Janome 423s works reverse only - New Home MX-3123 Computerized Sewing Machine

Try is:

https://www.janome.com/siteassets/support/manuals/retired/other-models/419s.pdf

Manual is available from Janome. It's on page 13 of the manual or 15 of the pdf.

see if you can see your manual here if you dont have one..its all i can find at mo.. https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1CHBD_en-GBGB719GB719&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=janome+sewing+machine+repair+manual

If you read a little over halfway down the web page below, you will find another Janome with the same problem. Perhaps it will help:


Repairing Janome or New Home Sewing Machine


Janome New Home mx3123 reverse button not working

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it will only reverse in straight stitching if it's not reversing at all,I'd return!

The reverse lever should be below the stitch width lever. (It's a wide lever in its own recessed area. just above the level of the extension table.) See page 2 (page 4 of the PDF) available here: http://content.janome.com/documents/File/ManualFile/Inst%20book%20419S%20&%20423S1.pdf .

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

You can download one from here:-

www.sicistroje.net/soubory/.../423S_Instr_book.pdf - United States

So, I got it on this site:http://content.janome.com/documents/File/ManualFile/Inst%20book%20419S%20&%20423S.pdf

On some of my machines, they are not Janome, when I put the feed dogs back up, they will not Pop back up, until one rotation has been made with the fly wheel.

1/28/13 - I have Janome Harmony 2049 that was initially sewing forward with no reverse and then after about 12 inches of sewing would ONLY sew in reverse. After spending an hour getting the plastic housing off...I was able to locate the shaft that made the reverse. It needed lubrication and after working it in and unjamming the part from the down position, the forward and reverse now work!
Huh, right? Hope it continues to work well. It is a smooth running machine, otherwise. Good luck!

Make sure you do not have the stitch selector dial set on buttonhole, this will make it sew in reverse.