Changing Needles and Light Bulb

CAUTION

Please make sure the power to the machine is turned off before carrying out the following operations. There is a chance of injury if the machine accidentally starts running during this operation.

Changing the Feed Pin

1 Set the feed dogs to “velvet” position. (See page 9.)

2 Remove needle, presser foot and needle plate.

CAUTION

Please make sure the power to the machine is turned off before carrying out the following operations. The glass plate over the light bulb will be hot immediately after using the machine, therefore

Changing the Needle

3 Lower presser foot and turn hand wheel until feed pin is in its highest position.

it is advisable to wait until the light bulb has had a chance to cool down before changing bulbs.

1 Turn the sewing machine off. Raise needle to highest position using hand wheel, and lower presser foot.

2 Loosen screw with screwdriver, and remove needle.

3 Hold the needle with the flat side to the right, and insert the needle as far as it will go. Make sure needle is securely set in the needle chamber by screwing in tightly.

✽✽ If the needle is not adequately inserted or the screw is loose, this may break the needle or cause a breakdown and the needle threader will not work.

✽✽ Check needles on a flat surface to make sure they are not bent.

Screwdriver

The needle should lay parallel to a surface.

Flat surface

Lay needle on a flat surface (such as the needle plate or a plate

of glass).

4 Insert small screwdriver

(included) as shown in diagram.

5 While holding spring

with fingertip, lower the

feed pin changer onto

the needle to pick it up.

6 Attach new feed pin

to feed pin changer,

lower and attach while

holding spring with

fingertip.

Changing Light Bulbs

1 Turn off power.

2 Remove screw from head.

3 Remove bulb housing.

4 Unscrew bulb and remove.

5 Screw in new bulb. Sewing Light:

See page 24.

Screwdriver

230V 120V

Note

HLX5 needles should be used; however, Schmetz 130/705H may also be used under normal circumstances.

7 Remove screwdriver.

8 Re-attach needle plate,

needle and presser

foot.

6 Re-attach bulb housing and tighten screw.

Light Light

Bulb Bulb

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