IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. Please read these safety instructions before attempting to use the machine.

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3 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Thnk you for purhsing this emroidery nd sewing mhine. Before using this mhine, refully red the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS, nd then study this mnul for the orret opertion of the vrious funtions. In ddition, fter you hve finished reding this mnul, store it where it n quikly e essed for future referene. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Plese red these sfety instrutions efore ttempting to use the mhine. DANGER - To redue the risk of eletri shok 1 Alwys unplug the mhine from the eletril outlet immeditely fter using, when lening, when mking ny user serviing djustments mentioned in this mnul, or if you re leving the mhine unttended. WARNING - To redue the risk of urns, fire, eletri shok, or injury to persons. 2 Alwys unplug the mhine from the eletril outlet when removing overs, or when mking ny djustments mentioned in the instrution mnul. To unplug the mhine, swith the mhine to the symol O position to turn it off, then grsp the plug nd pull it out of the eletril outlet. Do not pull on the ord. Plug the mhine diretly into the eletril outlet. Do not use n extension ord. Alwys unplug your mhine if the power is ut. 3 Eletril Hzrds: This mhine should e onneted to n AC power soure within the rnge indited on the rting lel. Do not onnet it to DC power soure or inverter. If you re not sure wht kind of power soure you hve, ontt qulified eletriin. This mhine is pproved for use in the ountry of purhse only. 4 Never operte this mhine if it hs dmged ord or plug, if it is not working properly, if it hs een dropped or dmged, or wter is spilled on the unit. Return the mhine to the nerest uthorized By Lok retiler for exmintion, repir, eletril or mehnil djustment. While the mhine is stored or in use if you notie nything unusul, suh s n odor, het, disolortion or deformtion, stop using the mhine immeditely nd unplug the power ord. When trnsporting the sewing mhine, e sure to rry it y its hndle. Lifting the sewing mhine y ny other prt my dmge the mhine or result in the mhine flling, whih ould use injuries. When lifting the sewing mhine, e reful not to mke ny sudden or reless movements, otherwise you my injure your k or knees. 1

4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 5 Alwys keep your work re ler: Never operte the mhine with ny ir openings loked. Keep ventiltion openings of the sewing mhine nd foot ontrol free from the uild up of lint, dust, nd loose loth. Do not store ojets on the foot ontroller. Do not use extension ords. Plug the mhine diretly into the eletril outlet. Never drop or insert ny ojet into ny opening. Do not operte where erosol (spry) produts re eing used or where oxygen is eing dministered. Do not use the mhine ner het soure, suh s stove or iron; otherwise, the mhine, power ord or grment eing sewn my ignite, resulting in fire or n eletri shok. Do not ple this sewing mhine on n unstle surfe, suh s n unstedy or slnted tle, otherwise the sewing mhine my fll, resulting in injuries. 6 Speil re is required when sewing: Alwys py lose ttention to the needle. Do not use ent or dmged needles. Keep fingers wy from ll moving prts. Speil re is required round the mhine needle. Swith the sewing mhine to the symol O position to turn it off when mking ny djustments in the needle re. Do not use dmged or inorret needle plte, s it ould use the needle to rek. Do not push or pull the fri when sewing, nd follow reful instrution when free motion stithing so tht you do not deflet the needle nd use it to rek. 7 This mhine is not toy: Your lose ttention is neessry when the mhine is used y or ner hildren. The plsti g tht this sewing mhine ws supplied in should e kept out of the reh of hildren or disposed of. Never llow hildren to ply with the g due to the dnger of suffotion. Do not use outdoors. 8 For longer servie life: When storing this mhine, void diret sunlight nd high humidity lotions. Do not use or store the mhine ner spe heter, iron, hlogen lmp, or other hot ojets. Use only neutrl sops or detergents to len the se. Benzene, thinner, nd souring powders n dmge the se nd mhine, nd should never e used. Alwys onsult the Instrution nd Referene Guide when repling or instlling ny ssemlies, the presser feet, needle, or other prts to ssure orret instlltion. 9 For repir or djustment: If the light unit is dmged, it must e repled y n uthorized By Lok retiler. In the event mlfuntion ours or djustment is required, first follow the trouleshooting tle in the k of the Instrution nd Referene Guide to inspet nd djust the mhine yourself. If the prolem persists, plese onsult your lol uthorized By Lok retiler. 2

5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Use this mhine only for its intended use s desried in the mnul. Use essories reommended y the mnufturer s ontined in this mnul. Use only the interfe le (USB le) inluded with this mhine. Use only the mouse designed speifilly for this mhine. Use only the sensor pen inluded with this mhine. The ontents of this mnul nd speifitions of this produt re sujet to hnge without notie. For dditionl produt informtion nd updtes, visit our wesite t SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS This mhine is intended for household use. FOR USERS IN COUNTRIES EXCEPT EUROPEAN COUNTRIES This ppline is not intended for use y persons (inluding hildren) with redued physil, sensory or mentl pilities, or lk of experiene nd knowledge, unless they hve een given supervision or instrution onerning use of the ppline y person responsile for their sfety. Children should e supervised to ensure tht they do not ply with the ppline. FOR USERS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES This ppline n e used y hildren ged from 8 yers nd ove nd persons with redued physil, sensory or mentl pilities or lk of experiene nd knowledge if they hve een given supervision or instrution onerning use of the ppline in sfe wy nd understnd the hzrds involved. Children shll not ply with the ppline. Clening nd user mintenne shll not e mde y hildren without supervision. 3

6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Trdemrks IMPORTANT: READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING, COPYING, INSTALLING OR USING. By downloding, opying, instlling or using the softwre you gree to this liense. If you do not gree to this liense, do not downlod, instll, opy or use the softwre. Intel Liense Agreement For Open Soure Computer Vision Lirry Copyright 2000, Intel Corportion, ll rights reserved. Third prty opyrights re property of their respetive owners. Redistriution nd use in soure nd inry forms, with or without modifition, re permitted provided tht the following onditions re met: Redistriution s of soure ode must retin the ove opyright notie, this list of onditions nd the following dislimer. Redistriution s in inry form must reprodue the ove opyright notie, this list of onditions nd the following dislimer in the doumenttion nd/or other mterils provided with the distriution. The nme of Intel Corportion my not e used to endorse or promote produts derived from this softwre without speifi prior written permission. This softwre is provided y the opyright holders nd ontriutors s is nd ny express or implied wrrnties, inluding, ut not limited to, the implied wrrnties of merhntility nd fitness for prtiulr purpose re dislimed. In no event shll Intel or ontriutors e lile for ny diret, indiret, inidentl, speil, exemplry, or onsequentil dmges (inluding, ut not limited to, prourement of sustitute goods or servies; loss of use, dt, or profits; or usiness interruption) however used nd on ny theory of liility, whether in ontrt, strit liility, or tort (inluding negligene or otherwise) rising in ny wy out of the use of this softwre, even if dvised of the possiility of suh dmge. All informtion provided relted to future Intel produts nd plns is preliminry nd sujet to hnge t ny time, without notie. FlshFX is registered trdemrk of Dtlight, In. FlshFX Copyright Dtlight, In. U.S.Ptent Offie 5,860,082/6,260,156 FlshFX Pro is trdemrk of Dtlight, In. Dtlight is registered trdemrk of Dtlight, In. Copyright Dtlight, In., All Rights Reserved Seure Digitl (SD) Crd is registered trdemrk or trdemrk of SD-3C, LLC. ComptFlsh is registered trdemrk or trdemrk of Sndisk Corportion. ry Stik is registered trdemrk or trdemrk of Sony Corportion. SmrtMedi is registered trdemrk or trdemrk of Toshi Corportion. MultiMediCrd (MMC) is registered trdemrk or trdemrk of Infineon Tehnologies AG. xd-piture Crd is registered trdemrk or trdemrk of Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. IBM is registered trdemrk or trdemrk of Interntionl Business Mhines Corportion. Mirosoft, Windows nd Windows Vist re registered trdemrks or trdemrks of Mirosoft Corportion. Adoe nd Adoe Reder re either registered trdemrks or trdemrks of Adoe Systems Inorported in the United Sttes nd/or other ountries. This softwre is sed in prt on the work of the Independent JPEG Group. Eh ompny whose softwre title is mentioned in this mnul hs Softwre Liense Agreement speifi to its proprietry progrms. All other rnds nd produt nmes mentioned in this mnul re registered trdemrks of their respetive ompnies. However, the explntions for mrkings suh s nd re not lerly desried within the text. 4

7 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Federl Communitions Commission (FCC) Delrtion of Conformity Responsile Prty: Tony Corportion 1760 Gilsinn Lne, Fenton, Missouri USA delres tht the produt Produt Nme: Model Numer: By Lok Sewing Mhine BLDY This devie omplies with Prt 15 of the FCC Rules. Opertion is sujet to the following two onditions: (1) this devie my not use hrmful interferene, nd (2) this devie must ept ny interferene reeived, inluding interferene tht my use undesired opertion. This equipment hs een tested nd found to omply with the limits for Clss B digitl devie, pursunt to Prt 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits re designed to provide resonle protetion ginst hrmful interferene in residentil instlltion. This equipment genertes, uses, nd n rdite rdio frequeny energy nd, if not instlled nd used in ordne with the instrutions, my use hrmful interferene to rdio ommunitions. However, there is no gurntee tht interferene will not our in prtiulr instlltion. If this equipment does use hrmful interferene to rdio or television reeption, whih n e determined y turning the equipment off nd on, the user is enourged to try to orret the interferene y one or more of the following mesures: Reorient or relote the reeiving ntenn. Inrese the seprtion etween the equipment nd reeiver. Connet the equipment into n outlet on iruit different from tht to whih the reeiver is onneted. Consult the retiler or n experiened rdio/tv tehniin for help. The inluded interfe le should e used in order to ensure ompline with the limits for Clss B digitl devie. Chnges or modifitions not expressly pproved y Tony Corportion ould void the user s uthority to operte the equipment. 5

8 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Lser Noties Lser Sfety This sewing mhine is ertified s Clss 1 lser produt under the U.S. Deprtment of Helth nd Humn Servies (DHHS) Rdition Performne Stndrd ording to the Rdition Control for Helth nd Sfety At of This mens tht the sewing mhine does not produe hzrdous lser rdition. IEC Speifition This sewing mhine is Clss 1 lser produt s defined in IEC :2007 speifitions. The lser em emitted y the lser unit instlled in this mhine is restrited to n output t sfe level. However, the mhine ontins 6-milliwt, nnometer wvelength, 6-12 degree t prllel divergene ngle, degree t perpendiulr divergene ngle, InGAlP lser diodes. Therefore, eye dmge my result from disssemling or ltering this mhine. Sfety preutions hve een designed to prevent ny possile lser em exposure to the opertor. FDA Regultions U.S. Food nd Drug Administrtion (FDA) hs implemented regultions for lser produts mnuftured on nd fter August 2, Compline is mndtory for produts mrketed in the United Sttes. The lel shown on the k of the sewing mhine indites ompline with the FDA regultions nd must e tthed to lser produts mrketed in the United Sttes. Tony Corportion 1760 Gilsinn Lne Fenton, Missouri 63026, U.S.A. This produt omplies with FDA performne stndrds for lser produts exept for devitions pursunt to Lser Notie No. 50, dted June 24, CAUTION Use of ontrols, djustments or the performne of proedures other thn those speified in this mnul my result in hzrdous rdition exposure. 6

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10 OUTSTANDING FEATURES IQ Designer Drw your own shpe or lines to design originl emroidery ptterns. You n speify olors, line type nd fill stith type. Try the stipple-like emroidery pttern. It s very esy nd fun! Spool Stnd LED Lighting Now, your sewing mhine shows you the thred olor you re going to emroider next. Couhing Dul Feed Foot with Dul Feed Deortive ouhing gins more populrity everydy. The powerful dul feed foot helps you dd emellishment seurely with n ttrtive result to your fvorite mterils. Enjoy reting mny types of deortive ouhing emellishments with this dul feed foot. Line Sn / Fill Sn You don t need omputer to rete line rt nymore. Sn your fvorite drwing or illustrtion or import JPEG formt dt to mke your originl emroidery pttern. Emroider your unforgettle memories! Improved Lser Guideline Mrker It s esy nd urte to speify the stith position using the improved lser guideline mrker. You n use this funtion esily without ny preprtion. 8

11 Improved Cmer Funtion Cn you imgine sewing mhine with uilt-in mer? Not only viewing the lose up view of the needle position, ut lso you n lign the emroidery position, onnet the emroidery ptterns nd ple the pttern position while heking the fri imge. The mer funtions eome lerer nd more urte. Plying MPEG-4 (MP4) Videos Your MPEG-4 (MP4) videos n e plyed nd sved from USB medi. It s going to e esier to rete your projet wthing the tutoril video on the mhine. Originl tutoril videos re instlled in this mhine. When you find this ion on the title in this mnul, you n find the tutoril video of the proedure in your mhine. 9

12 WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MACHINE Getting Redy To lern the opertion of the prinipl prts nd the sreens Chpter 1 Pge 27 Sewing Bsis To lern how to prepre for sewing nd si sewing opertions Chpter 2 Pge 79 Utility Stithes Pre-progrmmed with more thn 100 frequently used stithes Chpter 3 Pge 107 Chrter/Deortive Stithes The vriety of stithes widen your retivity Chpter 4 Pge 167 Bsi Emroidery Mximum 36 m 24 m (pprox inhes) for lrge emroidery designs Chpter 5 Pge 195 Advned Emroidery Mximum 36 m 24 m (pprox inhes) for lrge emroidery designs Chpter 6 Pge 271 How to Crete Boin Work To lern how to rete oin work Chpter 7 Pge 323 IQ Designer Crete originl emroidery pttern Chpter 8 Pge 357 Appendix Cring for your mhine nd deling with errors nd mlfuntions Chpter 9 Pge

13 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL Chpter 1 nd Chpter 2 explin your sewing mhine s si opertion proedures for someone who is using the sewing mhine for the first time. If you wnt to sew utility stithes or hrter/ deortive stithes, red Chpter 1 nd Chpter 2, then go on to Chpter 3 (Utility Stithes) or Chpter 4 (Chrter/ Deortive Stithes). When you re redy to egin using the emroidery funtion fter reding Chpter 1 nd Chpter 2, proeed to Chpter 6 (Bsi Emroidery) nd Chpter 7 (Advned Emroidery). In the sreens ppering in the step-y-step instrutions, the prts referred to in the opertions re mrked with. Compre the sreen in the diretions with the tul sreen, nd rry out the opertion. If, while using the mhine, you experiene something you do not understnd, or there is funtion you would like to know more out, refer to the index t the k of the Instrution nd Referene Guide in onjuntion with the tle of ontents to find the setion of the mnul you should refer to. Chpter 3 To sew utility stithes To sew hrter or deortive stithes Chpter 1 Chpter 2 Chpter 4 Chpter 6 To do mhine emroidery Chpter 1 Chpter 2 Chpter 7 11

14 CONTENTS 12 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION... 1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS... 1 Trdemrks... 4 OUTSTANDING FEATURES... 8 WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MACHINE HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Mhine Needle nd Presser Foot Setion Emroidery Unit Opertion Buttons Using the Flt Bed Atthment Using the Aessory Cse Inluded Aessories Options Using the Multi-purpose Srewdriver Using the Spool Stnd Using the Multi-funtion Foot Controller (Only for supplied models) Assemling the Controller Chpter 1 Getting Redy 27 TURNING THE MACHINE ON/OFF Setting Your Mhine for the First Time LCD SCREEN Using the Mhine Setting Mode Key Using the Sewing Mhine Help Key Using the Opertion Guide Funtion Using the Sewing Guide Funtion Plying Tutoril Video Plying MPEG-4 (MP4) Videos Using the Pttern Explntion Funtion CONNECTING THE ACCESSORY TO THE MACHINE Using USB Medi Conneting the Mhine to the Computer Using USB Mouse (Sold Seprtely) USING THE SENSOR PEN Convenient Sewing Fetures y Using the Sensor Pen Conneting the Sensor Pen Using the Sensor Pen Holder Using the Sensor Pen Importnt Informtion out Sensor Pen Clirting the Sensor Pen LOWER THREADING Winding the Boin Setting the Boin Pulling Up the Boin Thred UPPER THREADING Upper Threding Using the Twin Needle Mode Using the Spool Stnd Using Threds tht Unwind Quikly CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT Removing the Presser Foot Atthing the Presser Foot Atthing the Presser Foot with the Inluded Adpter Using the Dul Feed Foot CHANGING THE NEEDLE Aout the Needle Fri/Thred/Needle Comintions NEEDLE CALIBRATION USING THE BUILT IN CAMERA Chpter 2 Sewing Bsis 79 SEWING Sewing Stith Speifying the Multi-Funtion Foot Controller (Only for supplied models) Sewing Reinforement Stithes Automti Reinforement Stithing Sewing Curves Chnging Sewing Diretion Sewing Hevyweight Fris Sewing Hook-nd-Loop Fstener Tpe Sewing Lightweight Fris Sewing Streth Fris STITCH SETTINGS Setting the Stith Width Setting the Stith Length Setting the L/R Shift Setting the Thred Tension USEFUL FUNCTIONS Automti Thred Cutting Adjusting the Needle Drop Position with the Guideline Mrker Pivoting Using the Knee Lifter Automti Fri Sensor System (Automti Presser Foot Pressure) Needle Position - Stith Plement Cheking the Needle Lotion in the Sreen USING SENSOR FUNCTIONS WITH SEWING STITCH Sensor Funtion Are Speifying the Guideline Mrker Position With the Sensor Pen Speifying the Needle Drop Position With the Sensor Pen Using the Sensor Pen to Speify the Stithing Width nd Stith Position Using the Sensor Pen to Speify the Sewing End Point Chpter 3 Utility Stithes 107 SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES Seleting Stith Sving Your Stith Settings SEWING THE STITCHES Stright Stithes Drt Sem Gthering Flt Fell Sem Pintuk Zigzg Stithes Elsti Zigzg Stithes Oversting Quilting Blind Hem Stithes Appliqué Shelltuk Stithes Sllop Stithes Crzy Quilting Smoking Stithes Fgoting Tpe or Elsti Atthing Heirloom Deortive Couhing One-step Buttonholes Four-step Buttonholes Br Tks Button Sewing Eyelet

15 CONTENTS Multi-diretionl Sewing (Stright Stith nd Zigzg Stith) Zipper Insertion Edge Sewing Chpter 4 Chrter/Deortive Stithes 167 SELECTING STITCH PATTERNS Seleting Deortive Stith Ptterns/7mm Deortive Stith Ptterns/Stin Stith Ptterns/7mm Stin Stith Ptterns/ Cross Stith/Utility Deortive Stith Ptterns Alphet Chrters/Jpnese hrters SEWING STITCH PATTERNS Sewing Attrtive Finishes Bsi Sewing Mking Adjustments EDITING STITCH PATTERNS Chnging the Size Chnging the Length (for 7mm Stin Stith Ptterns Only) Creting Vertil Mirror Imge Creting Horizontl Mirror Imge Sewing Pttern Continuously Chnging Thred Density (for Stin Stith Ptterns Only) Returning to the Beginning of the Pttern Cheking the Imge COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS Before Comining Comining Vrious Stith Ptterns Comining Lrge nd Smll Stith Ptterns Comining Horizontl Mirror Imge Stith Ptterns Comining Stith Ptterns of Different Length Mking Step Stith Ptterns (for 7mm Stin Stith Ptterns Only) USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION Stith Dt Preutions Sving Stith Ptterns in the Mhine s ry Sving Stith Ptterns to USB Medi Sving Stith Ptterns in the Computer Retrieving Stith Ptterns from the Mhine s ry Relling from USB Medi Relling from the Computer Chpter 5 Bsi Emroidery 195 BEFORE EMBROIDERING Emroidery Step y Step Atthing Emroidery Foot W+ with LED pointer Atthing the Emroidery Unit SELECTING PATTERNS Seleting Emroidery Ptterns/Deortive Alphet Ptterns/ Utility Emroidery Ptterns/Boin Work Ptterns Seleting Alphet Chrter Ptterns Seleting Frme Ptterns Seleting Ptterns from Emroidery Crds Relling from USB Medi Relling from the Computer EDITING PATTERNS Previewing the Pttern Moving the Pttern Rotting the Pttern Chnging the Size of the Pttern Creting Horizontl Mirror Imge Chnging Font Type Editing Letters (Size/Font Type) Chnging the Density (Alphet Chrter nd Frme Ptterns Only) Chnging the Colors of Alphet Chrter Ptterns Chnging the Configurtion of Alphet Chrter Ptterns Deleting the Pttern Displying Ptterns in the Sreen Mgnified Chnging Alphet Chrter Sping Seprting Comined Chrter Ptterns Chnging the Thred Color Creting Custom Thred Tle Choosing Color from the Custom Thred Tle Find New Color Shemes With the Color Visulizer Funtion Designing Repeted Ptterns Emroidering the Pttern Repetedly Dupliting Pttern After Editing VIEWING THE EMBROIDERY SCREEN COMBINING PATTERNS Editing Comined Ptterns Sewing Comined Ptterns PREPARING THE FABRIC Atthing Iron-on Stilizers (Bking) to the Fri Hooping the Fri in the Emroidery Frme Emroidering Smll Fris or Fri Edges ATTACHING THE EMBROIDERY FRAME CONFIRMING THE PATTERN POSITION Cheking the Needle Drop Point With the Emroidery Foot W+ with LED Pointer Aligning the Emroidering Position Using the Built-In Cmer Using the Built-In Cmer to Align the Emroidering Position Speifying the Emroidering Position With the Sensor Pen Cheking the Pttern Position EMBROIDERING A PATTERN Emroidering Attrtive Finishes Emroidering Ptterns Spool Stnd LED Using Appliqués ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE EMBROIDERY PROCESS If the Boin Runs Out of Thred If the Thred Breks During Sewing Restrting from the Beginning Resuming Emroidery After Turning Off the Power Chpter 6 Advned Emroidery 271 VARIOUS EMBROIDERING FUNCTIONS Uninterrupted Emroidering (Using Single Color : Monohrome) Disply the Fri While Aligning the Emroidering Position Bsting Emroidery Creting n Appliqué Piee PRINT AND STITCH (COMBINING EMBROIDERY PATTERNS AND PRINTED DESIGNS) Seleting Pttern Outputting the Bkground Imge nd Positioning Imge Printing the Bkground nd Emroidery Position Sheet Sewing Emroidery Ptterns MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS Adjusting Thred Tension Adjusting the Alternte Boin Cse (with No Color on the Srew) Using the Automti Thred Cutting Funtion (End Color Trim) Using the Thred Trimming Funtion (Jump Stith Trim) Adjusting the Emroidery Speed Chnging the Thred Color Disply Chnging the Emroidery Frme Disply Aligning the Pttern nd the Needle Emroidering Linked Chrters USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION Emroidery Dt Preutions Sving Emroidery Ptterns in the Mhine s ry Sving Emroidery Ptterns to USB Medi Sving Emroidery Ptterns in the Computer Retrieving Ptterns from the Mhine s ry EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS Using Frme Pttern to Mke n Appliqué (1)

16 CONTENTS Using Frme Pttern to Mke n Appliqué (2) Sewing Split Emroidery Ptterns USING THE CAMERA TO CONNECT PATTERNS Conneting Three Ptterns Chnging the Position of Stiker CONNECTING ROTATED PATTERNS Conneting Ptterns to e Joined Along n Edge RESUME FEATURE Chpter 7 IQ Designer 323 ABOUT IQ DESIGNER Bsis: Creting Pttern PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN Before Creting Designs Drwing Lines Drwing Regions Using the stmp key Using the erse key Using the selet key After Editing the Design STITCH SETTINGS SCREEN EMBROIDERY IMAGE PREVIEW SCREEN IQ DESIGNER WITH SCAN Using the Sn Frme Snning to Tre Bkground Imge CREATING LINE IMAGE Using the Snning Frme to Crete Pttern with Line Sn CREATING FILL IMAGE Using the Snning Frme to Crete Pttern with Illustrtion Sn STIPPLING Bsi Stippling with IQ Designer Snning Drwing to Crete Stippling Pttern Snning Fri nd Stippling Chpter 8 How to Crete Boin Work 357 ABOUT BOBBIN WORK PREPARING FOR BOBBIN WORK Required Mterils Upper Threding Prepring the Boin Thred CREATING BOBBIN WORK (SEWING) Positioning the Fri nd Sewing Boin Work Free Motion Sewing CREATING BOBBIN WORK (EMBROIDERY) Seleting the Pttern Strt Emroidering ADJUSTING BOBBIN WORK THREAD TENSION TROUBLESHOOTING Chpter 9 Appendix 375 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Restritions on oiling Preutions on storing the mhine Clening the LCD Sreen Clening the Mhine Csing Clening the Re Clening the Boin Cse Clening the Cutter in the Boin Cse Are Aout the Mintenne Messge ADJUSTING THE SCREEN Adjusting the Brightness of the Sreen Disply Touh Pnel is Mlfuntioning TROUBLESHOOTING Frequent Trouleshooting Topis Upper Thred is Too Tight Tngled Thred on Wrong Side of Fri Inorret Thred Tension Fri is Cught in the Mhine nd Cnnot e Removed List of Symptoms ERROR MESSAGES SPECIFICATIONS UPGRADING YOUR MACHINE S SOFTWARE Upgrde Proedure Using USB Medi Upgrde Proedure Using Computer STITCH SETTING CHART INDEX

17 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS The nmes of the vrious prts of the sewing mhine nd their funtions re desried elow. Before using the sewing mhine, refully red these desriptions to lern the nmes of the mhine prts. Mhine Front View Right-side/Rer View Top over Open the top over when threding the mhine or winding the oin. Pre-tension disk Pss the thred round the pre-tension disk when winding the oin thred. (pge 52) Thred guide for oin winding Pss the thred through this thred guide when winding the oin thred. (pge 52) d Spool pin Ple spool of thred on the spool pin. (pge 60) e Spool p Use the spool p to hold the spool of thred in ple. (pge 60) f Supplementl spool pin Use this spool pin to wind the oin thred, or to sew with the twin needle. (pge 52, 63) g Boin winder Use the oin winder when winding the oin. (pge 52) h LCD (liquid rystl disply) Settings for the seleted stith nd error messges pper in the LCD. (pge 30) i Speker j Knee lifter Use the knee lifter to rise nd lower the presser foot. (pge 94) k Knee lifter slot Insert the knee lifter into the slot. (pge 94) l Opertion uttons (7 uttons) nd sewing speed ontroller Use these uttons nd the slide to operte the sewing mhine. (pge 17) m Flt ed tthment with essory omprtment Store presser feet nd oins in the essory omprtment of the flt ed tthment. When sewing ylindril piees, remove the flt ed tthment. (pge 18) n Thred utter Pss the threds through the thred utter to ut them. (pge 62) o Thred guide plte Pss the thred round the thred guide plte when threding upper thred. (pge 60) Connetor for the presser foot Connet the dul feed foot or emroidery foot with LED pointer. (pge 70, 197) Hndle Crry the sewing mhine y its hndle when trnsporting the mhine. Presser foot lever Rise nd lower the presser foot lever to rise nd lower the presser foot. (pge 68) d Air vent The ir vent llows the ir surrounding the motor to irulte. Do not over the ir vent while the sewing mhine is eing used. e Min power swith Use the min power swith to turn the sewing mhine ON nd OFF. (pge 28) f Multi-funtion foot ontroller Vrious sewing mhine opertions n e progrmmed into the multi-funtion foot ontroller. For some ountries nd res, norml foot ontroller is inluded with the mhine. g Power ord reeptle Insert the power ord into the mhine reeptle. (pge 28) h Sensor pen holder onnetor Connet the inluded sensor pen holder. (pge 49) i Sensor pen jk Connet the sensor pen. (pge 48) j Foot ontroller jk Insert the foot ontroller plug into its jk on the mhine. (pge 81) k Hedphones or externl speker jk Connet the hedphone. l USB port for omputer In order to import/export ptterns etween omputer nd the mhine, plug the USB le into the USB port. (pge 46, 187, 189, 192, 208, 284, 300, 402) m USB port for mouse (pge 46) n USB port In order to send ptterns from/to USB medi, plug the USB medi diretly into the USB port. (pge 34, 46,187,188, 191, 207, 225, 274, 284, 299, 401) o Hndwheel Rotte the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) to rise nd lower the needle. The wheel should e turned towrd the front of the mhine. 15

18 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Needle nd Presser Foot Setion Mesurements on the needle plte, oin over (with mrk) nd needle plte over The mesurements on the oin over re referenes for ptterns with middle (enter) needle position. The mesurements on the needle plte nd the needle plte over re referenes for stithes with left needle position. Buttonhole lever The uttonhole lever is used with the one-step uttonhole foot to rete uttonholes. (pge 147) Presser foot holder srew Use the presser foot holder srew to hold the presser foot in ple. (pge 69) Presser foot holder The presser foot is tthed to the presser foot holder. (pge 68) d Presser foot The presser foot onsistently pplies pressure to the fri s sewing tkes ple. Atth the pproprite presser foot for the seleted stith. (pge 68) e Feed dogs The feed dogs feed the fri in the sewing diretion. f Boin over Open the oin over to set the oin. (pge 57, 123) g Needle plte over Remove the needle plte over to len the re. (pge 117, 260) h Needle plte The needle plte is mrked with guides to help sew stright sems. (pge 116) i Needle r thred guide Pss the upper thred through the needle r thred guide. (pge 60) j Needle lmp srew Use the needle lmp srew to hold the needle in ple. (pge 69) For stithes with middle (enter) needle position For stithes with left needle position Left needle position on the needle plte <inh> d Left needle position on the needle plte <m> e Middle (enter) needle position on the oin over (with mrk) <inh> f Left needle position on the needle plte over <inh> 16

19 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Emroidery Unit Opertion Buttons Crrige The rrige moves the emroidery frme utomtilly when emroidering. (pge 197) Relese lever (loted under the emroidery unit) Press the relese lever to remove the emroidery unit. (pge 198) Emroidery frme holder Insert the emroidery frme into the emroidery frme holder to hold the frme in ple. (pge 247) d Frme-seuring lever Press the frme-seuring lever down to seure the emroidery frme. (pge 247) e Emroidery unit onnetion Insert the emroidery unit onnetion into the onnetion port when tthing the emroidery unit. (pge 197) CAUTION Before inserting or removing the emroidery unit, turn the min power to off. After the emroidery frme is set in the frme holder, e sure the frme-seuring lever is orretly lowered. Strt/Stop utton Press this utton nd the mhine will sew few stithes t slow speed nd then egin sewing t the speed set y the sewing speed ontroller. Press the utton gin to stop the mhine. Hold the utton in to sew t the mhine s slowest speed. The utton hnges olor ording to the mhine s opertion mode. Green: Red: The mhine is redy to sew or is sewing. The mhine nnot sew. Reverse Stith utton For stright, zigzg, nd elsti zigzg stith ptterns tht tke reverse stithes, the mhine will sew reverse stithes t low speed only while holding down the Reverse Stith utton. The stithes re sewn in the opposite diretion. For other stithes, use this utton to sew reinforement stithes t the eginning nd end of sewing. Press nd hold this utton, nd the mhine sews 3 stithes in the sme spot nd stops utomtilly. (pge 83) Reinforement Stith utton Use this utton to sew single stith repetedly nd tie-off. For hrter/deortive stithes, press this utton to end with full stith insted of t mid-point. The LED light eside this utton lights up while the mhine is sewing full motif, nd utomtilly turns off when the sewing is stopped. (pge 83) d Needle Position utton Use this utton when hnging sewing diretion or for detiled sewing in smll res. Press this utton to rise or lower the needle position. With this utton, you n lower nd rise the needle to sew single stith. e Thred Cutter utton Press this utton fter sewing to utomtilly trim the exess thred. f Presser Foot Lifter utton Press this utton to lower the presser foot nd pply pressure to the fri. Press this utton gin to rise the presser foot. g Sewing Speed ontroller Use this ontroller to djust the sewing speed. Move the slide to the left to sew t slower speeds. Move the slide to the right to sew t higher speeds. Beginners should sew t slow speed. h Automti Threding utton Use this utton to utomtilly thred the needle. CAUTION Do not press the thred utter utton fter the threds hve een ut. The needle my rek nd threds my eome tngled, or dmge to the mhine my our. 17

20 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Using the Flt Bed Atthment Pull the top of the flt ed tthment to open the essory omprtment. Closing the Aessory Cse Fully slide the r on eh side of the essory se lid to the unloked position. Using the Aessory Cse Opening the Aessory Cse Fully slide the r on eh side of the essory se to the unloked position, nd then lift off the lid to open the se. The se n only e opened or loked orretly if oth rs re slid in the sme diretion. Ple the lid on top of the se so tht the nothes in the lid lign with the ts on the se, nd then slide the rs on eh side k to the loked position. Brs Brs 18

21 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Using the Aessory Trys Two presser foot storge trys re stored in the inluded essory se. One is for presser feet for utility sewing, nd the other is for presser feet for emroidery nd mhine quilting. For presser feet for utility sewing For presser feet for emroidery nd mhine quilting For your onveniene, presser foot storge try n e stored in the essory omprtment of the flt ed tthment. Additionl storge spe of the flt ed tthment Presser foot storge spe of the flt ed tthment Presser foot storge trys 19

22 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Inluded Aessories J N G I A R M C C E E O O W+ V /11 2 needles 90/14 2 needles 90/14 2 needles: Bll point needle (gold olored) 2.0/11 needle 75/11 2 needles

23 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS No. Prt Nme Prt Code 1 Zigzg foot J (on mhine) XC Monogrmming foot N X Oversting foot G XC Zipper foot I X Buttonhole foot A X Blind stith foot R X Button fitting foot M Dul feed foot XF Stright stith foot XD Free motion quilting foot C XF Free motion eho quilting XE foot E 12 Free motion open toe XF quilting foot O 13 Emroidery foot W+ with XF LED pointer 14 Vertil stith lignment foot V XE /4 quilting foot with guide XC Couhing dul feed foot XF Top-left yrn guide XG Yrn threder XF Adpter XF Srew (smll) XA Needle set *1 XE Twin needle *2 XE Bll point needle set *3 XD Boin 10 X (One is on mhine.) 25 Sem ripper XF Sissors XC Clening rush X Eyelet punh XZ Srewdriver (smll) X Srewdriver (lrge) XC Multi-purpose srewdriver BLMPD 32 Spool p (smll) Spool p (medium) 2 X (One is on mhine.) 34 Spool p (lrge) Thred spool insert (mini king spool insert) XA No. Prt Nme Prt Code 36 Spool stnd BLMA-STS See pge Spool felt (on mhine) X Spool net 2 XA Emroidery needle plte XE over 40 Touh pen (stylus) XA Knee lifter XE USB le XD Stndrd oin se XE (green mrking on the srew) (on mhine) 44 Alternte oin se XC (no olor on the srew) 45 Boin se XE (gry, for oin work) 46 Stright stith needle plte XF Cord guide oin over XE (with single hole) 48 Boin over (with mrk) XF Boin over (on mhine) XE Boin enter pin nd XF instrution sheet 51 Multi-funtion foot ontroller BLMA-MFC 52 Emroidery frme set (medium) H 10 m W 10 m (H 4 inhes W 4 inhes) 53 Emroidery frme set (lrge) H 18 m W 13 m (H 7 inhes W 5 inhes) 54 Emroidery frme set (extr lrge) H 30 m W 20 m (H 12 inhes W 8 inhes) 55 Emroidery frme set (super lrge) H 36 m W 24 m (H 14 inhes W 9-1/2 inhes) EF74: Frme EF78: Emroidery sheet EF75: Frme EF79: Emroidery sheet EF92: Frme EF94: Emroidery sheet EF95: Frme EF96: Emroidery sheet 56 Sn frme XF Mgnet 6 XF Emroidery oin thred BBT-W 59 Emroidery positioning XE stiker sheets 4 60 White lirtion stikers XE (solid) 61 Edge sewing sheet 6 XE

24 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS No. Prt Nme Prt Code Stilizer mteril X Chlk penil XE Sensor pen XF Pen holder XF LCD lening loth XE Dust over XG Aessory se XF Power ord XC Instrution nd Referene XF Guide 71 Quik referene guide XF *1 75/11 2 needles 90/14 2 needles 90/14 2 needles: Bll point needle (gold olored) *2 2.0/11 needle *3 75/11 2 needles: Bll point needle for emroidery HAX130EBBR W Foot ontroller: Model U This foot ontroller n e used on the mhine with produt ode 882-W21. The produt ode is mentioned on the mhine rting plte. Alwys use essories reommended for this mhine. The srew for the presser foot holder is ville through your uthorized By Lok retiler (Prt ode XA ) Options The following re ville s optionl essories to e purhsed seprtely from your uthorized By Lok retiler No. Prt Nme Prt Code 1 Foot Controller XC Emroidery frme set (smll) H 2 m W 6 m (H 1 inh W 2-1/2 inhes) 3 Squre emroidery frme H 15 m W 15 m (H 6 inhes W 6 inhes) 4 Emroidery frme set (quilt) H 20 m W 20 m (H 8 inhes W 8 inhes) 5 Emroidery frme set (extr lrge) H 26 m W 16 m (H 10-1/4 inhes W 6-1/4 inhes) 6 Border emroidery frme H 30 m W 10 m (H 12 inhes W 4 inhes) 7 Border emroidery frme set H 18 m W 10 m (H 7 inhes W 4 inhes) 8 Emroidery oin thred (white) Emroidery oin thred (lk) EF73: Frme EF77: Emroidery sheet BLMA-150 EF91: Frme EF93: Emroidery sheet EF81: Frme EF84: Emroidery sheet BLMA-CBH BLSO-BF BBT-W BBT-B 22

25 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS No. Prt Nme Prt Code 9 10 spool stnd BLMA-TS 10 Extension tle BLMA-ET 11 Emroidery rd reder BLECR 12 Sem guide BLG-SG 13 Wlking foot FA12 14 Side utter foot BLG-SCF 15 Emroidery foot W XF Quilting guide FA11 17 Free-motion quilting foot FA2 18 Open toe for dul feed foot BLTY-OTDF 19 Cirulr tthment BL-CSA 20 Edge joining foot ESG-EJF 21 Couhing Foot BLTY-CCF 22 Vertil spool pin XC Emroidery positioning BLSO-EPS stiker sheets 8 24 Edge sewing sheet 5 BLSO-ESS 25 Free motion guide grip XF USB mouse XE All speifitions re orret t the time of printing. Plese e wre tht some speifitions my hnge without notie. You n instll/remove the presser foot holder, needle lmp srew. Position 2 Visit your nerest uthorized By Lok retiler for omplete listing of optionl essories for your mhine. You n instll/remove the needle plte. Using the Multi-purpose Srewdriver Sine the srewdriver n e hnged to three different positions, it n e extremely useful for the vrious mhine preprtions. Position 1 23

26 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Position 3 The multi-purpose srewdriver n e positioned over the srew on the emroidery frme to tighten the srew fter hooping the fri or when removing the fri. CAUTION Do not lift the hndle of the mhine while the spool stnd is instlled. Do not push or pull the telesopi thred guide or spool pins with extreme fore, otherwise dmge my result. Do not ple ny ojet other thn spools of thred on the spool support. Do not try to wind thred on the oin while sewing using the spool stnd. How to ssemle the spool stnd When rotting the multi-purpose srewdriver, do not forefully rotte it in the diretion tht it does not rotte; otherwise, it my rek. Fully extend the telesopi thred guide shft, nd then rotte the shft until the two internl stoppers lik into ple. Using the Spool Stnd The inluded spool stnd is useful when using thred spools with lrge dimeter (ross-wound thred). The spool stnd n hold two spools of thred Insert the telesopi thred guide into the round hole t the enter of the spool support, nd then use srewdriver to seurely tighten the srew () from the reverse side No. Prt Nme Prt Code 1 Telesopi thred guide XE Spool support XE Spool pin 2 XA Srew nd wsher XC Spool p (XL) 2 XE Spool holder 2 XA Spool p se 2 XE Spool felt 2 XC Ring Srew 24

27 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Mke sure tht the stoppers on the telesopi thred guide shft re firmly in ple nd tht the thred guide openings re diretly ove the two holes for spool pins in the spool support. In ddition, hek tht the shft is seurely tightened in the spool support. How to remove Pull the spool stnd up to remove it from the mhine. Firmly insert the two spool pins into the two holes in the spool support. Atth the upper over to the mhine. d Open the upper over of the mhine, nd then pull the upper over up to remove it from the mhine. See pge 56 out the oin winding using the spool stnd. See pge 65 out the upper threding using the spool stnd. e Insert the spool stnd onto the nothes of the mhine. 25

28 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Using the Multi-funtion Foot Controller (Only for supplied models) Insert the plug for the min foot ontroller into the foot ontroller jk on the right side of the mhine. Refer to see Speifying the Multi-Funtion Foot Controller (Only for supplied models) on pge 82, efore using this foot ontroller. 1 2 Multi-funtion foot ontroller Foot ontroller jk 3 4 No. Prt Nme Prt Code 1 Min foot ontroller XF Side pedl XF Mounting plte XF Mounting srew 2 XF Adjusting the Pedl Positions The pedl sping n e djusted depending on the srew holes used in the mounting plte. The pedl sping is the widest when the pedls re tthed using the outermost srew holes ; the pedl sping is the nrrowest when they re tthed using the innermost srew holes. Assemling the Controller Align the wide side of the mounting plte with the noth in the ottom of the min foot ontroller, nd then seure them together with srew. Feed the other side of the mounting plte into the noth on the ottom of the side pedl, nd then seure them together with srew. The side pedl my e tthed on the right or left side of the min foot ontroller. For greter distne you lwys hve the option of not onneting the side pedl nd min foot ontroller using the mounting plte, mking sure tht oth pedls re onneted using the jk from the side pedl to the min foot ontroller. Insert the plug for the side pedl into the jk t the k of the min foot ontroller. 26

29 Chpter 1 Getting Redy TURNING THE MACHINE ON/OFF Setting Your Mhine for the First Time...29 LCD SCREEN Home Pge Sreen Using the Mhine Setting Mode Key...31 Sving Settings Sreen Imge to USB Medi Seleting the Eo Mode or Shutoff Support Mode Chnging the Pointer Shpe When USB Mouse Is Used Chnging the Sreen Sver Imge Seleting the Initil Sreen Disply Choosing the Disply Lnguge Chnging the Bkground Colors of the Emroidery Ptterns Speifying the Size of Pttern Thumnils Using the Sewing Mhine Help Key...40 Using the Opertion Guide Funtion...41 Using the Sewing Guide Funtion...42 Plying Tutoril Video...43 Plying MPEG-4 (MP4) Videos...44 Using the Pttern Explntion Funtion...45 CONNECTING THE ACCESSORY TO THE MACHINE Atthing/Dething toe...71 Using the Dul Feed Position Lever...72 Adjusting the Amount of Fri Feeding of the Dul Feed Foot...72 CHANGING THE NEEDLE...73 Aout the Needle Fri/Thred/Needle Comintions NEEDLE CALIBRATION USING THE BUILT IN CAMERA...76 Using USB Medi...46 Conneting the Mhine to the Computer...46 Using USB Mouse (Sold Seprtely)...47 Cliking Key Chnging Pges USING THE SENSOR PEN Convenient Sewing Fetures y Using the Sensor Pen...48 Conneting the Sensor Pen...48 Using the Sensor Pen Holder...49 Using the Sensor Pen...49 Importnt Informtion out Sensor Pen...50 Clirting the Sensor Pen...50 LOWER THREADING Winding the Boin...52 Using the Supplementl Spool Pin Using the Spool Pin Using the Spool Stnd Untngling Thred from Beneth the Boin Winder Set Setting the Boin...57 Pulling Up the Boin Thred...59 UPPER THREADING Upper Threding...60 Using the Twin Needle Mode...63 Using the Spool Stnd...65 Using the Spool Stnd Using Threds tht Unwind Quikly...67 Using the Spool Net CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT Removing the Presser Foot...68 Atthing the Presser Foot...68 Atthing the Presser Foot with the Inluded Adpter...69 Atthing the Wlking Foot (Optionl) Using the Dul Feed Foot...70 Atthing the Dul Feed Foot... 70

30 TURNING THE MACHINE ON/OFF TURNING THE MACHINE ON/OFF WARNING Use only regulr household eletriity for the power soure. Using other power soures my result in fire, eletri shok, or dmge to the mhine. Mke sure tht the plugs on the power ord re firmly inserted into the eletril outlet nd the power ord reeptle on the mhine. Otherwise, fire or eletri shok my result. Do not insert the plug on the power ord into n eletril outlet tht is in poor ondition. Turn the min power to OFF nd remove the plug in the following irumstnes: When you re wy from the mhine After using the mhine When the power fils during use When the mhine does not operte orretly due to d onnetion or disonnetion During eletril storms CAUTION Use only the power ord inluded with this mhine. Do not use extension ords or multi-plug dpters with mny other pplines plugged in to them. Fire or eletri shok my result. Do not touh the plug with wet hnds. Eletri shok my result. When unplugging the mhine, lwys turn the min power to OFF first. Alwys grsp the plug to remove it from the outlet. Pulling on the ord my dmge the ord, or led to fire or eletri shok. Do not llow the power ord to e ut, dmged, modified, forefully ent, pulled, twisted, or undled. Do not ple hevy ojets on the ord. Do not sujet the ord to het. These things my dmge the ord, or use fire or eletri shok. If the ord or plug is dmged, tke the mhine to your uthorized By Lok retiler for repirs efore ontinuing use. Unplug the power ord if the mhine is not to e used for long period of time. Otherwise, fire my result. When leving the mhine unttended, either the min swith of the mhine should e turned to OFF or the plug must e removed from the soket-outlet. When serviing the mhine or when removing overs, the mhine must e unplugged. This ppline hs polrized plug (one lde wider thn the other). To redue the risk of eletril shok, this plug is intended to fit in polrized outlet only one wy. If the plug does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, ontt qulified eletriin to instll the proper outlet. Do not modify the plug in ny wy. 28

31 TURNING THE MACHINE ON/OFF Insert the power supply ord into the power ord reeptle, then insert the plug into wll outlet. Min power swith Power supply ord Press. The messge sreen, onfirming if you wnt to set time/dte, ppers. To set the time/ dte, press ; to nel the setting, press. The sreen to set time/dte ppers. Press or to set time dte. d 1 Getting Redy Turn the min power swith to I to turn on the mhine. d OFF ON When the mhine is turned on, the needle nd the feed dogs will mke sound when they move; this is not mlfuntion. Turn the min power swith to O to turn off the mhine. If the mhine is turned off in the middle of sewing in the Sewing funtion, the opertion will not e ontinued fter turning the power on gin. Setting Your Mhine for the First Time When you first turn on the mhine, set the lnguge nd time/dte to your lnguge nd lol time/dte. Follow the proedure elow when the settings sreen ppers utomtilly. Press to disply the time on the sreen. Set the yer (YYYY), month (MM) nd dte (DD). Selet whether 24h or 12h setting to disply. d Set the urrent time. e Press to strt using your mhine. The lok strts from 0 seond of the time you set. The time/dte you set my e lered, if you don't turn on the mhine for n extended period of time. Time setting is lso ville y pressing lok utton/time on the ottom of the LCD sreen. Press nd to set your lol lnguge. 29

32 LCD SCREEN LCD SCREEN When the mhine is turned on, the opening movie is plyed. Touh nywhere on the sreen for the home pge sreen to e displyed. Touh the LCD sreen or key with your finger or the inluded touh pen to selet mhine funtion. Only touh the sreen with your finger or the inluded touh pen. Do not use shrp penil, srewdriver, or other hrd or shrp ojet. It is not neessry to press hrd on the sreen. Pressing too hrd or using shrp ojet my dmge the sreen. Home Pge Sreen d e f g h i No. Disply Key Nme Explntion Pge f Sewing mhine help key Press this key to see explntions on how to use the mhine. You n see the tutoril videos nd lso the MP4 movie files tht you hve. 40 g h i j Presser foot/ Needle exhnge key Sreen lok key Home pge sreen key Time/Dte key Press this key efore hnging the needle, the presser foot, et. This key loks ll key nd utton funtions to prevent opertion of the mhine. Press this key to lok the sreen. When the sreen is loked, you n still sew, ut nnot hnge ny of the sreen funtions. Press this key gin to unlok the settings. Press this key nytime it is displyed to return to the home pge sreen nd selet different tegory - Sewing, Emroidery or IQ Designer. Press this key to set the lok to your lol time. 57, j No. Disply Key Nme Explntion Pge d e Sewing key Press this key to sew utility stithes or hrter/ deortive stith ptterns. Emroidery key IQ Designer Cmer view key Mhine setting sreen key Atth the emroidery unit nd press this key to emroider ptterns. Press this key to strt reting your ustom design emroidery ptterns. Press this key to hek the needle lotion s it is shown on the sreen through the uilt-in mer. Press this key to hnge the needle stop position, djust the pttern or sreen, nd hnge other mhine settings. 108, ,

33 LCD SCREEN Using the Mhine Setting Mode Key Press to hnge the defult mhine settings (needle stop position, emroidery speed, opening disply, et.). To disply the different settings sreens, press for Sewing settings, for Generl settings or for Emroidery settings. 1 Press or to disply different settings sreen. Sewing settings n Getting Redy d e f g h o i j k l m Selet whether to use the sewing speed ontroller to determine the zigzg width (see pge 131). Mke djustments to hrter or deortive stith ptterns (see pge 174). Adjust the presser foot height. Selet the height of the presser foot when the presser foot is rised. d Adjust the presser foot pressure. The higher the numer, the greter the pressure will e. Set the pressure t 3 for norml sewing. e Adjust the mount of fri feeding of the dul feed foot (see pge 72). f Selet whether 1-01 Stright stith (Left) or 1-03 Stright stith (Middle) is the utility stith tht is utomtilly seleted when the mhine is turned on. g Selet whether Utility Stith or Quilt Stith displyed first on the stith seletion sreen when the Sewing is seleted. h You n tivte this setting fter onneting the multi-funtion foot ontroller. (These settings re not operle unless the multi-funtion foot ontroller is tthed to the mhine.) (see pge 82) i Chnge the height of the presser foot when sewing is stopped when the pivot setting is seleted (see pge 93). Adjust the presser foot to one of the three heights (3.2 mm, 5.0 mm nd 7.5 mm). j Chnge the height of the presser foot when the mhine is set to free motion sewing mode (see pge 131). k When set to ON, the thikness of the fri is utomtilly deteted y n internl sensor while sewing. This enles the fri to e fed smoothly (see pges 86 nd 95). l When set to ON, reinforement stithes re sewn t the eginning nd/or end of sewing for reinforement stith pttern, even when the Reverse Stith utton is pressed (see pge 83). m Adjust the guideline mrker position nd rightness (see pge 98). n Press to sve settings sreen imge to USB medi (see pge 34). o Press to reset settings. Some settings do not reset. When the stright stith needle plte is on the mhine, the needle will utomtilly move to the middle position. 31

34 LCD SCREEN Generl settings d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r CAUTION If Upper nd Boin Thred Sensor is set to OFF, remove the upper thred. If the mhine is used with the upper thred threded, the mhine will not e le to detet if the thred hs eome tngled. Continuing to use the mhine with tngled thred my use dmge. Selet the needle stop position (the needle position when the mhine is not operting) to e up or down. Selet the down position when using the pivot key. Selet the opertion of the Needle Position - Stith Plement utton from the following two sequenes (see pge 96). Eh press of the Needle Position - Stith Plement utton: ON rises the needle, stops it t nerly lowered position, then lowers it OFF rises the needle, then lowers it Chnge the shpe of the pointer when USB mouse is used (see pge 35). d Turn oth the upper nd oin thred sensor ON or OFF. If it is turned OFF, the mhine n e used without thred. e Chnge the speker volume. Inrese the numer for louder volume, derese for softer volume. f Chnge the hedphone (externl spekers) volume. g Chnge the rightness of the needle re nd work re lights. h Chnge the sreen disply rightness (see pge 380). i Selet to sve the mhine power y setting the Eo Mode or the Shutoff Support Mode (see pge 34). j Selet the length of time until the sreen sver ppers. A setting etween OFF (0) nd 60 minutes n e set in 1-minute inrements. k Chnge the imge of the sreen sver (see pge 35). l Selet the initil sreen tht is displyed when the mhine is turned on (see pge 36). m Turn on or off the spool stnd LED inditor (see pge 262). n Chnge the disply lnguge (see pge 37). o Clirte the sensor funtion (see pge 50). p Disply the totl numer of stithes sewn on this mhine, whih is reminder to tke your mhine in for regulr serviing. (Contt your uthorized By Lok retiler for detils.) q The No. is the internl mhine numer for the emroidery nd sewing mhine. r Disply the progrm version. The ltest version of softwre is instlled in your mhine. Chek with your lol uthorized By Lok retiler or t for ville updtes (see pge 401). 32

35 LCD SCREEN Emroidery settings d e f g h i j k l n o 1 Getting Redy m Selet from mong 23 emroidery frme displys (see pge 292). Chnge the thred olor disply on the Emroidery sreen; thred numer, olor nme (see pge 291). When the thred numer #123 is seleted, selet from six thred rnds (see pge 291). d Adjust the mximum emroidery speed setting (see pge 291). e Adjust the upper thred tension for emroidering (see pge 288). f Selet the height of the emroidery foot during emroidering (see pge 242). g Chnge the disply units (mm/inh). h Chnge the olor of the kground for the emroidery disply re (see pge 37). i Chnge the olor of the kground for the thumnil re (see pge 37). j Press to speify the size of pttern thumnils (see pge 38). k Adjust the distne etween the pttern nd the sting stithing (see pge 276). l Adjust the distne etween the ppliqué pttern nd the outline (see pge 277). m Adjust the position nd rightness of the emroidery foot with LED pointer (see pge 249). n Speify to disply the fri imge on the sreen. You n selet the sn qulity (see pge 272). o Set to ON when positioning the pttern on the thik fri using the uilt-in mer (see pge 275). 33

36 LCD SCREEN Sving Settings Sreen Imge to USB Medi An imge of the settings sreen n e sved s BMP file. A mximum of 100 imges n e sved on single USB medi t one time. Insert the USB medi into the USB port on the right side of the mhine. Seleting the Eo Mode or Shutoff Support Mode You n sve the mhine power y setting the eo mode or the shutoff support mode. If you leve the mhine without using for speified period of time, the mhine enters in one of these modes. Eo Mode ; Mhine will enter sleep mode. Touh the sreen or press the Strt/Stop utton to ontinue sewing. Shutoff Support Mode ; Mhine will enter the lower power mode fter set period of time. Turn mhine off nd then k on to restrt sewing. Condition Eo Mode Shutoff Support Mode USB port USB medi Press. The settings sreen ppers. Selet the settings sreen pge tht you wnt to sve the sreen imge of. Press. d The imge file will e sved to the USB medi. Remove the USB medi, nd then hek the sved imge using omputer. The files for Settings sreen imges re sved with the nme S**.BMP in folder leled Poket. * ** in the nme S**.BMP will utomtilly e repled with numer etween 00 nd 99. If 100 imge files hve lredy een sved on the USB medi, the following messge ppers. In this se, delete file from the USB medi or use different USB medi. Aville time OFF, (minute) OFF, 1-12 (hour) Strt/Stop utton Green flshing Green slow flshing Suspended funtion Mhine light, All funtions Sreen disply, LED pointer, Guideline mrker, Spool Stnd LED After reovering The mhine strts from the previous opertion. You need to turn off the mhine. Press the Strt/Stop utton or touh the sreen disply to reover from these modes. Press. The settings sreen ppers. Press. The Generl settings sreen ppers. Disply pge 5 of the Generl settings sreen. d Use or to selet the time until entering the mode. 34

37 If you turn off the mhine while the mhine is in the Eo Mode or the Shutoff Support Mode, wit for out 5 seonds efore turning on the mhine gin. LCD SCREEN Chnging the Sreen Sver Imge Insted of the defult imge, you n selet your own personl imges for the sreen sver of your mhine. Before hnging the sreen sver imge, prepre the imge on your omputer or USB medi. 1 Chnging the Pointer Shpe When USB Mouse Is Used In the settings sreen, the shpe n e seleted for the pointer tht ppers when USB mouse is onneted. Depending upon the kground olor, selet the desired shpe from the three tht re ville. Comptile imge files Formt File size File dimension Numer llowed JPEG formt (.jpg) Mx. 2 MB for eh imge pixels or less, (If the width is more thn 800 pixels, the imge imported will e redued to width of 800 pixels.) 5 or less Getting Redy Press. The settings sreen ppers. Press. The Generl settings sreen ppers. Disply pge 4 of the Generl settings sreen. d For detils on hnging the kground olor, refer to Chnging the Bkground Colors of the Emroidery Ptterns on pge 37. Use nd to hoose the pointer shpe from the three ville setting (, nd ). When using USB medi, mke sure tht it ontins only your own personl imges to e seleted for the sreen sver. Folders re reognized. Open the folder tht holds your personl imges. Press. The settings sreen ppers. Press. The Generl settings sreen ppers. Disply pge 5 of the Generl settings sreen. d Press. e Press. e Press to return to the originl sreen. The setting remins seleted even if the mhine is turned off. 35

38 LCD SCREEN f Connet the USB medi or the omputer (using USB le) tht ontins your personl imge to the USB port of the mhine. * See pge 46 out USB onnetivity. i Press file nme to selet imge nd then press. g Press to selet the first imge. * The imges will pper in list in this sreen. Selet the desired numer to speify the imge. Selet the devie tht is onneted. h The seleted imge is stored on your mhine. * Press to view the previous pge. j Repet the proedure from step g to selet the remining imges. k Press sreen. to return to the originl Seleting the Initil Sreen Disply The Initil sreen tht ppers on the mhine n e hnged. Press. The settings sreen ppers. * Press when onneting USB medi to the USB port. * Press when onneting USB medi to the enter USB port. * Press when onneting omputer using USB le, nd then opy your personl imges into Removle Disk, whih ppers on the desktop of the omputer. A list of your personl imges pper on the sreen. * Press to delete the seleted imge. * Press to view the previous pge. Press. The Generl settings sreen ppers. Disply pge 5 of the Generl settings sreen. Use nd to selet the setting for the d initil sreen disply. 36

39 LCD SCREEN * Opening Sreen: When the mhine is turned on, the home pge sreen ppers fter the opening movie sreen is touhed. * Home Pge: When the mhine is turned on, the home pge sreen ppers. * Sewing/Emroidery Sreen: When the mhine is turned on, the Emroidery sreen ppers if the emroidery unit is tthed to the mhine, or the sewing sreen ppers if the emroidery unit is not tthed to the mhine. e Press to return to the originl sreen. Choosing the Disply Lnguge Press. The settings sreen ppers. Press. The Generl settings sreen ppers. Chnging the Bkground Colors of the Emroidery Ptterns In the settings sreen, the kground olors n e hnged for the emroidery pttern nd pttern thumnils. Depending on the pttern olor, selet the desired kground olor from the 66 olor thumnils shown. Different kground olors n e seleted for the emroidery pttern nd pttern thumnils. Press. The settings sreen ppers. Press. The Emroidery settings sreen ppers. When using the Emroidery or IQ Designer, touh to diretly ess the Emroidery settings sreen. 1 Getting Redy Disply pge 5 of the Generl settings sreen. Disply shown on pge 8 of the Emroidery settings sreen. d Use nd to hoose the disply lnguge. d Press. Emroidery pttern kground Pttern thumnils kground Disply lnguge e Press to return to the originl sreen. 37

40 LCD SCREEN e Selet the kground olor from the 66 olor thumnils shown. Speifying the Size of Pttern Thumnils The thumnils for seleting n emroidery pttern n e set to e displyed t the norml size or lrger size. The lrger size is 1.5 times the norml size. Emroidery pttern kground Seleted olor Pttern thumnils kground Seleted olor f Press to return to the originl sreen. The setting remins seleted even if the mhine is turned off. Press. The settings sreen ppers. Press. The Emroidery settings sreen ppers. Disply pge 8 of the Emroidery settings sreen. 38

41 LCD SCREEN d Press or to selet the desired thumnil size. 1 Getting Redy When thumnil size setting hs een hnged the pttern seletion sreen will not immeditely reflet the hosen size. To view the ptterns with the new thumnil size, return to the tegory seletion sreen, nd then selet the pttern tegory gin. 39

42 LCD SCREEN Using the Sewing Mhine Help Key Press elow. to open the sewing mhine help sreen. Four funtions re ville from the sreen shown d Press this key to see explntion for upper threding, winding the oin, hnging the presser foot, prepring to emroider pttern, nd how to use the mhine (see pge 45). Press this key to selet utility stithes when you re not sure whih stith to use or how to sew the stith (see pge 41). Press this key to see n explntion of the stith seleted (see pge 42). d Press this key to wth tutoril videos or MPEG-4 (MP4) files from USB medi (see pge 43). 40

43 LCD SCREEN Using the Opertion Guide Funtion Press to open the sreen shown elow. Six tegories re displyed t the top of the sreen. Press key to see more informtion out tht tegory. 1 Getting Redy displys informtion out the min prts of the mhine nd their funtions. This is the first sreen displyed when you press. displys informtion out the opertion uttons. displys informtion out threding the mhine, hnging presser feet, et. Some of the funtions re desried in the movies. Wth these movies for etter understnding of the funtions. displys informtion out tthing the emroidery unit, prepring fri for emroidering, et. Some of the funtions re desried in the movies. Wth these movies for etter understnding of the funtions. informtion. displys trouleshooting displys informtion out lening the mhine, et. Some of the funtions re desried in the movies. Wth these movies for etter understnding of the funtions. 41

44 LCD SCREEN Exmple: Displying informtion out upper threding Using the Sewing Guide Funtion Press. Press. Press. The lower hlf of the sreen will hnge. d Press (upper threding). The sewing guide funtion n e used to selet ptterns from the Utility Stith sreen. Use this funtion when you re not sure whih stith to use for your pplition, or to get dvie out sewing prtiulr stithes. For exmple, if you wnt to sew oversting, ut you do not know whih stith to use or how to sew the stith, you n use this sreen to get dvie. We reommend tht eginners use this method to selet stithes. Enter Utility Stith tegory from the home pge. Press. Press. The dvie sreen is displyed. d Press the key of the tegory whose sewing instrutions you wish to view. * Press to return to the originl sreen. e The sreen shows instrutions for threding the mhine. Red the instrutions. * Press to view the next pge. * Press to view the previous pge. f Press to return to the originl sreen. e Red the explntions nd selet the pproprite stith. The sreen displys diretions for sewing the seleted stith. Follow the diretions to sew the stith. 42

45 Plying Tutoril Video When you find this ion on the title in this mnul, you n find the tutoril video of the proedure in your mhine. d Ply the tutoril video. LCD SCREEN 1 This mhine provides tutoril videos on how to use the mhine. Together with the help guides, whih offer desriptions through text nd illustrtions, the tutoril videos ssist with mhine opertion. Getting Redy Press. Press. Press the title of the desired tutoril video. Numer of seonds elpsed/totl numer of seonds Opertion keys Ply Stop Puse Skip k 10 seonds Skip forwrd 10 seonds Return to eginning Repet Delete video (when plying from the mhine s memory) Sve to mhine (when plying from USB medi) The seleted tutoril video egins plying. A frequently viewed tutoril video n e sved to (fvorites) of the mhine, from where it n e plyed. e After you re finished plying the video, press. 43

46 LCD SCREEN Plying MPEG-4 (MP4) Videos d Selet the video tht you wnt to ply. Your MP4 videos n e plyed from USB medi. In ddition, the MP4 video n e sved to the mhine so tht tutoril video on reting projet, for exmple, n e viewed t ny time. Videos tht n e plyed MP4 file formt: Video - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, Audio AAC Size: 450 (H) 800 (W) MP4 file size will e hnged to fit the sreen. If you view the lrge MP4 file, the file will e redued to fit the sreen. If you view the smller MP4 file, the file will e expnded to fit the sreen. Some type of MP4 file nnot viewed with the mhine. Press. * To return to the previous sreen, press. Video file nmes more thn 20 hrters long my e omitted nd not displyed. Press. e Ply the video. Selet the devie where the video is sved. * Use the opertion keys s desried in Plying Tutoril Video. Up to out 1 GB of MP4 videos n e sved on the mhine. When the mximum pity hs een rehed, delete unneessry videos. f After you re finished plying the video, press. : ply tutoril video : Ply video sved on the mhine (fvorites) : Ply video from USB medi plugged into the USB port : Ply video from USB medi plugged into the USB port for mouse * To return to the previous sreen, press. 44

47 LCD SCREEN Using the Pttern Explntion Funtion If you wnt to know more out the uses of stith pttern, selet the pttern nd press nd then to see n explntion of the stith seletion. Press. 1 With the pttern explntion funtion, desriptions n e displyed for the ptterns ville on the Utility Stith nd Chrter/Deortive Stith sreens. Desriptions re displyed for eh pttern in the Utility Stith sreen. Desription for the Chrter/Deortive Stith tegory is lso displyed. If the key ppers in gry, the pttern explntion funtion nnot e used. The sreen shows informtion. d Press to return to the originl sreen. Getting Redy Exmple: Press. Displying informtion out The settings remin displyed to llow you to fine tune the stith. Press. 45

48 CONNECTING THE ACCESSORY TO THE MACHINE CONNECTING THE ACCESSORY TO THE MACHINE Using USB Medi When sending or reding ptterns using the USB medi, onnet the devie to the USB port. Refer to Conneting Your Mhine to the PC on pge 187 for the ville omputer operting systems. USB port USB medi USB medi is widely used, however some USB medi my not e usle with this mhine. Plese visit our wesite for detiled listing of pproved USB medi devies. Depending on the type of USB medi eing used, either diretly plug the USB devie into the mhine s USB port or plug the USB medi Reder/Writer into the mhine s USB port. USB port for omputer USB le onnetor The onnetors on the USB le n only e inserted into port in one diretion. If it is diffiult to insert the onnetor, do not insert it with fore. Chek the orienttion of the onnetor. For detils on the position of the USB port on the omputer (or USB hu), refer to the instrution mnul for the orresponding equipment. Conneting the Mhine to the Computer Using the inluded USB le, the sewing mhine n e onneted to your omputer. 46

49 Using USB Mouse (Sold Seprtely) The USB mouse, onneted to the sewing mhine, n e used to perform vriety of opertions in the sreens. Connet USB mouse to the USB port mrked CONNECTING THE ACCESSORY TO THE MACHINE Cliking Key When the mouse is onneted, the pointer ppers on the sreen. Move the mouse to position the pointer over the desired key, nd then lik the left mouse utton. Doule-liking hs no effet. 1 with. You n lso onnet USB mouse to the other USB port. If mouse other thn the optionl USB mouse is used, it my not perform s desried in this Instrution nd Referene Guide. Getting Redy Pointer Chnging Pges Rotte the mouse wheel to swith through the ts of the pttern seletion sreens. If pge numers nd vertil sroll r for dditionl pges re displyed, rotte the mouse wheel or lik the left mouse utton with the pointer on / or / to disply the previous or next pge. USB port mrked with USB mouse Do not perform opertions with the mouse t the sme time tht you re touhing the sreen with your finger or the inluded touh pen. A USB mouse n e onneted or disonneted t ny time. Only the left mouse utton nd its wheel n e used to perform opertions. No other uttons n e used. The mouse pointer does not pper in the mer view window, the sreen sver, opening sreen or the home pge sreen. 47

50 USING THE SENSOR PEN USING THE SENSOR PEN Convenient Sewing Fetures y Using the Sensor Pen By using the sensor pen, you hve the option of four seprte funtions Setting the guideline s referene for your sewing position. Set the needle position of stright stith. Adjust the width nd L/R Shift position of zigzg stith. Set the ending point of stith pttern sequene. CAUTION The guideline mrker is lser; therefore, do not stre t the lser light diretly. Otherwise it my use lindness. When speifying the end point of your sewing, this funtion djusts your pttern or stith so tht you end up with omplete design. It is esy to set the pttern width nd position. When the guideline or LED pointer does not pper lerly, set the rightness of the mhine light dimmer to see them lerly. Refer to Using the Mhine Setting Mode Key on pge 31. Conneting the Sensor Pen When onneting the sensor pen to the mhine, mke sure tht the rrow on the sensor pen onnetor fes up nd tht the onnetor is firmly inserted into the jk. Sensor pen jk Sensor pen onnetor CAUTION When onneting the sensor pen, mke sure tht the rrow on the sensor pen onnetor fes up, otherwise the onnetor pins will not lign orretly nd the onnetor will e dmged. When onneting or disonneting the sensor pen, gr the onnetor, nd then slowly push it stright in or pull it stright out. When disonneting the sensor pen from the mhine, do not pull on the ord, otherwise the sensor pen my e dmged. 48

51 Using the Sensor Pen Holder When onneting the sensor pen to the mhine, tth the sensor pen holder to keep the sensor pen with the mhine. The right side of the holder n e used to hold the touh pen. USING THE SENSOR PEN Set the sensor pen in the sensor pen holder with the pen tip pointing downwrd, nd then onnet the sensor pen to the mhine. 1 Sensor pen holder Getting Redy Using the point end of the lening rush or the sem ripper point, remove the protetive p overing the hole on the right side of the mhine. Insert the point of the sem ripper or lening rush into the hole in the protetive p, nd then lightly pull out the protetive p to remove it. Using the Sensor Pen Hold the sensor pen, nd then touh the point to e speified. When the tip of the sensor pen is pushed in, the position informtion is sent to the mhine. When using the sensor pen, touh slowly nd gently for the definite opertion. Firmly insert the sensor pen holder into the hole where the protetive p ws removed. 1) Touh: Touh point with the sensor pen, then immeditely lift up the pen. 2) Long touh: Touhing point with the sensor pen nd holding it down for t lest one seond llows you to tivte the funtions tht you just seleted. One point is touhed with the sensor pen nd the entered informtion is pplied in the sreen, perform the next opertion. Repetedly touhing point with the sensor pen my prevent the informtion from eing orretly red. Do not drg the sensor pen tip on the mhine, otherwise the sensor pen tip my e hipped off. If there is ny prolem with the guideline mrker, the sensor funtion my not operte orretly. 49

52 USING THE SENSOR PEN The sensor pen n e used to touh on the sreen s touh pen. Importnt Informtion out Sensor Pen The sensor pen emits the signl to the mhine, nd then the sensor pen reeiver reeives the signl to speify the position. Clirting the Sensor Pen Before using the sensor pen for the first time, e sure to personlize it using Sensor Funtion Clirtion in the settings sreen. Doing so llows the mhine to lern the position in whih you usully hold the pen. Hold the sensor pen t omfortle ngle nd then lirte the mhine ording to the proedure elow. Be sure to keep the sensor pen t the sme ngle while lirting the first nd seond points. Sensor pen reeiver Signl is wved out from the sensor pen CAUTION Do not insert ny ojet into the sensor pen nd the reeiver, otherwise the mhine my e dmged. IMPORTANT Do not put your hnd, the fri or ny ojet etween the mhine nd the sensor pen, otherwise the sensor pen reeiver my not reeive the ultrsoni wve. Do not use the mhine lose to ny other unit whih produes ultrsoni wve or virtion sound, otherwise interferene my our. Press. The settings sreen ppers. Press. The Generl settings sreen ppers. Disply pge 5 of the Generl settings sreen. d Press fter onneting the sensor pen to the mhine. The Sensor Funtion Clirtion sreen ppers. * If the messge OK to utomtilly lower the presser foot? ppers on the LCD sreen, press to ontinue. 50

53 USING THE SENSOR PEN e Touh the first point of green dot mrking using the sensor pen. 1 * Touh on the needle plte over. Getting Redy Flt ed tthment Emroidery unit Needle plte over Touh the seond point of enter of rosshir using the sensor f pen. g Press to finish the lirtion. To repet the lirtion touh the first point gin using the sensor pen, nd ontinue with step f. * Touh on the point in the illustrtions. * Press to return to the originl sreen without finishing the lirtion. * Press to reset the lirtion. 51

54 LOWER THREADING LOWER THREADING Winding the Boin CAUTION The inluded oin ws designed speifilly for this sewing mhine. If oins from other models re used, the mhine will not operte orretly. Use only the inluded oin or oins of the sme type (prt ode: X ). X is Clss 15 type oin. Turn the min power to ON nd open the top over. Align the groove in the oin with the spring on the oin winder shft, nd set the oin on the shft. Groove in the oin Spring on the shft * Atul size This model Other models 11.5 mm (pprox. 7/16 inh) Set the supplementl spool pin in the up position. Using the Supplementl Spool Pin With this mhine, you n wind the oin during sewing. While using the min spool pin to sew emroidery, you n onveniently wind the oin using the supplementl spool pin. Supplementl spool pin d Ple the spool of thred on the supplementl spool pin, so tht thred unrolls from the front. Push the spool p onto the spool pin s fr s possile to seure the thred spool. Supplementl spool pin Spool p Spool pin Thred spool 52

55 LOWER THREADING CAUTION If the thred spool nd/or spool p re set inorretly, the thred my tngle on the spool pin nd use the needle to rek. Use the spool p (lrge, medium, or smll) tht is losest in size to the thred spool. If spool p smller thn the thred spool is used, the thred my eome ught in the slit on the end of the spool nd use the needle to rek. When sewing with fine, ross-wound thred, use the smll spool p, nd leve smll spe etween the p nd the thred spool. e f With your right hnd, hold the thred ner the thred spool. With your left hnd, hold the end of the thred, nd use oth hnds to pss the thred through the thred guide. Thred guide Pss the thred round the pre-tension disk mking sure tht the thred is under the pre-tension disk. 1 Getting Redy Spool p (smll) Thred spool (ross-wound thred) Spe If spool of thred whose ore is 12 mm (1/2 inh) in dimeter nd 75 mm (3 inhes) high is inserted onto the spool pin, use the mini spool p. Pre-tension disk Mke sure tht the thred psses under the pretension disk. Spool p (mini king spool insert) 12 mm (1/2 inh) 75 mm (3 inhes) g Pre-tension disk Pull it in s fr s possile. Chek to mke sure thred is seurely set etween pre-tension disks. Wind the thred lokwise round the oin 5-6 times. 53

56 LOWER THREADING h Pss the end of the thred through the guide slit in the oin winder set, nd pull the thred to the right to ut the thred with the utter. Guide slit (with uilt-in utter) Boin winder set CAUTION Be sure to follow the proess desried. If the thred is not ut with the utter, nd the oin is wound, when the thred runs low it my tngle round the oin nd use the needle to rek. hnges to while the oin is winding. Sty ner the mhine while winding the oin to mke sure the oin thred is eing wound orretly. If the oin thred is wound inorretly, press immeditely to stop the oin winding. The sound of winding the oin with stiff thred, suh s nylon thred for quilting, my e different from the one produed when winding norml thred; however, this is not sign of mlfuntion. You n hnge the winding speed y pressing (to derese) or (to inrese) in the oin winding window. i Set the oin winding swith to the left, until it liks into ple. Boin winding swith Press to minimize the oin winding window. Then, you n perform other opertions, suh s seleting stith or djusting the thred tension, while the oin is eing wound. Press (in top right of the LCD sreen) to disply the oin winding window gin. Sliding the oin winding swith to the left swithes the mhine into oin winding mode. The oin winding window ppers. j Press. Boin winding strts. The oin stops rotting when oin winding is ompleted. The oin winding swith will utomtilly return to its originl position. k Cut the thred with utter nd remove the oin. Cutter 54

57 When removing the oin, do not pull on the oin winder set. Doing so ould loosen or remove the oin winder set, nd ould result in dmge to the mhine. LOWER THREADING Align the groove in the oin with the spring on the oin winder shft, nd set the oin on the shft. 1 CAUTION Setting the oin improperly my use the thred tension to loosen, reking the needle nd possily resulting in injury. Groove in the oin Spring on the shft Getting Redy Using the Spool Pin You n use the min spool pin to wind the oin efore sewing. You nnot use this spool pin to wind the oin while sewing. Pivot the spool pin so tht it ngles upwrd. Set the thred spool on the spool pin so tht the thred unwinds from the front of the spool. Turn the min power to ON nd open the top over. d e Spool pin Spool p Thred spool d Spool felt Push the spool p onto the spool pin s fr s possile, then return the spool pin to its originl position. While holding the thred with oth hnds, pull the thred up from under the thred guide plte. Thred guide plte 55

58 LOWER THREADING f Pss the thred through the thred guide. See pge 24 to ssemle the spool stnd. See pge 65 to thred the mhine using the spool stnd. g Thred guide Pss the thred round the pre-tension disk mking sure tht the thred is under the pre-tension disk. CAUTION When winding thred on the oin, do not ross the oin winding thred with the upper thred in the thred guides. Untngling Thred from Beneth the Boin Winder Set If the oin winding strts when the thred is not pssed through the pre-tension disk orretly, the thred my eome tngled eneth the oin winder set. Wind off the thred ording to the following proedure. h Thred guide Pre-tension disk Follow steps g through k on pge 53 through 54. Using the Spool Stnd To wind thred on the oin while the spool stnd is instlled, pss the thred from the spool through the thred guide on the telesopi thred guide, nd then wind the oin ording to steps e through k of Using the Supplementl Spool Pin on pge 53 to pge 54. Thred Boin winder set CAUTION Do not remove the oin winder set even if the thred eomes tngled under the oin winder set. It my result in injuries. If the thred eomes tngled under the oin winder set, press stop the oin winding. one to 56

59 Cut the thred with sissors ner the pretension disk. Setting the Boin LOWER THREADING CAUTION Use oin thred tht hs een orretly wound. Otherwise, the needle my rek or the thred tension will e inorret. 1 Pre-tension disk Push the oin winder swith to the right, nd then rise the oin t lest 100 mm (4 inhes) from the shft. The inluded oin ws designed speifilly for this sewing mhine. If oins from other models re used, the mhine will not operte orretly. Use only the inluded oin or oins of the sme type (prt ode: X ). X is Clss 15 type oin. Getting Redy d Cut the thred ner the oin nd hold the thred end of the spool with your left hnd. Unwind the thred lokwise ner the oin winder set with your right hnd s shown elow. * Atul size This model Other models 11.5 mm (pprox. 7/16 inh) Before inserting or hnging the oin, e sure to press in the LCD to lok ll keys nd uttons, otherwise injuries my our if the Strt/Stop utton or ny other utton is pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. e Wind the oin gin. Mke sure tht the thred psses through the pre-tension disk orretly (pge 53). Press to lok ll keys nd uttons nd rise the presser foot. * If the messge OK to utomtilly lower the presser foot? ppers on the LCD sreen, press to ontinue. Slide the oin over lth to the right. Boin over Lth The oin over opens. 57

60 LOWER THREADING Remove the oin over. d Hold the oin with your right hnd nd hold the end of the thred with your left hnd. If the thred is not orretly inserted through the tension spring of the oin se, it my use inorret thred tension. (see pge 90) e Set the oin in the oin se so tht the thred unwinds to the left. Tension spring CAUTION Be sure to hold down the oin with your finger nd unwind the oin thred orretly. Otherwise, the thred my rek or the thred tension will e inorret. f Hold the oin lightly with your right hnd, nd then guide the thred with your left hnd. h Insert the t in the lower-left orner of the oin over (1), nd then lightly press down on the right side to lose the over (2). i Press to unlok ll keys nd uttons. g Pss the thred through the guide, nd then pull the thred out towrd the front. 58 Cutter The utter uts the thred.

61 Pulling Up the Boin Thred There my e some sewing pplitions where you wnt to pull up the oin thred; for exmple, when mking gthers, drts, or doing free motion quilting or emroidery. e LOWER THREADING Gently pull the upper thred. A loop of the oin thred will ome out of the hole in the needle plte. 1 You n pull up the oin thred fter threding the upper thred ( UPPER THREADING on pge 60). Follow steps to d in Setting the Boin on pge 57 for instlling the oin into the oin se. Guide the oin thred through the groove, following the rrow in the illustrtion. * Do not ut the thred with the utter. * Do not reple the oin over. f Pull up the oin thred, pss it under the presser foot nd pull it out 100 mm (pprox. 3-4 inhes) towrd the k of the mhine, mking it even with the upper thred. Getting Redy While holding the upper thred, press the Needle Position utton to lower the needle. Upper thred Boin thred Reple the oin over. g d Needle Position utton Press the Needle Position utton to rise the needle. 59

62 UPPER THREADING UPPER THREADING Upper Threding The upper thred shutter opens so the mhine n e threded. CAUTION Be sure to thred the mhine properly. Improper threding n use the thred to tngle nd rek the needle, leding to injury. When using the wlking foot, the side utter or essories not inluded with this mhine, tth the essory to the mhine fter threding the mhine. The utomti threding funtion n e used with sewing mhine needle sizes 75/ 11 through 100/16. When threds suh s trnsprent nylon monofilment or speility threds re used it is not reommended to use the needle threder. The utomti threding funtion nnot e used with the wing needle or the twin needle. Upper thred shutter This mhine is equipped with n upper thred shutter, llowing you to hek tht the upper threding is performed orretly. Press the Needle Position utton to rise the needle. d If you try to thred the needle utomtilly without rising the needle, the thred my not thred orretly. Pivot the spool pin so tht it ngles upwrd. Set the thred spool on the spool pin so tht the thred unwinds from the front of the spool. Turn the min power to ON. Press the Presser Foot Lifter utton to rise the presser foot. Spool pin Spool p Thred spool d Spool felt 60

63 UPPER THREADING e Push the spool p onto the spool pin s fr s possile, then return the spool pin to its originl position. CAUTION If the thred spool nd/or spool p re set inorretly, the thred my tngle on the spool pin nd use the needle to rek. Use the spool p (lrge or medium) or the thred spool insert (mini king thred spool) tht is losest in size to the thred spool. If spool p smller thn the thred spool is used, the thred my eome ught in the slit on the end of the spool nd use the needle to rek. When sewing with fine, ross-wound thred, use the smll spool p, nd leve smll spe etween the p nd the thred spool. f g While holding the thred with oth hnds, pull the thred up from under the thred guide plte. Thred guide plte While holding the thred in your right hnd, pss the thred through the thred guide in the diretion indited. 1 Getting Redy Spool p (smll) Thred spool (ross-wound thred) Spe If spool of thred whose ore is 12 mm (1/2 inh) in dimeter nd 75 mm (3 inhes) high is inserted onto the spool pin, use the thred spool insert (mini king thred spool). h Guide the thred down, up, then down through the groove, s shown in the illustrtion. Thred spool insert (mini king spool insert) 12 mm (1/2 inh) 75 mm (3 inhes) Look in the upper groove re to hek if the thred thes on the tke-up lever visile inside the upper groove re. Look in the upper groove re 61

64 UPPER THREADING i Pss the thred through the needle r thred guide (mrked 6 ) y holding the thred with oth hnds nd guiding it s shown in the illustrtion. When using thred tht quikly winds off the spool, suh s metlli thred, it my e diffiult to thred the needle if the thred is ut. Therefore, insted of using the thred utter, pull out out 80 mm (pprox. 3 inhes) of thred fter pssing it through the thred guide disks (mrked 7 ). j Needle r thred guide Press the Presser Foot Lifter utton to lower presser foot. m 80 mm (pprox. 3 inhes) or more Press the Automti Threding utton to hve the mhine utomtilly thred the needle. k Pss the thred through the thred guide disks (mrked 7 ). Mke sure tht the thred psses through the groove in the thred guide. The thred psses through the eye of the needle. l Groove in thred guide Pull the thred up through the thred utter to ut the thred, s shown in the illustrtion. n When the Automti Threding utton is pressed, the presser foot will e utomtilly lowered. After threding is finished, the presser foot moves k to the position efore the Automti Threding utton ws pressed. Crefully pull the end of the thred tht ws pssed through the eye of the needle. * If loop ws formed in the thred pssed through the eye of the needle, refully pull on the loop of thred through to the k of the needle. Thred utter Pulling the loop of thred gently will void needle rekge. 62

65 o Pull out out mm (pprox. 4-6 inhes) of the thred, nd then pss it under the presser foot towrd the rer of the mhine. Rise the presser foot lever if the presser foot is lowered. UPPER THREADING Using the Twin Needle Mode The twin needle n only e used for ptterns tht show fter eing seleted. Before you selet stith pttern, mke sure the stith n e sewn in the twin needle mode (refer to the STITCH SETTING CHART t the end of this mnul). 1 Aout mm (pprox. 4-6 inhes) If the needle ould not e threded or the thred ws not pssed through the needle r thred guides, perform the proedure gin strting from step. Then, pss the thred through the eye of the needle fter step i. Some needles nnot e threded with the needle threder. In this se, insted of using the needle threder fter pssing the thred through the needle r thred guide (mrked 6 ), mnully pss the thred through the eye of the needle from the front. CAUTION Twin needle (prt ode XE ) is reommended for this mhine. Contt your uthorized By Lok retiler for replement needles (size 2.0/11 is reommended). Be sure to set the twin needle mode when using the twin needle. Using the twin needle while the mhine is in single needle mode ould use the needle to rek, resulting in dmge. Do not sew with ent needles. The needle ould rek nd use injury. When using the twin needle, it is reommended to use presser foot J. When the twin needle is used, unhed stithes my our depending on the types of fri nd thred tht re used. Use monogrmming foot N for deortive stithes. Before hnging the needle or threding the mhine, e sure to press on the LCD Sreen to lok ll keys nd uttons, otherwise injuries my our if the Strt/Stop utton or ny other utton is pressed nd the mhine strts sewing. Getting Redy Press to lok ll keys nd uttons nd then instll the twin needle ( CHANGING THE NEEDLE on pge 73). * If the messge OK to utomtilly lower the presser foot? ppers on the LCD sreen, press to ontinue. Press to unlok ll keys nd uttons. 63

66 UPPER THREADING Thred the mhine for the first needle ording to the proedure for threding single needle ( Upper Threding on pge 60). g Ple the dditionl spool of thred on the supplementl spool pin, so tht the thred unwinds from the front. Push the spool p onto the spool pin s fr s possile to seure the thred spool. d Press to lok the mhine. Spool p Spool pin Thred spool e Pss the thred through the needle r thred guides on the needle r, then thred the needle on the left side mnully. h Hold the thred from the spool with oth hnds, nd ple the thred in the thred guide. * Do not ple the thred in the pre-tension disks. Needle r thred guide f The Automti Threding utton nnot e used. Mnully thred the twin needle from front to k. Using the Automti Threding utton my result in dmge to the mhine. Pull up the supplementl spool pin nd set it in the up position. Thred guide i Press to unlok the mhine, nd while holding the thred from the spool, pull the thred through the lower noth in the thred guide plte, then through the upper noth. Hold the end of the thred with your left hnd, nd then guide the thred through the groove, following the rrows in the illustrtion. Supplementl spool pin j Press to lok the mhine. 64

67 UPPER THREADING k Continue threding however do not pss the thred in the needle r thred guide 6 on the needle r. Thred the needle on the right side. n Strt sewing. Smple of Twin Needle Sewing 1 l Needle r thred guide Selet stith pttern. (Exmple: ) * Refer to Sewing Stith on pge 80 for seleting the stith. * Refer to the STITCH SETTING CHART t the end of this mnul for the proper stith to use with presser foot J. The seleted stith is displyed. m Press If the key is light gry fter seleting the stith, the seleted stith nnot e sewn in the twin needle mode. to selet the twin needle mode. To hnge diretion when sewing with the twin needle, rise the needle from the fri, rise the presser foot lever, nd then turn the fri. Using the Spool Stnd The inluded spool stnd is useful when using thred on spools with lrge dimeter (rosswound thred). This spool stnd n hold two spools of thred. See pge 24 to ssemle the spool stnd. See pge 56 to wind the oin when using the spool stnd. Getting Redy Using the Spool Stnd Be sure to use spool p tht is slightly lrger thn the spool. If the spool p tht is used is smller or muh lrger thn the spool, the thred my th nd sewing performne my suffer. Single needle/twin needle setting ppers. CAUTION Be sure to set the twin needle mode when using the twin needle. Using the twin needle while the mhine is in single needle mode ould use the needle to rek, resulting in dmge. 65

68 UPPER THREADING When using thred on thin spool, ple the inluded spool felt on the spool pin, ple the thred spool on the spool pin so tht the enter of the spool is ligned with the hole t the enter of the spool felt, nd then insert the spool p onto the spool pin. Atth the spool stnd to the mhine. (see pge 24.) Spool felt When using thred on one spool, use the spool holder. When using one shped thred spool with other thn otton thred, it is not neessry to use spool ps. Ple the spool of thred on the spool pin so tht the thred feeds off the spool lokwise. Firmly insert the spool p onto the spool pin. Spool holder Depending on the size of spool or the mount of thred remining, hoose the pproprite sized spool p (lrge or medium). Spool p (smll) nnot e used with the spool p se. When using 2 spools of thred, mke sure tht oth spools re feeding in the sme diretion. Mke sure tht the spools do not touh eh other, otherwise the thred will not feed off smoothly, the needle my rek, or the thred my rek or eome tngled. In ddition, mke sure tht the spools do not touh the telesopi thred guide t the enter. Mke sure tht the thred is not ught under the spool. Spool p Spool p se 66

69 UPPER THREADING Pull the thred off the spool. Pss the thred from the k to the front through the thred guides t the top. When using thred tht quikly feeds off the spool, suh s metlli thred, use the enlosed ring to prevent the thred from eoming entngled. Threding sequene; Pull the thred from the spool, ple the thred through the ring from the ottom up (1), into the thred guide (2) nd through the ring from the top down (3). When using the ring, do not use the spool p se. 2 Using Threds tht Unwind Quikly Using the Spool Net If using trnsprent nylon monofilment thred, metlli thred, or other strong thred, ple the inluded spool net over the spool efore using it. When using speilty threds, threding must e done mnully. If the spool net is too long, fold it one to mth it to the spool size efore pling it over the spool. 1 Getting Redy d Guide the thred so tht it does not eome entngled with the other thred. After feeding the thred s instruted, wind ny exess thred k onto the spool, otherwise the exess thred will eome tngled. 3 1 Pss the thred through the mhine s thred guide from the right to the left. Spool net Thred spool Spool pin d Spool p When threding the spool with the spool net on, mke sure tht mm (pprox /2 inhes) of thred re pulled out. It my e neessry to djust the thred tension when using the spool net. e Thred guide Thred the mhine ording to the steps f to o of Upper Threding on pge

70 CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT CAUTION Alwys press on the sreen to lok ll keys nd uttons efore hnging the presser foot. If is not pressed nd the Strt/Stop utton or nother utton is pressed, the mhine will strt nd my use injury. Alwys use the orret presser foot for the seleted stith pttern. If the wrong presser foot is used, the needle my strike the presser foot nd end or rek, nd my use injury. Only use presser feet mde for this mhine. Using other presser feet my led to ident or injury. Removing the Presser Foot Atthing the Presser Foot Press the Needle Position utton to rise the needle. Press to lok ll keys nd uttons. * If the messge OK to utomtilly lower the presser foot? ppers on the LCD sreen, press to ontinue. CAUTION Mke sure tht the presser foot is instlled in the orret diretion, otherwise the needle my strike the presser foot, reking the needle nd using injuries. Ple the new presser foot under the holder, ligning the foot pin with the noth in the holder. Lower the presser foot lever so tht the presser foot pin snps into the noth in the holder. Rise the presser foot lever. Noth Pin Press to unlok ll keys nd uttons. d Press the lk utton on the presser foot holder nd remove the presser foot. Rise the presser foot lever. Blk utton Presser foot holder 68

71 CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT Atthing the Presser Foot with the Inluded Adpter You n tth the presser feet using the inluded dpter nd smll srew. For exmple, the wlking foot, the free motion eho quilting foot E, the free motion quilting foot C nd so on. Following proedure shows how to tth the wlking foot s n exmple. Loosen the srew of the presser foot holder to remove the presser foot holder. Multi- purpose srewdriver Presser foot holder srew Presser foot holder Remove the srew of the presser foot ompletely from the presser foot shft. 1 Getting Redy Atthing the Wlking Foot (Optionl) The wlking foot holds the fri etween the presser foot nd the feed dogs to feed the fri. This enles you to hve etter fri ontrol when sewing diffiult fris (suh s quilted fris or velvet) or fris tht slip esily (suh s vinyl, lether, or syntheti lether). Thred the needle mnully when using the wlking foot, or only tth the wlking foot fter threding the needle using the Automti Threding utton. When sewing with the wlking foot, sew t medium to low speeds. d Set the dpter on the presser foot r, ligning the flt side of the dpter opening with the flt side of the presser r. Push it up s fr s possile, nd then tighten the srew seurely with the srewdriver. The wlking foot n only e used with stright or zigzg stith ptterns. Reverse stithes nnot e sewn with the wlking foot. Only selet stright or zigzg stith ptterns with reinforement stithes. (see pge 83.) Follow the steps in Removing the Presser Foot on the previous pge. e Turn supplied smll srew 2 or 3 times with your hnd. 69

72 CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT f Set the opertion lever of the wlking foot so tht the needle lmp srew is set in the fork. Position the shnk of the wlking foot on the presser foot r. Using the Dul Feed Foot Dul feed foot enles you to hve est fri ontrol when sewing diffiult fris tht slip esily, suh s quilted fris or fris tht tend to stik to the ottom of presser foot, suh s vinyl, lether or syntheti lether. When sewing with the dul feed foot, sew t medium to low speeds. g Opertion lever Needle lmp srew Fork d Wlking foot shnk e Presser foot r Lower the presser foot lever. Insert the srew, nd tighten the srew seurely with the srewdriver. Atthing the Dul Feed Foot When seleting stithes to e used with the dul feed foot, only the stithes tht n e used will e tivted on the disply. When sewing fri tht esily stiks together, more ttrtive finish n e hieved y sting the eginning of sewing. Follow the steps in Removing the Presser Foot on pge 68. Loosen the srew of the presser foot holder to remove the presser foot holder. CAUTION Use the inluded srewdriver to tighten the srew seurely. If the srew is loose, the needle my strike the presser foot nd use injury. Be sure to rotte the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) to hek tht the needle does not strike the presser foot. If the needle strikes the presser foot, injury my result. Multi- purpose srewdriver Presser foot holder srew Presser foot holder Position the dul feed foot to the presser foot r y ligning the noth of the dul feed foot to the lrge srew. Side view 70

73 Hold the dul feed foot in ple with your d right hnd, then using the inluded srewdriver seurely tighten the lrge srew. CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT Atthing/Dething toe Atth the toe y ligning the pins with the nothes nd snp it into ple. 1 Getting Redy CAUTION Use the inluded srewdriver to firmly tighten the srew. If the srew is loose, the needle my strike the presser foot nd possily use injury. Pins Nothes If you push down on the front nd k prt of the dul feed foot, the toe of the dul feed foot will snp off. e Plug the onnetor of the dul feed foot into the jk on the k of your mhine. f Press to unlok ll keys nd uttons. All keys nd opertion uttons re unloked, nd the previous sreen is displyed. 71

74 CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT Using the Dul Feed Position Lever When the feed position lever is up, the lk roller elt on the dul feed is not engged. Use d or to inrese or derese the feeding of the top fri. * Selet 00 for sewing in most ses. * If the feed mount for the top fri is too little, using the fri to e longer thn the ottom fri, press to inrese the feed mount for the top fri. * If the feed mount for the top fri is too muh, using the fri to e shorter thn the ottom fri, press to derese the feed mount for the top fri. When the feed position lever is down, the lk roller elt on the dul feed is engged. e Press to return to the originl sreen. Do not operte the lever while sewing. Adjusting the Amount of Fri Feeding of the Dul Feed Foot The dul feed mehnism pulls the top fri ording to the set stith length. With troulesome fris, fine tune the set length, y hnging the dul feed feed djustment in the settings sreen. As defult, some keys mentioned in the following proedures pper in light gry nd re not ville. To enle the keys for speifying the settings, tth the dul feed foot to the mhine. The keys re enled fter the dul feed foot is deteted. Press. The settings sreen ppers. Press. The Sewing settings sreen ppers. Disply pge 1 of the Sewing settings sreen. 72

75 CHANGING THE NEEDLE CHANGING THE NEEDLE CAUTION Alwys press on the sreen to lok ll keys nd uttons efore hnging the needle. If is not pressed nd the Strt/Stop utton or nother opertion utton is pressed identlly, the mhine will strt nd injury my result. Use only sewing mhine needles mde for home use. Other needles my end or rek nd my use injury. Never sew with ent needle. A ent needle will esily rek nd my use injury. To hek the needle orretly, ple the flt side of the needle on flt surfe. Chek the needle from the top nd the sides. Throw wy ny ent needles. Use the srewdriver to turn the needle lmp srew towrd the front of the mhine nd loosen the srew. Remove the needle. 1 Getting Redy Prllel spe Level surfe (oin over, glss, et.) Press the Needle Position utton to rise the needle. Do not pply pressure to the needle lmp srew. Doing so my dmge the needle or mhine. Press to lok ll keys nd uttons. * If the messge OK to utomtilly lower the presser foot? ppers on the LCD sreen, press to ontinue. Before repling the needle, over the hole in the needle plte with fri or pper to prevent the needle from flling into the mhine. 73

76 CHANGING THE NEEDLE d With the flt side of the needle fing the k, insert the new needle ll the wy to the top of the needle stopper (viewing window) in the needle lmp. Use srewdriver to seurely tighten the needle lmp srew. Needle stopper Hole for setting the needle Flt side of needle CAUTION Be sure to push in the needle until it touhes the stopper, nd seurely tighten the needle lmp srew with srewdriver. If the needle is not ompletely inserted or the needle lmp srew is loose, the needle my rek or the mhine my e dmged. e Press to unlok ll keys nd uttons. 74

77 CHANGING THE NEEDLE Aout the Needle The sewing mhine needle is proly the most importnt prt of the sewing mhine. Choosing the proper needle for your sewing projet will result in eutiful finish nd fewer prolems. Below re some things to keep in mind out needles. The smller the needle numer, the finer the needle. As the numers inrese, the needles get thiker. Use fine needles with lightweight fris, nd thiker needles with hevyweight fris. To void skipped stithes, use ll point needle (golden olored) 90/14 with streth fris. To void skipped stithes, use ll point needle (golden olored) 90/14 when sewing hrter or deortive stithes. Use needle 75/11 for emroidery. Use ll point needle 75/11 for emroidering ptterns with short jump stithes suh s lphet hrters when the thred trimming funtion is turned on. It is reommended tht 90/14 needle should e used when emroidering on hevyweight fris or stilizing produts (for exmple, denim, puffy fom, et.). A 75/11 needle my end or rek, whih ould result in injury. Size 75/11 mhine needle is instlled into your sewing mhine. 1 Getting Redy Fri/Thred/Needle Comintions The following tle provides informtion onerning the pproprite thred nd needle for vrious fris. Plese refer to this tle when seleting thred nd needle for the fri you wish to use. Fri type/applition Type Thred Medium weight fris Brodloth Cotton thred Tffet Syntheti thred Flnnel, Grdine Silk thred 50 Thin fris Lwn Cotton thred Georgette Syntheti thred Chllis, Stin Silk thred 50 Thik fris Denim Cotton thred Corduroy Syntheti thred Tweed Silk thred Streth fris Jersey Thred for knits Triot Esily fryed fris For top-stithing Size Size of needle 75/11-90/14 65/9-75/11 90/14-100/16 Bll point needle (gold olored) 75/11-90/14 Cotton thred Syntheti thred 65/9-90/14 Silk thred 50 Syntheti thred Silk thred 50 90/14-100/16 For trnsprent monofilment nylon thred, lwys use needle sizes 90/14 or 100/16. The sme thred is usully used for the oin thred nd upper thred. CAUTION Be sure to follow the needle, thred, nd fri omintions listed in the tle. Using n improper omintion, espeilly hevyweight fri (i.e., denim) with smll needle (i.e., 65/9-75/11), my use the needle to end or rek, nd led to injury. Also, the sem my e uneven, the fri my puker, or the mhine my skip stithes. 75

78 NEEDLE CALIBRATION USING THE BUILT IN CAMERA NEEDLE CALIBRATION USING THE BUILT IN CAMERA Setting the mer needle position is essentil when you use mer funtion. It is not neessry to perform this opertion eh time, ut we reommend performing it when the needle is hnged. Use the white stikers (solid) inluded with the mhine. Press the Automti Threding utton. Cmer needle position setting sreen ppers. Hold your finger firmly on the LCD sreen, nd then turn on the mhine. Be reful not to touh the LCD sreen prior to Step elow. This funtion n e performed with or without emroidery unit tthed to mhine. If tthed, messge sreens will pper regrding movement of emroidery unit. The following sreen ppers Follow the on-sreen instrutions to omplete the proedure. 1. Rise needle r to its highest position. The Needle Position utton nnot e used while setting the mer needle position. Turn the hndwheel ounterlokwise to move the needle r Remove presser foot nd reple needle with new emroidery needle stndrd size 75/11 or 90/

79 NEEDLE CALIBRATION USING THE BUILT IN CAMERA 3. Affix white stiker on needle dropping point re. d The opertion is finished when OK ppers. If NG ppers, remove the stiker, nd then follow the on-sreen instrutions to repet steps 3 nd 4 of step. If multiple ttempts to set the position re not suessful, ontt your nerest By Lok retiler. 1 White stiker Use new stiker. The mer needle position nnot e set orretly if there is hole in stiker or if it is dirty. If you hve no new stikers, ontt your nerest By Lok retiler. Getting Redy 4. Press to initite the lirtion proess. For sfety plese mke sure re round needle is ler prior to pressing. Setting the needle drop point egins. e Remove the stiker, nd then turn off the mhine. 77

80 78 NEEDLE CALIBRATION USING THE BUILT IN CAMERA

81 Chpter 2 Sewing Bsis SEWING Sewing Stith...80 Using the Multi-Funtion Foot Controller Speifying the Multi-Funtion Foot Controller (Only for supplied models)...82 Funtions Tht Cn Be Speified Speifying the Funtions Sewing Reinforement Stithes...83 Automti Reinforement Stithing...83 Sewing Curves...85 Chnging Sewing Diretion...85 Sewing Sem Allowne of 0.5 m or Less Sewing Hevyweight Fris...85 If the Fri does not Fit under the Presser Foot If the Fri does not Feed Sewing Hook-nd-Loop Fstener Tpe...86 Sewing Lightweight Fris...87 Sewing Streth Fris...87 STITCH SETTINGS Setting the Stith Width...88 Setting the Stith Length...89 Setting the L/R Shift...89 Setting the Thred Tension...90 Proper Thred Tension Upper Thred is Too Tight Upper Thred is Too Loose USEFUL FUNCTIONS Automti Thred Cutting...91 Adjusting the Needle Drop Position with the Guideline Mrker...92 Adjusting the Guideline Mrker Position Adjusting the Brightness of the Guideline Mrker Pivoting...93 Using the Knee Lifter...94 Automti Fri Sensor System (Automti Presser Foot Pressure)...95 Needle Position - Stith Plement...96 Cheking the Needle Lotion in the Sreen...96 Using the Cmer View Window USING SENSOR FUNCTIONS WITH SEWING STITCH Sensor Funtion Are...98 Speifying the Guideline Mrker Position With the Sensor Pen...98 Speifying the Needle Drop Position With the Sensor Pen Using the Sensor Pen to Speify the Stithing Width nd Stith Position Using the Sensor Pen to Speify the Sewing End Point Reusing the Previous Setting

82 SEWING SEWING CAUTION To void injury, py speil ttention to the needle while the mhine is in opertion. Keep your hnds wy from moving prts while the mhine is in opertion. Do not streth or pull the fri during sewing. Doing so my led to injury. Do not use ent or roken needles. Doing so my led to injury. Do not ttempt to sew over sting pins or other ojets during sewing. Otherwise, the needle my rek nd use injury. If stithes eome unhed, lengthen the stith length setting efore ontinuing sewing. Otherwise, the needle my rek nd use injury. Sewing Stith Turn the min power to ON nd press to disply the utility stithes, nd push the Needle Position utton to rise the needle. d Set the fri under the presser foot. Hold the fri nd thred in your left hnd, nd rotte the hndwheel to set the needle in the sewing strt position. Press the key of the stith you wnt to sew. The lk utton on the left side of presser foot J should e pressed only if the fri does not feed or when sewing thik sems (see pge 86). Normlly, you n sew without pressing the lk utton. Lower the presser foot. e * You do not hve to pull up the oin thred. The symol of the orret presser foot will e displyed in the upper left orner of the LCD sreen. Instll the presser foot ( CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT on pge 68). CAUTION Alwys use the orret presser foot. If the wrong presser foot is used, the needle my strike the presser foot nd end or rek, possily resulting in injury. Refer to pge 403 for presser foot reommendtions. f Adjust the sewing speed with the speed ontrol slide. * You n use this slide to djust sewing speed during sewing. Slow Fst 80

83 SEWING g Press the Strt/Stop utton to strt sewing. * Guide the fri lightly y hnd. When utting thred thiker thn #30, nylon monofilment thred, or other deortive threds, use the thred utter on the side of the mhine. 2 h When the foot ontroller is eing used, you nnot strt sewing y pressing the Strt/ Stop utton. Press the Strt/Stop utton gin to stop sewing. j When the needle hs stopped moving, rise the presser foot nd remove the fri. This mhine is equipped with oin thred sensor tht wrns you when the oin thred is lmost empty. When the oin thred is nerly empty, the mhine utomtilly stops. However, if the Strt/ Stop utton is pressed, few stithes n e sewn. When the wrning displys, rethred the mhine immeditely. Sewing Bsis i Press the Thred Cutter utton to trim the upper nd lower threds. Using the Multi-Funtion Foot Controller You n lso use the foot ontroller to strt nd stop sewing. CAUTION Do not llow fri piees nd dust to ollet in the foot ontroller. Doing so ould use fire or n eletri shok. The needle will return to the up position utomtilly. CAUTION Do not press the Thred Cutter utton fter the threds hve een ut. Doing so ould tngle the thred or rek the needle nd dmge the mhine. Do not press the Thred Cutter utton when there is no fri set in the mhine or during mhine opertion. The thred my tngle, possily resulting in dmge. When the multi-funtion foot ontroller is eing used, you nnot strt sewing y pressing the Strt/Stop utton. The multi-funtion foot ontroller nnot e used when emroidering. The multi-funtion foot ontroller n e used for sewing utility nd deortive stithes when the emroidery unit is tthed. 81

84 SEWING Insert the multi-funtion foot ontroller plug into its jk on the mhine. * Before onneting the multi-funtion foot ontroller, e sure to ssemle the ontroller. Refer to Assemling the Controller on pge 26. Funtions Tht Cn Be Speified Multi-funtion foot ontroller Foot ontroller jk Slowly depress the multi-funtion foot ontroller to strt sewing. Pressing down on the multi-funtion foot ontroller inreses the sewing speed; relesing the pressure on the multi-funtion foot ontroller dereses the sewing speed. Controller Min foot ontroller Strt/Stop Funtions tht n e speified Heel swith Side pedl Selet ny of the following: Thred Cutting Needle Position UP/DOWN Single Stith Reverse Stith (Reinforement Stith) * * If you set the Reverse Stith funtion on the heel swith, mhine opertes the sme s pressing the Reverse Button on the mhine. * Reinforement stithing my e pplied depending on the seleted stith pttern. For the detils, refer to Automti Reinforement Stithing on pge 83. If you set Reverse Stith on the side pedl, you n rete drning stith effet using zigzg stithes. With oth feet, keep pressing the min foot ontroller, nd repet pressing nd relesing the side pedl to sew forwrd nd reverse in turn. Mhine will reverse t the speed you press the min foot ontroller. The speed tht is set using the sewing speed ontroller is the multi-funtion foot ontroller s mximum sewing speed. Relese the multi-funtion foot ontroller to stop the mhine. Speifying the Multi-Funtion Foot Controller (Only for supplied models) With the multi-funtion foot ontroller, vrious sewing mhine opertions in ddition to strting/ stopping sewing, suh s thred utting nd reverse stithing, n e speified to e performed. Speifying the Funtions The funtions performed y the multi-funtion foot ontroller n e speified in the settings sreen. Before speifying the funtions, onnet the multi-funtion foot ontroller to the sewing mhine. The settings sreen is tivted the first time tht the sewing mhine detets the multi-funtion foot ontroller. After the multi-funtion foot ontroller is onneted to the sewing mhine nd the funtions re speified, the Strt/Stop utton nnot e used. All uttons other thn the Strt/Stop utton n ontinue to e used. 82

85 SEWING Press. the end of sewing (Refer to the next proedure Automti Reinforement Stithing.). Disply pge 2 of the Sewing Settings sreen. Selet the funtions to e performed y the multi-funtion foot ontroller. 2 d Press. Reverse stith Reinforement stith The opertion performed when the utton is pressed differs depending on the seleted pttern. (Refer to STITCH SETTING CHART on pge 403.) When you press the Reinforement Stith utton while sewing hrter/deortive stith pttern, you n end sewing with full stith insted of t mid-point. The green light on the right of the Reinforement Stith utton lights up while the mhine is sewing full motif, nd it utomtilly turns off when the sewing is stopped. Sewing Bsis Sewing Reinforement Stithes Reverse/reinforement stithes re generlly neessry t the eginning nd end of sewing. You n use the Reverse Stith utton to sew reverse/ reinforement stithes. When you keep pressing Reinforement Stith utton, the mhine will sew reinforement stith t tht point 3 to 5 stithes, nd then stop. (see pge 17) Automti Reinforement Stithing After seleting stith motif, turn on the utomti reinforement stithing funtion efore sewing, nd the mhine will utomtilly sew reinforement stithes (or reverse stithes, depending on the stith motif) t the eginning nd end of sewing. Selet stith pttern. Press to set the utomti reinforement stithing funtion. Reverse Stith utton Reinforement Stith utton If the utomti reinforement stith is seleted on the sreen, reverse stithes (or reinforement stithes) will e sewn utomtilly t the eginning of sewing when the Strt/Stop utton is pressed. Press Reverse Stith utton or Reinforement Stith utton to sew reverse stithes (or reinforement stithes) utomtilly t The key will disply s. 83

86 SEWING Set the fri in the strt position nd egin sewing. Reverse stithes (or reinforement stithes) The mhine will utomtilly sew reverse stithes (or reinforement stithes) nd then ontinue sewing. If you press the Strt/Stop utton to puse sewing, press it gin to ontinue. The mhine will not sew reverse/reinforement stithes gin. d Some stithes, suh s uttonholes nd r tks, require reinforement stithes t the eginning of sewing. If you selet one of these stithes, the mhine will utomtilly turn on this funtion (the key ppers s when the stith is seleted). Press Reverse Stith utton or Reinforement Stith utton) Reverse Stith utton Mhine strts sewing the stithes nd only sews reverse stithes while holding the Reverse Stith utton. Mhine strts sewing the stithes nd only sews reverse stithes while holding the Reverse Stith utton.* Mhine sews reverse stithes t the eginning nd end of sewing. Mhine sews reinforement stithes t the eginning nd reverse stithes t the end of sewing.* Mhine strts sewing nd then sews reinforement stithes while holding the Reverse Stith utton. Mhine sews reinforement stithes t the eginning nd sews reinforement stithes when the Reverse Stith utton is pressed. Reinforement Stith utton Mhine strts sewing the stithes nd sews 3 5 reinforement stithes while holding the Reinforement Stith utton. Mhine strts sewing the stithes nd sews 3 5 reinforement stithes while holding the Reinforement Stith utton. Mhine sews reverse stithes t the eginning nd reinforement stithes t the end of sewing. Mhine sews reinforement stithes t the eginning nd end of sewing. Mhine strts sewing t the eginning, then ompletes the pttern nd sews reinforement stithes t the end of sewing. Mhine sews reinforement stithes t the eginning, then ompletes the pttern nd sews reinforement stithes t the end of sewing. Reverse stithes (or reinforement stithes) The mhine will sew reverse stithes (or reinforement stithes) nd stop. * If Reinforement Priority of the settings sreen is set to ON (see pge 31), reinforement stithes re sewn insted of reverse stithes. To turn off the utomti reinforement stithing funtion, press gin, so it ppers s. The opertion performed when the utton is pressed differs depending on the seleted pttern. Refer to the following tle for detils on the opertion tht is performed when the utton is pressed. 84

87 SEWING Sewing Curves Sew slowly while keeping the sem prllel with the fri edge s you guide the fri round the urve. Sewing Sem Allowne of 0.5 m or Less Bste the orner efore sewing, nd then, fter hnging the sewing diretion t the orner, pull the sting thred towrd the k while sewing. 2 Chnging Sewing Diretion Stop the mhine. Leve the needle in the fri, nd press the Presser Foot Lifter utton to rise the presser foot. Using the needle s pivot, turn the fri so tht you n sew in the new diretion. Press the Presser Foot Lifter utton to lower the presser foot nd strt sewing. 5 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh) Sewing Hevyweight Fris The sewing mhine n sew fris up to 6 mm (pprox. 1/4 inh) thik. If the thikness of sem uses sewing to our t n ngle, help guide the fri y hnd nd sew on the downwrd slope. Sewing Bsis The pivot setting is useful when hnging the sewing diretion. When the mhine is stopped t the orner of the fri, the mhine stops with the needle in the fri nd the presser foot is utomtilly rised so the fri n esily e rotted ( Pivoting on pge 93). CAUTION Do not forefully push fris more thn 6 mm (pprox. 1/4 inh) thik through the sewing mhine. This my use the needle to rek nd use injury. Thiker fris require lrger needle (See pge 75). 85

88 SEWING If the Fri does not Fit under the Presser Foot If the presser foot is in the up position, nd you re sewing hevyweight or multiple lyers of fri whih do not fit esily under the presser foot, use the presser foot lever to rise the presser foot to its highest position. The fri will now fit under the presser foot. If the Fri does not Feed You nnot use the presser foot lever fter the presser foot hs een rised using the Presser Foot Lifter utton. If the fri does not feed when strting to sew or when sewing thik sems, press the lk utton on the left side of presser foot J. Rise the presser foot. While keeping the lk utton on the left side of presser foot J pressed in, press the Presser Foot Lifter utton to lower the presser foot. Relese the lk utton. The presser foot remins level, enling the fri to e fed. One the troule spot hs een pssed, the foot will return to its norml position. When Automti Fri Sensor System (Automti Presser Foot Pressure) in the mhine settings sreen is set to ON, the thikness of the fri is utomtilly deteted y the internl sensor so the fri n e fed smoothly for est sewing results. (see pge 95 for detils.) Sewing Hook-nd-Loop Fstener Tpe CAUTION Do not use dhesive ked hook-nd-loop fstener tpe designed for sewing. When glue dheres to the needle or the oin hook re, it my use mlfuntion. If the hook-nd-loop fstener tpe is sewn with fine needle (65/9-75/11), the needle my end or rek. Before strting to sew, ste the fri nd hook-nd-loop fstener tpe together. 86

89 SEWING Mke sure tht the needle psses through the hook-nd-loop fstener tpe y rotting the hndwheel nd lower the needle into the hooknd-loop fstener tpe efore sewing. Sew the edge of the hook-nd-loop fstener tpe t slow speed. If the needle does not pss through the hook-ndloop fstener tpe, reple the needle size with the needle for thik fris (pge 75). Sewing Streth Fris First, ste together the piees of fri, nd then sew without strething the fri. In ddition, etter result n e hieved y using thred for knits or streth stith. For est results when sewing streth fris, derese the pressure of the presser foot ( Using the Mhine Setting Mode Key on pge 31). 2 Edge of the hook-nd-loop fstener tpe Sewing Lightweight Fris Sewing Bsis Ple thin pper or ter wy emroidery stilizer under thin fris to mke sewing esier. Gently ter off the pper or the stilizer fter sewing. Bsting stithing Thin pper 87

90 STITCH SETTINGS STITCH SETTINGS When you selet stith, your mhine utomtilly selets the pproprite stith width, stith length, nd upper thred tension. However, if needed, you n hnge ny of the individul settings. Settings for some stithes nnot e hnged (refer to the STITCH SETTING CHART t the end of this mnul). If you turn off the mhine or selet nother stith without sving stith setting hnges ( Sving Your Stith Settings on pge 113), the stith settings will return to their defult settings. Setting the Stith Width Follow the steps elow when you wnt to hnge the zigzg stith pttern width. Press to widen the zigzg stith pttern width. Exmple: Press width. For n lternte method of hnging the stith width using the speed ontroller, see pge 131. to nrrow the zigzg stith pttern The vlue in the disply gets igger. Press to sve the stith settings. Press to hek hnges mde to the stith. Press to return the stith width to the originl setting. The vlue in the disply gets smller. After djusting the stith width, slowly rotte the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) nd hek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. 88

91 STITCH SETTINGS Setting the Stith Length Follow the steps elow when you wnt to hnge the stith pttern length. Setting the L/R Shift Follow the steps elow when you wnt to hnge the plement of the zigzg stith pttern y moving it left nd right. Exmple: Press to shorten the stith length. Exmple: Press to shift the pttern to the left. 2 Sewing Bsis The vlue in the disply gets smller. Press to lengthen the stith length. The vlue in the disply ppers with minus sign. Press to shift the pttern to the right side of the left needle position. The vlue in the disply gets igger. Press to sve the stith settings. Press to hek hnges mde to the stith. Press to return the stith length to the originl setting. CAUTION If the stithes get unhed together, lengthen the stith length nd ontinue sewing. Do not ontinue sewing without lengthening the stith length. Otherwise, the needle my rek nd use injury. The vlue in the disply ppers with plus sign. Press Press stith. Press to sve the stith settings. to hek hnges mde to the to return to the originl setting. After djusting the L/R Shift, slowly rotte the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) nd hek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my end or rek. 89

92 STITCH SETTINGS Setting the Thred Tension You my need to hnge the thred tension, depending on the fri nd thred eing used. Follow the steps elow to mke ny neessry hnges. When you finish sewing, remove the oin over nd then mke sure tht the thred is shown s elow. If the thred is not shown s elow, the thred is not inserted through the tension-djusting spring of the oin se orretly. Reinsert the thred orretly. For detils, refer to pge 57. Proper Thred Tension The upper thred nd the oin thred should ross ner the enter of the fri. Only the upper thred should e visile from the right side of the fri, nd only the oin thred should e visile from the wrong side of the fri. Wrong side Surfe Upper thred d Boin thred Upper Thred is Too Loose If the upper thred is visile from the wrong side of the fri, the upper thred is too loose. If the upper thred ws inorretly threded, the upper thred my e too loose. In this se, refer to Upper Threding (pge 60) nd rethred the upper thred. Upper Thred is Too Tight If the oin thred is visile from the right side of the fri, the upper thred is too tight. If the oin thred ws inorretly threded, the upper thred my e too tight. In this se, refer to Setting the Boin (pge 57) nd rethred the oin thred. Upper thred Boin thred Wrong side d Loks pper on wrong side of fri Press, to tighten the upper thred. Press to return the thred tension to the originl setting. Boin thred Upper thred Surfe d Loks pper on surfe of fri Press, to loosen the upper thred. 90

93 USEFUL FUNCTIONS USEFUL FUNCTIONS Automti Thred Cutting Set the fri in the strt position nd strt sewing. After seleting stith pttern, turn on the utomti thred utting funtion efore sewing, nd the mhine will utomtilly sew reinforement stithes (or reverse stithes, depending on the stith pttern) t the eginning nd end of sewing, nd trim the threds t the end of sewing. This funtion is useful when sewing uttonholes nd r tks. 2 Selet stith pttern. Press to set the utomti thred utting funtion. Reverse stithes (or reinforement stithes) The mhine will utomtilly sew reverse stithes (or reinforement stithes) nd then ontinue sewing. If you press the Strt/Stop utton to puse sewing, press the sme utton gin to ontinue. The eginning reverse/ reinforement stithes will not e sewn gin. Sewing Bsis d One you hve rehed the end of the stithing, press Reverse Stith utton or Reinforement Stith utton one. If stithing, suh s uttonholes nd r tking, tht inludes reinforement stithing hs een seleted, this opertion is unneessry. 1 You get, nd the mhine is set for utomti thred utting funtion nd utomti reverse/reinforement stithing. To turn off the utomti thred utting funtion, press gin, so it ppers s. This funtion is set utomtilly when sewing emroidery. 2 The point where the Strt/Stop utton ws pressed. The point where the Reverse Stith utton or the Reinforement Stith utton ws pressed. The thred is ut here. The utomti thred utting funtion will not e performed if the Strt/Stop utton is pressed while sewing. Press the Reverse Stith utton or the Reinforement Stith utton t the end of the stithing. 3 91

94 USEFUL FUNCTIONS Adjusting the Needle Drop Position with the Guideline Mrker The red guideline mrker indites the sewing position on the fri. You n djust the sewing position y moving the guideline mrker while heking the guideline mrker on the fri. CAUTION The guideline mrker is lser; therefore, do not stre t the lser light diretly. Otherwise it my use lindness. Adjusting the Guideline Mrker Position If the guideline mrker indites the position inorretly in the enter needle position, djust the initil position in the settings sreen. Press to disply Guideline Mrker Adjustment in the settings sreen. Disply settings sreen. Press. The Guideline Mrker Adjustment sreen ppers. Press to disply the guideline mrker. The guideline mrker sle ppers. * Depending on the setting of Initil Position in the settings sreen, the initil needle drop position is sled s either 0.0 mm or 3.5 mm. d Use or to djust the guideline mrker position. Use or to move the needle drop position. Adjust the position from 15.5 mm (5/8 inh) to the right of the left needle to -3.5 mm (-1/8 inh) to the left of the left needle. Press to move the guideline mrker to the left Press to move the guideline mrker to the right e Press sreen. twie to return to the originl Press mrker. gin to stop using the guideline 92

95 Adjusting the Brightness of the Guideline Mrker Follow steps from to to disply the Guideline Mrker Adjustment sreen. Use or to djust the rightness of the guideline mrker. Set the rightness of the guideline mrker from 1 for dim mrker, to 5 for the rightest mrker, on the fri. USEFUL FUNCTIONS When the pivot setting is seleted, the height of the presser foot when sewing is stopped n e hnged ording to the type of fri eing sewn. Press to disply Pivoting Height of the settings sreen. Press or to selet one of the three heights (3.2 mm, 5.0 mm or 7.5 mm). To rise the presser foot further, inrese the setting. (Normlly, 3.2 mm is set.) 2 Press sreen. twie to return to the originl Sewing Bsis Pivoting If the pivot funtion is seleted, the mhine stops with the needle lowered (in the fri) nd the presser foot is utomtilly rised to n pproprite height when the Strt/Stop utton is pressed. When the Strt/Stop utton is pressed gin, the presser foot is utomtilly lowered nd sewing ontinues. This funtion is useful for stopping the mhine to rotte the fri. CAUTION When the pivot setting is seleted, the mhine strts when the Strt/Stop utton is pressed or the foot ontroller is pressed down even if the presser foot hs een rised. Be sure to keep your hnds nd other items wy from the needle, otherwise injuries my our. The Needle Position Up/Down of the settings sreen, must e set in the down position for the pivot funtion to e used. When Needle Position Up/Down is set in the rised position, ppers s light gry nd nnot e used. The pivot funtion n only e used with stithes where presser foot J or N is indited in the upper-left orner of the sreen. If ny other stith is seleted, ppers s light gry nd is not ville. If the pivot funtion is seleted, nd eside Presser Foot Height in the settings sreen re not ville nd the setting nnot e hnged. Selet stith. 93

96 USEFUL FUNCTIONS Press to selet the pivot setting. e Rotte the fri, nd then press the Strt/ Stop utton. The presser foot is utomtilly lowered, nd sewing ontinues. Using the Knee Lifter The key ppers s. Ple the fri under the presser foot with the needle t the strting point of the stithing, nd then press the Strt/Stop utton. The mhine will egin sewing. Using the knee lifter, you n rise nd lower the presser foot with your knee, leving oth hnds free to hndle the fri. Chnge the operting position of the knee lifter hndle efore inserting into the mhine. Slide up the knee lifter hndle slightly nd rotte it while relesing pressure so hndle will lik into position. * The knee lifter n e djusted to three different ngles. d If you press the Strt/Stop utton to puse sewing, press it gin to ontinue, reverse stithes (or reinforement stithes) will not e sewn. Press the Strt/Stop utton to stop the mhine t the point where the sewing diretion hnges. Knee lifter hndle Rotte knee lifter hndle till it liks into the seleted position tht is most omfortle for you. The mhine stops with the needle in the fri, nd the presser foot is rised. 94

97 USEFUL FUNCTIONS Align the ts on the knee lifter with the nothes in the knee lifter slot on the front of the mhine. Insert the knee lifter r s fr s possile. Automti Fri Sensor System (Automti Presser Foot Pressure) The thikness of the fri is utomtilly deteted nd the presser foot pressure is utomtilly djusted with n internl sensor while sewing, to insure tht your fri is fed smoothly. The fri sensor system works ontinuously while sewing. This funtion is useful for sewing over thik sems (see pge 85), or quilting (see pge 129). 2 CAUTION Only hnge position of the knee lifter hndle when knee lifter is not on the mhine, otherwise the knee lifter my dmge the mounting slot on front of the mhine. Sewing Bsis If the knee lifter r is not pushed into the mounting slot s fr s possile, it my ome out during use. Use your knee to move the knee lifter r to the right in order to rise the presser foot. Relese the knee lifter to lower the presser foot. Press. The settings sreen ppers. Set Automti Fri Sensor System to ON. CAUTION Be sure to keep your knee wy from the knee lifter during sewing. If the knee lifter is pushed during mhine opertion, the needle my rek or the thred tension my loosen. When the presser foot is in the up position, move the knee lifter to the fr right nd then relese to return the presser foot to the down position. Press to return to the originl sreen. 95

98 USEFUL FUNCTIONS Needle Position - Stith Plement When the Needle Position - Stith Plement is ON, the needle will e prtilly lowered for preise stith plement nd then press the Needle Position utton to lower the needle ompletely. Eh press of the Needle Position utton hnges the needle to the next position. When the Needle Position - Stith Plement is OFF, eh press of the Needle Position utton simply rises nd then lowers the needle. Cheking the Needle Lotion in the Sreen You n hek the stith imge with tul fri imge on the sreen. Selet stith. Press. An imge of the seleted stith nd the tul fri imge re displyed. Needle Position - Stith Plement is ON * When the needle is nerly lowered y pressing the Needle Position utton, the feed dogs re lowered. At this time, the fri n e shifted to finely djust the needle drop position. Needle Position - Stith Plement is OFF * Press to hnge the thred olor displyed on the sreen. You n selet from four different olors. Press. Set Needle Position - Stith Plement to ON or OFF. Press on the fri imge or sreen. The mer view window ppers. Press on the gin to turn off the mer view. Press to return to the originl sreen. 96

99 Using the Cmer View Window e d USEFUL FUNCTIONS NEEDLE DROP POSITION Press to show the needle drop position in the sreen s. Lower the presser foot efore pressing. One the needle drop position ppers on the sreen, you n rise the presser foot nd hnge the needle drop position y moving the fri. 2 The mer view window ppers. CAMERA IMAGE GRID VIEW OK d NEEDLE DROP POSITION e ZOOM CAMERA IMAGE Press this key to sve mer imge to the USB medi. Insert the USB medi to the mhine to sve mer imge (Refer to Sving Settings Sreen Imge to USB Medi on pge 34). The files for mer imges re sved with the nme C**.BMP. A mximum of 100 mer imges n e sved in one USB medi. * ** in the nme C**.BMP will utomtilly e repled with numer etween 00 nd 99. Needle drop position ZOOM Press to enlrge the imge in the sreen. Press gin to return the imge to its originl disply size. The mer view window disppers when you strt sewing. When sewing thik fris, the needle drop position indited in the sreen my differ from the tul position. Sewing Bsis GRID VIEW Press this key to disply grid. OK Press this key to lose the sreen. 97

100 USING SENSOR FUNCTIONS WITH SEWING STITCH USING SENSOR FUNCTIONS WITH SEWING STITCH Before using the sensor funtions, refully red Utility Stithes hpter to fmilirize yourself with the mhine opertions. The sensor funtions re performed using the sensor pen. Sensor Funtion Are When using the sensor pen with utility stithes, the opertions my differ depending on the re to e touhed. There re orderline res etween setting re nd djustment res, whih llow you to set quikly to the most deresed/ inresed vlue. The orderline res re respetively 6.5 mm (pprox. 1/4 inh) wide when positioning the guideline mrker, nd 10 mm (pprox. 3/8 inh) wide in other ses. Speifying the Guideline Mrker Position With the Sensor Pen The sewing position will e indited y red guideline mrker. The position of the guideline mrker n e djusted to your desired lotion. Selet stith pttern. Press. Center needle position Sewing position for stith ptterns sewn with the enter needle position Setting re Are 3.5 mm to the left nd right of. Touh this re with the sensor pen to speify position. Are 7 mm, when positioning the guideline mrker. d e Adjustment re (right) Adjustment re (left) Touh: With eh touh, the setting inreses y 0.5 mm. This llows fine djustments to e mde fter touhing within to speify position. Long touh: After touhing to speify position or djusting the position y touhing within or d, long touh to pply the setting. Touh: With eh touh, the setting dereses y 0.5 mm. This llows fine djustments to e mde fter touhing within to speify position. Long touh: Apply the setting in the sme wy s long touh within. The sensor pen touh rnge extends pproximtely 200 mm (7-7/8 inhes) towrd you from the needle drop point nd 130 mm (pprox. 5 inhes) to either side of the middle (enter) needle position. 98

101 USING SENSOR FUNCTIONS WITH SEWING STITCH Press. The guideline mrker position setting sreen ppers nd the guideline mrker flshes. With the sensor pen, touh the lotion to d e speified s the guideline mrker position. The mhine s guideline mrker moves to the touhed position nd flshes. The distne from the left referene line to the touhed position ppers in the guideline mrker position setting sreen. The stith preview on the upper left side of the sreen is updted ording to the speified setting. The position n e preisely djusted y touhing the djustment res with the sensor pen. When using the sensor pen to speify the guideline mrker position, it my not e possile to extly speify the desired lotion. In this se, use either of the following opertions to mke fine djustments. - Touh n djustment re with the sensor pen to djust the position in 0.5 mm inrements. - Adjust the position with the guideline mrker sle shown in step e. e Press to pply the guideline mrker position setting. * The setting n lso e pplied y long touh of the sensor pen within the djustment re. 2 Sewing Bsis Press sensor pen. to stop speifying setting with the The following error messge ppers if the re outside of the sensor pen touh rnge is touhed. Press, nd then touh within the sensor pen touh rnge. The stith seletion sreen ppers gin, nd the setting in the guideline mrker sle hnges to the setting speified with the sensor pen. The guideline mrker stops flshing. If you set the needle drop position, the stith width or stith position fter speifying the guideline mrker position, the guideline mrker my move while setting. The guideline mrker moves k to the speified position fter the needle drop position, stith width or stith position is set nd the originl sreen ppers. 99

102 USING SENSOR FUNCTIONS WITH SEWING STITCH Speifying the Needle Drop Position With the Sensor Pen Selet stith pttern. Press. With the sensor pen, touh the lotion to d e speified s the needle drop position. The guideline mrker moves to the touhed position nd flshes. The distne from the left referene line to the touhed position ppers in the referene position setting sreen. The stith preview on the upper left side of the sreen is updted ording to the speified setting. Press to return the needle drop position to its defult setting. Press to stop speifying setting with the sensor pen. The sensor funtions sreen ppers. The following error messge ppers if the re outside of the sensor pen touh rnge is touhed. Press, nd then touh within the sensor pen touh rnge. Press. The referene position setting sreen ppers, nd the red guideline mrker flshes t the mhine s sewing position. If is not ville, the sewing referene position nnot e speified with the seleted stith pttern. Selet different stith pttern. The position n e preisely djusted y touhing the djustment res with the sensor pen. To hnge the setting, use the sensor pen to touh the desired lotion for the referene position. 100

103 USING SENSOR FUNCTIONS WITH SEWING STITCH e Press setting. to pply the referene position * The setting n lso e pplied y extended touh in the djustment re with the sensor pen. The needle moves to the speified position to strt sewing. The stith seletion sreen ppers gin, nd the stith width hnges to the setting speified with the sensor pen. The guideline mrker stops flshing. Press. 2 The sensor funtions sreen ppers. Sewing Bsis Press. Using the Sensor Pen to Speify the Stithing Width nd Stith Position The zigzg width nd L/R Shift vlue n e speified. Originl stithing width/position Adjusted stithing width/position The stithing width setting sreen ppers, nd the guideline mrker flshes t the present left side of the stith width. If is not ville, the stithing width nnot e speified with the seleted stith pttern. Selet different stith pttern. With the sensor pen, touh the first point d for the stithing width. The distne from the left referene line to the touhed position ppers in the stithing width setting sreen. Selet stith pttern. The guideline mrker moves to the touhed position nd flshes. 101

104 USING SENSOR FUNCTIONS WITH SEWING STITCH The following error messge ppers if the re outside of the sensor pen touh rnge is touhed. Press, nd then touh within the sensor pen touh rnge. g Press to pply the seond point of the stithing width. * The setting n lso e pplied y long touhing n djustment re with the sensor pen. The needle moves to the speified position to strt sewing. The stith seletion sreen ppers gin, nd the stith width nd L/R Shift hnge ording to the settings speified with the sensor pen. The position n e preisely djusted y touhing the djustment res with the sensor pen. e Press to pply the first point of the stithing width. * The setting n lso e pplied y pplying n extended touh in the djustment re with the sensor pen. With the sensor pen, touh the seond f point for the stithing width. The distne from the left referene line to the touhed position ppers in the stithing width setting sreen. The stith preview on the upper left side of the sreen is updted ording to the speified setting. The guideline mrker moves to the touhed position nd flshes. With multiple ptterns tht hve een omined, the speified stithing width is pplied to the pttern with the lrgest stith width. With ptterns other thn omined ptterns, the stith width is djusted to the stithing width speified for the pttern with the lrgest stith width. With multiple ptterns tht hve een omined, the settings speified for the stith width nd L/R Shift in the stith seletion sreen re for the first pttern to e sewn. The vlue my differ from the stith width setting. With twin needle sewing, the stithing width is speified with the left needle s the referene. If the distne etween the speified first nd seond points is wider thn the mximum stith width for the seleted stith pttern, the seond point nnot e speified. Speify lotion loser to the first point. If the distne etween the speified first nd seond points is nrrower thn the minimum stith width for the seleted stith pttern, the seond point nnot e speified. Speify lotion further wy from the first point. 102

105 USING SENSOR FUNCTIONS WITH SEWING STITCH Using the Sensor Pen to Speify the Sewing End Point Press. In order to speify the end point of longer piee of fri more urtely, use the sensor pen to touh the end point twie. Be sure to touh the sme point. Before strting to sew, mrk the end point of this longer piee of fri. 2 Before strt sewing, test the pttern first from steps to to see if the stith n e used with this funtion. Before strting to sew, mrk the end point. Strt sewing fter stith hs een seleted, nd then stop the mhine when the desired sewing end point enters the sensor pen touh rnge. If the needle drop point is eing speified with the sensor pen within 70 mm (pprox. 2-3/4 inhes) from the sewing end point, the mhine will not require the seond touh. After ompleting step d, ontinue with step h. However, the tul sewing end point my e slightly different thn the speified lotion. In order to speify the lotion urtely, stop the mhine t lotion more thn 70 mm (pprox. 2-3/4 inhes) wy from the sewing end point efore speifying it for the first time. The sensor funtions sreen ppers. Press. The sewing end point setting sreen ppers. If is not ville, the sewing end point nnot e speified with the seleted stith pttern. Selet different stith pttern. Sewing Bsis If the needle drop point is greter thn 100 mm (pprox. 4 inhes) from the seleted ending point using the sensor pen, more urte position n e speified the seond time tht the point is touhed. 103

106 USING SENSOR FUNCTIONS WITH SEWING STITCH With the sensor pen, touh the lotion to d e speified s the sewing end point. The distne from the urrent needle position to the touhed lotion ppers. f e The displyed distne is not the length of stright line onneting the urrent needle position nd the lotion touhed with the sensor pen. It is the length of perpendiulr intersetion for the lotion touhed with the sensor pen nd the sewing line. d It shows how mny times you need to touh the sewing end point, one or twie. Touh one Touh twie Displyed distne Press to erse the speified sewing end point. Press to egin sewing t the eginning of the pttern. d Press to stop speifying setting with the sensor pen. e Press when sewing the sme distne s the previous time to rell the previous setting. See Reusing the Previous Setting on pge 106. f Press to selet whether or not sewing is ended with omplete pttern. See Stith End Mode Key on pge 104. The following error messge ppers if the re outside of the sensor pen touh rnge is touhed. Press, nd then touh within the sensor pen touh rnge. When sewing with this setting, e sure to gently hold the fri nd feed it stright. When using the sensor pen to speify the sewing end point, e sure to hold the pen in the sme wy s when it ws lirted, otherwise the tul end point my e different from the point tht you speified. For est results, sew test stithing using the sme mteril nd stith pttern s those in the tul projet. Stith End Mode Key The end of stithing is not djusted. When the end point is rehed, sewing stops immeditely, even if the stith pttern is not omplete. The length of the stith pttern is djusted so tht sewing will stop t the speified end point with omplete pttern. 104

107 USING SENSOR FUNCTIONS WITH SEWING STITCH e Press The stith end mode key is not ville with the following situtions. - When only is shown. The djustment of the stith end is not ville with the seleted stith, nd only one ion will e shown. - When the stith end mode key is gryed out. - When speifying the sewing end point t the point tht needs djustment more thn 20% of the length of pttern, to finish pttern ompletely. In order to end sewing with omplete pttern, we reommend reduing the size of the pttern. Sewing with long pttern my not end with omplete pttern., nd then ontinue sewing. * The setting n lso e pplied y extending the touhing with the sensor pen in the djustment re with the sensor pen. When sewing end point setting is speified, ppers in the upper-left orner of the sreen. With the sensor pen, touh gin the f lotion to e speified s the sewing end point. The distne from the urrent needle position to the touhed lotion ppers. By using the sensor pen to touh the sewing end point twie, the distne will e urtely speified. Be sure to touh the sme point. The following error messge ppers if the lotion touhed the seond time is different thn the lotion touhed the first time. Touh the orret lotion. 2 Sewing Bsis The stith end mode key nnot e used when speifying the sewing end point for the seond time. The mhine utomtilly stops with the needle in the fri, t out hlf the distne to the speified sewing end point, nd the sewing end point setting sreen ppers. g Press setting. to pply the sewing end point * The setting n lso e pplied y extending the touhing with the sensor pen in the djustment re with the sensor pen. Strt sewing gin. h * The mhine stops t the speified end point utomtilly. 105

108 USING SENSOR FUNCTIONS WITH SEWING STITCH Reusing the Previous Setting When using the sme fri nd pttern to sew the sme length, the previous setting n e used gin, insted of using the sensor pen to speify the sewing end point eh time. To use the previous setting, repet steps through then press sensor pen. in step d, insted of using the * If ws pressed, it is unneessry to speify the sewing end point for the seond time. Continue with step h to ontinue sewing until the mhine utomtilly stops t the sewing end point. * Be sure to press to egin sewing t the eginning of the stith pttern. This resume funtion will only repet the sewing distne tht hs een ssigned within the 200 mm (pprox. 8 inhes) distne from the needle point to the sewing end point. If you re lredy sewing nd you stop the mhine to speify the ending point, when pressing to duplite the previous setting the mhine will only repet the distne from where you stop the mhine to the ending point. You n hnge the sewing end point fter pressing y touhing the new end point with the sensor pen. For more urte result, however, it is reommended to speify the end point gin from the eginning. The sewing end point nnot e relled in the following situtions. (The key is not ville.) - When the mhine hs een turned off. - When pttern is hnged, dded or deleted. - When the stith length is hnged. - When pttern is flipped vertilly. - When the dul feed foot is tthed/ dethed. - When the feed position lever of the dul feed foot is rised/lowered. To nel the previous setting, press. Continue the proedure from step d. The sewing end point n e relled; however, if the sewing onditions hve hnged, for exmple, different fri is used, the sewing end point must e speified gin from the eginning. 106

109 Chpter 3 Utility Stithes SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES Utility Stith LCD Sreen Key Funtions Stith Seletion Sreens Seleting Stith Using the Mirror Imge Key Returning to the Beginning of the Stith Sewing Continuous/Single Stith Sewing Using the Imge Key Sving Your Stith Settings Sving Settings Retrieving Sved Settings SEWING THE STITCHES Stright Stithes Chnging the Needle Position (Left or Middle Needle Position Stithes Only) Aligning the Fri with Mrk on the Needle Plte or Boin Cover (with Mrk) Aligning the Fri with the Vertil Stith Alignment V Foot Using the Stright Stith Needle Plte nd the Stright Stith Foot Bsting Drt Sem Gthering Flt Fell Sem Pintuk Zigzg Stithes Oversting (Using Zigzg Stith) Appliqué (Using Zigzg Stith) Pthwork (for Crzy Quilt) Sewing Curves (Using Zigzg Stith) Cord Guide Boin Cover (Using Zigzg Stith) Elsti Zigzg Stithes Tpe Atthing Oversting Oversting Oversting Using Presser Foot G Oversting Using Presser Foot J Oversting Using the Side Cutter (Sold Seprtely) When Sewing Stright Stithes While Using the Side Cutter (Sold Seprtely) Quilting Pieing Quilting Appliqué Quilting with Stin Stithes Free Motion Quilting Eho Quilting Using the Free Motion Eho Quilting Foot E Blind Hem Stithes If the Needle Cthes Too Muh of the Hem Fold If the Needle does not Cth the Hem Fold Appliqué Appliqué Shrp Curves Appliqué Corners Shelltuk Stithes Sllop Stithes Crzy Quilting Smoking Stithes Fgoting Tpe or Elsti Atthing Heirloom Hemstithing (1) (Disy Stith) Hemstithing (2) (Drwn Work (1)) Hemstithing (3) (Drwn Work (2)) Deortive Couhing Prepre for the Deortive Couhing Sewing Deortive Couhing One-step Buttonholes Sewing Streth Fris Odd Shped Buttons/Buttons tht do Not Fit into the Button Holder Plte Four-step Buttonholes Drning Br Tks Br Tks on Thik Fris Button Sewing Atthing 4 Hole Buttons Atthing Shnk to the Button Eyelet Multi-diretionl Sewing (Stright Stith nd Zigzg Stith) Zipper Insertion Centered Zipper Inserting Side Zipper Edge Sewing

110 SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES Utility Stith LCD Sreen Press key with your finger to selet the stith pttern, to selet mhine funtion, or to selet n opertion indited on the key. f d e g No. Disply Key Nme Explntion Pge Needle position setting disply Shows single or twin needle mode setting, nd the needle stop position. Single needle/down position 63, 93 Single needle/up position Twin needle/down position Twin needle/up position Presser foot disply Shows the presser foot ode. Atth the presser foot indited in this disply efore sewing. 68 Seleted stith Shows the nme nd ode numer of the seleted stith. 111 disply d Stith preview Shows preview of the seleted stith. When shown t 100%, the stith 96, 111 ppers in the sreen t nerly its tul size. Press to disply the stith preview nd the mer view together to hek how the stith will e sewn on the tul fri. e Pttern disply size Shows the pproximte size of the pttern seleted. : Nerly the sme size s the sewn pttern 111 : 1/2 the size of the sewn pttern : 1/4 the size of the sewn pttern * The tul size of the sewn pttern my differ depending on the type of fri nd thred tht is used. f Stith seletion sreen Press the key for the pttern you wnt to sew. Use 111 to hnge to different stith groups. g Pge key Press or, to move the pges of stith seletion sreen, one pge 110 t time. You n sroll up nd down the pges fster y touhing the sreen. * All key funtions of the LCD re explined in the Key Funtions tle on the following pge. 108

111 SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES Key Funtions d e f g h s q u t r i j k l m 3 p No. Disply Key Nme Explntion Pge Utility stith key Press this key to selet stright stith, zigzg stith, uttonhole, lind hem stith, or other stithes ommonly used in grment onstrution. Chrter/Deortive Press this key to selet hrter or deortive stith ptterns. 168 stith key Imge key Press this key to disply n enlrged imge of the seleted stith pttern. 112 o n 111 Utility Stithes d Free motion mode key Press this key to enter free motion sewing mode. The presser foot is rised to n pproprite height nd the feed dog is lowered for free motion quilting. e Mirror imge key Press this key to rete mirror imge of the seleted stith pttern. If the key disply is light gry, mirror imge of the seleted stith pttern nnot e sewn. f Needle mode seletion key (single/ doule) Press this key to selet twin needle sewing mode. The sewing mode hnges etween single needle mode nd twin needle mode eh time you press the key. If the key disply is light gry, the seleted stith pttern nnot e sewn in the twin needle mode. g Bk to eginning key When sewing is stopped, press this key to return to the eginning of the stith. 112 h Single/Repet sewing Press this key to hoose single stithes or ontinuous stithes. 112 key i Sensor funtion key Press this key to use the sensor funtion. 98 j Edge sewing key Using the uilt-in mer, press this key to mesure the width of the re from 160 the edge of the fri to the stith nd set the mer for edge sewing. k Retrieve key Press this key to retrieve sved pttern l Mnul memory key Chnge the stith pttern settings (zigzg width nd stith length, thred tension, utomti thred utting or utomti reinforement stithing, et.), then sve them y pressing this key. Five sets of settings n e sved for single stith pttern. m Reset key Press this key to return the seleted stith pttern sved settings to the defult settings. n Thred tension key Shows the utomti thred tension setting of the urrently seleted stith pttern. You n use the plus nd minus keys to hnge the thred tension settings o L/R Shift key Press to shift the stith pttern to the right or press to shift the pttern to the left. This feture is not ville for ll ptterns. Only those pplile will e shifted. The mhine defult setting is highlighted

112 SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES No. Disply Key Nme Explntion Pge p Stith width nd stith length key Shows the zigzg width nd stith length settings of the urrently seleted stith pttern. You n use the plus nd minus keys to djust the zigzg width nd stith length settings. 88 q Guideline mrker key Press this key to disply the guideline mrker long the sewing line. The guideline mrker mkes it esier to lign stithes with the fri edge or other mrker on the fri. r Pivot key Press this key to selet the pivot funtion. When the pivot funtion is seleted, stopping the mhine lowers the needle nd slightly rises the presser foot utomtilly. In ddition, when sewing is restrted, the presser foot is utomtilly lowered s t u Automti thred utting key Automti reinforement stith key Thred olor hnge key If this key ppers s, the pivot funtion nnot e used. Press this key to set the utomti thred utting funtion. Set the utomti 91 thred utting funtion efore sewing to hve the mhine utomtilly sew reinforement stithes t the eginning nd end of sewing (depending on the pttern, the mhine my sew reverse stithes) nd trim the threds fter sewing. Press this key to use the utomti reinforement stithing (reverse stithing) 83 setting. If you selet this setting efore sewing, the mhine will utomtilly sew reinforement stithes t the eginning nd end of sewing (depending on the pttern, the mhine my sew reverse stithes). Press this key to hnge the thred olor displyed on the sreen. 112 Stith Seletion Sreens There re 6 tegories of Utility Stithes. Stright/Oversting Deortive Stithes Heirloom Stithes Buttonholes/Br tks Multi-diretionl Sewing Quilting Stithes 110

113 Seleting Stith Turn the min power to ON nd press to disply the utility stithes. Either 1-01 Stright stith (Left) or 1-03 Stright stith (Middle) is seleted, depending on the setting seleted in the settings sreen. Use the tegory you wnt. * Press to view the next pge. * Press to view previous pge. to selet SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES Using the Mirror Imge Key Depending on the type of utility stith you selet, you my e le to sew horizontl mirror imge of the stith. If is lit when you selet stith, it will e possile to mke mirror imge of the stith. If is light gry fter you selet stith, you nnot rete horizontl mirror imge of the seleted stith due to the type of stith or type of presser foot reommended (this is true of uttonholes, multi-diretionl sewing, nd others). Press to rete horizontl mirror imge of the seleted stith. 3 The key will disply s. Utility Stithes Preview of the seleted stith Stith seletion sreen Perentge size of view Press the key of the stith you wnt to sew. For detils on eh stith, refer to the STITCH SETTING CHART t the end of this mnul. 111

114 SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES Returning to the Beginning of the Stith Even if you stopped stithing while sewing, you n return to the eginning of the stith pttern. This funtion is useful fter tril sewing or when the stithing is sewn inorretly. Press efore strt sewing, to return to the eginning of the stith. Stop stithing Re-strt stithing Using the Imge Key You n disply n imge of the seleted stith. You n hek nd hnge the olors of the imge of the sreen. Press. An imge of the seleted stith is displyed. Press to hnge the thred olor of the stith on the sreen. You n selet from 4 olors: lue, red, lk or yellow. * Press to disply n enlrged imge of the stith. Sewing Continuous/Single Stith Sewing Press to selet ontinuous sewing or single stith sewing. Stith sreen The olor hnges every time you press. If stithes re wider or lrger thn disply, press drkened rrows to move the stith pttern for etter visiility. Press sreen. to go k to the originl 112

115 SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES Sving Your Stith Settings The settings for the zigzg stith width, stith length, thred tension, utomti thred utting, utomti reinforement stithing, et., re preset in the mhine for eh stith. However, if you hve speifi settings tht you wish to reuse lter for stith, you n hnge the settings so tht they n e sved for tht stith. Five sets of settings n e sved for single stith. Retrieving Sved Settings If you try to sve settings when there re lredy 5 sets of settings sved for stith, the messge The pokets re full. Delete pttern will pper. Close the messge nd delete setting referring to pge 113. Selet stith. Sving Settings Selet stith. (Exmple: ) Speify your preferred settings. Press. When stith is seleted, the lst settings retrieved re displyed. The lst settings retrieved re retined even if the mhine ws turned off or different stith ws seleted. Press the numered key of the settings to e retrieved. * Press to return to the originl sreen without retrieving settings. 3 Utility Stithes Press. The settings re sved nd the originl sreen utomtilly ppers. Numered keys d Press. The seleted settings re retrieved, nd the originl sreen utomtilly ppers. To sve new settings when there re lredy 5 sets of settings sved for stith, press. Press the numered key of the setting to e deleted. Press, press nd then. The new setting will e sved in ple of the reently deleted setting. You n delete ll the sved settings y pressing. 113

116 SEWING THE STITCHES SEWING THE STITCHES Stright Stithes Stith Stith nme Presser foot Stright stith (Left) Stright stith (Left) Stright stith (Middle) Reverse stith Reinforement stith Stright stith (Middle) Triple streth stith Stem stith Deortive stith Bsting stith If the seleted stith hs doule mrk t the top of the key disply, you n sew reverse stithes holding the Reverse Stith utton (see pge 83). If the seleted stith hs dot mrk t the top of the key disply, you n sew reinforement stithes holding the Reinforement Stith utton. Selet stith. Left needle position Middle needle position Atth presser foot J. * Atth presser foot N when you selet. 114

117 SEWING THE STITCHES Hold the thred til nd fri with your left hnd, nd rotte the hndwheel with your right hnd to insert the needle into the fri. f When sewing is ompleted, hold the Reverse Stith utton or the Reinforement Stith utton to sew 3-4 reverse stithes or reinforement stithes t the end of the sem. d e Sewing strt position Lower the presser foot, nd hold the Reverse Stith utton or the Reinforement Stith utton to sew 3-4 stithes. The mhine sews reverse stithes or reinforement stithes. Press the Strt/Stop utton to sew forwrd. g After sewing, press the Thred Cutter utton to trim the threds. 3 Utility Stithes Reverse stithes or reinforement stithes The mhine will egin sewing slowly. CAUTION Be sure the needle does not strike sting pin, or ny other ojets, during sewing. The thred ould tngle or the needle ould rek, using injury. When the utomti thred utting nd utomti reinforement stith keys on the sreen re seleted, reverse stithes or reinforement stithes will e sewn utomtilly t the eginning of sewing when the Strt/Stop utton is pressed. Press the Reverse Stith utton or the Reinforement Stith utton to sew reverse stithes or reinforement stithes nd trim the thred utomtilly t the end of sewing. 115

118 SEWING THE STITCHES Chnging the Needle Position (Left or Middle Needle Position Stithes Only) When you selet left or middle needle position stithes, you n use nd in the stith width disply to hnge the position of the needle. Mth the distne from the right edge of the presser foot to the needle with the stith width, then lign the edge of the presser foot with the edge of the fri during sewing for n ttrtive finish. Aligning the Fri with Mrk on the Needle Plte or Boin Cover (with Mrk) While sewing, lign the edge of the fri with the 16 mm (pprox. 5/8 inh) mrk on the needle plte or oin over (with mrk) depending on the needle position (left or middle (enter) needle position stithes only). For stithes with left needle position (Stith width: 0.0 mm) Stith width Exmple: Left/Middle needle position stithes Sem Presser foot Centimeters d Inhes e Needle plte f 16 mm (5/8 inh) For stithes with middle (enter) needle position (Stith width: 3.5 mm) 12.0 mm (pprox. 1/2 inh) 8.5 mm (pprox. 11/32 inh) 6.5 mm (pprox. 1/4 inh) 5.0 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh) Sem Presser foot Inhes d Boin over (with mrk) e 16 mm (5/8 inh) 116

119 SEWING THE STITCHES Aligning the Fri with the Vertil Stith Alignment V Foot Sew while keeping the right edge of the fri ligned with desired position of mrkings on the vertil stith lignment V foot. You n lso use the vertil stith lignment V foot for setting stith width using the uilt-in mer (see pge 160). d Remove the flt ed tthment or the emroidery unit if either re tthed. Grsp oth sides of the needle plte over, nd then slide it towrd you. e Needle plte over Grsp the oin se, nd then pull it out. 3 Sem Vertil stith lignment V foot Mrkings Using the Stright Stith Needle Plte nd the Stright Stith Foot The stright stith needle plte nd the stright stith foot n only e used for stright stithes (middle needle position stithes). Use the stright stith needle plte nd the stright stith foot when sewing thin fris or when sewing smll piees whih tend to sink into the hole of the regulr needle plte during sewing. The stright stith foot is perfet to redue pukering on lightweight fris. The smll opening on the foot provides support for the fri s the needle trvels through the fri. f Boin se Use the multi-purpose srewdriver inluded with the mhine to unsrew nd remove the regulr needle plte. * Use the multi-purpose srew driver setting the position to 2. (see pge 23) Utility Stithes Press the Needle Position utton to rise the needle nd turn the min power to OFF or press to lok ll keys nd uttons mm (1/8 inh) 4.25 mm (3/16 inh) 6.25 mm (1/4 inh) d 8.5 mm (5/16 inh) CAUTION Alwys use the stright stith foot in omintion with the stright stith needle plte. Remove the needle nd the presser foot holder (see pge 69 through 73). g Set the stright stith needle plte in ple nd use the multi-purpose srewdriver to tighten the plte. Round hole 117

120 SEWING THE STITCHES h i j Align the two srew holes on the needle plte with the two holes on the mhine. Use the multi-purpose srew driver inluded with the mhine to seure the srews in the needle plte. Insert the oin se in its originl position, nd then tth the needle plte over. After reinstlling the needle plte over, selet ny of the stright stithes. Seleting other stithes will use n error messge to e displyed. When using the stright stith needle plte, mny stright stithes eome middle needle position stithes. If stright stith is seleted tht is not pplile for use when the stright stith needle plte is tthed, n error messge will e displyed to prevent the use of this stith. You nnot hnge the needle position using the width disply. Alwys seure the needle plte efore inserting the oin se into its originl position. CAUTION Slowly rotte the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) efore sewing nd mke sure tht the needle is not ontting the stright stith foot nd stright stith needle plte. Insert needle nd tth the stright stith foot. k Press to unlok ll keys nd uttons, nd then strt sewing. * After sewing, mke sure to remove the stright stith needle plte nd the stright stith foot, nd reinstll the regulr needle plte, the needle plte over nd the presser foot J. Bsting Selet To prevent pukering on fine fris, use fine needle, size 75/11, nd short stith length. For hevier fris, use hevier needle, size 90/14, nd longer stithes. nd tth presser foot J. Keep pressing the Reverse Stith utton or the Reinforement Stith utton to sew 4 stithes of reinforement stithes, then press Strt/Stop utton to ontinue sewing. When you use the sting stith for gthering, do not use reinforement stith t the eginning; you should lift the presser foot, rotte the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise), pull up the oin thred nd pull length of top nd oin thred out from the rer of the mhine. You n set the stith length etween 5 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh) nd 30 mm (pprox. 1-3/16 inhes) Between 5 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh) nd 30 mm (pprox. 1-3/16 inhes) Sew while keeping the fri stright. Noth Pin d End the sting with reinforement stithes. 118

121 SEWING THE STITCHES Drt Sem Selet nd tth presser foot J. Sew reverse stith t the eginning of the drt nd then sew from the wide end to the other end without strething the fri. Gthering Use on wists of skirts, sleeves of shirts, et. Selet stright stith nd tth presser foot J. 3 Bsting Cut the thred t the end leving 50 mm (pprox. 1-15/16 inhes), nd then tie oth ends together. * Do not sew reverse stith t the end. Set the stith length to 4.0 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh) nd the thred tension to pproximtely 2.0 (weker tension). Utility Stithes d Insert the ends of the thred into the drt with hnd sewing needle. * If you press fter pressing nd then, the stith length will e set utomtilly to 4.0 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh) nd the thred tension will e utomtilly set to 2.0. Pull the oin nd upper threds out y 50 mm (pprox. 1-15/16 inhes) (see pge 59). e Iron the drt to one side so tht it is flt. Upper thred Boin thred Aout 50 mm (pprox. 1-15/16 inhes) 119

122 SEWING THE STITCHES d Sew two rows of stright stithes prllel to the sem line, then trim exess thred leving 50 mm (pprox. 1-15/16 inhes). Sem line 10 to 15 mm (pprox. 3/8 inh to 9/16 inh) Aout 50 mm (pprox. 1-15/16 inhes) Aout 12 mm (pprox. 1/2 inh) Wrong side Spred the fri out long the finish line. e Pull the oin threds to otin the desired mount of gther, then tie the threds. f Smooth the gthers y ironing them. d Finish line Wrong side Ly oth sem llownes on the side of the shorter sem (ut sem) nd iron them. g Sew on the sem line nd remove the sting stith. Flt Fell Sem e Wrong side Fold the longer sem llowne round the shorter one, nd sew the edge of the fold. Use for reinforing sems nd finishing edges netly. Selet nd tth presser foot J. Sew the finish line, then ut hlf of the sem llowne from the side on whih the flt fell sem will lie. * When the utomti thred utting nd utomti reinforement stithing re preset, reverse stithes will e sewn utomtilly t the eginning of sewing. Press the Reinforement Stith utton to sew reinforement stith nd trim the thred utomtilly t the end of sewing. Wrong side 120

123 SEWING THE STITCHES Finished flt fell sem d Sew stright stith long the fold. * When the utomti thred utting nd utomti reinforement stithing re preset, reverse stithes will e sewn utomtilly t the eginning of sewing. Press the Reinforement Stith utton to sew reinforement stith nd trim the thred utomtilly t the end of sewing. Surfe Pintuk Mrk long the folds on the wrong side of the fri. Width for pintuk Wrong side Surfe 3 Wrong side Iron the folds in the sme diretion. e Utility Stithes Turn the fri nd iron the folded prts only. Surfe Selet nd tth presser foot I. 121

124 SEWING THE STITCHES Zigzg Stithes Zigzg stithes re useful for oversting, ppliqué, pthwork, nd mny other pplitions. Selet stith, nd tth presser foot J. If the stith whih you selet hs doule mrk t the top of the key disply, you n sew reverse stithes y holding the Reverse Stith utton. (see pge 83) If the stith whih you selet hs dot mrk t the top of the key disply, you n sew reinforement stithes y holding the Reinforement Stith utton (see pge 83). Stith Stith nme Presser foot Zigzg stith Zigzg stith Appliqué (Using Zigzg Stith) Atth the ppliqué mteril using temporry spry dhesive or sting, nd then sew it. * Sew zigzg stith while positioning the right-hnd side needle drop point just outside the edge of the fri. Pthwork (for Crzy Quilt) Turn k the desired width of fri nd position it over the lower fri, then sew so tht the stith ridges oth piees of fri. Zigzg stith (Right) Zigzg stith (Left) Selet stith. Atth presser foot J. Oversting (Using Zigzg Stith) Sew the oversting long the edge of the fri while positioning the right-hnd side needle drop point just outside the edge of the fri. Sewing Curves (Using Zigzg Stith) Shorten the stith length setting to otin fine stith. Sew slowly, keeping the sems prllel with the fri edge s you guide the fri round the urve. Needle drop position 122

125 SEWING THE STITCHES Cord Guide Boin Cover (Using Zigzg Stith) g Lower the presser foot nd strt sewing to mke deortive finish. Remove the oin over from the mhine (see pge 57). Thred the gimp thred through the hole in the ord guide oin over from top to ottom. Position the thred in the noth t the k of the ord guide oin over. Elsti Zigzg Stithes Use elsti zigzg stithes for tpe tthing, oversting, drning, or wide vriety of other uses. 3 Noth Gimp thred Snp the ord guide oin over into ple, mking sure tht the gimp thred n e fed freely. * Mke sure there re no restritions when feeding the thred. Stith Stith nme Presser foot 2 steps elsti zigzg 2 steps elsti zigzg 3 steps elsti zigzg Utility Stithes Selet stith. Atth presser foot J. Tpe Atthing While strething the tpe flt, sew it to the fri. d Set the zigzg width from mm (pprox. 1/16-3/32 inh). Atth presser foot N. e Position the fri right side up on top of f the ord nd ple the ord to the rer of the mhine under the presser foot. Tpe Fri (right side) Gimp thred 123

126 SEWING THE STITCHES Oversting Use this stith to sew oversting on the edge of streth fris. Sew the oversting long the edge of the fri while positioning the right-hnd side needle drop point just outside the edge of the fri. Sew long the presser foot guide. Guide Oversting Use for the edge of sems in skirts or trousers, nd the edge of ll uttings. Use presser foot G, presser foot J, or the side utter tthment depending on the kind of oversting stith you selet. Oversting Using Presser Foot G Stith Stith nme Presser foot Oversting stith Oversting stith Oversting stith Selet stith nd tth presser foot G. Lower the presser foot so tht the presser foot guide is set flush ginst the edge of the fri. d CAUTION After the stith width is djusted, rotte the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise). Chek tht the needle does not touh the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle my rek nd use injury. The needle should not touh the enter r If the presser foot is rised to its highest level, the needle my strike the presser foot. Press the Strt/Stop utton to stop sewing when you re finished, nd rise the presser foot nd needle to remove the fri y pulling it k. CAUTION Pull the fri to the k of the mhine fter finished sewing. By pulling the fri to the front or side, the enter r of the presser foot G my rek. Center r 124

127 SEWING THE STITCHES Oversting Using Presser Foot J Stith Stith nme Presser foot Oversting stith Oversting stith Oversting stith Oversting stith Single dimond overst Single dimond overst Oversting Using the Side Cutter (Sold Seprtely) By using the side utter, you n do oversting while utting the fri. CAUTION Reommended stithes re noted S in the lower right orner, therefore sure to only selet one of these stithes listed elow. Using nother stith my use the needle to hit the presser foot nd rek, possily using injury. Thred the needle mnully when using the side utter, or only tth the side utter fter threding the needle using the Automti Threding utton. 3 Selet stith nd tth presser foot J. Sew with the needle dropping slightly off the edge of the fri. Stith Stith nme Presser foot With side utter With side utter Utility Stithes With side utter With side utter With side utter Needle drop position Selet stith. Fine djustment of the stithing on the fri n e done with L/R Shift. Before sewing your projet, e sure to sew tril stithes using the sme onditions s in the tul projet. Follow the steps on pge 68 to remove the presser foot. Thred the needle (see pge 60). For est results when sewing streth fris, derese the pressure of the presser foot. 125

128 SEWING THE STITCHES d Position the fork on the side utter s operting lever onto the needle lmp srew. g Mke ut of pproximtely 20 mm (pprox. 3/4 inh) in the fri. Needle lmp srew Operting lever Mke sure tht the fork of the operting lever is set onto the needle srew firmly. h 20 mm (pprox. 3/4 inh) Position the fri so tht the right side of the ut is on top of the guide plte nd the left side of the ut is underneth the presser foot. e Position the side utter so tht the side utter pin is ligned with the noth in the presser foot holder, nd then lower the presser foot. Guide plte (lower knife) Presser foot Upper thred f Noth in presser foot holder Pin The side utter is tthed. Rise the presser foot nd pull out long setion of the upper thred. Pss it elow the presser foot nd pull it out in the fri feed diretion. i If the fri is not positioned orretly, the fri will not e ut. Lower the presser foot nd strt. A sem llowne is ut while the stithing is sewn. Presser foot Upper thred 126

129 SEWING THE STITCHES When using the side utter, sew etween low nd mid-speed nd do not touh the knives or opertion lever of the side utter while sewing to void equipment dmge or injury. The fri will not e ut if the whole fri is simply spred out underneth the presser foot guide plte. Set the fri s explined in step h from the previous setion, nd then strt sewing. Guide plte (lower knife) Upper knife Opertion lever If the width hs een djusted, rotte the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise). Chek tht the needle does not touh the side utter. If the needle touhes the side utter, it might use the needle to rek. When Sewing Stright Stithes While Using the Side Cutter (Sold Seprtely) The sem mrgin should e pproximtely 5 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh). One lyer of 13 oz. denim n e ut. Clen the side utter fter use to void hving dust nd srps of thred uild up in the utter re. Add smll mount of oil s required to the utting edge of the utter. Quilting You n mke eutiful quilts quikly nd esily with this mhine. When mking quilt, you will find it onvenient to use the knee lifter nd foot ontroller to free your hnds for other tsks ( Using the Multi-Funtion Foot Controller on pge 81 nd /or Using the Knee Lifter on pge 94). The 30 quilting stithes Q-01 through Q-30 nd the utility stithes with P or Q indited on their key re useful for quilting. The P or Q t the ottom of the key disply indites tht these stithes re intended for ( Q ) quilting nd ( P ) pieing. 3 Utility Stithes Stith Stith nme Presser foot Sem mrgin Pieing stith (Middle) Pieing stith (Right) Pieing stith (Left) Hnd-look quilting (Middle) Bsting stith 127

130 SEWING THE STITCHES Presser foot Presser foot Stith Stith nme Stith Stith nme Stem stith Deortive stith Quilting ppliqué zigzg stith Deortive stith Zigzg stith (Right) Hemstithing Zigzg stith (Left) Hemstithing 2 steps elsti zigzg Single dimond overst 3 steps elsti zigzg Oversting stith Quilting ppliqué stith Pieing stith (Right) Shell tuk edge Pieing stith (Middle) Blnket stith Pieing stith (Left) Quilting stippling Hnd-look quilting Oversting stith Quilting ppliqué zigzg stith Tpe tthing Quilting ppliqué stith Serpentine stith Quilting stippling Fether stith Fgoting ross stith Couhing stith Pthwork doule overlok stith When stith pttern in the Quilting Stithes tegory (Q-02 through Q-30) is seleted, finer stith width n e set thn is ville with stith ptterns in other tegories. For exmple: Stith Q-03 hs 57 needle positions nd stith Q-19 hs 29 width seletions. Smoking stith Rik-rk stith The width rnge of stith setting is only ville in the Quilting stith Q quilting tegory. 128

131 Pieing Sewing two piees of fri together is lled pieing. When utting piees for quilt loks, mke sure the sem llowne is 6.5 mm (pprox. 1/4 inh). Selet or nd tth presser foot J. Align the edge of the fri with the edge of the presser foot, nd strt sewing. * To sew 6.5 mm (pprox. 1/4 inh) sem llowne long the left edge of the presser foot with seleted, the width should e set to 5.50 mm (pprox. 7/32 inh). Quilting SEWING THE STITCHES Sewing the quilt top, tting, nd king together is lled quilting. You n sew the quilt with the dul feed foot to keep the quilt top, tting, nd king from sliding. The dul feed foot hs motorized elt tht moves together with the feed dogs in the needle plte during sewing. For stright line quilting, use the dul feed foot nd the stright stith needle plte. Alwys selet stright stith (middle needle position) when using the stright stith needle plte. Selet, or. Atth the dul feed foot (see pge 70). 3 Utility Stithes 6.5 mm (pprox. 1/4 inh) * To sew 6.5 mm (pprox. 1/4 inh) sem llowne long the left edge of the presser foot with seleted, the width should e set to 1.50 mm (pprox. 1/32 inh). Ple one hnd on eh side of the presser foot to hold the fri seure while sewing. 6.5 mm (pprox. 1/4 inh) * To hnge the needle position, use or in the width disply. Using stright stith (middle needle position) mkes it esier to sew smoothly (see pge 114). In the se Q-01(enter, t width 3.5 mm) is seleted, if the guideline mrker is set t 10.0 mm (3.5 mm plus 6.5 mm, lose to 1/4 inh), you n sew pieing y referring to the guideline mrker. Sew t slow to medium speed. Alwys hek to e sure tht your quilting surfe is seurely sted efore eginning to sew. Speilized mhine quilt needles nd threds re lso ville for mhine quilting. 129

132 SEWING THE STITCHES Appliqué Tre the pttern onto the ppliqué fri nd then ut round it, leving 3 to 5 mm (pprox. 1/8 to 3/16 inh) sem llowne. e Use the quilting ppliqué stith to tth the ppliqué. Sew round the edge while dropping the needle s lose to the edge s possile. Sem llowne: 3 to 5 mm (pprox. 1/8 to 3/16 inh) Ple piee of stilizer ut to the finished size of the ppliqué design onto the fri, nd then fold over the sem mrgin using n iron. Clip urves when neessry. Turn the ppliqué over, nd tth the stilizer with sting pins or sting stith. Appliqué Needle drop position CAUTION Be reful tht the needle does not strike sting pin during sewing. Striking pin n use the needle to rek, resulting in injury. You n use the ppliqué tehnique to tth ppliqué designs like the three pitured elow. d Selet nd tth presser foot J. Dresden plte Stined glss Sunonnet sue 130

133 SEWING THE STITCHES Quilting with Stin Stithes For etter fri ontrol, use the foot ontroller to sew with stin stithes. Set the speed ontrol slide to ontrol the stith width to mke sutle hnges in the stith width during sewing. Atth the foot ontroller (see pge 81). Selet nd tth presser foot J. Press in the length disply to shorten the stith length. You n use the speed ontrol slide to djust the stith width. Use the foot ontroller to djust the sewing speed. f Press. The disply will return to the originl sreen. Strt sewing. g * You n djust the stith width during sewing y moving the sewing speed ontroller. Slide the lever to the left, nd the stith width eomes nrrower. Slide it to the right, the stith width eomes wider. The size of the width hnges eqully on oth sides of the middle needle position. 3 nrrower wider Exmple: Chnging the width Utility Stithes d Press to use the speed ontrol slide to ontrol the stith width. e The setting will vry ording to the kind of fri nd the thikness of the thred, ut length of 0.3 to 0.5 mm (pprox. 1/64 to 1/ 32 inh) is est for stin stithes. Set the Width Control to ON. h When you re finished sewing, set the Width Control k to OFF. Free Motion Quilting With free motion quilting, the feed dogs n e lowered y pressing, so tht the fri n e moved freely in ny diretion. For free motion quilting, use free motion quilting foot C or free motion open toe quilting foot O depending on the stith tht is seleted, nd set the mhine to free motion sewing mode. In this mode, the presser foot is rised to the neessry height for free motion sewing. We reommend tthing the foot ontroller nd sewing t onsistent speed. You n djust the sewing speed with the speed ontrol slide on the mhine. 131

134 SEWING THE STITCHES Using Free motion Quilting Foot C Use the free motion quilting foot C with stright stith needle plte for free motion sewing. Atth the stright stith needle plte (see pge 117). C C Free motion quilting foot C CAUTION With free motion quilting, ontrol the feeding speed of the fri to mth the sewing speed. If the fri is moved fster thn the sewing speed, the needle my rek or other dmge my result. When using free motion quilting foot C, e sure to use the stright stith needle plte nd sew with the needle in middle (enter) needle position. If the needle is moved to ny position other thn the middle (enter) needle position, the needle my rek, whih my result in injuries. Round hole Notie this needle plte hs round hole for the needle. Selet or. Press to set the mhine to free motion sewing mode. When strting to sew, the internl sensor detets the thikness of the fri, nd the quilting foot is rised to the height speified in the mhine settings sreen. Press to disply Free Motion Foot Height of the settings sreen. Press or to selet the height tht the quilting foot is rised ove the fri. Inrese the setting y pressing, for exmple, when sewing very strethy fri, so tht it is esier to sew. The key ppers s, the quilting foot is rised to the neessry height, nd then the feed dogs re lowered for free motion sewing. In order to sew with lned tension, it my e neessry to djust the upper thred tension. Test with smple piee of fri tht is similr to your hosen fri. 132

135 SEWING THE STITCHES CAUTION Be sure to seurely tighten the srews with the inluded multi-purpose srewdriver. Otherwise, the needle my touh the quilting foot, using it to end or rek. g Use oth hnds to streth the fri tut, nd then move the fri t onsistent pe in order to sew uniform stithes roughly mm (pprox. 1/16-3/32 inh) in length. 3 d e Free motion quilting foot C When stith Q-01 or 1-31 is seleted, free motion quilting foot C is indited in the upper-left orner of the sreen. Remove the presser foot holder (see pge 69). Atth free motion quilting foot C t the front with the presser foot holder srew ligned with the noth in the quilting foot. Stith h Press mode. to nel the free motion sewing Rotte the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) to rise the feed dogs. Utility Stithes f Presser foot holder srew Noth Mke sure tht the quilting foot is tthed properly nd not slnted. Hold the quilting foot in ple with your right hnd, nd tighten the presser foot holder srew using the multi-purpose srewdriver with your left hnd. i After sewing, mke sure to remove the stright stith needle plte nd presser foot C, nd reinstll the regulr needle plte nd the needle plte over. Free motion open toe quilting foot O n lso e used with the stright stith needle plte. We reommend using free motion open toe quilting foot O with free motion sewing of fris of uneven thiknesses. When using the stright stith needle plte, ll stright stithes eome middle needle position stithes. You nnot hnge the needle position using the width disply. Normlly, the feed dogs re rised for regulr sewing. Do not e disourged with your initil results. The tehnique requires prtie. Presser foot holder srew 133

136 SEWING THE STITCHES Using free motion Open Toe Quilting Foot O The free motion open toe quilting foot O is used for free motion quilting with zigzg or deortive stithes or for free motion quilting of stright lines on fri with n uneven thikness. Vrious stithes n e sewn using free motion open toe quilting foot O. For detils on the stithes tht n e used, refer to the STITCH SETTING CHART t the end of this mnul. d Atth free motion open toe quilting foot O y positioning the pin of the quilting foot ove the needle lmp srew nd ligning the lower-left of the quilting foot nd the presser r. Free motion open toe quilting foot O O In order to sew with lned tension, it my e neessry to djust the upper thred tension (see pge 90). Test with smple piee of quilting fri. Press to set the mhine to free motion sewing mode. The key ppers s, the quilting foot is rised to the neessry height, nd then the feed dogs re lowered for free motion sewing. O e Pin Needle lmp srew Presser r Mke sure tht the quilting foot is not slnted. Hold the quilting foot in ple with your right hnd, nd tighten the presser foot holder srew using the multi-purpose srewdriver with your left hnd. * Use the multi-purpose srew driver setting the position to 1. (see pge 23) Selet stith. When stith Q-01 or 1-31 is seleted, free motion quilting foot C is indited in the upper-left orner of the sreen. When the other stithes re seleted, free motion open toe quilting foot O is indited in the sreen. Remove the presser foot holder (see pge 69). Presser foot holder srew CAUTION Be sure to seurely tighten the srews with the inluded multi-purpose srewdriver. Otherwise, the needle my touh the quilting foot, using it to end or rek. f Use oth hnds to streth the fri tut, nd then move the fri t onsistent pe in order to sew uniform stithes roughly mm (pprox. 1/16-3/32 inh) in length. Stith 134

137 SEWING THE STITCHES g Press mode. to nel the free motion sewing Rotte the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) to rise the feed dogs. Do not e disourged with your initil results. The tehnique requires prtie. Eho Quilting Using the Free Motion Eho Quilting Foot E Sewing quilting lines t equl distnes round motif is lled eho quilting. The quilting lines, whih pper s ripples ehoing wy from the motif, re the distinguishing hrteristi of this quilting style. Use the free motion eho quilting foot E for eho quilting. Using the mesurement on the presser foot s guide, sew round the motif t fixed intervl. We reommend tthing the foot ontroller nd sewing t onsistent speed. E E When strting to sew, the internl sensor detets the thikness of the fri, nd the quilting foot is rised to the height speified in the mhine settings sreen. Press to disply Free Motion Foot Height of the settings sreen (see pge 31). Press or to selet the height tht the quilting foot is rised ove the fri. Inrese the setting y pressing, for exmple, when sewing very soft fri, so tht it is esier to sew. In order to sew with lned tension, it my e neessry to djust the upper thred tension (see pge 90). Test with smple piee of quilting fri. 3 Utility Stithes Free motion eho quilting foot E mesurement Selet. Press to set the mhine to free motion sewing mode. 6.4 mm (pprox. 1/4 inh) 9.5 mm (pprox. 3/8 inh) CAUTION With free motion quilting, ontrol the feeding speed of the fri to mth the sewing speed. If the fri is moved fster thn the sewing speed, the needle my rek or other dmge my result. d e The key ppers s, the quilting foot is rised to the neessry height, then the feed dogs re lowered for free motion sewing. Follow the steps on pge 68 Removing the Presser Foot to remove the presser foot. Remove the presser foot holder (see pge 69) nd the srew. Position the free motion eho quilting foot E on the left side of the presser r with the holes in the quilting foot nd presser r ligned. 135

138 SEWING THE STITCHES f Tighten the srew with the inluded multipurpose srewdriver. * Use the multi-purpose srew driver setting the position to 1. (see pge 23) Finished projet h Press mode. to nel the free motion sewing Rotte the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) to rise the feed dogs. Blind Hem Stithes g CAUTION Be sure to seurely tighten the srews with the inluded multi-purpose srewdriver. Otherwise, the needle my touh the quilting foot, using it to end or rek. Using the mesurement on the quilting foot s guide, sew round the motif. Seure the ottoms of skirts nd pnts with lind hem. Two stithes re ville for lind hem stithing. Stith Stith nme Presser foot Blind hem stith Blind hem stith streth When the size of ylindril piees is too smll to slide onto the rm or the length is too short, the fri will not feed nd desired results my not e hieved. Turn the skirt or pnts wrong side out. 2 1 Wrong side of fri Right side of fri Edge of fri d Bottom side mm (pprox. 1/4 inh) 136

139 SEWING THE STITCHES Fold the fri long the desired edge of the hem, nd press. 1 <Seen from the side> Wrong side of fri Right side of Fri Edge of fri d Desired edge of hem <Thik fri> <Norml fri> Use hlk to mrk on the fri out 5 mm (3/16 inh) from the edge of the fri, nd then ste it. e f Unfold the edge of fri, nd position the fri with the wrong side fing up <Seen from the side> Atth lind hem foot R. Wrong side of fri Right side of fri Edge of fri d Desired edge of hem e Bsting point f Bsting <Thik fri> <Norml fri> 3 d <Seen from the side> 4 Wrong side of fri Right side of fri Edge of fri d Desired edge of hem e 5 mm (3/16 inh) f Bsting <Thik fri> <Norml fri> Fold k the fri inside long the sting. Selet or. g h i Remove the flt ed tthment to use the free-rm. Slide the item tht you wish to sew onto the free rm, mke sure tht the fri feeds orretly, nd then strt sewing. Utility Stithes Wrong side of fri Right side of fri Edge of fri d Desired edge of hem e 5 mm (3/16 inh) f Bsting g Bsting point <Seen from the side> <Thik fri> <Norml fri> j Free rm Position the fri with the edge of the folded hem ginst the guide of the presser foot, nd then lower the presser foot lever. Wrong side of fri Fold of hem Guide 137

140 SEWING THE STITCHES k Adjust the stith width until the needle slightly thes the fold of the hem. <Norml fri> 1 2 Needle drop point When you hnge the needle drop point, rise the needle, nd then hnge the stith width. <Stith Width> Wrong side of fri Right side of fri If the Needle does not Cth the Hem Fold The needle is too fr to the right. Press to inrese the stith width so tht the needle slightly thes the fold of the hem. Thik fri Norml fri Blind hem stithes nnot e sewn if the left needle drop point does not th the fold. If the needle thes too muh of the fold, the fri nnot e unfolded nd the sem ppering on the right side of the fri will e very lrge, leving n unttrtive finish. If you experiene either of these ses, follow the instrutions elow to solve the prolem. <Thik fri> <Norml fri> If the Needle Cthes Too Muh of the Hem Fold The needle is too fr to the left. Press to derese the stith width so tht the needle slightly thes the fold of the hem. <Thik fri> l m Wrong side of fri Right side of fri Sew with the fold of the hem ginst the presser foot guide. Remove the sting stithing nd reverse the fri. 1 2 Wrong side of fri Right side of fri 138

141 SEWING THE STITCHES Appliqué Use temporry spry dhesive, fri glue or sting stith to tth the ppliqué to the fri. * This will keep the fri from moving during sewing. Appliqué Shrp Curves Stop the mhine with the needle in the fri outside the ppliqué. Rise the presser foot nd turn the fri little it t time while sewing for n ttrtive finish to the sem. Appliqué Fri glue Selet or. * Adjust the stith length nd width to orrespond to the ppliqué shpe, size, nd qulity of mteril (see pge 88). Appliqué Corners Stop the mhine with the needle in the right position of the outside (or inside) orner of the ppliqué. Rise the presser foot nd pivot the fri to lign the fri edge. Lower the presser foot nd ontinue stithing. 3 Utility Stithes For detils on eh stith, refer to the STITCH SETTING CHART t the end of this mnul. Atth presser foot J. Chek tht the needle drops slightly off the edge of the ppliqué, then strt sewing. Appliqué mteril Outside orner Inside orner Pling lightweight ter wy stilizer eneth the stithing re will improve the stith plement long the edge of the ppliqué fri. Needle drop position 139

142 SEWING THE STITCHES Shelltuk Stithes Shelltuk stithes give n ttrtive pperne of shells long the urve of ollr. This stith pttern n e used for edging the nekline or sleeves of dresses nd louses. Selet. For detils on eh stith, refer to the STITCH SETTING CHART t the end of this mnul. e Needle drop position Unfold the fri, nd iron the tuks to one side. Inrese the upper thred tension for n ttrtive sllop finish to the shelltuk stithes (see pge 90). If the upper thred tension is too wek, the shelltuk stithes will not sllop. To mke rows of shell tuk stithes, fold the fri in hlf long the is. To mke shell tuks t the edge of ollr or nekline, follow the pttern s instrutions nd then use this stith to mke deortive finish on the ollr or nekline. Sllop Stithes d Use thin fri. Atth presser foot J. Set the needle drop point slightly off the edge of the fri, nd strt sewing. This wve-shped stin stith is lled the sllop stith. Use this stith to deorte the edges of louse ollrs nd hndkerhiefs or use it s hem ent. A temporry spry dhesive my e neessry for lightweight fris. Test sew the fri efore sewing projet. Selet. For detils on eh stith, refer to the STITCH SETTING CHART t the end of this mnul. 140

143 SEWING THE STITCHES Atth presser foot N. Sew sllop stithes long the edge of the fri. * Do not sew diretly on the edge of the fri. Selet stith for top stithing. d Ple the fri right side up in the mhine, nd enter the presser foot over the sem when sewing. Trim long the sem, mking sure not to ut the stithes. 3 Right side of fri Use sem selnt to seure the edges of the sllop stithes. Crzy Quilting Smoking Stithes Use smoking stithes for deortive sewing on lothes, et. Selet stright stith nd tth presser foot J. Set the stith length to 4.0 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh) nd loosen the upper thred tension to pproximtely 2.0 (see Setting the Stith Length on pge 89 nd Setting the Thred Tension on pge 90). Utility Stithes For deortive look lled Crzy Quilting, the following stithes n e sewn on top of pressed sem llowne. Selet stright stith nd tth presser foot J. With the right sides fing eh other, sew two piees of fri together, nd then press open the sem llowne. d Pull the oin nd upper threds out y 50 mm (pprox. 2 inhes). Sew the sems, leving pproximtely 10 mm (pprox. 3/8 inh) etween the sems, then trim exess thred, leving 50 mm (pprox. 2 inhes). Approximtely 10 mm (pprox. 3/8 inh) Stright stith Sem mrgins 6.5 mm (pprox. 1/4 inh) d Wrong side 141

144 SEWING THE STITCHES e Pull the oin threds to otin the desired mount of gther, nd then smooth the gthers y ironing them. Fgoting When there is spe etween two fris with thred sewn over the spe to join the fris together, it is lled fgoting. Use this stith when sewing louses or hildren s lothes. Bste two piees of fri onto thin pper, leving spe of 4 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh) etween the fris. * If you drw line down the middle of the thin pper or wter-solule stilizer, sewing is esier. f Selet or. For detils on eh stith, refer to the STITCH SETTING CHART t the end of this mnul. Sew the spes etween the stright sems. g 4.0 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh) Pper Bsting stithes Selet or. For detils on eh stith, refer to the STITCH SETTING CHART t the end of this mnul. Pull out the stright stith threds. h Atth presser foot J. Align the enter of the presser foot with the middle of the spe etween the fris nd egin sewing. Bsting stithes Use thik thred. d When sewing is finished, gently ter the pper wy. 142

145 SEWING THE STITCHES Tpe or Elsti Atthing e Selet or. Selet stright stith nd tth presser foot J. Set the stith length to 4.0 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh), nd loosen the upper thred tension to 2.0 (see Setting the Stith Length on pge 89 nd Setting the Thred Tension on pge 90). f For detils on eh stith, refer to the STITCH SETTING CHART t the end of this mnul. Sew over the tpe (or elsti). Be sure tht neither utomti reinforement nor utomti thred utting is seleted. 3 Sew two rows of stright stithes on the right side of the fri, then pull the oin thred to rete the neessry gther. Utility Stithes Before sewing the stright stith, rotte the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) nd pull up the oin thred. Holding the top nd oin thred, pull length of thred out from the rer of the mhine. (Be sure tht the presser foot is rised.) CAUTION Be sure the needle does not strike sting pin, or ny other ojets, during sewing. The thred ould tngle or the needle ould rek, using injury. Pull out the stright stith threds. g d Ple the tpe over the gther, nd hold it in ple with sting pins. Tpe 143

146 SEWING THE STITCHES Heirloom Hemstithing (1) (Disy Stith) Use for sewing tleloths, deortive hems, nd deortive stithing on shirt fronts. Hemstithing (2) (Drwn Work (1)) Pull out severl threds from one re on piee of fri to open the re. * Pull out 5 or 6 threds to leve 3 mm (pprox. 1/8 inh) re open. Use light to medium weight homespun fri with little stiffness. Insert type 130/705H, size 100/16 Wing needle. * This speilty sewing needle is not furnished with your mhine. Must e purhsed seprtely. CAUTION The Automti Threding utton nnot e used. Thred the wing needle y hnd, from front to k. Using the Automti Threding utton my result in dmge to the mhine. A more ttrtive finish n e otined if you use 130/705H Wing needle when sewing these ptterns. If using wing needle nd the stith width hs een set mnully, hek tht the needle will not touh the presser foot y refully rotting the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) efore strting to sew. Selet stith nd tth presser foot N. * Selet ny stith etween 3-01 nd Selet. Loosely woven fris work est for this. For detils on eh stith, refer to the STITCH SETTING CHART t the end of this mnul. Atth presser foot N. With the right side of the fri fing up, sew one edge of the open re. For detils on eh stith, refer to the STITCH SETTING CHART t the end of this mnul. Strt sewing. Exmple: Illustrtion of finished produt d Press stith. to rete mirror imge of the 144

147 SEWING THE STITCHES e Mth eginning needle drop points on the opposite edge of the open re to keep the stithing symmetril. A wing needle n e used for Hemstithing (3). Deortive Couhing You n esily sew deortive stithing using yrn, et. Hemstithing (3) (Drwn Work (2)) Pull out severl threds from oth sides of the 4 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh) re whih re not yet open. * Pull out four threds, leve five threds, nd then pull out four threds. The width of five threds is pproximtely 4 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh) or less. CAUTION When using yrn, we reommend seleting yrn of weight 4 (MEDIUM ). If the yrn is extremely thin or thik, hs n unusul shpe (flt or furry), or more thn 2 yrn, the est finishing results my not e hieved, or injuries or dmge my result. Sew test stithes on the fri efore sewing on your projet. We reommend using stilizer mteril when sewing streth fris, lightweight fris, fris with orse weve, or fris whih use fri shrinkge. 3 Utility Stithes Prepre for the Deortive Couhing Atth the spool stnd to the mhine. Approx. 4 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh) or less Four threds (pull out) Five threds (leve) Selet. For detils on eh stith, refer to the STITCH SETTING CHART t the end of this mnul. Sew the deortive stith in the enter of the five threds reted ove. * Refer to Using the Spool Stnd on pge

148 SEWING THE STITCHES Insert the top left yrn guide into the slot on the top left of the mhine. Atth the toe of the ouhing dul feed g foot shown elow to the dul feed foot. Slot Press to lok ll keys nd uttons. Pull out the yrn for out 100 mm h (4 inhes) to the k of the mhine. d e Atth the dul feed foot to the mhine without tthing the toe of the ouhing dul feed foot. * Refer to Atthing the Dul Feed Foot on pge 70. Pss the yrn, et. through the telesopi thred guide nd the yrn guide (1) to (2). i Press to unlok ll keys nd uttons. Sewing Deortive Couhing Selet. Mesure the width of the yrn, et. nd set the stith width ording to the width of the yrn, et. f Mke sure tht the yrn, et. does not eome entngled s you work. Thred the yrn, et. to the ouhing toe. Pss the yrn through the loop in the yrn threder wire needle nd then pss the threder from top to ottom through the hole on the ouhing toe. Mke sure tht there re enough width to wrp over the yrn, et. You n djust the stith width while heking the mer view. Refer to Cheking the Needle Lotion in the Sreen on pge 96. Zigzg stith Yrn 146

149 SEWING THE STITCHES d Rotte the hndwheel to set the needle in the sewing strt position. Strt sewing on the right side of the yrn. Mke sure tht the yrn, et. psses stright through the slit in the k of the toe of the ouhing dul feed foot, nd then lower the presser foot. One-step Buttonholes With one-step uttonholes, you n mke uttonholes pproprite to the size of your utton. Stith Stith nme Presser foot Nrrow rounded uttonhole Wide round ended uttonhole Slit Tpered round ended uttonhole Round ended uttonhole 3 e Set the sewing speed to the medium speed. Round ended uttonhole Round doule ended uttonhole Nrrow squred uttonhole Utility Stithes f Press Strt/Stop utton to strt sewing. Wide squred uttonhole Squred uttonhole * While lightly holding down the fri with oth hnds, djust the sewing diretion. The multi-funtion foot ontroller n lso e very useful for shrp ngle sewing when set to single stith sewing. For detils on the multi-funtion foot ontroller, refer to pge 82. Pivoting is lso useful when rotting fri with oth hnds. When guideline mrker is set to on, it is esy to sew zigzg ouhing stright. Streth uttonhole Heirloom uttonhole Bound uttonhole Keyhole uttonhole Tpered keyhole uttonhole Keyhole uttonhole 147

150 SEWING THE STITCHES One-step uttonholes re sewn from the front of the presser foot to the k, s shown elow. Pull out the utton holder plte on the presser foot, nd insert the utton tht will e put through the uttonhole. Then tighten the utton holder plte round the utton. d Button holder plte The size of the uttonhole is determined y the size of the utton in the utton holder plte. Align the presser foot with the mrk on the fri, nd lower the presser foot. Reinforement stithing Selet uttonhole stith, nd tth uttonhole foot A. Mrk the position nd length of the uttonhole on the fri. Mrks on fri Buttonhole sewing 1 2 A Mrk on the fri Mrks on the presser foot Pss the thred underneth the presser foot. Slide the outside frme of the uttonhole foot kwrd s fr s possile s shown in the illustrtion, mking sure tht there is no gp ehind the prt of the foot mrked A. If the uttonhole foot is not slid k s fr s possile, the uttonhole will not e sewn t the orret size. The mximum uttonhole length is out 28 mm (pprox. 1-1/16 inhes) (dimeter + thikness of the utton). 148

151 SEWING THE STITCHES e Lower the uttonhole lever so tht it is positioned ehind the metl rket on the uttonhole foot. g Insert pin long the inside of one of the r tks, nd then insert the sem ripper into the enter of the uttonhole nd ut towrds the pin. Buttonhole lever Bsting pin Sem ripper 3 f Metl rket Gently hold the end of the upper thred, nd then strt sewing. * Feed the fri refully y hnd while the uttonhole is sewn. CAUTION When using the sem ripper to open the uttonhole, do not put your hnd or finger in the pth of the ripper. The ripper my slip nd use injury. Do not use the sem ripper in ny other wy thn how it is intended. For keyhole uttonholes, use the eyelet punh to mke hole in the rounded end of the uttonhole. Then insert pin long the inside of one of the r tks, insert sem ripper into the hole mde with the eyelet punh, nd ut towrds the pin. Utility Stithes One sewing is ompleted, the mhine utomtilly sews reinforement stithes, nd then stops. If utomti thred utting is turned on efore you strt sewing, oth threds re utomtilly ut fter the reinforement stithes re sewn. If the fri does not feed (for exmple, euse it is too thik), inrese the stith length setting. Eyelet punh Bsting pin 149

152 SEWING THE STITCHES Sewing Streth Fris When sewing on streth fri with or, sew the uttonhole stithes over gimp thred. Hook the gimp thred onto the k of presser foot A. Insert the ends into the grooves t the front of the presser foot, nd then temporrily tie them there. Odd Shped Buttons/Buttons tht do Not Fit into the Button Holder Plte Use the mrkings on the presser foot sle to set the size of the uttonhole. One mrk on the presser foot sle equls 5 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh). Add the utton dimeter nd thikness together, nd then set the plte t the lulted vlue. Upper thred Lower the presser foot nd strt sewing. Presser foot sle Button holder plte Completed mesurement of dimeter + thikness d 5 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh) For exmple, for utton with dimeter of 15 mm (pprox. 9/16 inh) nd thikness of 10 mm (pprox. 3/8 inh), the sle should e set t 25 mm (pprox. 1 inh). Set the width of the stin stithes to the width of the gimp thred, nd set the uttonhole width to e 2-3 times the width of the gimp thred. 10 mm (pprox. 3/8 inh) 15 mm (pprox. 9/16 inh) One sewing is ompleted, gently pull the gimp thred to remove ny slk, nd trim off ny exess. After using the sem ripper to ut open the threds over the uttonhole, trim off the threds. 150

153 Four-step Buttonholes You n sew 4-step uttonholes using the following 4 stithes together. You n sew ny desired length for the uttonhole when using 4- step uttonholes. 4-step uttonholes re good option when tthing oversize uttons. When hnging the stith settings, mke sure tht ll stith settings re hnged to mth. Stith Stith nme Presser foot 4 steps uttonhole 1 SEWING THE STITCHES Atth monogrmming foot N, nd selet d stith to sew the left side of the uttonhole. Press the Strt/Stop utton to strt sewing. Sew the desired length for the uttonhole nd press the Strt/Stop utton gin. 3 4 steps uttonhole 2 4 steps uttonhole 3 4 steps uttonhole 4 Selet stith to sew the r tk nd e press the Strt/Stop utton. The mhine will utomtilly stop fter sewing the r tk. Utility Stithes Four-step uttonholes re sewn s shown elow. f Selet stith to sew the right side of the uttonhole, nd press the Strt/Stop utton to egin sewing. Mrk the position nd length of the uttonhole on the fri. g Sew the right side of the uttonhole nd press the Strt/Stop utton gin. * Sew the right side of the uttonhole the sme length s the left. Mrks on fri Buttonhole sewing Selet stith to sew the r tk nd h then press the Strt/Stop utton. The mhine will utomtilly sew off the r tk tie nd stop when the r tk is omplete. i Rise the presser foot nd remove the fri. j Refer to pge 149 to open the uttonhole. 151

154 SEWING THE STITCHES Drning Use drning stithes for mending nd other pplitions. Stith Stith nme Presser foot Drning Chek tht the needle drops t the desired position nd lower the presser foot, mking sure the upper thred psses underneth the uttonhole foot. Drning Drning is performed y sewing from the front of the presser foot to the k s shown elow. Pss the thred underneth the presser foot. Set the presser foot so tht there is no gp ehind the setion mrked with n A (the shded re in the illustrtion elow). If there is gp, the size of the drning will not e orret. Reinforement stithes Selet stith, nd tth uttonhole foot A. d Lower the uttonhole lever so tht it is positioned ehind the metl rket on the uttonhole foot. Set the sle to the desired length of the drning. Buttonhole lever Presser foot sle Completed length mesurement Width 7 mm (pprox. 1/4 inh) d 5 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh) The mximum length for drning is 28 mm (pprox. 1-1/16 inhes). Metl rket 152

155 SEWING THE STITCHES e Gently hold the end of the upper thred, nd then press the Strt/Stop utton to strt the mhine. Br tks n e etween 5 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh) nd 28 mm (pprox. 1-1/16 inhes). Br tks re usully etween 5 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh) nd 10 mm (pprox. 3/8 inh). Set the fri so tht the poket moves towrd you during sewing. One sewing is ompleted, the mhine utomtilly sews reinforement stithes, nd then stops. 3 If utomti thred utting is turned on efore you strt sewing, oth threds re utomtilly ut fter the reinforement stithes re sewn. If the fri does not feed (for exmple, euse it is too thik), inrese the stith length setting. Br Tks Use r tks to reinfore res tht will e sujet to strin, suh s poket orners. Pss the thred underneth the presser foot. Slide the outside frme of the uttonhole foot kwrd s fr s possile s shown in the illustrtion, mking sure tht there is no gp ehind the prt of the foot mrked A. If the uttonhole foot is not slid k s fr s possile, the r tk will not e sewn to the orret size. Utility Stithes Stith Stith nme Presser foot Br tk Selet. Atth uttonhole foot A nd set the sle to the length of the r tk you wish to sew. d Chek the first needle drop point nd lower the presser foot. 2 mm (pprox. 1/16 inh) Presser foot sle Completed length mesurement 5 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh) 153

156 SEWING THE STITCHES e Lower the uttonhole lever so tht it is positioned ehind the metl rket on the uttonhole foot. If utomti thred utting is turned on efore you strt sewing, oth threds re utomtilly ut fter the reinforement stithes re sewn. If the fri does not feed (for exmple, euse it is too thik), inrese the stith length setting. Button Sewing Buttons with 2 or 4 holes n e tthed, using the mhine. Stith Stith nme Presser foot Button sewing f Metl rket Gently hold the end of the upper thred nd egin sewing. Do not use the utomti thred utting funtion when sewing uttons. Otherwise, you will lose the thred ends. Selet. The feed dogs re lowered utomtilly. Rise the presser foot. Atth utton sewing foot M, slide the utton long the metl plte nd into the presser foot, nd lower the presser foot. When sewing is ompleted, the mhine will sew reinforement stithes nd stop utomtilly. Br Tks on Thik Fris Ple piee of folded fri or rdord eside the fri eing sewn to level the uttonhole foot nd llow for esier nd even feeding. Button Metl plte Presser foot Thik pper Fri d Rotte the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) to hek tht the needle goes into eh hole orretly. * If the needle does not reh the holes on the left side, djust the stith width. * To tth the utton more seurely, repet the proess. 154

157 SEWING THE STITCHES e Gently hold the end of the upper thred nd strt sewing. The mhine stops utomtilly when sewing is finished. Atthing Shnk to the Button Pull the shnk lever towrd you efore sewing. f CAUTION Mke sure the needle does not strike the utton during sewing. The needle my rek nd use injury. From the wrong side of the fri, pull the end of the oin thred to pull the upper thred through to the wrong side of the fri. Tie the two thred ends together nd ut the threds. Shnk lever Pull the two ends of the upper thred etween the utton nd the fri, wind them round the shnk, nd then tie them firmly together. 3 Utility Stithes g After the utton is tthed, selet nother stith nd rotte the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) to rise the feed dogs. Atthing 4 Hole Buttons Sew the two holes losest to you. Then rise the presser foot nd move the fri so tht the needle goes into the next two holes, nd sew them in the sme wy. d Tie the ends of the oin thred from the eginning nd end of sewing together on the wrong side of the fri. Eyelet When sewing is ompleted, e sure to selet the other stith nd rotte the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) to rise the feed dogs. Cut off ny exess thred. Use this stith for mking elt holes nd other similr pplitions. Stith Stith nme Presser foot Eyelet Str eyelet 155

158 SEWING THE STITCHES Selet or. e Use the eyelet punh to mke hole in the enter of the stithing. Use in either the stith width disply or the stith length disply to hoose the size of the eyelet. * Atul size Lrge 7 mm (pprox. 1/4 inh) Medium 6 mm (pprox. 15/64 inh) Smll 5 mm (pprox. 3/16 inh) Only one size is ville for. Multi-diretionl Sewing (Stright Stith nd Zigzg Stith) Use these stith ptterns to tth pthes or emlems to pnt legs, shirt sleeves, et. Remove the flt ed tthment to use the free-rm. Atth monogrmming foot N, then rotte the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) to hek the needle drop position. Insert the tuulr piee of fri onto the free-rm, nd then sew in the order shown in the illustrtion. Needle drop position Lower the presser foot nd strt sewing. d When sewing is finished, the mhine sews reinforement stithes nd stops utomtilly. If the stith pttern omes out poorly, mke djustments to SEWING STITCH PATTERNS on pge 173. Selet N. nd tth monogrmming foot For detils on eh stith, refer to the STITCH SETTING CHART t the end of this mnul. 156

159 SEWING THE STITCHES Set the needle in the fri t the sewing strt point, nd sew sem 1 s shown. Zipper Insertion Centered Zipper Use for gs nd other suh pplitions. Selet. Strt Point d Selet nd sew sem 2 s shown. * The fri will move sidewys, guide the fri y hnd to keep sewing stright. For detils on eh stith, refer to the STITCH SETTING CHART t the end of this mnul. Mke sure you sew using the middle needle position. 3 Atth presser foot J nd sew stright stithes up to the zipper opening. Chnge to sting stith (see pge 118) nd sew to the top of the fri. Utility Stithes e Selet nd sew sem 3 s shown. Bsting stithes Reverse stithes End of zipper opening d Wrong side The fri feeds forwrd while stithing kwrd. Press the sem llowne open nd tth the zipper with sting stith in the middle of eh side of the zipper tpe. f Selet nd sew sem 4 s shown. The sem will e onneted to the strting point of sem 1. Bsting stithes Zipper Wrong side 157

160 SEWING THE STITCHES d Remove presser foot J. Align the right side of the pin in zipper foot I with the presser foot holder, nd tth the zipper foot. Inserting Side Zipper Use for side zippers in skirts or dresses. Selet. Mke sure you sew using the middle needle position. Atth presser foot J nd sew stright stithes up to the zipper opening. Chnge to sting stith nd sew to the top of the fri. Right Left Needle drop position e CAUTION When using zipper foot I, mke sure the stright stith, middle needle position is seleted. Rotte the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) to mke sure the needle does not strike the presser foot. If nother stith is seleted, the needle will strike the presser foot, using the needle to rek nd possily using injury. Topstith 7 to 10 mm (pprox. 1/4 to 3/8 inh) from the semed edge of the fri, then remove the sting. Reverse stithes Wrong side of fri Bsting stithes d End of zipper opening Press the sem llowne open nd lign the folded hem long the teeth of the zipper, while mintining 3 mm (pprox. 1/8 inh) of sewing spe. CAUTION Mke sure the needle does not strike the zipper during sewing. If the needle strikes the zipper, the needle my rek, leding to injury. d Zipper pull t Wrong side of fri Zipper teeth d End of zipper opening e 3 mm (pprox. 1/8 inh) Remove presser foot J. 158

161 SEWING THE STITCHES e Align the right side of the pin in zipper foot I with the presser foot holder, nd tth the presser foot. i Close the zipper, turn the fri over, nd sew sting stith. Right Left Needle drop position CAUTION When using zipper foot I, mke sure the stright stith, middle needle position is seleted. Rotte the hndwheel towrd you (ounterlokwise) to mke sure the needle does not strike the presser foot. If nother stith is seleted, the needle will strike the presser foot, using the needle to rek nd possily using injury. j Front of the skirt (wrong side of fri) Bsting stithes Front of the skirt (right side of fri) d Bk of the skirt (right side of fri) Remove the presser foot, nd retth it so tht the left side of the pin is tthed to the presser foot holder. * When sewing the left side of the zipper, the needle should drop on the right side of the presser foot. When sewing the right side of the zipper, the needle should drop on the left side of the presser foot. 3 Utility Stithes f g h Set the presser foot in the 3 mm (pprox. 1/8 inh) mrgin. Strting from the end of the zipper opening, sew to point out 50 mm (pprox. 2 inhes) from the edge of the fri, then stop the mhine. Pull down the zipper slider, then ontinue sewing to the edge of the fri. 50 mm (pprox. 2 inhes) 3 mm (pprox. 1/8 inh) CAUTION Mke sure the needle does not strike the zipper during sewing. If the needle strikes the zipper, the needle my rek, leding to injury. k l m Right Left Needle drop position Set the fri so tht the left edge of the presser foot touhes the edge of the zipper teeth. Sew reverse stithes t the top of the zipper, then ontinue sewing. Stop sewing out 50 mm (pprox. 2 inhes) from the edge of the fri, leve the needle in the fri, nd remove the sting stithes. 159

162 SEWING THE STITCHES n Open the zipper nd sew the rest of the sem. Clen stithing nnot e sewn if this funtion is used when the edge of the fri hs orners s shown elow. Bsting stithes 7 to 10 mm (pprox. 1/4 inh to 3/8 inh) Reverse stithes d 50 mm (pprox. 2 inhes) Edge Sewing Using the uilt-in mer, the width of the re from the edge of the fri to the stithing line n e mesured nd set for edge sewing. This funtion n e used when the edge of the fri is stright or gentle urve. Stright Curved When edge sewing using the uilt-in mer, mke sure tht the room is evenly lit. If the rightness in the room hnges while edge sewing, the uilt-in mer my not e le to detet the edge of the fri. The uilt-in mer detets the ontrst etween the fri nd the kground. Therefore, oserve the following preutions. If the edge of the fri is frying, ut off ny exess fri threds. If the fri hs omplited pttern, is sheer or is glossy, suh s vinyl mteril, the uilt-in mer my not e le to detet it orretly. For est results, iron the fold when folding the edge of the fri for edge sewing. When Width Control on pge 1/8 of the settings sreen is set to ON or when Needle Position - Stith Plement on pge 3/8 is set to ON, the uilt-in mer nnot e used with edge sewing. If either of these prmeters re set to ON, ppers gry nd nnot e seleted. Before using the uilt-in mer for edge sewing, set Width Control nd Needle Position - Stith Plement in the settings sreen to OFF. Selet stith. * Edge sewing using the uilt-in mer nnot e used with ptterns where when the pttern is seleted. ppers in gry 160

163 SEWING THE STITCHES Atth the vertil stith lignment foot V. V CAUTION When edge sewing with the uilt-in mer, e sure to use the vertil stith lignment foot V. In order to mintin fixed distne from the edge of the fri, the needle will slightly move to either side, even when sewing with stright stith. If different presser foot is used, it my e hit y the needle, using the needle to rek or resulting in injuries. Peel off the trnsprent sheet of the edge sewing sheet. Edge sewing sheet Feed dogs Between the feed dogs nd the edge sewing sheet If the metl needle plte is visile etween the feed dogs nd the edge sewing sheet, the fri my e inorretly deteted y the uilt-in mer. Before using the edge sewing sheet, peel off the trnsprent sheet. After use, ffix the edge sewing sheet to the trnsprent sheet to prevent it from olleting dust. 3 Utility Stithes d Ple the edge sewing sheet on top of the needle plte over. Align the guides on the edge sewing sheet with the sides of the needle plte over, nd then djust the position of the edge sewing sheet so tht its utout ligns with the edges of the opening for the feed dogs. Position the edge sewing sheet so tht there is no gp etween it nd the edges of the opening for the feed dogs. Trnsprent sheet Be sure to instll fully wound oin efore strting to use the edge sewing feture nd uilt-in mer. If you need to hnge the oin while edge sewing, remove the edge sewing sheet refully nd ple it gin fter hnging the oin. e Press. Edge sewing sheet Guides on edge sewing sheet Sides of needle plte over 161

164 SEWING THE STITCHES Depending on the stith, the stright stith with the middle (enter) needle position is seleted, regrdless of the preset stith width. * Regrdless of the setting seleted in the mhine settings sreen, the rightness of the light hnges to 5. h Move the fri to the desired position for edge sewing. Position the fri so tht its edge is s stright s possile. f After is pressed, the stith width nd stith length nnot e hnged. Chnge the stith width nd stith length efore pressing. Some deortive stithes will funtion with the edge sewing. When seleting stith, if it is not pplile to this funtion, n error messge will pper. When the messge shown elow ppers, hek tht the vertil stith lignment foot V is tthed nd tht the edge sewing sheet is positioned, nd then press. Fri When pinning the fri, insert the pins s shown elow. If the hed of the pin extends off the edge of the fri, the fri my not e orretly deteted. Then the edge sewing window ppers. Before pressing, instll the vertil stith lignment foot V nd position the edge sewing sheet; otherwise, the uilt-in mer nnot detet the fri. If is pressed efore the edge sewing sheet is positioned, the messge shown in step f ppers gin. i Bsting pin Chek tht the uilt-in mer is orretly deteting the fri. * Press to hnge the olors of the fri edge inditor line nd strting point ording to the olor of the fri. Eh press of this key hnges the olor of the fri edge inditor line to red After pressing, do not ple your hnds or ny other ojet ner the needle plte until the messge Reognizing disppers. Ple the fri under the presser foot. g 162

165 SEWING THE STITCHES (with lue strting point), lue (with lk strting point) or lk (with red strting point). When the Fri Edge Inditor Line Is Not Aligned With the Edge of the Fri The fri edge inditor line tht ppers is not ligned with the edge of the fri. The fri t the eginning of sewing is not stright. Try to strighten the edge of the fri t the eginning of sewing (so it is prllel with the edge of the presser foot). 3 Key for hnging the olor of the fri edge inditor line Fri edge inditor line When the Built-In Cmer Cn Detet the Edge of the Fri The fri edge inditor line ppers orretly following the edge of the fri. If stright prt of fri edge inditor line (shown elow) does not follow the edge of the fri, edge sewing nnot e sewn orretly. Utility Stithes Fri edge inditor line Stright prt Fri When the Fri Edge Inditor Line Does Not Apper The uilt-in mer nnot detet the edge of the fri. Press, nd then perform the proedure gin strting with step. 163

166 SEWING THE STITCHES j While heking the sreen for the distne from the fri edge to the edge sewing position, move the fri to the desired position. * The strting point of the fri edge inditor line shows the position for the strt of sewing. The tul position for the strt of sewing is diretly elow the needle nd prllel to the strting point. Distnes etween 1.5 mm (out 1/16 inh) nd 38.5 mm (out 1-1/2 inhes) n e mesured. The distne is displyed in the sreen in 0.5 mm (out 1/64 inh) inrements. The distne is displyed in millimeters. However, depending on the mesurement setting, it n lso e displyed in inhes. If -_- mm ppers s the distne nd no inh mesurement is displyed, the uilt-in mer is not le to detet the edge of the fri. When stright stith is seleted, use the sle on the edge sewing sheet s guide for positioning the fri for edge sewing. Distne from edge of fri Exmple: When stright stith is seleted (exmple: ) Sle on the edge sewing sheet Lower the presser foot. k The distne from the edge of the fri to the sem is set. If the knee lifter is used to lower the presser foot, the fri n e held in ple with oth hnds so the fri does not move when the presser foot is lowered. Middle needle position Stithing Edge of fri d Width of edge sewing 164

167 SEWING THE STITCHES l Press the Strt/Stop utton to strt edge sewing. Sewing strts with the set distne to the edge of the fri mintined. * While sewing, use the red sle mrks on the vertil stith lignment foot V s guide to keep fixed distne from the edge of the fri. m When sewing is etween 10 nd 20 mm (out 3/8 nd 3/4 inh) from the edge of the fri, sewing stops utomtilly nd the following messge ppers. To stop sewing, press. * When this messge ppers, edge sewing (with the sem wizrd funtion) is neled. Red sle mrks * When sewing strts, still imge from the uilt-in mer is displyed. While sewing, do not ple nything, inluding your hnds, within 2 mm (out 1/ 16 inh) from the edge of the fri, otherwise the edge of the fri nnot e deteted orretly. When guiding the fri with your hnds, ple them outside of the ojet-free re nd more thn 2 mm (out 1/16 inh) from the edge of the fri. To ontinue sewing to the edge of the fri, do not press when the messge shown ove ppers. With the ove messge displyed, press the Strt/ Stop utton to sew. When edge sewing is finished, store the edge sewing sheet ffixed to the trnsprent sheet in order to prevent it from olleting dust. 3 Utility Stithes Approximtely 2 mm (out 1/16 inh) Fri Edge of fri 165

168 166 SEWING THE STITCHES

169 Chpter 4 Chrter/Deortive Stithes SELECTING STITCH PATTERNS Stith Seletion Sreens Seleting Deortive Stith Ptterns/7mm Deortive Stith Ptterns/Stin Stith Ptterns/7mm Stin Stith Ptterns/ Cross Stith/Utility Deortive Stith Ptterns Alphet Chrters/Jpnese hrters Deleting Chrters Adjusting the Chrter Sping SEWING STITCH PATTERNS Sewing Attrtive Finishes Bsi Sewing Mking Adjustments EDITING STITCH PATTERNS Key Funtions Chnging the Size Chnging the Length (for 7mm Stin Stith Ptterns Only) Creting Vertil Mirror Imge Creting Horizontl Mirror Imge Sewing Pttern Continuously Chnging Thred Density (for Stin Stith Ptterns Only) Returning to the Beginning of the Pttern Cheking the Imge COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS Before Comining Comining Vrious Stith Ptterns Comining Lrge nd Smll Stith Ptterns Comining Horizontl Mirror Imge Stith Ptterns Comining Stith Ptterns of Different Length Mking Step Stith Ptterns (for 7mm Stin Stith Ptterns Only) More Exmples USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION Stith Dt Preutions Types of Stith Dt tht n e Used Types of USB Devies/Medi tht n e Used Conneting Your Mhine to the PC Preutions on Using the Computer to Crete nd Sve Dt Sving Stith Ptterns in the Mhine s ry If the ry is Full Sving Stith Ptterns to USB Medi Sving Stith Ptterns in the Computer Retrieving Stith Ptterns from the Mhine s ry Relling from USB Medi Relling from the Computer...192

170 SELECTING STITCH PATTERNS SELECTING STITCH PATTERNS Press, then to disply the sreen elow. d g j e f h i k l m n Deortive stith ptterns 7mm deortive stith ptterns. You n set stith length nd width. Stin stith ptterns d 7mm stin stith ptterns. You n set stith length nd width. e Cross stith f Utility deortive stith ptterns g Alphet hrters (gothi font) h Alphet hrters (hndwriting font) i Alphet hrters (outline) j Cyrilli font k Jpnese hrter l Ptterns sved in the mhine s memory (see pge 190) m Ptterns sved in USB medi (see pge 191) n Ptterns sved on the omputer (see pge 192). If the sreen is loked ( ), unlok the sreen y pressing. While the sreen is loked, no other key n e operted. 168

171 SELECTING STITCH PATTERNS Stith Seletion Sreens There re 11 tegories of Chrter/Deortive stith ptterns. If seletion sreen for tht tegory. ppers, there is more thn one stith Deortive Stith Ptterns 7mm Deortive Stith Ptterns Stin Stith Ptterns 7mm Stin Stith Ptterns Cross Stith Utility Deortive Stith Ptterns Alphet Chrters (Gothi Font) Alphet Chrters (Hndwriting Font) 4 Alphet Chrters (Outline) Cyrilli font Jpnese hrter Chrter/Deortive Stithes 169

172 SELECTING STITCH PATTERNS Seleting Deortive Stith Ptterns/7mm Deortive Stith Ptterns/Stin Stith Ptterns/ 7mm Stin Stith Ptterns/ Cross Stith/Utility Deortive Stith Ptterns Alphet Chrters/Jpnese hrters Entering hrters from the groups shown elow, for exmple Blue Sky. Press,,, or to selet font. Selet the tegory of the pttern you wnt to sew. Press the key of the stith pttern you wnt to sew. * Press to view the next pge. * Press to view the previous pge. * Touh the r tht ppers etween nd to lep multiple pges t one time. * To selet different stith pttern, press. When the urrent stith pttern is ersed, selet the new stith pttern. There re four fonts for lphet hrter stithing nd one font for Jpnese hrter stithing. Press to hnge the seletion sreens. The seleted pttern is displyed. Press nd then enter B. d Press nd then enter lue. 170

173 SELECTING STITCH PATTERNS e Press to enter spe. Deleting Chrters Press to delete the lst hrter. f Press gin nd enter S. g Press nd then enter ky. Chrters re deleted individully strting with the lst hrter entered. 4 Selet the orret hrter. Adjusting the Chrter Sping The spe etween the hrters n e djusted. Press. Chrter/Deortive Stithes The hrter sping window ppers. Jumping stith * Remove the jumping stithes fter sewing. * If you wnt to ontinue entering hrters in different font, press step., nd then repet from 171

174 SELECTING STITCH PATTERNS Press to djust hrter sping. * Press to inrese the hrter sping nd press Exmple: to derese the hrter sping. * Eh setting equls speifi distne etween hrters. Vlue: 0 Vlue: 10 Vlue mm The defult setting is 0. No numer less thn 0 n e set. Chnging hrter sping y this method, pertins to ll hrters. Sping hnges re vlid not only while entering hrters ut lso efore nd fter the entering of hrters. 172

175 SEWING STITCH PATTERNS SEWING STITCH PATTERNS Sewing Attrtive Finishes To hieve ttrtive results when sewing hrter/deortive stithes, hek the tle elow for the proper fri/needle/thred omintions. Other ftors, suh s fri thikness, stilizer mteril, et., lso hve n effet on the stith, so you should lwys sew few tril stithes efore eginning your projet. When sewing stin stith ptterns, there my e shrinking or unhing of stithes, so e sure to tth stilizer mteril. Guide the fri with your hnd to keep the fri feeding stright nd even during sewing. Fri When sewing on streth fris, lightweight fris, or fris with orse weves, tth stilizer on the wrong side of the fri. If you do not wish to do so, ple the fri on thin pper suh s tring pper. 4 Fri Stilizer Thin pper Thred #50 - #60 Needle With lightweight, regulr, or streth fris: the Bll point needle (golden olored) With hevyweight fris: home sewing mhine needle 90/14 Presser foot Monogrmming foot N. Using nother presser foot my give inferior results. Bsi Sewing d Press the Strt/Stop utton to strt sewing. Chrter/Deortive Stithes Selet stith pttern. Atth monogrmming foot N. Ple the fri under the presser foot, pull the upper thred out to the side, nd then lower the presser foot. CAUTION When sewing 7 mm stin stith ptterns nd the stithes re unhed, lengthen the stith length. If you ontinue sewing when the stithes re unhed, the needle my end or rek ( Setting the Stith Length on pge 89). 173

176 SEWING STITCH PATTERNS e f If the fri is pulled or pushed during sewing, the pttern my not turn out orretly. Also, depending on the pttern, there my e movement to the left nd right s well s front nd k. Guide the fri with your hnd to keep the fri feeding stright nd even during sewing. Press the Strt/Stop utton to stop sewing. Keep pressing the Reverse Stith utton or the Reinforement Stith utton to sew 4 stithes of reinforement stithes. When sewing some ptterns, the needle will temporrily puse in the rised position while the fri is fed due to the opertion of the needle r seprtion mehnism whih is used in this mhine. At suh times, liking sound different from the sound generted during sewing will e herd. This sound is norml nd is not the sign of mhine mlfuntion. Mking Adjustments Your stith pttern my sometimes turn out poorly, depending on the type or thikness of fri, the stilizer mteril used, sewing speed, et. If your sewing does not turn out well, sew tril stithes using the sme onditions s the rel sewing, nd djust the stith pttern s explined elow. If the pttern does not turn out well even fter mking djustments sed on the pttern, mke djustments for eh pttern individully. When sewing hrter stithes, the mhine utomtilly sews reinforement stithes t the eginning nd end of eh hrter. Press nd selet. When sewing is ompleted, trim ny exess thred etween letters. Atth monogrmming foot N nd sew the pttern. 174

177 SEWING STITCH PATTERNS Compre the finished pttern to the illustrtion of the orret pttern elow. The displyed vlue dereses eh time the utton is pressed nd the pttern will slide to the left. d Press, nd then djust the pttern with the Fine Adjust Verti. or Fine Adjust Horiz. displys. Sew the stith pttern gin. e * If the stith pttern still omes out poorly, mke djustments gin. Adjust until the stith pttern omes out orretly. You n sew with the setting sreen on the disply. f Press to return to the originl sreen. 4 * If the pttern is unhed: Press in the Fine Adjust Verti. disply. The displyed vlue inreses eh time the utton is pressed nd the pttern will lengthen. * If the pttern hs gps: Press in the Fine Adjust Verti. disply. The displyed vlue dereses eh time the utton is pressed nd the pttern will shorten. Chrter/Deortive Stithes * If the pttern is skewed to the left: Press in the Fine Adjust Horiz. disply. The displyed vlue inreses eh time the utton is pressed nd the pttern will slide to the right. * If the pttern is skewed to the right: Press in the Fine Adjust Horiz. disply. 175

178 EDITING STITCH PATTERNS EDITING STITCH PATTERNS Key Funtions You n rete just the finish you wnt using the editing funtions. Mke ptterns lrger or smller, mke mirror imges, et. Some editing funtions nnot e used with ertin stith ptterns. Only the funtions for the displyed keys re ville when pttern is seleted. e d s r q p o n m l k j t f g h i u 176

179 EDITING STITCH PATTERNS No. Disply Key Nme Explntion Pge Pttern disply size Show the pproximte size of the pttern seleted. 111 Automti reinforement stith key Automti thred utting key : Nerly the sme size s the sewn pttern : 1/2 the size of the sewn pttern : 1/4 the size of the sewn pttern * The tul size of the sewn pttern my differ depending on the type of fri nd thred tht is used. Press this key to turn on the utomti reinforement stithing mode. 83 Press this key to turn on the utomti thred utting mode. 91 d Pivot key Press this key to selet the pivot funtion. When the pivot funtion is seleted, stopping the mhine lowers the needle nd slightly rises the presser foot utomtilly. In ddition, when sewing is restrted, the presser foot is utomtilly lowered. 93 If this key ppers s, the pivot funtion nnot e used. Be sure the needle position on pge 4 of Mhine Settings is set to the down position. e Guideline mrker key Press this key to disply the guideline mrker long the sewing line. The guideline mrker mkes it esier to lign stithes with the fri edge or other mrker on the fri. f Stith width nd Shows the stith width nd stith length of the seleted stith pttern. The stith length key mhine defult settings re highlighted g L/R Shift key Press to shift the stith pttern to the right or press to shift the pttern to the left. This feture is not ville on ll ptterns. Only those pplile will e shifted. The mhine defult setting is highlighted. h Thred tension key Shows the thred tension setting for the seleted stith pttern. The mhine defult settings re highlighted i ry key Use this key to sve stith pttern omintions. 188 j Sensor funtion key Press this key to use the sensor funtion. 98 k Elongtion key When 7mm stin stith ptterns re seleted, press this key to hoose from utomti length settings, without hnging the stith zigzg width or stith length settings. l Delete key When you mke mistke seleting stith pttern, use this key to delete the 170, 171 mistke. When you mke mistke in omining stith ptterns, use this key to delete stith ptterns. m Needle mode Press this key to hoose single needle sewing or twin needle sewing. 63 seletion key (Single/Doule) n Size seletion key Use this key to selet the size of the stith pttern (lrge, smll) Chrter/Deortive Stithes o p q r s Vertil mirror imge key Horizontl mirror imge key Single/Repet sewing key After seleting the stith pttern, use this key to rete vertil mirror imge of the stith pttern. After seleting the stith pttern, use this key to rete horizontl mirror imge of the stith pttern. Press this key to hoose single stithes or ontinuous stithes. 178 Bk to eginning key When sewing is stopped, press this key to return to the eginning of the pttern. Free motion mode key Press this key to enter free motion sewing mode. The feed dog is lowered nd presser foot is rised to height pproprite for free motion quilting. t Thred density key After seleting the stith pttern, use this key to hnge the thred density of 179 the pttern. u Chrter sping key Press this key to hnge the sping of hrter ptterns

180 EDITING STITCH PATTERNS Chnging the Size Selet stith pttern, then press to hnge the size of the stith pttern. The stith pttern will e sewn in the size highlighted on the key. If you ontinue entering stith ptterns fter hnging the size, those ptterns will lso e sewn in tht size. You nnot hnge the size of omined stith ptterns one the stith pttern is entered. Atul Stith Pttern Size * The size differs depending on the fri nd threds. Creting Vertil Mirror Imge To rete vertil mirror imge, selet stith pttern then press. Creting Horizontl Mirror Imge To rete horizontl mirror imge, selet stith pttern then press. Chnging the Length (for 7mm Stin Stith Ptterns Only) When 7mm stin stith ptterns re seleted, press to hoose from 5 utomti length settings, without hnging the stith zigzg width or stith length settings. Sewing Pttern Continuously Press to selet ontinuous sewing or single stith sewing. To finish omplete motif while sewing the pttern ontinuously, you n press the key while sewing. The mhine will utomtilly stop when the motif is finished. 178

181 EDITING STITCH PATTERNS Chnging Thred Density (for Stin Stith Ptterns Only) After seleting stin stith pttern, press selet your preferred thred density. to Returning to the Beginning of the Pttern When sewing hrter/deortive stithes, you n return to the eginning of the pttern fter tril sewing or when the stithing is sewn inorretly. Press the Strt/Stop utton to stop the mhine, nd then press. CAUTION If the stithes unh when thred density is 4 hnged to, return the thred density to. If you ontinue sewing when the stithes re unhed, the needle my end or rek. Even if you selet new pttern fter hnging the thred density, the thred density remins the sme until you hnge it. You nnot hnge thred density for omined pttern fter dditionl ptterns re dded. Sewing returns to the eginning of the seleted pttern ( W ) from the point where sewing ws stopped. If this key is pressed while sewing is stopped, ptterns n e dded t the end of omined stith pttern. (In this exmple,! is dded.) Chrter/Deortive Stithes Press the Strt/Stop utton to ontinue sewing. 179

182 EDITING STITCH PATTERNS Cheking the Imge e Press to return to the originl sreen. You n disply n pproximte size imge of the seleted stith pttern. You n lso hek nd hnge the olors of the imge on the sreen. Press. An imge of the seleted pttern is displyed. You n lso sew from this sreen when the presser foot symol is displyed. Imge of some ptterns will disply in defult size only. Press to hnge the thred olor in the imge to red, lue, lk or yellow. The olor hnges every time you press the utton. Press to disply the enlrged imge. Use / / / to view ny prt of the d imge tht extends out of the viewle disply re. 180

183 COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS You n omine mny vrieties of stith ptterns, suh s hrter stithes, ross stithes or stin stithes. You n lso omine stith ptterns of different sizes, mirror imge stith ptterns, nd others. Before Comining Single stith sewing is utomtilly seleted for sewing omined ptterns. If you wnt to sew the pttern ontinuously, press fter finishing the stith pttern omintion. When hnging sizes, reting mirror imges, or mking other djustments to omined stith pttern, e sure to edit the seleted stith pttern efore seleting the next one. You nnot edit stith pttern one the next stith pttern is seleted. Comining Vrious Stith Ptterns Exmple: Selet. 4 Press. Chrter/Deortive Stithes Press. The disply returns to the stith seletion sreen. 181

184 COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS d Press. Comining Lrge nd Smll Stith Ptterns Exmple: e Selet. Press. The lrge size stith will e seleted. Press gin, then press to selet the smll size. f Press to sew the pttern ontinuously. Ptterns re deleted individully strting with the lst pttern entered y pressing. The pttern is displyed in smller size. 182

185 COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS Press to sew ontinuously. Press gin, then press. The entered pttern is repeted. Comining Horizontl Mirror Imge Stith Ptterns Exmple: The pttern is flipped long vertil xis. Press. 4 The entered pttern is repeted. Chrter/Deortive Stithes Press. 183

186 COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS Comining Stith Ptterns of Different Length Press. Exmple: The entered pttern is repeted. Mking Step Stith Ptterns (for 7mm Stin Stith Ptterns Only) Press, then press one. The length of the imge is set to. Selet gin, then press 3 times. You n use the keys with 7mm stin stith ptterns to rete step effet, lso lled step stith ptterns. * Press to move the stith pttern distne equl to hlf of the stith pttern s size to the left. * Press to move the stith pttern distne equl to hlf of the stith pttern s size to the right. The length of the imge is set to. Exmple: 184

187 COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS Press. e Press. Press. The next stith pttern will move to the right. The entered pttern is repeted. Press gin. More Exmples Press. 4 d Press. Press Chrter/Deortive Stithes. The next stith pttern will move to the left. 185

188 COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS Press. Press. 186

189 USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION Stith Dt Preutions Oserve the following preutions when using stith dt other thn tht reted nd sved in this mhine. Types of Stith Dt tht n e Used In the Chrter/Deortive Stith memory,.pmv,.pmx nd.pmu stith dt files n e used with this mhine..pmu stith dt files n e retrieved; however, when the mhine is used to sve the file, it is sved s.pmv stith dt file. Using dt other thn tht reted using this mhine or the mhine whih rete.pmu dt file, my use the mhine to mlfuntion. Types of USB Devies/Medi tht n e Used Stith dt n e sved to or relled from USB externl medi. Use externl medi tht meets the following speifitions. USB Flsh drive (USB Flsh memory) USB Floppy disk drive 4 Stith dt n e relled only from; USB CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW drives You n lso use the following types of USB medi with the USB ry Crd Reder/USB rd writer module. Seure Digitl (SD) Crd ComptFlsh ry Stik Smrt Medi Multi Medi Crd (MMC) xd-piture Crd Some USB medi my not e usle with this mhine. Plese visit our wesite for more detils. The ess lmp will egin linking fter inserting USB Devies/Medi, nd it will tke out 5 to 6 seonds to reognize the Devies/Medi. (Time will differ depending on the USB Devie/Medi). Chrter/Deortive Stithes To rete file folders, use omputer. Conneting Your Mhine to the PC Comptile models: IBM PC with USB port s stndrd equipment IBM PC-omptile omputer equipped with USB port s stndrd equipment Comptile operting systems: Mirosoft Windows XP, Windows Vist, Windows 7, Windows 8 Preutions on Using the Computer to Crete nd Sve Dt If the nme of the stith dt file/folder nnot e identified, for exmple, euse the nme ontins speil hrters, the file/folder is not displyed. If this ours, hnge the nme of the file/folder. We reommend using the 26 letters of the lphet (upperse nd lowerse), the numers 0 through 9, -, nd _. Stith dt in folder reted in USB medi n e retrieved. Do not rete folders in Removle Disk on omputer. If stith dt is stored in folder in Removle Disk, tht stith dt nnot e retrieved y the mhine. 187

190 USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION Sving Stith Ptterns in the Mhine s ry You n sve often used stith ptterns in the mhine s memory. A totl of out 1 MB of stith ptterns n e sved in the mhine s memory. Do not turn the min power to OFF while the Sving sreen is displyed. You will lose the stith pttern you re sving. It tkes few seonds to sve stith pttern. See pge 190 for informtion on retrieving sved stith pttern. Press. If the ry is Full If the following sreen ppers while you re trying to sve pttern on the mhine s memory, the memory is too full to hold the urrently seleted stith pttern. To sve the stith pttern in the mhine s memory, you hve to delete previously sved stith pttern. Press, nd then see the desription in step of Retrieving Stith Ptterns from the Mhine s ry on pge 191. Sving Stith Ptterns to USB Medi When sending stith ptterns from the mhine to USB medi, plug the USB medi into the mhine s top USB port. USB medi is ommerilly ville, ut some USB medi my not e usle with this mhine. Plese visit our wesite for more detils. Depending on the type of USB medi eing used, either diretly plug the USB devie into the mhine s USB port or plug the USB medi Reder/Writer into the mhine s USB port. The USB medi n e inserted or removed t ny time. Press. Press. * Press to return to the originl sreen without sving. The Sving sreen is displyed. When the pttern is sved, the disply returns to the originl sreen utomtilly. 188

191 USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION Insert the USB medi into either of the USB ports on the mhine. Plug the USB le onnetor into the orresponding USB ports for the omputer nd for the mhine. Turn on your omputer nd selet Computer (My Computer). * The USB le n e plugged into the USB ports on the omputer nd mhine whether or not they re turned on. USB port USB medi Press. * Press when onneting the USB medi to the USB port for mouse. * Press to return to the originl sreen without sving. The Sving sreen is displyed. When the pttern is sved, the disply returns to the originl sreen utomtilly. Do not insert or remove USB medi while Sving sreen is displyed. You will lose some or ll of the pttern you re sving. USB port for omputer USB le onnetor The Removle Disk ion will pper in Computer (My Computer) on the omputer. The onnetors on the USB le n only e inserted into port in one diretion. If it is diffiult to insert the onnetor, do not insert it with fore nd hek the orienttion of the onnetor. For detils on the position of the USB port on the omputer (or USB hu), refer to the instrution mnul for the orresponding equipment. 4 Chrter/Deortive Stithes Sving Stith Ptterns in the Computer Using the inluded USB le, the mhine n e onneted to your omputer, nd the stith ptterns n e temporrily retrieved from nd sved in the Removle Disk folder in your omputer. A totl of out 3 MB of stith ptterns n e sved in the Removle Disk, ut the sved stith ptterns re deleted when the mhine is turned OFF. Do not turn the min power to OFF while the Sving sreen is displyed. You will lose the stith pttern you re sving. 189

192 USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION Press. Retrieving Stith Ptterns from the Mhine s ry Press. d Press. * Press to return to the originl sreen without sving. The poket seletion sreen ppers. Choose stith pttern to retrieve. * If the entire sved stith pttern is not displyed, press the thumnil. * Press to return to the originl sreen without sving. The stith pttern will e temporrily sved to Removle Disk under Computer (My Computer). e Selet the stith pttern s.pmv file nd opy the file to the omputer. Sved stith ptterns Do not turn off the mhine while the Sving sreen is showing. You my lose the dt. 190

193 USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION Press. * Press to delete the stith pttern. Press. * Press when onneting the USB medi to the USB port for mouse. The seleted stith pttern is retrieved nd the sewing sreen will e displyed. Relling from USB Medi Stith ptterns nd folder in top folder re displyed. 4 You n rell speifi stith pttern from either diret USB medi or folder in the USB medi. If the stith pttern is in folder, hek eh folder to find the stith pttern. Insert the USB medi into either of the USB ports on the mhine (see pge 188). Chrter/Deortive Stithes USB port USB medi 191

194 USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION Press when there is sufolder to sort two or more stith ptterns to USB medi, the stith pttern in the sufolder is displyed. e Press. * Press to delete the stith pttern. The pttern will e deleted from the USB medi. * Press to return to the originl sreen without relling. The seleted stith pttern is relled nd the sewing sreen will e displyed. Relling from the Computer Plug the USB le onnetor into the orresponding USB ports for the omputer nd for the mhine (see pge 189). On the omputer, open Computer (My Computer) then go to Removle Disk. d Folder nme Stith ptterns in folder show only the first pttern of ny omined ptterns. Pth The pth shows the urrent folder t the top of the list. Stith ptterns nd sufolder within folder re displyed. * Press to return to the previous folder. * Use the omputer to rete folders. Folders nnot e reted with the mhine. Press the key of the stith pttern you wnt to rell. 192