Using The Needle Threader - Toyota SP100 Series Instruction Manual

Using the needle threader

* Equipped only with model XXX17C/17DXX/SuperJ15/SPJ17XL
WARNING
Before using the needle threader, use the main power switch to turn
off the sewing machine.
Not doing so could cause an injury.
* Use sewing machine needles No. 11/75 to 16/100 with the needle threader.
(Needle No 14/90 is included when the sewing machine is purchased.)
The needle cannot be threaded if the thread is too thick for the needle. For details
on possible needle and thread combinations, refer to "Relationship between the
needle, thread and fabric, and adjusting the thread tension" on page 29.
z Preparing to use the needle threader
1
Turn the handwheel toward
yourself until the needle is in
its highest position.
* If the needle is not in its
highest position, the needle
cannot be threaded.
Raise the presser foot lever.
z Understanding the needle threader mechanism
1 Lower
2 Turn
20
Presser foot lever
Guide
2
Turn the pattern selection dial
to "7" (straight stitch).
* Otherwise, the needle threader
may not operate correctly and
the needle may not be threaded.
Check that the thread has
been passed through the
needle thread guide.
Needle thread
guide
The hook should be located
within the guide.
The hook passes through the
Needle
needle, catches the thread,
then pulls the thread through
the needle.
Hook
7
Pattern selection
dial