Singer FUTURA CE-150 User manual

Futura™ Model CE-150
Features and Benefits
General Features:
New:
Three Stay-Bright™LED Lights
Three lights over the sewing area address a feature asked
for by consumers - better lighting! With lights on each side
of the needle area as well as one light over the large sur-
face to the right of the needle, it is easier to see your work.
An illuminated sewing area makes all your sewing more
precise. Sewing is also more pleasurable because the
well lighted sewing area reduces eye-stain often caused by
working in low lighting.
Automatic Needle Threader Effortless threading of the machine, including automatic
threading of the eye of the needle!
Automatic Tension This system ensures stable stitch quality, whatever the
type of fabric being used.
Top Loading Jam-Proof
Bobbin System with Clear
Cover
This mechanism incorporates rotating hook that ensures
smooth, quiet, jam-proof sewing. The bobbin loads from
the top so it is easy to insert the bobbin. The clear cover
makes it effortless to monitor the bobbin thread supply.
Optimum Power Control The Optimum Power Control provides precise piercing
power when sewing multiple layers or dense fabric. The
piercing power is the same regardless of sewing speed.
Drop Feed A conveniently located lever will lower the feed dogs for
free-motion embroidery, machine embroidery, monograms
and attaching buttons.
Extra-High Presser Foot Lifter There are two heights to the presser foot lifter. The
second height offers a ¼” more clearance which is needed
when placing multiple layers or bulky fabrics under the
presser foot.
Vertical Spool Holder In addition to the machine’s horizontal thread delivery, a
second vertical spool holder is provided at the back of the
machine, specially designed for many of today’s threads.
Self-Lubricating Because the machine is permanently lubricated, there is
no need to oil the machine, and no oil gets on fabric.
Warning Signals Audible warning messages alert the sewer, ensuring
trouble-free sewing.
Aluminum Frame The internal skeleton of the sewing machine. This rigid
support holds all the mechanisms in perfect alignment for
perfect, skip-free sewing.

New:
Redesigned Accessory Tray
The machine’s accessories are stored in the Removable
Extension table. The covers for the accessory compart-
ments have been redesigned as hinged covers, rather than
removable lids. The covers are more secure and won’t be
misplaced.
Warranty Futura has a 25 year limited warranty, including 5 years on
electronic components and 1 year on adjustments.
Consumer’s Choice More sewers own SINGER®sewing machines than all
other brands combined.* (* Source: Market Facts, March 2002)
Sewing Machine Features:
Electronic Sewing Machine Sewing machine has push button stitch selection. This
means that the optimal settings for length and width are
automatically set when choosing a stitch. They can be
overridden to personalize length and width choice.
24 Built-In Stitches A large variety of stitches for construction, decorative
sewing, heirloom sewing and quilting always ensures the
perfect stitch for every project.
Built-In Stretch Stitches Specially designed stitches that add strength and flexibility
to seams, especially useful when sewing on knitwear.
Built-In Quilting Stitch Create a hand-sewn quilted look with this unique stitch.
Built-In Heirloom-Friendly
Stitch Selection
Pin Stitch, Blanket Stitch, and Entredeux are a few of the
popular heirloom stitches available.
7mm Stitch Width Most stitches can be set for a maximum width of 7mm.
When sewing decorative stitches or satin stitches, the wide
stitches are bolder and more pronounced.
One-Step Built-In Buttonholes Choose from 2 different one-step buttonholes. Buttonhole
sewing is a one-step simple process that provides reliable
results because the sides of the buttonhole sew the same
direction to prevent gaps in stitching or fabric distortion.
New:
Exclusive Buttonhole
Underplate
This is a SINGER® developed system that sandwiches
fabric between a lower plate and the foot, to ensure perfect
buttonholes on multiple layers of fabric. Effectively, this is
like a mini-embroidery hoop in which the machine feeds
the attachment, rather than the fabric. It makes creating
buttonholes possible in places that conventional buttonhole
devices cannot easily reach.
New:
Programmable Needle Up and
Down
Select whether the needle is in the up or down position
when the machine stops. It is beneficial to have the
needle stop in the down position when appliquéing, quilting
or pivoting fabric. When removing fabric or picking the
bobbin thread up, program the needle to raise to the
highest position.

13 Needle Positions Needle position can be changed for individual projects,
such as inserting zippers or cording and topstitching.
Embroidery Features:
Connects Directly to the
Computer via USB Cable
First machine to connect directly to the computer,
eliminating the need for conversion boxes or tools. This
unique innovation gives you the same capabilities of other
machines at a fraction of the cost.
Windows®Compatible Operates with any computer with an Operation System of
Windows®2000 or higher, including Vista®.
Operational Tutorial Included Step-by-step tutorial to help even a beginner with using the
embroidery features of the machine.
Customer Support Site Convenient, on-line help is always there when needed.
120 Built-In Designs Select from built-in embroidery designs including animals,
holidays, flowers and more.
New:
Built-in Lettering Program with
5 Fonts
Select from 5 built-in fonts: Arial Large, Block Large,
Script 2, Courier and Times Large. Letters can be sized,
rotated and shaped with 30 lettering frames such as arc,
banner, wave and more.
New:
Outline Lettering
Outline lettering with a running stitch or satin stitch outline.
Reads All Popular Home
Embroidery Design Formats
All popular formats accepted. Download designs from the
Internet or work from a collection on CD, floppy disk or
memory stick.
Design Browser This function of the software provides for viewing several
designs at one time, in order to scroll through and view
design collections
3-D Realistic View This function of the software provides a preview of the se-
lected design in a manner such that the stitches appear on
screen as they will when sewn out on the fabric.
3-D Realistic Print This function of the software provides for printing the 3-D
realistic view. This is useful when creating placement
templates.
Change Colors This function of the software provides for selecting colors
for an embroidery design. Software includes thread
charts, with color numbers, for several of the most popular
brands of embroidery thread.
New:
Transmit design 4 ways
Embroidery designs can be transmitted to the Futura em-
broidery machine in 4 different ways. The design can be
sent one color block at a time, the whole design can be
sent at one time, the design can be sent in one color or the
color sequence can be chosen during data transmission.

SINGER®is a registered trademark, and Futura™, HyperFont™,PhotoStitch™, AutoPunch™, Auto Cross-Stitch™and StayBright™are trademarks, of The Singer Company Ltd. or its affiliates.
New:
Trace Design
Trace the outline of the design in the embroidery hoop for
more accurate design positioning.
Operates with Start/Stop
Button
Use the Start/Stop button to start machine. When it is
desired to stop sewing, press the Start/Stop again to stop
sewing and have the needle stop at its highest position.
New:
Basic Editing Included
Several new editing features are now in the software, in-
cluding copy & paste functions, reordering of designs, re-
peat design function, and more
Move forward or Backwards
through a design
Move forward or backwards through the design using the
Needle Stop position button or Reserve Stitch.
1 Degree Increment Rotation Rotate embroidery designs in increments as small as
1 degree for precise positioning.
Reduce or Enlarge Design When changing design size, the software automatically
recalculates the stitch density.
New:
Automatic Software Updates
The latest software enhancements can be downloaded
automatically or manually from within the Futura software,
New:
Automatic Firmware Updates
The latest machine firmware enhancements can be
downloaded automatically or manually from with in the
Futura software.
2 Embroidery Hoops Included A large 4½” x 6¾” hoop and a smaller 3⅛” x 4¾” hoop in-
cluded with the machine.
New:
CD Video Tutorial Workbook
available as optional purchase
A Compact Disk Video Tutorial/Workbook for the Futura
embroidery software is available. This CD tutorial helps
guide you through use of the Futura software system op-
eration and design creation. It also provides projects for
embroidery and sewing on the Futura machine.
New:
5 Optional Software Packages
Available
Choose from new, enhanced versions of HyperFont™,
AutoPunch™,Auto Cross-Stitch™ and PhotoStitch™.
There is also a new advanced Editing software.
Customer Service Help is just a call or click away.
Call 1-800-4SINGER, or visit www.singerco.com.