]

TRO UBL ESHOOT ING AND M AIN TE NANCE 95 IF MACHINE OPERA TION IS INTERRUPTED The mach ine stop s to ope rate when any one of the follow ing mes sages i s show n on th e LCD sc reen of the operation p anel box . Simult aneously , the LED flickers , and t he buzze r starts to sound. In such occasion, che ck the error messa ge first and th en press t[...]

96 TRO UBL ES HOOTI NG AND M AIN TENAN CE 4 chec k! Y MOTOR Y - axis mo tor was locked . (Crosswise di rection) 1) The emb roidery ho op holde r r eache d th e for- ward/b ackward trav el end positi on, causing motor ov erload. 2) The mat erial is c aught by su ch as th e ed ge of the t able, disablin g embro ide ry hoo p mo ve- ments a ny more. 3)[...]

TRO UBL ESHOOT ING AND M AIN TE NANCE 97 10 RAM CHECK ERROR Mem ory ch eck er ror 1) Memo ry err or • Plea se conta ct yo ur loc al TOYOT A de ale r .  11 INTERNAL COM ERROR Internal commun ication error 1) Communica tion error in the embroi dery machine (ESP9000) • If this error occurs frequ ently , cont act your local TOYOT A deal er . [...]

98 TRO UBL ES HOOTI NG AND M AIN TENAN CE IF MACHINE STOPS DUE T O OCCURRENCE OF A TROUBLE The t able bel ow shows exam ples of machine trou ble, i ts cau se and requi red cor rectiv e action. CAUTION Do not att empt corrective actio n marked with * by yo urself. Otherwis e, you could sust ain injury . Consult your lo cal TOYOT A dealer for adjust [...]

SPECIFICA TION SPECIFICATI ON 99 Item S pecific ations T y pe of se wing Loc k stit ch mac hine ( speci all y desi gne d for a utoma tic embro ide ry) Rotary h ook V ertical rota ting shuttle T ake-up lev e r Cam d riven typ e take-up lever Needle bar s troke 50 ± 0.2 mm Number o f needle b ars 15 Needle t o be used ORGAN DB × K5Z #1 1 Presser fo[...]

INDEX 索 引 INDEX 100 B BOBBIN COUNTER (COUNTER) - - - - - - - - - - - - 39 BOBBIN COUNTER (SET) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38 C CARRYING- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 CHECKUPS BEFORE STARTING OPERATION - 25 COLOR CHANGE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 70 COMMUNICATION SPEED - - - - - - - - - - - -[...]

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