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Mechanical, trouble, Caution

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Mechanical trouble Symptom 1. Fabric is not fed properly. 2. Needle breaks 3. Machine is noisy, slow speed, thread trimming is not good 4. Machine does not start 5. Embroidery unit does not work Probable cause Remedy 1. Stitch length is set at no feeding. 1. Set stitch length properly. 2. The combination of selected pattern and presser foot is not correct. 2. Change presser foot to correct one. 3. Correct needle is not used. 3. Change to proper needle. 4. Thread is entangled. 4. Remove thread-ends in the race or inner rotary hook. 1. Needle is not correctly inserted. 2. Correct needle is not used. 1. Set needle properly. 2. Change to proper needle. 3. Combination of fabric, thread and needle is not correct. 3. Check "RELATIVE CHART OF SEWING FABRICS, NEEDLE AND THREAD". 4. The fabric is pulled too much. 4. Sew without pulling but just guide the fabric. 1. Dust is clinging under the needle plate. 1. Remove dust by cleaning with a brush. 1. "START/STOP" button is not pressed. 2. Main power switch is in the off position. 1. Press "START/STOP" button. 2. Turn the power on. 3. Presser foot is not lowered. 3. Lower the presser foot. 4. Check Error messages. 4. See page "ERROR MESSAGE". 1. Power switch is in the off position. 1. Turn the power on. 2. Embroidery unit is not correctly connected to the machine. 2. Connect embroidery unit properly to the machine. 3. Memory card is not inserted. 3. Turn off the machine then insert the memory card. 4. Check Error messages. 4. See page "ERROR MESSAGE". Caution • This machine has a detector for thread breakages. Accordingly, the machine does not start properly without threading upper thread. Also due to needle bar holding mechanism, the fabric is fed with needle being kept at its highest position according to the pattern. In this case, mechanical sound which is different from sewing sound is caused but please note that it is not affect operation of the machine. • In case electricity stops during sewing. • Turn off power, and unplug. • To start again, follow the instruction for operation. 111

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Mechanical
trouble
Symptom
Probable
cause
Remedy
1.
Fabric
is
not
fed
properly.
1.
Stitch
length
is
set
at
no
feeding.
1.
Set
stitch
length
properly.
2.
The
combination
of
selected
pattern
and
presser
foot
is
not
correct.
2.
Change
presser
foot
to
correct
one.
3.
Correct
needle
is
not
used.
3.
Change
to
proper
needle.
4.
Thread
is
entangled.
4.
Remove
thread
-ends
in
the
race
or
in-
ner
rotary
hook.
2.
Needle
breaks
1.
Needle
is
not
correctly
inserted.
1.
Set
needle
properly.
2.
Correct
needle
is
not
used.
2.
Change
to
proper
needle.
3.
Combination
of
fabric,
thread
and
needle
is
not
correct.
3.
Check
"RELATIVE
CHART
OF
SEWING
FABRICS,
NEEDLE
AND
THREAD".
4.
The
fabric
is
pulled
too
much.
4.
1.
Sew
without
pulling
but
just
guide
the
fabric.
3.
Machine
is
noisy,
slow
speed,
thread
trimming
is
not
good
1.
Dust
is
clinging
under
the
needle
plate.
Remove
dust
by
cleaning
with
a
brush.
4.
Machine
does
not
start
1.
"START/STOP"
button
is
not
pressed.
1.
Press
"START/STOP"
button.
2.
Main
power
switch
is
in
the
off
posi-
tion.
2.
Turn
the
power
on.
3.
Presser
foot
is
not
lowered.
3.
Lower
the
presser
foot.
4.
Check
Error
messages.
4.
See
page
"ERROR
MESSAGE".
5.
Embroidery
unit
does
not
work
1.
Power
switch
is
in
the
off
position.
1.
Turn
the
power
on.
2.
Embroidery
unit
is
not
correctly
con-
nected
to
the
machine.
2.
Connect
embroidery
unit
properly
to
the
machine.
3.
Memory
card
is
not
inserted.
3.
Turn
off
the
machine
then
insert
the
memory
card.
4.
Check
Error
messages.
4.
See
page
"ERROR
MESSAGE".
Caution
•
This
machine
has
a
detector
for
thread
breakages.
Accordingly,
the
machine
does
not
start
properly
with-
out
threading
upper
thread.
Also
due
to
needle
bar
holding
mechanism,
the
fabric
is
fed
with
needle
being
kept
at
its
highest
position
according
to
the
pattern.
In
this
case,
mechanical
sound
which
is
different
from
sewing
sound
is
caused
but
please
note
that
it
is
not
affect
operation
of
the
machine.
•
In
case
electricity
stops
during
sewing.
•
Turn
off
power,
and
unplug.
•
To
start
again,
follow
the
instruction
for
operation.
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