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  • Page 1 300 e USER’S GUIDE...
  • Page 2 This houshold sewing machine is designed to comply with IEC/EN 60335-2-28 and UL1594 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using an electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: Read all instructions before using this household Sewing machine. DANGER –...
  • Page 3 • Do not use bent needles. • Do not pull or push fabric while stitching. It may defl ect the needle causing it to break. • Switch the Sewing machine off (“0”) when making any adjustment in the needle area, such as threading needle, changing needle, threading bobbin, or changing presser foot, etc.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION CONGRATULATIONS ON CHOOSING YOUR NEW MACHINE Your new machine is an advanced computerized household embroidery machine. To fully enjoy all the features, we suggest that you study this user’s guide before using the machine. To make sure that you are always provided with the latest sewing capabilities, we reserve the right to change the machine equipment and the assortment of accessories without prior notice, or make modifi...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Presser foot Lift Table of contents Help Messages Control Panel Hooping Design perimeter button Attach the Hoop INTRODUCTION Mirror horizontally Remove the Hoop Overview Mirror vertically Move To Stitch Accessories Rotate 90° Stitching a Design Power Switch and Center design button Changing the light bulb Power Connections Select design button...

  • Page 6: Overview

    User’s Guide Overview 1. Bobbin winder Familiarize yourself with the names of 2. Handwheel the parts of your machine. This will help 3. Main power switch you in learning its operation. and connectors 4. USB connection 5. Control Panel 6. Embroidery hoop holder 7.

  • Page 7: Accessories

    INTRODUCTION Accessories Your machine comes with clear These are standard sewing machine accessories included with your oil that should be embroidery machine. used to keep your machine lubricated. 1. Needles 2. Seam Ripper 3. Thread Snips 4. Screwdriver tool 5. Hoop 6.

  • Page 8: Power Switch And Power Connections

    User’s Guide Power Switch and Power Connections Main switch When the main switch (A) is turned on, the sewing light bulb. The sewing machine is now ready to use. Turn switch to OFF For USA and Canada position before This appliance has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the other). unplugging cord To reduce the risk of electric shock, this plug is intended to fi...

  • Page 9: Connecting The Machine

    INTRODUCTION Connecting the machine Turning the Machine On Make sure that the machine is turned off (the main power switch is set to “O”) and then insert the power supply cord into the power supply jack on the right side of the machine. 1.
  • Page 10 User’s Guide...

  • Page 11: Get Ready To Embroider

    GET READY TO EMBROIDER...

  • Page 12: Operating The Machine

    User’s Guide Operating the Machine The following pages show how to operate your embroidery machine. Please read all these pages before embroidering. Make notes and highlight items in the manual that You will have many hours of pleasure creating with your machine, you want to refer to and it is important to take a few minutes to read this chapter to again.

  • Page 13: Winding The Bobbin

    GET READY TO EMBROIDER Winding the Bobbin 1. Plug in the machine and turn it on. 2. Place a spool of thread on the horizontal spool pin. Then place a spool cap on the spool of thread that is slightly larger than the size of the thread spool.
  • Page 14 User’s Guide Winding the Bobbin 5. Press the Start/Stop button to begin winding. After the bobbin has wound several turns, press the Start/Stop button to stop Keep extra bobbins winding and trim the thread tail from the top of the bobbin. wound so that you will have plenty 6.

  • Page 15: Place Bobbin In Machine

    GET READY TO EMBROIDER Place Bobbin in Machine A. Open cover to the bobbin area by moving the small lever to the right. Visually check the level of the bobbin thread periodically B. Insert the bobbin into the as you remove bobbin case, with the thread your completed in the direction shown by the...

  • Page 16: Top Threading

    User’s Guide Top Threading 1. Raise presser foot to thread the machine (a). Always raise the 2. Assure that the needle is in presser foot for the highest position. threading. The top 3. Bring thread from spool thread pulls freely to the left into fi...

  • Page 17: Needle Threader

    GET READY TO EMBROIDER Needle Threader After placing the thread behind the fi nal guide just above the needle, you can thread the needle using If the needle the built-in needle threader. threader does not thread the needle, 1. With the presser foot raised and check to assure that the needle in the up position, it is aligned with the...

  • Page 18: Top Tension

    User’s Guide Top Tension 1. The tension adjustment for the top tension is the numbered dial located at the top of the machine. The normal range is marked with a darker section behind the numbers. When embroidering the top thread should be pulled to the underside of the fabric.

  • Page 19: Vertical Spool Pin

    GET READY TO EMBROIDER Vertical Spool Pin A vertical spool pin is included with your machine to make it easier to work with specialty types of threads. It is sometimes helpful to use your vertical spool pin when you wish to use two threads at For a decorative the same time, such as when you wind a bobbin.

  • Page 20: Needle Change

    User’s Guide Needle Change When to Change Change the needle often and anytime you have a stitching problem or poor stitch quality in your embroidery. Also, if the If you suspect that needle feels rough or if the needle appears to be bent or a needle is bad, damaged in any way you should change the needle.

  • Page 21: Replace The Needle

    GET READY TO EMBROIDER Replace the Needle 1. Turn off the power to the machine. 2. Lower the presser foot. Replacing a needle with a fresh one can 3. Loosen the needle screw help your outlines using the screwdriver stitch more cleanly. tool supplied with the machine, or with any suitable screwdriver.

  • Page 22: Start/Stop Button

    User’s Guide Start/Stop Button Press this button once to start the machine. Press it again to stop the Look at your work machine. space before pressing the start button to assure Note: that the hoop has Before pressing the start button, suffi...

  • Page 23: Control Panel

    GET READY TO EMBROIDER Control Panel The following section explains the functions on the control panel of the machine. Design perimeter button LED light showing the current machine mode Mirror horizontally button Mirror vertically button Rotate 90° button Directional buttons Center design button Select design button...

  • Page 24: Design Perimeter Button

    User’s Guide Design perimeter button This button will trace the outlines of the design to be stitched out. This is helpful to determine proper positioning of the design. Mirror horizontally This button will mirror your design horizontally. Mirror vertically This button will mirror your design vertically. Rotate 90°...

  • Page 25: Machine Mode Indicators

    GET READY TO EMBROIDER Machine Mode Indicators The machine has modes for specifi c operations. The following are descriptions of the active mode when the LED lamp is lit beside these titles on your machine’s display. Select - The select LED light show that you have patterns to embroider.

  • Page 26: Directional Buttons

    User’s Guide Thread - Indicates that the machine is stopped for a thread break. Color - Indicates the machine is stopped for a thread color change. USB - The LED light is lit when you are reading/writing designs to/from your computer to the machine. Error- Indicates a condition that needs attention.

  • Page 27: Connectivity To Your Computer

    CONNECTIVITY TO YOUR COMPUTER...

  • Page 28: How To Transfer Designs To The Machine

    User’s Guide Connectivity to your computer To be able to load the embroideries to your machine you need to install the software on your PC computer and connect the machine to When opening the your computer with the cable. In the 3D Embroidery Intro software you 3D Embroidery Intro will be able to adjust your embroideries before you stitch them out.

  • Page 29: Send

    CONNECTIVITY TO YOUR COMPUTER Send Click on Send to transfer the embroidery on the screen to Navigator is the part the embroidery machine, ready to be stitched out. of the software that A message box will appear with the following options: communicates with Quick Send and Send to Machine Memory.

  • Page 30: Using The Machine Without Being Connecting To The Computer

    User’s Guide Using the machine without being connected to the computer Once you have saved embroideries into the machine you can use the machine without being connected to the computer. 1. To embroider a design, use the directional buttons to move to the design that you want to embroider.

  • Page 31: Navigator Module

    CONNECTIVITY TO YOUR COMPUTER Navigator Software The Navigator software is launched whenever your machine Navigator Module is connected to the computer and In the Navigator the machine is on. This software module, you can: communicates with the machine. a) Select designs Transfer a design from the for stitching from computer via USB...
  • Page 32 User’s Guide 4. Click on a design icon to send it to the main screen of Navigator (Fig. N-4). You may begin stitching. You may move 5. The colors of the design are shown the design on the on the top right side of the screen grid by pressing the Position In (Fig.

  • Page 33: Navigator Tools

    CONNECTIVITY TO YOUR COMPUTER Navigator Tools returns viewing scale to normal after Zoom In, Zoom Out or Pan. To examine an area increases the viewing scale. of stitches closely, click fi rst on the decreases the viewing scale. Zoom In icon and then on the Pan allows movement of the image on the tool.
  • Page 34 User’s Guide Options You may click on the Options button in Navigator to change certain Use Disable settings. Thread Detection Machine Name - Personalize by only to complete typing in a different name to be embroidering while watching the displayed for your machine. machine closely for N-12 Thread Needle Control - Disable...

  • Page 35: Help Messages

    CONNECTIVITY TO YOUR COMPUTER Help Messages Help messages appear in code on the LED panel of the Help messages machine, and in a message line on the Navigator screen on appear in numeric your computer. Each Help message will be displayed on the code on the machine until the error beep has stopped or until cleared by machine’s LED...
  • Page 36 User’s Guide E40 Main motor stalled E22 Design too wide E41 At beginning of design E23 Design too tall E42 At end of design E25 -X limit reached In the event that E43 At fi rst Color Change E26 +X limit reached a help message E44 At last Color Change E27 -Y limit reached...

  • Page 37: Hooping

    CONNECTIVITY TO YOUR COMPUTER Hooping For better embroidery results place There are two main a layer of stabilizer under the fabric types of embroidery and hoop both the stabilizer and stabilizer - cutaway fabric. and tearaway. The fabric and stabilizer must be Choose cutaway smooth and taut in the hoop.
  • Page 38 User’s Guide 4. With the inner hoop, press the fabric into the outer hoop. Tighten the hoop After hooping, run screw slightly and be sure your forefi nger the fabric and stabilizer are lightly across the taut in the hoop by pulling fabric surface.

  • Page 39: Attach The Hoop

    CONNECTIVITY TO YOUR COMPUTER Attach the Hoop 1. Locate the two round guide pins on the You may remove outer hoop ring (Fig. the hoop during embroidery if H-6). Locate the needed to change corresponding slots the bobbin or any on the machine hoop other reason.

  • Page 40: Move To Stitch

    User’s Guide Move To Stitch You can move to any point in the design, either forward or Move forward or backward, at any time. backward by one full color segment by 1. Using the slider bar beneath clicking on a color the design display (Fig N-7), segment icon move to the location where...

  • Page 41: Stitching A Design

    CONNECTIVITY TO YOUR COMPUTER Stitching a Design 1. To run the program, the machine should be turned The hoop will move on with the USB cable when the software attached. is launched and the machine is 2. Click on the 3D Embroidery recognized.
  • Page 42 User’s Guide 5. In the Select Different Design screen, click on the Heart 1 and click OK (Fig. Hoop your fabric St-3). with a piece of 6. You are returned to stabilizer so that it is taut in the hoop. the main screen of the It should be smooth Navigator (Fig.

  • Page 43: Changing The Light Bulb

    CONNECTIVITY TO YOUR COMPUTER Changing the light bulb Be sure your machine is Turn off power and disengaged from unplug from electrical power and use outlet. only same type of 1. Loosen the screw on replacement bulb. the cover at the left side of the machine and remove the cover.

  • Page 44: Cleaning

    User’s Guide Cleaning Turn off power and Clean the bobbin unplug from electrical area on a regular outlet. basis, and more 1. Loosen the screws on frequently when the needle plate and embroidering on remove. fabric with nap such as fl eece or terry. 2.

  • Page 45: Lubrication

    CONNECTIVITY TO YOUR COMPUTER Lubrication Turn off power and Write down the date unplug from electrical of each oiling on the outlet. inside cover of this 1. Loosen the screw on manual. the cover at the left side of the machine and remove the cover.

  • Page 46: Troubleshooting Guide

    User’s Guide Troubleshooting Guide Symptom Problem Cause Remedy The sewing machine The machine is not Turn on the machine. does not operate. turned on. The needle breaks The needle was Install the needle installed incorrectly. correctly. The needle clamp Use the screwdriver screw is loose.
  • Page 47 Please note that on disposal, this product must be safely recycled in accordance with relevant National legislation relating to electrical/ electronic products. If in doubt please contact your retailer for guidance.
  • Page 48 VSM Group AB • • SE-561 84 Huskvarna SWEDEN www.pfaff.com...

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