Operation Manual

Table of Contents
Operating Instructions 581 - 00.0 - 02/2015 1
1 About these instructions ............................................... 5
1.1 For whom are these instructions intended?...................... 5
1.2 Representational conventions – Symbols and characters 5
1.3 Other documents .............................................................. 7
1.4 Liability.............................................................................. 7
1.4.1 Transportation .................................................................. 8
1.4.2 Intended use..................................................................... 8
2 Performance description ............................................. 11
2.1 Features ......................................................................... 11
2.2 Declaration of conformity................................................ 14
2.3 Additional equipment ...................................................... 14
2.4 Technical data ................................................................ 17
3 Safety............................................................................. 19
3.1 Basic safety instructions ................................................. 19
3.2 Signal words and icons used in warnings....................... 20
4 Machine description..................................................... 25
4.1 Control panel .................................................................. 26
4.2 Software description ....................................................... 29
4.2.1 Structure ......................................................................... 31
4.2.2 Modes of operation......................................................... 31
5 Operation....................................................................... 33
5.1 Switching the machine on and off................................... 33
5.2 Activating and deactivating threading mode................... 35
5.3 Using threads and gimp threads..................................... 36
5.4 Removing and fitting clamping plates............................. 37
5.5 Swiveling the sewing machine up and down .................. 40
5.6 Threading the needle thread .......................................... 42
5.7 Threading the looper thread ........................................... 44
5.8 Threading the gimp thread ............................................. 47
5.9 Adjusting the thread tension ........................................... 49
5.9.1 Adjusting the needle thread tension ............................... 50
5.9.2 Setting the looper thread tension.................................... 51
5.10 Changing the needle ...................................................... 52
5.11 Changing the blade ........................................................ 53