Brother International XR3240 Operation Manual - Page 43

Starting to sew

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Starting to sew Raise the needle by turning the handwheel a toward you (counterclockwise) so that the mark on the wheel points up, or raise the needle by pressing (needle position button) once or twice. While holding the end of the thread and the d fabric with your left hand, turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) with your right hand to lower the needle to the starting point of the stitching. 2 or a Mark b Needle position button Raise the presser foot lever. b a Presser foot lever Place the fabric under the presser foot, pass c the thread under the presser foot, and then pull out about 5 cm (2 inches) of thread toward the rear of the machine. Lower the presser foot lever. e a Presser foot lever Slide the sewing speed controller to the left or f right to adjust the sewing speed. Refer to "Sewing speed controller" (page 15). a Sewing speed controller Slowly press down on the foot controller, or g press (start/stop button) once. a 5 cm (2 inches) or aStart/stop button X The machine starts sewing. 41

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Starting to sew
a
Raise the needle by turning the handwheel
toward you (counterclockwise) so that the mark
on the wheel points up, or raise the needle by
pressing
(needle position button) once or
twice.
b
Raise the presser foot lever.
a
Presser foot lever
c
Place the fabric under the presser foot, pass
the thread under the presser foot, and then
pull out about 5 cm (2 inches) of thread
toward the rear of the machine.
a
5 cm (2 inches)
d
While holding the end of the thread and the
fabric with your left hand, turn the handwheel
toward you (counterclockwise) with your
right hand to lower the needle to the starting
point of the stitching.
e
Lower the presser foot lever.
a
Presser foot lever
f
Slide the sewing speed controller to the left or
right to adjust the sewing speed. Refer to
“Sewing speed controller” (page 15).
a
Sewing speed controller
g
Slowly press down on the foot controller, or
press
(start/stop button) once.
a
Start/stop button
The machine starts sewing.
a
Mark
b
Needle position button
or
or