IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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3 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Thnk you for purchsing this mchine. Before using this mchine, crefully red the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS, nd then study this mnul for the correct opertion of the vrious functions. In ddition, fter you hve finished reding this mnul, store it where it cn quickly e ccessed for future reference. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Plese red these sfety instructions efore ttempting to use the mchine. DANGER - To reduce the risk of electricl shock 1 Alwys unplug the mchine from the electricl outlet immeditely fter using, when clening, mking ny user servicing djustments mentioned in this mnul, or if you re leving the mchine unttended. WARNING - To reduce the risk of urns, fire, electricl shock, or injury to persons. 2 Alwys unplug the mchine from the electricl outlet when mking ny djustments mentioned in the instruction mnul. To unplug the mchine, switch the mchine to the symol O position to turn it off, then grsp the plug nd pull it out of the electricl outlet. Do not pull on the cord. Plug the mchine directly into the electricl outlet. Do not use n extension cord. Alwys unplug your mchine if there is power filure. 3 Electricl Hzrds: This mchine should e connected to n AC power source within the rnge indicted on the rting lel. Do not connect it to DC power source or converter. If you re not sure wht kind of power source you hve, contct qulified electricin. This mchine is pproved for use in the country of purchse only. 4 Never operte this mchine if it hs dmged cord or plug, if it is not working properly, hs een dropped or dmged, or wter is spilled on the unit. Return the mchine to the nerest uthorized By Lock retiler for exmintion, repir, electricl or mechnicl djustment. While the mchine is stored or in use if you notice nything unusul, such s n odor, het, discolortion or deformtion, stop using the mchine immeditely nd unplug the power cord. When trnsporting the mchine, e sure to crry it y its hndle. Lifting the mchine y ny other prt my dmge the mchine or result in the mchine flling, which could cuse injuries. When lifting the mchine, e creful not to mke ny sudden or creless movements, which my cuse personl injury. i

4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 5 Alwys keep your work re cler: Never operte the mchine with ny ir openings locked. Keep ventiltion openings of the mchine nd foot control free from the uild up of lint, dust, nd loose cloth. Do not use extension cords. Plug the mchine directly into the electricl outlet. Never drop or insert foreign ojects in ny opening. Do not operte where erosol (spry) products re eing used or where oxygen is eing dministered. Do not use the mchine ner het source, such s stove or iron; otherwise, the mchine, power cord or grment eing sewn my ignite, resulting in fire or n electric shock. Do not plce this mchine on n unstle surfce, such s n unstedy or slnted tle, otherwise the mchine my fll, resulting in injuries. 6 Specil cre is required when emroidering: Alwys py close ttention to the needle. Do not use ent or dmged needles. Keep fingers wy from ll moving prts. Specil cre is required round the mchine needle. Switch the mchine to the symol O position to turn it off when mking ny djustments in the needle re. Do not use dmged or incorrect needle plte, s it could cuse the needle to rek. 7 This mchine is not toy: Your close ttention is necessry when the mchine is used y or ner children. The plstic g tht this mchine ws supplied in should e kept out of the rech of children or disposed of. Never llow children to ply with the g due to the dnger of suffoction. Do not use outdoors. 8 For longer service life: When storing this mchine, void direct sunlight nd high humidity loctions. Do not use or store the mchine ner spce heter, iron, hlogen lmp, or other hot ojects. Use only neutrl sops or detergents to clen the cse. Benzene, thinner, nd scouring powders cn dmge the cse nd mchine, nd should never e used. Alwys consult the Instruction nd Reference Guide when replcing or instlling needle or other prts to ssure correct instlltion. 9 For repir or djustment: If the light unit is dmged, it must e replced y n uthorized By Lock retiler. In the event mlfunction occurs or djustment is required, first follow the trouleshooting tle in the ck of the Instruction nd Reference Guide to inspect nd djust the mchine yourself. If the prolem persists, plese consult your locl uthorized By Lock retiler. Use this mchine only for its intended use s descried in the mnul. Use ccessories recommended y the mnufcturer s contined in this mnul. The contents of this mnul nd specifictions of this product re suject to chnge without notice. For dditionl product informtion nd updtes, visit our wesite t ii

5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS This mchine is intended for household use. FOR USERS IN COUNTRIES EXCEPT EUROPEAN COUNTRIES This pplince is not intended for use y persons (including children) with reduced physicl, sensory or mentl cpilities, or lck of experience nd knowledge, unless they hve een given supervision or instruction concerning use of the pplince y person responsile for their sfety. Children should e supervised to ensure tht they do not ply with the pplince. FOR USERS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES This pplince cn e used y children ged from 8 yers nd ove nd persons with reduced physicl, sensory or mentl cpilities or lck of experience nd knowledge if they hve een given supervision or instruction concerning use of the pplince in sfe wy nd understnd the hzrds involved. Children shll not ply with the pplince. Clening nd user mintennce shll not e mde y children without supervision. IMPORTANT FOR USERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA AND CYPRUS ONLY In the event of replcing the plug fuse, use fuse pproved y ASTA to BS 1362, i.e. crrying the mrk, rting s mrked on plug. Alwys replce the fuse cover. Never use plugs with the fuse cover omitted. If the ville electricl outlet is not suitle for the plug supplied with this equipment, you should contct your uthorized By Lock retiler to otin the correct led. iii

6 TRADEMARKS TRADEMARKS IMPORTANT: READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING, COPYING, INSTALLING OR USING. By downloding, copying, instlling or using the softwre you gree to this license. If you do not gree to this license, do not downlod, instll, copy or use the softwre. Intel License Agreement For Open Source Computer Vision Lirry Copyright 2000, Intel Corportion, ll rights reserved. Third prty copyrights re property of their respective owners. Redistriution nd use in source nd inry forms, with or without modifiction, re permitted provided tht the following conditions re met: Redistriution s of source code must retin the ove copyright notice, this list of conditions nd the following disclimer. Redistriution s in inry form must reproduce the ove copyright notice, this list of conditions nd the following disclimer in the documenttion nd/or other mterils provided with the distriution. The nme of Intel Corportion my not e used to endorse or promote products derived from this softwre without specific prior written permission. This softwre is provided y the copyright holders nd contriutors s is nd ny express or implied wrrnties, including, ut not limited to, the implied wrrnties of merchntility nd fitness for prticulr purpose re disclimed. In no event shll Intel or contriutors e lile for ny direct, indirect, incidentl, specil, exemplry, or consequentil dmges (including, ut not limited to, procurement of sustitute goods or services; loss of use, dt, or profits; or usiness interruption) however cused nd on ny theory of liility, whether in contrct, strict liility, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) rising in ny wy out of the use of this softwre, even if dvised of the possiility of such dmge. All informtion provided relted to future Intel products nd plns is preliminry nd suject to chnge t ny time, without notice. iv

7 WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MACHINE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MACHINE B Bsic opertions After purchsing your mchine, e sure to red this section first. This section provides detils on the initil setup procedures s well s descriptions of this mchine s more useful functions. Chpter 1 GETTING READY Pge B-2 To lern the opertion of the principl prts nd the screens Chpter 2 STARTING TO EMBROIDER Pge B-25 To lern how to prepre for emroidering nd sic emroidering opertions E Emroidering This section provides instruction on editing emroidery ptterns nd reclling stored emroidery ptterns. Chpter 1 EMBROIDERY Pge E-2 Emroider rtisticlly; y editing the uilt-in ptterns you cn esily crete your own originl designs. A Appendix This section provides importnt informtion for operting this mchine. Chpter 1 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING Pge A-2 The vrious mintennce nd trouleshooting procedures re descried. v

8 CONTENTS CONTENTS INTRODUCTION... i IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS... i TRADEMARKS... iv WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MACHINE... v B Bsic opertions Chpter 1 GETTING READY 2 Nmes of Mchine Prts nd Their Functions... 2 Mchine... 2 Needle nd presser foot section... 3 Emroidery Unit... 3 Opertion uttons... 4 Opertion pnel nd opertion keys... 4 Included ccessories... 5 Optionl ccessories... 6 Turning the Mchine On/Off... 7 Turning on the mchine... 8 Turning off the mchine... 8 Select mchine setting for the first time... 8 LCD Opertion... 9 Viewing the LCD... 9 Using the settings key Adjusting input sensitivity for opertion keys Sving settings screen imge to USB flsh drive Checking mchine operting procedures Winding/Instlling the Boin Winding the oin Instlling the oin Upper Threding Threding the upper thred Threding the needle Threding the needle mnully (without using the needle threder) Replcing the Needle Checking the needle Replcing the needle Chpter 2 STARTING TO EMBROIDER 25 Emroidery Step y Step Attching the Emroidery Unit Emroidery Attrctive Finishes Prepring the Fric Attching iron-on stilizers (cking) to the fric Hooping the fric in the emroidery frme Emroidering smll frics or fric edges Attching the Emroidery Frme Selecting Emroidery Ptterns Copyright informtion Emroidery pttern types Selecting n emroidery pttern Confirming the Pttern Position Checking the pttern position Previewing the selected pttern Emroidering Emroidering pttern Chnging the thred color disply E Emroidering Chpter 1 EMBROIDERY 2 Selecting Ptterns... 2 Selecting emroidery ptterns/by Lock Exclusives /florl lphet ptterns... 2 Selecting chrcter ptterns... 2 Selecting frme ptterns... 4 Editing Ptterns... 5 Moving the pttern... 6 Chnging the size of the pttern... 6 Rotting the pttern... 6 Chnging the thred color... 7 Creting horizontl mirror imge... 7 Chnging the density (lphet chrcter nd frme ptterns only)... 7 Deleting the pttern... 7 Displying ptterns in the screen mgnifiction... 8 After editing... 8 Editing Chrcter Ptterns... 9 Chnging the colors of lphet chrcter ptterns... 9 Switching etween text written verticlly nd horizontlly... 9 Chnging the font of entered chrcters Chnging chrcter spcing Reducing chrcter spcing Seprting comined chrcter ptterns Editing single chrcters Chnging the configurtion of chrcter ptterns Comining Ptterns Editing comined ptterns Emroidering comined ptterns Editing All Ptterns Moving the pttern Rotting the pttern Aligning the pttern nd the needle Emroidering linked chrcters Emroidery Applictions Sewing emroidery ptterns which use ppliqué Using frme pttern to mke n ppliqué (1) Using frme pttern to mke n ppliqué (2) Sewing split emroidery ptterns Adjustments During the Emroidery Process If the oin runs out of thred If the thred reks during sewing Restrting from the eginning Resuming emroidery fter turning off the power Mking Emroidery Adjustments Adjusting thred tension Adjusting the oin cse (with no color on the screw) Using the utomtic thred cutting function (END COLOR TRIM) Adjusting the emroidery speed Chnging the Emroidery Frme Disply Selecting/displying ptterns ccording to the emroidery frme size Chnging the ckground colors of the emroidery ptterns Specifying the size of pttern thumnils Using the Memory Function Emroidery dt precutions Sving emroidery ptterns in the mchine s memory Sving emroidery ptterns to USB flsh drive Retrieving ptterns from the mchine s memory Reclling from USB flsh drive vi

9 CONTENTS A Appendix Chpter 1 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING 2 Cre nd Mintennce... 2 Restrictions on oiling... 2 Precutions on storing the mchine... 2 Clening the LCD Screen... 2 Clening the mchine surfce... 2 Clening the rce... 2 Aout the mintennce messge... 3 Touch pnel is mlfunctioning... 4 Opertion eep... 4 Replcing the emroidery foot... 4 Trouleshooting... 6 List of symptoms... 6 Error messges Specifictions Upgrding your mchine s softwre using USB flsh drive Index vii

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11 Bsic opertions This section provides detils on the initil setup procedures s well s descriptions of this mchine s more useful functions. Pge numer strts with B in this section. Chpter1 GETTING READY... B-2 Chpter2 STARTING TO EMBROIDER... B-25

12 Nmes of Mchine Prts nd Their Functions Chpter 1 GETTING READY Nmes of Mchine Prts nd Their Functions The nmes of the vrious prts of the mchine nd their functions re descried elow. Before using the mchine, crefully red these descriptions to lern the nmes of the mchine nd their loctions. Mchine Front view Right-side/rer view c d e f l g g k h c j 1 Top cover Open the top cover to plce the spool of thred on the spool pin. 2 Thred guide plte Pss the thred round the thred guide plte when threding the upper thred. 3 Boin winding thred guide nd pretension disk Pss the thred under this thred guide nd round the pretension disk when winding the oin thred. 4 Spool cp Use the spool cp to hold the spool of thred in plce. 5 Spool pin Plce spool of thred on the spool pin. 6 Boin winder Use the oin winder when winding the oin. 7 LCD (liquid crystl disply) Settings for the selected pttern nd error messges pper in the LCD. (pge B-9) 8 Opertion pnel From the opertion pnel, emroidery ptterns cn e selected nd edited, nd opertions for using the mchine cn e selected (pge B-4). 9 Opertion uttons Use these uttons to operte the mchine. (pge B-4) 0 Emroidery unit Attch emroidery unit to emroider. (pge B-26) A Thred cutter Pss the threds through the thred cutter to cut them. B Needle threder lever Use the needle threder lever to thred the needle. i f d e 1 Hndwheel Turn the hndwheel towrd you (counterclockwise) to rise nd lower the needle. 2 Hndle Crry the mchine y its hndle when trnsporting. 3 Presser foot lever Rise nd lower the presser foot lever to rise nd lower the presser foot. 4 Min power switch Use the min power switch to turn the mchine on nd off. 5 Power supply jck Insert the plug on the power cord into the power supply jck. 6 Air vent The ir vent llows the ir surrounding the motor to circulte. Do not cover the ir vent while the mchine is eing used. 7 USB port (for USB flsh drive) In order to import ptterns from USB flsh drive, insert the USB flsh drive directly into the USB port. B-2

13 Nmes of Mchine Prts nd Their Functions Needle nd presser foot section Emroidery Unit c f e 1 Needle r thred guide Pss the upper thred through the needle r thred guide. 2 Needle plte 3 Needle plte cover Remove the needle plte cover to clen the oin cse nd rce. 4 Boin cover/oin cse Remove the oin cover nd then insert the oin into the oin cse. 5 Emroidery foot The emroidery foot helps control fric flexiility for etter stitch consistency. 6 Emroidery foot screw Use the emroidery foot screw to hold the emroidery foot in plce. d c e 1 Emroidery frme holder Insert the emroidery frme into the emroidery frme holder to hold the frme in plce. (pge B-33) 2 Frme-securing lever Press the frme-securing lever down to secure the emroidery frme. (pge B-33) 3 Emroidery unit connection Insert the emroidery unit connection into the connection port when ttching the emroidery unit. (pge B-26) 4 Crrige The crrige moves the emroidery frme utomticlly when emroidering. (pge B-26) 5 Relese utton (locted under the emroidery unit) Press the relese utton to remove the emroidery unit. (pge B-27) CAUTION Before inserting or removing the emroidery unit, turn the min power to OFF. After the emroidery frme is set in the frme holder, e sure the frme-securing lever is correctly lowered. d B GETTING READY Bsic opertions B-3

14 Nmes of Mchine Prts nd Their Functions Opertion uttons Opertion pnel nd opertion keys c d 1 Strt/Stop utton Press the Strt/Stop utton to strt or stop emroidering. The utton chnges color ccording to the mchine s opertion mode. Green: The mchine is redy to emroider or is emroidering. Red: The mchine cn not emroider. Ornge: The mchine is winding the oin thred, or the oin winder shft is moved to the right side. 2 Needle position utton Press the needle position utton to rise or lower the needle. 3 Thred cutter utton Press the thred cutter utton fter emroidering is stopped to cut oth the upper nd the oin threds. 4 Presser foot lifter utton Press this utton to lower the presser foot nd pply pressure to the fric. Press this utton gin to rise the presser foot. CAUTION Do not press (Thred cutter utton) fter the threds hve lredy een cut, otherwise the needle my rek, the threds my ecome tngled or dmge to the mchine my occur. h g f c 1 LCD (liquid crystl disply) (touch pnel) Selected pttern settings nd messges re displyed. Touch the keys displyed on the LCD to perform opertions. For detils, refer to LCD Opertion on pge B-9. 2 Previous pge key Displys the previous screen when there re items tht re not displyed on the LCD. 3 Next pge key Displys the next screen when there re items tht re not displyed on the LCD. 4 Help key Press to get help on using the mchine. 5 Settings key Press to set the needle stop position, the uzzer sound, nd more. 6 Emroidery key Press this key to sew emroidery. 7 Bck key Press to return to the previous screen. 8 Presser foot/needle exchnge key Press this key efore chnging the needle, the presser foot, etc. This key locks ll key nd utton functions to prevent opertion of the mchine. e d The opertion keys of this mchine re cpcitive touch sensors. Operte the keys y directly touching them with your finger. The response of the keys vries ccording to the user. The pressure exerted on the keys does not ffect the response of the keys. Since the opertion keys rect differently depending on the user, djust the setting for Adjusting input sensitivity for opertion keys on pge B-12. When using n electrosttic touch pen, mke sure tht its point is 8 mm or more. Do not use touch pen with thin point or unique shpe. B-4

15 Nmes of Mchine Prts nd Their Functions Included ccessories After opening the crton, check tht the following ccessories re included. Prt code for ech item is listed under the prt nme U Emroidery foot U XD Needle set 75/11 3 needles Boin (4) One is on mchine. Boin center pin nd instruction sheet Sem ripper XF Scissors XC /14 1 needle X X XF B Clening rush Screwdriver (lrge) Screwdriver (smll) Disc-shped screwdriver L-shped screwdriver X XC X XC XG Spool cp (medium) On mchine XE Spool cp (smll) Thred spool insert (mini king thred spool) XA Spool net XA Boin cse (no color on the screw) (on mchine) XG Spool cp (lrge) GETTING READY Emroidery frme set (extr lrge) Emroidery frme set (lrge) Emroidery oin thred 26 cm (H) 16 cm (W) (10-1/4 inches (H) 6-1/4 inches (W)) 18 cm (H) 13 cm (W) (7 inches (H) 5 inches (W)) (90 weight, white) EF81/EF86 EF75/EF79 BBTE-W Accessory g XC Dust cover XG Power cord XC Instruction nd Reference Guide XG Quick Reference Guide XG Emroidery Design Guide XG Bsic opertions B-5

16 Nmes of Mchine Prts nd Their Functions Optionl ccessories The following re ville s optionl ccessories to e purchsed seprtely. Prt code for ech item is listed under the prt nme Emroidery frme set (medium) Emroidery frme set (smll) 10 cm (H) 10 cm (W) (4 inches (H) 4 inches (W)) 2 cm (H) 6 cm (W) (1 inch (H) 2-1/2 inches (W)) EF74/EF78 EF73/EF Border emroidery frme set 18 cm (H) 10 cm (W) (7 inches (H) 4 inches (W)) BLSO-BF Quilt emroidery frme set 15 cm (H) 15 cm (W) (6 inches (H) x 6 inches (W)) BLMA-150 Spool stnd BLMAC-STS Memo To otin optionl ccessories or prts, contct your uthorized By Lock retiler. All specifictions re correct t the time of printing. Plese e wre tht some specifictions my chnge without notice. Visit your nerest uthorized By Lock retiler for complete listing of optionl ccessories ville for your mchine. Alwys use ccessories recommended for this mchine. B-6

17 Turning the Mchine On/Off Turning the Mchine On/Off WARNING Use only regulr household electricity for the power source. Using other power sources my result in fire, electric shock, or dmge to the mchine. Mke sure tht the plugs on the power cord re firmly inserted into the electricl outlet nd the power cord receptcle on the mchine. Otherwise, fire or electric shock my result. Do not insert the plug on the power cord into n electricl outlet tht is in poor condition. Turn the min power to OFF nd remove the plug in the following circumstnces: When you re wy from the mchine After using the mchine When the power fils during use When the mchine does not operte correctly due to d connection or disconnection During electricl storms B CAUTION Use only the power cord included with this mchine. Do not use extension cords or multi-plug dpters with ny other pplinces plugged into them. Fire or electric shock my result. Do not touch the plug with wet hnds. Electric shock my result. When unplugging the mchine, lwys turn the min power to OFF first. Alwys grsp the plug to remove it from the electricl outlet. Pulling on the cord my dmge the cord, or led to fire or electric shock. Do not llow the power cord to e cut, dmged, modified, forcefully ent, pulled, twisted, or undled. Do not plce hevy ojects on the cord. Do not suject the cord to het. These things my dmge the cord, or cuse fire or electric shock. If the cord or plug is dmged, tke the mchine to your uthorized By Lock retiler for repirs efore continuing use. Unplug the power cord if the mchine is not to e used for long period of time. Otherwise, fire my result. When leving the mchine unttended, either the min switch of the mchine should e turned to OFF or the plug must e removed from the electricl outlet. When servicing the mchine or when removing covers, the mchine must e unplugged. For USA only This pplince hs polrized plug (one lde wider thn the other). To reduce the risk of electricl shock, this plug is intended to fit in polrized electricl outlet only one wy. If the plug does not fit fully in the electricl outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, contct qulified electricin to instll the proper electricl outlet. Do not modify the plug in ny wy. GETTING READY Bsic opertions B-7

18 Turning the Mchine On/Off Turning on the mchine Mke sure tht the mchine is turned off (the min power switch is set to ), nd then plug the power cord into the power supply jck on the right side of the mchine. Insert the plug of the power cord into household electricl outlet. Turning off the mchine When you re finished using the mchine, turn it off. In ddition, efore trnsporting the mchine to nother loction, e sure to turn it off. Mke sure tht the mchine is not emroidering. Press the min power switch on the right side of the mchine in the direction of the symol to turn the mchine off. 1 2 Select mchine setting for the first time c 1 Power supply jck 2 Min power switch Press the right side of the min power switch on the right side of the mchine to turn the mchine on (set it to I ). When you first turn on the mchine, select the lnguge of your choice. Follow the procedure elow when the settings screen ppers utomticlly. Press nd to select your choice of lnguge. The light, LCD nd the Strt/Stop utton light up when the mchine is turned on. Memo When the mchine is turned on, the mchine will mke sound when it moves; this is not mlfunction. If the mchine is turned off in the middle of emroidering, the opertion will resume fter turning the power on gin. Press. d When the mchine is turned on, the opening movie is plyed. Press nywhere on the screen. B-8

19 LCD Opertion LCD Opertion Viewing the LCD An opening movie my e displyed when the power is turned on. When the opening movie is displyed, the screen will e displyed if you touch the LCD with your finger. Press key with your finger to select the emroidery pttern, to select mchine function, or to select n opertion indicted on the key. The screen elow ppers fter the emroidery crrige moves to its initil position B GETTING READY 1 By Lock Exclusives 2 Emroidery ptterns 3 Florl lphet ptterns 4 Chrcter ptterns 5 Frme ptterns 6 Press this key to position the emroidery unit for storge 7 Ptterns sved in the mchine's memory 8 Ptterns sved in USB flsh drive Bsic opertions B-9

20 LCD Opertion Using the settings key Press to chnge the defult mchine settings (needle stop position, emroidery speed, opening disply, etc.). Press, fter you chnged necessry settings. Emroidery settings Pge 1 Pge 2 Pge Pge 4 1 Select the emroidery frme to e used nd displyed s guide. For detils, refer to Chnging the Emroidery Frme Disply in the Emroidering section. 2 When set to ON, the emroidery pttern cn e selected ccording to the emroidery frme size tht you hve selected in numer 1. For detils, refer to Selecting/displying ptterns ccording to the emroidery frme size in the Emroidering section. 3 Chnge the thred color disply on the Emroidery screen; thred numer, color nme. (pge B-37). 4 When the thred numer #123 is selected, select from six thred rnds. (pge B-37). 5 Adjust the mximum emroidery speed setting. For detils, refer to Adjusting the emroidery speed in the Emroidering section. 6 Adjust the upper thred tension for emroidering. For detils, refer to Adjusting thred tension in the Emroidering section. 7 Select the height of the emroidery foot during emroidering. (pge B-29). 8 Chnge the color of the ckground for the emroidery disply re. For detils, refer to Chnging the ckground colors of the emroidery ptterns in the Emroidering section. 9 Chnge the color of the ckground for the thumnil re. For detils, refer to Chnging the ckground colors of the emroidery ptterns in the Emroidering section. 0 A 0 Press to specify the size of pttern thumnils. For detils, refer to Specifying the size of pttern thumnils in the Emroidering section. A Chnge the disply units (mm/inch). B-10

21 LCD Opertion Generl settings Pge 5 Pge 6 Pge 7 B C D E F G H I J B Select the needle stop position (the needle position for when the mchine is not eing operted) to e up or down. C Select whether to her the eep opertion sound. For detils, refer to Opertion eep in the Appendix section. D Select whether to disply the opening screen when the mchine is turned on. E Select the disply lnguge. (pge B-12) F Select whether to turn on the light for the needle re nd work re. G Select the level of the input sensitivity for opertion keys. (pge B-12) H Disply the totl numer of stitches sewn on this mchine, which is reminder to tke your mchine in for regulr servicing. (Contct your uthorized By Lock retiler for detils.) I The No. is the internl mchine numer for your mchine. J Disply the progrm version of the LCD pnel. Memo The ltest version of softwre is instlled in your mchine. Check with your locl uthorized By Lock retiler or t for ville updtes. For detils, refer to Upgrding your mchine s softwre using USB flsh drive in the Appendix section. Press to sve the current settings screen imge to USB flsh drive. (pge B-13) B GETTING READY Bsic opertions B-11

22 LCD Opertion Choosing the disply lnguge Press. Disply pge 5. Use nd to choose the disply lnguge. c Adjust the Input Sensitivity y pressing /. d The higher the setting, the more sensitive the keys will e. The defult setting is 3. We recommend selecting the highest setting if n electrosttic touch pen is eing used. 1 Disply lnguge 1 Press d to return to the originl screen. Adjusting input sensitivity for opertion keys You cn djust the sensitivity of the opertion keys to five levels. Disply the settings screen to set desired level. Press e to return to previous screen. 1 1 Opertion keys Press to disply the settings screen. Disply pge 6 y pressing /. Press Strt. c If the mchine does not respond when n opertion key is pressed Hold down (Thred cutter utton) nd turn on the mchine to reset the setting. Disply the settings screen, nd then djust the setting gin. The djusting screen is displyed. B-12

23 LCD Opertion Sving settings screen imge to USB flsh drive An imge of the settings screen cn e sved s BMP file. Insert the USB flsh drive into the USB port on the right side of the mchine. Press the item to e displyed. d USB port 2 USB flsh drive Press. The settings screen ppers. Select the settings screen pge, mke the chnges tht you wnt, nd then sve the screen imge. Press. c The imge file will e sved to the USB flsh drive. d Remove the USB flsh drive, nd then for future reference, check the sved imge using computer. The files for settings screen imges re sved with the nme S######.mp in folder leled Pocket. 1 Upper threding 2 Boin winding 3 Boin instlltion 4 Needle replcement 5 Emroidery unit ttchment 6 Emroidery frme ttchment 7 Emroidery foot ttchment The first screen descriing the procedure for the selected topic ppers. Pressing screen., returns you to the item selection Press to switch to the next pge. e If you press, you return to the previous pge. After you hve finished viewing, press f two times. B GETTING READY Checking mchine operting procedures Turn on the mchine. The LCD comes on. Press nywhere on the LCD screen. c Press on the opertion pnel. The mchine help screen ppers. Bsic opertions B-13

24 Winding/Instlling the Boin Winding/Instlling the Boin CAUTION Only use the Boin (prt code: X ) designed specificlly for this mchine. Use of ny other oin my result in injuries or dmge to the mchine. The included oin ws designed specificlly for this mchine. If oins from other models re used, the mchine will not operte correctly. Use only the included oin or oins of the sme type (X ). X is Clss15 type oin. Open the top cover. Plce the oin on the oin winder shft so tht the spring on the shft fits into the notch in the oin. Press down on the oin until it snps into plce. 1 2 * Actul size 1 This model 2 Other models mm (pprox. 7/16 inch) c 1 Notch 2 Boin winder shft spring Slide the oin winder in the direction of the rrow until it snps into plce. Winding the oin This section descries how to wind thred onto oin. d The Strt/Stop utton lights up in ornge. Remove the spool cp tht is inserted onto the spool pin. 1 Memo When winding oin for emroidery e sure to use the recommended oin thred for this mchine. 1 Spool pin 2 Spool cp 2 B-14

25 Winding/Instlling the Boin e Plce the spool of thred for the oin onto the spool pin. Slide the spool onto the pin so tht the spool is horizontl nd the thred unwinds to the front t the ottom. Memo When sewing with fine, cross-wound thred, use the smll spool cp, nd leve smll spce etween the cp nd the spool. c If the spool is not positioned so tht the thred unwinds correctly, the thred my ecome tngled round the spool pin. Slide the spool cp onto the spool pin. f Slide the spool cp s fr s possile to the right, s shown, with the rounded side on the left. CAUTION If the spool or the spool cp is not instlled correctly, the thred my ecome tngled round the spool pin, cusing the needle to rek. Three spool cp sizes re ville, llowing you to choose spool cp tht est fits the size of spool eing used. If the spool cp is too smll for the spool eing used, the thred my ctch on the slit in the spool or the mchine my e dmged. 1 Spool cp (smll) 2 Spool (cross-wound thred) 3 Spce When using thred tht winds off quickly, such s metllic thred, plce the spool net over the spool efore plcing the spool of thred onto the spool pin. If the spool net is too long, fold it to fit the size of the spool Spool net 2 Spool 3 Spool cp 4 Spool pin 4 2 If spool of thred whose core is 12 mm (1/2 inch) in dimeter nd 75 mm (3 inches) high is inserted onto the spool pin, use the thred spool insert (mini king thred spool). B GETTING READY 1 Thred spool insert (mini king thred spool) 2 12 mm (1/2 inch) 3 75 mm (3 inches) Bsic opertions B-15

26 Winding/Instlling the Boin g While holding the thred ner the spool with your right hnd, s shown, pull the thred with your left hnd, nd then pss the thred ehind the thred guide cover nd to the front. j While holding the thred with your left hnd, wind the thred tht ws pulled out clockwise round the oin five or six times with your right hnd. 1 1 Thred guide cover Pss the thred under the thred guide plte, nd then h pull it to the right. k Mke sure tht the thred etween the spool nd the oin is pulled tight. Be sure to wind the thred clockwise round the oin, otherwise the thred will ecome wrpped round the oin winder shft. Pss the end of the thred through the guide slit in the oin winder set, nd then pull the thred to the right to cut it. i 1 Thred guide plte Pss the thred under the hook on the thred guide, nd then wind it counterclockwise under the pretension disk Guide slit in oin winder set (with uilt-in cutter) CAUTION Be sure to cut the thred s descried. If the oin is wound without cutting the thred using the cutter uilt into the slit in the oin winder set, the thred my ecome tngled in the oin or the needle my end or rek when the oin thred strts to run out. Turn on the mchine. l m Press the Strt/Stop utton once to strt winding the oin. 1 Thred guide 2 Pretension disk 3 Pull it in s fr s possile 3 1 Strt/Stop utton 1 Mke sure tht the thred psses under the pretension disk. n When the oin winding ecomes slow, press the Strt/Stop utton once to stop the mchine. CAUTION When the oin winding ecomes slow, stop the mchine, otherwise the mchine my e dmged. B-16

27 Winding/Instlling the Boin o p Use scissors to cut the end of the thred wound round the oin. Slide the oin winder shft to the left, nd then remove the oin from the shft. Press (Needle position utton) once or twice to rise the needle. Press. When the messge OK to utomticlly lower the presser foot? ppers on the LCD screen, press to continue. The screen chnges, nd ll keys nd opertion uttons re locked (except ). q Memo If the oin winder shft is set to the right side, the needle will not move. (Emroidering is impossile.) Remove the spool for the oin thred from the spool pin. Rise the presser foot lever. c Slide the oin cover ltch to the right. d 1 2 B GETTING READY Memo When the mchine is strted or the hndwheel is turned fter winding the oin, the mchine will mke clicking sound; this is not mlfunction. Instlling the oin Instll the oin wound with thred. You cn egin emroidering immeditely without pulling up the oin thred y simply inserting the oin in the oin cse nd guiding the thred through the slit in the needle plte cover. CAUTION Use oin tht hs een correctly wound with thred, otherwise the needle my rek or the thred tension will e incorrect. 1 Boin cover 2 Ltch Remove the oin cover. e f Hold the oin with your right hnd with the thred unwinding to the left, nd hold the end of the thred with your left hnd. Then, with your right hnd, plce the oin in the oin cse. Before inserting or chnging the oin, e sure to press on the opertion pnel to lock ll keys nd uttons, otherwise injuries my occur if the Strt/Stop utton or ny other utton is pressed nd the mchine strts. Bsic opertions B-17

28 Winding/Instlling the Boin g Lightly hold down the oin with your right hnd (1), nd then guide the end of the thred round the t of the needle plte cover with your left hnd (2). i While lightly holding down the oin with your right hnd (1), continue guiding the thred through the slit with your left hnd (2) Then, cut the thred with the cutter (3). 1 T CAUTION Be sure to hold down the oin with your finger nd unwind the oin thred correctly, otherwise the thred my rek or the thred tension will e incorrect. If the thred is not correctly inserted through the tension-djusting spring of the oin cse, it my cuse incorrect thred tension. Memo The order tht the oin thred should e pssed through the oin cse is indicted y mrks round the oin cse. Be sure to thred the mchine s indicted. 1 1 Tension-djusting spring While lightly holding down the oin with your right h hnd (1), guide the thred through the slit in the needle plte cover (2) nd lightly pull it with your left hnd (3). The thred enters the tension spring of the oin cse. Rettch the oin cover. j Insert the t in the lower-left corner of the oin cover, nd then lightly press down on the right side. 2 1 The oin threding is finished. Next, thred the upper thred. Continue with the procedure in Upper Threding on pge B-19. Press k to unlock ll keys nd uttons. B-18

29 Upper Threding Upper Threding CAUTION Three spool cp sizes re ville, llowing you to choose spool cp tht est fits the size of spool eing used. If the spool cp is too smll for the spool eing used, the thred my ctch on the slit in the spool or the needle my rek. For more informtion regrding the choice of spool cps for your thred choice, see pge B-15. If the presser foot is not rised, the mchine cnnot e threded. Press (Needle position utton) once or twice to c rise the needle. 1 B When threding the upper thred, crefully follow the instructions. If the upper threding is not correct, the thred my ecome tngled or the needle my end or rek. Never use thred weight of 20 or lower. 1 Needle position utton The needle is correctly rised when the mrk on the hndwheel is t the top, s shown elow. Check the hndwheel nd, if this mrk is not t this position, press (Needle position utton) until it is. 1 GETTING READY Threding the upper thred d 1 Mrk on hndwheel Remove the spool cp tht is inserted onto the spool pin. 1 Turn on the mchine. Rise the presser foot lever to rise the presser foot. 1 Spool pin 2 Spool cp 2 Plce the spool of thred onto the spool pin. e Slide the spool onto the pin so tht the spool is horizontl nd the thred unwinds to the front t the ottom. 1 1 Presser foot lever The upper thred shutter opens so the mchine cn e threded. CAUTION If the spool or the spool cp is not positioned correctly, the thred my ecome tngled round the spool pin or the needle my rek. Bsic opertions B-19

30 Upper Threding Slide the spool cp onto the spool pin. f Slide the spool cp s fr s possile to the right, s shown, with the rounded side on the left. g While holding the thred lightly with your right hnd, pull the thred with your left hnd, nd then pss the thred ehind the thred guide cover nd to the front. 1 If the presser foot hs een lowered nd the shutter is closed, the mchine cnnot e threded. Be sure to rise the presser foot to open the shutter efore threding the mchine. In ddition, efore removing the upper thred, e sure to rise the presser foot to open the shutter. This mchine is equipped with window tht llows you to check the position of the tke-up lever. Look through this window nd check tht the thred is correctly fed through the tke-up lever. 1 Thred guide cover Pss the thred under the thred guide plte, nd then h pull it up. Press. j When the messge OK to utomticlly lower the presser foot? ppers on the LCD screen, press to continue. The screen chnges, nd ll keys nd opertion uttons re locked (except ). 1 Thred guide plte i While using your right hnd to lightly hold the thred pssed under the thred guide plte, pss the thred through the guides in the order shown elow. Slide the thred ehind the needle r thred guide. k The thred cn esily e slid ehind the needle r thred guide y holding the thred in your left hnd, then feeding the thred with your right hnd, s shown. 1 1 Needle r thred guide Rise the presser foot lever. l B-20

31 Upper Threding Threding the needle Memo The needle threder cn e used with mchine needles 75/11 through 100/16. If the needle threder cnnot e used, refer to Threding the needle mnully (without using the needle threder) on pge B-22. Pull the end of the thred, which hs een pssed through the needle r thred guide, to the left, then pss the thred through the notch of the threder thred guide, nd then firmly pull the thred from the front nd insert it into the slit of the threder thred guide disk mrked 7 ll the wy. Mke sure tht the thred psses through the notch of the threder thred guide. If the thred is pulled through nd cnnot e cut correctly, lower the presser foot lever so tht the thred is held in plce efore cutting the thred. If this opertion is performed, skip step c. When using thred tht quickly winds off the spool, such s metllic thred, it my e difficult to thred the needle if the thred is cut. Therefore, insted of using the thred cutter, pull out out 80 mm (pprox. 3 inches) of thred fter pssing it through the threder thred guide disks (mrked 7 ). 1 B 1 80mm or more (pprox. 3 inches) Lower the presser foot lever to lower the presser foot. c GETTING READY Notch of the threder thred guide 2 Threder thred guide disk 2 1 Cut the thred with the cutter on the left side of the mchine. d 1 1 Presser foot lever Lower the needle threder lever on the left side of the mchine until it clicks, nd then slowly return the lever to its originl position. 1 1 Cutter 1 Hook 2 Needle threder lever The hook is rotted nd psses the thred through the eye of the needle. If the needle is not rised to it's highest position, the needle threder cnnot thred the needle. Turn hndwheel counterclockwise until the needle is t its highest position. The needle is correctly rised when the mrk on the hndwheel is t the top, s shown under step c on pge B-19. Bsic opertions B-21

32 Upper Threding e Crefully pull the end of thred tht ws pssed through the eye of the needle. If the needle ws not completely threded, ut loop in the thred ws formed in the eye of the needle, crefully pull the loop through the eye of the needle to pull out the end of the thred. f CAUTION When pulling out the thred, do not pull it with extreme force, otherwise the needle my rek or end. Rise the presser foot lever, pss the end of the thred through nd under the presser foot, nd then pull out out 5 cm (pprox. 2 inches) of thred towrd the rer of the mchine cm (pprox. 2 inches) Press g to unlock ll keys nd uttons. Threding the needle mnully (without using the needle threder) Some needles cnnot e threded with the needle threder. In this cse, thred the needle s descried elow. Thred the mchine to the needle r thred guide. For detils, refer to Upper Threding on pge B-19. Insert the thred through the eye of the needle from front to ck. c Rise the presser foot lever, pss the end of the thred through nd under the presser foot, nd then pull out out 5 cm (pprox. 2 inches) of thred towrd the rer of the mchine. d Press to unlock ll keys nd uttons. B-22

33 Replcing the Needle Replcing the Needle Be sure to oserve the following precutions concerning the hndling of the needle. Filure to oserve these precutions is extremely dngerous, for exmple, if the needle reks nd frgments re dispersed. Be sure to red nd crefully follow the instructions elow. CAUTION Only use recommended home mchine needles. Use of ny other needle my end the needle or dmge the mchine. Never use ent needles. Bent needles cn esily rek, possily resulting in injuries. CAUTION If the distnce etween the needle nd the flt surfce is not even, the needle is ent. Do not use ent needle. 1 B Never use thred of 20 weight or lower. It my cuse the mchine to mlfunction. Thred nd needle numer The lower the thred numer is, the hevier the thred; the higher the needle numer, the lrger the needle. 1 Flt surfce Replcing the needle 1 GETTING READY Emroidery needles Use 75/11 home mchine needle. When emroidering on hevier frics such s denim, use 90/14 or 100/16 home mchine needle. Checking the needle Sewing with ent needle is extremely dngerous since the needle my rek while the mchine is eing operted. Before using the needle, plce the flt side of the needle on flt surfce nd check tht the distnce etween the needle nd the flt surfce is even. Use the screwdriver nd needle tht hs een determined to e stright ccording to the instructions in Checking the needle. Press (Needle position utton) once or twice to rise the needle. Plce fric or pper under the presser foot to cover the hole in the needle plte. Before replcing the needle, cover the hole in the needle plte with fric or pper to prevent the needle from flling into the mchine. 2 1 Press. c When the messge OK to utomticlly lower the presser foot? ppers on the LCD screen, press to continue. The screen chnges, nd ll keys nd opertion uttons re locked (except ). 1 Flt side 2 Needle type mrking Bsic opertions B-23

34 Replcing the Needle d Hold the needle with your left hnd, nd then use screwdriver to turn the needle clmp screw towrd you (counterclockwise) to remove the needle. The needle clmp screw cn lso e loosened or tightened with the L-shped (or disc-shped) screwdriver Screwdriver 2 Needle clmp screw Do not pply strong force when loosening or tightening the needle clmp screw, otherwise certin prts of the mchine my e dmged. e With the flt side of the needle towrd the rer of the mchine, insert the needle until it touches the needle stopper. 1 f 1 Needle stopper While holding the needle with your left hnd, use the screwdriver to tighten the needle clmp screw y turning it clockwise. CAUTION Be sure to insert the needle until it touches the needle stopper nd securely tighten the needle clmp screw with the screwdriver, otherwise the needle my rek or dmge my result. Press g to unlock ll keys nd uttons. B-24

35 Emroidery Step y Step Chpter 2 STARTING TO EMBROIDER Emroidery Step y Step Follow the steps elow to prepre the mchine for emroidery. Step 8 B Step 2 Step 1 Step 3 Step 6, 7 STARTING TO EMBROIDER Step 4 Step 5 Step # Aim Action Pge 1 Checking the needle Use needle 75/11 for emroidery. * B-23 2 Emroidery unit ttchment Attch the emroidery unit. B-26 3 Boin thred setup For the oin thred, wind emroidery oin thred nd set it in plce. B-17 4 Fric preprtion Attch stilizer mteril to the fric, nd hoop it in the emroidery frme. B-29 5 Emroidery frme ttchment Attch the emroidery frme to the emroidery unit. B-35 6 Pttern selection Turn the min power to on, nd select n emroidery pttern. B-9 7 Checking the lyout Check nd djust the size nd position of the emroidery. B-35 8 Emroidery thred setup Set up emroidery thred ccording to the pttern. B-28 * It is recommended tht 90/14 needle should e used when emroidering on hevy weight frics or stilizing products (for exmple; denim, puffy fom, etc.). Bsic opertions B-25

36 Attching the Emroidery Unit Attching the Emroidery Unit CAUTION Do not move the mchine with the emroidery unit in plce. The emroidery unit my e dropped nd cuse injury. Keep your hnds nd other ojects wy from the emroidery crrige nd frme. Otherwise injury my result. Slide the t on the cover of the connection port in the direction of the rrow to open the cover. Do not touch the connector in the emroidery unit connector slot. The connector could e dmged, nd it my cuse mlfunctions. Do not lift up on the emroidery crrige, nd do not forcefully move it. It my cuse mlfunctions. c Be sure to close the cover of the connection port when the emroidery unit is not eing used. Insert the emroidery unit connector into the connection port, nd then lightly push in the emroidery unit until it snps into plce Connection port 2 Emroidery unit connector Turn off the mchine. CAUTION Before ttching the emroidery unit, e sure to turn off the mchine. Otherwise, injuries my occur if one of the opertion uttons is ccidentlly pressed nd the mchine strts sewing. Turn on the mchine. d A messge ppers in the screen. e Mke sure tht there is no gp etween the emroidery unit nd the mchine, otherwise the emroidery pttern my not e sewn correctly. Be sure to fully insert the connector into the connection port. Do not push on the crrige when ttching the emroidery unit to the mchine, otherwise dmge to the emroidery unit my result. Be sure tht no ojects or hnds re ner the emroidery unit nd press. The crrige moves to its initil position. B-26

37 Attching the Emroidery Unit Press, nd then press. 1 1 Crrige The emroidery crrige moves into position where it cn e stored. CAUTION Keep your hnds nd foreign ojects wy from the emroidery crrige nd frme when the mchine is emroidering. Otherwise, injury my result. If the mchine ws not initilized correctly, the initil screen my not pper. This is not sign of mlfunction. If this occurs, turn the mchine off, then on gin. A confirmtion messge to lower the frmesecuring lever fter the crrige moves to its initil position is displyed. Continue with pttern selection nd rememer to lower the frmesecuring lever when the emroidery frme is ttched. Turn off the mchine. c d CAUTION Alwys turn off the mchine efore removing the emroidery unit. It my cuse mlfunctions if removed when the mchine is turned on. Hold the relese utton on the ottom left of the emroidery unit, nd slowly pull the emroidery unit to the left. B STARTING TO EMBROIDER The screen for selecting the emroidery pttern type is displyed. 1 For detils on the emroidery ptterns, refer to Viewing the LCD on pge B-9. Removing the emroidery unit Mke sure tht the mchine is completely stopped nd follow the instructions elow. Remove the emroidery frme. For detils on removing the emroidery frme, refer to Attching the Emroidery Frme on pge B Relese utton CAUTION Do not crry the emroidery unit y holding the relese utton comprtment. Bsic opertions B-27

38 Emroidery Attrctive Finishes Emroidery Attrctive Finishes There re mny fctors tht go into eutiful emroidery. Using the pproprite stilizer (see pge B-29) nd hooping the fric in the frme (see pge B-30) re two importnt fctors mentioned erlier. Another importnt point is the ppropriteness of the needle nd thred eing used. See the explntion of threds elow. Thred Upper thred Boin thred Use emroidery thred intended for use with this mchine. Other emroidery threds my not yield optimum results. Use emroidery oin thred intended for use with this mchine. CAUTION When emroidering on lrge grments (especilly jckets or other hevy frics), do not let the fric hng over the tle. Otherwise, the emroidery unit cnnot move freely nd the emroidery frme my strike the needle, cusing the needle to end or rek nd possily cuse injury. Plce the fric so tht it does not hng off the tle or hold the fric to keep it from drgging. Before emroidering, check tht there is enough thred in the oin. If you strt to sew your emroidery project without enough thred in the oin, you will need to rewind the oin in the middle of the emroidery pttern. Memo If you use threds other thn those listed ove, the emroidery my not sew out correctly. Do not leve ojects in the rnge of motion of the emroidery frme. The frme my strike the oject nd cuse poor finish to the emroidery pttern. When emroidering on lrge grments (especilly jckets or other hevy frics), do not let the fric hng over the tle. Otherwise, the emroidery unit cnnot move freely, nd the pttern my not turn out s plnned. Boin cse Boin cse (recommended for emroidering with included 90 weight oin thred) 1 Boin cse (no color on the screw) The oin cse included with this mchine hs een set to e used with 90 weight oin thred. If different weights of oin threds re used the tension screw on this cse cn e djusted if necessry. For detils on djusting thred tension, refer to Adjusting thred tension in the Emroidering section. See Clening the Rce in the Appendix section for how to remove the oin cse. B-28

39 Prepring the Fric Prepring the Fric CAUTION Use frics with thickness of less thn 3 mm (pprox. 1/8 inch). Using frics thicker thn 3 mm (pprox. 1/8 inch) my cuse the needle to rek. When using lyers with thicker tting etc., you cn sew more ttrctive emroidery y djusting the emroidery presser foot height in the emroidery settings screen (see elow). In the cse of thick terry cloth towels we recommend tht you plce piece of wter solule stilizer on the top surfce of the towel. This will help to reduce the np of the toweling nd result in more ttrctive emroidery. Press. In the Emroidery Foot Height disply, use nd in the settings screen. Adjust the presser foot height for thick or puffy frics. CAUTION Alwys use stilizer mteril for emroidery when sewing stretch frics, lightweight frics, frics with corse weve, or frics which cuse pttern shrinkge. Otherwise, the needle my rek nd cuse injury. Not using stilizer mteril my result in poor finish to your project. Use piece of stilizer which is lrger thn the emroidery frme eing used. 1 Size of the emroidery frme 2 Iron-on stilizer (cking) B STARTING TO EMBROIDER Iron the iron-on stilizer mteril to the wrong side of the fric. To increse the spce etween the presser foot nd the needle plte, set the emroidery foot height to lrger numer, 1.5 mm setting is used for most emroidery. Attching iron-on stilizers (cking) to the fric For est results in your emroidery projects, lwys use stilizer mteril for emroidery. Follow the pckge instructions for the stilizer eing used. When using frics tht cnnot e ironed (such s terry cloth or frics tht hve loops which expnd when ironed) or in plces where ironing is difficult, position the stilizer mteril under the fric without fusing it, then position the fric nd stilizer in the emroidery frme, or check with your uthorized By Lock retiler for the correct stilizer to use. 1 Fusile side of stilizer 2 Fric (wrong side) Memo When emroidering on thin frics such s orgndy or lwn, or on npped frics such s terry cloth or corduroy, use wter solule stilizer (sold seprtely) for est results. The wter solule stilizer mteril will dissolve completely in wter, giving the project more ttrctive finish. Bsic opertions B-29

40 Prepring the Fric Hooping the fric in the emroidery frme Types of emroidery frmes The types nd numers of supplied emroidery frmes will differ depending on the mchine model. Extr Lrge Emroidery field 26 cm 16 cm (10-1/4 inches 6-1/4 inches) Use when emroidering connected or comined chrcters or ptterns, or when emroidering lrge ptterns. Other optionl emroidery frmes cn e used. When choosing frmes tht do not pper on the screen, e sure to check the design size of the emroidery field of the optionl frme. Check with your uthorized By Lock retiler for frme comptiility. Select frme tht is slightly lrger thn the pttern size. Included frme options re displyed on the screen Highlighted: Cn e used 2 Shded: Cnnot e used Lrge Emroidery field 18 cm 13 cm (7 inches 5 inches) Use when emroidering ptterns etween 10 cm 10 cm (4 inches 4 inches) nd 18 cm 13 cm (7 inches 5 inches). CAUTION If you use frme tht is too smll, the presser foot my strike the frme during sewing nd cuse injury or my dmge your mchine. Inserting the Fric If the fric is not securely held in the emroidery frme, the emroidery design will sew out poorly. Insert the fric on level surfce, nd gently stretch the fric tut in the frme. Follow the steps elow to insert the fric correctly. Medium (sold seprtely with some models) Emroidery field 10 cm 10 cm (4 inches 4 inches) Use when emroidering ptterns under 10 cm 10 cm (4 inches 4 inches). Lift-up nd loosen the frme djustment screw nd remove the inner frme. Smll (sold seprtely with some models) Emroidering field 2 cm 6 cm (1 inch 2-1/2 inches) Use when emroidering smll sized ptterns, such s nme tgs. 1 Frme djustment screw 2 Inner frme B-30

41 Prepring the Fric Ly the fric right side up on top of the outer frme. Re-insert the inner frme mking sure to lign the inner frme s with the outer frme s. Memo After stretching the fric, lightly tpping it should produce drum-like sound. Stretch the fric from ll four corners nd ll four edges. While stretching the fric, tighten the frme djustment screw. e Return the frme djustment screw to its initil position. B 1 Inner frme s c 2 Outer frme s 3 Frme djustment screw Slightly tighten the frme djustment screw, nd then remove the slck in the fric y gently pulling on the edges nd corners. Do not loosen the screw. Memo You cn use the included screwdriver when you loosen or tighten the frme djustment screw. STARTING TO EMBROIDER d Gently stretch the fric tut, nd tighten the frme djustment screw to keep the fric from loosening fter stretching. After stretching the fric, mke sure the fric is tut. Using the emroidery sheet When you wnt to emroider the pttern in prticulr plce, use the emroidery sheet with the frme. With chlk pencil, mrk the re of the fric you wnt to emroider. Mke sure the inside nd outside frmes re even efore you strt emroidering. 1 Emroidery pttern 2 Mrk 1 Outer frme 2 Inner frme 3 Fric Bsic opertions B-31

42 Prepring the Fric Plce the emroidery sheet on the inner frme. Align the guide lines on the emroidery sheet with the mrk you mde on the fric. Emroidering smll frics or fric edges Use n emroidery stilizer to provide extr support. After emroidering, remove the stilizer crefully. Attch the stilizer s shown in the following exmples. We recommend using stilizer for emroidery. Emroidering smll frics Use temporry spry dhesive to dhere the smll piece of fric to the lrger piece in the frme. If you do not wish to use temporry spry dhesive, ttch the stilizer with sting stitch. c 1 Inner frme 2 Guide line Gently stretch the fric so there re no folds or wrinkles, nd press the inner frme into the outer frme. 1 Fric 2 Stilizer 1 Inner frme 2 Outer frme Emroidering edges or corners Use temporry spry dhesive to dhere the smll piece of fric to the lrger piece in the frme. If you do not wish to use temporry spry dhesive, ttch the stilizer with sting stitch. Remove the emroidery sheet. d 1 Fric 2 Stilizer Emroidering rions or tpe Secure with doule-sided tpe or temporry spry dhesive. 1 Rion or tpe 2 Stilizer B-32

43 Attching the Emroidery Frme Attching the Emroidery Frme Wind nd insert the oin efore ttching the emroidery frme mking sure to use the recommended oin thred. e Lower the frme-securing lever to e level with the frme to secure the emroidery frme in the emroidery frme holder. Press foot. (Presser foot lifter utton) to rise the presser Rise the frme-securing lever. c 1 Frme-securing lever 2 Crrige Align the emroidery frme guide with the right edge of the emroidery frme holder. CAUTION If the frme-securing lever is not lowered, the following messge ppers. You cnnot strt sewing until you lower the frme-securing lever. B STARTING TO EMBROIDER Removing the emroidery frme Press foot. (Presser foot lifter utton) to rise the presser 1 Emroidery frme holder 2 Emroidery frme guide Rise the frme-securing lever. Slide the emroidery frme into the holder, mking d sure to lign the emroidery frme s rrow mrk with the one on holder. Pull the emroidery frme towrd you. c 1 Arrow mrk Bsic opertions B-33

44 Selecting Emroidery Ptterns Selecting Emroidery Ptterns Copyright informtion Press, nd then. c The ptterns stored in the mchine re intended for privte use only. Any pulic or commercil use of copyrighted ptterns is n infringement of copyright lw nd is strictly prohiited. Emroidery pttern types There re mny chrcter nd decortive emroidery ptterns stored in the mchine's memory (see the Emroidery Design Guide for full summry of ptterns in the mchine's memory). You cn lso use ptterns from USB flsh drive (sold seprtely). For detils on the emroidery ptterns, refer to Viewing the LCD on pge B-9. Pttern editing screen ppers. Press. d For detils on pttern editing screen, refer to Editing Ptterns in the Emroidering section. Selecting n emroidery pttern Select simple pttern uilt-in your mchine nd emroider for testing purposes. You cn try vrious selection of ptterns nd pttern editing in the Emroidering section. Press in the pttern type selection screen. Once the mchine hs finished the initiliztion nd the crrige hs moved to the strt position, the pttern type selection screen will disply. If nother screen is displyed, press to disply the screen elow. Emroidery settings screen ppers. Press. e For detils on emroidery settings screen, refer to Editing Ptterns in the Emroidering section. Confirm the pttern position to e sewn, referring to Confirming the Pttern Position on pge B-35. Emroidering screen ppers. Press or to disply the desired pttern on the screen. Press 4 times in this procedure. B-34

45 Confirming the Pttern Position Confirming the Pttern Position The pttern is normlly positioned in the center of the emroidery frme. If the pttern needs to e repositioned for etter plcement on the grment, you cn check the lyout efore strting emroidery. Checking the pttern position The emroidery frme moves nd shows the pttern position. Wtch the frme closely to mke sure the pttern will e sewn in the right plce. Press on the emroidery settings screen. Needle should e in the rised position efore pressing otherwise the following error messge will pper The needle is down. Press the needle position utton to rise the needle. When needle is rised this messge will then dispper. Press. c Previewing the selected pttern B From, press the key for the position tht you wnt to check. Press. An imge of the pttern s it will e emroidered ppers. STARTING TO EMBROIDER 1 Selected position The needle will move to the selected position on the pttern. Memo To see the entire emroidering re, press. The emroidery frme moves nd shows the emroidery re. 1 Press to select the frme used in the preview. Frmes displyed in light gry cnnot e selected. Press to enlrge the imge of the pttern. The pttern cn e sewn s it ppers in the following disply. Frme sizes displyed on screen Disply Frme type nd emroidering re Extr lrge emroidery frme 26 cm 16 cm (10-1/4 inches 6-1/4 inches) Lrge emroidery frme 18 cm 13 cm (7 inches 5 inches) Medium emroidery frme (sold seprtely with some models) 10 cm 10 cm (4 inches 4 inches) Smll emroidery frme (sold seprtely with some models) 2 cm 6 cm (1 inch 2-1/2 inches) c Press to return to the originl screen. Bsic opertions B-35

46 Emroidering Emroidering After the preprtions re done, you cn try emroidering. This section descries the steps for emroidering nd ppliquéing. d Lower the presser foot, then press the Strt/Stop utton to strt emroidering. After 5-6 stitches, press the Strt/Stop utton gin to stop the mchine. Emroidering pttern Emroidery ptterns re emroidered with chnge of thred fter ech color. Prepre emroidery thred of the color shown on the screen. 1 e Trim the excess thred t the end of the sem. If the end of the sem is under the presser foot, rise the presser foot, then trim the excess thred. 1 Emroidery color order The thred color numer set displyed for the thred colors cn e chnged. Press, nd then chnge the setting in the settings screen. For detils, refer to Chnging the thred color disply on pge B-37. Set the emroidery thred, nd thred the needle. Refer to Threding the upper thred on pge B-19 nd Threding the needle on pge B-21. c Before using the needle threder, e sure to lower the presser foot. Pss the thred through the emroidery foot hole, nd hold it lightly in your left hnd. Give the thred little slck. If the thred is left t the eginning of the stitching, it my e sewn over s you continue emroidering the pttern, mking it very difficult to del with the thred fter the pttern is finished. Trim the thred t the eginning. Press the Strt/Stop utton to strt emroidering. f Stitching stops utomticlly with reinforcement fter one color hs een completed. When utomtic thred cutting is set, the thred is cut. CAUTION If the thred is pulled too tight, the needle my rek or end. Do not let hnds or ojects hit the crrige while sewing. The pttern my mislign. g Remove the thred for the first color from the mchine. Thred the mchine with the next color. B-36

47 Emroidering Repet the sme steps for emroidering the remining h colors. Thred color nme When the lst color is sewn, the messge informing tht the emroidering is finished will pper on the disply. Press, nd the disply will return to the initil screen. Memo For the utomtic thred cutting setting, refer to Using the utomtic thred cutting function (END COLOR TRIM) in the Emroidering section. Cut the excess thred jumps within the color. i Chnging the thred color disply You cn disply the nme of the thred colors or emroidery thred numer. Memo Colors on the screen my vry slightly from ctul spool colors. Thred numer When the thred numer #123 is displyed, use d or to select from six emroidery thred rnds pictured elow. Emroidery (polyester thred) B STARTING TO EMBROIDER Press. Country (cotton thred)* Use or on opertion pnel to disply the thred color selections. Mdeir Poly (polyester thred) Mdeir Ryon c Use or to select the nme of the thred colors or the emroidery thred numer. Sulky Roison-Anton (polyester thred) * Depending on the country or re, cotton-like polyester thred is sold. Press. e Bsic opertions B-37

48 Emroidering B-38

49 Emroidering This section provides instruction to emroider designs with this mchine. Pge numer strts with E in this section. The screen disply nd mchine illustrtion my vry slightly, depending on the countries or regions. Chpter1 EMBROIDERY... E-2

50 Selecting Ptterns Chpter 1 EMBROIDERY Selecting Ptterns Prepre the mchine for emroidery ccording to the instructions on STARTING TO EMBROIDER of Bsic opertions. c Press. c f 1 By Lock Exclusives 2 Emroidery ptterns 3 Florl lphet ptterns 4 Chrcter ptterns 5 Frme ptterns 6 Press this key to position the emroidery unit for storge. 7 Ptterns sved in the mchine s memory (pge E-32) 8 Ptterns sved in USB flsh drive (pge E-33) d g h e d The pttern selected is outlined in red. Proceed to Editing Ptterns on pge E-5 to edit the pttern. Selecting chrcter ptterns Exmple: Entering We Fly. Press. Press the key of the font you wnt to emroider. Memo See included Emroidery Design Guide for more informtion on ech ctegory s selection screen. Selecting emroidery ptterns/by Lock Exclusives /florl lphet ptterns Select the ctegory of the pttern. c Press W. to disply W on the screen, nd then enter The numer locted on the left side of the text input ox t the top of the screen indictes the current line numer. Press the key of the desired pttern. 1 Current line numer The pttern is displyed in the left prt of the screen. E-2

51 Selecting Ptterns d Press to disply e on the screen, nd then enter f Press, nd then enter F. g Press to disply l nd y, nd enter them. h Press. e. After selecting chrcter if you would like to chnge the chrcter size press. The size chnges ech time you press the key, from lrge to medium to smll. If you mke mistke, press E to erse the mistke. If you wnt to dd multiple lines, refer to Entering line feed on pge E-4. Memo If you continue dding chrcters fter chnging the size, the new chrcters will e entered in the new size. The editing screen is displyed. i Proceed to Editing Ptterns on pge E-5 to edit the pttern. e Press, nd then press to enter spce. For detils on editing chrcters, refer to Editing Chrcter Ptterns on pge E-9. To return to the previous screen to select nother pttern, press. Emroidering E-3 EMBROIDERY If the pttern is too smll to see clerly, you cn use the key to check it.

52 Selecting Ptterns Entering line feed Using the line feed key, multiple lines of text cn e entered. Ech line ecomes group, ech of which cn e edited one t time. Exmple: Entering High in the second line of the following screen Selecting frme ptterns Press. Press the key of the frme shpe you wnt to emroidery. Press. Press the key of the frme pttern you wnt to c emroidery. Enter High. If you mke mistke selecting the pttern, press the key of the pttern you wnt to emroider. The selected pttern is displyed on the screen. d Press. c Press. The editing screen is displyed. Memo To chnge the text efore the line feed in the text input screen, press, lso to delete ny text fter the line feed. When is pressed to chnge the chrcter size, the size of chrcters in the displyed line of text is chnged. To chnge the size of chrcters in different line of text, press to erse text until the line to e chnged ppers, or resize the pttern in the pttern editing screen. We recommend pressing efore entering line feed in order to preview the pttern. The editing screen is displyed. Proceed to Editing Ptterns on pge E-5 to edit the e pttern. To return to the previous screen to select nother pttern, press. E-4

53 Editing Ptterns Editing Ptterns When pttern is selected in the pttern selection screen nd editing, press to continue to the emroidery settings screen. is pressed, the pttern editing screen ppers. To finish Pttern editing screen F E D C B A 0 9 Memo If key disply is light gry, you cnnot use tht function with the selected pttern. CAUTION When you hve revised the pttern, check the disply of ville emroidery frmes nd use n pproprite frme. If you use n emroidery frme not displyed s ville for use, the presser foot my strike the frme nd possily cuse injury. E EMBROIDERY No. Disply Key Nme Explntion Pge 1 Mgnify key Press this key to mgnify the pttern in the screen. E-8 2 Emroidery frme Shows the emroidery frmes tht cn e used. 3 Pttern size Shows the size of the entire comined pttern. 4 Preview key Press this key to show sewn imge. For detils, refer to Previewing the selected pttern in the Bsic opertions section. 5 Rotte key Press this key to rotte the pttern. You cn rotte pttern one degree, ten degrees E-6 or ninety degrees t time. 6 Thred plette key Press this key to chnge the colors of the displyed pttern. E-7 7 Delete key Press this key to delete the selected pttern (the pttern outlined y the red ox). E-7 8 Font edit key Press this key to disply the font editing screen. For detils, refer to Editing All E-9 Ptterns. 9 Edit End key Press this key to cll up the frme lyout screen. For detils, refer to Editing E-15 Chrcter Ptterns. 0 Memory key Press this key to sve ptterns to the mchine's memory or USB flsh drive. E-31 A Pttern select key When comined pttern is selected, use these keys to select prt of the pttern to E-14 edit. B Add key Press this key to dd nother emroidery pttern to currently displyed pttern. E-13 C Horizontl mirror imge Press this key to mke horizontl mirror imge of the selected pttern. E-7 key D Thred density key Press this key to chnge thred density for some lphet chrcter nd frme E-7 ptterns. E Move key Press these keys to move the pttern. E-6 F Size key Press this key to chnge the size of the pttern. Ptterns cn e enlrged or reduced. E-6 Emroidering E-5

54 Editing Ptterns Moving the pttern Press. Use to move the pttern in the direction shown y the rrow. Press to center the pttern. 1 c Press 1 Distnce from the center Memo The pttern cn lso e moved y drgging it. Ptterns cnnot e moved in screens where does not pper. to return to the originl screen. Chnging the size of the pttern Press. Select the direction in which to chnge the size. Pressing ech key to chnge shpe of the pttern s follows. : Enlrge the pttern proportiontely. : Shrink the pttern proportiontely. : Stretch the pttern horizontlly. : Compct the pttern horizontlly. : Stretch the pttern verticlly. : Compct the pttern verticlly. : Return the pttern to its originl size. c Press Memo Some ptterns or chrcters cn e enlrged more thn others. Some ptterns or chrcters cn e enlrged to greter degree if they re rotted 90 degrees. Rotting the pttern Press. to return to the originl screen. Select the ngle of rottion for the pttern. Pressing ech key to rotte the pttern s follows. : Rotte the pttern 90 degrees to the left. : Rotte the pttern 90 degrees to the right. : Rotte the pttern 10 degrees to the left. : Rotte the pttern 10 degrees to the right. : Rotte the pttern 1 degree to the left. : Rotte the pttern 1 degree to the right. Press position. to return the pttern to its originl Degree of rottion 1 Size of the pttern 0 c Press to return to the originl screen. E-6

55 Editing Ptterns Chnging the thred color You cn chnge the thred color y choosing new color from the thred colors in the mchine. In the pttern editing screen, press. The thred color plette screen displys. Press or to select the color you wnt to chnge. Chnging the density (lphet chrcter nd frme ptterns only) The thred density for some lphet chrcter nd frme ptterns cn e chnged. A setting etween 80% nd 120% in 5% increments cn e specified. Press. Chnge the density. Press Press to mke the pttern less dense. to mke the pttern more dense. c Press plette to choose new color. or touch the color on the color To return to the originl color, press, then press fter messge ppers. If multiple colors hve een chnged, this commnd will return ll colors to their originl colors. E EMBROIDERY 1 1 Color plette The disply shows the chnged colors. d Press. Creting horizontl mirror imge Press so it ppers s to crete horizontl mirror imge of the selected pttern. Press gin to return the pttern to norml. 1 Norml 2 Fine (stitches closer together) 3 Corse (stitches frther prt) The pttern density chnges ech time you press utton. c Press. Deleting the pttern Press to delete the pttern from the screen. Emroidering E-7

56 Editing Ptterns Displying ptterns in the screen mgnifiction Press. Mgnifiction select screen is displyed. Press desired mgnifiction to enlrge the pttern. Press c Press to return to the norml size. to return to the originl screen. After editing Press. To comine the pttern with other ptterns, select (pge E-13). For more informtion out sewing ptterns, refer to Emroidering pttern in the Bsic opertions section. Memo If you wnt to return to the editing screen fter pressing, press. E-8

57 Editing Chrcter Ptterns Editing Chrcter Ptterns Font editing screen ppers y pressing editing screen. Font editing screen on the pttern 5 Chnging the colors of lphet chrcter ptterns Comined lphet chrcter ptterns cn e sewn with ech letter in different color. If MULTI COLOR is set, the mchine stops fter ech chrcter is sewn so tht the thred cn e chnged to different color. Press so tht it ppers s. Press the key gin to return to the originl setting No. Disply Key Nme Explntion Pge 1 Multi color Press this key to E-9 key chnge the color of individul chrcters in pttern. 2 Arry key Press this key to E-12 chnge the configurtion of chrcter pttern. 3 Font key Press this key to chnge the font of the selected chrcters. E-10 4 Verticl/hori zontl text key 5 Edit chrcter key 6 Split text key 7 Chrcter spcing key Press this key to switch etween text written verticlly nd horizontlly. Press this key to edit ech chrcter seprtely. Press this key to split text etween chrcters so tht they cn e edited seprtely. Press this key to chnge the spcing of chrcter ptterns. 8 Select key Press this key to select chrcter. If the line feed key ws used while entering text, single lines cn e selected. E-9 E-11 E-10 E-10 Press to return to the pttern editing screen. Press to chnge the colors in the sewing order (see pge E-7). After chrcter is sewn, chnge the thred color, nd c then sew the next chrcter. Switching etween text written verticlly nd horizontlly When the Jpnese font is selected, the text cn e switched etween eing written verticlly nd horizontlly. Press to switch etween text written verticlly nd horizontlly. Press to return to the pttern editing screen. E EMBROIDERY Western chrcters cnnot e written verticlly. Emroidering E-9

58 Editing Chrcter Ptterns Chnging the font of entered chrcters After text hs een entered, the font cn e chnged. Press. Select the font tht you wish to use. Reducing chrcter spcing The spcing etween chrcters cn e reduced to 50% of the nrrowest chrcter in the group. It is not recommended to edit dt nd trnsfer to other or older version mchines. Sme fetures do not pply in other mchines, so prolems my occur. Chrcter spcing cn e reduced only when chrcters re rrnged normlly on stright line. The text ppers in the screen with the new font pplied. Depending on the font tht ws selected, it my not e possile to chnge the font. Chnging chrcter spcing Press. Press / to increse or decrese the chrcter spcing. Press to return the pttern to its originl ppernce. Seprting comined chrcter ptterns Comined chrcter ptterns cn e seprted to djust the chrcter spcing or to seprtely edit the ptterns fter ll chrcters hve een entered. Press. Use to select where the pttern is to e seprted, nd then press to seprte it. For this exmple, the pttern will e seprted etween A nd B. c Press to return to the font editing screen. A seprted chrcter pttern cnnot e comined gin. E-10

59 Editing Chrcter Ptterns c Press to return to the font editing screen. Chnging the font Press. Press, nd then select the chrcter whose font is to e chnged. To select the chrcter, press or. The selected chrcter is surrounded with red ox. Editing single chrcters Press so tht single chrcter cn e selected for editing. The chrcter size nd font cn e chnged. Chnging the size Press. Select the chrcter to e resized. To select the chrcter, press or. The selected chrcter is surrounded with red ox. Select the font tht you wish to use. c The chrcter chnges to the selected font. E EMBROIDERY Select the direction in which to chnge the size. c For detils on the vrious keys, refer to the procedure in Chnging the size of the pttern on pge E-6. d Press to return to the font editing screen. d Press to return to the font editing screen. Emroidering E-11

60 Editing Chrcter Ptterns Chnging the configurtion of chrcter ptterns Press. Press the key of the lyout you wnt to emroider. When selecting n rc, use nd to chnge the degree of the rc. : Mke the rc fltter. Memo : Mke the rc rounder. The disply will show the selected lyout. Exmple: When selecting, nd chnge to nd. You cn increse or decrese the incline. c Press to return to the font editing screen. E-12

61 Comining Ptterns Comining Ptterns Editing comined ptterns g Press. Exmple: Comining lphet chrcters with n emroidery pttern nd editing h Press to move the chrcters. With your finger, drg the chrcters to move them. Press to select n emroidery pttern. Select the following pttern nd then press. E c Press. i Press to return to the pttern editing screen. Press nd to chnge the lyout of the j chrcters. Press two times to return to the pttern editing screen. See pge E-12 for more informtion out chnging the lyout. EMBROIDERY d Press to enter the lphet chrcters. Press e Select to return to the previous screen. nd enter Spring. The chrcters you enter will e displyed in the upper prt of the screen. k Press to chnge the color of the chrcters. The thred color plette screen displys. See pge E-7 for more informtion out chnging the color. l Press to return to the pttern editing screen. f Press. Emroidering E-13

62 Comining Ptterns When ll editing is finished, press m nd then. Emroidering screen ppers. Emroider chrcters. Selecting comined emroidery ptterns If multiple ptterns hve een comined, use to select the pttern to e edited. In ddition, ptterns cn e selected y directly touching the screen with your finger. Memo Use to select ptterns tht re overlpping nd cnnot e selected y touching the screen. Emroidering comined ptterns Comined ptterns will e emroidered in the order they were entered. In this exmple, the emroidery order will e s follows: For more informtion out sewing ptterns, refer to Emroidering pttern in the Bsic opertions section. Emroider the flower pttern y following the color order on the disply. After the flowers re emroidered, the [+] cursor will move to the chrcter prt of the pttern. E-14

63 Editing All Ptterns Editing All Ptterns When is pressed in the editing screen, the emroidery settings screen ppers. After editing the pttern, press to continue to the emroidering screen. Emroidery settings screen 1 Aligning the pttern nd the needle Exmple: Aligning the lower left side of pttern nd the needle 2 No. Disply Key Nme Explntion Pge 1 Move key Press these keys to move E-15 the pttern in the direction shown y the rrow. (Press the center key to return the pttern to the center of the emroidery re.) 2 Rotte key Press this key to rotte the E-15 entire pttern. 3 Emroidery key Press this key to enter the emroidery screen. 4 Memory key Press this key to sve ptterns to the mchine's memory or USB flsh drive. E-31 5 Tril key Press this key to check the position of the pttern. The emroidery frme moves so you cn check tht there is enough spce to sew pttern. For detils, refer to Checking the pttern position in the Bsic opertions section. 6 Strting point key Moving the pttern Press to move the entire pttern. For detils, refer to Checking the pttern position in the Bsic opertions section. 3 Press this key to move the needle strt position to lign the needle with the pttern position. E-15 Mrk the emroidery strt position on the fric, s shown. Press. c Press. 1 1 Strt position 2 This key is used for ligning linked chrcters. (pge E-16) The needle position moves to the ottom left corner of the pttern (the emroidery frme moves so tht the needle is positioned correctly). 2 E EMBROIDERY Rotting the pttern Press to rotte the entire pttern. For detils, refer to Rotting the pttern on pge E-6. d Press. Emroidering E-15

64 Editing All Ptterns e Use to lign the needle nd the mrk on the fric, nd egin emroidering the pttern. To cncel the strting point setting nd return the strting point to the center of the pttern, press. Use to select different strting point for emroidering. d Press. Emroidering linked chrcters Follow the procedure descried elow to emroider linked chrcters in single row when the entire pttern extends eyond the emroidery frme. Exmple: Linking DEF to the chrcters ABC using emroidery frme 10 cm 10 cm (4 inches 4 inches) (sold seprtely with some models) Select the chrcter ptterns for ABC, nd then press nd. e Lower the emroidery foot nd then press the Strt/Stop utton to egin emroidering. After the chrcters re emroidered, cut the threds, f remove the emroidery frme, nd then press for Finished emroidering. For detils on selecting chrcter ptterns, refer to Selecting chrcter ptterns on pge E-2. Press. 1 End of the emroidering g Reposition the fric in emroidery frme so tht the right side of the letter C will e prtilly inside the emroidery frme; eing creful so letters remin stright nd level. Then rettch frme gin so tht the remining chrcters ( DEF ) cn e emroidered. Press, nd then press. c The needle is positioned in the lower-left corner of the pttern. The emroidery frme moves so tht the needle is positioned correctly. Press nd then press. h E-16

65 Editing All Ptterns As in step, select the chrcter ptterns for DEF. i j Press. Press, nd then press. k The needle is positioned in the lower-left corner of the pttern. The emroidery frme moves so tht the needle is positioned correctly. l Use to lign the needle with the end of the emroidering for the previous pttern. E EMBROIDERY m Press. n Lower the emroidery foot nd press the Strt/Stop utton to egin emroidering the remining chrcter ptterns. Emroidering E-17

66 Emroidery Applictions Emroidery Applictions Sewing emroidery ptterns which use ppliqué When the color sewing order disply shows (APPLIQUE MATERIAL), (APPLIQUE POSITION) or (APPLIQUE), follow the procedure elow. 1. Creting n ppliqué piece 2. Sewing the ppliqué position on the se fric 3. Affixing the ppliqué piece to the se fric 4. Emroidering the reminder of the pttern Required mterils Fric for the ppliqué piece Fric for the ppliqué se Stilizer mteril Crft glue Emroidering thred If (APPLIQUE MATERIAL), (APPLIQUE POSITION) or (APPLIQUE) pper in the thred color list, the correct nmes nd numers of the thred colors to e used will not pper. Select the thred colors depending on those in the ppliqué pttern. 1. Creting n ppliqué piece c d Attch stilizer mteril to the wrong side of the ppliqué fric. Hoop the fric in the emroidery frme, nd then ttch the emroidery frme to the emroidery unit. 1 Applique mteril (cotton, felt, etc.) 2 Iron-on stilizer Thred the mchine with the emroidery thred, lower the presser foot lever, nd then press the Strt/Stop utton to sew the cutting line of the ppliqué piece. The outline of the ppliqué piece is sewn, nd then the mchine stops. 1 Outline of pplique 2 Applique mteril Remove the fric for the ppliqué piece from the emroidery frme, nd then crefully cut long the sewn cutting line Select the ppliqué pttern, nd then continue to the emroidering screen. If the ppliqué piece is cut out long the inside of the cutting line, it my not e correctly ttched to the fric. Therefore, crefully cut out the ppliqué piece long the cutting line. After cutting out the ppliqué piece, crefully remove the thred. E-18

67 Emroidery Applictions 2. Sewing the ppliqué position on the se fric Attch stilizer mteril to the wrong side of the fric for the ppliqué se. Hoop the fric in the emroidery frme, nd then ttch the emroidery frme to the emroidery unit. Thred the mchine with the emroidery thred, lower the presser foot lever, nd then press the Strt/Stop utton to sew the ppliqué position. The position of the ppliqué is sewn, nd then the mchine stops. If the ppliqué piece is not securely ttched to the se fric, the ppliqué piece my lift off the se fric during sewing, cusing mislignment. If the ppliqué piece cnnot e ttched to the se fric with crft glue, securely ste it in plce with sting stitches. If thin fric is used for the ppliqué piece, reinforce nd secure it in plce with n iron-on dhesive sheet. An iron cn e used to ttch the ppliqué piece to the ppliqué loction. Before ttching the ppliqué piece to the se fric, do not remove the fric from the emroidery frme. After the ppliqué piece is ttched, ttch the emroidery frme to the mchine. Thred the mchine with the emroidery thred, lower the presser foot lever, nd then press the Strt/Stop utton to sew the ppliqué. E 1 Position of pplique 2 Bse mteril The ppliqué piece is sewn to the se fric, nd then the mchine stops. EMBROIDERY c Remove the emroidery frme from the emroidery unit. Do not remove the se fric from the emroidery frme until ll sewing is finished. 3. Affixing the ppliqué piece to the se fric Lightly pply crft glue to the ck of the ppliqué piece, nd then ttch it to the se fric within the outline of the position sewn in step of 2. Sewing the ppliqué position on the se fric. Memo Depending on the pttern tht is selected, (APPLIQUE MATERIAL), (APPLIQUE POSITION) nd (APPLIQUE) for ll three steps my not pper. If (APPLIQUE) ppers s color, emroider using thred of tht color. Emroidering E-19

68 Emroidery Applictions 4. Emroidering the reminder of the pttern Chnge the emroidery thred ccording to the thred color sewing order, nd then finish emroidering the reminder of the pttern. Emroider the sme pttern from step onto the se fric. c Apply thin lyer of fric glue or temporry spry dhesive to the rer of the ppliqué creted in step. Attch the ppliqué to the se fric mtching the shpes. Memo Since glue my ecome ttched to the presser foot, needle or needle plte, clen the glue off of the prts fter finishing emroidering the ppliqué pttern. For est results, trim ll excess threds ech time the thred color is chnged. Using frme pttern to mke n ppliqué (1) d Select the stin stitch frme pttern of the sme shpe s the ppliqué. Emroider over the ppliqué nd se fric from step c to crete the ppliqué. You cn use frmed ptterns of the sme size nd shpe to crete n ppliqué. Emroider one pttern with stright stitch nd one pttern with stin stitch. Select stright stitch frme pttern. Emroider the pttern onto the ppliqué mteril, then cut netly round the outside of the shpe. If you chnge the size or position of the ptterns when selecting them, mke note of the size nd loction. 1 Appliqué mteril E-20

69 Emroidery Applictions Using frme pttern to mke n ppliqué (2) This is second method to mke ppliqué using emroidery ptterns. You do not hve to chnge the fric in the emroidery frme using this method. Emroider one pttern with stright stitch nd one pttern with stin stitch. Select stright stitch frme pttern, nd emroider the pttern onto the se fric. e Do not remove the fric from the emroidery frme to cut it. Also, do not pull or push on the fric. Otherwise, the fric my loosen in the frme. Select the stin stitch frme pttern of the sme shpe s the ppliqué. Plce the ppliqué fric over the pttern emroidered in step. Be sure tht the ppliqué fric completely covers the stitched line. Do not chnge the size or position of the pttern. If you chnge the size or position of the ptterns when selecting them, mke note of the size nd loction. E EMBROIDERY Emroider the sme pttern on the ppliqué fric. c f 1 Appliqué mteril Rettch the emroidery frme to the emroidery unit, nd emroider the stin stitch pttern to crete n ppliqué. d Remove the emroidery frme from the emroidery unit, nd cut round the outside of the stitches. Emroidering E-21

70 Emroidery Applictions Sewing split emroidery ptterns Split emroidery ptterns creted with Plette Ver.7 or lter cn e sewn. With split emroidery ptterns, emroidery designs lrger thn the emroidery hoop re divided into multiple sections, which comine to crete single pttern fter ech section is sewn. For detils on creting split emroidery ptterns nd for more detiled sewing instructions, refer to the Instruction mnul included with Plette Ver.7 or lter. The following procedure descries how to red the split emroidery pttern shown elow from USB flsh drive nd emroider it. d Press. For detils on editing ptterns, refer to Editing All Ptterns on pge E-15. Memo Press to rotte the pttern. e Press the Strt/Stop utton to emroider the pttern section. When emroidering is finished, the following screen f ppers. Press. Insert the USB flsh drive contining the creted split emroidery pttern, nd then select the split emroidery pttern to e emroidered. For detils on reclling ptterns, refer to Reclling from USB flsh drive on pge E-34. A screen ppers so tht section of the split emroidery pttern cn e selected. g Repet steps through f to emroider the remining sections of the pttern. A screen ppers so tht section of the split emroidery pttern cn e selected. Select section to e emroidered nd press. Select the sections in lpheticl order. A mximum of 5 sections cn e displyed in one pge. If there re 6 or more sections in the pttern, press or to disply the previous or next pge. If necessry, edit the pttern, nd press. c E-22

71 Adjustments During the Emroidery Process Adjustments During the Emroidery Process Be creful not to ump the emroidery unit crrige or the presser foot when removing or ttching the emroidery frme. Otherwise, the pttern will not emroider correctly. c Insert wound oin into the mchine. (see Setting the Boin of Bsic opertions.) If the oin runs out of thred When the oin egins to run out of thred during emroidering, the mchine will stop nd the messge elow will pper. Press nd follow the directions elow to rethred the lower threding. If very little sewing remins, you cn emroider pproximtely 10 finl stitches without rethreding the mchine y pressing. The mchine will stop fter sewing pproximtely 10 stitches. d Press. E Press. Attch the emroidery frme. e f To return to the re in the pttern where you stopped sewing, follow steps c through f in the next section. EMBROIDERY After the thred is utomticlly cut, the crrige will move. Unlock the frme-securing lever nd remove the emroidery frme. Be creful not to pply strong force to the fric t this time. Otherwise, the fric my loosen in the frme. Emroidering E-23

72 Adjustments During the Emroidery Process If the thred reks during sewing Press. Press the Strt/Stop utton to stop the mchine. If the upper thred is roken, redo the upper threding. If the oin thred is roken, press nd follow the directions in steps through e from the previous section to reset the oin. c Press. The emroidery frme moves, returning the needle to the pttern s eginning position. c Press (Presser foot lifter utton) to lower the presser foot nd strt sewing. Resuming emroidery fter turning off the power Press,, or to move the needle ck the d correct numer of stitches efore the re where the thred roke. The current color nd stitch numer re sved when emroidery is stopped. The next time the mchine is turned on, you hve the option to continue or delete the pttern. Memo Even if the power goes out in the middle of emroidery, the mchine returns to the point where emroidery ws stopped when the mchine is turned on gin. 1 e Press Memo If you cnnot move ck to the re where the thred roke, press to select the color nd move to the eginning position of tht color, then use, or to move hed to slightly efore where the thred roke. to return to the originl screen. f Press (Presser foot lifter utton) to lower the presser foot, nd press the Strt/Stop utton to continue sewing. Restrting from the eginning 1 Current stitch numer when emroidery ws stopped Turn the min power to ON. Do not remove the emroidery unit or the memory will no longer rememer your design. Follow the instructions shown on the screen nd remove the emroidery frme. The following messge will pper. Press. E-24

73 Adjustments During the Emroidery Process Attch the emroidery frme nd press. c The previous emroidery screen displyed efore the mchine ws turned off ppers. Memo If you wnt to strt new emroidery pttern, press so the pttern selection screen ppers. Continue emroidering. d 1 E 1 Stitch numer when emroidery is resumed EMBROIDERY Emroidering E-25

74 Mking Emroidery Adjustments Mking Emroidery Adjustments Adjusting thred tension Press. When emroidering, the thred tension should e set so tht the upper thred cn slightly e seen on the wrong side of the fric. Correct thred tension The pttern cn e seen from the wrong side of the fric. If the thred tension is not set correctly, the pttern will not finish well. The fric my pucker or the thred my rek. Press to weken the upper thred tension. (The tension numer will decrese.) 1 Right side 2 Wrong side Follow the opertions descried elow to djust thred tension ccording to the sitution. If the thred tension setting is mde extremely wek, the mchine my stop during sewing. This is not the sign of mlfunction. Increse the thred tension slightly, nd egin sewing gin. Memo If you turn the min power to OFF or select different pttern, the thred tension will reset to the utomtic setting. When you retrieve sved pttern, the thred tension setting will e the sme s when the pttern ws sved. Upper thred is too tight The tension of the upper thred is too tight, resulting in the oin thred eing visile from the right side of the fric. If the oin thred ws incorrectly threded, the upper thred my e too tight. In this cse, refer to Setting the Boin of Bsic opertions nd rethred the oin thred. c Press. Upper thred is too loose The tension of the upper thred is too loose, resulting in loose upper thred, loose thred locks, or loops ppering on the right side of the fric. If the upper thred ws incorrectly threded, the upper thred my e too loose. In this cse, refer to Upper Threding of Bsic opertions nd rethred the upper thred. 1 Right side 2 Wrong side Press. Press to tighten the upper thred tension. (The tension numer will increse.) 1 Right side 2 Wrong side E-26

75 Mking Emroidery Adjustments c Press. With Emroidery Tension on the setting screen, the tension of the upper thred cn e djusted for emroidering. The selected setting will e pplied to ll ptterns. When emroidering, if the overll tension of the upper thred is too tight or too loose, djust it from the setting screen. Press to tighten the upper thred tension nd press to loosen the upper tension. If n individul emroidery pttern needs dditionl fine tuning, refer to Adjusting thred tension on pge E-26. If this occurs, turn the slotted-hed screw (-) clockwise, eing creful not to over-tighten the screw, pproximtely degrees to increse oin tension. Boin thred is too tight Upper thred on the right side of fric seems to e lifting/looping nd oin thred is not seen on the wrong side of fric. 1 Right side 2 Wrong side If this occurs, turn the slotted-hed screw (-) counterclockwise, eing creful not to over-loosen the screw, pproximtely degrees to decrese oin tension. E Adjusting the oin cse (with no color on the screw) The oin cse (with no color on the screw) cn e djusted when oin tension chnges re required to ccommodte different oin threds. See Emroidery Attrctive Finishes in the Bsic opertions. To djust the oin tension for emroidery function, using the oin cse (with no color on the screw), turn the slotted-hed screw (-) with screwdriver (smll). 1 Do not turn the phillips screw (+). 2 Adjust with screwdriver (smll). Correct tension Upper thred slightly ppers on the wrong side of fric. CAUTION When djusting the oin cse, e sure to remove the oin from the oin cse. DO NOT djust the position of the phillips (+) screw on the oin cse s this my result in dmge to the oin cse, rendering it unusle. If the slotted-hed screw (-) is difficult to turn, do not use force. Turning the screw too much or providing force in either (rottionl) direction my cuse dmge to the oin cse. Should dmge occur, the oin cse my not mintin proper tension. EMBROIDERY 1 Right side 2 Wrong side Boin thred is too loose Boin thred ppers slightly on the right side of fric. 1 Right side 2 Wrong side Emroidering E-27

76 Mking Emroidery Adjustments Using the utomtic thred cutting function (END COLOR TRIM) The utomtic thred cutting function will cut the thred t the end of sewing ech color. This function is initilly turned on. To turn this function off, press key nd then. This function cn e turned on or off during emroidering. Press. Memo spm is the numer of stitches sewn in one minute. Decrese the emroidery speed when emroidering on thin, thick, or hevy frics. The sewing speed cn e chnged fter n emroidery pttern hs een strted. The mximum emroidery speed setting does not chnge until new setting is selected. The setting specified efore the min power is set to OFF remins selected the next time tht the mchine is turned on. Decrese to slower spm when using specil thred like metllic thred. Press function. to turn off the utomtic thred cutting Chnging the Emroidery Frme Disply Press to disply the following screen. In the Emroidery Frme Disply, use / to chnge the emroidery frme disply mode. The key will disply s When one color thred is sewn, the mchine will stop without cutting the thred. c Press to return to the originl screen. Adjusting the emroidery speed Press to disply the following screen. Chnge the Mx Emroidery Speed y pressing /. c Press to return to the originl screen. E-28

77 Mking Emroidery Adjustments Selecting/displying ptterns ccording to the emroidery frme size If Emroidery Frme Identifiction View in the settings screen is set to ON, the pttern cn e edited in the screen s if tht emroidery frme is ttched. When Emroidery Frme Identifiction View is set to OFF. 1 E 1 The emroidering re for the extr lrge frme is displyed. When Emroidery Frme Identifiction View is set to ON. EMBROIDERY * Sold seprtely with some models. 1 Extr lrge frme emroidering re 26 cm 16 cm (10-1/4 inches 6-1/4 inches) 2 Center mrk 3 Lrge frme emroidering re 18 cm 13 cm (7 inches 5 inches) 4 Emroidering re for order emroidery frme* 18 cm 10 cm (7 inches 4 inches) 5 Emroidery re for quilt emroidery frme* 15 cm 15 cm (6 inches 6 inches) 6 Medium frme emroidering re* 10 cm 10 cm (4 inches 4 inches) 7 Emroidery re for smll emroidery frme* 2 cm 6 cm (1 inch 2-1/2 inches) 8 Grid lines c Press to return to the originl screen The emroidering re for the selected frme is displyed. 2 Ptterns tht will not fit in the selected frme pper shded nd cnnot e selected. Memo Ptterns tht cnnot e sewn in the selected emroidery frme will not e ville in the pttern selection screen. The pttern will e enlrged or reduced within the emroidering re for the selected emroidery frme. When enlrging the pttern y pressing on the editing screen, it is enlrged to 100% of the size for the selected emroidery frme. Emroidering E-29

78 Mking Emroidery Adjustments Chnging the ckground colors of the emroidery ptterns In the settings screen, the ckground colors cn e chnged for the emroidery pttern nd pttern thumnils. Depending on the pttern color, select the desired ckground color from the 66 settings ville. Different ckground colors cn e selected for the emroidery pttern nd pttern thumnils. Specifying the size of pttern thumnils The thumnils for selecting n emroidery pttern cn e set to e displyed t the smller size or lrger size. The lrger size is 1.5 times the smller size. Press to disply the following screen Emroidery pttern ckground 2 Pttern thumnils ckground Press. c Select the ckground color from the 66 ville settings. Press to disply the following screen. 1 Press or to select the desired thumnil size. 2 1 Emroidery pttern ckground 2 Selected color 1 2 c Press to return to the originl screen. 1 Pttern thumnils ckground 2 Selected color d Press twice to return to the originl screen. Memo The setting remins selected even if the mchine is turned off. E-30

79 Using the Memory Function Using the Memory Function Emroidery dt precutions Oserve the following precutions when using emroidery dt other thn tht creted nd sved in this mchine. CAUTION When using emroidery dt other thn our originl ptterns, the thred or needle my rek when sewing with stitch density tht is too fine or when sewing three or more overlpping stitches. In tht cse, use one of our originl dt design systems to edit the emroidery dt. Types of emroidery dt tht cn e used Only.pes,.phc, nd.dst emroidery dt files cn e used with this mchine. Using dt other thn tht sved using our dt design systems or mchines my cuse the emroidery mchine to mlfunction. Types of USB medi tht cn e used Stitch dt cn e sved to or reclled from USB flsh drive of ny size. The processing speed my vry y quntity of dt stored. Only USB flsh drive cn e connected to the USB port on this mchine. The ccess lmp will egin linking fter inserting USB flsh drive, nd it will tke out 5 to 6 seconds to recognize the drive. (Time will differ depending on the USB flsh drive). For dditionl informtion, refer to the instruction mnul included with the USB flsh drive tht you hve purchsed. Memo To crete file folders, use computer. Precutions on using the computer to crete nd sve dt If the nme of the emroidery dt file/folder cnnot e identified, for exmple, ecuse the nme contins specil chrcters, the file/folder is not displyed. If this occurs, chnge the nme of the file/folder. We recommend using the 26 letters of the lphet (uppercse nd lowercse), the numers 0 through 9, -, nd _. If emroidery dt lrger thn 26 cm 16 cm (pprox. 10-1/4 inches 6-1/4 inches) is selected, the pttern will e displyed rotted y 90 degrees when it is red out. Even fter eing rotted 90 degrees, emroidery dt lrger thn 26 cm 16 cm (pprox. 10-1/4 inches 6-1/4 inches) cnnot e used. (All designs must e within the 26 cm 16 cm (pprox. 10-1/4 inches 6-1/4 inches) design field size.).pes files sved with the numer of stitches or the numer of colors exceeding the specified limits cnnot e displyed. The comined design cn not exceed mximum numer of 400,000 stitches or mximum numer of 125 color chnges (Aove numers re pproximte, depending on the overll size of the design). Use one of our design softwre progrms to edit the emroidery pttern so tht it meets these specifictions. Emroidery dt stored in folder creted in USB flsh drive cn e retrieved. Even if the emroidery unit is not ttched, the mchine will recognize emroidery dt. Tjim (.dst) emroidery dt.dst dt is displyed in the pttern list screen y file nme (the ctul imge cnnot e displyed). Only the first eight chrcters of the file nme cn e displyed. Since Tjim (.dst) dt does not contin specific thred color informtion, it is displyed with our defult thred color sequence. Check the preview nd chnge the thred colors s desired. E EMBROIDERY Emroidering E-31

80 Using the Memory Function Sving emroidery ptterns in the mchine s memory You cn sve emroidery ptterns tht you hve customized nd will use often; for exmple, your nme, ptterns tht hve een rotted or hd the size chnged, ptterns tht hve hd the sewing position chnged, etc. A totl of out 1 MB of ptterns cn e sved in the mchine's memory. Do not turn the min power to OFF while the Sving... screen is displyed. You will lose the pttern you re sving. If the memory is full If the following screen ppers, either the mximum numer of ptterns hve een sved or the pttern you wnt to sve uses lot of memory, nd the mchine cnnot sve it. If you delete previously sved pttern, you cn sve the current pttern. Press. Press sving. to return to the originl screen without Memo It tkes few seconds to sve pttern to the mchine s memory. See pge E-33 for informtion on retrieving sved pttern. Press when the pttern you wnt to sve is in the pttern editing screen or emroidery settings screen. The mchine displys the ptterns currently sved. Select the pttern you wnt to delete. Press / to move to the previous/next pge. c Press. 1 2 Press. Press sving. to return to the originl screen without 1 Amount of memory used y the pttern to e deleted 2 Amount of mchine s memory d Press. If you decide not to delete the pttern, press. The Sving... screen is displyed. When the pttern is sved, the disply returns to the originl screen utomticlly. The Sving... screen displys. When the pttern is sved, the disply returns to the originl screen utomticlly. Do not turn the min power to OFF while the Sving... screen is displyed. You will lose the pttern you re sving. E-32

81 Using the Memory Function Memo If there is enough memory ville fter deleting the pttern, the pttern you wnt to sve will e sved utomticlly. If there is not enough memory ville fter deleting the pttern, repet the steps ove to delete nother pttern from the mchine s memory. It tkes few seconds to sve pttern. See pge E-33 for more informtion out retrieving sved ptterns. The processing speed my vry y quntity of dt. Do not insert nything other thn USB flsh drive into the USB port. Otherwise, the USB flsh drive my e dmged. c Press. Press sving. to return to the originl screen without Sving emroidery ptterns to USB flsh drive When sending emroidery ptterns from the mchine to USB flsh drive, plug the USB flsh drive into the mchine s USB port. Memo USB flsh drive is commercilly ville, ut some USB flsh drive my not e usle with this mchine. Plese visit our wesite for more detils. The USB flsh drive cn e inserted or removed t ny time except while sving or deleting pttern. Press when the pttern you wnt to sve is in the pttern editing screen or emroidery settings screen. The Sving... screen is displyed. When the pttern is sved, the disply returns to the originl screen utomticlly. The pttern is sved in folder leled Pocket. Do not insert or remove USB flsh drive while Sving... screen is displyed. You will lose some or ll of the pttern you re sving. Retrieving ptterns from the mchine s memory E EMBROIDERY Press. Insert the USB flsh drive into the USB port on the mchine. The mchine displys the ptterns currently in the memory. Press the key of the pttern you wnt to retrieve. Press / to move to the previous/next pge. Press to return to the originl screen. 1 USB port 2 USB flsh drive Emroidering E-33

82 Using the Memory Function Memo The selected pttern cn e sved to USB flsh drive directly y pressing. Select the pttern. If the stitch pttern to e retrieved c is in folder, press the key for tht folder. Press / to move to the previous/next pge. Press to return to the originl screen without reclling. c Press. Pttern editing screen is displyed. Stitch ptterns within folder re displyed. d Adjust the pttern s desired, nd then egin emroidering. Reclling from USB flsh drive You cn recll specific emroidery pttern from either direct USB flsh drive or folder in the USB flsh drive. If the pttern is in folder, check ech folder to find the emroidery pttern. The folder nme or the pth to show the current folder is displyed under the folder icon. Emroidery ptterns nd sufolders within folder re displyed. Press to return to the previous screen. Use the computer to crete folders. Folders cnnot e creted with the mchine. Press the key of the pttern you wnt to retrieve. d Press / to move to the previous/next pge. The processing speed my vry y quntity of dt. Insert the USB flsh drive into the USB port on the mchine (see pge E-33). Press. Press e Press. to return to the originl screen. Press to delete the pttern. The pttern will e deleted from the USB flsh drive. Pttern editing screen is displyed. Emroidery ptterns nd folder in top folder re displyed. Memo The selected pttern cn e sved to the mchine's memory directly y pressing. E-34

83 Using the Memory Function If necessry, edit the pttern, nd press. f Emroidery settings screen is displyed. g Press. The emroidery screen is displyed. E EMBROIDERY Emroidering E-35

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85 Appendix This section provides importnt informtion for operting this mchine. Plese red this section to find trouleshooting tips nd pointers s well s how to keep your mchine in the est working order. Pge numer strts with A in this section. Chpter1 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING...A-2

86 Cre nd Mintennce Chpter 1 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING Cre nd Mintennce Restrictions on oiling In order to prevent dmging this mchine, it must not e oiled y the user. This mchine ws mnufctured with the necessry mount of oil pplied to ensure correct opertion, mking periodic oiling unnecessry. If prolems occur, such s difficulty turning the hndwheel or n unusul noise, immeditely stop using the mchine, nd contct your uthorized By Lock retiler. Precutions on storing the mchine Do not store the mchine in ny of the loctions descried elow, otherwise dmge to the mchine my result, for exmple, rust cused y condenstion. Exposed to extremely high tempertures Exposed to extremely low tempertures Exposed to extreme temperture chnges Exposed to high humidity or stem Ner flme, heter or ir conditioner Outdoor or exposed to direct sunlight Exposed to extremely dusty or oily environments In order to extend the life of this mchine, periodiclly turn it on nd use it. Storing this mchine for n extended period of time without using it my reduce its efficiency. Clening the LCD Screen If the screen is dirty, gently wipe it with soft, dry cloth. Do not use orgnic solvents or detergents. Do not wipe the LCD screen with dmp cloth. Clening the mchine surfce If the surfce of the mchine is dirty, lightly sok cloth in neutrl detergent, squeeze it out firmly, nd then wipe the surfce of the mchine. After clening it once with dmp cloth, wipe it gin with dry cloth. Clening the rce Sewing performnce will suffer if lint nd dust collects in the oin cse, therefore, it should e clened regulrly. Press Turn off the mchine. c CAUTION Unplug the power cord efore clening the mchine, otherwise injuries or n electric shock my occur. (Needle position utton) to rise the needle. Unplug the power cord from the power supply jck on the right side of the mchine. CAUTION Unplug the power cord efore clening the mchine, otherwise injuries or n electric shock my occur. Remove the needle nd emroidery foot. d For detils, refer to Replcing the needle in the Bsic opertions section nd Replcing the emroidery foot on pge A-4. Remove the emroidery unit. e Remove the needle plte cover. f Memo Occsionlly, condenstion my form on the LCD screen or it my ecome fogged up; however, this is not mlfunction. After while, the cloudiness will dispper. A-2

87 Cre nd Mintennce Grsp oth sides of the needle plte cover, nd then slide it towrd you. Align the nd mrks. 1 Needle plte cover Remove the oin cse. g Grsp the oin cse, nd then pull it out. 1 mrk 2 mrk 3 Boin cse Mke sure tht the indicted points re ligned efore instlling the oin cse. j Insert the ts on the needle plte cover into the needle plte, nd then slide the cover ck on. 1 Boin cse 1 Use the clening rush or vcuum clener to remove h ny lint nd dust from the rce nd oin thred sensor nd the surrounding re. i 1 Clening rush 2 Rce 3 Boin thred sensor Do not pply oil to the oin cse. Insert the oin cse so tht the mrk on the oin cse ligns with the mrk on the mchine. 1 Needle plte cover CAUTION Never use oin cse tht is scrtched, otherwise the upper thred my ecome tngled, the needle my rek or sewing performnce my suffer. For new oin cse, contct your nerest uthorized By Lock retiler. Be sure tht the oin cse is correctly instlled, otherwise the needle my rek. Aout the mintennce messge A MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING Once this messge ppers, it is recommended to tke your mchine to n uthorized By Lock retiler for regulr mintennce check. Although this messge will dispper nd the mchine will continue to function once you press, the messge will disply severl more times until the pproprite mintennce is performed. Plese tke the time to rrnge the mintennce your mchine requires once this messge ppers. Such steps will help to ensure you receive continued, uninterrupted hours of mchine opertion for the future. Appendix A-3

88 Cre nd Mintennce Touch pnel is mlfunctioning If the screen does not respond correctly when you touch key (the mchine does not perform the opertion or performs different opertion), follow the steps elow to mke the proper djustments. Holding your finger on the screen, turn the min power switch to OFF nd ck to ON. Cnceling the opertion eep Press to disply the settings screen. Disply pge 5. Set Buzzer to OFF. c The touch pnel djustment screen is displyed. Lightly touch the center of ech +, in order from 1 to 5. Do not press too hrd on the screen. Otherwise, dmge my result Turn the min power to OFF, then turn it ck to ON. c If you finish the screen djustment nd the screen still does not respond, or if you cnnot do the djustment, contct your uthorized By Lock retiler. +3 Replcing the emroidery foot CAUTION Only use emroidery feet designed specificlly for this mchine. Use of ny other emroidery foot my result in injuries or dmge to the mchine. Press (Needle position utton) once or twice to rise the needle. Press. When the messge OK to utomticlly lower the presser foot? ppers on the LCD screen, press to continue. The screen chnges, nd ll keys nd opertion uttons re locked (except ). Opertion eep Ech time key is pressed you will her one eep. If n incorrect opertion is performed you will her two or four eeps. Rise the presser foot lever. c If key is pressed (correct opertion) One eep sounds. If n incorrect opertion is performed Two or four eeps sound. If the mchine locks up, for exmple, ecuse the thred is tngled The mchine eeps for four seconds nd the mchine utomticlly stops. Be sure to check for the cuse of the error nd correct it efore continuing to sew. A-4