z
Threading the Machine
Press the needle up/down button to raise the take-up lever
to the highest position.
Press the lockout key to lockout the machine. The presser
foot will go down and the upper thread tension disks will
open.
q
Lockout key
Pass the thread in order from
z
to
m
.
c
r
t
y
v
u
b
m
n
x
z
x
c
v
b
n
m
q
w
e
r
i
o
z Hold the thread with both hands and pass the thread
into the guide slot.
w Guide slot
x Hold the thread with both hands and draw the thread
around the corner of the guide.
Firmly pull the thread toward you along the right
channel until the thread snaps.
e Corner of the guide
r Right channel
c Draw the thread down along the right channel and
around the bottom of the thread guide plate.
Pull the thread up along the left channel.
r Right channel
t Thread guide plate
y Left channel
v While holding the thread at the spool, firmly draw the
thread up and to the back of the take-up lever. Draw
the thread forward to draw it into the eye of the take-
up lever.
u Eye of the take-up lever
b Then pull the thread down along the left channel and
through the lower thread guide.
i Lower thread guide
n Slide the thread from the right of the needle bar thread
guide to the left.
o Needle bar thread guide
m Thread the needle with the needle threader (refer to
the next page).
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