Pfaff Automatic 262 User manual

CPFAFD®
Automatic
262-261
INSTRUCTIONS
Foreword
Your
dream has come
true!
You ore now
the proud owner
of
a Pfaff 262-261
Automatic
-- the
sewing machine
with
unlimited
possibilities.
The
machine you
have chosen
has a
built-in vibrator
which enables
you
to darn
without
hoops.
An exclusive
feature
of
Pfaff sewing
machines,
the Stopmatic
ensures that
your
machine
is ready
for sewing
at
any
time.
This instruction
book
will
help
you understand
the
machine and give
you
valuable
tips to
make sewing
more fun for you.
Even
if you are
an
experienced seamstress,
you will
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.
G. M.
PFAFF AG
Karisruhe-Durlach
Branch

R
8025 A
rz 6
I
Thread
take-up
lever
8 Stitch
length
dial
14
2
Top
control
(D)
cover
9
Reverse
feed
control
15
3
Embroidery
pattern
length
lever
(E)
10
Light
switch
16
4
Dial
(C)
11
Drop
feed
control
17
5 Zigzag
finger-tip
control
11
o
Electric
motor
18
6
Bobbin
winder
12
Needle
plofe
19
7
Stop motion
knob
13
Tronuverse
rotory hook
20
Bed slide
Needle
Automatic
needle
threader
Needle
thread
tension
Sewlight
Stitch
width
dial
(A)
Needle
position
lever
(B)
2

R
8024
A
21
Balance
wheel
22
Collapsible
spool
pins
23
Top
cover
24
Needle
threader
control
29
Needle
set
screw
30
Bed
plate
31
Stopmatic
switch
box
32
Double
receptacle
for
speed
control
and power
cords
25
Face
cover
26
Presser
bar
lifter
(also
used
to
operate
the
Stopmatic)
27
Sewing
fool
thumb
screw
28
Sewing
foot
3

Fundamentals
of Machine
Operation
DR 084
I
Make sure stop
motion
knob
b
is tightened before
you
begin sewing
(clockwise as indicated
by
white
arrow).
If you
want
to turn balance
wheel
a by
hand (although normally
there is no
need
to
do
so), alwoys
turn it toward
you
(counier.clockwise
as shown by
black arrow).
Never
run
a threaded
machine unless
you
have
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.
Before
you
begin
and
after you have
completed
a
seam,
always
operate
the Stopmatic
lever to raise
the
take-up lever
to
a position
about
5/35
below
the top of
its stroke (see ill.).
When
in this position,
the needle
can
be threaded
with the
needle
threader,
or the work
be removed
from
the
machine.
The
Stopmcttic
Push
the
raised
presser
bar lifter
toward
the
machine as
far
as it will
go -- and the
motor
will
automatically
lift
the take-up
lever
and
the
needle
to the positions
re
quired for
threading
the needle
and
re
moving
the work. (Don’t
forget
to
plug in
the
machine,
though.)
Whenever
you
have
to raise
the needle,
operate
the Stopmatic
lever.
.
A
DR
688
‘I,
DR
085
4

DR
735
Treadle
Control
Comfortably
rest both
feet
on
the
treadle
and
press.
The
harder
you
press,
the
foster
the
machine
will
rue.
Electrical
Information
Place
the
foot
control
under
the
cabinet
within easy
reach
of
your
feet.
Rest
the right
foot on
the
control
pedal
and
press.
The
harder
you
press,
the
laster
the
machine
wilt
run.
If
your
cabinet
is
equipped
for
foot
and power
drive,
as
illustrated,
detach
the
ball-joint
connec
tion
from the
treadle
and
push
it
into
the
clip
on
the
bock
wall.
Swing
the
foot
control
lever to
the
left
so
that
the
movement
of
the
treadle
is
trans
ferred
to
the
foot
control.
Make
sure
the
electric
circuit
is
A.
C.
before
you
plug
in
the
machine.
Push
plug
I into
receptacle
2,
and
plug
3
at
other
end
of
cord
into
the
wall
outlet.
Cord
4
leads to
the
speed
control
which
is
available
in
several
varieties:
Foot
Controls
R
7133
R
7132
R
8925

R 8007
Straight
Stitching
Set:
Dial
C=O
Dial
A=O
• Lever
B=
I
Lever
E
engages
and
disengages
the
Automatic
mechanism.
If
you
don’t
need
this mechanism for
a longer period,
set
lever
E at “0”.
This
setting
is indicated
on
pages
32
to
53
as
follows:
A=0;
B=4;
C=0;
E=0
I
w 11
I
Dial 0
regulates
the
stitch
length
(the
higher
the
number
on
thedial, the longer
the stitch).
To
backtack
the end
of
a
seam,
simply
depress
the
finger-tip
control.
6
R7998

R
7999
Zigzag
Sewing
Set:
Dial C=O
If
you
want
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
mochine resumes
straight
stitching
automatically.
To sew
longer
zigzag
seams, turn dial
Ato
desired
stitch
width
(indicated
by
numbers
I to
4).
When
dial
A
is
set
between
I 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
of
lever
B
(left,
center,
right)
indicotes
the position
of
the
needle
in the needle
plote
slot.
4-
-+
Dial
G
lengthens
zigzag
cD
cEP
stitches
or packs
them
more
closely
together
(satin
stitch).
7
R7995

R
8002
Setting the
Built-in
Automatic
Embroidery
Mechanism
Aj
Bli
C15
DL3
To
avoid
heavy
working
of
the
automatic
embroidery
mechanism
after
periods
of
idleness,
occasionally
set
lever
E on
3,
dial
D
on
4,
and
dial
Con
5.
Then
unthread
the
needle,
raise
the
presser
bar
lifter
and
run
the machine
for
a
few
minutes.
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).
And
watch
your
Pfaff
conjure up
the
design
you
want.
To
ensure
that
the
zigzag
stitches are
packed
closely to
gether,
set
dial
G
(page
6)
between
0.2
and
0.4,
depend
ing on
the
type
of
fabric
and the
thread
size.
‘p
)
Set: Lever
E=3
Swing
back the
cover
on
control
0.
Your
embroidery
design
dial
shows
all
the
primary
designs
you
can
make
with
the Automatic.
Pick
your
design
and
turn the dial
so
that
it
points
to
that
design.
The
numbers
in
the
slot
indicate
the machine
dial
settings
which
will
give
you
the
design you
have
chosen.
Important
8
R8045

The
arrow appearing
in
box
B
indicates whether
lever
B
should
be moved
to
the right,
left
or
central
position.
A
You
can
produce
a
nice
border
effect
(see
above
illustration)
by
simply
moving
lever
B
from
the
left
to
the
center
and
right,
wiihout
changing
settings
A,
C
and
D.
This
is
aspecial
feature
of
your
Pfaff
embroidery
unit.
Most
designs
are
made
with
dial
A set
on
“0”
(see
box
A on
dial
wheelrso
that
this
setting
need
hardly
be changed.
ABig
Advantage
of
the
Pfaff
Embroidery
Unit
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 controlled
by
lever
E,
which
has
seven
graduations
--
four
numbered
(1,
3,
5
and
7)
and
three
un
numbered.
Maximum
pattern
length
is obtained
by
setting
E
on
“7”,
and
minimum
length
by
setting
it
on
“1”.
When
it
is
set
on
‘0”,
the
embroidery
mechanism
is
disengaged.
LeverEat:
7
3
5
7
B
c1
DJ
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