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IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
For the United States only
This sewing machine is designed and manufactured for HOUSEHOLD use only. When you use
an electric appliance, basic safety precautions should always be adhered to as follows:
Read all instructions before using this sewing machine.
DANGER To reducethe riskofelectricshock:
1. The
sewing machine
should never be left unattended when plugged in. Always unplug this
appliance from the electric outlet immediately after using and before cleaning.
2. Always unplug sewing machine before replacing bulb. Replace bulb with same type rated 1
5
watts.
3. Do not reach for
a
sewing machine that has fallen into water. Unplug immediately.
4. Do not place or store
a
sewing machine where it can fall or
be
pulled into
a
tub or sink.
Do not
place
in or
drop
into water
or other
liquid.
VVAR N IN G: To reduce the risk
of
burns, fire, electric shock, or injury to
persons:
1.
Do
not allow
to be used as a toy. Close attention is necessary
when this sewing
machine
is
used
by
or near children.
2. Use
this sewing machine only for its
intended use as described
in this
manual. Use
only
attachments
recommended
by the manufacturer as contained in this manual.
3. Never operate this sewing machine
if
it
has a damaged
cord or plug, if it is not working properly,
if it
has been
dropped
or damaged, or dropped into water.
Return
the appliance to the nearest
authorized dealer
or
service
center for examination, repair, electrical or mechanical adjustment.
4. Never operate the sewing
machine with any air openings blocked. Keep ventilation openings of
the sewing machine and foot control free from the accumulation of lint, dust, and loose cloth.
5. Never
drop or
insert
any object into any opening.
6. Do
not
use
out-of-doors.
7.
Do not operate where aerosol (spray) products are being used or where oxygen is being
administered.
8. To disconnect, turn all controls to off (“0”) position, then remove plug from outlet.
9. Never operate on
a
soft surface
such as a bed or couch
where the air openings may
be
blocked.
10. Do not unplug
by
pulling on cord.
To
unplug,
grasp the
plug,
not the
cord.
11. Keep fingers away from
all
moving parts.
Special care is
required around
the
sewing machine
needle.
1
2.
Always
use the proper needle plate. The wrong plate can cause the needle to break.
1 3.
Do not use bent
or
blunt needles. Use needles recommended by the manufacturer only.
14.
Do not
pull
or push fabric while stitching. It may deflect the needle, causing it to break.
1 5. Switch the sewing machine off (“0”) when making any adjustments in the needle area, such
as
threading needle, changing needle, threading
bobbin, or
changing presser
foot, etc.
1 6. Always unplug sewing machine from
the electric outlet when
removing
covers,
lubricating, or
when making
any
other
user servicing adjustments mentioned in the instruction manual.
Please also
observe the general safety notes on
page
2.
SAVE
THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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Modern and
uncomplicated —
Corn puterized sewing
Congratulations! You have bought
a
high-quality product that offers unique
advantages.
Your
new sewing machine
can take any material in its
stride and will
sew through thick and
thin for
you.
Its features are the very latest in design
and
technology and
you
will find that
your PFAFF sewing machine is just
as
simple to operate
as
this instruction
book is to read.
If you take a
little time
to
read the
instruction
book
thoroughly, nothing can
go wrong.
It’s worth it, because there
is
no other
way to
see
everything the
machine
can
do
and to make full use of its features.
If
you
have any questions, no
problem!
Your PFAFF dealer is at your service with
any
help or advice
you
may need.
So
now
you
can get started!
We wish
you
many enjoyable hours creating your
fashion ideas.
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Index
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Electrical
connection
14—15
Embroidering, General
tips
1
22
Embroidery
programs
10—11
Embroidery
techniques,
traditional
122—138
Error
messages,
Enabling
and
disabling
31—32
Eyelet
embroidery
132—133
Fagot
stitch 79
Felling
foot
108
Foot
control,
connecting
1
5
Free-hand
quilt
foot
11
3
Fringefoot
115
Functions
when
switching
on
30
Gathering
78
Help,
operational
44
Hemstitching
129—131
Hook
cover
21
Info
Information
37,
44
Joined
borders
123
Knit-edge
foot
111
Lace
trimmings
77
Language
selection
30
Length
and
width
adjustments
34, 42,
59
Letters,
changing
the
width
53
Light
bulb, changing
144
Linen
embroidery
1 28
Lowering
the
feed dog
27
M-memory
54
Maintenance
and
trouble shooting
141
—145
Master
switch
1
5
Memory
54
Mending
stitch
for Light-knits
80
Menu
37
Menu,
Basic
explanation
33
Monograms 135
Narrow
edge
foot
11
7
Needle
changing
27
Needle
chart
11
8—11
9
Needle
plate
change
143
Needle
plate
changer
(Optional
extra)
143
Needle
positions
34
Needle
thread
tension
27
Needle
threader
24
Numbered
keys 37
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Index
“Tacking” key
36
Tacking stitch
69
Technical section
14—27
Thread cutter 25
Thread tension
21
Threading the needle
thread 23
Top cover
14
Twin-needle cording foot
11 4
Twin-needle embroidery
1 38
Utility
stitch programs
8—9
Utility stitches
67—85
Word sequence, creating in
M-memory 54—5 6
Work support
1 6
Zigzag stitch
70
Zippers, installing 84—85
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Utility
stitch programs
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Width
Program
Description
Application
up to mm
No.
V
For overstitching elastic
and woollen threads,
1 8
Fancy
elastic stitch
V
V
6
and
for shirring and smocking.
1 9
Cross
stitch
Provides a highly elastic
seam for
sportswear.
7
20
Pullover
stitch
Elastic finishing
and overedge seams
for
open-knit
fabric and jersey.
21
Stem stitch,
narrow
For embroidering
in
connection with
the
embroidery
programs.
—
For
embroidering in
connection with the
22
Stem
stitch, wide
embroidery programs.
—
For
sewing elastic tape onto
elastic materials,
23
Stretch
triple elastic stitch
e.g.
sports and swim
wear. (extremely elastic
6
seam
for
coarser light-knit materials)
For
strengthening
damaged areas
&
darning
24
Darning
program
small holes
For
sewing buttonholes on fine,
non-stretch
55
25
Linen
buttonhole
materials (blouses,
shirts, bed linen).
For
buttonholes
on
high-stretch
materials
and
26
Stretch buttonhole,
enforced
knitted
materials.
For buttonholes
on fine, stretch materials
and
27
Stretch buttonhole
as a
decorative button hole.
For
buttonholes
on
ladies
outerwear
.7
28
Round buttonhole
(blouses, dresses, costumes).
For buttonholes
in durable materials
8,5
29
Keyhole buttonhole
(jackets, coats, trousers).
30
Closed
overlook stitch
A finishing and overedge
seam.
6
31
Edge
binding
stitch
A decorative
edge serging seam.
7,5
. Zigzag
stitch from right
Zigzag stitch from right
needle position.
As for
program
02
(zigzag from left needle
6
needle
position position:
press
pattern mirror
key.)
Light-knit fabric
patching
For sewing
and patching light
knitwear.
33
stitch
Also
as ornamental seam
on stretch materials.
7,5
34
Open
overlock
stitch For
finishing and overedge
seams.
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Place the second
spool holder
in
the
hole (38)
and
push
the felt washer
on.Then
put the thread
in place.
Bobbin
winding
Place the
thread
into guide A and pull
it under the
thread
tension disk B with
both hands. Wind the
thread
end clockwise a
few times around
the
bobbin. Push the
bobbin to
the
right.
Switch
on the master
switch
Hold the end of the
thread firmly
and press the
foot control.
The winding
action will
stop
automatically
as
soon
as
the
bobbin
is full. Cut
the thread,
push
the bobbin to the left
and
remove it.
Don’t
forget:
Turn
the release disk (41)
fully
back again.Then
turn
the
handwheel
(40)
towards
you
until
it
snaps into place.
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Winding
from the second spool
holder
19

Preparing
the
machine
for
bobbin
winding
Hold
the
handwheel (40)
firmly
and turn
the
release
disk
(41)
fully
in
the
direction
of
the
arrow,
The
needle
will
then
not
move
during
the
bobbin-winding procedure.
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Placing
the
bobbin
Switch
off the
master
switch.
Place
the
empty
bobbin
so
that
the
black
pin
of the
bobbin
winder
(39)
snaps
into
the
slot
of
the
bobbin.
Push
the
bobbin
to
the
right.
Note
The
bobbin
can
only
be
wound
if it
is
moved
fully
to
the
right.
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Detachable
work
support
Winding
the bobbin
Bobbin
case
Bobbin
thread
tension
Threading
the needle
thread
Needle
threader
Thread
cutter
Sewing
foot
lifter
Pulling
up the bobbin
thread
Changing
the sewing
foot
Changing
the needle
Needle
thread
tension
Lowering
the
feed
dog
Page
14—15
Page
16
Page
1
7—20
Page
21
Page
22
Page
23
Page
24
Page
25
Page
25
Page
25
Page
26
Page
27
Page
27
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Connecting
the
foot
control
Connect
the
plug
of
the
foot
control
with
the
connection
socket
of
the
machine (45).
Master
switch
When
the
master
switch
(43)
is
switched
on,
the
sewing lamp
lights up.
Press
the
“ok.”
key,
the
sewing
machine
is
now
ready
to
use.
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Switch off
the
master
switch.
Hold the hook
cover (49) at the
side and open
it
towards
the front.
Lift
the latch of the
bobbin case and
pull the
bobbin case
out. Release
the latch and take out
the
empty
bobbin.
To
obtain optimum
seam appearance
and
durability, make sure needle
and
bobbin thread tensions
are
correctly adjusted to
each other; i.e. the
threads
are
interlaced between the
two
fabric
layers.
For
ornamental seams and
buttonholes, the thread
interlace
should
be
visible on the
reverse side
of
the
fabric.
To correct the
bobbin thread
tension turn
the
adjusting screw
very slightly
to
the right,
using your
finger,
i.e. turn it to
the left
to
loosen,
or
turn
it
to the right to
tighten.
Hook cover
Taking out
the bobbin
case
Thread
tension
21

Switch off the
master
switch. Raise
the
sewing
foot
lifter (23) and turn
the
hand-wheel until
the
take-up
lever
(33) has
reached its
highest
position.
Place the thread
on the
reel
holder
(36)
and fit a
corresponding
unwinding disk.
Now
pull
the
thread
into
guide
A. Then pass
the
thread to the
right or left along
thread
tension
disk
B
and downwards
through the
left-hand
threading slot (30).
Pull the
thread
around stop E
into the
right-hand
threading slot
and upwards
to
the take-up
lever
(33).The thread
must
be
pulled into
the
take-up
lever from
left to
right
and
downwards
again in the right-hand threading
Finally,
pass
the
thread from
the side behind one
of the two
thread guides
(28).
Threading
the
needle
is
described
on the
following page.
Threading
the
needle
thread
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slot.
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The
sewing foot
is raised
and lowered
with the
presser
foot
lifter
(23).
Bobbin
thread
Close
the hook
cover
(49)
and
pull
the threads
under
the sewing
foot
to the
left.
Raise
the
sewing foot.
Hold
the
needle
thread
and turn
the handwheel
towards
you
until
the
needle
has
reached
its
highest
position
and
the
bobbin thread
has formed
a
loop. Pull
the
needle
thread to
bring
up
the bobbin
thread.
Pull the
threads
from the
back
to
the
front over
the
thread cutter
(52).
Presser
foot
lifter
Pulling
up
the
bobbin
thread
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Thread
cutter
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Changing
the needle
Switch off
the
master
switch.
To
remove: Lower the
sewing foot and set
the
needle at its
highest point. Now loosen
the
retaining
screw (25) and
pull
the needle
downwards.
To insert:
The
flat side
(A)
of
the needle must
face to the rear. Lower
the sewing foot
and insert
the
needle,
pushing it up as
far
as
it
goes.
Hold
the
needle and tighten
the retaining
screw (25)
firmly.
:
Setting
the needle thread
tension
Set the
required
needle thread tension
with the
help
of the marking B.
The
normal
setting for sewing is 4
to 5, For
embroidering
and
buttonhole
sewing it
is
between
2 and 3.
Lowering the
feed
dog
For certain sewing
work, e.g.
darning,
the
feed
dog
(54) has
to be
dropped.
To
do
this, open the
hook
cover (49) and
press slide
(C)
fully
to the
right.
Now the feed
dog is dropped.
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Adjusting
the
contrast
in
the
display
The
contrast
setting
in
the
display may
change
after some use
or
due
to
the machine
being
transported.
This
setting
can
be
readjusted
with
the
brightness
regulator
(42).
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Enabling
and
disabling
the
error
messages
An
additional feature
of
the
creative
7560
is
to
recognize
errors
and
to
indicate
them
in the
display.
The
following
errors are
recognized:
•
If
you run
out
of
needle
thread
or
the
needle
thread
breaks
when
sewing,
embroidering
or
darning.
•
If
the
sewing
foot
lifter
is
not
in
the
correct
position.
•
If the
feed
dog
is
in
an
incorrect
position.
monitoring
is
disabled
In the
basic
setting this
when
sewing.
You
can
disable
or
enable
these
error
messages.
To
this
end
press
key
“menu”
on
the
machine,
straight stitch
will
be
highlighted.
Now
press
key
“1”
underneath
straight
stitch
and
then
key
“info”.
A
sewing
recommendations
display appears
on
the
screen
(for
next
step see
page
32>.
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The basic
menu contains
a
selection
of the
stitches
that are
most often needed
for practical
sewing. It consists
of
20 stitches divided
into
groups
of ten, which are
shown
over three
screen
pages. When you
switch the machine
on,
the
first
page
with 10 sewing
programs is shown
automatically.
The
straight
stitch is
highlighted
and can be
sewn
immediately. If
you want to sew
another stitch,
select it with
the key underneath.
It will
then
be
highlighted
in the display.
If
you
wish to scroll to
the
next
screen page,
press the cursor
key “+“. After
the first 20
programs
you
will
browse automatically
to the
buttonhole and
fancy
stitch
pages.
Here too,
each
stitch
can be selected with
the key
underneath.
Example:
In
order, for
instance,
to sew pattern
No. 23 you
must press cursor
key
“—“ twice and
then
key “4”
underneath
pattern No. 23.
Explanation
of
the basic
menu
33

Programmable
seam length
for
straight
stitch
If
you wish
to join several
workpieces
of the same
size
you can enter
the
seam
length with
straight
stitch.
The
advantage
is that
you can repeat
the
seam
with the
same
length as
often
as you
want
to. The
machine
will sew
a
tack at the
seam start
and
seam end and
then stop
automatically.
After
switching
on the machine the
basic
menu
appears on
the
screen
with straight
stitch
highlighted.Then
press
key
1 or”o.k.’
the
straight
stitch
is
shown
with its
length settings.
On the
right of
the screen
“pat” is
displayed. Now
press
the
cursor
key —, the
additional message
“prog”
will
appear.
Now
the seam
length can
be
programmed.
To
do
this, press the
foot control,
the
machine will
sew
a
few stitches
for
a tack at the
seam start
and will
then continue sewing.
When
the desired
seam length
has been
reached,
press the
reverse key.
The machine
will sew
a
tack
and then
stop automatically.
The message “auto”
for
automatic
function
appears
in
the
display
indicating
that
the desired
seam
length is now
programmed
and can be
repeated
as often
as you
wish.
If you
want
to
interrupt this
limited seam
length
to sew
longer seams
in between, press cursor
key
The “auto” message
disappears;
longer seams
can be
sewn.
If
you
wish
to return
to the limited
seam
length,
press
cursor key
again.
The message
“auto”
reappears
in the
display and
you can continue
to
sew
with
the programmed straight
stitch.
When
changing
the program
or switching
off
the
machine
the programmed
length is lost.
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