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CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS .................... 2
MODEL 9980 ............................ 8
FOR EUROPEAN AND SIMILAR
TERRITORIES: ........................... 8
MAIN PARTS .......................... 10
ACCESSORIES ...................... 12
DUST COVER ........................ 12
REMOVABLE EXTENSION
TABLE ................................. 14
A. REMOVING THE EXTENSION TABLE 14
B. OPENING THE ACCESSORY CASE .. 14
CHANGING THE PRESSER
FOOT ................................... 14
A. CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT ..... 14
B. REMOVING THE PRESSER FOOT
HOLDER ............................................... 14
INSERTING THE NEEDLE ..... 16
FABRIC, THREAD AND NEEDLE
TABLE ................................. 16
CONNECTING THE MACHINE18
FOOT CONTROLLER ............ 18
FUNCTION OF EACH PART .. 20
A. START/STOP BUTTON ....................... 20
B. REVERSE STITCH BUTTON ............... 20
C. NEEDLE UP-DOWN / SLOW BUTTON 20
D. SPEED CONTROL BUTTON ............... 20
E. PRESSER FOOT LIFTER .................... 20
F. THREAD CUTTER BUTTON ............... 22
G. DROP FEED LEVER ............................ 22
H. THREAD CUTTER ............................... 22
I. PRESSURE REGULATOR .................. 22
J. TOP COVER ........................................ 22
K. HAND WHEEL ...................................... 22
CONTROL PANEL .................. 24
A. LCD DISPLAY ...................................... 24
B. PATTERN CHART ............................... 24
C. UTILITY STITCH BUTTON .................. 24
D. DECORATIVE & LETTER STITCH
BUTTON ............................................... 24
E. FUNCTION BUTTONS ......................... 24
F. EDIT BUTTON ...................................... 24
G. SCROLL BUTTONS ............................. 24
H. CURSOR BUTTONS ............................ 24
ADJUSTING CONTRAST OF
LCD; TURNING OFF AUDIBLE
BEEP ................................... 26
BOBBIN SETTING .................. 28
A. REMOVING THE BOBBIN ................... 28
B. SETTING SPOOL OF THREAD ON
SPOOL PIN .......................................... 28
C. WINDING THE BOBBIN ....................... 28
D. INSERTING THE BOBBIN ................... 30
THREADING THE MACHINE . 32
A. PREPARING TO THREAD MACHINE . 32
B. SETTING SPOOL OF THREAD ON
SPOOL PIN .......................................... 32
C. THREADING THE UPPER THREAD ... 32
D. THREADING THE NEEDLE EYE ......... 34
DRAWING UP THE BOBBIN THREAD .... 34
STARTING TO SEW ................................. 36
A. START AND END OF SEAM ............... 36
B. REVERSE STITCHING ........................ 38
C. AUTO TACK STITCH ........................... 38
D. TURNING CORNERS .......................... 40
E. SEWING HEAVY FABRIC .................... 40
F. SEWING OVER OVERLAPPED
AREAS ................................................. 40
G. WIDTH OF SEAM ALLOWANCE ......... 40
THREAD TENSION ................ 42
SELECTING UTILITY STITCH
PATTERN ............................ 44
A. SELECTING UTILITY STITCH
PATTERNS .......................................... 44
B. SETTING (Mirror/reverse, elongation) .. 44
C. SETTING STITCH WIDTH AND
LENGTH ............................................... 46
WHERE TO USE EACH
STITCH ................................ 48
STRAIGHT STITCH SEWING 50
A. Straight Stitch ....................................... 50
B. Straight Stitch With Auto-lock Stitch
(Pattern No. 3, 4) .................................. 50
BASTING ................................ 52
A. ATTACHING THE DARING/
EMBROIDERY FOOT .......................... 52
B. BASTING .............................................. 52
ELASTIC STITCH SEWING ... 54
QUILTING ............................... 54
A. JOINING THE PIECES OF FABRIC .... 54
B. QUILTING ............................................. 54
C. HAND LOOK QUILTING
STITCH (NO. 8) .................................... 54
ZIGZAG STITCH SEWING ..... 56
MULTI-STITCH ZIGZAG ......... 56
FREE ARM SEWING .............. 56
OVERCASTING-
OVERLOCKING .................. 58
A. USING THE OVERCASTING FOOT .... 58
B. USING THE GENERAL PURPOSE
FOOT .................................................... 58
BLIND HEM STITCHING ........ 60
CRAZY PATCH ....................... 62
APPLIQUE .............................. 62
INSERTING ZIPPERS
CENTERED INSERTION ........ 64
LAPPED INSERTION ............. 66
BUTTONHOLE SEWING ........ 68
BOUND BUTTONHOLE ......... 72
EYELET .................................. 74
AUTOMATIC BAR-TACK AND
DARNING ............................ 76
SEWING ON BUTTONS ......... 78
A. THREAD SHANK ................................. 78
NARROW HEMMING ............. 80
CORDING ............................... 80
A. SINGLE CORDING .............................. 80
B. TRIPLE CORDING ............................... 80
CONTINUOUS DECORATIVE
PATTERN ............................ 82
A. SEWING LIGHTWEIGHT FABRICS .... 82
USING THE EVEN-FEED
FOOT ................................... 82
A. ATTACHING THE EVEN-FEED FOOT 82
B. SEWING ............................................... 82
DARNING/FREE-HAND
EMBROIDERY ..................... 84
A. ATTACHING THE DARING/
EMBROIDERY FOOT .......................... 84
B. DARING ................................................ 84
C. FREE-HAND EMBROIDERY ............... 84
D. After darning or free-hand embroidery . 84
TWIN NEEDLE SEWING ........ 86
DECORATIVE & LETTER
STITCH SEWING ................ 88
A. SELECTING DECORATIVE & LETTER
STITCH (selecting mode) ..................... 88
B. SHIFTING THE CURSOR .................... 88
C. TO CHECK SELECTED PATTERNS ... 90
D. INSERTING PATTERN ........................ 90
E. TO DELETE PATTERN ........................ 90
F. EDITING OF EACH PATTERN ............ 92
G. TO RECALL THE SELECTED
PATTERNS .......................................... 94
H. SEWING THE SELECTED PATTERNS 96
I. TO SEW PATTERN FROM
BEGINNING ......................................... 96
DECORATIVE AND LETTER
STITCH CHART .................. 98
ADJUSTING THE BALANCE OF THE
STITCHES ....................................... 98
MAINTENANCE .................... 100
CLEANING .............................................. 100
MESSAGES ON LCD........... 102
HELPFUL HINTS .................. 104
CAUTION: To
prevent acceidents.
Do not pull out the front
cover from the machine.
