SINGER S18 STUDIO Instruction Manual - Manual (Page 23)

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Adjusting the Presser Foot Pressure
The presser foot pressure dial should be set at “3” for
regular sewing.
Reduce the pressure for appliqué, sewing on fine
synthetics and elastic fabrics.
Set the dial at “1” when sewing on extra fine fabrics.
1 Foot pressure dial
2 Setting mark
3 Recommended setting
NOTE
Do not reduce the foot pressure lower than “0”.
Dropping the Feed Dogs
The feed dogs can be lowered by the drop feed dog
control lever.
Move the drop feed control lever to the right to lower
the feed dogs.
Move the drop feed control lever. The feed dogs will
not physically come up until the handwheel is rotated
toward you one full revolution, or until you start to sew.
1 Feed dog lever
2 Feed dog down
3 Feed dog up
Whenever the feed dogs are lowered a message
will come up on the LCD screen when foot control is
depressed.
An alarm will beep when starting to sew with the feed
dogs down, also. The machine will not sew unless the
following stitch patterns are selected.
MODE 1: 01, 02, 08 and 09
MODE 2: 25, 28, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, and 60.
When these stitch patterns are selected you must press
the foot control down again after you hear the alarm
and see the message on screen. The machine will not
sew with the feed dogs lowered when all other stitch
patterns are selected.
4 Message on the LCD screen
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2
3
2
1
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3