Brother CS 80 Authorized service center Bobbin designed specifically for, Needle was not raised

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Symptom	Probable Cause	Remedy	Reference
	The upper thread was not threaded	Correctly thread the upper thread
	correctly, or the bobbin is incor-	and correctly install the bobbin	page 16, 18
	rectly installed.	thread.
	The spool is incorrectly installed.	Correctly install the spool.	page 18
	The combination of fabric, thread	Select a thread and needle that are
The fabric is		appropriate for the type of fabric	page 30
	and needle is not correct.
		being sewn.
wrinkled.
	The needle is bent or blunt.	Replace the needle.	page 31
	If thin fabrics are being sewn, the	Shorten the stitch length or sew with	page 52
	stitch is too coarse.	stabilizer material under the fabric.
	The thread tension is incorrect.	Adjust the tension of the upper	page 50
		thread.
	The upper thread was not threaded	Correct the upper threading.	page 18
	correctly.
	The combination of fabric, thread	Select a thread and needle that are
		appropriate for the type of fabric	page 30
	and needle is not correct.
Stitches are		being sewn.
skipped.
	The needle is bent or blunt.	Replace the needle.	page 31
	The needle is incorrectly installed.	Correctly install the needle.	page 32
	Dust has accumulated under the	Remove the needle plate cover and	page 100
	needle plate or in the shuttle.	clean the shuttle.
	Dust has accumulated in the feed	Clean the shuttle.	page 100
	dogs or in the shuttle.
	The upper thread was not threaded	Correct the upper threading.	page 18
	correctly.
A high-pitched
		Replace the shuttle.
noise is made	The shuttle is scratched, or has a		–
while sewing.		Contact your retailer or the nearest
	burr on it.
		authorized service center.
	A bobbin designed specifically for	Incorrect bobbins will not work prop-
		erly. Only use a bobbin designed spe-	page 12
	this machine is not used.
		cifically for this machine.
The thread does	The needle was not raised.	Press the needle position button. The
	The thread cassette indicator is lit in	thread cassette indicator lights up in	page 22
not pass through
	red.	green.
the eye of the
needle.	The needle is incorrectly installed.	Correctly install the needle.	page 32
	The presser foot that is used is not	Attach the presser foot that is appro-
	appropriate for the type of stitch that	priate for the type of stitch that you	page 96
	you wish to sew.	wish to sew.
The stitch is not
	The thread tension is incorrect.	Adjust the tension of the upper	page 50
sewn correctly.		thread.
	The thread is tangled, for example,	Remove the tangle thread. If the
		thread is tangled in the shuttle, clean	page 100
	in the shuttle.
		the shuttle.

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