BOBBIN SETTING

A. REMOVING THE BOBBIN

1.Pull the bobbin cover latch to the right and remove the bobbin cover.

2.Lift up the bobbin from the machine.

B. SETTING SPOOL OF THREAD ON SPOOL PIN

1.Pull up the left end of spool pin and set the spool of thread on spool pin.

2.Set the spool cap on spool pin as far as it will go.

a: Reverse spool cap direction according to the size of spool.

b. Use the small spool cap when you use cross wound thread. Leave small opening between cap and spool as illustration.

C. WINDING THE BOBBIN

1.Hold thread in both hands and hook thread to the guide from front opening.

2.Bring thread towards the read of the machine and pass through the thread guide from left to right.

3.Bring thread to the right and pass thread through the thread guide from rear side. Pass thread under tension disc in counter clockwise direction.

4.Insert thread through hole in bobbin and place the bobbin on bobbin winder spindle. Push bobbin to the right to engage bobbin winder. LCD will indicate the bobbin winding mode.

5.Hold the end of the thread and start the machine by pressing foot controller pedal.

6.After the bobbin winds a few turns, stop the machine and cut the thread near hole.

7.Start the machine again.

8.The bobbin winding will stop when bobbin is full. Then release the pedal.

9.Push the bobbin and spindle to the left. 10.Remove the bobbin from the spindle and cut

the thread.

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Singer 9940 Bobbin Setting, Removing the Bobbin, Setting Spool of Thread on Spool PIN, Winding the Bobbin

9940 specifications

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