IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using an electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: this sewing machine is designed and manufactured for household use only. read all instructions before using this sewing machine. DANGER — to reduce the risk of electric shock: 1.
Table of Contents Machine identification ........... 4 Creating a new Folder on the uSB Memory Stick . 44 Standard Accessories ..........5 opening a File from the internal Machine Memory . 45 deleting a File ............45 getting reAdY to SeW opening a File from the uSB Memory Stick Connecting the Power Supply ........
Standard Accessories Bobbins Lint brush Auxiliary spool pin Felt Spool stand Spool cap (Large) (set on the machine) Spool cap (Small) Scissors Screwdriver Screwdriver for needle plate Set of needles embroidery hoop and template embroidery hoop and template (small) instruction book template sheets Power supply cord Soft cover...
GETTING READY TO SEW Connecting the Power Supply turn off the power switch and insert the machine plug into the machine socket. insert the power supply plug into the wall outlet and turn the power switch on. q Power switch w Machine plug e Machine socket r Power supply plug...
Start/Stop button Press this button to start or to stop the machine. q Start/stop button NOTE Lower the if you press the start/stop button without lowering the Presser Foot. presser foot, a warning message appears on the LCd screen. Lower the presser foot and press the oK √ button to return to the previous display.
Winding & Inserting the Bobbin Removing Bobbin from Bobbin Case Step z Slide the bobbin case cover plate release button to the right to remove the bobbin case cover plate. Step x Lift out the bobbin from the bobbin case. q Bobbin case cover release button w Bobbin case cover e Bobbin...
For safety purposes, the motor will stop automatically after running for two minutes after bobbin has been filled. CAUTION ® use only Singer Class 15 bobbins in your machine. using improperly sized bobbins or pre-wound bobbins may cause stitching problems. improper bobbins can damage...
Inserting the Bobbin Step z Push the bobbin case cover release button to the to release bobbin case cover. Place the bobbin in the bobbin case. Lightly pull the bobbin thread to ensure that the bobbin turns in a counter clockwise direction.
Threading the Machine Complete Threading Diagram for Upper Thread See diagram at left. Step z raise the presser foot lifter. Bring needle up to its highest position. draw the loose end of the thread under the thread guide with your left hand, as you hold the thread near the spool with your right hand.
Step v remove the loop from the threader and pull out the thread end from the needle eye. NOTE Singer recommends Singer Style 2000 (woven) ® ® and 2001(knit) chromium needles for your machine. Need help selecting the right needle?
Drawing Up the Bobbin Thread Step z raise the presser foot lifter. Hold the needle thread with your finger. q needle thread w Bobbin thread Step x turn the handwheel one complete turn towards you. draw the needle thread up to bring a loop of the bobbin thread above the needle plate.
NOTE remove and discard damaged needles. Blunt, burred or bent needles can harm your machine and fabric. Singer recommends Singer Style 2000 (woven) ® ® and 2001(knit) chromium needles for your machine. the proper needle style and size will help ensure embroidery success.
Adjusting the Thread Tension Balanced thread tension Balanced embroidery tension should show a small and even amount of embroidery thread on the backside of the embroidered design. When threads are looking unbalanced on your design always check these steps first. •...
Using Fabric and Stabilizer Fabric use stabilizer to produce best results when embroidering. • Fabrics which lack firmness or stability, such as light- weight cotton can pull in when being embroidered. this can result in problems such as shrinkage and puckering of the fabric around the embroidery area.
FUNCTION OF BUTTONS AND ICONS LCD Brightness Adjusting Dial Adjusting the brightness of the LCd screen can be helpful when the light in the room varies. q LCd brightness adjusting dial w LCd screen CAUTION do not press the surface of the LCd screen or function panel with a hard or sharp object such as a pencil or screwdriver.
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i Editing Button Press this button to open the editing window. You can resize, rotate, flip and combine the pattern to create your own original embroidery design. o File Save Button Press this button to save the lettering or edited design as a file.
Customizing Settings for Machine Pressing the SET button will open the custom setting windows. You can set the following 8 functions to your preference. q Page Forward Button Press the page button to display the next page Maximum and press the reverse page button to go back to the speed setting previous page.
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Set 4. Thread selection Thread there are three brands of embroidery threads to choose selection from. Press the corresponding icon of the thread you wish to use. the color number of the selected brand will Madeira Robison-Anton be shown on the embroidery screen. Mettler Set 5.
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Step c Press the oK √ button. Press Step v Press the uSB memory stick button. Press Step b Press the cross mark with your finger. Press mark Step n Press the trace button. Press Step m Press the oK √ button to confirm the adjustments and Key Position exit the setting mode.
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Set 7 and 8. Language selection You can select one of the following 11 languages by pressing the corresponding icon. English Francais q english w French Italiano Espanol e Spanish Nederlands Deutsch r italian t dutch y german u Japanese i Swedish o russian !0 Portuguese...
HELP ? Button Press this button to view the help topics for basic operations. Step z Press the help button. q Help button Step x Select from 4 helpful topics. Changing Inserting w Help topics needles the bobbin Threading Winding the machine the bobbin Step c...
Securing Fabric in the Embroidery Hoop Step z Choose the proper placement of design on fabric. Mark the center lines on the right side of the fabric with tailor’s chalk or disappearing ink pin. Place the stabilizer on the wrong side of the fabric. q Fabric w Center lines e Stabilizer...
Attaching the Embroidery Hoop to the Machine Step z Raise the presser foot. When hooping bulky fabrics remember the presser foot lifter can be raised even higher to help get the hoop under the foot. Step x Place the prepared hoop on the machine. Position the hoop by aligning the notches of the hoop with the carriage pins.
Selecting Built-in Designs Step z ® Your SINGER Studio™ S10 embroidery machine provides you with 55 ready-to-sew built-in designs. Press the button to view 4 designs at a time. To view the next page of designs press the page forward button.
Preparing Machine and Hoop for Embroidery Step z 11 min Select thread colors needed. Thread machine with first color. 3 Colors 75x74mm 140x140 Step x Adjust the hoop with the hoop positioning buttons q so that the needle will drop right above the center of the center lines w on the fabric.
Step v Lower the presser foot. Press the start/stop button and sew 5 to 6 stitches. Step b Press the start/stop button again to stop the machine. Raise the presser foot. Trim the thread tail at the beginning of the stitching. Step n Lower the presser foot and press the start/stop button.
Programming Lettering Selecting Fonts There are 3 styles of fonts and 18 border designs. Press the lettering button q. The font selection window will open w. q Lettering button w Font selection window Press one of the following icons to select the desired font or border design.
How to Program Lettering (example: Green) Step z Press the q icon twice to select “G”. Press the cursor icon forward. H I J SIZE Step x Press the page forward button w to select lower case letters. Step c c d e h i j m n o...
Ready to Sew Screen q Lettering embroidery design r een w Sewing time in minutes 4min color e Number of colors change 1Color r Lettering size A B C 140x140 67x19mm t Hoop size y Justification icon u Color change icon Color Change r een You can sew a multi-colored lettering embroidery by...
Viewing Lengthy Text If the lettering is too long to display on the ready to sew screen, press the page forward button to show the ABCDEFGHI hidden characters. 6min color change 1Color A B C 140x140 94x11mm Example: Letters programmed from A to K in S (small) font.
Editing Button Selecting the edit button opens the ability to personalize, create, re-size and much more to your designs. The edit mode is always used to save a design to a file. These files can be in the internal memory of the machine or on the USB memory stick.
Selecting a Pattern to Edit Step z Press the built-in designs button. q Built-in desigs button 140x140 Step x Select pattern icon #7. w Pattern icon #7 The editing window shows the relative size and placement of the pattern with a square block y instead of the pattern image.
Magnifier Icon Step z Press the magnifier icon to view the design image of 100% the selected pattern. q Magnifier icon 140x140 Step x The center of the magnified image will be displayed. w Center part of the magnified image Step c Press the positioning arrow button (up) to scroll up the image.
Resizing the Pattern You can change the size of an embroidery pattern from 100% 90% to 120% of the original pattern size. The size will change 10% each time you press – or + icon. 140x140 Step z Press resize icon q. q Resize icon Step x The resize window will open.
Combining Patterns Step z Press the edit button q. Step x Press the built-in design button w. 140x140 Step c Select the pattern #7 e. Step v Press the pattern positioning button r to move the embroidery pattern to the right. 100% 140x140...
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Step b Press the built-in design button w. 100% 140x140 Step n Select the pattern #7 e. Step m Press the mirror image icon t. 100% 140x140 Step , Press the mirror image to the right icon y to mirror image the embroidery pattern.
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Step ⁄1 Press the magnifier icon o and view the placement ⁄1 of the embroidery patterns. 100% 140x140 Step ⁄2 ⁄2 Press the exit X button !0 to return to the editing window. !0 Exit X button Step ⁄3 ⁄3 Press the lettering button !1 .
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⁄7 Step ⁄7 Press the pattern positioning button !3 to move the letters down. 100% !3 Pattern positioning buttons 140x140 ⁄8 Step ⁄8 Confirm the layout of the embroidery by pressing the magnifier icon o. o Magnifier icon 100% 140x140 ⁄9 Step ⁄9 Press the exit X button !0 to return to the editing window.
Saving Edited Design Files ¤0 An original embroidery design created in the editing mode can be saved as a file in the built-in memory or on the USB memory stick. 100% Remember a file can only be saved in the edit screen. 140x140 Saving in Machine Internal Memory Step ¤0...
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Step v Enter “2”. Step b Press the OK √ button r. 2 3 4 7 8 9 Step n Press the OK √ button r to save the file under the new name. When you attempt to save a file when the name already exists, this confirmation message will appear.
How to Save to the USB Memory Stick USB memory stick offers you more storage for edited designs. The USB memory stick must be formatted before storing designs on it. See page 20 for formatting instructions. Remember a file can only be saved in the edit screen.
Creating a New Folder on the USB Memory Stick You can create your own folder and assign the desired name to it. EMBF 1 / 1 Step z Press the folder icon q. q Folder icon Step x Enter the folder name. (Choose up to 8 characters to enter.) For example, enter “ABC”...
Opening a File from the Internal Machine Memory To open the saved files, press the internal memory but- ton and the open file window will open. Step z Press the internal machine memory button q. Step x File stored will be displayed. Press the icon w to open the file you wish to sew.
Opening a File from the USB Memory Stick (Optional) Step z Insert the USB memory stick q into the USB socket w. q USB memory stick w USB socket Step x Press the USB memory button. e USB memory button Step c Press the desired folder r to open.
SMAll HOOp EMBrOIDEry Your machine comes with two hoops - a large hoop and a small hoop. The small hoop allows you to embroider many projects for which the large hoop may be too big. Below is an example of how you could embroider a smaller project, such as a drawstring bag.
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Step m Press the built-in design button. !1 Built-in design button 50x50 Step , Select the design #42. Step . Press the rotation icon. !2 Rotation icon 100% 50x50 10 11 Step ⁄0 Press the + icon !3 twice to rotate the design 90 degrees.
CArE AND MAINTENANCE Cleaning the Bobbin Case and Hook Area WArNING Turn the power switch off and unplug the machine before cleaning. NOTE Do not dismantle the machine in any way other than what is explained in this section. Clean the outside of the machine with a soft cloth and mild soap.
TrOUBlESHOOTING problem Cause reference The machine is noisy. 1. Threads have been caught in the bobbin case and See page 49. hook mechanism. The needle thread breaks. 1. The needle thread is not threaded properly. See page 11. 2. The needle thread tension is too tight. See page 15.
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problem Cause reference Pattern selection icons 1. Key position is not adjusted properly. See page 20. do not work. 2. The control circuit is not working correctly. Turn the switch off and turn it on again. 3. The bobbin winder spindle is in the winding position. See page 9.