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APPENDIX ——————————

Symptom

Probable Cause

Remedy

Reference

 

 

 

 

Nothing appears

The brightness of the LCD is either

Adjust the brightness of the LCD.

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in the LCD.

too light or too dark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machine does not

An animation is displayed on the

Touch the LCD with your finger, and

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operate when

LCD.

the animation will disappear.

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button is pressed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embroidery unit

No pattern selected.

Select a pattern.

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The embroidery unit is not set up

 

 

does not move.

Set the embroidery unit up correctly.

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correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The embroidery

The flap is still attached.

Remove the flap.

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Pull the embroidery unit connector

 

unit cannot be

The embroidery unit connector

 

attached.

slot cover toward you and then push

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slot is closed.

 

it all the way in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fabric is not fully stretched on

Stretch the fabric properly on the

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the embroidery frame. The fabric

 

embroidery frame.

 

is loose.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Always use stabilizer material for

 

 

 

embroidery with stretch fabrics, thin

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No stabilizer material is attached.

fabrics, fabrics with a loose weave

 

 

and fabrics where stitches easily

 

 

 

contract.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The thread is tangled and the

Remove the tangled thread. When

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shuttle, etc., is plugged up.

the shuttle is plugged up, clean it out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The thread tension is incorrect.

Adjust the tension of the upper

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thread.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the embroidery unit carriage or

 

 

Objects are placed near the

embroidery frame bumps into

 

 

objects, the pattern will be messed

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carriage or embroidery frame.

Embroidery not

up. Do not place objects within the

 

 

 

neatly done.

 

range of embroidery frame motion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stretch the fabric on the frame once

 

 

Material coming out of the

again so that the material coming out

 

 

embroidery frame is causing

of the embroidery frame does not

 

problems.

cause problems, rotate the pattern

 

 

 

and embroider.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A heavy fabric is being

If embroidery is done with the fabric

 

 

hanging off the table, the embroidery

 

embroidered, and the fabric is

 

unit movement will be impaired. Fix

 

hanging off the table.

 

 

it so the fabric does not hang off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fabric is catching. It is

Stop the sewing machine and set the

 

pinched.

fabric up correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The carriage was moved while the

If the carriage is moved during the

 

 

embroidery frame was being

process, the pattern may be messed

 

removed or attached during

up. Be careful when removing or

 

 

 

embroidery.

attaching the embroidery frame.

 

 

 

 

 

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