INSTRUCTION BOOK Sist 500
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Whn using an lctrical applianc, basic safty prcautions should alays b follod, including th folloings: Rad all instructions bfor using this applianc. DANGER To rduc th risk of lctric shock: 1. An applianc should nvr b lft unattndd hn pluggd in. Alays unplug this sing machin from th lctric outlt immdiatly aftr using and bfor claning. 2. Alays unplug bfor rplacing a sing machin bulb. Rplac bulb ith sam typ ratd 15 Watts. WARNING To rduc th risk of burns, fir, lctric shock, or injury to prsons: 1. Do not allo childrn to play ith th machin. Th machin is not intndd for us by childrn or infirmd prsons ithout propr suprvision. Do not allo to b usd as a toy. Clos attntion is ncssary hn this sing machin is usd by or nar childrn. 2. Us this applianc only for its intndd us as dscribd in this onr s manual. Us only attachmnts rcommndd by th manufacturr as containd in this onr s manual. 3. Nvr oprat this sing machin if it has a damagd cord or plug, if it is not orking proprly, if it has bn droppd or damagd, or droppd into atr. Rturn this sing machin to th narst authorizd dalr or srvic cntr for xamination, rpair, lctrical or mchanical adjustmnt. 4. Nvr oprat th applianc ith any air opning blockd. Kp vntilation opnings of this sing machin and foot controllr fr from accumulation of lint, dust and loos cloth. 5. Nvr drop or insrt any objct into any opning. 6. Do not us outdoors. 7. Do not oprat hr arosol (spray) products ar bing usd or hr oxygn is bing administrd. 8. To disconnct, turn all controls to th off ( O ) position, thn rmov plug from outlt. 9. Do not unplug by pulling on cord. To unplug, grasp th plug, not th cord. 10. Kp fingrs aay from all moving parts. Spcial car is ruird around th sing machin ndl. 11. Alays us th propr ndl plat. Th rong plat can caus th ndl to brak. 12. Do not us bnt ndls. 13. Do not pull or push fabric hil stitching. It may dflct th ndl causing it to brak. 14. Sitch this sing machin off ( O ) hn making any adjustmnt in th ndl ara, such as thrading th ndl, changing th ndl, thrading th bobbin or changing th prssr foot, and th lik. 15. Alays unplug this sing machin from th lctrical outlt hn rmoving covrs, lubricating, or hn making any othr adjustmnts mntiond in this onr s manual. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Th dsign and spcifications ar subjct to chang ithout a prior notic.
SECTION 1. KNOW YOUR MACHINE Nams of Parts... 2 Standard Accssoris... 3 Accssory storag... 3 Extnsion Tabl... 4 Fr-arm sing... 4 SECTION 2. GETTING READY TO SEW Conncting th Por Supply... 5 Controlling th Sing Spd... 5 Rvrs Stitch Lvr... 6 Foot Prssur Dial... 6 Dropping th Fd Dog... 6 Raising and Loring th Prssr Foot... 7 Changing th Prssr Foot... 7 Rmoving and Attaching th Foot Holdr... 7 Changing Ndls... 8 Ndl and Thrad Chart... 8 Winding th Bobbin... 9 Stting th spool... 9 Rmoving th bobbin... 9 Winding th bobbin... 10 Insrting th bobbin... 11 Thrading th Machin... 12 Ndl thradr... 13 Draing up th Bobbin Thrad... 14 Slcting th Stitch Pattrn... 15 Pattrn slctor dial... 15 Stitch Lngth Dial... 15 Adjusting strtch stitch balanc... 16 Stitch Width Dial... 16 Variabl ndl position... 16 Balancing Ndl Thrad Tnsion... 17 1
SECTION 1. KNOW YOUR MACHINE Nams of Parts i o!0!1!2 u y t r!3!4 @4 @5 @6!5 @3 @2 @1!6 @0!9!8!7 Bobbin indr stoppr Bobbin indr spindl Hol for additional spool pin r Spool holdr t Spool pin y Bobbin indr thrad guid u Thrad tak-up lvr i Foot prssur dial o Fac plat!0 Thrad cuttr!1 Ndl thradr!2 Ndl plat!3 Extnsion tabl (Accssory storag)!4 Hook covr plat!5 Hook covr plat rlas button!6 Thrad tnsion dial!7 Rvrs stitch lvr!8 Stitch lngth dial!9 Pattrn slctor dial @0 Stitch idth dial @1 Prssr foot @2 Ndl @3 Ndl clamp scr @4 Foot holdr @5 Stscr @6 Carrying handl @7 Handhl @8 Por sitch @9 Machin sockt #0 Drop fd lvr #1 Fr-arm #2 Buttonhol lvr #33 Foot liftr @7 #3 #2 #1 #0 @8 @9 2
t u r y i Standard Accssoris Ovrdg foot C Zippr foot E Blind hmming foot G r Buttonhol foot B t Automatic buttonhol foot R y Ndls u Bobbins i Scrdrivr o Lint brush!0 Sam rippr (buttonhol opnr)!1 Quilting guid!2 Spool holdr (larg)!3 Spool holdr (small)!4 Additional spool pin!5 Flt cushion o!0!1!2!3!4!5 Accssory storag Th standard accssoris can b stord in th accssory storag box undr th xtnsion tabl. Dra out th storag box from th tabl as shon. Accssory storag box 3
Extnsion Tabl To dtach: Pull th xtnsion tabl to th lft. To attach: Insrt th pin into th hol and push th xtnsion tabl to snap it in plac. Pin Hol Fr-arm sing Fr-arm sing is usd for stitching slvs, aistbands, pant lgs or any othr tubular garmnts. It is also usful for darning socks or mnding kns or lbos. 4
SECTION 2. GETTING READY TO SEW Conncting th Por Supply r t z Turn th por sitch off. x Insrt th machin plug into th machin sockt. c Insrt th por supply plug into th all outlt. v Turn th por sitch on. Por sitch Machin plug Machin sockt r Por supply plug t Wall outlt NOTE: Bfor conncting to th por supply, mak sur th voltag shon on th machin conforms to your lctrical por. WARNING: Whil in opration, alays kp your ys on th sing ara, and do not touch any moving parts such as th thrad tak-up lvr, handhl or ndl. Alays turn off th por sitch and unplug from th por supply: - hn laving th machin unattndd. - hn attaching or rmoving parts. - hn claning th machin. Do not plac anything on th foot control, othris th machin ill run intrmittntly. Controlling th Sing Spd Foot control Sing spd can b varid by th foot control. Th hardr you dprss th foot control, th fastr th machin runs. Oprating Instructions: Th symbol "O" of a sitch indicats th "off" position of a sitch. For an applianc ith a polarizd plug (on blad idr than th othr): To rduc th risk of lctrical shock, this plug is intndd to fit in a polarizd outlt only on ay. If it dos not fit fully in th outlt, rvrs th plug. If it still dos not fit, contact a ualifid lctrician to install th propr outlt. Do not modify th plug in any ay. Th foot controllr Modl YC-482J or TJC-150 is usd ith th sing machin Modl 525S (USA markt only). 5
Rvrs Stitch Lvr Push th rvrs stitch lvr don to s in rvrs. Th machin ill s in rvrs hil th lvr is pushd. Foot Prssur Dial Turn th foot prssur dial to adjust th foot prssur. Th foot prssur dial should b st at 3 for rgular sing. Rduc th prssur to 2 for appliué, cutork, dra ork and basting. St th stting mark at 1 hn sing chiffon, lac, organdy and othr fin fabrics. Stting mark Dropping th Fd Dog Th drop fd lvr is locatd undrnath th fr-arm bd on th backsid of th machin. To drop th fd dog, push th lvr in th dirction of th arro, as illustratd. To rais th fd dog, push th lvr in th dirction of th arro, as illustratd, and turn th handhl toard you. Th fd dog must b up for rgular sing. Drop fd lvr Raisd position Lord position 6
Raising and Loring th Prssr Foot Th prssr foot liftr raiss and lors th prssr foot. You can rais th foot about 1/4" (0.6 cm) highr than th normal up position for asy rmoval of th prssr foot, or to hlp you plac havy fabric undr th foot. Lord position Normal up position Extra up position Changing th Prssr Foot To rmov: Rais th ndl to its highst position by turning th handhl countrclockis. Rais th prssr foot, and prss th lvr on th back of th foot holdr. Lvr CAUTION: Turn OFF th por sitch bfor changing th foot. Alays us th propr foot for th slctd pattrn. Th rong foot can caus th ndl to brak. Do not push th lvr don to prvnt it from bing brokn. To attach: Plac th dsird prssr foot, so that th pin on th foot lis just undr th groov on th foot holdr. Lor th prssr foot liftr to lock th foot in plac. Groov Pin Rmoving and Attaching th Foot Holdr r WARNING: Turn OFF th por sitch bfor dtaching or attaching th foot holdr. To rmov: Rmov th stscr by turning it countrclockis ith a scrdrivr and rmov th foot holdr. To attach: Match th hol in th foot holdr ith th thradd hol in th prssr bar. Fit th stscr into th hol. Tightn th scr by turning it clockis ith a scrdrivr. Stscr Foot holdr Hol r Thradd hol 7
Changing Ndls CAUTION: Alays mak sur to turn th por sitch off and disconnct th machin from por supply bfor changing th ndl. Rais th ndl by turning th handhl and lor th prssr foot. Turn off th por sitch. z Loosn th ndl clamp scr by turning it countrclockis. Rmov th ndl from th clamp. Ndl clamp scr x Insrt a n ndl into th ndl clamp ith th flat sid of th ndl to th rar. Whn insrting th ndl into th ndl clamp, push it up against th stoppr pin and tightn th ndl clamp scr firmly. Stoppr pin Flat sid r To chck ndl straightnss, plac th flat sid of th ndl onto somthing flat (a ndl plat, glass tc.) Th gap btn th ndl and th flat surfac should b consistnt. Nvr us a blunt ndl. r Gap Ndl and Thrad Chart WEIGHT Vry Light Light FABRIC Chiffon, Gorgtt, Fin Lac, Organdy Nt, Tull Batist, Voil, Lan, Pur Silk, Crp d Chin, Shr Crp, Chambray, Handkrchif Linn, Gingham, Challis, Prcal, Wool Crp, Pau d Soi, Taffta, Satin, Silk Surah, Satin-backd Crp, Qiana Singl Knits, Jrsy, Simar, and Tricot Lathr, Sud TYPE of NEEDLE Univrsal Ball Point Blu Tippd Ndl Univrsal Blu Tippd Ndl Ball Point Wdg Point Lathr Ndl NEEDLE SIZE 9 (65) 9 (65) 11 (75) 11 (75) 12 (80) 11 (75) 11 (75) 11 (75) Mdium Flannl, Vlour, Vlvt, Muslin, Vlvtn, Poplin, Corduroy, Broadcloth, Linn, Chintz, Gabardin, Flt, Trry, Burlap, Quiltd Fabrics Univrsal 14 (90) Doubl Knits, (synthtic and natural) Strtch Vlour, Strtch Trry, Satr Knits Ball Point 14 (90) Lathr, Vinyl, Sud Wdg Point Lathr Ndl 14 (90) Havy Dnim, Sailcloth, Ticking Doubl Facd Wool, Havy Coating, Fak Fur, Drapry Fabrics Dnim Ndl Univrsal 16 (100) 16 (100) Lathr, Sud Wdg Point Lathr Ndl 16 (100) 18 (110) Vry Havy Canvas, Duck, Upholstry Fabrics Univrsal 16 (100) Topstitching for Spcial Finishs Topstitching Ndl 14 (90) 8
Winding th Bobbin (A) (B) Stting th spool Plac a spool of thrad on th spool pin ith th thrad coming off th spool as illustratd. A: Prss th larg spool holdr firmly against th spool of thrad. Larg spool holdr B: For a small spool, us th small spool holdr. Small spool holdr r Additional spool pin Th additional spool pin is for bobbin inding ithout unthrading th machin. Insrt th additional spool pin into th hol. Plac th flt and a spool on th pin. Additional spool pin r Spool pin flt t Spool pin hol t Rmoving th bobbin z Push th hook covr plat rlas button to th right and rmov th covr plat. Hook covr plat rlas button Hook covr plat x Lift out th bobbin. Bobbin 9
Winding th bobbin z z Pull out th handhl to disngag th clutch. Handhl x x Dra th thrad from th spool. Guid th thrad around th bobbin indr thrad guid. Bobbin indr thrad guid c v c Thrad through th hol in th bobbin from th insid to th outsid. Put th bobbin on th bobbin indr spindl ith th fr nd of th thrad coming out at th top. Bobbin indr spindl v Push th bobbin to th right. NOTE: Do not mov th bobbin indr spindl hil th machin is running. b b With th fr nd of th thrad hld in your hand, dprss th foot control. Stop th machin hn th bobbin has bn ound a f layrs, and cut th thrad clos to th bobbin. n n Dprss th foot control again. Whn th bobbin is fully ound, it ill stop automatically. Rturn th bobbin indr to its original position by moving th spindl to th lft, and cut th thrad as illustratd. m m Push in th handhl to ngag th clutch. 10
z Insrting th bobbin z Plac th bobbin in th bobbin holdr ith th thrad running off as illustratd. Thrad x x Guid th thrad into th front notch on th front sid of th bobbin holdr. Dra th thrad to th lft, sliding it btn th tnsion spring blads. Front notch Tnsion spring blad c c Continu to dra th thrad lightly until th thrad slips into th sid notch. r Sid notch r v v Pull out about 4 (10 cm) of thrad. Attach th hook covr plat. Chck th thrading by rfrring to th chart shon on th hook covr plat. t Thrad y Hook covr plat t y 11
c z Thrading th Machin To st th ndl thrad: Rais th thrad tak-up lvr to th highst position by turning th handhl. Rais th prssr foot. v x b z z Dra th thrad from th spool and pass it undr th thrad guid. Thn dra it don along th right channl. Thrad guid Right channl x r x Dra th thrad up around th bottom of th thrad guid plat. Pull th thrad up along th lft channl Thrad guid plat r Lft channl c t c Firmly dra th thrad from right to lft ovr th thrad tak-up lvr and don into th tak-up lvr y. t Thrad tak-up lvr v b v Dra th thrad don along th lft channl and slip th thrad bhind th ndl bar thrad guid from th lft. y Ndl bar thrad guid y b Pass th thrad through th ndl y from th front or us th ndl thradr (rfr to th nxt pag). 12
z Ndl thradr z Rais th ndl to its highst position and lor th prssr foot. Push don th ndl thradr knob as far as it ill go. Th hook coms out through th ndl y from bhind. Thradr knob x x Dra th thrad from th lft around th guid and undr th hook. Guid Hook c c Rlas th knob sloly hil holding th thrad nd ith your hand. A loop of th thrad is pulld up through th ndl y. v v Pull out th nd of th thrad through th ndl y. 13
Draing up th Bobbin Thrad z z Rais th prssr foot and hold th ndl thrad lightly ith your lft hand. Ndl thrad x x Turn th handhl sloly toard you on complt turn. Bring th bobbin thrad up by pulling th ndl thrad as illustratd. Ndl thrad Bobbin thrad c c Pull 4 (10 cm) of both thrads back and undr th prssr foot. 14
Slcting th Stitch Pattrn Rais th ndl to its highst position. Pattrn slctor dial Turn th pattrn slctor dial to st th symbol of th dsird stitch pattrn at th stting mark. Pattrn slctor dial Stting mark CAUTION: Do not turn th pattrn slctor dial hil th ndl is in th fabric, othris th ndl may bnd or brak. To slct th strtch stitch pattrns, st th stitch lngth dial at S.S. Strtch stitch pattrns r Stitch Lngth Dial Turn th stitch lngth dial to st th dsird stitch lngth numbr at th stting mark. Th highr th numbr, th longr th stitch Th mark shos th adjustmnt rang hn sing th buttonhol. r Stting mark t Stitch lngth dial t 15
Adjusting strtch stitch balanc If th strtch stitch pattrns ar unvn hn you s on a particular fabric, corrct thm by turning th stitch lngth dial. + If th pattrns ar dran out, corrct thm by stting th dial to th sid. If th pattrns ar comprssd, corrct thm by stting th dial to th + sid. Stitch Width Dial Turn th stitch idth dial to st th dsird stitch idth numbr at th stting mark. Th highr th numbr, th idr th stitch Stitch idth dial Stting mark CAUTION: Do not turn th stitch idth dial hil th ndl is in th fabric, othris th ndl may bnd or brak. Variabl ndl position Th ndl drop position of th straight stitchs can b movd btn th cntr (5) and lft (0) ith th stitch idth dial. 16
Balancing Ndl Thrad Tnsion r t Th thrad tnsion should b adjustd dpnding on th sing matrials, layrs of fabric and sing mthod. To adjust th thrad tnsion, turn th tnsion dial. Tnsion dial Balancd tnsion: Th idal straight stitch has thrads lockd btn to layrs of fabric, as illustratd. For an idal zigzag stitch, th bobbin thrad dos not sho on th right sid (top sid) of th fabric, and th ndl thrad shos slightly on th rong sid (bottom sid) of th fabric. Ndl thrad (Top thrad) Bobbin thrad (Bottom thrad) r Right sid (Top sid) of fabric t Wrong sid (Bottom sid) of fabric Ndl thrad tnsion is too tight: Th bobbin thrad (bottom thrad) ill appar on th right sid (top sid) of th fabric. Loosn th ndl thrad tnsion by moving th dial to a lor numbr. Ndl thrad tnsion is too loos: Th ndl thrad (top thrad) ill form loops on th rong sid (bottom sid) of th fabric. Tightn th ndl thrad tnsion by moving th dial to a highr numbr. 17