Sewing - DURKOPP ADLER H868 Operating Manual

Operation
Operating manual H868 Version 00.0 - 07/2013

5.14 Sewing

The foot pedal starts and controls the sewing process.
WARNING
Risk of injury from the needle tip when sewing
is started unintentionally.
Take care not to accidentally press the foot pedal
when your fingers are in the needle tip area.
Figure 25: Sewing with the foot pedal
Initial position:
Pedal position 0: Machine stationary, needles up, sewing feet
down.
To position the material to be sewn:
1. Press the foot pedal halfway back in pedal position -1:
The sewing feet are lifted.
2. Push the material to be sewn into the initial position.
Sewing:
• Press the foot pedal forwards in pedal position +1:
The machine sews. The sewing speed increases the further
forward the pedal is pressed.
(1) - Pedal position +1:
sewing active
(2) - Pedal position 0:
rest position
(3) - Pedal position -1:
moves the sewing feet up
(4) - Pedal position -2:
sewing the final bartack and
cutting off the thread
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