Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 213 Pfaff
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- ;—- - - PFAFF 212 213 Instruction book.
Coot en Is Page POllS of inodOl 212 2 Paris of model 213 4 I lEO trii:il ( OnnE(cfiuo (5 Work support of model 213 7 tternovirrg tile bobbin case B Diserigiiginq the sewing rnecharicri B .
I luke up lever 2 1 bread guide 3 Bobbin winder tension with thread guide 4 Utility stitch Selector 5 Utility stitch chart 6 Colour range selector 7 Spool holder (at back) 8 L3ohbiri winder 9 Balance .
1 Take up lever 2 Thread guide 3 Bobbin winder tension with thread guide 4 Utility stitch selector 5 Utility stitch chart 6 Colour range selector 1 Spool bolder (at back> 8 Bobbin winder 9 Balance .
6 / Electrical connections Push plug 1 into the machine socket and plug 2 into the wall outlet. Place foot control 3 within easy reach of your foot. The more the pedal is depressed, the faster the mac.
Removing the bobbin case Disengaging the sewing mechanisri Hold the balance wheel steady wdh y FIg. 5 left hand and, with your right hand, I the disengaging knob toward you ( arrow in Fig. 5) The sewing rnechani is now disengaged To engage il agi turn the knob away from you until i ig hI Fig 3.
Winding the bobbin Threading the bobbin case PuW about 10 cm (4 inches) of thread ti om the bobbin Take the bobbin case in your left hand and insert the bobbin into the bobbin case as shown in Fig 8 P.
- - -% .. - — - - -.cCC, %.tt... - :- -.---- -—-. - 12 Inserting the bobbin case Bring the take-up lever to its highest point. [itt latch 4 so that the bobbin will not tall out Push the bobbin case onto pin 1, making sure that finger 3 enters stot 2.
-‘ —- - - —— ---—.- —- -S—,—— - - ‘-* - - — -—-.-----.-- -- - 14 ii Drawing UP the bobbin thread Hold the end of the needle thread in your left hand Turn the balance wheel towa.
-- - ----“ ---,---* -- ‘—.- - ,—,-.,- ----.-.-- --V- -. - - - Regulating the thread tensions Upper tension too loose or lower tension too light Needle thread tension Bobbin thread tension U r gUi Fig.
.*__. S..— “•“ w5 S-.a — -U - - - - Selecting the utility stitch Sele t the desired stitch Porn the uttlity stitch chart 1 [he utility stitch chart has two colour ranges, white and ed For white utility stitches turn the colour range selector unIt mark B (Fig 19) is at the top.
Changing the sewing foot Changing the needle Turn the balance wheel toward you until needle bar 1 is at its highest point Loosen needle set screw 2 and take out the needle Insert a new needle 3 with t.
- --—-rc.--..-.:_..—--.,_——...-. 22 Dropping the machine feed the machine feed has two positions which are set by turning the drop teed knob (Fig 22) Machine teed dropped for ernhroi dering.
— .-. Sewing Make sure the disengaging knob on the balance wheel is tight Straight-stitch sewing The machine sews straight stitches when the utitity stitch selector is set at 5 or 7 and the mark on the colour range selec tor is at the top.
Sewing buttonholes Attach the clear-view foot Mark the position arid length of the buttonhole on the material Turn the colour range selec 26 for until its mark is at the top and turn the utility stitch selector to the left buttonhole seam.
- .. -.. Blindstitching hems Attach the blindstitch toot, Turn the utility stitch selector to 11 and turn the colour range selector so that its mark is at the top Turn the fabric wrong side up and told its edge back by 1 cm (abt ‘/2). as shown at 1 in Fig 28.
— . •‘- - .—. - - Raise the needte and attach the adjust able zipper toot as totlows insert the rear slud into slot 1 (Fig 30) and pusti up the toe of the toot so that the tront stud enters slot 2.
Removing the work Chaning the light bulb 32 / Raise the needle and the sewing (oot Remove the work trorn the machine by pulling it toward the rear, and trim both threads with the aid of the thread cut.
- Oiling All bearings behind the face cover and under the top cover and the bedplate have to be oiled from time to time The shuttle race must also be oiled now and then To do this, remove the bobbin c.
- - - -. - Trouble shooting Seam puckers Ca ii s e 1 The thread tension is too tight. Rem e (t y Adjust both tensions as Instructed On pages 16 and 17 Needle thread breaks Cause 1 Needle not threaded correctly 2 Thread tension too tight. 3 Something is wrong with the needle 4 Thread used is too heavy for the needle 5.
Thread forms kinks Faulty stitching Cause 1 Both threads are of inferior quality Remedy Use high-quality thread only, which has not been kept in storage too long.
Machine runs heavily and is noisy Cause• 1 Dust and pieces of thread have accu mulated in the shuttle race 2 Machine has not been serviced for a longer time 3 The machine is clogged by interior oil 40 Remedy Clean the shuttle, as instructed cii pages 34 and 35 Read the instructions on page 34 Have a mechanic clean the machine thoroughly.
I? inJ’rtcd I’ otto’, Jo qc.c Stitch width dial on 0, then pull out width dial and then turn the dial 1—3—I -2—3—4—0. S,’njn, on buttons Adj ust the stitch width to suit the size of the button. I-eed dog lowered Stitch selector Lint ic I, ij,dtjtcJj heninung I CHIH1 lug in elastic fabrics.
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