INSTRUCTION MANUAL 9960
INSTRUCTION MANUAL This sewing machine is intended for household use. This sewing machine is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without supervision. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using a sewing machine, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following. Read all instructions before using. DANGER - To reduce the risk of electric shock: Never leave unattended when plugged in.
CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............ 2 MODEL 9960 ...................................................... 4 FOR EUROPEAN AND SIMILAR TERRITORIES: ...... 4 MAIN PARTS ...................................................... 5 ACCESSORIES .................................................. 6 DUST COVER .................................................... 6 EXTENSION TABLE ........................................... 7 a. REMOVING THE EXTENSION TABLE .................................. 7 b.
MODEL 9960 PREFACE Thank you for your purchase of this sewing machine. This machine intended for household use will provide you with excellent performance in sewing from light to heavy material. Please refer to this booklet for proper use and optimum service. To get the most out of your sewing machine, read the entire instruction manual before attempting to operate the machine. Then familiarize yourself with the machine by following the instruction manual page by page.
MAIN PARTS 1.Handle 2.Top Cover 3.Thread Take-Up Lever (Inside) 4.Face Plate 5.Thread Cutter Button 6.Speed Control Button 7.Needle Up-Down / Slow Button 8.Reverse Stitch Button 9.Start/Stop Button 10.Extension Table (Accessories) 11.Presser Foot Lifter 12.Forward / Reverse Adjusting Screw (underneath machine) 13.Foot Controller 14.Power Line Cord 15.Hand Wheel 16.Power Switch 17.Terminal Box 18.Controller Jack 19.Direct Stitch Selection Buttons 20.EDIT Button 21.Tack Button 22.Twin Needle Button 23.
ACCESSORIES Accessories are provided in the accessory case. (See next page, [EXTENSION TABLE]) 1. Needle Pack 2. 4 Bobbins ( 1 is in the machine) 3. Seam Ripper 4. MBrush 5. Auxiliary Spool Pin with Felt Washer 6. Screw Driver 7. Driver for Needle Plate 8. Thread Cap (On the machine when delivered) 9. Small Thread Cap 10. Seam Guide and Screw 11. Overcasting Foot (C) 12. Blind Hem Foot (D) 13. Zipper Foot (E) 14. Rolled Hem Foot 15. Button Sewing Foot 16. Satin Foot (B) 17. Quilting Bar 18.
EXTENSION TABLE a. REMOVING THE EXTENSION TABLE Hook your finger to the left bottom side of extension table and slide it to the left. To attach, insert to the right. b. OPENING THE ACCESSORY CASE Hook your finger to the left side of accessory case and pull toward you. CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT The presser foot must be changed according to the stitch you sew, or work you do. CAUTION: To prevent accidents. Turn off the power switch before you change the presser foot. A. Changing the presser foot 1.
INSERTING THE NEEDLE Select a needle of the right type and size for the fabric to be sewn. CAUTION: To prevent accidents. Turn off the power before removing the needle. 1. Turn the hand wheel 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 the 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 the bent or blunt needle.
CONNECTING THE MACHINE DANGER: To reduce the risk of electric shock. Never leave unattended when plugged in. Always unplug this machine from the electric outlet immediately after using and before maintenance. WARNING: To reduce the risk of burns, fire, electric shock, or injury to persons. Do not unplug by pulling on cord. To unplug, grasp the plug, not the cord. 1. Place machine on stable table. 2. Connect the power line cord to the machine by inserting the 2-hole plug into the terminal box. 3.
FUNCTION OF EACH PART A. START/STOP BUTTON The machine will start running when start/stop button is pressed and will stop when pressed the second time. The machine will rotate slowly at start of sewing. MONITOR LAMP Green Light “ON” Ready to sew or bobbin winding. Red Light “ON” Presser foot is not in down position or buttonhole lever is not lowered. If the red light is on, the machine will not start even when start/stop button is pressed.
F. THREAD CUTTER BUTTON Press this button after sewing to cut the upper and bobbin threads. The machine will cut both threads automatically. CAUTION 1. Do not press this button when there is no fabric in the machine or no need to cut the threads. The thread may tangle, resulting in damage. 2. Do not use this button when cutting thread thicker than #30, nylon thread or other speciality threads. In this case, use the thread cutter (H). G.
CONTROL PANEL When you turn on the power, machine will select the straight stitch and indicate information of stitch on the L.C.D. A. L.C.D. DISPLAY Stitch information is indicated on this display. According to the pattern or mode, information will be changed. B. L.C.D. CONTRAST CONTROL The contrast of L.C.D. is adjusted by turning this dial. C. PATTERN CHART Pattern chart is located inside of the top cover. All patterns and letters of this machine are indicated on this chart.
I. CLEAR BUTTON UTILITY STITCH SEWING If you changed the setting (mirror/reverse, elongation, stitch width, length and thread tension) of utility stitch pattern, you can return to preset setting by pressing this button. DECORATIVE & LETTER STITCH SEWING By pressing this button, you can delete one combined stitch pattern or all stitch patterns. J. SCROLL BUTTONS During stitch pattern selection, 5 patterns or letters will scroll up or down by pressing these buttons. K.
BOBBIN SETTING A. REMOVING THE BOBBIN 1. Pull the bobbin cover latch to the right and remove the bobbin cover. 2. Lift up the bobbin from the machine. B. SETTING SPOOL OF THREAD ON SPOOL PIN 1. Pull up the left end of spool pin and set the spool of thread on spool pin so that the thread unrolls from the front of the spool. 2. Set the spool cap on spool pin as far as it will go. a: Reverse spool cap direction according to the size of spool. b. Use the small spool cap when you use cross wound thread.
D. INSERTING THE BOBBIN 1. Place bobbin into bobbin holder with the thread unwinding counter clockwise. 2. Draw thread into notch (a) while holding the bobbin. 3. Pull thread toward the left and along the inside of spring (b) until it slips into notch (c) making sure that thread does not slip out of notch (a). 4. Pull thread out about 10 cm (4 inches). Replace the bobbin cover. Set the left tab into the hole in needle plate and push the right side of bobbin cover down until it clicks into place.
THREADING THE MACHINE A. PREPARING TO THREAD MACHINE 1. Raise the presser foot lifter. 2. Press the needle up/down button and set the needle in up position. (Keep this position until needle eye threading.) B. SETTING SPOOL OF THREAD ON SPOOL PIN 1. Pull up the left end of spool pin and set the spool of thread on spool pin so that the thread unrolls from the front of the spool. 2. Set the spool cap on spool pin as far as it will go. a: Reverse spool cap direction according to the size of spool. b.
D. THREADING THE NEEDLE EYE CAUTION: To prevent accidents. 1. Keep fingers away from all moving parts. Special care is required around the needle. 2. Do not lower the threader lever while machine is operating. Note:The needle threader is used for needle sizes 11/80, 14/90, and 16/100. 1. Lower the presser foot. 2. Check that the needle is raised. If it is not so, raise needle by pressing needle up/down button. 3. Lower the threader slowly and draw thread through thread guide (a) and pull toward the right.
STARTING TO SEW The machine will be set to sew straight stitch when power switch is turned on. CAUTION: To prevent accidents. While sewing, special care is required around the needle. Machine automatically feeds the fabric, do not pull or push the fabric. A. START AND END OF SEAM 1. Check the presser foot (General Purpose Presser Foot). Refer to page 7 for changing the presser foot. 2. Place the fabric under the presser foot and lower the presser foot. 3.
B. REVERSE STITCHING Reverse stitching is used for reinforcing the ends of the seams. 1. Place the fabric in position where back stitching is to be made and lower the presser foot. 2. Press and hold the reverse button. Sew 4-5 reverse stitch. 3. Release the reverse button and press the start/ stop button (or press the pedal). Machine will change to forward sewing. 4. When you reach the end of seam, press and hold reverse button and sew 4-5 reverse stitches. Note: The pattern No. 3 and No.
D. TURNING CORNERS 1. Stop the machine when you reach a corner. The machine will stop the needle into the fabric. 2. Raise the presser foot. 3. Use the needle as a pivot and turn fabric. 4. Lower the presser foot and resume sewing. E. SEWING HEAVY FABRIC When sewing heavy fabrics, the toe end of presser foot tends to lift up and sewing cannot be started smoothly. In such case, set as follows. 1. Raise the presser foot. 2.
THREAD TENSION This machine adjusts the thread tension automatically when pattern is selected. However you can change the thread tension as follows. 1. Press the fuction F5 button directly under the tension mark. LCD changes to the thread tension mode. 2. To increase the upper thread tension, press the function F5 (+) button. To decrease the upper thread tension, press the function F4 (–) button. F5 F1 F3 F4 F5 Pre-set tension number is highlighted.
SELECTING UTILITY STITCH PATTERN Utility stitches are indicated in the pattern chart located inside of the top cover. When you turn on the machine, straight stitch will be selected automatically. Select utility stitch pattern as follows. A. DIRECT STITCH PATTERN You can select basic utility stitch patterns directly by pressing the Direct Stitch Selection Buttons. Selected pattern will be indicated on the LCD. B. SELECTING OTHER UTILITY STITCH PATTERNS 1. Press the utility button.
D. ELONGATION Some patterns may be elongated from the original length. You may elongate the pattern by pressing the function button (F3) directly under the elongation icon. a. Regular length b. Elongated A pattern cannot be elongated if the elongation icon is not indicated. When you pressed clear “C” button, machine will return to regular length (also mirror/reverse will return to regular stitch.) E. SETTING STITCH WIDTH AND LENGTH Machine will set the stitch width and length suitable for the pattern. 1.
WHERE TO USE EACH STITCH 01. Straight stitch center needle positon • For top stitching, zipper sewing etc. 02. Straight stitch left needle position • For top stitching etc. 03. Straight stitch with auto-reverse stitch center needle position 04. Straight stitch with auto-reverse stitch left needle position 05. Basting 06. Straight stretch stitch • Reinforcement straight stitch 07. Stem stitch for stretch fabrics 08. Quilt stitch like hand made 09. Zigzag stitch • For overcasting, applique, patch work etc.
STRAIGHT STITCH SEWING Straight stitch patterns should be selected to suit the type of fabric being sewn. Left needle position (No.2) is most suited for sewing light weight fabrics. No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. Center needle Position Left needle Position Center needle with built-in reverse stitch Left needle with built-in reverse stitch General Purpose Foot (A) A. Straight Stitch 1. Position the fabric under the presser foot and lower it. 2. Hold the upper thread and bobbin thread loosely and start sewing.
BASTING You can baste a garment before trying it on. No. 5 Basting Stitch Darning/Embroidery Foot A. ATTACHING THE DARNING/ EMBROIDERY FOOT 1. Lower the feed dogs by moving the drop feed lever to the left. 2. Remove the presser foot and holder. (See page 7) 3. The arm of darning/embroidery foot should ride onto the shaft of the needle clamp screw. 4. Slide the plastic attaching head from your left to right so that it is fitted into the presser bar. 5. Tighten the presser foot thumb screw. B.
ELASTIC STITCH SEWING Elastic stitches are strong and flexible and will give with the fabric without breaking. Good for easy to ravel and knit fabrics as well as joining durable fabrics such as denims. No. 6 Straight Stretch Stitch No. 7 Stem Stitch for Stretch fabrics No.17 Ric-rac Stitch General Purpose Foot (A) We recommend that you use a needle for knit and synthetic fabrics to prevent skipping stitches and thread breakages. a. Jacket c. Bag b. Trousers d.
ZIGZAG STITCH SEWING Your machine can sew zigzag stitches of various widths and lengths by changing the settings of the stitch width and stitch length. No. 9 Zigzag Stitch General or Satin Foot (A, B) Zigzag stitches are very good for joining two pieces of fabrics, applique and sewing various decorative patterns. SATIN STITCHING To sew a satin stitch, shorten the stitch length and attach the satin foot. (B) Refer to next page for overcast.
OVERCASTINGOVERLOCKING A. USING THE OVERCASTING FOOT No. 9 (Stitch Width 5.0) No. 15, 16, 30 (Stitch Width 5.0-7.0) Overcasting Foot (C) Press fabric against the guide plate of the overcasting foot so that needle falls near the edge of seam. a. No. 9 (Width=5.0) is used for preventing raveling of fabrics. b-d. No. 15, 16, 30 can sew overcasting and regular stitches at the same time. Therefore it is convenient for sewing easy to ravel and stretch fabrics. CAUTION: To prevent accidents.
BLIND HEM STITCHING This stitch will sew without stitches showing on right side of fabric. No. 10 Blind hemming for stretch fabric. No. 11 Blind hem for regular fabric. Blind Hem Foot (D) 1. Fold the fabric as shown on drawing. a. Medium, Heavy weight fabric b. Light weight fabric 1cm c. Wrong side of fabric d. Overcasting 5mm 2. The guide (e) on the blind foot ensures even feeding of the fabric when blind hem stitching. The guide (e) is adjusted by turning the adjusting screw (f). 3.
PATCH WORK For additional decorative purposes, use different kind of materials. No. 19, 20 General Purpose or Satin Foot (A, B) 1. Place two pieces of fabric right sides together and sew a long straight stitch. 2. Press the seam open. 3. Be sure that stitches fall on both sides of fabric. APPLIQUE No. 23, 24 Open Toe Foot CAUTION: To prevent accidents. Do not change the stitch width to wider than 5.0. Otherwise, needle could hit the presser foot and break. 1.
INSERTING ZIPPERS CENTERED INSERTION No. 1 Straight Stitch (Center Needle Position) Zipper Foot (E) CAUTION: To prevent accidents. Zipper foot should be used for sewing center needle position straight stitch No. 1 only. It is possible that needle could hit the presser foot and break when sewing other patterns. 1. Baste the zipper opening to the seam line. a: Straight stitch, b: End of opening, c: Basting 5 mm d: Wrong Side of fabric 2. Press open the seam allowance. Baste the zipper tape.
INSERTING ZIPPERS LAPPED INSERTION No. 1 Straight Stitch (Center Needle Position) Zipper Foot (E) CAUTION: To prevent accidents. Zipper foot should be used for sewing center needle position straight stitch No. 1 only. It is possible that needle could hit the presser foot and break when sewing other patterns. 5 mm 1. Baste the zipper opening to the seam line. a: Straight stitch, b: End of opening, c: Basting d: Wrong Side of fabric 2. Fold back to the left seam allowance.
BUTTONHOLE SEWING This machine can sew 13 types of buttonholes. 104. Bar-tack Buttonhole (Narrow) for light to medium weight fabrics 105. Bar-tack Buttonhole (Wide) for large buttons 106. Keyhole Buttonhole for heavy weight fabrics 107. Keyhole Buttonhole with reinforced bar tack 108. Tapered Keyhole Buttonhole 109. Round Ended Buttonhole (Narrow) for light to medium weight fabrics 110. Round Ended Buttonhole (Wide) for large buttons 111. Round Ended Buttonhole with cross bar 112.
1 2 3 1 1 4 2 2 5 3 3 4 6 1 4 1 5 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 2 2 3 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 7. Machine will sew the buttonhole in the order as shown and stop automatically after sewing. 8. Press the thread cutter button and raise the presser foot to remove the fabric. b. To sew over same buttonhole, raise presser foot to return to original position. 9. Cut center of buttonhole being careful not to cut stitches on either side. Use a pin as a stopper.
BOUND BUTTONHOLE A bound buttonhole provides a professional tailored touch to women’s dresses, suits and coats. 116. Bound Buttonhole Buttonhole Foot (F) 1. Cut a patch of fabric 2.5 cm wide, 1 cm longer than the finished buttonhole. Baste a patch so that the center line of patch will align with the center line mark of buttonhole. a. Right side of fabric b. Wrong side of patch 2. Lower the buttonhole lever and sew buttonhole.
10.Fold the fabric and stitch along the seams on each side, just a needle width from the original stitching line. Remove the basting. c. Wrong side of fabric 11.Fold the fabric along the buttonhole end and stitch triangular ends on the original stitching line. 12.Press and trim the patch to within 5 mm of the stitching. a. Right side of fabric c. Wrong side of fabric NOTE: When sewing weaker fabric, reinforce buttonhole area. Cut a patch of fusible interfacing 3 cm wider and 2 cm longer than the buttonhole.
AUTOMATIC BAR-TACK AND DARNING You can sew automatic bar-tack and darning using the buttonhole foot. No. 102 Bar-tack, to reinforce areas that will be subject to strain, such as pocket corners. No.103 Darning, mending and other applications. Buttonhole Foot (F) 1. Adjust slide on base according to the length of bar-tack or darning. a= Length of bar-tack or darning 2. Pass upper thread through the hole of buttonhole foot and bring upper and bobbin threads to the left. 3.
SEWING ON BUTTONS No. 13 Button Sewing Foot 1. Lower the feed dogs by moving the drop feed lever to the left. 2. Attach the button sewing foot. Align two holes of the button with slot of presser foot and lower foot to hold the button securely. 3. Adjust the stitch width so that the needle enters the left hole of button. 4. Turn hand wheel by hand so needle enters the second hole. You may need to adjust the stitch width again. CAUTION: To prevent accidents.
NARROW HEMMING No. 1 Straight Stitch (Center Needle Position) Rolled Hem Foot 1. Fold edge of fabric over about 3 mm (1/8 inch), then fold it over again 3 mm for about 5 cm (2 inches) along edge of fabric. 2. Insert needle into the fold by rotating the hand wheel toward you, and lower the presser foot. Sew several stitches and raise the presser foot. Insert fabric fold into spiral of rolled hem foot. Move fabric back and forth until the fold forms a scrolled shape. 3.
CONTINUOUS DECORATIVE PATTERN Use the satin foot for continuous decorative stitch patterns. This foot has a full indentation on the underside to easily allow closely spaced zigzag stitches and fabric to feed freely under foot. No. 19-100 Satin foot (B) To tailor the continuous decorative stitch pattern, you may adjust the length and width of pattern. Also you may change reverse or mirror stitch of pattern and elongate the pattern. Experiment with fabric scraps until you get the desired length and width. A.
DARNING/FREE-HAND EMBROIDERY No. 1.Center needle Position Darning/Embroidery Foot A. ATTACHING THE DARNING/ EMBROIDERY FOOT 1. Lower the feed dogs by moving the drop feed lever to the left. 2. Remove the presser foot and holder. (See page 7) 3. The arm of darning/embroidery foot should ride onto the shaft of the needle clamp screw. 4. Slide the plastic attaching head from your left to right so that it is fitted into the presser bar. 5. Tighten the presser foot thumb screw. B. DARNING 1.
TWIN NEEDLE SEWING Interesting decorative stitches can be produced by using twin needles and threading the machine with two different colors of thread. Always make test samples to help you determine the settings best suited to a specific purpose. All patterns except No. 101-116 may be sewn with a twin needle. General Purpose Foot or Satin Foot (A, B) Note: A twin needle is not provided with this machine. Call for your Singer Dealer to purchase. CAUTION: To prevent accidents. a.
DECORATIVE & LETTER STITCH SEWING You can combine decorative & letter stitches into a string by selecting each pattern. A. SELECTING DECORATIVE & LETTER STITCH (selecting mode) 1. Press the decorative & letter stitch button. First 5 patterns of decorative patterns will be indicated on the lower line of LCD. 2. By pressing the decorative & letter stitch button, selecting group will change as below. a. Decorative pattern b. Gothic letter stitch c. Script letter stitch d. Italic letter stitch e.
c. By pressing the far left cursor “I<” button, the first selected pattern will be highlighted. d. By pressing the far right cursor “I>” button, the cursor is moved to the right side of selected patterns. B c d The cursor is used to check selected patterns, insert patterns, delete patterns or editing of each pattern as described below. If the settings of the highlighted pattern can be changed, it will be noted in the center line of the LCD. C.
F. EDITING OF EACH PATTERN You can change the stitch width, length, mirror/ reverse stitch and elongation of each pattern. And you can change the thread tension of selected all patterns 1. Press the EDIT button. LCD will change to the editing mode. 2. As you shift the cursor, the setting of each pattern will be indicated. 3. By pressing each function button, you can change setting as below a-d. 4. After you have completed the editing, press the return button (F1) or EDIT button.
c. Setting the stitch width and length Machine will pre-set the stitch width and length suitable for the pattern. 1. You can make changes by pressing the function button (F4) directly under the witdh and length mark. F4 2. For narrower width, press function button F2(–). For wider width, press function button F3 (+). For shorter length, press function button F4 (–). For longer length, press function button F5 (+). Pre-set stitch width and length will be indicated as a highlighted number.
H.SEWING THE SELECTED PATTERNS a. Single sewing You can combine the tack stitch by pressing the tack button at selecting mode. When you combined the tack stitch or letter stitch at the end of pattern, machine will stop automatically after sewing selected patterns. b. Repeat sewing The pattern combination will sew repeatedly without combining the tack stitch at the end of the pattern sequence. SEWING 1. Attach the satin foot when sewing decorative & letter stitch. 2.
DECORATIVE AND LETTER STITCH CHART The decorative patterns in bold print are one unit of the stitch pattern. Description of Chart Symbols: Mirror Stitch included Reverse Stitch included Mirror and Reverse stitch included X5 Elongation included ADJUSTING THE FORWARD AND REVERSE STITCHES Depending on the type of fabric you sew, it may be necessary to adjust the forward and reverse stitches. The adjustment is needed when the decorative or letter stitch is distorted.
MAINTENANCE DANGER: To reduce the risk of electric shock. Disconnect the power line plug from electric outlet before carrying out any maintenance. CLEANING If lint and bits of thread accumulate in the hook, this will interfere with the smooth operation of the machine. Check regularly and clean the stitching mechanism when need. A. Bobbin Holder Remove the bobbin cover and bobbin. Clean the bobbin holder with a brush. B. Hook Race and Feed Dog 1. Remove the needle, presser foot and holder.
HELPFUL HINTS PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION Machine not properly threaded. Thread entwined around bobbin. Needle inserted incorrectly. Thread tension too tight. Thread of incorrect size or poor quality. Re-thread machine. Remove entwined thread. Re-insert needle. Readjust thread tension. Choose correct thread. 16 15 8 21 8 Bobbin threaded incorrectly. Bobbin wound unevenly or too full. Dirt on the bobbin holder. Re-thread the bobbin. Rewind the bobbin. Clean the holder.
Messages on LCD 1. Winding the bobbin. 1 2. Lower the buttonhole lever. 2 3. After sewing buttonhole, raise the presser foot lifter and set the frame of buttonhole foot to starting position. 3 4. Release the foot controller pedal. 4 5. Lower the presser foot. 5 6. Machine cannot memory any more. 6 7. Select a pattern. 7 8. Release the reverse button. 8 9. Release the start/stop button. 9 10.Rethread the upper thread. 10 11.Foot controller is connected. 11 12.
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