Problems And Warning Signals - Janome 5270QDC Instruction Book

Problems and Warning Signals

If a buzzer sounds and the LCD screen shows a warning sign, follow the guidance below.
Warning Sign
(E1-E7)
Audible Signal The Buzzer sounds when:
pip Normal operation.
pip-pip-pip Invalid operation or malfunction.
peep E1-E7 error occurred.
pip pi-pi-pi-peep Buttonhole is completed.
It is not abnormal that a faint humming sound comes out from inside the machine.
LCD display may get warm when the machine has been used for hours.
Cause
1. The start/stop button is pressed with the foot control
connected.
2. The foot control is out of order.
(The foot control sign keeps blinking.)
1. The machine is started without lowering the presser
foot.
2. The machine will stop if the presser foot is raised while
sewing.
The bobbin winder spindle is shifted to the right.
The machine will stop if the buttonhole is sewn without
lowering the buttonhole lever.
The twin needle key is pressed when a pattern unsuitable
for twin needle sewing has been selected.
The twin needle key is pressed when the twin needle sign
is indicated on the LCD screen.
The machine is started after halting due to overload.
The machine does not work properly due to a problem in
the control circuit.
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Try this
Disconnect the foot control.
Contact the service center
or the store from whom the
machine was purchased.
Lower the presser foot and
start the machine.
Lower the presser foot and
start the machine again.
Shift the bobbin winder
spindle to the left for
stitching.
Lower the buttonhole lever
and start the machine again.
Select the pattern suitable
for twin needle sewing.
Replace the twin needle with
a single needle and press
the twin needle key.
Wait for at least 15 seconds
to restart. Remove tangled
threads around take-up lever,
hook race and automatic
thread cutting mechanism.
Do not lower the feed dog,
raise presser foot or shift
bobbin winder spindle while
the machine is running.
Contact the service center
or the store from whom the
machine was purchased.