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* Use only left twist thread
z Raise the presser foot lifter. Press the Up/Down
needle button twice to raise the needle to its
highest position. Turn the power switch off.
Set a spool of thread on the spool pin.
Pass the thread through the guide on the thread
guide bar q from the behind.
x Pass the thread through the thread guide plate
w, then draw the thread between the pre-tenison
disks e under the pre-tension dial r.
* If the thread flutters around while sewing,
pass the thread through three holes in the
guide plate as illustrated in fig.(A).
* The standard setting of the pre-tension dial is
that the screw head t sinks about 4 mm (1/8˝
to 3/16˝) y.
c Holding the thread with both hands, draw the
thread down and around the tension dial u from
right to left.
Pull the thread up to insert it between the tension
disks o and pass it over the tail of the check
spring. Then pull the thread down over the loop of
the check spring i.
v Draw the thread through the thread guide !0, !1
and eye of the thread take-up lever !2.
Pass the thread through the thread guide !1
again. Holding the thread with both hands, slip the
thread into the thread guide !3 as shown.
b Draw the thread down to the needle bar thread
guide !4, then pass the thread through the
needle !5.
For model 1600P, use the built-in needle threader
(see page 11).
Threading the Needle Thread
c
!0
!1
!2
!3
o
u
u
i
i
x
y
t
b
v
u
!0
!1
!3
!4
!5
w
e
r
!2
(A)
x
z
q
!4
!5