Janome 1600P series, Instruction Book

10

* Use only left twist thread

z

Raise the presser foot lifter. Press the Up/Down
needle button twice to raise the needle to its
highest position. Turn the power switch off.
Set a spool of thread on the spool pin.
Pass the thread through the guide on the thread
guide bar 

q

 from the behind.

x

Pass the thread through the thread guide plate

w

, then draw the thread between the pre-tenison

disks 

e

 under the pre-tension dial 

r

.

* If the thread flutters around while sewing,

pass the thread through three holes in the
guide plate as illustrated in fig.(A).

* The standard setting of the pre-tension dial is

that the screw head 

t

 sinks about 4 mm (1/8˝

to 3/16˝) 

y

.

c

Holding the thread with both hands, draw the
thread down and around the tension dial 

u

 from

right to left.
Pull the thread up to insert it between the tension
disks 

o

 and pass it over the tail of the check

spring. Then pull the thread down over the loop of
the check spring 

i

.

v

Draw the thread through the thread guide 

!0

, 

!1

and eye of the thread take-up lever 

!2

.

Pass the thread through the thread guide

!1

again. Holding the thread with both hands, slip the
thread into the thread guide 

!3

 as shown.

b

Draw the thread down to the needle bar thread
guide 

!4

, then pass the thread through the

needle 

!5

.

For model 1600P, use the built-in needle threader
(see page 11).

Threading the Needle Thread

c

!0

!1

!2

!3

o

u

u

i

i

x

y

t

b

v

u

!0

!1

!3

!4

!5

w

e

r

!2

(A)

x

z

q

!4

!5