Pfaff quilt expression 4.0 Owner's Manual

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  • Pfaff quilt expression 4.0 | Owner's Manual - Page 1
    Owner's manual
  • Pfaff quilt expression 4.0 | Owner's Manual - Page 2
    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 insert any object
  • Pfaff quilt expression 4.0 | Owner's Manual - Page 3
    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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    stitches 1:8 Quilt stitches 1:10 Needle art stitches 1:10 Decorative stitches 1:10 Alphabets 1:11 2 Preparations 2:1 Unpacking 2:1 Connect to the power supply 2:1 Pack away after sewing 2.2 Free arm 2:2 Thread cutter 2:2 Spool pins 2:2 Threading the machine 2:3 Bobbin winding
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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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    remover 40. Screwdriver 41. Seam ripper 42. Brush 43. Spool cap, large 44. Spool cap, medium 45. Spool cap, small 46. Multi-purpose tool 47. Bobbins 48. Knee-lift (4.0) 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Included accessories not in picture • Foot control • Power cord • Needles 1:6
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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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    25 23 20 Seam and cover hem 29 - - Create the look of a serger cover 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
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    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 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114
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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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    the styrofoam inside. Note: Styrofoam left in the accessory tray while sewing may affect stitch quality. The styrofoam is for packing purposes only and should be removed. Connect to the power supply Among the accessories you will Ànd the power cord and the foot control. Note: Before plugging in the
  • Pfaff quilt expression 4.0 | Owner's Manual - Page 14
    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 free arm. 6. Put on the hard cover. Free arm To use the free arm
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    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 the pre-tension
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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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    cut the thread using the bobbin thread cutter (E). Winding through the needle 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
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    . 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 integrated dual feed, IDT system. As on industrial machines, the IDT feeds the fabric
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    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 130
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    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
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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 and needle to the up position. Press the button once more and the presser foot will stitch. Settings menu (20) Press this button to open the menu for machine settings. Mirror end to several functions, for example stepping between stitches, setting the size of a buttonhole and moving
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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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    checkmark for OK. They have several functions, for example stepping between stitches, setting the size of a buttonhole and moving between options in the the menu for machine settings. Mirror side to side (19) For mirroring stitches side to side. Load personal stitch or sequence (20) Press this
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    the reverse 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 and darning stitches to step between the parts of the stitch
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    They have several functions, for example stepping between stitches, setting the size of a buttonhole and moving between buttonholes and to deactivate repeat for darning stitches. All selections will be shown on the graphic display. Settings menu (15) Press this button to open the menu for machine
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    stitch width safety to go back to normal sewing. Note: Twin needle and stitch width safety cannot be used at the same time. Spring foot free-motion (4.0) Activate to set the machine in spring foot freemotion mode. Lower the feed dogs. A spring foot will raise and lower with each stitch to hold
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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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    recommendation/setting Set for twin needle (4.0 and 3.0) Wing needle recommended Set for stitch width safety (4.0 and 3.0) 8. Presserfoot recommendation 9. Stabilizer recommended 10. Feed dog/IDT recommendation 11. Thread tension value (4.0) / Recommended tension (3.0 and 2.0) Note: All symbols and
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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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    and 3.0) 1. Long press the speed button to open a popup where you can use the left and right arrow buttons on the wheel to change the sewing speed. Note: You graphic 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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    OK. 3. Press the save button again to return to sewing mode. Note: Some special stitches, such as buttonholes, cannot be saved. A pop-up will inform you by a heart. Delete personal stitch 1. Delete your personal stitches from your machine when you are in load or save mode. 2. Select the stitch you
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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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    (A) away from you until it snaps into place. For 4.0: See page 2:17 for instructions on how to freemotion sew with the 4.0. Sewing Buttonholes To sew a buttonhole, Àrst attach the correct foot, then select your buttonhole. Make sure that the IDT is disengaged. To ensure good results, start by
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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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    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 mainmotor and power supply
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    Sequencing
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    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 position in the stitch Àeld is marked by a cursor. Inserted stitches will be placed at the cursor position. Move the
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    4 7 (4). Select a letter using the arrow buttons and press OK to insert it. It will be placed at the 8 cursor position in the stitch À 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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    Maintenance Changing the light bulbs Your sewing machine is equipped with two light bulbs. One is placed under the sewing head and one above the free arm. Light bulbs are available at your authorized PFAFF® dealer. Change the light bulbs as described below. Turn off the main switch. 1 Place the
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    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) by lifting it up. Clean
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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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    machine to your dealer. If there is a speciÀc problem, it is a great help to test sew with your thread on a scrap of your sewing fabric and bring it to your dealer. A sewing sample will often give much better information than words. Non-original parts and accessories The warranty does not cover
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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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    Sensormatic buttonhole foot 1:7, 3:7 Sensormatic free-motion 2:17 Sequence commands 4:1 Sequencing 4:1 Settings menu 2:16-2:17 Sewing mode 3:1 Sewing recommendations 3:1 Sewing techniques 3:6 Quilting 3:6 Darning 3:6 Free-motion position 3:7 Buttonhole 3:7 Sew on a button 3:9 Software
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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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