UPPER THREADING
Getting Ready
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1
a
Press to lock all keys and buttons
and then install the twin needle
(“CHANGING THE NEEDLE” on page 67).
b
Thread the machine for the first needle
according to the procedure for threading a
single needle (“Upper Threading” on
page 57).
c
Pass the thread through the needle bar
thread guides on the needle bar, then
thread the needle on the left side manually.
a Needle bar thread guide
d
Pull up the supplemental spool pin and set it
in the up position.
a Supplemental spool pin
e
Place the additional spool of thread on the
supplemental spool pin, so that the thread
unwinds from the front. Push the spool cap
onto the spool pin as far as possible to
secure the thread spool.
a Spool cap
b Spool pin
c Thread spool
f
Hold the thread from the spool with both
hands, and place the thread in the thread
guide.
* Do not place the thread in the pre-tension disks.
a Thread guide
Note
• The “Automatic Threading” button cannot be
used. Manually thread the twin needle from
front to back. Using the “Automatic Thread-
ing” button may result in damage to the
machine.