Pfaff 1216 User manual

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Index
Page
Bobbrn
.3,4
Bobbin
case
.
3,
5
Bobbin
thread
7
Buttonholing
20,
21
Carrying
case
cover
1
Cleanrng
23
Dual
feed
10
Electrical
connection
2
Foot
control
2
Foot
control
receptacle
1
Light
bulb
23
Machine
feed
9
Master
selector
dial
8
Needle
1
3
Needle
position
9
Oiling
23
Ornamental
stitches
1
5
Overlock
seam
18,
19
Presser
bar
lifter
10
Reverse
sewing
9
Sewing
feet
1 2,
1 6
Sewing
mechanism
3
Slot-threading
6
Special
accessories
22
Special
sewing
feet
1 7
Stitch
program
chart
26-30
Straight stitch
8
Thread
cutter
7
Thread
tensions
11
Trouble
shooting
24,
25
Upper
threading
6
Utility-stitch
combinations
1
6
Utility
stitches
1
3,
14
Winding 4
Work
support
5
Zigzag
stitch
8
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4
Parts
of your
sewing machine
1 Take-up ever
2 Thread
retainer stud
3 Eraser button
4
Top cover lid
5 Spool pins
6
Pattern start selector
wheel
7 Pattern
length selector
wheel
8 Bobbin winder
9 Balance wheel with
stop motion
knob
10
Master selector dial
11 Needle position
knob
1 2 Buttonhole
control
1
3
Master
switch
1
4
Base of portable machines
1
5 Bed
cover
1
6 Sewing foot
1 7
Sewing foot holder
1
8 Needle threader
1
9 Needle threader control
20 Upper tension
21
Control for reverse
sewing and
dropping the feed
dog
22 Presser bar lifter
(on back of
machine arm)
23 Top feeding foot with
thread
cutter
24
Needle holder with screw
25 Needle plate with guide
grooves
26 Free arm
27 Free
arm
cover (enclosing
Some
safety rules
1, Be
careful when
sewing
that
your
fingers will
not be
injured
by the
needle.
2. Make
sure
you pull
out the power
cord
plug whenever
you want to
change
needle, sewing
foot,
bobbin
or needle
plate, when
you clean and
oil the
machine,
or when
you have
to
interrupt sewing
and
leave the
machine
for
a
while,
3.
Be
sure to use only
a 15-watt light
bulb in
the sewing
lamp.
IMPORTANTl
Valid
for United
Kingdom
only
The
wires
in this
mains
lead are
coloured
in
accordance
with
the
following
code:
Blue:
Neutral,
Brown:
Live.
As the
colours of
the
wires in
the
mains
lead
of this
appliance
may
not
correspond
with
the
coloured
markings
identifying
the
terminals
in
your
plug,
proceed
as
follows:
The wire
which
is
coloured
blue
must be
connected
to
the
terminal
which
is
marked
with
the
letter
N or
coloured
black.
The
wire
which
is
coloured
brown
must
be
connected
to
the
terminal
which
is
marked
with
the
letter
L
or
coloured
red,
Please
note:
When
a
13-ampere
plug is used
a
3-ampere
fuse
has to
be fitted.
sewing hook)

Removing
the
carrying
case
cover
Press
down
catches
A
(as
indicated
by
arrows)
and
swing
them
outwards.
Then
lift
the
cover
off.
To
replace
the
cover,
reverse this
sequence.
To
open
the
sewing
box
lift
catches
B.
Then
open the
top
cover
sections.
Foot
control
receptacle
Remove
this
receptacle
from
the
machine.
Before
you
put
the
machine
away
after
sewing,
replace
the
receptacle
in
its
origi
nal
position.
On
model
1216
place
it
on
the
bedplate,
on
model
1217
push
it
into
the
free
arm.
1216
1217

EIectrica
connection
Push
plug
A
into
the machine
socket
and
plug
B
into
the
wall
socket.
Press
master
switch 13.
Your
machine
is
now
switched
on
and
ready
for
sewing.
Foot
contre
Place
the Foot
control
under
the table.
Press
down
its
pedal. The
machine
starts
sewing.
The
more
the pedal
is
depressed,
the
faster the
machine
vvill
run.

Removing
bobbin
case
and
bobbin
Raise the
needle.
Remove bed
cover
15
or
open
free
arm
cap
27.
Lift
larch A,
pull
out
the
bobbin case,
release
the
latch
arid
take
out
the
bobbin.
The
bobbin
cannot
fall
out
as
long
as
you
keep
latch
A
raised.
Disengaging
the
sewing
mechanism
Before you
start
winding
the
bobbin,
disengage the
sewing
mechanism.
Hold
the balance
wheel steady
and
turn
the stop
motion knob
toward you.
After
bobbin
winding,
tighten
the
knob
again.

Bobbin winding
Raise pins
5.
Disengage the sewing
mechanism. Place
a
bobbin on magnetic
disc A and
a spool of
thread on one of the
spool pins. Pass the thread around thread
retainer stud
2,
wind it around the bobbin
a few times, as
indicated
by
the arrow.
Push ever
8
against the bobbin to start
the bobbin winder
and
hold the thread
end
at the beginning.
The bobbin winder stops when the bobbin
is
full. If you want to stop
the bobbin wind
er earlier, pull lever
8
forwards,
Remove
the bobbin and cut the thread. Re-engage
the sewing
mechanism.
Inserting the
bobbin
Insert
the
filled
bobbin into the bobbin
case so
that the thread
unreels toward the
back
(A>.
Then
draw the thread into slot
B
and
under
the spring into
eye C.

inserting
the
bobbin
case
Lift
latch
A
and
push
the bobbin
case
onto
stud
B
as
tar
as
t
will
go, making
sure
slot
C
points
upwards.
Release the
latch.
Latch
A
and
stud
B
must
be flush.
Attaching
the
work
support
1216: Turn
over
the
foot
control
receptack
and
attach
t
(A).
1217:
Push
the
workplate
over
the
free
arm
until its
guide
pins
enter
the
two
holes
(B).

Upper
threading
Pull
the thread
from
the spool and draw
it
into
slot A,
guide
B
and take-up
lever
1,
Then
pull
it into
guide C and thread
guide
D on
the
needle holder,
Threadhig the
neede
Turn the balance wheel
toward
you to
raise the
needle and
take-up
lever 1
(see
drawing)
Push needle
threader
control 19
down
all
the way. Draw the
thread under
fingers
A
and
8,
at the
same
time releasing
control
19
and
the
thread.
As you
do
this,
the
thread
is
pulled
through the
needle
eye.
Then pull the thread
through
the needle
eye
completely.