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Do you mean the Janome Memory Craft 8000? If so, look to the right of the top thread path. There are three buttons. The middle button is the reverse button. If you are doing a straight stitch, the machine will sew backwards until released. For all other stitches, the machine will sew locking stitches and then stop. If the button doesn't work, the machine may need to be repaired.
The lowest button is the start/stop. The highest button controls the needle stop position (Up/Down).
The "dial" in the back is for decorative stitches which require a "programmer" to be inserted with the stitch formation you want to form. For a straight stitch no cam is required in the back of the machine. The three dials on the front:
Using the upper left dial select the straight stitch picture
Using the upper right, choose your stitch lenght
Using the lower, choose your needle position, left/center/right
sure, put on the buttonhole foot after
putting a button into it and using the screw knob to set the length you want.
Turn stitch length knob and stitch width
knobs to zero, (always set them to zero first to avoid wear on the stitch
selection mechanisim) then turn the left stitch selector knob to the blue
button hole symbol. Now turn middle knob stitch width, to the blue
buttonhole symbol. Now turn right knob stitch length to blue 1, sew down
the first side of your buttonhole until foot slide in the buttonhole foot
reaches end stop. raise needle and turn stitch length to blue 2, and sew
three bar tacks across buttonhole. Again, raise needle and then turn stitch
length to blue 3 and sew back down otherside of buttonhole until you reach the
end stop. Needle up, turn length know to blue 4 and sew three bartacks to
end. there is a last blue symbol dot on stitch length knob, this will sew
a stitch in place to tie off the ends. Raise pressure foot, remove your
work and draw top threads to underside with a needle, and tie off or use a dot
of fray stop. Done! if you don't have a manual you could email me and
I'll send you a copy of mine, tallygirl98 at yahoo dot com.
Sounds to me like you want to have straight stitch and you have stitch selector set for a decorative stitch. Recheck machine settings. Use correct presser foot too for job you are doing.
Jimmy
If its an older machine the foot conrtoller is probably in need of repair or replacement. A newer machine , computerized especially, will have electronic issues.
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