SINGER 6217 - Manual (Page 10)

Changing the needle
plate (A), (C)
Your machine comes with the General
Purpose Needle Plate (A) attached. The
Straight Stitch Needle Plate (C) may be
purchased at your sewing centre and can
be attached as follows:
• Raise needle and presser foot.
• Open slide plate.
• Lift up needle plate from right corner and
slide out from under foot.
• To replace needle plate, slide it under pin
(1) and push it firmly to the left.
• Press down until it snaps into place.
Attaching the feed
cover (F)
The feed cover is used to keep the feed from
moving the fabric when attaching a button,
darning or sewing free-motion embroidery.
To attach it, follow the directions below:
• Raise needle and presser foot.
• Open slide plate.
• Slide feed cover on top of needle plate,
pressing tabs (1) and (2) into holes.
• Close slide plate.
• To remove, open slide plate and lift front
edge of cover; pull it away.
Removing the extension
tabie
Free arm sewing makes it easier to sew hard-
to-reach areas.
To change machine for free arm sewing, lift
right edge (1) of extension table, slide it to
the left and off the machine.
To replace the extension table, slide it to the
right keeping it even with the free arm, until
the tabs on the right lock into place.