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BEFORE OPERATION
FOR SAFE OPERATION
1. To avoid electrical shock hazards, neither open the cover of the electrical box for the motor nor
touch the components mounted inside the electrical box.
1. To avoid personal injury, never operate the machine with any of the belt cover, finger guard or
safety devices removed.
2. To prevent possible personal injuries caused by being caught in the machine, keep your fingers,
head and clothes away from the handwheel, V belt and the motor while the machine is operation.
In addition, place nothing around them.
3. To avoid personal injury, never put your hand under the needle when you turn “ON” the power
switch or operate the machine.
4. To avoid personal injury, never put your fingers into the thread take-up cover while the machine
is in operation.
5. The hook rotates at a high speed while the machine is in operation. To prevent possible injury
to hands, be sure to keep your hands away from the vicinity of the hook during operation. In
addition, be sure to turn OFF the power to the machine when replacing the bobbin.
6. To avoid possible personal injuries, be careful not to allow your fingers in the machine when
tilting/raising the machine head.
7. To avoid possible accidents because of abrupt start of the machine, turn OFF the power to the
machine when tilting the machine head or removing the belt cover and the V belt.
8. If your machine is equipped with a servo-motor, the motor does not produce noise while the
machine is at rest. To avoid possible accidents due to abrupt start of the machine, be sure to
turn OFF the power to the machine.
9. To avoid electrical shock hazards, never operate the sewing machine with the ground wire for
the power supply removed.
10. To prevent possible accidents because of electric shock or damaged electrical component(s),
turn OFF the power switch in prior to the connection/disconnection of the power plug.
11. Be sure to confirm that the machine head support bar is properly set in place before tilting the
machine head.
CAUTION :
To avoid malfunction and damage of the machine, confirm the following.
• Before you put the machine into operation for the first time after the set-up, clean it thoroughly.
• Remove all dust gathering during transportation and oil it well.
• Confirm that the power plug has been properly connected to the power supply.
• Confirm that the voltage has been properly set.
• Never use the machine in the state where the voltage type is different from the designated one.
• The direction of rotation of the sewing machine is counterclockwise as observed from the handwheel side.
Be careful not to rotate it in reverse direction.
• For the first month, run the machine at a speed of 1,800rpm or less.
