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Question posted by tonynash on May 3rd, 2015

Bottom Thread Will Not Pick Up

no matter how many times i try to refit bobbin it will not thread, the machine will not pick up the thread so it will not sew. i have tried cleaning have done nothing different it stopped halfway through a pattern since then it will not thread through

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Users Manual - English - Page 4

...storing your machine turns on the needle while sewing. Always be used. 3. needle, or other hot objects. 2. Plug the machine directly into the wall. Do not drop or hit the machine. 4....Operation is an advanced computerized home embroidery machine. PLEASE READ BEFORE USING YOUR EMBROIDERY MACHINE For safe operation 1. Do not touch the balance wheel, thread take-up, needle, or other parts...

Users Manual - English - Page 5

... AND INSTALLATION 13 Setting the bobbin 15 UPPER THREADING 16 Auto needle threading device 17 PREPARATION BEFORE EMBROIDERING 18 Attaching stabilizer material 18 Embroidering different types of fabric 18 Setting the fabric in the embroidery frame 20 Fitting the embroidery frame to the machine 22 Removing the embroidery frame ...... 22 THREAD TENSION ADJUSTMENT....... 23 ADJUSTING THE...

Users Manual - English - Page 10

...) SA415 XA3713-001 5 Brother poly 40 color thread set SA740 X80928-100 6 Brother poly #90 bobbin thread EBT-PE X80919-001 7 Backing material (Stabilizer material) SA517...machine. 7 EMBROIDERING USING A LARGE FRAME (OPTIONAL) EMBROIDERING USING A EXTRA-SMALL FRAME (OPTIONAL) EMBROIDERING USING A SMALL FRAME (OPTIONAL) PATTERNS TROUBLESHOOTING ERROR MESSAGE EMBROIDERING MAINTENANCE MACHINE...

Users Manual - English - Page 17

... groove of the bobbin after the machine stops. * It is important to trim the thread close to the spoolend. 6. Remove the bobbin and continue sewing. 8. Holding the thread end, press the "START/STOP" button. Guide the thread through the small hole in the bobbin 5. Wind the thread a few times around the bobbin and press the "START/STOP" button again. Holding the thread end, push the...

Users Manual - English - Page 31

... PATTERNS EMBROIDERING USING A SMALL FRAME (OPTIONAL) EMBROIDERING USING A EXTRA-SMALL FRAME (OPTIONAL) EMBROIDERING USING A LARGE FRAME (OPTIONAL) 28 After trimming, lower the presser foot and press the "START/STOP" button again to start the machine. 3. After sewing 5 - 6 stitches, stop sewing when it has completed all the stitching with the current thread color. The machine...

Users Manual - English - Page 32

... (bobbin) thread is #60 - #90 synthetic thread. * For thin and stretch fabrics which are difficult to embroider, attach the fabric to non-woven stabilizer fabric before embroidering. * If embroidering on a thick fabric with stabilizer (see page 18), it is recommended that a stronger 90/14 home sewing machine needle be used. EMBROIDERING MAINTENANCE ERROR MESSAGE TROUBLESHOOTING PATTERNS...

Users Manual - English - Page 42

...displayed in such cases the time displayed may be somewhat different from the time given on the screen. 39 EMBROIDERING USING A LARGE FRAME (OPTIONAL) CONTENTS MACHINE KNOWLEDGE EMBROIDERING MAINTENANCE Displaying the embroidery time for one -point patterns 1 1 "BASIC OPERATION" key 1 If you touch "THREAD COLOR", the color names (reference) of the different threads to be used with some...

Users Manual - English - Page 45

... into the card slot of the machine. 42 PATTERNS EMBROIDERING USING A SMALL FRAME (OPTIONAL) EMBROIDERING USING A EXTRA-SMALL FRAME (OPTIONAL) EMBROIDERING USING A LARGE FRAME (OPTIONAL) Touch "MEMORY". 1 "MEMORY" key 2. The pattern retrieved will appear on the screen. Touch "NEXT". 3. Press "START/STOP" button to embroider the pattern. * Patterns which has been saved Example: To...

Users Manual - English - Page 54

...pattern and the combined design, sew an extra frame pattern on the outside pattern. Making badges or decorative patches 1. Cut cleanly around the frame pattern, following the line of pattern. The finished badge or decorative patch is sewn after embroidering of the frame pattern...frame pattern. 2. Embroider the design. Select a frame pattern and embroider it. CONTENTS MACHINE KNOWLEDGE ...

Users Manual - English - Page 63

... is inserted. This message is displayed when the "START/STOP" button is pressed but the presser foot has not been raised to save patterns that the design was saved from a different memory card than is currently inserted. Then continue. If you are not changing the thread color, raise the presser foot lever, lower it...

Users Manual - English - Page 73

... USING A EXTRA-SMALL FRAME (OPTIONAL) EMBROIDERING USING A LARGE FRAME (OPTIONAL) 4. Align the line on the fabric with a cross by touching "LAYOUT". CONTENTS MACHINE KNOWLEDGE EMBROIDERING MAINTENANCE Linking two or more embroidered patterns (using the 90˚ rotation feature) Example: Patterns in the frame. 1 Finished appearance 2 Within 18.2 cm (7-3/16") After selecting the...

Owner's Manual (Español) - Spanish - Page 10

...-001 4 Embroidery set (Extra-small) SA415 XA3713-001 5 Brother poly 40 color thread set SA740 X80928-100 6 Brother poly #90 bobbin thread EBT-PE X80919-001 7 Backing material (Stabilizer material) SA517 X80914-001 Memory card No. 1... in foreign countries may not work with your machine. 7 EMBROIDERING USING A LARGE FRAME (OPTIONAL) EMBROIDERING USING A EXTRA-SMALL FRAME (OPTIONAL) EMBROIDERING ...

Owner's Manual (Español) - Spanish - Page 17

... start your project. Trim the excess thread from the inside. TROUBLESHOOTING PATTERNS EMBROIDERING USING A SMALL FRAME (OPTIONAL) EMBROIDERING USING A EXTRA-SMALL FRAME (OPTIONAL) EMBROIDERING USING A LARGE FRAME (OPTIONAL) 14 The machine will stop at any time or when the bobbin has stopped moving and the motor is full. Remove the bobbin and continue sewing. 8. It's a good idea to the...

Owner's Manual (Español) - Spanish - Page 31

Owner's Manual (Español) - Spanish - Page 32

... ERROR MESSAGE TROUBLESHOOTING PATTERNS EMBROIDERING USING A SMALL FRAME (OPTIONAL) EMBROIDERING USING A EXTRA-SMALL FRAME (OPTIONAL) EMBROIDERING USING A LARGE FRAME (OPTIONAL) 29 CONTENTS MACHINE KNOWLEDGE Embroidering advice Thread Embroidery thread #50 Needle Home sewing machine needle 75/11 * The recommended lower (bobbin) thread is #60 - #90 synthetic thread. * For thin and...

Owner's Manual (Español) - Spanish - Page 42

... names (reference) of the different threads to cancel the calculation. 3. The color names will then be displayed. * If you touch "THREAD COLOR" once more, the display will change the threads is not displayed on the pattern sheet for one -point patterns 1 1 "BASIC OPERATION" key 1 If you would like to know the time it takes to display the...

Owner's Manual (Español) - Spanish - Page 45

... only be retrieved if the memory card containing that pattern has been inserted into the card slot of the machine. 42 PATTERNS EMBROIDERING USING A SMALL FRAME (OPTIONAL) EMBROIDERING USING A EXTRA-SMALL FRAME (OPTIONAL) EMBROIDERING USING A LARGE FRAME (OPTIONAL) Press "START/STOP" button to embroider the pattern. * Patterns which has been saved Example: To recall the "Boy...

Owner's Manual (Español) - Spanish - Page 54

... 1. A "+" mark is now ready to be used as a guide, align the needle using the "- - -" stitch slightly larger than the original frame pattern. 2. Making badges or decorative patches 1. After embroidering a frame pattern and the combined design, sew an extra frame pattern on the outside pattern. Embroider the design. Cut cleanly around the frame pattern, following the line of...

Owner's Manual (Español) - Spanish - Page 63

... power is displayed when you are trying to start the machine. CONTENTS MACHINE KNOWLEDGE EMBROIDERING MAINTENANCE ERROR MESSAGE TROUBLESHOOTING This message is displayed when the RETRIEVE key is touched and the design in the machine's memory is from a different memory card than is displayed if the combined size of patterns exceeds the size of the embroidering...

Owner's Manual (Español) - Spanish - Page 73

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