Pfaff selectline series, Owner'S Manual

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Page 2: ... working properly if it has been dropped or damaged or dropped into water Return the sewing machine to the nearest authorized dealer or service center for examination repair electrical or mechanical adjustment Never operate the sewing machine with any air openings blocked Keep ventilation openings of the sewing machine and foot controller free from the accumulation of lint dust and loose threads K...

Page 3: ... 22 Dropping the feed dog 22 Changing the needle 22 Stitch width dial 23 Needle position dial 23 Reverse sewing 24 Stitch length adjustment dial 24 Adjust stitch length 24 Buttonhole 24 Stretch stitches 24 Stitch selection Easy Select System 25 Utility stitches 25 Stretch stitches 25 Utility and stretch stitch combinations 25 Utility stitches and practical sewing Explanation of the sewing chart 26...

Page 4: ...p 10 Take up lever 11 Needle thread tension dial 12 Threading path 13 Thread cutter 14 LED lights 15 Presser foot lifter Parts of your select sewing machine 16 Removable accessory tray 17 Base plate 18 Needle plate 19 Stitch length dial 20 Button for reverse sewing 21 Stitch selection 22 Needle threader 4 2 23 Thread guide 24 IDT system Integrated Dual Feed 4 2 3 2 25 Needle holder with fixing scr...

Page 5: ...h IDT system pictured select 4 2 and 3 2 Without IDT system select 2 2 4 Zipper Foot With IDT system pictured select 4 2 and 3 2 Without IDT system select 2 2 Standard accessories For more information about accessories please contact your PFAFF dealer 5 Buttonhole Foot 6 Darning Foot select 4 2 7 Rolled Hem Foot 3 mm With IDT system select 4 2 8 Edge Guide Quilting Guide 9 Felt pad 10 Spool caps s...

Page 6: ...A B C A B C 5 Standard buttonhole for blouses or bed linen D D 0 3 For invisible hemming with simultaneous seam overcasting Especially for stretch material E E 0 1 A traditional decorative stitch e g for towel borders F F 0 1 A traditional decorative stitch e g for towel borders Stitch overview ...

Page 7: ...igzag operations 0 1 Straight stitch For all sewing and top stitching operations which require a right needle position Zigzag stitch For serging appliqué tapering and cording work H H 0 3 For invisible hemming on woven materials I I 0 1 A traditional decorative stitch K K 0 3 For flat overlapped seams L L 0 1 For overcasting sewing on elastic darning tears and inserting patches M M 0 1 For overcas...

Page 8: ... stretch materials 0 1 For elastic seams which require a left needle position 0 1 For elastic seams which require a center needle position 0 1 A traditional decorative stitch e g for towel borders H H 0 1 Elastic closing and serging seams for jersey The material must be turned by 180 degrees I I 0 3 A closing and serging seam for materials which fray easily K K 0 3 A closing and serging seam for s...

Page 9: ...A decorative stitch e g for household textiles EL 0 1 For top stitching and overstitching stretch materials i e cuffs hems and panels FG FG 0 1 A top stitching seam for patchwork and quilting ID 0 1 A decorative elastic stitch e g for sportswear IF 0 1 A decorative elastic stitch For whip stitching hems e g on pajamas and sweatsuits The material must be turned by 180 degrees LK LK 0 1 A decorative...

Page 10: ...d Canada AE020 230V Europe AE024 240V Australia Main switch Press the main switch 1 to turn on power and light The sewing machine is now ready to use Note Your select sewing machine is adjusted to provide the best stitch result at normal room temperature Extreme hot and cold temperatures can affect the sewn result For the USA and Canada This appliance has a polarized plug one blade wider than the ...

Page 11: ...special removable accessory organizer The enclosed accessories are numbered Sort the enclosed accessories into the corresponding sections of the accessory organizer Using the free arm In order to sew using the free arm swing the accessory tray to the left and lift it upwards out of the hole When replacing the tray make sure it is flush with the free arm of the sewing machine ...

Page 12: ...e direction of the arrow This stops the needle from moving while the machine is winding the bobbin Placing the bobbin Switch off the main switch 1 Place the empty bobbin so that the small pin A of the bobbin winder 6 snaps into the slot of the bobbin The PFAFF logo is facing up Push the bobbin to the right Note The bobbin can only be wound when it is moved fully to the right ...

Page 13: ...hread into guide A and pull it through opening B and to the right under the hook C Wind the thread clockwise a few times around in the bobbin Winding Switch on the main switch 1 Hold the end of the thread firmly and press the foot control The winding action will stop automatically as soon as the bobbin is full Cut the thread push the bobbin to the left and remove it Don t forget Turn the handwheel...

Page 14: ...e a few times around the bobbin Winding Switch on the main switch 1 Hold the end of thread firmly and press the the foot control The winding action will stop automatically as soon as the bobbin is full Cut the thread push the bobbin to the left and remove it Don t forget Turn the handwheel release disk 3 back again Then turn the handwheel 4 towards you until it snaps into place TIP If the machine ...

Page 15: ... threading slot 12 Now pull the thread into the take up lever from left to right 10 The take up lever must be positioned at its very top Pass the thread to the right under the hook C Then wind the thread several times around the bobbin Winding Switch on the main switch 1 and press the foot control The winding action will stop automatically as soon as the bobbin is full Cut the thread push the bobb...

Page 16: ...Insert the full bobbin with the PFAFF logo facing towards the bobbin case into the bobbin case In doing so pull the thread sideways through slot A then under the tension plate B until it rests in the opening see arrow Check Hold the bobbin case with the bobbin facing towards you When you pull the thread the bobbin must turn clockwise Inserting the bobbin case Lift latch E and slide the bobbin case...

Page 17: ...under thread guide hook B Pass the thread through the lefthand threading slot C and downwards Pull the thread around stop D into the righthand threading slot and upwards E to the take up lever F The thread must be pulled into the take up lever F from left to right and downwards again in the right hand threading slot Floss the thread from the side behind one of the two thread guides H To thread the...

Page 18: ...the needle threader towards the rear releasing the thread carefully and allow the threader to move upwards You can now pull the thread through the needle eye Threading the twin needle Insert the twin needle Fit the second spool pin and place one spool of thread on each pin In the left threading slot 12 you will find tension disk C During threading make sure that you pass one thread left and one th...

Page 19: ... turn the handwheel towards you until the needle is in the highest position and the bobbin thread has formed a loop Pull the needle thread to bring up the bobbin thread Close the bobbin case hook cover and pull the thread under the presser foot to the left Thread cutter Pull the threads from the back to the front over the thread cutter 13 ...

Page 20: ...ighest point Press the presser foot upwards at the front and down at the back at the same time so that it disengages from the presser foot holder 26 Engaging the presser foot Place the presser foot under the presser foot holder 26 so that when the presser foot lifter 15 is lowered the pins of the foot engage in the presser foot holder Check Please check that the presser foot is properly engaged by...

Page 21: ...s puckering of the seam The even feeding action also ensures perfect matching of checked and striped fabrics The IDT system keeps all layers of quilt projects aligned to prevent stretching of the top layers Engaging the IDT system Raise the presser foot Press the IDT system down until it engages Important For all work with the Integrated Dual Feed IDT system use presser feet with the center back c...

Page 22: ...shing it up as far as it goes Hold the needle and tighten the needle screw 25 firmly Setting the needle thread tension Set the required needle thread tension 11 with the help of the mark B The normal setting for sewing is 4 to 5 For free motion sewing darning and buttonhole set the tension between 2 and 3 Dropping the feed dog For certain sewing work e g darning or free motion sewing the feed dog ...

Page 23: ... width Needle position dial In the center needle position 14 additional needle positions can be selected by turning the needle positioning dial 28 in increments to the left or right The furthest needle position to the left can be achieved by turning the dial 27 as far as it will go to the right The furthest needle position to the right can be achieved by turning the dial as far as it will go the l...

Page 24: ...ngth between 0 and 6 mm by turning the point marking on the button to the required length Buttonhole Between the numbers 0 and 1 you will find the buttonhole symbol A This area is the optimum stitch density for sewing buttonholes and embroidering The further you turn the dial to 0 the higher the density of the stitch Stretch stitches To sew stretch stitches dark background you must turn the stitch...

Page 25: ...s All the stitches with a colored background are stretch stitches i e they are suitable for stretch material Press the selected button down and turn the stitch length dial 19 as far as it will go in the grey area A Button B releases the button that have already been selected Utility and stretch stitch combinations By pushing two or several buttons you can create combinations in the utility stitch ...

Page 26: ...f the sewing foot the setting of the needle thread tension and whether to use IDT system or not Always use the center needle position if not otherwise specificed in the instructions Some fabrics have a lot of excess dye which can cause discoloration on other fabric but also on your sewing machine This discoloring may be very difficult or impossible to remove Fleece and denim fabric in especially r...

Page 27: ...ow the threads are interlaced below the lower fabric The adjustment of the needle thread tension is described on page 22 Topstitching Straight stitch G can be sewn using any of 15 various needle positions in such a way that you can always guide the sewing foot along the fabric edge for top stitching work The top stitch needle position is determined by the needle position dial If you wish to top st...

Page 28: ...5 is also suitable for overcasting various materials In this case the material should only be positioned halfway under the sewing foot When overcasting the edge make sure the needle goes into the material and over the edge alternately The width for overcasting can be reduced up to 2 mm For overcasting difficult materials blind stitch foot No 3 is very useful When sewing the thread lies over pin C ...

Page 29: ...e hem only neccessary for stitch H Fold the edge inwards by the hem width Now unfold the hem again so that the hem edge protrudes by about 1 cm Place the fabric under the sewing foot so that the crease line runs along edge guide B Using the needle positioning dial 28 select the needle position to the right When the needle enters the crease line it must only pick up one fiber of the fabric Remember...

Page 30: ...remember to set the red marker on the foot to the right position This to guide the fabric edge Open overlock stitch K With this stitch thicker fabrics and fabrics which do not fray too much can be sewn together perfectly Tip Make sure that the needle sews to the right of the fabric just over the edge and not in it Closed overlock stitch I The closed overlock stitch is perfect for sewing jersey kni...

Page 31: ...Stabilizing edges With the rolled hem foot you can hem blouses silk scarves and valances with ease without having to pre iron the fabric edges The hemming prevents the edges from fraying and a clean durable edge is the result Fold the beginning of the fabric edge over twice approx 2 mm Lay the folded fabric edge underneath the hemmer and sew a few stitches Leave the needle in the fabric raise the ...

Page 32: ...ly Twin needles are available in different widths The traditional width for topstitching is 4 mm To prevent the needle from striking the needle plate you must make sure that you select the center needle position First fold and iron the width of fabric desired for the hem Then topstitch the hem from the right side Finally cut the protruding hem edge back to the seam Use only a stretch needle when s...

Page 33: ...le first Note Before starting any buttonhole always push the guide of the buttonhole foot fully to the front i e so that the red arrow is at the first red mark The red marks are arranged at an interval of 0 5 cm They are a guide when determining the length of the buttonhole Standard buttonhole Insert the buttonhole foot and slide the foot forward as far as it will go Select stitch 1 C and sew the ...

Page 34: ...durable buttonholes on heavy fabrics knits or sportswear we recommend using a gimp thread On knits the gimp thread is particularly important to prevent the buttonhole from stretching Lay the gimp thread over the rear protrusion A and pass the thread ends underneath the presser foot towards the front Clamp the threads to the left and right of protrusion B Slide the buttonhole runner as far forwards...

Page 35: ...ightly to the rear This snaps the presser foot lifter into a notch B on the back side of the sewing machine into the free motion position Drop the feed dog Select a straight stitch or a zigzag stitch Keep an even speed manually move your fabric Tip For even stitches move your fabric at a smooth even flow Move the fabric so the stitching does not cross Sewing on buttons With zigzag stitch G stitch ...

Page 36: ... zippers For skirts we recommend the fully concealed zipper for men s and ladies trousers the semi concealed zipper Various zippers are available We recommend using a metal zipper for strong fabrics such as denim For all other fabrics we recommend a plastic zipper It is important for all types of zippers to sew very close to the edge of the teeth of the zipper This is why it is possible to insert ...

Page 37: ...ghtly to the right and the needle plate will snap half way out of its mounting Now push the screwdriver into the left opening and take the needle plate out Replacing Place the needle plate on flat at the back and push it down with both hands at the front until you hear it snap in place Before you start sewing check that the needle plate is lying flat Cleaning and oiling Switch off the main switch ...

Page 38: ...ye System 130 N Needle breaks off Needle is not pushed fully in Insert new needle and push fully in Needle is bent Insert new needle Needle is too thick or too thin Insert new needle Needle is bent and has hit the needle plate because you are pulling or pushing the fabric Let the machine feed the fabric Only guide the fabric lightly The bobbin case is not properly installed When you insert the bob...

Page 39: ...r a short time do not forget to switch off the main switch This is important if children are nearby Please note that on disposal this product must be safely recycled in accordance with relevant National legislation relating to electrical electronic products If in doubt please contact your retailer for guidance We reserve the right to change the machine equipment and the assortment of accessories w...

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