Janome Continental M17 - Presser Foot & Knee Lifter Operations; Knee Lifter Usage and Attachment

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Raising and Lowering the Presser Foot
The presser foot lifter button, the presser foot lifter or the
knee lifter raises and lowers the presser foot.
ou can raise the presser oot aout  mm  higher
than the normal up position by exerting more pressure
when lifting the presser foot lifter or knee lifter. This helps
you to place layers of thick fabric.
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Presser foot lifter button
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Presser foot lifter
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Presser foot
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Up position
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Extra lifted position
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Down position
CAUTION:
Do not turn the handwheel, thumb wheel or press the
up/down needle button when the presser foot is in
extra lifted position. This may cause damage to the
presser foot.
Knee Lifter
The knee lifter is extremely helpful when sewing
patchor uiting etc since it aos ou to hande the
fabric while your knee controls the presser foot.
Attaching the knee lifter
Match the ribs on the knee lifter with the notches in the
knee lifter socket and insert the knee lifter.
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Knee lifter
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Rib
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Knee lifter socket
Adjusting the knee lifter
The ange o the nee iter can e adjusted to fit the user
Loosen the setscrew and slide the angle bar in or out to
adjust the ange o the nee iter
Tighten the setscrew to secure the angle bar.
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Angle bar
Using the knee lifter
Push the knee lifter with your knee to easily move the
presser foot up and down.
You can control how high the foot rises by the amount of
knee pressure you exert.
NOTE:
The presser foot cannot be lowered with the presser
foot lifter if the foot was raised with the presser foot
lifter button.