To Deactivate The Upper Knife; To Activate The Upper Knife - Janome FA4 Manuel D'instructions

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CAUTION
Turn the power switch off and unplug the machine
when deactivating or activating the upper knife.

To Deactivate the Upper Knife

Turn the handwheel counterclockwise to align the
setting marks on the handwheel and machine.
Push the upper knife release lever all the way back to
the setting mark on the back (down position).
The upper knife should sit below the top of the needle
plate.
Turn the handwheel counterclockwise to check if the
upper knife is disengaged.
q Setting mark on the handwheel
w Setting mark on the machine
e Upper knife release lever
r Setting mark for down position
t Upper knife

To Activate the Upper Knife

Turn the handwheel counterclockwise one complete turn
while pulling the upper knife release lever forward and to
the setting mark in the front (up position).
The lever will move back a little to the standard position
marked with a dot when it is released.
The upper knife will automatically be engaged and
activated.
Turn the handwheel counterclockwise to check if the knife
is activated.
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Setting mark for up position
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Dot for the standard position