Computerized Sewing Machine Operation Manual

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1 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX Computerized Sewing Mhine Opertion Mnul

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:. 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:. 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. 0. Keep fingers wy from ll moving prts. Speil re is required round the mhine needle.. Alwys use the proper needle plte. The wrong plte n use the needle to rek. 2. Do not use ent needles. 3. Do not pull or push fri while stithing. It my deflet the needle using it to rek. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. This sewing mhine is not intended for use y young hildren or infirm persons without supervision. (For Austrli nd New Zelnd only) 7. Young hildren should e supervised to ensure tht they do not ply with this mhine. 8. If the Light unit is dmged, it must e repled y uthorized deler. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS This mhine is intended for household use.

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 362, 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.

4 CONGRATULATIONS ON CHOOSING OUR MACHINE Your mhine is one of the most dvned omputerized household sewing mhines. To fully enjoy ll the fetures, we suggest tht you study the mnul efore using the mhine. PLEASE READ BEFORE USING THIS MACHINE For sfe opertion. Be sure to keep your eye on the needle while sewing. Do not touh the hnd wheel, thred tkeup lever, 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. 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. 2

5 CONTENTS. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE...5 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS...5 The min prts... 5 Needle nd presser foot setion... 6 Opertion uttons... 6 Opertion pnel... 7 Flt ed tthment... 7 ACCESSORIES...8 Optionl essories... 8 USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE...9 Power supply preutions... 9 Power supply... 9 Foot ontroller... 0 Sewing speed ontroller (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton)... 0 Chnging the needle stop position... 0 THREADING THE MACHINE... Winding the oin... Lower threding... 4 Upper threding... 6 Drwing up the lower thred... 9 REPLACING THE NEEDLE...20 Needle preutions Needle types nd their uses Cheking the needle... 2 Repling the needle... 2 Sewing with twin needle REPLACING THE PRESSER FOOT...24 Repling the presser foot Removing the presser foot holder SEWING BASICS...26 SEWING...26 Generl sewing proedure Seleting stithing Strting to sew Thred tension USEFUL SEWING TIPS...30 Tril sewing Chnging the sewing diretion Sewing urves Sewing thik fris Sewing thin fris... 3 Sewing streth fris... 3 Using free-rm style

6 3. UTILITY STITCHES...32 OVERCASTING STITCHES...32 BASIC STITCHING...33 Bsi stithing BLIND HEM STITCHING...34 BUTTONHOLE SEWING...35 Button sewing ZIPPER INSERTION...40 SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE...4 Streth stithing... 4 Elsti tthing... 4 APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING...42 Appliqués Pthwork (rzy quilt) stithing Pieing Quilting Free-motion quilting REINFORCEMENT STITCHING...46 Triple streth stithing Br tk stithing DECORATIVE STITCHING...48 Fgoting Sllop stithing Smoking Shell tuk stithing Joining... 5 Heirloom stithing APPENDIX...52 STITCH SETTINGS...52 Utility stithes MAINTENANCE...57 Clening the mhine surfe Clening the oin se TROUBLESHOOTING...59 ERROR MESSAGES...62 Opertion eep (for s equipped with the opertion eep) INDEX

7 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS The min prts Boin winder (pge ) This winds the thred onto the oin for use s the lower thred. Spool pin (pges nd 6) This holds the spool of thred. Hole for extr spool pin (pge 23) This holds seond spool of thred for sewing with two needles. d Upper tension-ontrol dil (pge 29) This ontrols the tension of the upper thred. e Thred guide (pges nd 6) This is used when winding the thred onto the oin nd then threding the mhine. f Thred tke-up lever (pge 7) g Thred utter (pge 29) Pss the threds through the thred utter to ut them. h Flt ed tthment with essory omprtment (pges 7 nd 3) i Opertion uttons (pge 6) The opertion uttons differ depending on the sewing mhine. j Opertion pnel (pge 7) This is used to selet the stith nd speify the vrious settings. k Hndwheel Used to mnully rise nd lower the needle. l Min power nd sewing light swith (pge 9) You n turn the min power nd sewing light swith on nd off. m Jk/soket onnetor (pge 9) Insert the plug on the power supply ord into the jk/ soket onnetor. n Foot ontroller jk/soket (pge 0) Plug in the foot ontroller plug. o Feed dog position lever (pges 38 nd 45) Use the feed dog position lever to lower the feed dogs. p Presser foot lever (pge 6) Used to rise nd lower the presser foot. q Foot ontroller (pge 0) You n use this to ontrol the sewing speed, nd to strt nd stop sewing. 5

8 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Needle nd presser foot setion Buttonhole lever Lower the uttonhole lever when sewing uttonholes nd r tks. Needle threder (for s equipped with the needle threder) (pge 7) Presser foot holder The presser foot is instlled onto the presser foot holder. d Presser foot holder srew Use the presser foot holder srew to hold the presser foot holder in ple. e Presser foot The presser foot pplies pressure onsistently on the fri s the sewing tkes ple. Atth the pproprite presser foot for the seleted stithing. f Feed dogs The feed dogs feed the fri in the sewing diretion. g Quik-set oin (for s equipped with the quikset oin) You n strt sewing without pulling up the oin thred. h Boin over Open the oin over to set the oin. i Needle plte The needle plte is mrked with guides for sewing stright sems. j Needle r thred guide Pss the upper thred through the needle r thred guide. k Needle lmp srew Use the needle lmp srew to hold the needle in ple. Opertion uttons The opertion uttons help you to esily perform vrious si sewing mhine opertions. The opertion uttons differ depending on the sewing mhine. Presser foot lever Rise nd lower the presser foot lever to rise nd lower the presser foot. Reverse/reinforement stith utton Press the reverse/reinforement stith utton to sew reverse stithes. Reverse stithes re sewn y keeping the utton pressed down to sew in the opposite diretion. For detils, refer to Sewing reinforement stithes (pge 29). Buttons provided on some s Strt/stop utton (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton) Press the strt/stop utton to strt or stop sewing. The mhine sews t slow speed t the eginning of sewing while the utton is depressed. When sewing is stopped, the needle is lowered in the fri. For detils, refer to Strting to sew (pge 28). d Needle position utton (for s equipped with the needle position utton) Press the needle position utton to rise or lower the needle. Pressing the utton twie sews one stith. e Sewing speed ontroller (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller) Slide the sewing speed ontroller to djust the sewing speed. 6

9 Opertion pnel The opertion pnel, loted on the front of the sewing mhine, llows you to selet stith nd speify how the stith will e sewn. Flt ed tthment The essories re stored in omprtment inside the flt ed tthment. Slide the flt ed tthment to the left to open it. LCD (Liquid rystl disply) The seleted stith (), presser foot tht should e used (2), stith length in millimeters (3), nd stith width in millimeters (4) re displyed. Stith seletion keys Press the stith seletion keys, nd then selet the numer for the stith tht you wish to use. For detils, refer to Seleting stithing (pge 27). Stith length djustment key Press this key to djust the stith length. (Press the side to redue the stith length; press the + side to inrese the stith length.) d Stith width djustment key Press this key to djust the stith width. (Press the side to redue the stith width; press the + side to inrese the stith width.) Flt ed tthment Storge omprtment te Put the essories in the g, nd then store the g inside the omprtment. If the essories re not in g, they my fll out, nd e lost or dmged. 7

10 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE ACCESSORIES The following essories re stored in the flt ed tthment. We hve designed these essories to help you e le to rry out most sewing tsks. te (For U.S.A. only) Foot ontroller: Model T This foot ontroller n e used on the following mhine s: CS-00, CS-6000, CS-6000i, CS-4000, ES-2400, ES-2000, EX-660, CE-4000, BC-000, HS-000, XR-7700, CE-5000PRW, SM-6500PRW The srew of the presser foot holder is ville through your uthorized deler. (Prt ode: ) / needle 90/4 needle 00/6 needle. Prt Nme Prt Code Prt Code. Prt Nme U.S.A. / Cnd Others U.S.A. / Cnd Others Buttonhole foot A XC Boin (4) SA56 XA Oversting foot G XC Needle set XC Monogrmming foot N X Twin needle Zipper foot I X Clening rush X Zigzg foot J (on mhine) XC Srewdriver X Blind stith foot R XC Extr spool pin Button fitting foot M X Sem ripper X Foot ontroller XD (EU re) XC (Other res) Optionl essories Prt Code Prt Code. Prt Nme. Prt Nme U.S.A. / Cnd Others U.S.A. / Cnd Others Wlking Foot SA40 F033N: 4 Quilting guide SA32 F06N: XC XC F005N: 2 Quilting Foot SA29 XC Eyelet punh /4-Inh Quilting F00N: 3 SA25 Foot XC

11 USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Power supply preutions Be sure to oserve the following preutions onerning the power supply. WARNING Use only regulr household eletriity for the power soure. Using other power soures my result in fire, eletri shok, or dmge to the mhine. Turn off the min power 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 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 off the min power 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 nd 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. Power supply Insert the plug into wll outlet. Min power swith Jk/soket onnetor Set the min power swith to I. The sewing lmp omes on when the mhine is turned on. To turn off the mhine, set the min power swith to. The sewing lmp goes off when the mhine is turned off. te If power outge ours while the sewing mhine is eing operted, turn off the sewing mhine nd unplug the power supply ord. When restrting the sewing mhine, follow the neessry proedure to orretly operte the mhine. (For U.S.A. only) This ppline hs polrized plug (one lde wider thn the other). To redue the risk of eletri 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. 9

12 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Foot ontroller Insert the foot ontroller plug into its jk/soket on the rer side of the sewing mhine. Sewing speed ontroller (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton) Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the left or right to selet the desired sewing speed. Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the left to sew t slower speed, or slide the speed ontroller to the right to sew t fster speed. Foot ontroller jk/soket When onneting the foot ontroller, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine in order to prevent the mhine from identlly eing strted. When you press the foot ontroller down lightly, the mhine will run t low speed. When you press hrder, the mhine s speed will inrese. When you tke your foot off the foot ontroller, the mhine will stop. Slower Sewing speed ontroller The speed set using the sewing speed ontroller is the foot ontroller s mximum sewing speed. Chnging the needle stop position rmlly, the sewing mhine is set to leve the needle in the fri when sewing is stopped. Insted, the mhine n e set to leve the needle rised when sewing is stopped. Turn off the sewing mhine. You should mke sure tht nothing is pled on the foot ontroller when the mhine is not in use. Fster Do not llow piees of loth nd dust to uild up on the foot ontroller. Doing so ould use fire or n eletri shok. Hold down the side of (stith seletion key) on the left nd turn on the sewing mhine. After turning on the sewing mhine, relese the side of (stith seletion key). te When the foot ontroller is plugged in, the strt/stop utton nnot e used to strt or stop sewing (only for s equipped with the strt/stop utton). The needle stop position hnges to the rised position. Memo Perform the sme opertion to hnge the needle stop position to the lowered position. 0

13 THREADING THE MACHINE Winding the oin This setion desries how to wind the thred onto the oin. For detils on the fst oin winding, see pge 3. Pre-tension disk Boin winder shft Boin Only use oins (prt ode: SA56, SFB: XA5539-5) tht hve een designed for this sewing mhine. Using other oins my use dmge to the mhine. We designed the oin tht omes with this mhine. If you use oins from other s, the mhine will not work properly. Only use the oin tht omes with this mhine or oins of the sme type (prt ode: SA56, SFB: XA5539-5). Atul size.5 mm (7/6 inh) This Other s Pull up the spool pin s fr s possile, nd then put spool of thred on this pin. Pss the thred round the pre-tension disk. d Put the oin onto the oin winder shft nd slide the oin winder shft to the right. Turn the oin lokwise, y hnd, until the spring on the shft slides into the groove of the oin. If the spool of thred is not in the right ple, the thred my tngle on the spool pin. Pss the end of the thred through the hole on the oin from the inside of the oin. 2 Spring on the shft Groove of the oin Turn on the sewing mhine. e

14 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE While holding the end of the thred, gently f press the foot ontroller or press (strt/ stop utton) (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton) to wind the thred round the oin few times. Then stop the mhine. Press the foot ontroller or press (strt/ i stop utton) (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton) to strt. te If the sewing mhine is to e operted using the foot ontroller, onnet the foot ontroller efore turning on the mhine. When the foot ontroller is plugged in, the strt/stop utton nnot e used to strt or stop sewing (only for s equipped with the strt/stop utton). When the oin seems full nd egins j spinning slowly, tke your foot off the foot ontroller or press (strt/stop utton) (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton). k l Cut the thred, slide the oin winder shft to the left nd remove the oin. Slide the sewing speed ontroller k to its originl position (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller). Trim the exess thred ove the oin. g Mke sure you follow the instrutions refully. If you do not ut the thred ompletely, nd the oin is wound, when the thred runs low it my tngle round the oin nd use the needle to rek. Memo When the sewing mhine is strted or the hndwheel is turned fter winding the thred round the oin, the mhine will mke liking sound; this is not mlfuntion. The needle r does not move when you slide the oin winding shft to the right. t winding the oin properly my use the thred tension to loosen, nd my rek the needle. Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the right h (to set the speed to fst). (For s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller.) 2 Wound evenly Wound poorly Sewing speed ontroller 2

15 For s equipped with the fst oin winding system Follow steps through 2 of the proedure in Winding the oin to pss the thred round the pre-tension disk (pge ). Ple the oin on the oin winder shft so tht the spring on the shft fits into the noth in the oin. th Boin winder shft spring Slide the oin winder shft to the right. d e While holding the thred tht wrps round the pre-tension disk with your left hnd, use your right hnd to wind the free end of the thred lokwise round the oin five or six times. Pull the thred to the right nd pss it through the slit in the oin winder set. Slit in oin winder set (with uilt-in utter) The thred is ut to suitle length. Be sure to ut the thred s desried. If the oin is wound without utting the thred using the utter uilt into the slit in the oin winder set, the thred my eome tngled in the oin or the needle my end or rek when the oin thred strts to run out. f Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the right (to set the speed to fst) (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller). Sewing speed ontroller Turn on the sewing mhine. g Press the foot ontroller or press (strt/ h stop utton) (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton) to strt. i j k te If the sewing mhine is to e operted using the foot ontroller, onnet the foot ontroller efore turning on the mhine. When the foot ontroller is plugged in, the strt/stop utton nnot e used to strt or stop sewing (only for s equipped with the strt/stop utton). When the oin egins spinning slowly, tke your foot off the foot ontroller or press (strt/stop utton) (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton). Cut the thred, slide the oin winder shft to the left nd remove the oin. Slide the sewing speed ontroller k to its originl position (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller). t winding the oin properly my use the thred tension to loosen, nd my rek the needle. 2 Wound evenly Wound poorly 3

16 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Memo When the sewing mhine is strted or the hndwheel is turned fter winding the thred round the oin, the mhine will mke liking sound; this is not mlfuntion. The needle r does not move when you slide the oin winding shft to the right. Lower threding Instll the oin wound with thred. For more detils on quik-set oin, see pge 5. Slide the utton nd open the over. 2 Cover Slide utton Put the oin in so the thred omes out in the diretion shown y the rrow. Winding the oin improperly my use the thred tension to loosen, reking the needle nd resulting in injury. Only use oins tht were designed to e used with this mhine. 2 Wound evenly Wound poorly The oin ws designed speifilly for this sewing mhine. If oins from other s re used, the mhine will not operte orretly. Use only the enlosed oin or oins of the sme type (prt ode: SA56, SFB: XA5539-5). Atul size Mke sure you set the oin so the thred unrolls in the right diretion. If the thred unrolls in the wrong diretion, it my use the thred tension to e inorret or rek the needle. d Hold the end of the thred, push the oin down with your finger, nd then pss the thred through the slit, s shown. Mke sure tht the thred is orretly inserted through the tension-djusting spring of the oin se. If it is not inserted, reinsert the thred..5 mm (7/6 inh) This Other s Mke sure you turn the power off while threding the mhine. If you identlly step on the foot ontroller nd the mhine strts to sew, you ould e injured. Tension-djusting spring Rise the needle to its highest position y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) or press (needle position utton) (for s equipped with the needle position utton), nd rise the presser foot lever. e Reple the oin over. Put the left t in ple (see rrow ), nd then press lightly on 4

17 the right side (see rrow ) until the over liks into ple. Mke sure tht the thred is orretly inserted through the tension-djusting spring of the oin se. If it is not inserted, reinsert the thred. Reple the over so tht the end of the thred omes out from the left side of the over (s shown y the line in the digrm). For s equipped with the quik-set oin Rise the needle to its highest position y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) or press (needle position utton) (for s equipped with the needle position utton), nd rise the presser foot lever. Slide the utton nd open the over. 2 Tension-djusting spring Memo The order tht the oin thred should e pssed through the oin se is indited y mrks round the oin se. Be sure to thred the mhine s indited. Cover Slide utton Put the oin in, feed the end of the thred through the slit, nd then pull the thred to ut it. d Reple the oin over. Put the left t in ple (see rrow ), nd then press lightly on the right side (see rrow ) until the over liks into ple. Only use oins tht were designed to e used with this mhine. Mke sure you set the oin so the thred unrolls in the right diretion. If the thred unrolls in the wrong diretion, it my use the thred tension to e inorret or rek the needle. Memo You n egin sewing immeditely without drwing up the oin thred. If you wnt to drw up the oin thred efore you strt to sew, follow to the proedure in Drwing up the lower thred (pge 9). Cutter 5

18 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Upper threding Set the upper thred nd thred the needle. For detils on the needle threder, see pge 7. Spool pin Thred guide Mrk on the hndwheel Mke sure you thred the mhine properly. Otherwise, the thred ould tngle nd rek the needle. Rise the presser foot using the presser foot lever. Rise the needle y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up, or press (needle position utton) (for s equipped with the needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle. Presser foot lever or Mrk Needle position utton If the needle is not orretly rised, the sewing mhine n not e threded. Be sure to turn the hndwheel so tht the mrk on the wheel points up efore threding the sewing mhine. 6

19 d e f Pull up the spool pin s fr s possile, nd then put spool of thred on this pin. If the spool of thred is in the wrong ple, or is set inorretly, the thred my tngle on the spool pin nd use the needle to rek. Feed the upper thred s shown in the figure on the previous pge. Mke sure you guide the thred through the thred tke-up lever from right to left. Thred tke-up lever Put the thred ehind the needle r thred guide ove the needle. The thred n esily e pssed ehind the needle r thred guide y holding the thred in your left hnd, then feeding the thred with your right hnd. te If the thred tke-up lever is lowered, the upper thred nnot e wrpped round the thred tke-up lever. Mke sure you rise the presser foot lever nd the thred tke-up lever efore you feed the upper thred. If you inorretly feed the thred you my use sewing prolems. Using the needle threder (for s equipped with the needle threder) The needle threder n only e used with home sewing mhine needles size 75/- 00/6. Chek the tle on pge 20 for the pproprite needle nd thred omintions. If you re using trnsprent nylon monofilment thred, you n only use needles in the rnge of 90/4-00/6. You nnot use the needle threder if you re using deortive threds or speil needles, suh s the twin needle nd wing needle. If you re using those types of threds or needles, thred the eye of the needle y hnd. Mke sure the min power swith is off when threding the needle y hnd. g Needle r thred guide Thred the needle from front to k nd pull out out 5 m (2 inh) of thred. Follow steps through 6 of the proedure in Upper threding to thred the mhine to the needle r thred guide. Lower the presser foot lever. While lowering the needle threder lever, hook the thred onto the guide. 5 m (2 inh) Needle holder Needle threder lever Guide 7

20 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Fully lower the needle threder lever. d g Pull out out 5 m (2 inh) of thred through the needle towrd the k of the sewing mhine. The end of the needle threder rottes towrd you nd the hook psses through the eye of the needle. Cth the thred on the hook s shown elow. e 5 m (2 inh) te If you inorretly feed the thred you my use sewing prolems. f Hook Thred While lightly holding the thred, relese the needle threder lever. The hook will pull the thred through the needle. 8

21 Drwing up the lower thred Lightly hold the end of the upper thred. d Pull out out 0 m (4 inh) of oth threds nd pull them towrd the k of the mhine under the presser foot. Upper thred While holding the end of the upper thred, rise the needle either y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up or y pressing (needle position utton) (for s equipped with the needle position utton) one or twie. or Upper thred Lower thred For s equipped with the quik-set oin You n egin sewing immeditely without drwing up the oin thred. When sewing gthers or drts, you n drw up the lower thred y hnd so tht some thred will e left over. Before you drw up the lower thred, put the oin k in. Pss the thred long the slit in the diretion of the rrow, nd leve it there without utting it. Mrk Needle position utton Pull on the upper thred to drw up the lower thred. The oin over should still e removed. Drw up the lower thred s desried in steps to 4. Reple the oin over. Upper thred Lower thred 9

22 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE REPLACING THE NEEDLE This setion provides informtion on sewing mhine needles. Needle preutions Be sure to oserve the following preutions onerning the hndling of the needle. Filure to oserve these preutions is extremely dngerous. Be sure to red nd refully follow the instrutions elow. Only use home sewing mhine needles. Use of ny other needle my end the needle or dmge the mhine. Never use ent needles. Bent needles n esily rek, possily resulting in injury. Needle types nd their uses The sewing mhine needle tht should e used depends on the fri nd thred thikness. Refer to the following tle when hoosing the thred nd needle pproprite for the fri tht you wish to sew. Fri Type/Applition Medium weight fris Thin fris Thik fris Streth fris Brodloth Tffet Flnnel, Grdine Lwn Georgette Type Cotton thred Syntheti thred Thred Size Silk thred Cotton thred Syntheti thred Chllis, Stin Silk thred Denim Cotton thred Corduroy Syntheti thred Tweed Silk thred 50 Jersey Triot Thred for knits Esily fryed fris For top-stithing Cotton thred Syntheti thred Silk thred Syntheti thred Silk thred Size of Needle 75/ 90/4 65/9 75/ 90/4 00/6 Bll point needle (golden olored) 75/ 90/ /9 90/ /4 00/6 Memo The smller the thred numer, the thiker the thred; nd the lrger the needle numer, the thiker the needle. Use the ll point needle when sewing on streth fris or fris where skipped stithes esily our. Use 90/4 to 00/6 needle with trnsprent nylon threds, regrdless of the fri eing sewn. A 75/ needle is lredy instlled when the sewing mhine is purhsed. 20

23 The pproprite fri, thred nd needle omintions re shown in the tle on the previous pge. If the omintion of the fri, thred nd needle is not orret, prtiulrly when sewing thik fris (suh s denim) with thin needles (suh s 65/9 to 75/), the needle my end or rek. In ddition, the stithing my e uneven or pukered or there my e skipped stithes. Cheking the needle Sewing with ent needle is extremely dngerous sine the needle my rek while the mhine is eing operted. Before using the needle, ple the flt side of the needle on flt surfe nd hek tht the distne etween the needle nd the flt surfe is even. Repling the needle Reple the needle s desried elow. Use the srewdriver nd needle tht hs een determined to e stright ording to the instrutions in Cheking the needle. Rise the needle y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up. (With s equipped with (needle position utton), rise the needle y pressing one or twie.) or 2 Mrk Needle position utton Turn off the sewing mhine. Flt side Needle type mrking Corret needle Flt surfe Inorret needle If the distne etween the needle nd the flt surfe is not even, the needle is ent. Do not use ent needle. Before repling the needle, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the foot ontroller or the strt/ stop utton is identlly pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. Lower the presser foot lever. Presser foot lever Flt surfe 2

24 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE d Hold the needle with your left hnd, nd then use srewdriver to turn the needle lmp srew ounterlokwise to remove the needle. te The needle n e removed y simply loosening the needle lmp srew out one turn. (If the needle lmp srew is loosened too muh, the needle lmp (whih holds the needle) my fll off. Therefore, do not loosen the needle lmp srew too muh.) f While holding the needle with your left hnd, use the srewdriver to tighten the needle lmp srew y turning it lokwise. Instll the twin needle in the sme wy. Srewdriver Needle lmp srew Do not pply strong fore when loosening or tightening the needle lmp srew, otherwise ertin prts of the sewing mhine my e dmged. Be sure to insert the needle until it touhes the needle stopper nd seurely tighten the needle lmp srew with the srewdriver, otherwise the needle my rek or dmge my result. Instlling the needle lmp If the needle lmp is removed, follow the proedure elow to tth it to the needle r. As seen from the front of the mhine, slide the needle lmp onto the needle r so tht the needle lmp srew is on the right side nd the needle r thred guide is t the ottom. e With the flt side of the needle towrd the rer of the mhine, insert the needle until it touhes the needle stopper. Needle stopper Needle lmp srew Needle r thred guide Needle r Align the ottom edge of the needle holder with the end of the needle r, nd then tighten the needle lmp srew. Needle r Needle holder Needle lmp srew d Align 22

25 Sewing with twin needle We hve designed your mhine so you n sew with this needle nd two top threds. You n use the sme olor or two different olors of thred for mking deortive stithes. For detils on the stithes tht n e sewn with the twin needle, refer to Stith settings (pge 52). Use only twin needles tht hve een mde for this mhine (prt ode: ). Other needles ould rek, nd dmge the mhine. Do not sew with ent needles. The needle ould rek nd injure you. You n not use the needle threder to thred the twin needle. Insted, thred the twin needle y hnd, from front to k. Using the needle threder my dmge the mhine. When using the twin needle, e sure to selet n pproprite stith, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. Selet stith width of 5.0 mm (3/6 inh) or less, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. After djusting the stith width, slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) nd hek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. When using the twin needle, e sure to tth zigzg foot J, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. When hnging the sewing diretion, e sure to rise the needle efore turning the fri. If the fri is turned while the needle is lowered, the needle my end or rek. Twin needle threding Atth the twin needle. Atth the twin needle in the sme wy s single needle (pge 2). Atth the extr spool pin. Put the extr spool pin in the hole on the top of the mhine. Put the seond spool of thred onto the extr spool pin. f Thred the right needle from front to k. Do not pss the thred ehind the needle r thred guide. Left needle thred psses through the needle r thred guide. Right needle thred psses in front of the needle r thred guide. Needle r thred guide First spool Seond spool Use the thred from the first spool to thred the mhine to the needle r thred guide. The pth for threding the mhine to the needle r thred guide is the sme s for normlly threding the mhine (for single needle). See pge 7 for more detils. Thred the left needle from front to k. d e Use the thred from the seond spool to thred the mhine to the thred tke-up lever. The pth for threding the mhine to the thred tke-up lever is the sme s for normlly threding the mhine (for single needle). See pge 7 for more detils. te Models equipped with needle threder You nnot use the needle threder to thred the twin needle. Insted, thred the twin needle y hnd, from front to k. Using the needle threder my dmge the mhine. When using the twin needle, e sure to tth zigzg foot J, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. 23

26 KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE REPLACING THE PRESSER FOOT Alwys turn off the power efore you hnge the presser foot. If you leve the power on nd step on the ontroller, the mhine will strt nd you my e injured. Alwys use the orret presser foot for the stith pttern you hve hosen. If you use the wrong presser foot, the needle my strike the presser foot nd end or rek, nd my use injury. Only use presser feet tht hve een designed to e used with this mhine. Using other ny presser feet my use n ident or injury. Repling the presser foot d Press the lk utton t the k of the presser foot holder to relese the presser foot. Reple the presser foot s desried elow. Rise the needle y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up. (With s equipped with (needle position utton), rise the needle y pressing one or twie.) Mrk or Needle position utton If the sewing mhine hs een turned on, turn it off. e Blk utton Presser foot holder Ple different presser foot elow the holder so tht the presser foot pin is ligned with the shnk in the holder. Position the presser foot so the letter inditing the presser foot type (J, A, et.) is positioned to e red. Before repling the presser foot, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the foot ontroller or the strt/stop utton is identlly pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. Rise the presser foot lever. Presser foot holder Shnk Pin te The presser foot to e used with eh stith ppers in the LCD. To selet stith, refer to Seleting stithing (pge 27). Presser foot lever 24

27 f Slowly lower the presser foot lever so tht the presser foot pin snps into the shnk in the presser foot holder. Atthing the presser foot holder Align the presser foot holder with the lowerleft side of the presser r. g Presser foot lever The presser foot is tthed. Rise the presser foot lever to hek tht the presser foot is seurely tthed. Presser foot holder Presser r Hold the presser foot holder in ple with your right hnd, nd then tighten the srew using the srewdriver in your left hnd. Removing the presser foot holder Remove the presser foot holder when lening the sewing mhine or when instlling presser foot tht does not use the presser foot holder, suh s the quilting foot. Use the srewdriver to remove the presser foot holder. Removing the presser foot holder Remove the presser foot. For detils, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 24). Use the srewdriver to loosen the presser foot holder srew. Srewdriver Presser foot holder Presser foot holder srew te If the presser foot holder is not orretly instlled, the thred tension will e inorret. Srewdriver Presser foot holder Presser foot holder srew 25

28 SEWING BASICS 2 SEWING BASICS SEWING Bsi sewing opertions re desried elow. Before operting the sewing mhine, red the following preutions. While the mhine is in opertion, py speil ttention to the needle lotion. In ddition, keep your hnds wy from ll moving prts suh s the needle nd hndwheel, otherwise injuries my our. Do not pull or push the fri too hrd while sewing, otherwise injuries my our or the needle my rek. Never use ent needles. Bent needles n esily rek, possily resulting in injuries. Mke sure tht the needle does not strike sting pins, otherwise the needle my rek or end. Generl sewing proedure Follow the si proedures elow to sew. Turn on the mhine. Turn on the sewing mhine. For detils on turning on the mhine, refer to Power supply (pge 9). 2 Selet the stith. Selet the stith pproprite for the re to e sewn. For detils on seleting stith, refer to Seleting stithing (pge 27). 3 Atth the presser foot. Atth the presser foot pproprite for the stith. For detils on repling the presser foot, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 24). 4 Strt sewing. Position the fri, nd then strt sewing. When sewing is finished, ut the threds. For detils on strting to sew, refer to Strting to sew (pge 28). 26

29 Seleting stithing Using the stith seletion keys, selet the desired stith. When the sewing mhine is turned on, the stright stith ( left needle position) is seleted. Turn on the sewing mhine. [Exmple] Seleting stith. Press the stith seletion keys to selet stith 04. With on the right, selet 4, nd with on the left, selet 0. Press the + or side of (stith length djustment key) to inrese or redue the stith length. 2 Press (stith seletion keys). The numer of the seleted stith is displyed. Press the + or side of to inrese or redue the numer y one. Pressing on the right hnges the digit on the right nd pressing on the left hnges the digit on the left. Stith length djustment key Short Long Press the + or side of (stith width djustment key) to inrese or redue the stith width. The stith is seleted. Atth the presser foot. d te The presser foot to e used is indited y the letter (G, A, J, N, or R) elow to the right of the stith numer. If neessry, djust the stith length nd width. For detils on sewing with eh of the utility stithes, refer to the following exmple. Stith width djustment key Nrrow Wide te When the stith length or stith width is hnged from the stndrd setting, round or disppers from the LCD. When the stith length or stith width is reset k to the stndrd setting, reppers round or in the LCD. If the stith width of the seleted stith nnot e djusted, -- ppers to the right of in the LCD. After djusting the stith width, slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) nd hek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. If the stithes re unhed together, inrese the stith length. Continuing to sew with the stithes unhed together my result in the needle ending or reking. 27

30 SEWING BASICS Strting to sew Lower the presser foot lever. e Rise the needle y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up. (With s equipped with (needle position utton), rise the needle y pressing one or twie.) Presser foot lever or f On s equipped with sewing speed ontroller, slide the sewing speed ontroller to the left or right to djust the sewing speed. Refer to Sewing speed ontroller (pge 0). Mrk Needle position utton Rise the presser foot lever. Sewing speed ontroller Presser foot lever Ple the fri under the presser foot, pss the thred under the presser foot, nd then pull out out 5 m (2 inh) of thred towrd the rer of the mhine. Slowly press down on the foot ontroller. g (With s equipped with (strt/stop utton), if the foot ontroller is not onneted, press one.) or Strt/stop utton The mhine strts sewing. d 5 m (2 inh) While holding the end of the thred nd the fri with your left hnd, turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) with your right hnd to lower the needle to the strting point of the stithing. Tke your foot off the foot ontroller, or press h (strt/stop utton) one (if the mhine ws strted y pressing (strt/stop utton)) (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton). The mhine stops sewing. Rise the needle y turning the hndwheel i towrd you (ounterlokwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up. (With s equipped with (needle position utton), rise the needle y pressing one or twie.) Rise the presser foot lever. j 28

31 k Pull the fri to the left side of the mhine, nd then pss the threds through the thred utter to ut them. Thred utter Memo When the foot ontroller is plugged in, (strt/stop utton) nnot e used to strt or stop sewing. When sewing is stopped, the needle remins lowered (in the fri). The mhine n e set so tht the needle will sty up when sewing is stopped. For detils on setting the mhine so tht the needles sty up when sewing is stopped, refer to Chnging the needle stop position (pge 0). Sewing reinforement stithes When sewing stithes other thn stright or zigzg stithes tht re seured with reverse stithing, pressing (reverse/reinforement stith utton) sews reinforement stithes, 3 to 5 stithes on top of eh other. Thred tension The thred tension will ffet the qulity of your stithes. You my need to djust it when you hnge fri or thred. Memo We reommend tht you do test smple on srp of fri efore you strt to sew. Corret tension Corret tension is importnt s too muh or too little tension will weken your sems or use pukers on your fri. 2 Upper tension is too tight Loops will pper on the surfe of the fri Wrong side Surfe Upper thred d Lower thred Wrong side Surfe Upper thred d Lower thred e Loops pper on surfe of fri Solution Redue the tension y turning the upper tension-ontrol dil to lower numer Reverse stithing Reinforement stithing Memo Whether reverse stithes or reinforement stithes re sewn depends on the stith tht is seleted. For detils, refer to Stith settings (pge 52). Upper tension is too loose Loops pper on the wrong side of the fri. 5 Wrong side Surfe Upper thred 2 d Lower thred e Loops pper on wrong side of 3 fri 4 Solution Inrese the tension y turning the upper tension-ontrol dil to higher numer

32 SEWING BASICS USEFUL SEWING TIPS Vrious wys to hieve etter results for your sewing projets re desried elow. Refer to these tips when sewing your projet. Tril sewing After you selet stith, the mhine utomtilly sets the stith width nd length for the stith tht is seleted. However, tril piee of fri should e sewn sine, depending on the type of fri nd stithing eing sewn, the desired results my not e hieved. For the tril sewing, use piee of fri nd thred tht re the sme s those used for your projet, nd hek the thred tension nd stith length nd width. Sine the results differ depending on the type of stithing nd the numer of lyers of fri sewn, perform the tril sewing under the sme onditions tht will e used with your projet. Chnging the sewing diretion When the stithing rehes orner, stop the sewing mhine. Leve the needle lowered (in the fri). If the needle ws rised, lower the needle either y turning the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) or y pressing (needle position utton) one (for s equipped with the needle position utton). When using the twin needle, e sure to rise the needle efore hnging the sewing diretion. If the fri is turned while the needle is lowered, the needle my end or rek. Lower the presser foot lever nd ontinue sewing. Sewing urves Stop sewing, nd then slightly hnge the sewing diretion to sew round the urve. When sewing long urve while using zigzg stith, selet shorter stith length in order to otin finer stith. Sewing thik fris If the fri does not fit under the presser foot If the fri does not fit esily under the presser foot, rise the presser foot lever even higher to ring the presser foot to its highest position. Rise the presser foot lever, nd then turn the fri. Turn the fri using the needle s pivot. 30

33 If thik sems re eing sewn nd the fri does not feed t the eginning of stithing Zigzg foot J is equipped with feture tht keeps the presser foot level. Sewing diretion When you enounter sem tht is too thik to feed under the foot, rise the presser foot lever. Press the lk utton on the left side of the foot. Keep the utton held in nd lower the presser foot. Sewing thin fris When sewing thin fris, the stithing my eome misligned or the fri my not feed orretly. If this ours, ple thin pper or stilizer mteril under the fri nd sew it together with the fri. When you hve finished sewing, ter off ny exess pper. Stilizer mteril or pper Sewing streth fris First, ste the piees of fri together, nd then sew without strething the fri. 2 Blk utton Relese the utton. The foot will lok in ple level with the sem, llowing the fri to feed. One the troule spot hs een pssed, the foot will return to its norml position. If fri more thn 6 mm (5/64 inh) thik is sewn or if the fri is pushed with too muh fore, the needle my end or rek. Bsting Using free-rm style Free-rm sewing is onvenient for sewing tuulr nd hrd-to-reh res. To hnge your mhine to the free-rm style, lift out the flt ed tthment. Slide the flt ed tthment to the left to relese it. Flt ed tthment 3

34 UTILITY STITCHES 3 UTILITY STITCHES OVERCASTING STITCHES You n use the oversting stithes to join together sems nd finish them in one opertion. They re lso useful for sewing streth mterils. Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Applition Stith Width [mm (inh.)] Stith Length [mm (inh.)] Auto Mnul Auto Mnul Twin Needle Wlking Foot Reverse/ Reinforement Stithing Zigzg stith J Oversting nd tthing ppliqués 3.5 (/8) (0 /4) (0 3/6) Rev. 3-point zigzg stith J Oversting on medium weight or streth fris, tthing elsti, drning, et (/6 /4) (/64 3/6) G Oversting on thin or medium weight fris 3.5 (/8) 5.0 (3/32 3/6) (/6 3/6) Oversting stith G Oversting on thik fris (3/32 3/6) (/6 3/6) J Oversting on streth fris 5.0 (0 /4) (/32 3/6) Rev.: Reverse : Reinforement Do not use reverse stithing. Atth oversting foot G or zigzg foot J. Selet stith. For detils, refer to Seleting stithing (pge 27). Position the fri with the edge of the fri ginst the guide of the presser foot, nd then lower the presser foot lever. d Sew with the edge of the fri ginst the presser foot guide. Needle drop point Guide After djusting the stith width, slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) nd hek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. 32

35 BASIC STITCHING Stright stithes re used for sewing plin sems. Three stithes re ville for si stithing. Stith Nme Pttern Presser Foot Pttern. 70 stithes 60 stithes 50 stithes 40 stithes Applition Stith Width [mm (inh.)] Stith Length [mm (inh.)] Auto Mnul Auto Mnul Twin Needle Wlking Foot Reverse/ Reinforement Stithing Stright Triple streth stith Left J Center J Rev.: Reverse : Reinforement Do not use reverse stithing. Bsi stithing J Bste or pin together the fri piees. Bsi stithing, sewing gthers or pintuks, et. Atthing zippers, si stithing, nd sewing gthers or pintuks, et. Atthing sleeves, sewing insems, sewing streth fris nd deortive stithing 0.0 (0) (0 /4) 0.0 (0) (0 /4) (/64 3/6) (/64 3/6) (/6 3/6) Rev. Rev. When sewing is finished, ut the thred. f For detils, refer to Strting to sew (pge 28). 3 Atth zigzg foot J. Selet stith. For detils, refer to Seleting stithing (pge 27). d Lower the needle into the fri t the eginning of the stithing. Strt sewing. e For detils, refer to Strting to sew (pge 28). For detils on sewing reverse/reinforement stithes, refer to Sewing reinforement stithes (pge 29). Chnging the needle position With the stright stith (left needle position) nd the triple streth stith, the needle position n e djusted. Pressing the + side of the stith width djustment key moves the needle to the right; pressing the side of the stith width djustment key moves the needle to the left. Stith width djustment key Left needle position Right needle position 33