Brother International CE-5500/CE-5500PRW Operation Manual - Page 14

For models equipped with the fast bobbin, winding system

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KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE CAUTION ● Make sure you follow the instructions carefully. If you do not cut the thread completely, and the bobbin is wound, when the thread runs low it may tangle around the bobbin and cause the needle to break. Slide the sewing speed controller to the right (to g set the speed to fast). (For models equipped with the sewing speed controller.) ■ For models equipped with the fast bobbin winding system Place the bobbin on the bobbin winder shaft so a that the spring on the shaft fits into the notch in the bobbin. Then slide the shaft to the right. a Sewing speed controller Press the foot controller or press (start/stop h button) (for models equipped with the start/stop button) to start. a Notch b Spring Follow steps a through c of the procedure in b "Winding the bobbin" to pass the thread around the pretension disk (page 10). Wind the free end of the thread clockwise around c the bobbin five or six times. When the bobbin seems full and begins spinning i slowly, take your foot off the foot controller or press (start/stop button) (for models equipped with the start/stop button). Cut the thread, slide the bobbin winder shaft to j the left and remove the bobbin. Slide the sewing speed controller back to its k original position (for models equipped with the sewing speed controller). Memo ● When the sewing machine is started or the handwheel is turned after winding the thread around the bobbin, the machine will make a clicking sound; this is not a malfunction. ● The needle bar does not move when you slide the bobbin winding shaft to the right. CAUTION ● Not winding the bobbin properly may cause the thread tension to loosen, and may break the needle. Pull the thread to the right and pass it through d the slit in the bobbin winder seat. a Slit (with built-in cutter)  The thread is cut to a suitable length. CAUTION ● Be sure to cut the thread as described. If the bobbin is wound without cutting the thread using the cutter built into the slit in the bobbin winder seat, the thread may become tangled in the bobbin or the needle may bend or break when the bobbin thread starts to run out. Slide the sewing speed controller to the right (to e set the speed to fast) (for models equipped with the sewing speed controller). a Wound evenly b Wound poorly 12 a Sewing speed controller

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12
KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE
g
Slide the sewing speed controller to the right (to
set the speed to fast). (For models equipped with
the sewing speed controller.)
h
Press the foot controller or press
(start/stop
button) (for models equipped with the start/stop
button) to start.
i
When the bobbin seems full and begins spinning
slowly, take your foot off the foot controller or
press
(start/stop button) (for models
equipped with the start/stop button).
j
Cut the thread, slide the bobbin winder shaft to
the left and remove the bobbin.
k
Slide the sewing speed controller back to its
original position (for models equipped with the
sewing speed controller).
Memo
●
When the sewing machine is started or the
handwheel is turned after winding the thread
around the bobbin, the machine will make a
clicking sound; this is not a malfunction.
●
The needle bar does not move when you slide the
bobbin winding shaft to the right.
■
For models equipped with the fast bobbin
winding system
a
Place the bobbin on the bobbin winder shaft so
that the spring on the shaft fits into the notch in
the bobbin. Then slide the shaft to the right.
a
Notch
b
Spring
b
Follow steps
a
through
c
of the procedure in
“Winding the bobbin” to pass the thread around
the pretension disk (page 10).
c
Wind the free end of the thread clockwise around
the bobbin five or six times.
d
Pull the thread to the right and pass it through
the slit in the bobbin winder seat.
a
Slit (with built-in cutter)
The thread is cut to a suitable length.
e
Slide the sewing speed controller to the right (to
set the speed to fast) (for models equipped with
the sewing speed controller).
CAUTION
●
Make sure you follow the instructions carefully. If
you do not cut the thread completely, and the bobbin
is wound, when the thread runs low it may tangle
around the bobbin and cause the needle to break.
CAUTION
●
Not winding the bobbin properly may cause the
thread tension to loosen, and may break the needle.
a
Wound evenly
b
Wound poorly
a
Sewing speed
controller
CAUTION
●
Be sure to cut the thread as described. If the
bobbin is wound without cutting the thread
using the cutter built into the slit in the bobbin
winder seat, the thread may become tangled in
the bobbin or the needle may bend or break
when the bobbin thread starts to run out.
a
Sewing speed
controller