APPENDIX ——————————————————————————————————————————————

Symptom

Probable Cause

Remedy

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

Dust has accumulated in the feed

Clean the race.

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dogs or in the bobbin case.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The upper thread was not threaded

Correct the upper threading.

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correctly.

 

 

 

A high-pitched

 

 

 

The bobbin case is scratched, or has

Replace the bobbin case. Contact

 

noise is made while

 

your dealer or the nearest

sewing.

a burr on it.

authorized service center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incorrect bobbins will not work

 

 

A bobbin designed specifically for

properly. Only use a bobbin

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this machine is not used.

designed specifically for this

 

 

 

 

machine.

 

 

 

 

 

The needle threader

The needle has not been raised to the

Press the “Needle Position”

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correct position.

button.

 

cannot be used.

 

 

 

The needle is incorrectly installed.

Correctly install the needle.

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The presser foot that is used is not

Attach the presser foot that is

 

 

appropriate for the type of stitch that

appropriate for the type of stitch

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you wish to sew.

that you wish to sew.

 

The stitch is not

 

 

 

The thread tension is incorrect.

Adjust the tension of the upper

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sewn correctly.

thread.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The thread is tangled, for example, in

Remove the tangle thread. If the

 

 

thread is tangled in the bobbin

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the bobbin case.

 

case, clean the race.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slide the drop feed lever to the

 

 

The feed dogs are lowered.

right. (as seen from the rear of the

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machine)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The stitch is too short.

Lengthen the stitch length.

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The presser foot that is used is not

Attach the presser foot that is

 

 

appropriate for the type of stitch that

appropriate for the type of stitch

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you wish to sew.

that you wish to sew.

 

 

 

 

 

The fabric does not

The pressure of the presser foot is

Turn the presser foot pressure dial

 

feed.

to the left to increase the pressure

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weak.

 

of the presser foot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The thread is tangled, for example, in

Remove the tangle thread. If the

 

 

thread is tangled in the bobbin

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the bobbin case.

 

case, clean the race.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zigzag foot “J” is slanted on a thick

Use the presser foot locking pin

 

 

(black button on the left side) on

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seam at the beginning of stitching.

zigzag foot “J” to keep the presser

 

 

 

 

foot level while sewing.

 

 

 

 

 

Nothing appears in

The brightness of the LCD is either

Adjust the brightness of the LCD.

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the LCD.

too light or too dark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Brother 885-U22, 285C operation manual 156, Lcd

885-U22, 285C specifications

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