Operation
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Fig. 10: Threading the looper thread - Part 1
3. Feed the thread through the thread guide (1) from above 
downwards.
4. Guide the thread around the back of the thread guide (1) 
and from the rear to the front throug
h the bottom hole.
5. Feed the thread from above downwards through the thread 
guid
e (2) on the looper thread tensioner (3).
6. Guide the thread counterclockwise around the looper thread 
t
ensioner (3).
The thread must always be fed around the relevant tension-
ing disk such that it covers the greater distance
 from thread 
guide (2) to thread guide (4).
By pressing on the tensioner opener (5), the tensioner can be 
open
ed to allow the thread to be fed around.
7. Insert the thread from above downwards through the thread 
pull
er (6).
8. Guide the thread through the thread groove (7). To do this, pull 
the
 thread from the back under the cover plate of the groove.
(1) - Thread guide
(2) - Thread guide
(3) - Looper thread tensioner
(4) - Thread guide
(5) - Tensioner opener
(6) - Thread puller
(7) - Thread groove
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