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I. LOCA'IE AND IDEt;TIFY Tile PARTS .................................. I
2. TItRFA:);."',':. THE L',IACll+=_I£
TtlREADING THE FL_CRINE ....................................... 2
THREADING TIlE LOWER LOOFLR ................................. 3
THRFADING Tile UP! ER LOOPER................................. 6 /
TIIREADI[_G THF NEEDLE O.'; TIll" RIGHT .......................... 8"'J
TItFF.ADING THE h'EEDLF O:; TItF. LF_rI ......................... lO- 11
THRI'ADING TIlE HACItINE ( 3 TIIR_'AD:;) ,, ;:IDI/i';AI_RO_: ++'TI1CII ....... 17
3. WIIAT TO DO WIIEN ............................................... ]
4. RLHOVING AND ATTACHIt,IG TIIE PARIS
FACE PLATE IN,IT AND BELT COVER .............................. 14
MACIIINE BASE................................................ 15
SIDE COVER.................................................. 16
LOOPER COVERtRIIT ........................................... 17
FRONT PANEL UIqIT............................................ 18
ADJUSTMENT
GAUGE FOR SERVICING ........................................ 19
NEEDLE BAR HEIGHT ......................................... 20
PP,EFSER EAR HEIGHT ......................................... 21
FEED DOG HEIGHT ............................................ 22
FEED TIMING ................................................ 23
UPPER KNIFE TIHING ......................................... 2A
LOWER LOOPER POSITION .............
CLEARANCE BETREEN NEEDLE AND LOWER LOOPeR/NEEDLE GUARDS..26=2?
LOWER LOOPER 3IMING ......................................... 28
UPPER LOOPER POSITION ....................................... 29
UPPER & LOWER LOOPERS TIMING ................................ 30
CLRAI_NC£ BE_EEN LOOPERS ................................... 31
CLEARANCE BEll_EEN NEEDLE AND UPPER LOOPER ................... 32
POSITION OF FJtIVES .......................................... 33
POSITION OF LOOPER TItREAD GUIDES ........................... 34
DIFFERENTIAL FEED RATIO ..................................... 35
CLEARANCE BLI"WEEN l_IN & SUB FEED DOGS...................... 36
STITCH LENGTH ............................................... 37
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pressure adJustLnK
screw
Face plate
Right needle
thread guI
Side cover
LOCATE AND IDENTIFY THE pARTS.
Needle thread
tension dial
tarrying handle
Thread guide bar
Thread guide
Thread guide
plate
Spool pin
Spool holder
Spool stand
Stitch length
dial
Differential
feed dial
thread
Power switch
wheel
6. OILING ........................................................ 38
1t1!?, PRtlCEIIURI. IS LALI.Eb "T_/IN(', I)tl ".
TIt _HR[AII TII[ _4ALI_I,_I[I0_ TH[ _irs_ I1:._r_E_ Tn p_c.L _.3.
I Green
_eldle bit
IN GENERAL, THE PRESSER FOOT
SHOULD BE LEFT DOWN. THERE
IS NO NEED TO RAISE AND
LOWER THE FOOT WHEN SEWING.
USE STANDARD KENMORE NEEDLE
SIZE 11 OR 14.
3Blue 2.Red O'_
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TIIREADING CIIAR'
(LOCATE[) BEHIND LOOPER (OVer)
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, YOUR KENMORE OVERLOCK IIAS BEEN PRE-TIIREADED. TO PREPARE TO
SEU NITII YOUR CHOICE OF THREADS, FOLLOU TIeESE SI_,_PI,EINSTRUCTIONS:
l_bS,KE SURE UNIT IS UNPLUGGED FRO;! TIlE NALI, OUTLET AND/OR IIACIIINE.
RAISE TELESCOPING THREAD GUIDE BAR.
OPEN LOOPER COVER,
PLACE SPOOL CONES ON SPOOL BOLDER.
TIE FARTIIEST CONE ON THE RIGH_ TO GREEN, 2NO FRO,_|RIGRT TO RED, 3RO FROH RIGHT
TO BLUE AND REt'_AINING SPOOL ON LFFT TO ORANGE.
RAISE PRESSER FOOT.
SET TENSION DIALS TO O.
TURN RAND N_EEL ANAY PAOli YOU ONCE OR TNICE UNTIL NEEDLES ARE IN THE FULL UP
POSITION, TNIS RELEASES THREA_S.
PULL ALl, THREADS OUT UNTIL EITNER THE ORANGE OR BLUE TBREAD APPROACHES THE NEEDLE
EYE.
CUT oUT NEEDLE THREAD KNOT AND PULL ADDITIONAL THREAD TO THREAD NEEDLE.
PULL THREAD UNTIL THE RENAINING THREAD IS CLOSE TO THE OTHER NEEDLE EYE.
THREAD NEEDLE.
PULL 'I_READ UNTIL THE KNOTS ttAVE GONE THROUGH THE UPPER AND LONER LOOPER.
ALL THREADS SHOULD BE UNDER THE PRESSER FOOT AND PULLED TO THE BACK.
SET ALL TENSION DIALS BACK TO 3.
L_MER PRESSER FOOT AND TURN RAND NHEEL TONARD YOU TO CHAIN OP_ 3 OR I. STITCHES.
PLUG UNIT IN NALL OUTLET AND HACHINE AND TURN PONER SNITCH ON,
YOU ARE READY TO SERGE,
THREADING TIIE LOUER LOOPER
OPEN THE LOOPER AND SIDE COVERS.
LOOSEN SCREW AND REMOVE PRESSER FOOT
AS SE['fBLY.
PLACE THE SPOOL OF THREAD ON THE
RIGHT SIDE SPOOL PIN.
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'Tht e,l_ gutc_e
I)KAU THE THREAD
THROUGH "lir" RIGHT
SIDI" THREA, GUIDE
l-EOM BACK TO
FRONT.
(3 PASS 7h_ TIIRFAD
THROUGII IIOLES ON
THE klGHT SIDE OF
THREAD GUIDE PI.ATE
AS ILl USTFJ\TED.
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(_)PASS THE THREAD
_IROUGH THE RIGIIT
SIDE OF THREAD
GUIDE SLIDING THE
THREAD FROM LEFT
TO RIGHT.
(_ INSERT THE TIIREAD BETWEEN TENSION
DISCS FROM TIIE RIGHT. THEN PULL
BOTH SIDES OF TIIE THREAD FI!_LY
BETWEE*! TENSION DISCS.
_)PASS TIlE THREAD TIIROUGH LOWER
LOOPER THREAD GUIDE (I).
(_)PASS THE THREAD THROUGH THE LOWER
LOOPER THREAD GUIDE (2).
I_)PASS THE THREAD THROUGH THE LOOPER
THREAD TAKE-UP LEVER (LOWER).
_)PASS THE THREAD THROUGH THE LOWER
LOOPER THREAD GUIDES (3) AND (4).
I OINTS TO THREAD FOR LOWER LOOPER]
ARE HARKED IN GREEN.
HOW TO THREAD ONLY THE LOWER LOOPER
CUT BOTH NEEDLE THREADS AS SHOWN IN THE FIGURE AND
REMOVE THEM FROM THE NEEDLES.
I
THREAD THE LOWER LOOPER _ID THEN RE-THREAD THE
NEEDLES.
THREAD_
TENSION DISCS
* HAKE SURE THAT THE THREAD IS BETWEEN
THE TENSION DISCS.
NOTE: IF YOU REMOVE THE NEEDLE PLATE, THE
THREADING POINTS OF LOWER LOOPER
ARE EASIER TO SEE.
IN THIS CASE, MAKE SURE THE THREAD
IS NOT CAUGHT BY THE NEEDLE PLATE
WHEN REPLACING THE PLATE AFTER
THREADING.
THREADING THE UPPER LOOPER
(_)TURN TIIE HAND WREEL TOWARD YOU UNTIl.
THE LOWER LOOPER COMES TO THE RIGHT
AND PASS THE TIIREADER TIIROUGII ROLE
ON LOWER LOOPER TIIREAD GUIDE (5).
HOOK THE END OF TIIRFAD ON TIIE
THREADER. (SEE NOTE.)
t._PULL TIIE TIIREADER TO PASS 'IIIE
THREAD THROUGH THE HOLE OF LONER
LOOPER 'I]IREAD GUIDE (5). REMOVE Tile
THREAD FROM TIIE THREADER, AND DKAW
THE THREAD THROUGH THE HOLE ON LOWER
LOOPER TO THE BACK 10 MM (4") OR MORE
wITH A PAIR OF TWEEZERS.
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PLACE THE SPOOL OF THREAD ON '[HE
SPOOL PIN SECOND FROM THE RIGHT.
D_%:! "Jill"IdRI'AD
THROUGIITHE THKEAD
GUIDE SECO._;DFFOM
T}!ERIGII'IFFOH BACK
TO FRONT.
THROU(',H'rile li:_IES
IN THE S}Co:;Dp_Y-:
FROM 3li_}(IGll'/OF
T_IREAD_.UIDL PLATE
AS I LLHS'IRA'[Lb.
@ *
i_) PASS THE TIIREAD
TIIROUG:ITIlE LEFT
SIDE OF THREAD
GUIDE SLIDING THE
THREAD PROM RIGIIT
TO LEFT.
NOTE: HOW TO THREAD WOOLLY NYLON/POLYESTER THREAD LOOPER ARE MARKED IN RED. ] "_"
]* POINTS TO THREAD FOR UPPER ] _'d"
4,
flOW TO THREAD ONLY THE tIPPER LOOPER
O,,_,v W .
THP4_ THE II_D NilEEL TOWARD YOU UNTIL THE
* SHOWN ABOVE IS ONE OF THE EASIEST WAYS TO PASS _1_ UpP_loop_,
* USE THE SAME METHOD FOR THE OPPER LOOPER. _HE LOWER LOOPER PROH THE UPPER LOOPER.
Lo_,Ioo_, UPPER LOOPER COHES TO ?X_ MIDDLE POINT
""_' THREAD THE UPPER LOOPER.
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TIIREADI_G THI-: IIEEDLE O,_ITHE RIGHT
(_) INSERT THE THREAD BETI.?EF'; "ILNSIO?]
DISCS FROM THE RIGBL TU... PULl.
BOTH SIDES OF T}IREAD.
PASS THE THREAD THROUGI! ITPPI:R
lOOPER TIIRFAD GUIDE(1).
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(_) PASS THE THREAD "[NROU(;iiUI'PER
LOOPER THREAD GUIDE (2).
(_ TURN THE IIAND WHEEL TOWARD YOU UNTIl,
TIlE UPPER LOOPER CO,MESTO THE MIDDLE
POSITION OF ITS TRAVEl,, THEN PASS TIIE
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Upper loose.
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THREAD TNROUGII THE LOOPER THREAD
TAKE-UP LEqER (UPPER).
PASS TIIE THREAD THROUGII UPPER
@
LOOPER THREAD GUIDE.
PASS THE THREADER THROUGH THE IIOLE
@
ON THE UPPER LOOPER. THEN HOOK THE
END OF THREAD ON THE TIIREADER. PULl,
OUT TIIE THREADER TO PASS THE THREAD
THROUGH THE HOLE. REHOVE TIIE
THREAD FROM THREADER, AND DRAW TIlE
FREE END OF THREAD lO CH (4") OR
HORE.
PLACE THE SPOOL OF THREAD ON THE
SPOOL PIN SECOND FROM THE LEFT.
ON THE RIGHT ARE MARKED IN
* POINTS TO THREAD FOR NEEDLE I
BLUE,
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DRAW THE THREAD TNROUGH THE
THREAD GUIDE SECOND FROM THE
LEFT FROM BACK TO FRONT.
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PASS THE THREAD THROUGH THE HOLES
1N THE SECOND ROW FROM THE LEFT
OF THREAD GUIDE PLATE AS
ILLUSTRATED,
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lever lhzead gu_e
_) INSERT THC TUREA[) bEi_,,iE:_ "/D_;SIOII
DISCS FRO)| 'lUF R1GHT. TUI'N Fbl,L
BOTt| SIDES OF THREAD.
(.4) (_)TUR,_I THE t!AN') I(|lt.t.l, IOWA[(h YOU
TO HI, lUG NEEDLE t'_AR TO I'IS
NIGIIEST POSITIOi(, THEN PASS THE
THREAD TNROUGII RIGNT NEEDLE
TIIP,EAD GUIDE AIID TIIREAD TAKE-UP
LEVER THREAD GUIDE.
_;RFADING THE NEEDLE ON THE LEFT
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(_ DRb! THE T||RF_\DTHROUGH THE
THREAD GUIDE ON THE LEFT FRO[|
RACK TO FRONT.
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thread gulde
Ne_Ic IhfcI_
gu:de
(_PASS THE THREAD THROUGH THE NEEDLE
THREAD GUIDE SLIDING TIIE THREAD FROM
LEFT TO RIGHT.
(_) PASS TIIROUGII NEEDLE BAR THREAD GUIDE
FROM LEFT TO RXGIIT.
® THREAD THE RIGHT I,_EDLE FROM THE
FRONT TO THE RAC_ ,ND PULL THE THREAD
ABOUT lO CH (6") FROM THE EYE OF 'PHE
UEEDLE TO THE BACK UNDER I_E FOOT.
NOTE: NEEDLE FLaY BE EASIER TO THREAD
IF YOU REMOVE PRESSER FOOT AND
LOWER THE KNIFE.
PLACE THE SPOOL OF THREAD ON THE
LEFT SIDE SPOOL PIN.
POINTS TO THREAD FOR NEEDLE OH|
THE LEFT ARE MARKED IN ORANGE.]
l Thread gu,,Je
(_ PASS THE TIIREAD THROUGH THE ROLES
ON THE LEFT OF THREAD GUIDE PLATE
AS ILLUSTRATED.
"IHREADING TIlE MACHINE (3 THREADS) I WIDE/NARROW STITCH
U\
T_eJd ta_e u_
gu_b_e_e'_lhre__
Left n_'dle thread
(_) INSERT THE THREAD BETUEEN IF:'SION
DISCS FROH TilE RIGHT. TH[.' PLtL
BOTI} SIDES OI TIIREAD.
_) TURN TIIE }lAND L_{EEL "IOWARD YOU 10
BRING NEEDLE BAR TO ITS HIGHEST
POSI'HON, TIIFN PASS THE THFEAD
THROUGH THREAD "lAKE- UP I,FVFI
THREAI) GUIDE.
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PASS THE THREAD THROUGH IHE NF.EUI,L
TIIREAD GUIDE SLIDING Till,TIIRLAD
FROH RIGIIT TO I,EFT.
PASS THROUGH NEEDLE BAR THREAD
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GUIDE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.
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THREAD THE LEI'_"NEEDLE FROM "IIIE FRONT
TO TIIE BACK AND PULL THE THREAD
ABOUT IO CM (4") FROM THE EYE OF THE
NEEDLE TO THE BACK UNDER THE FOOT.
NOTE: NEEDLE HAY BE EASIER TO _IREAD
IF YOU REHOVE PRESSER FOOT AND
LOWER THE KNIFE.
USING THE NEEDLE ON THE RIGIIT ONLY
(FOR NARROW T|IREE-TBREAD SERGING) 3.5 MM t,'IDTII
DISCONNECT THE MACHINE FROM THE
POWER SUPPLY. REMOVE THE NEEDLE
AND THE THREAD ON THE LEFT.
THEN TIGHTEN THE NEEDLE CLA)_
SCRE-'%_ON THE LEFT SLIGHTLY TO
AVOID LOSING THE SCREW.
USING THE NEEDLE ON TIIE LEFT ONLY
(FOR WIDE TIIREE-TIIREAD SERGING) 5.7 MY}WIDTH
])
R_|OVE THE NEEDLE AND THE THREAD
ON THE RIGHT. THEN TIGHTEN THE
NEEDLE CLAHP SCREW ON THE RIGHT
SLIGHTLY _O AVOID LOSING "/'lie SCREW.
- GENTLY PULL ALL FOUR THREAD ENDS
TOWARDS BACK OFPL_CHINE.
- REPLACE PRESSER FOOT.
- RUN THREADS UNDER PRESSER FOOT.
- RETURN KNIFE TO LIPPOSITION.
- CLOSE SIDE AND LOOPER COVERS.
- TURN HAND WHEEL TOWARD YOU TO
CHAIN OFF THREE OR FOUR STITCHES.
TO CHANGE TO THE OTHER NEEDLE IN TNREE-TNREAD SERCING
LOOSEN BOTH NEEDLE CLAMP SCREWS AND REMOVE THE NEEDLE. INSERT THE NEEDLE
TO BE USED AND TIGHTEN THE NEEDLE CLAMP SCREW WHILE PUSItlNG THE NEEDLE UP
AS FAR AS IT WILL GO. THEN TIGHTEN THE OTHER NEEDLE CLAMP SCREW ON THE
OTHER SIDE SLIGHTLY TO PREVENT THE SCREW FROM DROPPING.