Singer CE-250 User Manual

Model CE-250

General Features Benefits

A well-lit sewing area makes all your sewing more precise. Sewing is

3 Stay-Bright™ LED Lights

also more pleasurable because the well lighted sewing area reduces
eye-strain often caused by working in low lighting.

Automatic Needle Threader

Automatic Tension

Top Loading Jam-Proof

Bobbin System with Clear Cover

Optimum Power Control

Drop Feed

Extra-High Presser Foot Lifter

Vertical Spool Holder

Effortless threading of the machine, including automatic threading of
the eye of the needle!

This system ensures stable stitch quality when straight stitching for all
fabric types

This mechanism incorporates a rotating hook that ensures smooth,
quiet jam-proof sewing. The bobbin loads from the top so it is easy to
insert the bobbin. The clear cover makes it effortless to monitor the
bobbin thread supply.

The Optimum Power Control provides precise piercing power when
sewing multiple layers or dense fabric.

A conveniently located lever will lower the feed dogs for machine
embroidery, monograms and attaching buttons.

There are two heights to the presser foot lifter. The second height
offers ¼” more clearance which is helpful when placing multiple
layers of fabrics under the presser foot.

In addition to the machine’s horizontal thread delivery, a second
vertical spool holder is provided at the back of the machine for larger
spools of thread.

Self Lubricating

Warning Signals

Heavy Duty Metal Frame

Because the machine is permanently lubricated, there is no need to
oil the machine, and no oil gets on fabric.

Audible warning messages alert the sewer, ensuring trouble-free
sewing.

This rigid support holds all the mechanisms in perfect alignment for
skip-free sewing and durability.

Model CE-250

On Board Storage Sewing accessories are always within easy reach.

25 Year Limited Warranty

Sewing Machine Features Benefits

Electronic Sewing Machine

100 Stitch Patterns

Twin Needle Function

Built-In Heirloom-Friendly

Stitch Selections

7mm Stitch Width

25 year limited warranty, including 5 years on electronic components
and 1 year on adjustments.

Sewing machine has push button stitch selection. This means that
the optimal settings for length and width are automatically set when
choosing a stitch. They can be overridden to personalize length and
width choice.

A large variety of stitches for construction, decorative sewing,
heirloom sewing and quilting always ensures the perfect stitch for
every project.

Automatically reduces the stitch width on decorative patterns to
prevent needle breakage when sewing with a twin needle.

Pin Stitch, Double Hem Stitch and Entredeux are a few of the
popular heirloom stitches available

Most stitches can be set for a maximum width of 7mm. When sewing
decorative stitches or satin stitches, the wide stitches are bolder and
more pronounced.

6 Fully Automatic

1-step Buttonholes

Buttonhole Under Plate

Programmable Needle

Up and Down

Buttonhole sewing is a simple 1-step process that provides reliable
results. The sides of the buttonhole are sewn in the same direction to
prevent gaps in stitching or fabric distortion.

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This is a SINGER
between a lower plate and the foot, to ensure perfect buttonholes on
multiple layers of fabric as well as delicate and stretch fabrics.

Select whether the needle is in up or down position when the

machine stops. It is beneficial to have the needle stop in the down

position when appliquéing, quilting or pivoting fabric. When removing
fabric or picking the bobbin thread up, program the needle to raise to
the highest position.

developed system that sandwiches fabric

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13 Needle Positions

Needle position can be changed for individual projects such as
inserting zippers, cording and topstitching.

Embroidery Features Benefits

First machine to connect directly to the computer, eliminating the need

Connects Directly to the

Computer via USB Cable

Windows

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Compatible

Operational Tutorial Included

Customer Support Site

Auto-Punch

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Software

Included

120 Built-in Designs

New:

Built-in Lettering Program with

5 Fonts

for conversion boxes or tools. This unique innovation gives you the
same capabilities of other embroidery machines at a fraction of the
cost.

Operates with any computer with an Operating System of Windows
2000 or higher, including Vista

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Step-by-step tutorial to help even a beginner with using the
embroidery features of the machine.

Convenient, online help is always there when needed.

www.futura-support.com

Automatically digitize custom embroidery using clip art with control
over stitch settings.

Select from built-in designs including animals, holidays, flowers and
more.

Select from 5 built-in fonts: Arial Large, Block Large, Courier, Script 2
and Times Large. Letters can resized, rotated and shaped with 30
lettering frames such as arc, banner, wave and more

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New:

Outline Lettering

Reads All Popular Home

Embroidery Design Formats

Design Browser

3-D Realistic View

3-D Realistic Print

Change Colors

New:

Transmit Design 4 Ways

Outline lettering with a running stitch or satin stitch outline

All popular formats accepted. Download designs from the Internet or
work from a collection on CD or floppy disk.

This function of the software provides for viewing several designs at
one time, in order to scroll through and view design collections.

This function of the software provides a preview of the selected design
in a manner such that the stitches appear on screen as they will when
sewn out on the fabric.

This function of the software provides for printing the 3-D realistic
view. This is useful when creating placement templates.

Software includes thread charts, with color numbers, for several of the
most popular brands of embroidery thread.

Embroidery designs can be transmitted to the Futura embroidery ma­chine 4 different ways: 1. one color block at a time 2. the whole design
at one time 3. the design can be sent in one color or 4.the color se­quence can be chosen during data transmission

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New:

Trace Design

Operates with

Start/Stop Button

New:

Embroidery Block Indication

and Selection

Move Forward or Backwards

Through a Design

1 Degree Increment Rotation

Reduce or Enlarge Design

New:

Automatic Software Updates

New:

Automatic Firmware Updates

Trace the outline of the design in the embroidery hoop for more
accurate design positioning.

No need to use the foot pedal to start and stop embroidery projects

When sending the whole design at once to the Futura machine,
design color blocks are indicated on the control panel display. To
select a block push numerical selection button.

Move forward or backwards through the design using the Needle Stop
position button or Reverse Stitch button.

Rotate embroidery designs in increments as small as 1 degree for
precise positioning.

When changing design size, the software automatically recalculates
the stitch density.

The latest software enhancements can be downloaded automatically
or manually from the Futura software

The latest machine firmware enhancements can be downloaded
automatically or manually from the Futura software.

2 Embroidery Hoops Included A large 4½” x 6¾” hoop and a smaller 3⅛” x 4¾” hoop

New:

CD Video Tutorial Workbook

available as optional purchase

New:

4 Optional Software Packages Avail-

able

SINGER is a registered trademark, and Futura, HyperFont
Company Ltd. or its affiliates. © 2009 The Singer Company Ltd. or its affiliates.

A Compact Disk Video Tutorial/Workbook for the Futura embroidery
software is available. This CD tutorial helps guide you through use of
the Futura software system operation and design creation. It also pro­vides projects for embroidery and sewing on the Futura machine.

Choose from new, enhanced versions of HyperFont

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and PhotoStitch™. There is also a new advanced Editing soft-

ware.

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PhotoStitch, Auto Cross-Stitch, AutoPunch and StayBright are trademarks of The Singer

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