Pfaff 92 User manual

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CPFAFFi
Automatic
92
INSTRUCTIONS
FOREWORD
Your
dream
has
come
true.
Your
are
now
the
proud
owner
of
a
Pfaff Automatic
92,
the
sewing
machine
which
will
enable
you to
master
all
ordinary
sewing
and
darning
jobs
that
may
come
up
in
a
home.
In
addition,
your
machine
can sew
a
large number
of
beautiful
decorative
designs
completely
automatically.
This
instruction
book
will
help
you
understand
the
machine
and
give
you
valuable
tips
to
make sewing
mare
fun
for
you.
Even
if
you
are
an
experienced
seamstress,
you will
find
this
book
a
valuable
guide
to
easy
sewing.
Follow
these simple
instructions
and
familiarize
yourself
with
the exclusive
features
of
your machine.
You
will
find
sewing
exciting
on
your
easy-to-operate
Pfaff
92.
If
you have
any
sewing
problems,
picce
conaci
your
Pfaff
dealer.
He
will
be
glad
to
help
you at
any
time.
G.
M.
PFAFF
AG
Karisruhe-Durlach
Branch

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Face
cover
2
Take-up
lever
3
Thread
retainer
4
Spool
pins
5
Stitch
width
lever
)A)
6
Foshion
disc
7
Needle
position
lever
(B)
8
Bobbin
winder
9
Balance
wheel
to
stop motion
knob
11
Motor
disengaging
mechanism
12 Stitch
length
control
13
Reverse
Feed
control
14
Bed
slide
15
Pfoff
rotary
sewing
hook
16
Dual-purpose needle
plate
17 Sewing
foot
thumb
screw
18
Light
switch
19
Needle
thread
tension
20
Presser
bar
lifter
21
Needle
set screw
22
Sewing
foot
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•
Whenever
you
have
to
turn
the
balance
wheel,
turn
it
toward
you
(counter-clockwise
as shown
by
black
arrow).
•
Make
sure
stop
motion
knob
on
the
balance
wheel
is
tightened
before
you
begin
sewing.
•
Never
run
a 1
threaded
machine
unless you
have
fabri
under
the
sewing
foot.
•
Place
both
threads
back
under
the
sewing
foot
before
you put
fabric
into
the
machine.
The
machine
will
feed
the
material
under
the
sewing
foot
auto
matically.
All
you
have
to
do
is
guide
the
work.
•
Always
bring
take-up
lever
to
its
highest
position
before
you
begin
and
after
you
have
completed
a
seam.
Failure
to
observe
this
rule
may
cause
the
thread
to
slip
out
of
the
needle
eye.
Also,
it is
easier
to
remove
the
work
with
the
take.up
lever
up.
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Disengaging
the
Sewing Mechanism
Hold
balance
wheel
and
turn
stop
motion
(toward
you).
The
sewing
mechanism
is
then
wining.
Electrical
Information
Power
Drive
and
Sewlight
Push
plug
1
into
receptacle
2
on bock
of
machine,
and
plug
3
at
other
end
of
card
into
the
wall
outlet.
Cord
4
leads
to the
foot
control.
Foot-driven
machines
have
merely
a
sewlight cord
whose
plug
is
pushed
into
the
wall
outlet.
To switch
on the
sewlight,
push
button
on
face
cover.
Mount driving
belt. Before
you
drop
the
machine, remove
the belt
from
the stand
wheel, pulling
it
to the
right.
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Engaging
the
Sewing Mechanism
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Hold
balance
wheel
and
turn
stop
motion knob
clockwise.
knob
counter-clockwise
disengaged
for
bobbin
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Motor
Disengaging
Mechanism
Power-driven
machines
feature
a
lever
underneath
the
balance
wheel
which
serves
to
swing
the
motor
to
its
operativ&
position.
To
do
this,
flick
the
lever
down.
After
you have
completed
sewing,
flick
the lever
to
its
top
position
in
order
to
return
the
motor
to
th
inoperative
position.
With the
motor
swung
out
of
engagement,
all
machines
set
up
on
treadle
stands
can
be
driven
by
foot
power.
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Place
the
foot
control
under
the
cabinet
within
easy
reach
of
your
foot.
Rest
the
right
foot
on
the control
pedal and
press.
The
harder
you
press,
the
faster
the
machine
will
run.
On some
sewing
cabinets,
the
foot
control
cord
can
be
passed
through
the
opening
in
the
bedplate
extension.
Sewing
Speed
The
Pfoff
rotary
hook
enables
you to
sew
at
speeds
of
over
2OO
stitches
a minute.
Such
high
speeds
are
ideal for
straight
stitching
operations.
Wide
zigzag
stitches
and
Automatic
embroidery
work
require
o lower
speed
which
is obtained
by
depressing
the
foot
control
only slightly.
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Foot
Control
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Lever
A
=
0
(For
straight
stitching,
too,
a
fashion
disc
should
be
inserted
in
the
machine.)
Control
G
regulates
the
stitch
length.
For
detailed
instructions
please
refer
to
page
20.
To
backtock
the
end
of
a
seam,
simply
depress
the
finger-tip
control.
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For
troighi-stitch
sewing
set:
Lever
B
=
Center+
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If
you
want
to
switch
from
straight
(A
on “0”)
to
zigzag
stitching, insert
the zigzag
disc,
and
turn
lever
A
to
desired
stitch
width
(indicated
by
numbers
1
to
4).
For
most sewing
jobs
it
is
best
to
leave
zigzag
disc
(A)
in
the
machine
so
that
you
can
quickly
change
over
from
straight
to
zigzag
stitching.
Lever
B
chanes
the
position
of
the
needle
in
the
needle
plate
slot.
Thus
the stitching
can be
moved from
the
center
to
the”4eft
or
right
of
the
slot,
as
desired.
Control
G
lengthens
zig
.
zag
stitches
or
packs
them
more
closely
together
(sa
tin
stitch).
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The
position
of
lever
B
(left,
center,
right)
indicates
the
position
of
the
needle
in
the
needle plate
slot.
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Functional
Stitches
Three
exchangeable
fashion
discs
are
furnished
with
each machine.
These
discs
are
used
to
make the
zigzag
stitch,
the
elastic
serpentine
stitch,
and
the blindstitch,
and
are
marked
as
follows:
Disc
A
zigzag
stitch
Disc
B
=
elastic
serpentine
stitch
Disc
C
blindstitch
Ornamental
Stitches
Fashion
discs
D,
E,
F
and
G
serve
to
produce
various
decorative
designs.
Countless
pattern variations
are
possible
by
changing
both the
stitch
length
and
the
stitch
width.
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Changing
the
Fashion
Discs
Always
erk
stitch
width
lever
A
to
“0”
before
you
insert or remove
a
disc.
Turn
thumb
nut
R
counter-clockwise
to
re
lease
the
disc
in
the
zigzag
mechanism, then
pull
it
up
and take
it
out,
Push
the
disc
onto
the
stud
and
rotate
it
until
stud
H
snaps
into
one
of
the
slots.
Then
tighten the
thumb
nut
by
turning
it
clockwise.
Set
the
machine
for
the
desired
stitch
width
and
stitch
length.
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