Tajima Embroidery Machines Software Installation

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INSTALLING EMBROIDERY MACHINE
SYSTEM SOFTWARE
PLEASE NOTE! WHEN INSTALLING SYSTEM SOFTWARE, YOU WILL LOOSE ALL
THE DESIGNS IN THE MEMORY, AND CERTAIN PARAMETER SETTINGS WILL
HAVE TO BE RESET.
1, PLEASE CONFIRM THAT THE POWER TO THE MACHINE IS TURNED OFF.
2, PLACE THE NEW SYSTEM DISC IN THE DISC READER.
3, PRESS AND HOLD BOTH THE SET AND THE F-3 BUTTONS, AS YOU PUT THE
POWER SWITCH TO THE ON POSITION. THE MACHINE WILL BEGIN TO
“BEEP”, THE WORD “INSTALLING” WILL APPEAR ON THE DISPLAY AND
KEYS; A, B, C, AND D WILL LIGHT UP. AT THIS POINT, CONTINUE TO HOLD
THE F-3 BUTTON, BUT RELEASE THE “SET” BUTTON.
4, WHEN THE BEEPING STOPS AND THE LETTERS “N_NOS” APPEAR ON THE
DISPLAY, YOU MAY RELEASE THE “F-3” BUTTON.
5, THE MACHINE IS NOW ASKING FOR THE NUMBER OF NEEDLES ON EACH
HEAD, AND THE NUMBER OF HEADS ON THE MACHINE. USEING THE JOG
DIAL, SELECT THE NUMBER OF NEEDLES, ( 9, 12, OR 15 ) AND PRESS THE
SET BUTTON. NOW USING THE JOG DIAL, SELECT THE NUMBER OF HEADS
ON THE MACHINE, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, ETCETERA AND PRESS THE SET BUTTON.
6, IF THE WORD “CAM” APPEARS, AND YOUR MACHINE HAS A STANDARD
BOBBIN, USE THE JOG DIAL TO CHOOSE THE NUMBER 5, THEN PRESS THE
SET BUTTON. IF THE MACHINE HAS A JUMBO BOBBIN PRESS 3, THEN SET.
7, IF YOUR MACHINE IS A MODEL TFHX, AFTER YOU SELECT THE NUMBER OF
NEEDLES ON THE MACHINE, YOU WILL HAVE TO CHOOSE THE TYPE.
FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST, USING THE JOG DIAL, SELECT THE
APPROPRIATE TYPE, AND PRESS THE SET BUTTON.

MACHINE MODEL TYPE
TFHX………………………………………….…..N
TFHX-C……………………………………………N
TFHX-II….…………………………………….…2
TFHX-IIC..……………………………………...2C
8, ON TFHX MODELS, AFTER CHOOSING THE TYPE, YOU THEN MUST
SELECT THE NUMBER OF HEADS ON YOUR MACHINE, AND PRESS
THE SET BUTTON.
9, ON CERTAIN EARLIER MACHINES, THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WILL HAVE
TO BE ANSWERED;
FDD, WHICH FLOPPY DISC DRIVE IS ON YOUR MACHINE? IF THE DRIVE
HAS NEVER BEEN REPLACED, AND MEASURES ¾ INCH WIDE, DIAL UP N-1,
AND PRESS SET. IF THE DRIVE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND MEASURES ¾
INCH WIDE, DIAL UP N-2, AND PRESS SET. IF YOUR MACHINE CAN READ
HIGH DENSITY DISCS, OR IS 1 INCH WIDE, DIAL UP “Y” AND PRESS SET.
TBC, WHICH TENSION BASE CARD IS IN YOUR MACHINE? THE TENSION
BASE CARD IS A SMALL CIRCUIT BOARD THAT HAS THE SWITCH AND
THE RED/GREEN LIGHT, AND IS LOCATED BEHIND THE LARGE THREAD
TENSION KNOBS ON THE TOP OF EACH HEAD. THE EASIEST WAY TO
ASCERTAIN WHICH OF THE TENSION BASE CARDS ARE ON YOUR MACHINE,
IS TO SNAP OFF THE REAR PLASTIC COVER FROM ONE OF THE HEADS.
YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THERE ARE WIRES THAT CONNECT TO THE BACK
OF EACH OF THE TENSION KNOBS. IF THESE WIRES ARE ALL WHITE, USING
THE JOG DIAL, BRING UP THE NUMBER 1, AND PRESS THE SET BUTTON. IF
THE WIRES ARE MULTI COLORED, DIAL UP THE NUMBER 2, AND PRESS THE
SET BUTTON.

SEN, IF YOUR MACHINE IS EQUIPPED WITH A KNIFE RETRACT SENSOR, OR
IF YOUR MACHINE HAS EVER DISPLAYED THE ERROR CODE 3A6, USING
THE JOG DIAL, CHOOSE THE SMALL CIRCLE, AND PRESS THE SET BUTTON.
OTHERWISE, CHOOSE A DASH AFTER SEN, AND PRESS THE SET BUTTON.
LAB, A DASH SHOULD ALWAYS FOLLOW THE DISPLAY SEN, PRESS SET.
REESTABLISHING THE PARAMETER SETTINGS
1, PRESS THE “B” BUTTON ONCE, THE DISPLAY WILL READ,
AC : - AS : - USING THE JOG DIAL, MAKE THE FIRST DASH A “o”,
AND THE SECOND DASH, A “ > ” . THIS WILL PROGRAM THE MACHINE TO
CHANGE COLORS, AND AUTOMATICALLY START SEWING AFTER A COLOR
CHANGE.
2, PRESS THE ‘C” BUTTON ONCE. USING THE JOG DIAL LOWER THE MAXIMUM
SPEED TO AROUND 500. THIS, OF COURSE MAY BE CHANGED AS YOU
DESIRE, WHEN SEWING.
3, PRESS THE “F-1“ BUTTON TWICE, THE DISPLAY WILL READ, 2 J-AUT:- .
USING THE JOG DIAL SELECT 6.3, AND PRESS THE SET BUTTON. THIS
MEANS THAT EVERY STITCH THE MACHINE READS THAT IS LONGER THAN
6.3 MM. IN LENGTH, WILL BECOME A JUMP STITCH.
4, ON MULTI HEAD MACHINES, PRESSING THE “F-1” BUTTON TWO MORE
TIMES WILL ACCESS SCREEN NUMBER FOUR, WHICH WILL DISPLAY,
4 FB_S FB_STP- DIAL UP “2” AND SET, THEN USING THE JOG DIAL,
CHOOSE A DASH, AND PRESS SET. THIS WILL PROGRAM THE MACHINE AS
FOLLOWS; AFTER BACKING UP IN THE DESIGN TO AFFECT A REPAIR, AND
THEN PRESSING THE START BUTTON, ALL THE HEADS WILL BEGIN SEWING,
TWO STITCHES BEFORE WHERE THE MACHINE STOPPED, AND WILL
CONTINUE TO SEW THROUGH TO THE NEXT SCHEDULED STOP.

5, PRESS THE “F-2” BUTTON TWICE. INC : WILL BE DISPLAYED. USING THE
JOG DIAL, CHOOSE 4, AND PRESS SET. THESE ARE THE INCHING (SLOW)
STITCHES THAT OCCUR WHEN YOU FIRST PRESS THE START BUTTON. THEY
ARE ADJUSTABLE FROM NONE (-) TO NINE.
6, PRESS THE “F-2” TWO MORE TIMES TO VIEW SCREEN NUMBER FOUR. YOU
WILL THEN SEE, 4 SPD: 100, OR 200. THIS REPRESENTS THE SPEED AT
WHICH THE FRAME TRAVELS, WHEN THE MACHINE IS NOT SEWING, SUCH
AS TRACING. 100=SLOW AND 200=FAST.
7, PRESS THE “F-2’ BUTTON ONCE MORE FOR SCREEN NUMBER FIVE. THE
DISPLAY WILL SHOW, TD_UP:, THIS IS A SENSITIVITY SETTING FOR THE
UPPER THREAD BREAK DETECTOR. YOUR CHOICES WILL BE “N” FOR NO
DETECTION, OR ONE THROUGH FIVE. THE HIGHER THE NUMBER, THE LESS
SENSITIVE. USING THE JOG DIAL, BRING UP THE NUMBER TWO, AND PRESS
THE SET BUTTON.
8, PRESS THE “F-2” BUTTON ONCE AGAIN TO BRING UP SCREEN NUMBER SIX.
NOW THE DISPLAY WILL SHOW, 6 TD_UD: THIS IS THE SENSITIVITY
SETTING FOR THE UNDER (BOBBIN) THREAD. DIAL UP THE NUMBER FOUR,
AND PRESS THE SET BUTTON.
9, PRESSING THE “F-2” BUTTON AGAIN WILL ACCESS SCREEN NUMBER SEVEN.
THIS SETTING SCENSES THE MOVEMENT OF THE ROTARY SENSOR WHEN
THE BOBBIN THREAD BREAKS, AS OPPOSED TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE
SENSOR DURING NORMAL SEWING. IT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF THIS
DIFFERENCE THAT THE MACHINE RECOGNIZES. THE SETTINGS THEREFORE
ARE 40 TO 80 PERCENT, THE HIGHER THE VALUE, THE LESS SENSITIVE
WILL BE THE DETECTION.

YOU’RE ALMOST FINISHED!
10, PRESS THE “F-3” BUTTON ONCE. THIS IS FOR AUTOMATIC THREAD TRIMS
AFTER A COLOR CHANGE. THE DISPLAY WILL SHOW, 1 ATH :- , AS
ELSEWHERE IN THE PROGRAMMIMG OF THE MACHINE, A DASH
REPRESENTS NEGATIVE OR OFF, AND A SMALL CIRCLE REPRESENTS
POSITIVE OR ON. USING THE JOG DIAL, CHOOSE THE SMALL CIRCLE, AND
PRESS THE SET BUTTON. THE DISPLAY NOW WILL SHOW 1-ATH : o L:
AFTER THE FLASHING COLON THERE MAY BE A NUMBER FROM ZERO TO
SIXTY. THIS AFFECTS THREAD TAIL LENGTH. THE LARGER THE NUMBER,
THE LONGER THE TAIL. IF YOU HAVE ROTATED THE DIAL COUNTER-
CLOCKWISE, AND THE DISPLAY SHOWS 340 – 359, THIS WILL RESULT IN
EXTREMELY SHORT TAILS. AFTER CHOOSING THE CORRECT NUMBER IN
THE 10 TO 60 RANGE, PRESS THE SET BUTTON. NOW YOU WILL HAVE
ACCESS TO N : 2 TO 9. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF INCHING (SLOW)
STITCHES THAT OCCURR WHEN THE MACHINE BEGINS TO SEW AFTER A
COLOR CHANGE. USING THE JOG DIAL, PICK THE NUMBER 4, AND PRESS
THE SET BUTTON. R- IS FOR RETURN STITCHES AFTER A TRIM. DIAL UP
THE NUMBER 2, AND PRESS SET. YOU WILL THEN SEE LN : YOU MAY
CHOOSE EITHER 0.6 OR 0.8 MM. FOR RETURN STITCH LENGTH. PRESS THE
SET BUTTON.
11, THIS COMPLETES THE INSTALLATION OF THE MACHINE SYSTEM
SOFTWARE, AND THE REESTABLISHMENT OF THE PARAMETERS WHICH
ARE LOST WHEN YOU INSTALL THE SOFTWARE. YOU MAY NOW ENTER A
DESIGN, CHOOSE THE COLORS, CENTER THE FRAME, AND RESUME
PRODUCTION.

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Originally Posted by deesports

My TMFX had dropped its memory. Also My floppy disk drive had not worked in 4 years. Re-installed the software using Madpunch info and it all worked! Fantastic.

I tried using the instructions supplied with the machine from Tajima but I kept getting the error 3A6! Then i used the madpuch info and the machine was working again.

Recommend this to anyone!

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