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Operate your Pfaff select
Changing the needle
Switch off the main switch
To remove: Lower the presser foot 
and move the needle to its highest 
point.  Now loosen the fi xing screw 
(18) and pull the needle downwards.
To insert: The fl at side A of the needle 
must face to the rear.  Lower the 
presser foot and insert the needle, 
pushing it up as far as it goes.  Hold 
the needle and tighten the fi xing screw 
(18) fi rmly. 
Setting the needle thread tension 
Set the required needle thread tension (10) 
with the help of the mark A.
The normal setting for sewing is 4 to 5.
For embroidering, darning and buttonhole set 
the tension between 2 and 3.
Dropping the feed dog
For certain sewing work, e.g. darning the feed 
dog has to be dropped. To  do this, open the 
bobbin case/hook cover and  move slide A fully 
to the right. Now  the feed dog is dropped.