Singer 6160, 6180, 6199, 5500, 5400 instruction manual Performance Checklist, General Problems

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5. PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST

GENERAL PROBLEMS

Machine does not sew.

*Power switch is turned off. - Turn on the switch.

*Assure foot controller plug is fully engaged (pushed into its socket).

*Buttonhole lever is not raised when sewing stitch patterns.

– Raise buttonhole lever.

*Buttonhole lever is not lowered when sewing buttonhole.

– Lower buttonhole lever.

*Bobbin winder is engaged.

– Disengage bobbin winder (see page 15).

Machine jams/knocks.

*Thread is caught in hook.

-Clean hook (see page 56 - 57).

*Needle is damaged.

-Replace needle (see page 23). Fabric does not move.

*Presser foot is not lowered

-Lower presser foot.

*Stitch length is too short

-Lengthen stitch length.

STITCHING PROBLEMS

Machine skips stitches.

*Needle is not all the way up into needle clamp (see page 23).

*Needle is bent or blunt.

-Replace needle (see page 23).

*Machine is not threaded correctly (see page 17 -18).

*Thread is caught in hook.

-Clean hook (see page 56 - 57).

Stitches are irregular.

*Needle size is not correct for thread and fabric (see page 23).

*Machine is not threaded correctly (see page 17 - 18).

*Top thread tension is too loose (see page 24 - 25).

*Fabric is being pulled or pushed against machine feeding action.

-Guide it gently.

*Bobbin has not been wound evenly.

-Rewind bobbin.

Needle breaks.

*Fabric is being pulled or pushed against machine feeding action.

-Guide it gently.

*Needle size is not correct for thread and fabric (see page 23).

*Needle is not all the way up into the needle clamp (see page 23).

*Too much thread appears on the underside of stitching.

*Upper thread not correctly thread (see page 17 - 18 ).

THREAD PROBLEMS

Thread bunches.

*Top and bobbin threads are not drawn back under presser foot before starting seam.

-Draw both threads back under presser foot about 4" (10 cm) and hold until a few stitches are formed. Needle thread breaks.

*Machine is not threaded correctly (see page 17 - 18).

*Top thread tension is too tight (see page 24 - 25).

*Needle is bent.

-Replace needle (see page 23).

*Needle size is not correct for thread and fabric (see page 21 - 22).

Bobbin thread breaks.

*Bobbin case is not threaded correctly (see page 16 - 17).

*Lint accumulates in bobbin case or hook. - Remove lint (see page 56 - 57).

Fabric puckers.

*Top thread tension is too tight.

-Adjust thread tension (see page 24 - 25).

*Stitch length is too long for sheer or soft fabric.

-Shorten stitch length.

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Contents 5500/5400 6199/6180/6160 Important Safety Instructions Foot Control USA & Canada only Importantes Consignes DE Sécurité Informations Concernant LES Fiches Polarisées Conserver CES InstructionsImportantes Instrucciones DE Seguridad Conserve Este Manual DE Instrucciones Table of Contents Table DES Matières Indice DE Contenidos Principales Partes DE LA Maquina Knowing Your Sewing MachineMachine Identification Identificación DE LA Máquina DescriptionAccesorios AccessoriesPréparation DE LA Machine Préparacion DE Lamáquina Setting UP Your MachinePorta Carretes Spool PinsPresser Foot Lifter Palanca PIE PrensatelasPlaca Transparente Darning PlateConverting to FREE-ARM Sewing Utilización DEL Brazo LibreDevanado DE LA Bobina Winding the BobbinExtraccion DE LA Cepsula Bobina DE LA Lanzadera Removing Bobbin Case from ShuttleInserting Bobbin Into Bobbin Case Insercion DE LA Bobina EN LA Capsula BobinaInsercion DE LA Capsula Bobina EN LA Lanzadera Inserting Bobbin Case Into ShuttleThreading the TOP Thread Enhebrado DEL Hilo SuperiorPage Empleo DEL Ensartador Automático DE Aguja Using Automatic Needle ThreaderExtracción DEL Hilo DE LA Bobina Picking UP Bobbin ThreadFabrics Thread Needles NEEDLE, Thread and Fabric ChartMaterial Hilo Agujas Tabla DE HILO, Aguja Y MaterialCambio DE LA Aguja Changing the NeedleAjuste DE LA Tension DEL Ilosuperior Adjusting TOP Thread TensionPoint Droit Straight StitchingCostura Recta Couture ZIG ZAG ET DécorativePattern Number Selection Buttons Funciones DE Panel DE ControlBouton DE Sélection DES Numéros DES Motifs Botones Para Elegir Numero DE PuntadaAjuste DE Posicion DE Aguja Para Puntada Recta Straight Stitch Needle PositionCambio DEL PIE Prensatelas Changing Presser FootMensajes DE Ayuda Helpful MessagesInterruptores DE Funcionamiento Reverse Operation ButtonDual Purpose Reverse Tacking Stitch Button Bouton Double Usage Point Marche Arrière / Point DarrêtEmpezar a Coser Starting to SEW29 28 61 54 Auto Guía DE Referencia DEL Número DE Puntada Pattern Number Reference GuidePuntada Recta Straight StitchingManteniendo LA Puntada Derecha Keeping Seams StraightPuntada DE Acolchado Continua HAND-LOOK Quilt StitchInserting Zippers and Piping Insérez UNE Fermeture À Glissière OU UN PassepoilInserting Zippers Zigzag Stitching Adjusting Stitch Width and LengthPuntada ZIG-ZAG Réglage DE LA Largeur ET DE LA Longueur DU PointShell Stitch Point DE Lingerie Puntada DE Lenceria ZIG-ZAG DE Tres PuntadasSatin Stitch Placement of PatternsPoint Bourdon Positionnement DES MotifsCosido DE Botones Sewing on a ButtonPuntada Invisible Blindhem StitchPage Point Droit Extensible Straight Stretch StitchHoneycomb Stitch Point NID D’ABEILLEPoint Plume Point Surjet ExtensiblePoint RIC-RAC Point Entrecroisé Point Surjet DoublePoint Entredeux Point Épingle Point D’ÉCHELLEPoint DE Languette Point Surjet Oblique Point Épingle ObliquePoint Croisé Point D’ARRÊTEPoint Surjet Renforcé Point D’ÉPINEPoint Sorcier Puntada MagoThread tension control 5 or Confeccion DE Ojales Buttonhole MakingAutomatic Buttonhole Ojales AutomáticosButtonhole foot Ojales CON Cordon Corded ButtonholesTomacorriente de la pared Cuide SU MaquinaLimpiar EL Área DEL Transportador Y LA Lanzadera Cleaning the Feed Dogs and Shuttle AreaAccesorios Opción Option AccessoriesLarge Extension Table Base DE ExtensionGeneral Problems Performance ChecklistVérification DES Problèmes Mineur DE Couture Cuadro DE Verificacion DE Rendimiento Problemas GeneralesEnglish / Français / Español
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