Brother International Innov-is XJ2 Operation Manual - Page 40

UPPER THREADING j Pass the thread through the notch in the thread guide. Then firmly pull the thread from front to back into the slit of the thread guide disk (marked "7"). n Carefully pull the end of the thread through the eye of the needle. that was passed * If a loop was formed in the thread passed through the eye of the needle, carefully pull on the loop of thread through to the back of the needle. b a 1 Notch in thread guide 2 Thread guide disk k Press foot. (Presser foot lifter button) to lower presser l Pull the thread up through the thread thread, as shown in the illustration. cutter to cut the o Raise the presser foot lever and pull out about (approx. 4 inches) of the thread, and then pass 10 cm it under the presser foot toward the rear of the machine. a a 1 Thread cutter Note • When using thread that quickly winds off the spool, such as metallic thread, it may be difficult to thread the needle if the thread is cut. Therefore, instead of using the thread cutter, pull out about 8 cm (approx. 3 inches) of thread after passing it through the thread guide disks (marked "7"). 1 About 10 cm (approx. 4 inches) Memo • If the needle could not be threaded or the thread was not passed through the needle bar thread guides, perform the procedure again starting from step c. Note • Some needles and threads cannot be threaded with the needle threader. In this case, instead of using the needle threader after passing the thread through the needle bar thread guide (marked "6"), manually pass the thread through the eye of the needle from the front. a 1 About 8 cm (approx. 3 inches) or more m Press (Automatic threading button) to have the machine automatically thread the needle.  The thread passes through the eye of the needle. Memo • When (Automatic threading button) is pressed, the presser foot will be automatically lowered. After threading is finished, the presser foot moves back to the position before (Automatic threading button) was pressed. 38