Brother International CP60X Operation Manual - Page 29

Symptom, Cause/solution The needle is not appropriate for the thread you are using. The upper thread tension is too tight. The thread is tangled, for example, in the bobbin case. The needle is turned, bent or the point is dull. The needle is not installed properly. The area around the opening in the needle plate is scratched. This is not a scratch. Reference 12 17 27 13 13 * The area around the opening in the presser foot is scratched. * The bobbin case is scratched, or has a burr on it. * A bobbin designed for this machine is not used. 7 The bobbin thread is tangled or breaks. The bobbin thread is wound improperly. 7 The bobbin is scratched or does not turn smoothly. 7 The thread is tangled. 25 A bobbin designed for this machine is not used. 7 The bobbin is installed incorrectly. 9 The thread tension is incorrect. Upper threading is incorrect. 9 The bobbin thread is wound improperly. 7 The needle or thread is improper for the fabric. 12 The presser foot is not attached properly. 15 The presser foot holder is not attached properly. 15 The thread tension is incorrect. 17 A bobbin designed for this machine is not used. 7 The bobbin is installed incorrectly. 9 The fabric is wrinkled. Upper threading or the bobbin installation is incorrect. 7, 9 The spool is not fitted properly. 7 The needle or thread is improper for the fabric. 12 The needle is turned, bent or the point is dull. 13 If you are sewing thin fabric, the stitch is too thick. XXSew with stabilizer material under the - fabric. The thread tension is incorrect. 17 Stitches are skipped. Upper threading is incorrect. 9 The needle or thread is improper for the fabric. 12 ★: Only for some models. Symptom, Cause/solution Reference The needle is turned, bent or the point is dull. 13 The needle is not installed properly. 13 Dust has accumulated under the needle plate or in the bobbin case. 24 The thread is tangled on the wrong side of the fabric. Upper threading is incorrect. 9 The needle or thread is improper for the fabric. 12 There is a high-pitched noise while sewing. Dust has built up in the feed dogs or in the bobbin case. 24 Upper threading is incorrect. 9 The bobbin case is scratched. * A bobbin designed for this machine is not used. 7 The needle threader cannot be used. ★ The needle is not in the highest position. 10 The needle is installed incorrectly. 13 The needle is turned, bent or the point is dull. 13 Upper threading is incorrect. 9 The needle threader hook is bent and does not pass through the eye of the needle. * The needle threader lever cannot be moved or returned to its original position. * A size 65/9 needle is being used. XXThe needle is incompatible with the needle threader. Manually pass the thread through 10 the eye of the needle. The stitch is not sewn correctly. The presser foot is not appropriate for the selected stitch. 14 The thread tension is incorrect. 17 The thread is tangled, for example, in the bobbin case. 27 The fabric does not feed. The feed dogs are lowered. ★ XXSlide the feed dog position switch to . 21 The stitch is too fine. 15 The needle or thread is improper for the fabric. 12 The thread is tangled, for example, in the bobbin case. 27 While winding the bobbin, the bobbin thread was wound below the bobbin winder seat. ★ The thread was incorrectly passed under the pretension disk on the thread guide. XXRemove any entangled thread, and then wind the bobbin. 8, 28 The bobbin thread cannot be pulled up. The needle is turned, bent or the point is dull. 13 The bobbin is installed incorrectly. 9 29