OPERATION MANUAL
SEWING MACHINE
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
This machine is intended for household use only
FOR USERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA AND CYPRUS ONLY
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SEWING
CONTENTS
CHAPTER SETTING UP
CHAPTER
EMBROIDERING
MAINTENANCE
ERROR MESSAGES
SEWING CHART
CHAPTER
SETTING UP
PRINCIPAL PARTS
FLAT-BED ATTACHMENT
Accessory compartment
Removing the flat-bed attachment
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c When using the walking foot, refer to page
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
a This unit cannot be used together with memory card S1
For U.S.A. only
POWER SUPPLY
1 SEWING key
CONTROLS
Selection keys
Operation buttons
Other basic LCD keys END key
LCD screen
CHECK key
Dark →
Adjusting the density with the main power switch
LCD DENSITY
Light →
3. Press the BRIGHTNESS OF LCD key
Adjusting the density with the Operation Guide
3. Press the LANGUAGE SELECTION key
DISPLAY LANGUAGE
This function should not be used as a translation function
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
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Raising/lowering the feed dogs
Installing the presser foot holder
Size of needle
FABRIC/THREAD/NEEDLE COMBINATIONS
Thread
Application
Checking the needle
NEEDLE
Changing the needle
Winding the bobbin
BOBBIN WINDING / LOWER THREADING
4. Place the bobbin on the bobbin winder shaft so that the
Installing the bobbin
Threading the upper thread
UPPER THREADING
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Needle threader
Spool pin
Pulling up the bobbin thread
Extra spool pin
Spool
FOOT CONTROLLER
Selecting a stitch with the stitch guide
SEWING
STITCH SELECTION
Selecting a utility stitch
6. Follow the instructions, and then press the NEXT key
Non-adjustable
Stitch width and length reference chart
MYCUSTOM
SETTINGUP
UTILITY
STITCHES
Adjusting the stitch length
Adjusting the needle position stitch width
STITCH WIDTH & LENGTH
Upper thread is too tight
Adjusting the upper thread tension
THREAD TENSION
Correct tension
bobbin
Example To display the instructions for installing the
Press the SETTING BOBBIN key
OPERATION GUIDE
AUTOMATIC REVERSE/REINFORCEMENT STITCHING
AUTOMATIC THREAD CUTTING
at all times while sewing, and
Sewing using the straight stitch left needle position
BASIC SEWING
Be aware of the needle location
4. Lower the presser foot lever
Sewing curves
USEFUL SEWING SKILLS
Sewing corners
Sewing thick seams
Sewing thin fabric
Sewing thick fabric
Sewing a curve with a zigzag stitch
Using the needle plate
1 2 3
UTILITY STITCHES
BASIC STITCHING
Reinforced stitching of stretch fabric
DART SEWING
GATHERING
Inserting a centered zipper
ZIPPER INSERTING CENTER AND SIDE APPLICATIONS
Inserting a side zipper
5. Close the zipper, turn over the fabric, and then sew the
PINTUCK SEWING
FLAT-FELL SEAM SEWING
1 Basting stitch
BASTING
Patchwork crazy quilt stitching
ZIGZAG STITCHING
Overcasting with a zigzag stitch
Appliqué sewing with a zigzag stitch
Sewing with , or
1 for sewing thin and medium weight fabrics
3 for sewing thick and medium weight stretch
OVERCASTING
Blind hem stitch
BLIND HEM STITCHING
MAINTENANCE
Adjusting the needle position
Buttonhole
BUTTONHOLE STITCHING
For keyhole buttonholes
For normal buttonholes and rounded buttonholes
Sewing stretch fabrics
Sewing order of buttonholes
Odd-shaped buttons that do not fit into the button guide plate
Adjusting the buttonhole width
metal bracket on the buttonhole foot
BAR TACK STITCHING
1 Bar tack
5. Lower the buttonhole lever so that it is positioned behind the
WIDTH keys and to adjust the width of the bar tack
Adjusting the bar tack width
Adjusting the stitch length of the bar tack
Sewing bar tacks on thick fabrics
Darning
DARNING
Adjusting the stitch length of the darning
Adjusting the darning width
Darning stitch cycle
1 Tape attaching 2 Elastic zigzag
TAPE ATTACHING
Straight Left , set the
1 Eyelet
EYELET STITCHING
BUTTON SEWING
1 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
1 Zigzag stitch 2 Appliqué
Sample patterns for appliqué quilts
APPLIQUÉ QUILT STITCHING
1 Appliqué
Scallop stitch
SCALLOP STITCHING
1 Smocking stitch
SMOCKING STITCHING
1 Patchwork stitch
PATCHWORK STITCHING
1 Fagoting
FAGOTING
Shell tuck stitching
DECORATIVE STITCHING
1 Decorative 2 Satin stitch
Hemstitching with
HEIRLOOM STITCHING
1 Heirloom
1 Approx. 5/32 4.0 mm or less 2 Sections of four threads pulled out
Hemstitching with
MY CUSTOM STITCHTM CREATE YOUR OWN STITCH DESIGNS CHAPTER
DESIGNING THE STITCH
Stitch
Stitch
Stitch
Stitch
1. Press the MY CUSTOM STITCH key. 1 MY CUSTOM STITCH key
ENTERING STITCH DATA
A screen that allows you to see the entered stitch design appears
2. Use the four arrow keys to move the point to the desired
EDITING STITCH DATA
Moving a point
position
Inserting new points
Moving part or all of the design
SETTINGUP
3. Use the four arrow keys to move the point to the desired position
2. Press . A new point is inserted and moves to it
Example To save the entered stitch design in memory address
STORING A STITCH DESIGN THAT YOU HAVE CREATED
1 MEMORY key
1 MEMORY key
RETRIEVING A STITCH DESIGN THAT HAS BEEN SAVED
CHAPTER
SETUP
Installing embroidery foot Q
EMBROIDERING
Do not carry the machine with the embroidery unit connected
Installing the embroidery unit
Do not touch the connector on the embroidery unit
Initializing the embroidery unit
Embroidering screen
Make sure that the power is turned off, otherwise damage may result
Removing the embroidery unit
Attaching stabilizer material
Creating beautiful embroidery
Inserting the fabric in the embroidery frame
6. Insert the fabric and inner frame back into the outer frame
Removing the embroidery frame from the embroidery arm
Attaching the embroidery frame to the embroidery arm
Example To embroider the floral pattern of the letter “B”
EMBROIDERING
Simple embroidering Embroidering multi-color patterns
1 2 3
2. Replace the upper thread with the next color
2 3 4 3 4 5
Creating text patterns
EMBROIDERY PATTERNS
1. Press 2. Press the B key 3. Press the NEXT key 4. Press the U key
Example To select characters to create the word “BUS”
5. Press the S key
LM S
Typing uppercase & lowercase characters
Changing the character size
Example To type in “Aa”
characters
Example When “abcdefghijk” have been
Checking the text
typed in small-sized lowercase
Editing text
Example When “Giel” has been entered instead of “Girl”
Changing the color of each character in the text
Creating frame patterns
Selecting one-point patterns
Selecting patterns from a memory card
Displaying the thread color names
Always keep the memory card in its case when it is not being used
Frame patterns One-point patterns
CHANGING THE PATTERN SETTINGS
Editing the layout of the pattern
Character patterns
Character & frame patterns
Changing the embroidering position
One-point patterns
Mirror imaging patterns
Changing the pattern direction
flips the pattern back to a normal
Checking the embroidery area
Embroidering from a specific starting point
Character patterns
Changing the size of patterns
Frame patterns One-point patterns
Changing the thread density
1 MEMORY button
MEMORY
Saving character combinations in the memory
Example To save the character pattern “Girl” in memory address
1 MEMORY button
Retrieving a pattern which has been saved
Continuing embroidering
ADJUSTMENTS WHILE EMBROIDERING
1 2 3 4 5
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
appears as refer to page 98, and then use the arrow keys to
Connecting letters Example To embroider ABCDEFGHIJK
1 Top installation position
Making badges or decorative patches
Combining a frame pattern with a design
Embroidering appliqués using a frame pattern
Case C
Embroidering onto small pieces of fabric or in corners
Case A
Case B
Cleaning the machine surface
MAINTENANCE
CLEANING
Cleaning the screen
3. Remove the needle plate. 1 Needle plate
CHANGING THE LIGHT BULB
Warning messages
ERROR MESSAGES
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This message appears when the STITCH ADJUST key is pressed before selecting a pattern
machine is turned on
Operation messages
This message appears while the bobbin is winding
Troubleshooting
Thread and stitch problems
MYCUSTOM STITCHTM
Mechanical problems
attaching, darning
SEWING CHART
sleeves, reinforcing
Overcasting medium
SEWING
STITCH
Adjustable Non-adjustable L, M, S or L, S
Utility stitches Character embroidering
PATTERNS PROGRAMMED IN MACHINE
Floral alphabet
Frame pattern embroidering
Frames Stitches
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