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US_low_co verEN P ANT ONE 285 Black English 885-V12 XE2426-101 2 Printed in China Operation Manual Computerized Sewing Machine GETTING READY SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX 885-V12 Operation M.
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1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please read these safety instructions before attempti ng to use the machine. DANGER - To reduce the ri sk of electric shock : 1 Always unplug the machine from the ele c.
2 4 Alwa ys keep your work area cl ear: • Neve r operat e the machine wi th any air open ings blocked. Keep ventila tion openin gs of the sewing ma chine a nd foot con trol fre e from the build up of lint, d ust, and lo ose clot h. • Do not stor e obj ects on th e foot contr oller.
3 8 For repair or adjustment: • If the Light unit (light- emitting d iode) is da maged, it mu st be repla ced by autho rized dealer. • In the even t a malfun ction occur s or adjustmen t is requir ed, first fol low the tro ubleshooting table in the back of the oper ation manu al to inspec t and adjust t he machine y ourself.
4 FOR US ERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA AND CYPRUS ONLY IMPORTANT • In the event of replacing the plug fuse, use a fuse approved by ASTA to BS 1362 , i.e. carry ing the mark, r ating as ma rked on p lug. • Always rep lace the fu se cove r. Neve r use p lugs with the fuse cover om itted.
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7 Useful S ewing Tips ...... ............. ............. .................... ............. ............ ............. ............. ..... 48 Trial sewing ....... ........... ........ ........... ........ .... ...... ......... .......... ......... ...
8 Introduction Thank y ou for choosing this pro duct. Before using this sewing mac hine, carefully read “ Important Safety Instructi ons”, and then study th is manual for the correct operation of the various fun c tions. In additio n, after you have finished reading th is manual, store it wh ere it can quickly b e accessed for future reference.
9 Needle a n d presser foot sec tion a Needle threade r leve r Use the needle thre ader to thread t he needl e. b Buttonhole lever Lower the buttonhole lever when sewing buttonholes and bar tacks. c Presser foot holder The presser foot is a ttached to t he presser f oot holder.
10 Operation panel The ope ration panel, loc ated on the fron t of the sewing mac hine, allows you to sel ect a stitch and specify h ow the stit ch will be sewn.
11 Accessories After open ing the box, ch eck that the fo llowing acce ssories are included. If an y item is missing or dama ged, contact your dealer . Included acce ssories The f ollowing items should al so be in cluded in the box. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
12 Optiona l access ories The follo w ing are available as o ptional a c cessories. Memo ● To obta in opti onal accessor ies or parts, contac t the nearest au thorize d dealer ship. ● All speci fications are corre ct at the time of printing . The part code s are sub ject to ch ange without noti ce.
13 1 1 GETTING READY Turning the Machine On/Off This sectio n explains how t o turn the s ewing machine o n and off. Power supply precautions Be sure to observe the follo wing pre cautions conc erning the pow er supply. ● Use only regula r hous ehold elec tricity f or the pow er so urce.
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15 1 Prepa ring for U pper and L ower Thre ading Winding t he bobbin Wind the t hread onto th e bobbin. a Turn on the sewin g mach ine. b Place th e bob bin on t he bobbin winder sha ft so that the spring on the sha f t fits into th e notch in t he bobbin.
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17 1 j While u sing your left ha nd to hold the thread that was p a ssed th rough the b obbin-winding thread guide, u s e your rig ht hand to wind the end of the th read cl ockw ise ar ound the bobbi n five or six tim es. k Pass the end o f the thread throug h the slit in the bobbi n winder seat, and then pul l the thread to the right to cut it.
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19 1 e Ligh tly hold do wn the bobbi n with yo ur right hand, and guid e the thread throu g h the slot, and then pu ll it toward yo u to cut it with the cutter. a Slot b Cutter X The cutter cuts the thread. • Make sure that th e thread is correctly passed through t he flat spring of the b obbin case.
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21 1 c Press (needle position button) once or twic e to raise t he need le. a Needle po s ition bu tton • If the ne edle is not at the correct heigh t, the sewing machi ne ca nnot be thr ead ed. Ch eck that the m ark on the handw heel poi nts up as shown in the illustrat ion below.
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23 1 j Slide the thre ad into the th read take-up leve r from the right to th e left. a Thread ta ke-up lever Memo ● If the n e edle is n ot raised, th e thread take- up lever c annot be th readed. Be sure to press the n eedle position butt on to raise the needle b efore threading the thr ead take-up leve r.
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25 1 Using the twin needle With the twin n eedle, you can sew tw o parallel lin es of the sam e stitch with two different thr e ads. Both upper thre ads should have the same thic kness and quali ty. Be sure to use th e twin nee dle and th e extra spool p in.
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27 1 Replacing the Needle This sectio n provides informa tion on sew ing machine ne edles. Needle pre cautions Be sure to observe the follo wing pre cautions conc erning the h andling o f the needle. Fai lure to observe th ese precaut ions is extreme ly da ngerous , for example, i f the needle bre aks and fragments are disperse d.
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29 1 Checking the needle Sewing with a b e nt need le is extremely da ngerous since the needle may b reak while the machine is bein g oper ated. Before usin g the needle, place th e flat side of t h e needl e on a f lat s urfac e and ch eck t hat th e dist ance betwee n the needl e and the flat surface is even.
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31 1 Replacing the Presser Foot Presser foot precautions Be sure to observe th e following preca utions conc erning the presse r feet. Replacing the pr esser foot Replace th e presser foot as describ ed below. a Press (needle po s ition butt on) once or twic e to raise t he need le.
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33 1 ■ Atta ching the presser f oot holde r a Align the presser foot holder w ith the pr esser bar. a Presser bar b Presser foot holder b Hold up the presser foot h older with your right hand, a nd tighten the screw. With your l eft hand, turn the screwdriver cloc kwise.
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35 1 Useful Functions Function s useful in improving se wing efficiency are descr ibed below . Changing the needle stop position Normally, the sewing machine is set to leave the needle in th e fabric when sewing is stoppe d. Instead, the machine can be set to leave the need le raised when sewing is sto p ped.
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37 1 Sewing Cylindrical or Large Pieces When sewing cylindrical or la rge piec es of fabric, rem ove the flat bed a ttachme nt. Stitching cylindrica l pieces Removin g the flat bed a ttachme nt makes it ea s ier to sew cyl indrical piec es such as c uffs and pant legs.
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39 2 2 SEWING BASICS Starting to Sew Basic se wing operation s are d escribed b elow. Before op erating t he sewing mac hine, rea d the following precautio ns. Sewing procedure The ba sic s ewing pro cedu re is sh own b elo w. ● While the machine is in ope r ation, p ay special a ttention to the needle.
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41 2 c Press “+ ” or “–” side of (stitch w idth key) to adjust t he stit ch width . a Stit ch wid th ke y b Stitch width c Narrow d Wide Memo ● When th e stitch lengt h or stitch w idth is changed from the d efault se tting, arou nd or disapp ears from the LCD.
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43 2 b Press (start/stop button) once. a Start/ stop butt on The m achi ne st arts sewi ng. • If you c ontinue pressing th e (start/stop button) im mediately after the sewing starts, the machi ne will sew at a slow sp eed. c When th e end o f the stit ching is reac hed, press (start/stop button) once.
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45 2 c After sewing 3 to 5 stitches, press (reverse/reinforce ment stitch button). Keep (re verse/rein forcement stitch button) held dow n un til you re ach the beginning of the stitching. a Reverse/re inforcem ent stitch button While (reverse/rei nforcement stitch button) is held down, reve rse sti tches are sewn.
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47 2 e After re achin g the end o f the sti tchin g, press the rever se/reinforcemen t stitch button once. a Reverse/re inforcem ent stitch button • Thi s ste p i s no t ne cess ary if a stit ch such a s those for sewi ng button hole s and bar tacks is select ed where reinfor cement st itch es a re auto matica lly sewn.
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49 2 ■ If thick seams are being sewn and the fabric does not feed at the b eginning of stitching Zigzag foot “J” is equ ipped with a fe ature that keeps the pr esser foot leve l. a Sewing direction b Misalignmen t a When st artin g sewing with a se am tha t is to o thick for the fab ric to be fed, raise the presser foot leve r.
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51 3 3 UTILITY STITCHES Overcasting Sew ov erca sting al ong the edges o f cut fabric t o prevent the m from fr aying . Six stitch es are avail able for overca sting. The val ues below “Auto ” are set w hen the pattern i s selected. Th e setting can be a djusted to any v alue with in the rang e indica ted below “Manu al”.
UTILITY STITC HES —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— —— 52 Sewing overcasting stitches using zigzag foot “J” a Turn on the mac hine.
53 3 Basic Stitching Straight sti tches are used fo r sewing plain sea m s. Thr ee stitches are availa ble for basic sti tching. The val ues bel ow “Aut o” are se t when the patter n is s e lect ed. The se tting can be adjus ted to any va lue wit hin the ran ge indicated below “Manual” .
UTILITY STITC HES —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— —— 54 Blin d Hem S titchi ng The b ottoms o f skirts and p ants ar e hemmed.
55 3 e Position the fa bric with the edge of the folded hem ag ains t the g uide of th e pre sser foo t, and then lower the presse r foot lever. a Wrong sid e of fabri c b Fold of hem c Presser foot g.
UTILITY STITC HES —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— —— 56 Buttonhole Stitchin g Buttonhole s can be sewn.
57 3 Buttonhole s with a maxim um length of 30 mm (1 -3/16 inches) (d iameter + thickn ess of the button ) can be sewn. Button holes a re sew n as show n below. a Reinforce ment stitchin g The nam e s of p arts of buttonho le foot “A”, which is used f or sewing but tonholes, are i ndicated be low.
UTILITY STITC HES —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— —— 58 a Use chal k to ma rk on the f abri c the po sition and length of the buttonhole .
59 3 h Pull down t he bu tto nhol e le ver as far a s possible . a Buttonh ole leve r The butto nhole lever s hould b e posit ioned behind th e bracket on t h e but tonhole fo ot. a Buttonh ole leve r b Brac ket i Gently hold the end of t he upper thr ead in your left hand, and then start sewin g.
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61 3 Button sewing Button s can be se w n on w ith the sew ing machin e. Button s with 2 or with 4 holes c a n be att ached. a Measu re the distan ce between the hole s in the button to b e attached.
UTILITY STITC HES —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— —— 62 i Star t se wing. Set the sewing speed contro ller to the left (so that the s peed w ill be slow).
63 3 Zipp er Inse rtion A zippe r ca n be sewn i n plac e. The va lues bel ow “ Aut o” are se t w hen t he pat tern is s ele cte d. The sett ing can b e ad just ed to a ny valu e w ithin t he r ange indicated below “Manual ”. There a re many methods fo r attaching zippers.
UTILITY STITC HES —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— —— 64 e Align the seam with the center of the zipper, and then baste the z ipper in p l ace.
65 3 a Turn on the mac hine. b Attach zigzag foot “J” and sew stra ight stitch es up to the zi pper openi ng. • With t he right side s of the fabric facing each other , sew reve rse stitches after reaching the zipp er open ing. • For details o n basic stitchin g , refer to “Basic Stitchin g” (pag e 53).
UTILITY STITC HES —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— —— 66 i Sew the zipper to the piece of fabric w i th the extra 3 mm (1/ 8 inch), starting from th e base of t he zi pper .
67 3 Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape Stretch fabrics can be se w n and e lastic t ape can be attac hed. The va lues bel ow “ Aut o” are se t w hen t he pat tern is s ele cte d. The sett ing can b e ad just ed to a ny valu e w ithin t he r ange indicated below “Manual ”.
UTILITY STITC HES —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— —— 68 c With the patte r n selection dial, select stitch .
69 3 Appliqué, Patchwork and Q uilt Stitching Eight stitc hes are available for sewing appliqués and patchwork quilt s. The va lues bel ow “ Aut o” are se t w hen t he pat tern is s ele cte d. The sett ing can b e ad just ed to a ny valu e w ithin t he r ange indicated below “Manual ”.
UTILITY STITC HES —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— —— 70 Appliqué stitching a Cut out the appliqué , leaving a seam allo wanc e of be twee n 3 an d 5 mm (1/ 8 and 3 / 16 inch).
71 3 Piecing Sewing togethe r two pieces of f abric is calle d “piecin g”. The fabric p ieces should be cut with a 6.5 mm (1/4 inch) seam allowanc e. Sew a piecing st raight stitch 6.5 mm (1/4 inch) from the right side of the presser foot. a Baste o r pin along the seam allow ance of the fabr ic th at you wish to piece t oge ther.
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73 3 d Hold the quilting foot in plac e with y our right hand, an d then tighten the p resser foot hold er screw using the en closed scre wdriver in you r lef t hand . e Slid e the f eed dog posit ion swi tch, located at the rear of the machine on th e base, to the position shown below to lower the fe ed dogs.
UTILITY STITC HES —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— —— 74 Reinforcement Stitchi ng Reinforce points that will be subject to strain, such as sleeve holes, inseams and pocket corners.
75 3 Bar tack stitching Bar tack s are one type of reinforcem ent stitching used to strengt hen points subject to strain, such as pocket co rners and open ings. As an examp le, th e pro cedu re for sewi ng bar tacks at pocket co rners is describ e d below.
UTILITY STITC HES —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— —— 76 g Pull down t he bu tto nhol e le ver as far a s possible .
77 3 Decorative stitchi ng Various dec orative s titches ca n be sewn with this sewi ng mach ine. Sti tch Name Pattern Presser Fo o t Application Stitch Wid th [mm (inc h)] Stitch Len gth [mm (in ch)].
UTILITY STITC HES —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— —— 78 Fagoting Stitching across an open seam i s called “fa goting” .
79 3 Smocking The dec o rative sti tch created by stitchin g or embroide ring over gather s is call ed “smocking ”. It is used to de corate th e front of blou ses or cuffs. The sm ocking s titch a dds texture an d elasticity to fabric. a Turn on the mac hine.
UTILITY STITC HES —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— —— 80 e Sew while making sure that the n eedle drops slightly of f the edge of the fabric.
81 3 d Attach mo nogramming fo ot “N”. e Star t se wing. ■ Dra wnwor k (Examp le 1) The fa bric is turne d and sew n twice. a Pull out several threads from the fabric. b Attach mo nogramming fo ot “N”. • For details, re fer to “Replacing th e presser foot” (p age 31).
UTILITY STITC HES —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— —— 82 c Select stitch . • For details, re fer to “Selecting a stitch” (page 4 0).
83 3 Using the side cutter (optional) By usin g the optional s ide cut ter, overcasti ng stitc hing can be sewn while the e d ge of the fabric is c ut off. The va lues bel ow “ Aut o” are se t w hen t he pat tern is s ele cte d. The sett ing can b e ad just ed to a ny valu e w ithin t he r ange ind icate d b elo w “ Manu al” .
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85 3 k Lower the p resser foo t lever, an d then star t sewing. X A seam allo wance is cut while th e stitching is sewn . If stitch is sewn, the seam al lowance w ill be about 5 m m (3/16 inch). a 5 mm (3/1 6 inch) Note ● The si de cu tter can c ut a s muc h as one la yer of 13- oz.
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87 4 4 APPENDIX Stitch setti ngs Applicatio ns, stitch lengths and widths and whethe r the tw in needle c an be used a re listed for utility stitc hes in the follow ing t able. Utility sti t ches ● When using th e twin nee dle, be s ure to attach zigzag fo ot “J”, otherwise t he needl e may brea k or the machi ne may be damage d.
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89 4 Joining s titch J Patchwork stitch- ing and decorative stitching 4.0 (3/ 16 ) 0.0– 7.0 (0–1 /4) 1.2 (1/16) 0.2–4 .0 (1/64–3/16) Yes (J) No Rein forcemen t J Patchwork stitch- ing, decora tive stitchi ng and sew- ing o vercas ting o n both pie c es of f ab- rics, such as with tricot 5.
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91 4 Maintenance Simp le sewi ng mac hine mai ntenance op eratio ns are described bel ow. Cleani ng the machine surface If the surfa c e of the machin e is dirty, li ghtly soak a cloth in neutral detergent, sq ueeze i t out firmly, and then wipe t he su rfac e of t he ma chine .
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93 4 Troubleshoo ting If the ma chine stop s operating correctl y, check for th e following possible causes before requesting servic e. If the prob lem persists, contac t your dealer o r the neares t au thorize d servic e cente r. Symptom Pr obable Cau se Remedy Reference The sewin g machine does not operate.
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95 4 The thread ten- sion is incorrect. The uppe r thread is i n correctl y installed. Correct t he up per t hread ing. page 20 The bobb in thread is incorre ctly installed. Correct t he bo bbin thre adin g. page 18 The bobb in thread is incorre ctly woun d.
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97 4 Error me ssages If the sewing m achine is inc orrectly ope rated or if the sewi ng ma chine malfunc tions, an er ror message appear s in the LCD. The me s sage c an be cle ared by pres sing an y key in the operation p anel, turning an y dial, or pe rforming th e opera tion cor rectl y.
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99 Index Numeri cs 1/4 inc h quilting foot ........ ........ ........... ........ ........... ........ 12 1/4 inc h quilting foot with guide ......... ...... ........ ..... .... .... 12 A accessor y bag .... ......... .... ...... ........ ..... ......
100 smocking... ...... ........ ..... ...... ........ ..... ...... ........ .... ....... ...... 79 spool cap ...... ................... ................. .............. ............... 11 spool net ................. ................... ...............
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US_low_co verEN P ANT ONE 285 Blac k English 885-V12 XE2426-101 2 Printed in China Operation Manual Computerized Sewing Machine GETTING READY SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX 885-V12 Operation .
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