Brother HE 120 - Manual (Page 10)

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Contents
Included Accessories ............................................................................................... Cover A
Accessories ............................................................................................................................................ Cover A
Names of Machine Parts and Their Functions ......................................................... Cover B
Front view...............................................................................................................................................Cover B
Needle and presser foot section ............................................................................................................ Cover C
Right-side/rear view .............................................................................................................................. Cover C
Operation buttons .................................................................................................................................. Cover D
Operation panel...................................................................................................................................... Cover E
Optional Accessories...........................................................................................................1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................3
Sewing Machine Features ....................................................................................................3
Important Safety Instructions ..............................................................................................8
GETTING READY 11
Turning the Machine On/Off.............................................................................................12
Power supply precautions ............................................................................................................................... 12
Turning on the machine .................................................................................................................................. 13
Turning off the machine .................................................................................................................................. 13
LCD (liquid crystal display) operation ...............................................................................14
Viewing the LCD............................................................................................................................................. 14
Changing the Machine Settings ....................................................................................................................... 15
Checking machine operating procedures ........................................................................................................ 17
Winding/Installing the Bobbin...........................................................................................18
Bobbin precautions ......................................................................................................................................... 18
Winding the bobbin ........................................................................................................................................ 18
Installing the bobbin ....................................................................................................................................... 21
Upper Threading ...............................................................................................................23
About the spool of thread ................................................................................................................................ 23
Loading the spool into the thread cassette ....................................................................................................... 24
Threading the needle ...................................................................................................................................... 27
Using the extra spool pin ................................................................................................................................ 29
Thread the needle manually (without using the needle threader) ..................................................................... 30
Using the twin needle ..................................................................................................................................... 31
Pulling up the bobbin thread........................................................................................................................... 33
Replacing the Needle ........................................................................................................35
Needle precautions ......................................................................................................................................... 35
Needle types and their uses............................................................................................................................. 36
Checking the needle ....................................................................................................................................... 37
Replacing the needle....................................................................................................................................... 37
Replacing the Presser Foot ................................................................................................40
Presser foot precautions .................................................................................................................................. 40
Replacing the presser foot ............................................................................................................................... 40
Removing the presser foot holder .................................................................................................................... 42
Sewing Cylindrical Pieces..................................................................................................43
Free-arm sewing.............................................................................................................................................. 43
SEWING BASICS 45
Sewing...............................................................................................................................46
General sewing procedure .............................................................................................................................. 46
Selecting stitching ........................................................................................................................................... 47
Positioning the fabric ...................................................................................................................................... 48
Starting to sew................................................................................................................................................. 49
Securing the stitching ...................................................................................................................................... 51
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