Operation Manual. Sewing Machine. Product Code: 888-F42

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1 Opertion Mnul Sewing Mhine Produt Code: 888-F42 Be sure to red this doument efore using the mhine. We reommend tht you keep this doument nery for future referene.

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3 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Thnk you for purhsing this mhine. Before using this mhine, refully red the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS, 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. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Plese red these sfety instrutions efore ttempting to use the mhine. DANGER - To redue the risk of eletril shok Alwys unplug the mhine from the eletril outlet immeditely fter using, when lening, 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, eletril shok, or injury to persons. 2 Alwys unplug the mhine from the eletril outlet 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 there is power filure. 3 Eletril Hzrds: This mhine should e onneted to n AC power soure within the rnge indited on the rting lel. Do not onnet it to DC power soure or onverter. If you re not sure wht kind of power soure you hve, ontt qulified eletriin. This mhine is pproved for use in the ountry of purhse only. 4 Never operte this mhine if it hs dmged ord or plug, if it is not working properly, hs een dropped or dmged, or wter is spilled on the unit. Return the mhine to the nerest uthorized Brother deler 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 mhine, e sure to rry it y its hndle. Lifting the mhine y ny other prt my dmge the mhine or result in the mhine flling, whih ould use injuries. When lifting the mhine, e reful not to mke ny sudden or reless movements, whih my use personl injury. i

4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 5 Alwys keep your work re ler: Never operte the mhine with ny ir openings loked. Keep ventiltion openings of the 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 foreign ojets in 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 mhine on n unstle surfe, suh s n unstedy or slnted tle, otherwise the mhine my fll, resulting in injuries. 6 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 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 free motion stithing so tht you do not deflet the needle nd use it to rek. 7 This mhine is not toy: Your lose ttention is neessry when the mhine is used y or ner hildren. The plsti g tht this 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. 8 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. 9 For repir or djustment: If the light unit is dmged, it must e repled y n uthorized Brother 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 the mnul. Use essories reommended y the mnufturer s ontined in this mnul. The ontents of this mnul nd speifitions of this produt re sujet to hnge without notie. For dditionl produt informtion, visit our wesite t ii

5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS This mhine is intended for household use. FOR USERS IN COUNTRIES EXCEPT EUROPEAN COUNTRIES This ppline is not intended for use y persons (inluding hildren) with redued physil, sensory or mentl pilities, or lk of experiene nd knowledge, unless they hve een given supervision or instrution onerning use of the ppline y person responsile for their sfety. Children should e supervised to ensure tht they do not ply with the ppline. FOR USERS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES This ppline n e used y hildren ged from 8 yers nd ove nd persons with redued physil, sensory or mentl pilities or lk of experiene nd knowledge if they hve een given supervision or instrution onerning use of the ppline in sfe wy nd understnd the hzrds involved. Children shll not ply with the ppline. Clening nd user mintenne shll not e mde y hildren without supervision. IMPORTANT FOR USERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA AND CYPRUS ONLY In the event of repling the plug fuse, use fuse pproved y ASTA to BS 362, 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 Brother deler to otin the orret led. iii

6 WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MACHINE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MACHINE B Bsi opertions After purhsing your mhine, e sure to red this setion first. This setion provides detils on the initil setup proedures s well s desriptions of this mhine s more useful funtions. Chpter GETTING READY Pge B-2 To lern the opertion of the prinipl prts nd the sreens Chpter 2 STARTING TO SEW Pge B-34 To lern how to prepre for sewing nd si sewing opertions S Sewing This setion desries proedures for using the vrious utility stithes s well s other funtions. It provides detils on si mhine sewing in ddition to the more expressive fetures of the mhine, suh s sewing tuulr piees nd uttonholes. Chpter SEWING ATTRACTIVE FINISHES Pge S-2 Tips for sewing ttrtive finishes nd vrious fris Chpter 2 UTILITY STITCHES Pge S-7 Sew pre-progrmmed frequently used stithes A Appendix This setion provides importnt informtion for operting this mhine. Chpter MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING Pge A-2 The vrious mintenne nd trouleshooting proedures re desried. iv

7 CONTENTS CONTENTS INTRODUCTION... i IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS... i WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MACHINE... iv B Bsi opertions Chpter GETTING READY 2 Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions... 2 Mhine... 2 Needle nd presser foot setion... 3 Opertion uttons... 3 Opertion pnel nd opertion keys... 4 Using the flt ed tthment... 5 Inluded essories... 6 Optionl essories... 7 Turning the Mhine On/Off... 8 Turning on the mhine... 9 Turning off the mhine... 9 Selet mhine setting for the first time... 9 LCD... 0 Viewing the LCD... 0 Settings sreen... Choosing the disply lnguge... 3 Adjusting input sensitivity for opertion keys... 3 Winding/Instlling the Boin... 4 Winding the oin... 4 Instlling the oin... 7 Upper Threding Threding the upper thred Threding the needle Threding the needle mnully (without using the needle threder) Pulling up the oin thred Using the twin needle Fri/Thred/Needle Comintions Repling the Needle Cheking the needle Repling the needle Repling the Presser Foot Repling the presser foot Removing nd tthing the presser foot holder... 3 Chpter 2 STARTING TO SEW 34 Sewing Seleting stith pttern Sewing stith Sewing reinforement stithes Automti reinforement stithing Setting the Stith Setting the stith width Setting the stith length Setting the thred tension Sving stith settings... 4 Useful Funtions Automtilly utting the thred Adjusting the presser foot pressure Hnds-free rising nd lifting of the presser foot Stith Setting Chrt S Sewing Chpter SEWING ATTRACTIVE FINISHES2 Sewing Tips... 2 Tril sewing... 2 Chnging the sewing diretion... 2 Sewing urves... 2 Sewing ylindril piees... 2 Sewing n even sem llowne... 3 Sewing Vrious Fris... 4 Sewing thik fris... 4 Sewing thin fris... 5 Sewing streth fris... 5 Sewing lethers or vinyl fris... 5 Sewing hook-nd-loop fstener tpe... 6 Chpter 2 UTILITY STITCHES 7 Bsi Stithing... 7 Bsi stithing... 7 Blind Hem Stithing... 8 Oversting Stithes... Sewing oversting stithes using oversting foot G... Sewing oversting stithes using zigzg foot J... Sewing oversting stithes using the side utter (sold seprtely with some models)... 2 Buttonhole Stithing/Button Sewing... 4 Buttonhole sewing... 4 Button sewing... 7 Zipper Insertion... 9 Inserting entered zipper... 9 Inserting side zipper Zipper/piping Insertion Inserting entered zipper Inserting piping Sewing Streth Fris nd Elsti Tpe Streth stithing Elsti tthing Appliqué, Pthwork nd Quilt Stithing Appliqué stithing Pthwork (rzy quilt) stithing Pieing Quilting Free motion quilting Stin stithing using the sewing speed ontroller Reinforement Stithing Triple streth stithing Br tk stithing Drning Deortive Stithing Fgoting Sllop stithing Smoking Joining Heirloom stithing... 4 v

8 CONTENTS A Appendix Chpter MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING 2 Cre nd Mintenne... 2 Restritions on oiling... 2 Preutions on storing the mhine... 2 Clening the LCD sreen... 2 Clening the mhine surfe... 2 Clening the re... 2 Trouleshooting... 4 Frequent trouleshooting topis... 4 Upper thred tightened up... 4 Tngled thred on wrong side of fri... 5 Inorret thred tension... 6 Fri is ught in the mhine nd nnot e removed... 7 If the thred eomes tngled under the oin winder set... 0 List of symptoms... 2 Error messges... 8 Opertion eep... 9 Nothing ppers in the LCD... 9 Index vi

9 Bsi opertions This setion provides detils on the initil setup proedures s well s desriptions of this mhine s more useful funtions. Pge numer strts with B in this setion. Chpter GETTING READY...B-2 Chpter2 STARTING TO SEW...B-34

10 Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions Chpter GETTING READY Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions The nmes of the vrious prts of the mhine nd their funtions re desried elow. Before using the mhine, refully red these desriptions to lern the nmes of the mhine prts nd their lotions. Mhine Front view d e f C Thred utter Pss the threds through the thred utter to ut them. D Needle threder lever Use the needle threder lever to thred the needle. E Thred tension dil Use the dil to djust the upper thred tension. (pge B-40) o n m g i h Right-side/rer view l k j i d Top over Open the top over to ple the spool of thred on the spool pin. 2 Thred guide plte Pss the thred round the thred guide plte when threding the upper thred. 3 Boin winding thred guide nd pretension disk Pss the thred under this thred guide nd round the pretension disk when winding the oin thred. 4 Spool p Use the spool p to hold the spool of thred in ple. 5 Spool pin Ple spool of thred on the spool pin. 6 Boin winder Use the oin winder when winding the oin. 7 LCD (liquid rystl disply) Settings for the seleted stith nd error messges pper in the LCD. (pge B-0) 8 Opertion pnel From the opertion pnel, stith settings n e seleted nd opertions for using the mhine n e seleted. (pge B-4) 9 Knee lifter mounting slot Insert the knee lifter into the knee lifter mounting slot. 0 Knee lifter Use the knee lifter to rise nd lower the presser foot. (pge B-43) A Opertion uttons nd sewing speed ontroller Use these uttons nd the slide to operte the mhine. (pge B-3) B Flt ed tthment Insert the presser foot essory try into the essory omprtment of the flt ed tthment. Remove the flt ed tthment when sewing ylindril piees suh s sleeve uffs. h g f Hndwheel Turn the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) to rise nd lower the needle to sew one stith. 2 Hndle Crry the mhine y its hndle when trnsporting. 3 Presser foot lever Rise nd lower the presser foot lever to rise nd lower the presser foot. 4 Feed dog position swith Use the feed dog position swith to rise nd lower the feed dogs. (pge S-30) 5 Min power swith Use the min power swith to turn the mhine on nd off. 6 Power supply jk Insert the plug on the power supply ord into the power supply jk. 7 Foot ontroller Depress the foot ontroller to ontrol the speed of the mhine. (pge B-36) 8 Air vent The ir vent llows the ir surrounding the motor to irulte. Do not over the ir vent while the mhine is eing used. 9 Foot ontroller jk Insert the plug on the end of the foot ontroller le into the foot ontroller jk. e B-2

11 Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions Needle nd presser foot setion Opertion uttons i d e B h g f e Needle r thred guide Pss the upper thred through the needle r thred guide. 2 Needle plte The needle plte is mrked with guides for sewing stright sems. 3 Needle plte over Remove the needle plte over to len the oin se nd re. 4 Boin over/oin se Remove the oin over, nd then insert the oin into the oin se. 5 Feed dogs The feed dogs feed the fri in the sewing diretion. 6 Presser foot The presser foot pplies pressure onsistently on the fri s the sewing tkes ple. Atth the pproprite presser foot for the seleted stith. 7 Presser foot holder The presser foot is tthed onto the presser foot holder. 8 Presser foot holder srew Use the presser foot holder srew to hold the presser foot in ple. (pge B-3) 9 Buttonhole lever Lower the uttonhole lever when sewing uttonholes nd r tks or when drning. d f Strt/Stop utton Press the Strt/Stop utton to strt or stop sewing. The mhine stithes t slow speed t the eginning of sewing while the utton is pressed. When sewing is stopped, the needle is lowered in the fri. For detils, refer to STARTING TO SEW on pge B-34. The utton hnges olor ording to the mhine s opertion mode. Green: The mhine is redy to sew or is sewing. Red: The mhine n not sew. Ornge: The mhine is winding the oin thred, or the oin winder shft is moved to the right side. 2 Reverse stith utton For stright, zigzg, nd elsti zigzg stith ptterns tht use reverse stithes, the mhine will sew reverse stithes t low speed only while holding down the Reverse stith utton. The stithes re sewn in the opposite position. For other stithes, use this utton to sew reinforement stithes t the eginning nd end of sewing. Press nd hold this utton, nd the mhine sews 3 stithes in the sme spot nd stops utomtilly. (pge B-36) 3 Reinforement stith utton Use this utton to sew single stith repetedly nd tie-off. (pge B-36) 4 Needle position utton Press the needle position utton to rise or lower the needle. Pressing the utton twie sews one stith. 5 Thred utter utton Press the thred utter utton fter sewing is stopped to ut oth the upper nd the oin threds. For detils, refer to step j under Sewing stith on pge B Sewing speed ontroller Slide the sewing speed ontroller to djust the sewing speed. GETTING READY CAUTION Do not press (Thred utter utton) fter the threds hve lredy een ut, otherwise the needle my rek, the threds my eome tngled or dmge to the mhine my our. Bsi opertions B-3

12 Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions Opertion pnel nd opertion keys k d e f Note The opertion keys of this mhine re pitive touh sensors. Operte the keys y diretly touhing them with your finger. The response of the keys vries ording to the user. The pressure exerted on the keys does not ffet the response of the keys. Sine the opertion keys ret differently depending on the user, djust the setting for the input sensitivity. (pge B-3) When using n eletrostti touh pen, mke sure tht its point is 8 mm or more. Do not use touh pen with thin point or unique shpe. g h i j The keys with * re lit while they re ON. LCD (liquid rystl disply) Settings for the seleted stith nd error messges for inorret opertions pper in the LCD. For detils, refer to LCD on pge B-0 2 Automti reverse/reinforement key * Press to use the utomti reverse/reinforement stithing funtion. 3 Automti thred utting key * Press to selet the utomti thred utting funtion. 4 Stith length keys/vlue seletion keys Press to djust the stith length or to hnge the vlue of the seleted item in the settings sreen. 5 Presser foot/needle exhnge key Press this key efore hnging the needle, the presser foot, et. This key loks ll key nd utton funtions to prevent opertion of the mhine. 6 Settings key Press to selet sewing settings or other settings, or to move to next pges in the settings sreen. 7 OK key Press to pply the seletion or perform the opertion. 8 Mnul memory key Press to sve the djusted stith width nd length settings. 9 Reset key Press this key to reset the seleted stith to its originl settings. 0 Stith pttern keys Use these keys to selet the desired stith. A Stith width keys/item seletion keys Press to djust the stith width or to selet the next/previous items in the settings sreen. B-4

13 Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions Using the flt ed tthment Pull the top of the flt ed tthment to open the essory omprtments. B GETTING READY A presser foot essory try is stored in the essory omprtment of the flt ed tthment. 2 Storge spe of the flt ed tthment 2 Presser foot essory try Bsi opertions B-5

14 Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions Inluded essories Inluded essories my differ from the tle elow depending on your model. For more detils on inluded essories nd their prt odes of your mhine, refer to the Quik Referene Guide J N G I R M Zigzg foot J (on mhine) Monogrmming foot N Oversting foot G Zipper foot I Blind stith foot R Button fitting foot M A Buttonhole foot A Needle set * Twin needle *2 Boin (4) Sem ripper Clening rush (One is on mhine.) Eyelet punh Srewdriver L-shped srewdriver Dis-shped srewdriver Horizontl spool pin Spool p (lrge) Spool p (medium) (2) Spool p (smll) Thred spool insert Spool net Knee lifter Boin se (on mhine) (One is on mhine.) (mini king thred spool) Foot ontroller Aessory g Opertion Mnul Quik Referene Guide * 75/ 2 needles, 90/4 2 needles, 90/4 2 needles: Bll point needle (gold olored) *2 2/ needle Note (For U.S.A. only) Foot ontroller: Model T This foot ontroller n e used on the mhine with produt ode 888-F42. The produt ode is mentioned on the mhine rting plte. B-6

15 Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions Optionl essories The following re ville s optionl essories to e purhsed seprtely. Optionl essories differ depending on your model. For more optionl essories nd their prt odes, refer to the Quik Referene Guide B Free motion eho quilting Free motion quilting foot C Quilting foot Wlking foot /4" quilting foot /4" quilting foot with guide foot E O P GETTING READY Quilting guide Side utter S Open toe foot Free motion open toe quilting foot O Non stik foot Stith guide foot P Adjustle zipper/piping foot Stright stith foot nd needle plte set Roller foot Memo To otin optionl essories or prts, ontt your uthorized Brother deler. All speifitions re orret t the time of printing. Plese e wre tht some speifitions my hnge without notie. A vriety of feet re ville to enle different types of stithing nd finishes. Visit your nerest uthorized Brother deler for omplete listing of optionl essories ville for your mhine. Alwys use essories reommended for this mhine. Bsi opertions B-7

16 Turning the Mhine On/Off Turning the Mhine On/Off 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 ord reeptle on the mhine. Otherwise, fire or eletri shok my result. Do not insert the plug on the power ord into n eletril outlet tht is in poor ondition. Turn the min power to OFF 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 CAUTION Use only the power ord inluded with this mhine. Do not use extension ords or multi-plug dpters with ny other pplines plugged into 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 the min power to OFF first. Alwys grsp the plug to remove it from the eletril 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, or use fire or eletri shok. If the ord or plug is dmged, tke the mhine to your uthorized Brother 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. When leving the mhine unttended, either the min swith of the mhine should e turned to OFF or the plug must e removed from the eletril outlet. When serviing the mhine or when removing overs, the mhine must e unplugged. (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 eletril outlet only one wy. If the plug does not fit fully in the eletril outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, ontt qulified eletriin to instll the proper eletril outlet. Do not modify the plug in ny wy. B-8

17 Turning the Mhine On/Off Turning on the mhine Mke sure tht the 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 mhine, turn it off. In ddition, efore trnsporting the mhine to nother lotion, e sure to turn it off. Mke sure tht the mhine is not sewing. Press the min power swith on the right side of the mhine in the diretion of the symol to turn the mhine off. B GETTING READY 2 Power supply jk 2 Min power swith Press the right side of the min power swith on the right side of the mhine to turn the mhine on (set it to I ). Selet mhine setting for the first time When you first turn on the mhine, selet the lnguge of your hoie. Follow the proedure elow when the settings sreen ppers utomtilly. Use the - or + key to hoose the desired lnguge. The light, LCD nd the Strt/Stop utton light up when the mhine is turned on. Memo When the mhine is turned on, the needle nd the feed dogs will mke sound when they move; this is not mlfuntion. If the mhine is turned off in the middle of sewing in the Sewing funtion, the opertion will not resume fter turning the power on gin. Press. Bsi opertions B-9

18 LCD LCD Viewing the LCD When the power is turned on, the LCD omes on, nd the following sreen is displyed. The sreen is hnged using the keys elow the LCD No. Disply Item Nme Explntion Pge Presser foot Shows presser foot to e used. B Stith preview Shows preview of the seleted stith. B Stith numer Shows the numer of the urrently seleted stith pttern. B-44 4 Needle position setting Shows single or twin needle mode setting, nd the needle stop position. B-2 : Single needle/down position : Single needle/up position : Twin needle/down position : Twin needle/up position 5 Stith width Shows the stith width of the urrently seleted stith pttern. B-39 6 Stith length Shows the stith length of the urrently seleted stith pttern. B-39 B-0

19 LCD Settings sreen Press to hnge vrious sewing mhine opertions nd sewing settings. * You n lso move to next pges y pressing. Press to selet the next/previous items. B * Press (Downwrd rrow) to selet the next item. * Press (Upwrd rrow) to selet the previous item. Press to hnge the vlue of the seleted item. GETTING READY 2 3 Pge numer 2 Mhine settings 3 Vlue Bsi opertions B-

20 LCD Selet the needle stop position (the needle position for when the mhine is not eing operted) to e up or down. 2 Selet either Stright stith (Left) or 3 Stright stith (Middle) s the utility stith tht is utomtilly seleted when the mhine is turned on. 3 Set to ON when using twin needle. For detils, refer to Using the twin needle on pge B Allows the stith width to e djusted using the sewing speed ontroller. For detils, refer to Stin stithing using the sewing speed ontroller in the Sewing setion. 5 Adjust the presser foot pressure. The higher the numer, the greter the pressure will e. For detils on this funtion, refer to Adjusting the presser foot pressure on pge B Speifies whether or not eep is sounded with eh opertion. For detils, refer to Opertion eep in the Appendix setion. 7 Swithes the needle re nd work re lights to remin ON or OFF. 8 Adjusts the rightness of the LCD. 9 0 A B 9 When set ON, reinforement stithes re sewn t the eginning nd/or end of sewing for reinforement stith pttern, even when the reverse utton is pressed. For detils, refer to Automti reinforement stithing on pge B Selet the level of the input sensitivity for opertion keys. For detils, refer to Adjusting input sensitivity for opertion keys on pge B-3. A Selets the disply lnguge. For detils, refer to Choosing the disply lnguge on pge B-3. B Displys the progrm version. Memo Press to return to the originl sreen. B-2

21 LCD Choosing the disply lnguge Press. Selet (Lnguge) disply. Adjust the input sensitivity y pressing the - or + key. The lower the setting, the less sensitive the keys will e; the higher the setting, the more sensitive the keys will e. The defult setting is 3. B Use the - or + key to hoose the desired lnguge. GETTING READY d Press to return to the originl sreen. Note We reommend seleting the highest setting if n eletrostti touh pen is eing used. While djusting the input sensitivity, press ny of the stith pttern keys to hek the sensitivity. When the key responds, the setting vlue inditing the sensitivity links. Adjusting input sensitivity for opertion keys You n djust the sensitivity of the opertion keys to five levels. Disply the settings sreen to set desired level. If the mhine does not respond when n opertion key is pressed Turn mhine off, then hold down (Thred utter utton) nd turn on the mhine to reset the settings. Disply the settings sreen, nd then djust the settings gin. Opertion keys Press. Selet (Input sensitivity) in the settings sreen. Bsi opertions B-3

22 Winding/Instlling the Boin Winding/Instlling the Boin CAUTION Only use the Boin (prt ode: SA56, SFB: XA5539-5) designed speifilly for this mhine. Use of ny other oin my result in injuries or dmge to the mhine. The inluded oin ws designed speifilly for this 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: SA56, SFB: XA5539-5). SA56 is Clss5 type oin. Ple the oin on the oin winder shft so tht the spring on the shft fits into the noth in the oin. Press down on the oin until it snps into ple. 2 Noth 2 Boin winder shft spring Slide the oin winder in the diretion of the rrow until it snps into ple. * Mde of plsti This model 2 Other models 3.5 mm (pprox. 7/6 inh) d The Strt/Stop utton lights up in ornge. Remove the spool p tht is inserted onto the spool pin. Memo When the foot ontroller is onneted, oin winding n e strted nd stopped with the foot ontroller. 2 Winding the oin This setion desries how to wind thred onto oin. e Spool pin 2 Spool p Ple 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. Open the top over. If the spool is not positioned so tht the thred unwinds orretly, the thred my eome tngled round the spool pin. B-4

23 Winding/Instlling the Boin Slide the spool p onto the spool pin. f Slide the spool p s fr s possile to the right, s shown, with the rounded side on the left. Memo When using the spool s shown elow, use the smll spool p, nd leve smll spe etween the p nd the spool. B CAUTION If the spool or the spool p is not instlled orretly, the thred my eome tngled round the spool pin, using the needle to rek. Three spool p sizes re ville, llowing you to hoose spool p tht est fits the size of spool eing used. If the spool p is too smll for the spool eing used, the thred my th on the slit in the spool or the mhine my e dmged. When using mini king thred spool, use the thred spool insert (mini king thred spool). For detils on thred spool insert (mini king thred spool), refer to Memo on pge B-5. Spool p (smll) 2 Spool (ross-wound thred) 3 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. 2 GETTING READY 3 Spool net 2 Spool 3 Spool p 4 Spool pin 4 If spool of thred whose ore is 2 mm (/2 inh) in dimeter nd 75 mm (3 inhes) high is inserted onto the spool pin, use the thred spool insert (mini king thred spool). Thred spool insert (mini king thred spool) 2 2 mm (/2 inh) 3 75 mm (3 inhes) Bsi opertions B-5

24 Winding/Instlling the Boin g While holding the thred ner the spool with your right hnd, s shown, pull the thred with your left hnd, nd then pss the thred ehind the thred guide over nd to the front. j While holding the thred with your left hnd, wind the thred tht ws pulled out lokwise round the oin five or six times with your right hnd. Thred guide over Pss the thred under the thred guide plte, nd then h pull it to the right. k Note Mke sure tht the thred etween the spool nd the oin is pulled tight. Be sure to wind the thred lokwise round the oin, otherwise the thred will eome wrpped round the oin winder shft. Pss the end of the thred through the guide slit in the oin winder set, nd then pull the thred to the right to ut it. i Thred guide plte Pss the thred under the hook on the thred guide, nd then wind it ounterlokwise under the pretension disk. 2 Guide slit in oin winder set (with uilt-in utter) CAUTION 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 thred my eome tngled in the oin or the needle my end or rek when the oin thred strts to run out. Slide the sewing speed ontroller to the right. l Thred guide 2 Pretension disk 3 Pull it in s fr s possile Note Mke sure tht the thred psses under the pretension disk. 3 Speed ontroller Note Boin winding speeds my vry depending on type of thred eing wound on oin. Turn on the mhine. m B-6

25 Winding/Instlling the Boin n Press the Strt/Stop utton one to strt winding the oin. When the foot ontroller is plugged in, press down on the foot ontroller. r Memo If the oin winder shft is set to the right side, the needle will not move. (Sewing is impossile.) Slide the sewing speed ontroller k to desired sewing speed position. B Strt/Stop utton Note When winding trnsprent nylon thred on the oin, stop oin winding when the oin is /2 to 2/3 full. If the oin is fully wound with trnsprent nylon thred, the pressure my rete frtures to the plsti oin. This will led to irregulr stithes or possile rekge to oin. s Remove the spool for the oin thred from the spool pin. Memo When the mhine is strted or the hndwheel is turned fter winding the oin, the mhine will mke liking sound; this is not mlfuntion. Instlling the oin Instll the oin wound with thred. You n egin sewing immeditely without pulling up the oin thred y simply inserting the oin in the oin se nd guiding the thred through the slit in the needle plte over. GETTING READY o p q When the oin winding eomes slow, press the Strt/Stop utton one to stop the mhine. When the foot ontroller is plugged in, remove your foot from the foot ontroller. CAUTION When the oin winding eomes slow, stop the mhine, otherwise the mhine my e dmged. Use sissors to ut the end of the thred wound round the oin. Slide the oin winder shft to the left, nd then remove the oin from the shft. Memo For detils on sewing fter pulling up the oin thred, for exmple, when mking gthers or with free motion quilting, refer to Pulling up the oin thred on pge B-24. CAUTION Use oin tht hs een orretly wound with thred, otherwise the needle my rek or the thred tension will e inorret. Before inserting or hnging the oin, e sure to press (Presser foot/needle exhnge key) on the opertion pnel to lok ll keys nd uttons, otherwise injuries my our if the Strt/Stop utton or ny other utton is pressed nd the mhine strts. Press (Needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle, nd then lower the presser foot lever. Bsi opertions B-7

26 Winding/Instlling the Boin Press. If is pressed while the presser foot is rised, n error messge ppers. Lower the presser foot. The sreen hnges, nd ll keys nd opertion uttons re loked (exept ). CAUTION Be sure to hold down the oin with your finger nd unwind the oin thred orretly, otherwise the thred my rek or the thred tension will e inorret. Rise the presser foot lever. Memo The order tht the oin thred should e pssed through the oin se is indited y mrks round the oin se. Be sure to thred the mhine s indited. Slide the oin over lth to the right. d 2 Boin over 2 Lth Remove the oin over. e f Hold the oin with your right hnd with the thred unwinding to the left, nd hold the end of the thred with your left hnd. Then, with your right hnd, ple the oin in the oin se. While lightly holding down the oin with your right h hnd (), guide the thred through the slit in the needle plte over (2) nd lightly pull it with your left hnd (3). The thred enters the tension spring of the oin se. i While lightly holding down the oin with your right hnd (), ontinue guiding the thred through the slit with your left hnd (2). Then, ut the thred with the utter (3). g Lightly hold down the oin with your right hnd (), nd then guide the end of the thred round the t of the needle plte over with your left hnd (2). T B-8

27 Winding/Instlling the Boin Note If the thred is not orretly inserted through the tension-djusting spring of the oin se, it my use inorret thred tension. B GETTING READY Tension-djusting spring Retth the oin over. j Insert the t in the lower-left orner of the oin over, nd then lightly press down on the right side. 2 The oin threding is finished. Next, thred the upper thred. Continue with the proedure in Upper Threding on pge B-20. Memo You n egin sewing without pulling up the oin thred. If you wish to pull up the oin thred efore strting to sew, pull up the thred ording to the proedure in Pulling up the oin thred on pge B-24. Press k to unlok ll keys nd uttons. Bsi opertions B-9

28 Upper Threding Upper Threding CAUTION Three spool p sizes re ville, llowing you to hoose spool p tht est fits the size of spool eing used. If the spool p is too smll for the spool eing used, the thred my th on the slit in the spool or the needle my rek. When using mini king thred spool, use the thred spool insert (mini king thred spool). For more informtion regrding the hoie of spool ps for your thred hoie, see pge B-5. Turn on the mhine. Rise the presser foot lever to rise the presser foot. Presser foot lever The upper thred shutter opens so the mhine n e threded. Shutter Note If the presser foot is not rised, the mhine nnot e threded. When threding the upper thred, refully follow the instrutions. If the upper threding is not orret, the thred my eome tngled or the needle my end or rek. Never use thred weight of 20 or lower. Use the needle nd the thred in the orret omintion. For detils on the orret omintion of needles nd threds, refer to Fri/Thred/Needle Comintions on pge B-27. Threding the upper thred Press (Needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle. Needle position utton The needle is orretly rised when the mrk on the hndwheel is t the top, s shown elow. Chek the hndwheel nd, if this mrk is not t this position, press (Needle position utton) until it is. Mrk on hndwheel B-20 When threding the upper thred, refully follow the instrutions.

29 Upper Threding d Remove the spool p tht is inserted onto the spool pin. While holding the thred lightly with your right hnd, h pss the thred under the thred guide plte, nd then pull it up. B Spool pin 2 Spool p 2 Ple the spool of thred onto the spool pin. e Slide the spool onto the pin so tht the spool is horizontl nd the thred unwinds to the front t the ottom. i Thred guide plte Pss the thred through the thred hnnel in the order shown elow. GETTING READY Slide the spool p onto the spool pin. f Slide the spool p s fr s possile to the right, s shown, with the rounded side on the left. g CAUTION If the spool or the spool p is not positioned orretly, the thred my eome tngled round the spool pin or the needle my rek. While holding the thred lightly with your right hnd, pull the thred with your left hnd, nd then pss the thred ehind the thred guide over nd to the front. Shutter Note If the presser foot hs een lowered nd the shutter is losed, the mhine nnot e threded. Be sure to rise the presser foot to open the shutter efore threding the mhine. In ddition, efore removing the upper thred, e sure to rise the presser foot to open the shutter. This mhine is equipped with window tht llows you to hek the position of the tke-up lever. Look through this window nd hek tht the thred is orretly fed through the tke-up lever. Lower the presser foot. j Thred guide over Bsi opertions B-2

30 Upper Threding Press. k If is pressed while the presser foot is rised, n error messge ppers. Lower the presser foot. The sreen hnges, nd ll keys nd opertion uttons re loked (exept ). Pull the end of the thred, whih hs een pssed through the needle r thred guide, to the left, then pss the thred through the noth of the threder thred guide, nd then firmly pull the thred from the front nd insert it into the slit of the threder thred guide disk mrked 7 ll the wy. Mke sure tht the thred psses through the noth of the threder thred guide. Slide the thred ehind the needle r thred guide. l The thred n esily e slid ehind the needle r thred guide y holding the thred in your left hnd, then feeding the thred with your right hnd, s shown. Mke sure tht the thred is pssed through to the left of the t of the needle r thred guide. 2 2 Needle r thred guide 2 T Rise the presser foot lever. m Threding the needle Noth of the threder thred guide 2 Threder thred guide disk Cut the thred with the thred utter on the left side of the mhine. Memo The needle threder n e used with mhine needles 75/ through 00/6. The needle threder nnot e used with the wing needle or the twin needle. When thred suh s trnsprent nylon monofilment or speilty threds re used it is not reommended to use the needle threder. If the needle threder nnot e used, refer to Threding the needle mnully (without using the needle threder) on pge B-23. Cutter Note If the thred is pulled through nd nnot e ut orretly, lower the presser foot lever so tht the thred is held in ple efore utting the thred. If this opertion is performed, skip step. When using thred tht quikly winds off the spool, suh s metlli thred, it my e diffiult to thred the needle if the thred is ut. Therefore, insted of using the thred utter, pull out out 8 m (pprox. 3 inhes) of thred fter pssing it through the threder thred guide disks (mrked 7 ). 8 m (pprox. 3 inhes) or more B-22

31 Upper Threding Lower the presser foot lever to lower the presser foot. f Rise the presser foot lever, pss the end of the thred through nd under the presser foot, nd then pull out out 5 m (pprox. 2 inhes) of thred towrd the rer of the mhine. B d Presser foot lever Lower the needle threder lever on the left side of the mhine until it liks, nd then slowly return the lever to its originl position. Press g 5 m (pprox. 2 inhes) to unlok ll keys nd uttons. Threding the needle mnully (without using the needle threder) GETTING READY Hook 2 Needle threder lever The hook is rotted nd psses the thred through the eye of the needle. When using speilty thred, suh s trnsprent nylon thred, wing needle or twin needle whih nnot e used with the needle threder, thred the needle s desried elow. Thred the mhine to the needle r thred guide. For detils, refer to Threding the upper thred on pge B-20. Lower the presser foot lever. e Note If the needle is not rised to its highest position, the needle threder nnot thred the needle. Turn the hndwheel ounterlokwise until the needle is t its highest position. The needle is orretly rised when the mrk on the hndwheel is t the top, s shown under step on pge B-20. Crefully pull the end of thred tht ws pssed through the eye of the needle. If the needle ws not ompletely threded, ut loop in the thred ws formed in the eye of the needle, refully pull the loop through the eye of the needle to pull out the end of the thred. Presser foot lever Insert the thred through the eye of the needle from front to k. CAUTION When pulling out the thred, do not pull it with extreme fore, otherwise the needle my rek or end. d Rise the presser foot lever, pss the end of the thred through nd under the presser foot, nd then pull out out 5 m (pprox. 2 inhes) of thred towrd the rer of the mhine. Press e to unlok ll keys nd uttons. Bsi opertions B-23

32 Upper Threding Pulling up the oin thred When mking gthers or efore free motion quilting, first pull up the oin thred s desried elow. Refer to Threding the upper thred (pge B-20) to thred the mhine with the upper thred nd thred the needle. Follow steps d to f Instlling the oin (pge B- 7) for instlling the oin to insert the oin into the oin se. Retth the oin over. g Insert the t in the lower-left orner of the oin over, nd then lightly press down on the right side. 2 Pss the oin thred through the slot. Do not ut the thred with the utter. While lightly holding the upper thred with your left d hnd, press (Needle position utton) twie to lower nd then rise the needle. e The oin thred is looped round the upper thred nd n e pulled up. Crefully pull the upper thred upwrd to pull out the end of the oin thred. f Pull up the oin thred, pss it under the presser foot nd pull it out 0 m (4 inhes) towrd the k of the mhine, mking it even with the upper thred. B-24

33 Upper Threding 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, the horizontl spool pin nd the pproprite spool p. For detils on the stithes tht n e sewn with the twin needle, refer to Stith Setting Chrt eginning on pge B-44. Mnully thred the left needle with the upper thred. Pss the thred through the eye of the needle from the front. d Insert the horizontl spool pin onto the oin winder shft. Insert the horizontl spool pin so tht it is perpendiulr to the oin winder shft. B GETTING READY Memo Trditionlly twin needle is lso used for reting pin tuks. Contt your nerest uthorized Brother deler to otin the optionl pin tuk foot for your mhine (SA94, F069: XF ). CAUTION Only use the twin needle (2/ 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 mhine my e dmged. Press nd instll the twin needle. If is pressed while the presser foot is rised, n error messge ppers. Lower the presser foot. The sreen hnges, nd ll keys nd opertion uttons re loked (exept ). e f Boin winder shft Swing the spool pin towrd the left so tht it is horizontl. Ple the upper thred spool for the needle on the right side onto the horizontl spool pin, nd then seure it with the spool p. The thred should unwind from the front t the ottom of the spool. 2 For detils on instlling needle, refer to Repling the needle on pge B-28. Thred the upper thred for the left needle eye. For detils, refer to steps through l of Threding the upper thred on pge B-20. Spool p 2 Spool Bsi opertions B-25

34 Upper Threding g Thred the upper thred in the sme wy tht the upper thred for the left side ws threded. Selet k (Twin needle) in the settings sreen. Set the twin needle mode to ON. l Thred guide over For detils, refer to steps g through i of Threding the upper thred on pge B-20. Without pssing the thred through the needle r h thred guide, mnully thred the right needle. Insert the thred through the eye of the needle from the front to the k. Press. m CAUTION When using the twin needle, e sure to selet the twin needle setting, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. Strt sewing. n The needle threder nnot e used with the twin needle. If the needle threder is used with the twin needle, the mhine my e dmged. For detils on strting to sew, refer to STARTING TO SEW on pge B-34. Two lines of stithing re sewn prllel to eh other. Atth zigzg foot J. i For detils on hnging the presser foot, refer to Repling the presser foot on pge B-30. CAUTION When using the twin needle, e sure to tth zigzg foot J. If unhed stithes our, use monogrmming foot N or tth stilizer mteril. Press to unlok ll keys nd uttons, nd then j selet stith. For stith seletion see Seleting stith pttern on pge B-34. See Stith Setting Chrt on pge B-44 for stithes tht use twin needle. CAUTION When using the twin needle, e sure to selet n pproprite stith, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. Note 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. CAUTION Do not try turning the fri while the twin needle is down in the fri, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. B-26

35 Fri/Thred/Needle Comintions Fri/Thred/Needle Comintions Needles tht n e used with this mhine: Home sewing mhine needles (size 65/9-00/6) * The lrger the numer, the lrger the needle. As the numers derese, the needles get finer. Thred tht n e used with this mhine: weight * Never use thred of 20 weight or lower. It my use mhine to mlfuntion. * The smller the numer, the hevier the thred. As the numers inrese, the thred gets finer. The mhine needle nd thred tht should e used depends on the type nd thikness of the fri. Refer to the following tle when hoosing the thred nd needle pproprite for the fri tht you wish to sew. - The omintions shown in the tle provide generl guideline. Be sure to sew tril stithes on the tul numer of lyers nd type of fri to e used in your projet. - The mhine needles re onsumles. For sfety nd est results, we reommend repling the needle regulrly. For detils on when to reple the needle, refer to Cheking the needle on pge B-28. In priniple, use fine needle nd thred with lightweight fris, nd lrger needle nd hevier thred with hevyweight fris. Selet stith pproprite for the fri, nd then djust the stith length. When sewing lightweight fris, mke the stith length finer (shorter). When sewing hevyweight fris, mke the stith length orser (longer). (pge B-39) When sewing streth fris, refer to Sewing streth fris in the Sewing setion. B GETTING READY Lightweight fris Medium weight fris Hevyweight fris Streth fris (knit fris, et.) For top-stithing Fri Type/Applition Lwn, georgette, hllis, orgndy, repe, hiffon, voile, guze, tulle, lining, et. Brodloth, tffet, grdine, flnnel, seersuker, doule guze, linen, terry loth, wffle weve, sheeting, poplin, otton twill, stin, quilting otton, et. Denim (2 ounes or more), nvs, et. Denim (2 ounes or more), nvs, tweed, orduroy, velour, melton wool, vinyl-oted fri, et. Jersey, triot, T-shirt fri, fleee, interlok, et. Type Thred Polyester thred Cotton thred, Silk thred Polyester thred Cotton thred, Silk thred Polyester thred, Cotton thred Polyester thred Cotton thred, Silk thred Cotton thred, Polyester thred, Silk thred Polyester thred, Cotton thred Weight Size of needle 65/9-75/ 75/ - 90/ / /4-00/6 Bll point needle 75/ - 90/4 Stith length [mm (inh)] Fine stithes (/6-3/32) Regulr stithes (/6-/8) Corse stithes (3/32-3/6) Setting pproprite for the fri thikness 30 90/4-00/6 Setting pproprite for / - 90/4 the fri thikness Trnsprent nylon thred Use home sewing mhine topstithing needle, regrdless of the fri or thred. CAUTION The pproprite fri, thred nd needle omintions re shown in the preeding tle. If the omintion of the fri, thred nd needle is not orret, prtiulrly when sewing hevy fris (suh s denim) with thin needles (suh s 65/9 to 75/), the needle my end or rek. In ddition, the stithing my e uneven or pukered or there my e skipped stithes. Bsi opertions B-27

36 Repling the Needle Repling the Needle 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. CAUTION Only use reommended 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. 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 Use the srewdriver nd needle tht hs een determined to e stright ording to the instrutions in Cheking the needle. Press (Needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle. Note Reple the needle in ses suh s the four desried elow: If n unusul sound is produed when the needle enters the fri while sewing tril stithes t low speed. (The tip of the needle my e roken.) 2 If stithes re skipped. (The needle my e ent.) 3 After ompleting one projet, suh s piee of lothing. 4 After using three full oins of thred. Ple fri or pper under the presser foot to over the hole in the needle plte. 2 Note Before repling the needle, over the hole in the needle plte with fri or pper to prevent the needle from flling into the mhine. Lower the presser foot. Flt side 2 Needle type mrking CAUTION If the distne etween the needle nd the flt surfe is not even, the needle is ent. Do not use ent needle. Press. d If is pressed while the presser foot is rised, n error messge ppers. Lower the presser foot. The sreen hnges, nd ll keys nd opertion uttons re loked (exept ). Flt surfe B-28