Singer Serger Professional 5 Manual

							1. Thread guides and holder
2. Handle
8. Needle plate
9. Cloth plate
10. Looper cover
11. Power & light switch
12. Stitch length dial
13. Hand wheel
14. Spool stand
15. Cone adaptor
16. Spool pin
17. Waste tray
10
1 . Auto tension dial8
3. Left needle thread tension fine tuning lever (orange)
4. Right needle thread tension fine tuning lever (blue)
5. Upper looper thread tension fine tuning lever (green)
6. Lower looper thread tension fine tuning lever (red)
7. Chain stitch looper thread tension fine tuning lever (brown)
5. PRINCIPAL PARTS
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3 4 5
6
7
8
10
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13 14
15
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19. Presser bar lifter and tension release
20. Differential feed adjusting dial
21. Cutting width dial
22. Presser foot pressure adjusting dial
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PRINCIPAL PARTS 
						

							ONOFF
2 1
Be sure to turn off power switch.
Push the cover to the right as far as it will go.
Pull cover down toward you.
Be sure looper cover is closed when
sewing.
1. Upper looper
2. Moveable Upper knife
3. Presser foot
4. Fixed position lower knife
5. Lower looper
6. Chain/Cover looper
7. Rolled Hem lever
8. Spreader
9. Upper looper clutch
Connect the controller/electric plug to the machine
receptacle.
Plug power line into electric outlet.
Power Switch: Pushlmark side to turn ON
To run the machine and control the speed, press
the controller.
The harder you press, the faster the machine will sew.
To stop the machine from sewing, remove your foot
from the controller. Push O mark side to turn OFF
Use only foot controller provided with this machine.
(Type 4C-316B for U.S.A. & CANADA only)
Be sure to make reference to Warning on following
Page.
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Note: Machine will not operate when
Looper Cover is open.
8. PREPARATION PRIOR TO SEWING
6. HOW TO OPEN LOOPER COVER
7. PRINCIPAL PARTS BEHIND THE
LOOPER COVER
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4
3
7 1
2
5
6 8
Caution:
Caution:
WARNING: 
						

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This appliance has a polarized plug (one blade wider than the other). To reduce the risk of
electric shock, this plug is intended to fit in a polarized outlet only way. If the plug does
not fit fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit contact a qualified electrician
to install the proper outlet. Do not modify the plug in any way.
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Insert the waste tray under the looper cover.
Be sure the left side of waste tray is mounted near the
cutter where the scraps drop.
* Be sure that the electrical voltage of the electric outlet (wall receptacle) is the same as the rated
voltage of the motor.
* Handle the foot controller with care and avoid dropping it on the floor. Be sure not to place anything on top of it when not in use.
* Disconnect the power line plug from the electric outlet when changing needles, presser feet or when leaving the machine unattended. This eliminates the possibility of starting the machine
by accidentally pressing the controller.
To remove, hold the waste tray as shown and
pull it outward.
Replacement
Removal
Warning:
9. REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF WASTE TRAY
POLARIZED PLUG INFORMATION (FOR U.S.A. & CANADA ONLY) 
						

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10. PREPARATION FOR THREADING
When using synthetic threads that easily spill off
the cone, slip the anti-spill net furnished with the
machine over the thread from the bottom of the
cone leaving the thread end hanging free at the
top of the anti-spill net as shown on illustration.
Take out the thread guide from the top ofStyrofoam, and insert it as shown on illustration.
This machine is shipped with the thread guide holder in the lowered position.
Fully extend the thread guide holder.
The two joints on the telescope will click into place when they are correctly positioned.
Center the thread guides above the spool pins.
Place thread over the cone adapters on the spool
pins.
When using a regular thread spool, fit the spool cap
supplied with the machine onto the thread spool as
shown on illustration.
Anti-spill net
Spool cap
Press in
Thread spool
Note: Your new machine is threaded to sew Triple Cover Stitch. Refer to Page 30 forinstructions on tying on to the threads.
Setting Up the Thread Guide Holder
Anti-spill Net
Spool Cap 
						

							11. HOW TO REMOVE AND INSERTNEEDLES
B
To loosen
To tighten
C
Flat surface to the rear
B
B
D EA
A
B
C E
D C
E
D
D
A
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Turn the hand wheel toward you until the needles are
at their highest position.
Place a thick piece of fabric [such as felt] under the
presser foot. Lower the needles halfway into the
fabric.
Loosen, but do not remove the needle set screws with
the small allen screwdriver. Hold the needles with
your fingers and raise the needle bar. The needles
will remain in the fabric. A. Overedge needleleft
B. Overedge needle right
C. Cover stitch left needle
D. Cover stitch middle needle E. Cover stitch right needle
With this machine, five needles can be inserted into
the needle clamp as shown in the drawing but only
one or two or three needles are to be used for sewing.
Do not attempt to use four or five needles.
The Instruction Book refers to different needle positions by illustrating the needle clamp at right.
Note: When both the left and right overedge needles are inserted, the left needle will be slightly
higher than the right.
When all cover stitch needles are inserted,thecenter needle will be slightly higher than the right
needle and the left needle slightly higher than the
center needle.
Caution:
Be sure to disconnect the machine from the
electric outlet before removing needle(s).
Hold the needle with the flat surface to the back.
Insert the needle into the needle socket as far as it
will go.
When inserting a needle, if you first lower it down
into the hole in the needle plate it will line up with the
needle socket. Then direct it upwards
Note: When inserting needles into the A or B sockets it is necessary to loosen both A & B Allen Screws.
After inserting the needles equally tighten both screws.
Left, middle and right cover
stitch needle thread
Overedge left needle
Overedge right needle
Cover stitch right needle
Cover stitch middle needle
/ Chain stitch needle
Cover stitch left needle
Right overedge
needle thread
Chain stitch
needle threadLeft and right
overedge needle
thread
Needle Position
To Remove Needle (s)
To Insert Needles (s)
This machine uses Singer #2022 needles. Do not
use Standard Household Needles. 
						

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Chain stitch
Overlock
12. THREADING THE MACHINE
A color coded threading diagram is located insidethe looper cover for quick reference.
Thread the machine in the order 1 to 5 as shown.
Note: Threads go through the take-up lever cover for Overlock and Chain stitching as shown.
A color coded threading diagram is located inside the looper cover for quick reference.
Thread the machine in the order 1 to 4 as shown.
Note: Threads go through take-up lever cover for Cover stitch as shown.
Threading Diagram: Cover Stitch
1. Upper looper thread............................
2. Lower looper thread............................
3. Chain stitch looper thread...................
4. Right needle thread............................
5. Chain stitch needle thread..................
1. Cover stitch looper thread.............
2. Right needle thread.......................
3. Middle needle thread.....................
4. Left needle thread..........................
Tension Color Code: Cover Stitch
Brown
Green
Blue
OrangeGreen
Red
Brown
Blue
Orange
C
L
C L
Tension Color Code: Overlock and Safety Stitch
42
1
3
5
4
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3 2
11
2
5
2
4
1 3
Threading Diagram: Overlock and Safety Stitches 
						

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Caution:
Be sure to turn off power switch.
Thread the top cover thread guide by pulling
the thread towards the
left until it slips under
guide. Then pull
thread along the right
side of button as
illustrated.
While holding thread with fingers, pass it between
the tension discs and pull thread down to make
certain it is properly located in between the
tension discs 3.
Thread the upper looper as indicated 1~9.
Note: The presser foot is raised by lowering the
Presser bar lifter. The motion allows a clear
path for the fabric when sewing.
Raise Presser foot to release tension discs.
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Pass thread from back to the front through the
thread guide 1.
Note: The instructions on this page and the following pages
will guide you through the proper threading for each
color coded threading path.
Before threading, refer to the Handy Reference Chart
for information on Stitch Types, Settings, Needle
Sockets and Color Coded Threading Paths.
1) Threading the (Green)
Upper Looper
To Thread The Machine Correctly
1
3
3
2
2
9
6
8
7 5
4 3
2 1 
						

							Raise Presser foot by lowering presser bar lifter to
release Tension discs.
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Thread the top coverthread guide by pulling
the thread towards the
left until it slips under
guide. Then pull thread
along the right side of
button as illustrated.
Thread the lower looper as indicated 1~10.
Thread the looper area of the machine following the
green color coded thread guides (4~9).
Thread the hole in the upper looper from front to
back 9. Note: Make sure thread passes behind lower
looper.
Note: Use tweezers provided in the accessory
case to aid in threading the looper.
Pull about 10cm(4 inches) of thread through the
looper and place to the back of the needle plate.
Pass thread from back to the front through the
thread guide 1.
2) Threading the (Red)
Lower Looper
2 2
5
9
8
9
4
8
9 10
1
6
7
8 5
7
6
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							C
10
B
A
9
D
5 8
7
4
6
9
7
8
6
10
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3
3
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Thread the looper eye (A) from front to back.
Pull about 10cm (4 inches) of thread.
Position thread into V cutout (B) on threader.
Firmly hold thread tail with left hand and pull
Threader lever (C) up into place (D). Turn the hand wheel toward you until the lower
looper extends out 5~10mm from the needle
plate edge.
Thread the looper area of the machine following the red color coded thread guides 4~10.
Note: Use tweezers provided in the accessory case to aid in threading the looper.
While holding thread with finger, pass it between
the tension discs and pull thread down to make
certain it is properly located in between the
tension discs 3.
Place the thread with the point of the tweezers
slightly from left and to the right of threading guide 4.
Place the thread with the point of the tweezers
slightly from front and to the back of threading guide 5.