Baby Lock Symphony BLSY Manual Del Usario página 15

b
Adjust the upper thread tension.
For details on adjusting the upper thread tension,
refer to "Adjusting the Thread Tension" in the
Instruction and Reference Guide.
Memo
We recommend a setting between 6 and 8 for the
upper thread tension.
c
Make sure that automatic thread cutting
( ) and automatic reinforcement/reverse
stitching ( ) have been turned off.
CAUTION
• Before sewing, make sure that automatic thread
cutting has been turned off. If sewing is started with
automatic thread cutting turned on, the thread may
become tangled or the machine may be damaged.
d
Place stabilizer on top (wrong side) of the
fabric.
Note
• Type and weight of stabilizer will depend on fabric
and thread being used.
e
If thread is too thick to pull through fabric to
machine surface use an awl to punch a hole in
the fabric at the beginning of stitching so the
bobbin thread can be fed through the
opening.
f
Press .
→ The screen changes, and all keys and operation
buttons are locked.
g
Use the presser foot lever to raise the presser
foot.
h
With the wrong side facing up, place the
fabric under the presser foot.
a
Wrong side of fabric
i
Turn the handwheel toward you
(counterclockwise) to feed the needle into the
fabric or punched hole. Position the upper
thread over the presser foot and lightly hold
then, lower the presser foot lever.
a
Punched hole
b Upper thread over the presser foot
j
Pulling the upper thread gently, turn the
handwheel toward you (counterclockwise)
until the mark on the handwheel aligns with
the line on the machine.
→ A loop of the bobbin thread comes out through the
hole in the fabric.
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