I think all machines stop in the needle up position unless you push the button and then they stop in the needle down position.
If this is not true, someone tell us different.
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I have a Janome 9000. On the computer screen is an icon of a needle. I can elect to always have the needle down when I stop sewing or have the needle up when I stop sewing. On the front of the machine is a button that allows me to put the needle up or down - one time, HOWEVER, once I press this button and then continue sewing, the needle reverts to what I chose on the computer screen. My Janome 3500 only has a button on the front of the machine, so I must re-press the button to keep it as a needle down when sewing.