GETTING READY
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Installing the bobbin
Install the bobbin wound with thread.
Memo
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The order that the bobbin thread should be
passed through the shuttle is indicated by
marks around the shuttle. Be sure to thread
the machine as indicated.
1
Press
(needle position button) once or
twice to raise the needle, and then raise the
presser foot lever.
2
Turn off the sewing machine.
3
Slide the bobbin cover latch to the right.
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Bobbin cover
2
Latch
X
The bobbin cover opens.
4
Remove the bobbin cover.
5
Hold the bobbin with your right hand and
hold the end of the thread with your left.
• Be careful not to drop the bobbin.
6
Insert the bobbin with your right hand so that
the end of the thread is on the left, and then,
after pulling the thread firmly around the tab
with your left hand as shown, lightly pull the
thread to guide it through the slit.
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Tab
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Use a bobbin thread that has been
correctly wound, otherwise the needle
may break or the thread tension will be
incorrect.
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The bobbin was designed specifically for
this sewing machine. If bobbins from
older models are used, the machine will
not operate correctly. Use only the
enclosed bobbin or bobbins of the same
type (part code: SA156, XA5539-151).
CAUTION
Actual size
This model
Older model
11.5 mm
(7/16 inch)
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2
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Be sure to install the bobbin so that the
thread unwinds in the correct direction,
otherwise the thread may break or the
thread tension will be incorrect.
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CAUTION