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List of symptoms

Before sewing

Symptom

Possible cause

How to put it right

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raise the needle either by turning the

 

The needle

 

handwheel toward you

 

threader can not

You have not moved the needle

(counterclockwise) so that the mark

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be used. (For

holder to its highest position.

on the wheel points up or by pressing

 

models equipped

 

(needle position button) once or

 

with the needle

 

 

 

twice.

 

threader lever.)

 

 

 

The needle is incorrectly installed.

Correctly install the needle.

page 30

 

 

 

 

The sewing light

The sewing lamp is damaged.

Contact your retailer or the nearest

authorized service center.

does not come

 

 

on.

The machine is not turned on.

Turn on the machine.

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The thread is not passed through the

Correctly pass the thread through the

 

 

bobbin-winding thread guide

page 17

 

bobbin-winding thread guide.

 

correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bobbin thread

Bobbin spins slowly. (for models

Move the sewing speed controller to

 

does not wind

equipped with the sewing speed

the right (so that the speed will be

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neatly on the

controller.)

fast).

 

bobbin.

 

 

 

The thread that was pulled out was

Wind the thread that was pulled off

 

 

 

 

not wound onto the bobbin correctly.

 

 

round the bobbin five or six times

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(For models equipped with the fast

clockwise.

 

 

bobbin winding system.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The thread does

 

Raise the needle either by turning the

 

 

handwheel toward you

 

not pass through

 

 

You have not moved the needle

(counterclockwise) so that the mark

 

the eye of the

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holder to its highest position.

on the wheel points up or by pressing

needle. (For

 

models equipped

 

(needle position button) once or

 

with the needle

 

twice.

 

threader lever.)

 

 

 

The needle is incorrectly installed.

Correctly install the needle.

page 30

 

 

 

 

 

The needle

 

 

 

threader lever

 

 

 

does not lower to

The needle has not been raised to the

 

 

the correct

Press the needle position button.

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position. (For

correct position.

 

 

models equipped

 

 

 

with the needle

 

 

 

threader lever.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While winding

 

 

 

the bobbin, the

You have not wound the bobbin

After removing the thread wound

 

bobbin thread

below the bobbin winder seat, wind

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was wound

thread properly.

the bobbin correctly.

 

below the bobbin

 

 

winder seat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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