Brother HE 120 operation manual 166, Is tangled or

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Symptom	Probable Cause	Remedy	Reference
	The bobbin thread is incorrectly	Correctly install the bobbin thread.	page 21
	installed.
	The bobbin is scratched or does
	not rotate smoothly, or has a burr	Replace the bobbin.	–
The lower thread	on it.
is tangled or	The thread is tangled.	Remove the tangled thread and clean	page 162
breaks.
		the shuttle.
		Incorrect bobbins will not work
	A bobbin designed specifically for	properly. Only use a bobbin	page 18
	this machine is not used.	designed specifically for this
		machine.
	The upper thread was not	Correct the upper threading.	page 23
	threaded correctly.
	The bobbin thread is incorrectly	Correctly install the bobbin thread.	page 21
	installed.
	The combination of fabric, thread	Select a thread and needle that are
		appropriate for the type of fabric	page 36
	and needle is not correct.
		being sewn.
The thread tension
	The presser foot holder is	Correctly install the presser foot
is incorrect.			page 42
	incorrectly installed.	holder.
	The thread tension is incorrect.	Adjust the tension of the upper	page 54
		thread.
		Incorrect bobbins will not work
	A bobbin designed specifically for	properly. Only use a bobbin	page 18
	this machine is not used.	designed specifically for this
		machine.
	The upper thread was not	Correctly thread the upper thread and	page 21,
	threaded correctly, or the bobbin
		correctly install the bobbin thread.	page 23
	is incorrectly installed.
	The spool is incorrectly installed.	Correctly install the spool.	page 23
	The combination of fabric, thread	Select a thread and needle that are
The fabric is		appropriate for the type of fabric	page 36
	and needle is not correct.
		being sewn.
wrinkled.
	The needle is bent or blunt.	Replace the needle.	page 37
	If thin fabrics are being sewn, the	Shorten the stitch length or sew with	page 57
	stitch is too coarse.	stabilizer material under the fabric.
	The thread tension is incorrect.	Adjust the tension of the upper	page 54
		thread.

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