

SEWING BASICS
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Useful Functions
Functions useful in improving sewing efficiency are described below.
Automatically sewing reverse/
reinforcement stitches
The sewing machine can be set to automatically sew 
reverse or reinforcement stitches at the beginning and 
end of the stitching.Whether reverse stitches or 
reinforcement stitches are sewn depends on the stitch 
that is selected. For details, refer to "Stitch Settings" 
(page 64).
a
Turn on the sewing machine.
X
The LCD comes on.
b
Select a stitch.
• For details on selecting a stitch, refer to
"Selecting stitching" (page 45).
c
Press
on the LCD.
X
It turns to
, and the sewing machine is set
for automatic reverse/reinforcement 
stitching. 
• To turn automatic reverse/reinforcement
stitching off, press
.
• When the sewing machine is turned off, the
automatic reverse/reinforcement stitching 
setting is cancelled.
d
Position the fabric under the presser foot, and 
then press 
(Start/stop button) once.
a
Start/stop button
X
After reverse/reinforcement stitches are 
sewn, the machine starts sewing.
e
After reaching the end of the stitching, press
(Reverse/reinforcement stitch button)
once.
This step is not necessary if a stitch such as 
those for sewing buttonholes and bar tacks is 
selected where reinforcement stitches are 
automatically sewn.
a
Reverse/reinforcement stitch button
X
After reverse/reinforcement stitches are 
sewn, the sewing machine stops.
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