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  • Page 1 Sim ply select & sew! O w n e r ´ s m a n u a l...
  • Page 2 This household sew ing machine is designed to comply w ith IEC/ EN 60335-2-28 and UL1594. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using an electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should alw ays be follow ed, including the follow ing: Read all instructions before using this household sew ing machine. DANGER - To reduce the risk of electric shock: •...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Utility stitches ........26 Stitch table - Stretch stitches ....8-9 Stretch stitches........26 Utility and stretch stitch combinations ..26 Operate your Pfaff Select Lid ..............10 Utility stitches and practical sewing Connecting the foot control ......10 Explanation of the sew ing chart ....27 M ain sw itch ..........10...

  • Page 4: Parts Of Your Select Sew Ing Machine

    Parts of your select™ sewing machine 1 M ain sw itch 16 Removable accessory tray 2 Connection socket “ foot control w ith 17 Base plate main cord” 18 N eedle plate 3 H andw heel release disk 19 Stitch length dial 4 H andw heel 20 Button for “...

  • Page 5: Standard Accessories

    Standard accessories For more information about accessories, please contact your PFA FF® dealer. 0 Standard Presser Foot 5 Buttonhole Foot With IDT (pictured) 6 Darning Foot select 4.0 and 3.0 select 4.0 Without IDT 7 Rolled Hem Foot, 3 mm select 2.0 With IDT 1 Fancy Stitch Foot...

  • Page 6: Stitch Overview

    Stitch overview Stitch table - Non-elastic stitches Stitch Presser Application Foot 3.0/ 2.0 Standard buttonhole for blouses or bed linen . A/ B/ C A/ B/ C For invisible hemming w ith simultaneous seam/ 0/ 3 overcasting. Especially for stretch material. A traditional decorative stitch e.g.
  • Page 7 Stitch Presser Application Foot 3.0/ 2.0 For all straight stitching and topstitching w ork up to 6 mm 0/ 1 For serging and appliqué. A lso suitable for tapering, eyelet embroidery and cording w ork. 0/ 1 Straight stitch: For all sew ing and top-stitching operations w hich require a left needle position.

  • Page 8: Stitch Table - Stretch Stitches

    Stitch table - Stretch stitches Stitch Presser Application Foot 3.0/ 2.0 Elastic closing and serging seam. The material must be 0/ 1 turned by 180 degrees. For top-stitching and overstitching stretch materials, e.g. 0/ 1 cuffs, hems and panels. A decorative stitch for top-stitching or w hip stitching 0/ 1 hems, e.g.
  • Page 9 Stitch Presser Application Foot 3.0/ 2.0 A decorative stitch, e.g. for household textiles. 0/ 1 A decorative stitch, e.g. for household textiles. 0/ 1 A decorative stitch, e.g. for traditional embroidery. 0/ 1 0/ 1 A n ornamental stitch, e.g. for bath accessories. 0/ 1 A decorative stitch, e.g.

  • Page 10: Lid

    Open the folding lid (7) upw ards. The stitches of the sew ing machine are illustrated on the inside of the lid. Connecting the foot control Connect the plug of the foot control to the connecting socket (2) of the sew ing machine and to the w all socket.

  • Page 11: Accessory Tray

    Accessory tray Your Pfaff select sew ing machine has a removable accessory tray (16) w hich is also used as an extended w ork support. M odel 4.0, has a special removable accessory organizer. The enclosed accessories are numbered. Sort...

  • Page 12: Bobbin Winding

    Sw itch off the main sw itch (1) Place the empty bobbin so that the small pin (A ) of the bobbin w inder (6) snaps into the slot of the bobbin. The Pfaff logo is facing up. Push the bobbin to the right Note: The bobbin can only be wound when it is moved fully to the right.
  • Page 13 Winding the bobbin from the spool pin Place the sew ing thread on the spool pin (9). To guarantee free movement of the thread and to give additional hold to the thread spool, t a spool cap corresponding to the size of the thread spool.
  • Page 14 Winding the bobbin from the second spool pin Push the second spool pin (8) into its hole. Slide on a spool cap and place the thread spool on the spool pin. Threading Place the thread into guide A and pull it through opening B to the right under hook C.
  • Page 15 Winding through the needle Even if the machine has been completely threaded, you can still w ind the bobbin. First make sure to stop the needle from moving w hile w inding the bobbin (see page 12). Threading Raise the presser foot lifter (15). Pass the needle thread through the presser foot and then upw ards through the right threading slot (12).

  • Page 16: Changing The Bobbin

    Changing the bobbin Sw itch off the main sw itch (1) Removing the bobbin case and bobbin Open the bobbin door at the left side sw inging it open tow ards the front. Lift the latch (E) of the bobbin case and pull the bobbin case out of the machine.
  • Page 17 Inserting the bobbin Insert the full bobbin (w ith the Pfaff logo facing tow ards the bobbin case) into the bobbin case. In doing so, pull the thread sidew ays through slot A , then under the tension plate B until it rests in the opening (see arrow ).

  • Page 18: Threading

    Threading Threading the needle thread Sw itch off the main sw itch Raise the presser foot lifter (15) and turn the handw heel until the take-up lever (10) has moved to the top. Place the thread on the spool pin (9) and t the corresponding spool cap.

  • Page 19: Needle Threader (Model 4.0)

    Needle threader (Model 4.0) To make threading the needle easier and quicker, use the PFA FF needle threader (22). Low er the presser foot. Turn the handw heel until the needle is at its highest position. Place the needle thread under hook A and hold it taut.

  • Page 20: Bringing Up The Bobbin Thread

    Bringing up the bobbin thread Sw itch off the main sw itch (1) Raise the presser foot. H old the needle thread and turn the handw heel tow ards you until the needle is in the highest position and the bobbin thread has formed a loop.

  • Page 21: Presser Foot Lifter

    Presser foot lifter The presser foot is raised or low ered w ith the presser foot lifter (15). Changing the presser foot Removing the presser foot Sw itch off the main sw itch (1) Position the needle at its highest point. Press the presser foot upw ards at the front and dow n at the back at the same time so that it disengages from the presser foot...

  • Page 22: The Idt(Integrated Dual Feed)

    The IDT (Integrated Dual Feed) For sew ing any fabric precisely Pfaff provides the ideal solution: the Integrated Dual Feed, IDT system. A s on industrial machines, the IDT feeds the fabric from the top and bottom at the same time at the same stitch length. The fabric is fed precisely.

  • Page 23: Setting The Needle Thread Tension

    Changing the needle Sw itch off the main sw itch. To remove: Low er the presser foot and move the needle to its highest point. N ow loosen the needle screw (25) and pull the needle dow n. To insert: The at side A of the needle must face to the rear.

  • Page 24: Stitch Width Dial

    Stitch width dial The stitch w idth can be adjusted w ith this dial (27). When selecting the w idth, the needle must not be in the material. Basic setting: Turn the stitch w idth knob (27) to the symbol (maximum stitch w idth).

  • Page 25: Reverse Sewing

    Reverse sewing The machine sew s in reverse only as long as the reverse sew ing button (20) is pressed. Stitch length adjustment dial Adjust stitch length With the stitch length adjustment dial (19) you can adjust the stitch length betw een 0 and 6 mm by turning the point marking on the button to the required length.

  • Page 26: Stitch Selection Easy Select System

    Stitch selection Easy Select System Utility stitches Each stitch has been given a letter that you can nd on the push button controls. By pressing the correct button, the stitch is selected and the machine is ready to sew . Button B releases the buttons that have been activated.

  • Page 27: Explanation Of The Sewing Chart

    Explanation of the sewing Stitch chart The follow ing charts show the recommended settings for each stitch or technique. – These charts also provide you w ith instructions that are necessary w hen Stitch Stitch number sew ing the selected stitches. The choice of the sew ing foot, the setting of the needle thread tension and w hether Stitch w idth in mm...

  • Page 28: Needle Thread Tension

    Needle thread tension To get perfect sew ing results, the needle and bobbin thread tensions must be Perfect tension perfectly tuned to each other. The normal setting for utility stitches is in the range of 4-5. Check the tension w ith a w ide zigzag Too high tension stitch.

  • Page 29: Straight Stitch

    Straight stitch Stitch G is the basic straight stitch. The stitch length can be increased up to 6 mm. It is easier to do some sew ing jobs by changing the needle position, e.g. top- stitching a collar or sew ing in a zipper. You can select up to 15 different needle positions.

  • Page 30: Blindhem Stitch

    Blindhem stitch The blindhem stitch is best suited for invisible hems; sew ing by hand is no longer necessary. Use Blindhem stitch H for w ool fabrics and Blindhem stitch D for stretch fabrics. For Blindhem stitch D the hem is sew n and overcast at the same time.

  • Page 31: Overlock Stitch

    Overlock stitch What is an overlock stitch? For stretch fabrics, the select models offer overlock stitches w hich sew tw o fabric layers together and overcast simultaneously. They are more elastic than normal seams, very durable and quickly sew n. Tip: We recommend using blindhem stitch foot No.

  • Page 32: Elastic Stitch

    Elastic stitch Because of its high elasticity, this stitch can be used for sew ing elastic on sw imw ear, skirts or lingerie. • M ark elastic and fabric in quarters. • Pin elastic to fabric at quarter markings. • Place fabric and elastic under sew ing foot.

  • Page 33: Hemming With The Twin Needle

    Hemming with the twin needle Use the tw in needle to make beatiful topstitch seams. Using the tw in needle you can add a professional touch to hems on stretch fabrics such as T-shirts, knitted articles or cycling shorts both quickly and easily. Tw in needles are available in different w idths.

  • Page 34: Buttonholes

    Buttonholes Stitch Sew ing buttonholes is very easy w ith all the models w ith push button controls since the fabric does not have to be turned. Buttonholes are generally sew n onto – a piece of doubled fabric. H ow ever, for some fabrics, e.g.
  • Page 35 • Carefully cut open your buttonhole. Tip: For ne buttonholes, you can reduce the buttonhole width with the stitch width dial (27) down to approx. 3 mm. Use the center needle position Carfully cut open your buttonhole with scissors or a seam ripper.

  • Page 36: Free Motion Sewing

    Free Motion Sewing Insert the darning foot: Loosen screw D. Set the needle at its highest point and push the pin of the darning foot fully into the hole C of the sew ing foot holder. When doing this, the guide fork G should position itself around the presser bar.

  • Page 37: Sewing On Zippers

    • Sew on the button. Take care to ensure that the needle also enters the right- hand hole in the button. Securing • Select straight stitch by turning the w idth dial (27) to 0. • Change the needle position w ith the needle position dial (28) so that the needle enters one of the tw o holes.

  • Page 38: Changing The Needle Plate

    Changing the needle plate Sw itch off the main sw itch (1) It is very important to clean your sew ing machine, because it w ill rew ard you w ith a longer service life. The more often you use the machine, the more care it needs. Removal: •...

  • Page 39: Changing The Sewing Bulb

    Changing the sewing bulb Sw itch off the main sw itch (1) • Disconnect the main plug and the foot control plug from the machine. • Take off the removable accessory tray (16). The sew ing bulb is located inside the left side of the sew ing machine.

  • Page 40: Trouble-Shooting

    Trouble-shooting The machine skips stitches The needle is not properly inserted. Push needle fully upw ards, at side facing the back. The w rong needle is inserted. Use a needle system 130/ 705 H . N eedle is bent or blunt. Insert a new needle.
  • Page 41 Machine does not feed or feeds irregularly Sew ing lint has collected betw een the feed Remove needle plate, remove lint w ith dog teeth row s. brush. Feed dog is low ered, slide A (see page 23) Push slide B (see page 23) to left. at right.
  • Page 43 We reserve the right to change the machine equipment and the ass ort ment of accessories w ithout prior notice, or make modi cations to the performance or design. Such modi cations, how ever, w ill alw ays be to the bene t of the user and the product.
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