Brother XC6771-021 - Manual (Page 23)

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Upper Threading
1 Spool pin
2 Thread guide (back)
3 Thread guide (front)
4 Thread take-up lever
5 Mark on the handwheel
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IMPORTANT:
Raise the presser foot using the presser foot
lever.
1 Presser foot lever
2
Raise the needle to its highest position by
turning the handwheel toward you
(counterclockwise) so that the mark on the
handwheel points directly up.
• If the needle is not correctly raised, the
sewing machine can not be threaded.
Be sure to turn the handwheel so that
the mark on the wheel points up before
threading the sewing machine.
3
Pull up the spool pin and put a spool of thread
on this pin.
4
Feed the upper thread as shown in the
illustration above. Pass the thread through
both thread guides: the back one first, and
then the front one.
5
Make sure you guide the thread through the
thread take-up lever from right to left.
1 Thread take-up lever
● Make sure you thread the machine
properly. Otherwise, the thread could
tangle and break the needle.
CAUTION
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● If the spool of thread is in the wrong
place, or is set incorrectly, the thread
may tangle on the spool pin and cause
the needle to break.
CAUTION
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