SunStar KM-560, User Manual

Page 1: ...al before use 2 Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference in case the machine breaks down User s Manual KM 560 One needle drop feed needle feed sewing machine KM 560 7 One needle drop feed needle feed sewing machine with automatic thread trimmer Equipped with FORTUNA AC SERVO MOTOR R M MM ME E 0 05 50 06 62 29 9 ...

Page 2: ... functions high performance powerful operation enhanced durability and more sophisticated design to meet a number of user s needs 2 Please read this user s manual thoroughly before using the machine Make sure to properly use the machine to enjoy its full performance 3 The specifications of the machine are subject to change aimed to enhance product performance without prior notice 4 This product is...

Page 3: ...bbin 15 3 Winding the lower thread 15 4 Routing the upper thread 16 5 Adjusting the thread tension 16 6 Adjusting the tension of the presser foot 18 7 Adjusting the needle and feed dog timing 18 8 Adjusting the position of the feed dog 19 9 Adjusting timing of needle and hook 20 10 Clearance adjustment between the upper side of hook stopper and the upper side of needle board groove 21 11 Clearance...

Page 4: ...l be observed strictly Otherwise the user will be killed or suffer severe physical injuries Warning Instructions here must be observed or the user could suffer fatal or severe physical injuries Caution Instructions here should be observed or the user could face physical injuries or mechanical damages Danger The meaning of symbols This symbol means a must not This symbol means a must for safety Thi...

Page 5: ...s are likely to occur according to the environment in which the machine is being installed Therefore the following preconditions should be fulfilled ⓐ Please keep the order from top to bottom when unpacking the package Especially mind that the nail on the boxes ⓑ Because machines are apt to be contaminated and corroded by dust and moisture you should install the climate controller and should clean...

Page 6: ... threading the needle or before checking after sewing be sure to stop the machine ⓗ Don t switch on the power supply with the foot on the pedal ⓘ Don t run the machine when the cooling fan are not running Be sure to clean the air filter in the control box once a week ⓙ If possible keep off from the strong electronic wave like a high frequency welding machine 1 4 Machine Operation Warning Warning ⓐ...

Page 7: ...e to wait at least 360 seconds before opening this cover after turn off main switch and unplug a power cord 고압 전류에 의해 감전될 수 있으므로 커버를 열 때는 전원을 내리고 전원 플러그를 뽑고 나 서 360초간 기다린 후 여십시오 CAUTION 경 고 Do not operate without finger guard and safety devices Before threading changing bobbin and needle cleaning etc switch off main switch 손가락 보호대와 안전장치 없이 작동하지 마십시오 실 보빈 바늘교환시나 청소전에는 반드시 주전원의 스위치를 꺼주십시오 CAUTION 경 ...

Page 8: ...TERIAL EDGE SENSOR STANDING PEDAL SCOUN 1 SEDG 1C SEDG 2C SPDL 1 SPDL 2 A counting device which indicates the completed quantity on the program unit panel including added subtracted corrected or remaining quantity along with other performance rates A device that senses the edge or thickness of the sewing material to stop the machine without manual pedaling Available in two types SEDG 1B for edge s...

Page 9: ...ction of the user See Figure 1 2 Installation of knee lifting solenoid and power switch box for automatic thread trimming The place where the knee lifting solenoid box should be assembled is also included When attaching the power switch box refer to Figure 2 to make sure that it is placed at the very center of the solenoid bracket After attaching the solenoid onto the table unfasten the screw to a...

Page 10: ...ut first then fasten the fixing nut tightly See Figure 4 Figure 4 K 5 Installation of belt cover Before attaching the belt cover B to the machine body assemble in advance the rubber collar fixing washer and fixing screw on the to be attached side of the cover as can be seen in picture K of Figure 5 Lay down the machine on the back and then attach belt cover B onto the machine body See Figure 5 Fig...

Page 11: ... screws Fasten fixing nuts to bracket bolts as done in 1 Make sure that there is 3 4 mm distance between the lower parts of fixing nuts and the program unit supporting bolts as can be seen in Figure 8 Finally fasten the program unit tightly to the machine head by using two fixing bolts See Figure 8 Figure 8 3 4mm 7 Installation of the thread stand As can be seen in Figure 9 fix the thread stand to...

Page 12: ...tarts rising from the lowest point Unfasten the film fixing screw in Figure 13 and for DOWN film A align the film adjustment base line with the sensor adjustment base line as can be seen in ⓚ Then using the fixing screw fasten the film only as tightly as to prevent it from turning In the same way place the thread take up lever at its highest point Once again unfasten the fixed screw and align the ...

Page 13: ... it out of the reach from children Make sure to supply oil when using it for the first time or after not using it for a long time 9 Oil supply Oil tank check Fill the oil tank only to the red maximum line See figure 15 Hook tank check Fill the hook tank only to the maximum line While using the machine replenish the oil immediately when the oil level goes down to the minimum level back to the red m...

Page 14: ...the trimming function hence the photo film location of the location detector must be corrected That is the needle up stop position is the same as the needle bar s stop position once the trimming action takes place So there is no problem with the timing of the trimming action See Figure 19 See location detector adjustment on page 12 11 Reverse button function for automatic trimming type If the reve...

Page 15: ...ng the slide plate stopper open the slide plate and lift the bobbin holder to remove the bobbin See Figure 22 3 Adjustment of the Machine 3 Winding the lower thread Insert the bobbin into the hook As seen in Figure 23 insert the thread through part of the hook and pull it out from the end of the lower thread tension adjustment plate And then pull the thread through the clearance between the hook a...

Page 16: ...r will continue to rotate for a while after the power is switched off due to inertia Start to work on the sewing machine only after the motor has come to a complete stop 5 Adjusting the thread tension Adjusting the thread tension As in Figure 25 turning clockwise the tension adjustment nut of the thread tension control assembly makes the upper thread tension stronger and counter clockwise makes it...

Page 17: ... spring tension As in Figure 29 loosen the stopper screw and turn clockwise the guide plate for the thread take up spring to make the timing of the spring faster and counter clockwise to make it slower The timing of the thread take up spring tension is normal when the guide plate is located in the middle as can be seen in Figure 29 Adjusting the auxiliary thread tension control assembly for automa...

Page 18: ...hnicians or agent 6 Adjusting the tension of the presser foot As in Figure 31 turning the pressure adjustment screw clockwise makes the presser foot tension stronger and turning counter clockwise makes it weaker After adjusting make sure to tighten the fixing nut Figure 31 The highest position of thread take up lever Weaker Stronger 7 Adjusting the needle and feed dog timing After removing the nee...

Page 19: ...1 5 mm before the center of the hook and then fasten it firmly See Figure 34 Figure 34 1 5mm Turn the pulley for the needle bar to be at its highest position See Figure 35 Check whether the needle is bent If it is the needle should be replaced Turn the pulley slowly to check whether the needle s edge falls exactly at the center of the needle hole of the feed dog If not take the following steps Ope...

Page 20: ...gure 36 ⓑ ⓐ The needle bar in the lowest position Figure 37 Adjusting the timing of hook edge and needle center crossing First set the stitch length at 0 Adjust the hook gear clamp screw in Figure 39 so that the hook edge fall exactly at the center of the needle center when the needle bar is raised 2 4 mm from its lowest position as in Figure 38 When this is done the hook edge will be placed at ab...

Page 21: ...ent between the upper side of hook stopper and the upper side of needle board groove Like in figure 42 the normal distance between the upper side of the hook stopper and the upper side of the needle plate groove is 1 2 mm This distance can be adjusted by using the up and down adjustment of the bushing assembled under the hook It can be adjusted by loosening and After adjustment they should be fast...

Page 22: ... presser foot move up and down It is normal that both of them move up and down to the same height Take the following steps either to adjust the stroke of both to be the same or to make one of the two adjusted lower or higher depending on sewing materials Adjusting the strokes of both to be the same The maximum height of the auxiliary presser foot and the upper feed presser foot is up to 5 5 mm Loo...

Page 23: ...screw Affter the adjustment of the height of the auxiliary presser foot adjust the upper feed presser foot Adjusting the upper feed presser foot Loosen up and down crank clamp screw when the pressure lifter is down Move the needle bar close to its highest position Adjust the height of the upper feed presser foot to the sewing materials When the height of the upper feed presser foot is determined b...

Page 24: ...e presser foot See Figure 47 Figure 47 When the needle goes down When the needle goes up 15 Adjusting stroke of upper feed presser foot As in Figure 48 the machine is adjusted to have the same amount of upper feed presser foot stroke as the feed dog stroke The baseline of the shake crank is aligned with the baseline of the collar Take the followings steps if the two base lines are not aligned or i...

Page 25: ...n Adjust the intensity of the safety assembly spring by rotating safety assembly adjustment screws from side to side in accordance with working conditions Turning the screw to left makes the intensity stronger and right to make it weaker Make sure to give same pressure on the three screws Figure 49 17 Adjusting the trimming device Adjusting the trimmer driving part Fixing the position of the trimm...

Page 26: ...opper pin holder Once this is done tightly fasten the fixing screw Once such adjustments are made the trimmer shake linkage will not move even when shaken to its sides the roller is inside the cam Make sure to check if the shake linkage returns to up position quickly and smoothly when released If not proceed with horizontal adjustment of stopper pin holder C Fixing the position of the trimmer sole...

Page 27: ...movable knife shaft and the trimmer driving part When the previously explained adjustment of trimmer driving part is complete it is in its normal position where the trimmer shake linkage has returned to its up position after trimming action First loosen the fixing screw of the movable knife shaft hold the initial assembling angle of the crank to be about 15 30 to the left from the perpendicular li...

Page 28: ...g the hook with the hand manually operate trimming movement so that the movable knife edge is matches the stopper front side Loosen the fixing screw of the movable knife shaft eccentric bushing In the lower side hole of the eccentric bushing stick in a thin driver or adequate pin and turn right and left This will make the position of the movable knife shaft change hence changing the distance When ...

Page 29: ...gure 55 operate manual trimming movement with color ink on the movable knife edge By checking the ink trace remaining on the movable knife the surface adhesion condition of the movable fixed knives can be tested If the surface adhesion is not very good same method is used to adjust the tension of movable fixed knives please use the following methods adjusting the amount and position of the washer ...

Page 30: ...e edge Now tightly fasten the crank fixing screws If the initial position of the movable knives of both sides are to be adjusted slightly use the ball joint linking bar D Adjusting lower thread holder The position of lower thread holder is set by fixed knife and bolt As in the picture loosen the bolt and place the lower thread holder edge at the lower side of the movable knife about 8mm apart from...

Page 31: ... hole after trimming check whether the thread tension adjusting plate separates during trimming To adjust the opening of the thread tension adjusting plate put the thread release solenoid at operation and move back and forth the solenoid shaft collar to make sure that the opening of the plate would be 0 8mm wide Also make sure that the plate is completely attached when the solenoid is not working ...

Page 32: ...eedle and the hook interfere each other Wrong threading Bent needle The direction and height of the needle inserted is wrong Too tight upper thread tension Too tight lower thread tension Too much working capacity There is a scratch on the hook edge There is a scratch on the needle hole of the feed dog There is a scratch on the thread case and around the needle plate Upper and lower thread tensions...

Page 33: ...t match Tension and contact of movable and fixed knives are bad Needle is not inserted correctly Scratch and abrasion of movable and fixed knives Trimming cam timing is bad Stroke of thread release is too small Wrong trimming timing The opening on the thread tension control plate is too small Too strong tension on the auxiliary thread tension control assembly Too much working capacity Volume is ad...

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