Singer Serger Professional 5 Manual

							 
   
  
 4. While holding the thread, firmly pu ll the thread between the tension disks. 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
  5. Turn the handwheel toward you unt il the lower looper extends 5-10mm  
       (approximately ½”) from the needl e plate edge.   
 
  6. Thread the looper area of the mach ine following the red color coded  
       thread guides 4-10.  
 
 
 
  7. Place the thread slighty from left and  
      to the ri ght of threading guide  f. 
 
 
 
 
  8. Place the thread slightly from the  
               fr ont and to the back of threading 
               guide  g. 
 
 
 
 
  9. Place the thread through  h, i  and  j. 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
      
 
                         
 
 
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 10. Thread the looper eye (A)  from front to back.  Pull about 4 inches of thread. 
                 Position thread into V cutout (B) on thr eader.  Firmly hold thread tail with left   
                  hand and pull Threader Lever (C) up into place (D).  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
  NOTE: Make sure the Upper Looper thread is 
behind the Lower Looper thread. 
Threader Lever 
“V” cutout   
						

							 
  
  5. Continue to thread point s 4-8.  Slip the thread into the rear slot of the  
      thread guide  g.  Go over the take up lever  h.  Continue by slipping the  
               thread into the right  slot of the thread guides i and  j.  
 
  8. Before threading the eye of the  needle, make sure the thread is   
               behind
 the thread guide located on t he bottom of the needle clamp. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
  9. Draw about 4 inches of the thr ead through the needle eye towards the back 
      of the machine.  
  
      10. Place the thread to t he back, under the Presser Foot.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Three-Thread Overlock (wide) 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             
 
 
 
The Three-Thread Overedge (wide) has the same set up as the Three-Thread Over-
edge (narrow) Stitch.  The only exceptions are the Right
 Overedge Needle is now 
unthreaded and removed and the Left
 Overedge Needle is threaded.  By using the 
left needle the stitch becomes wider.  The ot her exception is the Auto Tension Dial 
is turned to “B”.  
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Right Overedge Needle Thread  
Left Overedge Needle Thread  
  
						

							 
 
ATD: 
Auto Tension Dial  
            “B” 
Left Cover Stitch 
Needle “C” Unthreaded and 
Remove Needle 
Middle Cover Stitch 
Needle “D” Unthreaded and 
Remove Needle   
Right Cover Stitch 
Needle “E” Unthreaded and 
Remove Needle 
Overedge Left  
Needle “A” (Orange)       Threaded 
Overedge Right  
Needle “B”  Unthreaded and 
Remove Needle 
Upper Looper 
(Green)  Looper Engaged 
and Threaded 
Lower Looper 
(Red)    Threaded 
Chain Stitch Looper  
(Brown)    Unthreaded  
Upper Knife     Engaged 
Seam Guide Plate Not Installed, use 
Knife Plate Cover 
Seam Width Dial           “N” 
Stitch Length Dial           “2” 
Presser Foot  
Pressure           “N” 
Differential Feed Dial            “N” 
Stitch Finger           “N” 
Spreader   Disengaged 
   Set-up: 
Needle: 
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  5. Continue to thread point s 4-8.  Slip the thread into the middle slot of the  
      thread guide  g.  Go over the take up lever  h.  Continue by slipping the  
               thread into the middle  slot of the thread guides i and  j.  
 
  6. Before threading the eye of the needl e, make sure the thread is  behind
   
               the thread guide located on the  bottom of the needle clamp. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
  7. Thread the eye of the left needle  k. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  8. Draw about 4 inches of the thr ead through the needle eye towards the back 
      of the machine.  
  
      9. Place the thread to t he back, under the Presser Foot.   
 
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