cPress (needle position button) once or twice to raise the needle.

eFully insert the spool for the upper thread onto the spool pin

Slide the spool onto the pin so that the spool is horizontal and the thread unwinds to the front

aNeedle position button

at the bottom.

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•If the needle is not at the correct height, the sewing machine cannot be threaded. Check that the mark on the handwheel points up as shown in the illustration below. If the handwheel is not in this position, be sure to press the needle position button to raise the needle before continuing the procedure.

a

aMark on handwheel

dSwing up the spool pin, and then remove the spool cap.

a

b

aSpool pin

bSpool cap

CAUTION

●If the spool is not positioned so that the thread unwinds correctly, the thread may become tangled around the spool pin and the thread or needle may break.

●If the spool cap that is used is smaller than the spool, the thread may catch, for example, on the notch in the spool, or the needle may break.

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