Pfaff Automatic 260 User manual

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CPFAFFD 260
Automatic
INSTRUCTIONS
FOREWORD
Your dream
has come true!
You
ore now the proud owner of a PFAFF
260
Automatic--the
sewing machine
with untimited possibitities.
This
instruction
book
wilt
help you understand the machine arid give
you
valuable tips
to make
sewing
more
fun for
you.
Even if you are an experienced
seamstress, you
witl
find this book
a
valuable guide to
easy
sewing -- PFAFF Automatic Sewing.
Follow these simple instructions and familiarize yourself
with the exclusive automatic features of your machine. You will find sewing
exciting on your easy-to-operate PFAFF Automatic.
If
you have any sewing problems, please contact your Pfaff
dealer. He will
be
glad to help
you
at any time.
Pfaff International Corporation
New
York, N.Y.

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1 Thread
toke-up
lever
2 Top
control (0) cover
3
Embroidery pattern length
lever
(E)
4 Dial (C)
5 Zigzag
linger-lip conlrol
6
Bobbin winder
7 Slop
motion knob
8 Stitch length dial
9 Reverse Iced control
10 Light switch
11 Drop Iced control
12 Needle plate
13 Transverse rotary hook
14
Bed slide
IS
Needle
16
Automatic
needle threader
17
Needle thread tension
18
Sewlighl
19
Stitch width dial
20
Needle
position lever
2
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12
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Bolance
wheel
22
Collopsble spool
puss
23
Top cover
24 Needle threoder control
25
Fore cover
26 Presser bar lifter
27 Sewing foot thumb screw
28
Sewusg foot
26
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28
29 Needle
set screw
30 Bed plote
31
Spoce
for built-in
motor
32
Doubfe receptacle
for
speed
confrof and
power cords
23
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Make
sure
stop motion
knob
b
is
tightened before
you
begin
sewing
(clockwise
as indicated
by
white
arrow).
Whenever
you
have
to
turn
balance
wheel
a,
turn
it
to
ward
you
(counter-clockwise
as
shown
by
black
arrow).
Never
run a
threaded
machine
unless
you
hare
fabric
under
the
presser
foot.
The
machine
will
feed
the
material under
the
sewing
foot
automatically.
All
you
have
to
do
is
guide
the
work.
Never
try to
hasten
feeding by
pushing
or
pulling the
fabric
while
stitching because
the
needle
may
bend
or break.
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Always
turn
the
balance
wheel
toward
you
until
take-up
lever
d
is
ot
its
highest
position
before
you
begin
and
after
you
have
completed
aseam. Failure
to
observe
this
rule
may cause
the
thread
to
s 1 ip
out
of
the
needle
eye.
Also,
it is
easier
to
remove the
work
with
the
take-up
lever
up.
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Knee
Control
Press the
right
knee
lightly
against
the knee control
lever. The
harder
you
press,
the foster the
machine will
run.
Push
plug I
into
scuptacle
2, and
plug
3
at
other
end ot
cord
into the
wall
outlet.
The
loot or knee
control is
permanently
connected
to
the
machine.
Foot
Control
Place
the foot
control
under
the
cabinet within easy
reach
of your
foot.
Rest the right
foot on
the speed
control
and
press.
The harder
you press,
the faster
the machine
will
run.
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Set:
Lever
E —0
Dial
A—
0
Dial
C
— 0
Lever
B
—
Dial
G
regulates
the
stitch
length
(the
higher
the
number
on the
dial, the
longer
the
stitch).
To
back
tack
the
end of
a seam,
simply
depress
the
finger-tip
control.
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Set: Dial
C —0
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E—0
If
you
wont to sew a few wide zigzag
stitches while
the machine
is set for
straight stitching (A on 0). merely press down
the finger-tip
control. When
the
lever
is
released, the machine
resumes straight
stitching
automatically.
To sew longer zigzag seams, torn dial
A to desired stitch
width (indicated
by
numbers 1 to 6).
When dial A is set between
/s
and
2, you can double
the stitch width
by depress
ing the
finger-tip control (important
for making buttonholes).
When you push the control
up,
the machine will
sew
straight. regardless
of
the stitch width
set (ideal for
tying
off zigzag seams).
Lever
B
changes the position of the
needle in the
needle plate slot.
Thus the
stitching
can be moved from the center to the left or right
of
the slot, as
desired.
The
position et tever
B (telt, center right)
mdi
cotes the position
of the needle in
the needle
plate stat.
Dial
G
lengthens
zigzag
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stitches
or packs them
more closely
together
(satin stitch). I
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Set:
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Swing
back
the
cover
on
control
D.
Your
embroidery
design
dial
shows
all
the
primary
designs
you
can
make
with
the
Automatic.
Pick
your
design
and
turn
the
dial
so
it
points to
that
design.
The
numbers
in
the
slot
indicate
the
machine
dial
settings
which
will
give
you
the
design you
have
chosen.
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To
obtain
an
attractive
design,
set
dial
G
(page
6)
between
0.2
and
0.4
(depend
ing on
type
of
fabric and
thread
size) so
that
stitches
are
packed
closely
to
gether.
Here
is
an
example:
Turn control
A
to
0.
Flick
lever
B
left
(as
indicated
by
arrow).
Turn
dial
C
clockwise
until
5
is
at
top.
Turn
dial
D
clockwise
until
3 is
opposite
red
mark
(see
arrow).
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A
You
can
produce
a
nice
border
effect
(see
above
illustration)
by simply moving
lever
B
ft
om
the
left
to
the
center
and
right,
without
changing
settings
A,
C
and
D
This
is
an
advantage
of the
PFAFF
Automatic
Most
designs
are
made
with
dial
A
set on
‘0”
(see
box
A
on
dial
wheel)
so
that
this
setting
need
hardly
be
changed.
A
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A
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3
5
7
B
C4
D3
Tfse
arrow appearing
in
box
8
indicates
whether
lever
B
slsould
be
moved
to
the
—,
right,
left
or central
position.
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important
If
the
setting
indicated
in
box
A
is 1.5’
(for
eight
designs
only),
set
dial
C
first.
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Big
Advantage
of
the
PFAFF
Automatic
Each
of
the
primary
designs
pictured
on
the
embroidery
design
dial
can
be
sewn
in
different
lengths.
Therefore
you
can vary
the
appearance
of
the
pattern
without
changing
the
stitch
length.
The pattern
length
is cont
rolled
by
lever
E,
which
has
seven
graduations
--
four
numbered
(I,
3,
5
ond
7)
and
three
un
numbered.
Maximum
pattern
length
is
obtained
by
setting lever
E
on
7”,
and
minimum
length
by setting
it
on
“1
“
When
it is
set
on
0’,
the
Automatic
mechanism
is
disengaged.
LeverEat:
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