4 APPENDIX

The various maintenance and troubleshooting procedures are described in this chapter.

Stitch Settings........................................................................................................

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Utility stitches ..................................................................................................

138

Other stitches...................................................................................................

144

Care and Maintenance ..........................................................................................

149

Restrictions on oiling........................................................................................

149

Cleaning the machine surface.............................................................................

149

Cleaning the race .............................................................................................

149

Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................

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Frequent troubleshooting topics.......................................................................

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Upper thread tightened up .................................................................................

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Tangled thread on wrong side of fabric............................................................

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Incorrect thread tension...................................................................................

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Fabric is caught in the machine and cannot be removed .................................

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When the thread became tangled under the bobbin winder seat .....................

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List of symptoms ..............................................................................................

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Error messages .................................................................................................

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Nothing appears in the LCD.............................................................................

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Operation beep ................................................................................................

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Cancelling the operation beep............................................................................

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Index .....................................................................................................................

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