Kenmore 385.161302 owner manual Set the Speed Range Switch, Changing Needle, Changing Presser Foot

Set the Speed Range Switch

Your machine has two ranges of speed - a low range for slower, intricate work and high one for faster, general work. On the low setting the machine will sew no faster than approximately two-thirds the speed of the high one, even when the foot control is fully depressed.

NOTE:

It is advisable not to change the speed range switch while machine is running.

Changing Needle

(_ Needle clamp screw _) Needle clamp

[] Turn off the power switch.

Raise the needle to its highest position by turning the handwheet counterclockwise, toward you, and lowering the presser foot. Loosen the needle clamp screw(_l_by turning it counterclockwise. Remove the needle from the needle clamp _).

[] Insert a new needle into the needle clamp(_)with the fiat side to the rear. When inserting the needle into the needle clamp (_), push it up as far as it goes. Tighten the needle clamp screw (_) firmly by turning it clockwise.

[] To see if the needle is good, place the flat side of the needle onto something flat (needle plate, glass, etc.). The gap between the needle and the flat surface should be consistent. Never use a bent or blunt needle.

A damaged needle can cause permanent snags or runs in knits, fine silks and silk-like fabrics.

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M6plat vers		Aguja
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To Remove and Attach the Foot Holder _t_Thumb screw

Foot holder

Presser bar

•To remove

Remove the thumb screw _1_by turning it counterclockwise with a screwdriver.

•To attach

Match the hole in the foot holder _with the threaded hole in the presser bar _. Fit the thumb screw _l_into the hole. Tighten the screw _l_by turning it clockwise with

ascrewdriver.

Changing Presser Foot

_t_Snap-on button (red button) Groove

Pin

•TO remove

Raise the needle to its highest position by turning the handwheel counterclockwise. Raise the presser foot, and press the red button _t_on the back of the foot holder.

•To attach

Place the selected presser foot, so that the ping on the foot lies just under the groove _ on the foot holder. Lower the presser bar to lock the foot in to the place.

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