Troubleshooting - Janome Horizon Instruction Book

Troubleshooting

Cause
Condition
1. The needle thread is not threaded properly.
The needle thread
2. The needle thread tension is too tight.
breaks
3. The needle is bent or blunt.
4. The needle is incorrectly inserted.
5. The needle thread and the bobbin thread are not set under the
6. The threads were not drawn to the rear after sewing.
7. The fabric is moved too fast when stitching free motion quilting.
8. The thread is tangled around the spool.
The bobbin thread
1. The bobbin thread is not threaded properly in the bobbin holder.
breaks
2. Lint has collected in the bobbin holder.
3. The bobbin is damaged and does not turn smoothly.
The needle breaks
1. The needle is incorrectly inserted.
2. The needle clamp screw is loose.
3. The fabric is pulled forward when using the open-toe foot.
4. The needle is too fine for the fabric being used.
5. An inappropriate presser foot is used.
Skipped stitches
1. The needle is incorrectly inserted, bent or blunt.
2. The needle and/or threads are not suitable for the work being sewn.
3. A stretch stitch needle is not being used for sewing stretch, very fine
4. The needle thread is not threaded properly.
5. A poor quality needle is used.
Seam puckering
1. The needle thread tension is too tight.
2. The needle thread is not threaded properly.
3. The needle is too heavy for the fabric being sewn.
4. The stitch length is too long for the fabric.
5. The foot pressure is not adjusted properly.
The cloth is not
1. The feed dog is packed with lint.
feeding smoothly
2. The stitches are too fine.
3. The feed dog is not raised after "drop feed" sewing.
Loops on the
1. The needle thread tension is too loose.
seams
2. The needle is too thick or too fine for the fabric.
The machine does
1. The machine is not plugged in or foot control is not connected.
not work
2. Thread has been caught in the hook race.
3. The presser foot is not lowered.
Buttonhole sewing
1. The stitch density is not suitable for the fabric being sewn.
is not sewn properly
2. The interfacing has not been used for the stretch or synthetic fabric.
3. The buttonhole lever is not lowered.
The machine is
1. Thread has been caught in the hook race.
noisy
2. Lint has built up in the hook race or bobbin holder.
Layers shift
1. The foot pressure is not suitable for fabrics being sewn.
Auto thread cutting
1. Thread is too thick for the auto thread cutting.
failed
2. Threads have been caught in the thread cutter mechanism.
The needle thread
1. Thread tension is not balanced.
appears on the
wrong side of the
fabric when the
stitch width value
is larger than "7.0".
It is not abnormal for a faint humming sound to be heard from the internal motors.
The LCD screen and function key area may become warm after several hours of continuous use.
presser foot when start sewing.
fabrics and synthetics.
A stabilizer is not used when sewing very fine fabrics.
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Reference
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Page 12
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Page 32
Page 79
Use the spool holder.
Page 20
Page 101
Change the bobbin.
Page 17
Page 17
Page 79
Page 17
Use the correct foot.
Page 17
Page 17
Use the stretch stitch
needle.
Page 21
Change the needle.
Page 12
Page 21
Page 17
Make stitch shorter.
Page 11
Apply a stabilizer.
Page 101
Make stitch longer.
Page 11
Page 12
Page 17
Page 6
Page 101
Page 10
Pages 58
Apply an interfacing.
Page 54
Page 101
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Page 11
Page 7
Page 101
Page 12