JUKI ACF-172-1790 User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL (PANEL OPERATION)
ACF-172-1790
NOTE : Read safety instructions carefully and understand them before using.
Retain this Instruction Manual for future reference.
1-Needle,Lockstitch,
Automatic buttonholing Machine

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1. OPERATION TO DRIVE THE DEVICE (ACF MODE) .....................................................4
1-1. Name of each section of the operation panel............................................................................4
1-1-1. Body.......................................................................................................................................4
1-1-2. Buttons to be used in common ...........................................................................................6
1-2. BASIC OPERATION OF THE SEWING MACHINE ......................................................................7
1-3. LCD display section under ACF mode.......................................................................................8
1-3-1. ACF data input screen ..........................................................................................................8
1-3-2. Automatic sewing screen...................................................................................................11
1-3-3. Manual sewing screen........................................................................................................13
1-4. Performing ACF pattern selection............................................................................................14
1-5. Performing re-sewing................................................................................................................15
1-6. WINDING BOBBIN THREAD......................................................................................................17
1-7. Using counter.............................................................................................................................18
1-7-1. Setting procedure of the counter ......................................................................................18
1-7-2. Count-up releasing procedure...........................................................................................20
1-8. Performing new register of ACF pattern..................................................................................21
1-8-1. Performing the equal interval input...................................................................................21
1-8-2. Performing the individual input. ........................................................................................24
1-9. Copying ACF pattern .................................................................................................................27
1-10. Changeover of men's and ladies' wear. .................................................................................29
1-11. Naming the pattern ..................................................................................................................30
2. OPERATION OF THE SINGLE UNIT OF SEWING MACHINE AND SETTING
PROCEDURE (LBH MODE)..........................................................................................31
2-1. LCD display section at the time of independent sewing........................................................31
2-1-1. LBH data input screen ........................................................................................................31
2-1-2.Independent sewing screen ................................................................................................34
2-2. Performing LBH pattern No. selection.....................................................................................36
2-3. Performing sewing shape selection.........................................................................................37
2-4. Performing re-sewing under LBH mode ..................................................................................39
2-4-1. To continue performing sewing from some point in sewing...........................................39
2-4-2. To perform sewing from the start ......................................................................................40
2-5. Performing new register of LBH pattern..................................................................................41
2-6. SEWING SHAPE LIST ................................................................................................................43
2-7. CHANGING SEWING DATA .......................................................................................................44
2-7-1. Changing procedure of sewing data .................................................................................44
2-7-2. Sewing data list...................................................................................................................46
2-8. INPUTTING THE PRESSER TYPE.............................................................................................56
2-8-1 Setting procedure of the presser type ...............................................................................56
2-8-2. Table of presser type ..........................................................................................................57

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2-9. CHANGING NEEDLE THREAD TENSION.................................................................................58
2-10. SETTING PROCEDURE OF SEWING DATA WITH/WITHOUT EDIT.......................................60
2-11. Copying LBH sewing pattern ................................................................................................61
2-12. REGISTERING SEWING DATA TO CUSTOMIZE BUTTON.....................................................63
2-12-1. How to register..................................................................................................................63
2-12-2. Register state at the time of your purchase ...................................................................64
2-13. CHANGING SEWING MODE....................................................................................................65
2-14. LCD DISPLAY SECTION AT THE TIME OF CONTINUOUS STITCHING ................................66
2-14-1. LBH continuous stitching data input screen..................................................................66
2-14-2. LBH continuous stitching sewing screen.......................................................................68
2-15. Performing LBH continuous stitching ...................................................................................71
2-15-1. Selection of LBH continuous stitching data...................................................................71
2-15-2. Editing procedure of the LBH continuous stitching data..............................................72
2-16. EXPLANATION OF PLURAL MOTIONS OF KNIFE.................................................................75
2-17. CHANGING MEMORY SWITCH DATA.....................................................................................78
2-17-1. Changing procedure of memory switch data .................................................................78
2-17-2. Memory switch data list....................................................................................................80
3. OTHER FUNCTIONS ....................................................................................................87
3-1. USING COMMUNICATION FUNCTION......................................................................................87
3-1-1. Handling possible data.......................................................................................................87
3-1-2 Performing communication by using the smart media ....................................................89
3-1-3. Performing communication by using RS232C .................................................................92
3-1-4. Take-in of the data...............................................................................................................93
3-2. INFORMATION FUNCTION ........................................................................................................96
3-2-1. Observing the maintenance and inspection information ................................................97
3-2-2. Inputting the inspection time.............................................................................................99
3-2-3. Releasing procedure of the warning ...............................................................................101
3-2-4. Observing the production control information ..............................................................102
3-2-4-1. When displaying from the information screen ........................................................102
3-2-4-2. When displaying from the sewing screen................................................................104
3-2-5. Performing setting of the production control information ............................................105
3-2-6. Observing the working measurement information ........................................................108
3-3. TRIAL SEWING FUNCTION ..................................................................................................... 111
3-3-1. Performing trial sewing .................................................................................................... 111
3-3-2. Vector parameter list.........................................................................................................114
3-3-3. Thread tension value display color list...........................................................................115
4. ERROR CODE LIST....................................................................................................116
5. MAINTENANCE MODE...............................................................................................126
5-1. PERFORMING KEY LOCK .......................................................................................................126

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5-2. DISPLAYING VERSION INFORMATION ..................................................................................128
5-3. USING CHECK PROGRAM......................................................................................................129
5-3-1. Displaying the check program screen ............................................................................129
5-3-2. Performing needle thread trimmer origin adjustment ...................................................130
5-3-3. Performing bobbin thread trimmer origin adjustment...................................................131
5-3-4. Performing sensor check.................................................................................................132
5-3-5. Performing LCD check .....................................................................................................134
5-3-6. Performing touch panel compensation...........................................................................135
5-4. Communication screen of maintenance personnel level.....................................................137
5-4-1. Data which are possible to be handled ...........................................................................137
5-4-2. Displaying the maintenance personnel level..................................................................138
5-5. Information screen of the maintenance personnel level......................................................139
5-5-1. Display of error record .....................................................................................................139
5-5-2. Display of the cumulative working information .............................................................141

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1. OPERATION TO DRIVE THE DEVICE (ACF MODE)
1-1. Name of each section of the operation panel
1-1-1. Body
( Front ) ( Right side )
③
④
⑤
⑪

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① Touch panel ･LCD display section
② READY key → Changeover of the data input screen and the sewing screen can be
performed.
③ INFORMATION key → Changeover of the data input screen and the information
screen can be performed.
④ COMMUNICATION key → Changeover of the data input screen and the
communication screen can be performed.
⑤ MODE key → Changeover of the data input screen and the mode changeover screen
which performs various detail settings can be performed.
⑥ Smart media card slot (Close the cover for use.)
⑦ Slide switch (Not used. OFF)
⑧ Connector for RS232C communication
⑨ Variable resistor for color LCD screen contrast adjustment → Screen contrast can be
adjusted. Adjust it as you desire.
⑩ Connector for external input
⑪ Cable

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1-1-2. Buttons to be used in common
The buttons which perform common operations in each screen of IP200 are as follows :
CANCEL button → This button closes the pop-up screen.
In case of the data change screen, the data being changed can be
cancelled.
ENTER button → This button determines the changed data.
UP SCROLL button → This button scrolls the button or the display in the upward
direction.
DOWN SCROLL button → This button scrolls the button or the display in the
downward direction.
RESET button → This button performs the release of error.
NUMERAL INPUT button → This button displays ten keys and input of numerals can
be performed.
SEWING DATA DISPLAY button → This button displays the sewing data list
corresponding to the pattern No. being selected.
→Refer to 2-7.CHANGING SEWING DATA,p.44.
ACF PATTERN NAME setting → This button displays the character input screen.
→Refer to 1-11. Naming the pattern,p.30.
PRESSER DOWN button → This button lowers the presser and displays the presser
down screen.
To raise the presser, press PRESSER UP button displayed in the
presser down screen.
BOBBIN WINDER button → This button performs bobbin thread winding.
→Refer to 1-6. WINDING BOBBIN THREAD,p.17.

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1-2. BASIC OPERATION OF THE SEWING MACHINE
① Turn ON the power switch.
When the power is turned ON, the ACF data
input screen is displayed.
② Select the pattern No. you desire to sew.
When ACF pattern selected button (A)
which is selected at present is pressed,
selection of ACF pattern No. can be performed.
For the selecting procedure of ACF pattern No,
refer to 1-4. Performing ACF pattern
selection,p.14.
※ For the details of this screen, refer to 1-3-1.
ACF data input screen,p.8.
③ Set the sewing machine to sewing possible
state.
When the sewing machine is set to sewing
possible state, the back-light of LCD display
changes to green color and ACF automatic
sewing screen is displayed.
④ Start sewing.
Set the sewing product and press the knee switch or hand
switch (switch set to the start switch).Then the sewing
machine automatically starts and sewing starts.
※ For the setting procedure of the start switch, refer to 2-17.
CHANGING MEMORY SWITCH DATA,p.78.
※ For the detailed explanation of this screen, see 1-3-2.
Automatic sewing screen,p.11.
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1-3. LCD display section under ACF mode
1-3-1. ACF data input screen
A B CDEF
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q

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Button and display Description
Ａ ACF PATTERN NEW
REGISTER button
ACF pattern No. new register screen is displayed.
→Refer to 1-8. Performing new register of ACF pattern.,p.21.
Ｂ ACF PATTERN COPY button ACF pattern No. copy screen is displayed.
→ Refer to 1-9. Copying ACF pattern,p.27.
Ｃ ACF PATTERN NAME
SETTING button
Sewing pattern name input screen is displayed. → Refer to 1-11.
Naming the pattern,p.30.
Ｄ EQUAL INTERVAL INPUT
button
Number of buttonholes input screen is displayed and ACF pattern data
being selected at present can be edited.
→ Refer to 1-8-1.⑥Input the number of buttonholes,p.22.
Ｅ PRESSER DOWN button Presser can be lowered and the presser down screen is displayed.
To raise the presser, press the presser up button which is displayed in
the presser down screen.
Ｆ BOBBIN WINDER button Bobbin thread can be wound.→ Refer to 1-6. WINDING BOBBIN
THREAD,p.17.
Ｇ ACF PATTERN SELECTION
button
ACF pattern No. being selected at present is displayed on this button
and when this button is pressed, ACF pattern No. selection screen is
displayed.
→ Refer to 1-4. Performing ACF pattern selection,p.13.
Ｈ NUMBER OF BUTTONHOLES
REGISTERED
Number of buttonholes registered to ACF pattern No. being selected at
present is displayed.being selected at present.
Ｉ MEN'S/LADIES' WEAR
SELECTION button
Every time this button is pressed down, men's and ladies' wear can be
changed over alternately.
→ Refer to 1-10. Changeover of men's and ladies' wear.p.29.
Ｊ PAIR STACKING ON/OFF
SELECTION button
Every time this button is pressed down, pair stacking ON/OFF can be
changed over. This button is displayed only when the pair stacking use
setting of memory switch data (level 1) is ON.
→Refer to 2-17. CHANGING MEMORY SWITCH DATA,p78.

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Button and display Description
Ｋ SEWING ORDER display Sewing order of the sewing data displayed on the right-hand side is
displayed.
Ｌ PATTERN BUTTONHOLE No.
INPUT button
LBH sewing data No. registered to ACF pattern being selected at
present is displayed on this button and when this button is pressed,
LBH sewing data No. can be changed.
Ｍ ACF PATTERN NAME display Name registered to ACF pattern No. being selected is displayed.
→Refer to 1-11. Naming the pattern,p.30.
Ｎ ACF MODE AND LBH MODE
CHANGEOVER button
When this button is pressed down, LBH data input screen is displayed
and operation or setting of the single unit of the sewing machine is
possible.
→Refer to 2. OPERATION OF THE SINGLE UNIT OF SEWING
MACHINE AND SETTING PROCEDURE (LBH MODE),p.31.
Ｏ JUMP FEED AMOUNT INPUT
button
Inputted jump feed amount is displayed on the button. In addition,
when the button is pressed down, the jump feed amount input screen is
displayed and edit of data can be performed. This button is displayed
only when with/without jump feed input selection of memory switch
data (level 1) is ON.
→ Refer to 2-17-2. Memory switch data list,p.80.
Ｐ FEED AMOUNT INPUT button When this button is pressed down, the feed amount input screen is
displayed and edit of the data can be performed.
Ｑ TURN PAGE button displayed only when 7 or more of the sewing patterns are registered
and it is possible to observe the sewing data not displayed on the
sewing screen.

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1-3-2. Automatic sewing screen
M
L
BCDE
F
G
H
I
J
K
N
A
O
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Button and display Description
Ａ NUMBER OF BUTTONHOLES
REGISTERED
Number of buttonholes registered to ACF pattern No. being selected at
present is displayed.
Ｂ ACF PATTERN NAME display Name registered to ACF pattern No. during sewing is displayed.
Ｃ KNIFE CANCEL button Every time this button is pressed down, dropping of knife and
non-dropping of knife can be changed over alternately.
D PRESSRER DOWN button Presser can be lowered and the presser down screen is displayed.
To raise the presser, press the presser up button which is displayed in
the presser down screen.
Ｅ BOBBIN WINDER button Bobbin thread can be wound.
→Refer to 1-6. WINDING BOBBIN THREAD,p.17.
Ｆ ACF PATTERN No. display ACF pattern No. during sewing is displayed.
Ｇ JUMP FEED AMOUNT display Only when jump feed is set, the amount is displayed.
Ｈ SEWING ORDER display Sewing order of respective sewing patterns is displayed.
Ｉ MANUAL SEWING
CHANGEOVER button
When this button is pressed down, the mode is changed to the manual
sewing mode and the manual sewing screen is displayed.
Note) Be careful since the pre-set is actuated.
Ｊ COUNTER display Existing counter value is displayed.
Ｋ COUNTER CHANGEOVER
button
Every time this button is pressed down, sewing counter and No. of pcs.
counter can be changed over.
Ｌ PATTERN No. display LBH sewing pattern No. registered to ACF data is displayed.
Ｍ FEED AMOUNT display Feed amount is displayed.
Ｎ CONTENTS OF PATTERN
DURING SEWING
(BUTTONHOLE) display
Sewing shape, cloth cutting length, width of left parallel section,
thread tension, with/without double stitching, number of times of
basting, number of stitches of LBH pattern No. being sewn at present
are displayed.
Ｏ ACF MODE AND LBH MODE
CHANGEOVER button
When this button is pressed down, the LBH independent sewing screen
is displayed and independent sewing is possible.
Ｐ SEWING SPEED variable resistor Number of rotation of sewing machine can be changed.

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1-3-3. Manual sewing screen
Button and display Description
Ａ SEWING MACHINE
START button
When the button is pressed down, sewing of LBH pattern data set to the step
fed at C or D starts.
Ｂ CARRIAGE TILT/RAISE
button
This button is displayed only when the carriage is located at the position of
origin. Every time the button is pressed down, tilt of carriage and raise of
carriage can be changed over alternately.
Ｃ CLOTH FEED, RIGHT
button
In case of men's wear, carriage is returned to the previous LBH pattern data.
In case of ladies' wear, carriage is advanced to the next LBH pattern data.
Ｄ CLOTH FEED, LEFT
button
In case of men's wear, carriage is advanced to the next LBH pattern data. In
case of ladies' wear, carriage is returned to the previous LBH pattern data.
Ｅ ONE STITCH FEED
button
LBH pattern data set to the step fed at C or D is advanced by one stitch.
Ｆ ONE STITCH RETURN
switch
LBH pattern data set to the step fed at C or D is returned by one stitch.
A B
C
D
E
F

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1-4. Performing ACF pattern selection
① Display the data input screen.
Only in case of the ACF data input screen
(pink), ACF pattern No. can be selected. In case
of the sewing screen (green), press READY key
and display the data input screen.
② Call the ACF pattern selection screen.
When ACF PATTERN SELECTION button
(A) is pressed down, the ACF pattern
selection screen is displayed.
③ Select the pattern No.
Press ACF pattern No. button (B) you desire to
select.
④ Determine the pattern No.
When ENTER button (C) is pressed, the
ACF pattern No. selection screen is closed. Then
the selection has been finished.
※ When you desire to delete the registered ACF
pattern, press DELETE button (D). B
A
B
C
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1-5. Performing re-sewing
When temporary stop switch (A) or (B) is
pressed during sewing under ACF mode, the
sewing machine interrupts sewing and stops.
At this time, the error screen is displayed to
inform that the temporary stop switch is
pressed.
① Release the error.
Press RESET button (C) to release the
error. Then the manual sewing screen is
automatically displayed.
C
B
A

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② Return the presser.
Press BACKWARD button (D), and the
presser returns stitch by stitch. Press
FORWARD key (E), and the presser
advances stitch by stitch. In addition, when
CLOTH FEED, RIGHT button (F) is
pressed, sewing data returns by one, and when
CLOTH FEED, LEFT button (G) is
pressed, sewing data advances by one.
Return the presser to the re-sewing position.
③ Perform again the sewing work from the
start.
When the knee switch or hand switch (set to
the start switch) is pressed, sewing starts
again.
※ For the setting procedure of the start
switch, refer to 2-17. CHANGING MEMORY
SWITCH DATA,p.78.
Note) When taking out the cloth and
performing re-sewing, advance the carriage up
to the last with CLOTH FEED, RIGHT /
CLOTH FEED, LEFT button (F and
G).
D
E
F
G

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1-6. WINDING BOBBIN THREAD
① Set the bobbin.
Fit a bobbin fully onto the bobbin winder shaft.
Then push the bobbin thread guide in the
direction of the arrow mark.
② Display the bobbin winding screen.
Press BOBBIN WINDER button (A) in
the ACF data input screen (pink), the
automatic sewing screen or manual sewing
screen (green) and the bobbin winding screen is
displayed.
③ Start bobbin winding.
When the switch set to the start switch is
pressed with the knee switch or hand switch,
the sewing machine rotates and starts winding
bobbin thread.
④ Stop the sewing machine.
Press STOP button (B) and the sewing
machine stops and returns to the normal mode.
In addition, the sewing machine stops even when
the temporary stop switch is pressed. However,
the error screen is displayed to inform that the
temporary stop switch is pressed.
→Refer to 1-5. Performing re-sewing,p.15. and
2-4. Performing re-sewing under LBH
mode,p.39.
Note) Remove needle thread from the thread
take-up to needle before winding bobbin
thread.
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B

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1-7. Using counter
1-7-1. Setting procedure of the counter
① Display the counter setting screen.
When MODE key is pressed from the
ACF data input screen (pink), COUNTER
SETTING button (A) is displayed on the
screen. When this button is pressed, the
counter setting screen is displayed.
② Selection of the kinds of counters.
This sewing machine has two kinds of counters,
i.e., sewing counter and No. of pcs. counter.
Press SEWING COUNTER KIND
SELECTION button (B) or NO> OF PCS.
KIND SELECTION button (C) to display
the counter kind selection screen. The kinds of
respective counters can be set separately.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G

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【Sewing counter 】
UP counter ：
Every time the sewing of one shape is performed,
the existing value is plussed by one. When the
existing value is equal to the set value, the
count-up screen is displayed.
DOWN counter ：
Every time the sewing of one shape is performed,
the existing value is minus by one. When the
existing value is reached to "0", the count-up
screen is displayed.
Counter not used
【No. of pcs. counter 】
UP counter ：
Every time the sewing of one ACF data is
performed, the existing value is pulsed by one.
When the existing value is equal to the set value,
the count-up screen is displayed.
DOWN counter ：
Every time the sewing of one ACF data is
performed, the existing value is minus by one.
When the existing value is reached to "0", the
count-up screen is displayed.
Counter not used