Pfaff creative icon User Guide - Page 207

Maintenance Is the needle too small for the thread? Is the fabric moving up and down with the needle when free motion sewing or embroidering? Change the needle. Attach the Dynamic Spring Foot 6D. If using the 6A Embroidery/Sensormatic Free Motion Foot, decrease the embroidery pivot height in settings menu in small increments until the problem is solved. Needle Thread Breaks Did you insert the needle properly? Did you insert a wrong needle? Is the needle bent or blunt? Did you thread the machine properly? Does the thread slide down and get caught under the thread spool? Is the needle too small for the thread? Are you using poor thread with slubs or thread which has become dry? If using a spool cap on top of the spool, is it too small so the thread snags at the top of the spool? Is the best spool pin position used? Is the needle plate hole damaged? Is the thread tension too high for selected thread? Insert needle correctly, see Changing the Needle, page 34. Use needle system 130/705 H. Use a needle suitable for selected fabric and thread. See Selecting Correct Thread/Needle Combination, page 37. Insert a new needle. Remove the thread completely and rethread the machine, see Threading the Upper Thread, page 35. Place the large spool holder with the flat side up under the spool on the spool pin, or for larger spools use a thread net over the spool. See Threading Tips and Hints, page 39. Change the needle to the proper size for the thread. Change to a new high quality thread purchased from an authorized PFAFF® retailer. Attach a spool cap slightly larger than the actual thread spool. Try a different spool pin position (vertical or horizontal). Change the needle plate. Lower the thread tension in small increments until problem is solved. Bobbin Thread Breaks Is the correct bobbin used? Did you insert the bobbin properly? Is the needle plate hole damaged? Is the bobbin area full of lint? Is the bobbin wound correctly? Use only bobbins especially designed for the creative icon™ machine. Check the bobbin thread. Change the needle plate. Clean lint from bobbin area and use only the original bobbins approved for this model. Wind a new bobbin. The Seam has Uneven Stitches Is the thread tension correct? Is the thread you are using thick or slubbed? Check needle thread tension. Remove the thread completely and rethread the machine, see Threading the Upper Thread, page 35. Change the thread. 207