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Adjustment of needle bar height
1. Attach the #14 needle.
2. Turn the power switch on and select the straight stitch
#1 ( ). Set the zigzag width at “0.0” (left needle
position).
* Do not turn the power switch off.
3. Remove the presser foot, needle plate and bobbin
holder.
4. Remove the face plate and arm thread guide (unit).
5. Turn the handwheel toward you until the tip of the hook
meets right side of the needle.
6. Loosen the setscrew with an allen wrench. Move the
needle bara to adjust needle bar height as 1.8 mm.
7. Tighten the setscrew with the needle setting groove to
the front.
8. Attach the arm thread guide (unit) and face plate.
9. Attach the bobbin holder, needle plate and presser
foot.
Needle setting groove
The hook meets right
side of the needle
Hook race
1.6 - 2.0 mm
Upper edge of
needle hole
Before proceeding with this adjustment, check the hook timing.
The distance between the upper edge of the needle eye and the tip of the hook should be
in the range of 1.6 - 2.0mm when the tip of the hook meets right side of the needle in the left
needle position (“0.0”) as the needle ascends from its lowest position.
Setscrew
Bobbin holder
Rotary hook
Needle #14
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