1.Raise the presser foot using the presser foot lifter and turn the balance wheel toward you (counterclockwise) to raise the thread take-up lever to its highest position.

2.Pull up the spool pin and place a spool of thread on this pin.

3.Pass the thread through both thread guides: the rear one first, then the front one. (fig. A)

1Spool pin

2Thread guide (rear)

3 Thread guide (front)

4 Thread take-up lever

4.Pull the thread down and around the upper tension control dial from the right to the left so the thread picks up the thread check spring. (See fig. B.) While holding the thread as shown in fig. C, pull it between the tension discs.

5Upper tension control dial

6 Thread check spring

5.Guide the thread to the back of the thread take-up lever and around to the left (fig. D). Bring the thread through the slit by pulling it toward you and into the eyelet.

7 Thread take-up lever

6.Bring the thread down and pass it behind the thread guide.

8 Thread guide

7.Thread the needle from front to back and pull out about 5 cm (2") of thread as shown in fig. E.

NOTE:

If the thread is incorrectly fed, the thread may break, cause stitches to be skipped or cause the fabric to wrinkle.

1.Levante el prensatelas con la palanca y gire la ruedecilla hacia usted (en el sentido contrario al de las manecillas de un reloj) para subir la palanca tirahilos a su posición más alta.

2.Levante el porta carretes y coloque un carrete en el eje.

3.Pase el hilo a través de ambas guías: la de atrás primero y luego la de delante. (fig. A)

1Porta carretes

2 Guía hilo (trasera)

3 Guía hilo (delantera)

4 Palanca tirahilos

4.Tire del hilo hacia abajo, pasando por el disco de control de la tensión superior de derecha a izquierda de tal forma que el hilo enganche el resorte de comprobación del hilo. (Véase fig. B). Mien- tras sujeta el hilo tal como indica la fig. C, páselo por los discos de tensión.

5Disco de tensión del hilo

6Resorte de comprobación del hilo.

5.Guíe el hilo por detrás de la palanca tirahilos y por la izquierda (fig. D). Lleve el hilo por la ranura, tirándolo hacia usted y pasán- dolo por el agujero.

7 Palanca tirahilos

6.Baje el hilo y páselo por detrás de la guía.

8Guía

7.Enhebre la aguja de delante hacia atrás y saque unos 5 cm (2") de hilo tal como indica la fig. E.

NOTA:

Si el hilo está mal enhebrado, puede romperse, saltar puntadas o frun- cir el tejido.

1.Lever le pied-de-biche à l’aide du levier correspondant et tour- ner le volant à main vers soi (dans le sens contraire aux aiguilles d’une montre) pour remonter complètement le levier releveur.

2.Lever le porte-bobine et y placer une bobine de fil.

3.Faire passer le fil par les deux guide-fils: d’abord l’arrière puis l’avant. (fig. A)

1Porte-bobine

2Guide-fils (arrière)

3 Guide-fils (avant)

4 Levier releveur de fil

4.Tirer le fil vers le bas et le faire passer par le disque de contrôle de tension supérieure de droite à gauche afin que le fil attrape le ressort de vérification (voir fig. B). Tirer le fil entre les disques de tension, tout en le tenant comme le montre la fig. C.

5Disque de tension du fil

6 Ressort de vérification du fil

5.Guider le fil vers l’arrière du levier releveur puis autour vers la gauche (fig. D). Amener le fil vers la fente en le tirant vers soi et le faire passer par le chas.

7 Levier releveur

6.Tirer le fil vers le bas et le faire passer derrière le guide-fils.

8 Guide-fils

7.Enfiler l’aiguille de l’avant vers l’arrière et tirer environ 5 cm (2") de fil comme le montre la fig. E.

REMARQUE:

Si le fil n’est pas installé correctement, il peut se rompre, causer des sauts de points ou des fronces dans le tissu.

1.Levante o calcador com a alavanca e gire com a mão o volante, na sua direção (para a esquerda) para lerantar ao máximo o estica-fio.

2.Levante o porta-carretel e coloque no seu eixo um carretel de li- nhas.

3.Passe a linha através dos dois guia-fios: primeiro o posterior, e em seguida o anterior. (fig. A.)

1Porta-carretel

2Guia-fio (posterior)

3 Guia-fio (anterior)

4 Estica-fio

4.Puxe a linha para baixo e contorne o botão de regulagem da tensão da linha superior, da direita para a esquerda, de forma que a linha passe pela mola de tensáo da linha. (Veja a fig. B.) Segurando na linha da forma indicada na fig. C, puxe-a com força para encaixala entre os discos tensores (do botão).

5 Botão tensor da linha

6 Mola de tensáo da linha

5.Guie a linha para a parte de trás do estica-fio e em seguida para a esquerda (fig. D); Passe-a através da fenda puxando-a para si e enfie-a no orifício do estica-fio.

7 Estica-fio

6.Puxe a linha para baixo e passe-a por detrás do guia-fio.

8Guia-fio

7.Enfie a linha na agulha da frente para trás e puxe cerca de 5 cm de linha, conforme mostra a fig. E.

NOTA:

Se a linha não estiver corretamente passada, poderá partir-se provocan- do falha de pontos ou franzir o tecido.

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LS 1520 specifications

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