5.
Needle bar height
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Rule and control
In the loop stroke position the hook point 2 should be located in the
middle of the needle furrow.
Caution: Danger of injury!
Turn off the main switch !
Check and set the needle bar height only when the sewing
machine is switched off.
Adjustment
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Bring the needle in the loop stroke position (see Chapter 2.2.2 ).
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Screw off the head cover.
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Loosen the screw 1.
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Adjust the height of the needle bar.
The hook point 2 must be located in the middle of the needle furrow
Attention!
Do not to turn the needle bar during the adjustment.
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Tighten the screw 1 again.
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Screw on the head cover again.
Hint
A wrong setting of the needle bar height can cause the following
results:
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Damage to the hook point
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Skipped stitches and thread breakage
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