IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using this mhine, si sfety preutions should lwys e tken, inluding the following: Red ll instrutions efore using. DANGER - To redue the risk of eletri shok: 1. The mhine should never e left unttended while plugged in. Alwys unplug the mhine from the eletril outlet immeditely fter using nd efore lening. WARNING - To redue the risk of urns, fire, eletri shok, or injury to persons: 1. Do not llow this mhine to e used s toy. Close ttention is neessry when the mhine is used y or ner hildren. 2. Use this mhine only for its intended use s desried in this mnul. Use only essories reommended y the mnufturer s ontined in this mnul. 3. Never operte this mhine if it hs dmged ord or plug, if it is not working properly, if it hs een dropped or dmged, or dropped into wter. Return the mhine to the nerest uthorized deler or servie enter for exmintion, repir, eletril or mehnil djustment. 4. Never operte the mhine with ny ir openings loked. Keep ventiltion openings of the mhine nd foot ontrol free from the umultion of lint, dust, nd loose loth. 5. Never drop or insert ny ojet into ny opening. 6. Do not use outdoors. 7. Do not operte where erosol (spry) produts re eing used or where oxygen is eing dministered. 8. To disonnet, turn the min swith to the symol position whih represents off, then remove plug from outlet. 9. Do not unplug y pulling on ord. To unplug, grsp the plug, not the ord. 10. Keep fingers wy from ll moving prts. Speil re is required round the mhine needle. 11. Alwys use the proper needle plte. The wrong plte n use the needle to rek. 12. Do not use ent needles. 13. Do not pull or push fri while stithing. It my deflet the needle using it to rek. 14. Swith the mhine to the symol position when mking ny djustments in the needle re, suh s threding needle, hnging needle, threding oin, or hnging presser foot, nd the like. 15. Alwys unplug the mhine from the eletril outlet when removing overs, luriting, or when mking ny other user serviing djustments mentioned in the instrution mnul. 16. This sewing mhine is not intended for use y young hildren or infirm persons without supervision. 17. Young hildren should e supervised to ensure tht they do not ply with this mhine. 18. If the light unit is dmged, it must e repled y uthorized deler. 19. Hold the foot ontroller plug when rewinding into ord reel. Do not llow the plug to whip when rewinding. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS This mhine is intended for household use. i

3 FOR USERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA AND CYPRUS ONLY If this mhine is fitted with three-pin non-rewirele BS plug then plese red the following. IMPORTANT If the ville soket outlet is not suitle for the plug supplied with this equipment, it should e ut off nd n pproprite three-pin plug fitted. With lterntive plugs n pproved fuse must e fitted in the plug. NOTE The plug served from the min led must e destroyed s plug with red flexile ords is hzrdous if engged in live soket outlet. In the event of repling the plug fuse, use fuse pproved y ASTA to BS 1362, i.e. rrying the mrk, rting s mrked on plug. Alwys reple the fuse over, never use plugs with the fuse over omitted. WARNING DO NOT CONNECT EITHER WIRE TO THE EARTH TERMINAL WHICH IS MARKED WITH THE LETTER E, BY THE EARTH SYMBOL OR COLOURED GREEN OR GREEN AND YELLOW. The wires in this min led re oloured in ordne with the following ode: Blue Brown Neutrl Live As the olours of the wiring in the min led of this ppline my not orrespond with the oloured mrkings identifying the terminls in your plug, proeed s follows. The wire whih is oloured lue must e onneted to the terminl whih is mrked with the letter N or oloured lk or lue. The wire whih is oloured rown must e onneted to the terminl whih is mrked with the letter L or oloured red or rown. ii

4 Federl Communitions Commission (FCC) Delrtion of Conformity (For USA Only) Responsile Prty: Brother Interntionl Corportion 100 Somerset Corporte Boulevrd Bridgewter, NJ USA TEL : (908) delres tht the produt Produt Nme: Model Numer: Brother Sewing Mhine Innov-ís 4000D/NV4000D omplies with Prt 15 of the FCC Rules. Opertion is sujet to the following two onditions: (1) this devie my not use hrmful interferene, nd (2) this devie must ept ny interferene reeived, inluding interferene tht my use undesired opertion. This equipment hs een tested nd found to omply with the limits for Clss B digitl devie, pursunt to Prt 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits re designed to provide resonle protetion ginst hrmful interferene in residentil instlltion. This equipment genertes, uses, nd n rdite rdio frequeny energy nd, if not instlled nd used in ordne with the instrutions, my use hrmful interferene to rdio ommunitions. However, there is no gurntee tht interferene will not our in prtiulr instlltion. If this equipment does use hrmful interferene to rdio or television reeption, whih n e determined y turning the equipment off nd on, the user is enourged to try to orret the interferene y one or more of the following mesures: Reorient or relote the reeiving ntenn Inrese the seprtion etween the equipment nd reeiver. Connet the equipment into n outlet on iruit different from tht to whih the reeiver is onneted. Consult the deler or n experiened rdio/tv tehniin for help. The enlosed interfe le should e used in order to ensure ompline with the limits for Clss B digitl devie. Chnges or modifitions not expressly pproved y Brother Industries, Ltd. ould void the user's uthority to operte the equipment. iii

5 CONGRATULATIONS ON CHOOSING OUR MACHINE Your mhine is the most dvned omputerized household emroidery nd sewing mhine. To fully enjoy ll the fetures inorported, we suggest tht you study the mnul. PLEASE READ BEFORE USING THIS MACHINE For sfe opertion 1. Be sure to keep your eye on the needle while sewing. Do not touh the hndwheel, thred tke-up, needle, or other moving prts. 2. Rememer to turn off the power swith nd unplug the ord when: Opertion is ompleted Repling or removing the needle or ny other prts A power filure ours during use Mintining the mhine Leving the mhine unttended. 3. Do not store nything on the foot ontroller. 4. Plug the mhine diretly into the wll. Do not use extension ords. For longer servie life 1. When storing this mhine, void diret sunlight nd high humidity lotions. Do not use or store the mhine ner spe heter, iron, hlogen lmp, or other hot ojets. 2. Use only neutrl sops or detergents to len the se. Benzene, thinner, nd souring powders n dmge the se nd mhine, nd should never e used. 3. Do not drop or hit the mhine. 4. Alwys onsult the opertion mnul when repling or instlling ny ssemlies, the presser feet, needle, or other prts to ssure orret instlltion. For repir or djustment In the event mlfuntion ours or djustment is required, first follow the trouleshooting tle in the k of the opertion mnul to inspet nd djust the mhine yourself. If the prolem persists, plese onsult your lol uthorized Brother deler. For dditionl produt informtion nd updtes, visit our we site t The ontents of this mnul nd speifitions of this produt re sujet to hnge without notie. iv

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7 WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MACHINE SPECIAL FEATURES Chek opertions nd view dvie on the lrge LCD (liquid rystl disply). Prepre the oin thred with one touh. The utomti thred tension mkes tril sewing unneessry. Automti threding mkes threding quik nd esy. Getting Redy To lern the opertion of the prinipl prts nd the sreens Sewing Bsis To lern how to prepre for sewing nd si sewing opertions Chpter 1 Chpter 2 Pge 7 Pge 37 Utility Stithes Pre-progrmmed with more thn 100 frequently used stithes Emroidery Chrter/Deortive Stithes The vriety of stithes widen your retivity Chpter 3 Chpter 4 Mximum 30 m x 18 m (pprox. 12 x 7 inhes) for lrge emroidery designs Emroidery Edit Designs n e omined, rotted or enlrged Chpter 5 Chpter 6 Pge 125 Pge 175 My Custom Stith Crete originl deortive stithes Pge 47 Pge 97 Appendix Cring for your mhine nd deling with errors nd mlfuntions Chpter 7 Chpter 8 Pge 199 Pge 209 vi

8 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL Chpter 1 nd Chpter 2 explin your sewing mhine s si opertion proedures for someone who is using the sewing mhine for the first time. If you wnt to sew utility stithes or hrter/ deortive stithes, red Chpter 1 nd Chpter 2, then go on to Chpter 3 (Utility Stithes) or Chpter 4 (Chrter/ Deortive Stithes). When you re redy to egin using the emroidery funtion fter reding Chpter 1 nd Chpter 2, proeed to Chpter 5 (Emroidery). One you understnd the steps explined in Chpter 5, go on to Chpter 6 (Emroidery Edit) for n explntion out the onvenient emroidery edit funtions. In the sreens tht pper in the step-y-step diretions the prts tht re used for the opertion re shown in. Compre the sreen in the diretions with the tul sreen, nd rry out the opertion. If, while using the mhine, you experiene something you do not understnd, or there is funtion you would like to know more out, refer to the index t the k of the opertion mnul in onjuntion with the tle of ontents to find the setion of the mnul you should refer to. Chpter 3 To sew utility stithes To sew hrter or deortive stithes Chpter 1 Chpter 2 Chpter 4 To do mhine emroidery Chpter 1 Chpter 2 Chpter 5 Chpter 6 vii

9 Contents viii CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS...i WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MACHINE...vi HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL...vii NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS...1 Mhine... 1 Needle nd Presser Foot Setion... 2 Emroidery Unit... 2 Opertion Buttons... 3 Inluded Aessories... 3 Options... 6 Chpter 1 Getting Redy 7 TURNING THE MACHINE ON/OFF...8 LCD SCREEN...9 Using the Mhine Setting Mode Key Using the Mhine Opertion Mode Key Using the Pttern Explntion Key LOWER THREADING...19 Winding the Boin Setting the Boin Pulling Up the Boin Thred UPPER THREADING...25 Threding Using the Automti Threding Button Threding Mnully Using the Twin Needle Mode Using Threds tht Unwind Quikly CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT...32 Removing the Presser Foot Atthing the Presser Foot Atthing the Wlking Foot CHANGING THE NEEDLE...34 Chpter 2 Sewing Bsis 37 SEWING...38 Sewing Stith Sewing Reinforement Stithes Sewing Curves Chnging Sewing Diretion Sewing Hevyweight Fris Sewing Lightweight Fris STITCH SETTINGS...42 Setting the Stith Width Setting the Stith Length Setting the Thred Tension USEFUL FUNCTIONS...44 Automti Reinforement Stithing Automti Thred Cutting Loking the Sreen Chpter 3 Utility Stithes 47 SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES...48 Seleting Stith Sving Your Stith Settings Using the Sewing Type Seletion Key SEWING THE STITCHES...53 Stright Stithes Drt Sem Gthering Flt Fell Sem Pintuk Zigzg Stithes Elsti Zigzg Stithes Oversting Quilting Blind Hem Stithes Appliqué...73 Shelltuk Stithes...74 Sllop Stithes...75 Top Stithing...75 Smoking Stithes...76 Fgoting...76 Tpe or Elsti Atthing...77 Heirloom...78 One-step Buttonholes...80 Four-step Buttonholes...84 Br Tks...88 Button Sewing...90 Eyelet...92 Multi-diretionl Sewing (Stright Stith nd Zigzg Stith)..93 Zipper Insertion...94 Chpter 4 Chrter/Deortive Stithes 97 SELECTING STITCH PATTERNS Seleting Deortive Stith Ptterns/7mm Deortive Stith Ptterns/Stin Stith Ptterns/7mm Stin Stith Ptterns/Cross Stith/Utility Deortive Stith Ptterns Alphet Chrters SEWING STITCH PATTERNS Sewing Attrtive Finishes Bsi Sewing Mking Adjustments EDITING STITCH PATTERNS Chnging the Size Chnging the Length (for 7mm Stin Stith Ptterns Only)..107 Creting Vertil Mirror Imge Creting Horizontl Mirror Imge Sewing Pttern Continuously Chnging Thred Density (for Stin Stith Ptterns Only) Cheking the Imge COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS Before Comining Comining Vrious Stith Ptterns Comining Lrge nd Smll Stith Ptterns Comining Horizontl Mirror Imge Stith Ptterns Comining Stith Ptterns of Different Length Mking Step Stith Ptterns (for 7mm Stin Stith Ptterns Only) USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION Stith Dt Preutions Sving Stith Ptterns in the Mhine s ry Sving Stith Ptterns to USB Medi (Commerilly Aville) Sving Stith Ptterns in the Computer Retrieving Stith Ptterns from the Mhine s ry Relling from USB Medi Relling from the Computer Chpter 5 Emroidery 125 BEFORE EMBROIDERING Emroidery Step y Step Atthing Emroidery Foot W Atthing the Emroidery Unit SELECTING PATTERNS Seleting Emroidery Ptterns/Heirloom Ptterns/Border Ptterns/Cross stith Ptterns/Florl lphet Ptterns Seleting Alphet Chrter Ptterns Seleting Frme Ptterns Seleting Ptterns from Emroidery Crds Seleting Ptterns from USB medi/computer VIEWING THE SEWING SCREEN PREPARING THE FABRIC Atthing Iron-on Stilizers (king) to the Fri...138

10 Hooping the Fri in the Emroidery Frme Emroidering Smll Fris or Fri Edges ATTACHING THE EMBROIDERY FRAME CONFIRMING THE PATTERN POSITION Cheking the Pttern Position Previewing the Completed Pttern SEWING AN EMBROIDERY PATTERN Sewing Attrtive Finishes Sewing Emroidery Ptterns Sewing Emroidery Ptterns Whih Use Appliqué ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE EMBROIDERY PROCESS If the Boin Runs Out of Thred If the Thred Breks During Sewing Restrting from the Beginning Resuming Emroidery After Turning Off the Power MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS Adjusting Thred Tension Using the Automti Thred Cutting Funtion (END COLOR TRIM) Using the Thred Trimming Funtion (JUMP STITCH TRIM) 155 Adjusting the Emroidery Speed Chnging the Thred Color Disply Chnging the Emroidery Frme Disply REVISING THE PATTERN Chnging the Pttern Position Aligning the Pttern nd the Needle Chnging the Size Rotting the Pttern Creting Horizontl Mirror Imge Chnging the Density (Alphet Chrter nd Frme Ptterns Only) Chnging the Colors of Alphet Chrter Ptterns USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION Emroidery Dt Preutions Sving Emroidery Ptterns in the Mhine s ry Sving Emroidery Ptterns to USB Medi (Commerilly Aville) Sving Emroidery Ptterns in the Computer Retrieving Ptterns from the Mhine s ry Relling from USB Medi Relling from the Computer EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS Using Frme Pttern to Mke n Appliqué (1) Using Frme Pttern to Mke n Appliqué (2) Chpter 6 Emroidery Edit 175 EXPLANATION OF FUNCTIONS SELECTING PATTERNS TO EDIT Seleting Emroidery Ptterns/Heirloom Ptterns/Border Ptterns/Cross stith Ptterns/Florl Alphet Ptterns/Frme Ptterns Seleting Alphet Chrter Ptterns EDITING PATTERNS Moving the Pttern Rotting the Pttern Chnging the Size of the Pttern Deleting the Pttern Chnging the Configurtion of Alphet Chrter Ptterns 185 Chnging Alphet Chrter Sping Chnging the Color of Eh Alphet Chrter in Pttern Chnging the Thred Color Creting Custom Thred Tle Choosing Color from the Custom Thred Tle Designing Repeted Ptterns After Editing COMBINING PATTERNS Editing Comined Ptterns Sewing Comined Ptterns USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION Contents Chpter 7 MY CUSTOM STITCH 199 DESIGNING A STITCH ENTERING STITCH DATA USING STORED CUSTOM STITCHES Storing Custom Stithes in Your List Retrieving Stored Stithes Chpter 8 Appendix 209 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Clening the LCD Sreen Clening the Mhine Csing Clening the Re ADJUSTING THE SCREEN Sreen Visiility is Low Touh Pnel is Mlfuntioning TROUBLESHOOTING ERROR MESSAGES SPECIFICATIONS UPGRADING YOUR MACHINE S SOFTWARE. 224 Upgrde Proedure Using USB Medi Upgrde Proedure Using Computer STITCH SETTING CHART INDEX ix

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12 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS The nmes of the vrious prts of the sewing mhine nd their funtions re desried elow. Before using the sewing mhine, refully red these desriptions to lern the nmes of the mhine prts. Mhine Front View Right-side/Rer View on nm ml lk j ih ji kj d e f m k g i d ed fe hg gf h l Top over Open the top over to thred the mhine nd wind the oin. Thred utter Pss the threds through the thred utter to ut them. Thred tke-up lever hek window Look through the window to hek the upper thred pssing through in it. d Flt ed tthment with essory omprtment Store presser feet nd oins in the essory omprtment of the flt ed tthment. When sewing ylindril piees, remove the flt ed tthment. e Opertion uttons (6 uttons) nd sewing speed ontroller Use these uttons nd the slide to operte the sewing mhine. f Knee lifter slot Insert the knee lifter into the slot. g Knee lifter Use the knee lifter to rise nd lower the presser foot. h LCD (liquid rystl disply) Settings for the seleted stith nd error messges pper in the LCD. i Thred guide plte Pss the thred round the thred guide plte when threding upper thred. j Spool p Use the spool p to hold the spool in ple. k Spool pin Ple spool of thred on the spool pin. l Boin winder Use the oin winder when winding the oin. m Supplementl spool pin Use this spool pin to wind the oin thred, or to sew with the twin needle. n Thred guide for oin winding Pss the thred round this thred guide when winding the oin thred. o Pretension disk Pss the thred round the pretension disk when winding the oin thred. Hndle Crry the sewing mhine y its hndle when trnsporting the mhine. Hndwheel Turn the hndwheel towrd you to rise nd lower the needle. The wheel should e turned towrd the front of the mhine. Emroidery rd slot Insert the emroidery rds (sold seprtely) into the emroidery rd slot. d USB port onnetor for medi In order to send ptterns from/to USB medi, plug the USB medi diretly into the USB port onnetor. e USB port onnetor for omputer In order to import/export ptterns etween omputer nd the mhine, plug the USB le into the USB port onnetor. f Touh pen holder Use the touh pen holder to hold the touh pen when not in use. g Min power swith Use the min power swith to turn the sewing mhine ON nd OFF. h Jk onnetor Insert the power ord into the onnetor jk. i Feed dog position swith Use the feed dog position swith to lower the feed dogs. j Presser foot lever Rise nd lower the presser foot lever to rise nd lower the presser foot. k Air vent The ir vent llows the ir surrounding the motor to irulte. Do not over the ir vent while the sewing mhine is eing used. l Foot ontroller with retrtle ord Depress the foot ontroller to ontrol the speed of the mhine. m Foot ontroller jk Insert the foot ontroller plug into its jk on the mhine. 1

13 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Needle nd Presser Foot Setion Emroidery Unit i f e g e f d h d Presser foot holder The presser foot is tthed onto the presser foot holder. Presser foot The presser foot pplies pressure onsistently on the fri s sewing tkes ple. Atth the pproprite presser foot for the seleted stith. Feed dogs The feed dogs feed the fri in the sewing diretion. d Boin over Open the oin over to set the oin. e Needle lmp srew Use the needle lmp srew to hold the needle in ple. f Buttonhole lever The uttonhole lever is used with the one-step uttonhole foot to rete uttonholes. g Needle r thred guides Pss the upper thred through the two needle r thred guides. h Needle plte The needle plte is mrked with guides to help sew stright sems. i Presser foot holder srew Use the presser foot holder srew to hold the presser foot in ple. Crrige The rrige moves the emroidery frme utomtilly when emroidering. Relese utton (loted under the emroidery unit) Press the relese utton to remove the emroidery unit. Feed dog position swith Use the feed dog position swith to rise nd lower the feed dogs while the emroidery unit is tthed. d Emroidery unit onnetion Insert the emroidery unit onnetion into the onnetion port when tthing the emroidery unit. e Emroidery frme holder Insert the emroidery frme into the emroidery frme holder to hold the frme in ple. f Frme-seuring lever Press the frme-seuring lever down to seure the emroidery frme. CAUTION After the emroidery frme is set in the frme holder, e sure the frme-seuring lever is orretly lowered. Note Be sure tht the feed dog position swith on the emroidery unit is loted t right when emroidering. You n lso sew utility/deortive stithes with the emroidery unit tthed. Set the feed dog position swith on the emroidery unit to the pproprite setting. 2

14 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Opertion Buttons Inluded Aessories Pull the top of the flt ed tthment to open the essory omprtment. Strt/Stop utton Press this utton nd the mhine will sew few stithes t slow speed nd then egin sewing t the speed set y the sewing speed ontroller. Press the utton gin to stop the mhine. Hold the utton in to sew t the mhine s slowest speed. The utton hnges olor ording to the mhine s opertion mode. Green: Red: the mhine is redy to sew or is sewing. the mhine nnot sew. Reverse/Reinforement Stith utton Use this utton to sew reinforement stithes t the eginning nd end of sewing. Press this utton, nd the mhine sews 3 stithes in the sme spot nd stops utomtilly. For stright nd zigzg stith ptterns tht tke reverse stithes, the mhine will sew reverse stithes t low speed only while holding down the Reverse/Reinforement Stith utton (the stithes re sewn in the opposite diretion). Needle Position utton Use this utton when hnging sewing diretion or for detiled sewing in smll res. Press this utton to rise or lower the needle position. Press the utton twie to sew single stith. d Thred Cutter utton Press this utton fter sewing to utomtilly trim the exess thred. e Presser Foot Lifter utton Press this utton to lower the presser foot nd pply pressure to the fri. Press this utton gin to rise the presser foot. f Sewing Speed ontroller Use this ontroller to djust the sewing speed. Move the slide to the left to sew t slower speeds. Move the slide to the right to sew t higher speeds. Beginners should sew t slow speed. g Automti Threding utton Use this utton to utomtilly thred the needle. CAUTION Do not press the thred utter utton fter the threds hve lredy een ut. Otherwise, the needle my rek, the threds my eome tngled, or dmge to the mhine my our. Storge spe Presser foot storge spe Presser foot storge spe Inluded Aessories re ontined in the emroidery unit rrying se. To open the emroidery unit rrying se, unhook the two lthes on the se. To re-hook the lthes nd seurely lose the se, press on the lthes until eh of them liks. Lthes 3

15 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Inluded Aessories /11 2 needles 90/14 2 needles 90/14 2 needles: Bll point needle (gold olored)

16 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Prt Code No. Prt Nme U.S.A./ Cnd Others 1 Buttonhole foot A X Emroidery foot W XC Oversting foot G XC Monogrmming foot N X Zipper foot I X Zigzg foot J (on mhine) XC Blind stith foot R X Button fitting foot M Wlking foot SA140 F033N:XC Side utter foot SA177 F054:XC Free-motion quilting foot SA129 F005N:XC Stright stith foot SA167 F042N:XC Sem ripper X Boin 10 SA156 SFB:XA Needle set X Twin needle X Bll point needle set XD Sissors XC Chlk pen Clening rush X Eyelet punh Srewdriver (lrge) X Srewdriver (smll) X Spool p (smll) Spool p (medium) 2 X Spool p (lrge) Vertil spool pin XC Spool felt X Dis-shped srewdriver XC Spool net XA Emroidery frme set (smll) SA437 EF73:XC H 2 m W 6 m (H 1 inh W 2-1/2 inhes) 32 Emroidery frme set SA438 FE74:XC (medium) H 10 m W 10 m (H 4 inhes W 4 inhes) 33 Emroidery frme set (lrge) SA439 EF75:XC H 18 m W 13 m (H 7 inhes W 5 inhes) 34 Emroidery frme set (extr SA440 EF76:XC lrge) H 30 m W 18 m (H 12 inhes W 7 inhes) 35 Foot ontroller XD (EU re) XC (other re) 36 Emroidery needle plte XA over 37 Grid sheet set SA507 GS3:X Touh pen (stylus) XA Knee lifter XA USB le XC Boin se (pink srew) XC Stright stith needle plte XC Cord guide oin over (with XC single hole) 44 Emroidery oin thred SA-EBT EBT-CEN: X Stilizer mteril SA519 BM3:X Opertion mnul XC Quik referene guide XC Emroidery unit rrying se SA529 D6EUC: XC Hrd se XC (For U.S.A. only) Foot ontroller: Model S This foot ontroller n e used with this mhine model Innov-ís4000D/NV4000D. Alwys use essories reommended for this mhine. The srew of the presser foot holder is ville through your uthorized deler (Prt ode XA ). Inluded essories 35, 46, nd 47 n e stored in the mhine s hrd se. 5

17 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Options No. Prt Nme 1 Emroidery oin thred (White) U.S.A./ Cnd Prt Code Others SA-EBT X Emroidery oin thred SAEBT999 XC (Blk) 2 Stilizer mteril SA519 X Wter solule stilizer SA520 X Emroidery rd No. 1 Alphet SA298 X No. 2 Flower SA299 X No. 3 Dinosur SA300 X No. 6 Moskowitz s World SA303 X No. 7 Country Life SA304 X No. 8 Holidy SA305 X No. 9 Hoy Crft SA306 X No. 10 Monogrm Emlem SA307 X No. 11 Frme SA311 XA No. 12 Trnsporttion SA312 XA No. 13 Sports Emlem SA313 XA No. 14 Lrge Florl SA314 XA No. 16 Cts & Dogs SA316 XA No. 19 Mrine SA319 XA No. 20 Petite Designs SA320 XA No. 21 Needlework SA321 XA No. 22 Lrge Quilt SA322 XA No. 23 White on White SA323 XA No. 25 Horse SA325 XA No. 27 Birds SA327 XA No. 28 Christms SA328 XA No. 29 Le SA329 XA No. 30 Wildlife Animls SA330 XA No. 31 Lrge Flower II SA331 XA No. 32 Musil Instruments SA332 XA No. 33 Trees SA333 XA No. 35 Cts & Dogs II SA335 XA No. 36 Fruits & Vegetles SA336 XA No. 37 Appliqué Alphet SA337 XA No. 38 Angel SA338 XA No. 39 Doll Fe SA339 XA Prt Code No. Prt Nme U.S.A./ Cnd Others 3 No. 40 Sports 3 SA340 XA No. 41 Renissne Alphet SA341 XA No. 42 Frm SA342 XA No. 43 Vitorin SA343 XA No. 44 Le2 SA344 XA No. 45 Fny Work SA345 XA No. 46 Austrlin Animls SA346 XA No. 47 Butterfly SA347 XA No. 48 Austrlin Flowers SA348 XA No. 49 Folk Art SA349 XA No. 50 Firy & Florl SA350 XA No. 52 Ber Colletions SA352 XA No. 53 Sene SA353 XA No. 54 Te Time SA354 XA No. 55 Grdening SA355 XA No. 56 Asin SA356 XC No. 57 Lrge Christms SA357 XC No. 58 New Quilt Trditions SA358 XC No. 60 Summer Fun SA360 XC No. 61 Blouse Emellishment SA361 XC No. 62 Zodi Signs SA362 XC No. 63 Bunny SA363 XC No. 64 Grnd Mom SA364 XC No. 65 Red Work SA365 XC No. 66 Pop Mix SA366 XC No. 67 Home De Colletion SA367 XC No. 68 Cross Stith SA368 XC Colletion1 No. 69 Sport Shirt Motifs SA369 XC No. 70 Cross Stith Colletion2 SA370 XC You n use ny of the rother emroidery rds listed ove with your mhine. Plese e wre tht some speifitions my hnge without notie. Note Emroidery rds purhsed in foreign ountries my not work with your mhine. 6

18 Chpter 1 Getting Redy TURNING THE MACHINE ON/OFF...8 LCD SCREEN...9 Key Funtions...10 Using the Mhine Setting Mode Key...12 Adjusting Sreen Brightness...15 Choosing the Disply Lnguge...16 Using the Mhine Opertion Mode Key...17 Using the Pttern Explntion Key...18 LOWER THREADING...19 Winding the Boin...19 Using the Supplementl Spool Pin...19 Using the Spool Pin...21 Setting the Boin...22 Pulling Up the Boin Thred...23 UPPER THREADING...25 Threding Using the Automti Threding Button...25 Threding Mnully...27 Using the Twin Needle Mode...29 Using Threds tht Unwind Quikly...31 Using the Spool Net...31 Using the Vertil Spool Pin...31 CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT...32 Removing the Presser Foot...32 Atthing the Presser Foot...32 Atthing the Wlking Foot...33 CHANGING THE NEEDLE...34 Aout the Needle...36 Fri/Thred/Needle Comintions...36

19 TURNING THE MACHINE ON/OFF TURNING THE MACHINE ON/OFF WARNING Use only regulr household eletriity s the power soure. Using other power soures my result in fire, eletri shok, or dmge to the mhine. Turn the min power to OFF nd remove the plug in the following irumstnes: When you re wy from the mhine After using the mhine When the power fils during use When the mhine does not operte orretly due to d onnetion or disonnetion During eletril storms CAUTION Do not use extension ords or multi-plug dpters with mny other pplines plugged in to them. Fire or eletri shok my result. Do not touh the plug with wet hnds. Eletri shok my result. When unplugging the mhine, lwys turn the min power to OFF first. Alwys grsp the plug to remove it from the outlet. Pulling on the ord my dmge the ord, or led to fire or eletri shok. Do not llow the power ord to e ut, dmged, modified, forefully ent, pulled, twisted, or undled. Do not ple hevy ojets on the ord. Do not sujet the ord to het. These things my dmge the ord, or use fire or eletri shok. If the ord or plug is dmged, tke the mhine to your uthorized deler for repirs efore ontinuing use. Unplug the power ord if the mhine is not to e used for long period of time. Otherwise, fire my result. When leving the mhine unttended, either the min swith of the mhine should e turned to OFF or the plug must e removed from the soket-outlet. When serviing the mhine or when removing overs, either the mhine or the eletril set must e unplugged. For U.S.A. only This ppline hs polrized plug (one lde wider thn the other). To redue the risk of eletril shok, this plug is intended to fit in polrized outlet only one wy. If the plug does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, ontt qulified eletriin to instll the proper outlet. Do not modify the plug in ny wy. Insert the power ord into the power ord jk onnetor, then insert the plug into wll outlet. Turn the min power swith to I to turn on the mhine. Min power swith Power ord OFF ON Turn the min power swith to O to turn off the mhine. 8

20 LCD SCREEN LCD SCREEN When swithing on the mhine, the sreen will disply the nme of the mhine. Touh the sreen to disply the utility stith. Either 1-01 Stright stith (Left) or 1-03 Stright stith (Middle) is seleted, depending on the setting seleted in the setting sreen (See pge 12). Press key with your finger to selet the stith pttern, to selet mhine funtion, or to selet n opertion indited on the key. 1 Note When the stright stith needle plte is on the mhine, the needle will utomtilly move to the middle position. Only touh the sreen with your finger or the inluded touh pen. Do not use shrp penil, srewdriver, or other hrd or shrp ojet. It is not neessry to press hrd on the sreen. Pressing too hrd or using shrp ojet my dmge the sreen. d Shows single or twin needle mode setting, nd the needle stop position. Single needle/down position Twin needle/down position Single needle/up position Twin needle/up position Shows the presser foot ode. Atth the presser foot indited in this disply efore sewing. Shows the nme nd ode numer of the seleted stith. d Shows preview of the seleted stith. e Shows the stith ptterns. f Shows dditionl pges tht n e displyed. * All key funtions of the LCD re explined in the key funtions tle on the following pge. e f 9Getting Redy

21 LCD SCREEN Key Funtions d e f i g h j l n q s k m o r t p u No. Disply Key Nme Explntion Pge Utility stith key Press this key to selet stright stith, zigzg stith, uttonhole, lind hem stith, or other stithes ommonly used in grment onstrution. 48 Chrter/Deortive stith key Press this key to selet hrter or deortive stith ptterns. 98 Emroidery key Atth the emroidery unit nd press this key to sew emroidery. 130 d Emroidery edit key Press this key to omine emroidery ptterns. With the emroidery edit funtions, you n lso rete originl emroidery ptterns or frme ptterns. 177 e Sewing type seletion key Press this key when you need help seleting the pproprite stith pttern for the sewing pplition nd when you need instrutions on how to sew the stith pttern. This key is very helpful for eginners. 51 f Pttern explntion key Press this key to see n explntion of the seleted pttern. 18 g Automti reinforement stith key Press this key to use the utomti reinforement stithing (reverse stithing) setting. If you selet this setting efore sewing, the mhine will utomtilly sew reinforement stithes t the eginning nd end of sewing (depending on the pttern, the mhine my sew reverse stithes). 44 h Automti thred utting key Press this key to set the utomti thred utting funtion. Set the utomti thred utting funtion efore sewing to hve the mhine utomtilly sew reinforement stithes t the eginning nd end of sewing (depending on the pttern, the mhine my sew reverse stithes) nd trim the threds fter sewing

22 LCD SCREEN No. Disply Key Nme Explntion Pge i Stith seletion disply Press the key of the pttern you wnt to sew. Use to hnge seletion sreens j Sreen lok key Press this key to lok the sreen.when the sreen is loked, the vrious settings, suh s the stith width nd stith length, re loked nd nnot e hnged. Press this key gin to unlok the settings. 46 Getting Redy k Imge key Press this key to disply n enlrged imge of the seleted stith pttern. 49 l Mirror imge key Press this key to rete mirror imge of the seleted stith pttern. If the key disply is light gry, mirror imge of the seleted stith pttern nnot e sewn. m Needle mode seletion key (single/ doule) Press this key to selet twin needle sewing mode. The sewing mode hnges etween single needle mode nd twin needle mode eh time you press the key. If the key disply is light gry, the seleted stith pttern nnot e sewn in twin needle mode. n Reset key Press this key to return the seleted stith pttern s sved settings to the originl settings o Retrieve key Press this key to retrieve sved pttern. 51 p Mnul memory key Chnge the stith pttern settings (zigzg width nd stith length, thred tension, utomti thred utting or utomti reinforement stithing, et.), then sve them y pressing this key. Five sets of settings n e sved for single stith pttern. q Stith width nd stith length key Shows the zigzg width nd stith length settings of the urrently seleted stith pttern. You n use the plus nd minus keys to djust the zigzg width nd stith length settings. r Thred tension key Shows the thred tension setting of the urrently seleted stith pttern. The thred tension is usully set utomtilly. You n use the plus nd minus keys to hnge the thred tension settings. s Mhine setting mode key Press this key to hnge the needle stop position, turn the uzzer ON/OFF, djust the pttern or sreen, nd hnge other mhine settings t Mhine opertion mode key Press this key to see explntions for upper threding, winding the oin, hnging the presser foot, nd how to use the mhine. 17 u Presser foot/needle exhnge key Press this key efore hnging the needle, the presser foot, et. This key loks ll key nd utton funtions to prevent opertion of the mhine

23 LCD SCREEN Using the Mhine Setting Mode Key Press to hnge the defult mhine settings (needle stop position, emroidery speed, opening disply, et.) Press, or to disply the different settings sreens. This funtion will e ville in future tehnology upgrdes. Press or to disply different settings sreen. Sewing settings d e Selet whether to use the sewing speed ontroller to determine the zigzg width (see pge 70). Mke djustments to hrter or deortive stith ptterns (see pge 103). Adjust the presser foot height. (Selet the height of the presser foot when the presser foot is rised.) d Adjust the presser foot pressure. (The higher the numer, the higher the pressure will e. Set the pressure t 3 for norml sewing.) e Selet whether 1-01 Stright stith (Left) or 1-03 Stright stith (Middle) is the utility stith tht is utomtilly seleted when the mhine is turned on. 12

24 LCD SCREEN Generl settings 1 Getting Redy d e f g h i j Chnge the rightness of the LCD (see pge 15). Selet the needle stop position (the needle position when the mhine is not operting) to e up or down. Turn the uzzer ON/OFF. d Turn the Needle Are nd Work Are Lights ON/OFF. e Turn the opening sreen disply ON/OFF. f Use when running n pplition. g Chnge the disply lnguge (see pge 16). h Disply the servie ount nd the totl numer of emroidery stithes. The servie ount is reminder to tke your mhine in for regulr serviing. (Contt your uthorized deler for detils.) i The NO. is the numer for the emroidery nd sewing mhine. j Disply the progrm version. The ltest version of softwre is instlled in your mhine. Chek with your lol uthorized Brother deler or t for notifition of ville updtes (see pge 224). 13

25 LCD SCREEN Emroidery settings i d e f g h Selet from mong 10 emroidery frme displys (see pge 158). Chnge the thred olor disply on the emroidery sreen; thred numer, olor nme or eh time to emroider (see pge 156). When the thred numer #123 is seleted, selet mong six thred rnds (see pge 156). d Adjust the mximum emroidery speed setting (see pge 156). e Adjust the thred tension for emroidering. f Selet the height of the emroidery foot W during emroidering (see pge 138). g Chnge the disply units (mm/inh). h Chnge the initil mode of the disply (emroidery/emroidery edit). i Customize the thred olor numers (see pge 188). 14

26 LCD SCREEN Adjusting Sreen Brightness Note All or prt of the sreen my sometimes eome drker or lighter euse of hnges in the ir temperture or other hnges in the environment round the sreen. This is norml nd is not sign of mlfuntion. Adjust the sreen if it is diffiult to red. The sreen my e drk immeditely fter turning on the power. This is funtion of the LCD k light sreen, nd it is not sign of mlfuntion. The sreen will return to its norml level of rightness fter pproximtely 10 minutes. If you re not diretly in front of the mhine when you view the LCD, the olors my pper to hnge or the sreen my e diffiult to see. This is hrteristi of the LCD, nd not sign of dmge or mlfuntion. For est results operte the sreen while sitting in front of the mhine. On the BRIGHTNESS OF LCD disply, use nd to djust the sreen rightness. * Press to mke the sreen drker. * Press to mke the sreen lighter. 1 Getting Redy Press. The Sewing settings sreen ppers. Press. Brightness of LCD disply d Press. The Generl settings sreen ppers. Press or to disply different settings sreen. 15

27 LCD SCREEN Choosing the Disply Lnguge Press. The Sewing settings sreen ppers. Press. The Generl settings sreen ppers. Use nd to hoose the disply lnguge. * Choose from the following lnguges: [ENGLISH], [GERMAN], [FRENCH], [ITALIAN], [DUTCH], [SPANISH], [DANISH], [FINNISH], [SWEDISH], [PORTUGEUSE], [RUSSIAN], [NORWEGIAN] or [JAPANESE]. Disply lnguge d Press. 16

28 LCD SCREEN Using the Mhine Opertion Mode Key Press to open the sreen shown elow. Six tegories re displyed t the top of the sreen. Press key to see more informtion out tht tegory. 1 Getting Redy displys informtion out the min prts of the mhine nd their funtions. This is the first sreen displyed when you press. the opertion uttons. displys informtion out displys informtion out threding the mhine, hnging presser feet, et. displys informtion out tthing the emroidery unit, prepring fri for emroidering, et. informtion. displys trouleshooting lening the mhine, et. displys informtion out 17

29 LCD SCREEN Exmple: Press. Displying informtion out upper threding Press. The lower hlf of the sreen will hnge. Press (upper threding). e Press sreen. to return to the originl Using the Pttern Explntion Key If you wnt to know more out the uses of stith pttern, selet the pttern nd press to see n explntion of the stith seletion. Exmple: Displying informtion out Press. Press. The sreen shows instrutions for threding the mhine. d Red the instrutions. * Press to see video of the displyed instrutions. * Press to view the next pge. The sreen shows informtion out. Press sreen. to return to the originl 18

30 LOWER THREADING LOWER THREADING Winding the Boin Press in tht order to disply video exmple of oin winding on the LCD (see pge 18). Follow the steps explined elow to omplete the opertion. Turn the min power to ON. Align the groove in the oin with the spring on the oin winder shft, nd set the oin on the shft. 1 Getting Redy CAUTION The enlosed oin ws designed speifilly for this sewing mhine. If oins from other models re used, the mhine will not operte orretly. Use only the enlosed oin or oins of the sme type (prt ode: SA156, (XA )) mm (pprox. 7/16 inh) This model Atul size Other models Groove of the oin Spring on the shft Set the supplementl spool pin in the up position. Using the Supplementl Spool Pin With this mhine, you n wind the oin during sewing. While using the min spool pin to sew emroidery, you n onveniently wind the oin using the supplementl spool pin , 8 3, d Supplementl spool pin Ple the spool of thred on the supplementl spool pin, so tht thred unrolls from the front. Then push the spool p onto the spool pin s fr s possile to seure the thred spool. o l 1 Supplementl spool pin Spool pin Spool p Thred spool 19

31 LOWER THREADING CAUTION If the thred spool nd/or spool p re set inorretly, the thred my tngle on the spool pin nd use the needle to rek. Use the spool p (lrge, medium, or smll) tht is losest in size to the thred spool. If spool p smller thn the thred spool is used, the thred my eome ught in the slit on the end of the spool nd use the needle to rek. f Pss the thred under the pin, nd pss the thred round the pretension disk mking sure tht the thred is under the pretension disk. When sewing with fine, ross-wound thred, use the smll spool p, nd leve smll spe etween the p nd the thred spool. g Pin Pretension disk Wind the thred lokwise round the oin 4-5 times. 2 e Spool p (smll) Thred spool (ross-wound thred) Spe With your right hnd, hold the thred ner the thred spool. With your left hnd, hold the end of the thred, nd use oth hnds to pss the thred through the thred guide. h 3 Pss the end of the thred through the guide slit in the oin winder set, nd pull the thred to the right to ut the thred with the utter. 1 Thred guide Guide slit Boin winder set CAUTION Be sure to follow the proess desried. If the thred is not ut with the utter, nd the oin is wound, when the thred runs low it my tngle round the oin nd use the needle to rek. 20

32 LOWER THREADING i Set the oin holder to the left, until it liks into ple. Boin holder (swith) When the oin holder is set to the left, it works s swith to mke the oin wind utomtilly. Using the Spool Pin You n use the min spool pin to wind the oin efore sewing. You nnot use this spool pin to wind the oin while sewing Getting Redy j The oin strts winding utomtilly nd stops rotting when it is done winding. The oin holder will return to the originl position. Cut the thred with the utter nd remove the oin. Turn the min power to ON. Align the groove in the oin with the spring on the oin winder shft, nd set the oin on the shft. o l 1 When removing the oin, do not pull on the oin winder set. Doing so ould loosen or remove the oin winder set, nd ould result in dmge to the mhine. CAUTION Setting the oin improperly my use the thred tension to loosen, reking the needle nd possily resulting in injury. Groove of the oin Spring on the shft Pivot the spool pin so tht it ngles upwrd. Set the thred spool on the spool pin so tht the thred unwinds from the front of the spool. Spool pin Spool p Thred spool 21

33 LOWER THREADING d e Push the spool p onto the spool pin s fr s possile, then return the spool pin to its originl position. Holding the thred with your hnds, slide the thred into the grooves on the thred guide plte. Setting the Boin Press in tht order to disply video exmple of the opertion on the LCD (see pge 18). Follow the steps explined elow to omplete the opertion. Thred guide plte CAUTION Use oin thred tht hs een orretly wound. Otherwise, the needle my rek or the thred tension will e inorret. f Pss the thred through the thred guide. Press the Presser Foot Lifter utton to rise the presser foot. Slide the oin over lth to the right. Thred guide g Pss the thred under the pin. Then pss the thred round the pretension disk mking sure tht the thred is under the pretension disk. Boin over Lth The oin over opens. Remove the oin over. Hold the oin with your right hnd nd d hold the end of the thred with your left hnd. Thred guide Pin Pretension disk h Follow steps g through j on pge 20 through

34 LOWER THREADING e Set the oin in the oin se so tht the thred unwinds to the left. h Insert the t in the lower-left orner of the oin over, nd then lightly press down on the right side to lose the over. 1 Getting Redy f Hold the oin lightly with your right hnd, nd then guide the thred with your left hnd. Pulling Up the Boin Thred There my e some sewing pplitions where you wnt to pull up the oin thred; for exmple, when mking gthers, drts, or doing free motion quilting or emroidery. You n pull up the oin thred fter threding the upper thred (see UPPER THREAD- ING on pge 25). g Pss the thred through the guide, nd then pull the thred out towrds the front. Guide the oin thred through the groove, following the rrow in the illustrtion. * Do not ut the thred with the utter. * Do not reple the oin over. Cutter The utter uts the thred. While holding the upper thred, press the needle position utton to lower the needle. CAUTION Be sure to hold down the oin with your finger nd unwind the oin thred orretly. Otherwise, the thred my rek or the thred tension will e inorret. Needle position utton 23

35 LOWER THREADING d Press the Needle Position utton to rise the needle. Gently pull the upper thred, nd loop of the oin thred will ome out of the hole in the needle plte. e Pull up the oin thred, then pss it under the presser foot nd pull it out 100 mm (pprox. 3-4 inhes) towrd the k of the mhine, mking it even with the upper thred. Upper thred Boin thred f Reple the oin over. 24

36 UPPER THREADING UPPER THREADING Threding Using the Automti Threding Button Press in tht order to disply video exmple of the opertion on the LCD (see pge 18). Follow the steps explined elow to omplete the opertion. Turn the min power to ON. Press the Needle Position utton to rise the needle. 1 Getting Redy CAUTION Be sure to thred the mhine properly. Improper threding n use the thred to tngle nd rek the needle, leding to injury. When using essories not inluded with this mhine, tth the essory to the mhine fter threding the mhine. Note If you try to thred the needle utomtilly without rising the needle, the thred my not thred orretly. Pivot the spool pin so tht it ngles upwrd. Set the thred spool on the spool pin so tht the thred unwinds from the front of the spool. The utomti threding funtion n e used with sewing mhine needles 75/11 through 100/16. Thred suh s trnsprent nylon monofilment thred nd thred with thikness of 130/20 or thiker nnot e used with the utomti threding funtion. The utomti threding funtion nnot e used with the wing needle or the twin needle. If the utomti threding funtion nnot e used, see Threding Mnully on pge 27. Spool pin Spool p Thred spool 7 d Push the spool p onto the spool pin s fr s possile, then return the spool pin to its originl position , CAUTION If the thred spool nd/or spool p re set inorretly, the thred my tngle on the spool pin nd use the needle to rek. Use the spool p (lrge, medium, or smll) tht is losest in size to the thred spool. If spool p smller thn the thred spool is used, the thred my eome ught in the slit on the end of the spool nd use the needle to rek. 25

37 UPPER THREADING When sewing with fine, ross-wound thred, use the smll spool p, nd leve smll spe etween the p nd the thred spool. h Press the Automti Threding utton to hve the mhine utomtilly thred the needle. e Spool p (smll) Thred spool (ross-wound thred) Spe Holding the thred with your hnds, slide the thred into the grooves on the thred guide plte. The upper threding is finished. When the Automti Threding utton is pressed, the presser foot will e utomtilly lowered. f Thred guide plte While holding the thred in your right hnd, pss the thred through the thred guide in the diretion indited. Note In se the needle is not ompletely thred, slowly pull the loop of the thred through from the k of the needle. g When finished pulling the thred through the thred guide, ut the thred nd leve the thred in position. Aout 50mm (pprox. 2 inhes) If the needle ould not e threded or the thred ws not pssed through the needle r thred guides, perform the proedure gin strting from step. 26 Cutter

38 UPPER THREADING Note When the Automti Threding utton is pressed, the presser foot will e utomtilly lowered. If you re using n inorret needle nd thred omintion, the hook my sometimes get ught in the needle. If this hppens, remove the hook from the needle s desried elow. Turn the min power to ON. Turn the hndwheel so tht the line on the mhine is ligned with the line on the hndwheel. 1 Getting Redy CAUTION The needle thred rrier will utomtilly thred the needle when the Automti Threding utton is pressed. Be sure to keep your hnds nd other items wy from the needle re, otherwise injuries my our. Line on hndwheel Press. If the line on the mhine is not ligned with the line on the hndwheel, the sewing mhine nnot e threded. Chek tht the line on the hndwheel is fing up s shown in the illustrtion ove. The key ppers s. Threding Mnully Automti threding nnot e used when using the wing needle, the twin needle, or speil thred with thikness of 130/20 or thiker. In these ses, thred the needle s desried elow. d Rise the presser foot lever , 6 3 e Pivot the spool pin so tht it ngles upwrd. Set the thred spool on the spool pin so tht the thred unwinds from the front of the spool. 4, Spool pin Spool p Thred spool 27