Maintenance 251

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■Oiling the needle bars
From embroidering screen, select on e needle
bar at a time. Pull down the selected needle bar
and lock into position (refer to page97). Put one
drop of oil on the lower needle bar felt washer.
1Apply oil here.
• Too much oil may drip onto sewing
project.
Note
●Put a drop of oil onto the hook once a day
before use.
●Apply one drop of oil on the lower needle
bar above the felt washer every 40 – 50
hours of sewing time.
●Apply only sewing machine oil. Use of
any other type of oil may result in damage
to the embroidery machine.
●Do not apply too much oil. Fabric or
thread may get contaminated. If too much
oil is applied, wipe off any excess with a
rag.
●If the thread breaks while sewing or the
operating noise of the hook becomes loud,
apply oil onto the race hook.
About the maintenance message
Once this message appears, it is recommended to
take your machine to an authorized deale r or
nearest authorized service center for a regular
maintenance check. Although this message will
disappear and the machine will continue to
function once you touch , the message will
display several more times until the appropriate
maintenance is performed.
Please take the time to arrange the maintenance
your machine requires once this message appe ars.
Such steps will help to ensure you receive
continued, uninterrupted hours of machine
operation for the future.