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Threading the Machine
CAUTION:
Always make sure to press the lockout key to lockout
the machine before threading the machine.
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Press the needle up/down button to raise the take-up
lever to the highest position.
Press the lockout key to lockout the machine.
Press the presser foot lifter button to raise the presser
foot.
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Needle up/down button
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Thread take-up lever
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Lockout key
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Presser foot lifter button
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Raise the thread guide bar until it snaps.
Pass the thread through the guide on the thread guide
bar from behind.
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Thread guide bar
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Pass the thread through the left thread guide.
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Left thread guide
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Hold the upper thread with both hands as shown and
slip it under the thread guide plate.
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Thread guide plate
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Draw the thread toward you and pass it into the right
channel.
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Right channel
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Draw the thread down along the right channel and
around the bottom of the thread guide plate.
Pull the thread up along the left channel.
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Right channel
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Thread guide plate
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Left channel