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Is the needle too small for the thread?
Are you using poor thread with slubs or thread
which has become dry?
Is a correct spool cap used?
Is the best spool pin position used?
Is the needle plate hole damaged?
Bobbin thread breaks
Did you insert the bobbin properly?
Is the needle plate hole damaged?
Is the bobbin area full of lint?
Is the bobbin wound correctly?
The seam has uneven stitches
Is the thread tension correct?
Are you using too thick or slubbed thread?
Is the bobbin thread evenly wound?
Is a correct needle used?
Did you thread the machine properly?
Has sewing lint collected between the feed dogs?
Fabric does not move?
Has the embroidery built up too much to move
freely under the presser foot?
Is the fabric hooped properly?
Is the inner embroidery hoop completely inserted in
the outer embroidery hoop?
Is the area around the embroidery arm free?
The machine will not embroider
Is the embroidery unit attached?
Is the wrong hoop attached?
Is your machine displaying the system report
pop-up?
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Change the needle to the proper size for the thread.
Change to a new higher quality thread purchased from an
authorized PFAFF
dealer.
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Attach a spool cap of the right size for the actual thread spool
as described in chapter 2.
Try a different spool pin position (vertical or horizontal).
Change the needle plate.
Check the bobbin thread.
Change the needle plate.
Clean lint from bobbin area and use only the original PFAFF
bobbins approved for this model.
Wind a new bobbin as described in chapter 2.
Check needle thread tension and the threading.
Change the thread.
Check bobbin winding. See chapter 2.
Insert a proper needle correctly as described in chapter 2.
Check how the machine is threaded.
Remove the needle plate and clean the feed dogs with a
brush.
Make sure that the feed dogs are not lowered and that the
embroidery unit is not attached.
Increase the presser foot height in the settings menu in small
steps until problem is solved.
The fabric must be tightly hooped.
Hoop the fabric in such a way that the inner hoop always
exactly matches the outer hoop.
Clear area around the embroidery unit and recalibrate.
Ensure you use the proper stabilizer for your technique or
fabric type.
Make sure that the embroidery unit is properly attached into
the socket.
Slide on the correct hoop.
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