Error Messages - Brother 888-F50 Operation Manual

■ After sewing
Symptom
Upper threading is incorrect.
Bobbin is set incorrectly.
Using improper needle or thread for the
selected fabric.
Thread tension is
incorrect.
Presser foot holder is not attached correctly.
Thread tension is set incorrectly.
Bobbin thread is incorrectly wound.
Needle is turned, bent or the point is dull.
A bobbin designed specifically for this machine
is not used.
Character or
decorative patterns Pattern adjustment settings were set incorrectly. Revise the pattern adjustment settings.
are misaligned.
Wrong presser foot was used.
Did not use a stabilizer material on thin fabrics
or stretch fabrics.
Pattern does not Thread tension is set incorrectly.
turn out.
Fabric was pulled, pushed or fed at an angle
while it was being sewn.
The thread is tangled, for example, in the
bobbin case.

Error messages

If the "Start/Stop" button is pressed before the machine is correctly set up or if an operation is performed incorrectly, an error
message appears in the LCD. Follow the instructions that appear. The message will disappear if
message is displayed.
Error Messages
1
2
Probable Cause
This message is displayed when the sewing speed controller is set to control the
zigzag stitch width, and the "Start/Stop" button is pressed. Set
to "OFF" (refer to page B-12), or use the foot controller to operate the machine.
This message is displayed when
that cannot be sewn with the twin needle is selected.
Remedy
Check the steps for threading the machine and
rethread the machine.
Reset the bobbin. (If needle plate was removed,
reinstall needle plate and tighten screws prior to
installing bobbin case. Check to make sure
needle enter through the center of needle plate
opening.)
Check the "Fabric/Thread/Needle
Combinations" chart.
Reattach the presser foot holder correctly.
Adjust the thread tension.
Use a correctly wound bobbin.
Replace the needle.
Incorrect bobbins will not work properly. Only
use a bobbin designed specifically for this
machine.
Attach the correct presser foot.
Attach a stabilizer material.
Adjust the thread tension.
Sew while guiding the fabric with your hands so
that the fabric is fed in a straight line.
Remove the tangle thread. If the thread is
tangled in the bobbin case, clean the race.
Cause/Solution
(Twin needle) is set to "ON", and a stitch pattern
Troubleshooting
Reference
B-21
B-18, A-2
B-28
B-32
B-40, A-6
B-15
B-29
B-15
D-10
B-32
S-4, D-3
B-40, A-6
B-35
A-8
or is pressed while the
(Width control)
Appendix A-17
A