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CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS .....................2
MODEL 9985 ..............................8
FOR EUROPEAN AND SIMILAR
TERRITORIES: .............................8
MAIN PARTS ............................10
ACCESSORIES........................12
DUST COVER ..........................12
REMOVABLE EXTENSION
TABLE ...................................14
A. REMOVING THE EXTENSION TABLE ..14
B. OPENING THE ACCESSORY CASE.....14
CHANGING THE PRESSER
FOOT ....................................14
A. CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT .......14
B. REMOVING THE PRESSER FOOT
HOLDER ................................................14
INSERTING THE NEEDLE ......16
FABRIC, THREAD AND NEEDLE
TABLE ...................................16
CONNECTING THE MACHINE 18
FOOT CONTROLLER ..............18
MACHINE CONTROL FUNCTIONS...... 20
A. START/STOP BUTTON .........................20
B. REVERSE STITCH BUTTON ................20
C. NEEDLE UP-DOWN / SLOW BUTTON 20
D. SPEED CONTROL LEVER ....................20
E. PRESSER FOOT LIFTER ......................20
F. THREAD CUTTER BUTTON .................22
G. DROP FEED LEVER ..............................22
H. THREAD CUTTER .................................22
I. PRESSURE REGULATOR ....................22
J. TOP COVER ..........................................22
K. HAND WHEEL .......................................22
TOUCH PANEL LCD ................24
A. HOME SCREEN.....................................24
B. PATTERN CHART ..................................24
TURNING OFF AUDIBLE
BEEP .....................................26
HELP BUTTON ........................26
BOBBIN SETTING ...................28
A. REMOVING THE BOBBIN .....................28
B. SETTING SPOOL OF THREAD ON
SPOOL PIN ............................................28
C. WINDING THE BOBBIN .........................28
D. INSERTING THE BOBBIN .....................30
THREADING THE MACHINE ...32
A. PREPARING TO THREAD MACHINE ...32
B. SETTING SPOOL OF THREAD ON
SPOOL PIN ............................................32
C. THREADING THE UPPER THREAD .....32
D. THREADING THE NEEDLE EYE ..........34
DRAWING UP THE BOBBIN THREAD ......34
SELECTING UTILITY STITCH
PATTERN ..............................36
STITCH INFORMATION ........................36
THREAD TENSION ..................40
WHERE TO USE EACH
STITCH .................................42
STARTING TO SEW .................44
A. START AND END OF SEAM ..................44
B. REVERSE STITCHING ..........................46
C. AUTO TACK STITCH .............................46
D. TURNING CORNERS ............................48
E. SEWING HEAVY FABRIC ......................48
F. SEWING OVER OVERLAPPED
AREAS ..................................................48
G. WIDTH OF SEAM ALLOWANCE ...........48
STRAIGHT STITCH SEWING ..50
A. Straight Stitch .........................................50
B. Straight Stitch With Auto-lock Stitch (Pattern
No. 3, 4)..................................................50
BASTING .................................. 52
A. ATTACHING THE DARING/
EMBROIDERY FOOT ............................52
B. BASTING................................................52
ELASTIC STITCH SEWING .....54
QUILTING .................................54
A. JOINING THE PIECES OF FABRIC ......54
B. QUILTING ...............................................54
C. HAND LOOK QUILTING
STITCH (NO. 8)......................................54
ZIGZAG STITCH SEWING .......56
MULTI-STITCH ZIGZAG ..........56
FREE ARM SEWING ................56
OVERCASTING-
OVERLOCKING ....................58
A. USING THE OVERCASTING FOOT ......58
B. USING THE GENERAL PURPOSE
FOOT .....................................................58
BLIND HEM STITCHING ..........60
CRAZY PATCH .........................62
APPLIQUE................................62
INSERTING ZIPPERS
CENTERED INSERTION .........64
LAPPED INSERTION ...............66
BUTTONHOLE SEWING .........68
BOUND BUTTONHOLE ...........72
EYELET ....................................74
AUTOMATIC BAR-TACK AND
DARNING .............................. 76
SEWING ON BUTTONS ..........78
A. THREAD SHANK ...................................78
NARROW HEMMING ...............80
CORDING .................................80
A. SINGLE CORDING ................................80
B. TRIPLE CORDING .................................80
CONTINUOUS DECORATIVE
PATTERN ..............................82
A. SEWING LIGHTWEIGHT FABRICS ......82
USING THE EVEN-FEED
FOOT ....................................82
A. ATTACHING THE EVEN-FEED FOOT ..82
B. SEWING .................................................82
DARNING/FREE-HAND
EMBROIDERY ......................84
A. ATTACHING THE DARING/ EMBROIDERY
FOOT .....................................................84
B. DARNING ...............................................84
C. FREE-HAND EMBROIDERY .................84
D. After darning or free-hand embroidery ...84
TWIN NEEDLE SEWING .........86
DECORATIVE & LETTER
STITCH SEWING ..................88
A. SELECTING DECORATIVE & LETTER
STITCH (selecting mode) .......................88
B. SHIFTING THE CURSOR ......................88
C. CHECKING SELECTED PATTERNS .....90
D. INSERTING PATTERN...........................90
E. DELETING PATTERNS ..........................90
F. EDITING OF EACH PATTERN ..............90
G. SETTING THE THREAD TENSION .......94
H. SAVING SELECTED PATTERNS .........94
I. SEWING THE SELECTED PATTERNS .96
J. SEWING PATTERN FROM
BEGINNING ...........................................96
K. RECALLING SELECTED PATTERNS ...96
DECORATIVE AND LETTER
STITCH CHART ....................98
ADJUSTING THE BALANCE OF THE
STITCHES
................................98
MAINTENANCE .....................100
CLEANING ...............................................100
MESSAGES ON LCD .............102
HELPFUL HINTS ....................104
CAUTION: To prevent
accidents.
Do not pull out the front
cover from the machine.