Bernina Favorit 940, Industrial 950 Instruction Book

Instruction

Book

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Contents

Page

3

1

View

of

machine

940/950

Application

of

practical

stitches

13

Zig-zag

setting

11

4

Electrical

section

Brnging

up

lower

thread

6

U

Connecting

mains cable

and

Buttonhole 14

foot

control

unit

Changing

B_ub

16

Sewing

tight

Needles

8

Removing

bobbin

case

Presser

foot

9

5 W

1

iS

=

th

Cleaning

and

lubricating

the

hook

16

Winding

lower

thred

Cleaning

the

machine

16

nserting

bobbin

Connecting

mains

cable

and

Inserting

needle

foot

control

unit

4

6

Thread

ing

Corded

buttonholes

15

Changing

presser

f.ot

Electrical

section

4

Threadingupper

thread

Feed-dog

7

Important!

U

Bringing

out

lower

thread

Five

needle

positions

10

_.

.....

.........

7

L

owering

f

eed-dog

Forwards

sewing

10

Slatons

__

Thread

tension

Inserting

bobbin

5

Subject

to

BEAB

and

OSHA

safety

Presser

footn

lifterInserting

needle

5

regulations

(official

testing

ceritres

in

P1r---esserfoot ter

Inserting

needle

5

~~~Great

Britaini and

the U.SA).JU

8

Needle

and

thread

table

Lubricatingthe

machine

16

The

following

safety

regulations

Special

needles

Lycra

stitch

13

must

be

observed

without

fail:

Some

sewing

tips

Maintenance

16

mhe

roving

needle

is

a

source

of

9

Presser

feet

Needle

and

thread

10

Thedsewing

position jryust

tfiee-

10

Setting

the

straight

stitch

Presser

feet

9

fore

be

kept

under

constant

obt

11

Setting.the

zi_-zag

Presser

fot

lifter

7

servation

I

12

Selecting

the

stitches

1 .

20

Removing

bobbin

case

4

Manipulations

within'

the area

of

13

Application

of

practical

stitches

Scallop

stitch

13

moveient

of

the

needle,

such

as

Sewn-out

zig-zag

Securing

the

end

10

changing

the

needle

the

pres

3e

Bin.

stitch

Setting

Straight

stitch

10

performed

with

the

moachine

Universal

stitch

Zig-zag

1'

switched

off

(main

switlch

set

3i

Lycra

stitch

Sewing

light

4

X

positionl.

The

same

applies

Stre

ch stir

-h

Sewing

everse

10

~~~~~~~~~~~~when

remToving

and

replacingte

Stretch

stitch

Sewtng

reverse

10

lower

thread

bobbin

or

hook.

Gathering

stitch

Sewing

tips

8

Dujring

maintenance

work

(clean-

Vari-overlock

Special

needles

8

ing

or

lubricatingi

or

changing

the

Running

stitch

Straight

stitch

10

lighlt

bulb

and

interruptions

in

sew

Scallop

stitch

Stretch

stitch

13

ing

or

after

completion of

work

p.....

.

^re

rmachine

muitst

be

disconnectedj

Decorative

stitches

Thread

and

needle

1

0

from

the

power

supply

by

pulinl

14

Buttonhole

Threading

upper

thread

6

out

the

mains

plug.

15

Corded

buttonholes

Thread

tension

7

Repairs

to

the electronic

section

i

16

Chanwng

the

bulb

Vari-Overlock

13

especilthe

changing

of

thet

ad

Cleaning

Winding

bobbin

thread

5

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~wire

to

the

foot

controi

uinit,

ma-.y

3

Cleaning

Winding

bobbin

thread

5

0only

be

carried

out

by

ne

of

ourX

ser

vice

agenc,es,

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View

of

Bernina

940/950

|

9

1011

12 13

14

15

16

2

Nee

te

2 Needle

plate

3

Presser

foot

4

Needle

holder

clamp

_

15

Thread

reuator_

6

Thread

take-up

lever

7

Thread

tension

slot

8

.

8

Thread

tension

disc

7

17

9

Top

frame

cover

18 1 0Thread

tension_indicator

11

Adjusting

wheel

for thread

tension

_

12

Pattern

indicator

.

9 1 3

Practical

and

decorative

stitch

scale

*d _

l

1 1 4 Selector

lever

_

w

l

*

~~~~~~~~15

Changeover_lever

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21

17

Bobbin

spindle

sr

20

16 R adweelhodrpn

19

Thread

cutter

20 Hn-he ees

ce

1

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~23

21

Stitch

width

knob

22

Needle p-osition

knob

I

t5_

_l

l .

23

Buttonhole

knob

24

Stitch length

knob

*

--

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~25

Opening

for

knee

lifter

24_it

26Switch

fr

sewingprdarnin

U~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*

26

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Dear

Bernina

Customer,

We

would

like

to

congratulate

you

on

the

purchase

of

your

new

Bernina

sewing

machine

and

thank

you

for

the

confidence

shown

in

our

products.

You

have

acquired a top-quality

Swiss

product,

manufactured

with

the

utmost

skill

and care

at

our

Bernina

factory

in

Steckborn/Switzerland.

This

Instruction

Book

provides

you

with

all

the

necessary

information

about your

Bernina and

its

countless applications for

sewing

work.

If

you

should

require

further

details

or

advice

about your

sewing

machine

or

sewing

problems,

please

contact

your

Bernina

stockist.

We

hope

you

are

successful

and

happy

with

your sewing

and

dressmaking

work.

With

kind

regards

Odette Ueltschi-Gegauf,

Chairman

of

the

Board

FRITZ

GEGAUF

LTD.

Manufacturer

of

Bernina

Sewing

Machines,

CH-8266

Steckborn, Switzerland

3

Electrical

Section

Connctin

man

cablegj

and,,

-:

foo

controlxnil

The

temial

ong

theI

macin

frmis

cable

and

foot

contro

unit

canl

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beaeenine

formins

cal,__

4w4

3=

Sewing

light

Removing

Bobbin

Case

The

bobbin

case

is

The

sewing

light

is

Open

needle

plate

slider.

inserted

in

the

same

way

~~~~switched

on

and

off

with

Turn

hand-wheel

to-

iFig,

41.

_

~~~~the

switch

fitted

in

the

wards

you

until

the

front

cover

(Fig,

31.

needle

is

in

the

upper-

Umost

position.

g eGrip

bobbin

case

by

the

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~latch

with

thumb

and

Foot

control

unit

index

finger

of

the

left

For

controlling

the

hanc

and

renove

it.

sewing

speed

(Fig.

2).

2

4

*

Winding

Inserting

*

Lower

Thread

Bobbin

Needle

U

Release

hand-

d -

w

he l :

Hold

bobbin

case

in

WtPlace

empty

bobbin

on

Draw

thread

through

I

spindle

(Fig.

2).

the

slot

and

below

the

'

_

spring

until

it

lies

in

a

l

I

T-shaped

slot

at

the

end

l

AK

~~~~~~~~~~~~of

the

spring,

Do

not

ai

l1

e

hold

bobbin

for

this

I

j

^e_

purpose

(Fig.

6).

*

Place

reel

on

a

reel

and

take

thread

clock-

a

wise

around

the

pre-

tensioning

to

the

empty

*

When

drawing

the

*

Check

whether

needle

*

bobbin.

Wind

round

thread,

the bobbin

must

is

up.

empty bobbin

several

turn

in

the

anti-clockwise

*

The

accessories

box

| times,

also

in a clock- direction

of

the

arrow

contains a small

black

wise

direction

(Fig.

3).

(Fig.

7).

L screwdriver

for

loosening

*

Start bobbin

winding

& _

or

tightening

the

needle

device

by

operation

foot

I

clamp.

control unit.

When

the *

Loosening

the

needle

*

bobb

n is

full, the

winding

clamp: half a turn

to

left,

device

switches

off

4

anti-clockwise

(Fig.

8).

automa'ically.

3

*

Cut

thread

when

½ Inserting

bobbin

case

*

Insert

bobbin

case

so

removing

bobbin

by

into

hook

that

the

notch

points

drawing

over

the

small

*

Turn

hand-wheel

and

upwards

and

can

fit

into

Inserting

needle

Model

940:

*

blade (Fig.

4).

bring

needle

to

upper-

the

carrier

finger.

Flat

shank

side of

needle

always

at rear.

-

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~most position.

Grip

-

1 f

J

=

-

bobbin

case

by

the latch

*W i_

fingetof

the

left

hande

Inserting

needle

Model

950:

|

F

as

when removing.

Long

thread

groove

must

always

be

to

the

front

(round

shank

needle).

*

4

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