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Index
Page
Bobbrn
.3,4
Bobbin
case
.
3,
5
Bobbin
thread
7
Buttonholing
20,
21
Carrying
case
cover
1
Cleanrng
23
Dual
feed
10
Electrical
connection
2
Foot
control
2
Foot
control
receptacle
1
Light
bulb
23
Machine
feed
9
Master
selector
dial
8
Needle
1
3
Needle
position
9
Oiling
23
Ornamental
stitches
1
5
Overlock
seam
18,
19
Presser
bar
lifter
10
Reverse
sewing
9
Sewing
feet
1 2,
1 6
Sewing
mechanism
3
Slot-threading
6
Special
accessories
22
Special
sewing
feet
1 7
Stitch
program
chart
26-30
Straight stitch
8
Thread
cutter
7
Thread
tensions
11
Trouble
shooting
24,
25
Upper
threading
6
Utility-stitch
combinations
1
6
Utility
stitches
1
3,
14
Winding 4
Work
support
5
Zigzag
stitch
8
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4
Parts
of your
sewing machine
1 Take-up ever
2 Thread
retainer stud
3 Eraser button
4
Top cover lid
5 Spool pins
6
Pattern start selector
wheel
7 Pattern
length selector
wheel
8 Bobbin winder
9 Balance wheel with
stop motion
knob
10
Master selector dial
11 Needle position
knob
1 2 Buttonhole
control
1
3
Master
switch
1
4
Base of portable machines
1
5 Bed
cover
1
6 Sewing foot
1 7
Sewing foot holder
1
8 Needle threader
1
9 Needle threader control
20 Upper tension
21
Control for reverse
sewing and
dropping the feed
dog
22 Presser bar lifter
(on back of
machine arm)
23 Top feeding foot with
thread
cutter
24
Needle holder with screw
25 Needle plate with guide
grooves
26 Free arm
27 Free
arm
cover (enclosing
Some
safety rules
1, Be
careful when
sewing
that
your
fingers will
not be
injured
by the
needle.
2. Make
sure
you pull
out the power
cord
plug whenever
you want to
change
needle, sewing
foot,
bobbin
or needle
plate, when
you clean and
oil the
machine,
or when
you have
to
interrupt sewing
and
leave the
machine
for
a
while,
3.
Be
sure to use only
a 15-watt light
bulb in
the sewing
lamp.
IMPORTANTl
Valid
for United
Kingdom
only
The
wires
in this
mains
lead are
coloured
in
accordance
with
the
following
code:
Blue:
Neutral,
Brown:
Live.
As the
colours of
the
wires in
the
mains
lead
of this
appliance
may
not
correspond
with
the
coloured
markings
identifying
the
terminals
in
your
plug,
proceed
as
follows:
The wire
which
is
coloured
blue
must be
connected
to
the
terminal
which
is
marked
with
the
letter
N or
coloured
black.
The
wire
which
is
coloured
brown
must
be
connected
to
the
terminal
which
is
marked
with
the
letter
L
or
coloured
red,
Please
note:
When
a
13-ampere
plug is used
a
3-ampere
fuse
has to
be fitted.
sewing hook)

Removing
the
carrying
case
cover
Press
down
catches
A
(as
indicated
by
arrows)
and
swing
them
outwards.
Then
lift
the
cover
off.
To
replace
the
cover,
reverse this
sequence.
To
open
the
sewing
box
lift
catches
B.
Then
open the
top
cover
sections.
Foot
control
receptacle
Remove
this
receptacle
from
the
machine.
Before
you
put
the
machine
away
after
sewing,
replace
the
receptacle
in
its
origi
nal
position.
On
model
1216
place
it
on
the
bedplate,
on
model
1217
push
it
into
the
free
arm.
1216
1217

EIectrica
connection
Push
plug
A
into
the machine
socket
and
plug
B
into
the
wall
socket.
Press
master
switch 13.
Your
machine
is
now
switched
on
and
ready
for
sewing.
Foot
contre
Place
the Foot
control
under
the table.
Press
down
its
pedal. The
machine
starts
sewing.
The
more
the pedal
is
depressed,
the
faster the
machine
vvill
run.

Removing
bobbin
case
and
bobbin
Raise the
needle.
Remove bed
cover
15
or
open
free
arm
cap
27.
Lift
larch A,
pull
out
the
bobbin case,
release
the
latch
arid
take
out
the
bobbin.
The
bobbin
cannot
fall
out
as
long
as
you
keep
latch
A
raised.
Disengaging
the
sewing
mechanism
Before you
start
winding
the
bobbin,
disengage the
sewing
mechanism.
Hold
the balance
wheel steady
and
turn
the stop
motion knob
toward you.
After
bobbin
winding,
tighten
the
knob
again.

Bobbin winding
Raise pins
5.
Disengage the sewing
mechanism. Place
a
bobbin on magnetic
disc A and
a spool of
thread on one of the
spool pins. Pass the thread around thread
retainer stud
2,
wind it around the bobbin
a few times, as
indicated
by
the arrow.
Push ever
8
against the bobbin to start
the bobbin winder
and
hold the thread
end
at the beginning.
The bobbin winder stops when the bobbin
is
full. If you want to stop
the bobbin wind
er earlier, pull lever
8
forwards,
Remove
the bobbin and cut the thread. Re-engage
the sewing
mechanism.
Inserting the
bobbin
Insert
the
filled
bobbin into the bobbin
case so
that the thread
unreels toward the
back
(A>.
Then
draw the thread into slot
B
and
under
the spring into
eye C.

inserting
the
bobbin
case
Lift
latch
A
and
push
the bobbin
case
onto
stud
B
as
tar
as
t
will
go, making
sure
slot
C
points
upwards.
Release the
latch.
Latch
A
and
stud
B
must
be flush.
Attaching
the
work
support
1216: Turn
over
the
foot
control
receptack
and
attach
t
(A).
1217:
Push
the
workplate
over
the
free
arm
until its
guide
pins
enter
the
two
holes
(B).

Upper
threading
Pull
the thread
from
the spool and draw
it
into
slot A,
guide
B
and take-up
lever
1,
Then
pull
it into
guide C and thread
guide
D on
the
needle holder,
Threadhig the
neede
Turn the balance wheel
toward
you to
raise the
needle and
take-up
lever 1
(see
drawing)
Push needle
threader
control 19
down
all
the way. Draw the
thread under
fingers
A
and
8,
at the
same
time releasing
control
19
and
the
thread.
As you
do
this,
the
thread
is
pulled
through the
needle
eye.
Then pull the thread
through
the needle
eye
completely.

Drawing
up
the
bobbin
thread
Hold
the
needle
thread
a
little
taut.
Turn
balance
wheel
9
toward
you
until
the
needle
moves
down
and
up
aqain
and
the
takeup
lever
is
up.
Pull
the
bobbin
thread
out
of
the
needle
hole
and
lay
both
threads
toward
the
left
and
hack
under
the
sewing
toot.
Thread
cutter
The
thread cutter
is
located
at
the hack
c
top
feeding
foot
23.
Pull
the
work
out
of
the
machine toward
the
back.
Place
the
threads
n
thread
cut
ter
slot
A
and
pull
them
downwards
to
ci
them.

Master
selector
dial
(10)
Turn
the
outer
ring
until
the
symbol
of the
straight
or
zigzag
stitch
desired
is position
ed
above
mark
A.
Straight stitch
Straight
stitches
are
located
in the
range
from 0
or
4.
Zigzag
stitch
Setting
mark
= A
Zigzag
stitches
are
sewn
in
the
ranges
marked
5, 6,
7, 8
and
9.
At the
right
of
this
range,
the
stitches
are
close
together;
toward
the left,
the
zigzag
stitches
become
increasingly longer.
In
ranges
4
and
5 a long,
narrow
zigzag
stitch
is
made.
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Needle
position
The
needle
can
be
set
to different
posi
tions
in the
needle
hole.
Turn
knob
11
until
the
symbol
of
the
needle
position
desired
is positioned
below mark
A.
CED
Central
(normal)
needle
position
CZD:
=
Right
needle position
(EEC
=
Left
needle
position
Reverse sewing
and
dropping
the
feed
dog
Reverse-feed
control
21 has
the
fol(owin
positions:
A =
Normal
position
B
=
As
long
a-s
the
control
is
pressed,
the
machine
sews
backwards
(for
backtacking
the
end
of
a
seam(.
C
=
Vertical
position.
The
machine
se
permanently
in
reverse.
D
=
The
feed
dog
is
dropped
(for
embroidering,
darning,
etc
I.
VI
D
4
c
4
7-
D
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Presser bar
lifter
Lever
22
has two positions:
A = Sewing foot
is
raised.
(Before you
remove the work,
turn the balance
wheel toward you to
raise
the
needle
and
take-up lever
1.)
B = The sewing foot is lowered
for
sewing.
Dual
feed
(Synchronized
top and bottom feed)
This feed
mechanism prevents
one ply
from creeping
ahead
of the other.
Before you engage
or disengage the
dual
feed, raise
the sewing foot,
To
engage:
Push
top feeding foot
23
down until it
snaps into place.
To disengage:
Push the top
feeding foot
down slightly, then
pull it
back
and
let
it
swing
up.

Upper
tension
(20)
A
=
Setting
mark.
The
normal
tension
setting
is
in
the
light-coloured
range
between
3
and
5,
depending
on
the
work. The
higher
the
num
ber,
the tighter
the
tension.
Lower
tension
B =
Regulating screw.
Turn
it
left
for
a
looser
tension,
or
right
for
a
tighter
tension.
C =
Correct
thread
tension.
D =
Upper
tension
too loose
or
lower
tension
too
tight.
E =
Lower
tension
too
loose
or
upper
tension
too
tight.
4
4
The
correct
‘ower
tension
Let
the
bobbin
case
with
a
full
bobbin
hang
down
freely
by
the
thread.
It
must
not
slTde
down
by
its own
weight,
but
should gradually
move
downwards
wher
you jerk
your
hand
upwards
lightly.
Once
the
lower
tension has
been set
cor
rectly,
adjust
the
upper tension
only.
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Changing
the
needle
Raise
the
needle
bar. Then
hold
the
needle,
loosen
screw
A
and
pull
the
needle
out
of
the
needle
holder. Insert
a
new
System
130/705
H needle
)with
the
flat
side
of its
shank
facing
toward the
back)
and
push
it
up
into
the
needle
hold
er
as
far
as
it
will
go.
Tighten
screw
A.
Utility
stitches
Open
top
cover
lid
4.
A
Elastic
stitch
B
Blindstitch
C
Elastic
triple
straight
stitch
D Overlock
stitch
E
Cross
stitch
3
Eraser
button
for
releasing
pressed
buttons,

UtiHty-stitch
setting
The setting
of
master
selector
dial
10/11
which
is
required
for
a
specific
utility
stitch
is
indicated
on
the
respective
but
ton.
Setting:
A
=
Press
the
button
B
=
Turn
the master
selector
dial
All
stitches
and
stitch
combinations
are
listed
in
the
stitch
program
chart
on
pages
26-30.
This
chart
also
contains
possible
applications.
Utiity-stitch
combinations
Pushing
two
buttons
simultaneously
pro
duces
new utility-stitch
patterns.
I
Honeycomb stitch
Setting:
buttons
A
+
C,
straight
stitch
4,
left needle
position.
H
Pullover
stitch
Setting:
buttons
B
+
C,
straight
stitch
4,
left needle
position.
For
utility-stitch
combinations
A
to
E
in
conjunction
with
ornamental-stitch
button
J
turn
pattern
start
selector
wheel
6
to
the
start-of-pattern
symbol
(see
next
page>.
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Ornamental
stitches
Buttons
F
to
J
show
ornamental stitches.
(They
are
set
as utility
stitches).
The
pattern
length
can
be
varied
by
turn
ing
wheel
7in
the
range
from
10
to
18.
(When
turned
to
symbol-
o:;the
orna
mental
stitches
are
disengaged)
Wheel
6
serves
to
set
the
machine
at the
beginning
of
the
pattern.
(For
setting
see
drawing.)
Letters
K
and
L denote
the
setting
marks.
Variations
of the
pattern
can be
obtained
by
setting
the
needle
at its
left,
central
or
right
position.
The
following
symbols are used
on the
pattern
start selector
wheel:
OZsfl1D
Beginning
of
pattern
<>
One
quarter
of
pattern
<1Ii
Half
the
pattern
Beginning
of
small
square
wF
sewing
ornamental
stitch
H
UIUI
Three
quarters
of
pattern
Ornamentalstitch
combinations
Pushing
two
or
three
buttons
simulta
neously
produces
new
ornamental-stitch
patterns
(see stitch
program
chart
on
pages
26-30).
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