Bernina artista 180 Instruction Manual & Sewing Manual page 63

62 Set up Program
Changing the basic thread tension setting
Stitch length
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Program I S
Needle position
Thread -
Beeper 1 Motor speed
tension
Return to
Start screen Sewing light
basic setting
Service
esc
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ok
The basic tension setting of the artista
m achine applies to all stitches of the
m achine. The tension is facto ry set for
best possible sewing results using a
100 w eig h t, 3 ply polyester thread
(100/3). Other types and w eights can
affect the stitch, causing a need for a
tension adjustm ent to get the best
results.
The overall tension setting of the
m achine can be tightened or loosened
up to 2 0 % in the Setup program. This
setting w ill remain in effect until it is
Setup menu
• press the extern al Setup button,
s
menu appears
[ 1 *
• select Thread Tension
0 -
• thread tension screen appears
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Altering the tensions
• the p erfect stitch fo rm atio n is
show n in the middle of the left side
of the screen
• the scale sh ow s a possible change
20
of +/- %
• the basic value is ind icated by a
0
fin e line at
• a changed setting is indicated by a
black bar
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• touch the arro w s up or dow n to
alter the ten sio n :
touch the up arro w if the stitch fo r­
m ation looks like the top exam ple
t = need tig h ter upper thread
tension (the upper thread is
loose w h ich allow s it to be pulled
fu rth e r through to the underside
of the fab ric)
Back to factory settings
• touch reset to return ten sio n s to
the fa cto ry settings
Save and close
• touch OK to co nfirm the change
• touch esc to return to the Setup
menu
• touch esc to return to the last
selected stitch menu
changed again, even if the m achine is
turned off.
C hanging the tension setting in the
Setup program w ill affect
a l l s t i t c h e s
of the m achine. Any secondary
changes using the TTC button (see
page 51) w ill be changed using the
basic setting as a base.
Note: Basic setting refers to the over­
all tension setting of the m achine. This
may be the factory setting or your
own if you have adjusted the tension
in the Setup program.
touch the down arro w if the stitch
fo rm atio n looks like the bottom
exam ple
need looser upper thread
i =
tensio n (the upper thread is tig h t
w h ich pulls the lo w er thread
fu rth e r through to the top of the
fab ric)
touch OK
the a lte ratio n s are saved and the
screen closes
the tensio n alteration affe cts
and rem ains saved w hen
s t i t c h e s
the m achine is tu rn ed o ff
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