Empisal EES50 User manual

Instruction Manual
Instruction Manual
Empisal Electronic Sewing Machine
EES50

Important safety instructions
When using an electrical appliance, basic safety should always be followed,
including the following:
Read all instructions before using this sewing machine.
DANGER - To reduce the risk of electric
shock:
1. An appliance should never be left unattended when plugged in.
2. Always unplug this appliance from the electric outlet immediately after using
and before cleaning.
1. Read the instruction carefully before you use the machine
2. Keep the instructions at a suitable place close to the machine and hand it
over if you give the machine to a third party.
3. Use the machine only in dry locations.
4. Never leave the machine unattended with children or elderly people due to
they may not be able to estimate the risk.
5. This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and
persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of
experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction
concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards
involved.
6. Children shall not play with the appliance.
7. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without
supervision.
8. Always switch off the machine if you carry out preparation for work (change
the needle, feed the yarn thru the machine, change the footer, etc.).
9. Always unplug the machine if you leave it unattended, to avoid injury by
expediently switch on the machine.
10.Always unplug the machine if you changing the lamp or carry out
maintenance (oiling, cleaning).
11.Don't use the machine if it's wet or in humid environment.
12.Never pull at the cord, always unplug the machine by gripping the plug.
13.If the LED lamp is damaged or broken, it must be replaced by the
manufacturer or its service agent or a similarly qualified person, in order to
avoid a hazard.
14.Never place anything on the pedal.
15.Never use the machine if the air vents are blocked keep the air vents of the
machine and the foot pedal free from dust, fusel and leftovers.
16.The machine may only be used with foot pedal type C-8001.
17.The sound pressure level at normal operation is smaller than 75dB(A).
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Important safety instructions
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18.Do not dispose of electrical appliances as unsorted municipal waste, use
separate collection facilities.
19.Contact your local government for information regarding the collection
systems available.
20.If electrical appliances are disposed of in landfills or dumps, hazardous
substances can leak into the groundwater and get into the food chain,
damaging your health and well-being.
21.When replacing old appliances with new ones, the retailer is legally obligated
to take back your old appliance for disposal at least for free of charge.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
This sewing machine is intended for household use only.

Contents
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PRINCIPAL PARTS OF THE MACHINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
MACHINE CONTROL BUTTONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Operation buttons (see page 24/25). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Function buttons (see page 26/27/28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Selection buttons (see page 29/30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
LCDSCREEN.......................................................................4-5
PATTERNCHART....................................................................6-7
ACCESSORIES .......................................................................8
CONNECTING THE MACHINE TO THE POWER SOURCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting the machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
WINDING THE BOBBIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
INSERTING THE BOBBIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
THREADING THE UPPER THREAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14
USING THE NEEDLE THREADER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
RAISING UP THE LOWER THREAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
CUTTINGTHETHREAD ...............................................................16
TWO-STEP PRESSER FOOT LIFTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
STARTINGSEWING...................................................................18
Start/stopbutton...................................................................18
Footcontrol.......................................................................18
THREADTENSION....................................................................19
CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
TYPE OF PRESSER FOOT CHART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
MATCHING NEEDLE/ FABRIC/ THREAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
REPLACING THE NEEDLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
TO RAISE OR DROP THE FEED DOGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
OPERATION BUTTONS ............................................................. 24-25
Start/stopbutton................................................................... 24
Reversebutton....................................................................24
Auto-lock button . ..................................................................25
Needle up/ down position button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
FUNCTION BUTTONS .............................................................. 26-28
Stitch width adjustment button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Stitch length adjustment button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
MODE selection button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Elongation button (see page 59). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Mirror button (see page 60) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Twin needle button (see page 61) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
SELECTIONBUTTONS..............................................................29-30
Direct pattern selection and number buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Editbutton........................................................................30
Memorybutton....................................................................30
Clearbutton ......................................................................30
USEFULSKILLS...................................................................31-32
Sewingcorners....................................................................31
Reverse..........................................................................31
Freearm.........................................................................31
Installing the extension table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sewing on heavy fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
NEEDLE POSITIONAND STITCH LENGTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
ZIGZAGSTITCHES...................................................................33
STRETCHSTITCHES .................................................................34

Contents
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OVERCASTING STITCHES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the overcasting foot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the all purpose foot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
BLINDHEMS ........................................................................36
BUTTONSEWING....................................................................37
BUTTONHOLE STITCHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-41
Making a buttonhole on stretch fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
BAR TACKSTITCH....................................................................42
EYELETSTITCH......................................................................43
DARNINGSTITCH .................................................................44-45
ZIPPERINSERTION................................................................46-47
Inserting a centered zipper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Inserting a lapped zipper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
NARROWHEMMING..................................................................48
CORDING...........................................................................49
Singlecording.....................................................................49
Triplecording .....................................................................49
SATIN STITCH SEWING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
QUILTING...........................................................................51
GATHERING......................................................................... 52
SMOCKING.......................................................................... 53
FREE MOTION DARNING, EMBROIDERYAND MONOGRAMMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-55
Darning..........................................................................54
Embroidery.......................................................................55
Monogramming....................................................................55
WALKINGFOOT......................................................................56
FAGOTING..........................................................................57
PATCHWORKSTITCHING..............................................................57
SCALLOPING........................................................................58
Scallophem......................................................................58
Scallopedging ....................................................................58
ELONGATION .......................................................................59
MIRRORIMAGE .....................................................................60
USING THE TWIN NEEDLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
MEMORY.........................................................................62-65
Combining patterns or letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-63
Adding patterns or letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Editingpatterns....................................................................64
Clearing patterns or letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Recalling and sewing the memorized pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
WARNING FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-67
Warning animation message display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Instruction animation message display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Warning beeping sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
BUZZERSOUND.....................................................................68
MAINTENANCE....................................................................69-70
Cleaningthescreen................................................................69
Cleaning the sewing machine surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Cleaningthehook...............................................................69-70
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71-72

Principal parts of the machine
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Tension dial
Speed limiting
adjustment lever
Needle up/down
position button
Auto-lock button
Reverse button
Start/stop button
Thread cutter
Buttonhole lever
Auto needle threader
Bobbin cover plate
Sewing table and
accessory box
Bobbin winder spindle
LCD screen
B Function buttons
C Selection buttons
B Function buttons
Stitch pattern plate
Bobbin winder stopper
Hole for second spool pin
Horizontal spool pin Bobbin thread guide
Upper thread guide
Handwheel Handle
Presser foot lifter
Main power switch
Power cord Drop feed lever
Foot controller connector

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Machine Control Buttons
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4
3
2
2
3 7
8
4
9
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A. Operation buttons (see page 24/25)
1. Start/stop button
Press this button to start or stop the machine.
2. Reverse button
Hold down this button to sew stitches in reverse or sew reinforcement stitches at a low speed.
3. Auto-lock button
Hold down this button to sew locking stitches immediately or at the end of the current patterns
and automatically stop.
4. Needle up/down position button
Press this button to move the needle to either up or down position. Needle will be
programmed to stop in selected position until button is pressed again.
B. Function buttons (see page 26/27/28)
5. Mode selection button
Press this button to select direct mode, utility and decorative pattern mode, block letter mode,
script letter mode and outline letter mode.
6. Stitch width adjustment buttons
Press this button to adjust the width of the zigzag stitch.

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Machine Control Buttons
7. Stitch length adjustment buttons
Press this button to adjust the length of the stitch.
8. Twin needle button
Press this button to fix the width range when using the twin needle to sew.
9. Mirror button
Press this button to sew a reflection pattern.
10. Elongation button
Pattern 28 to 51 can be elongated up to five times its normal length by pressing this button.
C. Selection buttons (see page 29/30)
11. Edit button
Press this button to set an added pattern when sewing combinations of decorative stitches.
12. Memory button
Press this button to enter or store the created pattern combination in the memory.
13. Clear button
If an incorrect pattern is selected or memorized, pressing this button will clear it.
14. Direct pattern selection and number buttons
Instant access to direct pattern or press number buttons of the pattern number to select the
desired pattern.
15. Speed limiting adjustment lever
Slide this lever to change the sewing speed.

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LCD Screen
Pattern
Reverse
Auto-lock
Needle up
position
Twin needle Suggested presser foot and
identification letter
Bobbin winding
Buttonhole lever
Sound on
Pattern
Needle position Tension
Stitch length
Auto-stop Mirror
Needle down
position SSoouunndd ooffff
Pattern
number
Stitch width
Stitch length
Alphabet
Suggested presser foot and
identification letter
Pattern number
Stitch width Tension

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LCD Screen
Memory
Editing
patterns
Edit mode
Memory group
Number of
current unit
M
EDIT
Pattern to edit
Total number
of unit
Sewing the memorized
pattern
Memory mode M
Elongation
Elongation
Amount of elongation