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Instruction and Reference Guide, Model BL9

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Title
Instruction and Reference Guide, Model BL9
Published by
Baby Lock
Document type
instruction_manual
Edition
Back cover "743-801-726 (E/F/S)" (physical 56); no other edition or revision code printed; PDF metadata created 2008-08-11, modified 2008-08-27
Language
English, Spanish, French
Pages
56

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Baby Lock BL9

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PDF page 10 · printed page 6: Exact BL9 operating instruction, physical 10 / printed 6, English. Native extraction; "Sewing Machine Model BL9" names the exact machine outside any document or part number and binds this guide to BL9 only. The foot controller model codes are kept as printed (the English text has no comma between YC-482J and YC-482J-EC).

PDF page 10 · printed page 6: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. All 6 rows of the standard accessories list, physical 10 / printed 6; names and the needle-set label literal.

PDF page 2 · printed page unnumbered (safety instructions): Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. English safety instructions, warning items 2 and 14, physical 2 (unnumbered).

PDF page 2 · printed page unnumbered (safety instructions): Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. English safety instructions, danger item 2 and warning item 15, physical 2 (unnumbered).

PDF page 16 · printed page 12: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. The owner answer points to these steps and states only the manual's checks.

PDF page 16 · printed page 12: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. Thread and needle chart, 3 rows (light, medium, heavy weight), checked on the rendered page: needle size 9 or 11, 11 or 14 and 14 or 16 respectively. Fabric names kept as printed, including "Uphollstery".

PDF page 18 · printed page 14: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. The owner answers point to these steps and state only the seated-horn check.

PDF page 20 · printed page 16: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. The owner answer points to these steps and states only the finishing checks.

PDF page 20 · printed page 16: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. The owner answer points to these steps and states only the manual's checks.

PDF page 14 · printed page 10: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. The owner answer describes the holder, lever, pin and groove the manual names and points to its steps.

PDF page 26 · printed page 22: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference.

PDF page 30 · printed page 26: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. Settings box of Straight Stitch Sewing, physical 30 / printed 26.

PDF page 32 · printed page 28: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. Settings box of Zigzag Stitching, physical 32 / printed 28. Its 0.5–4 differs from the 0.3–4 zigzag range on physical 26.

PDF page 34 · printed page 30: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. Settings boxes of Tricot Stitch and Triple Stitch, physical 34 / printed 30.

PDF page 36 · printed page 32: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. The only English statement on stitch width; no numeric width is printed.

PDF page 38 · printed page 34: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. Buttonhole settings box, physical 38 / printed 34; the dial positions are printed as symbols, so the answer points to the page.

PDF page 40 · printed page 36: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. Settings box of Blind Stitch Hemming, physical 40 / printed 36.

PDF page 42 · printed page 38: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. Settings box of Stretch Stitch Patterns, physical 42 / printed 38.

PDF page 22 · printed page 18: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. The owner answer points to these steps and states only the starting position and finishing check.

PDF page 24 · printed page 20: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference.

PDF page 46 · printed page 42: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. The owner answer points to these steps and states only the reassembly checks.

PDF page 48 · printed page 44: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. The oiling points are shown only by arrows in the illustrations; the answer points to them.

PDF page 48 · printed page 44: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference.

PDF page 50 · printed page 46: Only the stated document, exact BL9 model and cited English passage; no sibling, related-live-model, product-page, standardized-fit or retail-fit inference. Troubleshooting table, 9 condition rows and 33 numbered causes, row alignment checked on the rendered page: bobbin thread breaks (lint in the bobbin case: clean it; damaged bobbin: replace it); cloth not feeding smoothly (feed dog packed with lint, see page 42); machine does not work (thread caught in the hook race, see page 42; handwheel disengaged for bobbin winding, see page 16); not smooth and noisy (threads caught in hook mechanism, feed dog packed with lint, see page 42).

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