Bernina a170 Manual page 28

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Functions
Buttonhole program functions
The functions below appear on the function toolbar at
the lower edge of the screen when any buttonhole
(stitches 51–62) is selected.
Buttonhole length – direct length
entry
· touch symbol to open number
screen
· Buttonhole length =
buttonhole opening in mm
Application:
· use this method if you know the
size of your button
Buttonhole length – on screen
measurement
· touch symbol to open measuring
screen
· hold button to bottom lower left
corner of screen and use the stitch
width knob to measure it
· buttonhole length will be
programmed with 2mm added
automatically
Application:
· simple method to determine
buttonhole size
Alphabet program functions
The following functions will appear in the lower left
corner of the screen when a letter of an alphabet is
Letter size
· appears in toolbar when any letter
or character of one of three
styles of alphabets is selected
· touch one or more times
· one half of field is highlighted
· the gray section visually indicates
the letter size: large or small
Applications:
· size selection
· works in memory (letters do not
have to be reprogrammed but can
be resized using the edit function)
selected. It will reduce the number of normal functions
shown on the toolbar by one, causing it to be hidden.
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Manual buttonhole
· touch symbol
· follow procedure (4–6 steps,
depending on buttonhole type)
Application:
· for individual manually sewn
buttonholes
· to repair existing buttonholes
Stitch counter buttonhole
· select buttonhole
· touch symbol
· stitch counter buttonhole will be
activated