Pfaff Creative 2140 - Getting Started with Your Pfaff Creative 2140; General Notes on Use of the Machine;Function Buttons

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Getting
started
with
your Pfaff
creative
2140
3-1
General
notes
on
use
of
the
machine
Your
Pfaff
creative
2140
is
operated
by
touching
the
appropriate
icon
on
the
multi-color
touch
screen.
Some
screens
contain
arrows
that
allow
you
to
scroll
forward
and
back
through
multiple
pages.
Sewing
functions
for
the
machine
can
be
individually
altered.
Touch
to
close
the
window,
save
your
altered
settings
and
be
able
to
select
a
new
function.
Press
the
foot
control
to
begin
sewing
immediately
after
altering
settings.
All
changes
will
be
saved
but
the
window
remains
open,
allowing
you to
make
further
changes.
Touch
to
continue
without
saving
any settings.
Exceptions:
Changed
embroidery
hoop
positions
remain
even
if
is
touched.
Each
open
window
can
be
repositioned
on
the
screen.
Just
touch
the
colored
bar
with
your
finger
and
drag.
We
have
enclosed
sheets
with a
full
set
of
explanations
and
the
commands
available
in
the
menus
for
each
icon.
Please
keep
these
handy
reference
sheets
available
for
reference
when
using
the
machine.
Function
buttons
These
buttons
are
located
above
the
needle.
If
you
press
the
“Needle
up/down”
or
“Sew
slow”
button
the
button
will
light up.
If
the
function
cannot
be
used
at
that
point,
the
button
remains
dark.
Thread
cutter:
If
you
press
this
button,
you
automatically
cut
the
needle
thread
and
bobbin
thread.
G
Pattern
start:
If
you
press
this
button,
the
machine
automatically
returns
to
the
beginning
of
a
stitch
or
a
sequence
that
has
already
been
started.
Sew
slow:
If
you
press
this
button,
the
machine
sews
at
half speed.
Needle
up!
needle
down:
If
you
press
this
button,
the
needle
automatically
comes
to
stop
in
the
lower
position
when
you
stop
sewing.
You
can
simultaneously
determine
whether
and
how
far
the
presser
foot
is
raised
when
you
take
your
foot
off
the
foot
control.
A
window
is
opened
for
this
purpose.
You
can
choose
between
“0”
, “low”
= 3
mm,
“medium”
6
mm
and
“high”
=
9
mm.
When
you
press
the
foot
control,
the
presser
foot
is
automatically
lowered.
This
allows
you
to
pivot
the
fabric
beneath
the
foot
without
the
fabric
slipping.
The
pre-set
value
is
“0”.
Reverse
sewing
button:
This
button
has
several
functions
1.
If
you
press
this
button,
the
machine
sews
in
reverse
for
as
long as
you
keep
the
button
pressed.
2.
If
you
have
activated
the
tie-off
program,
tie-off
at
the
end
is
initiated
with
this
button.
3.
In
the
“Four
sewing
directions”,
“pat”,
“Tapering”
and
“Darning”
programs,
you
determine
the
length
of
the
seams
with
this
button.
4.
If
you
are
programming
the
length
of
a
buttonhole,
you
determine
the
length
with this
button.