Step 3
Winding the bobbin.
(Your machine may be supplied with a fully wound
bobbin, but you may want to fill another bobbin with your own thread.)
Step 4
Lower threading.
(Your machine may be supplied with a threaded bobbin,
but you may want to use another bobbin with your own thread.)
•
Set the
power switch
to on (
I
).
Place a spool of thread on the
spool pin
(
figure 3a
).
Unwind some thread and pass the thread around the
tension disk
.
•
Take one of the bobbins from the accessory pack.
•
Pass the thread through the hole in the bobbin from
the inside.
Clip the bobbin onto the
bobbin winding shaft
.
Push the bobbin winding shaft firmly to the right until
it clicks into place against the stop (
figure 3b
).
•
Hold the end of the thread and press the foot controller
to wind the thread around the bobbin a few times.
Trim the excess thread (
figure 3c
), and continue
winding until the winding shaft stops automatically.
•
Push the bobbin winding shaft back to the left, cut the
thread, and remove the bobbin from the shaft (
figure 3d
).
Unwind the thread from the tension disk.
•
Set the power switch to off (
O
).
Raise the needle to its highest position by turning the
balance wheel
towards you (counter-clockwise).
Open the
shuttle cover
behind the extension table.
•
Hold the bobbin case in your left hand with the
bobbin case finger
pointing towards you (
figure 4c
).
With your right hand, pull the trailing thread into the
slot
in the bobbin case (
figure 4c
).
•
Draw the thread down under the spring into the
delivery eye
(
figure 4d
).
•
Hold the bobbin case by the latch, with the finger
pointing upwards (
figure 4e
).
Insert the bobbin back into the shuttle, release the
latch, and push the bobbin in until it clicks.
Make sure the bobbin case goes in all the way, or the
latch will not hold the bobbin properly.
Leave the shuttle cover open.
delivery
eye
bobbin
case
finger
spring
tension
disk
slot
latch
•
Remove the
bobbin case
from the shuttle, by pulling
the
latch
(marked in red on
figure 4a
).
•
Leaving about 10 cm (4 in) of thread trailing, insert
the bobbin into the bobbin case (
figure 4b
).
figure 3a
figure 3b
figure 4a
figure 4b
figure 4c
figure 4d
figure 4e
figure 3c
figure 3d
GETTING STARTED:
XL series Sewing Machines
XL5500NTC AV
XL5600NTC AV
XL5700NTC AV
To help you get started, please follow these simple instructions in the order shown below.
However, before you do so, read the safety instructions in the Instruction Manual.
Step 1
Unpack the sewing machine, and familiarise yourself with all the parts
and controls that are mentioned in these instructions.
Step 2
Prepare the sewing machine for use.
Foot
Controller
Mains
Plug
Power
Switch
Balance
Wheel
Foot
Controller
Connection
Bobbin Winding
Shaft
Stitch
Length
Dial
Pattern
Dial
Reverse
Lever
Take-up
Lever
Guide
Thread
Cutter
Presser Foot and
Needle Assembly
Presser Foot
Lever
Extension Table
(accessories and
bobbins inside)
Shuttle
Cover
Spool Pin
Tension
Dial
Tension Disk and
Thread Guide
Figure 1a
Figure 1b
Bobbin and
Bobbin Case
•
Plug in the
foot controller connector
at the right hand side of the machine, as shown in
figure 1a
.
Connect the
mains plug
into a wall socket, and place the controller on the floor.
Grip the top of the
spool pin
, and pull it upwards as shown in
figure 1b
until it clicks into place at a height of
about 50 mm (2 in).
Be careful not to pull the pin off the machine.
Set the
tension
dial to
5
.
Set the
pattern
dial to
straight stitch
.
Set the
stitch length
dial to between
2
and
3
.
•
Using the fingerhold on the left-hand side, pull firmly
upwards and forwards to remove the
extension table
.
•
Inside
the extension table is the storage compartment.
Open the storage compartment with a sharp tug, to
find various accessories and a number of bobbins.
