69Buttonholes - Applications
Automatic Buttonhole
Direct Entry Length or Button Measuring on Screen
• enter the buttonhole length (buttonhole opening in mm) directly
with the stitch length or stitch width knob
• suitable for all buttonhole lengths of 4mm up to the maximum
length
Entering Buttonhole Length or Button
Measuring
• buttonholes can be sewn to a specific
length with the Automatic buttonhole foot
No. 3A
• select type of buttonhole
• touch the Direct Entry Length function
Determining Buttonhole Length
•a special screen display appears
• enter buttonhole length with the stitch
width or stitch length knob
• the programmed length (cutting space of
buttonhole) is shown underneath the
button, between the two arrows
• the number above the button indicates the
maximum button size for the selected
buttonhole length
• confirm the desired length with «OK», the
screen changes automatically
• «auto» and the programmed length in mm
appear on the screen
• the buttonhole length indicates the
buttonhole opening in mm
Corrections for Direct Entry Length
• enter new length as described above
Back to Buttonhole Menu
• touch «ESC» to confirm and return to
Buttonhole screen, the original settings
remain
Deleting Saved Buttonholes
•press the «clr» button or touch
«recording»
• «auto» disappears and «recording»
appears
•a new buttonhole length can be
programmed
Buttonhole Size
• the sewing computer calculates the
buttonhole size from the button diameter
• 2mm are added automatically to take the
thickness of the button into account
Corrections for Thick Buttons
•for buttons which are particularly thick,
e.g. raised buttons, etc. place the vertical
line 1 – 4mm outside the button
Determining Button Size
•a special screen appears
• hold the button against the left side of the
screen
• use the external stitch width or stitch
length knob place the vertical black line
precisely on the right side of the button
• the button size is shown in mm above the
button, between the two arrows (e.g.
14mm)
•remove the button from the screen
• confirm the correct size with «OK», the
screen changes automatically
