GETTING READY SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX Be sure to red this doument efore using the mhine. We reommend tht you keep this doument nery for future referene. Opertion Mnul Computerized Sewing Mhine Produt Code: 888-V4
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Plese red these sfety instrutions efore ttempting to use the mhine. DANGER - To redue the risk of eletri shok: 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 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 n odor, het, disolortion or deformtion, stop using the mhine nd immeditely 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.
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
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. 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 www.rother.om SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. This mhine is intended for household use. 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. 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. 3
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 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 deler to otin the orret led. 4
Contents Importnt Sfety Instrutions... Introdution...8 Sewing Mhine Fetures...8 Aessories...9 Inluded essories...9 Optionl essories...0 Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions... Mhine... Needle nd presser foot setion...2 Opertion uttons...2 Opertion pnel...3 GETTING READY 5 Turning the Mhine On/Off...6 Power supply preutions...6 Turning on the mhine...7 Turning off the mhine...7 Understnding the LCD Sreens...8 Chnging the Mhine Settings...9 Chnging the settings...9 Adjusting the rightness of the LCD...2 Winding/Instlling the Boin...22 Boin preutions...22 Winding the oin...22 Instlling the oin...26 Upper Threding...28 Threding the upper thred...28 Threding the needle...3 Threding the needle mnully (without using the needle threder)...33 Using the twin needle...33 Pulling up the oin thred...36 Repling the Needle...37 Needle preutions...37 Needle types nd their uses...38 Cheking the needle...39 Repling the needle...39 Repling the Presser Foot...4 Presser foot preutions...4 Repling the presser foot...4 Removing the presser foot holder...43 Using the optionl wlking foot...44 Sewing Cylindril or Lrge Piees...46 Stithing ylindril piees...46 Sewing lrge piees of fri...46 SEWING BASICS 49 Sewing...50 Generl sewing proedure...50 Positioning the fri...5 Strting to sew...52 Seuring the stithing...54 Cutting the thred...56 5
Adjusting the Thred Tension...57 Chnging the tension of the upper thred...57 Adjusting the Stith Width nd Length...58 Adjusting the stith width...58 Adjusting the stith length...59 Useful Funtions...60 Chnging the needle stop position...60 Automtilly sewing reverse/reinforement stithes... 60 Useful Sewing Tips...62 Tril sewing...62 Chnging the sewing diretion... 62 Sewing urves...62 Sewing thik fris...62 Sewing thin fris...63 Sewing streth fris...63 Sewing n even sem llowne...64 Sewing hook-nd-loop fstener...64 UTILITY STITCHES 65 Seleting Stithing...66 Seleting stith types nd ptterns...66 Seleting stithing...67 Oversting Stithes...7 Sewing oversting stithes using oversting foot G...7 Sewing oversting stithes using zigzg foot J...72 Sewing oversting stithes using the optionl side utter...73 Bsi Stithing...75 Bsi stithing...75 Blind Hem Stithing...77 Buttonhole Stithing/Button Sewing...79 Buttonhole sewing...80 Button sewing...84 Zipper Insertion...86 Inserting entered zipper...86 Inserting side zipper...88 Sewing Streth Fris nd Elsti Tpe...9 Streth stithing...9 Elsti tthing...9 Appliqué, Pthwork nd Quilt Stithing...93 Appliqué stithing...94 Pthwork (rzy quilt) stithing...95 Pieing...95 Quilting...96 Free-motion quilting...97 Stin stithing using the sewing speed ontroller...98 Reinforement Stithing...00 Triple streth stithing...00 Br tk stithing...00 Eyelet Stithing...02 Deortive Stithing...03 Fgoting...04 Sllop stithing...05 Smoking...05 Shell tuk stithing...06 Joining...07 Heirloom stithing...07 Sewing the Vrious Built-In Deortive Ptterns...0 Sewing eutiful ptterns...0 6
Sewing ptterns...0 Comining ptterns... Repet sewing ptterns...2 Cheking the seleted pttern...2 Mirror imging the pttern...3 Sving ptterns...4 Retrieving pttern...5 Religning the pttern...6 APPENDIX 9 Stith Settings...20 Utility stithes...20 Other stithes...24 Cre nd Mintenne...26 Restritions on oiling...26 Clening the mhine surfe... 26 Clening the re...26 Removing the needle plte...27 Trouleshooting...28 Frequent trouleshooting topis...28 Upper thred tightened up... 28 Tngled thred on wrong side of fri...29 Inorret thred tension...3 Fri is ught in the mhine nd nnot e removed...32 When the thred eme tngled under the oin winder set...35 List of symptoms...37 Error messges...42 Nothing ppers in the LCD...44 Opertion eep...44 Cnelling the opertion eep... 44 Index...46 7
Introdution Thnk you for purhsing this sewing mhine. Before using this sewing mhine, refully red the Importnt Sfety Instrutions (pge ), 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. Sewing Mhine Fetures d Esy upper threding Sine the spool n e instlled t the front of the sewing mhine, the upper thred n esily e threded. In ddition, the needle n e threded with simple opertion (pge 28). One-touh lower threding You n strt sewing without pulling up the oin thred (pge 26). Simple oin-winding The oin n quikly nd esily e wound with thred (pge 22). Built-in stithes You n selet from the uilt-in stithes ville, inluding utility stithes, hrter stithes nd deortive stithes. 8
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 the mhine with produt ode 888-V4. The produt ode is mentioned on the mhine rting plte. The srew for the presser foot holder is ville through your uthorized deler. (Prt ode: 32730-22). 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 0.*. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 20. 2. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. * 75/ 2 needles 90/4 2 needles 90/4 2 needles: Bll point needle (gold olored) NS85e Others NS85e only No. Prt Nme Prt Code Prt Code No. Prt Nme Ameris Others Ameris Others Buttonhole foot A XC269-033 6 Spool p (lrge) 3002-024 2 Oversting foot G XE6305-0 7 Spool p (medium) XE372-00 3 Monogrmming foot N XD080-03 8 Spool p (smll) 3003-24 4 Zipper foot I X59370-02 9 Extr spool pin XE224-00 5 Zigzg foot J (on mhine) XZ534-00 20 Spool net XA5523-020 6 Blind stith foot R XE2650-00 XD050-2 (EU re) 2 Foot ontroller 7 Button fitting foot M XE2643-00 XC886-07 (other res) 8 Sem ripper XZ5082-00 22 Opertion mnul XE2408-30 9 Boin (4) SA56 SFB (XA5539-5) 23 Quik referene guide XE246-00 0 Needle set X58358-02 24 Aessory g XC4487-02 Twin needle X59296-2 25 Dis-shped srewdriver XC074-05 2 Clening rush X59476-02 26 Stith pttern plte XE244-00 3 Eyelet punh XZ505-00 27 Stith pttern plte holder XE2238-00 4 Srewdriver (lrge) XC8349-02 28 Soft over (NS85e) XC03-022 Hrd se (Others) XE2446-00 5 Srewdriver (smll) X55468-02 29 Wide tle (NS85e only) SA552 WT8 (XE2472-00) Aessories 9
Atthing the stith pttern plte The stith pttern plte shows the stithes nd the stith numers. A letter (A, G, J, N or R) inditing the presser foot tht should e used ppers elow the stith numer. Atth the stith pttern plte to the stith pttern plte holder, nd then tth the holder to the hndle of the sewing mhine s shown in the illustrtion elow. Optionl essories The following re ville s optionl essories to e purhsed seprtely.. 2. 3.* * Inluded with mhine model NS85e. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 0.. Prt Code Prt Code No. Prt Nme No. Prt Nme Ameris Others Ameris Others Side utter SA77 F054 7 Non stik foot SA4 F007N (XC3879-52) (XC949-052) 2 Quilting guide SA32 F06N SA86 F060 (XC225-052) (XE094-0) 8 Open toe foot 3 Wide tle SA552 WT8 SA47 F027N (XE2472-00) (XC964-052) 4 Wlking foot SA40 F033N (XC224-052) 5 Quilting foot SA29 F005N (XC948-052) 6 Adjustle zipper/piping foot SA6 F036N (XC970-052) 9 Stith guide foot P SA60 F035N (XC969-052) 0 /4 inh quilting foot SA25 F00N (XC944-052) 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. /4 inh quilting foot with guide SA85 F057 (XC746-252) 0
Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions The nmes of the vrious prts of the sewing mhine nd their funtions re desried elow. Before using the sewing mhine, refully red these desriptions to lern the nmes of the mhine prts. Mhine Boin winder (pge 22) Use the oin winder when winding the oin. Spool pin (pge 22, 28) Ple spool of thred on the spool pin. Thred tension dil (pge 57) Use the thred tension dil to djust the tension of the upper thred. d Boin-winding thred guide nd pretension disk (pge 22) Pss the thred round this thred guide nd round the pretension disk when winding the oin thred. e Thred tke-up lever (pge 30) 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 56) Pss the threds through the thred utter to ut them. g Flted tthment (pge 46) Store presser feet nd oins in the flted tthment. Remove the flted tthment when sewing ylindril piees suh s sleeve uffs. h Opertion uttons (pge 2) Use these uttons nd the slider to strt the sewing mhine nd rise nd lower the needle. i Opertion pnel (pge 3) Use to selet stithes nd vrious other stith settings. j Hndwheel Turn the hndwheel towrd you to sew one stith or to rise or lower the needle. k Min power swith (pge 7) Use this swith to turn the sewing mhine on nd off. l Power supply jk (pge 7) Insert the plug on the power ord into the power supply jk. m Foot ontroller jk (pge 52) Insert the plug on the end of the foot ontroller le into the foot ontroller jk. n Feed dog position swith (pge 85) Use this swith to lower the feed dogs. o Presser foot lever (pge 28) Rise nd lower this lever to rise nd lower the presser foot. p Thred guide (pge 24) Pss the thred under this thred guide when winding the oin thred nd threding the mhine. q Thred guide over (pge 24) Pss the thred under this thred guide when winding the oin thred nd threding the mhine. r s Air vent This vent llows the ir surrounding the motor to irulte. Hndle Crry the sewing mhine y its hndle when trnsporting the mhine. Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions
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 e f g h i j k l m Presser foot holder srew Use the presser foot holder srew to hold the presser foot in ple. Presser foot The presser foot pplies pressure to the fri during sewing. Atth the pproprite presser foot for the seleted stith. Needle plte over Remove the needle plte over to len the oin se nd re. Feed dogs The feed dogs feed the fri. Quik lower threder Begin sewing without pulling up the oin thred. Boin over/re Remove the oin over to insert the oin into the re. Needle plte The needle plte is mrked with guides to help sew stright sems. Needle r thred guide Pss the upper thred through the needle r thred guide. Presser foot lever Rise nd lower this lever to rise nd lower the presser foot. 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 52). 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 54). d Needle position utton Press the needle position utton to rise or lower the needle. Pressing the utton twie sews one stith. 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. 2
Opertion pnel The opertion pnel, loted on the front t the right of the sewing mhine, onsists of the LCD (liquid rystl disply) nd keys for speifying vrious sewing settings. 2 3 5 4 8 7 6 9 @ d e f g LCD (liquid rystl disply) Settings for the seleted stith nd error messges for inorret opertions pper in the LCD. Use keys nd f through n, desried elow, to disply vrious items nd selet the settings. For detils, refer to Understnding the LCD Sreens (pge 8). Settings key Press this key to selet sewing settings, suh s for left/ right mirror imging, or other settings suh s the opertion eep. Needle position key Press this key to rise or lower the needle. Automti reverse/reinforement stith key Press this key to selet the utomti reverse/ reinforement stithing setting. Press this key gin to nel the setting. Needle mode seletion key (single/twin) Press this key to selet the twin needle sewing setting. Eh time this key is pressed, the setting swithes etween single needle sewing nd twin needle sewing. Stith width keys Press or to djust the stith width setting. A C Stith length keys Press or to djust the stith length setting. B D Stith mode keys (h-j) h Preset utility stith/sved pttern key Press this key to selet the utility stith ssigned to numeri key or to retrieve pttern tht hs een sved. Eh time this key is pressed, the mhine swithes etween the preset utility stith mode nd the sved pttern mode. i Utility stith key Press this key to selet stright stith, zigzg stith, uttonhole, lind hem stith, deortive stith, stin stith, or ross-stith. Use the numeri keys to type in the numer of the desired stith. j Chrter/utility deortive stith key Press this key to selet hrter stith mode or utility deortive stith mode, where ptterns n e omined. Eh time this key is pressed, the mhine swithes etween utility deortive stith mode nd hrter stith mode. k Memory key Press this key to sve stith ptterns, suh s omined ptterns, in the sewing mhine's memory. l OK key Press this key to pply the seletion or perform the opertion. m Cnel/ler key Press this key to nel the opertion nd return to the previous sreen. In ddition, pressing this key removes the lst pttern dded when omining hrters or deortive stithes. n Numeri keys Use these keys to quikly selet one of the ten most often used stithes. When seleting other stithes, use these keys to type in the numer of the desired stith. Nmes of Mhine Prts nd Their Funtions 3
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GETTING READY The vrious preprtions required efore strting to sew re desried in this hpter. Turning the Mhine On/Off...6 Power supply preutions...6 Turning on the mhine...7 Turning off the mhine...7 Understnding the LCD Sreens...8 Chnging the Mhine Settings...9 Chnging the settings...9 Adjusting the rightness of the LCD...2 Winding/Instlling the Boin...22 Boin preutions...22 Winding the oin...22 Instlling the oin...26 Upper Threding...28 Threding the upper thred...28 Threding the needle...3 Threding the needle mnully (without using the needle threder)...33 Using the twin needle...33 Pulling up the oin thred...36 Repling the Needle...37 Needle preutions...37 Needle types nd their uses...38 Cheking the needle...39 Repling the needle...39 Repling the Presser Foot...4 Presser foot preutions...4 Repling the presser foot...4 Removing the presser foot holder...43 Using the optionl wlking foot...44 Sewing Cylindril or Lrge Piees...46 Stithing ylindril piees...46 Sewing lrge piees of fri...46
GETTING READY Turning the Mhine On/Off 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 CAUTION 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. 6
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 ). Min power swith Power ord Press the right side of the min power swith on the right side of the mhine (set it to ). The sewing light nd the LCD ome on 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. d The sewing light nd the LCD go off when the mhine is turned off. 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. 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. Turning the Mhine On/Off 7
GETTING READY Understnding the LCD Sreens The LCD sreen, loted on the front t the right of the sewing mhine, displys the settings for the seleted stith nd error messges if opertions re performed inorretly. The LCD displys the following informtion. 5 2 3 4 6 7 d e f g Presser foot tht should e used Stith mode Twin needle/needle stop position Automti reverse/reinforement stithes Seleted stith Stith length (mm) Stith width (mm) Memo For detils on the error messges tht pper when n opertion is performed inorretly, refer to Error messges (pge 42). 8
Chnging the Mhine Settings Vrious sewing mhine opertions nd sewing settings n e hnged. Chnging the settings The generl proedure for hnging mhine settings is desried elow. Press or (Stith length keys) until the stith or mhine ttriute tht you wish to set is displyed. Turn on the sewing mhine. Stith length keys The LCD omes on. Press (Settings key) in the opertion pnel. The settings sreen ppers. d Press or (Stith width keys) until the desired setting is seleted. e The setting is hnged. Press (OK key) or (Cnel/ler key). The initil stith sreen ppers gin. Chnging the Mhine Settings 9
GETTING READY List of stith or mhine ttriutes The stith or mhine ttriutes tht n e set re listed elow. For detils on eh ttriute, refer to the orresponding referene pge. Attriute Ion Detils Referene Chek pttern Allows omined ptterns to e heked. pge 2 Mirror imging Mirror imges ptterns long vertil xis. pge 3 Repeted/ single sewing Initil needle position Stith width ontrol Buzzer Speifies whether the pttern will e sewn one or repetedly. Selet the stright stith tht is utomtilly seleted when the mhine is turned on. Allows the stith width to e djusted with the sewing speed ontroller. Speifies whether or not eep is sounded with eh opertion. pge 2 - pge 98 pge 44 LCD rightness Adjusts the rightness of the LCD. pge 2 Vertil pttern djustment Adjusts the up nd down position of the pttern. pge 6 Memo The ion shown highlighted ove is the defult setting. 20
Adjusting the rightness of the LCD The rightness of the LCD n e djusted. Press (Settings key) in the opertion pnel, nd then press or (Stith length keys) until is displyed. The sreen for hnging the rightness of the LCD ppers. To mke the LCD righter, press (Stith width key). To mke the LCD drker, press (Stith width key). The rightness of the LCD is hnged. Press (OK key) or (Cnel/ler key). The initil stith sreen ppers gin. Chnging the Mhine Settings 2
GETTING READY Winding/Instlling the Boin This setion desries how to wind the thred onto the oin, nd then insert the oin thred. Boin preutions Be sure to oserve the following preutions onerning the oin. CAUTION Only use the oin (prt ode: SA56, SFB(XA5539-5)) 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: SA56, SFB(XA5539-5)). 4 2 3 Atul size This model Other model d.5 mm (7/6 inh) Winding the oin Wind the thred round the oin to prepre the oin thred. d Hook of the oin-winding thred guide Pretension disk Boin winder shft Boin Memo The order tht the mhine should e threded for winding the oin is indited y roken line on the sewing mhine. Be sure to thred the mhine s indited. 22
Turn on the sewing mhine. e 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. 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. f If the spool is not positioned so tht the thred unwinds orretly, the thred my eome tngled round the spool pin. Slide the spool p onto the spool pin. Slide the spool p s fr s possile to the right, s shown, with the rounded side on the left. Noth Boin winder shft spring d Slide the oin winder shft to the right until it snps into ple. Remove the spool p tht is inserted onto the spool pin. Spool pin Spool p CAUTION If the spool or the spool p is not positioned orretly, the thred my eome tngled round the spool pin nd the needle my rek. Three spool p sizes re ville (lrge, medium nd smll), 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. Winding/Instlling the Boin 23
GETTING READY Memo When sewing with fine, ross-wound thred, use the smll spool p, nd leve smll spe etween the p nd the spool. 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 57). Thred guide over Pull the thred to the right, pss it under the i hook of the oin-winding thred guide, nd then wind the thred ounterlokwise etween the diss, pulling it in s fr s possile. 2 Hook of the oin-winding thred guide Pretension disk 3 Note Mke sure tht the thred psses under the pretension disk. d Spool net Spool Spool p Spool pin 4 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. 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. Thred guide 24
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. 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 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. n When the oin winding eomes slow, press (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 sewing mhine my e dmged. o 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 (for fster sewing speed). Memo If the oin winder shft is set to the right side, the needle will not move. (Sewing is impossile.) p Slide the sewing speed ontroller k to its originl position. Sewing speed ontroller Press (strt/stop utton) one. m When the foot ontroller is plugged in, press down on the foot ontroller. The oin strts spinning nd the thred is wound round the oin. Memo When the sewing mhine is strted or the hndwheel is turned fter winding the oin, the mhine will mke liking sound; this is not mlfuntion. strt/stop utton Winding/Instlling the Boin 25
GETTING READY Instlling the oin Instll the oin wound with thred. CAUTION Use oin tht hs een orretly wound with thred, otherwise the needle my rek or the thred tension will e inorret. Press (needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle, nd then rise the presser foot lever. Needle position utton Turn off the sewing mhine. 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: SA56, SFB(XA5539-5)). Slide the oin over lth to the right. 4 2 3 Atul size This model Other model d.5 mm (7/6 inh) Before instlling the oin or repling the needle, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine, otherwise injuries my our if strt/stop utton is identlly pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. Boin over Lth The oin over opens. Remove the oin over. d e Insert the oin with your right hnd so tht the end of the thred is on the left, nd then, fter pulling the thred firmly round the t with your left hnd s shown, lightly pull the thred to guide it through the slit. 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. T Be sure to insert the oin orretly. 26
CAUTION Be sure to instll the oin so tht the thred unwinds in the orret diretion, otherwise the thred my rek or the thred tension will e inorret. Mke sure tht the thred is orretly pssed through the flt spring of the oin se. If it is not inserted orretly, reinstll the thred. 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. Flt spring f While lightly holding down oin with your right hnd s shown, guide the thred through the slit ( nd 2). Retth the oin over. g Insert the t in the lower-left orner of the oin over (A), nd then lightly press down on the right side (B). At this time, hek tht the oin esily rottes ounterlokwise. Then, pull the thred towrd you to ut it with the utter (3). A B The lower threding is finished. Next, thred the upper thred. Continue with the proedure in Upper Threding (pge 28). Slit Cutter (Cut the thred with the utter.) The utter uts the thred. 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 (pge 36). Winding/Instlling the Boin 27
GETTING READY Upper Threding In this setion, the proedures for positioning the spool for the upper thred nd threding the needle re desried. Spool pin Mrk on hndwheel CAUTION When threding the upper thred, refully follow the instrutions. If the upper threding is not orret, the thred my eome tngled nd the needle my end or rek. The needle threder n e used with sewing mhine needles 75/ through 00/6. Use pproprite thred nd needle omintions. For detils on pproprite needle nd thred omintions, refer to Needle types nd their uses (pge 38). Thred with thikness of 30/20 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 Threding the needle mnully (without using the needle threder) (pge 33). Threding the upper thred Set the spool of thred on the spool pin, nd then thred the mhine. Turn off the sewing mhine. Rise the presser foot lever. Presser foot lever CAUTION If the presser foot is not rised, the sewing mhine nnot e threded. Turn on the sewing mhine. Memo The order tht the mhine should e threded is indited y solid line on the sewing mhine. Be sure to thred the mhine s indited. 28
Press (needle position utton) one or d twie to rise the needle. Ple the spool of thred onto the spool pin. g Slide the spool onto the pin so tht the spool is horizontl nd the thred unwinds to the front t the ottom. Needle position utton The needle is t the orret height 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. CAUTION If the spool or the spool p is not positioned orretly, the thred my eome tngled round the spool pin nd the needle my rek. Slide the spool p onto the spool pin. h Slide the spool p s fr s possile to the right, s shown, with the rounded side on the left. Mrk on hndwheel Turn off the sewing mhine. e f Remove the spool p tht is inserted onto the spool pin. Spool pin Spool p CAUTION If the spool or the spool p is not positioned orretly, the thred my eome tngled round the spool pin nd the needle my rek. Three spool p sizes re ville (lrge, medium nd smll), 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 nd the needle my rek. Upper Threding 29
GETTING READY i While holding the spool with your right hnd, pull the thred with your left hnd, nd then pss the thred under the thred guide. l Pss the thred into the thred tke-up lever from the right to the left. Thred guide Pss the thred under the thred guide over j 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. Thred tke-up lever Memo If the needle is not rised, the thred tke-up lever nnot e threded. Be sure to press the needle position utton to rise the needle efore threding the thred tke-up lever. m 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. Thred guide over Thred the mhine y guiding the thred k long the pth indited y the numer on the mhine. Needle r thred guide n Lower the presser foot lever to lower the presser foot. Presser foot lever 30
Threding the needle This setion desries how to thred the needle. Memo The needle threder n e used with sewing mhine needles 75/ through 00/6. Thred with thikness of 30/20 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 Threding the needle mnully (without using the needle threder) (pge 33). Pull the end of the thred, whih hs een pssed through the needle r thred guide, to the left (A), nd then firmly pull it from the front (B) through the slit in the thred guide disk. Mke sure tht the thred psses the noth of the thred guide. Cut the thred with the thred utter on the left side of the mhine. Thred utter Note 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 80 mm (pprox. 3 inhes) of thred fter pssing it through the thred guide disks (mrked 7 ). 80 mm (3 inhes) or more B A Thred guide disk Noth of the thred guide Upper Threding 3
GETTING READY Lower the needle threder lever on the left side of the mhine, nd then slowly return the lever to its originl position. d 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. Needle threder lever The thred is pssed through the eye of the needle. Note 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. 5 m (2 inhes) The upper threding is finished. Now tht the upper threding nd the lower threding re finished, you re redy to egin sewing. Note If the needle is not rised, the needle threder nnot thred the needle. Be sure to press (needle position utton) to rise the needle efore using the needle threder. CAUTION When pulling out the thred, do not pull it with extreme fore, otherwise the needle my rek or end. 32
Threding the needle mnully (without using the needle threder) When using speilty thred, suh s trnsprent nylon thred or metlli 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 Upper Threding (pge 28). 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 extr spool pin nd the spool p. For detils on the stithes tht n e sewn with the twin needle, refer to Stith Settings (pge 20). Lower the presser foot lever. Twin needle Extr spool pin Pressor foot lever Pss the thred through the eye of the needle from front to k. CAUTION Only use the twin needle (prt ode: X59296-2). 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. Instll the twin needle. For detils on instlling needle, refer to Repling the needle (pge 39). CAUTION Do not touh the strt/stop utton, needle position utton or reverse/ reinforement stith utton. If one of the uttons is identlly pressed, the mhine will egin sewing nd your finger my e priked with the needle or the needle my rek. Thred the upper thred for the left needle eye. For detils, refer to Upper Threding (pge 28). Mnully thred the left needle with the upper thred. Pss the thred through the eye of the needle from the front. d 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. Upper Threding 33
GETTING READY d Insert the extr spool pin into the end of the oin winder shft. Boin winder shft Extr spool pin Thred spool Without pssing the thred through the needle g r thred guide, mnully thred the right needle. Pss the thred through the eye of the needle from the front. e f 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. Atth zigzg foot J. h For detils on hnging the presser foot, refer to Repling the presser foot (pge 4). CAUTION When using the twin needle, e sure to tth zigzg foot J, otherwise the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. Turn on the sewing mhine. i The LCD omes on. Thred guide over For detils, refer to step i through l of Threding the upper thred (pge 28). 34
Selet stith. j For detils on seleting stith, refer to Seleting stithing (pge 67). For detils on the stithes tht n e sewn with the twin needle, refer to Stith Settings (pge 20). CAUTION After djusting the stith width, 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. Strt sewing. l For detils on strting to sew, refer to Strting to sew (pge 52). Two lines of stithing re sewn prllel to eh other. k Press (Needle mode seletion key). 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 (pge 59). or (Twin needle ion) ppers in the sreen, nd the twin needle n now e used. To return to single needle sewing, press (Needle mode seletion key) until the ion swithes to or. Even fter the sewing mhine is turned off, the twin needle setting is not nelled. 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. CAUTION 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. Upper Threding 35
GETTING READY Pulling up the oin thred When mking gthers or efore free-motion quilting, first pull up the oin thred s desried elow. f Pull out out 0 m (4 inhes) of the oin thred under the presser foot towrd the rer of the mhine. Insert the oin into the oin se. Refer to steps through e of Instlling the oin (pge 26). Pss the oin thred through the slot. Do not ut the thred with the utter. Turn off the sewing mhine. g Retth the oin over. h Insert the t in the lower-left orner of the oin over (A), nd then lightly press down on the right side (B). Turn on the sewing mhine. While lightly holding the upper thred with d your left hnd with the needle in the upposition, press (needle position utton) twie to lower nd rise the needle. A B e Needle position utton 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. 36
Repling the Needle This setion provides informtion on sewing mhine needles. Needle preutions 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 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. Repling the Needle 37
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 Size Size of Needle Medium weight fris Brodloth Cotton thred 60 90 Tffet Syntheti thred Flnnel, Grdine Silk thred 50 75/ 90/4 Thin fris Lwn Georgette Cotton thred Syntheti thred 60 90 65/9 75/ Chllis, Stin Silk thred 50 Thik fris Denim Corduroy Tweed Cotton thred Syntheti thred Silk thred 30 00/6 50 90/4 00/6 50-60 Streth fris Jersey Triot Thred for knits 50 60 Bll point needle 75/ 90/4 (golden olored) Esily fryed fris Cotton thred Syntheti thred 50 90 65/9 90/4 Silk thred 50 For top-stithing Syntheti thred Silk thred 30 00/6 50 60 90/ 90/4 Note Never use thred of weight 20 or lower. It my use mlfuntions. Memo The lower the thred numer, the thiker the thred, nd the higher 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 90/4 to 00/6 needle with trnsprent nylon threds, regrdless of the fri eing sewn. CAUTION 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/), the needle my end or rek. In ddition, the stithing my e uneven or pukered or there my e skipped stithes. 38
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 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. 2 Flt side Needle type mrking Corret needle Needle position utton Turn off the sewing mhine. Flt surfe Inorret needle If the distne etween the needle nd the flt surfe is not even, the needle is ent. Do not use ent needle. CAUTION Before repling the needle, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine, otherwise injuries my our if (strt/stop utton) is identlly pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. Lower the presser foot lever. Flt surfe Presser foot lever CAUTION 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. Repling the Needle 39
GETTING READY d Hold the needle with your left hnd, nd then use srewdriver to turn the needle lmp srew towrd you (ounterlokwise) to remove the needle. f While holding the needle with your left hnd, use the srewdriver to tighten the needle lmp srew. Needle lmp srew Srewdriver Do not pply strong fore when loosening or tightening the needle lmp srew, otherwise ertin prts of the sewing mhine my e dmged. Instll the twin needle in the sme wy. e With the flt side of the needle towrd the rer of the mhine, insert the needle until it touhes the needle stopper. CAUTION 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. Needle stopper 40
Repling the Presser Foot The presser foot presses down on the fri. Presser foot preutions Be sure to oserve the following preutions onerning the presser feet. CAUTION 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. For detils on using the side utter S, refer to Sewing oversting stithes using the optionl side utter (pge 73). Press (needle position utton) one or twie to rise the needle. Needle position utton The needle is rised. Turn off the sewing mhine. CAUTION Before repling the presser foot, e sure to turn off the sewing mhine, otherwise injuries my our if (strt/stop utton) is identlly pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. Rise the presser foot lever. Presser foot lever The presser foot is rised. Repling the Presser Foot 4
GETTING READY d Press the lk utton t the k of the presser foot holder. Rise the presser foot lever to hek tht the g presser foot is seurely tthed. e f Blk utton Presser foot holder The presser foot holder releses the presser foot. Ple different presser foot 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 (A, G, I, J, M, N or R) is positioned to e red. Presser foot holder Noth Pin d Presser foot type Slowly lower the presser foot lever so tht the presser foot pin snps into the noth in the presser foot holder. J 4 Note When stith is seleted, the ion for the presser foot tht should e used ppers in the sreen. Chek tht the orret presser foot is tthed efore strting to sew. If the wrong presser foot is instlled, turn off the sewing mhine, tth the orret presser foot, nd then selet the desired stith gin. Buttonhole foot A Oversting foot G Zigzg foot J Button fitting foot M Monogrmming foot N Blind stith foot R For detils on the presser foot tht should e used with the seleted stith, refer to Stith Settings (pge 20). d Presser foot lever Presser foot holder Noth Pin d The presser foot is tthed. 42