User manual SINGER 144W103

[. . . ] Return the machine to the nearest authorized dealer or service center for examination, repair, electrical or mechanical adjustment. 4 Always keep your work area clear: · Never operate the machine with any air openings blocked. Keep ventilation openings of the machine free from the build up of lint, dust, and loose cloth. Plug the machine directly into the electrical outlet. · Never drop or insert any object into any opening. [. . . ] 40 What to prepare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Preparing the Fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Attaching a stabilizer material to the fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Setting the fabric in the embroidery frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Attaching the Embroidery Frame. . . . . . . . . 47 Attaching the embroidery frame . . . . 48 Selecting Embroidery Patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Copyright information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Embroidery pattern types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 LCD (liquid crystal display) operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Selecting characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Selecting a frame pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use a water soluble stabilizer on thin materials like organdy and fabrics with a nap like towels. For details, refer to "Optional accessories" (page 7). a Fabric b Size of embroidery frame c Stabilizer material b the adhesive surface of the stabilizer material If you are using stabilizers with adhesive, place against the wrong side of the fabric, and iron it with a steam iron. Note Always use stabilizer material for embroidery with stretch fabrics, thin fabrics, fabrics with a loose weave and fabrics where stitches easily contract. 1 2 3 a Stabilizer material b Fabric (wrong side) c Attached surface CAUTION Always use stabilizer material for embroidery projects. The needle may break or bend if you embroider without using a stabilizer material for thin fabrics or stretch fabrics. Furthermore, the pattern may not turn out correctly. When it cannot be ironed or placed in the hoop. For fabrics, such as towels, which cannot be ironed or for embroidering in places where ironing is difficult, place the stabilizer material under the fabric, and stretch the fabric in the embroidery frame without attaching the stabilizer. 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Setting the fabric in the embroidery frame The fabric is stretched in the embroidery frame. If the fabric is loose, the quality of the embroidery pattern may be poor. Put the fabric in the frame without slack following the steps below. Have a fabric with a stabilizer material attached and the embroidery frame (medium, small, large or extra large (multi-position)) ready. Embroidery frame (large) Embroidery can be done in an area with a height of up to 18 cm (7 inches) and a width of up to 13 cm (5 inches). This is used to embroider multiple patterns without changing the fabric position in the frame. Embroidery frame (extra large (multi-position)) [option] Embroidery can be done in an area with a height of up to 30 cm (12 inches) and a width of up to 13 cm (5 inches). This is used to embroider connected or combined characters or patterns, or large patterns. 2 CAUTION Use the embroidery frame that matches the size of the pattern being embroidered. [. . . ] CAUTION Be sure to rethread the machine. If you press (Start/stop button) without rethreading the machine, the thread tension may be wrong or the needle may break and cause injury. The machine is deleting a previously saved pattern. on the LCD was pressed when no card was inserted. The start/stop button or thread cutter button was pressed while the embroidery foot was raised. The memory is full and the pattern cannot be saved. You pressed the back key or the embroidery key while a pattern was selected. You tried to select an embroidery pattern or change the layout when the needle was down. The machine is turned on while the needle is lowered. 78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Error Message Probable Cause This message is displayed when the embroidery unit is trying to initialize while the embroidery foot is lowered. The needle position button or thread cutter button was pressed while the bobbin winder shaft is moved to the right. A pattern is being stored. The start/stop button was pressed when no pattern is selected. 3 Bobbin thread has run out. Little bobbin thread remains. When the embroidery unit is attached, and then the machine is turned on. You tried to set a number of characters that will not fit within the frame. The upper thread has become tangled around the bobbin case, and the needle is bent and hitting the needle plate, etc. , so the machine stops (refer to page 74). A card that cannot be used with this machine has been inserted, and you tried to select a pattern from the card. An embroidery card incompatible with this machine was inserted and a pattern on the card was selected. You try to retrieve a pattern downloaded as one for a different machine. The combined character pattern is too large for the embroidery frame. [. . . ]