ELNA TX User manual

Instruction
Manual
"This
machine
corresponds
to
the
EEC-prescriptions
76/889"

elna

Your
new
Elna-tx
- class
57
Everything is then ready
for your
everyday
sewing
jobs:
The
Instruction
Manual
5
The sewing
foot,
for
the
usual
straight
and zigzag
stitches.
enables
you
to
become
acquainted
with
your
Ena-tx,
to
familiarize
yourself
with its
operation,
manipulation
6
A
number
80
needle
(medium
size).
and
certain basic
seams.
7 The thread
tension set
at the "Universal"
position,
marked
between
4 I/ and
5 'A
Pages
Description
and
main
parts
2
to
11
There
is
no
longer
any
need
to
adjust
the
pressure
of
the sewing
foot.
It is universal
and
Preparation
of the
machine
12 to
19
has been
adjusted
at the factory
to
cope with
Adjustments
and
sewing
20
to 41
sheer
as well
as
thick
fabrics.
Extra
accessories
42
to 45
Maintenance
46
to
47
Service.
Should
you require any
further
information,
please
don't
hesitate
to
ask your
Elna
dealer.
His
To
remedy minor
disorders
47 to
48
qualified
staff
will be
glad to answer
your questions.
In accordance
with
the terms
of the
guarantee,
he
Is
also the only
person authorized
to attend
to any
General mechanical adjustments
on your
Elna.
Please
keep this
instruction
manual
in
a safe place
for
future
reference.
Elna
sewing
machine
All
rights
to
make
any
modifications
reserved.
Record
in space provided
below
the
Serial
No.
and
Model No.
of this appliance.
The
Serial No.
Is located
Rear
of arm.
Preparation
The
Model
No.
is located
Rear
of arm.
You
don't
have
to
remove
your
EIna-tx from
a
case.
Serial
No.
I
Open
it by
raising
the
clasps
slightly
to
free the
Model
No.
protection
flaps.
Open
the latter
in
the
order
2-4-3
Retain
these
numbers
for
future
reference.
to
form
a
comfortable
sewing
surface.
3

3 1
e~na

Your
ElIna-tx
is a
convertible
sewing
machine
You
can use
it with
the convenient
sewing
table,
by
To reclos.
the flaps:
Turn
the flywheel
by hand
to
leaving
the
protection
flaps
opened
out,
or with
the
move
the thread
take-up
lever
to
its lowest
free arm.
position.
You can
obtain
a practical
free
arm by
removing
the
3 protection flaps,
namely:
1-2
Flaps
1 and
2: open
(or
raise) the
flaps
to a
You
then
put the flaps
back
In place
In the
reverse
horizontal position
(a), press
them
towards
the
red
order.
mark (I)
and lift
the other
end
(11). The
flaps
will
then come
free.
3
Start
by
inserting
flap
3
In the
slit.
3
Flap 3:
press
the button
(b) while raising
and
The red
mark
0* should
be on
the outside.
pulling
the
flap
upwards.
Push
it right
down,
until It
clicks Into
place.
4
You thus
have
a free
arm. It
makes
it easy
to sew
2-1
Next,
fit the
flaps 2
and 1,
holding
them
in a
the openings
of
trousers,
the waistbands
of
skirts,
horizontal position.
Place the
end
marked In
reda
aprons, patches
on the
seats
of trousers, pockets,
(I) in
the hole
of
the hinge.
Press
the flap
towards
d
n a
etc.
the
hinge
and insert
the
other
end (11)
in the
hole,
5

66
!a 12
eina
i
,i

Your
EIna-tx
is easy
to
understand
Here
are
the
other
main
parts:
13
Mains
lead.
1 Stitch
length
dial.
14
Pneumatic
foot
control.
2
Stitch
width
dial.
15
Light
switch
and
motor
switch.
Each
switch
can
be
3
Stitch
selector.
turned
on
or off
Independently.
4 Rotary
hook
cover.
Safety
5
Built-in
sewing
light.
Input
15
w maximum.
In accordance
with
the
recommendations
of
6 Universal
upper thread
tension. specialized
safety,
standards
and electrical control
7
Thread
take-up
lever,
authorities,
the
sewing machine must
be
8
Bobbin
winder.
disconnected
from
the
main
supply
by
removing
the
plug
from
the
socket-outlet
whenever:
9
Retractable
spool
pin.
-the
machine
is left
unattended
10 Flywheel,
with
coupling
knob.
-
the
machine
is
being
serviced
11
Electronic
speed
controller.
-
mechanical
parts
are
changed
12
Specification
plate.
Make
sure
that
the voltage
- accessories
are changed.
(volts)
is
the
same
as
that
indicated
on
the
light
-ng
bulbs
in your
home.
See
also
pages
46-47.
7

56
e
ina
10a
l0b
11l
A
i 7.!i
ii!~~
iiiii!i!! i!!
~
~

The
Accessory
Case
built
into
your
Elne-tx
is
a
true
fitted
case,
where
every
accessory
has its
place.
There is
no longer
any
separate
box
to
be
mislaid.
it
is an
integral
part
of
9
Should
you
have
to
change
the
needle
your
Elna-tx.
Hold the
needle
with its
flat
part
against
the
index
1-2Raise
the
clasp
slightly
and
open
the
cover.
In
the
finger
and
push
it
as far as
it
will
go
into
the
1case
you wils
idhtly
acessoriesnd
eov
he
needle
clamp.
Tighten
the screw
firmly
(no
need
case
you
will
find
the
accessories
and
removable
for
a
screwdriver).
Use
needles
of
the system
soles
for:
130/
705H
(15
1).
(3
sewing
foot
already
in
place
on
the machine)
10 Should
you
have
to
change
the sole
of
the
foot
4
embroidery
foot
a)
Raise
the
foot.
By
pressing
downwards
on the
sole of
the
foot
with
the
fingers,
it
is
5
zipper
foot
disengaged
and
can
be
removed
easily.
6
blind stitch
foot
b)
Place
the
other
sole under
the
foot
support
attachment.
Lower the
foot
and
press
on the
7 buttonhole foot
with slide
support
with the fingers so that the sole
8
darning foot
and plate
engages
by
itself.
2
bobbins
(plus
one
already placed
in
the rotary
11
If you
use
a
foot that
is
attached
in the
hook)
conventional
manner,
the
support fixing
screw
can
Assortment
of
needles
and
a
needle
threader
be
unscrewed,
Remove
the
support
and
attach
the
Small cleaning brush and oiler foot in its place. Tighten the fixing screw firmly.
Buttonhole
knife
and
seam
ripper
Small
screwdriver
For
the
darning
foot
see
pages
34/35.
9

wi
46bcu1 41
71
eina
elna
10

Operation
7 Electronic
Speed
Controller
1
Foot
Control
With
this
sliding
control,
It
is
possible
to
set,
before
or during
sewing, the
maximum
speed
The foot control
Is not
electric. It
is a pneumatic
desired, by
sliding the
knob upwards
or
foot control.
It controls
an electronic
device
downwards
to the setting
required between
the
housed within the machine,
to regulate
motor and
"hare" and
the "tortoise",
symbolising
the fast and
sewing
speeds.
slow
speeds.
2
Connect
the
nozzle
with the
machine.
A bobbin
winding
position
"I "
shows, too,
the
recommended
speed
for winding
the bobbin.
3 Plug in
the mains lead.
The range of
speeds Is
then controlled
by the
4 The
sewing
light
is situated
in the
head
of the
pressure
exerted
on the
foot
control.
The
greater
machine,
the
pressure,
the
higher
the
speed,
until
the
maximum
speed
set with the
electronic
speed
5 It can
be switched
on or off independently
by
controller
is reached.
Press preferably
with the
pressing
the light switch.
Useful for changing
the
sole of the
foot (and not
with the toes).
needle
or the
bobbin, preparing
a piece
of sewing
work,
etc.
The
input
of
the
light
(15
w
maximum)
is
Get
usedo
the
speeds
by
running
the
machine
marked
on
the
machine.
for
a few
turns
(without
thread).
6 The
motor
switch
is a
safety
switch that makes
it
N.B.
Thanks
to the
electronic
control
combined
with
possible
to
cut off
the supply
of electric current
to
the permanent
magnet motor,
the optimum
the motor
(without
cuffing
off
the supply
to
the
needle
penetration
power
is maintained,
even
light). Switch
it on to run the machine. Switch it off when sewing stitch-by-stitch. Very useful for d
n a
when you
are
not sewing,
thick
or delicate
seams.
11

5784
elm
elna2
12a

If you are
using
your
Elna-tx
1
for the
first
time
or have
not
used
it for
some
time,
5 Place
the
bobbin
on the
bobbin
winder,
holed side
put
a drop
of
oil in
the
rotary
hook,
on the
point upwards.
marked
in red.
6 Pull
out
the spool
pin
and place
the
spool of
thread
on
it.
Wind
the bobbin
7
Pass
the
thread
through
the raised
thread
guide.
8
Wind
the
end of
the
thread around
the
bobbin
by
For
the usual
sewing
jobs,
it
is best
to
use
a medium-
hand,
in
the direction
indicated
and push
the
sized
thread.
bobbin
winder
to the
right.
2 Raise
the thread
guide which
is under
the cover
of
9 Wind
the bobbin,
pressing
lightly with
a finger
on
the
accessory
case
and
which
serves
for
bobbin
the
spool
so as
to
stretch
the
thread
better
and
winding
and
for
threading
the
upper
thread
(see
thus
fill the
bobbin
to
a maximum. The
full bobbin
also
page
16).
Close
the
cover,
stops
automatically.
3
Disengage the flywheel
by unscrewing
the
10 Re-engage
the
flywheel
by tightening
the coupling
coupling
knob
as far
as it
will go.
knob
in the
opposite direction
to
the arrow.
Cut
4
Slide
the
knob
of the
electronic
speed
control
to
the
thread
and
remove
the
bobbin
from
the
winder
the
position
"X
",
bobbin
winding.
by
pushing
the
latter
to
the
left,
13

elna
14

Putting the
Bobbin in Place and
3 Continue
to hold back the bobbin.
By pulling the
Threading
the Lower Thread
thread and pressing it downwards
with the index
finger, It will snap into the
tension device.
There is no bobbin case,
The bobbin
Is placed direct In the rotary
hook, i.e.:
4 Immediately check
that the thread will not
1
Open the
rotary
hook
cover
by pushing
it to the
come
out of
the tension device.
When
it is
back,
as far as
it will
go.
Drop
the bobbin
into the
pulled
gently
upwards,
it should
not
come
rotary
hook,
holed
side upwards.
out
of the
slit (2-a).
If by
chance
it
should
do
so,
repeat
the
operations
as
explained
2 Hold back the bobbin with the left index finger. under 2 and 3. Pull about 15 cm of thread
Slide
the
thread into
the
slit
(a).
Bring it
around
to
out
towards the
rear.
the front, at the angle Illustrated (b).
15

1m
elna
16

Threading
the
Upper
Thread
Make
sure
that
the
thread
take-up
lever and
the
foot
4
Thread
take-up
lever
-
pass the
thread
through
are
in
their
highest positions,
the
rear of
the
notch
in
the
cover,
from
right
to left,
passing
it
around
the
thread
take-up
lever.
The
1 Pull out the
spool pin and place the
spool of
thread will slip into the
opening of the thread take-
thread
on
it.
Hold
back
the
spool
with
the
tip of
up
lever.
your finger
and
pass the
thread
through
in
the
following
order:
(all
the
thread guides
are
open,
5
Thread
guide.
including
the thread
take-up
lever).
6
Needle
clamp.
Pull
the
thread
well
Into the
clamp.
2 Thread
guide.
(Ba)
The
thread
has not
been
pulled
well into
the
3
Universal
upper
thread
tension,
marked
between
needle
clamp.
4/2
and
5
.
(6b)
Correctly
threaded
needled
clamp.
7
Needle.
It is
threaded
from
the
front
to
the
back.
(If
tto
ensure
good
sewing
the
needle
threader
is used,
it must
therefore
be
Important
tinserted
Into the eye
of
the needle
from the
back).
results:
8
Pull forward
about
15 cm
(6")
of thread
to the
Give
the
thread
a
sharp
tug
upwards
so
that
it
is
front.
properly
engaged
in the
tension device
(3).
Check:
If the thread
is then
pulled
downwards,
e ln
a
it should
not come
out of the tension
device.
17

eina
182
ne "

abctwnt.
Drawing
up the Lower
Thread Universal Tension
1
Leave
about
15 cm
(6") of
upper thread
in front
of
7 It
is delimited
by the
frame
around
the
figure
5
the needle
and
hold
it with
your index
finger
and
makes
it possible
to do most sewing
jobs
against
the edge
of the
needle
plate.
without
changing
the tension.
2
Turn
the flywheel
one
full turn
(towards
you),
by
if, however,
an
adjustment
is
required:
hand.
Turn the
tension
wheel
to between
5 and
9 to
3
This
makes
the
thread
take-up
lever
descend
and
increase
the
tension.
return to
Its
highest position
and
will
draw
up the
Turn
the
tension wheel
to between
5 and
1 to
lower
thread-(4).
reduce
the tension.
4
Free
the
loop
of
thread
by
hand.
For
more
detailed
information
and
advice
on
tension
settings
- see
page
41.
5 Check
to
make
sure that
the
thread
crosses
the
hook
and
the bobbin
correctly.
Close
the rotary
hook
cover.
6 Leave
about
15
cm (6")
of each
thread
to
the
side,
passing
them
under
the
presser foot.
d
n
a
You
are now
ready
to start
sewing.
19

elna
20