Singer Merritt 2404 Instruction Book page 15

Changing Needle Plales
NOTE:
Remove bobbin if it
conteos
thread in order
to prevent thread being caught
wnen
p/ate is rep/aced.
• Raise needle lo hiqhest position by lurning lhe hand
wheel toward vou.
• Raise presser toot.
• Open slide plale. Place Ihumb under righl side ot
needle plate, lift it up and wilhdraw it lo righl.
• Replace needle plale under clamping pin
A,
push il
firm/y to lhe left and press down until il snaps into
place.
• Close slide plate.'
Attaching Snap·in Feed Cover
• Raise needle lo highesl position by lurning hand
wheel toward vou.
• Raise presser toot, open slide plate and inseri gen-
eral purpose needle plate,
• Slide snap-in feed cover away from vou over needle
plate until poínts B and C are positioned directly
over holes in needle plate as illustrated. Snap in
point
B.
Then push poínt C in toward point B until il
snaps into place. Close slide plate.
• To remove, open slide plate, then simply lift up front
edge ot feed cover and remove. Close slide plate.
Changing lhe Needle
• Raise needle to its highest posítion by lurning lhe
hand wheel toward Vou. Loosen lhe needle-clamp
screw D and remove lhe needle.
• Insert new needle with the flat side of lhe needle lo
the back, up into clamp E as far as it will go.
• Tighlen needle-clamp screw.
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