Cleaning - Brother XL-2230 Operation Manual

Cleaning

CAUTION
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Make sure you unplug the machine
before you clean it. Otherwise, you may
get an electric shock or be injured.
1 Switch the machine off and unplug it.
Raise the needle and the presser foot.
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3 Loosen the presser-foot screw and the needle
clamp screw to remove the presser-foot
holder and the needle.
4 Grasp both sides of the needle plate cover,
and then slide it toward you to remove the
needle plate cover.
1 Needle plate cover
5 Turn the balance wheel toward you until the
tip of the shuttle hook aligns with the edge of
the shuttle race shelf.
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1 Shuttle-race shelf
2 Shuttle
3 Edge of the shuttle race
4 Tip of the shuttle hook
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CAUTION
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Make sure you turn the balance wheel
toward the front of the machine
(counterclockwise). Turning the balance
wheel in the other direction may damage
the machine.
6 Remove the shuttle.
Grasp the shuttle, and then pull it out.
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1 Shuttle
7 Use the cleaning brush or a vacuum cleaner to
remove any dust from the shuttle race and its
surrounding area.
1 Cleaning brush
2 Shuttle race
• Do not put oil on the shuttle.
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