White 1240 User manual

TO
CONNECT THE FOOT
CONTROL
WIRES:
•
Connect special
plug
to
block
on
machine
as
shown
in
diagram
above.
•
Connect
outlet
plug
to
electrical
outlet.
•
When
sewing,
keep
children’s
hands
away
from
foot
control
and
wiring.
•
After
sewing,
disconnect
plug
from
electrical
outlet.
TO
USE
THE FOOT
PEDAL:
•
Begin
sewing
by turning
the
hand wheel
toward
you
and
apply
gradually
increasing
pressure
to
foot
pedal.
•
Sewing
at
a constant
speed
will
give
best
results.
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THE
FOOT
CONTROL
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USING
THE
EXTENSION
PLATE
TO
ATTACH
AND
REMOVE
THE
EXTENSION
PLATE:
By
sliding
extension
plate
on
tubular
bed, as
shown
in Fig. 2,
engage
fittings
on
plate
with
pin
on
tubular
bed, and
pull to the
left
to
remove the extension
plate.
LEVELING THE MACHINE
• Level
your sewing machine when
you
into the cabinet.
UP:
Counter-Clockwise
DOWN: Clockwise
use it on the table or install
it
FREE
ARM
FEATURES
TUBULAR SEWING
• The free
arm design simplifies the sewing of tubular items such
as
pant
cuffs,
shirt and blouse cuffs and
socks.
Simply position these items over the tubular bed of
the machine and
sew.
Extension
P’ate Fitting
Fig,
2
2

FLAT
BED
SEWING
•
When
the
extension
plate
is
attached,
you
have
all
the
advantages
of
a
flat
bed
machine
for
sewing
flat
items,
and
for
sewing
large
tubular
items
such as
flared
pant
legs.
•
Raise
needle
bar
to highest
position and
raise
presser
foot
as
shown.
•
The
extra
lift
for
heavy
fabric
makes
it
easier
to place fabric
under
the
presser foot.
TO
REMOVE
THE
PRESSER
FOOT:
•
Press
button
on
back
of
presser
foot
shank
and
foot
will
drop
from
shank
as
shown
above.
•
It
is
not
necessary
to
loosen
the
thumb
screw
to
change presser foot.
TO
ATTACH
THE
PRESSER
FOOT:
•
Align
desired presser
foot
to shank as
shown
above.
• Lower presser foot
lever
and shank
will
automatically
attach
to
foot
as
shown above.
CHANGING THE
PRESSER
FOOT
to
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CHANGING
THE
NEEDLE
Hat
side
___________________
Always
make
sure needle
is
straight.
To
check
straightness
of
needle,
lay
needle
on
a
flat
surface
and
see
that
needle
is
straight
and
parallel
as
shown
in
above
diagram.
Needle
Clamp Screw
.—
Flat
side
towards
back
of
machine
•
Turn
hand
wheel
toward
you
to
raise
needle
bar
to
its highest
posi
tion.
•
Loosen
needle
clamp
screw
and insert
needle
upward
as
far
as
it
will
go,
making
sure
flat
side
of
needle
is
towards
back
of
machine
as
shown
in
the
above
diagram.
•
Tighten
needle
clamp
screw
with
screwdriver.
•Follow
the
same
procedure
for
insertion
of
twin
needle.
•
To
make
sure
that
needle
has
been
inserted
correctly,
turn
hand
wheel
toward
you
and see
that
needle
comes
down
through
the
center
of
the
needle
hole
in
the
needle
plate as
shown
in
the
above
diagram.
•
Stitch
selector
dial
must
be
set
in
straight
stitch
needle
position
when
checking
needle alignment.
•
If
skipped
stitches
occur,
needle
may
be
incorrectly inserted.
•
•
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WINDING
THE
BOBBIN
TO DISENGAGE
THE
HAND
WHEEL:
• Hold the
hand
wheel (1)
with
left hand,
turn
clutch (2)
counterclockwise
with right
hand to
disengage
as
shown.
TO
WIND
THREAD
ONTO
BOBBIN:
• Lead
thread
through
spring
thread guide
(4)
and through the hole in
Your
bobbin
from the
inside
out.
Place
the
bobbin
onto the bobbin
winder
shaft
(3).
•
Push
the bobbin
winder to the right.
• Hold
loose
end of thread
firmly
and turn hand
wheel to make thread
tight.
Apply
gradual pressure
on foot pedal until
automatic shut
off
disengage
bobbin
winder.
Cut
off
loose
end
of
thread.
5

CHANGING
THE
BOBBIN
TO
REMOVE
THE
BOBBIN
FROM
BOBBIN
CASE:
•
Raise
needle bar
to
its
highest
position.
Bobbin
case
cannot
be
removed
when
needle
bar
is
at
low
position.
•
Open
shuttle
race cover,
pull
bobbin
case
latch with
two
fingers and
remove bobbin
case
as
shown
above.
•
Remove
bobbin
from
bobbin
case
by
releasing latch.
Notch
Latch
r
p
TO
AflACH
THE
BOBBIN
CASE:
•
Pull
thread
at
least
3
inches
from
bobbin.
•
Thread bobbin
as shown
on
page(
7).
•
Making
sure
that
needle
bar
is
at
its
highest
position,
insert bobbin
case
into
shuttle
race
by
holding
bobbin
case
latch.
Make
sure
bob
bin
case
finger
is
inside
shuttle
notch.
Press bobbin
case
into
shuttle
as
far
as
possible
until
latch
catches
on
center
post
of
the
shuttle.
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THREADING THE
BOBBIN
CASE
Pull
thread at least
3
inches
from
bobbin.
Insert
bobbin
in
bobbin
case
so
that
thread
will
unravel clockwise.
Slot
Pull
thread into
slot
of
bobbin
case
Thread
as
shown
in
Fig.
2.
Tension Spring
hole
in bobbin
case
Draw
thread
under
the tension
spring
and
into
the
fork-shaped opening
of
the
spring
as
shown
in Fig.
3.
Pull
thread
through
finger
as
shown
in
Fig.
4.
(Recommended
for
zigzag sewing
only)
CORRECT
INCORRECT
TOP
TENSION TIGHT
BOTTOM
TENSION
LOOSE
INCORRECT
TOP TENSION
LOOSE
BOTTOM
TENSION
TIGHT
TO
ADJUST
BOBBIN TENSION:
•
Turn
screw
on
side
of
bobbin
case
clockwise
to
increase
tension.
•
Turn
screw
on
side
of bobbin
case
counterclockwise to
decrease
tension.
Fig.
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Fig 2
Fig.
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UPPER
THREADING
7
•
Raise
needle
bar
to
its
highest
position.
•
Raise
presser
foot.
•Lead
thread
through
top
plate
thread
guide
(1)
and
between tension
discs
(2).
•
Pull
thread
down around
arm
thread
guide (3)
and
up
to
take-up
lever
(4).
•
Lead
thread through
eyelet
on
take-up
lever
from
right
to
left
and
down
through
face
plate guide
(5),
hooking
thread
into
guide.
•
Pull
thread
down
through
needle clamp
guide
(6)
and
through
needle
hole
from
front
to
rear
(7).
•
Always
use
the
same
type
of
thread
on
top
and
bottom as
different
sizes
or
types
of
thread
will
cause
tension
problems.
Example:
Polyester
thread
on
the bobbin
and
cotton
thread
on
top
will
result
in poor tension
quality.
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TWIN
NEEDLE
UPPER THREADING
I
•
Follow
threading
instruction
for
single
needle
with
these
exception.
•
Place
thread,
matching
or
contrasting
in
color,
on
both
spool
pins.
•
Draw
threads
through
thread
guides
as normal, but
separate
the
threads
at
the
tension.
• Pass
on
thread
through
the
left
disc
and one
thread
through the
right
disc,
•
Now
treat
both
threads
as
one
until
you
reach the
needle eyes.
ZIGZAG
DIAL:
Set
at desired
width
between
“0”
and
“3,”
if
you
set
dial
higher
than
3,
the
needle
will
hit
the
needle plate
and
break.
STITCH
LENGTH:
Set
at
desired
stitch
length.
ADJUSTING
FEED
DOG HEIGHT
3 iI
•
Upper
position
of
feed dog
is
used
for
normal
sewing.
To
raise
feed
dog.
•
Press
drop
feed
button
““
located
under
shuttle cover
to
upper
Position.
•
Lower
position
is
used
for
Embroidering,
Mending or
Sewing on
Button.
Press
drop
feed
button ““
to
lower
position.
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