Owner's Manual
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... the needle. b) Make sure you pull out the power cord plug whenever you want to change needle, sewing foot, bobbin or needle plate, when you clean and oil the machine, or when you have to interrupt sewing and leave the machine for a while. 1 Take-up lever 2 Thread retainer stud 3 Eraser button 4 Utility-stitch buttons 5 Spool pins 6 Bobbin winder 7 Balance wheel 8 Stop motion knob 9 Ultra-Matic stitch selector 1 0 Needle position and buttonhole control 11 Master switch 1 2 Base (of portable machines) 1 3 Bed cover 14 Sewing foot 1 5 Thread cutter (on...
... the needle. b) Make sure you pull out the power cord plug whenever you want to change needle, sewing foot, bobbin or needle plate, when you clean and oil the machine, or when you have to interrupt sewing and leave the machine for a while. 1 Take-up lever 2 Thread retainer stud 3 Eraser button 4 Utility-stitch buttons 5 Spool pins 6 Bobbin winder 7 Balance wheel 8 Stop motion knob 9 Ultra-Matic stitch selector 1 0 Needle position and buttonhole control 11 Master switch 1 2 Base (of portable machines) 1 3 Bed cover 14 Sewing foot 1 5 Thread cutter (on...
Owner's Manual
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...Foot control Removing bobbin case and bobbin Disengaging the sewing mechanism Bobbin winding Inserting the bobbin Inserting the bobbin case Upper threading Threading the needle 1196-1199 Drawing up the bobbin thread Attaching the work support Thread cutter Ultra-Matic stitch selector (9) Straight stitch Zigzag stitch Needle position Reverse sewing and dropping the feed dog Presser bar lifter Dual feed. 1209 Thread tensions Changing the needle Changing the sewing foot Utility stitches Utility-stitch combinations Sewing buttonholes Sewing feet Special accessories Changing the light bulb Cleaning...
...Foot control Removing bobbin case and bobbin Disengaging the sewing mechanism Bobbin winding Inserting the bobbin Inserting the bobbin case Upper threading Threading the needle 1196-1199 Drawing up the bobbin thread Attaching the work support Thread cutter Ultra-Matic stitch selector (9) Straight stitch Zigzag stitch Needle position Reverse sewing and dropping the feed dog Presser bar lifter Dual feed. 1209 Thread tensions Changing the needle Changing the sewing foot Utility stitches Utility-stitch combinations Sewing buttonholes Sewing feet Special accessories Changing the light bulb Cleaning...
Owner's Manual
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... original position (A>, and push it onto the free arm. Handle, Model 1199/1209 The handle can thus be easily lifted off. Jll.C shows how the accessories are kept in a drawer. Foot control receptacle Models 11 99/1209 Remove the receptacle from the machine. Push the catch upwards a little (A> and at the same time pull drawer 22 out of the machine (B>. Removing the carrying case cover, Model 1199/1209...
... original position (A>, and push it onto the free arm. Handle, Model 1199/1209 The handle can thus be easily lifted off. Jll.C shows how the accessories are kept in a drawer. Foot control receptacle Models 11 99/1209 Remove the receptacle from the machine. Push the catch upwards a little (A> and at the same time pull drawer 22 out of the machine (B>. Removing the carrying case cover, Model 1199/1209...
Owner's Manual
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... take out the bobbin. After bobbin winding, turn the stop motion knob toward you keep latch K raised. Your machine is depressed, the faster the machine will run. The bobbin cannot fall out as long as you . Removing bobbin case and bobbin Raise the needle. Foot control Place the foot control under the table. The machine starts sewing. Press master switch 11 . Disengaging the sewing mechanism Before you start winding the bobbin, disengage the sewing mechanism.
... take out the bobbin. After bobbin winding, turn the stop motion knob toward you keep latch K raised. Your machine is depressed, the faster the machine will run. The bobbin cannot fall out as long as you . Removing bobbin case and bobbin Raise the needle. Foot control Place the foot control under the table. The machine starts sewing. Press master switch 11 . Disengaging the sewing mechanism Before you start winding the bobbin, disengage the sewing mechanism.
Owner's Manual
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.... Inserting the bobbin Insert the filled bobbin into guides C and D. Bobbin winding Disengage the sewing mechanism. Place a bobbin on one of the spool pins. Upper threading Pull the thread from the spool and draw it into the bobbin case so that pin A enters slot B. Raise pins 5. Release the latch and lightly press against the bobbin case to make sure it around thread retainer stud 2, wind it has snapped into eye C. Place a spool of thread on the bobbin winder so...
.... Inserting the bobbin Insert the filled bobbin into guides C and D. Bobbin winding Disengage the sewing mechanism. Place a bobbin on one of the spool pins. Upper threading Pull the thread from the spool and draw it into the bobbin case so that pin A enters slot B. Raise pins 5. Release the latch and lightly press against the bobbin case to make sure it around thread retainer stud 2, wind it has snapped into eye C. Place a spool of thread on the bobbin winder so...
Owner's Manual
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... you until its guide pins enter the two holes, then lower it, Attaching the work support, Model 1199/1209 Turn over the foot control receptacle and push it over the free arm (B) until the needle moves down and up again and the take-up lever is up the bobbin thread Hold the needle thread a little taut. Turn balance wheel 7 toward the left and back under the sewing foot. Attaching the work support, Model 1196/1197...
... you until its guide pins enter the two holes, then lower it, Attaching the work support, Model 1199/1209 Turn over the foot control receptacle and push it over the free arm (B) until the needle moves down and up again and the take-up lever is up the bobbin thread Hold the needle thread a little taut. Turn balance wheel 7 toward the left and back under the sewing foot. Attaching the work support, Model 1196/1197...
Owner's Manual
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... of the straight or zigzag stitch desired is positioned above mark A. Thread cutter, Model 1209 The thread cutter is located at the back of the presser bar which serves as a thread cutter. Raise the sewing foot. toward the left, the zigzag stitches become increasingly longer. Thread cutter, Models 1196/1199 There is a sharp-edged slot on the back of dual feed 1 5. Straight stitch Straight stitches are close together; N 11 In ranges 4 and 5 a long, narrow zigzag stitch is made...
... of the straight or zigzag stitch desired is positioned above mark A. Thread cutter, Model 1209 The thread cutter is located at the back of the presser bar which serves as a thread cutter. Raise the sewing foot. toward the left, the zigzag stitches become increasingly longer. Thread cutter, Models 1196/1199 There is a sharp-edged slot on the back of dual feed 1 5. Straight stitch Straight stitches are close together; N 11 In ranges 4 and 5 a long, narrow zigzag stitch is made...
Owner's Manual
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... ahead of the needle position desired is positioned below mark A. = central needle position (normal) = right needle position = left needle position Reverse sewing and dropping the feed dog Reverse-feed control 1 7 has the following positions: A = Normal position B As long as the control is lowered for embroidering, darning, etc.). Needle position The needle can be set to raise the needle and take-up lever 1.) B = The sewing foot is depressed, the machine sews backwards. Presser bar lifter Lever 1 8 has two positions: A = Sewing foot raised, (Before you remove the work, turn the balance...
... ahead of the needle position desired is positioned below mark A. = central needle position (normal) = right needle position = left needle position Reverse sewing and dropping the feed dog Reverse-feed control 1 7 has the following positions: A = Normal position B As long as the control is lowered for embroidering, darning, etc.). Needle position The needle can be set to raise the needle and take-up lever 1.) B = The sewing foot is depressed, the machine sews backwards. Presser bar lifter Lever 1 8 has two positions: A = Sewing foot raised, (Before you remove the work, turn the balance...
Owner's Manual
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... tensions are correct. = Upper tension too loose or lower tension too tight. Changing the needle Raise the needle bar. Then tighten screw A. Loosen screw A until the sewing foot can be removed by pulling it left for a looser tension, or right for a tighter tension. The normal tension setting is in the green range between 3 and 5. Lower tension B = Regulating screw. Changing the sewing foot Raise the needle bar. The higher the number, the tighter the tension. The correct lower tension Let the bobbin case with...
... tensions are correct. = Upper tension too loose or lower tension too tight. Changing the needle Raise the needle bar. Then tighten screw A. Loosen screw A until the sewing foot can be removed by pulling it left for a looser tension, or right for a tighter tension. The normal tension setting is in the green range between 3 and 5. Lower tension B = Regulating screw. Changing the sewing foot Raise the needle bar. The higher the number, the tighter the tension. The correct lower tension Let the bobbin case with...
Owner's Manual
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... new utility-stitch patterns. Ill Super stretch stitch Setting: buttons C+D, straight stitch 4, left needle position, raise reverse-feed control 17, IV E stitch Setting: buttons B+C, straight stitch 0, left needle position. Table of stitches (Supplement) All stitches, including the utility-stitch combinations, are shown in the Table of Ultra-Matic stitch selector 9/10 which is required for releasing the pushed buttons. ____ Utility stitches A Elastic stitch B Blindstitch C Elastic triple straight stitch D Overlock stitch E Cross stitch 3 Eraser button for a specific utility stitch...
... new utility-stitch patterns. Ill Super stretch stitch Setting: buttons C+D, straight stitch 4, left needle position, raise reverse-feed control 17, IV E stitch Setting: buttons B+C, straight stitch 0, left needle position. Table of stitches (Supplement) All stitches, including the utility-stitch combinations, are shown in the Table of Ultra-Matic stitch selector 9/10 which is required for releasing the pushed buttons. ____ Utility stitches A Elastic stitch B Blindstitch C Elastic triple straight stitch D Overlock stitch E Cross stitch 3 Eraser button for a specific utility stitch...
Owner's Manual
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...Special accessories The special accessories listed below are intended for basting For tostitching and sewing aery delicate and soft fabrics silk lersey. for fine cording needle size 701 For sewing fringes arid for special sewing jobs. C Clear-view sewing foot; mm needle gauge) Cording foot, 7 grooves twin needle with round needle hole for free-arm models Needle plate with 1 .4-, 1 .6 or 1 .8- Sewing feet A Normal sewing foot, Models 1196-1199 O Normal sewing foot, Model 1 209; for single-needle cording and appliquéing. or 2.5- mm needle gauge) Fringe sewing tool Straight-stitch...
...Special accessories The special accessories listed below are intended for basting For tostitching and sewing aery delicate and soft fabrics silk lersey. for fine cording needle size 701 For sewing fringes arid for special sewing jobs. C Clear-view sewing foot; mm needle gauge) Cording foot, 7 grooves twin needle with round needle hole for free-arm models Needle plate with 1 .4-, 1 .6 or 1 .8- Sewing feet A Normal sewing foot, Models 1196-1199 O Normal sewing foot, Model 1 209; for single-needle cording and appliquéing. or 2.5- mm needle gauge) Fringe sewing tool Straight-stitch...
Owner's Manual
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... it out. 1197-1209: Take out the screws and remove the needle plate. The thread is maintenance-free, but now and then put a drop of the sewing hook and the feed dog with a soft brush. Push it up lever 1 (see drawing). Clean the parts in the vicinity of oil into the hook raceway. Threading the needle 1209 Turn the balance wheel toward B. Push control 25 down all the way. Remove the bobbin case.
... it out. 1197-1209: Take out the screws and remove the needle plate. The thread is maintenance-free, but now and then put a drop of the sewing hook and the feed dog with a soft brush. Push it up lever 1 (see drawing). Clean the parts in the vicinity of oil into the hook raceway. Threading the needle 1209 Turn the balance wheel toward B. Push control 25 down all the way. Remove the bobbin case.
Owner's Manual
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Thread tension too strong. Needle bent. Bobbin case improperly inserted. Let machine feed the work is pushed or pulled. Seam is at all Lint has accumulated between tooth Remove needle plate and clean out lint. Remedy: Check upper and lower tensions. Thread machine properly and check both tensions. 5. rows of adjustment. Wrong needle used . Remedy: Push needle up as far as it will go. Needle breaks Needle not pushed up as far as it will go , its flat...
Thread tension too strong. Needle bent. Bobbin case improperly inserted. Let machine feed the work is pushed or pulled. Seam is at all Lint has accumulated between tooth Remove needle plate and clean out lint. Remedy: Check upper and lower tensions. Thread machine properly and check both tensions. 5. rows of adjustment. Wrong needle used . Remedy: Push needle up as far as it will go. Needle breaks Needle not pushed up as far as it will go , its flat...
