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Dear Customer

We congratulate you on your choice. You are now the proud owner of the new KAYSER

sewing machine with its sleek modern lines and remarkable sewing capabilities.

We know you can’t wait to see the many useful and beautiful things you can make on

your machine.

The demonstrator has no doubt given you many practical hints. But it’s obvious that she

could not possibly cover everything that is lik ly to occur in practice. That’s why we

have given you this instruction book which holds the answers to all the questions you

may have.

With the help of the diagrams and names of controls on pages and you’ll soon fin

out how it goes. Should you ever have any sewing problems don’t hesitate to contact

your nearest dealer who will be glad to help you.

Pfaff Haushaltmaschinen GmbH

Karlsruhe Durlach

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Names of part s emoving the bobbin se

Disengaging the sewing mechanism

Winding the bobbin

Threading the bobb in se

Inserting the bobbin se

Changing the needle

Threading 8

Drawing up the bobbin thread 9

Setting the thread tensions 1 11

Setting the stitch length and sew

ing backwards

Changing the needle position 3

Setting the stitch width for zigzag

sewing 3

Changing the sewing foot 4

Dropping the mach ine feed 5

A few do s and donts 5

Sewing 6

ont nts

3 Sewing on buttons 6 7

4 Sewing button holes on zigzag

4 sewing machines 8 9

5 Sewing buttonho les on zigzag and

6 utility stitch sewing machines 2

7 Blindstitching on zigzag and utility7 rtitch sewing machines 22 23

Blindstitching on zigzag sewing

machine s 24

Sewing elastic seam s on zigzag and

utility stitch sewing machines 25

Em bro idering and darning 26

Hemming 27

Needle and threa d chart 28

Machine care 29

Cleaning the shutt le race 3

Changing the light bulb 3

Trcuble shooting 32 36

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Names of parts shown on opposite page

Take-up lever

Thread guide

3 Thread guide with bobbin winder

tension

4 Top cover with retaining screw5 Needle posit ion and utility-stitch

sele tor dial

6 Stitch width control

Spool pins at back

Bobbin winder

Balance wheel

Disengaging knob

Drive belt

Motor at back

Reverse feed control

Sti tch length control

5 Drop feed control

6 Bedplate

7 Bedplate cover

8 Needle plate

9 Shuttle not visible

20 Sewing foot

Sewing foot thumb screw

22 Needle bar

23 Thread guides

24 resser bar l ifter at back

25 Light switch

26 Face cover

27 Needle thread tension

28 Thread cutter

29 Needle set screw

30 resser bar

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Removing the bobbin c se

Turn the bal ance wheel towards you

until the need le is as high as it w go.

Ope n the bedp iate cover. Lift bobbin

se latch A F ig. 1 and pull the o

bin se out. When you let go of the

latch aga in the bobbin w drop out.

Disengaging the sewing mechanism

Hold the balance wheel stead y with your

left hand and with your right hand turn

the knob in the middle of the balance

wheel towards you as shown in Fig. 2

Thus the sewing mechanism d is

engag ed. To engage it again turn the

ig knob away from you until it is tight.

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Winding the bobbin

Select thread from table on page 28.

Disengage sewing mechanism, and

place spool of thread onto pin Fig. 3 .

Put bobbin onto spindle A Fig. 4 and

pr ss against stop B. Pull threadthrough thread guide and under tension

disc 2 as indicated by an arrow. Wind

a few turns of thread on bobbin 3 Fig,3 ,

as indicated by an arrow. Run machine.

When bobbin is full, bobbin winder will

switch itself off. Remove the bobbin. If

you do not need a u bobbin, just push

it away from the stop when enough

thread has been wound.

thread piles up on one side of o

bin, undo screw holding bobbin winder

tensicn at back of machine, move t n

sion up or down, and t ighten its screw

again,Fig. 4

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h re ding the bobbin c se

Pull about four inches of thread from

your left hand and insert the bobbin as

the bobb in Take the bobbin se in

shown in Fig

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Then pull the thr ead toward the left ” that it comes out of the opening asder the spring on the bobbin se so

shown in Fig 7

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Inserting the bobbin case A

Bring needle to its highest point. Lift clatch 0 Fig. 8 so that bobbin will not

fall ut Push bobbin c se onto pin A

taking care that finger C enters slot B.

Press bobbin c se in as far as it will go

then let go of latch again. Press lightly

against bobbin c se to make sure it has

snapped into place properly. FIg. 8

Changing the needle

Turn balance wheel towards you untilneedle bar A Fig. 9 is as high as it will

go. Undo screw B and take out needle.Insert new needle C with its f la t sidefacing away from you and push upwards as far as you can. Fully tightenscrew B again Use System 130 R or 705needles only. For needle sizes see table —

on page 28. Fig. 9

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Threading

Turn the balance wheel until tape up

lever 7 Fig. 1 > is at its highest point.

Put a spool of thread ont o one of the

spool pins. Pull the thread through

guides and 2 clockwise around and

between tension discs 4 and through

the thr ead check spring. Now pull the

thread upwards behind guide 6 and

from right to left t hr ough the hole in

lever 7 t hen down through guides 8 9

and 10. Thread the needle from front

to back and pull about four inches of

thread through its eye.ig. 1

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Drawing up the bobbin thread

Hold the end of the needle thread your left hand. Turn the balance wheel

towards you until the needle movesdown and up again and the take-uplever has reached its highest point.

Now pull the needle thread and the

bobbin thread w come up through

the needle hole Fig. Ii Pull both

thread ends about four inches long

towards the back, placing them under

Fig. ii sewing foot.

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wrong Upp er tension too tight or lower

tension too loose

nght Tensions evenly balan ced

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wrong etting the thre tensions

Upper tension too loose or lower

tension too tight

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Fig. 3

eedle thre d tension

The normal setting is between numbers

and 4 on the knob. Turn the knob

clockwise for stronger tension and

anti clockwise for weaker tension.

o in thre d tension

To set t he bobbi n thread tension turn

the screw with a small screwdriver as

shown a bove . Turn it to the right for

s tronger tension and to the left for

weaker tension

Fig. 4

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Setting the stitch length

and sewing ckw rds

The stitch length is set by turning disc

There are number s printed on it to

show the exact stitch length setting . At

setbng the mater ial does not move

forward at all. The longest stitch you

can set on the machine is 4 mm abt.

532” . Simply turn disc R until the stitch

length you want is opp osite the dot to

the left of the disc. To sew backward s,

pre ss button T down far as it w go.

When you release it the machine w

ig sew forwards again.

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Changing the n l position

needle position we mean the lateral

position of the needle in the needle

hole for straight sewing, and the point

from which the needle st ts when m

ing a zigzag stitch. To change this

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position. turn the needle position dial

ig left, M middle, R right

Sett ing the stitch width for zigzag

sewing

Set the stitch width control C Fig. 17 ,

to the width you require. The numbers

to 5 show the stitch width in milli

metres.

You will notice that the control sn ps

into settings and 4; these are settings

for sewing buttonholes. Please note that

you must only change the stitch width

ig 7 when the needle is up.

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Changing the sewing foot

Raise the presser bar iifter Bring the

needle up to its highest point Loosen

the screw holding the sewing foot and

remove the latter Attach the new w

ing foot then fully tighten its screw

Fig again

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Dropping the m hine feed

The machine feed has three position s

which are set by turning the drop feed

con trol shown in Fig 19

feed completely dropped for em

broidering, darning and button sew

ing.

feed partly raised for sew ing eli

cat e fabrics.

2 feed fully raised for sew ing nor

mal and heavy materials. ig

A few do’s and on ts Your m hine now ready for sewing

Removing the workAlways turn the balance wheel towards

you never allow a threaded machine Rai se the needle and the sewing foot

to run without material under the sew- Pull the workpiece back out of the

ing foot always pull the ends of both machine and cut the thre ds with the

thr e s under the sewing foot and to- thread cutter. Make sure that you leave

wards the back before sewing always 10cm abt. 4” of thread hanging from

raise the take-up lever before and afte r the nee dle eye and the bobbin se

sewing. with which to sta rt the next seam.

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Sewing on buttons

Bring the needle up to its highest point.

Exchange the sewing toot with the bu t

ton sewing foot shown in Fig. 20. o m

pletely drop the feed and set the needle

to its left position. For the moment set

the stitch width to “0”.

wing

Make sure the disengaging knob on the

balance wheel is tight.

Straight-stitch sewing

When the stitch width cont rol Fig. 17

is set at 0 the machine w sew

straight stitches.

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Zigzag sew ing

‘Nhen you set stitch width control C to

any number between 0 and 5 the m

chine w sew zigzag stitches of the

desired width

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Place a button on the material and un

der the sewing foot. making sure that

the left hole of the button is exactly un

der the needle as shown in Fig. 22.

Lower the tr ss r bar lifter then set the

stitch width normally at 4 so t ha t t he

needle enters the right hole of the u t

ton when you tu rn th e balance wheel.

Slowly sew about 1 stitches then set

the stitch width to “0’ and sew a num

ber of tying stitches.

Buttons with four holes are sewn on as

shown in Fig. 21. Fig. 22

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Sewing uttonhol s

on I 44 zigzag sewing mach ines

with or without filler thread

Attach niastic buttonhole foot Fig. 23 .

Mark position and length of buttonhole

on material with t lors chalk. Turn

needl e position dial to “L” and stitch

width control to see page 13 Set

stitch length so that stitches are close

to each other. Place material with m rk

ad buttonhole unde r sewing foot. ig

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Sew first seam from A to B Fig. 24

Leave needle down in the material on

the right of its throw Raise sewing foot

turn fabric through 180 lower sewing

foot.and rais e need le. Turn stitch width

contro l to snap-in position 4 and sew

B a number of bartacking stitch es up to C

Raise needl e out of material turn o n

trot to 2 an d sew second seam from

C to D Again raise the need le. Turn

stitch width control to snap-in pos itionbetween 4’ and “5” and sew a number

of bartacking stitches up to E Set stitch

D width cont rol to then sew a number

ig 1 tying stitches.

Take a seam ripper and carefully cut

the buttonho le open betw een the seams

mak ing sure that you do not damage

them.

Important’ Do not forget to raise the

needle out of the material before s w

ing e ch b rt ck

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Sewing buttonholes

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on Cl. 46 zigzag and utility-stitch

sewing machines

with or without filler thread

Attach clear-view buttonhole foot. Mark

position and length of buttonhole on

material , Set stitch length control R

Fig. 15 between ” and “0.5”, and

turn stitch width control 6 to “ Turn

utility-stitch selector dial 5 until sym

bol of left buttonhole seam is below dot

mark.

If a filler thread is used, place it under

the sewing foot so that it is positioned

below both markings. Sew first seam

from A to B in the desired length.

Raise needle out of material.

Turn utility-stitch see ctor dial until

symbol of bartack is under the dot mark

and sew about five barTacking stitches.

Raise needle out of the material C .

Turn utility-stitch selector dial to right

buttonhole seam symbol. and sew

second seam the same length as the

first. Stop sewing at 0 and raise needle

out of material.

Turn utilly-stitch s l tor dial back to

the bartack symbol and sew about five

bartacking stitches. Raise needle out of

material E . Turn stitch width control

to “0” and sew 3 to 4 tying stitches.

Cut the buttonhole open, making sure

you do not damage the bartacking

stitches.

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Blindstitching

on CI. 46 zigzag and utility-stitchsewing machines with clear-view foot

Turn needl e position and utility-stitch Regulate stitch width so that need le

selector dial 5 to blindstitch symbol. tak es left stitch exactly in folded edg e,

Set stitch length control between ‘3’ catching merely one fabric yarn.

and ‘4’.

Baste hem about 5 mm abt. 3/16”

from fabric edge, as illustrated 1 .

duce needle th read ten sion about

one grade.

Fold hem 2 and place fabric under Please note: Fold hem of heavy woolens

sewing foot so that folded edge is in only once 3 and finish edge with zig

line with left groove of foot. zag sti tches before it is hemmed .

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Blindstitching

on CI. 44 zigzag sewing machines

Turn needle position dial to R. Turn

fabric wrong side up and fold its edge

back by cm abt. 1/2” Fig. A . Then

C D fold material to desired hem width, as

shown in Fig. B and baste. Fold hem

down so that edge of 1/2”-wide hem

protrudes by 3 mm abt. 1/8” Fig. C .

Turn stitch length control to “4” and

regulate stitch width so that, depending

on the thickness of the material, the

needle just t hes the left-hand edge

of top fold Fig. C . The hem is perfect

if no stitches show on right side of

ig material Fig. D

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Sewing el sti se ms

on l zigzag a nd u ti lity stitch

sewing ma chin es

Attach ordinary sewin g foot Turn needle

position and utility stitch s l tor dial

5 to elastic seam symbol and stitch

width control 6 to 5 Set stitch

length control between 0 and 1.5’

as required.

Particularly well suited for sewing tricot.

terry cloth and other elastic materials . ig

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Embr dering and darning

Before embroidering. increase ower

tension iftie so that bobbin thread

s not pulled through to top o material.

This w l enhance the appearance of

ycur embroidery Remove sewing foot

and drop machine feed. Place material

nto em ro ering hooc Fig. 32 then

put under the needle. Lower pre sser

bar lifter and hold hoop n both hands

g 33). Run machine at higri speed

and move hoop back and forth, taking

care that your fingers do not get into

the path of the needle.

Darning is carried out iii exactly the

same way. Cover damaged area with

ense stitches. Tears can be darned

with the normal sewing foot by sewing

back and forth.ig

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Hemming

Raise needle, screw on hemmer foot

Fig. 4 and turn needle position knob

to M Fold edge of material back by 1 8’

and sew a number of tying stitches on

outside edge. Remove workpiece and

pull folded edge into scroll of hemmer

foot by tugging the loose thread ends

Fig. 35). Lower hemmer foot and sew

hem with a straight or medium-wide z

zag stitch. During sewing, fold edge of

material over to the left to help guiding

it into the hemmer foot.

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chine c re

Oiling

l l bearin gs of moving parts behind the

face cover and under th e top cove r and

the bedplate have to be oiled from time

to time. The shuttle race must also

be oiled occasionally. To do this, r

move the bobbin case.

Always use high-grade resin-free s w

ing machine oil. After oiling, run the

machine for a short while sewing on a

piece of waste material n order to get

rid of x ss oil.

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Cleaning the s uttl r e

Raise the needle and take out bobbin

se F with bobbin E inside Fig. 36 .

Swing latches 0 outwards and remove

shuttle race ring Carefully pull shuttle

B out of its race do not drop it Clean

shuttle race G with a soft brush, m k

ing sure that no brush hairs are left

E behind. Put the shuttle and its race ring

back into place and lock them there

ig with latches 0.

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hanging the light bulb

Open the face cover Push the bulb up

a little then turn it left and pull it out

Insert a new bulb so that its pins slide

into the socket slots push it up and

turn it to the right as shown by arrows

in Fig 37 ig

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Trouble shooting

Needle thread breaks

ause emedy

Needle not threaded correctly Thread the needle from front to back

2 Thread tension too tight Turn tension dial toward “0”somewhat

3 Something is wrong with the needle Needle may be blunt or bent Insert new

System 130 R or 705 needle

4 Thread used is too heavy for the Use proper thread size as indicated in

needle the Thread Chart

5 Needle inserted improperly Push needle up as far as it will go m

ing sure flat side of shank faces toward

the back

6 Sewing foot shuttle or shuttle race Replace damaged part and send it in for

may be damaged repair if considered worthwhile

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bobbin thread is not wound r

rectly it gets entangled

Bobbin thread has s lipped out fr om

under the tension spring

Bobbin thread breaks

Remedy

Wind thread properly as instructed on

page 5

Take bobbin out of bobbin case

replace and thread bobbin case

Needle breaks

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Fabric too thick

2 Material is pulled by sewer

3 Needle is of inferior quality

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Use thicker needle as indicated in

Thread Chart on page 8

Don’t pull the fabric

Buy high q uality needles only

Thread forms loops

Remedy

Thread tension not properly

adlusted

2 Thickness of material and size of

thread not in accord

3 Needle thread not placed between

tension discs

Adlust upper and lower thread tensions

as instructed on page

Sele ct needle and thread to suit material

as indicated in Thread Chart on page 8

Raise sewing foot and place needle

thread between tension discs

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36

Machine runs heavily n s noisy

ause emedy

Dust and pie ces of thread have Clean shuttle and shuttle race as

accumulated in the shutt le race, instructed on page 30.

Machine has not been serviced Read instruction s on pag e 29.

for a longer time.

3 Machine clo gged y nferior oil. Clean the machine thoroughly with

cleaning fluid ke rose ne and oil it with

highquality sew ing machine oil.

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