JL110 / JL110SE. Instruction book

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1 JL110 / JL110SE Instuction book

2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This appliance is not intended fo use by pesons (including childen) with educed physical, sensoy o mental capabilities, o lack of expeience and knowledge, unless they have been given supevision o instuction concening use of the appliance by a peson esponsible fo thei safety. Childen should be supevised to ensue that they do not play with this sewing machine. When using an electical appliance, basic safety pecautions should always be followed, including the following: This sewing machine is designed and manufactued fo household use only. Read all instuctions befoe using this sewing machine. DANGER To educe the isk of electic shock: 1. An appliance should neve be left unattended when plugged in. Always unplug this sewing machine fom the electic outlet immediately afte using and befoe cleaning. 2. Always unplug befoe eplacing a sewing machine bulb. Replace bulb with same type ated 15 Watts. WARNING To educe the isk of buns, fie, electic shock, o injuy to pesons: 1. Do not allow to be used as a toy. Close attention is necessay when this sewing machine is used by o nea childen. 2. Use this appliance only fo its intended use as descibed in this owne s manual. Use only attachments ecommended by the manufactue as contained in this owne s manual. 3. Neve opeate this sewing machine if it has a damaged cod o plug, if it is not woking popely, if it has been dopped o damaged, o dopped into wate. Retun this sewing machine to the neaest authoized deale o sevice cente fo examination, epai, electical o mechanical adjustment. 4. Neve opeate the appliance with any ai opening blocked. Keep ventilation openings of this sewing machine and foot contolle fee fom accumulation of lint, dust and loose cloth. 5. Neve dop o inset any object into any opening. 6. Do not use outdoos. 7. Do not opeate whee aeosol (spay) poducts ae being used o whee oxygen is being administeed. 8. To disconnect, tun all contols to the off ( O ) position, then emove plug fom outlet. 9. Do not unplug by pulling on cod. To unplug, gasp the plug, not the cod. 10. Keep finges away fom all moving pats. Special cae is euied aound the sewing machine needle and/o cutting blade. 11. Always use the pope needle plate. The wong plate can cause the needle to beak. 12. Do not use bent needles. 13. Do not pull o push fabic while stitching. It may deflect the needle causing it to beak. 14. Switch this sewing machine off ( O ) when making any adjustment in the needle aea, such as theading the needle, changing the needle, theading the bobbin o changing the pesse foot, and the like. 15. Always unplug this sewing machine fom the electical outlet when emoving coves, lubicating, o when making any othe adjustments mentioned in this owne s manual. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS The design and specifications ae subject to change without a pio notice. Please note that on disposal, this poduct must be safely ecycled in accodance with elevant National legislation elating to electical/electonic poducts. If in doubt please contact you etaile fo guidance. (Euopean Union only)

3 INDICE SECTION 1. ESSENTIAL PARTS Name of Pats... 2 SECTION 2. GETTING READY TO SEW Extension Table... 3 Standad Accessoies... 3 Accessoies Stoage Box... 3 Connecting the Machine to the Powe Supply... 4 Foot Contol...4 Pesse Foot Lifte... 5 To Attach and Remove the Pesse Foot... 5 Changing Needle... 6 Thead and Needle Chat... 6 Setting Spool Pins... 7 Removing o Inseting the Bobbin Case... 7 Winding the Bobbin... 8 Theading Bobbin Case... 8 Theading the Machine... 9 Dawing Up Bobbin Thead Balancing Needle Thead Tension Patten Selecto Dial Stitch Length Dial Revese Stitch Button Daning Plate SECTION 3. BASIC SEWING Staight Stitch Sewing To change the diection Seam Guide Line Tun a Suae Cone Zigzag Stitching Ticot Stitch...18 Oveedge Stitching Tiple Stitch...19 Sewing Buttons Buttonhole Blind Hem Stitch SECTION 4. DECORATIVE STITCHES Shell Tuck Stetch Stitch Pattens Smocking Appliue...24 SECTION 5. CARE OF YOUR MACHINE Dismantling and Assembling Shuttle Race Unit Cleaning the Feed Dog Sewing Light Tougleshooting

4 !0!1 o i u y t e w SECTION 1. ESSENTIAL PARTS Name of Pats Revese stitch button w Patten selecto dial e Stitch length dial Bobbin winde stoppe t Bobbin winde spindle y Spool pins u Bobbin winde thead guide i Thead guide!2 o Thead take-up leve!0 Thead tension dial!1 Face plate!3!2 Needle plate!3 Extension table!4 Pesse foot holde!5 Needle clamp scew!4!5!6 Needle!7 Pesse foot!7!6!8 Caying handle!9 Balance Powe Machine Fee Pesse Note: The specifications ae subject to change without 2

5 SECTION 2. GETTING READY TO SEW Extension Table The extension table povides added sewing suface and can be easily emoved fo fee am sewing. Detaching the table: Pull the table away fom the machine. Attaching the table: Push the extension table until it snaps into the machine. Advantages and uses of fee am sewing: Avoid fabic bunching aound the needle when batacking to einfoce pockets, plackets and waistlines. Fo stitching sleeves, waistbands, pant legs o any cicula gament aea Fo daning socks o mending knees, elbows o aeas of wea in childen's clothes e w Standad Accessoies Bobbins w Seam ippe/ Buttonhole opene e Needle set Buttonhole foot t Daning plate y Zigzag foot t y Accessoies Stoage Box Sewing accessoies ae conveniently located in the extension table. Accessoies stoage box 3

6 Connecting the Machine to the Powe Supply y w Befoe connecting the powe cod, make sue the voltage and feuency shown on the machine confom to you electical powe. 1. Tun off the powe switch. 2. Inset the machine plug into the machine socket. 3. Inset the powe supply plug into the outlet. 4. Tun on the powe switch to tun on the powe and sewing light. e t Powe switch w Outlet e Machine socket Machine plug t Foot contol y Powe supply plug Foot Contol Sewing speed can be vaied by the foot contol. The hade you pess on the contol, the faste the machine uns. Caution: Do not place anything on the foot contool, othewise the machine will stat advetently. WARNING: While in opeation, always keep you eyes on the sewing aea, and do not touch any moving pats such as the thad take-up leve, handwheel o needle. Always tun off the powe switch and unplug fom the powe supply: when leaving the machine unattended. when attaching o emoving pats. when cleaning the machine. Do not place anything on the foot contol, othewise the machine will un intemittently. 4

7 Pesse Foot Lifte The pesse foot lifte aises and lowes you pesse foot. You can aise it about 0.6 cm (1/4 ) highe than the nomal up position fo easy emoval of the pesse foot o to help you to place heavy fabic unde the foot. w Nomal up position w Highest position To Attach and Remove the Pesse Foot CAUTION: Tun off the powe switch when changing a pesse foot. w To emove Tun the handwheel towad you to aise the needle to its highest position. Raise the pesse foot. Pess the leve on the back of the foot holde. The pesse foot will dop off. To attach Place the pesse foot so the pin on the foot lies just unde the goove of the foot holde. Lowe the foot holde to lock the foot in place. Pin w Goove 5

8 Changing Needle CAUTION: Tun off the powe switch when changing a needle. Raise the needle by tuning the handwheel towad you and lowe the pesse foot. Loosen the needle clamp scew by tuning it counteclockwise. Remove the needle fom the clamp. Inset the new needle into the clamp with the flat side away fom you. When inseting the needle into the clamp, push it up as fa as it will go and tighten the clamp scew fimly with the scewdive. * Check you needles feuently fo babed o blunted points. Snags and uns in knits, fine silks and silk-like fabics ae pemanent and ae almost always caused by a damaged needle. To check the needle Place the flat side of the needle on something flat (needle plate, glass etc.). The cleaance between the needle and flat suface should be consistent. Neve use a bent o blunt needle. Thead and Needle Chat Light weight Medium weight Heavy weight Fabics Thead Needle Size Cepe de Chine, Voile,Lawn, Ogandy, Geogette, Ticot Fine Silk Fine Cotton Fine Synthetic Fine Cotton 9 o 10 Coveed Polyeste Linens, Cotton. Piue, 50 silk Sege, Double Knits, 50 to 80 Cotton 11 Pecale 50 to 60 o Synthetic 14 Cotton Coved Polyeste Denim, Tweed, 50 silk 14 Gabadine, Coating, 40 to 50 Cotton Dapey and 40 to Uphollstey Fabic Synthetic Cotton Coved Polyeste 6

9 Setting Spool Pins The spool pins ae used fo holding the spool of thead in ode to feed thead to the machine. To use, pull up the spool pin. Push down fo stoage. Removing o Inseting the Bobbin Case Open the hook cove. Hook cove Raise the needle by tuning the handwheel towad you. Take out the bobbin case by holding the latch. w Latch w e When inseting the bobbin case, place the hon into the ecess of the hook ace. e Hon 7

10 z Winding the Bobbin x w c 1 Pull the handwheel out. 2 Daw the thead fom spool. Guide the thead aound the bobbin winde thead guide. 3 Inset the thead though the hole in the bobbin fom the inside to the outside. Align the notch of bobbin to the bobbin winde spindle ib w. Put the bobbin on the bobbin winde spindle. 4 Push it to the ight. b v m n 5 With the fee end of the thead held in you hand, depess the foot contol. Stop the machine when it has made a few tuns, and cut the thead close to the hole in the bobbin. 6 Depess the foot contol again. When the bobbin is fully wound, stop the machine. Retun the bobbin winde spindle to its oiginal position by moving the spindle to the left, and cut the thead. 7 Push the handwheel to the left. (oiginal position). Note: Retun the bobbin winde spindle when the machine stops. z Theading Bobbin Case 1 Place the bobbin into the bobbin case. Make sue the thead unwinds in the diection of aow. x 2 Pull the thead into the bobbin case slot. c 3 Daw the thead unde the tension sping and into the delivey eye. * Leave about 10 cm (4 ) of fee thead. 8

11 c z Theading the Machine Raise the take-up leve to its highest position by tuning the handwheel towad you. Raise the pesse foot. Place a spool on the spool pin as shown, with thead coming fom back of the spool. v b n x 1 Daw the thead into thead guide using both hands. z 2 While holding the thead nea spool, daw thead down into the tension aea and then aound the check sping holde. x 3 Fimly daw the thead up and though the take up leve fom ight to left. c 4 Then daw the thead down and slip it into the lowe thead guide. 5 Daw the thead down and slip it into needle ba thead guide on the left. b v 6 Thead the needle eye fom font to back. n 9 Note : You may want to cut the end of thead with shap scissos fo easie needle theading.

12 Dawing Up Bobbin Thead z 1 Raise the pesse foot and hold the needle thead lightly with you left hand. x 2 Tun the handwheel slowly towad you with you ight hand until the needle goes down and continue tuning the handwheel until the take up leve is at its highest position. Lightly daw up the needle thead foming a loop of the bobbin thead. c 3 Pull 15 cm (6 ) of both theads back and unde the pesse foot. 10

13 Balancing Needle Thead Tension z e y t 1 Coect tension The thead tension is adjusted depending on the sewing mateials, layes of fabic and sewing method. * The ideal staight stitch has theads looked w between two layes of fabic, as illustated (magnifies to show detail). * Fo an ideal zigzag stitch, the bobbin thead does not show on the ight side (top side) of the fabic, and the needle thead shows slightly on the wong side (bottomside) of the fabic. Needle thead (Top thead) w Bobbin thead (Bottom thead) e Right side (Top side) of fabic Wong side (Bottom side) of fabic t Thead tension dial y Setting mak x 2 Needle thead tension is too tight The bobbin thead (bottom thead) will appea on the ight side (top side) of the fabic...loosen the needle thead tension by moving the dial to a lowe numbe. c 3 Needle thead tension is too loose The needle thead (top thead) will appea on the wong side (bottom side) of the fabic...tighten the needle thead tension by moving the dial to a highe numbe. 11

14 Patten Selecto Dial Raise the needle and pesse foot. Tun the patten selecto dial to select the lette at the setting mak. Setting mak Note: Do not tun the patten selecto dial while the needle is in the mateial. 12

15 Stitch Length Dial Tun the stitch length dial to set the desied stitch length at the setting mak. The highe the numbe, the longe the stitch length Setting mak " " is the ecommended setting fo buttonhole stitching. Adjust the dial in the ange when you sew the zigzag stitch. S.S. Set the dial at "S.S." to sew the stetch stitch patten. If the stetch stitch patten is not even, tun the stitch length dial in towad " " to compess it, o "+" to expand it. 13

16 Revese Stitch Button As long as you keep the evese stitch button depessed, the machine sews backwads. Daning Plate To set the daning plate: Position the daning plate with the 3 pins on the bottom. Fit the daning plate pins into the needle plate holes. The feed dogs will show though the daning plate holes. 14

17 w e SECTION 3. BASIC SEWING Staight Stitch Sewing Patten selecto: A o B w Pesse foot: Zigzag foot e Thead tension: 2 6 Stitch length: Raise the pesse foot and position the fabic with its edge lining up with a seam guide line on the needle plate. Lowe the needle into the fabic. Lowe the pesse foot and smooth the theads towad the back. Depess the foot contol. Gently guide the fabic along the guide line letting the fabic feed by itself. Fo fastening the end of seams, pess the evese stitch button and sew seveal evese stitches. Raise the pesse foot and emove the fabic, dawing the theads to the back. Daw the theads up and into the thead cutte. The theads ae cut the pope length fo stating the next seam. To change the diection Stop the machine and tun the balance wheel towad you to bing the needle down into the fabic. Raise the pesse foot. Pivot the fabic aound the needle to change sewing diection as desied. Lowe the pesse foot and continue sewing. 15

18 e Seam Guide Line The numbes on the needle plate indicate the distance between the cente needle position and the line. The numbes in font ae centimetes. The numbes in back ae factions of an inch. Numbe /8 4/8 5/8 6/8 Centimetes (cm) w Guide lines w Coneing guide e Needle plate Cente needle position t Distance between the cente needle position and line t Tun a Suae Cone 1 Coneing guide To tun a suae cone 5/8 (1.6 cm) fom the fabic edge. 1. Stop stitching and lowe the needle by tuning the handwheel counteclockwise. 2. Raise the pesse foot and tun the fabic to line the edge with the 5/8 (1.6 cm) seam guide. 3. Lowe the pesse foot and begin stitching in the new diection. Line up the fabic edge facing you with the coneing guide shown. 16

19 w e Zigzag Stitching Patten selecto: C w Pesse foot: Zigzag foot e Thead tension: 2 5 Stitch length: Simple zigzag stitching is widely used fo ovecasting, sewing on buttons, etc. 17

20 w e Ticot Stitch Patten selecto: D w Pesse foot: Zigzag foot e Thead tension: 1 4 Stitch length: Place the fabic unde the pesse foot so that the edge is just inside the ight edge of the pesse foot. Guide the wok so the ight hand stitches fall off the edge of the fabic. Note : Be caeful not to cut the stitches. w e Oveedge Stitching Patten selecto: G w Pesse foot: Zigzag foot e Thead tension: 1 4 Stitch length: S.S. This Oveedge stitch is ideal fo sewing swimwea and stetch velou because it povides the geatest amount of elasticity and stength. Oveedge stitch will be done most successfully when the ight side stitches of zigzag fall slightly off the edge of the fabic. Place you fabic to allow a 1.6 cm (5/8 ) seam. Tim the seam allowance afte sewing. Note : Be caeful not to cut the stitches. 18

21 w e Tiple Stitch Patten selecto: A o B w Pesse foot: Zigzag foot e Thead tension: 2 6 Stitch length: S.S. The stitch is sewn with two stitches fowad and one stitch backwad foming a seam that does not ip easiiy. Gaments should be basted fo fitting befoe seaming. 19

22 w e Sewing Buttons t Patten selecto: w Pesse foot: Zigzag foot e Thead tension: 1 3 Stitch length: Any t Daning plate Use the daning plate fo button sewing. (see page 14.) Set the Patten Selecto at B (left needle position). Mak the button placements on the fabic. Position the daning plate onto the needle plate. Place fabic unde the foot. Place the button unde the foot aligning the left hole with the needle point. Lowe the foot. Sew a few stitches to lock the theads. Place a staight pin on top of the button in between the holes. (See illustation) When sewing ove the button and staight pin, a shank will be ceated. Set the Patten Selecto at C. Select the zigzag width to match the holes in the button. Tun the balance wheel to confim coect width. Sew seveal stitches to secue the button to the fabic. Set the Patten Selecto at B. Sew seveal stitches to lock the theads. Cut the theads 20 cm (8 ) leaving a thead tail. Bing the needle thead down though the button hole and wind it aound the thead shank. Daw the thead to the wong side and knot. 20

23 w e Buttonhole Patten selecto: w Pesse foot: Buttonhole foot e Thead tension: 1 5 Stitch length: To adjust buttonhole stitch density: Set the stitch length dial between 0.5 and 1.0 to adjust the buttonhole stitch density. z x 1 Caefully mak buttonhole length on fabic. Place the fabic unde the foot with the buttonhole making unning towad you. 2 Slide both theads to the left. Line up the foot with the top mak on the fabic. Lowe the needle into the gament whee the buttonhole is to stat, and lowe the foot. 3 Set the patten selecto dial at 1. Sew fowad until you each the font making of you buttonhole. Stop sewing at a left stitch. c v b n w m 4 4 Set the patten selecto dial at 2. Sew 5 stitches. Stop sewing at a ight stitch. 5 Set the patten selecto dial at 3. Sew until you each the back making w of the buttonhole. Stop sewing at a ight stitch. 6 Set the patten selecto dial at. Sew a few batacks and aise the needle fom the fabic. Set the stitch length dial to 0 and the patten selecto dial at staight sewing. Sew a few locking stitches Remove the fabic fom the machine and cut the sewing thead. Inset a pin inside the batack. Then cut the opening with a seam ippe. Take cae not to cut the stitches.

24 w e Blind Hem Stitch Patten selecto: E o F w Pesse foot: Zigzag foot e Thead tension: 2 4 Stitch length: 1 3 z [A] w [B] w z On heavyweight fabics that avel, the aw edge should be ovecast fist. Then fold the hem, as illustated, leaving 1/4 (0.7 cm) of the hem edge showing. Wong side of the fabic w 1/4 (0.7 cm) x x Position the fabic, so that the needle at its leftmost position just pieces the edge of the fold. c c Afte hemming is completed, pess togethe both sides of the finished hem. The top side of the fabic should show only the blind stitches. 22

25 w e SECTION 4. DECORATIVE STITCHES Shell Tuck Patten selecto: G w Pesse foot: Buttonhole foot e Thead tension: 6 8 Stitch length: 2 3 Place the folded edge along the slot of foot. The needle should fall off the edge of the fabic on the ight foming a tuck. w e Stetch Stitch Pattens Patten selecto: A G w Pesse foot: Zigzag foot e Thead tension: 1 4 Stitch length: S.S. If fowad and evese feeds become unbalanced due to the type of fabic, estoe the balance by tuning the stitch length dial as follows: If pattens ae compessed, tun the dial towad +. If pattens ae dawn out, tun the dial towad. (See Page 27.) 23

26 w e Smocking Patten selecto: D w Pesse foot: Zigzag foot e Thead tension: 1 4 Stitch length: S.S. With the stitch length at 4, sew staight stitching lines 1 cm (3/8 ) apat, acoss the aea to be smocked. Knot the theads along one edge. Pull the bobbin theads and distibute the gathes evenly. Secue the theads at the othe end. Sew the decoative stitch between the gatheing stitches. Pull out the gatheing stitches. Note: Loosen the needle thead tension to make gatheing easie. 1 cm (3/8 ) w e Appliue Patten selecto: C w Pesse foot: Zigzag foot e Thead tension: 1 4 Stitch length: Baste (o fuse with ion-on fabic joine) appliue pieces on the fabic. Stitch aound the appliue making sue the needle falls along the oute edge of the appliue. When sewing cones, lowe the needle down into the fabic. Raise the pesse foot and pivot the fabic to the ight o left. 24

27 w SECTION 5. CARE OF YOUR MACHINE Dismantling and Assembling Shuttle Race Unit Note :Tun off the powe switch and/o unplug the machine. To dismantle shuttle ace unit: Raise the needle to its highest position and open the hook cove. Open the hinged latch of bobbin case and take it out of the machine. Open the hook ace ing holdes and emove the shuttle ace ing. Remove the hook. * Clean the hook ace with a bush and a soft dy cloth. t e Bobbin case w Shuttle ace ing holde e Shuttle ace ing Shtuule t Shuttle ace u y To assemble shuttle ace unit: Shuttle the hook by the cente pin and fit it caefully back into the shuttle ace, foming a pefect cicle with the shuttle dive. Attach the shuttle ace ing making sue the bottom pin fits into the notch. Lock the shuttle ace ing by tuning the holdes back into position. Inset the bobbin case. y Pin u Notch Cleaning the Feed Dog WARNING: Tun off the powe switch and/o unplug the machine befoe cleaning the feed dog. Remove the needle and the pesse foot. Remove the needle plate set scew and emove the needle plate. With a bush, clean out dust and lint clogging the feed dog teeth. Reset the needle plate. 25

28 Sewing Light The sewing light is located behind the face plate. To change the bulb, take the face plate off the sewing machine by emoving the set scew. Unplug the powe supply befoe changing the bulb. To emove, tun the bulb to the left. To attach, tun the bulb to the ight. WARNING: The bulb could be HOT. Potect you finges when handle it. 26

29 Toubleshooting Condition The needle thead beaks. Cause 1. The needle thead is not theaded popely. 2. The needle thead tension is too tight. 3. The needle is bent o blunt. 4. The needle is incoectly inseted. 5. The fabic is not being dawn to the back when sewing is finished. 6. The thead is eithe too heavy o too fine fo the needle. Refeence See Page 9 See Page 11 See Page 6 See Page 6 See Page 15 See Page 6 The bobbin thead beaks. 1. The bobbin thead is not theaded popely in the bobbin case. 2. Lint has collected in the bobbin case. 3. The bobbin is damaged and doesn't tun smoothly. See Page 8 Clean the bobbin case. Replace bobbin. The needle beaks. 1. The needle is incoectly inseted. 2. The needle is bent o blunt. 3. The needle clamp scew is loose. 4. The tension of the needle thead is too tight. 5. The fabic is not dawn to the back when sewing is finished. 6. The needle is too fine fo the fabic being sewn. 7. The patten selecto dial had been tuned while the needle was in the mateial. See Page 6 See Page 6 See Page 6 See Page 11 See Page 15 See Page 6 See Page 12 Skipped stitches 1. The needle is incoectly inseted. 2. The needle is bent o blunt. 3. The needle and/o theads ae not suitable fo the wok being sewn. 4. The needle thead is not theaded popely. See Page 6 See Page 6 See Page 6 See Page 9 Seam puckeing 1. The needle thead tension is too tight. 2. The machine is not theaded coectly. 3. The needle is too heavy fo the fabic being sewn. 4. The stitches ae too coase fo the fabic being new line sewn. * When sewing extemely light weight mateials, place a sheet of pape undeneath the fabic. See Page 11 See Page 9 See Page 6 Make the stitches dense. Stitches fom loops below the wok 1. The needle thead tension is too loose. 2. The needle is eithe too heavy o too fine fo the thead. See Page 11 See Page 6 The cloth is not feeding smoothly. The machine does not wok. The machine does not un smoothly and is noisy. 1. The feed dog is packed with lint. 2. The stitches ae too fine. 1. The machine is not plugged in. 2. Thead is caught in the hook ace. 3. Handwheel has been disengaged fo bobbin winding. 1. Theads have been caught in hook mechanism. 2. The feed dog is packed with lint. See Page 25 Make the stitches coase. See Page 4 See Page 25 See Page 8 See Page 25 See Page 25 27

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