Brother CS-8150 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
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GETTING READYCONTENTS SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX INDEX
Contents
Enclosed Accessories ................................................................................................Cover A
Accessories .............................................................................................................................................Cover A
Names of Machine Parts and Their Functions .......................................................... Cover B
Front view ...............................................................................................................................................Cover B
Needle and presser foot section ..............................................................................................................Cover C
Right-side/rear view ................................................................................................................................Cover C
Operation buttons ..................................................................................................................................Cover D
Operation panel ......................................................................................................................................Cover E
Optional Accessories ...........................................................................................................1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................2
Sewing Machine Features ....................................................................................................2
Contents ..............................................................................................................................3
Important Safety Instructions ..............................................................................................6
GETTING READY ..............................................................................................9
Turning the Machine On/Off .............................................................................................10
Power supply precautions ...............................................................................................................................10
Turning on the machine ..................................................................................................................................11
Turning off the machine ..................................................................................................................................11
Understanding the LCD Screens ........................................................................................12
Checking machine operating procedures ........................................................................................................13
Changing the Machine Settings .........................................................................................14
Changing the settings ......................................................................................................................................14
Changing the needle stop position ..................................................................................................................16
Adjusting the brightness of the LCD ................................................................................................................16
Changing the screen language ......................................................................................................................... 17
Winding/Installing the Bobbin ...........................................................................................18
Bobbin precautions .........................................................................................................................................18
Winding the bobbin ........................................................................................................................................18
Installing the bobbin .......................................................................................................................................22
Upper Threading ...............................................................................................................24
About the spool of thread ................................................................................................................................24
Loading the spool into the thread cassette .......................................................................................................25
Threading the needle ...................................................................................................................................... 28
Using the extra spool pin ................................................................................................................................30
Thread the needle manually (without using the needle threader) .....................................................................31
Using the twin needle ..................................................................................................................................... 32
Pulling up the bobbin thread ...........................................................................................................................35
Replacing the Needle ........................................................................................................36
Needle precautions .........................................................................................................................................36
Needle types and their uses ............................................................................................................................. 36
Checking the needle ....................................................................................................................................... 37
Replacing the needle .......................................................................................................................................38
Replacing the Presser Foot ................................................................................................41
Presser foot precautions .................................................................................................................................. 41
Replacing the presser foot ...............................................................................................................................41
Removing the presser foot holder .................................................................................................................... 43
Using the optional walking foot ......................................................................................................................44
Sewing Cylindrical Pieces ..................................................................................................46
Free-arm sewing ..............................................................................................................................................46
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