Auto-threading device – Brother PC-8500 8500D User Manual
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4. Steady the spool thread in your right hand, take the end of
the thread in your left hand, and keep it taut while passing it
through the guides in the order shown by the numbers.
Note
Incorrect threading may cause damage.
5. Lower the presser foot.
6. Thread the needle manually or using the auto-threading
device.
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You do not need to pull the bobbin thread up before you
start sewing.
7. Pass the thread underneath the presser foot and pull it out
from the rear of the machine by about 5 cm.
Note
Always raise the presser foot before removing the upper thread
from the machine or damage may occur to the auto thread
tension unit.
Threading the take-up lever
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Thread take-up lever
Auto-threading device
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1. Guide the thread through the wire loop and gently pull the
thread towards you.
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Needle threader lever
2
Guide (Large hook)
3
Wire loop
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Lowering the presser foot will engage the automatic tension
and will allow you to grip the thread as you proceed.
2. Lower the needle threader lever all the way down using your
left index finger. Check that the thread is held by the guide
(large hook) and that the hook on the needle threader has
passed through the eye of the needle.
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Second set of hooks
2
Third hook
3. As you lower the needle threader lever drape the thread to
the left and the large hook will catch the thread. When the
needle threader lever is in the lowest position, drape the
thread across the eye of the needle.
Insert the thread firmly to the bottom
of the guide.