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4. ADJUSTING THE SEWING MACHINE
4-1. Thread tension
4-1-1. Adjusting the thread tension No. 1
tension
1) Turn thread tension No. 1 nut
clockwise
(in direction
), to shorten the thread length
remaining on the needle after thread trim-
ming or counterclockwise (in direction
), to
lengthen the thread length.
4-1-2. Adjusting the needle thread tension
(Active tension)
Active tension
permits setting of the needle
thread tension on the operation panel according
to each sewing condition. In addition, the data
can be stored in memory.
1) Press
to display the needle thread
tension input screen. (The numeric value
displayed on the screen is the current needle
thread tension value.)
2) Change the needle thread tension as desired
by pressing
.
3) There is a setting range of 0 to 200.
When the set value is increased, the tension
becomes higher.
* The needle thread tension has been fac-
tory-adjusted to 0.6N (S-core #70) for the
setting "60", at the time of shipment of the
sewing machine with standard specications.
(Reference value)