ZB-A4F electric control box manual

· Safety Precautions
· Before using this product, please read the User's Guide and the manual of the machine attached with it.
· This product must be installed or operated by professionally trained personnel.
· Please keep away from the arc welding equipment to avoid the electromagnetic wave from interfering with the
controller.
· Please do not use it at room temperature above 45°or below 0°。
· Please do not use it in places with humidity below 30% or above 95% or where there is dew and acid mist.
· When installing the control box and other parts, turn off the power and unplug the power plug.
· To prevent interference or electric leakage accidents, make a good grounding work. The grounding wire of the
power cord must be firmly connected to the earth.
· All parts for maintenance must be supplied or approved by the Company before they can be used.
· The power must be turned off and the plug unplugged before any maintenance action is performed.There is a
high-voltage danger in the control box. You must shut down the power for 5 minutes before opening the control
box.
1 Product Installation
1.1 product specification
Voltage AC 220±20% V

Supply frequency 50Hz/60Hz

maximum output power 550W

1.2 The connection of interface plug

Insert the connecting plugs of the foot pedal and the head of the machine into the corresponding socket at the back of the

controller. Each socket names are shown in figure 1-2-2.Please check whether the plug is inserted.

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 1-2-1（controller drawing）

 Socket of foot pedal and updating；

 Socket of Electromagnet, LED Lamp and machine head

1-2-2 controller connection plug definition

If it cannot be inserted normally, please check the plug and socket match or not, the direction of the insertion
or the direction of the needle is correct or not.

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 1.3 The grounding and connect
The grounding of the system must be completed, and qualified electrical engineers shall be required to
construct. Before the product is energized and put into use, it is necessary to ensure that the AC input already
connected the grounding. The standard grounding line is the yellow and green line. The ground wire must be
reliably connected to the grid safely to protect grounding and ensure safely using and to prevent abnormal
conditions.
All power wires, signal wires, ground wires and other wiring should not be pressed or distorted by
other objects to ensure safety.

2 Operation panel introductions

2.1 display introduction
According to the working status of the system, the LCD of the operation panel will display the current
sewing status (including the needle position indicate).The appearance of the operation panel is shown as
below.

2-1 appearance of operation panel

2.2 function declaration of each key

Key Name Indicate

Stitch length Stitch length adjustment key, press to increase or decrease stitch
1
adjustment key length in idle state

Presser foot
2 Press to change the height of Presser foot lifting after pause
height setting

The start tacking key is selected for each short press, the cyclical
selection is between the front tacking, the front double tacking and
3 Start tacking
the closing, and the corresponding LCD screen is lit. Select the
corresponding key to set the number of needles of A and B.
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 The back tacking key is selected for each short press, the cyclical
selection is between the front tacking, the front double tacking and
4 Back tacking
the closing, and the corresponding LCD screen is lit. Select the
corresponding key to set the number of needles of C and D.
Press this key for short time,ico become lit, so thread clamp is
Thread clamp/
working now, press again, the turn this function
5 Auto trigger key
Long press this key in multi-segment sewing mode to turn on and
off the automatic trigger function
Press this key for short time, choose or cancel this function. If
choose this function, then will show press foot lift after trimmer
6 Press foot lift key
Press this key for long time, choose or cancel this function, if
choose, will show press foot lift on halfway
Press for short time, icon become lit, choose free sewing function.
Free
7 Press for long time, icon become lit, trimmer function turn on, press
sewing/trimmer
again, trimmer function turn off.
1、Press this key for short time, icon is lit, so now is W sewing
W sewing/
mode, choose the corresponding key to set A,B,C,D
Multi-segment
8 2、Press the key for long time, icon is lit, means now is Several
Tacking
Segment Tacking mode, choose corresponding key to set all steps,
and all stitches of each step.
Lock stitch
Press short time to this key, the lock stitch function will switch to
key/Needle
9 front lock, rear lock, front and back lock, close; Press long time to
position
enter needle position function
section key
Short press this key to enter the pattern sewing mode, short press
this key in this mode to switch between the pattern sewing interface
Pattern sewing
and the pattern sewing setting interface
10 key/Presser foot
Long press this button to switch the presser foot lifting function
lifting key
switch, the corresponding icon is on and off, and the icon is on to
indicate that the presser foot lifting function is on
Without error warning:
1. Short press this key: The power-on voice is disabled. Short press
Power-on voice again to enable the power-on voice.
11 message and 2. Long press this key: The voice function is disabled. Then, long
voice on/off key press again to enable the voice function.
With error warning: Short press this key to broadcast the error
code solution directly.

12 Parameter mode Enter the parameter function

13 Up key(speed up) Enter this mode, adjust this key, increase speed

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 Down key(speed
14 Enter this mode, adjust this key, decrease speed
down)

15 Key left Turn to left to choose parameter

16 Right selection Turn to right to choose parameter

17 Reset key Press 3 seconds, then back to factory setting

3 Parameter adjustment
3.1 Enter parameter mode and saving
Press , enter parameter mode, then press or to move the lit, corresponding number flashing,

then press or to modify this value, press , save the parameter. If not modified, press to log

out parameter mode, if already modify, firstly save parameter, then press to log out parameter mode.

3.2 Enter technician parameter mode and save it

Press and turn on the machine to enter technician parameter mode.The methods is same as

parameter mode.
3.3 Speed adjustment
Press and to adjust the speed. For up, to adjust fast, for down, to adjust slow.each adjustment

value is 50.
3.4 Factory setting
Press the for a long time, back to the factory setting.

3.5 Enter monitoring system

Press + to enter this mode, press up and down key to adjust this parameter, press P, then can log
out.(if it is24、25、26、28, then press P to save this monitoring value as the corresponding parameter, if save
successfully, show OK, press P for short time to log out this mode. )

PS: Needle position setting, enter monitoring mode number 24, move the hand wheel to up needle position(the value will be

changed with hand wheel position), press for long time to save it(after save it, down needle position will be adjust automatically),

press to log out this mode.

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 3.6 Enter the quick display and modify of needle counting and piece counting
Press + to enter the quick display and modify of needle counting and piece counting, in this interface, you can press

or key to switch the needle counting and pieces counting display interface, press or modify the counting directly.

Press + to clear the current data, press short to log out this interface.

3.7 Step motor “Zero” calibration

In idle mode, use ordinary A4 paper, and measure at the speed 3700 rpm， long press + stitch length plus or press +

stitch length minus to enter the sewing parameter modification interface,。In the parameter modification interface, short press the

or key to switch the modified parameter position, press the or key to adjust the parameter to item P133, adjust the

parameter so that more than 10 stitches are performed by the needle in place short press the key to save the stitch length

compensation ratio after modification, the panel displays ok to indicate that the parameter setting is successful, short press the key

to exit the current interface.

Note: The stitch length will automatically become 0 to facilitate debugging. After exiting this interface, the stitch length will return to
normal.

3.8 Enter the forward sewing parameter modification mode

In idle mode, adjust the stitch length to 5mm， long press + stitch length plus or press + stitch length minus to enter the

sewing parameter modification interface,。In the parameter modification interface, short press the or key to switch the

modified parameter position, press the or key to modify the stitch length compensation parameter size（P171Stitching needle

length compensation ratio，P172Reverse stitching needle length compensation ratio）.Use ordinary A4 paper, measure at the speed 200

rpm, adjust item P171 to make the stitch length 4.8-5.2mm, and press key to save; then enter P172 (stitch length compensation at

reverse feeds), use ordinary A4 paper, sew a section forward, at the speed 200 rpm, press and hold the back-tacking switch. Adjust the

parameters so that the forward feeds overlap more than 11 stitches, short press the key to save the stitch length compensation ratio

after modification, the panel displays ok to indicate that the parameter setting is successful, short press the key to exit the current

interface.
Note: The speed will automatically become 200 rpm to facilitate debugging. After exiting this interface, the speed will return to
normal.

3.9 Parameters list

3.9.1Ttechnician mode parameter (long press P key to enter)
Parameter Default Parameter
Description Description
List Value range
P00 Start sewing speed(r/min) 200 100-800
Max speed of free sewing
P01 3700 200-5000
(r/min)
Multi-segment sewing
P02 3500 200-3500
speed(r/min)
P03 Needle position 1 0-1 0： up 1： down
P04 Start tacking speed (r/min) 1800 200-3000

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P05 Back tacking speed (r/min) 1800 200-3000
P06 W sewing speed (r/min) 1800 200-3000
P07 Soft start sewing speed (r/min) 800 100-2000
P08 Soft start sewing stitch 2 1-9
P09 Soft start sewing switch 0 0-1 0： off 1： on
P10 W sew stitch compensation 1 0 0-10
P11 W sew stitch compensation 2 0 0-10
P12 Delay time for half stitch (ms) 150 1-180
P13 Delay time for one stitch (ms) 180 150-250
P14 Half stitch speed (r/min) 200 100-500
0： Half stitch according to time to
Mode of half stitch
P15 0 0-2 1： half stitch
2： One stitch
Start back tack stitch
P18 0 0 - 10
compensation 1
Start back tack stitch
P19 0 0 - 10
compensation 2
Max speed of manual reverse
P21 2800 200-3200
sewing (r/min)
Value of backstitch during half
P22 8 0-9999
stitch
0： straight
1： Slope
P23 curve mode of pedal 0 0-3
2： curve（square、extraction of a root）
3： S curve
P24 Pedal position of trimming 550 0-4095
Stitch compensation of back
P25 0 0-10
tacking 1
Stitch compensation of back
P26 0 0-10
tacking 2
Sensor press foot lifter mode
P27 0 0-1 0: close 1：open
selection
Protection time of sensor press
P28 5 1-20
foot lifter (s)
Power Control Curve Auxiliary
P29 1 0-1 0：square 1: extract a root
Parameters
Switch for supplying power with 0：normal 1：motor supplies more power
P30 0 0-2
low speed 2： powerful motor + backwards to control
Trimmingr strength coefficient
P31 40 10-60
(motor force)
P32 Thread clamp magnet work time 40 1-200
Thread clamp magnet dredging
P33 60 1-100
time

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 Multi-segment sewing motion 0: one key start function off 1: one key
P34 0 0-1
mode selection. start function off
P35 Thread clamp switch 1 0-1
P36 Threads testing ending angle 25 1-360
Thread clamp magnet closing
P37 4 2-10
time
P38 Trimmer switch 1 0-1 0: off 1：on
P39 Press foot lifter in halfway 0 0-1 0: off 1：on
Switch of auto press foot lifter
P40 0 0-1 0: off 1：on
after trimming
P41 Unit of counter 1 1-50
P42 Setting of total counter 9999 1-9999
0： off
1： Ascending cycle count.
2: Descending cycle count.
3： Ascending accounting to full, alarm and
stop running
Counter mode 4： Descending accounting to 0, alarm and
P43 0 0-6
stop running
5:Ascending accounting to full, remind and
keep running
6： Descending accounting to 0, alarm and
keep running
（note: press P shortly to cancel alarm）

3.9.2 Technician Parameter list (Press P and switch on to enter)

Parameter Default Parameter
Parameter Name Description
List Value range
0: off
P44 Press delay time 0 0-300
1-300:start according to the delayed time
P47 After trimmer and pull back 360 200-360
P49 Trimmer speed (r/min) 250 100-500
Delaying time of down presser
P52 2 0-500
foot lift (ms)
P53 Press EN 1 0-1 0： Off 1： On
P54 Backlight brightness 100 0-100
P55 Upper thread detection switch 0 0-1
Connect power and finding
P56 1 0-1 0： No 1：Yes
needle position automatically
Adjustment angle of up needle
P58 67 0-359
position
Adjustment angle of down
P59 176 0-359
needle position

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P60 Testing speed (r/min) 3700 200-5000
P61 Aging operation time (s) 3 1-255
0: normal
1： easy sewing
P62 Special running 0 0-3
2： initial angle testing
3：automatic testing mode
P63 Aging stopping time (s) 2 1-255
P64 Model selsction ----- -----
Protection switch of machine
P66 1 0-1 0： Off 1： On
head testing
Protection switch of machine
P67 1 0-1
head
Number of consecutive stitches
P69 5 0-100
for upper thread detection
Setting of press foot lift
P70 800 0-4095
position of pedal
P71 Delay time of start sewing 80 0-900
Starting position of pressing
P72 400 0-4095
the pedal forward
P73 End position at low speed 800 0-4095
P74 Max value of pedal analog 4000 0-4095
Setting of pedal back to middle
P75 1650 0-4095
position
P78 Thread clamp ending angle 130 10-359
P79 Thread clamp end angle 320 0-359
P80 Trimming starting angle 0 0-359
P81 Trimming strength angle 100 0-359
P82 Trimming ending angle 180 0-359
Pedal presser foot confirmation
P83 150 1-500
time. (ms)
The confirmation time of
P84 300 1-500
Safety switch alarm (ms)
The recovery time of Safety
P85 50 1-200
switch alarm (ms)
Speed of two slopes at a
P86 1500 0-4000
turning point. (r/min)
Two slope intermediate
P87 2700 0-4095
simulation
P88 Unit of counting 1 1-50
P89 Setting of total counting 9999 1-9999
0：off
1： Ascending cycle count.
P90 Counter mode 0 0-6 2: Descending cycle count.
3：Ascending accounting to full, alarm and
stop running
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 4：Descending accounting to 0, alarm and
stop running
5： Ascending accounting to full, remind and
keep running
6： Descending accounting to 0, alarm and
keep running
Note: press P shortly to cancel alarm
P91 Stitch count value 0 0-9999
P92 Piece count value 0 0-9999
P93 Voice switch 1 0-1 0： Off 1： On
P94 Boot language switch 1 0-1 0： Off 1： On
P95 Language selection 0 0-1 0： Chinese 1： English
P97 Main part stitch length 35 0-50
0-Close
Condense stitch mode selection
P98 0 0-3 1-Front encryption 2-Back encryption
3-Front and back encryption
P99 Stitch Lock 0 0-1 0： Off 1： On
Manual inverted seam switchin
P100 0 0-1 0： Off 1： On
g speed limit function selection
1/2 stitch length key mode
P101 0 0-1 0： Off 1： On
change EN
Safety needle break selection
P107 1 0-1 0： Off 1： On
switch
Safety needle break starting
P108 20 0-359
mechanical angle
Safety needle break finished
P109 90 0-359
mechanical angle
Fixed stitches trimmer in
P110 sewing and then bartack 0 0-1 0： Off 1： On
selection switch
P116 Single seaming function switch 0 0-1 0： Off 1： On
Duty cycle of full opening
P123 100 0-100
phase of the presser foot
P124 Starting condense stitch length 8 0 - 50
Starting condense stitch
P125 0 0-1 0- forward stitch 1- reverse stitch
direction
P126 Starting condense stitch speed 1000 100 - 2500
Starting condense stitch needle
P127 2 0 - 12
number
P128 Ending condense stitch needle 5 0 - 50
P129 Ending condense stitch speed 1000 100 - 2500
Ending condense stitch needle
P130 2 0 - 12
number
Ending condense stitch needle
P131 0 0-1 0- forward stitch 1- reverse stitch
number
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P132 Pattern sewing max speed 2000 200~3000
Step Z signal relative to 0mm
P133 -47 -999 ~999
offset
Step Z signal relative to 0mm
P134 1160 0 -9999
offset
Stitching needle length speed
P161 100 70-130
compensation ratio
Reverse stitching needle length
P162 100 70-130
speed compensation ratio
Stitching needle length
P171 100 70-130
compensation ratio
Reverse stitching needle length
P172 100 70-130
compensation ratio
P173 Pause press foot height 9 1-13
P174 Tirm press foot height 9 1-13
P175 Press foot height adjust 0 -999~999
P177 Press down speed 300 50-1000
P179 Press up speed 400 50-1000
P181 Press height limit 13 0-13
P182 Stepmotor press up time 10 0-9999
Stepmotor stitch act angle
P183 150 0-359
length change
P184 Stepmotor keep current 28 1-50
P185 Stitch length keep time 0 0-10
Stepmotor target location
P186 6 0-30
adjust
P187 Stepmotor current limit 70 60-80
0:1/2
1:1/4
1/2 stitch length key mode
2:1/8
P193 change 0 0-5
3:back sew 1/2
4:back sew 1/4
5:back sew 1/8
P194 Start sew first stitch speed 800 0-3000
P195 Start sew second stitch speed 1500 0-3000
P196 Start sew third stitch speed 0 0-3000
P197 Stitch unit 0 0-1 0:mm 1:British systerm
P202 Bus voltage compensation 0 -30~30

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 3.9.3 Monitoring parameter list (press P + press foot lifter key to enter)

Number Description Number Description

M10 Stitches account number M23 Initial angle
M11 Pieces account number M24 Mechanical angle
M13 Panel version number M25 Max value for pedal forward press
Main board version number for
M18 M26 Sample value for pedal back
control box
M20 Generatrix Voltage M28 Sample pedal value of trimming
M21 Machine speed M30-M37 Historical Error number
M58 Stepmotor Electric Angle M59 Stepmotor current value

4 Error code
4.1 Error code list
If have Error or alarm, please check first as follows:1. Check the connection wire is connected or not; 2.
Check the machine head is matched with the control box; 3. check reset is accurate or not.
Error number Code meaning Solutions
1. Turn off the system power, and turn it on again after 30 seconds.
2. Check whether the arm shaft motor encoder and electronic control are damaged
Arm shaft motor or in other poor conditions. If so, replace them in time.
Err-01
hardware overcurrent 3. If the system still does not work properly after troubleshooting and restart.
Please contact your local service provider or call 4008876858.
Disconnect the power supply of the controller and check whether the input power
supply voltage is lower than 176V. If so, please restart the controller after the
Err-03 System undervoltage voltage returns to normal. If the voltage returns to normal, it still does not work
properly after the controller starts up. Please contact your local service provider or
call 4008876858.
Disconnect the controller power and check whether the input power voltage is
Overvoltage during higher than 264V. If so, please restart the controller after the voltage returns to
Err-04
shutdown normal. If the voltage returns to normal, it still does not work properly after the
controller starts up.Please contact your local service provider or call 4008876858.
Disconnect the controller power and check whether the input power voltage is
Overvoltage during higher than 264V. If so, please restart the controller after the voltage returns to
Err-05
operation normal. If the voltage returns to normal, it still does not work properly after the
controller starts up.Please contact your local service provider or call 4008876858.

1. Turn off the system power, check whether the electromagnet connection is
correct and whether there is any loose or damaged part. If so, replace it in time.
2. Unplug the electromagnet plug on the electric control to confirm whether the
Electromagnet circuit
Err-06 electric control is normal. If the electric control is normal, please check whether
failure
the electromagnetic circuits are damaged.
3. If the system still does not work after troubleshooting and restart.
Please contact your local service provider or call 4008876858.

Arm shaft motor Turn off the system power, and turn on the power again after 30 seconds to see
Err-07 current detection whether it can work properly. Try a few times again. If the fault occurs frequently,
circuit failure please contact your local service provider or call 4008876858.

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 1. Please check whether there is any foreign object wrapped around the machine
head, whether there is any thread residue stuck in the rotating shuttle, and
whether the eccentric wheel of the machine is stuck.
Arm shaft motor
Err-08 2. Disconnect the power supply of the controller and check whether the input plug
stalled
of the arm shaft motor power supply is detached, loose, or damaged.
3. If the system still does not work properly after troubleshooting and
restart.Please contact your local service provider or call 4008876858.
1、 Please check whether the connection between the operation panel and the
electric control is drops off, loose, or broken.
Panel communication
Err-10 2、 If the system still does not work properly after troubleshooting and
failure
restart.Please contact your local service provider or call 4008876858.

1. Please enter parameter setting to check the initial angle of the arm shaft motor.
Arm shaft motor initial
Err-12 2. Please try 2-3 times again after power off. If it still fails.Please contact your
angle detection failure
local service provider or call 4008876858.
1. Turn off the power of the system, check whether the arm shaft motor encoder
connector is loose, or drops off. Restore it to normal and restart the system.
Arm shaft motor zero 2. Replace the arm shaft motor encoder.
Err-13
position fault
3. If the system still does not work properly after troubleshooting and restart，Please
contact your local service provider or call 4008876858.
Master control eeprom
Err-14 components read/write
failure Turn off the system power, and then turn on the power again after 30 seconds. If the
Arm shaft motor controller still does not work properly, please contact your local service provider or
Err-15
overspeed protection call 4008876858
Arm shaft motor
Err-16
reverse
Turn off the system power, and then turn on the power again after 30 seconds. If the
Pandel date read/write
Err-17 controller still does not work properly, please contact your local service provider or
failure
call 4008876858
Arm shaft motor Check whether the arm shaft motor is stalled. If not, please contact your local
Err-18
overload service provider or call 4008876858.
Turn off the system power, and then turn on the power again after 30 seconds. If the
Err-19 Motor type mismatch controller still does not work properly, please contact your local service provider or
call 4008876858
1、Please check whether the connection cable of the pedal speed controller is drops
off, loose, or damaged.
Err-20 Pedal error 2. If the system still does not work properly after troubleshooting and restart.Please
contact your local service provider or call 4008876858.

1. Turn off the system power, and then turn on the power again after 30 seconds
2. Check whether the backstitch step motor, swing seat, and teeth are stuck. After
Backstitch step motor
Err-21 returning to the normal state, restart the system.
hardware overcurrent
3. If the system still does not work properly after troubleshooting and restart. Please
contact your local service provider or call 4008876858

1. Turn off the system power, and then turn on the power again after 30 seconds
2. Check whether the backstitch step motor, swing seat, and teeth are stuck. After
Backstitch step motor
Err-22 returning to the normal state, restart the system.
software overcurrent
3. If the system still does not work properly after troubleshooting and restart. Please
contact your local service provider or call 4008876858

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 Turn off the system power, and then turn on the power again after 30 seconds. If the
Backstitch step motor
controller still does not work properly, please contact your local service provider or
Err-23 current detection
call 4008876858.
circuit failure

1. Turn off the system power, and then turn on the power again after 30 seconds
2. Check whether the backstitch step motor, swing seat, and teeth are stuck. After
returning to the normal state, restart the system.
Backstitch step motor 3. Check whether the backstitch step encoder and electronic control are damaged or
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stalled in other poor conditions. If so, replace them in time.
4. If the system still cannot work properly after troubleshooting and restart. Please
contact your local service provider or call 4008876858

1. Check whether the backstitch step motor, swing seat, and teeth are stuck. After
the normal state is restored, restart the system.
Backstitch step motor 2. Check whether the backstitch step encoder is damaged or in other poor
Err-28
zero position fault conditions. If so, replace it in time.
3. If the system still does not work properly after troubleshooting and restart. Please
contact your local service provider or call 4008876858
1. Check whether the backstitch step motor, swing seat, and teeth are stuck. After
the normal state is restored, restart the system.
Reverse stitch stepping
2. Check whether the backstitch step encoder is damaged or in other poor
Err-29 motor encoder AB
conditions. If so, replace it in time.
signal abnormal
3. If the system still does not work properly after troubleshooting and restart. Please
contact your local service provider or call 4008876858
Password lock The machine has reached the set time. If further use is required, please contact your
Err-30
shutdown alarm local service provider or call 4008876858.

4.2 Safety alarm meter

Alarm code Description Solutions
Alarm of safety switch Return machine head to normal position, to make sure safety
A-UP switch rebound

ALR-1 Alarm of machine head button Turn off system power and change the light button of
with short circuit machine head

ALR-2 Alarm when needle counting is Press P key with short time, alarm will stop
fulled

ALR-3 Alarm when needle counting is Press P key with short time, alarm will stop
fulled

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