Inserting The Needle; Connecting The Machine; Control Buttons & Drop Feed Lever; Pressure Regulator - Texi Ballerina Manual De Operación

TEXI Ballerina manual operation

INSERTING THE NEEDLE

Select a needle of the right type and size for the fabric to be sewn
CAUTION: Turn off the power before removing the needle
1. Turn the handwheel toward you until the needle is at its highest point.
2. Loosen the needle clamp screw.
3. Remove the needle.
4. Insert new needle into needle clamp with flat side to the back and push it up as
far as it will go.
5. Tighten the needle clamp screw.
A. Do not use bent or blunt needles. Place needle on a flat surface and check to see
if bent.

CONNECTING THE MACHINE

Place the machine on a stable table.
1. Connect the power cord to the machine by inserting the 2-hole plug into
the plug socket
2. Connect the power cord plug to the electric outlet.
3. Turn „ON" the power switch.
4. A lamp will light up when switch is turned on.
5. To disconnect, turn the power switch to the „OFF" position, then remove plug
from outltlet.
DANGER: Never leave the machine unattended when plugged in. Always unplug this machine from the electric
outlet immediately after using and before maintenance.
WARNING: Do not unplug by pulling on the cord. To unplug, grasp the plug, not the cord.
CONTROL BUTTONS & DROP FEED LEVER
A. Reverse stitch button
The machine will continue to sew in reverse at low speed
while the button in pressed and stop when the button is
released.
B. Needle up/down button
Needle position can be changed by pressing this button.
Pressing this button will permit one stitch sewing.
C. Speed control button
The machine will sew faster when the button is slided to the right and sew slower when button is slided to the left.
D. Slow button
While sewing, by pressing this button machine will sew in slow speed. Pressing this button again, the speed will
return.
E. START/STOP button
The machine will start running when start/stop button is pressed and will stop when pressed the second time.
F. Drop feed lever
The fabric feed dogs project up through the needle plate, directly below the presser foot. The function is to move
the fabric being sewn. The drop feed lever controls the fabric feed dogs.
For ordinary sewing, move the lever to the right. This raises feed dogs to their highest position. For most sewing,
the lever should be in this position.
For darning of free motion embroidery or whenever fabric is to be moved by hand, move the lever to the left to
lower the fabric feed dogs.
G. Pressure regulator
The pressure on the presser foot is determinated by the weight of fabric. To increase the pressure, turn dial at 3.
To decrease the pressure, turn dial at 1. For ordinary sewing, turn dial at 2.
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