Threading the Needle Thread (Leather, heavy weight fabric)
Synthetic thread size 20 to 30 is recommended.Do not
* Use only left twist thread.The left twist
hand.
z
Pre-tension dial
The screw should be lower
than the pre-tension dial.
Screw
Correct
Higher than the pre-tension dial.
Wrong
No gap with the pre-tension dial.
v b
!0
!1
i
!2
n
!3
!4
w
e
r
!0
!1
!2
!3
!4
Wrong
c
Holding the thread
with both hands.
y
* Adjusting the needle thread tension by the thread guide o.
Needle thread
tension
Loosen the adjusting screw with the screwdriver provided with the machine.
Slide the adjusting plate to the right or left to adjust the needle thread
tension. Tighten the adjusting screw. Normally adjust the needle thread
on page 34).
(A)
x
z Raise the presser foot lifter. Press the Up/Down
needle button twice to raise the needle to its
o
highest position. Turn the power switch off.
Set a spool of thread on the spool pin.
Pass the thread through the guide on the thread
guide bar q from the behind.
x Pass the thread through the thread guide plate w,
then draw the thread between the pre-tension
t
disks e under the pre-tension dial r.
i
* If the thread tends to twist too much, pass the
* The standard setting of the pre-tension dial is
c Holding the thread with both hands, draw the
thread down and around the tension dial t from
right to left.
Pull the thread up to insert it between the tension
disks y and pass it over the tail of the check
u
spring u. Then pull the thread down over the
t
loop of the check spring.
v Draw the thread under the thread guide i.
Insert thread
Pass the thread through the 2 holes in the thread
between the
guide o as shown.
tension disks.
* The needle thread tension can be adjusted by
b Through the eye of the take-up lever !0 .
o
Pass the thread through the thread guide !1 .
Holding the thread with both hands, slip the
thread into the thread guide !2 as shown.
n Draw the thread down to the needle bar thread
guide !3 , and then pass the thread through the
needle eye on the left side of the needle !4 .
Adjusting screw
Loose
20
q
thread through the 3 holes in the thread guide
the thread guide o.
Adjusting plate
Tight