Pfaff expression 3.0 Owner's Manual

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  • Pfaff expression 3.0 | Owner's Manual - Page 1
    Owner's manual
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    area, such as threading needle, changing needle, threading bobbin, or changing presser foot, etc. • Always unplug sewing machine from the electrical outlet when removing covers, lubricating, or when making any other user servicing adjustments mentioned in the instruction manual. • Never drop or
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    some time reading this owner's manual. You will soon discover how to maximize the use of your machine. Your authorized PFAFF® dealer will of course also be pleased to help you at any time. Your PFAFF® expression™ machine will deÀnitely enable you to experience a totally new dimension of sewing!
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    Table of contents 1 Introduction 1:5 Machine overview 1:5 Front side 1:5 Top parts 1:5 Accessory tray 1:6 Included accessories 1:6 Presser feet 1:7 Stitch overview 1:8 Utility stitches 1:8 Quilt stitches 1:10 Needle art stitches 1:10 Decorative stitches 1:10 Alphabets 1:11 2
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    6. Built-in needle threader 26. Bobbin thread cutter 7. Needle bar 27. Bobbin winder lever and bobbin spindle 8. Needle thread guide 28. Auxiliary spool pin 9. Stitch plate 29. Spool caps 10. Bobbin cover 30. Spool pin 11. Free arm 31. Thread tension disk 12. Presser foot 32. Take-up
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    for presser feet and bobbins, plus space for needles 33 and other accessories. Store the accessories in the 34 tray so they are easily accessible. 35 33. Space for accessories 34. Removable tray for presser feet 35. Removable bobbin holder Included accessories 36. Thread net 37. Edge guide
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    machine. Manual buttonhole foot 5M This foot is used for sewing manual buttonholes. Use the markings on the foot to position the garment edge. The Ànger on the back of the foot holds cording for corded buttonhole. Sensormatic free-motion foot 6A (4.0) This foot is used for sensormatic free-motion
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    stitch used for basting. Touch foot control to sew one stitch. Move fabric manually to desired position and touch foot control again to sew another stitch. Reinforce seams, clean Ànish, stretch sewing, lace insertion. Reinforce seams, clean Ànish, stretch sewing. Appliqué, couching, eyelets. Elastic
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    for stretch fabrics. Cross stitch buttonhole 40 - - Decorative buttonhole. Decorative eyelet buttonhole Decorative buttonhole for jackets. 41 - - Heirloom round buttonhole 42 - - with pointed tack Button sewing 43 33 27 Decorative heirloom buttonhole. Sew on buttons or tacking. Eyelet
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    Automatically reinforce seams and pockets decoratively. Automatically reinforce seams and pockets. Quilt stitches Stitch 4.0 51* 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 61 - 62 - - - - 2.0 - - - 43 - - 44 45 - 46 - - 47 Needle art stitches Stitch 4.0 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113
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    Introduction Stitch 4.0 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 3.0 125 - 126 - - 127 - - - 128 129 130 131 132 133 - 134 135 136 137 138 - - 139 2.0 89 90 91 - 92 - - - 93 94 - 95 96 - - - Stitch 4.0 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211
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    Preparations
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    box, remove the outer packaging and lift off the machine carrying case. 2. Remove all outer packing material and the plastic bag. 3. Slide off the accessory tray and remove the styrofoam inside. Note: Styrofoam left in the accessory tray while sewing may affect stitch quality. The styrofoam is for
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    the wall socket and then from the machine. 3. Unplug the foot control cord from the machine. Wind the cord around the foot control for easy storage. 4. Place all accessories in the accessory tray. Slide the tray on to the machine around the free arm. 5. Place the foot control in the space above the
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    that the presser foot is raised and the needle is in the up position. 1. Place the thread on the spool pin and Àt a spool cap of the right size. 2. Pull the thread into the thread guide (A) from the front to the back. Pull the thread from the right underneath the bobbin winder thread guide (B) on
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    use the needle threader for size 60 needles or smaller, a wing needle, twin needle or triple needle. There are also some optional accessories that require manual threading of the needle. Threading for twin needle Replace the sewing needle with a twin needle. Make sure that the presser foot is raised
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    Make sure that the presser foot and the needle are in the up position. Only wind through the needle if using a metal presser foot. Bring the thread up from the needle, under the presser foot, upward through the left-hand threading slot and through the bobbin thread guides (C). Then follow step 4 and
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    B of the thread cutter (C). Replace the cover. Pull the thread to the left to cut. Note: The bobbin cover can be used as a magnifying glass. A C Preparations IDT (integrated dual feed) D For sewing any fabric precisely PFAFF® expression™ sewing machine provides the ideal solution: the
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    , the presser A foot will raise. You can now guide the fabric with both hands. To remove the knee-lift, just pull it straight out of the hole. Preparations Needles The sewing machine needle plays an important role in successful sewing. Use only quality needles. We recommend needles of system
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    the needle screw as tight as it will go. Lowering feed dogs You can lower the feed dogs by moving the switch on the front of the sewing machine to the left. Move the switch to the right if you wish to raise the feed dogs. Changing the presser foot Remove presser foot Press the presser foot downwards
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    Preparations
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    than the default speed. Thread snips with indicator (4) Press the button when you are not sewing and your sewing machine cuts the top and bobbin threads and raises the presser foot and the needle. To cut before the needle moves to the start position of the next stitch, press the thread snips button
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    Presser foot down and pivot toggle (10) Lower the presser foot completely. Press the button once more to raise the presser foot to pivot height. The presser foot is lowered automatically when you start sewing used to repeat buttonholes and to deactivate open the menu for machine settings. Mirror end
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    button while sewing, the machine sews in reverse for as long as you keep the button pressed. The reverse indicator is lit when the reverse button is pressed. Reverse is also used when sewing buttonholes, programmed tie-off end, darning stitches and tapering stitches to step between the parts of the
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    several functions, for example stepping between stitches, setting the size of a buttonhole and moving between options in the settings menu. ConÀrm your selections off. Settings menu (18) Press this button to open the menu for machine settings. Mirror side to side (19) For mirroring stitches side to
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    stop in the down position. You can also tap the foot control to raise or lower the needle. Speed control (3) Press the speed button to reduce the sewing speed by half. An icon on the graphic display will indicate that your machine is set to half speed. Press the speed button again to resume
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    used to activate the tie-off options. It is also used to repeat buttonholes and to deactivate repeat for darning stitches. All selections will be shown on . Settings menu (15) Press this button to open the menu for machine settings. Info button (16) Press this button to toggle the recommendations
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    turning on the machine. Note: The open toe free-motion foot is optional and can be purchased at your local authorized PFAFF® dealer. Do not use if sensormatic free-motion is activated, since the needle might damage the presser foot. The open toe free-motion foot, or any spring foot with light grey
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    to set the machine in sensormatic freemotion mode for presser foot 6A. Lower the feed dogs. In sewing mode, press the info button. The sensormatic free-motion icon will be shown instead of the presser foot recommendation. The fabric must be moved manually. When sewing in free-motion at low speed
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    Sewing
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    the Àrst view on the graphic display after you turn on the machine. Your selected stitch will be shown in real size in the stitch Àeld. Here you will Ànd all the basic information you need to start sewing. This is also the menu where you adjust the settings of your stitch
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    the needle thread tension. For decorative stitches and buttonholes, the top thread should be visible on the underside of the fabric. For 4.0: Your sewing machine electronically sets the best thread tension for the selected stitch. See page 2:16 for instructions on how to change the setting manually
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    -off. For 4.0: When a thread snip (C) is programmed, the machine will automatically cut the threads after performing the tie-off end. The needle and presser foot will raise. Note: Stop sewing and press the reverse button twice to activate reverse sewing. The reverse indicator will be lit. No tie-off
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    where you can use the left and right arrow buttons on the wheel to change the sewing speed. Note: You cannot select a higher speed than the default speed. 2. Press the display will indicate the speed your machine is set to sew (B). 4. To deactivate the speed control, press the speed button. Press
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    memory is not empty, a pop-up message will appear asking if you wish to overwrite button again to return to sewing mode. Note: Some special stitches, such as buttonholes, cannot be saved. A pop personal stitch 1. Delete your personal stitches from your machine when you are in load or save mode.
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    . 3. Snap on the recommended foot shown in the sewing recommendations view. 4. Engage the IDT. 5. When you sew the stitch you should only see your bobbin thread. Increase the needle tension as needed to produce the desired effect. Recommended stitches for a handlook quilt Stitch 4.0 52 53 54 55
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    the free-motion/darning foot and select a stitch. 3. To engage the free-motion position, move the presser foot lift up and push the switch (A), on the underside of the lift, towards you until it snaps into place. Release the lift and it will be set in the A free-motion position. 4. Test sew
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    To sew a manual buttonhole in four steps, use presser foot 5M. 2. The Àrst column will be sewn backwards. Sew the Àrst column as long as you want the buttonhole. The graphic display will show the part and sewing direction of the buttonhole that is being sewn. 3. Press the reverse button. The machine
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    on the screen. Replace the empty bobbin with a full one and press OK on the wheel to conÀrm. Mainmotor overload If you are sewing on very heavy fabric or if the machine is blocked when sewing, the mainmotor can get overloaded and the machine will stop sewing. The pop-up message will close when the
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    Sequencing
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    . Save your own stitches and sequences on your machine and reload and sew them any time you like. All stitches in your sewing machine can be used for sequencing except for buttonholes, darning, tapering stitches, button sewing and bartacks. Sequencing - overview 1. Current stitch number 2. Stitch
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    Press the F1 button to change character set (7) between upper or lower case, normal or special letters and symbols. Press the F2 button to will only affect the stitch at the cursor position. If you return to sewing mode, all adjustments made there will affect the entire sequence and will not be
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    preÀxed by an M. Delete sequence Deleting your sequences from the machine works just like in sewing mode. See page 3:5. Sewing a sequence To sew the sequence, return to sewing mode by pressing the sequencing button or step on the foot control. Your sequence is ready to be sewn out. The sequence
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    Lower the feed dogs and turn off the machine. Remove the presser foot and slide off the bobbin cover. Place the screwdriver under the stitch plate as shown on the picture, and gently turn the screwdriver to pop off the stitch plate. Clean the feed dogs with the brush found with the accessories. 5:1
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    Cleaning under the bobbin area Clean the area under the bobbin case after sewing several projects or any time you notice an accumulation of lint in the bobbin case area. Remove the bobbin case holder (A), covering the front part of the bobbin case, by lifting it up. Remove the bobbin case (B)
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    up and down with the needle when free-motion sewing? (Sensormatic free-motion mode, 4.0) Insert needle correctly as described in chapter 2. Use needle system 130/750 H. Insert a new needle. Check how the machine is threaded. Attach correct presser foot. Make sure the needle is correct for the
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    feed dogs? Remove the stitch plate and clean the feed dogs with a brush. Have your sewing machine serviced regularly by your local authorized PFAFF® dealer! If you have followed this trouble shooting information and still have problems, take your sewing machine to your dealer. If there is a speci
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    dogs 2:8 M Machine overview 1:5 Accessory tray 1:6 Front side 1:5 Included accessories 1:6 Presser feet 1:7 Top parts 1:5 Maintenance 5:1 Manual buttonhole 3:8 Mirroring 2:11, 2:13, 2:15, 3:3 N Needle, changing 2:8 Needle art stitches 1:10 Needles 2:7 Needle threader 2:4 Needle up/down
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    2:11 Replacing the stitch plate 5:2 Reverse button 2:10, 2:12, 2:14 Reverse indicator 2:10, 2:12, 2:14 S Safety instructions 2 Save Sequencing 4:2 Sewing mode 3:5 Select a stitch 2:11, 2:13, 2:15, 3:1 Sensormatic buttonhole 3:8 Sensormatic buttonhole foot 1:7, 3:7 Sensormatic free-motion
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    modiÀcations, however, will always be to the beneÀt of the user and the product. Intellectual Property Patents protecting this product are listed on a label positioned underneath the Sewing Machine. PFAFF, EXPRESSION, QUILT EXPRESSION and IDT (image) are trademarks of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. All
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    VSM Group AB • SE-561 84 Huskvarna, Sweden www.pfaff.com 413 13 60-26F • English • InHouse • © 2009 KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. • All rights reserved • Printed in Sweden on environmentally-friendly paper
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