KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE SEWING BASICS VARIOUS STITCHES APPENDIX Plese visit us t http://solutions.rother.om where you n get produt support nd nswers to frequently sked questions (FAQs).
INTRODUCTION Thnk you for purhsing this sewing mhine. Before using this mhine, refully red the "IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS", nd then study this mnul for the orret opertion of the vrious funtions. In ddition, fter you hve finished reding this mnul, store it where it n quikly e essed for future referene. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Plese red these sfety instrutions efore ttempting to use the mhine. DANGER - To redue the risk of eletri shok: Alwys unplug the mhine from the eletril outlet immeditely fter using, when lening, when mking ny user serviing djustments mentioned in this mnul, or if you re leving the mhine unttended. WARNING - To redue the risk of urns, fire, eletri shok, or injury to persons. 2 Alwys unplug the mhine from the eletril outlet when mking ny djustments mentioned in the instrution mnul: To unplug the mhine, swith the mhine to the symol O position to turn it off, then grsp the plug nd pull it out of the eletril outlet. Do not pull on the ord. Plug the mhine diretly into the eletril outlet. Do not use n extension ord. Alwys unplug your mhine if the power is ut. 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 wter is spilled on the unit. Return the mhine to the nerest uthorized deler or servie enter for exmintion, repir, eletril or mehnil djustment. While the mhine is stored or in use if you notie nything unusul, suh s n odor, het, disolortion or deformtion, stop using the mhine immeditely nd unplug the power ord. When trnsporting the sewing mhine, e sure to rry it y its hndle. Lifting the sewing mhine y ny other prt my dmge the mhine or result in the mhine flling, whih ould use injuries. When lifting the sewing mhine, e reful not to mke ny sudden or reless movements, otherwise you my injure your k or knees.
4 Alwys keep your work re ler: Never operte the mhine with ny ir openings loked. Keep ventiltion openings of the sewing mhine nd foot ontrol free from the uild up of lint, dust, nd loose loth. Do not store ojets on the foot ontroller. Do not use extension ords. Plug the mhine diretly into the eletril outlet. Never drop or insert ny ojet into ny opening. Do not operte where erosol (spry) produts re eing used or where oxygen is eing dministered. Do not use the mhine ner het soure, suh s stove or iron; otherwise, the mhine, power ord or grment eing sewn my ignite, resulting in fire or n eletri shok. Do not ple this sewing mhine on n unstle surfe, suh s n unstedy or slnted tle, otherwise the sewing mhine my fll, resulting in injuries. 5 Speil re is required when sewing: Alwys py lose ttention to the needle. Do not use ent or dmged needles. Keep fingers wy from ll moving prts. Speil re is required round the mhine needle. Swith the sewing mhine to the symol O position to turn it off when mking ny djustments in the needle re. Do not use dmged or inorret needle plte, s it ould use the needle to rek. Do not push or pull the fri when sewing, nd follow reful instrution when freehnd stithing so tht you do not deflet the needle nd use it to rek. 6 This mhine is not toy: Your lose ttention is neessry when the mhine is used y or ner hildren. The plsti g tht this sewing mhine ws supplied in should e kept out of the reh of hildren or disposed of. Never llow hildren to ply with the g due to the dnger of suffotion. Do not use outdoors. 7 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. 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. Alwys onsult the opertion mnul when repling or instlling ny ssemlies, the presser feet, needle, or other prts to ssure orret instlltion.
8 For repir or djustment: If the Light unit (light-emitting diode) is dmged, it must e repled y uthorized deler. 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. Use this mhine only for its intended use s desried in this mnul. Use essories reommended y the mnufturer s ontined in this mnul. The ontents of this mnul nd speifitions of this produt re sujet to hnge without notie. For dditionl produt informtion, visit our we site t www.rother.om SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS This mhine is intended for household use. This ppline is not intended for use y persons (inluding hildren) with redued physil, sensory or mentl pilities, or lk of experiene nd knowledge, unless they hve een given supervision or instrution onerning use of the ppline y person responsile for their sfety. Children should e supervised to ensure tht they do not ply with the ppline. IMPORTANT FOR USERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA AND CYPRUS ONLY 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. If the ville eletril outlet is not suitle for the plug supplied with this equipment, you should ontt your uthorized deler to otin the orret led. 2
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 Turning on the mhine... 9 Foot ontroller... 0 Sewing speed ontroller (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller)... 0 Chnging the needle stop position... 0 Chnging the initil needle position... Cnelling the opertion eep (for s equipped with the opertion eep)... THREADING THE MACHINE...2 Winding the oin... 2 Lower threding... 5 Upper threding... 7 Drwing up the lower thred... 20 REPLACING THE NEEDLE...2 Needle preutions... 2 Needle types nd their uses... 2 Cheking the needle... 22 Repling the needle... 22 Sewing with twin needle... 24 REPLACING THE PRESSER FOOT...25 Repling the presser foot... 25 Removing the presser foot holder... 26 2. SEWING BASICS...27 SEWING...27 Generl sewing proedure... 27 Seleting stith... 28 Strting to sew... 29 Adjusting thred tension... 3 USEFUL SEWING TIPS...32 Tril sewing... 32 Chnging the sewing diretion... 32 Sewing urves... 32 Sewing thik fris... 32 Sewing hook-nd-loop fstener... 33 Sewing thin fris... 34 Sewing streth fris... 34 Using free-rm style... 34 3
3. VARIOUS STITCHES...35 STITCH SETTINGS...35 Utility stithes... 35 Chrter stithes (for s equipped with hrter stithes)... 4 OVERCASTING STITCHES...42 BASIC STITCHING...43 Bsi stithing... 43 BLIND HEM STITCHING...44 BUTTONHOLE SEWING...46 Button sewing... 49 ZIPPER INSERTION...5 SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE...52 Streth stithing... 52 Elsti tthing... 52 APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING...53 Appliqués... 53 Pthwork (rzy quilt) stithing... 54 Pieing... 54 Quilting... 55 Free-motion quilting... 56 REINFORCEMENT STITCHING...57 Triple streth stithing... 57 Br tk stithing... 57 DECORATIVE STITCHING...59 Fgoting... 60 Sllop stithing... 6 Smoking... 6 Shell tuk stithing... 62 Joining... 62 Heirloom stithing... 63 SEWING CHARACTERS (for s equipped with hrter stithes)...64 Seleting hrters... 64 Cheking hrters... 66 Deleting hrters... 66 Sewing the hrter stithes... 67 ADJUSTING STITCHES (for s equipped with hrter stithes)...68 4. APPENDIX...70 MAINTENANCE...70 Clening the mhine surfe... 70 Clening the oin se... 70 TROUBLESHOOTING...72 ERROR MESSAGES...75 Opertion eep (for s equipped with the opertion eep)... 75 INDEX...76 4
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS The min prts Boin winder (pge 2) This winds the thred onto the oin for use s the lower thred. Spool pin (pges 2 nd 7) This holds the spool of thred. Hole for extr spool pin (pge 24) This holds seond spool of thred for sewing with two needles. t for lurition. d Upper tension-ontrol dil (pge 3) This ontrols the tension of the upper thred. e Thred guide (pges 2 nd 7) This is used when winding the thred onto the oin nd then threding the mhine. f Thred tke-up lever (pge 8) g Thred utter (pge 30) Pss the threds through the thred utter to ut them. h Flt ed tthment with essory omprtment (pges 7 nd 34) 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 49 nd 56) Use the feed dog position lever to lower the feed dogs. p Presser foot lever (pge 7) 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. r Hndle Crry the sewing mhine y its hndle when trnsporting the mhine. 5
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 8) 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 30). 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 29). 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
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. 3 ABC LCD (liquid rystl disply) The numer of the seleted stith (), the presser foot to e used (2), the stith length (mm) (3), nd the stith width (mm) (4) re displyed here. 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 stith (pge 28). Stith length djustment key Press this key to djust the stith length. (For s equipped with the hrter stith key) Press this key to hek the omined hrters. For detils, refer to Cheking hrters (pge 66). d Stith width djustment key Press this key to djust the stith width. (For s equipped with the hrter stith key) Press this key to dd or delete hrters. For detils, refer to SEWING CHARACTERS (for s equipped with hrter stithes) (pge 64). Keys nd inditors provided on some s e Utility stith key Press this key to sew utility stithes. For detils, refer to Seleting stith (pge 28). f Utility stith inditor This inditor lights up when the utility stith key is pressed. g Chrter stith key Press this key to sew hrter stithes. For detils, refer to SEWING CHARACTERS (for s equipped with hrter stithes) (pge 64). h Chrter stith inditor This inditor lights up when the hrter stith key is pressed. 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. 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
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: HS-3000, SQ-9000, SQ9050, XR9500PRW. The srew of the presser foot holder is ville through your uthorized deler. (Prt ode: 32730-22). 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 0.. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 75/ needle 90/4 needle 00/6 needle 90/4 needle. Prt Nme Prt Code Prt Code. Prt Nme U.S.A. / Cnd Others U.S.A. / Cnd Others Buttonhole foot A XC269-033 9 Boin (4) SA56 XA5539-5 2 Oversting foot G XC3098-03 0 Needle set XC8834-02 3 Monogrmming foot N XD080-03 Twin needle 3096-2 4 Zipper foot I X59370-02 2 Bll point needle (gold olored) XD0360-02 5 Zigzg foot J (on mhine) XC302-03 3 Clening rush X59476-02 6 Blind stith foot R XC405-03 4 Srewdriver XC8349-02 7 Button fitting foot M XE237-00 5 Extr spool pin 30920-02 8 Sem ripper X54243-05 6 Foot ontroller XD050-02 (EU re) XC886-02 (Other res) Optionl essories. 2. 3. 4. 5.. Prt Nme Prt Code Prt Code. Prt Nme U.S.A. / Cnd Others U.S.A. / Cnd Others Wlking Foot SA40 F033N 4 Quilting guide SA32 F06N 2 Quilting Foot SA29 F005N 5 Eyelet punh XZ505-00 3 /4-Inh Quilting Foot SA25 F00N 8
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. Mke sure tht the plugs on the power ord re firmly inserted into the eletril outlet nd the power supply jk on the mhine. Do not insert the plug on the power ord into n eletril outlet tht is in poor ondition. 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 Use only the power ord inluded with this mhine. 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. Turning on the mhine 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
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 sewing speed ontroller) 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. Fster You should mke sure tht nothing is pled on the foot ontroller when the mhine is not in use. 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 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
Chnging the initil needle position rmlly, the stright stith (left needle position) is utomtilly seleted when the sewing mhine is turned on. The mhine n e set so tht the stright stith (enter needle position) is utomtilly seleted when it is turned on. Turn off the sewing mhine. Cnelling the opertion eep (for s equipped with the opertion eep) When the sewing mhine is purhsed, it is set to eep eh time key is pressed. This setting n e hnged so tht the mhine does not eep. Turn off the sewing mhine. 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). Hold down the side of (stith width djustment key) nd turn on the sewing mhine. After turning on the sewing mhine, relese the - side of (stith width djustment key). The initil needle position hnges to the enter needle position. Memo The speified initil needle position is mintined even fter the mhine is turned off. Perform the sme opertion to hnge the initil needle position to the left needle position. The mhine is now set so tht it will not eep.
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE 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 4. Pulling it in s fr s possile. Pre-tension disk Boin winder shft Boin Only use oins (prt ode: SA56, SFB) 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). 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 2
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. 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 sewing (only for s equipped with the strt/stop utton). Press the foot ontroller or press (strt/ i stop utton) (for s equipped with the strt/stop utton) to strt. 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. Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the right h (to set the speed to fst) (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller). 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. 2 Wound evenly Wound poorly Sewing speed ontroller 3
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE 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 2). f Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the right (to set the speed to fst) (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller). Ple the oin on the oin winder shft so tht the spring on the shft fits into the noth in the oin. Sewing speed ontroller th Boin winder shft spring Slide the oin winder shft to the right. d 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. 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 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 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). j Cut the thred, slide the oin winder shft to the left nd remove the oin. e Pull the thred to the right nd pss it through the slit in the oin winder set. k Slide the sewing speed ontroller k to its originl position (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller). Slit in oin winder set (with uilt-in utter) The thred is ut to suitle length. t winding the oin properly my use the thred tension to loosen, nd my rek the needle. 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. 2 Wound evenly Wound poorly 4
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 6. Winding the oin improperly my use the thred tension to loosen, reking the needle nd resulting in injury. 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). Atul size.5 mm (7/6 inh) Slide the utton nd open the over. 2 d Cover Slide utton Put the oin in so the thred omes out in the diretion shown y the rrow. 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. Hold the end of the thred, push the oin down with your finger, nd then pss the thred through the slit, s shown. If the thred is not orretly inserted through the tension-djusting spring of the oin se, it my use inorret thred tension (pge 3). 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. 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. Tension-djusting spring 5
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE e 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. If the thred is not orretly inserted through the tension-djusting spring of the oin se, it my use inorret thred tension (pge 3). 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 the proedure in Drwing up the lower thred (pge 20). Cutter 6
Upper threding Set the upper thred nd thred the needle. For detils on the needle threder, see pge 8. 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. 7
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE 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 2 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. 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. Needle r thred guide Thred the needle from front to k nd pull g out out 5 m (2 inh) of thred. While lowering the needle threder lever, hook the thred onto the guide. 5 m (2 inh) Needle holder Needle threder lever Guide 8
Fully lower the needle threder lever. d Pull out out 5 m (2 inh) of thred through g 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. 9
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE 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 20
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 Thred Type Size Size of Needle Brodloth Cotton thred Medium weight 60 90 75/ 90/4 fris Tffet Syntheti thred Flnnel, Grdine Silk thred 50 Lwn Cotton thred 60 90 Thin fris Georgette Syntheti thred 65/9 75/ Chllis, Stin Silk thred 50 Thik fris 30 00/6 Denim Cotton thred 50 Corduroy Syntheti thred 90/4 00/6 50 60 Tweed Silk thred Jersey Bll point needle Streth fris Thred for knits 50 60 (gold olored) Triot 75/ 90/4 Cotton thred 50 90 Esily fryed fris Syntheti thred 65/9 90/4 Silk thred 50 For top-stithing Syntheti thred Silk thred 50 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. 2
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE 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 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. 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. Lower the presser foot lever. Presser foot lever Flt surfe 22
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. 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 23
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE 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 STITCH SETTINGS (pge 35). Use only twin needles tht hve een mde for this mhine (prt ode: 3096-2). 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 22). 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 8 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 8 for more detils. te (For s 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. 24
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 stith (pge 28). Presser foot lever 25
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE 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. Presser foot lever The presser foot is tthed. Rise the presser foot lever to hek tht the g 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 25). Srewdriver Presser foot holder Presser foot holder srew te If the presser foot holder is not orretly instlled, the thred tension will e inorret. Use the srewdriver to loosen the presser foot holder srew. Srewdriver Presser foot holder Presser foot holder srew 26
2 SEWING BASICS SEWING Bsi sewing opertions re desried elow. Before operting the sewing mhine, red the following preutions. 2 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 Turning on the mhine (pge 9). 2 Selet the stith. Selet the stith pproprite for the re to e sewn. For detils on seleting stith, refer to Seleting stith (pge 28). 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 25). 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 29). 27
SEWING BASICS Seleting stith Using the stith seletion keys, selet the desired stith. When the sewing mhine is turned on, the stright stith ( left needle position) is seleted. [Exmple] Seleting stith (. 04) Turn on the sewing mhine. Atth the presser foot indited on the LCD. d e The presser foot to use For detils, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 25). If neessry, press the + or side of (stith length djustment key) to inrese or redue the stith length. (For s equipped with the hrter stith key) Confirm tht the utility stith inditor is lit. If it is not lit, press the utility stith key. ABC Utility stith key Utility stith inditor Press (stith seletion keys) to selet pttern. 04. Press the + or side of to inrese or redue the numer. ABC f Stith length djustment key Short Long If neessry, press the + or side of (stith width djustment key) to inrese or redue the stith width. Stith width djustment key Nrrow Wide Pttern. of the seleted stith Chnges the digit on the left. Chnges the digit on the right. The stith is seleted. te When the stith length or stith width is hnged from the uto setting, the round the or disppers from the LCD. When the stith length or stith width is reset k to the uto setting, the reppers round or on the LCD. If the stith width of the seleted stith nnot e djusted, -- ppers to the right of the on the LCD. Memo The mrk ppers on the LCD when stith tht is progrmmed with the utomti reinforement stithing setting is seleted. 28
When you hve finished mking djustments, g strt sewing. For detils, refer to Strting to sew (pge 29). Memo For detils on seleting hrter stithes, refer to Seleting hrters (pge 64). 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 use the needle to end or rek. Strting to sew 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 Rise the presser foot lever. Needle position utton 2 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. 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. 29
SEWING BASICS Lower the presser foot lever. e Rise the presser foot lever. j k Pull the fri to the left side of the mhine, nd then pss the threds through the thred utter to ut them. Presser foot lever 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 (for s equipped with the sewing speed ontroller) (pge 0). Sewing speed ontroller 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 Thred utter Memo When the foot ontroller is plugged in, (strt/stop utton) nnot e used to strt 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. Strt/stop utton The mhine strts sewing. 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.) 2 Reverse stithing Reinforement stithing Memo Whether reverse stithes or reinforement stithes re sewn depends on the stith tht is seleted. For detils, refer to STITCH SETTINGS (pge 35). 30
Adjusting 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. Memo When you finish sewing, remove the oin over nd then mke sure tht the thred is shown s elow. If the thred is not shown s elow, the thred is not inserted through the tension-djusting spring of the oin se orretly. Reinsert the thred orretly. For detils, refer to pge 5, 6. 2 2 3 4 Wrong side Surfe Upper thred d Lower thred Upper tension is too tight Loops will pper on the surfe of the fri. Upper tension is too loose Loops pper on the wrong side of the fri. 2 te If the oin thred ws inorretly threded, the upper thred my e too tight. In this se, refer to Lower threding (pge 5) nd rethred the oin thred. 3 5 Wrong side Surfe Upper thred d Lower thred e Loops pper on surfe of fri 4 Solution Redue the tension y turning the upper tension-ontrol dil to lower numer. 2 te If the upper thred ws inorretly threded, the upper thred my e too loose. In this se, refer to Upper threding (pge 7) nd rethred the upper thred. 3 4 5 Wrong side Surfe Upper thred d Lower thred e Loops pper on wrong side of fri Solution Inrese the tension y turning the upper tension-ontrol dil to higher numer. 5 4 3 5 4 3 3
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. 32
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 hook-nd-loop fstener 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. Blk utton Relese the utton. The foot will lok in ple level with the sem, llowing the fri to feed. Use only the ungummed hook-nd-loop fstener whih is for sewing. If the glue is tthed to the needle or the oin hook re, it my use mlfuntion. If the hook-nd-loop fstener is sewn with the thin needle (65/9-75/), the needle my end or rek. te Before strt sewing, ste together the fri nd the hook-nd-loop fstener. Mke sure tht the needle psses through the hooknd-loop fstener y turning the hndwheel nd lower the needle into the hook-nd-loop fstener efore sewing. And then, sew the edge of the hooknd-loop fstener t slow speed. If the needle does not pss through the hook-ndloop fstener, reple the needle with the needle for thik fris (pge 2). 2 Edge of the hook-nd-loop fstener 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. 33