Brother BE-438F - Manual (Page 56)

6. USING THE OPERATION PANEL (ADVANCED OPERATIONS)
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6-3. Using the lower thread counter
If you use the lower thread counter to set the number of articles which can be sewn with the amount of lower thread available,
you can stop the lower thread running out in the middle of sewing a pattern.
<Initial value setting>
1 Change the mode to lower thread counter setting
mode.
TEST indicator and COUNTER indicator flash
While pressing the TEST key, press the key.
• The initial value which was set previously will appear in
the menu display.
2 Change the initial value. Press the or key (1) to set the initial value.
• The initial value can be set from 1 ("0001") to 9999
("9999").
• If the initial value is set to "0000", the lower thread
counter will not operate.
• If you press the RESET key, the setting will become
“0000”.
• If the value is changed, the display will change to
flashing.
3 Apply the changed parameter setting.
Press the ENTER key.
࡮ The value will be applied and the display will change
to illuminated.
࡮ If you press the TEST key without pressing the
ENTER key, you can cancel the parameter changes.
4 Ending setting mode
TEST indicator switches off
Press the TEST key.
<Lower thread counter operation>
If the initial value is set to other than “0”, the lower thread counter will operate. (It operates even if the lower thread counter
display is not active.)
If you press the SELECT key so that the COUNTER indicator illuminates, the current counter value will be displayed in the
menu display (1).
1. Each time the sewing of a single article is completed, the
value shown in the menu display (1) is reduced by 1.
2. If the lower thread counter becomes "0000", the menu
display (1) and the COUNTER indicator (2) will flash and
a buzzer will sound. The sewing machine will not operate
during this time, even if the foot switch is depressed.
3. When you press the RESET key (3), the initial value for
the lower thread counter will appear in the menu display
(1) and sewing will be possible.
* You can press the or key (4) to set the lower
thread counter to the desired value. However, this value
will not be memorized as the initial value.
* If you press the RESET key (3) for 2 seconds or more,
you can return the lower thread counter to its initial value
even if the current value is not “0000”.
2425B 2426B
2427B
2414B
Previous initial value
2404B
2428B