Inserting The Needle - VERITAS Power Stitch 17 Manual

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Inserting the needle

Change the needle regularly, especially when it shows signs of wear or if it causes problems. Turn the
power switch to off ("O") when carrying out below operations!
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Turn the handwheel toward you to raise the needle then loosen the
needle clamp screw to remove the needle.
When inserting a new needle, keep the flat side of the shaft to the back.
Push the needle into the clamp until it touches the pin and stops. Then
secure it by tightening the needle clamp screw.
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Turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise)
to lower the needle into the fabric at the beginning
of the stitching. Lower the presser foot lifter.
Adjust presser foot pressure. For very thin fabric,
reduce the pressure. For heavy fabric, increase
the pressure. Slowly press down the foot control to
start sewing. Release the foot control to stop the
machine. You can use reverse sewing fby pressing
the reverse sewing lever.
Turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise)
to raise the needle. Raise the presser foot lifter and
remove the fabric.
Guide both threads to the side of the face plate and
into the thread cutter. Pull the threads down to cut
them.