pfaff 4870 instruction
TRANSCRIPT
I
PFAFF
hobbylock4870
Instructionm
anual
Foreasier
un
derstan
din
gof
this
instru
ction
man
ual
please
foldth
isor
the
lastpag
eo
ut
when
reading.
Safetyrules
Forth
eU
nitedK
ingdomonly
The
leads
mu
stunder
nocircu
mstan
cesbe
con
nected
toth
esafety
-leadterm
inal
Inor
toa
plugw
ithth
reepin
s.
The
wires
inth
em
ainslead
arecoloured
accordingto
the
following
code:
Blue:
Neutral
Brow
n:Live
As
the
coloursof
the
wires
inth
em
ainslead
ofthis
appliancem
aynot
corresp
ond
toth
ecolour
codingof
the
termin
alsin
yourplug.
pro
ceedas
follows:
The
wire
which
iscoloured
bluem
ust
becon
nectedto
the
terminal
which
ism
arkedw
ithth
elettter
Nor
colouredblack.
The
wire
which
iscoloured
brown
must
beco
nnected
toth
eterm
inalw
hichis
marked
with
the
letterL
orcoloured
red.
Under
nocircu
mstan
cesshould
cut-o
ffm
ainsplugs
beused.
They
shouldbe
disp
osed
ofim
mediately.
Defective
mains
leadsm
ust
becom
pletetlyreplaced.
Only
3A
spare
fusesm
ust
beused
asappro
vedby
AST
Aaccording
toB
S13
62
andth
efu
secover
must
bem
arked3
Aor
with
the
corresp
on
din
gcolour
code.
The
plugm
ustnever
beused
without
fuse
covers.S
pare
fusecovers
areavailable
fromelectrical
suppliersor
the
PFAFF
agen
cies.
Please
alsoobserve
the
generalsafety
no
teson
page2.
ZfindZ
ntsonP
ae4an>
r1
Parts
ofth
ehobbylock
48
70
(1)U
pperthread
tension—
left(2)
Upper
threadtension
—right
(3)H
andleto
carry(4)
Looper
threadtension
—right
(5)L
ooperthread
tension—
left(6)
Looper
threadtension
forchainstitch
(7)D
isplay(8)
Window
forthe
stitchlength
(9)W
indowfor
thedifferential
feed(1
0)K
eyfor
speedselection
(11)P
rogramkey—
leftC
ursorkey
—m
iddleM
odkey
(right)(1
2)LED
needledisplay
A,B
,C(13)
Knife
guard(14)
Looper
cover(1
5)S
ewing
foot(com
binationfoot)
(16)N
eedleplate
(17)A
djustingknob
forseam
width
(18)
Detachable
work
support(1
9)W
indowfor
theseam
width
(20)A
ccessoriesbox
(21)N
eedleholder
(22)L
everfor
the
sewing
footpressure
(37)R
ightoveredge
looper(38)
Converter
(39)L
eftoveredge
looper(40)
Chainstitch
looper(41)
Autom
aticlooper
thread
erfor
theleft
looper(42)
Knob
todisengage
upperknife
(43)K
nobto
disengageth
eright
overedgelooper
(44)P
ositioninglever
forth
echainstitch
looper(45)
Lever
todisengage
needleplate
(46)S
crewto
secureupper
knife(47)
Screw
tosecure
lower
knife(48)
Low
erknife
(49)U
pperknife
A.
Important
safetyinstructions
Forthe
United
States
only
‘T
hissew
ingm
achineis
designedand
manufactured
forH
OU
SEH
OL
Duse
only.W
henyou
usean
electricappliance,
thefollow
ingbasic
safetyprecautions
shouldalw
aysbe
adheredto:
Read
allinstructions
beforeusing
thissew
ingm
achine.
DA
NG
ER
To
reducethe
riskof
electricshock:
1.T
hesew
ingm
achineshould
neverbe
leftunattended
when
pluggedin.
Alw
aysunplug
thisappliance
fromthe
electricoutlet
imm
ediatelyafter
usingand
beforecleaning.
2.A
lways
unplugbefore
relamping.
Replace
bulbw
ithsam
etype
rated15
Watts.
3.D
onot
reachfor
asew
ingm
achinethat
hasfallen
intow
ater.U
nplugim
mediately.
4.D
onot
placeor
storea
sewing
machine
where
itcan
fallor
bepulled
intoa
tubor
sink.D
onot
placein
ordrop
intow
ateror
otherliquid.
WA
RN
ING
To
redu
ceth
erisk
ofb
urn
s,fire,
electricsh
ock
,or
injuryto
perso
ns:
1.D
onot
allowto
beused
asa
toy.G
reatcare
isnecessary
when
thissew
ingm
achineis
usedby
ornear
children.
2.O
nlyuse
thissew
ingm
achinefor
itsintended
purposeas
describedin
thism
anual.O
nlyuse
attachments
recomm
endedby
them
anufactureras
containedin
thism
anual.
3.N
everoperate
thissew
ingm
achineif
ithas
adam
agedcord
orplug,
ifit
isnot
working
pro
perly,if
ithas
beendropped
ordam
aged,or
droppedinto
water.
Return
theappliance
tothe
nearestauthorized
dealeror
servicecenter
forexam
ination,repair,
electricalor
mechanical
adjustment.
4.N
everoperate
thesew
ingm
achinew
ithany
airopenings
blocked.K
eepventilation
openingsof
thesew
ingm
achineand
footcontrol
freefrom
theaccum
ulationof
lint,dust,
andloose
cloth.
5.N
everdrop
orinsert
anythinginto
anyopening.
6.D
onot
useout
ofdoors.
7.D
onot
operatew
hereaerosol
(spray)products
arebeing
usedor
where
oxygenis
beingadm
inistered.
8.T
odisconnect,
turnall
controlsto
off(,,O
”)position,
thenrem
oveplug
fromsocket.
9.N
everoperate
ona
softsurface
suchas
abed
orcouch
where
theair
openingsm
aybe
blocked.
10.D
onot
unplugby
pullingon
cord.T
ounplug,
holdthe
plug,not
thecord.
11.K
eepfingers
away
fromall
moving
parts.S
pecialcare
isrequired
aroundthe
sewing
machine
needle.
12.A
lways
usethe
properneedle
plate.T
hew
rongplate
cancause
theneedle
tobreak.
1 3:fY
onot
usebent
orblunt
rm&
tles.O
nlyuse
needlesrecom
mended
bythe
manufacturer.
14.D
onot
pullor
pushfabric
while
stitching.It
may
deflectthe
needle,causing
ittobreak.
15.
Sw
itchthe
sewing
machine
off(NO”)
when
making
anyadjustm
entsin
the
needlearea,
suchas
threadingneedle,
changingneedle,
threadingbobbin,
orchanging
presser
foot,etc.
16.A
lways
unplugsew
ingm
achinefrom
theelectric
outletw
henrem
ovingcovers,
lubricating,or
when
making
anyother
userservicing
adjustments
mentioned
inthe
instructionm
anual.
17.H
oldplug
when
rewinding
intocord
reel.D
onot
allowplug
tow
hipw
henrew
inding.
Please
alsoobserve
the
generalsafety
noteson
page2.
KEEP
TH
ESE
INST
RU
CT
iON
SIN
ASA
FEPLA
CE
—
Notes
onsafety
Notes
onsafety
ford
om
esticsew
ing
mach
ines
accord
ing
toD
IN57
700,
Sectio
n28
orIEC
335,
Sectio
n28
.
1.T
heuser
must
exercisead
equate
cautionw
ithregard
toth
eup
and
do
wn
move
men
tof
the
need
leand
keepth
esew
ingarea
underco
nstan
tobservation
while
working.
2.W
hen
leavin
gth
em
achin
e,du
ring
main
tenan
cew
ork
orw
hen
chan
gin
gm
echan
icalparts
oraccesso
ries,alw
ays
disco
nn
ectth
em
achin
efro
mth
em
ains
bypulling
out
the
main
splug.
3.Ihe
maxim
“nperm
issiblew
attage
forth
esew
inglam
pis
5W
atts.
4.T
I,?tension
ofth
edrive
beltsh
ould
onlybe
idjustedby
aP
faffm
echan
ic.
5.Th
‘-3c[..ie
shouldbe
putinto
operationas
i.iicated
onth
esp
ecification
plate.
6.D
or..
placeany
objectsin
openingson
the
machine.
7.D
on
ot
use
the
sewing
machine
if:—
there
isvisible
dam
age,
—its
functionis
defective,—
itis
wet,
e.g.w
ithcondensation.
8.D
on
ot
pullth
em
ainsplug
outof
the
socketby
itscord.
9.If
thisappliance
isused
foran
oth
erpur
posethan
that
intendedor
ifit
isw
ronglyoperated,
we
cannotaccep
tany
liabilityfor
anydam
age
caused.
10.T
oavoid
the
riskof
electricshock,
donot
openth
em
achine.T
hereare
noparts
insideth
em
achinew
hichth
eu
sercan
repair.T
histh
eex
clusiv
eresp
on
sibility
ofour
qu
alifiedserv
icestaff.
11.B
esu
reto
use
onlyoriginal
PFAFF
parts.
En
viro
nm
ent
The
recom
men
ded
environment
is:A
mbient
temperatu
re10
00
Cto
40
°C
Hum
idity20%
to80%
This
sewing
mach
ine
isa
high-qualityele
ctro
-mech
anical
app
liance;
itis
am
achinefor
sup
ervised
usein
the
home.
Itshould
beoperated
insu
cha
way
that
itis
notex
po
sedto:
du
st,sev
eredam
pness,direct
sun
ligh
t,sta
ticele
ctricity
,heat-p
roducin
gobjects,
corro
sivech
emicals
orliquids.
To
permit
adeq
uate
ventilationth
em
achinem
ustbe
keptunblocked
andu
sedon
afirm
andeven
surface.
Treatm
ent
Alw
aysm
akesure
notto
dam
age
yourm
achin
eby
knockingor
droppingit.
Cleaning
—
Housing
and
disp
lay:
To
cleanth
ehousing,
usea
dry,clean
andsoft
clothw
hichis
freeof
fluff.T
orem
oveany
stubbo
rndirt,
usea
softcloth
with
alcoholor
paraffin.
Please
Note!
Nev
eru
sein
secticides
orch
em
icalpro
ducts
such
aspetrol
(gas)or
thinchem
icalsto
cleanth
eh
ousin
g.
2
Sim
ple,up-to
-date
sewing
Congratulations!
You
havebought
ahigh-quality
productth
atprovides
uniqueadvantages.
Your
newhobbylock
48
70
cantake
anym
aterialin
itsstride
andw
illsew
,trim
andn
eatenup
foryou
inone
operation.
Your
PFAFF
hobbylockfeatu
resthe
verylatest
indesign
andtechnology,
andit
isjust
aseasy
touse
asthis
instructionm
anualis
tofollow
.
Ifyou
nowtake
abit
oftim
eto
studythe
instructionm
anualnothing
cango
amiss.
Itis
certainlytim
ew
ellspent,
sinceit
isthe
onlyw
ayto
findout
justw
hatyour
machine
cando
andput
itto
fulluse.
Ifyou
haveany
furtherquestions
justask
yourPFA
FFdealer.
He
ishappy
tobe
ofservice
with
anyhelp
oradvice.
So
nowlet’s
getstarted!
We
wish
youm
anyen
joy
ablehours
creatingyour
veryow
nfashion
ideas.
3
Co
nten
ts
2thread
overlookstitc
h...........
2thread
overlockw
ithsafety-stitch
.-
2thread
rolled/flathem
3thread
overlookstitch
3thread
overlookw
ithsafety-stitch
3thread
rolled/flathem
4thread
overlockstitch
Accessories
Accessory
boxA
utomatic
thread
erB
eadsew
ingfoot
Blindstitch
footC
hainstitchC
hainstitch—
needleA
Chainstitch
looperC
hangingth
eknife
Changing
thelight
bulb(sew
inglight).
Changin9
the
needleC
hangingth
eneedle
plateC
hangingth
esew
ingfoot
Changing
the
spoolC
leaningth
eknife
Cleaning
the
needleplate
Converter
Converting
the
machine
(chainstitch)C
orrectionof
thethread
tensionD
etachablew
orksupport
Differential
feedD
isengagingth
eoveredge
loop
er.D
isengagingth
eupper
knifeD
isengagingth
eupper
knifeD
isplayE
lastictape
sewing
footE
lectricalconnection
Electronics
Entering
newdata
Footcontrol
Freearm
Gathering
footG
imp
threadstitching
footK
nobto
adjustseam
width
Lace
sewing
footLED
needledisplay
(A,
B,C)
Left
overedgelooper
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44
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Spoolnet.
67
5
Looper
cover1
2L
ower
knife.
79M
ainsw
itch9
Maintenance
andm
alfunction77
—83
Material
guideplate
33N
eedleplates
Nand
R53
Needle
threader19
Norm
alaccessories
66,67
Oiling
81O
veredgeneedles
20,21
Practical
sewing
41—
55P
roblems
when
sewing
82—
83P
rogramchart
56—
63P
rogramm
inglanguage
36R
ightoveredge
looper14
Rolled
hem52,
53S
afetyinstructions
1S
ecuringthe
seam14
Setting
theprogram
s39
Sew
ingfoot
chart68
Sew
ingfoot
lever22
Sew
ingfoot
pressure3
4S
ewing
test23
Special
accessories68
—76
Specifications
84
Speed
pre-selection37
Spool
disc67
Spool
stands1
1S
tandardthread
tension42
Stitch
lengthadjusting
knob26
Taping
foot69
Technical
part7
—3
Thread
charts54,
55T
hreadcutter
24
Thread
unreelingdisc
67T
hreadingthe
looper14
—18
Threading
theneedles
20,21
Threading
thethread
guides1
3
Upper
knife78
Upper
knifelock
34
Waste
box1
2
—
*
Tech
nical
partE
lectricalconnection
Detachable
work
supportA
ccessorybox
Spool
stands
Waste
box/
loopercover
Threading
thethread
guidesand
thelooper
Threader
Threading
theneedles
Sew
ingfoot
leverS
ewing
test/thread
cutterS
eamw
idthadjusting
knobS
titchlength
adjustingknob
Differential
feedC
hangingth
eneedle,
sewing
footand
needleplate
Converting
the
machine
forchainstitch
seamFixing
theupper
knife/sew
ingfoot
pressure
page8,
9page
9page
10page
11page
12
page13
—1
8page
19page
20,21
page22
page23,
24
page25
page26
page26
—2
8
page29
—31
page32,
33
page34
7—
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Electrical
connectio
n
Connect
them
ainscord
between
socket(29)
ofthe
sewing
machine
andthe
wall
socket.
Connecting
the
footcontrol
Connect
theplug
ofthe
footcontrol
with
theconnection
socket(31)
ofthe
sewing
machine.
The
presetarea
ofthe
sewing
speed(see
page37)
isregulated
bypressing
thepedal.
Cau
tion
:
Do
notput
anythingunder
thepedal.
8
Iri
Main
switch
When
them
ainsw
itch(30)
isturned
onthe
sewing
lightis
turnedup.
The
machine
isnow
operational.
To
remove
detach
ab’e
work
sup
port
/free
armT
hefree
armis
particularlysuited
tosew
tubulargoods
without
anydifficulty.
To
doso
pullthe
detachablew
orksupport
(18)to
theleft.
Insertthe
workpiece
inthe
oppo
sitedirection.
9
Accessory
box
To
remove:
To
open:G
ripin
therecess
beneaththe
accessoryO
penthe
accessorybox
(20)by
pressingbox
(20)and
pullout
inthe
directionof
thetw
opoints
,,A”.
thearrow
.
To
insert:Push
theaccessory
box(20)
intothe
appropriateopening
untilit
catches.T
hew
ords,PFA
FFhobbylock”
must
befacing
upwards.
10
--
-,
Spool
stands
Before
thespools
areattached
youm
ustpull
thespool
stand(28)
outfully
inth
edirection
ofthe
arrow.
Extend
thetelescopic
threadguide
(24)fully.
Toassure
optimal
threadtake-up
thetw
oupper
telescopicextensions
must
beturned
slowly
untilyou
hearthe
ballstops
catchin
place.W
henyou
havefinished
sewing
pushin
thetelescopic
threadguide
(24)and
pushthe
spoolstand
(28)in
towards
them
achine,w
ithor
without
thespools,
untilit
catchesin
place.
11
V
N
I
Waste
box
Insertthe
tabson
thew
astebox
(51)into
thenotches
onthe
loopercover
(14)and
pressit
down
againstthe
loopercover
untilyou
canhear
itcatch
inplace.
Totake
offreverse
thisprocess.
OD
DC
0
Looper
cover
Push
thelooper
cover(14)
tothe
rightuntil
itcatches
inplace
andthen
swivel
itdow
n.T
heindividual
threadingpaths
asw
ellas
theconverter
settingare
illustratedin
colouron
the
insideof
the
loopercover.
Note:
The
pow
ersupply
isin
terrup
tedw
henthe
loopercover
isopened
i.e.it
isnow
notpossible
tosew
with
them
achine.,,C
loselooper
cover”appears
inthe
dis
play.T
heLED
salso
flashthe
presetspeed.
12
-
Thread
ing
thread
guid
esP
lacethread
spoolson
thespool
pins(25).
Forsm
allerspools
we
recomm
endyou
attacha
threadunw
indingdisc
tothe
spoolw
iththe
roundedend
tothe
bot
nd
accrdin
g
eoff
cccccc
000
000
With
bothhands
pullthe
threadthrough
thethread
guide(36)
andthe
appropriatethread
tension(1,
2,4,
5and
6).M
akesure
thethread
staysin
theslot
onthe
backthread
guide(36).
Set
thethread
tensionto
,,N”
andthread
asin
di
cated.
1.R
ightoveredge
looper(pink)
2.Left
overedgelooper
(yellow)
3.C
hainstitchlooper
(mauve)
4.R
ightneedle
(green)=
5.Left
needle(blue)
Note:
To
achievetop
sewing
resultsm
akesure
thatthe
threadis
pulledbe
tween
thetension
discsw
henthreading.
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gth
eleft
overed
ge
loop
er
1.T
hem
arkingon
thehand
wheel
must
bein
linew
iththe
marking
onthe
hou&ng.
2.T
hreadthe
leftoveredge
looper(39)
inthe
order1
to8.
Pullthe
threadfrom
threadguide
8through
thelooper
eye1
29
andpull
ita
bitw
ithyour
lefthand.
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—0
00
000
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DD
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3.Pull
the
endof
the
thread
slightlyand
pushth
eslider
onth
elooper
thread
er(41)
toth
eleft
untilit
restsin
place.
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/Q
4.Pull
the
threada
bitm
orend
atthe
same
time
letthe
sliderslow
lyslide
back.T
heth
readis
automatically
inserted
ing
uid
e10.
5.W
iththe
tweezers
threadth
ethread
throughth
readgu
ide
(11)
anddraw
thethread
toth
eleft
underth
esew
ingfoot.
The
threadingpath
ism
arkedin
yellow.
Note:
Ifthe
slideron
theth
reader
(41)cannot
bem
oved,the
mark
ing
onth
ehand
wheel
isnot
correctlyset.
N
,
11
7
0
16
Thread
ing
the
chain
stitchlo
oper
oo
per(4
O)
inthe
looperis
inthe
farthest
positionto
theright.
Il1
antiolockwjse
soth
atthe
chainstitch
zz
_
ID—
17
V
/
o
4o/
—
,
—
Pushthe
positioninglever
(44)of
thechainstitch
looperdow
n.T
hism
ovesthe
looperto
thenex
tposition
toth
eright
andyou
canthread
iteasily.
I8
0V
6—
Draw
thethread
throughthread
guide7
tothread
guide8.
Now
pullthe
threadthrough
thelooper
eye9
andplace
itto
theleft
underthe
sewing
foot.R
eturnthe
positioninglever
(44)of
thechainstitch
looperto
itsoriginal
position.T
hethreading
,path
ism
arkedin
mauve.
/N
ote:If
youforget
toreturn
thepositioning
lever(44)
toits
originalposition,
the
/1
4870
does
not
sewch
ainstitch
./
18
Need
leth
reader
(accessory
)
Low
erth
esew
ingfoot
with
the
sewing
footlever
(33)and
turnth
ehand
wheel
(32)until
theneedle
isin
itshighest
position.P
lacethe
thread
erfrom
the
AC
accessories(see
page66)
with
the‘42)
needlebetw
eenthe
two
guidelugs
B.A
Draw
thethread
throughslot
Aon
theth
reader
andhold
ita
bittaut.
B1
B
,S
lowly
lower
theth
reader
behindthe
needleuntil
the
small
hookC
passes
throughth
eneedle’s
eye.D
rawth
ethread
fromthe
bottomthrough
hookD
Band
thethread
automatically
passes
Abehind
hookC
.
D
Draw
theth
reader
backaw
ayfrom
the!
needle’seye.
You
cannow
pullth
eend
ofth
eth
readthrough
the
eyeto
thread
theneedle.
B
19
Threading
the
need
les
1N
ote:W
henthreading
theneedles
make
surethat
thesew
ingfoot
lever(33)
isin
IIits
highestposition.
This
auto
matically
20
00
00
00
0releases
the
need
leth
readten
sion
s5
andm
akesit
easierto
threadthe
needles.0
00
6
7
Threading
the
overed
ge
need
lesB
orC
(with
orw
ithou
tn
eedle
A)
Thread
theoveredge
needlein
theorder
1to
8and
drawthe
threadthrough
theneedle’s
eye9
with
thethreader.
Draw
thethread
tothe
leftunder
thesew
ingfoot.
The
threadingpath
ism
arkedin
green
(dots).
I1
IhL-4
I0000000
j2
50
00
3I
DO
D
7
Threading
the
chain
stitchneedle
A
Thread
the
chain
stitchneed
lein
the
order1
to6
anddraw
thethread
throughthe
needle’seye
7w
iththe
threader.D
rawthe
threadto
theleft
overthe
sewing
foot.T
hethreading
pathis
marked
inblue
(triangles).
20
Th
readin
govered
ge
need
lesB
and
C(w
ithou
tneed
leA
)
Thread
theoveredge
needlesB
andC
in7
theorder
1to
8and
drawthe
threadthrough
theneedle’s
eye9
with
the
__
__
__
__
___
__
__
threader.D
rawthe
threadto
theleft
underthe
sewing
foot.T
hethreading
11
pathfor
needleB
ism
arkedin
blue(dots)
forneedle
Cin
green(dots).
22
0000000
‘53’
000
LJD
D
678
oC
aution:
You
canonly
seww
ithone
ortw
o—
need
les(d
epen
din
gon
the
typ
eof
stitch).
_______________________________
Never
use
three
need
les.
Changing
asp
oo
iw
hen
the
mach
ine
isth
readed
Cut
thethreads
offclose
tothe
threadspool
andput
onthe
newspools.
Tie
theends
ofthe
oldthread
andthe
newthread
together.Pull
theneedle
thread
sout
ofthe
needles.L
ower
thesew
ingfeet.
Now
pullthe
threadsthrough
untilthe
knotsare
aboutsix
inchesthrough
thethread
guidebefore
theneedles.
Cut
theknots
offand
threadthe
appropriateneedles.
You
canalso
drawthe
looperth
reads
straightthrough
thelooper
eyeand
tothe
leftunder
thesew
ingfoot.
Itis
alot
easierto
pullthe
looperthreads
ifyou
turnto
loopertensions
(4,5and
6)to
—5.
21
Closing
the
looper
cover
When
them
achinehas
beenthreaded
youm
ustclose
thelooper
cover(14).
No
teT
hepow
erto
them
achineis
cutoff
ifthelooper
coveris
openi.e.
itis
nowim
possibleto
sew.
,,Close
loopercover”
appearsin
thedisplay.
The
LEDs
onthe
speedselection
alsoflash.
Sew
ing
footlev
er
The
sewing
footis
raisedand
lowered
with
thesew
ingfoot
lever(33).
I.1
22
Sew
ing
test
When
them
achinehas
beenthreaded,
youshould
sewa
testseam
.First
raisethe
sewing
foot.
Placea
fabricrem
nantunder
thesew
ingfoot
rightin
frontof
theneedle
andlow
erthe
foot.W
iththe
threadsheld
slightlytaut,
slowly
beginto
sew.
Since
thefabric
isautom
aticallyfed,
youjust
needto
guidethe
material
with
yourhands
(donot
pushor
pull).
Note:
Make
surethat
theth
reads
inter-loop
correctlyw
hensew
ing(thread
chain).
-0
0‘
000
\0
0000
000D
O0
00
0
23
Thread
cutter
To
usethe
threadcutter
(26)you
must
sewover
theend
ofthe
seam.
Draw
thethread
chainthat
resultsto
thefront
overthe
threadcutter.
oO
/S
ecuringth
eseam
There
arevarious
ways
ofsecuring
theends
ofseam
s:
1.K
notthe
threadchain.
2.W
ithknitw
earyou
canpull
thethread
chaininto
theseam
with
acrochet
needle.3.
Sew
about2
inchesover
theend
ofthe
seam.
Turn
thesew
inground
andsew
backa
fewstitches
inthe
oppositedirection
without
cuttingthe
threadchain.
24
Setting
theseam
width
aT
heseam
width
adju
sting
knob(17)
isreleased
ifit
ispressed
therig
ht.
You
cannow
setthe
seamw
idthyou
requireas
indicatedin
thew
indow(19).
The
rangeis
from3
to5
mm
andis
infi
nitelyvariable.
The
stand
ardsetting
Nis
3.5m
m.
Note:
The
seamw
idthsettin
gs
3to
5are
just
forneedle
C.
Ifneedle
Bis
used
E
theam
ount
that
isset
isincreased
by2.2
mm
to5.2
to7.2
mm
.F
orneedle
A
______________________
theam
ou
nt
setis
increasedby
4m
mto
7to
9m
mseam
width.
When
youhave
setthe
seamw
idthyou
require,press
theknob
tothe
right
un
tilit
catchesin
place,as
indicatedby
thearro
w.
This
preventsthe
seamw
idthbeing
inadvertentlychanged
while
sewing.
Note:
The
upperknife
must
belocked
when
sewing
verythick
fabricsor
fab
34).rics
with
differentthicknesses
(seepage25
w
11.522.5N3,5I
4
Settin
gth
estitch
length
You
canset
the
requiredstitch
lengthby
turningthe
stitchlength
adjustingknob
(34),T
hesetting
isdisplayed
inth
ew
indow(8).
The
rangeis
fromI
to4
mm
andis
infin
itely
variable.T
hestan
dard
settingN
is3
mm
.
Differental
feedT
hedifferential
feedconsists
oftw
ofeed
dogs,one
behindth
eother,
that
assureth
atthe
fabricis
fedcom
pletelyevenly.
Itprevents
thedisplacem
entof
thetw
ofabric
lays.T
hetw
ofeed
dogscan
beset
separatelyi.e.
soth
atthe
frontdog
feedsm
orethan
the
reardog
orvice
versa.T
hisis
particularlyim
portantw
hensew
ingrib
knit.T
hediffer
entialfeed
isset
differentlydepending
onthe
typeof
fabric.Y
oucan
seeth
esettings
onpage
28.
26
as
Settin
gth
edifferential
feedY
oucan
setthe
differentialfeed
byturning
theadjusting
ring(35).
The
rangefrom
0,5to
2is
infinitelyvariable
andis
indicatedin
thew
indow(9).
The
following
settingscan
beset
with
theknob:
Position
0,5=
frontfeed
dogsh
orter
movem
ent,rear
feeddog
longerm
ovement
Position
Nsam
em
ovement
offeed
dogsP
osition1,5
—2
=front
feeddog
longerm
ovement,
rearfeed
dogshorter
movem
ent
Note:
You
canalso
achievefashionable
effectsw
iththe
differentialfeed
dog:1.
Agathering
effectcan
beachieved
when
sewing
lightfabrics
with
setting2.
2..Aw
avelikeeffect
canbe
achievedfor
usew
ithrib
knitw
ithth
esetting
0,5.
27
This
tableshow
spossible
setting
sfor
the
differentialfeed.
Sew
atest
seamto
dete
rm
inethe
correctsetting
foryour
fabric.T
hedifferential
feedcan
alsobe
setw
hilesew
ing.
Differential-
Correct
Fig.F
abricFeed
settingseam
nylon,tricot,
liningfabrics,
satin,0,5—
N1
apoplin
andsilk
lightcotton
anddenim
,N
2c
(normal
fabrics)
jersey,m
ediumcotton,
cut-pile1,5
3d
fabricsand
lightknits
heavyknitw
ear,very
elasticfabrics
1,5—2
4f
andrib-knit
b
Fig.1
Fig.2
d
je
28
Fig.3
9Fig.
4
Changing
the
need
le
Sw
itchoff
the
main
switch
.T
orem
ove:
Low
erth
esew
ingfoot
andput
theneedle
inits
highestposition.
Now
pushthe
needlechanging
aidfrom
theaccessories
(seepage
66)from
belowright
upuntil
itcatch
esover
the
needle.L
oosenset
screws
(A,
Bor
C)
with
thered
screwdriver
andpull
the
needledow
nto
remove.
To
insert:
Insertth
eneedle
intoth
ehole
Eof
theneedle
changingaid,
with
theflat
sideL
ofth
eaid.
Insertth
eneedle
untilit
needleshank
Kfacing
towards
the
flat
catchesin
placein
theholder
andtighten
theneedle
setscrew
.R
emove
theneedle
changingaid.
KN
ote:T
hefollow
ingneedles
areused
forthis
machine:
System
ELX
705
(80or
90)If
usingthe
usualsew
ingneedles
130/
705H
thethread
tensionm
ustbe
increa
sed.
29
Changing
the
sewin
gfoot
Sw
itchoff
the
main
switch
To
remove:
Raise
the
sewing
footw
iththe
sewing
footlever
(33)and
setthe
needlein
itshighest
position.P
ressthe
white
leveron
theback
partof
thesew
ingfoot
holder.T
hesew
ingfoot
isautom
aticallyreleased
fromits
mount
andyou
canrem
oveit
tothe
left,raising
the
springslightly.
To
insert:
Raise
thespring
slightlyand
placethe
sewing
footbeneath
the
sewing
footholder
soth
atw
henthe
sewing
footlever
(33)is
lowered
thepin
inth
efoot
catchesin
placein
thesew
ingfoot
holder.C
heck:P
leaseraise
thesew
ingfoot
leverto
checkth
atthe
footis
properlysecured.
Changing
the
needleplate
Sw
itchoff
the
main
switch
Note:
To
changethe
needleplate
youm
ustset
theneedle
width
adjustingknob
(17)to
3m
m.
30
To
remove:
Raise
thesew
ingfoot
with
thesew
ing
foo
tlever
(33)and
setthe
needlein
itshig
hest
position.R
emove
thesew
ingfoot
andpress
down
thelev
erto
disen
gag
eth
eneed
leplate
(45).T
heneedle
plate(16)
israised
outof
itsm
ount.R
aisethe
needleplate
alittle
more
andrem
oveto
theleft.
2
To
attach:
Raise
thespring
onthe
sewing
footholder
alittle
andplace
theneedle
plate(16)
inthe
guidescrew
atthe
back.P
ressthe
needleplate
dow
nat
the
front
soth
atyou
canhear
itcatch.
31
Converting
the
mach
ine
forch
ainstitch
,p
rogram
8
This
isonly
necessaryif
youdo
notw
ishto
cutthe
fabricedge.
Insertneedle
Aw
iththe
needlechanging
aidfrom
theaccesso
ries(see
page66).
Firstthread
thechainstitch
looper(40)
andthen
needleA
.O
penth
elooper
coverand
pullthe
knifeguard
(13)off
tothe
left.
Disengaging
the
upp
erknife
—
—-N1LSll
Note:
To
disen
gag
ethe
upperknife
(49)you
must
setthe
seamw
idthadjusting
knob(17)
to3m
m.
Low
erthe
knifeto
the
lowest
positionw
iththe
handw
heel.N
owturn
theknob
todisengage
the
upperknife
(42)fully
tothe
left(triangle
on0).
The
knifeis
disen
gaged.
Disengaging
the
righ
tov
eredg
elooper
To
disengagethis
looperyou
must
setthe
needlein
itslow
estposition
with
thehand
wheel.
Turn
the
knobto
disengagethe
looper(43)
fullyto
theleft
(triangleto
0).T
heoveredge
looperis
nowdisen
ga
ged.
N.
Ic32
Insertin
gth
em
aterialg
uid
eplate
z
Insertthe
material
guideplate
fromthe
accessories(see
page66)
asillustrated
andm
akesure
that
itis
onth
esam
elevel
asth
eneedle
plate.N
owclose
the
loopercover
andset
theguide
rulerto
the
width
required.Y
oucan
nowsew
inchainstitch.
Cau
tion
:If
them
aterialguide
platehas
beeninserted,
itis
imperative
that
theright
overedgelooper
isdisen
gag
ed.
After
thechainstitch
seamhas
beensew
n,,return
them
achineto
the
originalcondition
asfollow
s:
1.O
penthe
loopercover
andrem
ovethe
material
guideplate.
Set
the
needlein
thelow
estposition.
2.N
owturn
theknob
todisen
gag
ethe
looperfully
tothe
right(triangle
to1).
The
rightoveredge
looperis
nowengaged
again.
3.S
etthe
knobto
adju
stthe
seamw
idthto
3m
m.
4.E
ngagethe
upperknife
byturning
theknob
todisengage
the
upperknife
fullyto
the
right(triangle
to1).
5.P
ushthe
knifeguard
inth
elooper
coverand
closeit.
6.Finally
attachthe
waste
boxagain.
/a__
y
___________
/
33
Upper
knifelock
You
cansew
absolutelyany
typeof
fabricw
iththis
machine,
regardlessof
itsth
ickness.
Forextrem
elythick
fabricsyou
must
tightenth
eax
iallock
screwon
theupper
knifew
ithth
elarge
screwdriver
fromthe
accessories
(seepage
66).T
hisprevents
theknife
frombeing
displacedby
the
material.
Rem
ovethe
sewing
footand
needleplate
(seepage
30,31).
To
sewlight
fabricsthe
screwm
ustbe
loo
senedby
abouttw
oturns,
soth
atthe
knifecan
againm
ovein
anaxial
(side
ways)
direction.0
Note:
The
screwfor
theupper
knifem
ustbe
loosenedto
changeth
ecutting
width.
Adjusting
the
sewin
gfo
ot
pressu
re
You
canchange
the
sewing
footpressure
rialw
iththe
lever(22).
Position
1=
sewing
footpressure
forvery
thinfabric
PositionN
=sew
ingfoot
pressu
refor
with
medium
thickness
dependingon
thethickness
ofth
em
ate-
Position
3=
sewing
footp
ressure
forvery
thickfabric
34
Electronics
--
To
programm
elanguage
page36
Speed
pre-selectionpage
37LED
needledisplay
page38
To
selectprogram
page39
To
enternew
datapage
40
35
iflflrii.I
You
canch
oose
betw
eenth
efollow
inglan
gu
ages:
Czech,
Danish,
Germ
an,E
nglish,S
panish,French,
Italian,D
utch,N
orwegian,
Polish,F
innish,S
wedish
andJap
anese.
To
pro
gram
me
lang
uag
e:
Keep
boththe
pro
gram
key(11
left)and
thekey
(10)for
thespeed
preselectionp
ressedand
atth
esam
etim
esw
itchthe
machine
on.
,,cesky”(C
zech)now
app
earsin
thedisplay.
You
canselect
thelan
guag
eyou
wan
tby
repeated
lypressing
the
programkey
(11left).
By
pressingthe
curso
rkey
(11
middle)
on
ceyou
programm
eyour
language.
Each
descriptionin
thedisplay
will
nowap
pear
inth
elan
gu
age
that
youhav
ese
lec
ted.
36
Speed
pre-selectio
n
On
this
machine
youcan
setth
em
axi
mum
speed
inth
reestep
sw
iththe
key(10).
By
pressingth
ekey
(10)you
chan
ge
the
maxim
umspeed
andone,
two
orth
reeL
ED
slight
up.O
neLED
lightsup
=0
tom
ax.500
rpm
Tw
oL
ED
slight
up=
0to
max.
1000rp
m
Note:
Each
time
them
achineis
switch
edon
itau
tom
aticallysets
aspeed
of1000
rpm.
Three
LE
Ds
lightup
=0
tom
ax.1500rp
m
ooo
“If
DC
I
\II,
—0O
1“
DE
ló
In
El
37
ae
aa
a
00
0000
II-O
DD
0.______
\___________________________________i
PFAFF
hobbylock4870
Dis
pla
y
LE
Dn
eed
led
ispla
y(A
,B
,C
)
The
LE
Ds
onthe
needledisplay
(12)show
which
ofthe
need
lesA
,B
or
Chave
tobe
inserte
dfor
theprogram
youhave
selected.
Pro
gr.
1P
rogr.
2P
rogr.
3P
rogr.
4P
rogr.
5P
rogr.
6P
rogr.
7P
rogr.
8P
rogr.
9P
rogr.
10P
rogr.
11P
rogr.
12P
rogr.
13P
rogr.
14P
rogr.
15P
rogr.
16P
rog
r.17
Pro
gr.
18P
rogr.
19P
rogr.
20P
rogr.
21
Note
:
2thread
flatlocknarrow
2thread
fiatlockw
ide2
threadflat
hem3
threadoverlock
narrow3
threadoverlock
wide
3thread
fiathem
4thread
overlockchainstitch
2thread
overlockw
ithsafety-stitch
wide
3thread
overiockw
ithsafety-stitch
wide
Wrapped
2thread
overlocknarrow
Wrapped
2thread
overlockw
ide2
threadroiled
hemW
rapped3
threadoverlook
narrowW
rapped3
threadoverlock
wide
3thread
flatlocknarrow
3thread
flatlockw
ide3
threadrolled
hemR
einforced2
threadoveriock
2thread
overlockw
ithsafety-stitch
narrow3
threadoverlock
with
safety-stitchnarrow
This
machine
hasthe
following
21program
s:
Beneath
this
dis
pla
yyou
will
findthe
LEDdis
pla
ys
forthe
10m
ost
imp
orta
nt
types
ofstitch
(program1
to10).
38
..
t..
5;.
00
IDID
ID0000000000
IDID
1ID
“C
00
0ooo
IllD
DD
0
/
PF
AF
F
Select
the
desiredprogram
bypressing
theleft
programkey
(11).T
heprogram
sap
pear
inthe
ord
er1
—21.
Keep
thekey
pressed
andthe
programs
automatically
runon.
Ifth
em
odkey
(11right)
ispressed
thestandard
characteristicsof
thestitch
aredisplayed.
Set
them
achineas
indicatedin
thedisplay.
Sym
bolsab
ove
the
display:
Prog.=
programnum
ber
=stitch
length
=seam
wid
th
=differential
feed
ri>
.L
t=
sewin
gfoot
pressu
re
=need
leplate
Sym
bolsbelow
the
display:A
llthe
symbols
underthe
displayrefer
tothe
threadtensions.
They
arefrom
theleft
toth
eright.
—left
overedgeneedle
orchainstitch
needle(blue)
-left
orright
overedgeneedle
(green)-
rightoveredge
looper(pink)
—left
overedgelooper
(yellow)
—chainstitch
looper(m
auve)
213th
readov
erlock
witH
safe
tystitc
hn
arrow
j
;0
00
00
00
0O
O
00
0000
prj
Q
121I-N
--I-Nl---N
--I-N-±
N-1
01
-1.0
1-N
--I-N--I-N
--
,0000000000
00
0000
39
Entering
new
data
This
machine
has21
pro
gram
s.T
heoptim
alvalues
areentered
asstandard
settings
foreach
program.
You
canch
ange
allthe
datafrom
thestan
dard
settings
inany
programand
storethem
.T
hereare
three
mem
ories(A
,B
andC
)available
foreach
programw
hichappear
rightbehind
theprogram
number
(e.g.21
A).
Proceed
asfollow
s:
1.S
electthe
desiredprogram
with
thep
rogram
key(11
left).
2.T
hestandard
settingap
pears
inthe
displayw
henth
em
odk
ey(11
right)is
pressed.
3.If
the
mod
key(11
right)is
pressedagain,
theletter
Aap
pears
besidethe
programnum
beras
anindication
thatyou
cannow
enter
yourow
nvalues
inm
emory
A.
Ifth
em
odkey
(11right)
ispressed
againm
emory
Bap
pears
andif
pressedonce
more
mem
oryC
._
4.If
the
curso
rkey
(11m
iddle)is
pre
ssed,
the
displayfor
the
stitchlen
gth
appears.Y
oucan
nowalter
the
stitchlength
with
the
pro
gram
key(11
left).5.
Ifyo
uw
ishto
alterother
settings,p
ressthe
curso
rkey
(11m
iddle)until
thesetting
that
isto
bechanged
flashes.
You
cannow
setthem
asrequired.
6.P
ressth
em
od
key
(11right)
toenter
the
datain
mem
ory.P
ressth
em
odkey
untilyou
come
backto
the
previouslyselected
mem
oryA
,B,
orC
.A
llthe
newdata
has
nowbeen
enteredand
isretained
when
them
achineis
switched
off.If
youselect
yourm
emory
againthe
valuesthat
havebeen
entered
nowflash.
They
canof
coursebe
chan
ged
atany
time
asdescribed.
21
AIN
—N
-HN
-IN-1
01-1
.01
N---N
•-I•-N
00
00
00
00
00
00
0000
‘I,
IL
lX
Jt21A
1-N
-I-N
-I-
-N-
-N-
I
Ii11F
=’l
000
00
0000
00
0000
H--N
--I-N-I
NN
NI-i
d-lo
N--
I--N--I
N-
11r400
0000
0000
000
000
40
Practical
sewin
gS
ettingthe
standardthread
tensionpage
42
Chainstitch
page43
3thread
overlockw
ithsafety-stitch
page43
3thread
overlockstitch
page4
34
threadoverlock
stitchpag
e44
2thread
overlockseam
page44
2thread
overlockw
ithsafety-stitch
pag
e44
Correction
ofth
readtensions
page45
—48
Converter
(2th
readseam
>page
49
—51
Rolled/flat
hem(2
and3
thread>page
52,53
Thread
chartpage
54,55
Program
chartpage
56—
63
41
‘I
Settin
gth
estan
dard
thread
tensio
nU
niformth
readtension
dep
ends
onthe
typeof
fabricand
thethickness
ofth
ethread.
The
threadtension
shouldbe
correctedafter
thethread
interloophas
been-checked
(seepage
43
to47).
Turn
thevalues
indicatedon
the
threadtension
thumbw
heelsto
thecorresponding
coloursym
bol.
Ifyou
areusing
needleA
(onlyfor
chain
stitch)
youm
ustturn
the
valueto
the
bluetrian
gle.
Ifyou
areusing
needlesB
andC
turnto
thedo
ts.T
hem
auve
tensio
nset
ting
isonly
used
forch
ainstitch
.
,/
Iy_
00
000
000
00
000
00
0
DO
D0
42
The
rightth
readten
sion
topside
Pro
g8
Chain
stitchcharnstitch
Thread
tensio
ns
topside
blue=
triangle
mauve
=triangle
IE
xamples
ofuse
Join
ing
linenor
jeans
partsw
ithout
serging
chainstitchunderside
underside
top
sideP
rog.21
ichainstitch
3th
readoverlock
with
safetystitch
iopside
(narro
w)
Thread
tensio
ns
overlockstitch
__
blue=
triangle—
toside
green
=dot
pink=
dot
yellow=
dotm
auve=
triangle
/E
xam
ples
ofuse
overlockstitch
undersideJo
inin
gseam
son
blo
uses
shirts
jeans
andbed
linenw
ithserg
ing
seam.
chainstitch.underside
underside
topside
Prog.
4or
5
overiockstitch
3th
readoverlo
ckseam
(narro
wor
wide)
topside
Thread
tensio
ns:
green=
dotpink
=dot
yellow=
dot
Exam
ples
ofuse
For
sergingall
fabnc
types
overlockstitch
undersideunderside
43
Prog.
7
4th
readoverlook
seamT
hreadtensions:
blue=
dot
green=
do
tpink
=d
ot
yellow=
dot
Ex
amples
ofuse:
Forsew
ingand
sergingall
typesof
fabric,especially
suitablefor
stretchfabrics.
Prog.
1or
2
2th
readoverlo
ckseam
(narro
wor
wide)
FLA
TL
OC
KT
hreadtensions:
green=
dot
yellowdot
Exam
plesof
use:
Forsew
ingand
sergingall
typesof
fabric,especially
suitedfor
stretchfabrics
andfor
sewing
FLA
TL
OC
Kseam
s.
Prog.
9or
20
2th
readoverlook
with
safety-stitch
(wide
orn
arrow
)T
hreadtensions:
blue=
trianglegreen
=dot
yellow=
dotm
auve=triangle
Exam
plesof
use:
Forsew
ingand
sergingall
typesof
fabric.
overlockstitch
,top
side
top
side
ov
erlock
stitchun
dersid
e
undersid
e
—top
side
undersid
e
overlockstitch
,to
psid
e
overlockstitch
,uncle
rside
topsid
e
Ito
psid
e
overlockstitch
,undersid
e
chain
stitchu
ndersid
e
undersid
e
overlockstitch
,top
side
44
Correcting
the
thread
tensio
n:
The
tensioncan
beset
between
—5
and+
5It
must
beturned
eitherto
the
—or
+range
dependingon
theseam
app
ear
IT
owards
+=
tightertension
Tow
ards—
=looser
tension
Prog
8
Chain
stitchT
hethread
tensionof
needleA
istoo
looseT
heblue
threadtension
must
beturned
towards
+
needlethread
A
Pro
g.4
or5
3th
reado
verlo
ckseam
(narro
wor
-‘
&w
ide)T
he
thread
tensio
nof
need
lesB
orC
istoo
looseT
hegreen
threadtension
must
beturned
towards
+
needlethread
BorC
Prog
4or5
3th
reado
verlo
ckseam
(narro
wor
leftw
ide)looper
threadT
heright
looperth
readis
tootau
t(pink
thread
tension)or
theleft
looperthread
isright
tooloose
(yellowth
readtension)
Both
looperthread
thread
tensionsm
ustbe
adju
stedaccord
inglyby
turningto
—or
+
/
45
Prog.
4or
5
3th
readoverlook
seam(n
arrow
orw
ide)
The
rightlooper
threadis
settoo
loose(pink
tension)or
the
leftlooper
threadis
settoo
tight(yellow
tension).B
othth
readtensions
must
beadjusted
accord
inglyby
turningto
+or—
.
Prog.
7
4th
readoverlo
ckseam
The
leftlooper
thread
isset
tootight
(yellowtension)
orth
eright
looperthread
isset
tooloose
(pinktension).
Both
threadten
sions
must
beadjusted
accordinglyby
turningeither
to—
or+
.
Prog.
7
4th
readoverlook
seamT
heleft
looperth
readis
settoo
loose(yellow
tension)or
theright
looperthread
istoo
tight(pink
tension).B
oththread
tensionsm
ustbe
adju
stedacco
rdingly
byturning
eitherto
+or
—.
—ø
_rig
ht
..‘looper
thread
leftlooper
thread
11-
rightlooper
thread
leftlooper
thread
thread
leftlooper
thread
46
Prog.7
4th
readoverlook
seamT
hethread
tensionon
needleC
istoo
loose.T
hegreen
tensionm
ustbe
turnedto
+.
Prog.
10or
21
3th
readoverlo
ckw
ithsafety
-stitch(w
ideor
narro
w)
Since
the3
threadoverlock
with
safety-stitch
isa
combination
ofch
ainstitch
anda
3th
readoverlook
seam,
youcan
findth
ew
ayto
adjustth
eseseam
son
pag
es45
and46.
Prog.
9or
20
thread
overlookw
ithsafety
-stitch(w
ideor
narro
w)
Since
the2
threadoverlock
with
safety-stitch
isa
combination
ofchainstitch
anda
2thread
overlockseam
,you
canfind
the
way
toadjust
these
seams
onpages
45and
51.
Prog.
7
4th
readoverlo
ckseam
The
threadtension
ofneedle
Bis
tooloose.
The
bluetension
must
beturned
to+
.
needlethread
B
47
Prog.
4or
5
3th
readoverlo
ckseam
(narro
wor
wid
e)T
he3
thread
overlockseam
issew
nw
ithtw
olooper
thread
sand
one
need
leth
read(needle
changepage
29).T
heset
seamw
idths3
to5
mm
inthe
window
(19)only
apply
toneed
leC
.If
need
leB
isused,
the
settingis
increasedby
2,2m
m(seam
width
5,2to
7,2m
m).
3thread
overlockseam
Needle
BN
eedleC
4’
A5c
Standard
needlew
idthN
Standard
needlew
idthN
__
__
__
__
____
____
I5,7m
m
Needle
width
Needle
width
mm
.5,2
mm
,m
ax7.2
mm
mm
.3
mm
max.
5m
m
48
Converter
Aserging
seamis
generallysew
nw
ith3
thread
s.If
youconnect
the
converter
youcan
disp
ense
with
onethread
i.e.you
justcontinue
tosew
with
2th
reads
andthus
savea
lotof
thread.W
herevera
2th
readseam
isenough
i.e.for
elasticm
aterialsand
materials
that
hardlyfray,
youcan
stillm
akeneat
edgesw
ithless
thread.Y
oucan
alsom
akevery
effective
fancy
seams
with
theconverter
usingm
ercerizedco
tton.
All
seams
that
aresew
nw
iththe
converter(38)
areonly
sewn
with
theleft
looperth
read(yellow
threadpath)
andw
ithone
needlethread.
Excep
tion:
Prog.
19is
sewn
with
two
needleth
reads
andthe
leftlooper
thread.
To
switch
onth
eco
nverter
)T
urnthe
handw
heeluntil
therig
ht
ove
/redge
looper(37)
issitu
atedto
the
rightof
the
need
le.
To
use
the
converter
(38)you
must
cut
offth
eright
looperth
readand
pullit
out
The
lefthand
threadthat
runsover
theright
looperm
ustbe
pulledover
thepoin
ofthe
rightlooper
inthe
directionof
thearrow
asin
thisillustration.
0
0
N
fl
Pushthe
slideof
theconverter
tothe
leftuntil
thetriangles
arein
line.T
hepoint
ofinto
the
eye
ofth
e
Converter
switch
edon
—position
AC
onvertersw
itched
off—
positionB
To
switch
the
con
verter
off—
—C
Turn
thehand
wheel
slowly
untilthe
left—
—hand
looperthread
jumps
fromthe
point-
—
ofthe
right‘ooper.
Switch
theconverter
0(38)
offin
thisposition
(positionB).
Thread
theright
looper(see
page14).
50
2th
readoverlook
seamw
ithco
nverter
I
undersideS
tandardseam
width
with
needleB
=5,7
mm
(rangefrom
5,2—
7,2m
m)
Standard
seamw
idthw
ithneedle
C=
35
mm
(rangefro
m3—
5m
m)
Progr
1or2
A2
thread
overlo
ckseam
(narro
wor
wid
e)FL
AT
LO
CK
This
illustrationshow
sth
e2
thread
overB
lockseam
with
the
thread
tensionsco
rrectly
settop
side
___________
•W
ays
ofco
rrecting
the
thread
tensio
ns
Prog
lor2
2th
readoverlo
ckseam
(narro
wan
dw
ide)
FLA
TL
OC
KL
ooperthread
Ais
settoo
tight(yellow
tension)or
needleth
readB
orC
istoo
Lloose
(greentension)
The
two
thread
tensionsm
ustbe
turn
edaccordingly
to+
IIunderside
or—
•<,B
topsid
e
The
looperthread
Ais
settoo
loose(y
eldersd
lowtension)
orthe
needleth
readB
orC
uni
eis
tootight
(greentension)
The
two
thread
tensionsm
ustbe
turnedaccordin
glyeither
to+
or—.
‘I
topside
51
Prog.
3,6
,13
or18
Rolled
/flathem
Arolled/flat
hemis
usedfor
light,thin
fabricsand
alsocreates
adecorative
edge.It
isa
verysim
plew
ayto
adda
professionaltouch
tocloths,
scarvesand
valance.T
odo
sojust
convertth
em
achineas
indicatedin
thedisplay.
The
rolledhem
canonly
besew
nw
ithth
eneed
leC
andyou
must
alsoreplace
theneed
leplate
Nw
iththe
rolledh
emplate
R(see
page30,
31).T
hebest
suitedth
reads
aretextured
thread(bulk
thread)as
well
aspolyester
thread.O
nlytextured
threadshould
beused
forthe
looper.
Prog.
6
3th
readflat
hemtop
side
underside
0P
rog
.18
topside
3th
readrolled
hem
0
underside
52
—
Needle
plates
Nan
dR
The
needleplate
Rm
ustbe
usedfor
all
Pro
g3
2th
readflat
hemT
heam
ountof
thread
usedfor
the
topside
2th
readflat
hemis
smaller
andth
eseam
seems
finerT
heco
nverter
mu
stb
esw
itched
onfor
thisflat
hem(see
pages49
50)
underside
Prog
13
2th
readrolled
hem
The
converter
must
besw
itchedon
for—
topside
thisrolled
hem(see
pages49
50)
underside
53
Thread
chart
forth
e3
thread
overlockseam
with
safety-stitch
Fabric-Fabric
Type
ofstitch
Thread
Stitch
weight
length
Light
organdy,fine
knit,chainstitch
cotton2
—3
mm
fabricstaffeta,
silk,lining
no.8
0—
100fabric
syntheticth
read.
no
.70
—1
40
overlockstitch
cotton3
—4
mm
no.8
0—
100silkno.
80
—100
syntheticth
readno.
70—
140
Medium
-cotton,
tricot,linen,
chainstitchcotton
2—
3m
mw
eightchildren’s
fabricsno.
60
—100
fabricssilkno.
50
—100
syntheticthread
no.7
0—
140
overlockstitch
cotton3
—4
mm
.no
.60
—1
00
silkno
.50
—1
00
syntheticthread
no.70
—140
•Heavy
tweed,
jacket-cloth,chainstitch
cotton2
—4
mm
fabricsdenim
,heavy
clothno.
40
—60
silkno.
40
—60
syntheticthread
no.70
—140
overiockstitchB
aumw
olleno.
40
—60
syntheticthread
no.7
0—
140
knitschainstitch
cotton2
—3
mm
no.40—50
silkno.
50
—100
syntheticthread
no
.70
—1
40
overlockstitch
syntheticthread
no.7
0—
140
54
Thread
chart
forth
e2,
3an
d4
thread
overlockseam
Fabricw
eightT
hreadS
titchlength
Light
fabrics:organdy,
finetricot,
cottonno.
80—
1002,0
—4
,0m
mtaffeta,
silk,silk
no.80
—1
00lining
fabricsynthetic
thread
no.70
—140
Medium
-weight
fabrics:cotton,
tricot,cotton
no.60
—1
00
2,0—
4,0
mm
linen,children’s
fabricssilk
no.50
—100
syntheticthread
no.70
—140
Heavy
fabrics:tw
eed,jacket
cloth,cotton
no.40
—60
2,0—
4,0
mm
denim,
heavycloth
silkno.
40
—60
syntheticthread
no.70
—140
Knits:
cottonno.
40
—60
2,0—
4,0
mm
silkno.
40
—60
syntheticthread
no.70
—14
0
2or
3thread
polyesterthread
no.120
—140
1,0—
2,0m
mrolled
hemtexturedth
read(bulky
thread)
55
Program
chart
The
valuesfor
thread
tension,stitch
length,needle
thicknessand
thedifferential
feedsettin
gs
arebasic
settings
andm
ustbe
alteredor
correcteddepending
onth
etype
offabric,
fabricthickness
andthread.
The
differentialfeed
settingd
epen
ds
onth
etype
offabric
(seepage
28).A
llthe
pos
sibletypes
ofstitch
andth
esettin
gs
that
arenecessary
arelisted
inthis
chart.
Material
Programno.:
Needle
threadLooperthread
Sewing
footStitch
Stitchtype
(seepage
tensiontension
pressurelength
54,55)
iN
jN
NN
Nj
iI
u<blue
greenpink
yellowm
auve
Prog.12
threadtiatlock
seamlight
—5
+2
1—
N
lnarrowl
——
medium
-5+2
NN
heavy—
5+2
N—
3
Prog.22
threadflatlock
seamlight
—5
+2
1—
Nwide)
——
——
medium
—5
+2N
N
heavy-5
+2
N-3
Prog.32
threadflethem
light—
3+
11
—N
medium
-3+1
N1
to1,5
,mheavy
N—
3
56
Note:
This
information
aboutth
eth
readspools,
positionof
thelooper
disengaginglever
andthe
converterposition
isonly
tobe
foundin
thischart
(notin
the
display).
DifferentialThread
spoole
Needleplate
feedposition
ofdisengaging
everjconverter
__
Arn
.._.B
Zii
OU
90N
N14
CD
90N
N14
LL
57
89
69A’
Material
ProgramNo.:
Needlethread
Looper threadSew
ingtoot
Stitch
Stitchtype:
spa9
etension
tensionpressure
length
bluegreen
pinkyellow
mauve
Prog.overlock
seamw
ithlight
NN
NN
N1
—N
safety-stitch(wide)
medium
NN
NN
NN
N
-heavy
+1+1
+3+1
NN
—3
Progil
Wrapped
2thread
overiacklight
—1
—11
—N
seam(narrow
)
medium
-1
-1
N-
N
heavy—
1—
1N
—3
Prog.12W
rapped2
threadovertock
lightN
—1
1N
seam(wide)
medium
N-1
NN
$?heavy
N—
1N
—3
Prog.132
threadroiled
hemlight
NN
1—
N
medium
NN
N1
to1,5
heavyN
—3
Prog.14W
rapped3
threadoveriock
light—
1—
5+
31
—N
seam(narrow
)
medium
-1-5
+3
NN
heavyN
—5
+4
N—
3
Prog.15W
rapped3
threadoverlock
light—
1—
5+
31
—N
seam(wide)
——
—
7m
N-3
N
60
[9
Material
ProgramNo.:
Needlethread
LooperthreadSewing
footStitch
Stitchtype
(seepage
tensiontension
pressurelength
54,551
iN
Ni
Ni
Ni
bluegreen
pinkyellow
mauve
Prog,163
threaddecorative
seamlight
—5
+1
+4
1—
Nserging
Inarrowl flatlock
——
medium
-5+1
+4
NN
7\h
eav
yN
-3
Prog.173
threaddecorative
seamlight
—5
+1
+4
1—
Nserging
lwidel flatlock
medium
—5
+1
+4
NN
heavy—
5+1
+4
N—
3
Prog.183
threadroted
hemlight
NN
+3
1—
N
medium
NN
+3
N1
to1,5
heavy.
N—
3
Prog.19reinforced
2thread
overlocklight
—1
—1
—1
1—
Nseam
——
medium
-1-1
-1N
N
heavyN
N—
1N
—3
Prog.202
threadoverlock
seamw
ithlight
N—
5+
2N
1—
Nsafety-stitch
lnarrow)
medium
N-
5+
2N
NN
heavy+1
—5
+2N
N—
3
Prog,21
3thread
overlockseam
with
lightN
N+
3+
1N
1—
Nsafety-stitch
Inarrowl
medium
NN
+3
+1
NN
N
heavy+1
+1+
3+1
NN
—3
62
—a-
•A
L_
t._
C_
a_
——
—
I
I It 4: liii hi
Thread
spoolnet
The
threadspool
netfrom
the
access
ories(see
page66)
isparticularly
usefulA
/as
itprevents
syntheticth
reads
fromunravelling
soeasily
andslipping
offthe
spool(Fig
A).
IiL
S•tff
5i
TB
I
Th
readunreelin
gd
iscT
hethread
unreelingdisc
fromth
eacces
Bsories
(seepage
66)is
usedfor
smaller
thread
spools.R
emove
the
thread
spoolcentering
piecesfrom
theth
readreel
pin‘L
i\
andput
onth
ethread
spools.P
lacethe
threadunreeling
discon
thebottom
ofC
thereel
pinw
iththe
roundedend
Cto
thebottom
asin
fig.B.
Reel
disc(sp
ecialaccesso
ries)T
hereel
discD
ishelpful
when
usinglarge
threadspools
(5000
—10
00
0m
)Place
thethread
spoolcentering
piece-1
(27)upside-dow
non
thereel
pin(25)
asillustrated.
The
reeldisc
preventsthe
loopsof
syn
theticth
reads
fromslipping
down
andensures
thatth
eth
readruns
smoothly.67
Chart
forth
ecom
binationof
sewin
gfeet
and
need
leplates
Sew
ing
foo
tN
eedle
Accesso
ryP
artn
oplate
Com
binationfoot
Nnorm
alaccessory
29-9
24
993
-71
/28
7
Com
binationfoot
Rnorm
alaccessory
29
-92
4993-7
1/2
87
Taping
footN
specialaccessory
29-9
24
99
3-7
1/2
95
Blindstitch
footN
specialaccessory
29-9
24
993-7
1/2
91
Gim
pth
readsew
ingfoot
Hspecial
accessory29-9
24
993-7
1/2
94
Elastic
tape
sewing
footN
specialaccessory
29-9
24
993-7
1/2
92
Gathering
footN
specialaccessory
29-9
24
993
-71
/29
3
Cording
footN
specialaccessory
29-9
24
99
3-7
1/2
98
Bead
sewing
footR
specialaccessory
29
-924
99
3-7
1/2
96
Lace
sewing
footN
specialaccessory
29-9
24
99
3-7
1/2
97
1:
68
Taping
foot
Differential
setting:S
ewing
footpressure:N
eedleplate:
Thread
tension:
Sew
ingfoot:
Upper
knife:
4or
5depending
onw
idthof
tape
N3—
5(adjustable
fora
tapew
idthof
4-
9m
m)
NNnormal
needleplate
Nsee
display(press
mod
key)taping
footsw
itchoff
Insertingth
etap
e:
1.S
etth
eneedle
athighest
point.
2.R
aisesew
ingfoot
andplace
tape
ing
uid
es1
fromthe
right.
3.P
ushtap
eto
rightsto
pw
ithth
eslid
e2.
4.D
ependingon
the
width
ofth
etape,
adjustits
positionin
relationto
theneedle
with
adju
sting
screw3.
5.Insert
fabricand
sewa
testseam
.
This
specialsew
ingfoot
isfor
sewing
ontap
esto
preventstretch
materials
(knit-w
ear)from
stretching.
Preparing
the
mach
ine:
Program
:
Stitch
length:S
titchw
idth:
/
69
Blindstitch
sewin
gfo
ot
Blindstitch
isideal
forskirt
andtrouser.
seams
andw
hereverth
eseam
shouldnot
bevisible.
The
hemis
trimm
ed,serged
andsew
nin
oneoperation.
Prep
aration
ofth
em
achin
e:
Program
:S
titchlength:
Stitch
width:
Differential
setting:S
ewing
footpressure:N
eedleplate:
Thread
tension:
Sew
ingfoot:
Upper
knife:
44NNNnormal
needleplate
Nsee
display(press
mod
key)blindstitch
footsw
itchon
Sew
ing
:
1.B
eforesew
ingcut
2cm
offhem
part3.
This
preventsdisplacem
entof
theseam
.
2.Place
the
preparedhem
underthe
sewing
footso
that
the
foldedhem
part3
isunder
the
edgeguide
2.T
hecrease
line4
ofth
eouter
fabricm
ustrun
alongthe
edg
eof
guide2.
3.T
heneed
lep
enetratio
nin
the
ou
terfabric
isreg
ulated
asfollow
s:L
oosenthe
adustingscrew
1and
adjustthe
edge
guide2
soth
atonly
onethread
ofth
eouter
fabricis
caughtby
the
needle.
70
Gim
pth
readsew
ing
foot
This
specialsew
ingfoot
isused
tosew
ingim
pth
reads
(cords,synthetic
threads)up
toa
thicknessof
1,0m
m.
This
pro
du
cesan
undulatingor
stifferhem
(e.g.on
wedding
dressesand
valance).
Preparing
the
machin
e
Program
:
Stitch
length:S
titchw
idth:D
ifferentialsetting:S
ewing
footpressure:N
eedleplate:
Thread
tension:
Sew
ingfoot:
Upper
knife:
Insertin
gth
eg
imp
thread
1.R
aisethe
sewing
footand
setth
eneedle
inits
highestposition.
2.Place
thefabric
underthe
sewing
foot.
3.T
hreadgim
pth
read(cord)
throughthe
hole1
andthen
placeit
inguid
e2
ofth
esew
ingfoot
shoe.
4.S
ewa
testseam
.
13(sw
itchconverter
on)or
prog.18
1,0to
1,53
to4
NNrolledseam
needleplate
Rsee
display(press
mod
key)gim
pthread
sewing
footen
gag
ed
71
Elastic
tape
sewing
foot
This
specialsew
ingfoot
isfor
sewing
onelastic
tapein
oneoperation
atthe
same
time
astrim
ming,
sergirigand
—due
tothe
contractionof
theelastic
tape—
gath
ering.
Preparing
the
mach
ine:
Program
:
Stitch
length:S
titchw
idth:D
ifferentialsetting:S
ewing
footpressure:N
eedleplate:
Thread
tension:
Sew
ingfoot:
Upper
knife:
Insertingelastic
tape:
1.L
oosenthe
screw(2)
sothat
thebrake
(1)at
theopening
isopened
about1,5
to2
mm
.
2.Insert
elastictape
(3)and
drawit
backunder
thefoot.
3.T
ightenthe
brake(1)
againw
ithscrew
(2).T
helow
erthe
screw(2)
istig
ht
enedup,
thegreater
thepressure
ofthe
brake(1)
onthe
elastictape
andthe
greaterthe
gatheringeffect.
Note:
When
thesew
ingfoot
israised
theela
stictape
shouldbe
drawn
throughthe
brake(1)
againsta
slightresistance.
4
4,5
or7
dependingon
width
oftape
44to
4,5
NNor
3norm
alneedle
plateN
seedisplay
(pressm
odkey)
elastictape
sewing
footengaged
72
Gath
ering
foot
Program
:S
titchlength:
Stitch
width:
Differential
setting:S
ewing
footpressure:N
eedleplate:
Thread
tension:
Sew
ingfoot:
Upper
knife:
7,lO
or2
lNN2N
or3
normal
needleplate
Nsee
display(press
mod
key)gathering
footen
gag
ed
Insertingth
efab
rics:
1.R
aisethe
sewing
footand
setth
eneedle
inits
highestposition.
2.Insert
thebottom
plyof
fabric1
bet
ween
theneedle
plateand
the
gath
ering
footup
toth
eupper
knife.3.
Placethe
upperply
offabric
2flush
with
the
lower
ply(right
sideto
rightside)
rightup
toth
eedge
4of
opening3.
4.A
lwys
sewa
testseam
todecide
thedesired
gatheringeffect
with
the
diffe
rentialfeed.
3
‘
1
This
specialgathering
footis
forsew
ingtw
ofabrics
togeth
erand
gatheringthe
bottomply
inone
operation.
Preparing
the
mach
ine:
73
Cording
foot
This
specialsew
ingfoot
isfor
sewing
acording
tapebetw
eentw
ofabric
pliesin
oneoperation.
Preparing
the
mach
ine:
Program
:S
titchlength:
Stitch
width:
Differential
setting:S
ewing
footpressure:N
eedleplate:
Thread
tension:
Sew
ingfoot:
Upper
knife:
Insertingth
efabric
plies:
1.R
aisethe
sewing
footand
setthe
needlein
itshighest
position.
2.Insert
the
bottomply,
cordingtape
andtop
plyto
geth
erflush
(rightside
toright
side)under
the
cordingfoot
upto
the
upperknife.
The
cording(piping)
must
beplaced
inguide
1.
3.L
ower
thesew
ingfoot
andsew
atest
seam.
7.1
0cr
21N
’3
—5
NNor
3norm
alneedle
plateN
seedisplay
(pressm
odkey)
cordingfoot
engag
ed
74
Bead
sewing
foot
This
specialsew
ingfoot
isfor
sewing
onbeads,
sequins,strass
bands,lead
andordinary
cords.T
heseoperations
arecar-.
nedout
with
oneneedle
only.
Preparing
the
mach
ine:
Program
:
Stitch
length:S
titchw
idth:D
ifferentialsetting:S
ewing
footpressu
re:N
eedleplate:
Thread
tension:
Sew
ingfoot:
Upper
knife:
Sew
ing:
1.Slide
thebead
tapethrough
guide1
and2
tothe
backof
thefoot
foot(fig.
1).
2.Y
oucan
seww
ithor
without
theupper
knifein
allthe
seamw
idthsettings.
Guide
thefabric
alongthe
righthand
sewing
edge.
3.T
heneedle
shouldpenetrate
1to
1,5mm
alongthe
edgeof
thefabric
(fig.2).
Note:
Ifthe
beadis
sewn
ontothe
fabricedge,
theleft
needlem
ustbe
used(disengage
upperknife).
2F
ig1
1
fabricbeads
Fig.2
L1-1
,5m
m
4(for
small
beads)5
(forlarger
beads)3
to4
Nto
5
N1or
Nrolled
hemneedle
plateR
seedisplay
(pressm
odkey)
beadsew
ingfoot
optionallydisengaged
ornot
75
Lace
sewin
gto
ot
This
specialsew
ingfoot
isused
forsew
inglace
orborders
tog
ether
oronto
the
workpiece.
Preparing
the
mach
ine:
Program
:S
titchlength:
Stitch
width:
Differential
setting:S
ewing
footpressure:N
eedleplate:
Thread
tension:
Sew
ingfoot:
Upper
knife:
Sew
ing
onlace:
1.R
aiseth
esew
ingfoot
andset
needlein
highestposition.
2.L
oosenscrew
3and
adjustguide
2so
thatw
hensew
ingthe
needlep
enet
ratesright
atth
eed
ge
ofthe
lace(and
thefabric
underneath).T
ightenscrew
3.
3.W
hensew
ingth
elace
ontoth
efabric
itm
ustsim
plybe
runth
rough
guide2
alongedge
guide1
(engageupper
knife).
4.Ifth
efabric
underneathis
notto
betrim
med
when
the
laceis
sewn
on,both
thelace
andthe
fabricm
ustbe
guidedflush
alongedge
guide1
(upperknife
disengaged>.
5.A
lways
sewa
testseam
.
41,5to
2,0NN1
orN
normal
needleplate
Nsee
display(press
mod
key)lace
sewing
footoptionally
disengagedor
not
•,-
....•—
..
,,
—-.
1‘
‘1’
-
i-E
76
Main
tenan
ceand
malfunction
Changing
the
knivespage
78,79
Changing
the
lightbulb
page80
Cleaning
the
needleplate
page80
Cleaning
the
knivespage
81O
ilingthe
machine
page81
Sew
ingproblem
spage
82,83
Specifications
page84
77
Changing
the
upper
knife
Sw
itchm
ainsw
itchoff
To
remove:
Take
outthe
upperknife
retainingscrew
(46)w
ithth
elarge
screwdriver
fromthe
accessories
(seepage
66)and
remove
the
upperknife
(49).
To
insert:
Insertthe
newupper
knife(49)
andtighten
itsretaining
screwloosely.
Turn
thehand
wheel
untilth
eupper
knifeis
inits
lowest
position.J.
0If
ii
EIn
thisposition
the
fronted
ge
ofthe
Eupper
knifem
ustbe
0,5to
1,0m
m0
lower
thatth
ecutting
edge
ofthe
lower
ILr)
fullyadjusted,
youcan
tightenup
itsretaining
screw.
r
7knife.
When
the
upperknife
hasbeen
78
-C
hangingth
elo
wer
knife
Sw
itchm
ainsw
itchoff
To
remo
ve:
Set
the
seamw
idthad
just
ingknob
(17)to
3.R
emove
the
sewing
footas
well
asthe
needleplate
(seepage
30,31).
Raise
theneedles
totheir
hig
hest
positionand
disengagethe
upperknife
(seepage
32).U
ndothe
lower
kniferetaining
screw(47)
with
thelarge
screwdriver
fromthe
accessories(see
page66)
andrem
ovethe
screw,
pressureplate
andlow
erknife.
To
insert:
Slide
thenew
lower
knife(48)
between
thelow
erknife
holderand
theupper
knife.Place
thepressure
plateon
thehole
inthe
lower
knifeso
that
thelonger
partw
iththe
slantedcorner
ispointing
backwards
tothe
machine.
Secure
thelow
erknife
andthe
pressureplate
with
theretaining
screw.
Insertthe
needleplate.
Bring
thecutting
edgeof
thelow
erknife
tothe
same
levelas
theneedle
plate.N
owtig
hten
upthe
retaining
screw.
79
Chang
ing
the
light
bulb
Sw
itch
main
sw
itch
off
To
rem
ove:
With
the
to
ol
from
the
raccessories
(seepage
66)press
thelight
bulbright
intoits
holder.A
tth
esam
etim
etw
istth
ebulb
with
halfa
turn,anti-
clockwise
andrem
oveit.
To
insert:
Insert
thelight
bulbin
the
holderw
iththe
specialtool
andtw
istit
untilthe
pinson
the
bu
lb
catchin
place.
Now
press
thebulb
rightinto
the
holder,tw
istingit
clockwise
untilit
issecurely
fixed.N
ote:
The
maxim
umpow
erof
the
bulbis
5w
att.
Clean
in
gthe
needle
plate
FS
witch
the
mainsw
itch
off
Disengage
the
upperknife
(seepage
32).S
etlargest
stitchw
idth.C
leanthe
mark
edarea
carefullyusing
the
brushfrom
AC
theaccessories.
______________________________________
___
____
____
____
____
____
____
___j
i
80
0
0
Cleaning
the
knifeY
oucan
nowrem
ovethe
upperknife
(49)S
witch
the
main
switch
offand
cleanthe
lintoff
theupper
andlow
erT
akeout
theupper
kniferetaining
screwknife
with
thebrush
fromthe
accessories(46)
with
thescrew
driversupplied.
(seepage
66).
/
0
-U
N6
I-
Oiling
the
machine
Before
usingyour
machine
youshould
make
ahabit
oflightly
oilingthe
marked
pointsw
iththe
oilfrom
theaccessories
(seepage
66).O
neor
two
dropsof
PFAFF
sewing
machine
oilare
enough.Allthe
otherparts
arem
adeof
aspecial
material
anddo
notneed
tobe
oiled.
81
Sew
ing
pro
blem
san
dth
eirso
lutio
ns
The
machine
was
developedfor
the
simplest
operationpossible.
There
areno
com
pli
catedsettings.
Itis
however
possibleth
atthe
following
problems
ariseas
aresult
ofsm
allerrors
inthe
settings
andoperation.
These
problems
canbe
easilysolved
ifyou
followth
eseinstructions.
Problem
Cause
Solution
Needle
breakageT
heneedle
was
bentor
Insertnew
needleth
epoint
damaged.
(seepage
29>.T
heneedle
was
notproperly
Insertneedle
properlyinserted.
(seepag
e29).
The
fabricw
aspulled
tooD
onot
pullthe
fabricforcefully.
when
sewing.
Thread
breaksIncorrect
threading.T
hreadproperly
.(see
page13
—21).
The
threadgot
caught.C
heckif
youhave
caughtthe
threadon
thespool
stands
etc.T
hreadtension
istoo
tight.C
orrectthe
tension.(see
page45
—47
and51).
The
needlew
asnot
properlyInsert
needlecorrectly.
inserted.(see
page29>.
The
wrong
needlew
asused.
Use
needlesystem
ELX
705
Skipping
stitchesT
heneedle
isbent
orInsert
newneedle
the
pointdam
aged.(see
page29)
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needlew
asnot
properlyInsert
the
needlecorrectly
inserted.(see
page29).
The
wrong
needlew
asused.
Use
needlesystem
ELX
705Incorrectly
threaded.T
hreadcorrectly
(seepage
13—
21).
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formation
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tensionsw
ronglyR
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tensio
ns
faultyset.
(seepage
45—
47and
51).
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4thread
over-T
heconverter
isin
itsT
heconverter
must
beset
lockseam
isir-
leftposition
A(see
pag
e50)
inits
rightposition
Bregular.
(seepage
50).T
heright
looperthread
isnot
sewn.
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Problem
Cause
Solution
The
machine
doesT
heelectric
power
hasC
loseth
elooper
covernot
operatealthough
beencut.
(seepage
12).the
main
switch
issw
itchedon.
The
fabricis
notLint
between
the
upperC
leanthe
knifetrim
med
neatly.and
lower
knife.(see
page81).
The
lower
knifeis
blunt.C
hangelow
erknife
(seepage
79).
Gathering
ofthe
The
threadtension
isR
educeth
readtension
seam.
tootight.
(particularlyfor
lightfabrics
seepage
42
—47).
The
differentialfeed
isC
orrectdifferential
feedincorrectly
set.(see
page27,
28)..
The
thread
isincorrectly
Thread
correctlythread
andhas
gotcaught
(seepage
13—
21).
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mS
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mm
overlockstitch
7to
9m
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mm
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/1:2
Needle
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+1,5
mm
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or90
Num
berof
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3,4,
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310
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kg
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hreadguide
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colouredm
arkings
(24)T
elescoPic
threadguide
(25)S
poolpins
(26)T
hreadcutter
(27)S
poolcentering
(28)S
poolstan
ds
(29)P
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socket
(30)M
ainsw
itch
(31)Foot
controlsocket
(32)H
andw
heel(33)
Sew
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lever
(34)S
titchlength
adjustingknob
(35)A
djustingring
forthe
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