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Changing, needle, plate

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Mairaenance and troubkslwoting F Changing the needle plate Switch off the main switch It is very important to clean and oil your sewing machine, because it will rewardyou with a longer service life. The more often you use the machine, the more care it needs. Removal: F • Raise the sewing foot and remove the removable accessory tray. F • Push the point of a small screwdriver F into the opening between needle plate and sewing machine. Twist it lightly to F the right and the needle plate will snap half way out of its mounting. Now push the screwdriver into the left opening and take the needle plate out. F Replacing: F • Place the needle plate on flat at the F back and push it down with both hands at the front until you hear it snap in place. Before you start sewing, check that the needle plate is lying flat. F F Cleaning and oiling Switch off the main switch F I • Remove the needle plate and lower the feed dog. I • Clean the feed dog and hook area with the brush. • Apply a drop of oil (every 15 to 20 I hours of operation) to the hook. You can see where to apply the oil in the illustration and on the provided oil bottle. Otherwise, the machine is maintenance free and must not be oiled.

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Mairaenance
and
troubkslwoting
F
Changing
the
needle
plate
Switch
off
the
main
switch
It
is
very
important
to
clean
and
oil
your
sewing
machine,
because
it
will
rewardyou
with
a
longer
service
life.
The
more
often
you
use
the machine,
the
more
care
it
needs.
Removal:
•
Raise
the sewing
foot
and
remove
the
removable
accessory
tray.
•
Push
the
point
of
a
small
screwdriver
into
the
opening
between needle
plate
and
sewing
machine.
Twist
it
lightly
to
the
right
and
the
needle
plate
will
snap
half
way
out
of
its
mounting.
Now
push
the
screwdriver
into
the
left
opening
and
take
the
needle
plate
out.
Replacing:
•
Place
the
needle
plate
on
flat
at
the
back
and
push
it
down
with
both
hands
at
the
front
until
you
hear
it
snap
in
place.
Before
you
start
sewing,
check
that
the
needle
plate
is
lying
flat.
Cleaning
and
oiling
Switch
off
the
main switch
•
Remove
the
needle
plate
and
lower
the
feed
dog.
•
Clean
the
feed
dog
and
hook
area
with
the
brush.
•
Apply
a
drop
of
oil
(every
15
to
20
hours
of
operation)
to
the
hook.
You
can
see
where
to
apply
the
oil
in
the
illustration
and
on
the
provided
oil
bottle.
Otherwise,
the
machine
is
maintenance
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
I
I
I
free
and
must
not
be
oiled.