GETTING READY SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX. Operation Manual. Computerized Sewing Machine

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1 GETTING READY SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX Opertion Mnul Computerized Sewing Mhine

2 Importnt Sfety Instrutions Plese red these sfety instrutions efore ttempting to use the mhine. This mhine is intended for household use. DANGER - To redue the risk of eletri shok: 1 Alwys unplug the mhine from the eletril outlet immeditely fter using, when lening, when mking ny user serviing djustments mentioned in this mnul, or if you re leving the mhine unttended. WARNING - To redue the risk of urns, fire, eletri shok, or injury to persons. 2 Alwys unplug the mhine from the eletril outlet when removing overs, luriting, or when mking ny djustments mentioned in the instrution mnul: To unplug the mhine, swith the mhine to the symol O position to turn it off, then grsp the plug nd pull it out of the eletril outlet. Do not pull on the ord. Plug the mhine diretly into the eletril outlet. Do not use n extension ord. Alwys unplug your mhine if the power is ut. 3 Never operte this mhine if it hs dmged ord or plug, if it is not working properly, if it hs een dropped or dmged, or wter is spilled on the unit. Return the mhine to the nerest uthorized deler or servie enter for exmintion, repir, eletril or mehnil djustment. While the mhine is stored or in use if you notie nything unusul, suh s n odor, het, disolortion or deformtion, stop using the mhine immeditely nd unplug the power ord. When trnsporting the sewing mhine, e sure to rry it y its hndle. Lifting the sewing mhine y ny other prt my dmge the mhine or result in the mhine flling, whih ould use injuries. When lifting the sewing mhine, e reful not to mke ny sudden or reless movements, otherwise you my injure your k or knees. 1

3 4 Alwys keep your work re ler: Never operte the mhine with ny ir openings loked. Keep ventiltion openings of the sewing mhine nd foot ontrol free from the uild up of lint, dust, nd loose loth. Do not store ojets on the foot ontroller. Do not use extension ords. Plug the mhine diretly into the eletril outlet. Never drop or insert ny ojet into ny opening. Do not operte where erosol (spry) produts re eing used or where oxygen is eing dministered. Do not use the mhine ner het soure, suh s stove or iron; otherwise, the mhine, power ord or grment eing sewn my ignite, resulting in fire or n eletri shok. Do not ple this sewing mhine on n unstle surfe, suh s n unstedy or slnted tle, otherwise the sewing mhine my fll, resulting in injuries. 5 Speil re is required when sewing: Alwys py lose ttention to the needle. Do not use ent or dmged needles. Keep fingers wy from ll moving prts. Speil re is required round the mhine needle. Swith the sewing mhine to the symol O position to turn it off when mking ny djustments in the needle re. Do not use dmged or inorret needle plte, s it ould use the needle to rek. Do not push or pull the fri when sewing, nd follow reful instrution when freehnd stithing so tht you do not deflet the needle nd use it to rek. 6 This mhine is not toy: Your lose ttention is neessry when the mhine is used y or ner hildren. The plsti g tht this sewing mhine ws supplied in should e kept out of the reh of hildren or disposed of. Never llow hildren to ply with the g due to the dnger of suffotion. Do not use outdoors. 7 For longer servie life: When storing this mhine, void diret sunlight nd high humidity lotions. Do not use or store the mhine ner spe heter, iron, hlogen lmp, or other hot ojets. Use only neutrl sops or detergents to len the se. Benzene, thinner, nd souring powders n dmge the se nd mhine, nd should never e used. Alwys onsult the opertion mnul when repling or instlling ny ssemlies, the presser feet, needle, or other prts to ssure orret instlltion. 2

4 8 For repir or djustment: If the Light unit (light-emitting diode) is dmged, it must e repled y uthorized deler. In the event mlfuntion ours or djustment is required, first follow the trouleshooting tle in the k of the opertion mnul to inspet nd djust the mhine yourself. If the prolem persists, plese onsult your lol uthorized Brother deler. Use this mhine only for its intended use s desried in this mnul. Use essories reommended y the mnufturer s ontined in this mnul. Sve these instrutions. The ontents of this mnul nd speifitions of this produt re sujet to hnge without notie. For dditionl produt informtion, visit our we site t 3

5 FOR USERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA AND CYPRUS ONLY IMPORTANT In the event of repling the plug fuse, use fuse pproved y ASTA to BS 1362, i.e. rrying the mrk, rting s mrked on plug. Alwys reple the fuse over. Never use plugs with the fuse over omitted. If the ville eletril outlet is not suitle for the plug supplied with this equipment, you should ontt your uthorized deler to otin the orret led. FOR USERS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND This sewing mhine is not intended to e used y young hildren, nd ssistne my e required if used y person with disility. 4

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7 Contents Importnt Sfety Instrutions...1 Contents...6 Introdution...8 Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions...8 Mhine... 8 Needle nd presser foot setion... 9 Opertion uttons... 9 Opertion pnel Flt ed tthment Aessories...11 Inluded essories Optionl essories GETTING READY...13 Turning the Mhine On/Off...13 Power supply preutions Turning on the mhine Turning off the mhine Prepring for Upper nd Lower Threding...15 Winding the oin Instlling the oin Threding the upper thred Using the twin needle Repling the Needle...27 Needle preutions Needle types nd their uses Cheking the needle Repling the needle Repling the Presser Foot...31 Presser foot preutions Repling the presser foot Removing the presser foot holder Using the optionl wlking foot Useful Funtions...35 Chnging the needle stop position Sewing Cylindril or Lrge Piees...36 Stithing ylindril piees Sewing lrge piees of fri SEWING BASICS...39 Strting to Sew...39 Sewing proedure Seleting stith Adjusting the stith length nd width Positioning the fri Strting to sew Seuring the stithing Cutting the thred Automtilly sewing reverse/reinforement stithes Adjusting the thred tension Useful Sewing Tips...48 Tril sewing

8 Chnging the sewing diretion Sewing urves Sewing thik fris Sewing thin fris Sewing streth fris Pulling up the oin thred UTILITY STITCHES...51 Oversting...51 Sewing oversting stithes using zigzg foot J Sewing oversting stithes using oversting foot G Bsi Stithing...53 Blind Hem Stithing...54 Buttonhole Stithing...56 Button sewing Zipper Insertion...62 Inserting entered zipper Inserting side zipper Sewing Streth Fris nd Elsti Tpe...66 Streth stithing Elsti tthing Appliqué, Pthwork nd Quilt Stithing...68 Appliqué stithing Pthwork (rzy quilt) stithing Fgoting Free-motion quilting Reinforement Stithing...72 Triple streth stithing Br tk stithing Using the side utter (optionl) APPENDIX...79 Stith Settings...79 Utility stithes Mintenne...81 Clening the mhine surfe Clening the re Removing the needle plte Trouleshooting...83 Error Messges...87 Opertion Beep...88 Index

9 Introdution Thnk you for hoosing this produt. Before using this sewing mhine, refully red Importnt Sfety Instrutions, nd then study this mnul for the orret opertion of the vrious funtions. In ddition, fter you hve finished reding this mnul, store it where it n quikly e essed for future referene. Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions Mhine Boin winder (pge 15) Use the oin winder when winding the oin. Spool pin (pge 15, 20) Ple spool of thred on the spool pin. Thred tension dil (pge 47) Use the thred tension dil to djust the tension of the upper thred. d Boin-winding thred guide nd pretension dis (pge 15) Pss the thred under this thred guide nd round the pretension dis when winding the oin thred. e Thred tke-up lever (pge 23) Slide the thred into the thred tke-up lever from the right side of slot to the left side of slot. f Thred utter (pge 46) Pss the threds through the thred utter to ut them. g Flt ed tthment (pge 10, 11, 36) Store presser feet nd oins in the flt ed tthment. Remove the flt ed tthment when sewing ylindril piees suh s sleeve uffs. h Opertion uttons nd sewing speed ontroller (pge 9) Use these uttons nd the slide to operte the sewing mhine. i Opertion pnel (pge 10) Use to selet stithes nd vrious other stith settings. j Pttern seletion dil (pge 40) Use to selet the pttern to sew. k Pttern disply window This window shows the seleted stith pttern nd the letter inditing the presser foot to e used. l Hndwheel Turn the hndwheel towrd you to sew one stith or to rise or lower the needle. m Min power swith (pge 14) Use this swith to turn the sewing mhine on nd off. n Power supply jk (pge 14) Insert the plug on the power ord into the power supply jk. o Foot ontroller jk (pge 43) Insert the plug on the end of the foot ontroller le into the foot ontroller jk. p Feed dog position swith (pge 70) Use this swith to lower the feed dogs. q Presser foot lever (pge 20) Rise nd lower this lever to rise nd lower the presser foot. r Thred guide (pge 16) Pss the thred under this thred guide when winding the oin thred nd threding the mhine. s Thred guide over (pge 16) Pss the thred under this thred guide when winding the oin thred nd threding the mhine. t Air vent This vent llows the ir surrounding the motor to irulte. u Hndle Crry the sewing mhine y its hndle when trnsporting the mhine. 8

10 Needle nd presser foot setion Needle threder lever Use the needle threder to thred the needle. Buttonhole lever Lower the uttonhole lever when sewing uttonholes nd r tks. Presser foot holder The presser foot is tthed to the presser foot holder. d Presser foot holder srew Use the presser foot holder srew to hold the presser foot holder in ple. e Presser foot The presser foot pplies pressure to the fri during sewing. Atth the pproprite presser foot for the seleted stith. f Needle plte over Remove the needle plte over to len the oin se nd re. g Feed dogs The feed dogs feed the fri. h Quik-set oin Begin sewing without pulling up the oin thred. i Boin over Remove the oin over nd then insert the oin into the oin se. j Needle plte The needle plte is mrked with guides to help sew stright sems. k Needle r thred guide Pss the upper thred through the needle r thred guide. l Presser foot lever Rise nd lower this lever to rise nd lower the presser foot. m Needle lmp srew Use the needle lmp srew to hold the needle in ple. Opertion uttons The opertion uttons help you to esily perform vrious si sewing mhine opertions. Strt/stop utton Press the strt/stop utton to strt or stop sewing. The mhine sews t low speed t the eginning of sewing while the utton is ontinuously pressed. When sewing is stopped, the needle is lowered into the fri. For detils, refer to Strting to sew (pge 42). Reverse/reinforement stith utton Press the reverse/reinforement stith utton to sew reverse stithes or reinforement stithes. Reverse stithes re sewn y keeping the utton pressed down to sew in the opposite diretion. Reinforement stithes re sewn y sewing 3 to 5 stithes on top of eh other. For detils, refer to Seuring the stithing (pge 44). Needle position utton Press the needle position utton to rise or lower the needle. Pressing the utton twie sews one stith. d Sewing speed ontroller Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the left or right to djust the sewing speed. Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the left to redue the sewing speed, or slide the speed ontroller to the right to inrese the sewing speed. 9

11 Opertion pnel The opertion pnel, loted on the front of the sewing mhine, llows you to selet stith nd speify how the stith will e sewn. Flt ed tthment The essories re stored in the storge spe in the flt ed tthment. Swing the lid of the flt ed tthment towrd you to open the storge spe. LCD (liquid rystl disply) Error messges (1), the stith length (mm) (2), nd the stith width (mm) (3) re displyed here. Stith length key (pge 40) Use to djust the length of the stith. (Press the side for shorter stith length, or press the + side for longer stith length.) Stith width key (pge 41) Use to djust the width of the stith. (Press the side for more nrrow stith width, or press the + side for wider stith width.) d Automti reverse/reinforement stith key (pge 46) The sewing mhine n e set to utomtilly sew reverse or reinforement stithes t the eginning nd end of the stithing. Flt ed tthment Aessory omprtment The g of essories is in the storge spe. Note Ple the essories in the g efore storing them in the flt ed tthment. If the essories re not pled in the essory g when stored in the flt ed tthment, essories my fll out nd e lost or dmged. 10

12 Aessories After opening the ox, hek tht the following essories re inluded. If ny item is missing or dmged, ontt your deler. Inluded essories The following items should lso e inluded in the ox. Note (For U.S.A. only) Foot ontroller: Model T This foot ontroller n e used on this mhine model NV10. The srew for the presser foot holder is ville through your uthorized deler. (Prt ode: XA ) * * 75/11 1 needle 90/14 1 needle 100/16 1 needle Prt Code Prt Code No. Prt Nme U.S.A./ No. Prt Nme U.S.A./ Others Cnd Cnd Others 1 Buttonhole foot A XC Spool p (lrge) Oversting foot G XC Spool p (medium) XE Zipper foot I X Spool p (smll) Extr spool pin XE Spool net XA Zigzg foot J (on mhine) XC Blind stith foot R X XD (EU re) XC (other re) 6 Button fitting foot M Foot ontroller 7 Sem ripper X Opertion mnul XE Boin (4) SA156 SFB (XA ) 20 Quik referene guide XE Needle set XC Aessory g XC Twin needle X Dis-shped srewdriver XC Clening rush X Soft se XC Srewdriver (lrge) XC

13 Optionl essories The following re ville s optionl essories Prt Code No. Prt Nme U.S.A./ Cnd Others 1 Side utter SA177 F054 (XC ) 2 Quilting guide SA132 F016N (XC ) 3 Wide tle SA552 WT8 (XE ) 4 Wlking foot SA140 F033N (XC ) 5 Quilting foot SA129 F005N (XC ) 6 Adjustle zipper/piping foot SA161 F036N (XC ) No. Prt Nme U.S.A./ Cnd Prt Code Others 7 Non stik foot SA114 F007N (XC ) 8 Open toe foot SA147 F027N (XC ) 9 Stith guide foot P SA160 F035N (XC ) 10 1/4 inh quilting foot SA125 F001N (XC ) 11 1/4 inh quilting foot with guide SA185 F057 (XC ) Memo To otin optionl essories or prts, ontt the nerest uthorized delership. All speifitions re orret t the time of printing. The prt odes re sujet to hnge without notie. Visit your Brother deler for omplete listing of optionl essories ville for your mhine. 12

14 1 GETTING READY Turning the Mhine On/Off 1 This setion explins how to turn the sewing mhine on nd off. Power supply preutions Be sure to oserve the following preutions onerning the power supply. WARNING Use only regulr household eletriity for the power soure. Using other power soures my result in fire, eletri shok, or dmge to the mhine. Mke sure tht the plugs on the power ord re firmly inserted into the eletril outlet nd the power supply jk on the mhine. Do not insert the plug on the power ord into n eletril outlet tht is in poor ondition. Turn off the min power nd remove the plug in the following irumstnes: When you re wy from the mhine After using the mhine When the power fils during use When the mhine does not operte orretly due to d onnetion or disonnetion During eletril storms Use only the power ord inluded with this mhine. Do not use extension ords or multi-plug dpters with mny other pplines plugged in to them. Fire or eletri shok my result. Do not touh the plug with wet hnds. Eletri shok my result. When unplugging the mhine, lwys turn off the min power first. Alwys grsp the plug to remove it from the outlet. Pulling on the ord my dmge the ord, or led to fire or eletri shok. Do not llow the power ord to e ut, dmged, modified, forefully ent, pulled, twisted, or undled. Do not ple hevy ojets on the ord. Do not sujet the ord to het. These things my dmge the ord nd use fire or eletri shok. If the ord or plug is dmged, tke the mhine to your uthorized deler for repirs efore ontinuing use. Unplug the power ord if the mhine is not to e used for long period of time. Otherwise fire my result. 13

15 GETTING READY Turning on the mhine Prepre the inluded power ord. Mke sure tht the sewing mhine is turned off (the min power swith is set to ), nd then plug the power ord into the power supply jk on the right side of the mhine. Insert the plug of the power ord into household eletril outlet. Turning off the mhine When you re finished using the sewing mhine, turn it off. In ddition, efore trnsporting the sewing mhine to nother lotion, e sure to turn it off. Mke sure tht the mhine is not sewing. Press the left side of the min power swith on the right side of the mhine (set it to ). The sewing lmp nd the LCD go off when the mhine is turned off. Min power swith Power ord Press the right side of the min power swith on the right side of the mhine (set it to ). d Unplug the power ord from the eletril outlet. Grsp the plug when unplugging the power ord. Unplug the power ord from the power supply jk. The sewing lmp nd the LCD ome on when the mhine is turned on. Note If power outge ours while the sewing mhine is eing operted, turn off the sewing mhine nd unplug the power ord. When restrting the sewing mhine, follow the neessry proedure to orretly operte the mhine. (For U.S.A. only) This ppline hs polrized plug (one lde wider thn the other). To redue the risk of eletril shok, this plug is intended to fit in polrized outlet only one wy. If the plug does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, ontt qulified eletriin to instll the proper outlet. Do not modify the plug in ny wy. 14

16 Prepring for Upper nd Lower Threding Winding the oin Wind the thred onto the oin. 1 d Hook of the oin-winding thred guide Pretention disk Boin winder shft d Boin Only use the oin (prt ode: SA156, SFB(XA )) designed speifilly for this sewing mhine. Use of ny other oin my result in injuries or dmge to the mhine. The inluded oin ws designed speifilly for this sewing mhine. If oins from other models re used, the mhine will not operte orretly. Use only the inluded oin or oins of the sme type (prt ode: SA156, SFB(XA )). This model Other model 11.5 mm (7/16 inh) (tul size) Turn on the sewing mhine. d Swing up the spool pin, nd then remove the spool p. Ple the oin on the oin winder shft so tht the spring on the shft fits into the noth in the oin. e Spool pin Spool p Fully insert the spool of thred for the oin onto the spool pin. Slide the spool onto the pin so tht the spool is horizontl nd the thred unwinds to the front t the ottom. Noth Boin winder shft spring Slide the oin winder shft to the right until it snps into ple. If the spool is not positioned so tht the thred unwinds orretly, the thred my eome tngled round the spool pin. 15

17 GETTING READY f Slide the spool p onto the spool pin. With the slightly rounded side of the spool p positioned towrd the left, slide the spool p onto the spool pin s fr s possile to the right so tht the spool is moved to the right end of the spool pin. g While holding the spool with your right hnd, pull the thred with your left hnd, nd then pss the thred under the thred guide. Memo When sewing with fine, ross-wound thred, use the smll spool p, nd leve smll spe etween the p nd the spool. 1 Thred guide Pss the thred under the thred guide over h from the k to the front. Hold the thred with your right hnd so tht there is no slk in the thred tht is pulled out, nd then pss the thred under the thred guide over with your left hnd. Spool p (smll) Spool (ross-wound thred) Spe When using thred tht winds off quikly, suh s trnsprent nylon thred or metlli thred, ple the spool net over the spool efore pling the spool of thred onto the spool pin. If the spool net is too long, fold it to fit the size of the spool. When the spool net is used, the tension of the upper thred will slightly inrese. Be sure to hek the thred tension. For detils, refer to Adjusting the thred tension (pge 47). i Thred guide over Pull the thred to the right, pss it under the hook of the oin-winding thred guide, nd then wind the thred ounterlokwise etween the diss, pulling it in s fr s possile Hook of the oin-winding thred guide Pretension disk Spool net Spool Spool p d Spool pin 4 16

18 j While using your left hnd to hold the thred tht ws pssed through the oin-winding thred guide, use your right hnd to wind the end of the thred lokwise round the oin five or six times. Press m (strt/stop utton) one. The oin strts spinning nd the thred is wound round the oin. 1 k Pss the end of the thred through the slit in the oin winder set, nd then pull the thred to the right to ut it. Slit in oin winder set (with uilt-in utter) The thred is ut to suitle length. Be sure to ut the thred s desried. If the oin is wound without utting the thred using the utter uilt into the slit in the oin winder set, the oin my not e wound orretly. In ddition, the thred my eome tngled in the oin or the needle my end or rek when the oin thred strts to run out. Strt/stop utton When the oin winding eomes slow, n press (strt/stop utton) one to stop the mhine. o When the oin winding eomes slow, stop the mhine, otherwise the sewing mhine my e dmged. Cut the thred, slide the oin winder shft to the left, nd then remove the oin from the shft. l Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the right to inrese the oin winding speed nd slide to left to derese. Sewing speed ontroller Memo When the sewing mhine is strted or the hndwheel is turned fter winding the thred round the oin, the mhine will mke liking sound; this is not mlfuntion. The needle nnot move (sewing is not possile) while the oin winder shft is moved to the right. 17

19 GETTING READY Instlling the oin Instll the oin wound with thred. Use oin tht hs een orretly wound, otherwise the needle my rek or the thred tension will e inorret. Turn off the sewing mhine (set it to ). Slide the lth on the right side of the oin over to the right, nd then remove the oin over. The oin ws designed speifilly for this sewing mhine. If oins from other models re used, the mhine will not operte orretly. Use only the inluded oin or oins of the sme type (prt ode: SA156, SFB(XA )). This model Other model 11.5 mm (7/16 inh) (tul size) Before instlling the oin or repling the needle, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the strt/stop utton is identlly pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. Press (needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle, nd then rise the presser foot lever. d Boin over Lth Insert the oin with your right hnd so tht the thred unwinds to the left side, nd then pull the thred firmly under the t with your left hnd. T Be sure to hold down the oin with your finger nd instll the oin so tht the thred unwinds in the orret diretion, otherwise the needle my rek or the thred tension will e inorret. Needle position utton 18

20 e Lightly hold down the oin with your right hnd, nd guide the thred through the slot, nd then pull it towrd you to ut it with the utter. Slot Cutter The utter uts the thred. Mke sure tht the thred is orretly pssed through the flt spring of the oin se. If it is not inserted orretly, reinstll the oin. f Retth the oin over. Insert the t in the lower-left orner of the oin over (A), nd then press down on the right side (B). A Memo You n egin sewing without pulling up the oin thred. If you wish to pull up the oin thred efore strting to sew, finish threding the mhine, nd then pull up the thred ording to the proedure in Pulling up the oin thred (pge 50). B 1 Flt spring Memo The diretion for feeding the oin thred is indited y mrks round the needle plte over. Be sure to thred the mhine s indited. 19

21 GETTING READY Threding the upper thred In this setion, the proedures for instlling the spool for the upper thred nd threding the needle re desried. Spool pin Mrk on hndwheel When threding the mhine, refully follow the instrutions. If the upper threding is not performed orretly, the thred my eome tngled nd the needle my end or rek. The needle threder n e used with sewing mhine needles 75/11 through 100/16. Use pproprite thred nd needle omintions. For detils on pproprite needle nd thred omintions, refer to Needle types nd their uses (pge 28). Thred with thikness of 130/20 or thiker nnot e used with the needle threder. The needle threder nnot e used with the wing needle or the twin needle. If the needle threder nnot e used, refer to Mnully threding the needle (pge 24). Turn on the sewing mhine. Rise the presser foot lever. Presser foot lever If the presser foot is not rised, the sewing mhine nnot e threded orretly. 20

22 Press (needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle. e Fully insert the spool for the upper thred onto the spool pin Slide the spool onto the pin so tht the spool is horizontl nd the thred unwinds to the front t the ottom. 1 Needle position utton If the needle is not orretly rised, the sewing mhine nnot e threded. Chek tht the mrk on the hndwheel points up s shown in the illustrtion elow. If the hndwheel is not in this position, e sure to press the needle position utton to rise the needle efore ontinuing the proedure. If the spool is not positioned so tht the thred unwinds orretly, the thred my eome tngled round the spool pin nd the thred or needle my rek. If the spool p tht is used is smller thn the spool, the thred my th, for exmple, on the noth in the spool, or the needle my rek. d Mrk on hndwheel Swing up the spool pin, nd then remove the spool p. Spool pin Spool p 21

23 GETTING READY Slide the spool p onto the spool pin. f g While holding the spool with your right hnd, pull the thred with your left hnd, nd then pss the thred under the thred guide. Memo When sewing with fine, ross-wound thred, use the smll spool p, nd leve smll spe etween the p nd the spool. 1 Thred guide Spool p (smll) Spool (ross-wound thred) Spe When using thred tht winds off quikly, suh s trnsprent nylon thred or metlli thred, ple the spool net over the spool efore pling the spool of thred onto the spool pin. If the spool net is too long, fold it to fit the size of the spool. When the spool net is used, the tension of the upper thred will slightly inrese. Be sure to hek the thred tension. For detils, refer to Adjusting the thred tension (pge 47). 1 2 Pss the thred under the thred guide over h from the k to the front. Hold the thred with your right hnd so tht there is no slk in the thred tht is pulled out, nd then pss the thred under the thred guide over with your left hnd. i Thred guide over Thred the mhine y guiding the thred long the pth indited y the numer on the mhine. 3 Spool net Spool Spool p d Spool pin 4 22

24 j Slide the thred into the thred tke-up lever from the right to the left. m While lowering the needle threder lever, hook the thred onto the guide. 1 Thred tke-up lever Memo If the needle is not rised, the thred tkeup lever nnot e threded. Be sure to press the needle position utton to rise the needle efore threding the thred tke-up lever. k Pss the thred ehind the needle r thred guide. The thred n esily e pssed ehind the needle r thred guide y holding the thred in your left hnd, nd pulling the thred into the guide from right to left. Needle threder Thred Guide Cth the thred on the hook s shown elow. n Needle r thred guide Lower the presser foot lever. l o Needle threder lever Rise the needle threder lever, nd then pull the end of the thred whih pssed through the eye of the needle. Presser foot lever Be reful not to pull on the thred with fore or it my end the needle. 23

25 GETTING READY p Rise the presser foot lever, pss the end of the thred through the presser foot, nd then pull out out 5 m (2 inhes) of thred towrd the rer of the mhine. Rise the presser foot lever. d 5 m (2 inhes) The upper threding is finished. e Presser foot lever Pss the end of the thred through the presser foot, nd then pull out out 5 m (2 inhes) of thred towrd the rer of the mhine. Mnully threding the needle If the needle threder nnot e used, thred the needle s desried elow. Thred the mhine to the needle r thred guide, s desried in steps through k of Threding the upper thred, nd then lower the presser foot lever. Turn off the sewing mhine. 5 m (2 inhes) Be sure to turn off the sewing mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the strt/stop utton is identlly pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. Mnully pss the thred through the eye of the needle from front to k. 24

26 Using the twin needle With the twin needle, you n sew two prllel lines of the sme stith with two different threds. Both upper threds should hve the sme thikness nd qulity. Be sure to use the twin needle nd the extr spool pin. For detils on the stithes tht n e sewn with the twin needle, refer to Stith Settings (pge 79). Mnully thred the left needle with the upper thred. Pss the thred through the eye of the needle from the front to the k. 1 Twin needle Extr spool pin Only use the twin needle (prt ode: X ). Use of ny other needle my end the needle or dmge the mhine. Never use ent needles. Bent needles n esily rek, possily resulting in injuries. The needle threder nnot e used with the twin needle. If the needle threder is used with the twin needle, the sewing mhine my e dmged. Selet stith width of 5.0 mm (3/16 inh) or less, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. After djusting the stith width, slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) nd hek tht the needle does not touh the presser hoot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. Instll the twin needle. For detils on instlling needle, refer to Repling the needle (pge 29). Thred the upper thred for the left needle. For detils, refer to steps through j of Threding the upper thred (pge 20). d e f Insert the extr spool pin onto the end of the oin winder shft. Instll the thred spool nd thred the upper thred. Memo When setting the thred spool, set it so tht the thred winds off from the front of the spool. Thred the upper thred for the right side in the sme wy tht the upper thred for the left side ws threded. 1 Boin winder shft Extr spool pin Thred spool Thred guide over For detils, refer to step through j of Threding the upper thred (pge 20). 25

27 GETTING READY g Without pssing the thred through the needle r thred guide, mnully thred the right needle. Pss the thred through the eye of the needle from the front to the k. k Strt sewing. For detils on strting to sew, refer to Strting to sew (pge 42). Two lines of stithing re sewn prllel to eh other. Atth zigzg foot J. h For detils on hnging the presser foot, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 31). When using the twin needle, e sure to tth zigzg foot J, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. Note When using the twin needle, the stithes my eome unhed together, depending on the types of thred nd fri tht re used. If this ours, inrese the stith length. For detils on djusting the stith length, refer to Adjusting the stith length nd width (pge 40). Turn on the sewing mhine. i j The LCD omes on. Selet stith. For detils on seleting stith, refer to Seleting stith (pge 40). For detils on the stithes tht n e sewn with the twin needle, refer to Stith Settings (pge 79). When hnging the sewing diretion, press (needle position utton) to rise the needle from the fri, nd then rise the presser foot lever nd turn the fri. Otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. Do not try turning the fri with the twin needle left down in the fri, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. 26

28 Repling the Needle This setion provides informtion on sewing mhine needles. Needle preutions 1 Be sure to oserve the following preutions onerning the hndling of the needle. Filure to oserve these preutions is extremely dngerous, for exmple, if the needle reks nd frgments re dispersed. Be sure to red nd refully follow the instrutions elow. Only use home sewing mhine needles. Use of ny other needle my end the needle or dmge the mhine. Never use ent needles. Bent needles n esily rek, possily resulting in injuries. 27

29 GETTING READY Needle types nd their uses The sewing mhine needle tht should e used depends on the fri nd thred thikness. Refer to the following tle when hoosing the thred nd needle pproprite for the fri tht you wish to sew. Fri Type/Applition Type Thred Weight Size of Needle Medium weight fris Brodloth Tffet Flnnel, Grdine Cotton thred Syntheti thred Silk thred 50 75/11 90/14 Thin fris Lwn Georgette Cotton thred Syntheti thred /9 75/11 Thik fris Chllis, Stin Silk thred 50 Denim Cotton thred Corduroy Syntheti thred Tweed Silk thred 90/14 100/16 Streth fris Jersey Triot Thred for knits Bll point needle (golden olored) 75/11 90/14 Esily fryed fris Cotton thred Syntheti thred /9 90/14 Silk thred 50 For top-stithing Syntheti thred Silk thred /14 100/16 Memo The smller the thred numer, the thiker the thred, nd the lrger the needle numer, the thiker the needle. Use the ll point needle when sewing on streth fris or fris where skipped stithes esily our. Use 90/14 to 100/16 needle with trnsprent nylon threds, regrdless of the fri eing sewn. A 75/11 needle is lredy instlled when the sewing mhine is purhsed. The pproprite fri, thred nd needle omintions re shown in the tle ove. If the omintion of the fri, thred nd needle is not orret, prtiulrly when sewing thik fris (suh s denim) with thin needles (suh s 65/9 to 75/11), the needle my end or rek. In ddition, the stithing my e uneven or pukered or there my e skipped stithes. 28

30 Cheking the needle Sewing with ent needle is extremely dngerous sine the needle my rek while the mhine is eing operted. Before using the needle, ple the flt side of the needle on flt surfe nd hek tht the distne etween the needle nd the flt surfe is even. Repling the needle Reple the needle s desried elow. Use the srewdriver nd orret needle, s desried in Cheking the needle. Press (needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle. 1 Flt side Needle type mrking Needle position utton Turn off the sewing mhine. Flt surfe If the distne etween the needle nd the flt surfe is not even, the needle is ent. Do not use ent needle. Before repling the needle, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the strt/stop utton is identlly pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. Lower the presser foot lever. Flt surfe Presser foot lever Before repling the needle, ple fri or pper under the presser foot to prevent the needle from flling into the hole in the needle plte. 29

31 GETTING READY d Loosen the needle lmp srew nd remove the needle. Hold the needle with your left hnd, nd then turn the srewdriver ounterlokwise with your right hnd. f While holding the needle with your left hnd, tighten the needle lmp srew. Turn the srewdriver lokwise. Instll the twin needle in the sme wy. Needle lmp srew Srewdriver Do not pply extreme fore when loosening or tightening the needle lmp srew, otherwise dmge to the mhine my result. Be sure to insert the needle until it touhes the needle stopper nd seurely tighten the needle lmp srew with the srewdriver, otherwise the needle my rek or dmge my result. e With the flt side of the needle towrd the rer of the mhine, insert the needle until it touhes the needle stopper. Needle stopper 30

32 Repling the Presser Foot Presser foot preutions Be sure to oserve the following preutions onerning the presser feet. 1 Use the presser foot pproprite for the type of stith tht you wish to sew, otherwise the needle my hit the presser foot, using the needle to end or rek. Only use presser feet designed speifilly for this sewing mhine. Use of ny other presser foot my result in injuries or dmge to the mhine. Repling the presser foot Reple the presser foot s desried elow. Press (needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle. Rise the presser foot lever. Presser foot lever Needle position utton Turn off the sewing mhine. d Press the lk utton t the k of the presser foot holder to remove the presser foot. Before repling the presser foot, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the strt/stop utton is identlly pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. Mke sure tht the presser foot is instlled in the orret diretion, otherwise the needle my strike the presser foot, using it to rek nd use injuries. Blk utton Presser foot holder 31

33 GETTING READY e Ple the presser foot to e instlled elow the holder so tht the presser foot pin is ligned with the noth in the holder. Position the presser foot so the letter inditing the presser foot type (J, A, et.) is positioned to e red. g Rise the presser foot lever to hek tht the presser foot is seurely tthed. f Presser foot holder Noth Pin Memo The ode for the presser foot to e used with eh stith ppers in the pttern disply window. For detils on seleting stith, refer to Seleting stith (pge 40). Slowly lower the presser foot lever so tht the presser foot pin snps into the noth in the presser foot holder. Removing the presser foot holder Remove the presser foot holder when lening the sewing mhine or when instlling the optionl wlking foot. Remove the presser foot. For detils, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 31). Loosen the presser foot holder srew, nd then remove the presser foot holder. Turn the srewdriver ounterlokwise. Presser foot lever Presser foot holder Noth d Pin Srewdriver Presser foot holder Srew d The presser foot is tthed. 32

34 Atthing the presser foot holder Align the presser foot holder with the presser r. Using the optionl wlking foot With the optionl wlking foot, oth piees of fri re fed evenly y the feed dogs nd the teeth on the presser foot. This is useful when sewing fris tht re hrd to feed suh s vinyl nd lether nd when sewing fris tht esily slip suh s velvets or when quilting. Use the srewdriver to tth the wlking foot. 1 Presser r Presser foot holder Hold up the presser foot holder with your right hnd, nd tighten the srew. With your left hnd, turn the srewdriver lokwise. Atthing the wlking foot Remove the presser foot holder. For detils, refer to Removing the presser foot holder (pge 32). Hook the onneting fork of the wlking foot onto the needle lmp srew. Note If the presser foot holder is not orretly instlled, the thred tension will e inorret. Conneting fork Needle lmp srew Be sure to seurely tighten the presser foot holder srew, otherwise the presser foot holder my fll off nd the needle my strike it, using the needle to end or rek. 33

35 GETTING READY Lower the presser foot lever, insert the presser foot holder srew, nd then tighten the srew with the srewdriver. Rise the presser foot lever. Presser foot holder srew Be sure to seurely tighten the srew with the srewdriver, otherwise the needle my touh the presser foot, using it to end or rek. Before strting to sew, slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) nd hek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. Note When sewing with the wlking foot, sew t speed etween slow nd medium. Removing the wlking foot Press (needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle. Presser foot lever The presser foot is rised. With srewdriver, loosen the presser foot d holder srew, nd then remove the wlking foot. Presser foot holder srew Atth the presser foot holder. e For detils, refer to Removing the presser foot holder (pge 32). Memo Only the stright stith (with reinforement stithing) nd the zigzg stith n e used with the wlking foot. For detils on the stithes, refer to Stith Settings (pge 79). The optionl wlking foot is ville through your rother deler. Needle position utton The needle is rised. Turn off the sewing mhine. 34

36 Useful Funtions Funtions useful in improving sewing effiieny re desried elow. Chnging the needle stop position Normlly, the sewing mhine is set to leve the needle in the fri when sewing is stopped. Insted, the mhine n e set to leve the needle rised when sewing is stopped. When the needle stops in the rised position The needle stops in the rised position when sewing ends. 1 Turn off the sewing mhine. Memo After sewing is finished, the fri n e pulled out. While pressing (utomti reverse/ reinforement stith key), turn on the sewing mhine. When mhine eeps twie, relese the utomti reverse/reinforement stith key. When the needle stops in the lowered position The needle stops in the lowered position when sewing ends. Memo Use this position to hnge the sewing diretion ( Chnging the sewing diretion (pge 48)) or to stop while sewing. Automti reverse/reinforement stith key The needle stop position hnges to the rised position. Memo Perform the sme opertion to hnge the needle stop position to the lowered position. 35

37 GETTING READY Sewing Cylindril or Lrge Piees When sewing ylindril or lrge piees of fri, remove the flt ed tthment. Stithing ylindril piees Removing the flt ed tthment mkes it esier to sew ylindril piees suh s uffs nd pnt legs. Sewing lrge piees of fri The optionl wide tle mkes sewing lrge piees of fri esier. Pull the flt ed tthment off to the left. Open up the legs t the ottom of the wide tle. Pull out the four legs until they snp into ple. With the flt ed tthment removed, free-rm sewing is possile. Slide the prt tht you wish to sew onto the rm, nd then sew from the top. Pull the flt ed tthment off to the left. When you re finished with free-rm sewing, instll the flt ed tthment k in its originl position. 36

38 Instll the wide tle. Keeping the wide tle level, fully slide it into ple. The lower right orner setion of the wide tle extends over the front setion of the sewing mhine ed. f Instll the flt ed tthment k in its originl position. 1 Lower right orner Sewing mhine ed 1 2 Note The optionl wide tle is ville through your Brother deler. d Turn the srew t the ottom of eh leg to djust their height so the wide tle will e level with the sewing mhine ed. Do not move the sewing mhine while the wide tle is tthed, otherwise dmge or injuries my our. e When you re finished using the wide tle, remove it. While slightly lifting up the wide tle, pull it off to the left. 37

39 GETTING READY 38

40 2 SEWING BASICS Strting to Sew Bsi sewing opertions re desried elow. Before operting the sewing mhine, red the following preutions. While the mhine is in opertion, py speil ttention to the needle. In ddition, keep your hnds wy from ll moving prts suh s the needle, hndwheel, nd thred tke-up lever, otherwise injuries my our. Do not pull or push the fri too hrd while sewing, otherwise injuries my our or the needle my rek. Never use ent needles. Bent needles n esily rek, possily resulting in injuries. Use the orret presser foot for the type of stith tht you wish to sew, otherwise the needle my hit the presser foot, using the needle to end or rek. When sewing, mke sure tht the needle does not strike sting pins, otherwise the needle my rek or end. Before repling the presser foot, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine, otherwise injuries my our if the strt/stop utton is identlly pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. 2 Sewing proedure The si sewing proedure is shown elow. 1 Turn on the mhine. Turn on the sewing mhine. For detils, refer to Turning on the mhine (pge 14). 2 Selet stith. Selet stith pproprite for the pplition. For detils, refer to Seleting stith (pge 40). 3 Atth the presser foot. Atth the presser foot tht is pproprite for the type of stith tht you wish to sew. For detils, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 31). 4 Strt sewing. Position the fri, nd then strt sewing. When sewing is finished, ut the threds. For detils, refer to Positioning the fri (pge 41), Strting to sew (pge 42), nd Cutting the thred (pge 46). 39

41 SEWING BASICS Seleting stith Selet eh stith y using the pttern seletion dil. Turn on the sewing mhine. Turn the pttern seletion dil to selet the stith to e sewn. Turn the dil to the right to inrese the numer, or turn the dil to the left to derese the numer. Adjusting the stith length nd width Exmple: To selet stith Turn the pttern seletion dil until 4 ppers in the pttern disply window. Press + or side of (stith length key) to djust the stith length. Stith length key Stith length Fine d Corse + d Pttern disply window Pttern seletion dil The stith ppers in the pttern disply window. Atth the presser foot indited in the pttern disply window. Presser foot type For detils, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 31). Memo The presser foot to e used is indited y the letter (J, A, et.) tht ppers in the pttern disply window. d If neessry, djust the stith width nd stith length. For detils on mking djustments, refer to the next setion, Adjusting the stith length nd width 40

42 Press + or side of (stith width key) to djust the stith width. Stith width key Stith width Nrrow d Wide + Memo When the stith length or stith width is hnged from the defult setting, round or disppers from the LCD. When the stith length or stith width is reset k to the defult setting, reppers round or in the LCD. If the stith width of the seleted stith nnot e djusted, -- ppers to the right of in the LCD. d Positioning the fri Be sure tht the fri piees re sewn in the orret order nd tht the right nd wrong sides of the fri re ligned orretly. Turn on the sewing mhine. The stright stith (left needle position) is utomtilly seleted. Press (needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle. 2 After djusting the stith width, slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you nd hek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. If the stithes eome unhed together, inrese the stith length. Continuing to sew with the stithes unhed together my result in the needle ending or reking. Needle position utton Ple the fri under the presser foot. If the sem llowne is positioned on the right side, sewing in stright line is esier nd the extr fri does not get in the wy. 41

43 SEWING BASICS d While holding the end of the thred nd the fri with your left hnd, turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) with your right hnd to lower the needle to the strting point of the stithing. Strting to sew One you re redy to strt sewing, you n strt the sewing mhine. The sewing speed n e djusted using either the sewing speed ontroller or the foot ontroller. Note Importnt: When the foot ontroller is plugged in, (strt/stop utton) nnot e used to strt sewing. Using the opertion uttons Sewing n e strted nd stopped using the opertion utton (strt/stop utton). Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the left or right to selet the desired sewing speed. Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the left to sew t slower speed, or slide the speed ontroller to the right to sew t fster speed. Lower the presser foot lever. e Sewing speed ontroller Presser foot lever The fri is now positioned to e sewn. 42

44 Press (strt/stop utton) one. Insert the foot ontroller plug into its jk on the side of the sewing mhine. Strt/stop utton The mhine strts sewing. 2 Foot ontroller jk Turn on the sewing mhine. If you ontinue pressing the (strt/stop utton) immeditely fter the sewing strts, the mhine will sew t slow speed. When the end of the stithing is rehed, press (strt/stop utton) one. The mhine stops sewing with the needle down (in the fri). When you re finished sewing, rise the d needle, nd then ut the threds. For detils, refer to Cutting the thred (pge 46). Using the foot ontroller Sewing n e strted nd stopped using the foot ontroller. Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the left or d right to selet the desired sewing speed. Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the left to sew t slower speed, or slide the speed ontroller to the right to sew t fster speed. Sewing speed ontroller The speed set using the sewing speed ontroller will e the foot ontroller s mximum sewing speed. Turn off the sewing mhine. When onneting the foot ontroller, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine in order to prevent the mhine from identlly eing strted. 43

45 SEWING BASICS One you re redy to strt sewing, slowly e press down on the foot ontroller. Pressing down on the foot ontroller inreses the sewing speed; relesing the pressure on the foot ontroller dereses the sewing speed. Seuring the stithing When sewing with the stright stith, for exmple, t the end of n opening or where sems do not overlp, use reverse stithing or reinforement stithing to seure the end of the thred. Lower the needle into the fri t the eginning of the stithing, nd then lower the presser foot lever. Slower Fster Slowly press down on the foot ontroller. Pressing it down hrd strts sewing too quikly. The mhine strts sewing. When the end of the stithing is rehed, f ompletely relese the foot ontroller. The mhine stops sewing with the needle lowered (in the fri). When you re finished sewing, rise the g needle, nd then ut the threds. For detils, refer to Cutting the thred (pge 46). Memo When the foot ontroller is plugged in, (strt/stop utton) nnot e used to strt sewing. When sewing is stopped, the needle remins lowered (in the fri). The mhine n e set so tht the needle will sty up when sewing is stopped. For detils on setting the mhine so tht the needle stys up when sewing is stopped, refer to Chnging the needle stop position (pge 35). Press (strt/stop utton) or press down on the foot ontroller. At this time, if (strt/stop utton) is held down, the mhine sews t low speed. Strt/stop utton For detils, refer to Strting to sew (pge 42). The mhine strts sewing. Do not llow thred or dust to umulte in the foot ontroller, otherwise fire or n eletri shok my our. Do not ple ojets on the foot ontroller, otherwise dmge to the mhine or injuries my our. If the mhine is not to e used for long period of time, unplug the foot ontroller, otherwise fire or n eletri shok my our. 44