Creative 2 Owners Manual
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3:3 B D G E C F K I J H PFAFF ® creative ™ Color Touch Screen 2SWLRQEDU % The option bar contains different options in sewing mode, Embroidery edit and Embroidery stitch- out. Read more about the options for each mode in chapters 4, 7 and 8. Common icons There are some icons and functions that are frequently used on the screen. The most common are described below. 6FUROODUURZV & Touch the arrows to scroll between available stitches. OK and FDQFHO ( your settings and selections. They are also used to close full screen windows. To abort an actual process, touch cancel. To continue, touch OK. /RQJWRXFK ) Some icons have increased functions, marked with an arrow at the lower right corner. To access these functions, touch and hold the icon for a few seconds. 7RXFKIXQFWLRQV * The touch functions will be used to make adjustments. There are up to four functions to use; move (H), rotate (I), scale (J) and pan (K). When a function is selected, you can make adjustments by touching the arrows in the wheel, or by touching and dragging your stylus on the screen. The appearance of the wheel will change depending on which function is selected.
3:4 2a 1a 2b 1b 2c 1c 2d 1d 2e2fJ 2 3 1 4 5 6 PFAFF ® creative ™ Color Touch Screen Selection menu The selection menu contains a selection bar at the bottom with icons for stitches, fonts, designs and Files & Folders. Read more about Files & Folders in chapter 10. Select one of the icons in the selection bar to access the menus. When a stitch, font or design is selected, the selection menu will close automatically. To return to previous view, close by touching cancel. Selection menu - overview 1. Selection bar a) Stitches b) Fonts c) Designs d) Files & Folders 2. Stitch categories a) Utility stitches b) Quilt stitches c) Needle art stitches d) Decorative stitches e) Maxi stitches f) Sewing techniques g) Personal menu 3. Stitch subcategories 4. Stitches 5. Scroll arrows 6. Clear personal menu (only visible if personal menu is selected) 6HOHFWLQJDstitch 7RVHOHFWDVWLWFKÀUVWVHOHFWDFDWHJRU\DWWKH top (2). For each category, there are one or more subcategories (3). For each subcategory a list of stitches is shown (4). Use the scroll arrows (5) to go to the next page in the subcategory. Select a stitch by touching it.
3:5 J 6 PFAFF ® creative ™ Color Touch Screen Personal menu menu (2g). Each subcategory in the personal menu has 48 positions to save your own stitches or sequences. Scroll through the stitches in the selected subcategory using the scroll arrows. Select a stitch by touching it. icon (5), and then touch the stitch. The positon will be emptied. To abort the deletion before selecting a stitch, deselect the delete icon. A long touch of the delete icon (5) will empty the whole subcategory selected. Note: All stitches in the subcategory will be deleted, even though they are not visible on the screen. 6HOHFWLQJDfont Stitch fonts are indicated with a dark grey background and embroidery fonts have a lighter grey background. Select a font by touching it. Use the scroll bar to see additional fonts. A selected stitch font opens in sequencing. A selected embroidery font opens in the embroidery text editor. Note: Embroidery fonts are only visible if the embroidery mode is active and neither sequencing nor Stitch Creator ™ feature is active.
3:6PFAFF ® creative ™ Color Touch Screen 6HOHFWLQJDGHVLJQ Your machine has four tabs with designs: Personal designs, machine designs, mini designs and quilt designs. Read more about the different design tabs in chapter 8. Touch a tab to display the contents. Select an embroidery design by touching it. Use the scroll bar to browse through additional designs. When a design is selected, the machine will automatically switch to embroidery mode and the design will be loaded into Embroidery edit. (PEURLGHU\HGLW In Embroidery edit you can change colors, size, position and rotation of your designs. You can also combine designs, create shapes from designs, save, restore and delete. You can edit your designs with or without the embroidery unit attached. Read more about Embroidery edit in chapter 8.
3:7 PFAFF ® creative ™ Color Touch Screen (PEURLGHU\WH[WHGLWRU Used to create or adjust embroidery font text. To open, select an embroidery font in the selection menu. You can also select an existing text in Embroidery edit and then touch sequencing/ embroidery text editor on the option bar. Read more about Embroidery text editor in chapter 8. (PEURLGHU\VWLWFKRXW To embroider your design, change from Embroidery edit to Embroidery stitch-out by touching the Embroidery stitch-out icon on the task bar. useful when embroidering. Read more about Embroidery stitch-out in chapter 9.
3:8PFAFF ® creative ™ Color Touch Screen 6HTXHQFLQJ With sequencing you can combine various stitches and adjust them. You can use built-in stitches, load stitches from external devices or use stitches you have created. You can program tie-offs, stops and thread snips into your sequence. Connection stitches can be inserted to create endless variations. Read more about sequencing in chapter 5. Stitch Creator™ feature Stitch Creator™ feature allows you to create your own 9mm stitches or edit built-in stitches. Add, delete, move and adjust stitch points directly on the screen. Every single stitch point can be edited. or insert a stitch for further adjustments. Read more about Stitch Creator ™ feature in chapter 6.
3:9 ABCD PFAFF ® creative ™ Color Touch Screen 6HWWLQJVPHQX In the Settings menu, you can change default settings and make manual adjustments to the machine settings (A), screen and light settings (B) and sound settings (C). Touch the icons to activate a function or open a list of choices. The settings are saved even after turning off the machine with two exceptions: Dynamic spring foot 6D is always active at power on, and for Options for feed dogs the default setting is auto. Use Quick help to receive instant information about the settings. Touch the Quick help icon (D) and then the setting you want information about. Read more about Quick Help on page 3:16. 0DFKLQHVHWWLQJV $ /DQJXDJH Touch the icon to view the available languages. Select your desired language from the list by touching it. Owner’s name Touch the icon to get a pop-up where you can enter your name. Thread manufacturer Touch to select preferred thread manufacturer. You can select between Gütermann Sulky and Robison- Anton. Color codes from the selected manufacturer will be used when changing colors in a design, or creating a new design from stitches or fonts in your machine. Note: Changing thread manufacturer setting will not automatically convert the colors in existing designs to the selected thread manufacturer. Twin needle Touch the icon to open a list for twin needle width selections. When a twin needle size is selected, the width of all stitches is limited for that needle size to prevent needle breakage. The setting is kept until you deselect the twin needle width. When a twin needle size is selected, a pop-up is shown when turning on your machine. The stitch width of the selected stitch will automatically be that is too wide for the twin needle size, a waring pop-up will appear. Select ”off” in the twin needle list to deselect twin needle and go back to normal sewing.Pop-up for twin needle selection.
3:10PFAFF ® creative ™ Color Touch Screen 6WLWFKZLGWKVDIHW\ Select this function when using a straight stitch presser foot to lock the needle in center position for all stitches, preventing damage to the needle and/or presser foot. This function is automatically selected, and cannot be deselected, when the straight stitch needle plate is attached. When turning on the machine with this setting activated and for every stitch selection that is not a straight stitch, a pop-up informs you that it is set to straight stitch. Deselect stitch width safety to go back to normal sewing. Note: Twin needle and stitch width safety cannot be used at the same time. 6WDUWVWRSEXWWRQVDIHW\ Select this function to disable the start/stop button in sewing mode. This prevents the machine from starting to sew if the start/stop button is touched by mistake. When this function is selected, you must use the foot control to sew. &XWMXPSVWLWFKHV Your machine features the automatic function Cut jump stitches. This function saves you time trimming after the embroidery is completed. When Cut jump stitches is selected your machine will trim the top jump stitch thread and pull the thread end to the underside of the fabric as you embroider. Note: Your machine will also cut the thread after you have changed to a new color. Hold the thread end when you start embroidering again, so that you can easily remove the thread end when cut. Designs marked with this symbol are programmed for Cut jump stitches. Trim commands to cut jump stitches can be added to any design using the software package downloaded via the PFAFF ® website (see page 2:13). Automatic thread snips When selected, the automatic thread snips is activated. The threads are cut automatically and the presser foot raises at color changes or when DQHPEURLGHU\LVÀQLVKHG:KHQGHVHOHFWHGQR automatic thread snips will be performed. p
3:11 PFAFF ® creative ™ Color Touch Screen Timer Displays the total sewing and embroidery time of your machine. Touch the icon to reset the timer. Automatic presser foot lift When selected, the automatic presser foot lift is activated. The presser foot will raise to pivot height for example when stopping with the needle in the down position. When deselected, the presser foot will stay lowered even if the machine stops with the needle in down position. Options for IHHGGRJV Touch to open a pop-up with three options. The default setting is auto (recommended). Changes to the default setting are not retained once the machine has been turned off. Your machine automatically raises or lowers the feed dogs, depending on the stitch/technique selected. For example, the feed dogs lower automatically in free-motion or embroidery modes, when the button sewing stitch is selected or when using the Presser foot extra lift. When a new stitch/technique is selected, the feed dogs come up automatically when you start sewing. Select up to set the feed dogs to remain raised for all sewing. Select down to set the feed dogs to remain lowered for all sewing. AutoSave current state When AutoSave current state is selected, the machine will save current state periodically while embroidering and also when you stop embroidering. The information about the embroidery will be saved even after switching the machine off. Note: If AutoSave current state is selected it can take longer to go from Embroidery edit to Embroidery stitch- out.
3:12PFAFF ® creative ™ Color Touch Screen 7KUHDGWHQVLRQWKUHDGPHWHULQJFRPSHQVDWLRQ needs to be increased or decreased for most stitches or embroideries, you can change the general setting for embroidering and/or sewing. You may need to adjust the thread tension/thread metering controls if you regularly sew or embroider on special fabric or use specialty threads. Touch Thread tension/thread metering compensation. Adjust the slider bars to generally increase or decrease the thread tension/thread metering for all stitches and/or embroidery. Default setting is normal. Once you have increased or decreased the value in the Settings menu, the thread tension control icon or thread metering control icon will change to red. Note: Contact you authorized PFAFF ® dealer if you experience thread tension/thread metering problems that cannot be helped with the Thread tension/thread metering compensation. ActivStitch ™7HFKQRORJ\ The ActivStitch ™ Technology feature controls the needle thread in two ways: thread tension and thread metering. When activated, the machine will automatically use thread metering if possible. Depending on your other settings, the machine will automatically use thread tension in some cases, e.g., when free-motion is active. Certain optional accessories or special techniques may require the use of thread tension for best results. Deselect ActivStitch ™ Technology to switch to thread tension. Read more about the ActivStitch ™ Technology feature on page 4:9.