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Sewing Machine
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Troubleshooting
Install
Error messages
Sewing Chart
Connecting patterns
Thread and stitch problems
Accessory compartment
Setup
For repair or adjustment
Button sewing Settingup
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SEWING MACHINE
OPERATION MANUAL
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Sewing Machine
Important Safety Instructions
For Users in the UK, EIRE, Malta Cyprus only
For a longer service life
Please Read Before Using this Machine
For repair or adjustment
For safe operation
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Principal Parts
Chapter
FLAT-BED Attachment
Accessory compartment
Removing the flat-bed attachment
Additional Accessories
Optional Accessories
Power Supply
Selection keys Operation buttons
Controls
Other basic LCD keys END key
LCD screen
Check key
LCD Density
Adjusting the density with the main power switch
Press the Brightness of LCD key
Adjusting the density with the Operation Guide
Press the Language Selection key
Display Language
Changing the presser foot
Presser Feet / Feed Dogs
Adapter
Installing the presser foot adapter & the walking foot
Screw for securing adapter
Installing the optional side cutter
Make a cut of about 25/32 2.0 cm long Fabric
Raising/lowering the feed dogs
Installing the presser foot holder
Thread Application Size of needle Type
FABRIC/THREAD/NEEDLE Combinations
Checking the needle Changing the needle
Needle
Winding the bobbin
Bobbin Winding / Lower Threading
Bobbin a. Then, slide the bobbin winder shaft to the right
Installing the bobbin
Threading the upper thread
Upper Threading
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Needle threader
Extra spool pin
Pulling up the bobbin thread
Net
Net Spool Spool pin Spool cap
Foot Controller
Selecting a utility stitch
Stitch Selection
Selecting a stitch with the stitch guide
So that it appears as
Auto Manual
Stitch width and length reference chart
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Adjusting the stitch length
Adjusting the needle position stitch width
Stitch Width & Length
Thread Tension
Adjusting the upper thread tension
Correct tension
Upper thread is too tight Upper thread is too loose
Operation Guide
Automatic REVERSE/REINFORCEMENT Stitching
Automatic Thread Cutting
Basic Sewing
Sewing using the straight stitch left needle position
Be aware of the needle location
At all times while sewing,
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Sewing corners
Useful Sewing Skills
Sewing thick seams
Sewing curves
Sewing thin fabric
Sewing thick fabric
Sewing a curve with a zigzag stitch
Using the needle plate
Reinforced stitching of stretch fabric
Basic Stitching
Dart Sewing
Gathering
Inserting a centered zipper
Zipper Inserting Center and Side Applications
Inserting a side zipper
Stitchtm MY Custom
Iron the folds toward the same direction
Pintuck Sewing
FLAT-FELL Seam Sewing
Basting stitch
Basting
Overcasting with a zigzag stitch
Zigzag Stitching
Appliqué sewing with a zigzag stitch
Patchwork crazy quilt stitching
Sewing with , or
Overcasting
Blind hem stitch
Blind HEM Stitching
Adjusting the needle position
Buttonhole
Buttonhole Stitching
For keyhole buttonholes
For normal buttonholes and rounded buttonholes
Sewing stretch fabrics
Sewing order of buttonholes
Adjusting the buttonhole width
Bar tack
BAR Tack Stitching
Lower the buttonhole lever so that it is positioned behind
Metal bracket on the buttonhole foot Buttonhole lever
Adjusting the stitch length of the bar tack
Adjusting the bar tack width
Sewing bar tacks on thick fabrics
Darning
Darning
Adjusting the stitch length of the darning
Adjusting the darning width
Darning stitch cycle
Tape attaching Elastic zigzag
Tape Attaching
Straight Left , set
Eyelet
Eyelet Stitching
Button Sewing
Button sewing Settingup
Attaching two-hole buttons
Attaching a shank to the button
Attaching four-hole buttons
Sewing around corners of the appliqué
Appliqué Stitching
Zigzag stitch Appliqué
Sample patterns for appliqué quilts
Appliqué Quilt Stitching
Scallop stitch
Scallop Stitching
Smocking stitch
Smocking Stitching
Patchwork stitch
Patchwork Stitching
Fagoting
Fagoting
Shell tuck stitching
Decorative Stitching
Decorative Satin stitch
Hemstitching with
Heirloom Stitching
Heirloom
Stitchtm MY Custom
Designing the Stitch
Stitch
Press the MY Custom Stitch key MY Custom Stitch key
Entering Stitch Data
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Moving a point
Editing Stitch Data
Position
Use the four arrow keys to move the point to the desired
Inserting new points
Moving part or all of the design
Setting UP Sewing
Example To save the entered stitch design in memory address
Storing a Stitch Design That YOU have Created
Retrieving a Stitch Design That has Been Saved
Installing embroidery foot Q
Setup
Initializing the embroidery unit
Installing the embroidery unit
Removing the embroidery unit
Embroidering screen
Attaching stabilizer material
Creating beautiful embroidery
Inserting the fabric in the embroidery frame
Setting
Removing the embroidery frame from the embroidery arm
Attaching the embroidery frame to the embroidery arm
Simple embroidering Embroidering multi-color patterns
Embroidering
Part of the pattern 2 is embroidered,
Creating text patterns
Embroidery Patterns
Example To select characters to create the word BUS
Changing the character size
Typing uppercase & lowercase characters
Typed in small-sized lowercase Characters
Checking the text
Changing the color of each character in the text
Editing text
Creating frame patterns
Selecting one-point patterns
Selecting patterns from a memory card
Displaying the thread color names
Set the main power switch to I to turn on the sewing machine
Editing the layout of the pattern
Changing the Pattern Settings
Character patterns
Frame patterns One-point patterns
Character & frame patterns One-point patterns
Changing the embroidering position
Mirror imaging patterns
Changing the pattern direction
Checking the embroidery area
Embroidering from a specific starting point
Changing the size of patterns
Changing the thread density
Saving character combinations in the memory
Memory
Memory button
Retrieving a pattern which has been saved
Continuing embroidering
Adjustments While Embroidering
Lower the presser foot lever and start embroidering
Embroidering again from the beginning
Linking characters
Embroidery Applications
Example To embroider ABC, then link DE
Embroidery Sheet
Using the extra-large embroidery frame optional
Example To embroider connecting patterns
Connecting patterns
Connecting letters Example To embroider Abcdefghijk
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Making badges or decorative patches
Combining a frame pattern with a design
Embroidering appliqués using a frame pattern
Case a
Embroidering onto small pieces of fabric or in corners
Case B
Case C
Cleaning the screen
Cleaning
Cleaning the machine surface
Cleaning the shuttle
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Changing the Light Bulb
Error Messages
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Machine is turned on
Operation messages
This message appears while the bobbin is winding
Troubleshooting
Symptom Probable cause Remedy Upper thread breaks
Thread and stitch problems
Fabric is not fed properly
Mechanical problems
Sewing Chart
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Utility stitches Character embroidering
Patterns Programmed in Machine
Floral alphabet
Frame pattern embroidering
Frames Stitches
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