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Brother PC 6500 User Manual

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CONTENTS

SETTING UP

SEWING

UTILITY

STITCHES

MY CUSTOM

STITCH

TM

(CREATE

YOUR

OWN

STITCH

DESIGNS)

EMBROIDERING

MAINTENANCE

ERROR

MESSAGES

SEWING CHART

PATTERNS

(PROGRAMMED

IN MACHINE)

With the accessory compartment removed, the feed dog
position switch can be seen at the base of the machine. To
lower the feed dogs, for example when sewing buttons, slide
the lever to the right. To continue sewing while the feed dogs
feed the fabric, slide the lever to the left.

Note
When the embroidery unit is attached to the sewing machine,
the feed dogs are automatically lowered.

Raising/lowering the feed dogs

Installing the presser foot holder

5

1. Press the needle position button to raise the needle, and

then turn off the sewing machine.

2. Raise the presser foot lever.

3. Remove the currently installed presser foot.

5

4. While pressing the black button on the left side of the

presser foot holder, slide the holder as high as possible up
the presser foot bar, and then release the button.

1

Presser foot holder

CAUTION
Be careful not to touch the tip of the needle, otherwise
injuries may occur.

Note
If the presser foot holder is not installed correctly, the thread
tension may not be tight enough due to an improper presser
foot height.