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Error message "E6"
appears in the LCD
If the error message "E6" appears in the LCD with the
occurrence of one of the following symptoms, follow
the procedure below to solve the problem.
Symptom 1 : The machine rattles and then stops
Symptom 2 : The upper thread is tangled, for
Symptom 3 : The needle breaks, or the needle
Symptom 4 : The fabric is not fed.
Symptom 1 :
The machine rattles and then stops
just after sewing is started.
■ Cause
• The upper thread is not threaded correctly.
• The thread take-up lever is not threaded.
* When the machine stops just after sewing is
started, the upper thread may not be threaded
correctly.
Note
● If the needle is not raised, the upper thread
cannot be threaded correctly. Be sure to
press the needle position button to raise the
needle before threading the upper thread.
■ Remedy
Thread the upper thread again correctly by
following the procedure below.
a
Turn off the machine.
b
If the thread is tangled, remove the tangled
thread.
• Refer to "Cleaning the race" (page 91) and
"Tangled thread on wrong side of fabric"
(page 95).
c
Remove the upper thread from the machine.
just after sewing is started.
example, in the race, or fabric is
caught in the machine.
bends and thus hits the needle plate.
d
Turn the handwheel toward you
(counterclockwise) to check if the handwheel
moves smoothly.
If the handwheel moves smoothly
If the handwheel does not move smoothly
e
Remove the needle plate cover, and then
remove the bobbin and bobbin case.
f
Insert the bobbin case so that the
the bobbin case aligns with the
machine.
• Refer to "Cleaning the race" (page 91).
g
Attach the needle plate cover.
• Refer to "Cleaning the race" (page 91).
h
Set the bobbin in the bobbin case.
• Refer to "Cleaning the race" (page 91).
i
If the needle is bent, replace it with a new
one.
• Refer to "Replacing the needle" (page 32).
j
Turn on the machine, and then press the
needle position button to raise the needle.
• Refer to "Upper threading" (page 25).
k
Thread the machine correctly.
• For details on threading the machine, refer to
"Upper threading" (page 25).
Symptom 2 :
The upper thread is tangled, for
example, in the race, or fabric is
caught in the machine.
■ Cause
Thread is tangled below the needle plate.
■ Remedy
Remove the fabric and reset the thread and
bobbin by following the procedure below.
a
Turn off the machine.
b
Remove the fabric from the machine.
• Refer to "Fabric is caught in the machine and
cannot be removed" (page 99).
Continue to step
j
.
Continue to step
e
.
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