Table Of Contents - Janome Sewing Machine Instruction Book

GETTING READY TO SEW
Names of Parts .................................................................. 1-2
Embroidery unit case ............................................................ 2
Standard Accessories........................................................ 3-4
Extension Table .................................................................... 5
Accessory Storage ............................................................... 5
Changeable Frame ............................................................... 5
Connecting the Power Supply .............................................. 6
Controlling Sewing Speed .................................................... 7
Speed control slider ........................................................... 7
Foot control ........................................................................ 7
Machine Operating Buttons .................................................. 8
Touch Panel Keys ................................................................. 9
Setting the Spool of Thread ................................................ 10
Winding the Bobbin ....................................................... 10-12
Removing the bobbin ....................................................... 10
Winding the bobbin .......................................................... 11
Inserting the bobbin ......................................................... 12
Threading the Machine ....................................................... 13
Needle threader .................................................................. 14
Drawing up the Bobbin Thread ........................................... 15
Replacing Needles ............................................................. 16
Replacing the Presser Foot ................................................ 17
Replacing the Foot Holder .................................................. 18
Replacing the Needle Plate ................................................ 19
Raising and Lowering the Presser Foot.............................. 20
Knee lifter ........................................................................... 20
Adjusting the Foot Pressure ............................................... 21
Raising and Dropping the Feed Dog .................................. 21
Mode Selection ................................................................... 22
ORDINARY SEWING MODE
Ordinary Stitch Patterns ................................................ 23-24
Function Keys in Ordinary Sewing Mode ....................... 25-26
Utility Stitches ..................................................................... 27
Straight stitches .................................................................. 27
Starting to sew ................................................................. 27
Sewing from the edge of thick fabric ................................ 27
Changing sewing direction ............................................... 27
Turning a square corner ................................................... 27
Securing seams ............................................................... 28
Cutting threads ................................................................ 28
Using the seam guide lines ................................................ 28
Variety of straight stitches .............................................. 29-30
Zigzag stitches .................................................................... 30
Variety of overcasting stitches .................................... 31-32
Manual Stitch Settings ................................................... 33-34
Cloth guide ......................................................................... 35
Buttonholes and Specialty Stitches .................................... 36
B1 Sensor (Square) buttonhole ..................................... 37-38
Manual settings .................................................................. 39
Using the Stabilizer Plate ................................................... 40
B2 Automatic (square) buttonhole ................................. 41-42
Other buttonholes ............................................................... 43
Corded buttonhole .............................................................. 44
B7 Darning ......................................................................... 45
B9 Eyelet ............................................................................ 46
Decorative Stitches ........................................................ 47-48
Quilting(Q) .......................................................................... 49
S1-S12 Decorative satin stitches ........................................ 50
Twin Needle Sewing ........................................................... 51
Programming a Pattern Combination ................................. 52
Editing a pattern combination ............................................. 53
Startover key ...................................................................... 54
Checking pattern combination length ................................. 54
Monogramming ................................................................... 55
Function keys ..................................................................... 55
Manual thread tension ........................................................ 56
Individual thread tension .................................................. 56
Unified thread tension ...................................................... 56
Spacing ............................................................................... 56
Reducing the size of letters ................................................ 56
Programming a monogram ................................................. 57
Sewing Application ............................................................. 58
Seaming........................................................................... 59
Overedge ......................................................................... 60
Blind hem ......................................................................... 61
Shell tuck ......................................................................... 62
Rolled hem....................................................................... 63
Zipper sewing ............................................................. 64-66

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Gathering ......................................................................... 67
Basting ............................................................................. 67
Button sewing .................................................................. 68
Tacking ............................................................................. 69
Applique ........................................................................... 70
Patchwork ........................................................................ 71
Quilting........................................................................ 72-74
CUSTOMIZING MACHINE SETTINGS
Common Setting Mode ................................................. 75-78
Ordinary Sewing Setting Mode ...................................... 79-81
Correcting Deformed Stitch Patterns .................................. 82
EMBROIDERY MODE
Embroidery Unit .................................................................. 83
Attaching the embroidery unit .......................................... 83
Extending the carriage arm ............................................. 84
Detaching the embroidery unit ......................................... 85
Attaching the Embroidery Foot ........................................... 86
Foot pressure ..................................................................... 86
Attaching the Straight Stitch Needle Plate .......................... 87
Special Bobbin Holder for Embroidery ............................... 88
Embroidery Hoops .............................................................. 89
Stabilizers ........................................................................... 90
Setting the Fabric in an Embroidery Hoop .......................... 91
Attaching the Embroidery Hoop to the Machine ................. 92
Selecting Built-in Embroidery Designs ............................... 93
Monogramming ................................................................... 94
Function keys ................................................................... 95
Programming a monogram .............................................. 96
2- Letter monogram ......................................................... 97
Editing a monogram ......................................................... 98
Ready to Sew Window ................................................. 99-102
Starting to sew embroidery ............................................... 103
Fringe designs ............................................................... 104
Applique designs .................................................... 105-106
Editing Mode ..................................................................... 107
Free Arm Hoop (optional item) ......................................... 113
CUSTOMIZING MACHINE SETTINGS
Embroidery mode settings ......................................... 114-116
FILE MANAGEMENT
Saving and Opening a File ............................................... 117
Saving a file ................................................................... 117
Creating a new folder ..................................................... 118
Opening the file.............................................................. 119
Viewing file names ......................................................... 119
Changing a name of the file or folder ............................. 120
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Cleaning the Hook Area ................................................... 121
Cleaning the Inside of the Thread Guide .......................... 122
Troubleshooting ......................................................... 123-124
STITCH CHART ....................................................... 125-127
DESIGN CHART ...................................................... 128-131