Brother International VX-810 Users Manual - English - Page 10

Needle X t-r-- TO CHANGE THE NEEDLE 1. Raise needle bar to its highest position. 2. Loosen needle clamp screw and remove old needle. 3. Insert new needle into needle clamp hole as far as it will go against the needle stop. Make sure the flat side of the needle faces toward the back and the long groove toward you. 4. Tighten needle clamp screw securely. HOW TO CHECK THE NEEDLE 1. The sewing needle must always be straight and sharp for smooth sewing. 2. To check if needle is bent, place flat side of needle down as shown in illustration at left. Twin Needle tI 4 ) Extra spool pin Your sewing machine is specially constructed for optional twin needle sewing by setting extra spool pin into hole on the top of machine. You can use either one or two colors of upper thread. Make sure that two threads used to thread twin needle are of the same weight. If thread is not of the same weight, stitching will be faulty. INSERTING TWIN NEEDLE Insert in same manner as single needle. Flat side of needle should face toward back and long groove should face you. THREADING TWIN NEEDLE Follow instructions for single needle threading (see page 10), but thread each needle separately. The groove should face you. NOTE FOR TWIN NEEDLE SEWING 1. Use ZIGZAG PRESSER FOOT. 2. Use stitch width knob at under "3". 3. Needle position selector "M". -8-