Brother BES-116, Instruction Manual

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Chapter 1 Preparation of Embroidery Machine
BES-116AC
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4. Preparation for Embroidering
Turn off the power switch before starting preparation.
Failure to do so may start the machine unintentionally through an accidental activation of the START switch,
resulting in bodily injuries.
CAUTION
4-1 Upper Threading
!1
Disc
!0
Needle bar thread guide
t
Thread take-up spring
o
Lower thread
guide (lower)
y
Center thread guide (right)
u
Center thread guide (center)
i
Center thread guide (left)
r
Lower thread guide (upper)
w
Pre-tension
q
Thread guide
e
Thread breakage pulley
1. Pass the needle thread from the cotton stand through the two loops in the thread guide
q
from right to left.
2. Pass the thread through the thread guide of the pre-tension
w
. Then open the thread guide
plate with your finger so that the thread passes through correctly, and then pass the thread
through the hole at the bottom of the thread guide.
3. Wind the thread twice around the pulley of the thread breakage sensor
e
, starting from the
front of the pulley, and then pass the thread through the lower thread guide (upper)
r
.
4. Wind the thread once to the right between the rotary tension discs and then hook it onto the
thread take-up spring
t
.
5. Hook the thread onto the center thread guides (right
y
and center
u
), pass it through the
thread take-up lever, and then pass it once more through the center thread guide (left)
i
.
6. Pass the thread through the lower thread guide (lower)
o
, hook it onto the needle bar thread
guide
!0
, then pass it through the needle eye and hook it onto the disc
!1
.