Creative Pfaff 3 Manual

11Maintenance 

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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.
Note: Use of cleaners or solvents on the machine can cause 
damage to the plexifront. 
Wipe the touch screen with the PLFURÀEHUFORWKLQFOXGHG
with your machine. 
Cleaning the bobbin area
 
Note: Lower the feed dogs (see page 2:9) and turn off the 
machine.
Remove the...

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Maintenance
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General problems
Bobbin alarm does not work? Clean lint from bobbin area and use only the original 
PFAFF® bobbins approved for this model.
Thread snip do not cut the thread? Remove needle plate and clean lint from bobbin area. 
Enable automatic thread snip in the settings menu.
Fabric does not move? Make sure that machine is not set in free-motion mode. See 
chapter 4.
Make sure that the feed dogs are not lowered and that the 
embroidery unit is not attached.
Wrong...

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Is the needle too small for the thread? Change the needle to the proper size for the thread.
Are you using poor thread with slubs or thread 
which has become dry?Change to a new higher quality thread purchased from an 
authorized PFAFF
® dealer.
Is a correct spool cap used? Attach a spool cap of the right size for the actual thread spool 
as described in chapter 2.
Is the best spool pin position used? Try a different spool pin position (vertical or horizontal).
Is the needle plate hole...

Index
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Accessories ................................................................ 1:9,  1:10
Accessory tray ..................................................... 1:9, 2:3, 7:3
Action indicator .......................................................... 1:8, 3:7
Add a stitch or stitch point .............................................. 6:3
Add letter into a text ......................................................... 8:7
Adjust text and stitches...

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Crazy patch stitches ........................................................ 1:15
Crazy quilt stitching ....................................................... 4:19
Create a new folder ......................................................... 10:4
Create a sequence .............................................................. 5:3
Create new folder ............................................ 8:6, 10:2, 10:4
creative
™ 3.0 Embroidery collection ............................... 7:3
creative
™...

Index
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Getting started embroidering .......................................... 7:5
Grid ..................................................................................... 6:2
H
Handle ................................................................................ 1:9
Handlook quilting ........................................................... 4:19
Handlook quilt stitches .................................................. 1:16
Handlook...

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Optional accessories ..... 2:5, 4:8, 4:17, 4:19, 4:20, 9:10, 11:2
Optional feet stitches ...................................................... 1:16
Optional presser foot ............................................... 4:20, 7:2
Option bar ................................................................... 8:6, 9:4
Organize ........................................................................... 10:4
Original size ....................................................................... 8:4...

Index
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Select design ................................................................ 8:2, 8:5
Selected stitch number ..................................................... 4:2
Select hoop ........................................................... 8:2, 8:6, 8:7
Selection menu..................................... 3:2, 4:3, 7:5, 8:3, 10:3
Select stitches/stitch points ............................................. 6:3
Sensormatic buttonhole .................................................. 4:15...

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Thread manufacturer ........................................................ 9:6
Thread net ........................................................................ 1:10
Threads ............................................................................. 2:11
Thread sensor .................................................................... 2:6
Thread snips....................................................... 1:8, 3:7, 4:10
Thread snips command ................................................