Pfaff Synchromatic 1215 User manual

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Index
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Accessories drawer 2
Bobbin
4,
5
Bobbin case
4,
6
Bobbin
thread 7
Buttonholing
20, 21
Carrying case
cover 1
Carrying
handle 1
Cleaning
23
Dual feed
11
Electrical
connection
3
Foot
control
3
Foot
control receptacle 1
Light
bulb 23
Machine feed 9
Master
selector
dial
8
Needle 1 2
Needle position 9
Oiling
23
Overlock
seam 1
8,
1
9
Presser bar
lifter 11
Reverse sewing 9
Sewing
feet 1 3, 1 6
Sewing mechanism
4
Slot-threading 6
Special
accessories
26
Special sewing feet 1 7
Stitch program
chart
27—29
Straight stitch 8
Thread cutter 12
Thread
tensions 10
Trouble shooting 24, 25
Upper
threading
7
Utility-stitch combinations 1 5
Utility stitches 1 4
Winding
5
Work
support 22
Zigzag
stitch
8

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Some
safety rules
a> Be
careful
when
sewing that
your
fingers will not be injured by the needle.
b>
Make sure you pull out the power cord
plug whenever you want
to
change
needle, sewing foot, bobbin or needle
plate, when
you clean
and oil the
machine,
or when
you have
to interrupt
sewing and
leave
the machine
for
a while.
c) Be sure
to use only
a 15-watt
light
bulb
in
the sewing
lamp.
Parts of
your sewing
machine
1
Take-up
lever
2
Thread
retainer stud
3
Eraser
button
4
Utility-stitch
buttons
5
Spool
pins
6
Bobbin
winder
7
Balance wheel
8
Stop
motion knob
9
Master
selector dial
10
Needle position
and
buttonhole
knob
11
Master switch
1
2
Accessories
drawer
13 Free
arm
14 Free
arm cover
(enclosing
sewing
hook)
1 5
Sewing foot
16 Sewing
foot holder
17
Needle threader
1
8
Needle
threader
control
1 9
Upper
tension
20
Control
for reverse
sewing and
dropping
the
feed dog
21 Presser bar
lifter (on back
of
machine
arm)
22
Top
feeding foot
with thread
cutter
23
Needle
holder with needle
set
screw
24
Needle plate
with guide
grooves
25
Handle
IMPORTANT!
Valid for United
Kingdom only!
The
wires in this mains lead
are
coloured in accordance with
the
following code: Blue:
Neutral,
Brown: Live.
As the colours of the
wires in the
mains lead of
this appliance may
not
correspond with the coloured
markings
identifying the terminals
in your plug,
proceed
as
follows:
The wire
which
is
coloured blue
must
be
connected to the
terminal
which is marked with the
letter N
or coloured black.
The
wire which is coloured
brown
must be
connected
to the
terminal
which is
marked with the letter
L
or
coloured red.
Please
note:
When
a
13-ampere plug
is
used
a
3-ampere
fuse
has
be fitted.
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Removing the
carrying case
cover
Lift the
cover
off.
Foot control
receptacle
Remove this receptacle from the
machine,
Before
you put
the machine away after
sewing, replace the receptacle
in
its origi
nal
position
(A).
Handle
The handle can be folded
down,
as
shown
by the arrow in ill. B.
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Electrical
connection
Push
plug
A
into
the
machine
socket
and
plug B
into
the
wall
socket.
Press
master
switch
11.
Your
machine
is
now
switched
on
and ready
for sewing.
Foot
control
Place
the foot
contro[
under
the
table.
Press
down
its
pedal.
The
machine
starts
sewing.
The more
the
pedal
is
depressed,
the faster
the
machine
will
run.
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Removing
bobbin
case
and
bobbin
Open
free
arm
cover
14.
Lift
latch
A,
pull
out
the
bobbin
case,
release
the
latch
and
take
out
the
bobbin.
The
bobbin
cannot
fall out
as
long
as
you
keep
latch
A
raised.
Disengaging
the
sewing mechanism
Before
you
start
winding
the
bobbin,
disengage
the
sewing
mechanism.
To
do
this,
hold
the
balance
wheel
steady
and
turn
the
stop
motion knob
toward
you.
After
bobbin
winding
turn
the
knob
in
the
opposite
direction
to
re-engage
the
sew
ing
mechanism
again.

Bobbin
winding
Disengage
the
sewing
mechanism.
Raise
pins
5.
Place
a
bobbin
on
the
bobbin
winder
so
that
pin
A
enters
slot
B.
Place
a
spool
of
thread
on
one
of
the
spool
pins.
Pass
the
thread
around
thread
retainer
stud
2
and
wind
it
around
the
bobbin
a
few
times,
as
indicated
by
the
arrow.
Push
lever
6
against
the
bobbin to
start
the
bobbin
winder
and
hold
the
thread
end
at
the
beginning.
The
bobbin winder
stops
when
the
bobbin
is
full.
Re-engage
the
sewing
mechanism.
If
you
want to
stop
the
bobbin
winder
earlier, pull
lever
6
forwards.
Remove
the
bobbin
and
cut
the
thread.
Inserting
the
bobbin
Insert the
filled
bobbin
into
the
bobbin
case
so
that
the
thread
unreels
toward
the
back
(A).
Then
draw
the
thread
into
slot B
and under
the
spring
into eye
C.

Inserting
the bobbin
case
Lift
latch
A
and
push
the
bobbin
case
onto
stud
B as
far as
it will
go,
making
sure
slot
C
points
upwards.
Release
latch
A.
Latch
A and
stud
B
must
be flush.
Upper
threading
Pull
the
thread
from
the
spool
and draw
it
into
slot
A,
guide
B
and
take-up
lever
1.
Then
pull
it into
guide
C and
thread
guide
D on
the
needle
holder.