Brother Brother CP-6500 operation manual Foot controller, Changing the needle stop position

Foot controller

Insert the foot controller plug into its jack/socket on the rear side of the sewing machine.

aFoot controller jack/socket

CAUTION

●When connecting the foot controller, be sure to turn off the sewing machine in order to prevent the machine from accidentally being started.

When you press the foot controller down lightly, the machine will run at a low speed. When you press harder, the machine’s speed will increase. When you take your foot off the foot controller, the machine will stop.

Slower

Faster

You should make sure that nothing is placed on the foot controller when the machine is not in use.

CAUTION

●Do not allow pieces of cloth and dust to build up on the foot controller. Doing so could cause a fire or an electric shock.

Note

●When the foot controller is plugged in, the start/stop button cannot be used to start sewing (only for models equipped with the start/stop button).

Sewing speed controller (for models equipped with the start/stop button)

Slide the sewing speed controller to the left to sew at a slower speed, or slide the speed controller to the right to sew at a faster speed.

aSewing speed controller

•The speed set using the sewing speed controller is the foot controller’s maximum sewing speed.

Changing the needle stop position

Normally, the sewing machine is set to leave the needle in the fabric when sewing is stopped. Instead, the machine can be set to leave the needle raised when sewing is stopped.

aTurn off the sewing machine.

bHold down the “–” side of (stitch selection

key) on the left and turn on the sewing machine. After turning on the sewing machine, release

the “–” side of (stitch selection key).

XThe needle stop position changes to the raised position.

Memo

•Perform the same operation to change the needle stop position to the lowered position.