Janome OC 6260, Instruction Book

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTIONBOOK...

Page 2: ...ealers or service center for examination repair electrical or mechanical adjustment 4 Never operate the appliance with any air opening blocked Keep ventilation openings of this sewing machine and foot...

Page 3: ...CHES Straight Stitch 17 Starting to sew 17 Changing sewing direction 17 Fastening the seam Thread cutter 17 Adjusting the stitch length 18 Changing the needle drop position 18 Using the seam guide lin...

Page 4: ...sory storage box Hook cover plate Hook cover plate release button Stitch balance adjusting dial Reverse stitch button Auto lock button Needle Up Down button Drop feed lever Zigzag foot Needle clamp sc...

Page 5: ...eniently stored in the storage box Draw out the storage box by pulling the dent on the box to the left Accessory storage box E Zipper foot L Quilting bar Set of needles Screwdriver Bobbins Seam ripper...

Page 6: ...rm sewing The free arm is useful for stitching sleeves waistbands pant legs or any tubular garment also for darning socks or mending knees elbows and children s wear To attach Slide the extension tabl...

Page 7: ...d B Slide the lever to the left for slower speed Foot control Sewing speed is varied by the foot control The harder you depress the foot control the faster the machine runs CAUTION Do not place any th...

Page 8: ...utomatically when the Auto lock button is pressed while sewing the pattern 01 02 05 or 10 The machine will sew to the end of the pattern being sewn and lock the stitches to stop automatically when oth...

Page 9: ...dog should be in up position for normal sewing Turn the handwheel toward you to check if the feed dog comes up after setting the lever in the up position Drop feed lever Down position Up position Feed...

Page 10: ...er the groove of the foot holder Lower the foot holder to lock the foot in place Pin Groove Detaching and Attaching the Foot Holder WARNING Turn OFF the power switch before detaching or attaching the...

Page 11: ...abric For an ideal zigzag stitch the bobbin thread does not show on the right side of the fabric and the needle thread shows slightly on the wrong side of the fabric Tension control dial Setting mark...

Page 12: ...dium Lawn Georgette Tricot Wool Synthetic Cotton Synthetic Fine jersey Wool Denim Jersey Coating Quilting Thread Silk 80 100 Cotton 80 100 Synthetic 80 100 Silk 50 Cotton 60 80 Synthetic 50 80 Cotton...

Page 13: ...ndle Thread guide A Thread guide B Bobbin winder thread guide Bobbin winder spindle Push the bobbin winder spindle to the right With the free end of the thread held in your hand depress the foot contr...

Page 14: ...sliding it between the tension spring blades Notch A Continue to draw the thread lightly through the tension blades until it slips into notch B Notch B Draw the thread to the back The bobbin should tu...

Page 15: ...d guide B while holding the spool with your right hand Tread guide A Thread guide B Draw the end of the thread down around the thread guide plate and draw it up Thread guide plate Firmly draw up the t...

Page 16: ...n around the threader guide and under the hook Threader guide Release the threader knob slowly while holding the thread end with your hand A loop of the thread is pulled up through the needle eye Thre...

Page 17: ...our fingers Needle thread Press the needle Up Down button twice to raise the needle to its highest position Pull the needle thread to pick up a loop of the bobbin thread Needle thread Bobbin thread Ne...

Page 18: ...to 60 NOTE Raise the needle above the fabric when selecting the stitch pattern Adjusting the Stitch Width Press the plus or minus key on the left to change the stitch width The LED display will show t...

Page 19: ...the needle Up Down button Raise the presser foot Pivot the fabric around the needle to change the sewing direction as desired Lower the presser foot and start sewing in a new direction Needle Up Down...

Page 20: ...th cannot be set longer than 2 5 Changing the needle drop position You can change the needle drop position of straight stitching i e patterns 01 03 and 06 09 The LED display shows 3 5 default setting...

Page 21: ...er needle position Edge of the fabric Guide lines Numbers Sewing from the edge of thick fabric The black button locks the zigzag foot to avoid slipping when sewing from the extreme edge or sewing acro...

Page 22: ...g and end Press the reverse stitch button once the machine will lock the stitches and stop automatically Pattern 04 Stretch stitch Foot A Zigzag foot For seaming stretch fabrics that tend to pucker Th...

Page 23: ...wing on the stretch fabric such as knit jersey or tricot Adjusting the stitch width The LED display shows 5 0 default setting when the plus or minus key is pressed once Press the plus key to increase...

Page 24: ...ad tension Auto This stitch is used to finish a raw edge of synthetics and other stretch fabrics that tend to pucker Sew along the fabric edge leaving an enough seam allowance After sewing trim off th...

Page 25: ...time it prevents fraying Sew while guiding the fabric edge along the guide on the foot Guide Edge of the fabric Serging stitch Machine setting Pattern 12 Foot C Overcasting foot Thread tension Auto C...

Page 26: ...ace Turn the handwheel toward you to check if the needle enters both left and right holes on the button Depress the foot control to sew 10 stitches and stop the machine Raise the foot and draw out the...

Page 27: ...e Similar to the sensor buttonhole but you can set the buttonhole length as desired and memorize it to repeat the same size buttonholes 18 Round end buttonhole For fine to medium fabrics such as blous...

Page 28: ...e by turning the handwheel Raise the foot and place the automatic buttonhole foot with its pin just under the groove of the foot holder Lower the presser bar to attach the foot Groove Pin Pull the but...

Page 29: ...n the following order Step 1 and 2 Front bartack and left row Step 3 Right row Step 4 Back bartack and locking stitches at the end LED shows each sewing step and a dot will blink when the buttonhole i...

Page 30: ...l go Buttonhole lever Double layer buttonhole To make a solid and sturdy buttonhole sew another layer of buttonhole over the previous one After the buttonhole is finished simply depress the foot contr...

Page 31: ...r stitch The LED display shows 0 4 default setting when the plus or minus key is pressed The stitch density can be varied from 0 2 to 0 8 The LED display does not show the sewing step when the adjusti...

Page 32: ...Starting point End point Adjusting the buttonhole width Press the plus key to increase buttonhole width Press the minus key to decrease buttonhole width The width of round end buttonhole can be varied...

Page 33: ...Step 2 Depress the foot control again The machine will automatically tack and sew down the right row Stop the machine when you return to the starting point Press the reverse stitch button Step 3 Depre...

Page 34: ...ok the filler cord into the forks on the front of the foot to hold them tight Spur Forks Cord Lower the needle into the garment where the buttonhole will start by turning the handwheel and lower the f...

Page 35: ...rall opening size Right side of the fabric 1 cm 3 8 Opening size Zipper size Slider Zipper teeth Zipper tape Wrong side of the fabric End of the opening Place the right sides of the fabric together an...

Page 36: ...foot with the pin on the right Sew through all the layers from the end of the zipper opening guiding the zipper teeth along the edge of the foot Stop the machine 5 cm 2 before the foot reaches the sli...

Page 37: ...e garment and zipper tape Stop the machine 5 cm 2 before the foot reaches the slider on the zipper tape Lower the needle into the fabric and raise the foot Unseam the basting stitches Basting stitches...

Page 38: ...the fabric and raise the presser foot Insert the folded portion of the fabric into the curl of the foot Lower the foot and sew while lifting up the fabric edge to keep it feeding smoothly and evenly...

Page 39: ...uiding the folded edge along the guide on the foot Guide Open the fabric after sewing is finished Right side of the fabric NOTE If the needle pierces too far left the stitches will show on the right s...

Page 40: ...ht angle Button holder Starting point Maximum length 2 5 cm Maximum width 0 7 cm Blinking dot To sew a shorter darning Sew the first row to the required length and press the reverse stitch button Cont...

Page 41: ...hen turning corners lower the needle down into the outer edge of the appliqu and raise the presser foot to pivot the fabric Appliqu Outer edge NOTE Return the foot pressure dial to 3 after appliqu sew...

Page 42: ...next to the guide on the presser foot Lower the foot and Sew guiding the folded edge along the guide Open the fabric and press the tucks to one side Folded edge Guide Patchwork Machine setting Pattern...

Page 43: ...eedle catches the folded edge on each side Peel off the paper from fabrics Right side of the fabric Paper 0 3 cm 1 8 Scallop Stitch Machine setting Pattern 36 Foot F Satin stitch foot Thread tension A...

Page 44: ...thers evenly 2 Sew lines of the decorative pattern between the straight seams Pull out the gathering stitches 1 cm 3 8 Knot both treads Bobbin thread Decorative Satin Stitches Machine setting Pattern...

Page 45: ...uto lock button 4 Depress the foot control and the machine will sew one unit of the pattern and stop automatically Repeat the above steps to sew a line of the pattern combination Cross Stitch Machine...

Page 46: ...ine setting Pattern 05 Foot H Cording foot Thread tension Auto Insert a strand of cord under the center slot of spring blade on the foot and draw them under the foot to the back Reduce the stitch widt...

Page 47: ...st sewing on a scrap piece of the fabric that you wish to use A If the pattern is compressed turn the stretch stitch balancing dial in the direction of C If the pattern is drawn out turn the stretch s...

Page 48: ...cap and setscrew on the faceplate Remove the faceplate Pull out the bulb from the socket To Replace Insert the bulb into the opening of the socket Attach the faceplate Tighten the setscrew and attach...

Page 49: ...an the bobbin holder with the lint brush and soft dry cloth Brush out dust and lint from the feed dog and clean the hook race with the lint brush Feed dog Wipe inside of the hook race with a dry cloth...

Page 50: ...t 15 seconds to recover If thread jamming causes overload remove the tangled threads Pattern selection key is pressed after buttonhole is finished but the foot is not raised Raise the foot Do not use...

Page 51: ...read is not threaded properly The poor quality needle is used The needle thread tension is too tight The needle thread is not threaded properly The needle is too heavy for the fabric being sewn The st...

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