Pfaff 300E User Manual

USER’S GUIDE

300 e

This houshold 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. Always unplug this sewing machine from the electric outlet immediately after using and before cleaning.

• Always unplug before relamping. Replace bulb with same type rated 5 Watt.

WARNING – To reduce the risk of burns, ﬁ re,

electric shock, or injury to person:

• Do not allow to be used as a toy. Close attention is necessary when this sewing machine is used by or near children or inﬁ rm persons.

• Use this sewing machine only for its intended use as described in this manual. Use only attachments recommended by the manufacturer as contained in this manual.

• Never operate this sewing machine if it has a damaged cord or plug, if it is not working properly, if it has been dropped or damaged, or dropped into water. Return the sewing machine to the nearest authorized dealer or service center for examination, repair, electrical or mechanical adjustment.

• Never operate the sewing machine with any air openings blocked. Keep ventilation openings of the Sewing machine and foot controller free from the accumulation of lint, dust, and loose cloth.

• Keep ﬁ ngers away from all moving parts. Special care is required around the Sewing machine needle.

• Always use the proper needle plate. The wrong plate can cause the needle to break.

• Do not use bent needles.

• Do not pull or push fabric while stitching. It may deﬂ ect the needle causing it to break.

• Switch the Sewing machine off (“0”) when making any adjustment in the needle area, such as threading needle, changing needle, threading bobbin, or changing presser foot, etc.

• Always unplug Sewing machine from the electrical outlet when removing covers, lubricating, or when making any other user servicing adjustments mentioned in the instruction manual.

• Never drop or insert any object into any opening.

• Do not use outdoors.

• Do not operate where aerosol (spray) products are being used or where oxygen is being administrated.

• To disconnect, turn all controls to the off (“0”) position, then remove plug from outlet.

• Do not unplug by pulling on cord. To unplug, grasp the plug, not the cord.

• Hold plug when rewinding into cord reel. Do not allow plug to whip when rewinding.

• This sewing machine is provided with double insulation. Use only identical replacement parts. See instructions for Servicing of Double-Insulated Appliances.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS SERVICING OF DOUBLE INSULATED PRODUCTS

In a double-insulated product, two systems of insulation are provided instead of grounding. No ground means is provided on a double-insulated product, nor should a means for grounding be added to the product. Servicing of a double-insulated product requires extreme care and knowledge of the system, and should be done only by qualiﬁ ed service personnel. Replacement parts for a double-insulated product must be identical to those parts in the product. A double-insulated product is marked with the words ‘DOUBLE INSULATION’ or ‘DOUBLE INSULATED’.

CONGRATULATIONS ON CHOOSING YOUR NEW MACHINE

Your new machine is an advanced computerized household embroidery machine. To fully enjoy all the features, we suggest that you study this user’s guide before using the machine.

To make sure that you are always provided with the latest sewing capabilities, we reserve the right to change the machine equipment and the assortment of accessories without prior notice, or make modiﬁ cations to the performance or design.

Such modiﬁ cations, however, will always be to the beneﬁ t of the user and the product.

Table of contents

INTRODUCTION 2

Overview 4 Accessories 5 Power Switch and Power Connections 6 Connecting the machine 7 Turning the Machine On 7 Turning the Machine Off 7

Presser foot Lift 20 Control Panel 21 Design perimeter button 22 Mirror horizontally 22 Mirror vertically 22 Rotate 90° 22 Center design button 22 Select design button 22 Machine Mode Indicators 23 Directional buttons 24

Help Messages 33 Hooping 35 Attach the Hoop 37 Remove the Hoop 37 Move To Stitch 38 Stitching a Design 39 Changing the light bulb 41 Cleaning 42 Lubrication 43 Troubleshooting Guide 44

GET READY TO EMBROIDER 9

Operating the Machine 10 Winding the Bobbin 11 Place Bobbin in Machine 13 Top Threading 14 Needle Threader 15 Top Tension 16 Vertical Spool Pin 17 Needle change 18 Replace the Needle 19 Start/Stop Button 20

CONNECTIVITY TO YOUR COMPUTER 25

How to transfer designs to the

machine 26 Send 27 Using the machine without being connecting to the computer 28 Navigator module 29 Navigator software 29 Transfer a design from the

computer via the USB 29 Navigator tools 31

User’s Guide

1. Bobbin winder

2. Handwheel

3. Main power switch and connectors

4. USB connection

5. Control Panel

6. Embroidery hoop holder

7. Needle plate

8. Bobbin cover

9. Presser foot

10. Needle threader

1 1. Start/Stop button

12. Presser foot lever

13. Bobbin winding guide

14. Upper thread

tension

15. Spool cap

16. Spool felt

Overview

Familiarize yourself with the names of the parts of your machine. This will help you in learning its operation.

INTRODUCTION

Accessories

These are standard accessories included with your embroidery machine.

2. 3.

Your machine comes with clear sewing machine oil that should be used to keep your machine lubricated.

1. Needles

2. Seam Ripper

3. Thread Snips

4. Screwdriver tool

5. Hoop

6. Vertical spool pin

7. Large spool cap

8. Small spool cap

9. Oiler

10. Bobbins

11. Brush (not in picture)

12. USB cable (not in picture)

9.8.7.

10.

13. Accessory storage envelope (not in picture)

User’s Guide

Power Switch and Power Connections

Main switch

When the main switch (A) is turned on, the sewing light bulb. The sewing machine is now ready to use.

Turn switch to OFF position before unplugging cord from power source.

A - On/Off switch 1 - on 2 - off B - USB Connection

For USA and Canada

This appliance has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the other). To reduce the risk of electric shock, this plug is intended to ﬁ t in a polarized outlet only one way. If it does not ﬁ t fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not ﬁ t, contact a qualiﬁ ed electrician to install the proper outlet. Do not modify the plug in any way.

Connecting the machine

Turning the Machine On

Make sure that the machine is turned off (the main power switch is set to “O”) and then insert the power supply cord into the power supply jack on the right side of the machine.

1. Insert the plug of the power supply cord into a household electrical outlet.

2. Set the main power switch on the right side of the machine to on (set it to “I”).

Turning the Machine Off

INTRODUCTION

Make sure that the machine is not sewing.

1. Press the bottom of the main power switch on the right side of the machine to “O”. The sewing light goes off when the machine is turned off.

2. Unplug the power supply cord from the electrical outlet by grasping the plug.

3. Unplug the power supply cord from the power supply jack.

OFF

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GET READY TO

EMBROIDER

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Make notes and highlight items in the manual that you want to refer to again.

Use “ﬂ ags” to mark pages that contain important information.

Operating the Machine

The following pages show how to operate your embroidery machine. Please read all these pages before embroidering.

You will have many hours of pleasure creating with your machine, and it is important to take a few minutes to read this chapter to assure that you will enjoy your machine to the fullest.

Winding the Bobbin

1. Plug in the machine and turn it on.

2. Place a spool of thread on the horizontal spool pin. Then place a spool cap on the spool of thread that is slightly larger than the size of the thread spool.

3. Bring thread from spool to the left into ﬁ rst guide (a) from the front then under the second guide from the back (b). Bring thread forward and around the bobbin tension guide (b), pulling thread into the guide and to the right to the bobbin winder spindle (c).

4. Pass the thread through the small hole on the bobbin from inside the bobbin to out. Match the slot on the bobbin to the pin on the bobbin winder spindel and push the bobbin onto the spindel. Press the bobbin winder spindle to the right.

GET READY TO EMBROIDER

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Keep extra bobbins wound so that you will have plenty to ﬁ nish large embroidery designs without stopping to wind. Use embroidery bobbin thread for winding your bobbin.

Winding the Bobbin

5. Press the Start/Stop button to begin winding. After the bobbin has wound several turns, press the Start/Stop button to stop winding and trim the thread tail from the top of the bobbin.

6. Use the up and down directional keys speed the winding.

7. Press the Start/Stop button to start the bobbin winding again. Press the Start/Stop button to stop the winding process when the bobbin is full.

NOTE: Winding will not stop automatically when the bobbin is full.

8. Disengage the bobbin spindle from the winder by pushing the bobbin spindle to the left. Pull the bobbin straight up to remove.

to slow or

Place Bobbin in Machine

A. Open cover to the bobbin

area by moving the small lever to the right.

B. Insert the bobbin into the

bobbin case, with the thread in the direction shown by the indicator under the bobbin cover.

C. Guide the thread around the

ﬁ nger through the channel towards the back. Cut the thread by pulling it towards you.

D. Replace the bobbin cover by

placing the left side in place and pressing lightly on the right, until it snaps into place.

GET READY TO EMBROIDER

Visually check the level of the bobbin thread periodically as you remove your completed embroidery.

If your bobbin runs out and the machine doesn’t stop, you can easily navigate to the point where you need to begin using the Navigator software.

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