KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE / CONOZCA SU MÁQUINA DE COSER ————————————————————————

Upper Threading / Enhebrado del hilo superior

1Spool pin / Portacarrete

2Thread guide (back) / Guía del hilo (parte trasera)

3 Thread guide (front) / Guía del hilo (parte delantera)

4 Thread take-up lever / Tirahilo

5 Mark on the handwheel / Marca de la rueda

CAUTION/PRECAUCIÓN

Make sure you thread the machine properly. Otherwise, the thread could tangle and break the needle.

Asegúrese de enhebrar la máquina correctamente. En caso contrario, el hilo se podría enganchar y la aguja podría romperse.

1IMPORTANT:

Raise the presser foot using the presser foot lever.

IMPORTANTE:

Suba el pie prensatela con la palanca del pie prensatela.

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1Presser foot lever / Palanca del pie prensatela

2Raise the needle to its highest position by turning the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) so that the mark on the handwheel points directly up.

Suba la aguja a la posición más alta girando la rueda hacia usted (hacia la izquierda), de manera que la marca de la rueda apunte hacia arriba.

If the needle is not correctly raised, the sewing machine can not be threaded. Be sure to turn the handwheel so that the mark on the wheel points up before threading the sewing machine.

Si la aguja no está levantada correctamente, la máquina no se podrá enhebrar. Antes de enhebrar la máquina, asegúrese de girar la rueda para que la marca señale hacia arriba.

3Pullon thisup pin.the spool pin and put a spool of thread Tire del portacarrete y coloque un carrete de hilo.

CAUTION/PRECAUCIÓN

If the spool of thread is in the wrong place, or is set incorrectly, the thread may tangle on the spool pin and cause the needle to break.

Si el carrete de hilo no está en el lugar correcto o no está bien colocado, es posible que el hilo se enganche en el portacarrete y rompa la aguja.

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Brother Sewing Machine operation manual Upper Threading / Enhebrado del hilo superior

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