Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DH4-B980 Brother
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DH4-B980 RH-9800 Please read this ma nual be fore using the machin e. Please kee p this manua l wi thin easy reach for quick re ference. ELECT RONIC EYELET BUTTON HOLER INSTRUCTION MAN UAL.
RH-9800 i Thank you very m uch for buying a BROT HER sewing m achine. Bef ore using your ne w mac hine, please r ead the s afet y instruc tions belo w and the ex planations given in the ins tructio n m anual.
RH-9800 ii 2. Notes on safety D ANGE R Wait at least 5 m inutes after tur nin g off the p ower s witch and d isconnec tin g the p ower c ord f rom the wall ou tlet before o p enin g the face p late of the contro l box. T ouchin g areas where hi g h volta g es are p resent ca n result in seve re inju ry .
RH-9800 iii CA UTION Sewing This sewing machine s hould onl y be used b y operators who have rec eived the neces sar y training i n safe us e beforehand. The s ewin g mac hine should not be used for an y applicatio ns other th an sewing. Be sure to wear p rotective g o gg les when usin g the m achine.
RH-9800 iv 3. War ning labels The f ollowing warnin g labels appear on th e sewing m ac hine. Please f ollow t he i nst ruc tions on the labe ls at a ll t im es when us ing t he m ach ine. If the lab els h av e bee n r em oved or are diff icult to read, pleas e contact your neares t Brother dealer .
CONTEN TS 1. NAMES OF EACH P ART ............................ 1 2. SPECIFICA TIONS .......................................... 2 2-1. Specif ications .......................................................2 3. INST ALLA TION ...........................
1. NAMES OF EACH P ART RH-9800 1 1. NAMES OF EA CH P ART (1) Front cover (2) EMERGENC Y STOP switch (3) Upper shaft pulle y (4) Control panel (5) Control box (6) Fr ont panel (7) S tart switc h (8) Cl.
2. SPECIFICA TIONS RH-9800 2 2. SPECIFICA TIO NS 2-1. Specifica tions Lower thread trim mer Upper thread tri mmer Long type Short t ype -00 - - -01 - -02 - * S pec ific ation -00 -01 -02 Applicati on .
3.INST ALLA T ION RH-9800 3 3. INST ALLA TION CA UTION Machine installat ion should on ly be carried out b y a qualif ied technic ian. Cont act your B rother deale r or a qualified elect rician for any electrical w ork that may need to be done. The sewing m achine weig hs m ore than 87 k g.
3. INST A LLA TI ON RH-9800 4 3-2. Installing the motor 1. Insert the thre e bolts (1) into th e work table. 2. T urn the work table upside down to m ake it easier to inst all th e motor (2).
3.INST ALLA T ION RH-9800 5 Raising the machine head 1. W hile holding the hand les of the m achine hea d (1) with both hands, gent ly rais e the m achine head.
3. INST A LLA TI ON RH-9800 6 3-5. Installing the spool stand 1. T o a sse mble th e spo ol st and (1 ), fo llow th e in st ructi on s in the manual that came with the spool stand (1). 2. Secure the spool s tand (1) to t he rear rig ht corner of the work table with the washer and nut ( 2).
3.INST ALLA T ION RH-9800 7 3-7. Installing the contro l bo x 1. Align the f our bolt hol es in the contr ol box (1) with the four holes in the work table. 2. Install the contro l box (1) with the f our bo lts (2) , s pring washers ( 3) and flat washers (4) 3.
3. INST A LLA TI ON RH-9800 8 3-9. Connecting the gr ound wir es and the wirings 1. Connect th e foot c ontroller cabl e (1) and the motor cable (2) to the c ontrol box. 2. Install t he power sw itch (3) to th e unders ide of the wor k table with the t wo screws (4) .
3.INST ALLA T ION RH-9800 9 Insert the harn ess (L1 - L7) (1) to c onnector N o. 10 (9-pin) . * W hen connecting the harness (1), check that its label num ber is the sam e as the numbers on the right .
3. INST A LLA TI ON RH-9800 10 3-11. Installing the air hoses Connect the air hose f rom the c ompress or to the air un it underneat h the work table. 1. T urn the nut (1) at the end of the air hose, and the n connect the hose to the valve (2). 2. Open the air coc k ( 3) on the com pressor .
3.INST ALLA T ION RH-9800 11 3-12. C onnecting the pow er cor d CA UTION Contact your Broth er dealer or a qua lified e lectricia n for any e lectrical work that m a y need to b e done.
4. L UBRICA TION RH-9800 12 4. L UBRICA TION CA UTION Turn of f the po wer switch before s tarting lubr icating, ot herwise the m achine m ay operate if the start s witch is pressed b y mistake, whic h could r esult in i njury .
4.L UBRICA TION RH-9800 13 Oili ng the loop er , s pre ader a nd r ace st and <Remo ving the cloth pr ess er plates> 1. T urn the upp er shaft pulley (1) toward y ou until the m ark on the pulley (A) is aligned with t he notch in the pulle y cover (2) .
5. CORRECT USE RH-9800 14 5. CORRECT USE 5-1. Initializing setting s The following pr ocedure shou ld be carried out bef ore the se w ing m achine is used f or the first tim e, and also after long periods of non-use.
5. CORRECT USE RH-9800 15 5-3. Chec king the direction of machine operation 1. Turn the upper shaft pull ey (1) to ward you until the m ark (A) on the pull ey (1) is aligned wit h the notch in the c over (2). 2. Press the power switch (3) to turn o n the power .
5. CORRECT USE RH-9800 16 5-4. Installing the needle CA UTION Turn o ff the power switch befor e installing the need le, otherwise the m achine m ay operate if the start switch is pressed b y mistake, whic h could res ult in inj ury . Use onl y Schmet z D0 x 558 Nm 80 – Nm120 needles .
5. CORRECT USE RH-9800 17 5-6. T hr eading the lower thread Remove the c loth pres ser plates ( refer to page 13) , and the n thread the lower thread as sho wn in the il lustration b elow .
5. CORRECT USE RH-9800 18 5-7. T hr eading the gimp Remove the c loth pres ser plates ( refer to page 13) , and the n thread the gimp as shown in the illustr ation belo w . Once threadi ng is com plete, rep lace the c loth press er plates. 5-8. Setting the material 1.
6. USING THE OPER A TION P AN EL AND FRO NT P A NE L RH-9800 19 6. USING T HE OPERA TION P ANEL AN D FR ONT P ANEL 6-1. P anel button and s witc h names Oper ation panel par t names F ront panel par t.
6. USING THE OPER A TION P AN EL AND FRO NT P A NE L RH-9800 20 If the po wer is turned on and the R ESET switch is then pres sed, the f eed brack et will m ove to the clot h setting p osition. Operations s uch as s electing a program num ber , changing t he operatio n m ode and sel ecting the c utting m ethod c an then be carr ied out.
6. USING THE OPER A TION P AN EL AND FRO NT P A NE L RH-9800 21 6-5. Setting a prog r am 1. Pus h the sec tion on th e front pane l m arked "PUSH" to open the fr ont panel. 2. Pres s the MODE butto n (1) to s witch t o programm ing m ode. Program ming will n ot be possibl e unless the PROGRAM indic ator is i lluminated .
6. USING THE OPER A TION P AN EL AND FRO NT P A NE L RH-9800 22 A. Setti ng the s ewing sp eed 1. The sewing speed can be set to bet ween 1000 - 2000 rpm in 1 1 100-rpm steps. 2. Press the "Up" b utton (L) or the "Do wn" button ( K) to set the desire d sewing s peed.
6. USING THE OPER A TION P AN EL AND FRO NT P A NE L RH-9800 23 D. Sett ing the t acking le ngth 1. The tacking lengt h can be s et to bet ween 3 and 43 mm in s teps of 1 mm . 2. If not adding tacking, set the tack ing length to "0". If this is done, it will not be poss ible to set a valu e for the offset.
6. USING THE OPER A TION P AN EL AND FRO NT P A NE L RH-9800 24 G. Setti ng the nu mber of eyelet sti tches 1. The number of e y elet stit ches c an be set t o bet ween 4 and 20 stitc hes in ste ps of 1 stitc h. 2. Press the “ Up” button (L) or the "Do wn" button (K) to set the desire d num ber of e y elet s titches.
6. USING THE OPER A TION P AN EL AND FRO NT P A NE L RH-9800 25 P1. Se tt i ng X co r r ec t i on 1. T he setting r ange is f rom 1 to 6 in s teps of 1. * Set to a l arger va lue if y ou would l ike to m ove the eyelet seam to the rig ht (when s een from the finished s ide, or the re verse side when s ewing).
6. USING THE OPER A TION P AN EL AND FRO NT P A NE L RH-9800 26 P4. Setting θ 2 cor rection 1. The s etting range is from -3 to 3 in steps of 1. * Set to a larger value if you would lik e to rotate the eyelet seam c lockwise ( when se en from the finished s ide, or the re verse s ide when s ewing).
6. USING THE OPER A TION P AN EL AND FRO NT P A NE L RH-9800 27 6-6. Using the memor y switc h The conditions of the mem ory switches are m emorized even if the power is OFF , ho wever , if data of the m emor y switches are initia lized, the mem ory switches will be ret urned t o their in itial sett ings (f actor y default s ettings ).
6. USING THE OPER A TION P AN EL AND FRO NT P A NE L RH-9800 28 No. Contents Setting range Initial value 07 Y directi on offs et f or return seam to prevent thread break age OFF: No offset ON: Of fset by 1/2 pit ch OFF 08 Sewing end pitc h for buttonho le taper t o prevent f raying OFF: No change ON: Change OFF 09 No.
6. USING THE OPER A TION P AN EL AND FRO NT P A NE L RH-9800 29 6-7. List of er r or codes If the buzzer s ounds and a n error code startin g with "E" app ears in the f ront panel dis pla y , c heck acc ording to the ta ble be low . Codes E-00 to E-16 are er rors which are disp la yed when the power is tur ned on.
7. SEWING RH-9800 30 7. SEWING Make s ure you know where the E MENRGENC Y STOP switch is and h ow it is used bef ore operati ng the s ewing m achine. 7-1. Using the EMER GENCY ST OP s witc h In automatic mode 1. Pres s the EM ERGENC Y STOP switch (1).
7. SEWING RH-9800 31 7-2. Sewing CA UTION Turn off the power switch at th e foll owing tim es, other wise th e m achine m ay operate if the s tart switch is pres sed by mis take, which could res ult i n injur y .
7. SEWING RH-9800 32 7-3. Adjusting the thr ead tension Turn o ff the power . Never adj ust the threa d tension while se wing. <Reference v alues > Woole n materi als + wo ol gimps Denim (3 layers) Upper thread tens ion 0.9 N 1.0 N Lower thread tension 0.
7. SEWING RH-9800 33 7-4. Needle and knife position The fe ed bracket is ele c troni cally controlled by means of pulse moto rs . It is not nece ss ary to cha nge the position of the kn ife when switchin g between cuttin g before sewing and cuttin g after sewi ng.
7. SEWING RH-9800 34 Knife position compensat ion function This function m oves the knif e with resp ect to the seam in order to ensur e that dis tances a and a' are equal. 1. When cutting before s ewing, th e differenc e between a and a' will chang e depending on th e cloth ope ning amount.
7. SEWING RH-9800 35 7-5. Using the production counter The produc tion counter is initiall y set to the count ing up fr om zero method. It ca n displa y up to a max imum c ount of 9999. * If DIP switch No. 4 inside the f r ont panel is set t o OFF , the c ounting up fr om zero method will be us ed.
7. SEWING RH-9800 36 7-6. Using a cy c le pr og ra m This example s hows the procedur e f or a c ycle progr am which runs pro g ram 1 (with the k nife operatin g) thr ee t im es and program 3 (with the k nife not oper ating) o nce. Prog r amming procedur e 1.
7. SEWING RH-9800 37 7-7. Setting the feed brack et to the fr ont position Setting the m aterial will be eas ier if the feed brac ket is moved f orward from the s tandard cloth setting posit ion. * Cycle t ime will be reduced with this s etting, particular ly if cutting after s ewing is selected .
7. SEWING RH-9800 38 7-9. Using feed mode In this m ode, the feed brac ket and th e cloth pr esser c an be m oved while the needle is stopped. It is usef ul for c hecking the rel ative pos itions of the throat pl ate and the c loth pres ser . 1. Pres s the MODE button (1) to s witch t o feed m ode.
7. SEWING RH-9800 39 7-10. Using manual mode In this mode, the need le and th e feed brack et can be m oved one stitc h at a time b y turning the upper shaft pulle y by hand. It is usef ul for c hecking the posi tions of the needle and the lo oper after the looper tim ing has b een adjus ted.
7. SEWING RH-9800 40 7-11. C hanging the cy c le pr og ram counter The c ycle program counter c an be easily cha nged if necessar y , f or instance bec ause re-s ewing was n ecessar y . 1. If carrying out c ycle se wing in AUTO mode, s witch the contents shown in the f ront panel displa y from the production counter to the c y c le pro gram .
7. SEWING RH-9800 41 3. Press the "up" button ( L) or the " down" button (K) until the desire d number of home position c ycles is displa yed. The s etting range is bet ween 0 an d 9. * If the num ber of home position c ycles is set to "5", returning to th e home pos ition will occur onc e for every fi ve cycles .
8. CLEANI NG A ND MAI NTE NANCE RH-9800 42 8. CLEANING AND MAINTEN ANCE CA UTION Turn o ff the power switc h before starting any cleanin g work, other wise the m ac hine may operate if the start switch is pressed b y mistak e, which cou ld result in injur y .
9. ST AND ARD ADJUSTMENTS RH-9800 43 9. ST AND ARD ADJUSTMENTS CA UTION Maintena nce and inspection of the s ewing machine shoul d only be c arried out by a qualif ied technicia n. Ask y our Brother dealer or a qualif ied electric ian to carr y out any maintena nce and ins pection of the electrical s ystem .
9. ST AND ARD ADJUSTMENTS RH-9800 44 9-2. Adjusting the needle and looper timing The dis tance by which the nee dle bar r ises f rom its lowest p osition to the pos ition wher e the tip of the left lo.
9. ST AND ARD ADJUSTMENTS RH-9800 45 9-3. Adjusting the loop str ok e The loop s trok e is the dis tance t he needle bar rises from its lowes t posit ion to the posit ion wher e th e tips of the left and right loopers are a ligned with the cent er of the needl e.
9. ST AND ARD ADJUSTMENTS RH-9800 46 9-4. Adjusting the height of the needle bar The standard height f or the needle bar is 2.5 mm . (T he needle bar height m ay need chang ing dependin g on the m ater ial and thread be ing used.
9. ST AND ARD ADJUSTMENTS RH-9800 47 9-6. Adjusting the needle guar d Be sure to car ry out this adjustm ent after c hanging the si ze of the needl e. The needle m ust r emain stationar y with respec t to the n eedle guar d until the tip of the loo per r eaches the needle.
9. ST AND ARD ADJUSTMENTS RH-9800 48 9-8. Adjusting the spr eader timing W hen the needle is at the inside se wing positio n, the left spr eader shou ld touch the left spreader s topper and s top imm ediately before th e needle bar reaches its lowest p osition.
9. ST AND ARD ADJUSTMENTS RH-9800 49 9-10. Changing th e knife cutting length (Replacing the cutting block) 1. Gr ind or replac e the cutt ing block after changing th e k nife cutting length. * W h en replacing the c utting block w ith a ne w one, be sure to adjust the c ontact between t he knife and th e cutting block .
9. ST AND ARD ADJUSTMENTS RH-9800 50 9-11. Adjustin g the cont act betwee n the knife and the cuttin g bloc k 1. Remove the cutti ng block . (Refer to the pre vious page.
9. ST AND ARD ADJUSTMENTS RH-9800 51 9-12. R eplacing the knife W h en replacing the k nife with a new one, f ile the s urfac e of the cutting bloc k until s mooth and u ntil the knif e does not leave a m ark on the cutti ng block .
9. ST AND ARD ADJUSTMENTS RH-9800 52 9-14. A djusting the cl oth opening amount 1. Loosen the sc rew (1), and then i nsert a s crewdriver into the notch in the side of the f eed brack et and turn the adjus ting screw (2) to adj ust the ope ning am ount.
9. ST AND ARD ADJUSTMENTS RH-9800 53 9-15. Adjusting the trimming of the upper thread The upper thr ead shoul d be trimm ed at the cor rect tim e after s ewing is com pleted. <-00, -01 > 1. Adjust so that the up per thread trim m er knife (1) c uts only one of the threads in f ront of the right looper (2).
9. ST AND ARD ADJUSTMENTS RH-9800 54 <-02> The lower thr ead and gim p s hould be trim m ed at the correct time after the cloth pr essers rise at the feed hom e position. Thread tr i mm ing operation can b e checked in steps while manual m ode is ac tive.
9. ST AND ARD ADJUSTMENTS RH-9800 55 9-18. Lo wer thread pr esser (-02) The lower thread pres ser (1) operates at the sam e time as upper threa d trimm ing is c arried out. The end of the lower thread is s ecurel y held bet ween the lower threa d presser ( 1) and the thr oat plate (2) .
10. SUMMAR Y OF DIP SWIT C HES RH-9800 56 10. SUMMAR Y OF DIP SWIT CHES Always turn off the power supp ly before c hanging an y of the DIP switch s ettings. 10-1. F r ont panel DIP s witc hes The ON /OFF positions of the DIP switches inside the front panel are check ed only once wh en the po wer is turned on.
10. SUMMAR Y OF DIP SWIT C HES RH-9800 57 10-2. C ircu it boar d DIP switc hes D ANGER Wait at least 5 m inutes after tur ning off the po wer s witch an d d isc onnectin g the po wer cor d f r om the wall ou tlet before opening t he face plate of the control box.
11. TROUB LESH OOTING RH-9800 58 11. TR OUBLESHOO T ING If there is a probl em with operation, firs t check that the threads ar e correct ly threaded and t hat the ne edle is cor rectly installed.
11. TROUB LESH OOTING RH-9800 59 Problem Cause Remedy Page Knife is b lunt. Replace with a new k nife. 51 Knife does not m ove to th e full strok e because air press ure is too wea k . Adjust the a ir press ure. 51 Upper thread trim m er knife is not pick ing up the upper t hread.
INSTRUCTION MANUAL 15-1, Naes hiro-c ho, Mizuh o-k u, Nagoya 467- 8561, Ja pan. Phone: 8 1-52-82 4-2177 Printed in Jap an BRO THER INDUSTRIES, L TD. 1 18-980 S91980-302 2001.
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