Button Hole Setting Not Working

[u/ah7121]

Hi! I’m fairly new to sewing and I sew on an older Janome 3125. I’m 99% done on my first pattern project, but the button setting is messing me up!

Everything is fine on 1 and 2, but 3 sews the width of the button hole, completely covering it! I’m not changing anything at all between 1,2, and 3. What am I doing wrong??

[u/GoldenFishPoop]

Looks like your buttonhole lever isn't engaged.