ELNA Plana Star de Luxe CI. User manual

Greeti n gs,
As the user of an EL NA yo u ha ve chosen one
of the w or l d's fi ne st precision-made sewing
machines.
It o ff ers you new dim en sions of
home sewing:
satisfacti on -simp licit y - ve rsatility
Depend upon the ea sy-to-follow instruct ions in
this booklet to use properly and care f or your
wonderful ELNA. When you have become well
acquainted with your machine you can save
time and money by referring
to the handy ind ex
of gener al subjects on page 2.
I am the E LNA elf, inviting you first of all to go
through the booklet
with me-page by page.
Fo
llow me closely and find that home sewing
can be relaxing and plea
surable-not hard work-
also that a good understanding of these instruc-
tio ns can eliminate costly service calls as time
goes on.
Ready-let's go . ..

Content s and Us eful Hi nts
Pre pari ng y our EL NA
Giving your m hln Iii
s rves Is y our gu r
p rform In
II d -
p rf cl
Evon th b t wing m Ichlno will not
se w prope rl y with a n ee dle 0'1 poor
quality. Choose needles of first-class
quality, system 70 5 or the Americ an
st yl e 15 x1.
• Ne edle and thread must be adapted to
the kind
of work to be do ne .
Pages
3-10
E LNAgraph 11
Straight Sewing 12-1 3
• Universal tension 13
Se wing with aut om atic s titches 14-16 an d 23
• Selection dial fo r use with the built-in
ELNAdiscs 14
• Interchangeable EL NAdiscs 15 and 23
• Variations of Stitch Width 16
• Centering the Needle 16
Some Pr actical Sew ing 17-22
Addit i onal ELN A Su per Fe atures 23
• " Com bi " St i tch Pa ttern s 23
• Bu ttonhole, No -turn 24
• Practica l Stitch es w ith EL NA Super 25-26
• First f am iliarize yourselfwiththe simpler
kinds of work. You will then take b ett er
advantage of
th e ma ny o ther possibili-
ties provid ed by your ELNA .
Other Us es of ELN Adiscs 27
As s ortme nt of ELNAdiscs 28
Examp les of .. Com bi " St it ch Pa ttern s 28
Ex tra Accesso r ies 29- 30
Servici ng and D isorders 31
• Do not tr y to re me dy a disorder withou t
fir st having consulted our re commenda-
tions.
• Make as much use of your EL NA ser-
vice as you wish. In each
ELNA shop ,
there is a qualified personnel ready to
help you. Under the conditions of the
guarantee, they are the only ones
competent
to deal with .technical
ma tt ers concerning your machine.
Ta ble of Adjust m ents 32
Alph ab etic Index
33
EL NA Star de Luxe CI. 41
EL NA P la na Star de Luxe CI. 43
ELNA Su per CI. 62
ELNA Plana Super CI. 64
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Prep aring your ELNA
Openin g t he case and Unp ac king
• for the free-arm ELNA .
Fig. 3
Remove the 4 screws at th e bo ttom;
• Keep them in the accessory box for use again,
if necessary (impor tant for shipping).
Fig. 4
open the fla p.
Fig. 5 a
Remove the cover.
Take
out the foot co nt rol.
Fig. 5 b
Take out
the machin e,
the accessory box.
Fig. 6
Sewing Table
To increase the sewing surface, use the cover
as a sewing table.
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4

Acc ess or ies
The accessory box contains the f ollow ing stan-
dard accessories:
1 presser
foot (already on t he machine) ( 7)
1 darning foo t (8)
1 darning
an d bu tto n plat
1 zipper f oot (9)
1 embroidery and buttonholo f
ot (10)
1 bu tto nh ole kni'l
5 bobbins
1 assortment
of 5 needl s
1 needle threader
6 single
ELNAdi scs
1 screwdriver
1 cleaning brush
1 empty oiler
1 E LN A-oil refill
Ad diti o nal for ELNA Super :
1 bu ttonhole fo ot (11)
1 assortment of 10 (instead of 5) needles
1 single ELNAdisc (instead of 6)
5 double E
LNAdiscs
How to u se the ac ce ssories is explained from
page
17 onwards.
F ig . 12
Elect ri cal C ontr ol s
Check the voltage on the swi tc h plate. Ma ke
sure thatthe voltage is the same as that indicat ed
on the light bu
lbs in your home. If this is not
t h ~ cas e, do not plug in the machine, but get in
touch with
the EL NA service. Do n ot go by the
markings on the wall plugs.
El
ectric Fo ot Co n tr ol and Co rd
Plug these in as shown in fig. 12.
Elect r onic Foot Control
If the fo ot control is mar-
ked" el e ctr onic", it is also
equipped with a small
switch as s how n in this
sketch. You then have two
r an ges of se wing speeds,
namely:
Fast speed : W it h the switch at "+ "
Sl ow speed :' With the switch a t" -"
St a rti ng the Machine
The more you press the foot control pedal dow n,
the faster the machine runs.
Fig. 13
Se wi ng L ight
The sw it ch is on the switch plate.
To replace the bulb: First of all, pull out the plug.
Press wit h the screwdriver to make the lamp
come out.
Bayonet socket: push in, turn and remove the
bulb.
o
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13

Ma intenance a nd Cle aning
The ELNA will always serve you fa ithfully if it
is cared for pro pe rly.
Fig. 14
Remo ve the needle and foot. Open the rotary
hook cover. Take off
the needle plate (wit h the
screwdriver).
Brush the
rot ary hook and feed dog with th e
cl ean ing brush, to remove the pieces of th read
and lint.
Oiling
Fig. 15-16
To oil the machine, rais e the th read ta ke-up
lever (see arrow).
Use only good qua
lit y oil for your sewing
machine.
Two d ro ps of ELNA oil will suffice for each
oil hole.
The latter are p ai nted red. Oil occasion-
ally according to use.
In
ca se of pro longed, u nin terr upte d use,
p
lace one dr op of o il on t he ro tar y hoo k
f
rom tim e to t im e.
Fig. 17
Insertion of the needle plate.
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15
16
17

Fig. 18-19
Quick Change of the Presser Feet-
wi thout a screwdriver.
For all accessories,
wh ther standard or extra,
rai se the needle bar and the presser bar. Turn
out
the w ings of the clamping screw and loosen
it.
Fa sten the foot. Tigh ten the clamping screw,
turn in th e wing s.
Fig. 20
N.B. The darning f oot is fa st ened from the
re ar, the lever of the foot passing behind the
needle clamp stud.
Make sure to lo
wer t he presser foot le ve r before
s
ta rting to darn.
Thr ea ds
The use of g oo d qu ali ty dull or merceriz ed
t hr ea d is preferabl e.
A dry thread becomes brittle. It regains its
stre,ngth when placed near
an open window
overnight.
Fig. 21
For darning, use left twist thread (stronger).
C
hoi ce of T hr e ads and Needles
S el e ct the thread according to the kind of work
and material used, the needle
according to the
thr ea d: Darning, sewing or embroidery thread
accord
ing to the fineness, durabil ity and the
app ea ra nc e to be given to the sewing work.
Threads
Needl es
Sy
stem
Materi a ls
I I
Synthetic
705
Cotton Silk
Fibre s I5X1
Sheer
120·100·
sewing sew i ng
70
10
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Used (darning)
darning
darning darning
70
1 20 -100·
10
- - -
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Ordinar y 100 - 60· se w ing sewing
80
12
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Medium and
80 -40·
sewing sew i ng
80-90
heavy weights
12 - 14
·Sizes may change depending on the country.
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21

Needle
Fig. 22
Insert the needle into the needle clamp, the flat
of the n eedle a gainst th e index fin ger. Make
sure
that the needle is pu shed as far as it will
go. Tighten th e screw firmly (witho ut scr ew-
driver).
Bo
bbin Windi ng
Fig. 23-24
Oesengage the flywheel by unscrewing the coup-
ling knob by a q uarte r of a turn .
Fig. 24 a
Place the bobbin on the bobbin winder wi th
the ho les on top . The thread will the n wind
and
unwind automatically in the right direction.
Push
the bobbin winder to the right.
Pull out the spool pin. Place the spool on it and
pass the thread
through the guide . Wind the
end of
th e thread around the bobbin by hand,
then wind by machine, wh
ile p ressing lightly
on the sp o ol with the l eft hand, in order to
streIch
the thread and fill the bobbin evenly
(fig. 24 ). The bobbin stops automatically when
it is full.
Fig. 23
Tighten the flywheel coupling kn ob firmly (tu rn
knob in opposite direction to the arrow), cut
the thread and remove the bobbin by pushing
away
the bobbin winder.
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24 a
24

Fig. 25
The bobbin
sh ould un wi nd in the direction of
the arrow.
Fig. 26
Inse r ting the Bobbin and T hreading t he
Lower Thread
Place the bob bi n into the r ot ary hook with the
holes on the to p. Reta in th e bobb in wit h the
left index fi nge r and pass the thread through
the slot. Bring the thre ad around to the front, to
the righ t, at the angle ill ustr at ed.
Fig. 27
Cl o se the rotary hook cover and draw the thr ead
into the sl
ot with a slight tug. It then snaps in to
the tension spring automatically.
F ig . 28
Check
Op en the rotary hook cover an d check by p ulling
the thread gently to the rear; it should not co me
out of the slo t. If it does repeat the operation as
ex plain ed above (Fig. 26 -2 7).
Pull out about 6 inch es of thr ea d.
Fig. 29
C hanging t he Bo bbin
Presser bar raise
d. Pull the ext ractor do wn into
the centr al hole of the bobbin. When it is
released, the bobbin is au tomati ca lly removed.

Threadi ng the Upp er Thread
Fig. 30
Needle bar and presser bar up.
Pass the thread through the two thread guides
the upper tension
slot (hold
th e spool
back
when inserting
the t hrea d, giving it a
slig
ht tug upwards)
the thre ad ta ke -up
lever fr om left to
right
the thre ad guides.
The needle cl am p is to be threaded exactl y
as shown in
the dr awing .
Fig. 31 -31a
Threa d the needle from fro nt to back.
When using the needle thr eader, you must
th erefo re inse rt it in to the e ye of the needle
from the rear.
Pull forwar d about 6 inches of thread.
T hrea ding T win Need les
See extra accessories, page 30 .
Fig. 32-32 a
Proceed in the same way but with two thre ads.
Pass one threa d on either side of the separa ti ng
disc of the upper tension (fig. 32 a), as well as on
either side of the thread guide on the needle
clamp.
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