The stitch width can be changed by pressing the stitch width buttons. Page Imirroring Veritas A5 Coudre Mirroring When the mirroring key is pressed, the selected stitch pattern is mirror sewn. The mirror symbol is shown on the LCD screen. The mirror function is only deactivated when the mirror key is pressed again and the symbol disappears from the display.
Page Memory Veritas A5 Memory Saving stitches The machine has a program memory that can retain stitch patterns, letters and numbers. This means that whole names can be sewn simply in one go using patterns. Up to 30 stitches can be stored. Since stored patterns are not lost after the sewing machine is turned off, they can be recalled at any time. Page Sewing With Saved Stitches Veritas A5 Memory Sowing with saved stitches The stitches stored in the machine can be called up and used at the touch of a button.
Stop the sewing machine when you reach a corner. Lower the needle into the fabric with the hand wheel or by pressing the -key. Raise the presser foot. Use the needle as a pivot and turn the fabric; lower the presser foot and resume sewing. When you press the key «—», the needle position will move to the left. Ideal for elastic fabrics and woven goods. Also good for stressed seams on firm fabrics such as denim.
Stretch straight stitch These stitches are highly suitable for use as decorative edging. Use the overcasting presser foot 2. Sew the fabric with the fabric edge against the guide of the overcasting foot. Page Blindhem And Lingerie Stitches Veritas A5 Sewing Blindhem and lingerie stitches Blindhem and lingerie stitches on firm fabric Blindhem on stretch fabrics Note: — It takes practice to sew blindhems.
Fold the fabric as illustrated with the wrong side up. Move the feed dog adjustment lever to « » b to lower the feed dog. Note: The stitch length cannot be adjusted as long as the feed dog is lowered.
Page Buttonhole Stitching Veritas A5 Sewing Buttonhole stitching For thin or medium fabric For horizontal buttonholes on blouses or shirts made from thin or medium fabric For thin or medium fabric For horizontal buttonholes on blouses or shirts made from thin Page 36 Veritas A5 Sewing 4. Position the fabric under the presser foot so that the buttonhole mark is aligned with the centre of the buttonhole foot.
Pull down the buttonhole lever, then push it to the back so that it is aligned with the white plate labelled «PUSH». Raise the presser foot and cut the thread. To sew the buttonhole once again, raise the presser foot and it will return to original position. When you have finished sewing buttonholes, push the buttonhole lever up until it stops.
Select stitch type 28 and use the satin stitch presser foot. For belts etc. Press stitch type 29 for darning will appear in the display. Use the buttonhole presser foot 2. Baste the upper fabric and the under fabric together. Select the needle position. Place the buttonhole presser foot over the centre of the tear and lower.
Page 40 Veritas A5 Sewing 4. Place the turned over edges of the pieces of fabric at a clearance of 4 mm onto a thin piece of paper or water-soluble fleece and baste Thin paper Baste 2. Align the middle of the presser foot with the middle of the two edges of the fabric and start sewing 3. It is possible that the needle could hit the presser foot and break when sewing other patterns. Page 43 Veritas A5 Sewing Zipper inserted with one hidden side 1. Baste the zipper opening on the garment 5 mm 2.
More Window Covers. More Bobbin Cases. More Bobbin Winders. More Check Springs. More Needle Tension Units. More Needle Clamps. Sewing Machine Motor Lug Belt 8 inch 6. More Belts. More Needle Plates. Other Colours. More Seam Rippers. More Snips. More Brushes. Stitch selection; switch using key 19 : — for direct stitch selection page 20 — for stitches 01 - 60 page 20 — for alphabet and numbers page.
Recommended presser foot, e. Stitch length see page 28 Stitch width see page 28 Function keys Keyboard for stitch selection Key for stitch selection see also Mirroring stitches see page 23 Memory key see page 24 Select memory slot backwards see page 24 Select memory slot forwards see page 24 Delete key see page 24 Auto-lock button page 9 Accessories included in delivery scope : «K» Accessories not included in price : Twin needle option, see page 18, 19 Walking foot option, see page 19, 52 Standard presser foot «T» 2.
Zipper presser foot «I» 3. Buttonhole presser foot «D» 4. Overcasting presser foot «M» 5. Edging presser foot «E» 6. Blindhem presser foot «F» 7. Hemmer «K» 8. Satin stitch presser foot «A» 9. Quilting presser foot «P» Pleater Button sewing foot Cleaning brush, seam ripper Spool cap large Spool cap small Seam guide Bobbins 3 units Screwdriver large and small Pack of needles Felt washer The foot control is used for stepless regulation of the sewing speed.
The firmer this is pressed, the quicker the machine runs. Insert the plug into the mains supply socket V. Switch the sewing machine on and then press the foot control slowly to start sewing. Take your foot off the foot control to make the sewing machine stop again.
This means that the thread is twisted, caught and the handwheel axle cannot turn. Once the problem has been solved, the sewing machine will continue sewing. If the foot control continues to be pressed, a protection function will stop the sewing machine.
Typical warning messages: 1. Holder for bobbin in winding position — As soon as the holder for the bobbin is pressed to the right into the «winding position», the -symbol will appear in the LCD screen. In this position, it is only possible to wind up one bobbin thread spool see also page The transport and input of a stitch is refused and accompanied by beeping — Swing the holder back to the left into the sewing position the -symbol disappears 2.
Pull the buttonhole lever down page 34 and 37 — The symbol appears in the display for the buttonhole stitches «17 - 27» and for the darning stitch «29». Press the key so that arrow on the LCD screen points upwards and the needle therefore remains at the top when the machine is stopped. If the arrow points down ,the needle remains in the fabric when the machine is stopped. The -key cannot be activated during sewing.
Auto-lock button At the end of sewing, 3 locking stitches are always performed before the automatic stopping if the function «Auto-Lock» is activated press the -key. When using the stitch patterns 01 — 05, 3 locking stitches are performed the display will show during this time. In the case of the stitch patterns 06 — 16 and 30 — 60, appears in the display after the -key is pressed.
The machine then sews 3 locking stitches when the foot control is pressed. When the -key is pressed again, the function is switched off again the display goes off. Reverse key only for stitch patterns 01 — 16 and 30 — 60 In the case of the stitch patterns 01 — 16 and 30 — 60, keeping the reverse key pressed means that sewing can be performed backwards.
Once the key is released again, the sewing machine will sew forwards again. On the LCD screen, arrow indicates that the machine is sewing backwards. Page 12 Mounting the presser foot holder Using the presser foot Removal of the presser foot Attachment of the seam guide Changing the needle Commissioning Veritas A5 Mounting the presser foot holder — Lift up the presser foot rod with the presser foot lift a — Mount the presser foot holder b and affix with the screw Using the presser foot — Lower the presser foot holder b until the recess c lies directly over the pin d — Press the attachment lever e upwards — Lower the presser foot holder b and the presser foot f will automatically click into place Removal of the presser foot — Lift up the presser foot rod — Press the locking lever e upwards until the foot is free Attaching the seam guide — Push the seam guide g as shown through the opening.
Set depending on the required width of the hem, the pleat etc. Insert the needle as shown in the following illustrations. Unscrew the needle clamp screw and tighten again after inserting a new needle. The flat side of the shaft should be at the back. Push the needle up as far as it will go.
For smaller spools of thread, place the spool cap with thesmall side next to the spool or use the small spool cap. Continue filling the bobbin until it is full. The motor stops automatically when the bobbin is full. Stop the sewing machine and cut the thread. Lift up the spool pin. Place the spool of thread on the spool pin so that the thread comes from the front of the spool, then place the spool cap at the end of the spool pin.
Pull the thread from the spool through the upper thread guide. Guide the thread around the thread guide pulling the thread through the pre-tension spring as illustrated. Pull the thread down between the silver-coloured tension discs. Then, down and around the check spring holder. Once at the top, pull the thread from right to the left through the slotted eye of the take-up lever and then down again. Pass the thread behind the flat, horizontal thread guide.
Lower the needle threader lever slowly and draw the thread through the thread guide as illustrated and then to the right. The needle threader automatically turns to the threading position and the tiny hook passes through the needle eye. Take the thread in front of the needle 4. Hold the thread loosely and release the lever slowly. The hook will turn and pull the thread through the needle eye forming a loop. Pull the rest of the thread through the needle eye.
Proper setting of tension is important for good sewing. Normal thread tension for straight stitch sewing. Reverse side of fabric Upper thread Bobbin thread 2. Thread tension is too loose for straight stitch sewing. Turn dial to higher number. Thread tension is too tight for straight stitch sewing.
Turn dial to lower number. Normal thread tension for zigzag and decorative sewing. Page 18 Veritas A5 Commissioning Bringing up the bobbin thread Cutting the thread Bringing up the bobbin thread 1.
Lift the presser foot using the presser foot lift Hold the upper thread with the left hand. Turn the handwheel toward you anti-clockwise lowering, then raising the needle. Gently pull on the upper thread to bring the bobbin thread up through the needle plate hole. The bobbin thread will come up in a loop.
Pull both threads approx. Cutting the thread Raise the presser foot. Remove the fabric, draw the threads to the left side of the face cover and cut using the thread cutter. The threads are cut at the proper length to start the next seam.
The presser foot lift raises and lowers your presser foot. When sewing several layers or thick fabrics, the presser foot can be raised by one level for easy positioning of the fabric under the foot. This facilitates positioning of the fabric. Raising or lowering the feed dogs With the accessory box off the machine, the feed dog adjustment lever can be seen on the base at the back of the sewing machine. Sliding the lever to the « » b will lower the feed dog, for example during button sewing.
If you wish to continue sewing normally, slide the lever to the « » a in order to raise the feed dog. Page 20 Veritas A5 Commissioning Setting the contact pressure for the presser foot Setting the contact pressure for the presser foot The contact pressure for the presser foot can be set using the dial on the upper side.
Normally the factory setting does not need to be adjusted. If resetting is necessary, this can be set using a coin. Turn in a clockwise direction to raise the pressure e. Light-duty thread in cotton, nylon, polyester or cotton wrapped polyester. Most threads sold are medium sized and suitable for these fabrics and needle sizes. Use polyester threads on synthetic materials and cotton on natural woven fabrics for best results.
Always use the same thread on top and bottom. Heavy duty thread, carpet thread. Twin needles can be used for standard and decorative stitches 2. When sewing with twin needles, set the stitch width setting to maximum "3.
Change needles frequently after about every second article of clothing and when the first erroneous stitches or ripped thread occur. The stitch width for twin needles may only be max. When the stitch selection cover is opened, the printed label shows all the available stitches. Enter the stitch number using the keys 1 to 0 e.
For example, for the letter «A», the key combination 11 needs to be pressed. Example : You want to select the letter «D». The stitch width can be changed by pressing the stitch width buttons. The stitch length can be set from «0. Some stitch types have restricted lengths. Press the key «—» to reduce the stitch length.
Note: — In the position it is not possible to change the stitch length Setting the stitch width and needle position When you select a stitch, the machine will automatically set the recommended stitch width, which will be indicated by numbers on the LCD screen. The stitch width can be set from «0. Some stitches have restricted widths. Press the key «—» to reduce the stitch width. Note: — In the position it is not possible to change the stitch width — When using twin needles, the stitch width may be maximum 3.
On the LCD screen, the needle position is shown as a dot above the numbers. The numbers change from "0. The middle position of the needle is pre-set and is shown as "3. Page 25 Veritas A5 23 Coudre Mirroring When the mirroring key is pressed, the selected stitch pattern is mirror sewn.
The mirror symbol is shown on the LCD screen. The mirror function is only deactivated when the mirror key is pressed again and the symbol disappears from the display. The stitch patterns are then sown normally again not as mirror images. The mirror function is also deactivated when a new stitch is selected or changed.
If however it remains, simply press the mirror key again. This means that whole names can be sewn simply in one go using patterns. Up to 30 stitches can be stored.
Since stored patterns are not lost after the sewing machine is turned off, they can be recalled at any time. With the exception of the -stitches and the buttonholes, all stitch patterns numbers can be stored in any sequence. This is automatically saved and the display will show a small line marking for each saved stitch. These settings are automatically saved as well.
Saved stitches — Repeat this process for further stitches max. Example: You want to add the Stitch «60» after the programmed stitch «14». Page to stitch «14» and then enter stitch «60» Saving — Save the programming using the key M.
The triangular pointer above the lined scale indicates the status of the sewing work, i. Stop the sewing machine when you reach a corner. Lower the needle into the fabric with the hand wheel or by pressing the -key. Raise the presser foot.
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