FAQs & Troubleshooting
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- 1Combination of fabric, thread and needle
- 2How do I sew buttonholes?
- 3When thread got tangled.
- 4Why does the lower thread keep breaking?
- 5"The safety device has been activated. Is the thread tangled? Is the needle bent?" message appears on the LCD. What does it mean?
- 6Fabric and Thread
- 7Where do I put the oil in my machine?
- 8It is difficult to pass the thread through the needle bar thread guide(hook).
- 9When I create an embroidery pattern design on PE-DESIGN(PE-DESIGN, PE-DESIGN Lite, or PED-Basic), what Design Page Size is my sewing machine?
- 10Place a spool of thread on a spool pin.
- 11How do I thread my machine?
- 12How do I remove the presser foot holder?
- 13How do I raise or lower the feed dogs?
- 14Embroidery
- 15Why does my thread keep jamming?
- 16"Retrieving the pattern. Wait a moment." message appearing on the LCD. What does it mean and how do I clear it?
- 17How do I correctly install a bobbin?
- 18"Lower the presser foot lever." appears on the LCD.
- 19"This disk is not formatted. Do you want to format this disk? Formatting the disk will erase any data currently on the disk." message appearing on the LCD. What does it mean and how do I clear it?
- 20"The pattern combination is too large for the extra large embroidery frame. If you plan to add more patterns, rotate the pattern combination." message appears on the LCD. What does it mean and how do I clear it?
- 21"Lower the buttonhole lever." message appearing on the LCD. What does it mean and how do I clear it?
- 22Why is the outline sewing off the pattern?
- 23"There is a pattern included that can not be saved to a floppy disk. Save the pattern in the machine's memory." message appearing on the LCD. What does it mean and how do I clear it?
- 24"This embroidery card can not be used. Unusable cards include, cards licensed for sale in other countries, etc." message appearing on the LCD. What does it mean and how do I clear it?
- 25"Remove the embroidery frame." message appears on the LCD. What does it mean?
- 26Why does the upper thread keep breaking?
- 27How do I sew hook-and-loop fasteners(hook-and-loop tapes)?
- 28How do I sew such as vinyl, leather, quilting layers and velvet?
- 29How do I sew a blind hem?
- 30How do I create a space between characters?
- 31"This key does not operate when the needle is down. Raise the needle and press the key again." message appearing on the LCD. What does it mean and how do I clear it?
- 32"No more patterns can be added to this combination." message appears on the LCD. What does it mean?
- 33"Raise presser foot lever." message appearing on the LCD. What does it mean?
- 34"Can not read this disk. This disk may be defective." message appearing on the LCD. What does it mean and how do I clear it?
- 35"When the speed controller is set to control the zigzag stitch width, the "Start/Stop" button does not operate." appears on the LCD.
- 36"Not enough available memory to save the pattern. Delete another pattern?" message appearing on the LCD. What does it mean and how do I clear it?
- 37Sometimes I insert a memory card or floppy disk, touch the appropriate icon, and the SG3000 screen blanks out, then turns back on. Sometimes the designs come up, but when I choose a design, the screen blanks out. Why is this?
- 38The thread tension is incorrect.
- 39Why does the needle keep breaking?
- 40Fabrics and stabilizer material for embroidery
- 41How do I wind the bobbin?
- 42"There is not much thread remaining in the bobbin." message appearing on the LCD. What does it mean and how do I clear it?
- 43"Saving..." message appearing on the LCD. What does it mean?
- 44"No disk inserted or this disk may be defective." message appearing on the LCD. What does it mean and how do I clear it?
- 45"This button does not operate when the embroidery unit is not attached. Turn off the powert and attach the embroidery unit." message appearing on the LCD. What does it mean and how do I clear it?
- 46"OK to save the current setting?" message appearing on the LCD. What does it mean and how do I clear it?
- 47"The bobbin winder safety device has activated. Is the thread tangled?" message appearing on the LCD. What does it mean and how do I clear it?
- 48"Attach the embroidery frame." message appearing on the LCD. What does it mean and how do I clear it?
- 49"Raise the buttonhole lever." message appearing on the LCD. What does it mean and how do I clear it?
- 50"Set the bobbin holder to the left." message appearing on the LCD. What does it mean and how do I clear it?