Brother BE-438F - Manual (Page 50)

5. USING THE OPERATION PANEL (BASIC OPERATIONS)
KE-430F, BE-438F 41
5-4. Checking the sewing pattern (KE-430F)
Use test feed mode to check the needle movement with only the work clamp operating.
Check that the needle hole does not come out from the frame of the work clamp.
TEST indicator lights
1. Press the TEST key.
• The number of stitches remaining until the final stitch
will be displayed in the menu display.
1
Program No. flashes Æ illuminates
2. Press the or key (1) to set the program number
that you would like to check.
If the PROGRAM No. display is flashing, depress the foot
switch to the 2nd step.
࡮ The feed mechanism will move to the home position
and the program number will change from flashing to
illuminated.
2 Start continuous test feed mode.
Depress the foot switch to the 2nd step and then release it.
࡮ The work clamp will start moving continuously one
stitch at a time.
(The stitch number display will be decremented by
one stitch at a time.)
࡮ The TEST indicator will flash.
[Fast-forward test mode]
If you depress the foot switch to the 1st step while the
work clamp is moving, the feeding speed will become
faster while the foot switch is being depressed.
[Test interrupt mode]
TEST indicator flashes
[Paused sewing standby mode]
TEST indicator switches off
If you would like the work clamp to stop moving, press
the TEST key.
࡮ When the foot switch is depressed to the 2nd step,
the work clamp will start moving again.
If you would like sewing to resume from the point where it
was paused, press the TEST key while test feeding is
paused to switch off the TEST indicator.
࡮ When you depress the foot switch to the 2nd step,
sewing will start.
࡮ If you press the key (2) while in this mode, the work clamp will
move forward by one stitch, and if you press the key (3), the work
clamp will move back by one stitch. (It will move quicker if you keep the
key pressed down.
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࡮ If you press the RESET key, the work clamp will return to the sewing
start position.
3 Once the test feed reaches the final stitch, the work
clamp stops moving.
TEST indicator switches off
Press the TEST key.
4 Depress the foot switch to the 1st step.
The work clamp will rise and the preparation for sewing
will be completed.
2416B
For example, program
number 2
4441Q
2nd step
2nd step
2nd step
1st step
4441Q
2415B 4441Q
2404B 2416B 4441Q
2417B
2404B