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What is the Tension Release Lever?
The tension release lever raises the hopping foot
and releases the tension on the thread.
See figure
24
You can watch the tension disc plates open as you
lift the lever.
NEVER start sewing with the lever up. There will be
no tension on the thread which will result in stitches
on the bottom being bad with huge loops and other
wrong looking stitches.
Tension Release Lever
Figure 24
Encoders
Encoders show two sets of numbers. When you are on this
display, you will see the numbers change as you move the
machine and the encoders send a signal to the machine.
Encoder 1 is for the top encoder port.
Encoder 2 is for the bottom encoder port.
Motor/Index
Here you will see two sets of numbers as well.
Motor —if the motor is turning the numbers will change.
Index—shows the needle up sensor reading. The needle position
sensor numbers will change.
Figure 23
Figure 22
Adjusting the Height of the Hopping Foot
There are many reason to adjust the height of the hopping foot. You could be using a thicker batting,
quilting a quilt with thicker seams, or just need a little more clearance. You don’t want the foot to be too
high as that can cause strain on the thread, create flagging of the fabric while stitching, or may be too
high if you put a ruler next to it for measuring.
To adjust the height of the hopping foot, use these steps.
Step 1:
Lower the needle into the fabric to get the hopping
foot to its lowest position (close to a seam is a good place since
you can then tell how high you need to be to clear the seam).
Step 2:
Loosen screw (A) on the side of the hopping foot (B).
See figure 25
Step 3:
Move the foot up or down to adjust for your project.
Step 4:
While holding the hopping foot where you want it
tighten the screw back down.
Factory setting for this is, with needle down a dime should be
able to pass below the foot and touch the foot as it passes
under.
See figure 26
Adjusting the Stroke of the Hopping Foot
Factory setting is in the down position. The reason for
less stroke is for better ability when working with rulers.
Adjustment of stroke is for going over thicker seams.
Step 1:
Remove the four (4) screws (A) holding the
cover (B) in place on the front left side of machine.
See figure 27
Step 2:
Using a wrench, loosen the bolt (C) on the link
adjusting crank (D) and slide up to increase the stroke
or down to decrease the stroke.
See figure 28
Step 3:
Use your wrench to tighten the bolt (C)
Step 4:
For your safety, replace the cover (B) prior to
use, using the four (4) screws (A)
Figure 28
Figure 27
Figure 26
Figure 25
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