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Replacing the Needle - sewing machines

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KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Replacing the Needle CAUTION ● Turn the main power switch off before you change the needle. If you leave the main power on and step on the foot controller, the machine will start and you may be injured. ● Only use sewing-machine needles for home use. Other needles may bend or break and cause injury. ● Never sew with a bent needle. A bent needle will easily break and cause injury. • Do not use a lot of force when loosening or tightening the needle clamp screw, otherwise certain parts of the sewing machine may be damaged. With the flat side of the needle toward the 5 back of the machine, put the needle in until it touches the needle stopper. 1 2 Remove the power supply plug from the 1 outlet. Raise the needle bar to its highest position by 2 turning the balance wheel counterclockwise. Lower the presser foot lever. 3 1 Needle stopper 2 Needle While holding the needle with your left hand, 6 use the screwdriver to tighten the needle clamp by turning it clockwise. Put the twin needle in the same way. 1 Presser foot lever Hold the needle with your left hand, and then 4 use a screwdriver to turn the needle clamp screw counterclockwise to remove the needle. 1 2 1 Screwdriver 2 Needle clamp screw CAUTION ● Make sure you push in the needle until it touches the stopper, and securely tighten the needle clamp screw with a screwdriver. If the needle is not in fully, or if the needle clamp screw is loose, the needle may break or the machine may be damaged. 12

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KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE
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Replacing the Needle
1
Remove the power supply plug from the
outlet.
2
Raise the needle bar to its highest position by
turning the balance wheel counterclockwise.
3
Lower the presser foot lever.
1
Presser foot lever
4
Hold the needle with your left hand, and then
use a screwdriver to turn the needle clamp
screw counterclockwise to remove the
needle.
1
Screwdriver
2
Needle clamp screw
• Do not use a lot of force when loosening or
tightening the needle clamp screw,
otherwise certain parts of the sewing
machine may be damaged.
5
With the flat side of the needle toward the
back of the machine, put the needle in until it
touches the needle stopper.
1
Needle stopper
2
Needle
6
While holding the needle with your left hand,
use the screwdriver to tighten the needle
clamp by turning it clockwise.
Put the twin needle in the
same way.
●
Turn the main power switch off before
you change the needle. If you leave the
main power on and step on the foot
controller, the machine will start and you
may be injured.
●
Only use sewing-machine needles for
home use. Other needles may bend or
break and cause injury.
●
Never sew with a bent needle. A bent
needle will easily break and cause injury.
CAUTION
2
1
●
Make sure you push in the needle until it
touches the stopper, and securely tighten
the needle clamp screw with a
screwdriver. If the needle is not in fully,
or if the needle clamp screw is loose, the
needle may break or the machine may be
damaged.
1
2
CAUTION