Brother International XL 5500 Users Manual - English - Page 10

Converting to Free-arm Style, Steadying the Machine - needle

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Put a different presser foot on the needle plate 3 so that the bar on the presser foot is in line with the slot on the shank. Lower the presser foot lever and fix the 4 presser foot onto the shank. If the presser foot is in the correct place, the bar should snap in. Converting to Free-arm Style Free-arm sewing is convenient for sewing tubular and hard-to-reach areas. To change your machine to the free-arm style, lift out the extension table attachment. 1 Lift the bottom of the extension table up toward you. 2 Pull the extension table out to remove it. 1 1 Extension table Steadying the Machine When the machine is placed on an uneven surface, turn the rubber cushion on the front right-hand side of the base plate to adjust it until the machine is stable. CAUTION ● If the presser foot is not installed with the correct orientation, the needle may strike the presser foot, which may bend or break the needle and cause injury. 9

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3
Put a different presser foot on the needle plate
so that the bar on the presser foot is in line
with the slot on the shank.
4
Lower the presser foot lever and fix the
presser foot onto the shank. If the presser foot
is in the correct place, the bar should snap in.
Converting to Free-arm Style
Free-arm sewing is convenient for sewing tubular and
hard-to-reach areas. To change your machine to the
free-arm style, lift out the extension table attachment.
1
Lift the bottom of the extension table up
toward you.
2
Pull the extension table out to remove it.
1
Extension table
Steadying the Machine
When the machine is placed on an uneven surface,
turn the rubber cushion on the front right-hand side of
the base plate to adjust it until the machine is stable.
●
If the presser foot is not installed with the
correct orientation, the needle may strike
the presser foot, which may bend or
break the needle and cause injury.
CAUTION
1