Prepare For Sewing; To Start Sewing - Reliable Barracuda 2000U Instruction Manual

PREPARE FOR SEWING

Thread the machine. Then pick up the bobbin thread as follows:
1. While holding the loose end of the needle thread in your left hand, turn the balance
wheel toward you by hand until the needle moves down and up again to its highest
point.
2. Pull the needle thread gently, and the bobbin thread will come up with it in the
form of a loop through the needle hole.
3. With your finger, pull this loop until the end of the thread appears. If the bobbin
thread does not rise, check to see if al least 5 or 6 inches of bobbin thread is hang-
ing loosely from the bobbin case.

TO START SEWING

1. Place the material to be sewn under the presser feet and lower them onto the
material.
2. Hold the upper or needle thread (threaded through the eye of the needle) with the
fingers of the left hand. Turn (he balance wheel toward you with your right hand
until the outside presser foot reaches its most backward position .
3. Now operate the foot control to start sewing.
The above procedure is necessary so the motor will start the machine to sewing. Do not
help the feeding of the machine by hand, as this may bend or break the needle. Also,
damage to the hook can occur.
The machine may run a little slow when it's new. However, it will begin to "free up" and
run smoothly with continued use.
During operation, the balance wheel of the machine always turns toward the operator.
To avoid tangled thread and jamming of the sewing hook, do not turn the balance wheel
backward (away from the operator).
WARNING: Never operate the machine without material under the presser feet. Your
machine will probably "lock" and cannot be operated until the thread is cleaned out of
the hook race.
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