JUKI MH-481, Instruction Manual

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FOR SAFE OPERATION
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 at-
tached to your machine head, and be careful not to allow your fi ngers or the like to be pinched
in the machine head.
CAUTION :
Note that safety devices such as “belt cover”, “ 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. To ensure safety, never operate the machine with the ground wire for the power supply re-
moved.
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 re-
ceptacle 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 loopers oscillate at a high speed during operation.
Be sure to keep your hands away from the vicinity of the loopers to protect hands from pos-
sible injury during operation. Turn the power OFF before threading the machine head.
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.