Memory Craft Instruction Manual

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1 Mmory Craft Instruction Manual

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3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Whn using an lctrical applianc, basic safty prcautions should alays b follod, including th folloing: This sing machin is dsignd and manufacturd for houshold us only. Rad all instructions bfor using this sing machin. DANGER To rduc th risk of lctric shock: 1. An applianc should nvr b lft unattndd hn pluggd in. Alays unplug this sing machin from th lctric outlt immdiatly aftr using and bfor claning. To rduc th risk of burns, fir, lctric shock, or injury to prsons: WARNING 1. Do not allo to b usd as a toy. Clos attntion is ncssary hn this sing machin is usd by or nar childrn. 2. Us this applianc only for its intndd us as dscribd in this onr s manual. Us only attachmnts rcommndd by th manufacturr as containd in this onr s manual. 3. Nvr oprat this sing machin if it has a damagd cord or plug, if it is not orking proprly, if it has bn droppd or damagd, or droppd into atr. Rturn this sing machin to th narst authorizd dalr or srvic cntr for xamination, rpair, lctrical or mchanical adjustmnt. 4. Nvr oprat th applianc ith any air opning blockd. Kp vntilation opnings of this sing machin and foot controllr fr from accumulation of lint, dust and loos cloth. 5. Nvr drop or insrt any objct into any opning. 6. Do not us outdoors. 7. Do not oprat hr arosol (spray) products ar bing usd or hr oxygn is bing administrd. 8. To disconnct, turn all controls to th off ( O ) position, thn rmov plug from outlt. 9. Do not unplug by pulling on cord. To unplug, grasp th plug, not th cord. 10. Kp fingrs aay from all moving parts. Spcial car is ruird around th sing machin ndl and/or cutting blad. 11. Alays us th propr ndl plat. Th rong plat can caus th ndl to brak. 12. Do not us bnt ndls. 13. Do not pull or push fabric hil stitching. It may dflct th ndl causing it to brak. 14. Sitch this sing machin off ( O ) hn making any adjustmnt in th ndl ara, such as thrading th ndl, changing th ndl, thrading th bobbin or changing th prssr foot, and th lik. 15. Alays unplug this sing machin from th lctrical outlt hn rmoving covrs, lubricating, or hn making any othr adjustmnts mntiond in this onr s manual. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS For Europ only: This applianc can b usd by childrn agd from 8 yars and abov and prsons ith rducd physical, snsory or mntal capabilitis or lack of xprinc and knoldg if thy hav bn givn suprvision or instruction concrning us of th applianc in a saf ay and undrstand th hazards involvd. Childrn shall not play ith th applianc. Claning and usr maintnanc shall not b mad by childrn ithout suprvision. For outsid Europ (xcpt U.S.A and Canada): This applianc is not intndd for us by prsons (including childrn) ith rducd physical, snsory or mntal capabilitis, or lack of xprinc and knoldg, unlss thy hav bn givn suprvision or instruction concrning us of th applianc by a prson rsponsibl for thir safty. Childrn should b suprvisd to nsur that thy do not play ith th applianc. Plas not that on disposal, this product must b safly rcycld in accordanc ith rlvant National lgislation rlating to lctrical/lctronic products. If in doubt plas contact your rtailr for guidanc. (Europan Union only)

4 FCC Caution Changs or modifications not xprssly approvd by th party rsponsibl for complianc could void th usr s authority to oprat th uipmnt. This uipmnt has bn tstd and found to comply ith th limits for a Class B digital dvic, pursuant to part 15 of th FCC Ruls. Ths limits ar dsignd to provid rasonabl protction against harmful intrfrnc in a rsidntial installation. This uipmnt gnrats, uss and can radiat radio fruncy nrgy and, if not installd and usd in accordanc ith th instructions, may caus harmful intrfrnc to radio communications. Hovr, thr is no guarant that intrfrnc ill not occur in a particular installation. If this uipmnt dos caus harmful intrfrnc to radio or tlvision rcption, hich can b dtrmind by turning th uipmnt off and on, th usr is ncouragd to try to corrct th intrfrnc by on or mor of th folloing masurs: Rorint or rlocat th rciving antnna. Incras th sparation btn th uipmnt and rcivr. Connct th uipmnt into an outlt on a circuit diffrnt from that to hich th rcivr is connctd. Consult th dalr or an xprincd radio/tv tchnician for hlp. This transmittr must not b co-locatd or opratd in conjunction ith any othr antnna or transmittr. IC (Industry Canada) Notic This dvic complis ith Industry Canada licnc-xmpt RSS standard(s). Opration is subjct to th folloing to conditions: (1) this dvic may not caus intrfrnc, and (2) this dvic must accpt any intrfrnc, including intrfrnc that may caus undsird opration of th dvic. Dirctiv 1999/5/EC Hrby, Janom Sing Machin Co., Ltd., dclars that this MC15000 is in complianc ith th ssntial ruirmnts and othr rlvant provisions of Dirctiv 1999/5/EC.

5 GETTING READY TO SEW Nams of Parts Standard Accssoris Thrad Cuttr Sitch Placing th thrad cuttr sitch to th lft...5 Adjusting th latral position...6 Adjusting th longitudinal position...6 Foot Control Prparation...6 Extnsion Tabl...7 Fr arm sing...7 Accssory Storag...7 Accssory Cas...7 Conncting th Por Supply...8 Controlling Sing Spd...9 Spd control slidr...9 Foot Control...9 Extra Wid Tabl...9 Machin Oprating Buttons...10 Common Kys...11 Stting th Spool of Thrad...12 Additional spool pin...12 Winding th Bobbin Rmoving th bobbin...12 Winding th bobbin...13 Insrting th bobbin...14 Thrading th Machin...15 Automatic Ndl Thradr...16 Draing up th Bobbin Thrad...17 Rplacing Ndls...18 Fabric, Thrad and Ndl Chart...18 Rplacing th Prssr Foot...19 Rplacing th Foot Holdr Rmoving th prssr foot holdr...20 Attaching th dual fd holdr...20 Dtaching and attaching th dual fd foot...21 Attaching th darning foot PD-H or darning foot (opn-to) PD-H...21 Attaching th mbroidry foot P or rulr ork foot QR...21 Attaching th profssional grad foot HP...21 Rplacing th Ndl Plat...22 Raising and Loring th Prssr Foot...23 Kn Liftr...23 Rtractabl Sing Light...24 Optic Magnifir...24 Mod Slction...25 On-scrn Hlp...25 ORDINARY SEWING MODE Ordinary Stitch Pattrns Function Kys in Ordinary Sing Mod Utility Stitchs Straight stitchs...30 Starting to s...30 Sing from th dg of thick fabric...30 Changing sing dirction...30 Turning a suar cornr...30 Scuring sams...31 Cutting thrads...31 Ndl plat guids...31 Varity of Straight Stitchs Sing ith th Dual Fd Dvic...33 Dual fd balancing dial...33 Sing ith th Profssional Grad Foot HP...34 Pintucking...35 Zigzag Stitchs...35 Varity of Ovrcasting Stitchs...36 Manual Stitch Sttings Altring ndl drop position (straight stitchs)...37 Altring stitch idth...37 Altring stitch lngth...37 Adjusting thrad tnsion...38 Adjusting foot prssur control...38 TABLE OF CONTENTS Numbr of locking stitchs...38 Foot up for pivoting...38 Favorit Stitch Adjustmnt Cloth Guid...41 Othr Utility Stitchs Buttonhols and Spcialty Stitchs Varity of Buttonhols...44 B1 Snsor (Suar) Buttonhol Manual sttings...47 Using th stabilizr plat...48 B2 Automatic (suar) buttonhol Othr Buttonhols...51 B13 Wltd Buttonhol (Bound buttonhol) Cordd Buttonhol...54 Spcialty Stitchs B14 Button Sing...54 B15 Darning...55 Fly Stitchs (B17 to B20)...56 Eylts (B21 to B25)...56 Dcorativ Stitchs Quilting(Q)...61 Using th uilting guid bar...61 Q1-Q3 Patchork picing...61 Angl scal on ndl plat...61 Q80-Q85 Hand-look uilt stitchs...62 S1-S31 Dcorativ satin stitchs...62 Elongation ratio...62 Cratd Stitchs (CS)...63 Tin Ndl Sing...64 Programming a Pattrn Combination...65 Mirror imag of pattrns...65 Bridg stitchs...65 Editing a Pattrn Combination...66 Dlting a pattrn...66 Insrting a pattrn...66 Startovr Ky...67 Currnt pattrn startovr...67 First pattrn startovr...67 Chcking Pattrn Combination Lngth...68 Tapring...69 Stitch rfrnc chart for tapring...69 Prvi...69 Taprd stitch sampl To s th sam sizd taprd pattrn...69 Auto-lock stitch function...70 Flipping th taprd pattrn Adjustmnt of taprd stitchs...71 Tapring shap...71 Pattrn body lngth Flipping th taprd pattrn Saving taprd stitchs...72 Taprd stitch sampl Monogramming Function kys...74 Manual thrad tnsion...75 Individual thrad tnsion adjustmnt...75 Unifid thrad tnsion adjustmnt...75 Spacing...75 Rducing th siz of lttrs...75 Programming a monogram...76 Saving Stitch Pattrns...77 Crating a n foldr...77 Changing th foldr nam or fil nam...77 Opning Stitch Pattrns...78 Sing Application...79 Saming...80 Ovrdg...81 Blind Hm Shll Tuck Rolld Hm...84 Zippr Sing

6 Lappd zippr sing Concald zippr sing Gathring Basting Button Sing...91 Tacking...92 Appliu...93 Patchork...94 Quilting Straight stitchs (ith dual fd)...95 Quilting guid bar for dual fd foot...95 Clasp stitchs...95 Fr uilting...96 On stitch off Foot hight for fr motion uilting...96 Sculptur stitchs...97 Hand-look uilt stitchs...97 Rulr ork...97 Variabl zigzag...98 Maximum zigzag idth adjustmnt...98 CUSTOMIZING MACHINE SETTINGS Machin Stting Mod...99 Rgistring th custom sttings...99 Common Stting Mod Ordinary Sing Stting Mod Wi-Fi Stting Mod Conncting Wi-Fi Ntork Ntork Sttings Languag Slction Mod Corrcting Dformd Stitch Pattrns EMBROIDERY MODE Embroidry Unit Attaching th mbroidry unit Extnding th carriag arm Dtaching th mbroidry unit Attaching th Embroidry Foot Attaching th Straight Stitch Ndl Plat Spcial Bobbin Holdr for Embroidry Bobbin Winding Whil Working on an Embroidry Projct Embroidry Hoops Stabilizrs Stting th Fabric in an Embroidry Hoop Attaching th Embroidry Hoop to th Machin Thrad Holdr Slcting Built-in Embroidry Dsigns Monogramming Function Kys Programming a monogram Monogram placmnt Lttr monogram Editing a monogram Rady to S Windo Function kys Pattrn information Stitch back/forard kys Jump ky Cross ky Color sction ky Color list ky Jog kys Trac ky Hoop back ky Adjust Ky Auto thrad tnsion lvl Cutting th tails of jump thrads Embroidry foot hight Hoop back ky Embroidry foot ky Embroidry mod ky TABLE OF CONTENTS Fin position/angl adjustmnt ky Starting to S Embroidry Fring dsigns Appliu Dsigns Fram Dsigns Lac Dsigns Quilting Dsigns Editing Mod Slcting a hoop siz Opning th mbroidry dsigns Editing tool bar information Slcting a pattrn Moving a pattrn Slcting a pattrn ith pattrn slction kys Rsizing a pattrn Duplicating a pattrn Dlting a pattrn Rotating a pattrn Flipping a pattrn Crating a suar fram Grouping pattrns Sing ordr Color grouping Singl color sing Zooming in th diting indo Customizing th display colors Monogramming in an arc Fr Arm Embroidry Bordr Dsigns Conncting th pattrns in th diting indo AcuFil Quilting ith Hoop ASQ AcuFil hoop ASQ AcuFil tmplat Prparing uilt layrs Printing th tmplat sht Marking th cntrlins Stting uilt layrs in hoop ASQ Sing AcuFil dsign pattrn Adjusting th siz of th last pattrn Crating original AcuFil dsigns Editing dsigns Sing th bordr dsign Eliminating blank margin CUSTOMIZING EMBROIDERY MODE SETTINGS Embroidry Mod Sttings Saving and Opning a Fil Saving a fil Crating a n foldr Dlting a fil or foldr Opning a fil Changing a nam of th fil or foldr Dirct PC-Link CARE AND MAINTENANCE Claning th Hook Ara Problms and Warning Signals Troublshooting Troublshooting (automatic ndl thradr) STITCH CHART Ordinary Sing Embroidry INDEX

7 !1!0 r t y u i #2 #4 $1 $2 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 $0 GETTING READY TO SEW Nams of Parts r t y u #0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 $0 $1 $2 Top covr Thrad tak-up lvr Spool pin Spool holdr (larg) Foot compartmnt Hol for additional spool pin Bobbin thrad cuttr A Bobbin indr stoppr Foot compartmnt (for P foot) Bobbin thrad cuttr B Bobbin indr spindl Rtractabl light Fac plat Thrad cuttr/holdr Extnsion tabl Cntimtr/inch masurmnts Fd balancing dial cap Kn liftr sockt Visual touch scrn Buttonhol lvr Automatic ndl thradr Lvr Thumbscr Prssr foot holdr Prssr foot Ndl plat Hook covr plat Thrad cuttr Lor thrad guid Ndl clamp scr Ndl bar thrad guid Ndl Hook covr rlas button Ndl thradr button Thrad cuttr button Prssr foot liftr button Ndl up/don button Auto-lock button Rvrs button Start/stop button Spd control slidr Bobbin inding button * Dsign and spcifications ar subjct to chang ithout prior notic. 1

8 !1!0 o r t y u i o!0!1!2!3!4!5 Hand hl Touch panl stylus holdr Dual fd balancing dial USB ports Por sitch Por inlt Foot control jack Covr Dual fd driv Prssr foot liftr Carrying handl Embroidry unit sockt Embroidry unit Carriag arm Carriag arm rlas lvr r t u y i!2!5!3!4 Standard Accssoris No. Part Nam Part No. 1 Smi-hard fabric covr Embroidry unit cas Accssory cas Extra id tabl Tabl top Othr parts r 2

9 t u #1 #0 #2 Standard Accssoris No. Part Nam Part No. 1 Zigzag foot A (st on th machin) Ovrdg foot M Satin stitch foot F Blind hmming foot G Zippr foot E Concald zippr foot Z Automatic buttonhol foot R Stabilizr plat Rolld hm foot D Opn to satin stitch foot F Button sing foot T /4 sam foot O /4 sam foot O (ithout guid) Profssional grad foot HP Darning foot PD-H Darning foot (opn-to) PD-H Fr motion uilting closd-to foot QC Fr motion uilting opn-to foot QO Fr motion uilting zigzag foot QV Variabl zigzag opn-to foot QZ Rulr ork foot QR Dual fd holdr (tin) Dual fd foot AD (tin) Dual fd uilt picing foot OD (tin) AcuFd opn to foot UD (tin) AcuFd ditch uilting foot SD (tin) Dual fd holdr (singl) Dual fd foot VD (singl) Dual fd zippr foot ED (singl) Embroidry foot P #3 #4 #5 31 Ndl plat (st on th machin) Straight stitch ndl plat Profssional grad ndl plat Bobbin x 5 (1 st on th machin) Ndl st Sam rippr (Buttonhol opnr) #6 #7 #8 37 Quilting guid bar Button shank plat Touch panl stylus #9 $0 $1 40 Additional spool pin Flt $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 Spool holdr (larg) (St on th 42 machin) Spool holdr (small) Spool holdr (spcial) Spool stand Nt

10 r y o!5 u t i!1!0!3!2!4 No. Part Nam Part No. 1 Cloth guid Embroidry hoop SQ14 (ith tmplat) Embroidry hoop SQ23 (ith tmplat) Embroidry hoop GR (ith tmplat) Embroidry hoop ASQ22 (ith tmplat) Embroidry hoop FA10 (ith tmplat) Magntic clamps (for SQ23 and GR) Magntic clamps (for ASQ22) Spcial bobbin holdr for mbroidry Flt (320 x 320) Flt (450 x 500) Stabilizrs (320 x 320) Stabilizrs (450 x 500) Bobbin thrad for mbroidry Foot control (ith thrad cuttr sitch) Kn liftr Optic magnifir Optic magnifir Optic magnifir Scrdrivr Lint brush Scissors Bobbin holdr clanr USB cabl U.S.A. and Canada Por supply 25 U.K cabl* Australia Instruction book Quick rfrnc chart Quick rfrnc chart (Embroidry) Instructional vido DVD Horizon Link Suit CD-ROM *Th por supply cabl includd may diffr from #0 4

11 Thrad Cuttr Sitch Aftr sing, dprss th thrad cuttr sitch on th right sid of th foot control to trim th both ndl and bobbin thrads. Do not dprss th thrad cuttr sitch until th start/stop button turns grn. Thrad cuttr sitch Thrads ar trimmd hn th thrad cuttr sitch is dprssd for mor than 0.5 sconds. Th thrad cuttr sitch dos not ork ithout th foot control bing dprssd first. z Placing th thrad cuttr sitch to th lft Th thrad cuttr sitch position can b adjustd for your convninc. If you ish to attach th thrad cuttr sitch to th lft sid of th foot control, follo th procdur blo. Phillips had scrdrivr is not includd ith this machin. r t z Rmov th stscrs A, B r and ashrs t ith a Phillips had scrdrivr. Stscr A r Stscr B t Washr x x Turn th bas plat 180 dgrs. c c Attach th foot control and thrad cuttr sitch ith th stscrs and th ashrs t. Tightn th stscrs A and B r. B sur that th cabl is not caught btn th foot control and th bas plat. r t 5

12 Adjusting th latral position z Loosn th stscrs undr th sitch. x Slid th sitch to lft or right, and fix it at th dsird position by tightning th stscrs using a Phillips had scrdrivr. Adjusting th longitudinal position z Rmov th stscrs and ashrs. x Attach th sitch to th dsird position and fix it ith th stscrs and ashrs. Tightn th stscrs scurly using a Phillips had scrdrivr. z Foot Control Prparation z Rmov th cabl ti from th cabl. x x If you ish to us th thrad cuttr sitch, you nd to connct it ith th foot control. Insrt th pin connctor into th jack on th foot control. c c Turn th foot control upsid don. Opn th covr of th foot control. v v Dra out th cabl from th foot control. 6

13 Extnsion Tabl Th xtnsion tabl provids an xtndd sing ara and can b rmovd for fr arm sing. To rmov: Dra th tabl to th lft. To attach: Slid th tabl on th bas and push it to th right. Fr arm sing Th fr arm is usd for stitching slvs, aistbands, pant lgs or any othr tubular garmnts. It is also usful for darning socks or lbos. Accssory Storag Th accssoris can b convnintly stord in th accssory cas, th compartmnt in th xtnsion tabl and th compartmnt undr th top covr. To stor th accssoris in th compartmnt of th xtnsion tabl, push up th lvr toards you to opn th accssory storag. Foot compartmnt Foot compartmnt for P foot Lvr r Straight stitch ndl plat (Plac it upsid don as shon.) t Automatic buttonhol foot and stabilizr plat y Dual fd holdr (tin) t r y Accssory Cas To stor th othr accssoris, opn th accssory cas and stor in th appropriat placs. Optional accssoris can also b stord in this cas. 7

14 Conncting th Por Supply z First mak sur th por sitch is off. x Insrt th machin plug of th por supply cord into th por inlt. c Insrt th por supply plug r into th all outlt t, and turn th por sitch on. Por sitch Machin plug Por inlt r Por supply plug t Wall outlt Mak sur to us th por cabl that cam ith th machin. If you turn off th por sitch, ait for 5 sconds bfor turning it on again. r t WARNING: Whil in opration, alays kp your ys on th sing ara, and do not touch any moving parts such as th thrad tak-up lvr, handhl or ndl. Alays turn off th por sitch and unplug th machin from th por supply: - hn laving th machin unattndd. - hn attaching or rmoving parts. - hn claning th machin. Do not plac anything on th foot control. u y r t If you ish to us th foot control, pull out th cord from th foot control and insrt th pin connctor into th jack on th machin (s pag 6). z First mak sur th por sitch is off. x Insrt th machin plug of th por supply cord into th por inlt. c Dra out th cord from th foot control and insrt th pin connctor y into th jack u on th machin. v Insrt th por supply plug r into th all outlt t, and turn th por sitch on. Por sitch Machin plug Por inlt r Por supply plug t Wall outlt y Pin connctor u Jack Th start/stop button dos not ork hn th foot control is connctd. Th foot control cannot b usd in th mbroidry mod. Do not dprss th thrad cuttr sitch hn insrting th pin connctor y into th jack u. Oprating Instructions: Th symbol O on a sitch indicats th off position of th sitch. Foot controllr Modl is for us ith sing machin MC For th U.S.A. and Canada only Polarizd plug (on blad idr than th othr): To rduc th risk of lctric shock, this plug is intndd to fit in a polarizd outlt only on ay. If it dos not fit fully in th outlt, rvrs th plug. If it still dos not fit, contact a ualifid lctrician to install th propr outlt. Do not modify th plug in any ay. 8

15 Controlling Sing Spd Spd control slidr You can limit th maximum sing spd in both th ordinary sing mod and mbroidry mod ith th spd control slidr according to your sing nds. To incras th sing spd, mov th slidr to th right. To dcras th sing spd, mov th slidr to th lft. Th sing spd can b changd hil stitching. t Foot Control Prssing on th foot control can vary sing spd. Th hardr you dprss th foot control, th fastr th machin runs. Th machin runs at th maximum spd st by th spd control slidr hn th foot control is fully dprssd. This machin is uippd ith an automatic shutdon safty fatur to prvnt ovrhating hnvr th machin is running ovrloadd. Follo th safty instructions that appar on th visual touch scrn. Extra Wid Tabl Pl off th backing papr from th rubbr sols and attach thm to th bottom of adjusting scrs as shon. Scr th adjusting scrs into th lgs. Rubbr sol Lg Adjusting scr Attach th 4 lgs to th tabl top ith th stscr. Attach th tabl support to th undrsid of th tabl by insrting th hooks into th slots. r Stscr t Tabl support r Rmov th xtnsion tabl. Plac th assmbld tabl on th machin. Adjust th tabl hight by turning th adjusting scrs. Adjusting scr To rmov: To rmov th lgs from th tabl top, you do not hav to loosn th stscrs. Turn th lg clockis to rmov th lg from th tabl top. To attach th lg to th tabl top again, insrt th lg into th attachmnt of th lg, thn turn th lg countrclockis until it stops. 9

16 r t y u i Machin Oprating Buttons Start/stop button Prss this button to start or stop th machin. This button can b usd ithr in th ordinary sing mod or mbroidry mod. In th ordinary sing mod, th machin starts running sloly for th first f stitchs. It thn runs at th spd st by th spd control slidr. Th machin runs sloly as long as this button is bing prssd. Th button turns rd hn th machin is running, and grn hn it stops. Th start/stop button cannot b usd in th ordinary sing mod hn th foot control is connctd. Rvrs button Whn sing stitch pattrn U1, U4, U9-12, Q1-3 or BR1-10, th machin ill s in rvrs as long as th rvrs button is prssd. If stitch pattrn U1, U4, U9-12, Q1-3 or BR1-10 has bn slctd and th foot control is not connctd, th machin ill start sing in rvrs as long as th rvrs button is prssd. If you prss th rvrs button hn sing any othr pattrns, th machin ill immdiatly s locking stitchs and automatically stop. Auto-lock button Whn sing stitch pattrn U1, U4, U9-12, Q1-3 or BR1-10, th machin ill immdiatly s locking stitchs and automatically stop hn th auto-lock button is prssd. Whn sing all othr pattrns, th machin ill s to th nd of th currnt pattrn, s locking stitchs and stop automatically. Th machin ill trim th thrads automatically aftr locking th stitch hn th thrad cut aftr auto-lock option is turnd on (rfr to pag 106). r Ndl up/don button Th machin ill alays stop ith th ndl don xcpt hn buttonhols, darning, tacking, ylts or monograms ar slctd. Prss this button to bring th ndl bar up or don. Th thrad cuttr button dos not function: - dirctly aftr turning on th por. - hn th prssr foot is raisd ith th foot liftr. - aftr bing prssd 3 tims in a ro. u Ndl thradr button Prss this button to thrad th ndl thrad through th ndl y (rfr to pag 16). i Bobbin inding button Prss this button to ind th bobbin (rfr to pag 13). t Prssr foot liftr button Th prssr foot ill go up or go don by prssing this button. You can also us th prssr foot liftr and kn liftr to rais and lor th prssr foot. y Thrad cuttr button Prss this button hn you finish sing to trim th thrads. Th ndl bar and prssr foot automatically ris aftr trimming th thrads. Rfr to pag

17 Common Kys CAUTION: Do not prss th visual touch scrn ith hard or sharp objcts lik pncils, scrdrivrs or th lik. Us th touch panl stylus includd in th standard accssoris. r t y Hom ky Prss this ky to ntr th catgory slction of th ordinary sing mod or mbroidry mod. Mod sitch ky Prss this ky to ntr into mbroidry mod or to rturn to ordinary sing mod. Opn fil ky Prss this ky and th opn fil indo ill opn. You can opn pattrn combinations, monograms and mbroidry dsigns savd in th machin s intrnal mmory or on a USB flash driv. r St mod ky Prss this ky to ntr th stting mod. You can customiz th machin sttings to your prfrnc. Th machin sttings for common sttings, ordinary sing, mbroidry, Wi-Fi * and languag slction ar availabl in this mod. t Hlp movi ky Prss this ky to vi th on-scrn movi about th ssntial oprations. y Lockout ky Prss this ky to lockout th machin hn thrading th machin, rplacing th accssoris tc. To rduc th risk of injury, all th buttons and kys xcpt for th prssr foot liftr and ndl thradr button ar dactivatd. To unlock th machin, prss th unlock ky u on th indo. u * Wi-Fi is a rgistrd tradmark of Wi-Fi Allianc. 11

18 Stting th Spool of Thrad Opn th top covr. Lift up th spool pin. Plac th spool of thrad on th spool pin. Attach th larg spool holdr, and prss it firmly against th spool of thrad. Us th small spool holdr to hold narro or small spools of thrad. If you us a slippry thrad such as monofilamnt transparnt thrad, put th nt on th spool of thrad to prvnt th thrad from slipping off th spool and jamming around th spool pin. Us th spool holdr (spcial) to hold th spcific siz of th spool of thrads as shon. Th sizs of th spools of thrad ar as follos; Th hol diamtr of th spool has a rang of 3/8 to 7/16 (9.5 to 10.5 mm)), and th spool lngth has a rang of 2 3/4 to 3 (70 to 75 mm). Spool holdr (spcial) Hol diamtr (3/8 to 7/16 ) Spool lngth (2 3/4 to 3 ) Firmly insrt th spool holdr (spcial) into th hol and hold th spool as illustratd. r Additional spool pin Us th additional spool pin hn you nd to ind a bobbin ithout unthrading th machin hil orking on a sing projct (rfr to pag 116). St th spool stand undr th additional spool pin. Insrt th additional spool pin into th hol. Plac th flt r and a spool on th pin. Spool stand Additional spool pin Hol for additional spool pin r Flt Th additional spool pin is also usd for tin ndl sing. Winding th Bobbin Rmoving th bobbin z CAUTION: Prss th lockout ky or turn th por sitch off. z Slid th hook covr rlas button to th right, and rmov th hook covr plat. Hook covr rlas button Hook covr plat x x Rmov th bobbin from th bobbin holdr. Us th plastic bobbins for horizontal hook markd ith a J. Using othr bobbins, such as pr-ound papr bobbins, may caus stitching problms and/ or damag to th bobbin holdr. 12

19 Winding th bobbin z x z Pull th thrad from th spool. Hold th thrad ith both hands and pass th thrad into th guid slot. Dra th thrad to th lft and forard around th thrad guid. Dra th thrad to th rar and to th right around and undr th guid plat. Guid slot Thrad guid Guid plat x Firmly pull th thrad to th right hil holding it ith both hands. You can adjust th bobbin inding spd in th stting mod (rfr to pag 103). c r t v c Put th bobbin on th bobbin indr spindl. r Bobbin t Bobbin indr spindl v Pass th thrad to th bobbin. Hold th thrad ith both hands and ind it around th bobbin clockis svral tims. b n i b Insrt th thrad into on of th slits u of th flang plat y and pull th thrad to cut. y Flang plat u Slit u y n Push th bobbin stoppr i to th lft. i Bobbin stoppr m, o m Prss th bobbin inding button o. Th visual touch scrn ill sho th bobbin inding sign. o Bobbin inding button Whn th bobbin is fully ound, it ill stop spinning and th bobbin stoppr rturns to its original position automatically.!0, Rmov th bobbin. Cut th thrad ith bobbin thrad cuttr B!0.! 0 Bobbin thrad cuttr B For safty purposs, th machin ill automatically stop 1.5 minuts aftr starting bobbin inding. 13

20 z Insrting th bobbin z Prss th lockout ky. Plac a bobbin in th bobbin holdr ith th thrad running off countrclockis as shon on th hook covr plat. Lockout ky End of thrad Bobbin holdr r Hook covr plat r x t x Hold th bobbin ith your fingrtip so it dos not rotat. Guid th thrad into th front notch of th bobbin holdr. Pull th thrad to th lft to pass it undr th guid. t Front notch y Guid y c u c Dra th thrad to th lft to pass it into th guid path markd 1. Mak sur that th thrad coms out from th sid notch of th bobbin holdr. u Guid path 1 i Sid notch Corrct i Wrong If th thrad dos not com out from th sid notch, rthrad from stp z. i i v o!0 v Continu to dra th thrad along th guid path markd 2 and pull th thrad to th right through th slit. Th thrad ill b cut to a propr lngth and hld in plac. o Guid path 2! 0 Slit (Thrad cuttr) b b St th lft dg of th hook covr plat into opning. Push don th hook covr plat to fit in plac. r Unlss othris notd, you can start sing ithout draing up th bobbin thrad. Rfr to pag 17 for ho to dra up th bobbin thrad. 14

21 v x z Thrading th Machin Prss th ndl up/don button to rais th tak-up lvr to th highst position. Prss th lockout ky to lockout th machin. Th prssr foot ill go don and th uppr thrad tnsion disks ill opn. Lockout ky Pass th thrad in ordr from z to m. b c n m z z Hold th thrad ith both hands and pass th thrad into th guid slot. Guid slot x x Hold th thrad ith both hands and dra th thrad around th cornr of th guid. Firmly pull th thrad toard you along th right channl until th thrad snaps. Cornr of th guid r Right channl r c y r c Dra th thrad don along th right channl and around th bottom of th thrad guid plat. Pull th thrad up along th lft channl. r Right channl t Thrad guid plat y Lft channl v u t v Whil holding th thrad at th spool, firmly dra th thrad up and to th back of th tak-up lvr. Dra th thrad forard to dra it into th y of th takup lvr. u Ey of th tak-up lvr b n m i b Thn pull th thrad don along th lft channl and through th lor thrad guid. i Lor thrad guid o n Slid th thrad from th right of th ndl bar thrad guid to th lft. o Ndl bar thrad guid m Thrad th ndl ith th ndl thradr (rfr to th nxt pag). 15

22 z Automatic Ndl Thradr Th ndl thradr can b usd ith a #11 to #16 ndl. Thrad siz 50 to 90 is rcommndd. Do not us thrad siz 30 or thickr. Mak sur th machin is lockd out. z Dra th thrad through th slit of th ndl thradr. Th thrad should pass undr th hook. Slit Hook x x Pull th thrad up and slip it btn th thrad cuttr and fac plat from bhind. Pull th thrad toard you to cut. c c Prss th ndl thradr button. Th ndl thrad ill b automatically thradd through th ndl y. Ndl thradr button r v v Pull th thrad loop r to tak th thrad nd out through th ndl y to th rar. r Thrad loop Th automatic ndl thradr cannot b usd ith th tin ndl. If th thrad is caught in th hook and th thrad loop is not formd, rmov th thrad from th hook and pull it to tak th thrad nd out through th ndl y. 16

23 z Draing up th Bobbin Thrad Aftr using auto thrad cutting or thrading th bobbin holdr, you can start sing ithout draing up th bobbin thrad. Hovr, you nd to dra up th bobbin thrad hn sing gathring stitchs tc. z Rmov th bobbin. Insrt th bobbin into th bobbin holdr again and rthrad th bobbin holdr according to th instructions on pag 14, but lav a 10 cm (4 ) tail of bobbin thrad as shon. Bobbin thrad Do not cut th bobbin thrad ith th thrad cuttr. Thrad cuttr x x Rais th prssr foot. Hold th ndl thrad lightly ith your lft hand. Ndl thrad c c Prss th ndl up/don button tic to lor and rais th ndl and pick up th bobbin thrad. r Ndl up/don button r v v Pull both thrads 10 cm (4 ) undr and bhind th prssr foot. 17

24 Rplacing Ndls CAUTION: Alays mak sur to prss th lockout ky to lockout th machin or turn th por sitch off bfor rplacing th ndl. Rais th ndl by prssing th ndl up/don button. Prss th lockout ky. Lockout ky Loosn th ndl clamp scr by turning it countrclockis. Rmov th ndl from th clamp. Ndl clamp scr Insrt a n ndl into th ndl clamp ith th flat sid of th ndl to th rar. Flat sid Whn insrting th ndl into th ndl clamp, push it up against th stoppr pin and tightn th ndl clamp scr firmly ith a scrdrivr. To chck ndl straightnss, plac th flat sid of th ndl onto somthing flat (a ndl plat, glass tc.). Th gap btn th ndl and th flat surfac should b consistnt. r Gap Nvr us a blunt ndl. r Fin Mdium Havy ight Fabric Thrad Ndl Lan Gorgtt Tricot Organza Crp Shting Jrsy Broadcloth Flc Dnim Td Coating Quilting Silk # Cotton # Synthtic # Silk #50 Cotton #50-80 Synthtic #50-80 Silk #30-50 Cotton #40-50 Synthtic #40-50 Blu tip ndl Univrsal ndl #9/65-11/75 Rd tip ndl Purpl tip ndl Univrsal ndl #11/75-14/90 Rd tip ndl Purpl tip ndl Univrsal ndl #14/90-16/100 1 x tin ndl, 2 x blu tip ndl (#11/75), 1 x rd tip ndl (#14/90) and 1 x purpl tip ndl (#14/90) ar includd in th ndl cas (Part No ). Fabric, Thrad and Ndl Chart For gnral sing, us rd tip ndl. Fin thrads and ndls should b usd for sing fin fabrics. In gnral, us th sam thrad for both ndl and bobbin. Us a blu tip ndl for sing fin fabrics, strtch fabrics, tricot and buttonhols to prvnt skippd stitchs. Us a purpl tip ndl for sing knits, fr uilting and across th hm to prvnt skippd stitchs. Us a stabilizr or intrfac to strtch or fin fabrics to prvnt sam puckring. Alays tst th thrad and ndl siz on a small pic of th sam fabric you ill us for actual sing. For mbroidry: In gnral, us a blu tip ndl. Us a rd tip ndl or purpl tip ndl for thickr fabrics. Us a purpl tip ndl for dns stitch mbroidry and Quilting dsigns. Janom bobbin thrad for mbroidry is rcommndd for bobbin. 18

25 Rplacing th Prssr Foot CAUTION: Alays mak sur to prss th lockout ky to lock out th machin. Rais th ndl by prssing th ndl up/don button. Prss th lockout ky. Lockout ky Rais th prssr foot liftr. Prssr foot liftr Prss th black lvr on th backsid of th foot holdr. Th prssr foot ill snap off. Lvr CAUTION To avoid damaging th lvr, do not push it don. t y r Plac th dsird foot undr th foot holdr so that th pin of th foot lis just undr th groov of th foot holdr. Lor th prssr foot liftr to lock th foot in plac. r Pin t Groov Each foot is markd ith an idntification lttr. y Idntification lttr 19

26 Rplacing th Foot Holdr Rplac th foot holdr, if you us th dual fd ft, darning foot or mbroidry foot. CAUTION: Prss th lockout ky to lockout th machin bfor rplacing th foot holdr. Rmoving th prssr foot holdr Rais th ndl by prssing th ndl up/don button. Prss th lockout ky and rais th prssr foot ith th prssr foot liftr. Lockout ky Prssr foot liftr Loosn th thumbscr and rmov th prssr foot holdr. Thumbscr Us th foot holdrs includd in th standard accssoris only. Attaching th dual fd holdr Attach th dual fd holdr to th prssr bar. Dual fd holdr Tightn th thumbscr ith your fingrs. Push th dual fd link to ngag it ith uppr fd driv. Dual fd link Uppr fd driv Lor th prssr foot liftr. Lor th ndl to th lost position by turning th hand hl. Tightn th thumbscr scurly ith th scrdrivr. 20

27 Dtaching and attaching th dual fd foot Pull th foot toard you to rmov it. Insrt th pins of th foot into th slits of th foot holdr and gntly push th foot until it snaps into plac. Pin Slit Attaching th darning foot PD-H or darning foot (opn-to) PD-H Attach th darning foot PD-H (or darning foot (opn-to) PD-H) to th prssr bar by putting th pin on th ndl clamp scr. Pin Ndl clamp scr Tightn th thumbscr firmly ith th scrdrivr. Attaching th mbroidry foot P or rulr ork foot QR Attach th mbroidry foot P or rulr ork foot QR to th prssr bar from bhind. Tightn th stscr firmly ith th scrdrivr. Attaching th profssional grad foot HP Attach th profssional grad foot HP to th prssr bar. Tightn th stscr firmly ith th scrdrivr. 21

28 Rplacing th Ndl Plat Us th straight stitch ndl plat hn mbroidring. Th straight stitch ndl plat can b also usd for straight stitchs ith th lft, cntr or right ndl drop positions. Us th profssional grad ndl plat HP for th straight stitch ith th lft ndl drop position. Attach th profssional grad foot hn sing ith th profssional grad ndl plat HP. CAUTION: Alays mak sur to prss th lockout ky to lockout th machin bfor rplacing th ndl plat. Whn th straight stitch ndl plat or profssional grad ndl plat is attachd to th machin, th pattrns not suitabl for th straight stitch ndl plat cannot b slctd. r Rais th ndl and prss th lockout ky. Prss th prssr foot liftr button to rais th prssr foot. Lockout ky Unlock ky Prssr foot liftr button Slid th xtnsion tabl to th lft to rmov it. Push don th ndl plat rlas lvr and th ndl plat ill snap off. r Ndl plat rlas lvr A mssag ill appar arning that th ndl plat is not scurd. Rmov th ndl plat to th right. Plac th straight stitch ndl plat on th machin. St th lft dg of th ndl plat into th opning. Push don on th mark of th ndl plat until it locks in plac. Mak sur th arning mssag disappars and th straight stitch is automatically slctd. Turn th hand hl sloly and mak sur that th ndl dos not hit th ndl plat. Prss th unlock ky to unlock. Unlock ky CAUTION: Nvr prss th ndl plat rlas lvr hil running th machin. 22

29 Raising and Loring th Prssr Foot You can rais and lor th prssr foot ith th prssr foot liftr button, th prssr foot liftr or th kn liftr. Prssr foot liftr button Prssr foot liftr You can rais th prssr foot about 6 mm (1/4 ) highr than th normal up position by xrting mor prssur hn lifting th prssr foot liftr or kn liftr. This hlps you to plac layrs of thick fabrics or mbroidry hoops undr th foot. Th prssr foot cannot b lord ith th prssr foot liftr if th foot as raisd ith th prssr foot liftr button. Th kn liftr cannot b usd in th mbroidry mod. Kn Liftr Th kn liftr is xtrmly hlpful hn sing patchork, uilting tc., sinc it allos you to handl th fabric hil your kn controls th prssr foot. Attaching th kn liftr Match th ribs on th kn liftr ith th notchs in th kn liftr sockt and insrt th kn liftr. Kn liftr Kn liftr sockt Adjusting th kn liftr Th angl of kn liftr can b adjustd to fit your kn. Loosn th stscr and slid th angl bar in or out to adjust th angl of th kn liftr. Tightn th stscr to scur th angl bar. Stscr r Angl bar Using th kn liftr Push th kn liftr ith your kn to mov th prssr foot up and don. Th kn liftr controls zigzag idth of th variabl zigzag (rfr to pag 98). r Do not touch th kn liftr hil stitching, othris th fabric ill not b fd smoothly. 23

30 Rtractabl Sing Light In addition to th tin LED lights, th machin is uippd ith a rtractabl light. Plac your fingr in th groov and slid th arm toards you. Th light ill turn on automatically. Adjust th angl of th light to illuminat th orking ara. Arm Groov Push back th arm to turn th light off and stor it. CAUTION: Do not hit or xrt xcssiv forc on th arm of th rtractabl sing light as this may caus damag hn it is xtndd. Optic Magnifir Us th magnifir to gt a largr vi of th ndl ara. Attaching th magnifir Hold th knob ith your fingrs and insrt th pin into th hol in th bottom of th fac plat. Push th magnifir up until it snaps to fit. Adjust th angl to gt th bst vi. Pin Hol Rmoving th magnifir If th magnifir is not in us, turn it to th lft out of sight or pull it don to rmov. CAUTION: Do not us or lav th magnifir in th dirct sunlight, othris it may caus a fir or burn. Do not look at th sun through th magnifir as it can damag your ys. Do not hit or xrt xcssiv forc on th optic magnifir as this may caus damag hn it is attachd. Rplacing th magnifir To rmov th lns, push or pull th lvr to th opposit sid to dra th pin out of th lns. Rmov th lns from th mtal. To attach th lns, insrt it into th mtal part as illustratd. Push or pull th lvr to th opposit sid to fix th lns. Highr numbrs r indicats strongr magnification. Lvr Lns Mtal part r Numbr r r r 24

31 Mod Slction Whn you turn th por sitch on, th visual touch scrn ill sho th ordinary sing mod aftr a f sconds. Th machin is st for straight stitch sing. Aftr turning on th por, it taks svral sconds to display th opning indo. (This is th ruird boot up procdur.) To sitch to th mbroidry mod, first turn th por sitch off thn attach th mbroidry unit (rfr to pags ). Turn th por sitch on and prss th mod sitch ky. Mod sitch ky A confirmation mssag ill appar. Do not prss th OK ky or X ky. Opn th carriag arm and a arning mssag ill appar. Prss th OK ky to sitch to th mbroidry mod and th carriag ill mov to th starting position. To sitch back to th ordinary sing mod, prss th mod sitch ky and follo th instructions in th confirmation mssag.!1!0 u o i y y r t On-scrn Hlp Prss th hlp ky to opn th hlp mnu. You can vi movis on 7 topics of ssntial oprations of th machin, total por-on tim of th machin and total oprating tim of th machin. Prss th pag ky to display th nxt pag or prvious pag. Slct th hlp topic by prssing th movi ky and th movi indo ill opn. Hlp ky Movi ky Softar vrsion r Total por-on tim t Total oprating tim y Pag kys Prss th play ky to start th movi and prss th paus ky to stop playing. You can sarch through th movi in forard or rvrs dirction by prssing th fast forard ky or rind ky. u Play ky i Paus ky o Fast forard ky!0 Rind ky Prss th rturn ky to rturn to th bginning of th movi.!1 Rturn ky Prss th X ky to clos th currnt indo. 25

32 r t y u ORDINARY SEWING MODE Ordinary Stitch Pattrns In th ordinary sing mod, thr ar 6 catgoris availabl. Prss th hom ky to ntr th catgory slction. Hom ky Utility stitchs (U) Buttonhol and spcialty stitchs (B) r Dcorativ and uilting stitchs t Tapring y Monogramming u Sing applications Prss on of th icon kys to slct th catgory. In this manual, th pattrn numbr rfrs to th initial for ach group or catgory. For xampl pattrn #15 in th buttonhols and spcialty stitchs is rfrrd to as pattrn B15. Utility stitchs (U) You can slct utility stitchs for saming, ovrcasting, blind hmming, basting and shll tucking. Buttonhols and spcialty stitchs (B) Thr ar various styls of buttonhols, button sing stitchs, darning, tacking, fly stitchs and ylts availabl in this catgory. 26

33 r (A) (S) (BR) (L) (Q) (H) (D) (PL) r Dcorativ and uilting stitchs This catgory consists of th folloing 10 groups. Appliu stitchs (A) Hirloom stitchs (H) Quilting stitchs (Q) Satin stitchs (S) Bridg stitchs (BR) Dcorativ stitchs (D) Long stitchs (L) Pictograph stitchs (P) Play stitchs (PL) Cratd stitchs (CS) (CS) (P) t t Tapring You can tapr th bginning and nd of th dcorativ stitch pattrns to crat taprd cornrs and points. y y Monogramming You can program lttring as ll as a combination of charactrs and symbol pattrns. u u Sing applications You can slct th appropriat stitch for a spcific sing projct and fabric typ from th dsignatd applications in this catgory. 27

34 i r t y u y Function Kys in Ordinary Sing Mod Drop fd ky This ky is availabl only ith th utility stitch group. Prss this ky to drop or rais th fd dog. Cloth guid ky Prss this ky for cloth guid sing (rfr to pag 41). Foot-up ky If this option is turnd on, th ndl stops at th don position and th prssr foot ill automatically go up hn th machin stops. Prss this ky to turn this option on or off (rfr to pag 38). r Tin ndl ky Prss this ky to st th stitch idth for tin ndl sing (rfr to pag 64). t Dual fd ky Prss this ky for dual fd sing (rfr to pag 33). y Pag kys Prss th pag ky to display th nxt pag or prvious pag. Prss and hold th pag ky to turn th pags continuously. u Touch bar Prss on th touch bar to display th nxt pag or prvious pag. i Startovr ky If you stop sing in th middl of a stitch pattrn and ish to s th pattrn again from th bginning, prss this ky bfor you start sing. Prss this ky onc to startovr from th bginning of th currnt pattrn, or prss this ky tic to startovr from th bginning of th first pattrn of th combination (rfr to pag 67). o!0!1!2 o Program ky Prss this ky to program a pattrn combination. Whn this ky is prssd, th dlt ky, mmory chck ky, sav fil ky and cursor kys ill appar.!0 Dlt ky Prss this ky to dlt th pattrn from th pattrn combination.!1 Mmory chck ky Prss this ky to vi th stitch imag of th ntir pattrn combination.!2 Sav fil ky Prss this ky to sav th pattrn combination as a fil.!3 Cursor kys Prss on of th cursor kys to mov th cursor up or don.!3 28

35 !4!5!4 Font slction ky You can slct on of 5 fonts (rfr to pag 74). Slct th dsird font by prssing th corrsponding ky.!5 Lttr cas ky Prss this ky to slct uppr cas or lor cas for monograms.!6 Lttr siz ky Prss this ky to slct th full siz (L) or small siz (S).!6 29

36 Utility Stitchs Straight stitchs Pattrns U1 to U5 ar straight stitchs for saming. Prss th pattrn slction ky for th dsird stitch. Starting to s Plac th fabric nxt to th sam guid lin on th ndl plat. Lor th ndl to th point hr you ant to start. Pull th ndl thrad toards th rar and lor th foot. Pull th ndl thrad to th lft hn using satin stitch foot F, opn-to satin stitch foot F2, dual fd foot or automatic buttonhol foot R. Prss th start/stop button or foot control to start sing. Gntly guid th fabric along th sam guid lin ltting th fabric go naturally. Start/stop button Sing from th dg of thick fabric Th black button on th zigzag foot locks th foot in th horizontal position. This is hlpful hn you start sing at th xtrm dg of thick fabrics or for sing across a hm. Lor th ndl into th fabric at th point hr you ish to start sing. Lor th foot hil pushing in th black button. Th foot is lockd in th horizontal position to avoid slipping. Aftr a f stitchs, th black button is rlasd automatically. Black button Changing sing dirction Stop th machin and prss th prssr foot liftr button to rais th prssr foot. Pivot th fabric around th ndl to chang th sing dirction as dsird. Start sing in a n dirction. 5/8 If you turn on th foot up option, th prssr foot ill automatically go up hn th machin stops (rfr to pag 38). Turning a suar cornr To maintain a 5/8 sam alloanc aftr turning a suar cornr, us th cornring guid on th ndl plat. Stop sing hn th front dg of fabric rachs th cornring guid lins. Prss th foot liftr button and turn th fabric 90 dgrs. Start sing in th n dirction. Cornring guid 30

37 Scuring sams For fastning th nds of sams, prss th rvrs button and s svral rvrs stitchs. Th machin ss in rvrs as long as you prss and hold th rvrs button. Rvrs button Prss th rvrs button onc hn sing th locka-matic stitch (pattrn U2) or locking stitch (pattrn U3) and th machin ill lock th stitchs off and stop automatically. Cutting thrads To cut th thrads aftr finishing sing, prss th thrad cuttr button. Th ndl bar and prssr foot ill automatically go up aftr trimming th thrads. Thrad cuttr button Th thrad cuttr button dos not function hn th prssr foot is up. Us th thrad cuttr on th fac plat to cut spcializd or thick thrads if th auto thrad cuttr dos not ork ll. To us th thrad cuttr on th fac plat, rmov th fabric and dra it to th back. Pull th thrads up and slip thm btn th thrad cuttr and fac plat from bhind. Pull th thrads toard you to cut. Thrad cuttr r Ndl plat guids Th sam guids ar markd on th ndl plat, fr arm and hook covr. Th sam guids for 1/4, 3/8 and 5/8 ar also markd on th front of th ndl plat. Sam guids on th front of th ndl plat Th numbrs on th ndl plat indicat th distanc from th cntr ndl position in millimtrs and inchs. Cntr ndl position Th cornring guids ar vry usful hn turning a suar cornr. Cornring guid Th angl scals on th ndl plat ar usful for patchork picing (rfr to pag 61). r Angl scals 31

38 Varity of Straight Stitchs U1 Straight stitch in cntr ndl position Us this stitch for saming, rolld hmming tc. U2 Lock-a-matic stitch Us this stitch to scur th bginning and th nd of a sam ith backstitching. Whn you rach th nd of th sam, prss th rvrs button onc. Th machin ill s four rvrs stitchs, four forard stitchs, and thn stop sing automatically. U3 Locking stitch This uniu stitch is usd hr an invisibl locking stitch is ndd. Th machin ill s svral locking stitchs at th bginning and continu sing forard. Whn you prss th rvrs button at th nd of th sam, th machin ill s svral locking stitchs in plac, thn stop sing automatically. U4 Straight stitch in lft ndl position Us this stitch to sam fabrics clos to th dg. U5 Tripl strtch stitch This strong, durabl stitch is rcommndd for aras hr both lasticity and strngth ar ndd to nsur comfort and durability. Us it to rinforc aras such as crotch and armhol sams. Also us it hn constructing itms such as backpacks for xtra strngth. U6, U7 Strtch stitchs Ths ar narro strtch stitchs dsignd to liminat puckring on knit fabrics and bias sams, hil prmitting th sam to b prssd compltly opn flat. Us U7 for saming fin fabrics or strtch fabrics. 32

39 u Sing ith th Dual Fd Dvic Pattrns U1 to U5 and Q1 to Q7 can b sn ith th dual fd dvic. Th dual fd dvic is xtrmly ffctiv hn sing hard to fd matrials such as PVC coatd fabric or lathr. It also liminats layr slippag. Th folloing 6 typs of dual fd ft ar availabl in th standard accssoris. Dual fd foot AD (tin): For rgular sing ith dual fd Dual fd foot VD (singl): For sing narro aras ith dual fd Dual fd uilt picing foot OD (tin): For 1/4 sam picing ith dual fd r Dual fd zippr foot ED (singl): For zippr application ith dual fd t AcuFd opn to foot UD (tin): For opn to bttr vi sing ith dual fd y AcuFd ditch uilting foot SD (tin): For ditch uilting ith dual fd Attach th dsird dual fd foot to th rspctiv dual fd holdr and attach to th machin (rfr to pag 20). Prss th dual fd ky u and slct th dsird pattrn. r t y Th pattrns not suitabl for dual fd sing ar grayd out. Th dual fd ky ill gray out or not b indicatd if you slctd a pattrn not suitabl for dual fd sing. Plac th fabric undr th foot and lor th ndl at th point hr you ish to start. Start sing at mdium spd. Whn saming plaid fabrics, match th plaids of th uppr and lor layrs and pin thm togthr. Rmov th pins as you s. Dual fd balancing dial Th dual fd balancing dial should b st at 0, hovr you may nd to adjust th dual fd balanc dpnding on th typ of fabric.!0 Chck th fd balanc by tst sing on a scrap pic of th fabric you intnd to us. (A): If th lor layr puckrs, turn th dual fd balancing dial toard +. o i (B): If th uppr layr puckrs, turn th dual fd balancing dial toard. i Uppr layr o Lor layr!0 Dual fd balancing dial 33

40 Sing ith th Profssional grad foot HP Pattrns U1 to U4 and Q1 to Q5 can b sn ith th profssional grad foot. Us th profssional grad ndl plat HP for th straight stitch ith th lft ndl drop position. Attach th profssional grad foot to th machin (rfr to pag 21). Rplac th ndl plat ith th profssional grad ndl plat (rfr to pag 22). Th pattrns not suitabl for th profssional grad foot ill not appar hn th profssional grad ndl plat is attachd. Slct th dsird pattrn. Plac th fabric undr th foot and lor th ndl at th point hr you ant to start and s. 34

41 U8 Basting S pag 90 for sing instructions. U4 Pintucking Attach th blind hm foot G. Fold th fabric ith th rong sids togthr. Plac th foldd fabric undr th blind hm foot. Align th dg of th fold ith th guid on th foot, and lor th foot. You may adjust th ndl drop position to if ncssary. S hil guiding th dg of th fold along th guid. Opn th fabric and prss th tuck to on sid. Zigzag Stitchs U9, U10 Zigzag stitchs Zigzag stitchs ar usd for various sing nds including ovrcasting. Ths stitchs can b usd on most ovn fabrics. A dns zigzag stitch can also b usd for appliu. U11, U12 Multipl zigzag stitchs Ths stitchs ar usd for mnding tars. 35

42 Varity of Ovrcasting Stitchs U11, U12 Multipl zigzag stitch: Zigzag foot A This stitch is usd to finish a ra dg of synthtics and othr strtch fabrics that tnd to puckr. S along th fabric dg laving an aduat sam alloanc. Aftr sing, trim off th sam alloanc closr to th stitchs. U13 Ovrcasting stitch: Ovrdg foot M This stitch can b usd to simultanously sam and ovrcast dgs of fabrics. Us this stitch hn you do not nd to opn sams flat. Plac th fabric dg nxt to th guid of th foot and s. U14 Knit stitch: Ovrdg foot M This stitch is rcommndd for sing such fabrics as synthtic knits and strtch vlour as it provids th gratst amount of lasticity and strngth. Plac th fabric dg nxt to th guid of th foot and s. For bttr rsults, us th zigzag foot A and s laving an aduat sam alloanc. Aftr sing, trim th sam alloanc clos to th stitchs. U15 Doubl ovrdg stitch: Ovrdg foot M This stitch is xcllnt for fabrics that tnd to fray xtnsivly such as linns and gabardins. Plac th fabric dg nxt to th guid of th foot and s. To ros of zigzag stitchs ar simultanously sn ovr th dg to insur that th fabric ill not ravl. U16 Ovrlock stitch: Ovrdg foot M This stitch finishs th dgs of fabric in a ay similar to a commrcial ovrlocking machin for a profssional look. Plac th fabric dg nxt to th guid of th foot and s. U17 Ovrlock stitch: Ovrdg foot M This stitch is usd for ovrcasting knits and strtch fabrics. Plac th fabric dg nxt to th guid of th foot and s. 36

43 Manual Stitch Sttings You can altr th stitch idth (or ndl drop position of th straight stitchs) and stitch lngth. Prss th + or ky bsid th stting you ish to chang. Prss dfault ky to rcovr th original stitch stting. Whn you prss th stting bar, th manual stting indo xpands to sho mor options. You can altr othr sttings such as ndl thrad tnsion and prssr foot prssur valu, dpnding on th slctd stitch pattrn. Prss th stting bar again to shrink th manual stting indo. Stting bar Manual stting indo Dfault ky Altring ndl drop position (straight stitchs) Prss th + ky to mov th ndl drop position to th right. Prss th ky to mov th ndl drop position to th lft. Altring stitch idth Prss th + ky to incras th stitch idth. Prss th ky to dcras th stitch idth. Th adjustabl rang of pattrns U6, U7, U9-U12 and U27 is 0.0 to 7.0. Altring stitch lngth Prss th + ky to incras th stitch lngth. Prss th ky to dcras th stitch lngth. Th adjustabl rang of pattrns U6 is 0.0 to 5.0, U7 is 1.0 to 5.0, U9-U12 and U27 is 0.0 to

44 Adjusting thrad tnsion This machin is uippd ith automatic thrad tnsion control, hich optimizs th tnsion balanc for th slctd stitch pattrn. Balancd thrad tnsion Straight stitch: Both ndl and bobbin thrads intrlock btn th layrs. Zigzag stitch: Th ndl thrad appars slightly on th rong sid of th fabric. Hovr you may nd to manually adjust th tnsion balanc dpnding on th sing conditions, or you can fin-tun th thrad tnsion to suit your prfrnc. Prss th + ky if th tnsion is too loos. Prss th ky if th tnsion is too tight. r Adjusting foot prssur control Th prssr foot prssur is automatically optimizd for ach stitch pattrn. Hovr, you can adjust th foot prssur manually by prssing th + ky or ky to suit your spcific sing nds. Numbr of locking stitchs Th machin ss 5 tims at th bginning and 3 tims at th nd of locking stitchs. Hovr, you can chang th numbr of lock stitchs at th bginning and th nd ith this option. To chang th numbr of lock stitchs at th bginning, prss th + or ky in sction. To chang th numbr of lock stitchs at th nd, prss th + or ky in sction r. This option is availabl only for th locking stitch (U3) or any othr applicabl sing applications hr locking stitchs ar ruird. Foot up for pivoting If this option is turnd on, th prssr foot ill automatically go up hn th machin stops. This fatur is vry usful hn turning cornrs. Prss th foot-up ky to turn this option on or off. Foot-up ky Hight of th foot can b altrd in th ordinary sing stting mod (rfr to pag 104). 38

45 Favorit Stitch Adjustmnt You can sav customizd stitch sttings (stitch lngth, stitch idth, thrad tnsion and prssr foot prssur, dpnding on th slctd stitch pattrns) as Favorit Stitch Adjustmnt. Whn th favorit stitch adjustmnt option is turnd ON (rfr to pag 106), th last-usd customizd stitch sttings ar automatically assignd hn th stitch pattrn is slctd. Favorit stitch option cannot b assignd for cratd stitch (CS). Favorit stitch option cannot b usd in monogram mod. Exampl: To chang th prst valu of th ndl drop position from 4.5 to 5.0. Turn th Favorit Stitch Adjustmnt option ON (rfr to pag 106). Slct stitch pattrn U1. Prss th stting bar. Th manual stting indo xpands to sho mor options. Th favorit stitch stting option appars on th manual stting indo. Chang th ndl drop position from 4.5 to 5.0 by prssing + ky. Prss th sav favorit ky. r t Sav fav. stting dialog box ill opn. You can stor 2 sts of favorit stitch sttings (FS1 and FS2). Prss FS1 r or FS2 t to rgistr th favorit stitch sttings. Th cram-colord box y indicats that th customizd prst stitch valu is applid to th stting. y 39

46 To slct th favorit stitch sttings, prss th opn favorit ky. Th slctd st of favorit stitch sttings is indicatd in rd. Slct th dsird st of customizd stitch sttings by prssing FS1 or FS2. To dlt favorit stitch sttings, prss th dlt ky r. Slct th dsird st of favorit stitch sttings by prssing FS1 or FS2. r 40

47 Cloth Guid r CAUTION: Alays lav sufficint spac to th lft of th machin hn using th cloth guid. Do not us th cloth guid hn th buttonhol foot R is attachd. Th xtnsion tabl cannot b opnd hn th cloth guid is in us. t Attaching th cloth guid Attach th mbroidry unit (s pag 111). Insrt th pin on th cloth guid into th carriag hol. Turn th attaching knob clockis to scur th cloth guid. Pin Cloth guid Carriag hol r Attaching knob Stting th cloth guid position Prss th cloth guid ky. t Cloth guid ky Th visual touch scrn ill sho a arning mssag. Prss th OK ky. Th cloth guid adjustmnt indo ill opn. Prss th or ky to mov th cloth guid to th dsird position. Th cloth guid ill mov th distanc indicatd on th ky. Th cloth guid position is indicatd on th scal bar and th distanc from th cntr ndl drop position is indicatd in millimtrs or inchs. Prss th OK ky to rgistr th stting and clos th cloth guid adjustmnt indo. Th machin ill not run if th cloth guid adjustmnt indo is opn. Prss th dfault ky to rturn th cloth guid to th dfault position (15 mm or 5/8 ). y Dfault ky u y 41 Mak sur to rturn th carriag to th stord position by prssing th cloth guid storag ky and rmov th cloth guid aftr you finish sing. u Cloth guid storag ky

48 Othr Utility Stitchs U18, U19 Blind hmming Rfr to pag 82 for sing instructions. U20, U24 Shll tuck Rfr to pag 83 for sing instructions. U21 Visibl hmming Slct pattrn U21. Fold and prss a singl hm. Plac th fabric ith th right sid up. S along th fold at th dsird dpth. Trim th xcss on th rong sid. U22 Attaching lastic Slct pattrn U22. Mark th lastic into uartrs. Match thos to th cntr front, cntr back and sid sams, and pin th lastic to th fabric. Plac th lastic undr th foot and stitch into plac hil strtching th lastic vnly. 42

49 U23 Fagotting Us this stitch to join to pics of fabric to crat an opn ork apparanc and add stitch intrst. U25 Hmstitch Us this stitch for fagoting or dcorativ stitch. U26, U27 Backard stitchs U26 and U27 ar backard stitchs. Us ths stitchs if it is hard to guid th fabric hil prssing th rvrs button. Th machin ss in rvrs ithout prssing th rvrs button so that you can guid th fabric ith both hands. 43

50 Buttonhols and Spcialty Stitchs Varity of Buttonhols B1 Snsor (Suar) buttonhol This suar buttonhol is idly usd on mdium to havy ight fabrics. Th buttonhol siz is automatically dtrmind by placing a button in th foot. B2 Auto (Suar) buttonhol This is also a suar buttonhol similar to th snsor suar buttonhol, but you can manually st th buttonhol siz and th machin mmorizs it to s buttonhols of th sam siz. B3 Round nd buttonhol This buttonhol is usd on fin to mdium ight fabrics spcially for blouss and childrn's cloths. B4 Fin fabric buttonhol This buttonhol is roundd at both nds and is usd on fin, dlicat fabrics such as fin silk. B5 Kyhol buttonhol Th kyhol buttonhol is idly usd on mdium to havy ight fabrics. It is also suitabl for largr and thickr buttons. B6 Roundd kyhol buttonhol This buttonhol is usd for thickr buttons on mdium ight fabrics. B7 Tailord buttonhol This durabl buttonhol is usd ith thick buttons and havy fabrics. B8 Kyhol buttonhol (taprd rinforcd nd) This buttonhol is usd for tailord clothing, ovn cloth tc. B9 Kyhol buttonhol (havy rinforcd nd) This buttonhol is usd for tailord clothing, jackts, particularly mn's ar, ovn cloth tc. B10 Strtch buttonhol This buttonhol is suitabl for strtch fabrics. It can also b usd as a dcorativ buttonhol. B11 Knit buttonhol This buttonhol is suitabl for knit fabrics. It can also b usd as a dcorativ buttonhol. B12 Antiu buttonhol This buttonhol looks lik th hirloom stitch. It has an attractiv handmad apparanc and maks a nic dcorativ buttonhol. B13 Wltd buttonhol This is a tmplat pattrn for th hand sn ltd (bound) buttonhol. B3-B13 ar snsor buttonhols and th sing procdur is th sam as for B1. 44

51 B1 Snsor (Suar) Buttonhol z x z Pull opn th button holdr of th automatic buttonhol foot R, and plac th button in th button holdr. Push it tightly against th button. Button holdr Us th blu ndl for sing buttonhols on fin to mdium fabrics. x Attach th buttonhol foot. Rais th prssr foot. Th buttonhol siz is automatically st by placing a button into th button holdr on th foot. Th button holdr of th foot taks button sizs up to 2.5 cm (1 ) in diamtr. Mak a tst buttonhol on an xtra pic of th fabric. Chck th lngth of th tst buttonhol, and adjust th buttonhol lngth if ncssary by turning th adjusting scr on th buttonhol foot. To incras th buttonhol lngth, turn th adjusting scr to mov th markr toard L. To dcras th buttonhol lngth, turn th adjusting scr to mov th markr toard S. Adjusting scr Markr c c Dra th ndl thrad to th lft through th hol of th foot. Mark th buttonhol position on th fabric and plac it undr th buttonhol foot. Lor th ndl at th starting point by turning th hand hl. r Starting point r 45

52 v v Lor th buttonhol foot and pull don th buttonhol lvr as far as it ill go. Start sing hil pulling th ndl thrad lightly to th lft. Aftr sing a f stitchs, fr th thrad and continu sing. t Buttonhol lvr t A arning mssag ill appar and th machin ill stop automatically if you start th machin ithout pulling don th buttonhol lvr. Prss th X ky, pull don th buttonhol lvr and start again. Mak sur thr is no gap btn th slidr and front stoppr, othris th buttonhol ill b out of position or th lft and right lngths ill b diffrnt. y No gap y Us th stabilizr plat hn sing thick fabrics or sing across hms (rfr to pag 48). b b Th buttonhol is sn automatically in th sunc shon. Whn th buttonhol is finishd, th machin ill stop automatically ith th ndl in th up position. Prss th thrad cuttr button and rmov th fabric. n n Plac a pin just blo th bartack at ach nd to prvnt accidntally cutting th thrads. Cut th opning ith th sam rippr. Us an ylt punchr to opn a kyhol buttonhol. m m Aftr you finish buttonhol sing, push th buttonhol lvr up as far as it ill go. Pattrns B3 to B13 ar snsor buttonhols and th sing procdur is th sam as for buttonhol B1. Hovr, th sing sunc varis dpnding on th typ of th buttonhol. Doubl layr buttonhol To mak a sturdy buttonhol, s anothr layr of buttonhol stitchs ovr th prvious stitchs. Aftr th buttonhol is finishd, simply start th machin again. Do not rais th foot or buttonhol lvr. This function is disabld if Thrad Cut aftr Auto- Lock option is turnd on in th ordinary sing stting mod (rfr to pag 106). 46

53 Manual sttings Whn you prss th stting bar, th manual stting indo xpands to sho mor options. Stting bar r Altring buttonhol opning idth Prss th + ky to mak th buttonhol opning idr. Prss th ky to mak th buttonhol opning narror. Altring buttonhol idth Prss th + ky to incras th buttonhol idth. Prss th ky to dcras th buttonhol idth. r r Altring buttonhol stitch dnsity Prss th + ky to mak th buttonhol stitchs lss dns. Prss th ky to mak th buttonhol stitchs dnsr. Th opning idth can b adjustd from 0.2 to 2.0. Th buttonhol idth can b adjustd from 2.6 to 9.0. Th stitch dnsity can b adjustd from 0.2 to

54 z Using th stabilizr plat Th stabilizr plat holds and supports th fabric so it is hlpful hn sing buttonhols ovr th hm of thick fabrics. z Insrt th tab of th stabilizr plat into th slot of th buttonhol foot. Stabilizr plat Slot x x Plac th button on th button holdr of th foot. Attach th buttonhol foot to th machin. Insrt th fabric btn buttonhol foot and stabilizr plat. Dra th ndl thrad to th lft btn th foot and stabilizr plat. c c Plac th fabric btn th buttonhol foot and stabilizr plat. Lor th ndl into th starting point by turning th hand hl. Lor th foot and buttonhol lvr. Start th machin hil pulling th ndl thrad lightly to th lft. Aftr sing a f stitchs, fr th thrad and continu sing. Th sing procdur is xactly th sam as that for B1 snsor (suar) buttonhols. 48

55 B2 Automatic (suar) buttonhol Pull th button holdr all th ay out. Mark th buttonhol position on th fabric. Plac th fabric undr th foot, and lor th ndl at th starting point. Lor th foot and start sing hil pulling th ndl thrad lightly to th lft. Aftr sing a f stitchs, fr th thrad and continu sing. You do not nd to pull don th buttonhol lvr. If you ish to s a buttonhol longr than th siz prmittd by th automatic buttonhol foot R, us satin stitch foot F. Th opning idth can b adjustd from 0.2 to 2.0. Th buttonhol idth can b adjustd from 2.6 to 9.0. Th stitch dnsity can b adjustd from 0.2 to 1.0. Stp-1 S th lft sid up to th ruird buttonhol lngth and stop th machin. Thn prss th rvrs button. Stp-2 Start sing again, and th machin ss back ith a straight stitch. Stop th machin hn you rach th starting point. Thn prss th rvrs button. 49

56 Stp-3 Start sing again, and th machin ss th front bartack and right sid of th buttonhol. Stop th machin hn you rach th nding point. Thn prss th rvrs button. Stp-4 Start sing again, and machin ss th back bartack and locking stitchs thn stops automatically ith th ndl in th up position. Whn th buttonhol is finishd, a mssag ill appar. To mak th nxt buttonhol, position th fabric and start sing again. Th mssag disappars and th machin ss anothr buttonhol idntical to th first on thn stops automatically. To s anothr buttonhol in a diffrnt siz prss th X ky. To cut th buttonhol opning, rfr to th instructions on pag 46. Th mmorizd lngth ill b canclld if th prssr foot is raisd or th startovr ky is prssd bfor buttonhol is compltd. 50

57 Othr Buttonhols B3, B4 Round nd and fin fabric buttonhols Th sing procdur is th sam as that of B1 suar (snsor) buttonhol (rfr to pag 45). Th opning idth can b adjustd from 0.2 to 2.0. Th buttonhol idth can b adjustd from 2.6 to 9.0. Th stitch dnsity can b adjustd from 0.2 to 1.0. B5-B9 Kyhol buttonhols Th sing procdur is th sam as B1 suar (snsor) buttonhol (rfr to pag 45). Us an ylt punch to opn th kyhol buttonhol. Th opning idth can b adjustd from 0.2 to 2.0. Th buttonhol idth can b adjustd from 5.6 to 9.0. Th stitch dnsity can b adjustd from 0.2 to 1.0. B10, B12 Strtch and Antiu buttonhols Th sing procdur is th sam as B1 suar (snsor) buttonhol (rfr to pag 45). Th sing stps ar as shon. Th opning idth can b adjustd from 0.2 to 2.0. Th buttonhol idth can b adjustd from 2.6 to 9.0. Th stitch dnsity can b adjustd from 0.5 to 1.0 (B10), from 0.5 to 2.5 (B12). B11 Knit buttonhol Th sing procdur is th sam as B1 suar (snsor) buttonhol (rfr to pag 45). Th opning idth can b adjustd from 0.2 to 2.0. Th buttonhol idth can b adjustd from 2.6 to 9.0. Th stitch dnsity can b adjustd from 0.7 to

58 B13 Wltd Buttonhol (Bound buttonhol) A ltd buttonhol is mad by stitching a strip or patch of fabric to th buttonhol. Wltd buttonhols ar particularly suitabl for tailord garmnts, but ar not rcommndd for shr or dlicat fabrics hr th patch might sho through or add bulk. z z Bast a patch to th garmnt fabric ith th right sids togthr. Wrong sid of patch Right sid of garmnt fabric x x Slct pattrn B13. S th ltd buttonhol on both fabrics togthr. Cut th buttonhol opning as illustratd thn pull th patch out through th slit to th othr sid. Wrong sid of patch Right sid of garmnt fabric Right sid of patch c r c Pull out th patch until th right sid of th patch is shoing. Us an iron to prss both cornr nds until thy ar suard off. Right sid of patch r Wrong sid of garmnt fabric v v Fold back ach sid of th patch to form buttonhol lips. Wrong sid of patch Right sid of patch b r b Prss both folds ith an iron. Right sid of patch r Wrong sid of garmnt fabric n n Bast both dgs of th sam ith a ndl and thrad by hand. Right sid of garmnt fabric 52

59 m t r m Fold ovr th lngth of th garmnt fabric, s back and forth bsid th original sam to scur flaps of th patch. r Wrong sid of garmnt fabric t S back and forth,, Fold ovr th nd of fabric and s back and forth thr tims ovr th triangular nd. Wrong sid of patch Right sid of garmnt fabric r Wrong sid of garmnt fabric r. r. Th patch should b cut 1 to 1.5 cm (7/16 5/8 ) aay from th hol. Th cornrs should b cut roundd off as shon. Right sid of patch r Wrong sid of garmnt fabric t 0 y 0 Plac th facing on th rong sid of th garmnt fabric. Mark th 4 cornrs ith pins as shon. t Facing y Garmnt fabric y 1 t y 1 Turn all th layrs ovr and cut th buttonhol opning on th facing in th sam ay as stp x. Four markr pins sho you th cornr points on th facing. Fold back ach flap btn th facing and patch. t Facing y Garmnt fabric 2 t 2 Stitch around th opning ith a ndl and thrad as shon. t Facing y Garmnt fabric 3 3 Th ltd buttonhol is complt. y Garmnt fabric y 53

60 Cordd Buttonhol To s a cordd buttonhol, follo th sam procdur as for B1 suar (snsor) buttonhol. Slct pattrn B1. Plac th button on th button holdr on th buttonhol foot. Hook a fillr cord on th spur on th front of th foot. Bring th nds of cord toard th back and undr th foot. Bring up th nds of th cord and insrt both nds btn th ribs and mtal plat. Spur Mtal plat St th stabilizr plat as ncssary and attach th buttonhol foot. Lor th ndl into th fabric hr th buttonhol ill start. Lor th foot and buttonhol lvr. Pull th ndl thrad lightly to th lft. Start th machin to s th buttonhol ovr th cord. Th machin stops automatically hn finishd. Rmov th fabric from th machin and cut th sing thrads only. Cut th fillr cord at both nds as clos to th buttonhol as possibl. Do not adjust th opning idth idr than 0.8. St th stitch idth in accordanc ith th thicknss of th cord usd. To cut th buttonhol opning, rfr to th instructions on pag 46. Spcialty Stitchs B14 Button Sing S pag 91 for sing instructions. 54

61 z B15 Darning z Attach th automatic buttonhol foot R and pull th button holdr all th ay out. x c x Start th machin and s to th ruird lngth, thn prss th rvrs button. This sts th darning lngth. Continu sing until th machin stops automatically. Ruird lngth c S anothr layr of darning ovr th first layr, at a right angl to it. 0.9 cm Th maximum darning lngth is 2 cm (3/4 ) and th maximum idth is 0.9 cm (3/8 ). To s th sam siz darning Whn finishd sing, a confirmation mssag ill appar. Simply start th machin to s anothr layr of darning stitchs in th sam siz. To s th nxt layr of darning stitchs in a diffrnt siz, prss th X ky. To s a shortr layr of darning stitchs S th first lin to th dsird lngth and stop th machin. Prss th rvrs button and start th machin again. Th machin ill s th rst of th darning and stop automatically. To adjust th vnnss of darning stitchs: You can corrct unvnnss of darning stitchs by prssing th or + ky in th adjusting indo. If th lft cornr is lor than th right sid, prss th ky to corrct it. If th right cornr is lor than th lft sid, prss th + ky to corrct it. 55

62 Fly Stitchs (B17 to B20) Th fly stitch is a triangl tacking stitch for us on a zippr fly bottom and on th sid pockts of mn's pants. Attach th satin stitch foot F. To s: Plac th garmnt undr th foot and lor th ndl at th starting point. S th stitch until th machin stops automatically. Starting point Eylts (B21 to B25) Th ylt is usd for blt hols, tc. Attach th satin stitch foot F. To s: Plac th garmnt undr th foot and lor th ndl to th starting point. S until th machin stops automatically. Starting point Opn th ylt ith an al, punchr or pointd scissors. To corrct th shap of an ylt: If th ylt is opn, prss th ky. If th ylt ovrlaps, prss th + ky. 56

63 Dcorativ Stitchs Th pattrns in this sction ar classifid into 10 groups. Ths pattrns ar programmabl and you can mak a pattrn combination. Appliu stitchs (A): 2 pags Stitchs in this group ar for appliu. (Rfr to pag 93.) Hirloom stitchs (H): 4 pags This group provids hirloom stitchs and cross stitchs for craft sing and hom décor. 57

64 Quilting stitchs (Q): 6 pags Stitchs in this group ar for patchork and uilting. (Rfr to pags ) Satin stitchs (S): 2 pags Th stitchs in this group can b longatd up to 5 tims thir original lngth hil th stitch dnsity rmains th sam. (Rfr to pag 62.) Bridg stitchs (BR): 1 pag Bridg stitchs ar usd for insrting straight stitchs aftr a stitch pattrn. Th numbr bsid th stitch imag on th straight stitch ky indicats th stitch count of a programmabl unit. Pattrns BR9, BR10 and BR12 ill inhrit th ndl drop position and stitch lngth of th prvious pattrn in th programmd pattrn combination. (Rfr to pag 65.) 58

65 Dcorativ stitchs (D): 9 pags 147 attractiv pattrns ar availabl in this group. Long stitchs (L): 2 pags Pattrns in this group ar idal for dcorating garmnts and for adding bordr trims. 59

66 Pictograph stitchs (P): 4 pags Play stitchs (PL): 2 pag Thr ar many cut dsigns, fancy motifs and calligraphy availabl in ths groups. Cratd stitchs (CS) In this sction, you can slct original stitch pattrns cratd ith Stitch Composr. Rfr to pag 63 for ho to transfr cratd stitch pattrns from th PC to th machin. 60

67 Quilting(Q) Using th uilting guid bar Th uilting guid bar is hlpful hn sing paralll, vnly spacd ros of stitchs. Insrt th uilting guid bar into th hol in th back of th foot holdr. Slid th uilting guid bar and st it to th dsird spacing. Quilting guid bar Hol S ros of stitchs hil tracing th prvious ro of stitchs ith th uilting guid bar. Q1-Q3 Patchork picing Pattrns Q1 to Q3 ar spcial stitchs for saming patchork pics. Pattrns Q2 and Q3 ar for patchork picing ith 1/4 and 7 mm sam alloancs rspctivly. Us th 1/4 sam foot O, 1/4 sam foot O (ithout guid) or dual fd uilt picing foot OD. Plac th patchork pics right sids togthr. S hil guiding th dg of fabric along th guid. Guid r t You can s 1/4 alloanc from th guid lin ith th 1/4 sam foot O (ithout guid) as shon. Align th guid lin ith th 1/4 guid of th foot and s. Guid lin 1/4 guid To s 1/4 sam alloanc from th right fabric dg, align th right dg of th foot and th dg of th fabric and s. r Right fabric dg t Right dg of th foot Angl scals on th ndl plat You can asily sam patchork pics at th dsird angl ithout marking, by using th angl scals on th ndl plat. Th angl scals ar markd at 45, 60, 90 and 120 dgrs. Us th brokn lins hn picing th patchork pics ith th 1/4 sam foot O as illustratd. Brokn lin Us th solid lins hn picing th patchork pics ith th zigzag foot A. Align th dg of th fabric to th 1/4 sam guid lin. Solid lin 1/4 sam guid lin 61

68 Q80-Q85 Hand-look uilt stitchs Pattrns Q80 to Q85 ar spcial stitchs for uilting hich look lik hand sn stitchs. Us a transparnt nylon thrad for th ndl and ordinary sing thrad for th bobbin. Th bobbin thrad is pulld up on th right sid of th fabric and th stitchs look as if thy r sn by hand. S1-S31 Dcorativ satin stitchs Elongation ratio Pattrns S1 to S31 ar dcorativ satin stitchs for hich th pattrn lngth can b longatd ithout changing th stitch dnsity. Prss th stting bar to xpand th manual stting indo. Stting bar Prss th + ky to longat th stitch pattrn. + ky (longation) To rduc th longation ratio, prss th ky. ky (longation) r Th pattrn can b longatd up to 5 tims th original lngth. Th longation ratio is indicatd in th box. r Elongation ratio You can also altr stitch dnsity and stitch idth. X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 62

69 Cratd Stitchs (CS) Original stitch pattrns cratd ith Stitch Composr ar savd in this group. Insrt th USB flash driv containing th original stitch pattrns and prss th import ky, or import thm from Stitch Composr using a USB cabl. Import ky Slct USB1 or USB2 and th foldr list ill appar. Slct th dsird foldr to opn and th fil list ill appar. Slct th dsird fil and th original stitch pattrn is savd and th pattrn slction ky is cratd. You can slct, program and s ths pattrns th sam ay as ith th built-in stitch pattrns. To dlt th pattrn, prss th dlt ky and slct th pattrn to dlt. A confirmation mssag ill appar. Prss th OK ky to dlt th pattrn. Dlt ky Up to 30 pattrns can b savd in this group. Tin ndl sing is not availabl for th cratd stitchs. 63

70 v x z A B Tin Ndl Sing Som of th utility stitchs and dcorativ stitchs can b sn ith a tin ndl. Rplac th ndl ith th tin ndl supplid ith th standard accssoris. c CAUTION: Turn th por sitch off or prss th lockout ky bfor changing th ndl. Do not us tin ndls othr than th on includd in th standard accssoris, othris th ndl may hit th ndl plat, foot or hook and brak. Lockout ky Insrt th additional spool pin into th hol undr th top covr. Plac a spool of thrad and th flt on th additional spool pin and th spool stand (rfr to pag 12). Additional spool pin Dra both thrads from th spools and pass thm through th thrading points from z to v. Slip th thrad A through th ndl bar thrad guid b, thn pass through points n and m as illustratd. Thrad th thrad B through th front hol of ndl bar thrad guid b, thn pass it through th ndl hol,. Mak sur that th to strands of thrad from th spools do not gt tangld. b m, n Thrading from points z to v is th sam as for a singl ndl (rfr to pag 15). Th ndl thradr cannot b usd ith th tin ndl. Prss th tin ndl ky and slct th dsird pattrn. Pattrns not suitabl for tin ndl sing cannot b slctd (pattrn slction kys ar grayd out). Buttonhols, spcialty stitchs and monogram cannot b slctd. Tin ndl ky Whn you s pattrns ith th tin ndl, tst th stitchs first bfor you s on th garmnt. Us th zigzag foot A or satin stitch foot F for tin ndl sing. Us th thrads #60 or finr. Whn changing th sing dirction, rais th ndl and prssr foot thn turn th fabric (foot up for pivoting option is not availabl hn th tin ndl is slctd). Us th thrad cuttr on th fac plat hn cutting thrads. Aftr tin ndl sing is finishd, prss th tin ndl ky and th arning mssag ill appar. Prss th OK ky and rplac th tin ndl ith a singl ndl. 64

71 i Programming a Pattrn Combination Th pattrns in th dcorativ stitch catgory and monograms can b programmd to mak a pattrn combination. Prss th program ky and slct as many pattrns as you ish to program. You can program up to 100 pattrns in ach combination. Th imags of programmd pattrns ar shon on th lft sid of th visual touch scrn. Program ky u r t y Mirror imag of pattrns To s or program th pattrn as a mirror imag, prss th vrtical mirror ky or horizontal mirror ky. Mirror imag icon appars on th scrn and mirror imag function is nabld Slct th dsird pattrns to crat th mirror imag. Prss th vrtical or horizontal mirror ky again to cancl th mirror imag function. Vrtical mirror ky Horizontal mirror ky r Vrtical mirror icon t Horizontal mirror icon y Vrtical and horizontal mirror icon Horizontal mirror imag is availabl only for th spcific pattrns. For pattrn idntification, ths pattrns ar shadd in light gry on th rfrnc chart insid th top covr. Mirror imag function ill b cancld and mirror imag icon ill disappar if th slctd pattrn is not suitabl for th mirror imag. To vi th ntir pattrn combination, prss th cursor ky to scroll ovr th pattrn combination or prss th mmory chck ky to sho th ntir pattrn combination at a glanc. u Cursor kys i Mmory chck ky Prssr foot prssur cannot b adjustd to th stitch pattrns of a pattrn combination individually. If you attmpt to do so, only th last pattrn s prssr foot prssur sttings ar applid to all th programmd pattrns. Bridg stitchs Bridg stitchs ar usd for insrting straight stitchs aftr a stitch pattrn. If you ant mor spac btn Frnch knots (D6), for xampl, insrt pattrn BR10 aftr pattrn D6. Four counts of straight stitchs ar addd to pattrn D6. Pattrns BR9, BR10 and BR12 ill inhrit th stitch lngth and ndl drop position of th prvious pattrn in th pattrn combination. 65

72 Editing a Pattrn Combination Dlting a pattrn Th pattrn bfor th cursor or shon in rd is dltd by prssing th dlt ky. Cursor Dlt ky r To dlt a pattrn in th middl of a combination, prss th cursor ky to slct th pattrn you ish to dlt. Th stitch imag of th slctd pattrn turns rd. Prss th dlt ky to dlt th slctd pattrn. Cursor ky r Slctd pattrn t Insrting a pattrn Prss th cursor ky to slct th pattrn nxt to hr you ish to insrt a pattrn. Entr th dsird pattrn to insrt it bfor th slctd pattrn. t Insrtd pattrn 66

73 Startovr Ky This is a 2-ay function ky to start sing a pattrn combination ovr from th bginning. Whn you stop sing a pattrn combination, th startovr ky is activatd. Th ky shos a triangl and singl bar that mans th machin ill start ovr from th currnt pattrn. Whn you prss th startovr ky, th ky ill chang and sho a triangl and doubl bar that mans th machin ill start ovr from th first pattrn of th combination. Currnt pattrn startovr If you ish to start sing from th bginning of th currnt pattrn, prss th startovr ky onc and start th machin. Startovr ky (currnt pattrn) Currnt pattrn r First pattrn startovr If you ish to start sing from th bginning of th first pattrn of th combination, prss th startovr ky tic and start th machin. Startovr ky (first pattrn) r First pattrn If auto thrad cutting is don, th machin ill startovr from th first pattrn. 67

74 Chcking Pattrn Combination Lngth You can chck th total lngth of th pattrn combination by prssing on th stitch imag indicatd in th lft indo. Th radout of th total lngth is a thortical valu and th actual lngth may vary dpnding on sing conditions. For xampl, slct th pattrn P6 thr tims, and s a pattrn combination. If th actual lngth diffrs considrably from th radout, masur th actual lngth and ntr th narst valu by prssing th + or ky. In this cas, th thortical valu is 51 mm. Hovr, if th actual lngth is 45 mm, ntr 45 mm by prssing ky. Prss th OK to rgistr it. Actual lngth Th radout is adjustd automatically hn calculating th lngth of othr pattrn combinations. Th mssag Plas ntr th actual lngth of th pattrn combination disappars to indicat that th displayd valu is adjustd alrady. For xampl slct pattrns P19, P27 and P6. Th thortical valu is 53 mm. Hovr, th rad out is calculatd according to th masurd actual lngth. In this cas, th adjustd valu is 47 mm. Prss th dfault ky to cancl th radout adjustmnt. Dfault ky 68

75 r t i y u Tapring You can tapr th bginning and nd of th dcorativ stitch pattrns to crat taprd cornrs and points. Prss th hom ky to ntr th catgory slction. Prss th tapring icon to ntr th tapring mod (rfr to pag 26). Th tapring lngth varis dpnding on th stitch pattrn and its tapring shap. Mak a tst stitch on an xtra pic of th fabric to chck th tapring lngth. If you stop th machin hil sing, and chang th stitch idth, cntr ndl position or stitch lngth, th machin ill start taprd sing from th bginning. Stitch rfrnc chart for tapring Prss th stitch rfrnc ky to sho th stitch rfrnc chart for th tapring. Stitch rfrnc ky Stitch rfrnc chart for tapring Pag numbr Prvi Prss th prvi ky to prvi th slctd tapring stitch. Th lft column shos th start tapring pattrn t. Th cntr column shos th pattrn body y. Th right column shos th nd tapring pattrn u. r Prvi ky t Start tapring pattrn y Pattrn body u End tapring pattrn Whn th siz of th tapring stitch is st, th numbr of th pattrn body to b sn appars abov th cntr column. i Numbr of body pattrns o!1!0!2 Taprd stitch sampl 1 Exampl: To s th taprd stitch pattrn #10 Slct th stitch pattrn #10. Start th machin. Th machin ss th start tapring pattrn and pattrn body. S to th ruird lngth, thn prss th auto-lock button. Th machin ss th nd tapring pattrn and stops. o Auto-lock button!0 Ruird lngth!1 Start tapring pattrn!2 End tapring pattrn!3 To s th sam sizd taprd pattrn Whn finishd sing, a confirmation mssag ill appar. Th numbr shon indicats th numbr of th body pattrns.!3 Numbr of th body pattrn Prss OK and simply start th machin to s anothr taprd pattrn of th sam siz. To s th sam taprd pattrn in a diffrnt siz, prss th X ky. 69

76 r Auto-lock stitch function Th machin ss auto-lock stitch at th bginning and nd of th sing ith th dfault sttings. Hovr, you can turn on or off th auto-lock stitchs by prssing th corrsponding auto-lock kys on th visual touch scrn. Initial lock stitch ky End lock stitch ky Initial lock stitch r End lock stitch t Lock stitch ky (ON) y Lock stitch ky (OFF) t y Flipping th taprd pattrn 1 Prss th static flip ky to flip th taprd pattrn vrtically ithout flipping its start and nd tapring dgr angl. u Static flip ky u 70

77 Adjustmnt of taprd stitchs You can adjust th shap of th taprd stitch pattrn. Prss th tapring adjustmnt ky. Th dialog box ill opn. Tapring adjustmnt ky r Tapring shap Slct th shap of th tapring for th bginning and th nd of th stitch pattrns by prssing th tapring shap kys. Th kys on th top ar for start tapring pattrn r. Th kys on th bottom ar for nd tapring pattrn t. Tapring shap kys (for start tapring pattrn) Tapring shap kys (for nd tapring pattrn) t Th numbrs in th tapring shap kys indicat th dgr of tapring. You can apply th tapring alignmnt from lft, cntr, right or off. Th start and nd of th stitch pattrns can b alignd sparatly. i o y u Pattrn body lngth Th kys on th middl y ar for pattrn body lngth u. Th machin ss th pattrn body as long as th autolock ky is prssd hn th fr lngth ky i is turnd on. Hovr, you can st th numbr of th pattrn body to b sn by prssing th pattrn lngth ky o. u Pattrn body i Fr lngth ky o Pattrn lngth ky Prss th pattrn lngth ky. Prss th +!0 or!1 ky to st th numbr to rpat th pattrn body. o Pattrn lngth ky o!0!1 71

78 !2 You can also st th numbr to rpat th pattrn body by prssing th numric pad ky. Prss th numric pad ky and th numric kypad indo ill opn. Entr th dsird pattrn lngth and prss th OK ky.!2 Numric pad ky Flipping th taprd pattrn 2 Prss th mirror imag ky to flip th taprd pattrn vrtically.!3 Mirror imag ky!3 Saving a taprd stitchs Th customizd taprd pattns can b savd as a fil in th machin s intrnal mmory or a USB flash driv. Prss th sav fil ky aftr customizing a taprd stitch. Th taprd stitch fil is savd as *.JCS fil. To sav or opn th fil rfr to pag !4 Sav fil ky!4 72

79 z x Taprd stitch sampl 2 Exampl: To crat a cornr fram ith th taprd stitch pattrn #27 z Slct th stitch pattrn #27. x Prss th nd lock stitch ky to turn off th nd lock stitch. c v r t i c Prss th tapring adjustmnt ky. v Prss th tapring shap ky r. Prss th tapring shap ky y. Prss th pattrn lngth ky t. Prss th + ky 4 tims, or prss th numric pad ky i and ntr 5. Prss th OK ky u. y u b n b Prss th foot-up ky o. o! 0 Numbr of th body pattrn n Lor th ndl into th fabric at th point hr you ant to start sing. Start sing. S until th machin stops. Th machin stops and th prssr foot riss automatically. m!0!1 m Pivot th fabric 90 dgrs. Prss th foot liftr button!1 to lor th prssr foot. Prss th initial and nd lock kys. B sur that th initial lock ky is turnd off!2, and th nd lock ky is turnd on!3. Start sing in th n dirction.!2!3 73, Th machin automatically stops at th nd of th cornr ith th lock stitch.

80 r t y Monogramming You can program lttrs and symbol dsigns for monogramming. Prss th hom ky to ntr th catgory slction. Prss th monogramming icon to ntr th monogramming mod (rfr to pag 26). Prss th font slction ky and th font slction indo ill opn. Font slction ky You can slct on of 5 fonts. Slct th dsird font by prssing th corrsponding ky. Block font ky Script font ky r Broaday font ky t Symbol ky y Block font (9 mm) ky Th monogram mod indo ill opn. Th hight of Block font (9 mm) is approximatly 9 mm. If you slct Russian languag for th visual touch scrn, you can slct Cyrillic alphabts in Gothic font as ll. o!0!1!2 Function kys u Cursor ky Prss th cursor ky to mov th cursor up or don. i Lttr siz ky Prss this ky to slct th full siz (L) or small siz (S). o Lttr cas ky Prss this ky to slct th uppr cas or lor cas.!0 Dlt ky Prss this ky to dlt th slctd charactr or symbol (rfr to pag 66).!1 Mmory chck ky Prss this ky to vi th ntir monogram (rfr to pag 65).!2 Fil sav ky Prss this ky to sav th monogram as a data fil (rfr to pag 77). Numbrs, symbols and Europan lttrs ar availabl on pags 2/5 through 5/5. u i 74

81 Manual thrad tnsion This machin is uippd ith automatic thrad tnsion control. Hovr, you may nd to manually adjust th tnsion balanc dpnding on th sing conditions. To adjust th thrad tnsion, prss th stting bar to sho th option. Individual thrad tnsion adjustmnt To apply th thrad tnsion adjustmnt to ach lttr individually, slct th lttr by moving th cursor. Th slctd charactr ill b displayd at th uppr lft cornr hn th stting bar is prssd. Prss + or to adjust th thrad tnsion of th slctd lttr. Th adjustd thrad tnsion is applid to th slctd lttr. Unifid thrad tnsion adjustmnt To apply th thrad tnsion adjustmnt to all lttrs togthr, you do not nd to slct th lttrs. Prss th unifid thrad tnsion ky r. Prss + or to adjust th thrad tnsion. Th adjustd thrad tnsion is applid to all ntrd lttrs. Whn unifid thrad tnsion control is applid, th unifid thrad tnsion ky turns to black. Prss th unifid thrad tnsion ky again to dactivat th unifid thrad tnsion adjustmnt. Unifid thrad tnsion adjustmnt can b applid to th monogram pattrns such as Block, Script, Broaday and Block (9 mm) only. r Spacing To ntr a spac in monogramming, prss on of th thr spac kys on th lor right cornr of th monogram slction. Spac kys Small-siz spac Mdium-siz spac r Larg-siz spac r A A 2/3 Rducing th siz of lttrs To rduc th hight of a charactr to approximatly 2/3 of its original siz, slct th charactr and prss th lttr cas ky S. 75

82 Programming a monogram Simply ntr th charactrs by prssing th corrsponding kys to program a monogram. Exampl 1: Quilt in Block font Slct Block font. Entr Q. Prss th lttr cas ky to slct lor cas. Lttr cas ky Entr u, i, l and t. Exampl 2: Café in Broaday font Prss th monogram ky and slct symbol. Entr a hollo hart. Prss th monogram ky and slct Broaday font. Entr C. Monogram ky Prss th lttr cas ky and slct lor cas lttrs. Entr a and f. Prss th nxt pag ky to go to pag 4 of 5. Entr é. Us a blu tip ndl for sing a monogram. Apply a sht of stabilizr to fin fabrics or strtch fabrics. Tst s to chck th sing rsults. 76

83 Saving Stitch Pattrns Th pattrn combination, monogram and taprd stitchs can b savd as a fil in th machin s intrnal mmory or a USB flash driv. Th machin has to USB ports for USB flash drivs. Prss th sav fil ky aftr programming a pattrn combination, and th sav fil indo ill opn. Sav fil ky Slct th location to hr you ish to sav th pattrn combination. Th Ordf foldr is shon. Slct th Ordf foldr and th fil nam is assignd automatically starting from M_001...in ordr. Th fil nam is assignd starting from C_001...hn saving a taprd stitchs. Prss th OK ky to sav th fil undr th assignd nam. Fil nam If you ish to assign a uniu nam to th fil, prss th rnam ky and th kyboard indo ill opn. Rnam ky Entr a n nam and prss th OK ky to chang th fil nam. Prss th OK ky and th fil is savd undr th n nam. Th fils and foldrs ar displayd on diffrnt pags. r Crating a n foldr Slct a location for a n foldr and prss th n foldr ky. Th kyboard indo ill opn. Entr a foldr nam and prss th OK ky. Th n foldr is cratd undr th assignd nam. r N foldr ky Changing th foldr nam or fil nam Prss th rnam ky and slct th foldr or fil of hich you ish to chang its nam. Th kyboard indo ill opn. Entr th n nam and prss th OK ky. Th nam of th foldr or fil ill chang. t Rnam ky t 77

84 Opning Stitch Pattrns You can opn th pattrn combination, taprd stitchs and monogram savd in th machin s intrnal mmory or a USB flash driv. Prss th opn fil ky and th opn fil indo ill opn. Opn fil ky Slct th mmory location; ithr th machin s intrnal mmory or a USB flash driv. Th Ordf foldr ill appar. If you cratd any foldrs bfor, thos foldrs ill also appar. If you cannot find th dsird foldr or th fil in th pag, prss th nxt or prvious pag ky to display th othr pags. Slct th dsird foldr and th fil list ill appar. Slct th dsird fil. Th scrn ill rturn to th ordinary sing indo shoing th savd pattrn combination or monogram. 78

85 r u!0 t y i o!1!2 Sing Application Sing application is a uniu fatur that provids you ith 12 usful sing applications. Prss th sing application ky and th sing application mnu ill opn (rfr to pag 26). Th 12 sing applications ar as follos: Saming Ovrdg Blind Hm & Shll Tuck r Rolld Hm t Zippr Sing y Gathring u Basting i Button Sing o Tacking!0 Appliu!1 Patchork!2 Quilting, Rulr Work and Variabl Zigzag Th sing applications using optional prssr ft can b slctd by prssing optional foot ky!3. Plas rfr to optional ft instructions for usag dtails.!3 Optional foot ky!3 79

86 Saming Thr ar 4 typs of stitchs for saming in this group. r Wovn (Saming 1) Straight stitchs for saming rgular ovn fabrics. Strtch/Knit (Saming 2) Narro strtch stitchs for saming strtch or knit fabrics. Curv (Saming 3) Short straight stitchs for saming curvd lin. r r Topstitching (Saming 4) Long straight stitch for topstitching ith thick thrads. 80

87 Ovrdg r Wovn Ovrcasting stitch for rgular ovn fabrics. Strtch/Knit Knit stitch for finishing ra dgs of strtch or knit fabrics. For bttr rsults, us th zigzag foot A and s laving an aduat sam alloanc. Aftr sing, trim th sam alloanc clos to th stitchs (rfr to pag 36). r Wovn Ovrlock stitch similar to a profssional ovrlockr stitch. r Havy Doubl ovrdg stitch for prvnting ra dgs of linns and gabardins from ravlling. 81

88 Blind Hm Slct Blind Hm. Th folloing 2 options ar availabl. Wovn For blind hmming rgular ovn fabric Strtch/Knit For blind hmming strtch or knit fabric. (A) (B) r To s: Attach th blind hm foot G. Fold th fabric to form a hm laving a 0.5 cm (1/4 ) alloanc as shon. 0.5 cm (1/4 ) (A) Mdium to havy fabrics: Th ra dg should b ovrcastd. (B) Fin fabrics: Fold th ra dg 1 cm (1/2 ). r 1 cm (1/2 ) y t Position th fabric so that th fold coms to th lft sid of th guid on th foot. Lor th prssr foot. Th ndl should just pirc th foldd dg hn it coms ovr to th lft sid. Adjust th position of th ndl drop if ncssary. S guiding th fold along th guid. t Fold y Guid Aftr sing is finishd, opn th fabric flat. Th sam on th right sid of th fabric is almost invisibl. Adjusting th ndl drop position Prss th stting bar to xpand th manual stting indo. Prss th + ky u in th uppr ro to mov th ndl drop positions to th lft. Prss th ky i in th uppr ro to mov th ndl drop positions to th right. Th ndl drop position ill chang, hil th stitch idth (2.8 mm) rmains consistnt. Th distanc btn th lft ndl drop position and guid of th foot is indicatd in millimtrs. i u You can altr th stitch idth by changing th right ndl drop position. 2.8 mm 82

89 r Altring blind hm stitch idth Prss th + ky in th ro to incras th stitch idth. Prss th ky in th ro to dcras th stitch idth. You can mov th lft ndl drop position r ith th + or ky in th ro. Shll Tuck Slct Shll Tuck. Th folloing 3 options ar availabl. Small Narro shll tuck stitch Mdium Mdium idth shll tuck stitch Larg Rgular shll tuck stitch To s: Us a light ight fabric (Tricot, for xampl). Fold th fabric on bias as shon and stitch on th fold. Allo th ndl to barly clar th foldd dg to crat a shlld dg. If you s shll tucks, spac th ros at last 1.5 cm (5/8 ) apart. 83

90 Rolld Hm Straight Stitch Rolld hmming ith straight stitch Zigzag Stitch Rolld hmming ith narro zigzag stitch 4 mm & 6 mm Rolld hmming using optional rolld hmming ft D1 and D2 0.3 cm 5 cm To s: Attach th rolld hm foot D. Fold th fabric dg tic to form a hm, 0.3 cm (1/8 ) id and 5 cm (2 ) long thn prss. Plac th fabric aligning th hm dg ith th guid of th foot. Turn th hand hl to lor th ndl to th starting point. Lor th foot and s svral stitchs sloly hil pulling on th thrads to assist fding th fabric. Stop th machin and lor th ndl into th fabric. Rais th foot and insrt th foldd portion of th fabric into th curl of th foot. Lor th foot and s hil lifting th dg of th fabric to kp it fding into th curl smoothly and vnly. 0.6 cm Trim th cornrs 0.6 cm (1/4 ) to rduc bulk. 0.6 cm 84

91 Zippr Sing Lappd zippr Lappd zippr application ith th zippr foot E Concald zippr Concald zippr application ith th concald zippr foot Z Lappd zippr sing Prss th lappd zippr icon and th zippr sing indo ill opn. Prss th sing stp icon and th machin stting ill automatically adjust to suit ach sing stp. r Fabric prparation Add 1 cm (3/8 ) to th zippr siz. This is th ovrall opning siz. Mark th nd of opning. Zippr siz Opning siz 1 cm (3/8 ) r End of opning Attach th zigzag foot A. Lock-a Matic Lock-a-Matic Plac th right sids of th fabric togthr and s to th nd of th opning laving a 2 cm (3/4 ) alloanc. t 2 cm (3/4 ) Basting Basting Bast th zippr opning. t 85

92 Opning siz S lft sid Attach th zippr foot E. Fold back th lft sam alloanc. Turn th right sam alloanc undr to form a 0.2 to 0.3 cm (1/8 ) fold. Plac th zippr tth nxt to th fold and pin in plac cm (1/8 ) Zippr tth Fold Lor th foot onto th topsid at th bottom of th zippr so that th ndl pircs th fabric nxt to th fold and th zippr tap. S along th zippr guiding th zippr tth along th bottom dg of th foot. S through all layrs nxt to th fold. Stop 5 cm (2 ) bfor zippr foot E rachs th slidr on th zippr tap. r 5 cm (2 ) r Rais th foot and opn th zippr. Lor th foot and stitch th rmaindr of th sam. Clos th zippr and sprad th fabric opn flat ith th right sid of th fabric facing up. 86

93 Basting Rplac th foot ith th zigzag foot A. Bast th opnd fabric and zippr tap togthr. Basting 1 cm S right sid Rplac th foot ith th zippr foot E. Backstitch across th nd of opning to 1 cm (3/8 ). Stitch through th garmnt and zippr tap, guiding th zippr tth along th bottom dg on th foot. Stop about 5 cm (2 ) from th top of th zippr. Lor th ndl into th fabric, rais th foot and rmov th basting stitchs. Basting stitchs Opn th zippr and mov th slidr to th rar of th foot. Lor th foot and stitch th rmaindr of th sam making sur th fold is vn. Rmov th basting stitchs. 87

94 Concald zippr sing Prss th concald zippr icon and th indo ill sho th stp-by-stp icon kys. Prpar a concald zippr 2 cm (3/4 ) longr than th opning siz. Prss th sing stp icon and machin sttings ill automatically adjust to suit ach sing stp. t i r Basting Lock-a-Matic u y Lock-a-Matic Attach th zigzag foot A. Plac th right sids of th fabric togthr and s to th nd of th opning ith a 2 cm (3/4 ) sam alloanc. Prss th rvrs button to lock th sams. End of opning 2 cm (3/4 ) Zippr siz r Opning siz Basting Bast th opning 0.3 cm (1/8 ) insid of th sam lin. t 0.3 cm (1/8 ) Plac th right zippr tth nxt to th fold and pin it in plac. Fold up th lft sam alloanc to th bodic. Opn th zippr and put it on th right sam alloanc ith th back sid up. y Zippr tth u Fold i Lft sam alloanc o!0 Right of tth Attach th concald zippr foot Z. Rais th zippr tth on th right and lor th foot so th lft groov of th foot catchs th zippr tth. Stitch through th zippr tap and fabric up to th nd of th opning. Rvrs th stitchs to scur th sam. o Lft groov!0 Zippr tap 88

95 Stitching tap Rais th foot and clos th zippr. Rplac th foot ith th zippr foot E. Turn and fold th bodic to th right. Sam along th dg of th lft zippr tap and rvrs th stitchs 2 cm (3/4 ) bfor th zippr bottom. 2 cm (3/4 ) 2 cm (3/4 ) Stitching tap Turn and fold th bodic to th lft. Sam along th dg of th right zippr tap and rvrs th stitchs 2 cm (3/4 ) bfor th zippr bottom. Lft of tth Rais th foot and rplac it ith th concald zippr foot Z. Rmov th basting stitchs. Opn zippr and insrt th pull tab btn fabric and zippr tap to allo th slidr to rach th stoppr. Pull tab r 0.3 cm Rais th zippr tth on th lft and lor th foot so th right groov of th foot catchs th zippr tth. Stitch through th zippr tap and fabric up to th nd of th opning. Rvrs th stitchs to scur th sam. Zippr tth Groov Slid up th stoppr to 0.3 cm (1/8 ) blo th nd of th opning and fastn th stoppr ith plirs. r Stoppr 89

96 Gathring z Pull both thrads 10 cm (4 ) undr and bhind th prssr foot (rfr to pag 17). x S to ros of straight stitchs 0.6 cm (1/4 ) apart. Knot th thrads at th bginning. z x 0.6 cm c Pull th bobbin thrads at th nd to gathr th fabric. v Knot th thrads at th nd and distribut th gathrs vnly. c b v b Prpar th fabric to attach th gathring. Exit th sing application. Slct th Straight Stitch U1. St th thrad tnsion to 3.8 and th stitch lngth to 2.40 (dfault sttings). Plac th rong sid of th fabric undr th gathring. S th straight stitch btn th to gathring ros. Rmov th to ros of straight stitchs. You may s th straight stitch undr th to gathring ros to covr th rmains of gathring ros. Easing a slv top In addition to th rgular gathring stitch, this sction offrs you a spcial stitch for asing slv tops. Pull both of th thrads about 10 cm (4 ). S a pair of lins, 3 mm (1/8 ) apart, along th dg of th slv top. Pull th bobbin thrads to contract th slv top carfully, matching it ith th armhol siz. Mak sur not to mak gathrs in th slv top. Basting Thr ar 2 basting stitchs availabl in this sction. Basting (Auto) This stitch is usd for basting zippr tap or fitting of garmnts. S in th sam ay as that for straight stitch sing. 90 Basting (Manual/Quilting) Attach th darning foot PD-H. Whn basting is slctd, th fd dog lors automatically. Rfr to pag 21 for ho to attach th darning foot PD-H. To s Hold th fabric taut and dprss th foot control. Th machin ill mak on stitch and stop automatically. Slid th fabric to th rar for th nxt stitch.

97 Button Sing Whn attaching a button to thick fabric, you nd to mak a shank by using th button shank plat. Th fd dog lors automatically hn slcting th button sing sction. Attaching th button sing foot T Mak sur to prss th lockout ky to lock th machin. Insrt th rar pin of th foot into th rar groov of th foot holdr. Rar pin Rar groov Gntly lor th prssr foot liftr hil holding th foot ith your fingr to fit th foot. Prss th unlock ky to unlock th machin. Plac a button on th fabric and lor th ndl into th lft hol of th button by turning th handhl ith your hand. Insrt th button shank plat undr th button. Lor th foot to hold th button in plac, aligning th dirction of th button. Button shank plat Rais th ndl by turning th handhl until th ndl bar sings to th right. Prss th + or ky so th ndl ntrs into th right hol of th button. Th maximum stitch idth is 0.7 cm (1/4 ). Start sing and continu until th machin stops automatically. r Rmov th fabric from th machin. Cut th all thrads laving at last 10 cm (4 ) tails. Trim th thrads at th nd clos to th fabric. t Pass th ndl thrad at th bginning of stitching through th lft hol in th button, btn th button and fabric. Pull th ndl thrad to bring th bobbin thrad up to th right sid of th fabric. r Ndl thrad at th bginning t Bobbin thrad Wind th thrads to form a shank and knot thm togthr. Th button shank plat cannot b usd if th button is too thick. 91

98 Tacking Tacking is usd to rinforc pockts, crotchs and blt carrirs hr xtra strngth is ndd. Thr ar 3 auto tacking sizs and manual tacking availabl. Attach th satin stitch foot F. Auto tacking Lor th ndl at th starting point and start sing. Th machin ill s th tack of th slctd siz and stop automatically hn it is finishd. Starting point r Manual tacking Start th machin and s to th ruird lngth, thn prss th rvrs button. This sts th tack lngth r. Continu sing until th machin stops automatically. Ruird lngth Th maximum lngth of tacking is 1.5 cm (5/8 ). To s th sam siz tack To s anothr tack in th sam siz, simply start th machin and s until th machin stops automatically. To s th nxt tack in a diffrnt siz, prss th X ky. 92

99 Appliu Thr ar 6 typs of appliu stitchs availabl in this sction. You can slct th ndl stop position ithr up or don by prssing th ndl stop position ky. Ndl stop position ky Th lttr abov th stitch imag dnots th baslin of th ndl drop position. M: Middl (cntr) R: Right Th baslin can b adjustd ithout changing th stitch idth by prssing th + or ky on th bottom ro. M R r Pivoting at appliu cornrs Whn sing an appliu ith sharp cornrs, you may turn on th Foot up for pivoting option so that th prssr foot automatically gos up hn th machin stops. Prss th foot-up ky to turn on this option Foot-up ky Mak sur to stop th machin ith th ndl droppd at th outr dg of th appliu. Starting ovr from th cornr Prss th startovr ky bfor sing in th n dirction to s from th bginning of th pattrn. Startovr ky To options of startovr ar availabl for appliu stitchs. Prss th cornring ky to slct normal startovr or cornring startovr. Th ky icon ill chang to sho hich option is bing slctd hn prssing th ky. r Cornring ky Normal startovr: S a locking stitch thn start sing from th bginning of th pattrn. Cornring startovr: Start sing from th bginning of th pattrn ithout a locking stitch. 93

100 Patchork Patchork picing Thr ar 3 stitchs for saming patchork pics in this sction. Th dfault stitch lngth is st at 1.8 mm, idal for patchork picing, but you can fin tun th stitch lngth by prssing th + or ky. Attach 1/4 sam foot O, hich hlps you to kp a constant 1/4 (6 mm) sam alloanc. Put 2 pics of fabric ith right sids togthr. Plac th patchork pics undr th foot so that th dg of th fabric matchs th guid on th prssr foot. Edgs of fabric Guid on th 1/4 sam foot O Whn you stop th machin, a confirmation mssag ill appar. Prss th OK ky and th machin mmorizs th sam lngth to s anothr pic of th sam lngth. Prss th X ky to s in a diffrnt siz. Aftr sing th mmorizd lngth, a mssag ill appar. To s th sam lngth, start th machin and it ill stop automatically aftr sing th mmorizd lngth. 94

101 t r y Quilting In this sction, 7 typs of usful stitchs for uilting ar availabl. Straight stitchs (ith dual fd) Clasp stitchs Fr motion uilting stitchs r Sculptur stitchs (ith dual fd) t Hand-look uilt stitchs y Rulr ork u Variabl zigzag stitchs u Straight stitchs (ith dual fd) Straight stitchs in this sction ar suitabl for saming uilt layrs using th dual fd foot (rfr to pag 20 for ho to attach it). Quilting guid bar for dual fd foot Th uilting guid bar is hlpful hn sing paralll, vnly spacd ros of stitching. Insrt th uilting guid bar into th hol in th rar of th foot holdr. Shift th uilting guid bar to th dsird spacing. Quilting guid bar Hol S ros of stitching hil tracing th prvious ro of stitchs ith th uilting guid bar. Clasp stitchs You can clos uilt layrs and batting using th clasp stitch. Us th satin stitch foot F. Th machin ss on unit of th pattrn and automatically stops ith th ndl in up position hn compltd. 95

102 Fr uilting For ordinary and bulky uilts, slct th Straight Stitch 1 or Zigzag Stitch 1 and us th darning foot PD-H or darning foot (opn-to) PD-H (rfr to pag 21 for ho to attach th ft). Slct th Straight Stitch 2 or Zigzag Stitch 2 for flattr uilts and us th fr uilting foot QC, QO or QV (rfr to pag 91 for ho to attach ths ft). On stitch off Th machin stops automatically aftr sing on stitch so that you can bring th bobbin thrad up to prvnt it from bunching up on th rong sid of th fabric. Hold th ndl thrad and s on stitch and th machin stops automatically. Pull th ndl thrad up to bring th bobbin thrad up. Hold both th ndl and bobbin thrads and s svral stitchs to scur th thrads. You can trim th thrad tails ith scissors. Th machin ill stitch continuously hn you rsum sing. If you ish to start sing ithout on stitch off, prss th on stitch off ky to cancl this function. Th ky icon changs to. Whn on stitch off is activ, th ky icon shos. On stitch off ky To s S at mdium spd hil guiding th fabric ith your hands. Mov th uilt 3 mm or lss pr stitch. Foot hight for fr motion uilting Whn straight stitch 2 or zigzag stitch 2 is slctd, th hight of don position of th fr motion uilting ft (QC, QO, QV) is optimizd automatically. Hovr, you can fin tun th foot hight according to th uilt thicknss. Plac th fabric undr th foot and lor th foot. Prss th foot hight ky and th adjusting indo opns. Adjust th foot hight by prssing th + ky or ky and prss th OK ky to rgistr th stting. Foot hight ky Rduc th hight if th fabrics bounc hn sing. Incras th hight if th foot gts trappd in th fabrics hn sing. Purpl tip ndl is rcommndd for fr motion uilting to prvnt skippd stitch. Do not mov th uilt layrs toard you hn th opn-to foot is attachd. 96

103 Sculptur stitchs Ths stitchs ar usd to accntuat dsign outlins and to crat a mock hand-uilt. Us th dual fd foot AD. Rfr to pag 20 for ho to attach th dual fd foot. Hand-look uilt stitchs Us a transparnt nylon thrad for th ndl and ordinary sing thrad for th bobbin. Th bobbin thrad is pulld up on th right sid of th fabric and th stitchs ill look as if sn by hand. Us th nt to prvnt th thrad from slipping off and jamming. Rfr to pag 12. r Rulr ork Guid th foot along th uilting tmplat (optional) to crat straight, curvd or rptitious pattrns dpnding on th shap of th rulr. Attach th rulr ork foot (QR) hn th Rulr Work is displayd as shon. Rfr to pag 21 for ho to attach th rulr ork foot. Plac th fabric undr th rulr foot. Adjust th prssr foot hight to suit th uilt thicknss. For ordinary and bulky uilts, slct 2.5 for th foot hight. For flattr uilts, slct 1.5 for th foot hight. You can fin adjust th prssr foot hight by prssing th + or r ky. Plac th uilting tmplat on th dg of th rulr ork foot. S hil guiding th fabric and rulr togthr along th dg of th rulr foot. A rulr (uilting tmplat) for rulr ork sing is ruird. Us th rulr (uilting tmplat) for high shank or Longarm uilting machins (4.5 mm mm thicknss). 97

104 -M -M -M -L -L -L Variabl zigzag This uniu fatur allos you to control zigzag idth ith th kn liftr. Slct -M or -L, using th darning foot PD-H for sing uilt layrs. Th fd dog drops automatically. Guid th fabric ith your hands hil sing. Slct -M or -L, using th clar vi fr uilt foot QV or variabl zigzag foot QZ (rfr to pag 91 for ho to attach th foot) for sing flat and firm fabrics. Th fd dog drops automatically. Guid th fabric ith your hands hil sing. Slct -M or -L, using th satin stitch foot for sing variabl zigzag stitchs. Th fabric is fd by th fd dog and th stitch idth can b varid ith th kn liftr. Attach a stabilizr to th rong sid of th fabric if ndd. S at slo to mdium spd hil guiding th fabric ith your hands and controlling th stitch idth ith your kn. Whn th machin stops, you can rais and lor th prssr foot ith th kn liftr. Purpl tip ndl is rcommndd for fr motion uilting to prvnt skippd stitch. Maximum zigzag idth adjustmnt Th maximum zigzag idth can b limitd to suit your sing nds. Prss th + or ky bsid th maximum zigzag idth stting to limit th maximum zigzag idth to your prfrnc. For th variabl zigzag stitchs ith th satin stitch foot, prss th stting bar to opn th maximum zigzag idth stting. Maximum zigzag idth stting Stting bar 98

105 CUSTOMIZING MACHINE SETTINGS Machin Stting Mod Prss th st mod ky to ntr th machin stting mod. You can slct various options and customiz th machin sttings to suit your prsonal prfrnc. St mod ky Prss on of th 5 kys to slct th mod to customiz. r t y Common Stting Mod In this mod, you can customiz th machin sttings and options for both ordinary sing and mbroidry. i Ordinary Sing Stting Mod In this mod, you can customiz th machin sttings and options for ordinary sing (rfr to pags for th opration). r Embroidry Stting Mod In this mod, you can customiz th machin sttings and options for mbroidry (rfr to pags for th opration). t Wi-Fi Stting Mod In this mod, you can st up th Wi-Fi connction for both ordinary sing and mbroidry (rfr to pags ). y Languag Slction Mod In this mod, you can slct th dsird languag for th scrn mssags. u To bros pags in ach mod, prss th nxt pag ky or prvious pag ly u Nxt pag ky i Prvious pag ky o o Lockout ky Rfr to pag 11 for th opration. Rgistring th custom sttings Aftr customizing th sttings, prss th OK ky to nabl th n sttings. To cancl th changs to th sttings, prss th X ky and th stting mod indo ill clos. 99

106 Common Stting Mod Scrn Contrast You can adjust th contrast of th visual touch scrn by prssing th + or ky. r Sound Volum Th signal sound can b adjustd by prssing th + or ky. St th valu to OFF by prssing th ky svral tims to mut th signal sounds. Inch/mm Option You can st your machin s dimnsional unit to ithr inchs or millimtrs by prssing th inch or mm icon ky. Th dfault unit is millimtrs. r Uppr Thrad Snsor If you nd to run th machin ithout thrads, turn off th uppr thrad snsor. t y u i Prss th nxt pag ky to sho th nxt mnu. t Sing Light Th sing lights can b turnd on or off individually, hovr th rtractabl sing light ill alays turn on hn xtndd. Prss th corrsponding light kys to turn on or off th sing lights. y Standby Timr Th sing lights ill turn off and th machin ill ntr standby mod if you do not us th machin ithin th tim priod st by this timr. Doing any opration ill turn th lights and scrn on again. Th standby timr can b st from 1 to 30 minuts. If you ish to turn off th timr, prss and hold th + ky until OFF shos in th timr indo. u Scrn Savr Prss th ON/OFF ky to turn on th scrn savr, and th visual touch scrn ill sho th scrn savr hn th machin is in standby status. Prss th import ky to import a scrn savr from a USB flash driv. You can crat an original scrn savr ith Scrn Savr Tool includd in th Horizon Link Suit CD-ROM. Th importd scrn savr data ill b dltd if th dlt ky is prssd, or th intrnal mmory is formattd (rfr to pag 103). i Import ky Prss th nxt pag ky to sho th nxt mnu. 100

107 o o Quit Mod If you prfr th machin to run mor uitly, turn on this option so th signal sound, start-up sing spd and maximum mbroidry spd ill b st at th lost lvls. Th uit mod stting ovrruls any prvious sttings for ths paramtrs.!0!1!2 Custom sttings for sound volum, start-up spd and maximum mbroidry spd ar disabld, and th uit sign!2 ill appar on th right uppr cornr of th scrn hn th uit mod is on.!0 Touch Scrn Calibration You can calibrat th ky positions of th touch scrn if you fl th touch scrn ky is not rsponding proprly. Prss th Ys ky to opn th calibration indo. Prss th + sign ith th touch panl stylus as th sign appars. Whn you prss th last sign, th scrn shos END and th calibration indo ill clos.!1 Clan Bobbin Holdr Mssag Th caution mssag for claning th bobbin cas and th hook rac ill b displayd hn th crtain tim (15 hours) passs hn this option is turnd on. Th caution mssag ill not b displayd hn this option is turnd off. 101

108 !3 Background Color You can slct from th colorful allpaprs for th background of th visual touch scrn by prssing th rlvant icon.!3!4!4 Colord Light Sttings If you ish to chang th color of th glo light, prss th Ys ky and opn th color slction indo. You can chang th color of th glo light by prssing th dsird color ky. You can adjust th brightnss of th light by prssing th + or ky. This option ill b off hn turning th color light off (rfr to pag 100). Prss th nxt pag ky to sho th nxt mnu. 102

109 !5 Bobbin inding spd If you ish to ind th bobbin thrad mor uickly or sloly, you can adjust th maximum bobbin inding spd by prssing th corrsponding ky.!5!6!7!6 Formatting th mmory If th intrnal mmory of th machin or USB flash driv dos not function du to damag to th mmory bank, you nd to r-nabl it by formatting th mmory. To format th machin s intrnal mmory, prss th machin icon ky and a confirmation mssag ill appar. Prss th OK ky to format. To format a USB flash driv, prss on of th USB icon and th confirmation indo ill opn. Prss th OK ky to format. CAUTION: Do not turn off th por or disconnct th USB flash driv hil a arning mssag is displayd othris it may damag th mmory bank.!7 Rst All to Dfaults Prss th Ys ky to rst all th paramtrs xcpt Wi-Fi sttings to th original valus (factory sttings). Prss th OK ky to rgistr th n mnu. 103

110 Ordinary Sing Stting Mod Auto thrad tnsion You can adjust th auto thrad tnsion lvl by prssing th + or ky. r Lo bobbin thrad arning You can adjust th lo bobbin thrad arning lvl by prssing th + or ky. To turn off th lo bobbin thrad arning, prss th ky until OFF shos in th indo. Ndl stop position Th machin alays stops ith th ndl in th don position xcpt hn sing buttonhols, spcialty stitchs, monograms, tc. Hovr you can chang th ndl stop position to up by prssing th ndl up ky. Th machin stops ith th ndl in th don position if Foot-up ky option is turnd on, vn if th ndl stop position is st to up position. r Drop fd option Turn this option on if you ish to s dcorativ stitchs and sing applications ith th fd dog don. Prss th drop fd ky to turn on this option. Prss th nxt pag ky to sho th nxt mnu. t y u t Foot hight for pivoting Whn th foot up option is turnd on, th prssr foot ill automatically go up hn th machin stops. Th hight of th foot in th up position can b adjustd by prssing th + ky or ky in accordanc ith thicknss of th fabrics. y Foot prssur Th foot prssur is automatically optimizd but you can adjust th foot prssur manually by prssing th + ky or ky. u Variabl zigzag snsitivity You can adjust th amount of ndl sing against th kn liftr movmnt for variabl zigzag in sing applications. Prss th ky so th ndl sings a small amount hn moving th kn liftr. Prss th + ky so th ndl sings a larg amount hn moving th kn liftr. Prss th nxt pag ky to sho th nxt mnu. 104

111 i Adjustabl Start-Up Spd Th machin ill start running sloly and th sing spd ill gradually incras to maximum. You can slct th dsird start-up spd from slo, normal or high by prssing th corrsponding ky, and st th spd for th start/stop button or foot control individually. i o o Cloth Guid Calibration of th dfault position Th dfault position of th cloth guid is 15 mm (5/8 ) from th cntr ndl drop position. Hovr, you can fin tun th dfault position of th cloth guid. Prss th Ys ky and a arning mssag ill appar. Prss th OK ky and th carriag ill mov to th standard position. Th mbroidry unit must b attachd hn calibrating. Th dfault position cannot b adjustd hn th profssional grad ndl plat is attachd to th machin. Prss th ky or ky to adjust th position of th cloth guid. Prss th OK ky. Th mssag is displayd and th carriag ill rturn to th hom position. Saving favorit positions If you hav st th cloth guid to your favorit position, 6.4 mm (1/4 ) in th manual stting indo for xampl (rfr to pag 41), you can sav this position for futur us. To sav favorit positions, prss th ON/OFF ky to turn ON th sav position option. Prss th nxt pag ky to sho th nxt mnu. 105

112 !0 Thrad Cut aftr Auto-Lock Th machin automatically trims th thrads aftr sing locking stitchs hn this option is turnd on.!0!1!3!2!1 Favorit Stitch Adjustmnt If you ish to sav th changs to manual stitch sttings, turn on this option by prssing th ON/OFF ky. If this option if turnd off, th manual stitch stting ill b clard hn turn th por sitch off. Prss th dlt icon!3 to clar th manual stitch stting. This option is availabl for all stitchs in ordinary sing mod xcpt monogram.!2 Rsum Mod Turn on this option hn you ish to rsum th last pattrn sn bfor turning th por sitch off. Whn th por is turnd on again, th confirmation mssag ill appar. Prss th OK ky to rsum th last pattrn. Rsum data ill b clard undr th folloing conditions: Cratd stitch is importd ith th import ky. Cratd stitch is dltd ith th dlt ky. Cratd stitch is dltd, importd or rnamd ith Horizon Link Suit. Th intrnal mmory is formattd. Aftr customizing th sttings, prss th OK ky to nabl th n sttings. 106

113 o Wi-Fi Stting Mod Conncting Wi-Fi Ntork A irlss routr dvic that complis ith th IEEE802.11b/g/n irlss standard is ruird for conncting your machin ith a Wi-Fi ntork. Starting Wi-Fi connction To start th Wi-Fi sttings, prss ON. Th ntork stting button y is nabld. Prss th ntork stting button y to ntr th ntork sttings. Choos on of th 4 mthods to connct ith th Wi-Fi connction (s pag ). r t y u i Wi-Fi connction Th dfault stting of th Wi-Fi connction is OFF. Prss ON to nabl th Wi-Fi connction. Th Wi-Fi connction and th ntork stting button y ar nabld. Prss OFF to disconnct th Wi-Fi connction. Ntork Nam Th nam of th irlss ntork (SSID) connctd ith your MC15000 is displayd. Th lock icon o appars if th connctd accss point is scurd ith an ncryption ky. IP Addrss Th IP addrss of your machin is displayd. (DHCP) is displayd in front of th IP addrss hn th DHCP option is turnd on. Th IP addrss can b changd in th ntork sttings. r MAC Addrss Th MAC addrss of th MC15000 is displayd. t Sing Machin Nam Th sing machin nam for ntork idntification is displayd. Th sing machin nam can b changd in th ntork sttings. y Ntork stting button Prss this button to opn th Ntork Sttings indo. u OK ky Prss this ky to confirm th Wi-Fi connction stting. i Cancl ky Prss this ky to cancl th Wi-Fi connction stting. 107 If you slct WEP for th scurity stting of your irlss LAN routr, chck th folloings: Slct ASCII for th ncryption typ. Slct th initial numbr for th ky indx numbr (Th initial numbr can b 0 or 1, dpnding on th irlss LAN routr.). For stting up, rfr to your irlss routr s instructions. Th us of hom appliancs such as a microav ovn, blutooth dvics or cordlss phons can rduc th rang of th Wi-Fi connction (if your irlss routr's ntork standard is using IEEE802.11b or IEEE802.11g). You may nd to rduc th distanc btn MC15000 and th irlss LAN accss point, or install th irlss LAN accss point at an appropriat location.

114 r Ntork Sttings Plas rfr to your irlss routr's instructions hn th using th push-button or PIN mthod to connct ith th Wi-Fi connction. Wi-Fi Protctd Stup * push-button configuration mthod Prss WPS (PBC). Th WPS Push-Button Sys. dialog box appars on th scrn. Prss th Wi-Fi Protctd Stup button on th irlss LAN routr. Th dialog box appars and th irlss LAN routr ill automatically connct ith your MC To us th Wi-Fi Protctd Stup push-button configuration mthod, th irlss routr must support this mthod. Plas also rfr to th irlss routr s instructions about this mthod. Th machin displays Connction to th ntork faild if it cannot rciv th signal from th irlss LAN accss point ithin 2 minuts. Wi-Fi Protctd Stup PIN mthod If th irlss routr supports th Wi-Fi protctd Stup PIN mthod, you can connct th machin using th mthod. Prss WPS (PIN). Th WPS PIN Cod Systm dialog box appars. Rgistr th PIN cod to th routr bfor th PIN Cod Systm dialog box is closd to stablish th ntork. To ntr th PIN cod to your irlss routr, plas rfr to th instructions of your irlss routr s Wi-Fi Protctd Stup PIN mthod stup. Th machin displays Connction to th ntork faild if th Wi-Fi connction is not stablishd ithin 2 minuts. t y i Sarch for accss point Prss Sarch. Th machin ill sarch for any irlss LAN accss point ithin th rang, and th nams of ntork ill b listd. Th lock icon t appars on th right sid of th list if th connction ruirs an ncryption ky to gt connctd. Th signal strngth icon y shos th strngth of th connction signal. Th numbr of avs abov th dot indicats th signal strngth of th irlss connction. Prss th irlss ntork nam you ould lik to connct ith. If you cannot find th irlss LAN accss point you ar looking for, prss th rfrsh ky u to sarch for th irlss LAN accss point again. If th slctd irlss ntork ruirs an ncryption ky for connction, th Encryption Ky Entry dialog box appars. B carful to ntr upprcas or lorcas lttrs ruird. Entr th ncryption ky and prss th OK ky to stablish th ntork. Prss sho/hid ky i to sho or hid th ntry. u * Wi-Fi Protctd Stup is a tradmark of Wi-Fi Allianc. 108

115 r r Manual mthod Prss Manual r. Entr th ntork nam you ould lik to connct ith. Prss th OK ky. If th slctd irlss ntork ruirs an ncryption ky for connction, th Encryption Ky Entry dialog box appars. Entr th ncryption ky and prss th OK ky to stablish th ntork. IP Addrss Sttings (ntork sttings) Turn th DHCP option ON to us DHCP to assign an IP addrss. r If you ant to configur th ntork sttings manually, prss th DHCP option OFF, and prss th Ys ky for th Manual option. Th ntork sttings indo appars. Prss th arro r of th itm you ould lik to st, choosing from IP Addrss, Subnt Mask or Dfault Gatay. Entr th stting by prssing th numric kys that appar undr th sttings. Prss th arro again to assign th sttings. Prss th OK ky t to confirm th ntork sttings. Prss X ky y to cancl th sttings. t y You do not nd to turn off th DHCP option and configur th ntork sttings manually unlss you kno th appropriat IP addrss, Subnt Mask and Dfault Gatay for this machin. Whn DHCP option of MC15000 is turnd ON, turn on th DHCP option of your irlss routr as ll. u i u Sing Machin Nam Sttings Prss Ys ky i to opn th sing machin nam stting scrn. Entr th sing machin nam for th ntork idntification. Prss th OK ky to chang th nam. Prss X to cancl th sttings. o Dfault ky Prss Dfault ky o to rst th Wi-Fi sttings (factory sttings). o 109

116 Languag Slction Mod Slct th dsird languag and prss th OK ky. Th visual touch scrn shos mssags in th slctd languag. Corrcting Dformd Stitch Pattrns Th sing rsults of th strtch stitch pattrns may vary dpnding upon th sing conditions, such as sing spd, typ of th fabric, numbr of layrs tc. Alays tst s on a scrap pic of th fabric that you ish to us. If dcorativ stitch pattrns, lttrs, numbrs or th manual buttonhol stitch ar dformd, corrct thm ith th fd balancing dial. Rmov th cap ith your fingr. Cap (+) (+) ( ) ( ) In normal sing, st th fd balancing dial to th nutral position, i.. th groov on th dial is cntrd ith th standard stting mark. Dcorativ strtch stitch pattrns If th pattrn is comprssd, turn th dial in th dirction of +. If th pattrn is dran out, turn th dial in th dirction of. Lttrs and numbrs If th pattrn is comprssd, turn th dial in th dirction of +. If th pattrn is dran out, turn th dial in th dirction of. (+) ( ) Stitch balanc of th strtch buttonhol (B10) Th stitch balanc of th right and lft ros of th strtch buttonhol may vary dpnding on sing conditions. If th stitchs ar not balancd, corrct th unvnnss ith th fd balancing dial. If th right ro is dnsr, turn th dial in th dirction of +. If th lft ro is dnsr, turn th dial in th dirction of. Rturn th fd balancing dial to th nutral position and attach th cap hn sing is finishd. 110

117 73 cm (28-3/4 ) EMBROIDERY MODE Embroidry Unit 33 cm (13 ) B sur to provid sufficint spac around th machin to allo th hoop to mov frly. Do not plac anything insid th ara shon on th lft. z Attaching th mbroidry unit z Turn th por sitch off. Rmov th covr from th machin. Por sitch Covr Alays attach th xtnsion tabl xcpt hn using th fr-arm hoop. x r x Plac th mbroidry unit on th back sid of th machin bas, matching th small dots as shon. Embroidry unit r Small dots c c Slid th mbroidry unit along th machin to th right and push th mbroidry unit firmly until it fits scurly. 111

118 z Extnding th carriag arm z Prss don th carriag arm rlas lvr to xtnd th carriag arm. Carriag arm rlas lvr Carriag arm x x Sing out th carriag arm until it locks in th fully xtndd position. CAUTION: Do not push on th carriag arm hn it is xtndd. Do not forcfully mov th carriag or carriag arm by hand. Do not hold th carriag or carriag arm hil it is moving. Failur to follo ths instructions may rsult in damag to th carriag mchanism. 112

119 z Dtaching th mbroidry unit B sur to rmov th mbroidry unit hn carrying or storing th machin. If th ndl is in don position, mak sur to rais th ndl by prssing th ndl up/don ky. z Rmov th hoop from th carriag and rturn th carriag to th hom position (rfr to pag 131). Carriag arm rlas lvr Carriag arm x WARNING: B carful not to gt your fingr caught btn th mbroidry unit and machin bd ith th xtnsion tabl rmovd hn th carriag rturns to hom position. x Push don th carriag arm rlas lvr to rtract th carriag arm. Carriag arm rlas lvr Carriag arm c c Turn th por sitch off. Push th mbroidry unit rlas button. Slid th mbroidry unit to th lft and rmov it. Por sitch r Embroidry unit rlas button v r v Attach th covr to th machin. t Covr t 113

120 z Attaching th Embroidry Foot Us th mbroidry foot P for mbroidry. z Turn th por sitch on. Rais th ndl by prssing th ndl up/don button. Prss th lockout ky and rais th prssr foot ith th prssr foot liftr. Lockout ky Prssr foot liftr x x Loosn th thumbscr ith th scrdrivr and rmov th foot holdr. Thumbscr r Foot holdr r c t c Attach th mbroidry foot P to th prssr bar from bhind. Tightn th thumbscr partially by hand. t Embroidry foot P v v Lor th foot ith th prssr foot liftr. Tightn th thumbscr scurly ith th scrdrivr. 114

121 z Attaching th Straight Stitch Ndl Plat Us th straight stitch ndl plat for mbroidry. CAUTION: Alays mak sur to prss th lockout ky to lockout th machin bfor rplacing th ndl plat. z Rais th ndl and prss th lockout ky. Prss th prssr foot liftr button to rais th prssr foot. Slid th xtnsion tabl to th lft to rmov it. Push don th ndl plat rlas lvr and th ndl plat ill snap off. A mssag ill appar arning that th ndl plat is not scurd. Rmov th ndl plat to th right. Lockout ky Unlock ky Prssr foot liftr button r Ndl plat rlas lvr x r x Plac th straight stitch ndl plat on th machin. St th lft dg of th ndl plat into th opning. c c Push don on th mark of th ndl plat until it locks in plac. Mak sur th arning mssag disappars and th straight stitch is automatically slctd. Turn th hand hl sloly and mak sur that th ndl dos not hit th ndl plat. Prss th unlock ky to unlock. CAUTION: Nvr prss th ndl plat rlas lvr hil running th machin. 115

122 Spcial Bobbin Holdr for Embroidry Rplac th standard bobbin holdr ith th spcial bobbin holdr for mbroidry hn using bobbin thrads othr than Janom bobbin thrad for mbroidry. Th spcial bobbin holdr is markd ith a yllo dot for idntification. Yllo dot z z Rmov th ndl plat (rfr to th prvious pag). Tak out th standard bobbin holdr. Standard bobbin holdr x t r x Insrt th spcial bobbin holdr into th hook rac. Mak sur to match th knob of th bobbin holdr ith th stoppr on th machin. Attach th ndl plat. Knob r Stoppr t Spcial bobbin holdr for mbroidry Us th standard bobbin holdr hn sing lac dsigns and uilting dsigns that us th sam thrad for th bobbin as th ndl thrad. r Bobbin Winding Whil Working on an Embroidry Projct You can ind a bobbin hil running th machin. To st th additional spool pin, plas rfr to pag 12. Dra th thrad to th lft and forard around th thrad guid. Dra th thrad to th rar and to th right around and undr th guid plat r. Firmly pull th thrad to th right. Follo th procdur from c to, of pag 13 to ind th bobbin. Spool stand Spool Thrad guid r Guid plat 116

123 Embroidry Hoops Thr ar 5 mbroidry hoops includd in th standard accssoris. Embroidry hoop SQ14 An oval mbroidry hoop ith a 14 cm (5.5 ) suar mbroidry ara. Embroidry hoop SQ23 A suar mbroidry hoop ith a 23 cm (9.1 ) suar mbroidry ara. r Embroidry hoop GR An xtra larg mbroidry hoop ith a 23 cm by 30 cm (9.1 by 11.8 ) mbroidry ara. r Embroidry hoop ASQ22 A suar mbroidry hoop ith a 22 cm (8.7 ) suar mbroidry ara. Hoop ASQ22 is vry usful for filling a larg siz uilt ith AcuFil dsign pattrns cratd ith AcuFil Tool (rfr to pag 154). t y u i t Embroidry hoop FA10 A fr arm mbroidry hoop ith a 10 cm by 4 cm (3.9 by 1.6 ) mbroidry ara. y Blocking plat u Magntic clamp (SQ23 and GR) A short magntic clamp for holding th fabric to th mbroidry hoops SQ23 and GR. i Magntic clamp (ASQ22) A long magntic clamp for holding th fabric to th mbroidry hoop ASQ

124 Stabilizrs To crat th bst uality mbroidry, it is important to us stabilizrs. Ho to us: Attach th stabilizr to th rong sid of th fabric. You may nd to us mor than on layr. For firm fabrics, you may plac a thin sht of papr undr th fabric. Th non-adhsiv typ should b usd hn mbroidring fabric hich cannot b irond or for sctions hich ar difficult to iron. Cut th stabilizr largr than th mbroidry hoop and st it on th hoop so that th ntir pic is fastnd to th hoop to prvnt any loosnss in th fabric. Attaching th stabilizr Plac th rong sid of fabric and th glossy sid of th stabilizr togthr. Fold up a cornr of th stabilizr and fus it ith an iron. Fold up a cornr of th stabilizr, to mak it asir to pl off th xcss stabilizr aftr stitching. Ironing tmpraturs vary dpnding on th kind of adhsiv stabilizr you ar using. Typs of th stabilizrs Typ Tar-aay Iron-on Cut-aay Watr solubl Hat-aay Usag Stabl ovn fabrics Knits and all kinds of unstabl fabrics Knits and all kinds of unstabl fabrics Cutork or lac mbroidry Right sid of loopd fabrics such as tols to avoid loops coming through th mbroidry Cutork or lac mbroidry Proprty Mad from a fibr that ill tar asily. Adhsiv typ fusibl ith an iron. Non-ovn fabric that dos not tar. A thin film that ill dissolv in atr. A thin film that ill mlt aay ith hat. Sticky typ stabilizrs can b usd only for scuring a small pic of fabric or ork that cannot b scurd in th hoop, or for scuring vlvt and othr nappd fabric that ould b prmanntly markd by th hoop. Clan th bobbin holdr aftr stitching as glu can gt stuck on it. 118

125 z x Stting th Fabric in an Embroidry Hoop z Prpar a fabric and attach a stabilizr to th rong sid of th fabric. Th fabric and stabilizr should b largr than th hoop siz. Dra th cntrlins on th fabric ith tailor s chalk. Fabric Cntrlins x Lay th innr hoop and tmplat on th fabric, matching th cntrlins of th fabric ith th tmplat. Innr hoop r Tmplat r c c Loosn th hoop tightning scr on th outr hoop. Plac th innr hoop and fabric on th outr hoop. t Hoop tightning scr y Outr hoop y v t v Push th innr hoop and fabric into th outr hoop. Tightn th scr on th outr hoop to strtch th fabric. Mak sur that th fabric is strtchd tightly in th hoop. Rmov th tmplat. Mak sur to match th alignmnt marks of th outr and innr hoops hn strtching th fabric. u Alignmnt marks b u b Clamp th fabric to th hoop ith th short magntic clamps hn using hoop SQ23 or hoop GR. Us th long magntic clamps hn using hoop ASQ22. i Magntic clamp (short) i Thick layrs of fabric and stabilizr may caus skippd stitchs, or brokn thrads and ndls. Avoid sing on th layrs thickr than 3 mm (1/8 ). 119

126 z Attaching th Embroidry Hoop to th Machin z Turn th por sitch on and opn th carriag arm. Prss th mod sitch ky and a arning mssag ill appar. Prss th OK ky and th carriag ill mov to th starting position. Th visual touch scrn ill display th mbroidry mod indo. Mod sitch ky If you prss th mod sitch ky ith th carriag arm rtractd, a confirmation mssag ill appar. Do not prss th OK ky or X ky. Instad, opn th carriag arm. x x Plac th hoop on th machin and attach th hoop to th carriag by insrting th lock pin of th hoop into th hol in th carriag. Turn th knob clockis to scur th hoop. Lock pin Hol r Thrad Holdr To avoid sing ovr a tail of th ndl thrad, plac th thrad nd on th thrad holdr. r Thrad holdr Pass th ndl thrad through th hol in th mbroidry foot and dra it up to th thrad holdr. Hang th thrad on th thrad holdr from front to back. 120

127 Slcting Built-in Embroidry Dsigns Prss th built-in dsign ky and th first pag of th dsign list of World of Embroidry Dsigns ill opn. Built-in dsign ky Prss th dsign catgory ky to bros th dsign list by dsign catgory, or prss th hoop slction ky to bros th dsigns by hoop siz. Dsign catgory ky Hoop slction ky Dsign catgory Prss th dsign catgory ky to sho th dsign lists by catgory. Prss th prvious/nxt pag kys to bros th dsign lists. r Prvious pag ky t Nxt pag ky r t Pag 1 of 4 World of Embroidry Dsigns Dsignrs Dsigns Rdork Dsigns by Y.GANAHA Sashiko Dsigns Pag 2 of 4 Hom Dcor Dsigns Evryday & Holiday Dsigns Abstract Dsigns Monochrom Dsigns Pag 3 of 4 Bordr Dsigns Quilting Dsigns Cross Stitch Alphabt Dsigns Cross Stitch Dsigns Pag 4 of 4 Favorit Dsigns Lac Dsigns Fring Dsigns Calibration Pattrn Prss th dsird catgory to slct and th pattrn slction indo ill opn. Bros th pattrn list ith th prvious/nxt pag kys, and slct th dsird pattrn by prssing th pattrn icon ky. Hoop siz Prss th hoop slction ky and th hoop slction indo ill opn. Slct th sam hoop as th on attachd to th machin. Bros th dsign list ith th prvious/nxt pag kys, and slct th dsird pattrn by prssing th pattrn icon ky. Th visual touch scrn ill sho th hoop confirmation indo. 121

128 Monogramming Prss th monogram ky and th monogram indo for Gothic font ill opn. Prss th font slction ky to opn th font slction indo. Monogram ky Font slction ky You can slct on of th 11 fonts for monogramming as ll as 2-lttr, 3-lttr, bordr pattrns and normal s pattrns. Th folloing fonts and pattrns ar availabl: Pag 1 of 3 Gothic font Script font Chltnham font Bauhaus font Galant font Typist font Pag 2 of 3 Brush font First grad font Holloblock font (uppr cas only) Jupitr font (uppr cas only) 2-Lttr 3-Lttr Pag 3 of 3 Bordr pattrns Normal s pattrns (pattrns similar to ordinary stitchs) Micro Gothic font Prss th icon ky of th dsird font and th monogram indo ill opn. Bros pags ith th prvious/nxt pag kys. You can ntr alphabt lttrs, numbrs, symbols and Europan lttrs. If you slct Russian languag for th visual touch scrn, you can slct Cyrillic charactrs in Gothic font as ll. Th hight of Micro Gothic font is approximatly 5 mm. 122

129 r t y u Function kys Font slction ky Prss this ky to opn th font slction indo. Lttring orintation ky Prss this ky to slct th horizontal or vrtical orintation. Lttr siz ky You can slct th folloing 3 lttr sizs by prssing this ky. Th approximat lttr sizs of uppr cas ar as follos: L (Larg): 30 mm (1.2 ) M (Mdium): 20 mm (0.8 ) S (Small): 10 mm (0.4 ) r Lttr cas ky Prssing this ky changs th lttr cas from uppr cas to lor cas and vic vrsa. i t Dlt ky Prss this ky to dlt th charactr abov th cursor. y Sav fil ky Prssing this ky opns th sav fil indo and allos you to sav th txt or monogram as a fil. u Cursor ky Prss ths kys to mov th cursor to th lft or right. i OK ky Prss this ky to confirm your ntry and opn th mbroidry scrn. o o Spac adjust ky This ky is activatd only hn a spac is ntrd. If th spacs btn charactrs look unvn, insrt a blank spac btn charactrs and adjust th spac idth to justify. Prss this ky to opn th spac adjustmnt indo. To incras th spac idth, prss th + ky. To dcras th spac idth, prss th ky. Th spac idth is shon only in millimtrs. 123

130 Programming a monogram Exampl: Programming R&B in Gothic styl font. Entr R, th cursor shifts to th right and R is automatically mmorizd. Prss th lttr siz ky and slct small siz. Lttr siz ky Entr &, th cursor shifts to th right and & is automatically mmorizd. Prss th lttr siz ky and slct mdium siz. Entr B, th cursor shifts to th right and B is automatically mmorizd. Prss th OK ky and a arning mssag ill appar. Prss th OK ky and th carriag movs to starting position. Th hoop confirmation indo ill appar. Prss th OK ky. Th scrn changs to th rady to s indo. Color chang You can s a multi-colord monogram by changing th thrad color of ach lttr if you prss th color chang ky bfor sing. Th machin ill stop automatically hn ach charactr has bn sn. Chang th thrad to th nxt color and start sing again. Color chang ky Monogram placmnt You can slct on of 3 monogram placmnts: lft justify, cntr justify and right justify. Lft Justify Prss th ky to start sing from th lft nd rfrnc lin on th tmplat. Cntr Justify Prss th ky to s in th cntr of th hoop. Right Justify Prss th ky to s from th right nd rfrnc lin on th tmplat. 124

131 z 2-Lttr monogram Exampl: 2-Lttr in an octagon z Prss th font slction ky. Slct 2-lttr. x x Slct th octagon. c c Entr A and B. Prss th OK ky and a arning mssag ill appar. Prss th OK ky and th carriag movs to th starting position. Th hoop confirmation indo ill appar. Prss th OK ky. Th scrn changs to th rady to s indo. Th 3-lttr monogram is sn in th sam ay as th 2-lttr monogram. Th starting position for th 2-lttr and 3-lttr monogram is in th cntr of th hoop. 125

132 Editing a monogram z z Dlting a charactr: Dlting R from MART Prss th cursor ky to mov th cursor undr R. x x Prss th dlt ky and lttr R is dltd. c c Insrting a charactr: Insrting E into MAT Prss th cursor ky to mov th cursor undr A. v v Entr E. Th lttr E is insrtd bfor A. 126

133 r t y u Rady to S Windo Th rady to s indo shos mbroidry function kys and information on th slctd pattrn. o Function kys Color sction ky Color list ky Trac ky r Adjust ky t Hoop back ky y Embroidry foot ky u Fin position/angl adjustmnt ky i Stitch back ky o Stitch forard ky!0 Jump ky!1 Jog ky!2 Cross ky!3 Prvious color sction ky!4 Nxt color sction ky i!0!2!1!3!4 Pattrn information Th visual touch scrn displays th folloing dtails:!2!3 r t y u i o Hoop siz Prssr foot typ Vrtical dimnsion of th dsign r Horizontal dimnsion of th dsign t Numbr of thrad colors (layrs) y Tnsion stting u Auto thrad cutting i Maximum sing spd o Ruird sing tim!0 Stitch count!1 Thrad color!2 Cross mark!3 Progrss bar!0!1 127

134 t o i y r Stitch back/forard kys Prss th ky to mov th hoop back to a prvious sing point. Prss th + ky to mov th hoop ahad. Th hoop ill mov on stitch ach tim th ky is prssd. Hold don th ky to travl fastr and jump 10, 100 or 500 stitchs at a tim. Th stitch count and th total numbr of stitch count r ar displayd in th stitch count indo. You can us ths kys to mov th mbroidry hoop to hr th thrad has brokn or run out. Stitch back ky Stitch forard ky Stitch count r Total numbr of stitch count Th pal blu bar in th stitch count indo is th progrss bar. Th progrss bar t appars hn th stitch count incrass, and indicats th progrss of th mbroidry sing projct. Whn th projct is compltd, th progrss bar rturns to 0. t Progrss bar Jump ky If you ant to jump to th dsird sing point dirctly, prss th jump ky y and th numric kypad indo u ill opn. Entr th dsird stitch count numbr and prss th OK ky. Th hoop movs to th sing point you ntrd. y Jump ky u Numric kypad indo Cross ky Prss th cross ky i to display th currnt sing point as a cross mark o. Prss th cross ky again to hid th cross mark. i Cross ky o Cross mark (Currnt sing point) Color sction ky Prss this ky!0 to sho th complt imag of th slctd dsign or partial imag of ach color sction only. To vi th nxt color sction, prss th nxt color sction ky!2. To vi th prvious color sction, prss th prvious color sction ky!1. You can s only th spcific color sction by prssing th nxt color sction ky!2 until th dsird sction is displayd.!0 Color sction ky!1 Prvious color sction ky!2 Nxt color sction ky Color list ky Prss this ky to vi a list of thrad colors mployd in th slctd dsign. Prss th stitch numbr ky!5 to vi a numbr of stitchs for ach color in th slctd dsign. Prss th spool ky!4 to vi a list of thrad colors mployd in th slctd dsign.!3 Color list ky!4 Spool ky!5 Numbr ky Jog kys Adjust th hoop position ith th jog kys so that th ndl position coms right abov th cntr of th rfrnc lins on th fabric.!6 Jog kys!0!4!6 u!3!5!1!2 128

135 1 Trac ky You can chck th siz of th mbroidry ara by tracing th pattrn outlin ithout stitching or ith basting stitchs. Prss th trac ky and th trac option indo ill opn. Trac ky Th machin ill bast around th mbroidry ara ith a 5 mm alloanc. Hovr, th alloanc ill b null if th pattrn sprads ovr th maximum limit of mbroidry ara. Lor th prssr foot if th prssr foot is raisd ith th prssr foot liftr hn tracing and basting. Th folloing 4 options ar availabl: 1. Trac ithout stitching Prss th ky to opn th trac ithout stitching indo. Prss th trac ky to start tracing or prss on of th kys to mov th hoop to a cornr Trac and bast (singl) Prss th ky to opn th trac and bast (singl) indo. Prss th start/stop button to start tracing ith basting stitchs. r 3 3. Trac and bast (doubl) Prss th ky r to opn th trac and bast (doubl) indo. Prss th start/stop button to start tracing ith basting stitchs. First, th machin basts insid th pattrn thn tracs th pattrn outlin ith basting stitchs. 129

136 4 t y 4. Custom trac and bast Th machin ill bast around th mbroidry ara ith a 5 mm alloanc hn kys ar prssd. Hovr, you can customiz th tracing and basting ara siz by prssing ky t. You can st th tracing and basting ara by indicating th lft uppr cornr and lor right cornr of th tracing and basting ara. Prss th ky t to opn th custom trac and bast indo. Th siz of th tracing and basting ara is displayd in th cntr of th indo y. u Prss th ky u and a arning mssag ill appar. Prss th OK ky and th carriag movs to th lft uppr cornr of th basting ara. Prss jog kys i to mov th carriag to th dsird position. i!0!1 o Prss th ky o and th carriag movs to th right lor cornr of th basting ara. Prss jog kys i to mov th carriag to th dsird position. Prss th trac ky!0 to trac th st ara ithout basting. To trac and bast, prss th start/stop button. To rturn to th trac and bast ara to thir dfault sttings, prss th dfault ky!1. To clos th tracing option indo, prss th X ky. 130

137 Adjust Ky Prss th adjust ky to opn th manual stting indo. You can adjust th folloing sttings in this indo. Adjust ky Auto thrad tnsion lvl Prss th + or ky to adjust th thrad tnsion to your prfrnc. Cutting th tails of jump thrads This option is can b usd hn th jump thrad cutting lngth stting or cutting command is activatd (rfr to pag 163). Prss th + or ky to adjust th tail lngth of jump thrad. Embroidry foot hight Prss on of th fabric icon kys to slct th rcommndd hight or prss th + or ky to fin tun th foot hight. Plain fabric ky Quilting ky Prss th OK ky to activat th n sttings. To rturn to th dfault sttings, prss th dfault ky. r Dfault ky r Hoop back ky Rais th ndl by prssing th ndl up/don ky, if th ndl is in don position. Prss th hoop back ky and hoop back option indo ill opn. Prss th ky and th confirmation indo opn. Prss th OK to mov th carriag back to th hom position and rturn to th Rady to S scrn. Prss on of th kys to mov th carriag to a standby position. Prss th X ky to clos th hoop back option indo. Hoop back ky Th hoop ill go back to th original position hn prssing th start/stop button. 131

138 r Embroidry foot ky Prss this ky to opn th mbroidry foot indo. Prss on of th prssr foot icon ky (, or r). Th prssr foot hight and th sing spd ill b automatically adjustd to suit th slctd prssr foot. Embroidry foot ky Embroidry foot (P) Couching foot (PC-1) r Couching foot (PC-2) Slct and attach couching ft (PC-1 or PC-2) only hn slcting couching dsigns (optional itms). Embroidry mod ky Prss this ky to opn th mbroidry mod indo. t Embroidry mod ky t 132

139 Fin position/angl adjustmnt ky You can mak fin adjustmnts to th position or angl of th mbroidry dsign ithout rmoving th mbroidry hoop from th machin. Prss th fin position/angl adjustmnt ky. Th original mbroidry dsign position is prvid as a rctangl. r t Rotating a dsign You can mak fin adjustmnts to th angl of th mbroidry dsign. Prss th ky to rotat th dsign 0.5 dgrs clockis. Prss th ky r to rotat th dsign 0.5 dgrs countrclockis. Th angl valu is displayd in th indo t. Th angl of an mbroidry dsign can b adjustd from -5.0 to 5.0 dgrs. Th angl of th mbroidry dsign cannot b adjustd to xcd th sing ara. i o y u Moving a dsign You can mak fin adjustmnts to th position of th mbroidry dsign. Prss th or kys y to mov th dsign 0.5 mm right or lft (X indo i). Prss th or kys u to mov th dsign 0.5 mm forard or backard (Y indo o). Th moving distanc from th original position is shon as coordinats in th X and Y indos. Th position of an mbroidry dsign can b fin adjustd from -5.0 mm to 5.0 mm. Th position of th mbroidry dsign cannot b adjustd to xcd th sing ara. Th moving distanc from th original position is shon only in millimtrs.!0 Th rd rctangl!0 appars hn you mak fin adjustmnts to th mbroidry dsign, and it shos th diffrnc btn th original position and th adjustd position. Prss th OK ky!1 to apply th fin adjustmnt. Prss th X ky!2 to cancl th sttings.!1!2 133

140 z Starting to S Embroidry z Slct th dsird pattrn. x x Adjust th hoop position ith th jog kys so that th ndl position coms right abov th cntr of th cntrlins on th fabric. Jog ky c c Prss th start/stop button and s 5 to 6 stitchs. Prss th start/stop button again to stop th machin. Th prssr foot ill b raisd automatically. Cut th loos thrad clos to th bginning of th starting point. Loos thrad Prss th start/stop button to start sing again. Th machin ill stop (and trim th thrads if th auto thrad cutting is activatd) automatically hn th first color sction is finishd. Chang th thrad to th nxt color and s th nxt sction. Sing rsults Th mbroidry pattrn is sn against th cntrlins on th fabric as shon. Cntrlins on th fabric Rfr to pag 163 for ho to st auto thrad cutting. 134

141 Fring dsigns Fring dsigns ar spcial pattrns for crating fringd flor or bordr dsigns. Th mbroidry dsign asily turns into an attractiv fringd flor. Exampl: Fring dsign FA10-66 Slct fring dsign FA10-66 and s th pattrn as you ould s a normal mbroidry dsign. Rmov th fabric from th hoop. Cut th ndl thrads along th rd brokn lin at th outr dg of th pattrn as shon. Ruffl th thrads to mak fring. Exampl: Fring dsign FA10-67 Slct fring dsign FA10-67 and s th pattrn as you ould s a normal mbroidry dsign. Rmov th fabric from th hoop. Cut th bobbin thrads on th rong sid of th fabric along th rd brokn lin as shon. Pull th ndl thrads up and bring th loop nds to th right sid of th fabric to mak fring. 135

142 Exampl: Cutting lins Cut th bobbin thrads on th rong sid of th fabric along th brokn lin as shon. Pull th ndl thrads up and bring th loop nds to th right sid of th fabric to mak fring. SQ SQ SQ SQ SQ SQ FA10-63 FA10-64 FA

143 Appliu Dsigns Fring dsigns SQ and SQ ar spcial dsigns for machin mbroidry appliu. You can attach appliu pic to background fabric and mbroidr appliu dsign at th sam tim. Exampl: Fring dsign SQ Prpar background fabric and appliu fabric. Slct fring dsign SQ14-265, and st th background fabric to th hoop. Attach th hoop to th carriag and prss th trac ky. Prss th ky to slct trac and bast (singl) (rfr to pag 129). Start th machin to mark around mbroidry dsign ith basting stitchs. Cut th appliu fabric th sam siz as th markd ara. Plac th appliu pic on th markd ara and s th first sction (color). Pin th appliu pic or us spray adhsiv to fix it in plac as ncssary. Rmov th hoop from th machin, but do not unhoop th fabric. Rmov th basting stitchs. Cut aay th xcss appliu fabric as clos to th sam lin as possibl. Attach th hoop to th machin again. S th rmaining sctions (colors) of th appliu dsign. 137

144 Altrnativ mthod Prpar appliu fabric largr than hoop siz. St th appliu fabric to th hoop. S th first sction (color) only. Rmov th hoop and unhoop th appliu fabric. Cut th appliu fabric along th stitching lin to mak an appliu pic. Prpar background fabric and st it to th hoop. Attach th hoop to th carriag. Prss th prvious color sction ky to go back to th first sction (color) and s th first sction (color) to mark th appliu position. Prvious color sction ky Plac th appliu pic on th background fabric and align th appliu pic ith th positioning mark. Fix th appliu pic in plac ith sticky tap or a pin. S th rmaining sctions (colors) of th appliu dsign. 138

145 Fram Dsigns Fring dsigns SQ and SQ can also b usd as th fram dsigns. Exampl: Fring dsign SQ for framing a pictur Prpar hat-aay stabilizr. Slct fring dsign SQ St th fabric to th hoop. S th first sction (color) only. Rmov th hoop from th machin, but do not unhoop th fabric. Cut aay th insid of th markd ara. Bast th hat-aay stabilizr ovr th markd ara. Attach th hoop to th machin again. S th rmaining sctions (colors) of th appliu dsign. Rmov th unncssary parts of th stabilizr. Mlt aay th rst of stabilizr ith an iron. Prpar your favorit pictur, tc. Fram your favorit pictur as shon. 139

146 Lac Dsigns You can mak a fr standing lac by sing th lac dsigns on organdy. Attach a hat-aay stabilizr to organdy, to or mor layrs may b ruird. Us th sam thrad for th bobbin as th ndl thrad. Us a fully ound bobbin. Adjust th mbroidry foot hight to 2.2 mm or highr (rfr to pag 132 or 162). St th lo bobbin thrad arning lvl to 3 or 4 (rfr to pag 162). St th sing spd to 600 spm or lss ith th spd control slidr. Slct th dsird lac dsign pattrn and s. Rmov th organdy from th hoop. Trim aay th organdy and stabilizr surrounding th dsign pattrn ith scissors. Mlt aay th stabilizr using an iron. Quilting Dsigns Th uilting dsigns SQ through SQ compris 3 color sctions. Hovr you s th folloing spcific sctions only by prssing th rlvant icon kys. Outr fram, stippling and cntr dsign Stippling and cntr dsign Cntr dsign Us th sam thrad for th bobbin as th ndl thrad. Us th purpl tip ndl to avoid skippd stitchs. Adjust th foot hight if ncssary (rfr to pag 132 or 162). St th lo bobbin thrad arning lvl to 3 or 4 (rfr to pag 162). Turn on th on stitch stop function in th mbroidry stting mod (rfr to pag 162). Whn prssing th start/stop button, th machin ss on stitch and stops automatically. Pull th ndl thrad to bring th bobbin thrad up and plac both thrads on th thrad holdr. S svral stitchs and stop th machin. Cut th loos thrads clos to th bginning of th stitch. Start th machin again to s th dsign pattrn. 140

147 Editing Mod In th diting mod, you can dit and combin pattrns to crat original mbroidry dsigns. Prss th diting mod ky and th diting indo for th hoop SQ23 ill opn. Editing mod ky z Slcting a hoop siz You can slct othr hoop sizs. z Prss th hoop slction ky and th hoop slction indo ill opn. Hoop slction ky x x Prss th nxt pag ky to sho th othr hoops. Prss th hoop icon ky to slct th dsird hoop. Slct th dsird hoop. Th scrn ill rturn to th diting indo. Nxt pag ky In th diting mod, you cannot slct pattrns largr than th siz of th slctd hoop. HH10 hoop (100 x 90 mm) and RE18 hoop (140 x 180 mm) ar optional itms. Opning th mbroidry dsigns You can opn th built-in dsigns, monogram, and dsigns from th USB flash driv in th diting indo. To opn dsign pattrns, prss th hom ky. Prss th built-in dsign ky. Slct th dsird pattrn from th dsign list (rfr to pag 121). Hom ky Built-in dsign ky 141

148 r t u i @2 Editing tool bar information Th diting tool bar contains th folloing kys as shon. Prss th don arro ky y to sho th nxt st of diting tools. Prss th up arro ky t to sho th prvious st of diting tools. Layout ky Cross ky Pattrn slction kys r Scroll ky t Up arro ky y Don arro ky u Hoop slction ky i Rsiz ky o Duplicat ky!0 Dlt ky!1 Rotat ky!2 Vrtical mirror imag ky!3 Horizontal mirror imag ky!4 Arc ky!5 Group ky!6 Cornr layout ky!7 Sing ordr ky!8 Custom color ky!9 Color group Singl color sing Zoom Sav fil ky Slcting a pattrn To slct th pattrn to dit, prss on th pattrn imag in th diting indo. Th grn fram appars around th slctd pattrn. Moving a pattrn To mov th mbroidry pattrn in th diting indo, prss and drag th pattrn to a dsird location ith th touch panl stylus or your fingrtip. Do not drag th pattrn on th scrn ith a sharp pointd objct. You can mov th slctd pattrn also by prssing th layout kys. Prss th layout kys to mov th pattrn to th dsird position in th diting indo. Prss th cross ky to mov th pattrn to th cntr of th diting indo. Layout kys Cross ky Th carriag ill not mov hn you prss th layout kys sinc th pattrn position ill mov rlativ to th hoop, not to th machin. 142

149 z x Slcting a pattrn ith pattrn slction kys Whn multipl pattrns ar closly positiond, it can b hard to slct th dsird pattrn. Pattrn slction kys appar hn multipl pattrns ar shon in th diting indo for asir pattrn slction. z Prss th + ky or ky and th rd fram appars. x Prss th + or ky until th rd fram surrounds th pattrn you ant to slct. Prss ky to slct th dsird pattrn. Rsizing a pattrn z Prss th rsiz ky to opn th rsiz option indo. Rsiz ky x You can chang th mbroidry pattrn siz from 80% to 120% of th original siz. Prss th + ky to nlarg th pattrn siz. Prss th ky to rduc th pattrn siz. Th siz ill chang 1% ach tim you prss th + or ky. To chang th siz uickly, prss and hold th + or ky. Th scal of a rsizd pattrn is displayd in prcntag r. Prss th OK ky to confirm th n siz. z x r z x Duplicating a pattrn z Prss th duplicat ky to mak a copy of th slctd pattrn. Duplicat ky Th duplicatd pattrn ill b suprimposd ovr th original pattrn. Mov th duplicat to sho th original pattrn. 143

150 Dlting a pattrn z Prss on th pattrn to dlt. x Prss th dlt ky to dlt th slctd pattrn. Dlt ky z x Rotating a pattrn z Prss th rotat ky to opn th rotation option indo. Rotat ky z x x Prss th ky to rotat th slctd pattrn 1 dgr clockis. Prss th ky to rotat th slctd pattrn 1 dgr countrclockis. Prss th ky r to rotat th slctd pattrn 45 dgrs clockis. Prss th ky t to rotat th slctd pattrn 45 dgrs countrclockis. Th angl of a rotatd pattrn is displayd in th indo y. Prss th OK ky to confirm. t y r 144

151 z x Flipping a pattrn z Prss th vrtical or horizontal mirror imag ky. Vrtical mirror imag ky Horizontal mirror imag ky x Prss th ky to crat th vrtical mirror imag of a slctd pattrn. c c Prss th ky to crat th horizontal mirror imag of a slctd pattrn. Crating a suar fram z Slct pattrn Bordr Dsign SQ Mov th dsign don and to th right. z x x Prss th don arro ky to sho th nxt st of diting tool. Prss th cornr layout ky. Don arro ky Cornr layout ky c v c Th pattrn ill automatically b copid and placd symmtrically into 4 cornrs. Prss th OK ky. v Th rady to s indo ill opn. 145

152 z Grouping pattrns z You can group pattrns togthr. Prss th don arro ky to sho th nxt st of diting tools. Prss th group ky and th grouping option indo ill opn. Don arro ky Group ky x x Prss th group all ky and prss th OK ky to group all th pattrns in th diting indo. Group all ky c c If you ish to group th slctd pattrns only, prss th group slct ky r. Slct th dsird pattrns by prssing on th pattrn imags. Prss th slctd pattrn again to unslct th pattrn. Prss th OK ky to group th slctd pattrns. r Group slct ky r v v Th groupd pattrns can b movd and duplicatd as a unit. Whn grouping th slctd pattrns only, th rst of th pattrns ar grayd out and cannot b slctd. To ungroup th pattrns, prss th group ky again. 146

153 Sing ordr You can chang th sing ordr of a pattrn combination. Prss th sing ordr ky and prss on th imags of th pattrn on by on. Th pattrns ill b sn in th ordr you prss on th imags. Prss th sing ordr ky again to rturn to th prvious scrn. Sing ordr ky Color grouping Whn combining duplicatd pattrns, you can rduc th numbr of color sctions ith color grouping. z z For xampl, th combind dsign pattrn cratd on pag 145 has 20 color sctions. x x Prss th color group ky and th color grouping indo ill opn. Prss th OK ky to unit all color sctions of th sam color and th rady to s indo opns. Color group ky c c Th numbr of color sctions is rducd to 5. Color grouping ill b canclld hn rturning to th diting indo. 147

154 z x Singl color sing If you ant to s a pattrn or a pattrn combination in on color only, prss th singl color sing ky. Th machin ill not stop until th ntir dsign is sn. z Prss th singl color sing ky. x Prss th OK ky. c c Th dsign(s) ill b displayd in gray. Prss th start/stop button to start singl color sing. Th dsign ill b sn ithout stopping for color chang. Zooming in th diting indo Prss th zoom ky to opn th zoom in/out indo. Slct th vi siz from normal, larg or largst by prssing on of th vi siz kys. Zoom ky Normal vi siz ky Larg vi siz ky r Largst vi siz ky Th scroll function is activatd automatically hn zoomd in. To scroll th magnifid indo, drag th indo in th dsird dirction. Prss th scroll ky to cancl th scroll command. t Scroll ky r t 148

155 z Customizing th display colors You can simulat th colors of th actual fabric and thrads on th scrn by customizing th colors of th dsign imag and diting indo. z Prss th custom color ky and th custom color indo ill opn. Custom color ky x x If you ish to chang th color of th dsign pattrn, prss th dsign color ky. Prss th scroll kys until th dsird sction is displayd in th prvi indo. Dsign color ky Scroll kys y t r To slct th hu, prss on of th 14 color tils. To chang th shad of th slctd color, prss + or ky, or drag th slidr to th lft or right. r Color tils t Slidr You can assign a nam to th customizd color for th color sction by prssing th nam ky. Th assignd nam ill b displayd instad of th nam and cod of th thrad color in th mbroidry indo. y Nam ky c u i c To chang th background color, prss th background color ky and slct th dsird color. To slct th hu, prss on of th 14 color tils. To chang th shad of th slctd color, prss + or ky, or drag th slidr to th lft or right. u Background color ky t r If a dsign in *.JPX format is opn, you can display th background imag in th diting indo by prssing th background imag ky (rfr to th instruction book of Digitizr MBX). i Background imag ky 149

156 Monogramming in an arc In th diting mod, you can mak a monogram in an uppr or lor arc. z Entr th charactrs and prss th OK ky. z x x Th ntrd charactrs ar displayd in th diting indo. Prss th arc ky and th arc layout indo ill opn. Arc ky c c Prss th uppr arc ky to mak an uppr arc. Prss th lor arc ky to mak a lor arc. Prss th nlarg ky r to mak an arc longr. Prss th shortn ky t to mak an arc shortr. Prss th OK ky to confirm. Uppr arc ky Lor arc ky r Enlarg ky t Shortn ky r t 150

157 20 cm or lss Fr Arm Embroidry Th fr arm hoop FA10 is spcially dsignd for mbroidring tubular garmnts such as slvs, pant lgs tc. 20 cm or idr Chck th opning siz of th tubular portion of th garmnt. Th opning idth must b 20 cm (8 ) or idr. Th ara to b mbroidrd should b ithin 20 cm (8 ) from th opning. Dra cntrlins on th fabric ith tailor s chalk. Opn th diting indo and slct th hoop FA10. Slct th dsign list by hoop siz and slct th hoop FA10. Slct dsign pattrn FA Rotat dsign pattrn 90 dgrs countrclockis (rfr to pag 144). Prss th OK ky to opn th rady to s indo. Rmov th xtnsion tabl. St th garmnt in th hoop FA10 as shon. Position th garmnt so that th cntrlins match thos on th tmplat in th hoop. Plac th garmnt ovr th fr arm of th machin and attach th hoop FA10 to th carriag. Roll up th cuff so that it ill not jam at th nck of th fr arm. Insrt th blocking plat into th innr hoop to prvnt th cuff from ovrlapping th mbroidry ara. Blocking plat Prss th start/stop button to s making sur that th garmnt can mov frly around th fr arm. Rmov th hoop from th carriag hn finishd sing. Rmov th garmnt from th fr arm. 151

158 z Bordr Dsigns Bordr dsign pattrns SQ to SQ can b accuratly connctd to ach othr ith th built-in marking points. Exampl: Conncting bordr dsign pattrns SQ and SQ z Print tmplat shts on smi-opau papr for bordr dsign pattrns SQ and SQ by using Horizon Link Suit. Tmplat sht x c x Plac th tmplat sht on th fabric and mark th nd points of th cntrlins ith tailor s chalk. Dra cntrlins on th fabric. Th horizontal lin should b long nough to connct th nxt pattrns. Cntrlins c St th fabric in th hoop and attach th hoop to th carriag. Slct bordr dsign pattrn SQ and adjust th hoop position ith th jog kys. Prss th start/stop button and a mssag ill appar asking you to s th first marking points. Prss th X ky to skip sing thm and prss th start/stop button to start sing. v r v Whn finishd sing th dsign pattrn, a mssag for th last 2 marking points ill appar. Prss th OK ky and prss th start/stop button to s th last 2 marking points. First marking points r Last marking points r b n t b Rmov th hoop from th carriag and rmov th fabric from th hoop. Plac th tmplat sht on th fabric. Align th marking points of th sn pattrn and tmplat sht. If smi-opau papr is not availabl, print th tmplat sht on plain papr and cut th lft sid at th marking points (along th brokn lin in th illustration). y n Mark th nd points of th vrtical cntrlin for th scond pattrn. t Marking points y Vrtical cntrlin 152

159 m m St th fabric in th hoop and adjust th fabric position to match th cntrlins for th scond pattrn and tmplat. Attach th hoop to th carriag and prss th start/ stop button. Prss th OK ky hn th mssag appars. Th hoop ill mov to th first marking point for th scond pattrn. Lor th ndl by turning th hand hl to chck if th ndl is right abov th last marking point of th first pattrn. Adjust th hoop position ith th jog kys if ncssary. Prss th start/stop button to s th scond pattrn. u,, Rpat procss b to m to s th dsird numbr of pattrns. You may s bordr dsign pattrn SQ at th nd of th pattrn sris. u Bordr dsign pattrn SQ Conncting th pattrns in th diting indo You can connct bordr dsign pattrns in th diting indo. Opn th diting indo and slct th hoop SQ23. Slct bordr dsign pattrn SQ Mov th pattrn to th lft nd and duplicat th pattrn. Mov th duplicat to th right until th marking points of both pattrns ovrlap. Prss th zoom ky to nlarg th pattrn imag. Prss th scroll ky and drag th imag to sho th marking points. Prss th jog kys and adjust th position of th scond pattrn to align th marking points xactly. Zoom ky Scroll ky To adjust th pattrn position mor prcisly, us EmbLinkTool availabl in Horizon Link Suit. Prss th OK ky and th rady to s indo ill opn. Prss th start/stop button to s th pattrn combination. To align th scond pattrn combination, prss th stitch forard ky onc to mov th hoop to th marking points. Adjust th hoop position so that th ndl coms right abov th marking point of th first pattrn combination. Stitch forard ky Th mssag for th marking points ill not appar, but marking points ill b sn. 153

160 r AcuFil Quilting ith Hoop ASQ22 AcuFil hoop ASQ22 Hoop ASQ22 is vry usful for filling a larg siz uilt ith AcuFil dsign pattrns cratd ith AcuFil Tool. Outr hoop Attaching knob AcuFil tmplat r Magntic clamps u t CAUTION: Th magntic clamp can damag itms such as crdit cards, floppy disks tc. Do not us th magntic clamp nar th prson ith a pacmakr or othr mdical implants hich may b affctd by th strong magntic fild. y t Thr is no innr hoop but th uilt layrs ar hld in th hoop by mans of th magntic clamps. AcuFil tmplat t Cntrlins for AcuFil dsign pattrn y Maximum ara of mbroidry u Arro mark Calibrat th cntr position bfor us (rfr to pag 163). Prparing uilt layrs Start AcuFil Tool on your PC and click AcuFil Multipl Dsign Layout to opn. Dcid th uilt siz. Entr th dimnsions of th uilt and click OK to calculat th optimum siz of th AcuFil dsign pattrn and numbr of pattrns to fill. On Hom tab, in Stp group, click. 154

161 Printing th tmplat sht Click Application>Print and print th tmplat shts and dsign layout. Cut th tmplat sht along th cutting lin. Cutting lin If th tmplat sht is printd on 2 pags, cut ach sction out and glu thm togthr as shon. Sav th AcuFil dsign pattrn on a USB flash driv. You can transfr th dsign pattrn to th machin and sav it to th machin s built-in mmory ith th dirct PC-Link. 12 cm (5 ) 12 cm (5 ) Marking th cntrlins Prpar a uilt top, bas fabric and batting. Lightight battings for machin uilting ar rcommndd. Add at last 12 cm (5 ) outr margin to th mbroidry ara hn dciding th ovrall uilt siz. Dra cntrlins and arrohad ith a ashabl markr. Pin or bast all layrs togthr. Plac th tmplat sht on th uilt to chck th gnral arrangmnt. Mark th cntrlins for ach sction on th uilt top. Cntrlins 155

162 Stting uilt layrs in hoop ASQ22 Position th uilt layrs on hoop ASQ22. Plac th AcuFil tmplat (ith th arro mark facing up) on th uilt and adjust th position of th uilt aligning th cntrlins of th uilt and AcuFil tmplat. St th uilt layrs in th hoop and prss don th AcuFil tmplat. Whil prssing th AcuFil tmplat clos to th outr fram, snap th magntic clamps onto th hoop to fastn th uilt layrs to th hoop. Rmov pins and basting stitchs from th hoopd ara. Sing AcuFil dsign pattrn Insrt th USB flash driv that contains th AcuFil dsign fil into th USB port of th machin. Turn on th machin and go to Opn Fil in th mbroidry mod. Prss th icon ky of th dsird fil and th slctd AcuFil dsign ill opn. Turn th on stitch stop r option ON. Attach hoop ASQ22 to th machin and s th first sction. Us th sam thrad for th bobbin as th ndl thrad. Adjust th foot hight if ncssary. St th lo bobbin thrad arning lvl to 3 or 4. AcuFil dsigns cannot b opnd in th Editing mod. Us th purpl tip ndl. r Thn rhoop th uilt layrs and s th nxt sction. Rpat ths stps. S th cntr sction first, thn nighboring sctions on by on outard. Provid a id spac around th machin. Prvnt th fr nd of th uilt layrs from hanging don from th sing surfac. Us of th xtra id tabl is rcommndd. If you nd to s th uilt upsid don, prss th turnovr ky to flip th dsign pattrn. Mak sur to rais th ndl by prssing th ndl up/don button bfor moving th carriag to th hom position. 156

163 Adjusting th siz of th last pattrn If th outr dgs of ach sction do not align ith ach othr du to fabric shrinkag, adjust th pattrn siz of th outr-most sctions. Masur th actual siz (W: idth, H: hight) of blank sction to b stitchd. H Insrt th USB flash driv that contains th AcuFil dsign fils. W Click Adjust Last Pattrn Siz and th Opn dialog box ill opn. Slct th dsign fil that you hav sn and click Opn. Entr th masurd siz of th blank sction and click OK. Sav th adjustd dsign on th USB flash driv. Do not ovrrit th dsign fil. Sav th fil undr a n nam. Insrt th USB flash driv into th machin and s th adjustd dsign in th last sction. 157

164 Crating original AcuFil dsigns You can crat your on AcuFil dsign pattrns by combining lmnt pattrns from th Dsign Collction foldr. Click Crat Original AcuFil Dsigns. Entr th ovrall siz of th uilt and click OK to calculat th optimum siz of th AcuFil dsign pattrn and numbr of pattrns to fill th uilt. On Hom tab, in Stp group, click and th layout indo ill opn. On Hom tab, in Edit group, click Dsign and slct th dsird pattrn to import. Edit and arrang th importd pattrns to crat your original dsign. On Hom tab, in Stp group, click. Sav th dsign as a fil on th USB flash driv to s th cratd dsign pattrn. 158

165 Editing dsigns You can dit th layout of th pattrn combination and adjust th dsign siz. Exampl: Sing laf dsign bordr along th uilt dg Click Edit Dsigns. Entr th hoop siz (220 x 220) and click OK. On Hom tab, in Edit group, click Dsign. Slct th dsird pattrn to import. Rotat th dsign 240 dgrs and plac it at th uppr dg as shon. 159

166 Duplicat th dsign, flip it ovr and plac it opposit to th first on. Rpat th abov stps and lin up 4 lmnt pattrns. Adjust th idth of th orking ara by dragging th anchor point. Click. Sav th dsign as a fil on th USB flash driv. Go to th Start Pag. Click Multipl Stting and opn th dsign savd in th prvious stp. Entr th ovrall uilt idth (W) and ntr 220 for hight (H) and thn click OK. Click. Sav th dsign on th USB flash driv. 160

167 Sing th bordr dsign Print th tmplat sht and plac it at th cntr of th uppr dg of th uilt. Mark th nd points of th cntrlins. Dra th cntrlins on th uilt. Th horizontal lin should b as long as th ovrall uilt idth. Plac th uilt on hoop ASQ22 and adjust th position by aligning th cntrlins on th uilt and th AcuFil tmplat. S th first sction. Plac th tmplat sht at th nxt sction and dra th vrtical cntrlin. S th nxt sction and rpat ths stps to s th rmaining sctions from th cntr outard. Eliminating blank margin If th dsign pattrn cratd in th prvious sction is smallr than th calculatd dsign siz, thr ill b a blank margin around th dsign. Th blank margin can b liminatd by adjusting th orking ara. Opn a 220 x 220 orking ara and import th cratd dsign. Adjust th orking ara siz by dragging anchor points to liminat th blank margin. Sav th dsign as a fil. 161

168 CUSTOMIZING EMBROIDERY MODE SETTINGS r Embroidry Mod Sttings Prss th mbroidry stting mod ky (rfr to pag 99). Auto thrad tnsion Th auto thrad tnsion lvl can b adjustd ith th + or ky. Incras th valu hn using th sam thrads on th bobbin and ndl. Lo bobbin thrad arning Th lo bobbin thrad arning lvl can b adjustd ith th + or ky. To turn this option off, prss th ky until OFF shos in th indo. On stitch stop on/off Whn this function is turnd on, th machin ss on stitch and stops automatically so that you can bring th bobbin thrad up bfor sing. r Hoop confirmation on/off Th hoop confirmation mssag ill appar vry tim bfor opning th rady to s indo. Hovr you can turn this option off by slcting off. Prss th nxt pag ky to go to th nxt mnu. t y t Maximum mbroidry spd Th maximum mbroidry sing spd can b st from 400 to 1000 spm in 100 spm intrvals by prssing th + or ky. (Sing spd can b varid ith th spd control slidr vn hil running th machin.) Rduc th sing spd hn sing pattrns ith narro zigzag stitchs that tnd to arp at high spds. y Embroidry foot hight Th machin masurs fabric thicknss and automatically sts th prssr foot to th optimum hight. Hovr, you can fin tun th foot hight according to fabric matrial and/or othr sing conditions by prssing th + or ky. Th adjustabl rang is 0 mm to 4 mm. You can slct th typ of mbroidry foot to st th mbroidry foot hight from P, PC-1 or PC-2 by prssing th corrsponding ky. Prss th nxt pag ky to go to th nxt mnu. u u Conscutiv color grouping on/off If an importd stitch data fil or dsign fils of a pattrn combination contain conscutiv sctions in th sam color, ths sctions ar automatically groupd togthr as on sction hn opning th fil or saving th pattrn combination as a fil or going to th rady to s indo. This function is invalid hn combining th builtin dsigns and xtrnally sourcd dsigns. Turn this option off if you do not ish to group th sctions togthr. 162

169 i o i-1 i-2 i Hoop calibration You can calibrat th cntr position of th hoops. You nd to ntr mbroidry mod bfor opning th mbroidry stting indo. Extnd th carriag arm and prss th Ys ky. i-1 Ys ky Th carriag movs to th cntr position. Prss th hoop slction ky to opn th hoop slction indo. i-2 Hoop slction ky Slct th hoop and attach it to th carriag. St th tmplat in th hoop. Adjust th hoop position by prssing th jog kys so that th ndl is right abov th hol in th tmplat and prss th OK ky. o Grid lin on/off Turn this option on to sho grid in th diting indo. Th grid siz can b altrd from 10 to 30 mm ith th + or ky hn this option is on. Turn this option off to hid th grid. Prss th nxt pag ky to go to th nxt mnu.!0!1!2!3!4 Thrad cutting Thr ar 3 thrad cutting options for mbroidry.!0 Jump thrad cutting lngth Whn this option is turnd on, th machin trims th jump thrads if th jump thrad lngth is th sam or mor than th st valu.!1 Cut at color chang/nd Whn this option is turnd on, th machin trim th thrad hn it stops to chang th thrad to th nxt color.!2 Cutting command Whn this option is turnd on, th machin trim th thrads at th trim cod if th importd stitch data fil contains a trim command (cutting command).!3 Easy stting Whn this stting is turnd on, th machin ill trim th thrads if th jump thrad is 3 mm or longr, or hn th machin stops to chang th thrad to th nxt color. Prss th OK ky to confirm th asy stting.!4 Advancd stting Whn this stting is turnd on, you can configur th Jump thrad cutting!0, Cut at color chang/nd!1, and Cutting Command!2 options individually. Prss th OK ky to confirm th advancd stting. 163

170 !1!1-1!1 Thrad slction Thr ar 9 typs of mbroidry thrad to choos from. Prss th ky of th thrad you ish to us. Th color cod of th slctd brand is shon on th color/part ky along ith th nam of th color. If you us importd mbroidry stitch data containing propr thrad information, prss th rtain original color ky to rtain this information.!1-1 Rtain original color ky!2 Rsum mod Whn Rsum Mod is turnd on, th last stitch sn bfor turning th por off ill rsum hn you turn th por on again.!2 Whn you turn th por on, th confirmation indo opns. Prss th OK ky to rsum th last stitch of th sn pattrn. Aftr customizing th sttings, prss th OK ky to nabl th n sttings. To xit th stting mod ithout changing th sttings, prss X ky. 164

171 You do not nd to chang Locking stitch function sttings hn using built-in mbroidry dsigns.!3!4!5!6!3 Locking stitch ON/OFF (aftr ach color chang) Th thrads may ravl if th stitch data dos not contain locking stitchs at th bginning of ach color sction. To avoid ravling, insrt locking stitchs at th bginning hn this function is turnd ON.!4 Locking stitch ON/OFF (aftr thrad trimming) If you turn ON th thrad cutting (rfr to th prvious pag Thrad cutting ), th machin ill insrt locking stitchs aftr th jump to avoid thrads from ravling.!5 Dsign positioning during mbroidry If you turn ON th Dsign positioning during mbroidry, you can r-position th mbroidry dsign ith th jog ky.!7!6 Colord light progrss indicator If you turn ON th Colord light progrss indicator, th sing light on th front!7 ill indicat th progrss of th mbroidry projct. 165

172 Saving and Opning a Fil Saving a fil You can sav original mbroidry dsigns cratd in mbroidry mod as fils in th built-in mmory and/or USB flash driv. Prss th sav fil ky and th sav fil indo ill opn. Sav fil ky A foldr labld Embf (mbroidry mod) is displayd on th scrn. To slct a foldr, prss th foldr icon. Fil nams ar assignd automatically in numrical ordr starting from M_ Prss th OK ky and th fil is savd in th slctd foldr. To assign a particular nam to th fil, prss th rnam ky. Rnam ky Th kyboard indo opns. Entr a n nam and prss th OK ky. Th fil is savd undr th n nam. Whn you attmpt to sav a fil ith a nam that alrady xists, th confirmation mssag ill appar. Prss th OK ky to ovrrit th xisting fil or prss th X ky if you do not ant to ovrrit it. 166

173 Crating a n foldr Prss th n foldr ky and th kyboard indo ill opn. N foldr ky Entr a foldr nam and prss th OK ky. A n foldr is cratd undr th assignd nam. Dlting a fil or foldr Prss th dlt ky and slct th fil or foldr to dlt. A confirmation mssag appars. Prss th OK ky to dlt th fil or foldr. Dlt ky Opning a fil To opn savd fils, prss th opn fil ky to opn th opn fil indo. Opn fil ky Slct th foldr location, ithr th built-in mmory or USB flash driv. Opn th foldr that contains th dsird fil by prssing th foldr icon. Th fil list of th slctd foldr is displayd. To opn th fil, prss th fil icon. In th mbroidry mod, fil attributs can b shon on th fil icon. To sho th fil attribut, prss th larg icon ky. Larg icon ky Thr ar 6 fil attributs as follos: : *.JEF (Janom mbroidry format) : *.JEF+ (ditabl Janom mbroidry format) : *.JPX (*.JEF+ ith a background bitmap imag) : *.JPX (Acufil mbroidry format) : *.JPX (Cutork mbroidry format) 167 :*.DST (Tajima mbroidry format) To hid fil attribut, prss th small icon ky. Small icon ky Tajima (*.DST) format dos not hav thrad color information. Janom s thrad color ill b assignd automatically hn opning.

174 Changing a nam of th fil or foldr Prss th rnam ky and slct th fil or foldr for hich you ish to chang th nam. Th kyboard indo ill opn. Entr a n nam and prss th OK ky. Th nam of th fil or foldr ill chang. Rnam ky If you ntr a nam that alrady xists, th mssag Th sam nam xists. ill appar. Prss th X ky and ntr anothr nam. Dirct PC-Link You can connct th MC15000 to a PC ith th USB cabl includd in th standard accssoris. You nd to install Horizon Link Suit and th USB drivr for th MC15000 on your computr. Horizon Link Suit and th USB drivr ar availabl in th Horizon Link Suit CD-ROM includd in th standard accssoris. Start up th MC15000 and PC, and insrt th typ A USB connctor into th PC. Insrt th typ B connctor into th MC You can snd original stitch pattrns cratd ith Stitch Composr and original mbroidry dsign data from a PC to th MC Rfr to on-scrn hlp of Horizon Link Suit for mor dtails. CAUTION: Do not turn th por off or disconnct th USB cabl hil th data transfr is in progrss, as this ill caus loss of data and can damag th machin s mmory. 168

175 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Claning th Hook Ara Clan th hook ara at last onc a month. Rmov th ndl plat (rfr to pag 22). Turn th por sitch off and unplug th machin. Rmov th ndl and prssr foot. Do not dismantl th machin in any ay othr than as xplaind in this sction. Tak out th bobbin and bobbin holdr. Bobbin holdr Clan th bobbin holdr ith a lint brush. Apply a f drops of th bobbin holdr clanr (includd in th standard accssoris) to a soft cloth and ip th bobbin holdr both insid and outsid. Lint brush Soft cloth r Clan th fd dog and auto thrad cuttr dvic ith th lint brush. r Fd dog t Auto thrad cuttr dvic t Clan th insid and lip of th hook rac ith a soft cloth. y Insrt th bobbin holdr so that th knob fits nxt to th stoppr in th hook rac. Insrt th bobbin. y Knob u Stoppr u Attach th ndl plat, prssr foot and ndl. 169

176 Problms and Warning Signals If th visual touch scrn shos a arning sign, follo th guidanc blo. Warning Sign Caus Try this Th start/stop button is prssd ith th foot control Disconnct th foot control. connctd. Th foot control is out of ordr. Contact th srvic cntr or th stor from hom th machin as purchasd. Th machin ill stop if th buttonhol is sn ithout loring th buttonhol lvr. Lor th buttonhol lvr and start th machin again. Th tin ndl ky is prssd hn th tin ndl sign is indicatd on th LCD scrn. Rplac th tin ndl ith a singl ndl and prss th OK ky. Th machin is startd ith th fd dog lord. Th ndl plat is rmovd. Rais th fd dog unlss you ant to s ith th fd dog lord. Attach th ndl plat. Chck if th ndl platd is attachd proprly. Th machin is halting du to ovrload. Wait for at last 15 sconds to rstart. Rmov tangld thrads around tak-up lvr, hook rac and automatic thrad cutting mchanism. IMPORTANT: To carry th sing machin, hold th carrying handl ith your hand, and support th sing machin ith th othr hand. Clan th outsid of th machin ith a soft cloth. Do not us chmical solvnts. Stor th machin in cool and dry plac. Do not stor th machin in an ara of high humidity, nar a radiator or in dirct sunlight. Th por supply cord and mbroidry hoops can b stord in th smi-hard fabric covr. Mak sur to stor th mbroidry carriag arm bfor turning off th por sitch. 170

177 Troublshooting Problm Th machin is noisy. Th ndl thrad braks. Th bobbin thrad braks. Th ndl braks. Visual Touch Scrn is not clar. Caus 1. Thrad is jammd in th hook ara. 2. Th fd dog is packd ith lint. 1. Th ndl thrad is not thradd proprly. 2. Th ndl thrad tnsion is too tight. 3. Th ndl is bnt or blunt. 4. Th ndl is insrtd incorrctly. 5. Th thrad is too havy for th ndl. 6. Th ndl thrad as not st in th thrad holdr hn mbroidry sing startd. 1. Th bobbin thrad is not thradd proprly in th bobbin holdr. 2. Lint has collctd in th bobbin holdr. 3. Th bobbin is damagd and dos not turn smoothly. 1. Th ndl is insrtd incorrctly. 2. Th ndl is bnt or blunt. 3. Th ndl clamp scr is loos. 4. Th ndl thrad tnsion is too tight. 5. Th ndl is too fin for th fabric bing sn. 6. Th fabric as pulld toard you hn sing fr motion uilting ith th fr motion uilting opn-to foot QO. 1. Th contrast of th scrn is not adjustd proprly. Rfrnc S pag 169. S pag 169. S pag 15. S pag 38. S pag 18. S pag 18. S pag 18. S pag 120. S pag 14. S pag 169. Rplac th bobbin. S pag 18. S pag 18. S pag 18. S pag 38. S pag 18. S pag 96. S pag 100. Skippd stitchs 1. Th ndl is insrtd incorrctly. 2. Th ndl is bnt or blunt. 3. Th ndl and/or thrads ar not suitabl for th fabric bing sn. 4. A blu ndl is not bing usd for sing strtch, vry fin or synthtics. 5. Th ndl thrad is not thradd proprly. 6. Th ndl is dfctiv (rustd, burr on ndl y or tip). 7. Th mbroidry hoop is not st proprly. 8. Th fabric is not strtchd tightly nough on th mbroidry hoop. 9. A purpl ndl is not bing usd for sing thick fabrics, dnims and across th hm. S pag 18. S pag 18. S pag 18. S pag 18. S pag 15. Chang th ndl. S pag 119. S pag 118. S pag 18. Sam puckring Slipping layrs Th cloth is not fding smoothly. 1. Th ndl tnsion is too tight. 2. Th ndl thrad or th bobbin thrad is not thradd corrctly. 3. Th ndl is too havy for th fabric bing sn. 4. Th stitch lngth is too long for th fabric. 5. Th stitch idth is too id. 6. Th fabric is not strtchd tightly nough on th mbroidry hoop. 1. Th dual fd foot is not bing usd for sing hard to fd matrial. 1. Th fd dog is packd ith lint. 2. Th dual fd foot is not bing usd for sing hard to fd matrial. 3. Th stitchs ar too fin. 4. Th fd dog is lord. S pag 38. S pags S pag 18. Mak stitchs shortr. Rduc th stitch idth. S pag 119. Us th dual fd foot. S pag 169. Us th dual fd foot. Mak stitchs longr. S pag

178 Problm Caus Rfrnc Th machin dos not run. Crunching sound occurs hn running th machin. 1. Th machin is not pluggd in. 2. A thrad is caught in th hook rac. 3. A faulty foot control is pluggd in hil th machin is turnd on (buzzr sounds onc hn plugging in). 4. Th start/stop button is usd for ordinary sing ith th foot control pluggd in. 1. Somthing is caught btn th carriag and th arm. 2. Th carriag is hitting somthing around th machin 3. Th por is turnd on hn th fd dog is lord. S pag 8. S pag 169. Rplac th foot control. S pag 10. Rmov th objct. S pag 111. It is initializing sound, not a dfct. Pattrns ar distortd. 1. Th ndl thrad tnsion is too loos. 2. Th stitch lngth is not suitabl for th fabric bing sn. 3. Fd balancing dial is not proprly st. 4. Intrfacing is not usd for sing strtch and vry fin fabrics. 5. Th mbroidry hoop attaching knob is loos. 6. Th mbroidry hoop is hitting somthing around th machin. 7. Th fabric is not strtchd tightly nough on th mbroidry hoop. 8. Th fabric is caught or trappd hn sing mbroidry. 9. Th mbroidry foot is trappd by a jump thrad. 10. Th mbroidry foot stumbls on a mound of mbroidry thrads. S pag 38. S pag 37. S pag 110. Us an intrfacing. S pag 120. S pag 111. S pag 119. Stop th machin and fr th fabric. Trim th jump thrad. Adjust th foot hight (s pag 131). Th automatic buttonhol stitchs ar not balancd. Pattrn slction kys do not ork. Thrads fruntly bunch up on th undrsid of th stippling dsign pattrn. 1. Th stitch lngth is not suitabl for th fabric bing sn. 2. Th fd balancing dial is not st proprly. 3. Intrfacing is not bing usd ith strtch fabric. 1. Th lctronic control circuit is not orking corrctly. 2. Th ky position is out of alignmnt 1. Th minimum lngth of th jump thrad cutting is too short. S pag 47. S pag 110. Us an intrfacing. Turn th sitch off and turn it on again. S pag 101. S pag 163. Th automatic ndl thradr dos not rturn to up position. 1. Th automatic ndl thradr is not orking corrctly. S pag 173. Th machin cannot connct to th irlss LAN accss point. 1. Th irlss routr dvic dos not comply ith IEEE802.11b/g/n irlss standard. 2. Th irlss routr dvic using WEP scurity, and ncryption typ or/and ky indx is not st corrctly. S pag 107. S pag 107. Th machin s Wi-Fi connction is unstabl. Th visual touch scrn slls. 1. Th irlss routr dvic s DHCP option is not turnd on. 2. A microav ovn, blutooth dvics or cordlss phons is bing usd btn th machin and th accss point. 1. Th machin has xposd to high humidity and high tmpratur. S pag 107. S pag 107. Us and stor th machin in a cool and dry ara. 172

179 Troublshooting (automatic ndl thradr) If th automatic ndl thradr stuck and ill not rturn to th up position automatically, corrct it as follos: Carfully turn th handhl aay from you or toard you to mov th ndl up a littl. Th automatic ndl thradr ill rturn to th up position automatically. If th automatic ndl thradr still dos not rturn to th up position, follo th procdur blo. z z Turn th por sitch off. Opn th fac plat. x x Lift th shaft plat ith your fingr as far as it gos. c c Clos th fac plat. Turn th por sitch on. 173

180 Utility (U) STITCH CHART Ordinary Sing Buttonhol (B) Appliu (A) Hirloom (H) Quilt (Q) A01 A Satin (S) Bridg (BR) * Stitch pattrns in purpl can b taprd. * Stitch pattrns shadd in light gry can b flippd vrtically (Horizontal mirror imag). 174

181 STITCH CHART Ordinary Sing Dcorativ (D) A03A04 A05A06 A07 A08 A Long (L) Pictograph (P) A Play (PL) Straight stitch ndl plat Utility (U) Quilt (Q) Profssional grad ndl plat Utility (U) Quilt (Q) * Stitch pattrns in purpl can b taprd. * Stitch pattrns shadd in light gry can b flippd vrtically (Horizontal mirror imag). 175

182 STITCH CHART Ordinary Sing Block Script Broaday Symbol Block (9 mm) 176

183 DESIGN CHART World of Embroidry Dsigns Pattrn imags ar not to scal. Embroidry (SQ14) (SQ23) (GR) 177

184 DESIGN CHART Embroidry Pattrn imags ar not to scal. World of Embroidry Dsigns (FA10) Dsignrs Dsigns Sublim Stitching by Jnny Hart (SQ14) (SQ23) (GR) Lah Day (SQ23) Lonni Rossi (SQ23) Stitchiu by Tira Schultis (SQ14) (SQ23) Noriko Nozaa (GR) * Th gaps in th outlin and th hit spacs that appar btn th color pattrns on Noriko Nozaa dsigns ar part of th dsign. 178

185 DESIGN CHART Pattrn imags ar not to scal. Embroidry Rdork Dsigns by Y.GANAHA (SQ14) (GR) (FA10) Sashiko Dsigns (SQ14) (FA10) Hom Dcor Dsigns (SQ14) (SQ23) (GR) (FA10) Evryday & Holiday Dsigns (SQ14) (SQ23) 179

186 Evryday & Holiday Dsigns DESIGN CHART Embroidry Pattrn imags ar not to scal. (FA10) Abstract Dsigns (SQ14) (SQ23) Monochrom Dsigns (SQ14) (SQ23) (FA10) Bordr Dsigns 180 (SQ14)