Singer Futura 4300, Instruction Manual

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CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS .............................. 2
FOR EUROPEAN AND SIMILAR
TERRITORIES: ................................ 8
MAIN PARTS ..................................... 10
ACCESSORIES ................................. 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 MACHINE ......... 18
FOOT CONTROL .............................. 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. TOP COVER .......................................................22
J. HAND WHEEL ....................................................22
CONTROL PANEL ............................. 24
A. LCD DISPLAY .....................................................24
B. STITCH 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
E. 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
ELASTIC STITCH SEWING .............. 52
QUILTING .......................................... 52
HAND LOOK QUILTING STITCH ...... 52
ZIGZAG STITCH SEWING ................ 54
MULTI-STITCH ZIGZAG ................... 54
FREE ARM SEWING ......................... 54
OVERCASTING-
OVERLOCKING
............................ 56
BLIND HEM STITCHING ................... 58
CRAZY PATCH .................................. 60
APPLIQUE......................................... 60
INSERTING ZIPPERS
CENTERED INSERTION .................. 62
LAPPED INSERTION ........................ 64
BUTTONHOLE SEWING .................. 66
BOUND BUTTONHOLE .................... 70
EYELET ............................................. 72
AUTOMATIC BAR-TACK AND
DARNING ...................................... 74
SEWING ON BUTTONS ................... 76
A. THREAD SHANK ...............................................76
CONTINUOUS DECORATIVE
PATTERN ....................................... 78
A. SEWING LIGHTWEIGHT FABRICS ...................78
TWIN NEEDLE SEWING .................. 80
PROGRAMMABLE DECORATIVE
STITCH & LETTER STITCH
SEWING ........................................ 82
A. SELECTING DECORATIVE & LETTER STITCH
(SELECTING MODE) .........................................82
B. SHIFTING THE CURSOR ..................................82
C. TO CHECK SELECTED PATTERNS .................84
D. INSERTING PATTERN .......................................84
E. TO DELETE PATTERN ......................................84
F. EDITING OF EACH PATTERN ...........................86
G. TO RECALL THE SELECTED
PATTERNS .........................................................88
H. SEWING THE SELECTED PATTERNS .............90
I. TO SEW PATTERN FROM
BEGINNING .......................................................90
DECORATIVE AND LETTER
STITCH CHART ............................. 92
ADJUSTING THE BALANCE
OF THE STITCHES ....................... 92
MAINTENANCE ................................ 94
CLEANING ........................................ 94
MESSAGES ON LCD ........................ 96
HELPFUL HINTS ............................... 98
CAUTION: To prevent
accidents.
Do not pull out the front
cover from the machine.