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Upper Threading
16
c
Press (Needle position button) once or twice to
raise the needle.
The needle is correctly raised when the mark on the
handwheel is at the top, as shown below. Check the
handwheel and, if this mark is not at this position, press
(Needle position button) until it is.
d
Turn off the machine.
e
Remove the spool cap and place the spool of thread
onto the spool pin.
Slide the spool onto the spool pin so that the thread
unwinds to the front from the bottom. Otherwise the
thread may become tangled around the spool pin.
1 The thread unwinds to the front from the bottom.
f
Slide the spool cap onto the spool pin.
Slide the spool cap as far as possible to the right, as
shown, with the rounded side on the left.
g
Pass the thread under the thread guide, then under the
thread guide cover and to the front.
Hold the thread with your right hand so that there is no
slack in the thread that is pulled out, and then pass the
thread under the thread guide cover with your left hand.
1 Thread guide
2 Thread guide cover
h
Pass the thread through the thread channel in the order
shown below.
i
Make sure that the thread is passed into the thread
take-up lever as shown below.
j
Slide the thread behind the needle bar thread guide.
The thread can easily be slid behind the needle bar
thread guide by holding the thread in your left hand,
then feeding the thread with your right hand, as shown.
Make sure that the thread is passed through to the left of
the tab of the needle bar thread guide.
CAUTION
• Before threading the needle, be sure to turn off
the machine, otherwise injuries may occur if
the “Start/Stop” button or any other button is
pressed, causing the machine to start
operating.
CAUTION
• Choose a spool cap that best fits the size of
spool being used. For more information
regarding the choice of spool caps for your
thread choice, refer to “Memo” on page 12.
• If the spool or the spool cap is not positioned
correctly, the thread may become tangled
around the spool pin or the needle may break.
1
1 Needle bar thread
guide
2 Tab
a
b
1
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