Bernina Favorit 940 User manual

Instruction
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Contents
Page
Page Page
3
1 View of
machine 940/950
Application
of
practical stitches
13 Zig-zag
setting
11
4 Electrical
section
Brnging
up lower
thread
6
U
Connecting mains cable and Buttonhole 14
foot
control unit
Changing
B_ub
16
Sewing tight
Needles
8
Removing bobbin
case
Presser
foot
9
5 W1iS
=
th
Cleaning and
lubricating the
hook 16
Winding lower
thred
Cleaning the machine
16
nserting bobbin
Connecting
mains cable
and
Inserting needle foot control unit 4
6
Thread
ing
Corded
buttonholes
15
Changing
presser f.ot
Electrical
section
4
Threadingupper
thread
Feed-dog
7
Important!
U
Bringing out
lower thread
Five needle positions
10
_. .....
.........
7
L
owering f
eed-dog Forwards sewing
10
Slatons __
Thread
tension Inserting
bobbin
5
Subject to BEAB
and OSHA
safety
Presser footn
lifterInserting
needle
5
regulations
(official
testing ceritres
in
P1r---esserfoot ter Inserting needle 5
~~~Great Britaini and the U.SA).JU
8 Needle
and thread table
Lubricatingthe
machine
16
The
following safety
regulations
Special needles Lycra
stitch
13
must
be observed without
fail:
Some sewing
tips
Maintenance
16
mhe roving
needle is a
source of
9 Presser
feet
Needle
and thread
10
Thedsewing
positionjryust
tfiee-
10 Setting
the straight
stitch
Presser
feet
9
fore be
kept under
constant obt
11
Setting.the zi_-zag
Presser
fot lifter
7
servation
I
12
Selecting the
stitches 1. 20
Removing bobbin
case
4
Manipulations
within'
the area of
13
Application of
practical stitches
Scallop
stitch
13
moveient
of the needle,
such as
Sewn-out
zig-zag
Securing the
end
10
changing
the needle
the pres
3e
Bin.
stitch
Setting
Straight
stitch
10
performed with
the
moachine
Universal
stitch
Zig-zag
1'
switched
off (main
switlch
set
3i
Lycra
stitch
Sewing light
4
X
positionl.
The same
applies
Stre ch stir -h
Sewing
everse
10
~~~~~~~~~~~~when remToving
and
replacingte
Stretch stitch Sewtng reverse
10
lower thread bobbin or hook.
Gathering
stitch
Sewing
tips
8
Dujring
maintenance
work
(clean-
Vari-overlock
Special
needles
8
ing
or lubricatingi
or changing the
Running
stitch
Straight stitch
10
lighlt bulb
and interruptions
in
sew
Scallop stitch
Stretch
stitch
13
ing or after
completion of work
p.....
.
^re rmachine
muitst be disconnectedj
Decorative
stitches
Thread
and needle
1 0
from
the power supply
by pulinl
14 Buttonhole
Threading
upper thread
6
out the mains
plug.
15 Corded
buttonholes
Thread
tension
7
Repairs
to the electronic
section
i
16
Chanwng the
bulb
Vari-Overlock
13
especilthe
changing
of thet ad
Cleaning Winding bobbin
thread
5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~wire
to the
foot controi uinit, ma-.y
3
Cleaning
Winding bobbin
thread
5
0only be carried
out by ne of
ourX
ser vice
agenc,es,

* View
of Bernina 940/950
| 9 1011
12 13 14 15 16
2 Nee
te
2 Needle plate
3
Presser
foot
4 Needle
holder
clamp
_
15 Thread reuator_
6 Thread take-up lever
7 Thread tension slot
8
.
8 Thread tension
disc
7
17
9 Top frame
cover
18 1 0Thread
tension_indicator
11 Adjusting
wheel
for thread tension
_
12
Pattern indicator
.
9 1 3 Practical
and
decorative
stitch
scale
*d _
l 1 1 4 Selector lever
__
w l
l *
~~~~~~~~15 Changeover_lever
.....
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i1 | 1 > 21 17 Bobbin spindle sr
20 16 R adweelhodrpn
19
Thread
cutter
20Hn-he ees
ce
1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~23
21 Stitch
width knob
22 Needle p-osition knob
I t5_
_l l . 23 Buttonhole knob
24 Stitch length knob
* --
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~25 Opening
for knee lifter
24_it 26Switch fr sewingprdarnin
U~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*
26
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Dear Bernina Customer,
We would like to congratulate you on the purchase of
your new Bernina sewing machine and thank you for the confidence
shown in our products.
You have acquired a top-quality Swiss product,
manufactured with the utmost skill and care at our Bernina factory
in Steckborn/Switzerland.
This Instruction Book provides you with all the necessary information
about your Bernina and its countless applications for sewing work.
If you should require further details or advice
about your sewing machine or sewing problems, please contact
your Bernina stockist.
We hope you are successful and happy
with your sewing and dressmaking work.
With kind regards
Odette Ueltschi-Gegauf, Chairman of the Board
FRITZ GEGAUF LTD.
Manufacturer of Bernina Sewing Machines, CH-8266 Steckborn, Switzerland
3

Electrical Section
Connctin man
cablegj
and,, -: foo controlxnil
The temial ong theI
macin frmis
cable
and foot
contro unit canl
__;1j
beaeenine formins
cal,__
4w4 3=
Sewing light
Removing Bobbin Case The
bobbin case is
The sewing light is Open
needle plate slider. inserted in the same way
~~~~switched
on and off with Turn hand-wheel
to- iFig, 41.
_ ~~~~the switch
fitted in the wards
you until the
front cover (Fig, 31. needle
is in the upper-
Umost position.
g eGrip bobbin case by the
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~latch
with thumb and
Foot control
unit
index finger of the left
For
controlling the
hanc
and renove it.
sewing speed (Fig. 2).
2
4

* Winding
Inserting Inserting
* Lower
Thread
Bobbin
Needle
U Release hand- d - w he l : Hold bobbin case in
WtPlace
empty
bobbin
on
Draw
thread
through
I spindle (Fig. 2).
the slot and below the
' _
spring
until
it lies
in a
l
I
T-shaped
slot
at the end
l
AK ~~~~~~~~~~~~of
the spring,
Do not ai l1 e
hold bobbin for this
I j
^e_ purpose
(Fig. 6).
* Place
reel on a
reel pin
and take
thread clock-
a
wise around the pre-
tensioning
to the empty * When
drawing the * Check
whether needle
* bobbin. Wind
round thread, the bobbin must
is up.
empty bobbin several turn in the anti-clockwise * The accessories box
| times,
also in a clock- direction of the arrow contains
a small black
wise direction (Fig. 3).
(Fig. 7). L screwdriver for
loosening
* * Start bobbin
winding
&_ or
tightening the needle
device
by operation foot I
clamp.
control unit. When the * Loosening the needle
* bobb n is full, the winding clamp: half a turn to left,
device switches off 4 anti-clockwise (Fig. 8).
automa'ically.
3
* Cut thread when
½ Inserting bobbin case
* Insert bobbin case so
removing
bobbin
by
into hook
that the
notch points
drawing over the
small
* Turn hand-wheel
and upwards
and can fit
into Inserting
needle Model
940:
* blade (Fig.
4).
bring needle
to
upper-
the carrier
finger.
Flat shank
side of needle
always
at rear.
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~mostposition.
Grip
- 1f J = - bobbin case by the latch
*W i_ fingetof the left hande
Inserting needle Model
950:
| F as when removing. Long thread groove must always be to the front
(round
shank
needle).
* 4
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_
5

Changing
Threading
Bringing out
U
Presser
Foot
Upper Thread
Lower
Thread
a
The
success or other-
* Check whether needle
* Hold end of upper
* Tighten upper and
wise of a piece of
is up.
thread loosely.
lower threads slightly
U
sewing largely depends
* Raise presser foot.
* Turn hand-wheel
once and place visibly
under
on the correct
choice of
* Place reel of thread
on
towards you until
the the presser foot
(Fig. 6).
presser foot.
It must
one of the two
reel
thread take-up
lever is
therefore be simple and
holder pins. Hold
reel of
up.
quick to change
the
thread firmly while
* By pulling
thread
presser foot.
threading (Fig.
4).
slightly the lower
thread
(See
page 9 concerning
is drawn out
through the
U
presser feet and their
needle plate hole.
range of application).
U
* Check whether needle
is up. Raise presser foot l
(Fig 1).
4
kI-flNINA
3
*
Raise clamping
lever
ld
* First
suspend
the
with the index
finger of thread
in the
thread
the
right hand and
guide at the rear
of the
remove the
presser foot
machine, then place
in
using the middle finger the
slot of
the take-up
and thumb)
(Fig. 2).
lever at the top and
then
again downwards
to the
U
needle holder thread
guide (Fig.
5).
*
Always
thread
needle
from front. The small
* Securing
the presser
>1- X
white
plate
at the
front
foot:
same
procedure,
of the
presser
foot shaft
U
but press clamping
lever
. makes it
easier to thread
downwards
with index h _ the eye of the needle.
U
finger
(Fig.
3).
6= i ii ASt - ... .......... S,,9 \t AM ,, ,N,,, ,,p,A,, ffl,9 EE,,, Z_.-_...M
6-----

* Lowering
Feed-Dog
Thread Tension
Presser
Foot Lifter
For certain types of sewing, mainly darning, Many sewing operations
are considerably simplified
* the feed-dog
must be lowered (Fig. 1).
if
both hands can be used
for guiding the work.
The
presser
foot lifter
is used
for raising
and lowering
U
p
+ |
the presser foot
with the right knee,
leaving the
hands free (Fig.
4).
*..... _ 1 _Attaching
the presser
* 2
b . h .;;;l i r | _ lils foot lifter:
* Insert presser foot lifter
so that it hangs to the
left. If the presser
foot
t Ei
lifter
is pressed to the
*11111 1111 11 1111 j L eright, the presser foot is
raised. It should be
* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~possibleto
operate with
presser foot lifter corn-
-------
*
fortably ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~with
the right
knee without
altering
For special
sewing work, e.g.
for sewing the tailor
your customary
sitting
* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~tacking
stitch, the
thread tension can
be adjusted position
(Fig.i).
with
the adjusting
wheel
(Fig.
2).
U ff s e I
Turning
this wheel back- alteration
has been
* wards, towards the
"+" completed (Fig. 3).
sign,
produces
a
tighter
* a . M M . upper thread tension.
The
figures 7,5 and 10
'1l
ixi i
jj.jj
jjj. j.- j- c- .i>.Ec,,.
appear in
the window.
Turning the adjusting
Darning:
The feed-dog is
wheel forwards, towards
The angle
of the presser
. ;
* lowered
by switching
te-"inprdcsasurface
D can be
the changeover
switch
looser upper
thread 2,5
adjusted
to suit the user.
to
the right i.e. to the
tension. The
figures 2,5
* darning symnbol.
and 0 appear
in the5I
window (Fig.
4).I5'jnj
I
U ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Do
not forget:
reset
__
thread
tension to
normal
- -- ----- red line in the middle,
sewing - darning
when a special piece
of
* ... . _ .
sewing
requiring tension
3
47

Some
U
Needle
and
Thread
Table
Special
Needles
Sewing
Tips
._......-------
...
.............
...
Special
needles make
Before
removing
the
Needle
70
80
90
100 110-
it easier
to
sew
difficult
material
with
the
left
U
i i [ 1 120
materiais.
hand, the thread
take-up
lever
and the
presser
3
Darning thredi i _foot
should
be
up
Darning__
thread___
, F
i
i
Ball-point
needles
(Fig.
l).
. .....................
_. _
help
to
prevent
damage
Embroidery
thread
No.
30
to the
fabric.
U
Sewing.......
_
.
thread
-System
fine round
tip for
fine
Sewing
thread
c
1301705
H-SES
=
knitted
fabrics,
Mercerised
cotton
j I 100
particularly
synthetics.
Sewing thread
synthetic2SytmedurontiL
Sewing
thread synthetic
@
e ~~~~~~~~~130/705
H-SUK
=
for
medium
to coarse
,
XY
Sewing
thread
coarse
particularly
syntheti,s.
Mercerised
cotton,
synthetic
priual
yteis
Mercerised
cotton,synthetic
___
--
System
stretch
(only
Nm
93)
-
Buttonhole
thread
for decorative
130/705
H-S
=
specially
for elastic
seams
(cordonnet)
#
'
synth.
knitted
fabrics.
..... ... ....................
....................
..............
The
needle
size
to
be
used
depends
on the
thread selected,
Jeans
needles
the
needle
must
match
the
thread.
penetrate
hard
fabrics
The
adjoining
table
indicates
which
needle
is
suitable
for
which
thread.
mor
easily.
System
slender
tipped
tform
for
130/705
H
-J -jeans
fabrics
and
other
Needle
system Model
940
= 130/705H
compact,
hard
fabrics.
Leather
needles
Needle
system
Model
950
= 287WH
penetrate
leather
mare
--------.------
.eas11y.
easily.U
............... . --
-.
For
cutting
the thread
System
cutting
tip
particularly
use
the cutting
blade
on
130/705
H-
LR =
for hard
leather.
the
clamping
lever
of
8
..-
the
presser
foot
(Fig.
2
B

Presser Feet
PPresser
feet are
an important
aid to sewing.
They
o are provided with grooves
and guides. The success 000
007
016
030 N 1
or failure Cof apiece
of sewing depends
considerably 00.
016
* on the correct choice of presser foot.
Y vi
t- .1 3 t*.
The presser feet are not
therefore only suitable for
/
,
I /,9'
j
a specific operation.
They are also used for
simpli-
/'
fying
any
other
work.
* For example the buttonhole
foot:
._
For example
the buttonhole foot:
_ Presser
foot
Zipper foot
Blind stitch toot
Embroidery foot
*
Buttonhole = main application
Straight stitch
Sewing in zips
Blind hemming
Decorative
stiches
zig-zag
ISewing piping close Edge stitching
satin stitches
*
............
... . .
......... ... .
Practical stitches
along stitching line
Appliqu6, oversewing
Gathering = further application.
raised seam
beading cord, couching
- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . . _ _ _ _
_ _____J _ _ _ _ _ _ _
on woollen
thread
Several presser feet
l look very similar at
first
285 452
W1 1 470
glance. They are
I
* provided with numbers
to avoid confusion.
The
presser
feet
illus-
* trated here belong
to the
standard accessories in
3 most countries, In other
countries with different
* sewing practices,
however,
the range
of
presser feet may be
*different.
||X5
Special presser feet can I.e
be obtained for more
specialised
sewing
Darning foot
Buttonhole foot
Overlock foot
* work.
Ask your Bernina
Darning
Buttonholes
Vari-overlock seam
dealer for advice. Monograms
by free Gathering Vari-overlock
hem
hand Overcasting seams
U
| Free hand
embroidery
U _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ i _ _ _ _ _ _ _