TABLE OF CONTENTS
GETTING READY TO SEW
Names of Parts ....................................................................... 1-2
Standard Accessories............................................................. 3-4
Extension Table ......................................................................... 5
Accessory Storage .................................................................... 5
Connecting the Power Supply ................................................... 6
Controlling Sewing Speed ......................................................... 7
Speed control slider ................................................................ 7
Foot control ............................................................................. 7
Extra Wide Table ........................................................................ 7
Machine Operating Buttons ....................................................... 8
Touch Panel Keys ...................................................................... 9
Setting the Spool of Thread ..................................................... 10
Extra spool pin ...................................................................... 10
Winding the Bobbin ................................................................. 10
Removing the bobbin ............................................................ 10
Winding the bobbin ............................................................... 11
Inserting the bobbin .............................................................. 12
Threading the Machine ........................................................... 13
Needle threader ....................................................................... 14
Drawing Up the Bobbin Thread ............................................... 15
Replacing Needles .................................................................. 16
Fabric and Needle Chart ......................................................... 16
Needle Definitions ................................................................... 17
Replacing the Presser Foot ..................................................... 18
Replacing the Foot Holder ....................................................... 19
Replacing the Needle Plate ..................................................... 21
Raising and Lowering the Presser Foot................................... 22
Retractable Sewing Light ......................................................... 23
Optic Magnifier ........................................................................ 23
Automatic Foot Pressure Control ............................................. 23
Mode Selection ....................................................................... 24
On-screen Help Movie ............................................................ 24
ORDINARY SEWING MODE
Ordinary Stitch Patterns .................................................... 25-26
Function Keys in Ordinary Sewing Mode ................................ 27
Utility Stitches .......................................................................... 29
Straight stitches ....................................................................... 29
Starting to sew ..................................................................... 29
Sewing from the edge of thick fabric ..................................... 29
Changing sewing direction ................................................... 29
Turning a square corner ....................................................... 29
Securing seams ................................................................... 30
Cutting threads .................................................................... 30
Using the seam guide lines .................................................... 30
Variety of straight stitches ....................................................... 31
Sewing with the dual feed device ........................................... 32
U8 Basting ............................................................................... 33
Zigzag stitches ........................................................................ 33
Variety of overcasting stitches ............................................. 34
Manual Stitch Settings ............................................................ 35
Cloth guide ............................................................................. 37
Other utility stitches ................................................................ 38
Buttonholes and Specialty Stitches ........................................ 40
Variety of buttonholes ............................................................. 40
B1 Sensor (Square) buttonhole ......................................... 41-42
Manual settings .................................................................... 43
Using the Stabilizer Plate ....................................................... 44
B2 Automatic (square) buttonhole ..................................... 45-46
Other buttonholes .................................................................... 47
B13 Welted buttonhole (Bound buttonhole) ....................... 48-49
Corded buttonhole .................................................................. 50
Specialty stitches .................................................................... 50
B15 Darning ......................................................................... 51
Fly stitches (B17 to B20) ...................................................... 52
Eyelets (B21 to B25) ............................................................ 52
Decorative Stitches ................................................................. 54
Quilting(Q) .............................................................................. 56
S1-S29 Decorative satin stitches ............................................ 57
Created stitches (CS) ............................................................. 58
Twin Needle Sewing ............................................................... 59
Programming a Pattern Combination ..................................... 60
Editing a pattern combination ................................................. 61
Startover key ......................................................................... 62
Monogramming ....................................................................... 63
Programming a monogram .................................................. 64
Saving a Pattern Combination ................................................ 65
Opening a Pattern Combination ............................................. 66
Sewing Application ................................................................. 67
Seaming ............................................................................... 68
Overedge ............................................................................. 69
Blind hem ........................................................................ 70-71
Shell tuck ............................................................................. 71
Rolled hem ........................................................................... 72
Zipper sewing ................................................................. 73-75
Concealed zipper sewing ..................................................... 76
Gathering ............................................................................. 78
Basting ................................................................................. 78
Button sewing ...................................................................... 79
Tacking ................................................................................. 80
Applique ............................................................................... 81
Patchwork ............................................................................ 82
Quilting ............................................................................ 83-85
CUSTOMIZING MACHINE SETTINGS
Common Setting Mode ...................................................... 87-90
Ordinary Sewing Setting Mode .......................................... 91-94
Language Selection Mode ...................................................... 94
Correcting Deformed Stitch Patterns ...................................... 95
EMBROIDERY MODE
Embroidery Unit ...................................................................... 96
Attaching the embroidery unit .............................................. 96
Extending the carriage arm .................................................. 97
Detaching the embroidery unit .............................................. 98
Attaching the Embroidery Foot ................................................ 99
Attaching the Straight Stitch Needle Plate ............................ 100
Special Bobbin Holder for Embroidery ................................. 101
Embroidery Hoops ................................................................ 102
Stabilizers .............................................................................. 103
Setting the Fabric in an Embroidery Hoop ............................ 104
Attaching the Embroidery Hoop to the Machine .................... 105
Selecting Built-in Embroidery Designs ................................. 106
Monogramming ..................................................................... 107
Function keys ...................................................................... 108
Programming a monogram ................................................ 109
2- Letter monogram ........................................................... 110
Editing a monogram ........................................................... 111
Ready to Sew Window ................................................... 112-114
Starting to sew embroidery ................................................... 115
Fringed flower designs ....................................................... 116
Lace designs ...................................................................... 117
Quilting designs ................................................................. 117
Editing Mode .................................................................. 118-124
Free arm embroidery ............................................................ 125
CUSTOMIZING MACHINE SETTINGS
Embroidery mode settings ............................................. 126-128
FILE MANAGEMENT
Saving and Opening a File ................................................... 129
Saving a file ....................................................................... 129
Creating a new folder ......................................................... 130
Deleting a file or folder ........................................................ 130
Opening the file .................................................................. 130
Changing a name of the file or folder ................................. 131
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Cleaning the Hook Area ....................................................... 132
Cleaning the Inside of the Thread Guide .............................. 133
Troubleshooting ............................................................. 134-135
STITCH CHART
............................................................ 136-138
DESIGN CHART
........................................................... 139-145
