EMBROIDERY —————————————————————————————————————————————

Attaching the Embroidery Frame

This section describes how to attach the embroidery frame.

Attaching the embroidery frame

a Wind the embroidery bobbin thread onto the bobbin and set it into the bobbin case.

•For details, refer to "Winding/Installing the Bobbin" (page 22).

b Raise the presser foot lever.

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aPresser foot lever

c Press (Needle position button) once or twice to raise the needle.

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aNeedle position button

d Pass the embroidery frame under the presser foot while raising the presser foot lever even further.

CAUTION

●Do not touch the start/stop button, needle position button or reverse/ reinforcement stitch button. If one of the buttons is accidentally pressed, the machine will begin sewing and your finger may be pricked with the needle or the needle may break.

e Firmly insert the embroidery frame guide into the embroidery carriage frame holder from the top.

Line up the embroidery frame guide tabs and the embroidery carriage frame holder slots and push in until it clicks and stops.

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aEmbroidery frame guide tabs

bEmbroidery carriage frame holder slots

￿The embroidery unit is attached.

Note

￿Be sure to insert both pins. If only the forward or the back pin is inserted, the pattern may not turn out correctly.

CAUTION

●Correctly set the embroidery frame into the embroidery frame holder. Otherwise, the presser foot may hit the embroidery frame, resulting in injury.

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