Janome Continental M17 - Adjusting Thread Tension; Adjusting Foot Pressure Control; Number of Locking Stitches; Foot up for Pivoting

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Adjusting Thread Tension
This machine is euipped ith automatic thread tension
control, which optimizes the tension balance for the
selected stitch pattern.
Balanced thread tension
Straight stitch:
Both needle and bobbin threads
interlock between the layers.
Zigzag stitch:
The needle thread appears slightly on the
wrong side of the fabric.
oeer ou ma need to manua adjust the tension
balance depending on the sewing conditions, or you can
finetune the thread tension to suit our preerence
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Press the “+” key if the tension is too loose.
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Press the “–” key if the tension is too tight.
Adjusting Foot Pressure Control
The presser foot pressure is automatically optimized for
each stitch pattern.
oeer ou can adjust the oot pressure manua 
pressing the  e or  e to suit our specific seing
needs.
Foot Up for Pivoting
If this option is turned on, the presser foot will
automatically go up when the machine stops.
This feature is very useful when turning corners.
Press the foot-up key to turn this option on or off.
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Foot-up key
Number of Locking Stitches
The machine sews 5 lock stitches at the beginning and 3
lock stitches at the end.
However, you can change the number of lock stitches at
the beginning
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and the end
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with this option.
To change the number of lock stitches at the beginning,
press the “+” or “–” key in section
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To change the number of lock stitches at the end, press
the “+” or “–” key in section
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This option is available only for the locking stitch (U3).
NOTE:
Height of the foot can be altered in the ordinary
sewing setting mode (refer to page 169).