A Hobbymatic 800.
________________________I 4 Fold out this page Contents Removing the carrying case cover Foot control receptacle Electrical connection Foot control Disengaging motor Removing bobbin case and bobbin Disengaging the sewing mechanism Bobbin winding Inserting the bobbin Inserting the bobbin case Upper threading Threadingtheneedle Drawing up the bobbin thread Presser bar lifter Thread cutter Regulating the stitch length Sewing straight stitches Zigzag stitches Needle position Selecting utility stitches, 802 to
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Parts of your sewing machine Some safety rules a) Be careful not to injure your fingers on the needle during sewing. b) Make sure you unplug the lead whenever you have to change the needle, sewing foot, bobbin or needle plate, or when you clean or oil the machine or have to interrupt sewing and leave the machine for a while. A 15-watt bulb is the maximum size of bulb which can be used in the sewing lamp.
Removing the carrying case cover Open the hinges on both sides of the cover (G), move them back up (H) and then remove the cover (I). To replace the cover, reverse this proce dure, making sure the bottom of the hinge catches properly in the slot. Foot control receptacle Remove this receptacle from the machine for sewing. Before putting the machine away after sewing replace the receptacle in its original position.
Electrical connection Push plug G into the machine socket and plug H into the wall socket. Your machine is now ready for sewing. 2 Foot control Place the foot control on the floor under the table. Press it down with your foot. The machine starts sewing. The more you press down the pedal, the faster the machine runs.
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Disengaging the sewing mechanism Before you start winding the bobbin, disengage the sewing mechanism. To do this, hold the hand wheel steady and with the other hand turn the stop motion knob towards you. After bobbin winding, turn the knob in the opposite direction to re-engage the sewing mechanism. 4 Bobbin winding Disengage the sewing mechanism. Raise pins 7 and place a spool of thread on one of them. Place a bobbin on bobbin winder 8 so that pin H enters slot G.
Inserting the bobbin Insert the filled bobbin in the bobbin case so that the thread unreels towards the back (G). Then draw the thread into slot H and under the spring into eye I. Inserting the bobbin case Pull up latch I and push the bobbin case onto stud B as far as it will go. Cutout H must point upwards. Release the latch. Stud G and latch I must be flush.
Upper threading Raise the sewing foot and the take-up lever. Pull the thread from the spool through thread guiding hook 3, thread guide 2 and from the right into needle thread tension 19. Pass the thread around the tension stud and pull it slightly to the right behind guide G. Draw the thread from the right through take-up lever 1 and pull it through guide H. 6 Threading the needle Thread the needle from front to back.
Drawing up the bobbin thread Hold the needle thread a little taut. Turn hand wheel 9 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 and back under the sewing foot. Presser bar litter Lever 20 has three positions. G = The sewing foot is raised. (Before you remove the work, turn the balance wheel forward to raise the needle and take-up lever 1.) H = The sewing foot is lowered for sewing.
Thread cutter (G) The thread cutter is an oblique slot bar. located at the back of the presser out work the Pull foot. ng Raise the sewi the Draw . back the rd towa ine mach the of them pull and slot r threads into the cutte downwards to cut them. Regulating the stitch length the The stitch length is set at mark G on bers num The rol. cont th stitch leng indicate the length in mm. h length Fig. H shows how to set the stitc on hes stitc ch stret ng sewi for control models 806 and 807.
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Selecting utility stitches on models 802 to 807 ible are The various utility stitches poss red sector the in rs lette black by indicated and ine mach of the stitch panel on the 11. e pag explained on h selector dial The utility- and stretch-stitc clockwise a in d 5 should only be turne direction. corresponding Turn dial 5 until the letter the centre of in is to the stitch you want Fig. below). (see m botto the at the cutout the to Set stitch length selector 11 gzigza the and th, req uired stitch leng dth.
Stretch stitches, models 806, 807 A Elastic triple straight stitch B Elastic triple zigzag stitch C Honeycomb stitch D Pullover stitch E Feather stitq\h F Overlock stitch Utility stitches, models 802—807 A Straight stitch B Zigzag stitch C Elastic stItch D Blindstitch E Elastic decorative stitch F Shell-edge stitch Models 802 and 803 have utility stitches A to D.
Upper tension (19) G = Setting mark. The normal tension setting is in the white range between 3 and 5. The higher the number, the tighter the tension. Lower tension H = Regulating screw. Turn it left for a looser tension, or right for a tighter tension. = Both tensions are correct. J = Upper tension too loose or lower tension too tight. Lower tension too loose or upper K tension too tight. J 4 I— 1 K 12 The correct lower tension Let the bobbin case with a full bobbin hang down freely by the thread.
Changing the needle hold the Raise the needle bar. Then pull the and G w scre sen loo dle, nee a new rt Inse rds. needle out downwa the flat (with dle nee H 705 System 130/ ard the back) tow ng faci nk sha its of side go. Then and push it up as far as it will G. w scre tighten Reverse sewing keep this Push button 12. As long as you s sew e hin mac the ed, ress dep button backwards. Dropping the machine feed position H. Push drop-feed button 22 to embroidery, (for The feed dog is dropped darning etc.
Changing the sewing foot t push the red To release the sewing foo a sewing foot g button G. When attachin I. Place the slot rs ente H make sure stud ing foot holder sewing foot under the sew r left hand. you h and hold it in place wit 14 at the Lower presser bar lifter 20 and foot so ing sew the ion osit rep e tim same screw and K e Hol I. that stud H fits in slot foot g nin dar the g chin atta for J are used to es serv L and the edge guide. Screw der on the secure the sewing foot hol .
Sewing feet G Normal sewing foot H Clear-VieW foot i Buttonhole foot J Hemmer foot (special accessory available from your Pfaff dealer) K L M N Zipper foot BlindstitCh foot Darning foot Guide 98-694 404-00 93-031 91 M 93-03 5 960-91 N 98-802 422-00 1I5
Special sewing feet G Zipper foot Insert the rear pin in groove I, and the front pin in groove J. The zipper foot can be adjusted sideways for stitching along the right or left zipper chain. H = Darning foot Raise the needle bar. Push bracket M toward the back and hold it there. Insert the pin of the foot in hole K and attach the foot so that it rests against its stop. Release bracket M so that it bears against screw N. Tighten screw L.
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Fitting the detachable workplate on models 800, 802 and 806 The foot control receptacle of these models also serves as a detachable workplate. Turn the receptacle round and fit it to the machine so that its two haoks enter the two holes in the machine base. Press the workplate down a little after fitting. (Figs. G and H below left.) Fitting the detachable workplate on models 601, 803 and 807 Push the workplate over the free arm until its two guide pins enter the holes provided.
Changing the light bulb t to the Switch off the electric curren . plug the machine. Pull out it so that Tilt the machine back and turn the top is in front of you. towards G Push the light bulb up, turn it bulb so that and pull it out. Insert the new up and turn it Push I. its pins slide in slots left.) w, belo . (Fig it towards H. Cleaning and oiling ve cover 15 On models 800, 802, 806: remo remove 807: 803, (Fig. G). On models 801, Open H>. . (Fig plate le need screws and free arm cover 24.
Trouble shooting Cause: Remedy: 1. Machine skips stitches Needle not inserted correctly. Push needle up as far as it will go, its flat shank side facing toward the back. Wrong needle used. Insert system 130/705 H needle. Needle bent or blunt. Insert new needle. Machine threaded improperly. Check threading. Needle too thin for thread used. Select needle according to Needle and Thread Chart. 2. Needle thread breaks For any of the above reasons. See par. 1 above. Thread tension too strong.
4 Cause: Remedy: 4. Seam is not uniform Tension out of adjustment. Check upper and lower tensions. Thread too thick, knotty or hard. Use first-class thread only. Bobbin thread wound unevenly. During bobbin winding, do not hold thread in hand, but pass it through thread retainer stud. Kinks appear on top and bottom of material. Thread machine properly and check both tensions. 5. Machine feeds irregularly or not at all Lint has accumulated between tooth rows of feed dog.
