Pfaff expression 2034, expression 2046 User Manual

Modern, uncomplicated

Sewing

by

push-button

control

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Congratulations!

You have purchased a

high-

quality

product that offers unique

Your

new sewing

advantages.

machine can take

any material

in its

stride

and will sew through

thick and thin

for you.

It features the very

latest

in design

and

technology,

and

this instruction book

is just

as uncomplicated as your

PFAFF sewing

machine,

It

applies

both to the 2046

model

and

to the

2034. Should

be any

difference

in

operation

we have

there

pointed that

separately.

out

If you now take time enough to study

the

instruction

book,

nothing can go wrong. After all,

this is

the

only way to learn all the things

the

machine

can do,

and to make full

use

of

them.

If

have

any further questions,

that

is

no

you

problem!

Your PFAFF dealer will be

at your

service with

any

help or advice you

need.

So now you

can

get started! We wish you many

enjoyable

hours of creating your fashion ideas.

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Narrow edge foot
Needle	plate, changing
Needle table
Needle	threader, Integrated
Needle,	changing
Needle,	threading
Needle/bobbin thread tension
Non-elastic/elastic stitches
Non-stick fancy stitch foot for		leather

0
Overlock stitches
P
Parts of the	sewing	machine	(2046)
Parts of the	sewing	machine	(2034)
Patchwork and quilting
“Pattern start’
‘Pattern start” within		stitch sequence

Pattern	length/pattern		width,
changing for decorative stitches
Pattern	length/stitch density
Pattern	mirroring
Pattern	settings, altering
Pattern	sizes, altering
Pattern	width/stitch length, altering
Patterns, storing
Pintuck	foot
Pintuck	foot	with guide
Presser feet (special accessories)
Presser feet		(standard	accessories)
Presser toot		lifter
Presser foot,		changing
R
Removable accessory tray
Repairing tears
Reverse	sewing
Roll hemming
Ruffler

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24-26
54-58
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Sewing		function	buttons
Sewing		problems and their solutions
Sewing		programs, selecting
Shell	edging
Shirring		foot
Stitch	patterns, formation
Stitch	sequence		buttons
Stitch	sequence,		deleting
Stitch	sequence,		deleting	from
Stitch	sequence,		inserting	into
Stitch	sequences, general			notes
Stitch	width/needle position, altering

	14-15	T
		Tapering			with satin-stitch		zigzag
	16-17
		Technical			data
	77-82
		Thread		cutter
	49
		Thread		tension, general		notes
	52
		Threading
	84	Tie-off
	39	Tips	for a		perfect buttonhole
	42	Top feed (integrated dual					feed)
	37-40	Twin	needle
	37	Twin	needle, threading

38,	39
49,	50
101
106
98-99
96,	97

U
Utility	stitches,
Utility	stitches,

V
Voltage	switch

Quilt Expression

Expression 2034

2046

29
Window,	adjusting the contrast

21	z
	Zippers, sewing in
59
	1/4	inch
41			quilt	and	patchwork	foot
	7/9
66		hole	foot
103

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Parts of the sewing machine (model 2034)

1 -1+ button A (stitch width/pattern width controls)

2 -1+ button B (stitch length/pattern length controls)

3-1+ button C (stitch density/balance controls)

4Info button

5Carrying handle

6Handwheel

7M” button

8Cursor buttons

9Clear/pattern start button

10Stitch selection button

11Connection socket “lead cord”

12Connection socket “foot control”

13Master switch

14m+button

16Direct selection button “Alphabet”

17Direct selection button “Linen buttonhole”

18Direct selection button “Elastic blind hem stitch”

19Direct selection button “Zigzag stitch”

20Direct selection button “Stretch triple straight stitch”

21Direct selection button “Blindhem stitch”

22Direct selection button “Bridging stitch”

23Direct selection button “Button attaching program”

24Direct selection button “Straight stitch”

25Direct selection button “Elastic stitch”

26Direct selection button “Closed overlock stitch”

27Slide for lowering the feed dog

28Base plate

29Removable accessory tray

30Presser foot holder with presser foot

31Integrated dual feed!IDT

32Integrated needle threader

33‘Reverse sewing” button

34Threading slots

35Needle thread tension

36“Tie-off” button

37“Needle up/down” button

38“Slow sewing” button

39“Pattern mirror” button! “Lock” button

40Take-up lever

41Thread guide

42Spool holder with spool cap

43Hole for second spool holder

44Lid with stitch program chart

45Bobbin winder

46Bobbin door

47Free arm

48Sewing bulb (max. 5 W)

49Thread cutter

50Thread take-up

51Presser foot lifter

52Needle holder with retaining (set) screw

53Needle plate

54 Contrast control

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Accessory tray		Arranging the accessories
			marked with numbers.
Open the accessory tray	by placing your left index finger on	The standard accessories are
the ridged area on the left ot the lid and open the lid upwards		Arrange the parts in the respective compartments of		the
and towards you.		accessory tray.

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Accessories 2034/2046

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	Inserting the	bobbin
							When doing				so,
	Insert the full	bobbin	in the		bobbin case.
				through slot		A, then under				tension
	pull the thread sideways
	spring B until	it rests in the opening (see						.
							arrow)
	Check:							turn	clockwise.
	When you pull the thread,				the bobbin	must

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Inserting	the bobbin			case
Lift latch E and			push the bobbin case fully onto			pin C of
							must face
the sewing		hook. Opening D of the			bobbin case
upwards.
Check:							must not	fall
Pull the bobbin			thread	. The bobbin case
				sharply
out of the	hook.

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	Threading the needle
	Switch off	the master		switch.
	Raise the	presser foot lifter			(51). Place the thread on					the
	spool holder and		fit a spool		cap of the			right size.
	Using both hands, pull the thread into							thread guide A from
	the front.	Place the thread from right to left into the pre									slot
	tension device B.		Now pass it				through	the left threading
	downwards. Pull		the thread		around the stop C in the					right
										The
	threading	slot and upwards			to		the take-up lever (40).
											right
	thread must be pulled into the						take-up	lever from left to
	Pass the	thread downwards				in	the right-hand threading				slot.
	Pull the thread from the side					behind one			of the two thread
	guides D.
	To thread	the needle,		please		refer to the			next page.

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Integrated

Needle

threader

In order to	make threading the needle easier and	quicker.
the PFAFF	Integrated Needle threader. Lower the	presser
foot. Press the threader down with the handle. Threader

use

hook	R swivels through the	needle eye. Place	the thread
over	hook 0 and under the	thread hook R and	hold	the
end of the thread taut. Reduce the pressure so that				the
needle threader slowly moves upwards. At the same time

the threader hook
thread	through the
thread	loop forms

swivels out of the	needle eye		and pulls the
eye. Release the		end of the	thread so a	and
behind the needle.		Release the threader

pull

the

rest

of

the

thread

end through the

needle

eye.

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	Presser foot lifter			Drawing-up the bobbin thread
				Raise the presser	foot. While holding the end of	the	needle
	The presser foot is	raised or lowered with the	presser foot
	lifter (51).			thread, press the foot control so the needle moves down and
				up. Pull the needle thread to draw up the bobbin		thread.

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	Bobbin thread						Thread cutter
							Pull the thread from the	back to the	front over the thread
	Close the bobbin door (46)			and	pull the thread	under the
	presser foot to	the	left				cutter (49),

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Winding a bobbin through	the needle
It is possible to wind bobbins even when the machine			is
fully threaded. Raise the presser toot lifter (51)		to the	top
position. Pull the needle thread underneath the		presser foot
and upward through the right-hand threader slot (34).

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Place the thread from		left to	right through the take-up		lever
(40).
Important:	The take U-up lever must be at its highest			position.

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Guide the thread to clockwise direction.

the right	under thread guide
Push the	bobbin to the right.

C. Wind the beginning		of the thread	several
Hold the end	of the thread firmly and			press

times around the the foot control.

bobbin

in

a

30

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secUon

The

IDT

(Integrated

Dual

Feed)

For

sewing

any

fabric

precisely

PFAFF

provides the

ideal

solution:		the Integrated	Dual
industrial		machines, the	IDT
top and	bottom at the same

Feed,	IDT system		. As on
feeds	the	fabric from		the
time The		material	is	fed

precisely.

On

light

fabrics

such

as

silk

or

rayon

the

dual

feed

prevents

puckering

of

the

seam.

The

even

feeding

action	also	ensures
striped fabrics.			The

perfect matching of checked and IDT keeps all layers of quilt projects

aligned

to

prevent

stretching

of

the

top

layers.

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Lowering the teed dog
For certain sewing work such		as tree-motion quilting or
darning and when the machine must be cleaned, the			feed
dog has to be lowered.
Raise the	presser foot before	lowering the feed dog.	Push
slide A to	the left.
To engage the feed dog move the slide to the right.
Raise the presser foot before engaging the feed dog.

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You can also lower the	feed dog by opening the bobbin	door
and moving slide B to the right. To engage the feed dog
move the slide to the left.
Raise the presser foot	before lowering or raising the feed
dog.

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