Brother International VX-940 Users Manual - English - Page 12

Needle HOW TO CHANGE THE NEEDLE HOW TO CHECK THE NEEDLE 0 __=3 0 X t x ( HEE2I X X 1. Raise needle to its highest posicion. 2. Loosen needle clamp screw and remove old needle. 3 Insert new needle into the needle clamp hole as far as it goes against the needle stop. Make sure the flat side of the needle faces toward the back and the long groove toward you. 4 Tighten the needle clamp screw securely. 1 The sewing needle must always be straight and sharp for smooth sewing. 2. To check if needle is bent, place flat side of needle down as shown in illustration at left. Twin Needle /L Extra spool pin Your sewing machine is specially constructed for optional twin needle sewing by setting extra spool pin into hole on the top of machine. You can use either one or two colors of upper thread. Make sure that two threads used to thread twin needle are of the same weight. If thread is not of the same weight, stitching will be faulty. INSERTING TWIN NEEDLE Insert in the same manner as single needle. Flat side of needle should face toward back and long groove should face you. THREADING TWIN NEEDLE Follow instructions for single needle threading (see page 13), but thread each needle separately. The groove should face you. NOTE FOR TWIN NEEDLE SEWING 1. Use ZIGZAG PRESSER FOOT. 2. Use stitch width knob at under "3". 3. Set needle position selector at "M". -10-