Operation Manual

46
UTILITY STITCHES
d
Start sewing.
55 characters can be sewn by following the procedure below.
■ Selecting a character
[Example] Selecting stitch “C” (No. 03).
a
Turn on the sewing machine.
b
Press the character stitch key and confirm that
the character stitch indicator lights up.
a Character stitch key
b Character stitch indicator
Memo
● When you select a character, check that there are
no characters in memory.
a This indicator shows that no character is stored.
If there are any characters in memory, delete them.
For details, refer to “Deleting characters” (page 48).
c
Press (stitch selection keys) to select
pattern No. 03.
• For details, refer to step
c of “Selecting a
stitch” (page 24)
.
d
Press the “+” side of (stitch width
adjustment key) to enter the selected character.
 The following display is shown on the LCD.
a Selected pattern No.
b The position of the selected pattern No.
c The total number of entered characters
e
Attach the presser foot indicated on the LCD.
a The presser foot to use
• For details, refer to “Replacing the presser foot”
(page 22)
.
f
If you would like to only sew this single
character, start sewing.
If you would like to sew a sequence of
characters, go to step
a on “Combining
characters” (page 46).
• For details on sewing characters, refer to
“Sewing the character stitches” (page 48).
■ Combining characters
You can easily sew names, messages, etc. by
combining the character stitches. Up to 35
characters can be combined.
[Example] Selecting stitches “COME”
(No. 03)+(No. 15)+(No. 13)+(No. 05)
a
Follow steps a through e in “Selecting a
character” (page 46) to select the first character
“C” (No. 03).
b
Press (stitch selection keys) to select the
next character, “O” (No. 15).
CAUTION
● Select a stitch width of 6.0 mm (15/64 inch) or
less, otherwise the needle may bend or break.
● After adjusting the stitch width, slowly turn the
handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) and
check that the needle does not touch the presser
foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the
needle may bend or break.
SEWING CHARACTERS
(For models equipped with
character stitches)
Selecting characters
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