PRINCIPAL PARTS OF THE MACHINE (Machine Back View)

NAME OF PAR TS PRINCIPAL PARTS AND W HAT THEY DO
Threa d Tension D ial let s you sel ect jus t the rig ht tens ion for y our sti tch, th read an d
fabri c. Tension d iscs, i nside t he mach ine, re gulat e the amo unt of te nsion o n the nee dle
threa d. The thr ead ten sion di al is num bered f rom 1 thr ough 9. T he lowe r the num ber,
the loo ser the t ensio n is on the n eedle t hread . The high er the nu mber, th e tight er the
tensi on is on th e needl e threa d. The set tings o f 3, 4 and 5 ar e marke d with a bo x aroun d
the num ber, ind icati ng the se tting s at the ra nge at wh ich mos t of your s ewing w ill be
done.
Threa d Take-Up L ever co ntrol s the flo w of the ne edle th read. T he self t hread ing
eyele t simpl ifies t he thre ading o f the tak e up leve r.
Threa d Cutte r is buil t-in at t he side o f the mac hine fo r conve nienc e. Use th is to tri m
threa d tails q uickl y and eas ily whe n compl eting a s eam.
Rever se Leve r insta ntly re verse s the sti tchin g direc tion. S imply p ress th e lever a ll
the way d own and h old in pl ace. Re lease i t to resu me sewi ng forw ard.
Press er Foot h olds th e fabri c again st the fe ed dogs . Use the p resse r foot li fter to l ower
the pre sser fo ot to sew o r to rais e the pre sser fo ot to rem ove fab ric.
Needl e Plate i s locat ed unde r the pre sser fo ot area , aroun d the fee d dogs. I t provi des
a flat su rface f or the fa bric wh ile sew ing.
Remov able Ex tensi on Bed pr ovide s a large r surfa ce arou nd the ar m of the ma chine
to supp ort fab ric whi le sewi ng. It ca n be remo ved to ac cess th e free ar m, maki ng it
possi ble to se w small er, more h ard-t o-rea ch area s such as p ant or sl eeve he ms. It ha s
a stora ge comp artme nt for th e machi ne's ac cesso ries, k eepin g them at y our fin gerti ps.
Bobbi n Windi ng Stop per is us ed in the p roces s of wind ing the b obbin .
Power O n/Off & S peed Co ntrol S witch i s used to t urn the m achin e on and off .
There i s an “L” se tting f or lowe r speed , and an “H ” setti ng for hi gher sp eed.
Patte rn Sele ctor Di al is use d to set th e machi ne for th e stitc h you wan t to sew. It i s
numbe red fro m 1 throu gh 12, an d the num bers co rresp ond to th e displ ay near t he top of
the mac hine. J ust tur n the dia l to the st itch yo u want an d sew.
Press er Foot R eleas e Lever i s locat ed at the b ack of th e press er foot h older. U se
this le ver to re move th e press er foot f rom the p resse r foot ho lder.
Needl e is plac ed into t he need le bar, an d is requ ired in o rder fo r the mac hine to
sew. Use o nly SIN GER bra nd need les for b est sti tch res ults.
Needl e Clamp & S crew wo rk toge ther to h old the n eedle i n place f or sewi ng.
Press er Bar ho lds the p resse r foot an d press er foot h older. I t is rais ed and lo wered
using t he pres ser foo t lifte r.
Press er Foot H older i s attac hed to th e press er bar. It h olds th e press er foot i n
place f or sewi ng.
Press er Foot S crew is l ocate d to the le ft of the p resse r foot ho lder. The s crew is
used to s ecure t he pres ser foo t holde r in posi tion on t he pres ser bar.
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20. Spool pin
21. Bobbin winder
22. Carry handle
23. Hand wheel
24. Foot controller input
25. Power cord socket
26. Power cord
27. Foot controller
28. Presser foot lifter
29. Light switch & built-in
sewing light
30. Faceplate
31. Thread spool
32. Bobbin