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PLK-E SERIES
Technical Manual 2 (USA Version)
Basic Manual with Touch Screen
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Contents
Software Installation
PLK-E Series with Touch Screen ---------------------------------------------------------- 1-3
Touch Screen
Explanation of Basic Screens and Keys --------------------------------------------------- 4-9
Pattern Handling
Pattern Read, Write, and Delete from the Floppy Disk --------------------------------- 10-15
Pattern Read, Write, and Delete from the Internal Memory---------------------------- 16-21
Pattern Read Shortcut from Internal Memory -------------------------------------------- 22
Pattern Making
Basic Pattern Input --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23-28
Code Data Input------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29-37
Arc Pattern Input------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 38-43
Circle Pattern Input --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44-49
Curve Pattern Input --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50-55
Broken Line Pattern Input ------------------------------------------------------------------- 56-61
Zig Zag Pattern Input------------------------------------------------------------------------- 62-69
Split Pattern Input----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 70-75
Pattern Adjustment
Home Position Correction ------------------------------------------------------------------- 76-78
Enlargement/Reduction Scale--------------------------------------------------------------- 79-81
Functions (Most Commonly Used)
Area Limit Cancel ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 82-84
2-Stage Clamp using 1 Pedal---Link Method--------------------------------------------- 85-88
2-Stage Clamp using 2 Pedals -------------------------------------------------------------- 89-91
Home Position Return Method when the Clamp is Up---------------------------------- 92-94
Home Position Return Method after the Halt switch has been Pressed--------------- 95-97
Halt Switch 2 Press Operation---Needle Down/Trim ----------------------------------- 98-101
Parameter Data Handling
Setting File Read------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 102-103
Step File Read --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 104-105
Installing a System Back Up Disk
With or Without Touch Screen ------------------------------------------------------------- 106
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Mode ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 107-110
Other
Error Codes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 111-121
2-Stage Clamp using 1 Pedal---Step Method --------------------------------------------- 122-128
Wiring
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR THE PLK-E SERIES WITH THE TOUCH SCREEN
THIS INSTALLATION HAS 4 FLOPPY DISKS/THE LCD DISPLAY MUST BE PLUGGED IN
FLOPPY DISK 1 (F1) MAIN SYSTEM PROGRAM
FLOPPY DISK 2 (F2) LANGUAGE DATA FOR THE LCD DISPLAY
FLOPPY DISK 3 (F3) IMAGE DATA FOR THE LCD DISPLAY
FLOPPY DISK 4 (F4) FONT DATA FOR THE LCD DISPLAY
WITH THE POWER OFF, INSERT THE F1 FLOPPY INTO THE DISK DRIVE
1. WHILE PRESSING AND HOLDING IN THE F KEY, TURN THE POWER ON
FIRST DISPLAY WILL SHOW
↑ F 1. S Y S
LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 LED5
↓ F A B C D
2. PRESS THE D KEY
NEXT DISPLAY
↑ 1 0 1 0. b
LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 LED5
↓ F A B C D
THE FIRST MODEL NUMBER THAT APPEARS MAY NOT BE THE MACHINE YOU HAVE
SELECT YOUR MODEL BY PRESSING THE ↓ ARROW KEY
THE ABOVE MODEL IS A PLK-E1010
OTHER MODELS ARE PLK-E03BT, PLK-E0504, PLK-E1010K2, ETC.
3. AFTER YOUR SELECTION, PRESS THE D KEY
NEXT DISPLAY
↑ P L K E. P
LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 LED5
↓ F A B C D
THE ABOVE SETTING IS THE STEP SEQUENCE. IF YOUR DISPLAY IS DIFFERENT, PRESS THE
↓ ARROW KEY UNTIL IT SHOWS P L K E. P. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP
THIS SETTING IS FOR ALL PLK-E MACHINES EXCEPT:
PLK-E03BT---NEEDS DIFFERENT STEP SEQUENCE BECAUSE OF SINGLE PEDAL OPERATION
PLK-E03PD---NOT IN USA MARKET
PLK-E1008H---NEEDS DIFFERENT STEP SEQUENCE BECAUSE OF HOT KNIFE SYSTEM
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4. PRESS THE D KEY
THE MACHINE WILL LOAD THE F1 FLOPPY
WAIT UNTIL THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO:
↑ F 2. L b L
LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 LED5
↓ F A B C D
TAKE OUT THE F1 FLOPPY AND PUT IN THE F2 FLOPPY
5. PRESS THE D KEY
NEXT DISPLAY
↑ E n G . L
LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 LED5
↓ F A B C D
SELECT THE LANGUAGE USING THE ↓ ARROW KEY
THE ABOVE DISPLAY IS ENGLISH
OTHER LANGUAGES ARE: SPNISH, JAPANESE, CHINESE, AND FRENCH
6. PRESS THE D KEY AFTER YOUR SELECTION
THE MACHINE WILL LOAD THE F2 FLOPPY
WAIT UNTIL THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO:
↑ F 3. P I C
LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 LED5
↓ F A B C D
TAKE OUT THE F2 FLOPPY AND PUT IN THE F3 FLOPPY
7. PRESS THE D KEY
THE MACHINE WILL LOAD THE F3 FLOPPY
WAIT UNTIL THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO:
↑ F 4. F n T
LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 LED5
↓ F A B C D
TAKE OUT THE F3 FLOPPY AND PUT IN THE F4 FLOPPY
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8. PRESS THE D KEY
THE MACHINE WILL LOAD THE F4 FLOPPY
WAIT UNTIL THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO:
↑ M - 3 1 0
LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 LED5
↓ F A B C D
THE MACHINE WILL START BEEPING
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION IS COMPLETED
TURN OFF THE POWER
TAKE OUT THE F4 FLOPPY DISK AND STORE ALL THE SOFTWARE DISKS SO THEY WON’T GET LOST
YOU MAY NEED THEM AGAIN SOMEDAY
NOTE 1: WHEN YOU POWER THE MACHINE BACK UP, THE LCD DISPLAY WILL SHOW THAT THERE IS
NO PATTERN IN THE MACHINE. YOU MUST USE THE LCD DISPLAY TO READ A PATTERN STORED ON A
FLOPPY OR MAKE A PATTERN. PRESS THE ENTER KEY TO GO TO THE STANDARD DISPLAY
NOTE 2: HOWEVER, IF THE SOFTWARE HAS BEEN RE-INSTALLED AND IF THERE WERE PATTERNS
IN THE INTERNAL MEMORY OF THE MACHINE, THEY ARE STILL THERE. READ THEM USING THE
PATTERN READ FROM INTERNAL MEMORY PROCEDURE.
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PATTERN READ SHORTCUT
BASIC SCREENS AND KEYS
STANDARD SCREEN
SCREEN AFTER THE NEXT KEY IS PRESSED
PATTERN NAME
PATTERN NUMBER
JOG +
SPEED
PRESSER FOOT UP/DOWN
JOG -
MENU
HOME IMAGE
DISPLAY
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EXT SCREEN
TO BOBBIN WINDING
AND UP/DOWN
COUNTER
BACK TO STANDARD SCREEN
BOBBIN WINDING
HOME POSITION
CORRECTION
SCREEN AFTER THE BOBBING WINDING KEY IS PRESSED
WHEN IN THIS SCREEN IF THE CLAMP IS LOWERED AND THE START PEDAL IS PRESSED, THE
MACHINE WILL ROTATE WITHOUT SEWING THE PATTERN SO A BOBBIN CAN BE WOUND
PRESS THE X KEY TO RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS SCREEN AND THEN THE BACK KEY TO RETURN TO
THE STANDARD SCREEN
STANDARD SCREEN
RETURN TO
PREVIOUS SCREEN
SCREEN AFTER THE MENU KEY IS PRESSED
SCREENS THAT CAN BE OPENED IN THE MENU MODE
Reading patterns from the floppy disk and internal memory
Writing patterns to the floppy disk and internal memory
Pattern Input
Pattern Modification
These keys appear for B data
Pattern Conversion
The keys on the right
appear for B data.
Home position correcting and scaling are the most used
Program Mode
Various Settings
About 10 of these settings are normally used
Input/Output Checking and Setting Mode
Function Mode
Pattern copy and internal memory format are the most used
SCREENS THAT CAN BE OPENED IN THE PROGRAM MODE
1/4
1. Wiper Wiper on/off
Adjusting the operation timing, etc.
2. Slow start Slow start on/off
Speed change etc.
3. Clamp Clamp on/off delay timer setting
2-stage clamp setting
2-stage clamp link
4. Area limit Canceling the area limit.
Changing the area limit range
5. Needle position Adjusting the reverse run angle,
up/down stop position angle, etc.
6. Thread trimming
sensor
Thread trimming sensor on/off
Adjusting the number of delay
stitches, speed, etc.
2/4
1. Home position Setting return to home operation
for various situations, etc.
2. Halt Setting the related operations for
when the HALT switch is operated
3. Counter Setting the count method and
counter clearing method
4. Brake Weak brake on/off
Adjusting the operation time, etc.
5. Presser foot Presser foot operation timing
Using non-stitch feeding with
presser foot lowered after basting
6. Bobbin winding Adjusting the bobbin winding
operation time and speed, etc.
3/4
1. Feed method Adjusting according to the clamp
weight and fabric thickness.
Setting the feed, etc.
2. Speed Adjusting the speed for each stage
3. Thread trimming
timing Adjusting the thread trimming and
thread release operation, etc.
4. Step Setting operation with the step file
5. Jog Setting operation when JOG key is
pressed, etc.
6. Feed angle Feed start and feed end angle
setting. (Do not change during
normal use.)
4/4
1. LCD panel Adjustments related to the LCD
panel, etc.
2. Other Other various settings
3. Special Do not use!
KEYS MOST COMMONLY USED
HOME NEXT SCREEN PATTERN READ
JOG + MENU PATTERN WRITE
JOG - PREVIOUS SCREEN PATTERN INPUT
ENTER EXIT CURRENT MODE CLEAR LAST ENTRY
READING, WRITING, AND DELETING PATTERNS FROM THE FLOPPY DISK
READING A PATTERN FROM THE FLOPPY DISK
STANDARD SCREEN
1. PRESS THE HOME KEY AND THEN THE MENU KEY
NEXT SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
2. PRESS THE PATTERN READ KEY
NEXT SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
THE DEFAULT SETTING IS TO READ A
PATTERN FROM THE INTERNAL
MEMORY
3. PRESS THE FLOPPY DISK KEY TO
CHANGE TO THE SCREEN FOR
READING A PATTERN FROM THE
FLOPPY DISK
NEXT SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
THE SETTING CHANGES TO READING
A PATTERN FROM THE FLOPPY DISK
4. PRESS THE KEY THAT HAS THE
NUMBER AND NAME OF THE
PATTERN. IN THIS EXAMPLE, 600 WAS
PRESSED
5. PRESS THE ENTER KEY
NEXT SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
THE PATTERN NAME BOX_X WITH
THE NUMBER 600 WAS READ FROM
THE FLOPPY DISK
NOTE: IF THE SAME PATTERN NUMBER IS IN
THE INTERNAL MEMORY, A SCREEN WILL
APPEAR ASKING IF YOU WANT TO
OVERWRITE THE PATTERN. IF YOU DO NOT
WANT TO OVERWRITE THE PATTERN, PRESS
THE X KEY AND THE PREVIOUS SCREEN WILL
COME BACK. IF THE PATTERNS ARE
DIFFERENT AND YOU WANT TO KEEP BOTH
OF THEM, WRITE ONE OF THE PATTERNS TO
A DIFFERENT NUMBER
WRITING A PATTERN TO THE FLOPPY DISK
STANDARD SCREEN
1. PRESS THE HOME KEY AND THEN THE MENU KEY
NEXT SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
2. PRESS THE PATTERN WRITE KEY
NEXT SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
THE DEFAULT SETTING IS TO WRITE THE
PATTERN TO THE INTERNAL MEMORY
3. PRESS THE FLOPPY DISK KEY TO
CHANGE TO THE SCREEN FOR WRITING
A PATTERN TO THE FLOPPY DISK
NEXT SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
THE SETTING CHANGES TO WRITING
A PATTERN TO THE FLOPPY DISK
4. BY PRESSING THE ABC KEY, THE
LETTERS IN THE NAME WILL BE
ERASED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT
5. USING THE KEYPAD, PUT IN THE
NAME OF YOUR CHOICE USING UP TO
8 ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS
6. BY PRESSING THE NO KEY, DO THE
SAME THING TO CHANGE THE PATTERN
NUMBER IN A RANGE FROM 600-799
NOTE 1: TO WRITE THE PATTERN AS A-DATA TO BE USED IN THE PLK-A SERIES MACHINES,
SELECT THE PATTERN NUMBER IN A RANGE FROM 100-249
NOTE 2: IF THE SAME PATTERN NUMBER IS ON THE FLOPPY DISK A SCREEN WILL APPEAR
ASKING YOU IF YOU WANT TO OVERWRITE THE PATTERN. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO OVERWRITE
THE PATTERN, PRESS THE X KEY AND THE PREVIOUS SCREEN WILL COME BACK. IF THE
PATTERNS ARE DIFFERENT AND YOU WANT TO KEEP BOTH OF THEM, WRITE ONE OF THE
PATTERNS TO A DIFFERENT NUMBER.
IN THIS EXAMPLE, THE NAME WAS CHANGED
TO SQUARE AND THE NUMBER WAS
CHANGED TO 601
7. PRESS THE ENTER KEY
A WRITE IN PROGRESS SCREEN WILL APPEAR
PLEASE WAIT FOR THE PATTERN TO WRITE
TO THE FLOPPY DISK
NEXT SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
WRITING COMPLETE
DELETING A PATTERN FROM THE FLOPPY DISK
STANDARD SCREEN
1. PRESS THE HOME KEY AND THEN THE MENU KEY
NEXT SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
2. PRESS THE PATTERN READ KEY
NEXT SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
THE DEFAULT SETTING IS TO READ THE
PATTERN FROM THE INTERNAL MEMORY
3. PRESS THE FLOPPY DISK KEY TO
CHANGE TO THE SCREEN FOR READING
A PATTERN FROM THE FLOPPY DISK
NEXT SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
THE SETTING CHANGES TO READING A
PATTERN FROM THE FLOPPY DISK
4. PRESS THE KEY THAT HAS THE
NUMBER AND NAME OF THE PATTERN
IN THIS EXAMPLE, 601 WAS PRESSED
5. PRESS THE PATTERN DELETE KEY
NEXT SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
IN THIS EXAMPLE THE PATTERN NUMBER 601
WILL BE DELETED FROM THE FLOPPY DISK
NOTE 1: IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO DELETE THIS
PATTERN, PRESS THE X KEY AND THE DISPLAY
WILL RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS ONE
6. TO CONTINUE WITH THE DELETE
PRESS ENTER
NEXT SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
PATTERN 601 WAS DELETED FROM THE
FLOPPY DISK
READING, WRITING, AND DELETING PATTERNS FROM THE INTERNAL MEMORY
READING A PATTERN FROM THE INTERNAL MEMORY
STANDARD SCREEN
1. PRESS THE HOME KEY AND THEN THE MENU KEY
NEXT SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
2. PRESS THE PATTERN READ KEY
NEXT SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
THE DEFAULT SETTING IS TO READ A
PATTERN FROM THE INTERNAL
MEMORY
3. PRESS THE KEY THAT HAS THE NUMBER
AND NAME OF THE PATTERN
IN THIS EXAMPLE, 601 WAS PRESSED
4. PRESS THE ENTER KEY
NEXT SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
THE PATTERN NAME SQUARE WITH
THE NUMBER 600 WAS READ FROM
THE INTERNAL MEMORY
WRITING A PATTERN TO THE INTERNAL MEMORY
STANDARD SCREEN
1. PRESS THE HOME KEY AND THEN THE MENU KEY
NEXT SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
2. PRESS THE PATTERN WRITE KEY
NEXT SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
THE NAME NEW IS DISPLAYED
3. BY PRESSING THE ABC KEY, THE
LETTERS IN THE NAME WILL BE
ERASED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT
4. USING THE KEYPAD, PUT IN THE
NAME OF YOUR CHOICE USING UP TO
8 ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS
5. BY PRESSING THE NO KEY, DO THE
SAME THING TO CHANGE THE PATTERN
NUMBER IN A RANGE FROM 600-799
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