1. Lower feed dogs
2. Attach BSR foot to sewing machine.
3. Insert BSR plug into green socket.
The BSR symbol will appear on left side of display screen, foot icon will show foot #42 (BSR).
4. Press BSR/Balance button. Mode 1 or 2 will be selected (which ever was used last).
5. Select mode 1 or 2 by pressing appropriate number on screen.
6. Activate BSR and start stitching by stepping on foot control, or by unplugging the foot control and pushing the the start stop button. (A red light in foot will glow when machine is run in BSR mode.
When you are in Mode 1 there is constant power to need whenever you have the foot control pushed or you have pushed the start/stop button. The needle will move up and down slowly when you stop moving the fabric (until you take your foot off the pedal).
Hope this helps you get your machine going in Mode 1. However the only difference is that in Mode 2 the motor is engaged only when the fabric is moved under the foot. I like mode 1 if I have a bigger/heavier quilt on the machine. That way if a heavy part of the quilt falls off the machine....well....the needle goes up and down when the fabric moves and you can get some unauthorized quilting done before you get it stopped. LOL