Automatic Buttonhole - Bernina 1300MDC User Manual

Automatic Buttonhole

Direct Entry Length or Button Measuring on Screen
• enter the buttonhole length (buttonhole opening in mm) directly
with the stitch length or stitch width knob
• suitable for all buttonhole lengths of 4mm up to the maximum
length
Entering Buttonhole Length or Button
Measuring
• buttonholes can be sewn to a specific
length with the Automatic buttonhole foot
No. 3A
• select type of buttonhole
• touch the Direct Entry Length function
Determining Buttonhole Length
• a special screen display appears
• enter buttonhole length with the stitch
width or stitch length knob
• the programmed length (cutting space of
buttonhole) is shown underneath the
button, between the two arrows
• the number above the button indicates the
maximum button size for the selected
buttonhole length
• confirm the desired length with «OK», the
screen changes automatically
• «auto» and the programmed length in mm
appear on the screen
• the buttonhole length indicates the
buttonhole opening in mm
Buttonhole Size
• the sewing computer calculates the
buttonhole size from the button diameter
• 2mm are added automatically to take the
thickness of the button into account
Corrections for Thick Buttons
• for buttons which are particularly thick,
e.g. raised buttons, etc. place the vertical
line 1 – 4mm outside the button
Deleting Saved Buttonholes
• press the «clr» button or touch
«recording»
• «auto» disappears and «recording»
appears
• a new buttonhole length can be
programmed
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Buttonholes - Applications
Determining Button Size
• a special screen appears
• hold the button against the left side of the
screen
• use the external stitch width or stitch
length knob place the vertical black line
precisely on the right side of the button
• the button size is shown in mm above the
button, between the two arrows (e.g.
14mm)
• remove the button from the screen
• confirm the correct size with «OK», the
screen changes automatically
Corrections for Direct Entry Length
• enter new length as described above
Back to Buttonhole Menu
• touch «ESC» to confirm and return to
Buttonhole screen, the original settings
remain
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