Pfaff 1212 Owner's Manual - Page 31

Changing the light bulb of your Pfaff is something you can easily do yourself The sewing light illuminates the work in front and back of the needle without casting a shadow. It is enclosed in the face cover of your machine. Changing the light bulb is very simple: Push the burnt-out light bulb into its socket. turn it left and pull it out (see ill.) Insert the new bulb and turn it right. Light bulbs for your Pfaff 1211 or 1212 can be obtained from your Pfaff dealer. Trouble shooting When handled properly, your Pfaff will rarely develop any trouble. Whenever you have completed sewing. be sure to restore the original setting of your machine. i.e. turn the stitch selector to straight stitching, setting it at about 2; turn the needle position control to its central position; raise the machine feed: switch your machine off by pushing the master on-off button. and see that the presser bar lifter is set horizontally. Even if you have just sewn buttonholes or darned, we recommend that you set your machine for straight stitching again. if trouble should occur. check the following: Is the needle still in good condition and inserted properly? Have you selected the right needle and thread from the Needle and Thread Chart? Are both tensions correctly balanced? They have been set correctly by us and need no adjustment normally. Does your machine feed properly? The material must be guided lightly, but must not be pulled. Before you start sewing. again familiarize yourself with the fundamentals of machine operation until you know them. Check to see whether your sewing machine needs cleaning or oiling. Are there pieces of thread wedged between the tension discs? To remove them, pull a narrow fabric strip between the tension discs. Has the button with the desired functional-stitch symbol been pushed? H aVP the needle position and the stitch length been set accordingly? Are you sewing with a good quality thread? Has the bobbin case been inserted properly? For straight and zigzag stitching, the functional-stitch mechanism must be disengaged. To make sure it is, push the button on the top cover of your machine. The Pfaff rotary hook will not normally jam, even if the machine is handled improperly. If thread should happen to jam in the raceway of the sewing hook, however, put a drop of oil into the raceway and jerk the balance wheel back, then rock it back and forth, without using any force. After a short time, the trouble will disappear by itself. 60 People will envy you ... this carrying case. It is not only attractive, but also very useful. The bottom part holds your Pfaff, while the top part holds all sewing utensils, such as spools of thread, bobbins. scissors and many other items. • To remove the cover, depress the catches on the right and left at their pivots and turn them in the direction indicated by arrows (see ill.). Now remove the cover. These two catches must be open when you place the cover over your Pfaff after you have finished sewing. Lock the catches when the cover rests of the base firmly. The catches of the sewing box are located in the middle of the cover (see arrows).