Singer C440 LEGACY Instruction Manual and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 22

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Starting To Sew STARTING TO SEW Select the straight stitch center needle position. (No. 0) C:) Start and End of Seam 0 1. Check the presser foot (All-Purpose Foot). Refer to page 8 for changing the presser foot. 2. Place the fabric under the presser foot and lower the presser foot. 3. Hold the threads at the back. Press the Start/Stop button or step on the foot control pedal to start sewing. Continue to hold the thread tails for the first few stitches, then release them. Lightly guide the fabric while sewing. You can regulate the sewing speed by pressing the Speed Control buttons or the foot control. The buttons are used to set the speed when using Start/Stop button and also sets the top speed when using foot control. 4. When you reach end of seam, press the Start/Stop button 0 to stop sewing or release the foot control pedal. 5. Press the Thread Cutter button. 6. Raise the presser foot lifter and remove the fabric. LN • Do not press the Thread Cutter button when there is no fabric under the presser foot or no need to cut the threads. The thread may tangle, resulting in damage. • Do not use the Thread Cutter button when cutting thread thicker than #30, nylon thread or other specialty threads. In this case, use the thread cutter located on the left side of the machine. (See page 12) • Do not use the Thread Cutter button when sewing with a twin needle or a hemstitching (wing) needle. ) 11 00 00 00 0 Reverse Stitching Reverse stitching is used for reinforcing the ends of the seams. 1. Start sewing 4-5 stitches. 2. Press and hold the Reverse button to sew reverse stitch until start point. 0 0 0

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Starting
To
Sew
STARTING
TO
SEW
Select
the
straight
stitch
center
needle position.
(No.
0)
Start
and
End
of
Seam
1.
Check
the
presser
foot
(All
-Purpose
Foot).
Refer
to
page
8
for
changing
the
presser
foot.
C:)
0
2.
Place
the
fabric
under
the
presser
foot
and
lower
the
presser
foot.
3.
Hold
the
threads
at
the
back.
Press
the
Start/Stop
button
or
step
on
the
foot
control
pedal
to
start
sewing.
Continue
to
hold
the
thread
tails
for
the
first
few
stitches,
then
release
them.
Lightly guide
the
fabric
while
sewing.
You
can
regulate
the
sewing
speed
by
pressing
the
Speed
Control
buttons
or
the
foot
control.
The
buttons
are
used
to
set
the
speed
when
using
Start/Stop
button
and
also
sets
the
top
speed
when
using
foot
control.
4.
When
you
reach
end
of
seam,
press
the
Start/Stop
button
to
stop
sewing
or
release
the
foot
control
pedal.
5.
Press
the
Thread
Cutter
button.
6.
Raise the
presser
foot
lifter
and
remove
the
fabric.
LN
Do
not
press
the
Thread
Cutter
button
when
there
is
no
fabric
under
the
presser
foot
or
no
need
to
cut
the
threads.
The
thread
may
tangle,
resulting
in
damage.
Do
not
use
the
Thread
Cutter
button
when
cutting
thread
thicker
than
#30,
nylon
thread
or
other
specialty
threads.
In
this
case,
use
the
thread
cutter
located
on
the
left
side
of
the
machine.
(See
page
12)
Do
not
use
the
Thread
Cutter
button
when
sewing
with
a
twin
needle
or
a
hemstitching
(wing)
needle.
Reverse
Stitching
Reverse
stitching
is
used
for
reinforcing
the
ends
of
the
seams.
1.
Start
sewing
4-5
stitches.
2.
Press
and
hold
the
Reverse
button
to
sew
reverse
stitch
until
start
point.
3.
Release
the
Reverse
button
and
sew
forward
until
reach
the
end
of
seam.
4.
Press
and
hold
Reverse
button
and
sew
4-5
reverse
stitches.
5.
Release
Reverse button
and
sew
until
end
of
seam.
6.
Stop
sewing.
NOTE:
Stitch
patterns
No.
12
and
No.
13
have
a
built-in
reverse
stitch.
See
page
24
for
information
on
how
to
sew
these
stitches.
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