Pfaff 3119 User manual

296-12-18 721/002
Betriebsanleitung engl. 01.03
Instruction manual
3119
This instruction manual applies to machines from software
version 0312/003 and serial number 2633033 onwards

This instruction manual applies to all versions and subclasses listed under
"Specifications".
Reprinting, copying or translation of PFAFF instruction manuals, whether in whole or in part,
is not permitted without our prior permission and not without written indication of the
source.
PFAFF Industrie Maschinen AG
Postfach 3020
D-67653 Kaiserslautern
Königstr. 154
D-67655 Kaiserslautern
Redaktion / Illustration
HAAS-Publikationen GmbH
D-53840 Troisdorf

Contents
Contents .................................................................................Chapter – Page
1Safety ........................................................................................................................... 1 - 1
1.01 Regulations ................................................................................................................... 1 - 1
1.02 General notes on safety ................................................................................................ 1 - 1
1.03 Safety symbols ............................................................................................................. 1 -2
1.04 Important notes for the user ......................................................................................... 1 - 2
1.05 Notes for operating and technical staff ......................................................................... 1 - 3
1.05.01 Operating staff .............................................................................................................. 1 - 3
1.05.02 Technical staff............................................................................................................... 1 - 3
1.06 Danger warnings........................................................................................................... 1 - 4
2Proper Use ................................................................................................................... 2 - 1
3Specifications .............................................................................................................. 3 - 1
3.01 General information....................................................................................................... 3 - 1
3.02 Stitch formations of the various sub-classes................................................................. 3 - 2
4Disposal of Machine ................................................................................................... 4 - 1
5Transportation, packing and storage......................................................................... 5 - 1
5.01 Transportation to customer’s premises ........................................................................ 5 - 1
5.02 Transportation inside customer’s premises .................................................................. 5 - 1
5.03 Disposal of packing materials........................................................................................ 5 - 1
5.04 Storage ......................................................................................................................... 5 - 1
6Explanation of symbols .............................................................................................. 6 - 1
7Controls ....................................................................................................................... 7- 1
7.01 Main switch ..................................................................................................................7- 1
7.02 Switch for separate compressor (optional).................................................................... 7 - 1
7.03 Pedal ............................................................................................................................. 7 - 2
7.04 Preventing knife engagement ....................................................................................... 7 - 2
7.05 Control panel................................................................................................................. 7 - 3
8Installation and commissioning ................................................................................. 8 - 1
8.01 Installation..................................................................................................................... 8 - 1
8.01.01 Adjusting the table height ............................................................................................. 8 - 1
8.01.02 Installation variants ....................................................................................................... 8 - 2
8.01.03 Connecting the plug-type connections .......................................................................... 8 - 3
8.01.04 Fitting the reel stand ..................................................................................................... 8 - 4
8.02 Commissioning ............................................................................................................. 8 - 4
8.03 Switching the machine on / off ..................................................................................... 8 - 4
8.04 Setting up the machine control unit .............................................................................. 8 - 5
8.04.01 Establishing the sub-class ............................................................................................. 8 - 5
8.04.02 Setting parameter "202" ................................................................................................ 8 - 6
9Setting up .................................................................................................................... 9 -1
9.01 Inserting the needle ...................................................................................................... 9 - 1
9.02 Winding the bobbin thread / adjusting the preliminary thread tension........................... 9 - 2
9.03 Threading the bobbin case / adjusting the thread tension ............................................. 9 - 3
9.04 Changing the bobbin ..................................................................................................... 9 - 4

Contents
Contents .................................................................................Chapter – Page
9.05 Threading the needle thread ......................................................................................... 9 - 5
9.06 Selecting the buttonhole type (not on sub-class -10/01) ............................................... 9 - 6
9.07 Adjusting the needle thread tension.............................................................................. 9 - 7
9.08 Adjusting the work clamp pressure............................................................................... 9 - 8
9.09 Position of the needle to the workpiece........................................................................ 9 - 9
10 Sewing ....................................................................................................................... 10 -1
10.01 Control panel with speed or buttonhole model display (not on sub-class -10/01) ........ 10 - 1
10.02 Control panel display for sub-class -10/01 ................................................................... 10 - 3
10.03 Selecting the buttonhole (not on sub-class -10/01)...................................................... 10 - 4
10.04 Select buttonhole cut length (not on sub-class -10/01)................................................ 10 - 5
11 Input ...........................................................................................................................11- 1
11.01 Summary of the function groups and parameters....................................................... 11 - 1
11.02 Selecting the function group and altering the parameters........................................... 11 - 2
11.03 Entering / altering the access code ............................................................................. 11 - 3
11.04 Allocating access rights............................................................................................... 11 - 4
11.05 Variable programs ....................................................................................................... 11 - 5
11.05.01 Copying programs ....................................................................................................... 11 -5
11.05.02 Creating/modifying variable programs......................................................................... 11 - 6
(all sub-classes except sub-class –10/01) .................................................................... 11 - 6
11.05.03 Creating/modifying variable programs (only on sub-class -10/01) ................................ 11 - 7
11.05.04 Buttonhole models...................................................................................................... 11 -8
11.05.05 Table for recording personal variable programs........................................................... 11 -12
11.06 Selecting programs for the choice of the correct cut length or
variable and special programs ..................................................................................... 11 -14
11.07 Special programs ........................................................................................................ 11 -16
11.08 PC-programs (optional)................................................................................................ 11 -16
11.08.01 SAM (Sewing Application Manager)............................................................................ 11 -16
11.08.02 OSCA (On-/Offline Sewing Creativity Arrangement) ................................................... 11 -16
11.08.03 Data transfer between PC (SAM) and PFAFF 3119..................................................... 11 -17
12 Care and maintenance .............................................................................................. 12 - 1
12.01 Cleaning the machine.................................................................................................. 12 - 1
12.02 Cleaning the hook compartment ................................................................................. 12 - 2
12.03 Cleaning the air filter of air filter / lubricator................................................................. 12 - 3
12.04 Checking / adjusting the air pressure .......................................................................... 12 - 3
12.05 Check Oil level for the needle drive unit...................................................................... 12 - 4
12.06 Check Oil level for the hook ........................................................................................ 12 - 4
12.07 Check Oil level for the compressor ............................................................................. 12 - 4
13. Adjustment ................................................................................................................. 13 - 1
13.01 Notes on adjustment................................................................................................... 13 - 1
13.02 Tools, gauges and other accessories .......................................................................... 13 - 1
13.03 Abbreviations .............................................................................................................. 13 -1
13.04 Toothed belts of the hook drive unit............................................................................ 13 - 2
13.05 Drive rods of the bobbin thread trimming device ........................................................ 13 - 3

Contents
Contents .................................................................................Chapter – Page
13.06 Switch for sewing start ............................................................................................... 13 - 4
13.07 Basic position of the feed drive unit ............................................................................ 13 - 5
13.08 Preliminary adjustment of the work clamp................................................................. 13 - 6
13.09 Toothed belts of the main drive unit............................................................................ 13 - 7
13.10 Preliminary adjustment of the needle height............................................................... 13 - 8
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13.11 Position of the needle plate in relation to the needle .................................................. 13 - 9
13.12 Controlling the stitch symmetry .................................................................................. 13 -10
13.13 Sensor board of the needle drive ( in dismantled state ) ............................................. 13 -11
13.14 Basic setting of the needle drive unit .......................................................................... 13 -13
13.15 Basic position of the work clamp ( lengthwise to the arm ) ........................................ 13 -14
13.16 Basic position of the work clamp ( crosswise to the arm ).......................................... 13 -15
13.17 Upper take-up lever position (reference position)........................................................ 13 -16
13.18 Lifting elbow on the work clamp................................................................................. 13 -17
13.19 Work clamp stroke...................................................................................................... 13 -18
13.20 Lifting cylinder of the work clamp ............................................................................... 13 -19
13.21 Cutting pressure of the knife unit ( in dismantled state )............................................. 13 -20
13.22 Position of the knife bracket and lower knife stop (not on 3119-10/01)....................... 13 -21
13.23 Upper knife stop (not on 3119-10/01).......................................................................... 13 -23
13.24 Knife control switch .................................................................................................... 13 -24
13.25 Knife motion (not on 3119-10/01) ................................................................................ 13 -25
13.26 Distance of the knife to the needle bar (not on 3119-10/01) ....................................... 13 -26
13.27 Changing the knife / knife height (not on 3119-10/01) ................................................. 13 -27
13.28 Functional test of needle thread cutter ....................................................................... 13 -28
13.29 Needle thread cutter ( vertical and horizontal adjustment ) ......................................... 13 -29
13.30 Cam guide unit............................................................................................................ 13 -30
13.31 Needle thread cutter stroke ........................................................................................ 13 -31
13.32 Needle thread cutter switch........................................................................................ 13 -32
13.33 Needle thread cutter release....................................................................................... 13 -33
13.34 Catch........................................................................................................................... 13 -34
13.35 Swing out motion of the needle thread cutter............................................................. 13 -35
13.36 Needle bar rise and hook-to-needle clearance............................................................. 13 -36
13.37 Needle bar height and needle guard............................................................................ 13 -38
13.38 Bobbin case holder...................................................................................................... 13 -39
13.39 Hook lubrication .......................................................................................................... 13 -40
13.40 Knife position .............................................................................................................. 13-41
13.41 Knife guard.................................................................................................................. 13 -42
13.42 Needle thread tension release .................................................................................... 13 -43
13.43 Needle thread puller.................................................................................................... 13 -44
13.44 Side thread tension and slack thread regulator ........................................................... 13 -45
13.45 Bobbin winder ............................................................................................................. 13 - 46
13.46 Retainer position (only for 3119-2/62 and -2/63) .......................................................... 13 -47
13.47 Adjusting the cutting unit on sub-class -10/01............................................................. 13 -48
13.47.01 Basic position of the knife bar and lower knife stop.................................................... 13 -48