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■ Using the foot controller
Sewing can be started and stopped using the foot
controller.
Turn off the sewing machine.
Note
z When connecting the foot controller, be sure
to turn off the sewing machine in order to
prevent the machine from accidentally being
started.
b
Insert the foot controller plug into its jack on
the right side of the sewing machine.
a Foot controller jack
Turn on the machine.
Slide the sewing speed controller to the left or
right to select the desired sewing speed.
Slide the sewing speed controller to the left to
sew at a slower speed, or slide the speed
controller to the right to sew at a faster speed.
a Sewing speed controller
X The speed set using the sewing speed
controller is the foot controller's maximum
sewing speed.
Once you are ready to start sewing, slowly
press down on the foot controller.
Pressing down on the foot controller increases
the sewing speed; releasing the pressure on the
foot controller decreases the sewing speed.
• Slowly press down on the foot controller.
Pressing it down hard starts sewing too
quickly.
X The machine starts sewing.
When the end of the stitching is reached,
completely release the foot controller.
X The machine stops sewing with the needle
lowered (in the fabric).
Cut the threads.
• For details, refer to "Cutting the thread" (page
59).
a
a
Slower
Faster
