Creative Pfaff 4 Manual

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For sewing any fabric precisely PFAFF® creative™ 
4.5 sewing and embroidery machine provides 
the ideal solution: the integrated dual feed, IDT™ 
system. As on industrial machines, the IDT™ system 
feeds the fabric from the top and bottom at the 
same time. The material is fed precisely, eliminating 
puckering on seams in light weight fabrics such as 
silk and rayon. The dual feed action of the IDT™ 
system prevents layers from...

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&KDQJLQJWKHpresser foot
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Press the presser foot downwards until it disengages 
from the presser foot holder. 
Attach presser foot
Line up the pins on the foot with the gap underneath 
the presser foot holder. Press upwards until the foot 
snaps into place.
You can also use the presser foot up/down buttons to 
raise or lower the presser foot holder. Place the presser 
foot under the presser foot holder, so that the pins 
of the foot snap onto the presser...

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Changing the needle
1.  Use the hole in the multi-purpose tool to hold 
the needle.
2.  Loosen the needle screw.
3.  Remove the needle. 
4.  Insert the new needle, using the multi-purpose 
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side away from you until it will go no further.
5.  Tighten the needle screw as tight as it will go.
USB ports
Your machine has two USB ports – one to connect 
the sewing machine to your computer, and one to 
connect either your USB embroidery stick,...

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A PC software package is available for your PFAFF® 
creative™ 4.5 sewing and embroidery machine. It 
adds the following features:
•  Communication module allows you to connect 
the machine to your computer. Required to 
use the Send To features in any Embroidery 
software system module.
•  QuickFont program to create unlimited number 
of embroidery fonts from most TrueType® and 
OpenType® fonts on your computer.
•  Plug-in for your Windows Explorer to...

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Buttons and indicators
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For permanent reverse, press the button once before 
starting to sew. The reverse indicator (B) will be lit 
and the machine sews in reverse until you press 
the button again to cancel. If you press the reverse 
button while sewing, the machine sews in reverse 
for as long as you keep the button pressed. The 
reverse indicator is lit when the reverse button is 
pressed.
Reverse is also used when sewing buttonholes, 
programmed...

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Press immediate tie-off while sewing and your 
machine sews a few tie-off stitches and stops 
automatically. 
By touching the tie-off button once more while the 
action indicator is lit, the function can be turned off. 
The tie-off function can be programmed, see chapter 4.
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When having stopped sewing in the middle of a 
stitch, press restart to start sewing at the beginning 
of the stitch again without having to reset any...

PFAFF® creative™  
Color Touch Screen
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PFAFF® creative™ Color Touch Screen
Your machine features the PFAFF® creative™ Color Touch Screen. This technology provides great resolution and 
color.
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bar at the bottom of the screen includes the main functions and help.
Every mode has its own color scheme, to make it easier to navigate and use the machine.
Start view
When your machine is turned on, a welcome screen is shown and then the...

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The option bar contains different options in sewing 
mode, Embroidery edit and Embroidery stitch-
out. Read more about the options for each mode in 
chapters 4, 7 and 8.
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There are some icons and functions that are 
frequently used on the screen. The most common 
are described below. 
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Touch the arrows to scroll between available 
stitches.
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your settings and selections. They are...

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The selection menu contains a selection bar at the 
bottom with icons for stitches, fonts, designs and 
Files & Folders. Read more about Files & Folders in 
chapter 10.
Select one of the icons in the selection bar to access 
the menus. When a stitch, font or design is selected, 
the selection menu will close automatically. To 
return to previous view, close by touching cancel.
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