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Contents
Important Safety Instructions ..............................................................................................1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................5
Machine Features ................................................................................................................5
Accessories..........................................................................................................................6
Included accessories .........................................................................................................................................6
Optional accessories.........................................................................................................................................7
Names of Machine Parts and Their Functions .....................................................................8
Front view.........................................................................................................................................................8
Needle and embroidery foot section ................................................................................................................. 9
Right-side/rear view ..........................................................................................................................................9
Operation buttons...........................................................................................................................................10
Operation panel..............................................................................................................................................11
GETTING READY 13
Embroidery Step by Step ...................................................................................................14
Attaching the Embroidery Unit..........................................................................................15
Embroidery unit precautions ........................................................................................................................... 15
Attaching the embroidery unit......................................................................................................................... 15
Removing the embroidery unit ........................................................................................................................ 16
Turning the Machine On/Off.............................................................................................18
Power supply precautions ...............................................................................................................................18
Turning on the machine.................................................................................................................................. 19
Turning off the machine.................................................................................................................................. 19
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Operation............................................................................20
Viewing the LCD.............................................................................................................................................20
Changing the machine settings........................................................................................................................21
Checking machine operating procedures ........................................................................................................23
Winding/Installing the Bobbin...........................................................................................24
Bobbin precautions .........................................................................................................................................24
Winding the bobbin ........................................................................................................................................ 24
Installing the bobbin .......................................................................................................................................28
Upper Threading ...............................................................................................................30
About the spool of thread................................................................................................................................ 30
Threading the upper thread .............................................................................................................................30
Threading the needle ...................................................................................................................................... 32
Threading the needle manually (without using the needle threader) ................................................................ 34
Replacing the Needle ........................................................................................................35
Needle precautions.........................................................................................................................................35
Checking the needle .......................................................................................................................................35
Replacing the needle.......................................................................................................................................36
EMBROIDERY 39
Embroidering Neatly .........................................................................................................40
What to prepare ..............................................................................................................................................40
Preparing the Fabric ..........................................................................................................42
Attaching a stabilizer material to the fabric ..................................................................................................... 42
Setting the fabric in the embroidery frame.......................................................................................................43
Attaching the Embroidery Frame.......................................................................................47
Attaching the embroidery frame ...................................................................................................................... 47
Removing the embroidery frame ..................................................................................................................... 48
Selecting Embroidery Patterns...........................................................................................49
Copyright information .................................................................................................................................... 49
Embroidery pattern types.................................................................................................................................49
LCD (liquid crystal display) operation .............................................................................................................50
Selecting characters ........................................................................................................................................52
Selecting an embroidery pattern......................................................................................................................53
Selecting a frame pattern.................................................................................................................................54
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