Caution – Brother SB4138 User Manual

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GETTING READY

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CAUTION

While holding the thread lightly with your
right hand, pull the thread with your left hand,
and then pass the thread behind the thread
guide cover and to the front.

a Thread guide cover

Pass the thread under the thread guide plate,
and then pull it up.

a Thread guide plate

While using your right hand to lightly hold the
thread passed under the thread guide plate,
pass the thread through the thread path in the
order shown below.

a Shutter

Note

z If the presser foot has been lowered and the

shutter is closed, the machine cannot be
threaded. Be sure to raise the presser foot
and open the shutter before threading the
machine. In addition, before removing the
upper thread, be sure to raise the presser foot
and open the shutter.

z This machine is equipped with a window

that allows you to check the position of the
take-up lever. Look through this window and
check that the thread is correctly fed through
the take-up lever.

Pass the thread behind the needle bar thread
guide.
The thread can easily be passed behind the
needle bar thread guide by holding the thread
in your left hand, then feeding the thread with
your right hand, as shown.

a Needle bar thread guide

Next, use the needle threader to thread the
needle. Continue with the procedure in
“Threading the needle” (page 31).

● If the spool or the spool cap is not

positioned correctly, the thread may
become tangled around the spool pin and
the needle may break.

● Three spool cap sizes are available (large,

medium and small), allowing you to
choose a spool cap that best fits the size
of spool being used. If the spool cap is too
small for the spool being used, the thread
may catch on the slit in the spool and the
needle may break.