Brother BAS-311A Instruction Manual

PROGRAMMABLE

ELEGTRONIC

PATTERN

SEWER

WITH

- INSTRUCTION

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MANUAL

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BAS-311A

CONTENTS

~MAIN

~SPECIFICATIONS~

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Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[1]

Installation

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Cord connections

[!]

Tilting the sewing machine head

[]]

V-belt

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LUBRICATION

[j]

Adding

[1]

Oil draining

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Needle installation

[1]

Upper

@]

Bobbin thread

[!]

Bobbin case installation and threading

[]]

Thread tension

PAitt!NAMES

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of

spool stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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tension

thread threading

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AND

oil

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OIL

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winding

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OPRRA'fll'iG

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Operation panel

[1]

Using the

@]

Using production

[!]

Using 8,000 stitch sewing

[]]

Using single

[]]

Using the program

[II

Using the STEP BACK

@]

Adjusting

[!]

Using the TEST

[j]] Using [j]

Shifting a stitch pattern

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Using bobbin thread

floppy

the

emergency

IWO®URE

part

names and

disk

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counter

split

mode

R/W

switch

sewing

switch

counter

SPEED

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stop

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functions

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mode

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....................................................

switch

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control

switch

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10

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11

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12

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12

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13

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13

14

15

[jJ Needle bar height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

[]]

Needle bar

00

Needle

[!]

Shuttle

00

Shuttle hook thread guide

[ill Two-step

[I]

Movable knife adjustment

[ill Presser

00

Changing the presser

[ID

Wiper adjustment

[j]

Needle and feed timing adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

1m

2-step

1m

Changing the thread breakage detection stitch margin setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IHJ

Changing the feed speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[l]

Changing the speed at the start and end

[ID

Using the

lift

stroke adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

to

shuttle hook point gap adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

driver

needle contact adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

adjustment.........................................

work

clamp adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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foot

adjustment......................................................

foot

lift

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

..............

work

clamp operation adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

memory

switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

:.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

of

sewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

:.

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15

16

18 18

19

22 22 23 24

24

25

26

27

Emergency stop switch

Operation

~~

1

or

Floppy disk

Presser lifter pedal

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'SPECIFICADONS

Stitch

type Sewing Stitch length and

max. sewing speed Feed

Max. pattern size 100 Number Work

2-step

Intermittent Test function Operation Safety devices

Machine dimensions

Power

Standard Power

Motor

machine Lock stitch, pattern tacking sewing machine

format

of

stitches

clamp

lift

stroke

presser

table T-shaped

source

foot

feed

accessories

Starting pedal

--~

1,000-2,000 spm

0.1-3.0

Automatic

mm

Max. 4,000 (one pattern) Max. 8,000 (reading

0,

4, 7 mm

1,200W x 590D x 1140H

1-phase

stop

Single needle, lock stitch

3.1-4.4

750-1,500

Intermittent

mm

18

mm

selectable (factory set

test

function

with

intermediate

11

OV,

Three phase induction

mm

spm

wide

(X

axis) and 60

(for

solenoid), 20

Solenoid

provided

for

activation in

stop

mm

for

Floppy disks

200V, 220V,

Starting pedal

Presser

lifter

(with

large shuttle hook)

4.5-6.3

400-1,200

feed, pulse

mm

or

pneumatic

to

4 mm; 10

for

the

function and safety circuits.

(Sitting)-

use sitting

240V

3-phase 220V, 380V, 415V

motor

mm

spm

motor

drive

mm

deep

(Y

two

(for pneumatic)

mm

optionally

use

with

low

event

of

misoperation realized

1,350H

or

mm

standing

400W

6.4-12.7

400-600

axis)

patterns)

available)

speed drive

(Standing)

Power switch

Control

mm spm

-1-

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INSTALLATION

[j]

Positioning

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ill

Installation

of

spool stand

.lJ

=

Determine then will

not

[II

Cord

[I]

Tilting the sewing machine head

the

lock

the

casters

move.

connections

position

0 so

for

the

that

sewing

the

sewing

machine,

machine

For pneumatic

pedal

and

Install

the

Connect the mer e to

spool

cords

their

stand

to

for

the pedal

respective

the

table.

terminals.

0,

and

the

program-

(1)

Remove the cover

(2) Remove head lock bolt

* The

After

e in

bolt 0

work

table. and

D

8.

bolt

E) is

installation,

the

safe place.

at

for

transport

the remove

f).

keep

back

the

of

belt

only.

bolt

*

Disconnect

hooked

on

chain

pedal

-2-

hook

0.

S 0

(3)

Stand table,

chine

turning

original position, be careful of

the the cord.

at

and

towards

the

shuttle

the

gently

machine

hook

left side

tilt

you.

When

cover

of

the

to

0 and

the

ma-

re-

the

!}]

V-belt tension

1Il

Adding oil

Rotation direction

-~-

There V-belt

four

should

nuts

be

is pressed at

0.

and

approximately

the

center. To adjust. loosen

shift

the

motor

10

mm

right

of

give

or

when

left.

the the

* Be

(1) Fill

machine oil.

sure

the

to

oil

use

Brother-specified

tank

with

sewing

machine

(2) Soak the

oil (Nisseki

tion Also the

left

add

gear

Sewing

shuttle

with

several

felt.

hook

oil.

drops

ffi Oil draining

Lub. 10).

lubrica-

of

oil

to

(3)

Add a drop hook

race.

of

oil

to

the

shuttle

(4) Fill

the

cooling

tank

with

silicon

oil.

-3-

*

Remove

and

empty

the

oil

drain 0 wherever

it is full.

[j]

IIl

*

Thread

Needle

Upper

the

installation

thread

upper

threading

thread

c

~~

0

c~/

o,

!l.

•

@)

as

shown

in

the

diagrams

*

Loosen the

screw

below.

set

groove

0.

screw facing

0.

the

Fully

front,

insert

and

the

needle 0 with

then

retighten

set

ITl

Bobbin

thread

winding

(1)

Slide

(2) Thread

wind

the

direction

bobbin

the

holder

<With

bobbin

thread

all the

around

of

the

0.

synthetic

way

as

shown

the

arrow,

thread>

onto

in

bobbin

and

the

several then

spindle.

figure

press

at left,

times

in

the

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STEP BACK

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(3)

Turn

the

on

the

operation

(4) Press

operation

8

switch

(5)

The when

(6) (7) Remove

(8) To

and

to

start

(Release

machine

bobbin

the

80-

90%

Release

direction thread

wind

screw e to

power

depressed

the starts.)

the

cutter

switch

hold

panel,

the

step-back

holder

bobbin is

of

the

starting

the

bobbin,·

of

the

0.

more

thread

move

f)

on. (The

panel

will

light.)

the

step-back

and

dep.ress

sewing

bobbin diameter.)

arrow

the

machine.

until

the

switch 0 when

0

will

filled

pedal

and

to

onto

bobbin holder 0 out.

the

bobbin

automatically

to

capacity (approximately

8·

pull

cut·

the

power

switch

starting

Keep

is

the

bobbin

the

thread

bobbin,

0

fully

the

loosen

indicator

on

the

pedal

the

start

wound.

sewing

return

in

the

on

the

set

~

t

s

!I

Fig. A

1(

Fig. B

-5-

If

the loosen so

that

*

If clockwise;

bobbin

nut

the

bobbin is

thread

0,

and

thread

if

is

turn

is

wound wound

Fig. 8,

wound

thread

turn

unevenly

tension

evenly.

as in Fig. the

stud

onto

the

bobbin,

stud

f)

to

adjust

A.

turn

the

stud

counterclockwise.

(1) Pull

(2)

III

1.

the

shuttle

forward

cover.

Lift remove

Thread

Bobbin thread tension

the

and

bobbin

the

bobbin

tension

then

race cover 0

open

case

latch

and

case.

the

(3)

Insert bobbin through pull

it

hole

0.

turns

arrow pulled.

the

bobbin

case, pass

the

cut

out

through

Make

sure

in

the

direction

when

the

2.

into

the

line

0,

the

thread

Upper

the

thread

and

thread

bobbin

of

the

is

thread

(4) Pass

through the tely

tension

the

horn,

30

mm

end

the

and

of

thread

pull

of

thread

the

thread

hole G in

approxima-

out.

* The bobbin

that

the

bobbin

when

adjustment

3.

Thread

suspended

take-up

0

thread

will

screw

~

J

9

Decrease Increase

A

{~~'j

'--

tension

not descend

by

should

the

bobbin thread.

0 to adjust.

spring

height

Lower

/.,

be adjusted so

of

its

own

weight

Turn

upper Adjust thread

4.

Thread

the

thread

remainder

take-up

tension

to

is

between

spring tension

control

the

material

control

nut 0 to

nut

35

to

being

0 so

40

mm.

adjust

sewn.

that

the

Loosen unit

spring is 6 ~ 8 mm.

to

screw

adjust

G and

so

that

turn

the

height

entire

of

the

thread thread

take-up take-up

-6-

Adjust

the

tension

the

thread

take-up

stud 0 with a screwdriver.

spring

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numbers

number 0-9.

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(Decrementing type;

stitch pattern

C) Bobbin Thread COUNTER

switches

0 SPEED control

0 POWER indicator 8 Program select

0 Program

0 Bobbin Thread SET

II

Bobbin Thread CHANGE

4D

TEST

ID

TEST

Read/Write

switch

indicator

..................

...............

switch

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Used to

. . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . Lights

...........

. . . . . . Used to read a

. . . . . . . Used

switch

Used to set

Used to change (The

length.) Lights

Used writing

stitch pattern Up

to

counter

. . . Used

(An

alarm will sound when the counter reads

when thread

the

number (000-999)

the

is

completed, indicating

the

number

the

sewing

when

to

ten

to

the counter reads

counter").

when

speed can be

the

power

select

a program to disk.

store

to floppy disk.

continue sewing after replacing the bobbin thread.

confirm a programmed

the

program

to

floppy disk.

patterns

the

TEST

program

(0-

number

switch

of

pieces sewn.

number

of

work

speed. adjusted

is

turned

from

floppy disk,

9) can be stored on each disk. of

•000>.)

decrements

the

pieces

number

work

(Refer

stitch pattern.

is pressed.

in

ten

on.

when

pieces displayed

to

one

remaining

the

bobbin

steps according

reading a

or

to

write a newly

•000>.

page

13

each

time

a single

bobbin thread.) thread

in

Sewing is not possible

"[j]

counter.

to

the

stitch

program

the

Using the bobbin

from

programmed

bobbin

thread

or

G)

STEP BACK

switch

..............

Used

when

winding

to

a broken needle thread.

-7-

a fresh bobbin,

or

when

correcting a stitch patten

due