Janome 521 - Reverse Stitch Lever; Foot Pressure Dial; Dropping the Feed Dog

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Reverse Stitch Lever
Push the reverse stitch lever down to sew in reverse.
The machine will sew in reverse while the lever is
pushed.
Foot Pressure Dial
Turn the foot pressure dial to adjust the foot pressure.
The foot pressure dial should be set at “3” for regular
sewing.
Reduce the pressure to “2” for appliqué, cutwork, draw
work and basting.
Set the setting mark at “1” when sewing chiffon, lace,
organdy and other fine fabrics.
q Setting mark
Dropping the Feed Dog
The drop feed lever is located underneath the free-arm
bed on the backside of the machine.
To drop the feed dog, push the lever in the direction of
the arrow, as illustrated.
To raise the feed dog, push the lever in the direction of
the arrow, as illustrated, and turn the handwheel toward
you.
The feed dog must be up for regular sewing.
q Drop feed lever
w Raised position
e Lowered position
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