Brother SE-270D - Manual (Page 8)

2
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Contents
Included Accessories ............................................................................................... Cover A
Accessories ............................................................................................................................................ Cover A
Names of Machine Parts and Their Functions ......................................................... Cover B
Front view ...............................................................................................................................................Cover B
Needle and presser foot section ............................................................................................................ Cover C
Right-side/rear view .............................................................................................................................. Cover C
Operation buttons .................................................................................................................................. Cover D
Operation panel...................................................................................................................................... Cover E
Introduction ........................................................................................................................1
Sewing Machine Features ....................................................................................................1
Important Safety Instructions ..............................................................................................5
GETTING READY 9
Turning the Machine On/Off.............................................................................................10
Power supply precautions ............................................................................................................................... 10
Turning on the machine .................................................................................................................................. 11
Turning off the machine .................................................................................................................................. 11
LCD (liquid crystal display) operation ...............................................................................12
Viewing the LCD............................................................................................................................................. 12
Changing the Machine Settings ....................................................................................................................... 13
Checking machine operating procedures ........................................................................................................ 15
Winding/Installing the Bobbin...........................................................................................16
Bobbin precautions ......................................................................................................................................... 16
Winding the bobbin ........................................................................................................................................16
Installing the bobbin ....................................................................................................................................... 19
Upper Threading ...............................................................................................................21
About the spool of thread ................................................................................................................................ 21
Loading the spool into the thread cassette ....................................................................................................... 22
Threading the needle ...................................................................................................................................... 25
Using the extra spool pin ................................................................................................................................ 27
Thread the needle manually (without using the needle threader) ..................................................................... 28
Using the twin needle ..................................................................................................................................... 29
Pulling up the bobbin thread........................................................................................................................... 31
Replacing the Needle ........................................................................................................33
Needle precautions ......................................................................................................................................... 33
Needle types and their uses............................................................................................................................. 34
Checking the needle ....................................................................................................................................... 35
Replacing the needle....................................................................................................................................... 35
Replacing the Presser Foot ................................................................................................38
Presser foot precautions .................................................................................................................................. 38
Replacing the presser foot ............................................................................................................................... 38
Removing the presser foot holder .................................................................................................................... 40
Sewing Cylindrical Pieces..................................................................................................41
Free-arm sewing.............................................................................................................................................. 41
SEWING BASICS 43
Sewing...............................................................................................................................44
General sewing procedure .............................................................................................................................. 44
Selecting stitching ........................................................................................................................................... 45
Positioning the fabric ...................................................................................................................................... 46
Starting to sew................................................................................................................................................. 47
Securing the stitching ...................................................................................................................................... 49
Cutting the thread ........................................................................................................................................... 50