SEWING Function Buttons A. Thread Snips Button B. Pattern start C. Sew Slow Button D. Needle Up/Down Button E. Bobbin Thread Monitor F. Reverse Sewing Button A. Thread Snips Button When pressing this button the machine automatically cuts the bobbin and needle thread. If you press the button while sewing, the machine will finish the stitch, make a tie-off and cut the threads. B. Pattern start This button has two functions. If you press this button while sewing, the machine finishes the stitch its own and makes a tie-off. If you press it once you have stopped the machine, it goes back to the beginning of that stitch. C. Sew Slow Button When pressing this button the sewing speed is lowered. A B C D E F Sewing D. Needle Up/Down Button If you press this button, the needle automatically comes to rest in the lower position when you stop sewing. When pressing this button the following dialog window (G) opens on your screen. You can choose how high you want the presser foot to be lifted when you take your foot off the foot control. When you press the foot control again the presser foot is automatically lowered again. This makes it easy for you when turning a corner, quilting etc. E. Bobbin Thread Monitor When the bobbin thread is running out the bobbin thread monitor flashes. Note: The Bobbin Thread Monitor only works if the hook cover is closed. G. F. Reverse Sewing Button The Reverse Sewing Button has several different functions in the sewing mode. 1. If you press the button while sewing, the machine sews in reverse for as long as you keep the button pressed. 2. If you press this button before starting to sew, the machine sews in reverse until you press the button again. When the function is activated, a reverse sewing arrow appears on the Multi Color Touch Screen (H). 3. If you have activated the Tie-off program, tie-off at the end is initiated via this button. When the tie-off is selected it is indicated by that the single stitch icon is activated. 4. In the Patchwork, Tapering, Four sewing directions and Darning programs, you determine the length of the seams with this button. 5. If you are programming the length of a buttonhole, you determine the length of the buttonhole seam with this button. 3:2 H A C E G I B D F H J Sewing mode functions A. End to end mirroring B. Side to side mirroring C. Four directions sewing D. Single Stitch E. Immediate tie-off F. Tie-off program G. Tapering H. Balance I. J. Free-motion sewing Twin needle A. End to end Mirroring When pressing this button, you mirror the stitch end to end. You will see the change on the screen. B. Side to side mirroring This function mirrors your stitch from side to side. You will see the stitch change on the screen. Sewing K L C. Four directions sewing With this function, you can program the length and width of a rectangle and the programmed rectangle can be saved permanently in the machine. This function can be useful for sewing on patches without having to turn the fabric. When pressing the Four directions sewing icon a new window appears. Touch the Program function (K) before starting to sew, to program and permanently save a Four directions sewing. M Touch the Manual icon (L) to decide where to end an already programmed side seam. The machine completes the current stitch and stops. (Read more about four direction sewing on page 3:25.) The arrow icons decides the sewing directions. The machine sews in the direction of the selected arrow. The Data Manager icon (M) will open a window for opening, saving, deleting and closing a program. The four direction sewing is available on stitches 2-4, 7, 10, 11, 18, 23 and 25. 3:3 Sewing mode functions A. End to end mirroring B. Side to side mirroring C. Four directions sewing D. Single Stitch E. Immediate tie-off F. Tie-off program G. Tapering H. Balance I. J. Free-motion sewing Twin needle A C E G I B D F H J D. Single Stitch Sewing Stitches and stitch sequences can be sewn as single stitches. By touching the single stitch button you can decide how many patterns you want to sew. When pressing this button a new window appears. Touch the ON button (N) and you can decide how many pattern repeats you want by touching + and - . E. Immediate tie-off If you touch the Immediate tie-off icon, either when sewing or when the machine is stopped, the machine will not finish the stitch/sequence but instead do an immediate tie-off. Note: If you want to start from the beginning of your sequence again you need to press pattern start. N After you have done an immediate tie-off the machine will stop and will not start again until you have released the foot control and press it down again. The immediate tie-off icon remains active after being touched and becomes inactive when the tie-off has been completed. 3:4 A C E G I B D F H J Sewing mode functions A. End to end mirroring B. Side to side mirroring C. Four directions sewing D. Single Stitch E. Immediate tie-off F. Tie-off program G. Tapering H. Balance I. J. Free-motion sewing Twin needle F. Tie-off program The icon for the Tie-off program includes four functions; Tie-off beginning, Tie-off end, Thread Snips and Presser foot lifter. When touching the icon a new window appears, making it possible for you to select the different functions. When a function is selected the icon becomes dark green and only the symbols for the selected functions are visible on the icon. If you select one of the these functions it remains active even if you select another stitch. They will remain active until you switch off the machine. Sewing G. Tapering O P When touching the tapering icon a new window appears. If you press the (O) icon the seams starts at 0mm and becomes wider until the previously selected stitch width is reached. If you press the reverse key, the width is automatically reduced to 0mm. If you press the (P) icon the seam starts at the full width and when pressing the reverse button it goes down to 0mm width. The stitch will be reduced according to the angle you have chosen (in this case 90° or 60°). 3:5 H. Balance When touching this icon, a new window pops up, making it possible for you to balance your stitch. Start by sewing a seam on a piece of scrap fabric. When balancing your stitch, then change the seam on your sewing machine so that it looks like your sewing sample. Use the + and - buttons to change the balance. I. Free-motion This function can be used when you want to make free hand embroideries or when quilting. When touching the Free-motion icon the machine prompts you to lower the feed dog. The machine will lift up the presser foot making it possible for you to sew in free-motion. J. Twin needle Press this icon when you are sewing with a twin needle. When touching this icon, a pop up appears where you can set your twin needle width. Press ON and use the + and - buttons to set the width. Sewing 3:6 K. Patchwork program The patchwork program makes it possible for you to program a particular seam length for joining fabric of equal length and saving it permanently. When pressing the patchwork program icon a new window opens. In the new dialog window, there is an Data Manager icon (where you can open already saved programs or create a new one) and an ON icon (to activate the patchwork program). To make a patchwork program you need to activate the program by touching ON and OK. Sew your desired length and touch the reverse button. The reverse button determines the length of the seam. Read more about how to change the length of the seam and saving the program on page 4:16-4:17. Welcome Screen A. Main menu B. Last stitch C. Information Main Menu When touching the main menu icon, you enter the main menu. In the main menu you will find the different categories of stitches, reach the embroidery mode and the Data Manager. B A C Information Use this function to obtain general information on how to operate the machine. Last stitch The last stitch function makes it possible for you to go back to the stitch you where on, before turning off the machine. On the screen that appears when you start your machine, you can choose a function called Last stitch. When touching that icon a new menu appears where you can choose either Last stitch or Current state. Choose last stitch and you will go to the stitch you where on before turning off the machine. The current state take you to the last embroidery stitch. If you have activated the current state function when embroidering you can, via this button, continue to embroider from where you have stopped before you turned off the machine. Sewing Toolbar A. Main Menu B. Context Menu C. Creative Assistant D. OK E. Esc A. Main Menu This function allows you to switch back to the main menu, for selection of all stitches. In this picture you are already on the Main Menu and the icon has then turned blue. In the Main Menu, you have different selection menus: Join, Overcast, Utility, Buttonholes, 9mm Decorative Stitches, MAXI Stitches, Personal Menu, Alphabets, Sewing Sequence, Stitch Creator, Embroidery, Selection by number, Last stitch and Data Manager. A B C D E 3:7 B. Context menu The Context menu always refers specifically to the menu you have selected. When on the Main menu these menus are active: 1. Select language: This icon allows you to change the language in the machine. 2. Audio signal: You can change button and message sound. 3. Creative Card: You can format a creative memory card or change the name. 4. Welcome screen off: this function turns the welcoming screen off so that you will enter the Main menu directly when you turn on your machine. 5. Back to default setting: resets all the machines settings that you have previously changed or you can reactivate the information texts. 6. Winding speed; choose between slow, medium and fast. Sewing 7. Raise the presser foot: choose between not raising it at all, Low, Medium and High. 3:8 8. Move hoop: You can use this function when you are sewing with the embroidery unit attached. In order to move the arm as far away from the sewing area as possible, touch the sew position icon. In order to move the embroidery arm so that you can remove the embroidery unit from the machine, touch the Park position icon. 9. Options for messages: Under the options for messages button you can turn different messages on or off, for instance if you don't want the machine to stop when the bobbin thread is running out. 10. Code: The code function allows you to lock your Pfaff creative 2170. Your machines Main Menu will not appear until your security code has been entered accurately. The code must have at least four digits, and no more than eight. You can delete the code by pressing the Delete button or if you want to change the code press the Alter icon. 11. Personal stitches manager: in the personal menu you can save a selection of stitches. For example you might want to create a Personal menu for all the stitches you need for sewing garments. You can create several personal menus (read more about personal menus on page 3:27). 12. Demo: with the Demo function you can program a demonstration of the machine into your creative 2170 and replay it permanently. Also program in a training sequence to remind you of the steps for a project. To program a demo, touch the Record demo button. The opening screen appears instantly and you can start making the demonstration. With the reverse sewing button you finish and save your demo. Note: this is a great feature to turn on when you are learning a new technique while taking a class. Sewing 13. Version: the current software status of your machine is stored here. 14. Firmware update: press this function button when you want to install an upgrade for your machine. Read more on how to upgrade your machine on page 2:20. 3:9 C. Creative Assistant There is a Creative Assistant function in your sewing machine to help you. It can be called up anytime. The toolbar then changes color and the functions assigned to the icons change. If you touch the icon in the main menu, the Creative Assistant provides general information on operating the machine. If you touch the Creative Assistant within a stitch, the direct help function is launched. Pop-up Direct help provides information on all sewing functions and icons. Simply touch the field on which you require more information. Information may run to several pages, through which you can scroll with the arrows. A B C D E D. OK The OK button is used to confirm your actions. E. Esc This function allows you to switch back from a menu you have selected to the previous one. When you close a window the settings you have made will not be retained; you have interrupted the process. Note: If you change the embroidery hoop positions those changes will remain even if esc is touched. Sewing 3:10 A How to select a stitch There are three different ways to select a stitch on your Pfaff creative 2170. Start by opening the Main menu. On the Ma ...