Brother International PC-8500D Users Manual - English - Page 36

Feed dog adjustment

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Setting Up Sewing Utility Stitches Characters and Decorative Stitches Embroidering Editing Embroidery Patterns Retrieving 5 2. While pressing the black button to the left of the presser foot holder, push the presser foot holder upward with both hands as far as it will go to install it. CAUTION Be careful not to touch the needle during this time, otherwise injury may result. Optional 5 1. Press the "NEEDLE POSITION" button to raise the needle, and then turn off the power. 2. Raise the presser foot lever. 3. Loosen the screw to remove the embroidery foot "Q". Feed dog adjustment 4. With the presser foot lever raised, tighten the screw lightly to attach the presser foot holder. 5. Lower the presser foot lever and use the metal disk provided with your machine (accessory #14 on page 7) or a screwdriver to tighten the screw firmly. CAUTION Be careful not to touch the needle during this time, otherwise injury may result. NOTE - If the presser foot is not installed correctly, the thread tension may loosen due to improper presser foot height. With the accessory compartment off the machine, the feed dog adjustment lever can be seen on the base of the machine. Sliding the lever to the right will lower the feed dogs. Feed dogs are lowered during button sewing as well. If you are continuing to sew, slide the lever to the left and the feed dogs will raise. * When the embroidery unit is on to the machine, the feed dogs drop automatically. My Custom Stitch TM Error Maintenance Messages Trouble shooting Sewing Chart Patterns (Programmed in Machine) Patterns (Memory Card) 33

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5
2.
While pressing the black button to the left of the presser foot
holder, push the presser foot holder upward with both hands
as far as it will go to install it.
CAUTION
Be careful not to touch the needle during this time,
otherwise injury may result.
5
1.
Press the “NEEDLE POSITION” button to raise the needle,
and then turn off the power.
2.
Raise the presser foot lever.
3.
Loosen the screw to remove the embroidery foot “Q”.
4.
With the presser foot lever raised, tighten the screw lightly to
attach the presser foot holder.
5.
Lower the presser foot lever and use the metal disk
provided with your machine (accessory #14 on page 7) or a
screwdriver to tighten the screw firmly.
CAUTION
Be careful not to touch the needle during this time,
otherwise injury may result.
NOTE
If the presser foot is not installed correctly, the thread
tension may loosen due to improper presser foot height.
With the accessory compartment off the machine, the feed dog
adjustment lever can be seen on the base of the machine.
Sliding the lever to the right will lower the feed dogs. Feed dogs
are lowered during button sewing as well.
If you are continuing to sew, slide the lever to the left and the
feed dogs will raise.
*
When the embroidery unit is on to the machine, the feed
dogs drop automatically.
Feed dog adjustment
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Utility
Stitches
Characters
and
Decorative
Stitches
Embroidering
Editing
Embroidery
Patterns
Retrieving
My
Custom
Stitch
TM
Maintenance
Error
Messages
Trouble
shooting
Sewing
Chart
Patterns
(Programmed
in Machine)
Patterns
(Memory
Card)
Sewing
Setting Up
Optional