Brother 82-W20, Operation Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING
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10
k
Slightly lift up the needle plate, cut any
tangled threads, and then remove the
needle plate.
Remove the fabric and threads from the needle plate.
If the fabric cannot be removed, even after completing
these steps, contact your authorized Brother dealer or
the nearest Brother authorized service center.
l
Remove any threads in the race and around
the feed dogs.
m
Turn the handwheel to raise the feed dogs.
n
Align the two screw holes in the needle
plate with the two holes at the needle plate
mounting base, and then fit the needle plate
onto the machine.
o
Lightly finger-tighten the screw on the right
multi-purpose screwdriver side of the
needle plate. Then, use the disc-shaped
screwdriver to firmly tighten the screw on
the left side. Finally, firmly tighten the
screw on the right side.
Turn the handwheel to check that the feed dogs move
smoothly and do not contact the edges of the slots in
the needle plate.
a Correct position of feed dogs
b
Incorrect position of feed dogs
p
Insert the bobbin case so that the
S
mark
on the bobbin case aligns with the
●
mark
on the machine.
* Align the
S
and
●
marks.
a
S
mark
b
●
mark
c Bobbin case
* Make sure that the indicated points are aligned
before installing the bobbin case.
Note
• Be careful not to drop the removed screws
in the machine.
CAUTION
• Never use a bobbin case that is scratched;
otherwise, the upper thread may become
tangled, the needle may break, or sewing
performance may suffer. For a new bobbin
case (part code: XE5342-101 (green marking
on the screw), XC8167-551 (no color on the
screw), XE8298-001 (gray, for bobbin work)),
contact your nearest authorized Brother
dealer.
• Make sure that you fit the bobbin case
properly, otherwise the needle may break.
a
b
b a