Brother EX 660 operation manual Starting to sew, On the wheel points up. With models equipped

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SEWING BASICS ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Starting to sew

aRaise the needle by turning the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) so that the mark

on the wheel points up. (With models equipped

with (needle position button), raise the needle by pressing once or twice.)

or

a Mark b Needle position button

bRaise the presser foot lever.

aPresser foot lever

cPlace the fabric under the presser foot, pass the thread under the presser foot, and then pull out about 5 cm (2 inch) of thread toward the rear of the machine.

a5 cm (2 inch)

dWhile holding the end of the thread and the fabric with your left hand, turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) with your right hand to lower the needle to the starting point of the stitching.

eLower the presser foot lever.

aPresser foot lever

fOn models equipped with a sewing speed controller, slide the sewing speed controller to the left or right to adjust the sewing speed. Refer to “Sewing speed controller” (page 10).

aSewing speed controller

gSlowly press down on the foot controller. (With models equipped with (start/stop button), if the foot controller is not connected, press once.)

or

a Start/stop button

XThe machine starts sewing.

hTake your foot off the foot controller, or press (start/stop button) once (if the machine

was started by pressing (start/stop button)) (for models equipped with the start/stop button).

X The machine stops sewing.

iRaise the needle by turning the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) so that the

mark on the wheel points up. (With models

equipped with (needle position button), raise the needle by pressing once or twice.)

jRaise the presser foot lever.

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