Singer Futura CE-250 User manual

General Features Benefits
3 Stay-Bright™ LED Lights
A well-lit sewing area makes all your sewing more precise. Sewing is
also more pleasurable because the well lighted sewing area reduces
eye-strain 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 when straight stitching for all
fabric types
Top Loading Jam-Proof
Bobbin System with Clear Cover
This mechanism incorporates a 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.
Drop Feed A conveniently located lever will lower the feed dogs for machine
embroidery, monograms and attaching buttons.
Extra-High Presser Foot Lifter
There are two heights to the presser foot lifter. The second height
offers ¼” more clearance which is helpful when placing multiple
layers of 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 for larger
spools of thread.
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.
Heavy Duty Metal Frame This rigid support holds all the mechanisms in perfect alignment for
skip-free sewing and durability.
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On Board Storage Sewing accessories are always within easy reach.
25 Year Limited Warranty 25 year limited warranty, including 5 years on electronic components
and 1 year on adjustments.
Sewing Machine Features Benefits
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.
100 Stitch Patterns
A large variety of stitches for construction, decorative sewing,
heirloom sewing and quilting always ensures the perfect stitch for
every project.
Twin Needle Function Automatically reduces the stitch width on decorative patterns to
prevent needle breakage when sewing with a twin needle.
Built-In Heirloom-Friendly
Stitch Selections
Pin Stitch, Double Hem 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.
6 Fully Automatic
1-step Buttonholes
Buttonhole sewing is a simple 1-step process that provides reliable
results. The sides of the buttonhole are sewn in the same direction to
prevent gaps in stitching or fabric distortion.
Buttonhole Under Plate
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 as well as delicate and stretch fabrics.
Programmable Needle
Up and Down
Select whether the needle is in 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.
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13 Needle Positions Needle position can be changed for individual projects such as
inserting zippers, cording and topstitching.
Embroidery Features Benefits
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 embroidery machines at a fraction of the
cost.
Windows®Compatible Operates with any computer with an Operating 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, online help is always there when needed.
www.futura-support.com
Auto-Punch™Software
Included
Automatically digitize custom embroidery using clip art with control
over stitch settings.
120 Built-in Designs Select from built-in 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, Courier, Script 2
and Times Large. Letters can resized, 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 or floppy disk.
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 selected 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 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 embroidery ma-
chine 4 different ways: 1. one color block at a time 2. the whole design
at one time 3. the design can be sent in one color or 4.the color se-
quence can be chosen during data transmission
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New:
Trace Design
Trace the outline of the design in the embroidery hoop for more
accurate design positioning.
Operates with
Start/Stop Button No need to use the foot pedal to start and stop embroidery projects
New:
Embroidery Block Indication
and Selection
When sending the whole design at once to the Futura machine,
design color blocks are indicated on the control panel display. To
select a block push numerical selection button.
Move Forward or Backwards
Through a Design
Move forward or backwards through the design using the Needle Stop
position button or Reverse Stitch button.
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 the Futura software
New:
Automatic Firmware Updates
The latest machine firmware enhancements can be downloaded
automatically or manually from the Futura software.
2 Embroidery Hoops Included A large 4½” x 6¾” hoop and a smaller 3⅛” x 4¾” hoop
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 operation and design creation. It also pro-
vides projects for embroidery and sewing on the Futura machine.
New:
4 Optional Software Packages Avail-
able
Choose from new, enhanced versions of HyperFont™, Auto Cross-
Stitch™ and PhotoStitch™.There is also a new advanced Editing soft-
ware.
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SINGER is a registered trademark, and Futura,HyperFont, PhotoStitch,Auto Cross-Stitch, AutoPunch and StayBright are trademarks of The Singer
Company Ltd. or its affiliates. © 2009 The Singer Company Ltd. or its affiliates.

CE-250 Stitch Chart
Decorative
Buttonhole
Stretch
Basic