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17. ADJUSTING THE STITCH WIDTH
WARNING :
To avoid possible personal injury due to abrupt start of the machine, turn off the power to the machine and check to be sure that the
motor has totally stopped rotating in prior.
18. NEEDLE-TO-HOOK RELATION
WARNING :
To avoid possible personal injury due to abrupt start of the machine, turn off the power to the machine and check to be sure that the
motor has totally stopped rotating in prior.
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FOR SAFE OPERATION
1. To ensure safety, never operate the machine with the ground wire for the power
supply removed.
2. When inserting/removing the power plug, the power switch has to be turned OFF in
advance.
3. In time of thunder and lightening, stop your work and disconnect the power plug
from the receptacle so as to ensure safety.
4. If the machine is suddenly moved from a cold place to a warm place, dew
condensation may be observed. In this case, turn ON the power to the machine
after you have con
fi
rmed that there is no danger of water drops in the machine.
5. To
prevent
fi
res, periodically draw out the power plug from the plug socket and
clean the root of the pins and the space between pins.
6. 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.
7. To avoid possible accidents due to abrupt start of the machine, be sure to turn OFF
the power to the machine.
8. Be careful of handling this product so as not to pour water or oil, shock by
dropping, and the like since this product is a precision instrument.
9. When tilting or returning the sewing machine to the home position, hold the upper
side of the machine head with both hands and perform the work quietly so that
fi
ngers or the like are not caught in the machine.
CAUTION :
Note that safety devices such as “eye guard”, “
fi
nger guard”, etc. may be omitted from the
illustrations in this Instruction Manual for easy explanation.
When operating the machine, be sure not to remove these safety devices.
1. Keep your hands away from needle when you turn ON the power switch or while
the machine is in operation.
2. Do not put your
fi
ngers into the thread take-up cover while the machine is
operating.
3. Turn OFF the power switch when tilting the machine head, or removing the belt
cover or the V belts.
4. During operation, be careful not to allow your or any other person’s head, hands
or clothes to come close to the handwheel, V belt and motor. Also, do not place
anything close to them.
5. Do not operate your machine with the belt cover and
fi
nger guard removed.
6. When tilting the machine head, be sure to con
fi
rm that the head support bar is
properly attached to your machine head, and be careful not to allow your
fi
ngers or
the like to be pinched in the machine head.
