Creative Pfaff 3 Manual
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3:2Machine settings & buttons Sewing mode Embroidery mode Selection menu Settings menu Quick help Mirror side to side Mirror end to end Delete Touch screen The touch screen on your PFAFF® creative™ 3.0 sewing and embroidery machine is very easy to work with FKRLFHV%HORZGHVFULEHVWKHWRXFKVFUHHQ outside the PFAFF ® creative™ Color Touch Screen. This touch area will not change its appearance when switching between different modes. Touch screen - overview 6HZLQJDQGHPEURLGHU\PRGH Switch between sewing mode and embroidery mode by touching one of these icons. Selection menu Touch this icon to open the selection menu. In sewing mode you can select stitches, stitch fonts, mode you can select designs, embroidery fonts, open SHUVRQDOÀOHVRUDQ86%GHYLFH Settings menu Touch this icon to open the settings menu. In this view you can change default settings and make manual adjustments to the machine settings, sewing machine information in the settings menu. Quick help Your machine has built-in quick help, which gives you instant information about everything you see on the touch screen. Touch the quick help icon to activate quick help. A question mark will appear on the PFAFF ® creative™ Color Touch Screen. Touch any icon, text or area on the touch area that you want information about. A pop-up gives a short explanation. Touch OK in the pop-up to exit quick help. Mirror side to side In sewing mode you can mirror a stitch or sequence horizontally by touching the mirror side to side icon. In embroidery mode a design will be mirrored horizontally when touching the icon. Mirror end to end In sewing mode you can mirror a stitch or sequence vertically by touching the mirror end to end icon. In embroidery mode a design will be mirrored vertically when touching the icon. Delete Touch the delete icon when you want to delete a stitch, sequence, design or folder. Long touch delete in embroidery mode to delete all designs in within the folder are deleted as well. To delete all delete icon. Note: You cannot delete built-in stitches, fonts and designs.
3:3 Machine settings & buttons Settings menu In the settings menu, you can change default settings and make manual adjustments to the machine settings, sewing settings and embroidery settings. Touch the icons to activate a function or open a list of choices. The settings are saved even after turning off the machine. Machine settings Language Touch the language icon to view the available languages. Select your desired language from the list by touching it. Audio repeat When active, the signal for warnings or attention pop-ups is repeated in intervals until it is cancelled. Lock screen If there is a possibility of bumping into the screen and changing the stitch, embroidery or setting while sewing or embroidering, it is easy to lock the screen. When selected, the screen will become locked ten seconds after the last touch. The screen will be locked until you unlock it by touching OK. Calibrate touch screen The touch screen can be calibrated for the individual user. Touch the calibrate touch screen icon to open a special view for PFAFF ® creative™ Color Touch Screen calibration. Follow the instructions on the screen to calibrate.Pop-up for language selection Machine settings Sewing settings Embroidery settings Machine information Settings menu Pop-up for lock screen
3:4Machine settings & buttons Sewing settings Twin needle Touch the twin needle 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. The stitch width of the selected stitch will DXWRPDWLFDOO\EHDGMXVWHGWRÀWWKHWZLQQHHGOH If you select a stitch 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. 6WLWFKZLGWKVDIHW\ Select this function when using the straight stitch needle plate or a straight stitch presser foot to lock the needle in center position for all stitches. Stitch width safety will prevent damage to the needle and/or presser foot. 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. Presser foot pressure In some cases, you might need to adjust the presser foot pressure. Specialty techniques or thick fabric may require an adjustment. The higher the number the more pressure on the fabric. 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. Thread snips for sewing When selected, the automatic thread snips are activated. The threads are cut automatically and the presser foot raises when sewing is complete, e.g. a buttonhole. When deselected, no automatic thread snip will be performed. Stitch width safety symbol Twin needle symbol List of twin needle width Presser foot pressure control
3:5 Machine settings & buttons Presser foot height control (PEURLGHU\VHWWLQJV Presser foot height Adjust the height of the presser foot in Embroidery stitch-out mode. Use the + and - icons to either raise or lower the height of the presser foot. Some embroideries may build up under the presser foot. If there is not enough space between the presser foot and the embroidery, the top thread will form loops on the underside of the embroidery. Increase the presser foot height in small steps until the embroidery moves freely under the presser foot. Note: Since the Dynamic Spring Foot 6D (optional 820991- 096) measures the fabric thickness, the option to adjust presser foot height in embroidery is only available if Dynamic Spring Foot 6D for embroidery is deselected. \QDPLFVSULQJIRRW When embroidering, use the optional Dynamic spring foot 6D (part number 820991-096, available at your authorized PFAFF ® dealer). Activate the ”Dynamic spring foot 6D” function. If using another type of embroidery foot, e.g. Embroidery/Sensormatic free-motion foot 6A, deactivate Dynamic spring foot 6D in the settings menu. &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. When deselected, the machine will stop after a few stitches in every color change to let you cut the threads manually. 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. Cut jump stitches commands can be added to any design using the software package downloaded via PFAFF ® website (see page 2:12). 7KUHDGVQLSVIRUHPEURLGHU\ Thread snips for embroidery is automatically activated by default. This function automatically cuts the threads Machine information The machine information tab contains the software version, memory usage in machine and license information.
3:6Machine settings & buttons Buttons and indicators Presser foot up and extra lift toggle Touch this button to raise the presser foot. Touch this button to raise the presser foot. Press the button once more and the presser foot will raise to extra lift position and the needle will raise to up position. Presser foot down and pivot toggle Touch this button to lower the presser foot completely. Press the button once more to raise the presser foot to pivot height. The presser foot is lowered automatically when you start to sew. Stitch restart When you have stopped sewing in the middle of a stitch, press stitch restart to return to the beginning of the stitch again without having to reset any special settings you have made. If pressing the stitch restart button while sewing, stop. You can also use stitch restart to go back to the beginning of an embroidery. Speed control This function enables you to easily reduce the sewing speed. Just touch the speed control button to reduce the speed. To return to normal speed, deselect the button.Reverse button Reverse indicator Action indicator Start/stop Presser foot up and extra lift toggle Thread snips Presser foot down and pivot toggleStitch restart Immediate tie-off Needle up/down Speed control You can change the speed limit on your machine. Long touch the speed control button to open a pop-up. Set desired speed limit using the slider, then close the pop-up. The next time you touch the speed control button, the speed will be reduced to the limit you have chosen. The limit will be shown at the top left corner, either in sewing mode or embroidery mode. You can sew without closing the pop-up. Immediate tie-off Press immediate tie-off while sewing and your machine sews a few tie-off stitches and stops automatically. By touching the tie-off button once more while the action indicator is lit, the function can be turned off. The tie-off function can be programmed, see page 4:10. 1HHGOHXSGRZQ Press this button to move the needle up or down. The setting of the needle stop position is changed at the same time. When needle down is activated, the indicator underneath the button is lit, the needle will stop in the down position and the presser foot will raise to pivot height. You can also tap the foot control to raise or lower the needle.
3:7 Machine settings & buttons 6WDUWVWRS Press this button to start or stop the machine without using the foot control. Press the button once to start and press it again to stop. Thread snips Press to cut both needle and bobbin thread immediately. If pressing this button while sewing, the machine will complete the stitch and cut the threads before the needle moves to the start position of the next stitch. Your machine ties off the thread, cuts the needle and bobbin threads and raises the presser foot and the needle. The thread snips function can be programmed, see page 4:10. Note: Threads are cut automatically when buttonholes are sewn with the Sensormatic buttonhole foot. The presser foot will not raise after thread snips if automatic presser foot lift has been deactivated in the settings menu. Thread snips performed by the machine can be cancelled in the settings menu. In embroidery mode the threads are cut and the presser foot raised. The needle thread only cuts automatically at and bobbin threads are cut automatically.Reverse button For permanent reverse, press the button once before starting to sew. The reverse indicator will be lit and the machine sews in reverse until you press the button again to cancel. If you press the reverse button while sewing, the machine sews in reverse for as long as you keep the button pressed. The reverse indicator is lit when the reverse button is pressed. Reverse is also used when sewing manual buttonholes, darning stitches, programmed tie-off end and tapering stitches. Reverse indicator The reverse indicator will be lit when pressing the reverse button to sew in reverse. It is also lit while sewing permanent reverse. Action indicator The action indicator is lit to indicate that an action is to be done, for example performing tapering. The indicator stays lit until the action is done. Reverse button Reverse indicator Action indicator Start/stop Presser foot up and extra lift toggle Thread snips Presser foot down and pivot toggleStitch restart Immediate tie-off Needle up/down Speed control
3:8Machine settings & buttons Common icons There are some icons and functions that are frequently used on the screen. The most common are described below. Scroll bar Touch and drag the scroll bar to scroll up/down for more available options. Long touch Some icons have increased functions, marked with an arrow at the lower right corner. To access these functions, long touch the icon. OK and Cancel 7KH2.DQGFDQFHOLFRQVDUHXVHGWRFRQÀUP\RXU settings and selections. They are also used to close full screen windows. To abort an actual process, touch cancel. To continue, touch OK. OK CancelLong touch Scroll bar
4:2Sewing mode Sewing mode In sewing mode you can select stitches, adjust and sew them. The selected stitch is shown in actual size in DWWKHWRSRIWKHWRXFKVFUHHQ Every mode in the PFAFF ® creative™ Color Touch Screen has its own color scheme, to make it easier to navigate and use the machine. Start view When your machine is turned on, a start-up screen is shown and then the machine opens sewing mode. If the embroidery unit is attached the machine automatically opens embroidery mode. Sewing mode - overview Save to personal menu Tie-off options Sewing options Sequencing Free-motion options Presser foot recommendation Speed control symbol Selected stitch number Stitch width/ Stitch positioningThread tension Stitch length/ Stitch density IDT™ system/Lower feed dogs recommended Twin needle/stitch width safety activatedStabilizer recommended Note: All symbols and options will not be shown at the same time. Stitch Creator™ feature