Winding the bobbin. (Your machine may be supplied with a fully wound
Step 3
bobbin, but you may want to fill another bobbin with your own thread.)
figure 3a
GETTING STARTED:
XL series Sewing Machines
• Set the power switch to on (I).
Place a spool of thread on the spool pin (figure 3a).
tension
disk
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Unwind some thread and pass the thread around the
tension disk.
To help you get started, please follow these simple instructions in the order shown below.
However, before you do so, read the safety instructions in the Instruction Manual.
• Take one of the bobbins from the accessory pack.
• Pass the thread through the hole in the bobbin from
Unpack the sewing machine, and familiarise yourself with all the parts
and controls that are mentioned in these instructions.
the inside.
Step 1
Clip the bobbin onto the bobbin winding shaft.
Push the bobbin winding shaft firmly to the right until
it clicks into place against the stop (figure 3b).
Tension
Dial
Spool Pin
Balance
Wheel
Figure 1a
Figure 1b
Bobbin Winding
Shaft
Tension Disk and
Thread Guide
• Hold the end of the thread and press the foot controller
to wind the thread around the bobbin a few times.
figure 3b
figure 3d
figure 3c
Take-up
Lever
Guide
Trim the excess thread (figure 3c), and continue
winding until the winding shaft stops automatically.
Pattern
Dial
Power
Switch
• Push the bobbin winding shaft back to the left, cut the
thread, and remove the bobbin from the shaft (figure 3d).
Stitch
Length
Dial
Thread
Cutter
Mains
Plug
Unwind the thread from the tension disk.
Reverse
Lever
Presser Foot and
Needle Assembly
Presser Foot
Lever
Lower threading. (Your machine may be supplied with a threaded bobbin,
but you may want to use another bobbin with your own thread.)
Foot
Controller
Connection
Step 4
Extension Table
(accessories and
bobbins inside)
• Set the power switch to off (O).
Foot
Controller
Raise the needle to its highest position by turning the balance wheel towards you (counter-clockwise).
Open the shuttle cover behind the extension table.
figure 4b
figure 4a
Bobbin and
Bobbin Case
• Remove the bobbin case from the shuttle, by pulling
the latch (marked in red on figure 4a).
• Using the fingerhold on the left-hand side, pull firmly
upwards and forwards to remove the extension table.
latch
• Leaving about 10 cm (4 in) of thread trailing, insert
the bobbin into the bobbin case (figure 4b).
• Inside the extension table is the storage compartment.
Open the storage compartment with a sharp tug, to
find various accessories and a number of bobbins.
Shuttle
Cover
figure 4c
figure 4d
spring
• Hold the bobbin case in your left hand with the
bobbin case finger pointing towards you (figure 4c).
bobbin
case
finger
slot
With your right hand, pull the trailing thread into the
slot in the bobbin case (figure 4c).
Prepare the sewing machine for use.
Step 2
• Draw the thread down under the spring into the
delivery eye (figure 4d).
delivery
eye
figure 4e
• Plug in the foot controller connector at the right hand side of the machine, as shown in figure 1a. Connect the
mains plug into a wall socket, and place the controller on the floor.
• Hold the bobbin case by the latch, with the finger
pointing upwards (figure 4e).
Grip the top of the spool pin, and pull it upwards as shown in figure 1b until it clicks into place at a height of
about 50 mm (2 in). Be careful not to pull the pin off the machine.
Insert the bobbin back into the shuttle, release the
latch, and push the bobbin in until it clicks.
Set the tension dial to 5.
Make sure the bobbin case goes in all the way, or the
latch will not hold the bobbin properly.
Set the pattern dial to straight stitch.
Set the stitch length dial to between 2 and 3.
Leave the shuttle cover open.
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