Kenmore Elite Ergo 3 Manual

  
•Insertingthebobbin 
Endofthread 
Notch 
Notch 
Threadingdiagram 
Placeabobbininthebobbinholderwiththethread 
runningoffcounterclockwise. 
Guidethethreadintothenotch_onthefrontsideof 
thebobbinholder. 
Drawthethreadtotheleft,slidingitbetweenthetension 
springblades. 
Continuetodrawthethreadlightlyuntilthethreadslips 
intonotch_.Pulloutabout6(15.0cm)ofthread. 
Attachthehookcoverplate.Checkthethreadingby 
referringtothediagram_shownonthehookcoverplate. S 
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ThreadingtheMachine 
•Threadingthemachine 
*Raisethethreadtake-uplevertoitshighestpositionby 
turningthehandwheelcounterclockwise. 
*Raisethepresserfootlifter. 
*Placeaspoolonthespoolpin,withthethreadcoming 
offfromthebottomtowardthefrontofthesewing 
machine. 
Drawtheendofthethreadaroundtheupperthreadguide. 
Whileholdingthethreadnearthespool,drawtheendof 
thethreaddownaroundthecheckspringholder. 
Firmlydrawthethreaduptothetake-uplever,anddown 
intothetake-uplevereye....

  
•Drawingupbobbinthread 
(_Up/downneedlebutton 
Raisethepresserfoot.Holdtheneedlethreadlightly 
withyourlefthand. 
Presstheup/downneedlebutton_twicetobringthe 
bobbinthreadup.Drawuptheneedlethreadtobringup 
aloopofthebobbinthread. 
Pullboththreads4to6(10.0to15.0cm)underand 
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SECTIONII1.CONVENTIONALSEWING 
VisualTouchScreen 
TheKenmoreElitedisplayappearsonthevisualtouch 
screenforafewsecondswhenturningthemachineon, 
thenitshowstheinitialscreenasillustrated. 
ModeSelectionKeys 
(_Modekey 
Pressmodekey_toentertheModeselection. 
Conventionalsewingmodekey 
Pressthiskeytoentertheconventionalsewingmode. 
Thefollowingfivecategoriesareavailableinthismode: 
•Utilitystitches 
•Buttonholestitches 
•Satinstitches 
•Decorativestitches 
•Monogramming 
Embroiderymodekey...

  
PatternSelection 
Pressthestitchpatternindicationkeytoselectthedesired 
stitchpattern. 
(_Nameofstitch 
Stitchimage 
Selectedneedletype(singleortwin) 
Suitablepressuredialnumber 
(_Suitablethreadtensionnumber 
(_Soundmark(themarkwilldisappearwhenthesound 
volumesetto0) 
Suitablepresserfoot 
UtilityStitches 
WhenyoupressConventionalsewingmodekey,theutility 
stitchwindowopens. 
IntheConventionalsewingmode,thereare6categoriesof 
sewingtochoosefrom. 
Utilitystitches 
Youcanselect15typesofutilitystitches....

  
MachineSettings 
WhenyoupresstheSETkey,thefollowingfourmodekeys 
willbedisplayedandyoucancustomizesettingswithin 
eachmode.Youcanselectyourdesiredmodebypressing 
thecorrespondingkey. 
Commonsetmode 
Inthismode,machineoperationandfunction(screen 
contrast,beepsound,etc.)canbeadjustedandsetfor 
bothembroideryandconventionalsewing. 
Conventionalsewingsetmode 
Inthismode,free-armlengthcanbeadjustedandset. 
Embroiderysetmode 
Inthismode,sewingfunctionforembroiderycanbe 
adjustedandset....

  
(_Inch/millimeter 
Youcansetyourmachinesmeasuringunittoeither 
inchormillimeterdependinguponyourpreference. 
Thedefaultmeasuringunitsettingisinch. 
Pressii_)orm__keytoselecttheunityou 
prefer. 
Keypositionadjustment 
Ifyouthinkthetouchpanelkeysareoutofalignment, 
youcancorrectitinthekeypositionadjustmentwindow. 
WhenyoupresstheYes!key,window(A)willbeshown. 
Withyourfinger,presstheblack+signasitappearsin 
order.Whenyoupressthelastblack+sign,thewindow 
(B)wiltbeshown....

  
StraightStitch 
(_Stitchpattern:1or2 
Needlethreadtension2to6 
PresserfootA:Zigzagfoot 
PresserfootH:Straightstitchfoot 
(_)Pressuredial3 
Note: 
Whenusingthestraightstitchfoot,makesuretoadjust 
theneedlepositionto3.5.Otherwisetheneedlemayhit 
thesewingfootandpossiblybreak. S 
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•Tosew 
Raisethepresserfootandpositionthefabricnexttoa 
seamguidelineontheneedleplate.Lowertheneedleto 
thepointwhereyouwanttostart. 
Pullthethreadstowardsthebackandlowerthepresser...

  
•Needleplateguideline 
Theseamguidesontheneedleplateandhookcover 
platehelpyoutomeasureseamallowance. 
Thenumbermarksontheneedleplateindicatethe 
distancebetweenthecenterneedlepositionandthe 
edgeofthefabric.Therearemarksfor15mm,20mm, 
4/8in.,5/8in.and6/8in. S 
•Tosewfromtheedgeofthickfabric 
Blackbutton 
Thickfabrics 
Theblackbutton_onthezigzagfootlocksthefootinthe 
horizontalposition. 
Thisishelpfulwhenstartingsewingfromthefaredgeof 
thickfabrics_orsewingacrossahem....

  
QuiltingwithWalkingFoot 
Thewalkingfootiseffectiveinpreventingthefabric(light 
materials,knits,realandimitationleatheretc.)fromslipping 
orpuckering,becauseitsandwichesthematerialbetween 
theupperandthelowerfeeddogonthemachine. 
Thequiltingbarcanalsobeattachedonthewalkingfootto 
makeiteasiertosewevenlyspacedparallelrowsof 
stitches. 
•Toattachthewalkingfoot 
Walkingfoot 
Lever 
Needleclampscrew 
Quiltingbar(forwalkingfoot) 
Loosenthethumbscrewandremovethefootholder....