Texi O User manual

Operation manual
Electronic
buttonhole machine
Texi O

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I. Important safety instruction……………………………………………. .. 4
II. Specification……………………………………………………………….. 5
1. Model……………………………………………………………………………. 5
2. Specification…………………………………………………………………….. 5
3. Standard patterns of buttonholes…....................................................................6
4. Main parts……………………………………………………………………….7
III. Installation…………………………………………………………………. 8
1. Set-up of the table………………………………………………………………8
2. Connecting the power cord……………………………………………………..9
3. Installing the sewing machine main unit………………………………………9
4. Tilting the sewing machine head……………………………………………... 10
5. Connecting the safety switch connector………………………………………11
6. Installing the hook oil shield plate ……………………………………………11
7. Installing the operation panel…………………………………………………12
8. Managing the cord …………………………………………………………… 13
9. Installantion of the protection cover………………………………………… 14
10. Fixing the temporary stop switch……………………………………………. 15
11. Thread guide rod………………………………………………………………16
12. Installing the thread stand…………………………………………………….16
IV. Preparation before sewing………………………………………………..17
1. Lubrication……………………………………………………………………. 17
2. Inserting the needle…………………………………………………………… 18
3. Threading……………………………………………………………………… 19
4. Threading the bobbin case…………………………………………………… 20
5. Adjusting bobbin thread tension…………………………………………….. 21
6. Installation of bobbin case…………………………………………………….22
7. Installing the knife……………………………………………………………. 23
V. Maintenance……………………………………………………………… 24
1. Adjusting the needle…………………………………………………………...24
2. Adjusting the needle thread trimmer……………………………………….. 25
3. Adjusting the presser bar pressure…………………………………………. 26
4. Adjusting of the bobbin presser unit………………………………………... 27
5. Thread tension………………………………………………………………... 27
6. Cleaning the filter……………………………………………………………. 28
TROUBLES AND CORRECTIVE MEASURES……………………………29/30
CE Delclaration of conformity……………………………………………………31

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I． IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTION
SAFETY RULES
This instruction manual contains important guidelines regarding correct, safe and economical method of use of the machine. Following
recommendations contained in this manual will decrease work down-time, increase machine reliability and durability, and will make
work safer.
This instruction manual must always be available at the workplace. The machine can be serviced only by an employee trained in
Industrial Safety, after reading this instruction manual.
The supplier is not responsible for damages caused by improper use or by usage of this product for functions other than those it has
been designed for.
GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
To minimize the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury, observe the following precautions:
- Keep the workplace clean.
- Pay attention to the machine’s work environment; do not subject it to atmospheric conditions.
- Do not install the machine in rooms that are dusty, where aerosols are sprayed, or to which oxygen is supplied.
- Keep the workplace well lit.
- Be careful of danger of electric shock.
- Pay attention to clothing. Let-down hair or loose clothing can be caught by the machine’s mobile elements.
- Take care not to damage the power supply cable.
- When the machine is not in use, disconnect it from the power grid.
- Take care not to turn-on the machine accidentally.
- In case of even the slightest damage, always check if the damaged part requires replacement.
- Never install on the machine attachments and accessories other than those recommended by the manufacturer and supplier.
- Do not perform machine modifications independently.
- Do not leave near the machine unattended bystanders or children.
Electric installation
Check if the supply voltage in the electric socket corresponds to the data on the machine’s rating plate 1-phase voltage 230V 50Hz.
Check the correctness of electric connections in the plug and electric socket, observing electric shock safety countermeasures.
Do not use extension power cords.
Apply the valid electrical and Industrial Safety norms.
ATTENTION – all work related to the electrical installation must be carried out by a qualified electrician.
Before starting work
Using machine without any of the safeguarding parts (finger guard, eye guard, etc.) is dangerous to an operator.
During work, only the items necessary for sewing should be found on the machine’s work table.
Before connecting the machine to the power grid, always release the pedal and the start button.
Do not use blunt or bent needles.
Do not touch any of the machine’s mobile elements, such as the needle, needle bar, thread tensioner or take-up, or hook, during its
operation.
Turn machine off before: replacing needle, threading, installing attachments, changing the bobbin or bobbin case.
If you notice any abnormalities in the machine’s function, turn it off immediately and inform a mechanic or your superior. After finishing
work, turn the machine off and remove the plug from the electric socket. In case of power grid failure, disconnect the machine from the
power grid.
This machine is not a toy!
We hope that you will use this machine with pleasure for a long time.

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Texi O Computer-controlled, high-speed, lockstitch buttonholing
Subclass Texi O
Major
Application
Buttonholing of cloth such as men’s shirts, blouses,
work uniforms
Buttonholing
size.
Standard ：6mm
Max. .6m
Knife size used：
6 ．4 ～31.8mm(1/4 ～
1-1/4)
Buttonholing sewing length：
Standard ：120mm
Sewing speed Standard speed ：3600rpm(Max.: 4200rpm)
Needle DPx5
Hook DP type full-rotary hook
Needle rocking drive method Drive by stepping motor
Presser lifting drive method Drive by stepping motor
Life of presser foot Drive by stepping motor
Lift of presser foot 6mm（Optional setting available ）Max .：17mm
Cloth cutting knife drive method By double-acting solenoid drive
Standard sewing shape 30 kinds
Number of patterns stored in
memory
99 patterns
Motor used single phase 220V
II
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SPECIFICATIONS
1. Model
2
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Specifications

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3. Standard patterns of buttonholes

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Power ON/OFF switch
Machine head (Texi O)
Operation panel
Control box
Presser lifting pedal and start pedal
Thread stand device
4
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Main parts

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III．INSTALLATION
★ WARNING：To prevent possible accidents caused by fall of the sewing machine,
perform the work by two persons or more when the machine is moved.
（1)Set-up of the table
1) Securely install control box and power switch on table .
2) Securely fix the respective power cables of power switch .
3) Pass four bed base fixed screws (11) through bed base .
4) Set rubber cushions ⑩to holes
5) Fix head support bar on table
6) After placing the sewing machine main unit on bed base ,connect pedal
to pedal switch , connecting rods which have been supplied as accessories .
►CAUTION ：Adjust the positions of the pedals so that connecting
road do not come in contact with each other. and control

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（2）Connecting the power cord
►CAUTION ：Never use under the wrong voltage and phase.
(3) Installing the sewing machine main unit .
Connecting single phase 220V
► CAUTION
：
To prevent possible accidents
caused by the tail of the sewing machine,
perform the work by two personal or more when
the machine is moved.
CAUTION
：
Place hinge plates and shaft
bearings in two places on the head base and
fix the hinge plates to the machine head with
setscrew in two places.

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(4) Tilting the sewing machine head
★
WARNING :
When tilting /raising the sewing machine head, perform the work so as not to allow
your fingers to be caught in the machine, to avoid possible accidents caused by abrupt start of the
machine, turn OFF the power to the machine before starting the work.
When tilting the sewing machine head, tilt quietly the sewing machine until head supper bar comes in.
1 .Make sure that sewing machine head
support bar is placed on the table before
tilting the sewing machine.
► CAUTION
：
2 .To protect-fall-down, be sure to tilt the
sewing machine in a level place.

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(5)
Connecting the safety switch connector
(6) Installing the hook oil shield plate
Install hook oil shield plate onto bed base with setscrew .
After open the machine cover,
connecting safety switch connector
with connect located on the
PCB which is on the back of the
machine.
► CAUTION
：
Fixes the sewing
machine so that it does not come in
contact with kook oil shield plate
when raising/tilting the sewing
machine.

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(7)
Installing the operation panel
Install hook oil shield plate
onto bed base with setscrew
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(8) Managing the cord
Slowly tilting the sewing machine, check that the cords are not forcibly pulled.
► CAUTION ：
When you tilt the sewing machine, make sure that the sewing machine
head support bar is placed on the table.

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(9)
Install
ation
the
protection cover

WARNING
：
Be sure to attach this cover to protect the eyes from the disperse
of needle breakage
Be sure to install and use eye protection cover and use the sewing machine.

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(10)
Fixing the temporary stop switch
The temporary stop switch has been in the state as shown in figure A at the time of delivery.
Loosen setscrew and set the switch in the state as shown in figure B, and fix it with
setscrew together with setscrew supplied with the machine.

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(11)
Thread guide rod
(12)
Install
ing the thread stand
Securely fit the thread guide rod so
that two side holes in the thread
guide rod face the thread guide.
1) Assemble the thread stand,
and set it in the hole in the top
right corner of the machine
table.
2) Tighten locknut to fix the
thread stand.
3) When ceiling wiring is
possible, pass the power cord
through spool rest rod .

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WARNING ：To protect against possible personal injury due to abrupt start of the
machine, be sure to start the following work after tuning the power off and
ascertaining that the motor is at rest.
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1) Lubrication oil to oiling tank.
Fill the oiling tank with Oil up to the level indicated by MAX . .
2) Adjusting the lubrication for the sewing hook
Adjust the amount of oil supplied to the sewing hook by loosening lock nut and turning of amount
adjusting screw .
Amount of supplied oil is reduced when turning the screw clockwise
Fix the screw with lock nut after adjusting the lubrication for the sewing hook .
When you first operate your sewing machine after set-up or after an extended period of disuse ,remove
the bobbin case and apply a few drops of oil to the hook race .In addition, apply a few drops oil from
oiling hook in hook driving shaft front metal to soak the inside felt in oil .
IV
PREPARATION BEFORE OPERATION
1 .
Lubrication

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2. Inserting the needle
WARNING ： To protect against possible personal injury due to abrupt start of the machine, be sure to start the
following work after tuning the power off and ascertaining that the motor is at rest.
1) Hold needle with its recessed part facing toward the operator side A.
2) Insert the needle fully into the needle champing hole ,and tighten needle setscrew .
3) Use a DPx 5(#11J ~#14J ).
► CAUTION ：
When attaching the needle, turn OFF the power to the motor.

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Pass the needle thread in the order to as shown in the figures.
The threading can be done easily by using the needle threader supplied with the machine.
Change the thread guide threading method according to the thread to be used.
3 .
Threading the needle
-
thread

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4 .
Threading the bobbin case
Rotating direction of bobbin and threading
1)
Fit the bobbin so that it rotates in the direction of the arrow.
2)
Pass the thread through thread slit , then through under the tension spring , again through
thread slit ,and pull the thread from .
3)
Threading at for purl stitching is different from that for whip stitching .So, be careful.