ELNA eXpressive 860, Instruction Manual

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Adjusting the Foot Pressure
The foot pressure can be adjusted with the foot pressure
dial located under the top cover.
The dial has 7 setting positions from 1 to 7.
For ordinary sewing, set 5 at the setting mark.
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Foot pressure dial
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Setting mark
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Recommended setting
Reduce the pressure when sewing fine synthetics and
stretch fabrics.
To reduce the pressure, set the dial at a lower number.
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Raising and Dropping the Feed Dog
The feed dog can be lowered for basting, sewing on
buttons, free motion quilting etc.
Shift the drop feed lever toward you to lower the feed
dog.
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Drop feed lever
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Feed dog
Shift the drop feed lever away from you to raise the feed
dog, it will return to the up position when you start the
machine.
The feed dog position will be show on the visual touch
screen.
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Dropped position
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Raised position
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NOTE:
If you start the machine with the feed dog lowered, a
message will appear on the visual touch screen.
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