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USEFUL FUNCTIONS
c
Place the fabric under the presser foot with the needle
at the starting point of the stitching, and then press the
"Start/Stop" button. The machine will begin sewing.
d
Press the "Start/Stop" button to stop the machine at
the point where the sewing direction changes.
The machine stops with the needle in the fabric, and
the presser foot is raised.
e
Rotate the fabric, and then press the "Start/Stop"
button.
The presser foot is automatically lowered, and
sewing continues.
Using the Knee Lifter
Using the knee lifter, you can raise and lower the presser foot
with your knee, leaving both hands free to handle the fabric.
a
Align the tabs on the knee lifter with the notches in the
knee lifter slot on the front of the machine. Insert the
knee lifter bar as far as possible.
Memo
• If the knee lifter bar is not pushed into the mounting
slot as far as possible, it may come out during use.
b
Use your knee to move the knee lifter bar to the right
in order to raise the presser foot. Slowly return the
knee lifter bar to the left to lower the presser foot.
Note
• Be sure to keep your knee away from the knee lifter
during sewing.
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Automatic Fabric Sensor System (Automatic
Presser Foot Pressure)
The thickness of the fabric is automatically detected and the
presser foot pressure is automatically adjusted with an internal
sensor while sewing, to insure that your fabric is fed smoothly.
The fabric sensor system works continuously while sewing.
This function is useful for sewing heavyweight fabrics
(page 65), or quilting (page 74).
Touch
, and then set [Automatic Fabric Sensor System]
to [ON]. (page 20)
Needle Position - Stitch Placement
When the [Needle Position - Stitch Placement] is [ON], the
needle will be partially lowered for precise stitch placement
and then completely lowered when you press
Position button). Each press of
changes the needle to the next position. When the [Needle
Position - Stitch Placement] is [OFF], each press of
(Needle Position button) simply raises and then lowers the
needle.
Touch
, and then set [Needle Position - Stitch
Placement] to [ON] or [OFF]. (page 21)
[Needle Position - Stitch Placement] is [ON]
*
When the needle is nearly lowered by pressing
(Needle position button), the feed dogs are lowered.
At this time, the fabric can be shifted to finely adjust
the needle drop point.
(Needle
(Needle Position button)
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