JanomeFlyer.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
GETTING READY TO SEW
Names of Parts ......................................................................... 1
Standard Accessories ............................................................... 3
Extension Table ......................................................................... 5
Accessory Storage .................................................................... 5
Connecting the Power Supply ................................................... 6
Controlling Sewing Speed ......................................................... 7
Speed control slider ............................................................... 7
Foot control ............................................................................ 7
Extra Wide Table ....................................................................... 7
Machine Operating Buttons ...................................................... 8
Touch Panel Keys ..................................................................... 9
Setting the Spool of Thread .................................................... 10
Extra spool pin ..................................................................... 10
Winding the Bobbin ................................................................. 10
Removing the bobbin ........................................................... 10
Winding the bobbin .............................................................. 11
Inserting the bobbin .............................................................. 12
Threading the Machine ........................................................... 13
Needle threader ...................................................................... 14
Drawing Up the Bobbin Thread ............................................... 15
Replacing Needles .................................................................. 16
Replacing the Presser Foot .................................................... 17
Replacing the Foot Holder ...................................................... 18
Replacing the Needle Plate .................................................... 20
Raising and Lowering the Presser Foot .................................. 21
Retractable Sewing Light ........................................................ 22
Optic Magnifier ........................................................................ 22
Automatic Foot Pressure Control ............................................ 22
Mode Selection ....................................................................... 23
On-screen Help Movie ............................................................ 23
ORDINARY SEWING MODE
Ordinary Stitch Patterns .......................................................... 24
Function Keys in Ordinary Sewing Mode ................................ 26
Utility Stitches .......................................................................... 28
Straight stitches ...................................................................... 28
Starting to sew ..................................................................... 28
Sewing from the edge of thick fabric .................................... 28
Changing sewing direction ................................................... 28
Turning a square corner .......................................................... 28
Securing seams ................................................................... 29
Cutting threads ..................................................................... 29
Using the seam guide lines .................................................. 29
Variety of straight stitches .................................................... 30
Sewing with the dual feed device ............................................ 31
U8 Basting ............................................................................... 32
Zigzag stitches ........................................................................ 32
Variety of overcasting stitches .............................................. 33
Manual Stitch Settings ............................................................ 34
Cloth guide .............................................................................. 36
Other utility stitches ................................................................. 37
Buttonholes and Specialty Stitches ......................................... 39
Variety of buttonholes .............................................................. 39
B1 Sensor (Square) buttonhole .............................................. 40
Manual settings .................................................................... 42
Using the Stabilizer Plate ........................................................ 43
B2 Automatic (square) buttonhole ........................................... 44
Other buttonholes ................................................................... 46
B13 Welted buttonhole (Bound buttonhole) ......................... 48
Corded buttonhole ................................................................ 50
Specialty stitches .................................................................... 50
B15 Darning ......................................................................... 51
Fly stitches (B17 to B20) ...................................................... 52
Eyelets (B21 to B25) ............................................................ 52
Decorative Stitches ................................................................. 54
Quilting(Q) ............................................................................... 56
S1-S29 Decorative satin stitches ............................................ 57
Created stitches (CS) .............................................................. 58
Twin Needle Sewing ............................................................... 59
Programming a Pattern Combination ...................................... 60
Editing a pattern combination ................................................. 61
Startover key ........................................................................ 62
Monogramming ....................................................................... 63
Programming a monogram .................................................. 64
Saving a Pattern Combination ................................................ 65
Opening a Pattern Combination .............................................. 66
Sewing Application .................................................................. 67
Seaming ............................................................................... 68
Overedge ............................................................................. 69
Blind hem ............................................................................. 70
Shell tuck .............................................................................. 71
Rolled hem ........................................................................... 72
Zipper sewing ....................................................................... 73
Concealed zipper sewing ..................................................... 76
Button sewing ....................................................................... 79
Tacking ................................................................................. 80
Applique ............................................................................... 81
Patchwork ............................................................................ 82
Quilting ................................................................................. 83
CUSTOMIZING MACHINE SETTINGS
Common Setting Mode ........................................................... 87
Ordinary Sewing Setting Mode ............................................... 90
Correcting Deformed Stitch Patterns ...................................... 94
EMBROIDERY MODE
Embroidery Unit ...................................................................... 96
Attaching the embroidery unit .............................................. 96
Extending the carriage arm .................................................. 97
Detaching the embroidery unit ............................................. 98
Attaching the Embroidery Foot ............................................... 99
Attaching the Straight Stitch Needle Plate ............................ 100
Special Bobbin Holder for Embroidery .................................. 101
Embroidery Hoops ................................................................ 102
Stabilizers .............................................................................. 103
Setting the Fabric in an Embroidery Hoop ............................ 104
Attaching the Embroidery Hoop to the Machine ................... 105
Selecting Built-in Embroidery Designs .................................. 106
Monogramming ..................................................................... 107
Function keys ..................................................................... 108
Programming a monogram ................................................ 109
2- Letter monogram ............................................................ 110
Editing a monogram ............................................................ 111
Ready to Sew Window .......................................................... 112
Starting to sew embroidery ................................................... 115
Fringed flower designs ....................................................... 116
Lace designs ...................................................................... 117
Quilting designs .................................................................. 117
Editing Mode ......................................................................... 118
Free arm embroidery .......................................................... 125
Border designs ................................................................... 126
CUSTOMIZING MACHINE SETTINGS
Embroidery mode settings .................................................... 128
FILE MANAGEMENT
Saving and Opening a File .................................................... 131
Saving a file ........................................................................ 131
Creating a new folder ......................................................... 132
Deleting a file or folder ....................................................... 132
Opening the file .................................................................. 132
Changing a name of the file or folder ................................. 133
Direct PC-Link ....................................................................... 133
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Cleaning the Hook Area ........................................................ 134
Cleaning the Inside of the Thread Guide .............................. 135
Troubleshooting .................................................................... 136
STITCH CHART .................................................................... 138
DESIGN CHART ................................................................... 141
Janome 12000 Sewing Machine Instruction Manual
www.janomeflyer.com
12000 Owners Manual/ User Guide
