Singer SEQS-6000 FUTURA QUARTET Instruction Manual

Singer SEQS-6000 FUTURA QUARTET Manual

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    area, such as threading needle, changing needle, threading bobbin, or changing presser foot, etc." 18. "Always unplug sewing machine from the electrical outlet when removing covers, lubricating, or when making any other user servicing adjustments mentioned in the instruction manual." 19. "To avoid
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    machine before installing the hoop 36 Attaching and removing embroidery hoop 36 Installation of software 37 - 38 Operation switches when embroidery unit is attached 39 Operation switches, Thread tension control Troubleshooting 40 - 43 Helpful information for embroidering with Futura Multi hoop
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    43. Outer frame 44. Hoop adjusting screw 32 45. Hoop mounting plate 41 46 46. Small hoop 47. Power line cord 48. Foot control 49. USB cable 50. Instruction manual 42 42 43 43 NOTE: B e s u r e t h e U S B c a b l e i s 44 attached to your machine when doing embroidery. 45 44 45 47
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    are Class I5 J. 16 FOR EMBROIDERY 19. Vinyl bag 20. Bobbins 21. Scissors 22. Embroidery presser foot 23. Embroidery software CD 19 FUTURA embroidery is a "system" in which your computer software communicates designs to your embroidery machine. The FUTURA embroidery designs are accessed via your
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    power/light switch is turned on. The same switch controls both the power and the light. When servicing the machine, or when changing needles or lights, etc., the machine must be disconnected from the power supply. Power line cord Foot control XL-550-P04-1.eps Power/light switch "OFF" Power/light
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    with the spool pin cap. Pull the thread out from the spool and place it through thread guides as shown in illustration. 1 2. Put end of thread through the hole in bobbin as shown. Place bobbin onto the bobbin winder spindle as far as it 2 can go. 3. Holding onto the end of the thread, push
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    to the left. 5. With a finger held gently on top of the bobbin, pull the thread until it stops in the slot (B). Then pull the thread along the groove on the needle plate until it is snipped with cutter on the top left. NOTE: Sewing can be started without having to pull up the
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    it down along the groove (3). * Guide the thread into the thread guide (4). * Pass the thread through the eye of the needle (5) from front to back. (See following page for instructions on operation of the Automatic Needle Threader.) IMPORTANT: To verify that the machine is threaded properly in the
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    to raise the presser foot lifter and raise the needle to its highest position before threading. 1 Thread guide 1. Thread the machine with your left hand while gripping the thread with your right hand. Hook thread to the thread guide on the needle bar and pull it toward you leaving about 4" (10
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    5 HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS:  Put a drop of sewing machine oil onto the felt disc, if the machine is used after a long interval. Felt disc  If the threading hook is deviated from needle hole, adjust the position of the hook using a small screw 6 driver.  If the threading hook cannot catch
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    needle and thread. The following table is a practical guide to needle and thread selection. Always refer to it before a new sewing project. Generally, the same size and type of thread is used in the bobbin sewing results, always use a Singer Branded Needle. Changing the needle 1. Raise the needle
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    control dial on top of the machine. Helpful Hint: A slight adjustment to a higher number or a lower number may improve sewing appearance. STRAIGHT STITCHING The correct appearance of your stitching is largely determined by the balanced tension of both top and bobbin on the needle plate aligning the
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    LED indicator Stitch length control Twin needle mode button Stitch width/needle position control *NOTE: The provided scales and numbers on the length and width controls are for reference only and do not represent actual sewing parameters of length and width. CONTROL PANEL FUNCTIONS Pattern
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    Some patterns offer more opportunities for manual adjustments than others. 2. A n a l t e r n a t e m e t h o d o f d e t e r m i n i n g available adjustments is to move the control knobs while sewing slowly. Twin needle mode button The width setting for twin needle sewing can be activated if it is
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    is pushed once more, the machine stops. However, when foot control is plugged, the Start/Stop button will be inactive. 5. LED INDICATOR  Green light indicates machine is ready to start.  Red light indicates machine is operating.  Flashing red light indicates a problem or an error. * Flashing for
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    HONEYCOMB SYMBOL SYMBOL LENGTH AUTO MANUAL 2.5 0.5 ~ 4.8 2.5 1.5 ~ 3.0 2.5 2.0 ~ 4.0 LENGTH AUTO MANUAL 2.0 1.0 ~ 3.0 2.0 1.0 ~ 3.0 0.5 0.5 ~ 1.5 2.0 0.5 ~ 3.0 2.5 1.5 ~ 3.0 1.5 0.3 ~ 2.5 2.0 1.5 ~ 3.0 NEEDLE POSITION AUTO MANUAL CENTER LEFT - RIGHT - WIDTH AUTO
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    STITCH SYMBOL OVEREDGE PYRAMID FEATHER PIN LADDER STAR VINE SERPENTINE BLANKET (1) SLANT PIN SLANT OVEREDGE GREEK KEY ENTREDEUX ARROWHEAD BLANKET (2) CRISS-CROSS CROSSED BUTTON SEWING WIDE BARTACK BUTTONHOLE NARROW BARTACK BUTTONHOLE 16 LENGTH AUTO MANUAL 2.5 1.5 - 3.0 0.5 0.5 - 1.5 2.0
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    control is used to change the needle position. 2. Pull both threads under the presser foot toward the back of 3 the machine, needle enters the fabric. 5. Start the machine. Guide the fabric gently with your hands. When reaching the edge of the fabric, stop the sewing machine. NOTE: The Needle
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    may be accomplished with the Stitch Width Control. Needle to right of foot HAND-LOOK QUILT STITCH This stitch is designed to look like hand sewing for topstitching and quilting. 1. Thread bobbin with desired top stitching color. 2. Thread the needle with either invisible thread or with thread
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    control - S The top thread may appear on the bottom depending on the thread, fabric, type of stitch and sewing speed, but the bobbin puckering the fabric. PLACEMENT OF PATTERNS Stitch width of pattern increases from center needle position as illustrated. STITCH LENGTH STITCH WIDTH mm 0 0.5 1.0 1.5
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    that the needle just pierces the fabric fold and the guide just rests against the fold. NOTE: For a narrower or wider blind hem, first manually adjust the length and width controls to your desired length and width. Then adjust the guide on the foot. B A Sew slowly, guiding the fabric carefully
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    MULTI-STITCH ZIGZAG SETTINGS :Presser foot - General Purpose Foot :Thread tension control - S This is a strong stitch because as its name implies, it makes three short stitches where the normal zig-zag makes only one. For this reason,
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    SETTINGS :Presser foot - General Purpose Foot :Thread tension control - S Stretch stitches are mainly for use on knit diamonds. OVEREDGE STITCH This stitch is especially used for making sportswear. It sews and finishes the seam in one operation. It is very effective for repairing raw or worn edges
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    STITCH This stitch can be used for topstitching and for attaching lace and trims. It is also ideal for quilting STITCH The Ladder stitch is primarily used for drawn thread hemstitching. It can also be used for sewing over thin tape in an opposite or same color. Place the stitch in the center and a
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    STITCH A traditional pattern suited for decorative borders, hems and edge finishings. ENTREDEUX STITCH Useful for decorative stitching on borders and for use in heirloom sewing. The Entredeux stitch is most often sewn with a Wing Needle (SINGER Style 2040) to create holes in the stitch pattern. 24
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    SETTINGS :Presser foot - Satin foot :Thread tension control - S * You should carry out a test sewing on a scrap piece of the fabric being sewn, to check the stitch pattern to be used. * Before starting to sew, check that there is enough thread wound onto the bobbin to make sure that the thread will
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    are examples of continuous patterns. SEWING ON A BUTTON SETTINGS :Presser foot - Button sewing foot :Feed dog control - Position your fabric and button under the presser foot. Lower presser foot. Turn the hand wheel counter clockwise (toward you) to make sure the needle clears both the left and
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    in between tab A and tab B. 2. Buttonholes can be sewn to match the size of the button. It is helpful to remove the extension table when sewing a buttonhole, to keep the foot from vibrating when moving across the table. tab A PROCEDURE * Use an interfacing in the area of the garment where
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    out the bobbin thread underneath the fabric to a length of about 4 inches to the rear. 7. Align the buttonhole mark on the fabric with the mark on the buttonhole foot, and then lower the buttonhole foot. 8. While holding the top thread, start the machine. Fabric marking mark * Sewing will be
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    under the foot and tie off the cord as shown in the illustration. Sew buttonhole so that zigzag stitches cover the cord. When completed, release the BUTTONHOLING WITH HARD-TO-SEW FABRICS When buttonholing with hard-to-sew fabrics or along the edge of multi-layered garments, attach the under-plate
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    PREPARATION FOR EMBROIDERY SEWING BEFORE ATTACHING EMBROIDERY UNIT ATTACHING EMBROIDERY FOOT Always be sure to turn off power to machine CAUTION before changing presser foot. Foot holder Screw * Raise presser foot lifter. * Turn the hand wheel counter clockwise (toward you) until the needle is in
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    THREADING THE TOP THREAD Refer to page 7 - 9. NOTE: It is recommended to thread the upper thread before transmitting a design to the machine for embroidery. EXTENSION TABLE 1. Turn off power to machine. 2. Slide the extension table to left to remove it from machine. (Refer to page 49.) 31
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    the carriage or put strong pressure on the embroidery unit while attaching or during the embroidering process. Doing so may cause CAUTION damage to the embroidery unit. REMOVING EMBROIDERY UNIT * Turn off the machine. * Remove embroidery hoop from machine. (Refer to page 36.) 1. Holding handle of
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    slack. Fit the two frames together by pressing down on the inner frame. a. Tighten hoop adjusting screw. b. Once fabric is properly positioned in embroidery frame with no slack, securely tighten the screw. Hoop adjusting screw c. Tighten the fabric in the frames so that it makes a sound like
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    on which you are embroidering. Always follow the manufacturer's instructions on how to use and apply the stabilizer correctly. Generally, the stabilizer should be larger in size than the hoop with which it is being used. When embroidery is completed, use a fine point scissor to carefully remove
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    When embroidering onto fabric which is smaller than the hoop size, or when embroidering close to the edge of the fabric, attach the stabilizer as illustrated. WHEN EMBROIDERING ALONG THE EDGE OF FABRIC SUCH AS A HANDKERCHIEF Embroidery surface at fabric edge Stabilizer (Adhesive surface facing)
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    MACHINE BEFORE INSTALLING THE HOOP 1 1. Turn hand wheel counter clockwise (toward you) until the needle comes to its highest position. ATTACHING AND REMOVING EMBROIDERY HOOP 1 (A) 1. Raise presser foot and needle, and push up lever (A) of embroidery foot with your finger and pass embroidery
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    the below listed instructions in order to successfully install FUTURA on your personal computer. The FUTURA software comes on a manually by going to the "Start" option of Windows, select "Run", type "D:\FuturaStart.exe" and click on OK. After some seconds the step-by-step installation of the software
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    the Futura software. Next attach the embroidery unit to your sewing machine and connect the USB cable between your computer and sewing machine. 1. Turn on your sewing machine. Make sure the needle has been moved to the highest position by turning the Hand wheel towards you. 2. Attach the hoop that
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    WHEN EMBROIDERY UNIT IS ATTACHED OPERATION SWITCHES START/STOP BUTTON When start/stop button is pushed, machines starts slowly. To stop the machine, push the button again and the machine will stop sewing and the needle stops at its highest position. FORWARD STITCH BUTTON After the embroidery design
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    holder. Refer to page 4. Thread or fabric bits have collected under the needle plate. EMBROIDERY PATTERN IS MIS-ALIGNED MACHINE SIDE HOOP SIDE Embroidering is continuing when thread is tangled. No stabilizer attached when using light or stretch fabric. If the thread remains tangled, the fabric
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    INFORMATION FOR EMBROIDERING WITH FUTURA 1. If stitches are missing If the embroidery machine detects that the thread has broken, it may continue to embroider up to about eight stitches without any thread (blank stitches) before it automatically stops. In such cases, use the following procedure
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    of the stitching is either too tight or not tight enough. The Futura software will recalculate the stitch of an imported design when sizing, but only output. Lines that are too narrow to properly sew out are eliminated by the software when it cleans up the artwork. Vector Art Bitmapped Art 42
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    in the Futura software you can resize designs from the Library in the hoop on screen and part of a design Left click and drag a box around the desired area. To select additional areas, hold down the CONTROL end up 'divided' into several blocks. The machine has a certain limit of stitches that it can
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    a special feature in the Futura QuartetTM software that will allow embroidery data which is larger than a single embroidery hoop to be sent to the machine to stitch out, while making it easy to re-hoop the fabric so that each part of the design lines up exactly. This embroidery data may be a single
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    software. (Additional numbered hoops will appear as the design parts flow out of the first hoop section). 4. The design data is sent to the machine for sewing one section at a time. Click on the "Transmit to Machine" tool on the tool bar. 5. The grey area (#1 Hoop) is the first of the embroidery
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    . It is extremely important that the points are accurately input on the cross lines. The machine is awaiting the input of point A. See figure 3. Guide Line Use the shift buttons on the machine to move the hoop, until the needle comes to point A on the cross line, and push the OK button. MULTIPLE
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    B and C. In a case where the three points were input wrong, and they do not form an exact right angle, the software will show the following error to the machine and input the A, B and C points. The buttons on the machine will once again be lit to indicate the "cross line" positions in the hoop: and
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    Embroidery data is being transferred. All LEDlamps are turned off. Just after the embroidery data was completely transferred (before starting to sew one unit of endless hoop is completed. All LED lamps are turned off. USB cable is disconnected while being suspended (Embroidery is still available) LED
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    that is being sewn. They should be raised for all general sewing purposes and lowered for darning, freehand embroidery and monogramming so that you, not the feed dogs, are moving the fabric. Down Feed dog control CONVERTING TO FREE-ARM SEWING Your machine can be used either as a flat- bed or as
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    . - Rewind bobbin. (see page 5). Needle breaks. * Fabric is being pulled or pushed against machine feeding action. - Guide it gently. * Needle size is not correct for thread and fabric. (see page 10). * Needle is not all the way up into the needle clamp.(see page 10). THREAD PROBLEMS Needle thread
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    by the arrows. (A, B) NOTE: Singer Brand Sewing Machine Oil is suggested. DO NOT use "all purpose" oil as it is not suited for sewing machine lubrication. 5. Replace the bobbin case with the projection (3) positioned 5 against the spring (4). (2) (A) (B) 6. Make sure that the needle is at its
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    should be oiled periodically. For the machine used after a long interval : It should be oiled before it is used. CAUTION: Always remove the dust and lint before oiling.  For best results always use SINGER Brand Sewing Machine Oil. Use of oil other than Sewing Machine Oil will cause damage to your
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    slowly and gently guide the fabric. The cut & hem works best if no more than ½" is being trimmed. ROLLER FOOT This foot includes built-in rollers to help feed difficult-to-sew fabrics such as leather, suede and vinyl. 1. Manually lead the thread from the needle through the opening of the foot, and
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    the needle will line up with the opening of the foot before starting to sew. 2. Sew slowly and guide the layers. OPEN TOE FOOT This foot provides a more visible view of the area that you will be stitching. Because of its open area at the front, you can see markings much more easily. 1. Set machine
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    to sew, holding the thread tails firmly. CORDING FOOT This foot is used for gathering, shirring, decorative stitching or applying trims. 1. Thread the needle with the machine embroidery thread. If you have chosen a rayon sheen as embroidery thread, use a special bobbin thread, called bobbin fill
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    the exposed area, move the lever from the right to the left. 2. Thread the needle with the machine embroidery thread. If you have chosen a rayon sheen as embroidery thread, use a special bobbin thread in the bobbin, called bobbin fill. 3. Place a stabilizer on the back layer of the fabric to create
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    a more pronounced pintuck. 1. Attach the pintuck foot and a twin needle (optional accessory). 2. Thread the two needle threads. For the second thread spool, you need the additional spool pin from the sewing machine's standard accessories. 3. For threading, follow the machine's thread path with both
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    two threads as one. Draw one thread through each needle from front to back. 2. Pick up bobbin thread as for single needle sewing. Pull the three threads together under the presser foot to the back of the machine, leaving about 6" (15 cm) clear. NOTE: Needle threader cannot be used to thread the twin
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    is displayed, fix the problem following the instruction in the message. The message will disappear, once the problem has been fixed. On control panell On PC screen Problem  Correction Sewing Embroidery Machine is locked up due to thread entangled with bobbin case or rotation ○ ○ interrupted
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    On control panell On PC screen Problem  Correction Unable to start with presser foot lifted.  Lower presser foot and restart. 09 Sewing Embroidery ○○ Hoop size is too small to move hoop to original position.  Turn off power switch and attach larger hoop. ○ 10 Hoop size is smaller than
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