Brother XC8324021 instruction manual Controls that are mentioned in these instructions

Step 3 Winding the bobbin. (Your machine may be supplied with a fully wound bobbin, but you may want to fill another bobbin with your own thread.)

GETTING STARTED:

XL series Sewing Machines

XL5500NTC AV XL5600NTC AV XL5700NTC AV

To help you get started, please follow these simple instructions in the order shown below. However, before you do so, read the safety instructions in the Instruction Manual.

		Unpack the sewing machine, and familiarise yourself with all the parts
Step 1 and controls that are mentioned in these instructions.
Balance	Figure 1a	Figure 1b	Tension	Spool Pin
			Dial
Wheel
		Tension Disk and		Bobbin Winding
		Thread Guide		Shaft
		Take-up
		Lever		Pattern
		Guide
				Dial
Power
Switch				Stitch
		Thread
Mains				Length
		Cutter		Dial
Plug
		Presser Foot and		Reverse
				Lever
		Needle Assembly
				Presser Foot

•Set the power switch to on (I).

Place a spool of thread on the spool pin (figure 3a).

Unwind some thread and pass the thread around the tension disk.

•Take one of the bobbins from the accessory pack.

•Pass the thread through the hole in the bobbin from the inside.

Clip the bobbin onto the bobbin winding shaft.

Push the bobbin winding shaft firmly to the right until it clicks into place against the stop (figure 3b).

•Hold the end of the thread and press the foot controller to wind the thread around the bobbin a few times.

Trim the excess thread (figure 3c), and continue winding until the winding shaft stops automatically.

•Push the bobbin winding shaft back to the left, cut the thread, and remove the bobbin from the shaft (figure 3d).

Unwind the thread from the tension disk.

figure 3a

tension
disk
figure 3b	figure 3c	figure 3d

Foot	Lever
Controller

Connection

Extension Table (accessories and bobbins inside)

Foot

Controller

Step 4 Lower threading. (Your machine may be supplied with a threaded bobbin, but you may want to use another bobbin with your own thread.)

•Set the power switch to off (O).

Raise the needle to its highest position by turning the balance wheel towards you (counter-clockwise). Open the shuttle cover behind the extension table.

figure 4a

figure 4b

•Using the fingerhold on the left-hand side, pull firmly upwards and forwards to remove the extension table.

•Inside the extension table is the storage compartment.

Open the storage compartment with a sharp tug, to find various accessories and a number of bobbins.

Bobbin and

Bobbin Case

Shuttle

Cover

•Remove the bobbin case from the shuttle, by pulling the latch (marked in red on figure 4a).

•Leaving about 10 cm (4 in) of thread trailing, insert the bobbin into the bobbin case (figure 4b).

latch

figure 4c

figure 4d

• Hold the bobbin case in your left hand with the

bobbin case finger pointing towards you (figure 4c).

With your right hand, pull the trailing thread into the

bobbin

case slot

spring

Step 2 Prepare the sewing machine for use.

•Plug in the foot controller connector at the right hand side of the machine, as shown in figure 1a. Connect the mains plug into a wall socket, and place the controller on the floor.

Grip the top of the spool pin, and pull it upwards as shown in figure 1b until it clicks into place at a height of about 50 mm (2 in). Be careful not to pull the pin off the machine.

Set the tension dial to 5.

Set the pattern dial to straight stitch.

Set the stitch length dial to between 2 and 3.

slot in the bobbin case (figure 4c).

• Draw the thread down under the spring into the

delivery eye (figure 4d).

• Hold the bobbin case by the latch, with the finger

pointing upwards (figure 4e).

Insert the bobbin back into the shuttle, release the

latch, and push the bobbin in until it clicks.

Make sure the bobbin case goes in all the way, or the

latch will not hold the bobbin properly.

Leave the shuttle cover open.

finger

figure 4e

delivery

eye