Handling of the Yarn Carrier Corrections with CMS Machines

Entering and changing yarn carrier corrections:

  1. You are signed in as Senior Operator .
  2. Knitting program is loaded.
  3. The production was started.
    1
    In the main navigation bar select Set-up Order.
    2
    Switch to Prepare Machine in the bottom navigation bar.
    3
    Open the Setup Editor with the key.
    4
    In the editor select the Yarn carrier menu.
    5
    Switch to the YC/YCI tab.
  1. The YC used in the pattern with all yarn carriers and all the additionally used yarn carrier corrections YCIn are displayed.
    6
    Make changes in the YC table or in one of the YCIn tables.

Column

Meaning

YC/YCI

YC / YCI

  • :YC Default table
  • :YCIn Further tables for yarn carrier corrections

 

Expand the menu

Collapse the menu

Y

Display of the yarn carriers used in the pattern

Ka / Kb

Correction left (a) / right (b) for all yarn carriers

  • Normal yarn carrier
  • Intarsia yarn carrier (not swiveled)

K<I>a / K<I>b

Correction left (a) / right (b) only for Intarsia yarn carrier swiveled

MSEC

Defined carriage speed when knitting with selected yarn carrier

Vn

Reduce carriage speed for the selected yarn carrier.
I.e. the speed is reduced to 75% from the carriage reversal point until reaching the knitting area of the selected yarn carrier.
Then it can be chosen between the following possibilities:

  • n = 1: Acceleration up to 100%
  • n = 2: Reduce to 50% - Retain speed for 2 inch fabric width - Accelerate to 100%
  • n = 3: Reduce to 50% - Retain speed for 5 inch fabric width - Accelerate to 100%
  • n = 0: Deletion of the defined carriage speed

F

The yarn carrier follows the shape / counter
(Default)

The yarn carrier does not follow the shape / counter (yarn carrier stops)

 

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    7
    With the Close button exit the SETUP Editor.
  1. Changed values are saved in .setx.
    8
    Start the machine with the engaging rod.
  1. The changes will be carried out with the next use of the yarn carrier.