Computerized Embroidery Machine Controller BECS-A15. OWNER’S MANUAL

Chapter 4 Common Parameters and Color-Changing

Order

Chapter

4 Common Parameters and Color-Changing Order

this system

each pattern has its

own settings of the normal parameters (like

scale and

repetition) and color-changing order. When a new pattern

is selected, the corresponding

settings of normal

parameters

and color-changing order will become effective.

this chapter, we will

discuss the setting of

the most frequently used parameters and

color-changing order, in parameter setting interface

(

) and needle bar

color-changing order setting

interface (

Since this system supports multi-task operation, user can set and

modify the normal

parameters and color-changing order of

the patternss that are not embroidered at present. User

can enter these

operations

via other

operation interface under pattern management

(see

Chapter 6).

4.1 Settings of Common Parameters

These common parameters include:

“Direction”, “Angle”, “Scale X/Y”, “Prior Mode”,

“Rep.

Mode”, “Rep. Order”,

“Rep. Times”, and “Rep. Interval”. User can control

the final

embroidery results by adjusting these parameters.

Press

to enter parameter setting interface:

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The way for setting the parameter is similar to each other. This chapter will explain how

to set the “X/Y Scale” as an example and give the definitions of other parameters (refer to

4.1.1 for setting method).

4.1.1. Settings of X-Y Scale

This parameter controls the scaling percentages on X (horizontal) and Y (vertical)

direction, so as to scale up/down the patterns.

X&Y Scales:

X : 2 0 0 %

Y :

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Press the function item of “Scale X/Y”

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System will display independently

the modification windows for X Scale and Y

Scale for

users to set respectively.

Adjusting X-Y Scales

User can press number

pad to modify the scaling rate at

X direction, press

cancel

the last input digit and

press

to clear the input

number.

Press

to save the

modification

The modification method of Y Scale is the same with that of X Scale.

4.1.2.

. Settings

of Rotate Angle

User can rotate patterns

to a certain

angle by this parameter.

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4.1.3. Pattern Direction

4.1.4. Prior Mode

There are two modes: “rotation prior to scaling” and “scaling prior to rotation”. When

user has set the parameters “Scale X/Y” and “Rotate Angle”, the patterns will rotate first and

then scale up/down, if “rotation prior to scaling” mode is selected. Otherwise it will scale

up/down first and then rotate.

4.1.5. Rep. Mode

There are two repetition modes: normal and partial.

4.1.6. Rep. Order

There are two modes: X first and Y first.

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4.1.7.

. X-Y Rep. Times

repetition

times represent the number of columns, while Y repetition times the number

of lines; as shown

in the above picture,

X repetition times are 3 and Y repetition times is 2.

The largest set value is 99*99

4.1.8.

. X-Y Rep. Interval

The above picture has explained the

meaning.

4.2 Settings of Color-changing

Order

4.2.1.

. Color-changing

Interface

No.

Icon

Name

Description

Display the pattern

according

real-time setting of

color-changing

Pattern Display Area

order, for the preview

of the result of

color-changing.

Basic Pattern Data

Display the

basic data of the pattern

Current

Operation

User can set, insert or delete needle bar

Position

number in current position.

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Icon

Name

Description

Color Lump Number

Display the number of the color lumps

List

of the pattern

Display the needle bar number and

Needle Bar Number

thread color of each corresponding

and Color

color lump

Move upward the color-changing list to

Move Up

select the color lump for setting

Insert Needle Bar

Click this key and a needle number to

Number

insert it in the current list of needle list.

Delete Needle Bar

Delete the needle number of the current

Number

operation position in the needle list.

Move downward the color-changing

Move Down

list to select the color lump for setting

Select the color for the needle bar

Color Selection Area

number to be set

Return to the previous operation

Return

interface

Repetition

Repeat color-changing order

Patch Embroidery

Set the patch embroidery of the pattern

Select default colors to set the color of

Set Needle Bar Color

each needle bar

Load the selected pattern, check the

Pattern Preview

pattern data and create the pattern icon

Enter the next operation iterface

The pattern display area displays the pattern under color-changing setting. After

changing the color-changing order, the display will be renewed at same time to show the

modification effect.

Color-changing order display area shows color lump numbers, needle bar numbers and

needle bar colors.

Pattern display can be in parallel with the setting, insertion and deletion of needle bar

number, which means that users can set and change the color-changing order along with the

display.

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Order

4.2.2.

. Settings

of Color-Changing Order

Press

to enter color-changing setting interface.

Input the needle

bar numbers in order in the needle bar number selection area.

The pattern

display and

the color list will be refreshed after each input.

Press

to check whether the inputted color-changing

order is

correct.

To change a certain needle

bar number, press

to move to the

item to be modified and then press

the new needle bar number.

To insert a new

needle bar number,

press

to move to the

positon below the position to be inserted,

and then

to insert the needle bar

number.

Press

delete a needle bar number.

4.2.3.

. Set Needle Bar

Color

make the

display effect close

to the actual embroidery effect,

this system allows

settings of color

for each needle bar

and such

settings can be saved together

with the

color-changing order of the pattern.

Press

to enter color-changing setting interface.

Press

to enter needle bar color setting interface.

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Common Parameters

and Color-Changing Order

default colors for selection in the

setting interface

To set

the needle

bar color, select the needle bar first and then select the color

from the 45 default color

lumps. The corresponding color

of the needle bar button will

refreshed.

Press

save the

settings and return

to the color-changing

order

setting interface; or press

to quit

setting without saving and return to

color-changing order setting interface.

Chapter 5

Settings of Embroidery Parameters

Note: the number, name

and current value of each parameter are

displayed

in the

parameter list window.

5.1 Procedure for Setting General Parameters

The

setting procedure is similar for each general

parameter. You can follow the guide of

this section to set all

parameters

Select Parameter Type

User can use the keys at the bottom

of the screen (parameter type key

and page

key) to

look for the parameter.

If you want to

modify the number

of needles

whose parameter number is D01, press

find machine configuration parameter and the its parameter list will be displayed.

Press the parameter to be set and input the new value by the number keys.

Chapter

5 Settings of Embroidery Parameters

Press

to finish the setting.

5.2 Instruction on Some Functions within General Parameters

There are brief descriptions of parameters in

the appendix 1. Here, we will

introduce

some functions mainly used in embroidery.

5.2.1.

. Cyclic Embroidery Function

This function is to increase the embroidery productivity.

When the parameter “To Do Cyclic Emb.”

is set as

“Yes”, the

cyclic embroidery

function is activated and the

icon

will appear in the main interface. If this function is

activated, the machine will

lly embroider the patternsated patterns again

without

any operation when completin

Usually, cyclic embroider

accompany

repetition

embroidery

and specially made

patterns, and the

parameter

“

rigin” should be also

set as

“Yes”. Thus when the

machine is embroidering the

ic, the front

one can be replaced.

. After embroidering

the patternsated patterns, the

automatically return to

the start point and the

machine

will automatically

embroider

fabric again

and at this time it’s

possible for user to

replace

the back one.

5.2.2.

. Brake Adjustme

Must for

New Machine)

This function is to adjust

trol parameters for braking, so as

to fit machines with

different mechanical character

is also able

to change with the machine running. Thus

this function can

help the ma

parts to work better with the computer. The

function

depends on the parameters “Se

Para”.

“Set Brake Para” is to

stop position of the main shaft. When the main shaft

often stops at the

position belo

egree, the user can increase the parameter value. When

the main shaft often stops at

n over 100 degree, the

user can decrease the parameter

value.

Thus the user can adjus

ue to let the

main shaft stop close

to 100 degree. The

value can be set between 0 and

After adjusting this param

user can click the task

swift key on the panel

to return

to the

main interface. Click

and

to make

the adjustment and check the

effects

of the parameter adjustment. If the user is

not satisfied with the

effects, he

can press

the swift key on the panel to

return to the parameter setting interface, where he can

adjust the

parameter setting

again. Close the parameter setting interface in the end.

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Chapter 6 Memory Pattern Management

Memory pattern management includes selection of embroidery patterns, settings of

patterns, change of patterns and operations for creating patterns.

6.1 Memory Pattern Management Interface and Other Memory

Pattern Operation Interfaces

Press

to enter memory pattern management interface.

The memory patterns management interface contains: patterns image display area,

navigation and pagination area, information area and management operation area. The patterns

image display area can show 8 patternss at most. If the total number of the patterns is beyond 8,

more pages will be needed. Navigation and pagination area can help switch to the patternsated

page. The management operation area is to preview patternss and set their order.

No.

Icon

Name

Description

Display the pattern files in memory

Pattern Display Area

by icons. It’s mainly for selection.

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Management

Icon

Name

Description

Used to

shift to appointed

page

Previous/Next Page

number

Display the detailed

information of

Information Area

the selected pattern and the memory

information

Check the

details of the pattern;

scale

Pattern Preview

up/down,

move or

simulate

the

pattern.

Set letter

embroidery and

its

Letter Pattern

parameters

Delete Pattern

Delete the

selected pattern

Pattern Output

Save the memory pattern to U disk

Home

Press it to

enter U disk management

Disk Management

interface to

make related operations.

Click to

open the

other operation

interface,

where user can perform

Other Operations

copy, deletion, combination, edition

and other operations.

Single/Multiple

Shift between single

selection

and

Selection Shift

multiple selections.

Enter the next operation interface

Press

to enter the interface

for other operations of memory

pattern (to

deal with

any single pattern,

user need select the pattern first).

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In this interface, press each operation

to enter the corresponding interface. Please

read the

following

paragraphs for detailed explanation. Press

to turn page, and press

to return to

memory pattern management interface.

6.2 Select Pattern for Embroidery

Press

to enter

memory pattern management interface.

Select the pattern in the memory pattern

image display area.

6.3 Memory Pattern Preview

The

selected pattern can be previewed in the memory pattern preview

interface to check

more details.

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Management

No.

Icon

Name

Description

Pattern Preview

Display the pattern in the appointed method

Area

and speed

Draw/Pause

Shift between

drawing pattern

Switch

and pausing display

Move up

Move

the pattern

upwards

Single

Step

Draw the pattern by drawing

single steps

Display

Scale up

Enlarge the pattern in the preview area

Scale down

Reduce the pattern in the preview area

Display the pattern in the actual size.

So the

Actual Display

size of

the pattern

on the screen is the

actual

size of

the pattern

after embroidery.

Display to the

Display the pattern accordint

to the size

of the

Size

the

pattern

preview area.

Window

Move left

Move the pattern leftward

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No.

Icon

Name

Description

Move

down

Move the pattern downward

Move

right

Move the pattern rightward

Deceleration

Lower the display

speed of patterns

Acceleration

Fasten the display

speed of patterns

Redraw

Redisplay the selected pattern

Quit

Quit the

operation

in pattern preview interface

Press

to enter

memory pattern management interface.

Select a

pattern in

the memory pattern image display

area.

Press

to open memory pattern preview interface.

Press

control the

size of the pattern

display.

Press

to control the display position. Press

to control display speed. Press

to shift to the pause status, where the

single step of

pattern can

be displayed. Press

to redisplay the

selected pattern.

6.4 Pattern Output

User can transfer the pattern data in memory to U

disk.

Press

to enter

memory pattern management interface

Select the memory

patterns to

be outputted

Press

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Press

of the completion hint.

Press

to return to pattern management interface.

6.5 Copy the Memory Pattern

Press

to enter

memory pattern management interface.

Select a

pattern in

the memory pattern image display

area.

Press

to enter memory operation

selection interface.

Click

“Copy Pattern” to

enter its

operation

interface.

The system will

automatically

provide the

smallest available pattern number and default pattern

name. If

the

user doesn’t want to change them, please press

To input a new pattern number, click “New Pattern number”

and input

the new

number in the pop-up window.

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6.6 Create Outline Pattern

This operation

can generate a new pattern based

on the outline of the designated pattern.

Press

to enter

memory pattern management interface.

Select a

pattern in

the memory pattern image display

area.

Press

to enter memory operation

selection interface.

Press “Create Outline Pattern” to enter the operation

interface.

User can press to input new pattern number and name instead of default ones.

Press

create the outline

pattern and

return to

pattern operation

selection interface. Press

to quit the

creating operation and return to

pattern

operation selection interface.

6.7 Create High-speed Pattern

This

function can be used

to devide

long stitch

into short

ones, so as to prevent speed

reduction

due to long stitches.

Press

to enter

memory pattern management interface.

Select a

pattern in

the memory pattern image display

area.

Press

to enter memory operation

selection interface.

Press “Create High-speed Pattern” to enter the operation interface.

User can press to input new pattern number and name instead of default ones.

Press

create the

high-speed pattern and return to pattern operation

selection interface. Press

to quit the

creating operation and return to

pattern

operation selection interface.

6.8 Divide Pattern

This operation is to divide one pattern

into two new patterns

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Press

to enter memory

pattern management interface.

Select

a pattern in

the memory pattern image display area.

Press

enter memory operation selection

interface.

Press

“Divide Pattern” to enter the operation interface.

User can press to

input new

pattern number and name instead

of default ones.

Press

“Divide Stitch” to input the stitch

number of

the division

position.

Press

to divide the pattern into two new

patterns and return to pattern

operation selection interface. Press

to quit the dividing operation and

return to

pattern operation selection interface

6.9 Create Parameter Pattern

This operation

is to create a new pattern from the seleted pattern together with the settings

of its common parameters and

color-changing order.

Press

to enter memory pattern management interface.

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Select a

pattern in

the memory pattern image display

area.

Press

to enter memory operation

selection interface.

Press “Create Parameter Pattern” to enter the operation interface.

User can press to input new pattern number and name instead of default ones.

Press

create the

parameter

pattern and return to

pattern operation

selection interface. Press

to quit the

creating operation and return to

pattern

operation selection interface.

6.10 Mosaic Pattern

This

operation

is to combine two patterns into

one new pattern. The

interval of

patterns

refers to the distance

between the end of the first pattern and the

start of the

second pattern.

1. Press

to enter

memory pattern management interface.

2. Select the two patterns to be combined and record their pattern

numbers.

3. Press

to enter memory operation

selection interface.

4. Press “Mosaic Pattern” to enter the operation interface.

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5. User can press to

input new

pattern number and name instead

of default ones.

6. Press

“X Interval” to input the value. Press “Y Interval” to input the value.

7. Press

to combine

patterns

and return

to pattern

operation

selection

interface. Press

to quit the combining operation

and return

to pattern

operation

selection interface.

6.11 Create Combined

Pattern

The combined

pattern means a pattern group combined from several certain (less

than 99)

memory

patterns

after setting their parameters. The combined pattern

is set as automatic

continuous embroidery. To embroider a

combined

pattern, user need return to the

memory

pattern

management interface

after creating or editing the combined pattern, where

user can

select the combined

pattern, and then after embroidery confirmation, press

start to embroider.

Press

to enter memory

pattern management interface.

To edit existing

combined

patterns, select a combined pattern; to create a new

combined pattern, just follow the instructions below.

Press

enter memory operation selection interface.

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Press “Create Combined Pattern” to enter the operation interface.

The

combined

ID shows the current pattern number and how

many patterns the combined

pattern is

composed

of. Display

form is “pattern number (the total amount of patterns)”

Set the

parameters of the first pattern,

including

pattern number, scaling ratio,

rotating angle, pattern direction and

priority mode. Please refer to Chapter 4 for details of

the

settings.

Press

to set several patterns for

packing. And press

to go

back to

change the parameters of

combined patterns.

If the current pattern is not the first

of the combined pattern, user need set the

interval

between it and the first pattern. Please refer to Chapter 4 for details of inputting parameters.

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6.12 Satin Stitch Adjustment

This

operation

is to adjust

the satin width in the design according to the

need.

Press

to enter

memory pattern management interface.

Select a

pattern in

the memory pattern image display

area.

Press

to enter memory operation

selection interface.

Press “Satin StitchAdjustment” to enter

the operation interface

User can press to input new pattern number and name instead of default ones.

Press “X Adjust Value” and “Y Adjust Value” to input the value

respectively.

Press

make the satin stitch

adjustment

and return

to pattern operation

selection interface. Press

to quit the

adjusting operation and return to

pattern

operation selection interface.

Chapter 7

Letter

Pattern

Operation

functions keys, the

third row

are keys for adjusting

letter arrangement, and the forth

row are

keys for

adjusting letter string. In the middle of the interface is the letter pattern display area.

Generally, user should set the parameters, such

as whole arrangement

method, rotate angle

and letter interval

of the letter string; then select certain letter to adjust

the its arrangement

parameters.

Letter patten

display window: the

crosses in

the centre are the

coordinates

and the

intersection represents the origin

(0,

0). The letter will be arranged

around the origin

automatically.

2. Keys forAdjusting

Selected Letters

“Letter

String”: edit letter string.

“Change Font”:

change the

font of selected letters. Press this key to

display a

dialog box, where user can select a desired font and confirm it.

“Color-changing

Shift”: set or cancel color-changing before the selected letter.

“Selection Shift”:

shift among selected letters. A letter must be

selected before any

edit. If

a red “

”

appears on

a letter, it means the letter is selected, such as

. The system

will select all letters as default. Press this key to

select the first letter, and press it

again to

select the second

one, and so

on. After selecting the

last letter,

press this key again to

select all

letters.

“Increase Width”: increase width of selected letter.

“Reduce Width”: reduce width

of selected

letter.

“Increase Height”:

increase height of selected letter.

“Reduce Height”:

reduce height of selected letter.

“Horizontal Overturn”: overturn the selected letter horizontally.

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“Vertical

Overturn”:

overturn the selected letter vertically.

“Clockwise Rotation”: use the letter as

centre (“

” in the centre of letter), and

rotate the

selected letter clockwise.

. View and

File Operation

“Letter Density”: adjust the density of the letter string. Press

this key to

display

thedensity dialog box, where user can set

stitch form, increase or decrease

density.

“Stitch

Form”: show/hide the stitch form. Hiding

the stitch

form can

improve

operation

speed.

“Increase Density”: increase

the satin stitch density of the created letter

pattern.

“Reduce Density”: reduce

satin stitch

density

of the created letter

pattern.

“Left”, “Right”, “Up”

and “Down”: move letter pattern

toward

each direction.

“Reduce”: reduce to the display window of letter pattern.

“Enlarge”: enlarge to show the

detailed part of the letter pattern

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Pattern

Operation

“Actual”: show the letter pattern in the actual size.

At this time, the size of pattern

in interface is equal to actual size.

“Center”: scale up/down the

view, so as to show the whole pattern for checking.

“Save”: it is used

for saving

the edited

letter pattern. After pressing this

key, the

system

will display

the window for user

to input the pattern number and

name. According to

need, change the pattern name and number (the number is not

recommended to be changed),

then press confirmation key to

start saving.

“Exit”: quit from

“Create Letter Pattern”

4. Keys forAdjusting Whole Arrangement

If you adjust

the parameters for whole rank after the edition of the

individual

letter, the

edition

of the individual letter

will be probably replaced.

“Horizontal”: rank

the letters

horizontally

Press this key

to shift among “horizontal”, “vertical”, “up

arc”, and

“down arc”. Only in

case of “up arc”

and “down

arc” can “fix letter direction”, “increase radian” and

“decrease

radian”

be adjusted.

“Vertical”: rank letters vertically

“Up Arc”: rank letters in arc bending upwards

“DownArc”: rank

letters in arc bending

downwards

“Fix Letter Direction”: when

user ranks the letters in arc, the

letter angle

will not

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change along with the position

of arc, but fix at a certain angle

“Increase

Radian”:

when user

ranks the

letters in

arc, this key can enlarge the

radian of

the reference arc

“Reduce

Radian”: when user ranks the letters in arc,

this key can reduce the radian

of the reference arc

“Whole Clockwise Rotate”: rotate

the whole letter

string clockwise

“Enlarge Letter

Interval”:

increase the

interval

between

letters

“Reduce

Letter Interval”: reduce the interval between

letters

7.4 Save Letter

Pattern

After finishing

the letter

pattern edit, user can

press

to display a window for

user to input pattern number and name, and

then press

again to save.

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