Owner’s manual
This household 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 – To reduce the risk of electric shock: • A sewing machine should never be left unattended when plugged in.
Congratulations! Congratulations on purchasing your new PFAFF® sewing machine. As a sewing enthusiast, you have acquired a machine that features the very latest in both design and technology, enabling you to transform your creative ideas into reality. Before you start, please spend some time reading this owner’s manual. You will soon discover how to maximize the use of your machine. Our authorized PFAFF® dealer will of course also be pleased to advise you as well.
Introduction Introduction Machine overview 1 18 2 3 19 5 4 5 17 11 12 6 7 8 13 14 15 9 10 16 20 Front side 1. Lid with stitch overview 11. Lower thread guide 2. Threading slots 12. Presser foot lift 3. Speed control slide 13. Needle screw 4. Thread cutter 14. Needle thread guide 5. LED lights 15. Presser foot bar and presser foot holder 6. Built-in needle threader 16. Presser foot 7. Buttonhole lever 17. Free arm 8. Needle bar 18. Buttons and touch screen (ambition™ 1.
Top parts 21. Presser foot pressure dial 21 22 23 24 25 Introduction 22. Thread guides 23. Spool caps 24. Hole for auxiliary spool pin 25. Bobbin winder lever and bobbin spindle 26. Take-up lever 27. Thread tension discs 28. Thread tension dial 26 27 28 29 30 31 29. Bobbin winder tension disc 30. Stylus (ambition™ 1.5) 31. Bobbin thread cutter 33 Rear side 32. Main switch, connectors for power cord and foot control 33. Handle 34. Presser foot lift 34 35. IDT™ 36.
Introduction Accessories 41 40 Included accessories 40. Bobbins (5) (#416475801) 41. Felt pad 42. Screwdriver for needle plate 43. Multi-purpose tool 44. Spool cap, large (2) 45. Spool cap, small 46. Seam ripper & brush (as one) 47. Stylus (ambition™ 1.5) 48. Edge guide 49.
Stitch overview Stitch Number 1.5 1.0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 – 5 4 6 5 7 6 8 7 9 8 10 9 11 – 12 10 13 11 14 12 15 13 16 14 17 15 18 16 19 17 20 – 21 18 22 – 23 19 Name Description Straight stitch For seaming and topstitching. Select from 29 different needle positions. Note: This stitch makes a stronger tie-off than stitch 46 (35 for 1.0). Stretch triple straight stitch Reinforced seam. Topstitching. Straight stitch reverse Sew continuous reverse.
Introduction Stitch 1:8 Number Name Description Overlock Seam and overcast in one step, patch, hem. Closed overlock Seam and overcast stretch fabrics in one step. Stretch knit overlock Seam and overcast stretch fabrics in one step. Reinforced overlock Seam and overcast stretch fabrics in one step and reinforce. Finished edge overlock Seam and overcast stretch fabrics in one step with reinforced edge. Mock cover hem Create the look of a serger cover hem for stretch fabrics.
Quilt stitches 1.5 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 1.0 35 - 36 37 38 - 39 - 40 - 41 42 43 44 45 - 46 47 48 - 49 - - 1.5 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 1.0 50 51 52 - 53 54 55 - 56 57 58 59 60 61 - Introduction Stitch Stitch Needle art stitches Stitch 1.5 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 1.
Introduction Alphabets Block letters Outline letters (ambition™ 1.5) Script letters (ambition™ 1.
Preparations Unpacking 1. Place the box on a steady, flat surface. Lift the machine out of the box, remove the outer packaging and lift off the machine carrying case. 2. Remove all outer packing material and the plastic bag. Preparations Connect to the power supply Among the accessories you will find the power cord and the foot control. Note: Consult a qualified electrician if in doubt as how to connect the machine to the power source. Unplug the power cord when the machine is not in use.
Free arm To use the free arm, slide off the accessory tray. When attached, a hook keeps the accessory tray securely attached to the machine. Remove the tray by sliding it to the left. Preparations Leveling the machine base plate To make sure your machine stands steadily on your sewing surface you can adjust the base plate height. Turn the base plate adjusting screw (A) by hand. Turn clockwise to lower and counter-clockwise to raise the base plate.
Vertical position Raise the spool pin to the vertical position. Slide on the large spool cap and place a felt pad under the thread spool. This is to prevent the thread from reeling off too fast. A Do not place a spool cap on top of the spool pin as that would prevent the spool from rotating. Auxiliary spool pin The auxiliary spool pin is used when winding a bobbin thread from a second spool of thread or for a second spool when sewing with a twin needle. Main spool pin in vertical position.
Needle threader The needle threader allows you to thread the needle automatically. The needle must be in its highest position to use the built-in needle threader. Press the needle up/down button to make sure the needle is fully raised. We also recommend lowering the presser foot. Preparations 1. Use the handle to pull the needle threader all the way down. The threader hook (F) swivels through the needle eye. 2. Place the thread from the back over the hook (G) and under the thread hook (F). 3.
A B D 1. Place the thread spool on the spool pin in horizontal position. Slide a spool cap tightly against the spool. 2. Place the thread into the thread guide (A) from back to front. Pull the thread clockwise around the bobbin winder tension disc (B). 3. Thread through the hole in the bobbin (C) from the inside to the outside. 4. Place an empty bobbin on the bobbin spindle. 5. Push the bobbin lever to the right to wind. A pop-up appears on the screen to inform you that bobbin winding is on.
Inserting the bobbin 1 2 Preparations Make sure that the needle is fully raised and the machine is turned off before inserting or removing the bobbin. Open the bobbin cover by pushing the release button to the right (A). Remove the cover (B). 1. Insert the bobbin in the bobbin case with the thread running in a counterclockwise direction. 2. Pull the thread through the slit (C). 3.
Presser foot pressure The presser foot pressure has been pre-set to the standard value ”N”. In most cases, you do not need to adjust the presser foot pressure. When using specialty techniques, or when sewing on very light or heavy fabric, adjusting the pressure can improve the result. For very light fabrics, loosen the pressure by turning the dial counterclockwise. Note: If the dial is turned counterclockwise too much, it could come off.
Needles The sewing machine needle plays an important role in successful sewing. Use only quality needles. We recommend needles of system 130/705H. The needle package included with your machine contains needles of the most frequently used sizes. Preparations Universal needle (B) Universal needles have a slightly rounded point and come in a variety of sizes. For general sewing in a variety of fabric types and weights.
Changing the needle 1. Use the hole in the multi-purpose tool to hold the needle. 2. Loosen the needle screw. Use the screwdriver if necessary. 3. Remove the needle. 4. Insert the new needle, using the multi-purpose tool. Push the new needle upwards with the flat side away from you until it will go no further. 5. Tighten the needle screw as tight as it will go. Preparations Lowering feed dogs You can lower the feed dogs by moving the switch at the back of the free arm to the left.
9 17 1 2 15 3 14 4 16 10 22 18 Preparations 5 6 7 19 20 17 12 8 11 Buttons for ambition™ 1.5 machine Needle up/down with indicator (1) Press this button to move the needle up or down. The setting of the needle stop position is changed at the same time. The indicator is lit when needle down is activated. You can also tap the foot control to raise or lower the needle.
Touch screen for ambition™ 1.5 machine (9) The touch screen lets you view all your selections and options. Stitches are shown in real size. Touch wheel (10) The touch wheel has several functions. In sewing mode it adjusts stitch width/positioning and stitch length/density. In sequencing it is used to move the cursor back and forth in the sequence and to adjust stitches. For straight stitches, use the right “+” and left “-” icons on the touch wheel to change the stitch position.
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 2 3 4 Preparations 5 16 17 6 7 18 19 20 21 8 Buttons for ambition™ 1.0 machine Needle up/down with indicator (1) Press this button to move the needle up or down. The setting of the needle stop position is changed at the same time. The indicator is lit when needle down is activated. Reverse (6) with indicator (7) For permanent reverse, press the button before starting to sew.
Elongation (12) When a satin stitch is selected, press the “+” and “-” buttons to set the elongation of the stitch. Wheel (13) Use these buttons to move around the graphic display. The wheel has up and down arrow buttons, left and right arrow buttons and the wheel center icon is a checkmark for OK (14). OK button (14) The wheel center icon is a checkmark for OK. Use the OK button to confirm your selections.
Settings ambition™ 1.5 In the settings menu, you can adjust the machine settings and screen settings. All settings are stored even when the machine is turned off. Settings menu (1.5) Preparations Touch the settings menu tab (A) to open. The settings menu is divided into two tabs. Select a tab (1 or 2) by touching it. Twin needle Touch the twin needle icon to activate. Touch “-” and “+” to set the twin needle width. The selected width is shown in the twin needle icon.
Settings menu (1.0) ambition™ 1.0 Open by selecting the settings menu tab. Step between the available settings by pressing the up and down arrow buttons on the wheel. Twin needle Press OK (B) to activate. A checkmark appears in the box. Use the left and right arrow buttons on the wheel to set the twin needle width. The selected width is shown on the display. Preparations When a twin needle size is selected, the width of all stitches is limited for that needle size to prevent needle breakage.
2:16 Preparations
Sewing Sewing mode is the first view on the screen after you turn on the machine. Your selected stitch will be shown in real size in the stitch field. Here you will find all the basic information you need to start sewing. Straight stitch is selected by default. Sewing mode - overview (1.5) 1. Selected stitch number and name 2. Stitch field 3. Sequencing 4. Mirror side to side 5. Mirror end to end 6. Presser foot recommendation 7. Stabilizer recommendation 8. Feed dog/IDT™ recommendation 9.
Sewing mode - overview (1.0) 1 1. Selected stitch number and name 2. Stitch field 3. Stabilizer recommendation 4. Presser foot recommendation 3 5. Feed dog/IDT™ recommendation 4 6. Needle recommendation/setting Set for twin needle 8 9 2 5 6 7 A Wing needle recommended Set for stitch width safety 7. Recommended thread tension 8. Stitch width/stitch positioning 9.
Stitch adjustments Your machine will set and recommend the best settings for each selected stitch. You can make your own adjustments on the selected stitch. All setting changes, except for thread tension, only affect the selected stitch, and will be reset to default when selecting another stitch. The changed settings are not automatically saved when turning your machine off. The set stitch width and stitch length are shown next to the icons for each adjustment.
Elongation (3) Elongation is used to lengthen satin stitches. The entire stitch will be longer but the density will remain the same. For 1.5: Touch the center of the touch wheel. The icon changes to show an elongation symbol. Increase or decrease the elongation of the satin stitch using “+” and “-”. ambition™ 1.5 If elongation is not avaliable for the selected stitch, a warning sound will be heard when touching the center of the touch wheel, and the icon will not change. 3 For 1.
Tie-off options C ambition™ 1.5 The tie-off options let you program tie-offs both at the beginning (A) and the end (B) of the stitch. 1. Go to tie-off options (1). 2. Select the functions you want to use (A and/or B). 3. Return to sewing mode by selecting the sewing mode tab (2). A Tie-off mini icons (C) will be shown, indicating which tie-off functions are selected. The selections will remain until you deselect them.
Save personal stitch ambition™ 1.5 ambition™ 1.0 You can save an adjusted stitch in your machine by pressing the save button. This will open the save sequence menu. Stitches as well as sequences can be saved in these four memories. Saving a stitch works just like saving a sequence. See page 4:5. Adjustments in stitch length, width, density and mirroring will be saved. Note: Some special stitches, such as buttonholes, cannot be saved. A pop-up will inform you of this when you try to save such a stitch.
Sewing techniques Three-step zigzag stitch Stich number 9 (8 on 1.0) can be used to overcast raw edges. Make sure the needle pierces the fabric on the left side and overcasts the edge on the right side. Stitch number 9 can also be used as an elastic stitch to allow seams to stretch when sewing knit fabrics. Buttonholes Your machine’s buttonholes are specially adjusted for different kinds of fabric and garments. Look at the stitch table on page 1:8 in this book to find descriptions of each buttonhole.
Corded buttonhole (Stretch fabrics) When sewing buttonholes in stretch fabrics we recommend cording the buttonhole to increase the stability and to keep the buttonhole from stretching out. Loop a piece of heavy thread or pearl cotton over the finger at the back of the buttonhole foot 5B. Pull the thread tails under the foot, toward the front, then secure around the finger at the front of the foot. 2. Stitch a buttonhole. The satin buttonhole columns will stitch over the cord. 3.
Darning and mending Darning a small hole or a tear before it becomes larger can save a garment. Choose a thread in a color as close to your garment as possible. 1. Place fabric or stabilizer in position under the hole or tear in your garment. 2. Select a darning stitch. 3. Start sewing above the hole and over it. 4. Once you have sewn across the hole, press the reverse button to set the length of the stitch. Your sewing machine will automatically complete the stitch. 5.
Quilting A quilt usually consists of three layers, two layers of fabric with a layer of batting sandwiched between. To sew three layers together, you have a wide variety of stitches and techniques to choose from. Stitch-in-the-Ditch Use the Fancy stitch foot 1A with IDT™. Stitching in the ditch means using the guide on the presser foot to follow the seams in the quilt blocks. Begin by pin basting your quilt through all layers with safety pins, starting from the center of your quilt and working out.
Blindhem The blindhem stitch number 16 (14 on 1.0) is used to make invisible hems on skirts, trousers and home decorating. Use foot number 3 with IDT™. 1. Finish the edge of the hem. 2. Fold and press the hem allowance to the wrong side. 3. Fold the hem back on itself so approximately 3/8” (1 cm) of the finished edge extends beyond the fold. The wrong side of your project should now be facing up. 4. Place the fabric under the presser foot so that the fold runs along edge guide A. 5.
Common sewing pop-ups Bobbin empty (1.5) When the bobbin is almost empty, the machine stops automatically and a pop-up appears on the screen. Replace the empty bobbin with a full one and press OK to confirm. 1.5 Sewing Main motor overload If you are sewing on very heavy fabric or if the machine is blocked when sewing, the main motor can get overloaded and the machine will stop sewing. The pop-up message will close when the main motor and power supply are secure.
Sequencing The sequencing function on your machine makes it possible to combine stitches and letters into sequences. You can add up to 20 stitches and letters in the same sequence. You can also customize your own stitch by making adjustments to an existing stitch. Save your own stitches and sequences on your machine and reload and sew them any time you like. All stitches in your sewing machine can be used for sequencing except for buttonholes, darning stitches, button sewing and bartacks.
Using the alphabet (1.5) Alphabet mode overview 1. Font selection/font preview 2 1 2. Name of selected font 3. Drop down font selection list 4. Stitch field 5. Keyboard 5 6. Change character set (upper case/lower case, normal/special letters and symbols) 8 7 7. Move cursor 8. Delete stitch or whole sequence Create a text sequence • Touch the alphabet mode tab (A). • Touch the font symbol in the top left corner (1) to open a drop down list of available fonts.
Using the alphabet (1.0) Alphabet mode overview 1. Font selection/font preview 2. Name of selected font 3. Stitch field 4. Keyboard 5. Change character set (upper case/lower case, normal/special symbols) 6. • 2 1 3 4 5 6 Delete Create a text sequence • Press the left or right arrow buttons on the wheel to step to alphabet mode (A). • ambition™ 1.0 Press the up arrow button until the font preview (1) at the top of the display is selected. Press OK (B) to open a list of available fonts.
Adjust stitches You can mirror, adjust length, width, density and stitch position of the selected stitch. When you have changed a value, the digits will be highlighted to show that the value is not default. For 1.5: Move the cursor as described on page 4:1. Place the cursor after the stitch you want to adjust. Touch the center of the touch wheel. The stitch becomes highlighted. Adjust the stitch as described on pages 3:3-3:4. Touch the center of the touch wheel again to activate the cursor. 1.5 For 1.
Combining text with decorative stitches To combine your text sequence with decorative stitches, return to sequencing by selecting the sewing mode tab (B). B Move the cursor through the text and insert the decorative stitches as desired. Manage your sequences You can save and reload your sequences. There are four memories where you can save your sequences. 1.5 ambition™ 1.5 Save sequence Select save (8) to open the save sequence menu. Select one of the four memories.
Load sequence Select load (7) to open the load sequence menu. Select the sequence you want to load. Selected memory number is surrounded by a frame. Confirm your selection by pressing OK (C). ambition™ 1.5 7 C D The sequence will appear in sewing mode ready to be sewn out. For 1.5: To exit the load sequence menu without loading, touch cancel (D). For 1.0: To exit the load sequence menu without loading, press the load button (7). ambition™ 1.
Maintenance Cleaning the machine To keep your sewing machine operating well, clean it often. No lubrication (oiling) is needed. Wipe the exterior surface of your machine with a soft cloth to remove any dust or lint built up. Wipe the screen with a clean, soft and damp cloth. Cleaning the bobbin area Note: Raise the needle, lower the feed dogs and turn off the machine. Remove the presser foot. Push the bobbin cover release button (A) to the right and remove the bobbin cover (B) and the bobbin.
Troubleshooting In this troubleshooting guide you will find solutions to the problems you may have with your machine. For further information please contact your local authorized PFAFF® dealer. Problem/cause General problems Bobbin alarm does not work? (1.5) Fabric does not move? Wrong stitch, irregular or narrow stitch? The needle breaks? The machine will not sew? The sewing machine function buttons do not respond to touch? Icons on the screen are not activated when touched? (1.
Bobbin thread breaks Did you insert the bobbin properly? Is the stitch plate hole damaged? Is the bobbin area clean? Is the bobbin wound correctly? Check the bobbin thread. Change the stitch plate. Clean lint from bobbin area. Wind a new bobbin. 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? Check needle thread tension and the threading. Change the thread. Check bobbin winding.
Index A F Accessories ................................................................ 1:6 Accessory tray .......................................................... 1:5 Alphabet mode ................................ 2:11, 2:13, 4:2, 4:3 Alphabets ................................................................ 1:10 Auxiliary spool pin ........................................... 1:6, 2:3 Feed dogs, lower ...................................................... 2:9 Felt pad .................................
N Needle art stitches .................................................... 1:9 Needle, changing ..................................................... 2:9 Needles ...................................................................... 2:8 Needle threader ........................................................ 2:4 Needle up/down .......................................... 2:10, 2:12 Non-original parts and accessories ....................... 5:3 O OK button .....................................................
T Tabs ................................................................. 2:11, 2:13 Text, create ......................................................... 4:2, 4:3 Thread cutter............................................................. 2:2 Threading the machine..................................... 2:3–2:4 Needle threader Threading for twin needle 2:4 2:4 Thread tension ................................................... 2:7, 3:4 Adjust Dial 2:7 2:7 Three-step zigzag stitch............................
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