USEFUL FUNCTIONS
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a
Select a stitch.
b
Press to select the pivot setting.
→ The key appears as .
c
Place the fabric under the presser foot with
the needle at the starting point of the
stitching, and then press the “Start/Stop”
button. The machine will begin sewing.
d
Press the “Start/Stop” button to stop the
machine at the point where the sewing
direction changes.
→ The machine stops with the needle in the fabric, and
the presser foot is raised.
e
Rotate the fabric, and then press the “Start/
Stop” button.
→ The presser foot is automatically lowered, and
sewing continues.
Note
• The “NEEDLE POSITION” (P. 2 of the set-
tings screen) must be set in the down posi-
tion
for the pivot function to be used.
When “NEEDLE POSITION” is set in the
raised position, appears as light gray
and cannot be used.
• When the setting is selected, the pivot func-
tion can only be used with stitches where
presser foot J or N is indicated in the upper-
left corner of the screen. If any other stitch is
selected, appears as light gray and is
not available.
• Since the presser foot is fully raised when
the automatic thread cutting key is pressed,
press the “Presser Foot Lifter” button to
lower the presser foot, and then press the
“Start/Stop” button to continue sewing.
• If the pivot setting is selected, and
beside “PRESSER FOOT HEIGHT” in the
settings screen are not available and the
setting cannot be changed.
Memo
If you press the “Start/Stop” button to pause
sewing, then press it again to continue,
reverse stitches (or reinforcement stitches) will
not be sewn.