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Troubleshooting
■ Checking machine operations
If the needle plate has been removed, check machine
operations to confirm that installation has been completed
correctly.
a
Turn on the machine.
The needle will automatically move left and right.
Note
• If an error occurs, the machine may be
malfunctioning, so contact your authorized Brother
dealer or the nearest Brother authorized service
center.
b
Select Straight stitch (Middle).
• Refer to "Stitch Chart" on page 39.
Note
• Do not yet install the presser foot and thread.
Slowly turn the handwheel toward you
c
(counterclockwise), and look from all sides to check
that the needle falls at the center of the opening in the
needle plate.
If the needle or feed dogs make contact the needle
plate, the machine may be malfunctioning; therefore,
contact your nearest Brother authorized service center.
d
Turn off the machine, and then install the bobbin and
presser foot.
Never use a scratched or damaged presser foot.
Otherwise, the needle may break, or sewing
performance may suffer.
• Refer to "Installing the bobbin" on page 17 and
"Replacing the presser foot" on page 24.
e
Correctly thread the machine.
• For details on threading the machine, refer to "Upper
Threading" on page 18.
f
Perform trial sewing with cotton fabric.
Note
• Incorrect sewing may be the result of incorrect
upper threading or sewing thin fabrics. If there are
poor results from the trial sewing, check the upper
threading or the type of fabric being used.
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If the thread becomes tangled under the
bobbin winder seat
If the bobbin winding starts when the thread is not passed
under the pretension disk of the bobbin winding thread guide
correctly, the thread may become tangled under the bobbin
winder seat.
1 Opening in the
needle plate
2 Handwheel
a
b
c
d
CAUTION
• Do not remove the bobbin winder seat even if
the thread becomes tangled under the bobbin
winder seat. Otherwise, there is a risk of being
injured by the cutter of the bobbin winder
seat.
Do not remove the screw on the bobbin
winder guide post, otherwise the machine may
be damaged; you cannot wind off the thread
by removing the screw.
1 Screw of the bobbin winder guide post
Stop the bobbin winding.
Cut the thread with scissors beside the bobbin winding
thread guide.
Slide the bobbin winder shaft to the left, and then
remove the bobbin from the shaft and cut the thread
leading to the bobbin in order to be able to completely
remove the bobbin from shaft.
Hold the thread end with your left hand, and wind off
the thread clockwise from under the bobbin winder
seat with your right hand as shown below.
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