Creative Pfaff 3 Manual

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Embroidery mode - edit
Selection menu
In Embroidery mode the selection menu contains a 
selection bar at the right with options for designs, 
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Select one of the options in the selection bar to 
access the menus. When a design or font is selected, 
the selection menu will close automatically. To 
return to previous view, close by touching cancel.
Load a design
To load a design, open the selection menu. Select 
the designs tab from the selection bar. Use...

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Touch functions
You can use your stylus to make adjustments 
directly on screen, by touching and dragging in the 
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Move design 
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Embroidery mode - edit
Select design
When loading a design into Embroidery edit, the 
design is selected by default. If you load another 
design, the last loaded design will be selected. The 
select design icon will automatically be activated 
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Everytime you touch the select designs icon, you 
will select the next design in the order in which they 
were loaded. 
A long touch on the select design icon will select...

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To the right of the screen you have an option bar 
where you can save, zoom, select hoop, edit an 
embroidery text and toggle to Embroidery stitch-
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Embroidery mode - edit
Select hoop
To select the correct hoop size, touch the hoop 
selection icon. A foldout will appear with the 
hoop choices, including hoops that are available to 
purchase from your authorized PFAFF
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the scroll bar to view more available hoops.
After selecting your hoop size, the list will close 
automatically. 
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When you have created text with embroidery 
fonts, you may want to adjust the existing text 
in Embroidery edit. Select the text and...

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(PEURLGHU\HGLWpop-ups
Remove hoop
This pop-up will appear when a function has been 
chosen that forces the embroidery unit to move 
outside the limits for the attached hoop. In order 
for the embroidery arm to move freely, remove 
the hoop and then touch OK. To abort the function 
touch Cancel.  
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This pop-up appears for one of the following 
reasons:
•  The design combination contains too many 
color blocks.
•  There are too many designs...

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Embroidery mode – 
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To embroider your design(s), enter Embroidery stitch-out. Make sure the embroidery unit is connected 
before entering Embroidery stitch-out. 
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Basic precise positioning
Zoom options/pan
Hoop position
Color block list
Return to 
Embroidery edit
Monochrome Basting
Current stitch in the 
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Current stitch in the 
design or combination
Thread tension Step stitch by stitch Speed control...

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Embroidery mode - stitch-out
Crosshair
When embroidering, a crosshair indicates current 
needle position on the screen.
Basting
Basting enables you to secure your fabric to a 
stabilizer placed under it. It is especially useful when 
the fabric to be embroidered cannot be hooped. 
Basting provides support for stretchy fabrics. 
Touch the basting icon to activate basting. The 
machine will add a basting stitch around the design 
area, outlining the area where the design will be 
placed on the fabric....

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The current stitch in the current color block is 
shown next to the color block symbol. The number 
in brackets shows the total number of stitches in the 
current color block.
The current stitch in the design or combination is 
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brackets shows the total number of stitches in the 
design or combination.
Option bar
To the right of the screen is an option bar with the 
following selections: basic precise...