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Buttonholes
3A
Automatic buttonhole (standard and stretch)
Length calculated from button
Determine button size
· a scale appears on the screen
· hold the button (4 – 27 mm) against
the bottom left corner of the
screen
· use the external stitch width knob
to move the vertical line on the
screen, changing the size of the
box around the button
· the buttonhole size is shown in mm
on the right, e.g. 20 mm
Back to buttonhole menu
· touch OK to confirm and return to
buttonhole screen
Buttonhole size
· the computer calculates the
buttonhole size from the button
diameter
· 2 mm are added automatically to
take the bartacks of the buttonhole
into account
Open calculation screen
· select buttonhole
· touch button size function
The buttonhole size can be deter-
mined by holding a button on the
screen. The length will be deter-
mined by the machine and displayed
on the screen.
3A
Automatic buttonhole (all types)
Direct entry length
On-screen display
· ”auto” below the buttonhole
symbol indicates that the
buttonhole is programmed
Enter the length
· numbers 1–0 appear on the screen
· enter the buttonhole length
(4 – 29 mm) with numbers
· the length appears to the right of
the buttonhole symbol
· touch OK to confirm, screen
changes automatically
Buttonhole length =
buttonhole opening in mm
Corrections:
· touch del to delete wrong numbers
Back to buttonhole menu
· touch esc
If the desired length of a buttonhole
is known, it can be directly entered
into the machine (in millimeters).
When using the Automatic
buttonhole foot No. 3A for stitching
keyhole buttonholes, the maximum
length that should be entered is
24 mm. That leaves room for the
keyhole, which the machine will add
automatically.
Open number screen
· buttonholes can be sewn to a specific length with the
automatic buttonhole foot No. 3A
· select type of buttonhole
· touch buttonhole with question mark symbol
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