Brother BE-438F - Manual (Page 51)

5. USING THE OPERATION PANEL (BASIC OPERATIONS)
42 KE-430F, BE-438F
5-5. Checking the sewing pattern (BE-438F)
Use test feed mode to check the needle movement with only the button clamp operating.
TEST indicator lights
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 Set the button. (Refer to “4-7. Inserting the button”.)
Start single-stitch test feed mode.
Depress the foot switch to the 2nd step and then release
it.
࡮ The button clamp will move by one stitch only.
࡮ The TEST indicator will flash.
3
After this, the button clamp will move forward by one stitch each time you depress the foot switch to the 1st step. Turn
the pulley by hand each time the button clamp moves by one stitch, and check whether the needle drops into the hole
of the button without touching the button. (If you turn the machine pulley one full rotation in the direction of sewing
machine operation at this time, the button clamp will move forward by one stitch when the needle bar is near the
needle up position.
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In addition, when the foot switch is depressed to the 2nd step, the button clamp will move continuously by 1 stitch at a time as
long as the foot switch is kept depressed.
[Paused sewing standby mode]
TEST indicator switches off
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 (1) while in this mode, the button clamp will
move forward by one stitch, and if you press the key (2), the button
clamp will move back by one stitch. (It will move quicker if you keep
the key pressed down.
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TEST indicator flashes
࡮ If you would like to start single-stitch test feed once more, press the
TEST key so that the TEST indicator flashes.
࡮ If you press the RESET key, the button clamp will return to the sewing
start position.
4 End test feeding.
TEST indicator switches off
Press the TEST key. 5 Depress the foot switch to the 1st step.
The button clamp will be raised and preparation for
sewing will be complete.
4441Q
2416B
2415B
4441Q
2416B
For example, program
number 2
2nd step
2nd step
2nd step
1st step
2404B 4441Q
2404B 4441Q
2417B