Tajima TME-DC Instruction Manual

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

WIDE/SEMI-WIDE

TUBULAR

GOODS

FRAMES

TME-DC (TYPE D2)

CAP

M-WHCD05-E

INTRODUCTION

This instruction Manualcontains information on the procedure to make embroideryon caps or

tubular

goods

possible with TME-DC

Series

machines.

Please read throughthis manualand understandthe contents beforeoperatingtheembroidery

machine.

In

additiontothe widecapframe, used forembroideryoncaps, a semi-widecap frame isoption

allyavailable. Forthe

in

common.

driving

ofthese twokindsofcap frames, the

same

cap frame unitis used

Major topics

IMPORTANT

SWITCHING

contained

SAFETY

TO

CAP

TO

TUBULAR

in this manual are;

INSTRUCTIONS

FRAME

SPECIFICATION

GOODS

FRAME

SPECIFICATION

Alwayskeep this manual at hand whenever you need. Read also the manuals for optionalde

vices for installing and operating them.

This manual may contain discrepancies indetailed information when compared withactual ma chine due to continued research and improvements. Even insuch a

case,

there are no signifi

cant differences indetails of operation and you can perform the required operation by referring

to this manual.Ifany question about the machine or contents of this manual arises, please

consult your local

Keep

this

Instruction

TAJIMA

Manual

distributor.

for future

use.

(9611)

IMPORTANT

SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

Operation of

settingstoensure

Please

do not attempt operation or maintenance ofthe machine before you thoroughly under

stand

the

Items which require your special attention on operation

lar goods frames are specified items must be strictlyobserved to ensure safety during operation and maintenance.

Signal word definition is given below.

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CAUTION

cap

read the

items

or tubular

safety.

IMPORTANT

written

under

Indicatesapotentially

avoided,

erty

NOTE 1: An injury that

goods

damage.

frames

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS in this manual carefully

IMPORTANT

following

may

or

requires correct operation

SAFETY

the warning symbol and signal word.

resultinminor

visit to a hospital

INSTRUCTIONS

and

hazardous

ormoderate

dose

not

necessitate

over

settings ofthe

situation

injuty/^^^'^

a long period.

and

appropriate

.

cap

which,ifnot

hospitalization

or tubu

These

^^r

and

prop

The items which supplement the information given in the explanatory texts are de

scribed following [REMARK].

A

CAUTION

• If

• Make

sure

describedInthis

switches,

and

Ifyou attempt

operate

the

switch

unexpectedly

power switch Is turned on to

must

to turn off

settingofparameters).

the

powerswitch before performing

manual (excludes

operation with

to

cause

the

Injury.

adjustment

powerswitch on,

set

be turned off before performing

the

operation

of limit

and

proximity

the

machine may

parameters, for example,

the

next operation.

the

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CONTENTS

[INTRODUCTION]

[IMPORTANTSAFETY INSTRUCTIONS]

WIDE/SEMI-WIDE

CAP

FRAME

[SWITCHING TO CAP FRAME SPECIFICATION]

SWITCHING

TO

THE

[1] Removing

[2]

[3] Setting [4] Switching

CAP

FROM

FRAME

NORMAL

SPECIFICATION

the

Normal Embroidery Frame

EMBROIDERY

Checking DIPSwitch Settings

Parameters

the

Table

(on

the

Operation Panel)

FRAME

[5] Replacing the Needle Plate

[6] Installing the

[7] Adjusting [8] Installing

[9] Adjusting the

[10] Adjustingthe X-A'-axis Driver

Cap

Frame Unit

the

Drive Wire Tension

the

Cap

Frame

Base

Holder Roller Position

Guide

Limit

Switches and Proximity Switches

SPECIFICATION

1-1

1-2

1-4

1-6

1-7

1-9

1-12

1-13

[11]

Setting the Frame

• Assembling

SWITCHING

Removing

FROM

the

Tubular

the

TUBULAR

limit

Cap

Goods

origin

Frame Unit

GOODS

Frame

FRAME

Base

Sash

TO

CAP

ADJUSTING THE FRAME TO THE CAP SIZE (HEIGHT)

[A]

Using

[B]

Using The Semi-Wide

ADJUSTING

[A]

Using

[B]

Using

INSTALLING

[A]

Using

[B] Using

The

THE

The

THE

The The

Wide

Cap

CAP

FRAME

Wide

Cap

Semi-Wide

CAP

FRAME

Wide

Cap

Semi-Wide

Frame

Cap

TO

Frame

Cap

Frame

Cap

Frame

THE

Frame

THICKNESS

OF

FRAME

THE

MATERIAL

1-14

1-16

2-1

2-1 3-1

3-1

3-2

4-1

4-2

5-1

5-1 5-2

(9611)

-i-

PREPARATIONS

FOR

STARTING

EMBROIDERY

WITH

THE

CAP

FRAME

6-1

TUBULAR

GOODS

FRAME

SPECIFICATION

[SWITCHING TO TUBULAR GOODS FRAME SPECIFICATION]

SWITCHING

TO

THE

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4] [5]

[6]

[7]

SWITCHING

[1] Removing

FROM

TUBULAR

NORMAL

GOODS

EMBROIDERY

FRAME

SPECIFICATION

FRAME

Removing the Normal Embroidery Frame Checking DIP Switch Settings

Setting Parameters (on the Operation Panel)

Switching Installing

Adjustingthe X-A'-axis Driver

Setting Frame

the

Table

the

Tubular

Limit

FROMACAP

the

Cap

Goods

Origin

FRAME

TOATUBULAR

Frame Unit

Frame

Limit

Base

Sash

Switches and Proximity Switches

GOODS

FRAME

[2] Checking DIPSwitch Settings

7-1

7-2

7-3

7-4

8-1

8-2

[3] Setting

[4] Installing

Parameters

the

[5] Replacing

[6]

Adjusting the

[7] Setting the Frame

[APPENDIX]

INSTRUCTIONS

AND

ADJUSTMENT

FOR

(on

Tubular

the

Needle Plate

X-A'-axis

limit

INSTALLATION

OF

THE

the

Goods

Driver

origin

CAP

Operation Panel)

Frame

FRAME

Base

Limit

Switches and

Sash

Proximity

Switches

APP

8-2

- 1

-11

-

(9611)

1-1

THE

CAP

[1] Removing

(1)

Remove

(2)

Loosen

(3)

Remove

the

normal

NOTE:

To

In

FRAME

the

Normal Embroidery Frame

the

attaching

the attaching screws

the

attaching

SPECIFICATION

screw(a)and

screws

embroidery

install

reverse

the

order.

normal

(c)

(e)

frame

(f)

embroidery

and

ofthe

from

remove

normal

the

Z-spec.

frame

the

bracket

the bracket

embroidery

frame

(f),

follow

(b).

(d).

frame

sash

(g).

theprocedure

(f)

and

given

remove

above

(9701)

[2]

Checking

DIP

Switch

Settings

1

-2

[3]

Check

the

switch

Setting

Procedure

Move

Select

setting

the

DIP

switch

"Table"issettoON.

Parameters

the

cursortocolumn

parameter

mode

Select

"Table"otDSW2

(on

the

Operation

[1] (MODE) in

"4:

Parameter

on

the

setting".

the

IDM

Panel)

5th

cardinthe

row.

controller

boxtosee

if

Select

machine

setting

Selectasetting

mode

*

Item

Press

Select

Press

the

SET

key.

"2: Machine setting".

the

SET

key.

®or

vX'

Press

the

TER

columnsonthe

arrow

keys

until

"n—S"is

LED

display.

displayed

in

the

PARAME-

(9611)

1

-3

Selectasetting

Select

NOTE 1: When using a semi-wide

NOTE2: When

Press

Item

"WH: Wide

alsobe"WH: Wide

speeds

high-speed operation

speed

Wide

remain

"SF: Borderframe". Accordingly, itis

the machine

the frame setting.

the

SET

cap

"WH:

Wide

are

restricted to

operation.

cap

frame", the restrictions on machine

valid

evenifthe

speed

key.

cap

frame, selection

cap

frame".

cap

frame" is selected, the machine

Once

again

rangesof250

and

250

to 650 rpm for low-

the

selectionismade

frame

selection

as

required after returning

to 750 rpm for

is

returned

necessarytoset

should

for "WH:

speeds

to

®or

V-/

Press

the

TER

columnsonthe

Select

Press

The

"1:

the

above

arrow

keys

Auto

sub-table

SET

key.

SHIFT key.

completes

until"

i-i-/(?"isdisplayed

LED

display.

lifterisused".

setting.

in

the

PARAME-

(9611)

[4]

Switching

/K

CAUTION

(1)

Separate the

the

Tabie

tended

situation.

Y-axis

Before

feedconnecting plate(a)

moving

sub-table

up/down

operation

the

sub-table,

does

from

the

not

constitute

driver

1

make

connecting plate

sure

that

hazardous

-4

in

(b).

NOTE:

(2) Release the toggle clamp (d).

NOTE:

After

separation, pullthe

Itstops Push the driverconnectingplate (b)

Release the

and

hold It

toggle

Y-axis

with

a bearing stopper (c) at the table

clamp

feedconnecting plate (a)toyourside

fully

to the machine

(d)

completely.

Neverstop ItInthe

front

till

Itstops.

till

edge.

midway.

(9611)

1

-5

(3) Lower the sub-table by the key operation on the controller box.

Procedure

Move

the

cursortocolumn

[1] (MODE) in

the

5th

row.

Select

down

sub-table

and

lubrication

mode

t

©

up/

Select "5: Sub-table up/down and lubrication

Press

position.

the

SET

key.

this key until

the

sub-table lowers

(OILING)".

and

stopsatthe

REMARK: Sub-table up/down operation is not possible while the

machine is operating.

Press

the

START key.

The above completes setting.

lowest

To

lift

the sub-table, follow

lift

the

To

sub-table, keep pressing

the

procedure given

the

above

key

insteadofthe

in reverse order.

(9611)

[5]

Replacing

Removethe normal/tubular goods frame needle plate (a), and installa wide/seml-wlde

cap

frame needle plate (b).

the

Needle

Plate

1-6

(9611)

1

-7

[6] Installing

REMARK:Ifthecap

(1)

Install

(2)

Securethe

attaching

(3)

Checkthe

on the slide base (h)and the Z-spec. frame sash

sHde^base

NOTE:

(4)

Tighten

the

cap

the

Cap

Frame

frame

the procedure givenin"Assembling

the cap

the attaching screws

frame unit

frame

Y-axis

screws

direction

(h)

Use the screws (hexagonsocket headcap screw M5 x 12) been removedin theprocedure givenin "[1]Removing the

broideryFrame" on

Base

base sash

(f).

oftheslidebase

lightlytothe

Sash"onpage

and

Unit

unit

has

unit

(c)

Z-spec.

page1-1

the

driver in place.

not

beenassembled, assemblethe

the Cap Frame Unif on pages

so thatthe

(d)

lightly

2-1.

(f)

and

drive

ring

(a)

tothe

driver

connecting

(h)

sothatthe

frame

sash

or "Removing the TubularGoods Frame

(e)inthe respective orderto securely

"WH"

(i)

(i)byusing

fits

onthe bed

attaching

match,and then secure the

attaching

unit

plate

position

following

1-16.

(b).

(g)byusing

labels

screws

which

Normal

(e)

have

Em

hold

(3)

BF|

o

iiil

®

(9703)

1-8

(4) CheckIfthe projection

(m)

of the wide/seml-wide cap frame needle plate

positioned at the center of the needle plate guides (n),and also check ifthe felt

beneath the needle plate guide (n) contacts

semi-wide

Ifit is not positioned at

attaching screws (p) (4 screws)

cap

frame

needle

the

center

plate (k).

nor contacting

and

adjust the position of the drive

lightly

lightly,

the top surface of the wide/

loosen

the

drive

base

(o).

(k)

is

(o)

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