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lSlide the sewing speed controller to the right (to set the speed to fast). (For models equipped with the sewing speed controller.)

aSewing speed controller

mPress the foot controller or press (start/ stop button) (for models equipped with the start/stop button) to start.

nWhen the bobbin seems full and begins spinning slowly, take your foot off the foot controller or press (start/stop button) (for models equipped with the start/stop button).

oCut the thread, slide the bobbin winder shaft to the left and remove the bobbin.

pSlide the sewing speed controller back to its original position (for models equipped with the sewing speed controller).

Memo

●When the sewing machine is started or the handwheel is turned after winding the thread around the bobbin, the machine will make a clicking sound; this is not a malfunction.

●The needle bar does not move when you slide the bobbin winding shaft to the right.

CAUTION

●Not winding the bobbin properly may cause the thread tension to loosen, and may break the needle.

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aWound evenly

bWound poorly

■For models equipped with the fast bobbin winding system

aPlace the bobbin on the bobbin winder shaft so that the spring on the shaft fits into the notch in the bobbin.

aNotch

bBobbin winder shaft spring

bSlide the bobbin winder shaft to the right.

cFollow steps a through g of the procedure in “Winding the bobbin” to pass the thread around the pre-tension disk (page 15).

dWhile holding the thread that wraps around the pre-tension disk with your left hand, use your right hand to wind the free end of the thread clockwise around the bobbin five or six times.

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