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USER MANUAL synchromatic 1215 PFAFF

PFAFF synchromatic 1215 Instruction Book

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Index

Page

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....12

Needle position....9

Oiling....23

Overlock seam....18, 19

Presser bar lifter....11

Reverse sewing....9

Sewing feet 13, 16

Sewing mechanism.... 4

Slot-threading 6

Special accessories 26

Special sewing feet 17

Stitch program chart 27-29

Straight stitch 8

Thread cutter 12

Thread tensions....10

Trouble shooting....24, 25

Upper threading 7

Utility-stitch combinations 15

Utility stitches 14

Winding 5

Work support....22

Zigzag stitch....8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 25 19 18 20 21 22 23 24 17 16 15 14 13 8 9 10 11 12

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
12 Accessories drawer
13 Free arm
14 Free arm cover (enclosing sewing hook)
15 Sewing foot
16 Sewing foot holder
17 Needle threader
18 Needle threader control
19 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 been fitted.

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 original position (A).

Handle

The handle can be folded down, as shown by the arrow in ill. B.

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A B

Accessories drawer

The accessories are kept in a drawer. Push the catch upwards a little (A) and at the same time pull drawer 12 out of the machine (B).

III. C shows how the accessories are to be placed in the drawer.

A 12

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C

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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 control under the table. Press down its pedal. The machine starts sewing. The more the pedal is depressed, the faster the machine will run.

11 A B

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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 sewing mechanism again.

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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.

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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.

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Threading the needle

Turn the balance wheel toward you to raise the needle and take-up lever 1. Push needle threader control 18 down all the way. Draw the thread under fingers A and B, at the same time releasing control 18 and the thread. As you do this, the thread is pulled through the needle eye. Place the needle thread under hook A of needle threader 17. Push needle threader control 18 down as far as it will go. Then place the needle thread under hook B of the needle threader. At the same time release control 18 and the thread. The thread is now pulled through the needle

eye in a loop. Then pull the thread through the needle eye completely.

Drawing up the bobbin thread

Hold the needle thread a little taut. Turn balance wheel 8 toward you until the needle moves down and up again and the take-up lever is up. Pull the bobbin thread out of the needle hole and lay both threads toward the left back under the sewing foot.

1 18 17 A

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Master selector dial (9)

Turn the outer ring until the symbol of the straight or zigzag stitch desired is positioned above mark A.

Straight stitch

Straight stitches are located in the range from 0 to 4.

Zigzag stitch

Setting mark = A

Zigzag stitches are sewn in the ranges marked 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. At the right of this range the stitches are close together; toward the left, the zigzag stitches become increasingly longer. In ranges 4 and 5 a long, narrow zigzag stitch is made.

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Needle position

The needle can be set to different positions in the needle hole.

Turn knob 11 until the symbol of the needle position desired is positioned below mark A.

• = Central (normal) needle position
  ◦ = Right needle position
  ◦ = Left needle position

Reverse sewing and dropping the feed dog

Reverse-feed control 20 has the following positions:

A = Normal position
B = As long as the control is pressed, the machine sews backwards (for backtacking the end of a seam).
C = Vertical position. The machine sews permanently in reverse.
D = The feed dog is dropped (for embroidering, darning, etc.).

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A B

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Upper tension

A = Setting mark. The normal tension setting is in the light-coloured range between 3 an 5, depending on the work. The higher the number, the tighter the tension.

Lower tension

B = Regulating screw. Turn it left for a looser tension, or right for a tighter tension.
C = Correct thread tension.
D = Upper tension too loose or lower tension too tight.

A 7 6 5 19

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C D E

E = Lower tension too loose or upper tension too tight.

The correct lower tension

Let the bobbin case with a full bobbin hang down freely by the thread. It must not slide down by its down weight, but should gradually move downwards when you jerk your hand upwards lightly. Once the lower tension has been set correctly, adjust the upper tension only.

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Presser bar lifter

Lever 21 has two positions:

A = Sewing foot is raised. (Before you remove the work, turn the balance wheel toward you to raise the needle and take-up lever 1.)

B = The sewing foot is lowered for sewing.

Dual feed

(Synchronized top and bottom feed) This feed mechanism prevents one ply from creeping ahead of the other. Before you engage or disengage the dual feed, raise the sewing foot.

To engage: Push top feeding foot 22 down until it snaps into place.

To disengage: Push the top feeding foot down slightly, then pull it back and let it swing up.

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Changing the needle

Raise the needle bar. Then hold the needle, loosen screw A and pull the needle out of the needle holder. Insert a new System 130/705 H needle (with the flat side of its shank facing toward the back) and push it up into the needle holder as far as it will go. Tighten screw A.

Thread cutter

The thread cutter is located at the back of top feeding foot 22. Remove the work by pulling it backwards out of the machine. Place the threads in thread cutter slot A and pull them downwards to cut them.

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Changing the sewing foot

To release the sewing foot push the red button A. When attaching a sewing foot make sure studs B enter slots C. Place the sewing foot under the sewing foot holder and hold it in place with your left hand. Lower the presser bar lifter and at the same time reposition the sewing foot so that studs B fit in slots C. If the sewing foot does not readily snap in place, press against screw D lightly.

Slot E and screw F are used for attaching an edge guide.

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