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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 66).
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 47).
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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