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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
SERVICEACCESS 
FRONTCOVER 
A 
PATTERNSELCTORDIAL 
TOREMOVE 
. 
2, 
3. 
. REMOVETHEFACECOVERANDREARCOVER(SEEPAGES7,8.) 
PULLOUTTHEPATIERNSELECTORDIAL. 
LOOSENTHESCREWSA,BANDREMOVETHESCREWSC,D,E,F 
ANDTHERUBBERCUSHIONG,THENREMOVETHEFRONTCOVER. 
INSERTTHEPA-I-FERNSELECTORDIAL. 
TOATTACH 
FOLLOWTHEABOVEPROCEDUREINREVERSE. 
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
MECHANICALADJUSTMENT 
TOPTENSION 
TOCHECK: 
THESTANDARDUPPERTHREADTENSIONSHOULDBE65-95gWHENPULLINGTHE 
THREAD(COTTONTHREAD#50)INTHEDIRECTIONOFAWITHSETTINGTHE 
TENSIONDIALAT3.(MAKESURETHEFOOTSHOULDBELOWERED.) 
IFTHETENSIONISOUTOFTHESTANDARDRANGE,ADJUSTITASFOLLOWS: 
ADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE: 
1.REMOVETHEFRONTCOVERUNIT(SEEPAGE9). 
2.TURNTHEADJUSTINGNUTBINTHEDIRECTIONOFCWHENTHEUPPER 
THREADTENSIONISTOOTIGHT. 
TURNTHEADJUSTINGNUTBINTHEDIRECTIONOFDWHENTHEUPPER 
THREADTENSIONISTOOLOOSE. 
3.ATTACHTHEFRONTPANELCOVERUNIT. 
A 
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
MECHANICALADJUSTMENT 
BOBBINTENSION 
TOCHECK: 
SETTHEBOBBININTHEBOBBINCASEANDPASSTHETHREAD(COTTON#50) 
THROUGHTHETENSIONSPRING. 
THEBOBBINTHREADTENSIONSHOULDBE45-55gWHENPULLINGTHETHREADIN 
THEDIRECTIONOFA. 
IFTHETENSIONISOUTOFTHERANGE,ADJUSTITASFOLLOWS: 
ADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE: 
1.TURNTHEADJUSTINGSCREWBINTHEDIRECTIONOFCWHENTHEBOBBIN 
THREADTENSIONISTOOTIGHT. 
2.TURNTHEADJUSTINGSCREWBINTHEDIRECTIONOFDWHENTHEBOBBIN 
THREADTENSIONISTOOLOOSE. 
A 
t 
COTTONTHREAD#50 
B 
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
MECHANICALADJUSTMENT 
PRESSERBARHEIGHTANDALIGNMENT 
TOCHECK: 
1.RAISETHEPRESSERFOOTLEVER. 
2.THEDISTANCEBETWEENTHEPRESSERFOOTCANDTHENEEDLEPLATED 
SHOULDBE6.0MM(0.24). 
ADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE: 
1.REMOVETHEFACECOVER(SEEPAGE7). 
2.REMOVETHESCREWAANDTAKETHELAMPSOCKETOFF. 
3.RAISETHEPRESSERFOOTLEVERANDLOOSENTHESCREWBONTHEPRESSER 
BARHOLDER, 
ADJUSTTHEDISTANCEBETWEENTHEPRESSERFOOTCANDTHENEEDLE 
PLATEDTO6.0MM(0.24). 
4,TIGHTENTHESCREWBSECURELY. 
5.TIGHTENTHESCREWATOSECURETHELAMPSOCKET. 
6.ATTACHTHEFACEPLATE. 
NOTE: 
WHENYOUTIGHTENTHESCREWB,MAKESURETHATBOTHSIDES 
OFTHEPRESSERFOOTAREPARALLELTOTHEFEEDDOGSLOTSE 
ONTHENEEDLEPLATE. 
A 
B E 
\ 
l5E__EE_,  r.....i 
c 
D/ 
6.0MM 
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
MECHANICALADJUSTMENT 
NEEDLESWING 
TOCHECK: 
ADJUSTTHENEEDLESWINGACCORDINGTOTHEFOLLOWINGPROCEDURE,IFTHE 
NEEDLEBARSTARTSMOVINGSIDEWAYSWHILETHENEEDLEISINTHEFABRICAT 
SEWINGTHEZIGZAGPATTERN(WITHMAXIMUMZIGZAGWIDTH). 
ADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE: 
1.SETTHEPATTERNSELECTORDIALWITHMAXIMUMZIGZAGWIDTH,ANDREMOVE 
THEFRONTCOVER(SEEPAGE9). 
2.LOOSENTWOSETSCREWS. 
3.ADJUSTTHENEEDLESWINGBYTURNINGTHEHANDWHEEL,WHILEHOLDING 
THEWORMSOASNOTTOROTATEIT,UNTILTHENEEDLESWINGSTARTSAT 
2-3MMABOVETHENEEDLEPLATEAFTERTHENEEDLEHASCOMEOUTOF 
THERIGHTSIDEOFTHENEEDLEHOLE. 
4.TIGHTENTWOSETSCREWS. 
5.MOUNTTHEFRONTCOVER. 
NOTE:AFTERADJUSTINGTHENEEDLESWING,CHECKTHATTHEUPPERSHAFT 
WORMANDGEARROTATESMOOTHLYWITHOUTANYBACKLASHBETWEEN 
THEM. 
GEAR 
UPPERSHAFTWORM 
// 
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SETSCREW(2PCS.) 
13 I2-3MM
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
MECHANICALADJUSTMENT 
NEEDLEDROP 
TOCHECK: 
WHENTHENEEDLESWINGSINMAXIMUMZIGZAGWIDTH,THEDISTANCEBETWEEN 
THEBOTHENDSOFNEEDLEHOLEINTHENEEDLEPLATEANDTHENEEDLEDROP 
POSITIONSSHOULDBEEQUAL.IFNOT,MAKEANADJUSTMENTASFOLLOWS: 
ADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE: 
1.REMOVETHEFACECOVER(SEEPAGE7). 
2.SETTHEPATTERNSELECTORDIALATMAXIMUMZIGZAGWIDTHPOSITION. 
3.TURNTHESCREWTOADJUSTTHELEFTANDRIGHTNEEDLEDROPPOSITIONS. 
4.ATTACHTHEFACECOVER. 
NOTE:CHECKTHEHOOKTIMINGAFTERTHISADJUSTMENT. 
SETSCREW ! 
BOTHCLEARANCESHOULDBEEQUAL 
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
MECHANICALADJUSTMENT 
CLEARANCEBETWEENNEEDLEANDHOOK(NO.l) 
TOCHECK: 
THECLEARANCEBETWEENNEEDLEANDSHU3-rLEHOOKSHOULDBE0-0.15MM. 
IFNOT,MAKEANADJUSTMENTASFOLLOWS: 
ADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE: 
1.REMOVETHEFACECOVER(SEEPAGE7). 
2.SETTHEPATrERNSELECTORDIALATMAXIMUMZIGZAGWIDTH,ANDTURNTHE 
HANDWHEELTOWARDYOUTOBRINGTHENEEDLEATLEFTNEEDLEPOSITION. 
3.LOOSEN2SCREWS,SLIDETHENEEDLEBARSUPPORTERADJUSTINGPLATEINTHE 
DIRECTIONOFARROWASSHOWNBELOW,ANDADJUSTTHECLEARANCEBETWEEN 
NEEDLEANDSHUTTLEHOOKTO0-0.15MM.TIGHTENSCREWS. 
*IFTHECLEARANCEISTOOLARGE(MORETHAN0.15MM),SLIDETHENEEDLEBAR 
SUPPORTERADJUSTINGPLATEINTHEDIRECTIONOFB. 
*IFTHECLEARANCEISTOOSMALL(LESSTHAN0MM),SLIDETHENEEDLEBAR 
SUPPORTERADJUSTINGPLATEINTHEDIRECTIONOFC. 
NOTE:WHENADJUSTINGTHECLEARANCE,BESURETOSLIDETHENEEDLEBARSUPPORTER 
ADJUSTINGPLATEWHILEGUIDINGTHETWOPROJECTIONSALONGTHEEDGEOFTHE 
BASEPLATE. 
NOTE:CLEARANCEBETWEENNEEDLEANDNEEDLEPLATEIS0.15MMORMOREAS 
SHOWNINFIGURED.IFNOT,ADJUSTTHECLEARANCEBETWEENNEEDLAND 
SHUTTLEHOOKBYUSINGMETHODOFADJUSTMENTNO.2INPAGE13.AFTER 
READJUSTMENT,CHECKIFTHECLEARANCEBETWEENNEEDLEANDNEEDLEPLATEIS 
0.15MMORMORE. 
4.ATTACHTHEFACEPLATE. 
SETSCREWA(2PCS.) 
BASEPLATE 
DIRECTIONC 
DIRECTIONB 
PROJECTIONS 
(2SPOTS) 
0-0.05MM 
15 NEEDLEBARSUPPORTER 
ADJUSTINGPLATE 
FIGURED 
CLEARANCEBETWEENNEEDLEAND 
NEEDLEPLATEIS0.15MMORMORE.
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SI-WINL5MACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
MECHANICALADJUSTMENT 
CLEARANCEBETWEENNEEDLEANDHOOK(NO.2) 
TOCHECK: 
USETHISADJUSTMENTMETHODNO.2IFTHECLEARANCECANNOTBEADJUSTEDWITH 
THEMETHODNO.I. 
THECLEARANCEBETWEENNEEDLEANDSHUTTLEHOOKSHOULDBE0-0.15MM. 
ADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE: 
1.SETTHEPAFrERNSELECTORDIALATMAXIMUMZIGZAGWIDTH,ANDTURNTHE 
HANDWHEELTOWARDYOUTOBRINGTHENEEDLETOTHELEFTNEEDLEPOSITION. 
2.OPENTHESHUTTLECOVERANDLOOSENTHELOWERSHAFTBUSHING(FRONT) 
SETSCREWA.THENSLIDETHELOWERSHAFTTOTHERIGHTSIDESLIGHTLY 
(APPROXIMATELY0.5MM)NOTTODISENGAGETHEGEARS,ANDTIGHTENTHESCREW 
TEMPORARY. 
3.LOOSENTHESCREWSB(2PCS)THROUGHTHEHOLESINTHEREARCOVER,AND 
SLIGHTLYMOVETHESHUTTLEBODYUPORDOWNTOADJUSTTHECLEARANCE 
BETWEENNEEDLEANDSHUI-I-LEHOOKTO0-0.15MM,ANDTIGHTENTHESCREWSB 
TEMPORARY. 
4.TURNTHEHANDWHEELTOCHECKTHECLEARANCEBETWEENSHUTTLERACESPRING 
ANDNEEDLEINLEFTANDRIGHTPOSITIONS.IFTHECLEARANCEISNOTEQUAL, 
ADJUSTITBYTURNINGTHESHUTTLERACEBODY. 
5.TIGHTENTHESHUTTLERACESETSCREWSB(2PCS). 
6.LOOSENTHESETSCREWONLOWERSHAFTBUSHINGANDSLIDETHEGEARBACK 
TOTHEORIGINALPOSITIONWHILEADJUSTINGTHEBACKLASH. 
7.TIGHTENTHESCREWAFIRMLY. 
NOTE:THEBACKLASHSHOULDBE0.3MMORLESSANDLOWERSHAFTTURNS 
SMOOTHLY.AFTERTHEADJUSTMENT,CHECKTHEHOOKTIMING. 
(_.SETSCREWA 
/ 
//oo, M 
REARCOVER7 
(2PCS.)j,,J CLEARANCESHOULDBEEQUAL 
SHUTTLERACESPRING 
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV,20MODEL385.11206300 
MECHANICALADJUSTMENT 
FEEDDOGHEIGHT 
MACHINESEnING 
1.STITCHSELECTOR:I 
t 
2.NEEDLEBAR:ATITSHIGHESTPOSITION. 
TOCHECK: 
1.RAISETHEPRESSERFOOT. 
2.PLACETHEFEEDDOGHEIGHTGAUGE#68367AONTHENEEDLEPLATE. 
3.TURNTHEHANDWHEELTOWARDYOUBYHANDANDCHECKTHEFEEDDOGHEIGHT. 
REFERTOCHARTBELOW. 
ADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE: 
1.OPENTHESHUI-rLECOVER. 
2.ADJUSTTHEFEEDDOGHEIGHTBYTURNINGTHEADJUSTINGSCREW. 
WHENTHEFEEDDOGHEIGHTISHIGHERTHANTHESTANDARDRANGE,TURNSTHE 
ADJUSTINGSCREWINTHEDIRECTIONOFB. 
*WHENTHEFEEDDOGHEIGHTISLOWERTHANTHESTANDARDRANGE,TURNTHE 
ADJUSTINGSCREWINTHEDIRECTIONOFC. 
FACE(A) 
1.25MM 
NOTMOVING 
NOTMOVING 
MOVING GAUGE 
FACE(6)(RED) 
1.00MM 
MOVING 
NOTMOVING 
MOVING EFEEDDOGHEIGHT 
CORRECT 
LOW 
HIGH 
f A#68367 
_C 
ADJUSTINGSCREWB 
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SEWINGMACHINEDIV.20MODEL385.11206300 
MECHANICALADJUSTMENT 
NEEDLEBARHEIGHT 
MACHINESETFING 
IIIII 
1.STITCHSELECTOR:_. 
TOCHECK: 
1.OPENTHESHUTTLECOVER. 
2.REPLACETHENEEDLEWITHTHETESTPIN#68368A. 
3.REMOVETHESHUFFLEHOOKANDINSERTTHERADIALTIMINGGAUGE#68366B 
ONTOTHESHUFFLEDRIVER. 
4.TURNTHEHANDWHEELTOWARDYOUBYHANDUNTILTHENEEDLEBARREACHES 
ITSLOWESTPOSITION. 
5.THETIPOFTHETESTPIN#68368ASHOULDBEINBETWEENTHETWOHORIZONTAL 
LINESENGRAVEDONTHERADIALTIMINGGAUGE#68366B. 
ADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE: 
1.REMOVEFRONTCOVER(SEEPAGE9). 
2.LOOSENTHESCREWCOFTHENEEDLEBARHOLDERD. 
3.MOVETHENEEDLEBAREUPORDOWNBYHANDUNTILTHETIPOFTHETEST 
PIN#68368A_COMESINBETWEENTHETWOHORIZONTALPARALLELLINES 
ENGRAVEONTHERADIALTIMINGGAUGE#68366B. 
4.TIGHTENTHESCREWCSECURELY. 
5.ATTACHTHEFRONTCOVER. 
THISENDOFTHE 
SHUTTLEHOOK 
DRIVERISTO 
TOUCHTHE 
GAUGE B#68366 
A#68368 D 
E I 
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