Brother PQ-1500 Changing Needles and Light Bulb, Changing the Feed Pin, Changing the Needle

Changing Needles and Light Bulb

Note

Please make sure power is off before carrying out the following operations. There is a chance of injury if the machine accidentally starts running during this operation.

Changing the Feed Pin

1Set the feed dogs to “vel-

vet” position. (see Page 5)

2Remove needle, presser

foot and needle plate.

Note	CONTENTS
Please make sure power is off before carrying out
the following operation. The glass plate over the	Accessories
had a chance to cool down before changing bulbs.
light bulb will be hot immediately after using the
machine, so you should wait until the machine has

Changing the Needle

1Turn the sewing ma- chine off. Raise needle

to highest position us- ing hand wheel, and lower presser foot.

2Loosen screw with screwdriver, and re- move needle.

3Hold the needle with the flat side to the right, and insert the needle as far as it will go. Make sure needle is screwed in tightly.

Screwdriver

3Lower presser foot and turn hand wheel until feed

pin is in its highest position.

4Insert small screwdriver (in- cluded) as shown in diagram.

5While holding spring with fingertip, lower the feed pin changer onto the needle to pick it up.

Names of

Parts

Changing Light Bulbs		Before You Begin
1 Turn off power.	Screwdriver
2 Remove screw from
head.		Light Bulb	Needles and	Changing
3 Remove bulb housing.			Threading
		Needle Chart	Samples and	Stitch
		Presser

The needle should lay parallel to a surface.

Changing Feet

✽ Check needles on a flat surface to make sure they’re not bent.

Flat surface

6 Attach new feed pin to

feed pin changer, lower

4Unscrew bulb and re- move.

230V 120V

Sewing Basic

Lay needle on a flat surface (such as the needle plate or a plate

of glass).

Note

HLX5 needles should be uses; however, Schmetz 130/ 705H may also be used under normal circumstances.

and attach while holding

spring with fingertip.

7Remove screwdriver.

8 Re-attach needle plate, needle and presser foot.

5Screw in new bulb.

Sewing Light:

See page 19.

6Re-attach bulb housing and tighten screw.

Light Light

Bulb Bulb

Caring for Your Machine

Trouble Shooting

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