Janome 4120 manual

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IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety . Children should be supervi[...]

T ABLE OF INSTRUCTION SECT IO N I. NA MES O F P ART S Names of Parts ................................................................. 1 Standard Ac cess ories ...................................................... 2 Large Ex tension T able ..................................................... 2 Ex tension T able ...................................[...]

1 q w e r t y u i !0 !1 o !2 !3 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 @0 @1 @2 !4 @3 @4 @5 @6 @7 @8 @9 #0 #1 #2 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #3 #9 $0 SECTION I. NAMES OF P ARTS Nam es of Par ts q Start /stop bu t ton w Reverse s titch but ton e Auto -lo ck b ut ton r Nee dle up/down but ton t Thread cut ter but ton y T win ne edle but ton u Speed control slider i T ouch panel o Hole f[...]

2 q w e r t y u i o !0 !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 @0 @1 Standard Accessorie s q Zigzag foot: A (set on the machine) w Overedge foot: C e Zipper foot: E r Satin stitch foot: F t Blind hem foot: G y 1/4˝ seam foot: O u Custom crafted zigzag foot: F2 i Automatic buttonhole foot: R o Assorted needle set !0 Spool holder ( X 2) (large) !1 Spool holder ([...]

3 q r w e q q w e r Ex te nsion T able The e x tension table q provid es an extende d sewing area and ca n be easily rem oved for free arm sewing. q Ex tension table w Pin e Hole • De ta ching th e tab le Pull the table away from the machi ne, as illustrated. • Att aching t he ta ble Push the extens ion tab le, inser ting th e pin w into the ho[...]

4 q t e r u y w r i e t r w q SECTION II . GET TI NG READ Y TO SEW Conne cting th e Pow e r Supply • U sing the fo ot contr ol T urn off the p ower switch q . Inser t the fo ot control p lug w into the foot co ntrol jack e . Inser t the ma chine plu g r into the power inlet t . Inser t the p ower supply p lug y into the wall outlet u . T urn on t[...]

5 Sp e ed Cont rol Slide r Sewing spe ed can b e varied by the sp eed co ntrol slid er acc ording to your sewing needs. T o increas e sewing sp eed, slid e the sli der to the right . T o decreas e sewing sp eed, sli de the sli der to the lef t. Controlling Sewing S pe e d Depress t he foot contr ol to star t th e machine. The fur ther d own you pre[...]

6 w q r e w Reve rse st itch but ton Press and hol d the reverse sti tch but ton w to sew in reverse. Release the b utton w to s ew forward. Press and hol d the but ton w when th e machine is stopp ed and foot c ontrol is di sc onnec ted to sew in reverse slowly . Release the b utton w to s top the machi ne. Any othe r stitc he s excep t in mode 1 [...]

7 y t u i o !0 t N e ed le up /down but ton Press the nee dle up/down but ton t to bring the needle up o r down. y Thr ea d cut te r but ton Press the thread c utter but ton y to tri m the threads af ter sewi ng. The thread c utter mar k will blink i whi le the machi ne cuts the t hreads. Y ou can c ontinue sewin g without pulli ng the bo bbin thre[...]

8 q w e r y u i t q M ode key When the p ower switch is turned o n, the direct pat tern selec tion (mode 1 ) is set automatic ally . Press the mo de ke y to c hange the m ode. Refer to page 1 8. w Cle ar key Press the cl ear ke y to cl ear the memor ized stitch pat tern. Press and hol d the cl ear ke y until the b uzzer beeps to clear all m emorize[...]

9 q w e e w q q w z x q w e w e q Removing and Attaching the Foot Holder Changing the Presser Foot • Re moving th e foot hold e r Remove the thumbsc rew q by turning it counterc lock w ise with a s crewdriver . • At tac hing the fo ot hold er Align th e hole in the fo ot holder w wi th the threaded hole in th e presser b ar e . Fit the thumbs c[...]

10 q w q w r e Dropp ing or Raising the Fe e d Dog The drop fee d lever is located under neath the free arm bed on th e back of the mac hine. q T o drop th e feed dog, push t he lever in the directi on of the arrow q . Set the s titch len gth value at “0.0” e . w T o raise t he feed dog, pus h the lever in the direct ion of the arrow w , as ill[...]

11 z x c w q Changing the Needle z T urn of f the power switch. Raise the nee dle to its hi ghest pos ition by turnin g the handwhe el countercl ock w ise, and lower the pres ser foot. Loos en the needl e clamp s crew q by turning it counterclock wise. R emove the needle f rom the needle clamp w . x Inser t a new nee dle into the nee dle clam p w w[...]

12 q q w e w q w e Bob bin Wind ing • Re moving th e bob bin Gently sli de the ho ok cover release but ton q to th e 　 right an d remove the hook c over plat e w . Lif t out the b obbin. q Hook c over release but ton w Hoo k c over plate • Hori zontal s pool p in Lif t up the sp ool pin q . Plac e a spo ol of thread on the spool pin . Attac h[...]

13 q z x c x c v b n m • Winding t he bo bbin N OT ES: • Set the s peed c ontrol sl ider at its fas test posit ion for bobbin win ding. • Us e a bobb in with “ J ” mark as ill ustrated. z Draw the thread fr om the sp ool. x Guide t he thread around t he thread guide. c Pass the thread t hrough the h ole in the top of the bob bin from th e[...]

14 z x c v b q w e r • Inse r ting t he bo bbin z Place a bob bin in the b obb in holde r with the thread running off c ounte rc lock wise. q End of thread x Guide t he thread into the r st notch w on the front side of th e bobb in hold er . w Notc h c Draw the thread to th e left , slidin g it bet ween the tension sprin g blades. v Cont inue [...]

15 w q z x c v b z x c v b e w Thre ading the M achine Raise the p resser foot . Press the needl e up/down button q to raise the t hread take- up lever to its highest p ositio n. q Needle up /down button C A UTION : T urn OFF the power switch before threadin g the 　 machine. • Thre ad ing the m achine z Draw the en d of the thread around th e u[...]

16 q w t r w e z x c v N OT ES: • Th e needle th reader can be us ed with a #1 1 to #1 6 needle o r a blue tipp ed need le. Thread sizes 50 to 90 are re commen ded. • Th e needle th reader cann ot be used for a t win needle. • N e e dle Thr e ade r C A UTION : T urn OFF the power switch when usi ng the nee dle threader . z Lower the pres ser [...]

17 q z x c • D rawing up t he Bob bin Thr ea d z Rais e the press er foot. Hol d the needl e thread lightly with your lef t hand. x Press the n eedle up/down but ton q t wic e to l ower and rais e the need le to pic k up the bob bin thread. q Nee dle up/down but ton c Pull both threads 4˝ to 6 ˝ ( 1 0 to 1 5 c m ) under an d behind t he press e[...]

18 w q z x e z x c Patte rn Se lec tion • M od e 1 Y ou can s elect t he following st itch pat terns direc tly by press ing the pat tern keys q . • M od e 2 – 6 T o selec t stitch pat terns in m ode 2 – 6, r st pres s the mode key w to selec t your desired mo de. Each time you press the m ode key , the folder e i ndi cate d on the lef t [...]

19 q w r e t z x z x Se t tin g Mo de T o enter the set ting mo de, press and h old the mem or y ke y an d turn the power switch o n until the set ting m ode scree n appear s. In this mo de you can s et the following mac hine func tions. • B uzze r sound s et tin g The buzzer s ound can b e turned on or of f using t he buzzer sound s ett ing. The[...]

20 Adjusting the Ne e dle Thre ad T e nsion for a Stra ight Stitch • Corr ec t te nsion q Nee dle thread (top thread) w B obbin t hread (bot tom thread) e T o loosen r T o tighten The id eal straight s titch has t hreads loc ked between t wo lay ers of fabr ic, as illust rated ( magnie d to show detail) . If you look at the to p and bot tom of[...]

21 q w q w q w Adjusting the Ne e dle Thre ad T e nsion for a Zigzag Stitch For an ideal zigzag st itch, the b obbin t hread does not show on the r ight sid e ( top s ide ) of the fabr ic, and the needle t hread shows slight ly on the wron g side (b ottom side) o f th e fabric. See the illustr ations for the c orrec t appear ance. T o match this ap[...]

22 q e w Straight Stitch Sewing q Stitch pattern: MODE 1 : 1 MODE 2: 01 w Needle thread tension: 2 to 6 e Presser foot: Zigzag foot A • S ewin g from th e ed ge of thi ck fab ric The blac k but ton q on the zigzag foot l ocks the foot in the horizonta l posit ion. This is hel pful when star ting to sew from t he far edge of thick fab ric s w or s[...]

23 • Adjus ting th e stitc h le ngth Press the sti tch lengt h adjustment key to change the stitch length. Press “ –” to de crease s titch len gth. Press “ +” to increase s titch len gth. The sti tch leng th can be varie d from 0.0 to 5. 0. NO T E: Rev er se stitc h lengt h cannot b e set longer t han 4.0 . q w • N e e dle Plate The s[...]

24 q e w q e w q e w q e w Lock-a -M atic S titch q Stitc h pattern: MODE 1 : 2 M ODE 2 : 02 w Nee dle thread tensio n : 2 to 6 e Presser fo ot : Zigzag foot A r Reverse s titch but ton Use this s titch to se cure the be ginning an d the end of a seam with backstitching. When you reach th e end of the seam, pres s the reverse stitc h but ton r on c[...]

25 q e w q e w q e w St re tch S titc h q Stitc h pattern: MODE 1 : 6 M ODE 2: 06 or 1 1 w Nee dle thread tensio n : 3 to 6 e Presser fo ot : Zigzag foot A New S culpture St itch q Stitc h pattern: MODE 3: 03 w Nee dle thread tensio n : 3 to 6 e Presser fo ot : Satin stitch fo ot F Sc ulptur e St itch q Stitc h pattern: MODE 3: 02 w Nee dle thread [...]

26 • Adjus ting th e stitc h le ngth Press the sti tch lengt h adjustment key to change the stitch length q . Press “ –” to de crease s titch len gth w . Press “ +” to increase s titch len gth e . The sti tch lengt h can be varie d from 0.2 to 5.0. The zigzag st itch is one of the m ost useful an d versatile stitches. It is used for ove[...]

27 q e w Multiple Zigz ag q Stitc h pattern: MODE 1 : 8 M ODE 2: 08 w Nee dle thread tensio n : 3 to 6 e Presser fo ot : Zigzag foot A This sti tch is used to nis h seams on synthetic s and other fabric s that tend to puc ker . The stitc h is also excellent for darning and men ding tears. Place your fabric to all ow a 5/8˝ ( 1 . 5 cm ) seam. T [...]

28 This st itch can b e used for sewin g fabric s that tend to fray e x tensi vely such as line ns and gabar dines. T wo rows o f zigzag s titches are s imultane ously sewn over the edge to ensure that your seams will n ot rav el. Adjust the th read tension so b oth the nee dle and b obbi n threads meet at the ed ge of the fabri c. NO T E: Stitch w[...]

29 q e w Zippe r Se wing q Stitc h pattern: MODE 1 : 1 w Nee dle thread tensio n : 1 to 4 e Presser fo ot : Zigzag foot A Zi pper foot E q w e r • At tac hing the z ipp er fo ot Fit the pin w o n the zipper fo ot into the groove q in the foot hol der . T o sew the lef t side of th e zipper , att ach the zip per foot with the ri ght-hand s ide of [...]

30 x c i o v !0 !1 b n !2 m x At tach the zip per foot with t he pin on the r ight. Sew through all t he layers from the end of the zip per openin g, guiding the zip per teeth alon g the edg e of the fo ot. c Stop the mac hine 2 ˝ (5 cm ) before the foot reach es the sli der on the zipp er tape. Raise t he press er foot. Open t he zipper th en low[...]

31 q e w Blind He mming q Stitc h pattern: MODE 1 : 0 MODE 2: 1 0 or 1 5 w Thread tens ion dial: 1 to 4 e Presser fo ot : Blind h em foot G z Fold a hem w ith the wron g side of the fab ric up to form a 1 /4˝ – 7 /1 6 ˝ (0 .4 – 0. 7 cm) allowance. q Wrong sid e of fabric w 1 /4˝ – 7 /1 6 ˝ (0 .4 – 0. 7 c m ) ( 1 ) On heav y weight fabri[...]

32 z x c • B ridge s titch Patterns #55 to # 58 in mod e 3 are extender s titches which a re used to inser t s traight st itches af ter a stitc h pat tern. The exten der stitc hes #57 and #5 8 inherit the s titch length a nd needl e drop po sition of a previ ous pattern in progra mmed pat tern com bination. T o see m ore detaile d information ab [...]

33 q e w Attaching Elastic q Stitc h pattern: MODE 2: 1 7 w Nee dle thread tensio n : 3 to 7 e Presser fo ot : Satin stitc h foot F * Stitc h pattern s 08 in mo de 2 can als o be use d. Mark the ela stic into quar ter s. Match thos e to the center front, c enter back and s ide seam s, and pin th e elasti c to the fabric. Place the elast ic under th[...]

34 N OT ES: • T o sew the b uttonh oles 21 to 27 , foll ow the same proc edure as Square BH (See page 35 to 36) . • Th e size of a buttonh ole is automatic ally set by placing a b ut ton in the rear of the automatic buttonhol e foot R. • Th e but ton holder of th e foot takes a but ton size of up to 1 ˝ (2.5 cm ) in diameter . • It is s om[...]

35 q e w Squar e Buttonhole q Stitc h pattern: MODE 2: 21 w Thread tens ion dial: 1 to 5 e Presser fo ot : Automati c but tonhole foot R r But tonhole leve r si gn q w t y u i !0 o !1 z x e r c v • T o s ew z Press the ne edle up/down but ton to raise t he needle Attac h the automatic b uttonh ole foot R snap ping th e pin w into the gro ove q o [...]

36 b b Star t th e machine to s ew the but tonhole. The but tonhole will b e automatical ly sewn. The mach ine will sew the lef t row r st. n m n The mac hine will s ew the back bar ta ck and th e right r o w. m The mac hine will s ew the front bar tac k, then it s tops automaticall y with the nee dle in the up p ositi on. The machine wi ll trim[...]

37 • Adjus ting th e stitc h de nsit y Press the sti tch lengt h adjustment key to change the stitch density . Press the “ – ” but ton to make the butto nhole st itch denser q . Press the “+ ” but ton to make the but tonhole st itch les s dense w . The sti tch densi ty c an be varied fr om 0.3 to 0.8 depen ding on the s elec ted but ton[...]

38 q e w Key hole But tonhole q Stitc h pattern: MO DE 2 : 24 w Thread tens ion dial: 1 to 5 e Presser fo ot : Automatic but tonhole foot R The sewing p roc edure is the sa me as the s quare but tonhole. Use the s eam ripp er and an eyelet punch r to open the b utton hole. r Eyelet punch The sti tch widt h can be varie d from 5.5 to 7 .0. T o chang[...]

39 q e w Corde d But tonhole q Stitc h pattern: MO DE 2 : 21 w Thread tens ion dial: 1 to 5 e Presser fo ot : Automatic but tonhole foot R z Use th e same pr oced ure as the square b uttonh ole proc edure. Set the stitch wi dth to match the thi ckn ess of the cor d used. With th e but tonhole foot rai sed, hook th e ller co rd on the sp ur q at [...]

40 • Adjusting the evenness of the darning Correc t the evenness of the darn ing as follows: Press the sti tch lengt h adjustment key to adjust the evenness. When the r ight sid e of the darn is lower than the l eft side, pres s “ +” to mak e the dar n even . When the l eft s ide of the darn i s lower than the right side, pres s “– ” to[...]

41 q e w q r t w r e T acking q Stitc h pattern: MODE 2: 29 w Thread tens ion dial: 3 to 6 e Presser fo ot : Satin stitch fo ot F T acking i s used to reinforce p ockets, cr otch seams an d belt ca rriers w here extra st rength is ne eded. • St ar t sewin g Star t the mac hine and s ew until the machin e stops automaticall y . Th e machine will s[...]

42 q e w She lltuck Stitch q Stitc h pattern: MODE 2: 1 6 w Nee dle thread tensio n : 6 to 8 e Presser fo ot : Satin stitch fo ot F Use a light weight fab ric (tricot, for example) . Fol d the fabric a s shown and st itch on the fol d. Allow the needl e to just clear t he folded e dge to create a shell ed edge. Y ou may need to increas e the needl [...]

43 q e w Pintuckin g q Stitc h pattern: MODE 1 : 4 MODE 2: 04 w Thread tens ion dial: 1 to 4 e Presser fo ot : Blind H em stitc h foot G Fold the fabr ic with the w rong si des together . Place the fold ed fabric un der the bli nd hem foot. Align t he edge of the fol d with the gui de on the foot, an d lower the foot. Sew while guidin g the edge of[...]

44 q e w St ippli ng St itch q Stitc h pattern: Mod e 3 : 1 8 w Thread tens ion dial: 3 to 6 e Presser fo ot : Satin stitch fo ot F Cu stom c raf ted zigz ag foot F2 * Stitc h pattern s 1 6, 1 7 or 1 9 in m ode 3 ca n also be us ed. A pre- pro grammed st ippli ng stitc h is a fast and ea sy method to quilt s mall areas. Place a bat ting (wadding ) [...]

45 Fagoti ng q Stitc h pattern: Mod e 3 : 45 w Thread tens ion dial: 3 to 6 e Presser fo ot : Satin stitch fo ot F * Stitc h pattern s 46 in mo de 3 can als o be use d. Use this s titch to jo in two pi eces of fabr ic to create an open work a ppearan ce and ad d desi gn interest. Fold under eac h fabric e dge 5/8 ˝ ( 1 .5 cm) and press. Pin the t [...]

46 q e w Fringing q Stitc h pattern: MODE 3: 04 w Thread tens ion dial: 3 to 6 e Presser fo ot : Satin stitch fo ot F Fringing adds a s pec ial touch on t able line ns and shawls. Choose a  rm, wov en fabr ic like linen where thread s can be removed easily . z Carefully cut th e fabric on t he grain. Remove a single strand of yarn or thread wh e[...]

47 Cross Stitch q Stitc h Pa t tern: M ode 3: 5 1 w Thread tens ion dial: 3 to 6 e Presser fo ot : Satin stitch fo ot F Cu stom c raf ted zigz ag foot F2 q e w Y ou can make cro ss stitc h design s with thes e patterns in half the tim e it would take if embro idered by hand. * If you pres s the auto- loc k but ton before sewing, the machine wi ll s[...]

48 z x c v b n q • S ta rt ing to sew Use the ex tra spo ol pin for t win nee dle sewing. Place t wo spo ols of thread as shown. Draw both threads fr om the sp ools an d thread them through th e points fr om z to n . Make sure that the t wo strands of thread d o not get tangled. T urn the power switch on an d selec t the desi red pat tern. Press [...]

49 SECTION V . P ROGRAMMIN G P A T TERNS AND LET TERS Programming the Auto -lock S titch E xam p le: P at tern # 6 1 (mode 3) z Selec t pat tern 6 1 (mode 3) . Press the memor y key . x Selec t pat tern 92 ( mod e 3 ). Press the memor y key . c Place the fa bric an d sew . The machin e will sew a loc king s titch, st itch pat tern 6 1 , loc king s [...]

50 q Programming the Pat tern Combina tion Exa mple: Pat te rns # 63 , # 65 a nd # 64 (mode 3) z Selec t pat tern 63 (mode 3) . x Press the me mor y key , and the sti tch pat tern 63 is memorized. c The LCD display shows only 1 c haracter at a tim e. The memor ized stitch pat tern is sh if ted to the lef t side of the disp lay and the curs or blink[...]

51 Bridge St itches Patterns #55 to # 58 ( ) in mod e 3 are brid ge stitc hes which a re used to inser t s traight st itches bet wee n sti tch pat tern s. The bri dge st itches #57 and # 58 use th e stitch l ength and nee dle drop p ositi on of the previous pat tern in the pro gram med pat tern c om bin atio n. The nee dle drop p ositi on and sti t[...]

52 w Programming a Mirror Imag e E xam p le: P at terns # 64 (Mo de 3) and its mirror imag e q z Selec t pat tern 64 (Mo de 3) . Press t he memor y key . x Selec t pat tern 64 (Mo de 3) . Press the ip key . The ip ma rk q will ap pear on the LC D di splay . Press th e memor y key . c Star t s ewing. The pat tern com bination s eries will be s[...]

53 Se wing a Pattern Co mbination from the Be ginning If you hav e to sto p sewing a pat tern com bination an d wish to sew it over again, press th e memor y key to sew the pattern combination from the beginning. z Pro gram med p at tern c om binat ion. x Sto p s ewin g. c Press the me mor y key . v Mac hine sews the pat tern co mbination f rom the[...]

54 E xam p le: T o program “ Depp é” z Press the m ode key to enter mode 4. Enter 1 4 to select up per ca se let ter “D” . Press the memor y key . x Enter 4 1 to selec t lower case l etter “e” . Press the memor y key . c Enter 52 to select l ower case let ter “p” . Press the memor y key . v Enter 52 to select l ower case let ter ?[...]

55 Reduc ing the Size of Le t ters E xam p le: T o red uce the h eight of charac ter “ ♡ ” to appr oximately 2/3 of it s original s ize . z Press the m ode key to enter mode 4. Enter 22 to select up per ca se let ter “L ” . Press the memor y key . x Enter 85 to selec t charac ter “ ♡ ”. Press the stitc h width ad justing key “– [...]

56 Viewing a Long T ex t The LCD display shows up to 3 charac ters at a time. If the entire tex t is not disp lay ed, pre ss the c ursor keys to scr oll the text. z Pressin g the cur sor key shift s the curs or and s crolls the text to the l eft. x Pressin g the cur sor key shift s the curs or and s crolls the text to the r ight. De le ting and Ins[...]

57 Duplicat ing a Let te r (patte rn ) E xam p le: T o duplic ate “2 ” from cha racters “ 1 23 ” z Move the cur sor under t he charac ter “2 ” . x Press the me mor y key to duplicate the charac ter “ 2” . z x[...]

58 Stitch Adjustme nt of Programme d Patte rns The sti tch widt h and leng th of the progr ammed st itch pattern c an be al tered uniformly or ind ividuall y . E xam p le: T o alter the stitc h width uniform ly . z Enter the mode 3. x Selec t pat tern 73 ( ). Press the memor y key . c Selec t pat tern 73 ( ). v Press the i p ke y . Press the mem[...]

59 c Move the cur sor under t he sec ond sti tch pat tern of 6 1 ( ). E xam p le: T o alter the stitc h width in divid ually z Enter the mode 3. x Selec t pat tern 6 1 ( ). Press the memor y key twi ce. v Press the s titch wi dth adjust ment ke y to alter th e stitch width ( 3.5) . z x c v b b A pat tern series will be s ewn. The stitc h width of p[...]

60 Corre cting D istorte d S titch Patte rns The sewing re sults of the stretc h patterns may var y depen ding up on the sewing c ondit ions, suc h as sewing spee d, ty pe of fabri c, number of layers etc. Always test sew on a scrap p iece of the fa bric that you wish to use. If stretch pat terns are dis tor ted, correc t them wit h the feed balanc[...]

61 SECTION VI. CAR E OF Y OUR MA CHINE Clea ning the Hook Rac e and Fe ed D og W ARNING: • T urn the p ower switch off an d unplug th e machine before c leani ng. • Do n ot dismantle t he machine oth er than as explaine d in this se cti on. C A UTIO N: Do not store the mac hine in a hi gh-h umidit y area, near a heat radiator , or in dire ct su[...]

62 Audible signal Pip Pip-pip-pip Pip-pip-peep Peep The buzzer sounds when: Normal operation Invalid operation Buttonhole sewing completed Malfunction Problems and W arning Signs Cause T ry this The machine will not sew with the start/stop button because the foot control is connected. Disconnect the foot control and start the machine. W arning sign[...]

63 T roubleshooting Condition The ne edle t hread breaks. 1 . T he nee dle thr ead is n ot thread ed pro per ly . 2. The need le thre ad tensi on is to o tig ht. 3. The need le is b ent or bl unt. 4. The need le is in cor rec tly in ser te d. 5. The need le thre ad and t he bo bbi n thread a re not set un der th e pres ser fo ot when s tar t s ewin[...]

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