Troubleshooting - Janome AT2000D Instruction Book

Troubleshooting

Condition
The machine 1. The machine is not been plugged in properly.
does not operate. 2. The power switch is turned off.
3. The safety device is activated.
The fabric is 1. The presser foot is raised.
not being fed 2. The foot pressure is too low.
smoothly. 3. The feed dog is packed with lint.
The needle 1. The wrong needle is used or the needle is incorrectly inserted.
breaks. 2. The needle is bent or worn.
3. The fabric is forcibly pulled.
The thread 1. The machine is not correctly threaded or the thread is tangled.
breaks. 2. The thread tension is too tight.
3. The wrong needle is used or the needle is incorrectly inserted.
4. The needle is bent or blunt.
5. A poor quality thread is used.
Skipped stitches 1. The wrong needle is used or the needle is incorrectly inserted.
2. The needle is bent or blunt.
3. The machine is not correctly threaded or the thread is tangled.
The seam is not 1. The thread is not correctly inserted between the tension disks.
sewn neatly.
2. The thread tension is too strong or too loose.
3. The machine is not correctly threaded or the thread is tangled.
4. The chaining finger is not set correctly.
5. The needle and/or the thread are not suitable for the fabric being
sewn.
Seam puckering 1. The thread tension is too tight.
2. The machine is not correctly threaded or the thread is tangled.
3. The stitch length dial and/or the differential feed dial is not
correctly adjusted.
4. The chaining finger is not set correctly.
The fabric curls. 1. The upper looper thread tension or the lower looper thread
tension is too tight.
2. The chaining finger is not set correctly.
The fabric is not 1. The upper knife is deactivated.
cut neatly. 2. The upper knife is dull.
The cutting width 1. The cutting width is not adjusted correctly.
is too narrow or
too wide for the
seam width.
The looper 1. The looper threader switch lever is not set to the "THREADING"
threader does not position.
work. 2. The looper selection lever is not set correctly.
3. The thread is not inserted into the looper threader hole 2 cm or
more.
4. The thread is not drawn long enough before it is inserted into the
looper threader hole.
5. The thread is tangled in front of the looper threader hole.
6. The thread is wet.
7. The thread is frayed.
8. Lint is accumulated in the looper threader pipe.
The needle 1. The "o" mark on the belt cover is not aligned with the "-" mark on
threader does not the handwheel.
work. 2. The needle threader switch lever is not set correctly.
3. The needle threader is not used correctly.
Cause
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Reference
Refer to page 7.
Turn the power switch ON.
Refer to page 4.
Lower the presser foot.
Refer to page 10
Refer to page 52.
Refer to page 10.
Refer to page 10.
Pull the fabric lightly.
Refer to pages 19-32.
Refer to pages 37-41 and 45.
Refer to page 10.
Refer to page 10.
Refer to page 15.
Refer to page 10.
Refer to page 10.
Refer to pages 19-32.
Refer to pages 19, 22, 28 and
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Refer to pages 37-41 and 45.
Refer to pages 19-32.
Refer to page 13.
Refer to pages 33, 42, 46-49.
Refer to pages 37-41 and 45.
Refer to pages 19-32.
Refer to pages 33, 42, 46-49.
Refer to page 13.
Refer to pages 38-41 and 45.
Refer to page 13.
Refer to page 12.
Refer to page 54.
Refer to page 12.
Refer to pages 20, 23.
Refer to pages 20, 23.
Refer to pages 20, 23.
Refer to pages 20, 23.
Refer to pages 20, 23.
Trim the wet thread end.
Trim the thread end.
Refer to page 53.
Refer to page 30.
Refer to page 30.
Refer to page 30.