Basic Embroidery. Chapter 5 COMBINING PATTERNS BEFORE EMBROIDERING PREPARING THE FABRIC SELECTING PATTERNS...

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2 Chpter 5 Bsic Emroidery BEFORE EMBROIDERING Emroidery Step y Step Attching Emroidery Foot W+ with LED pointer Attching the Emroidery Unit Aout the Emroidery Unit Removing the Emroidery Unit SELECTING PATTERNS Copyright Informtion Pttern Selection Screens Selecting Emroidery Ptterns/Decortive Alphet Ptterns/ Utility Emroidery Ptterns/Boin Work Ptterns Selecting Alphet Chrcter Ptterns Selecting Frme Ptterns Selecting Ptterns from Emroidery Crds Aout Emroidery Crd Reder (Sold Seprtely) nd USB Crd Writer Module* Aout Emroidery Crds (Sold Seprtely) Reclling from USB Medi Reclling from the Computer EDITING PATTERNS Key Functions Previewing the Pttern Moving the Pttern Rotting the Pttern Chnging the Size of the Pttern Chnging the Size nd the Density of the Pttern Chnging the Size y Drgging Creting Horizontl Mirror Imge Chnging Font Type Editing Letters (Size/Font Type) Chnging the Density (Alphet Chrcter nd Frme Ptterns Only) Chnging the Colors of Alphet Chrcter Ptterns Chnging the Configurtion of Alphet Chrcter Ptterns Deleting the Pttern Displying Ptterns in the Screen Mgnified Selecting the Percent of Mgnifiction Chnging Alphet Chrcter Spcing Seprting Comined Chrcter Ptterns Chnging the Thred Color Creting Custom Thred Tle Adding Color to the Custom Thred Tle from the List Sving the Custom Thred Tle to USB medi Reclling the Custom Thred Tle dt from USB medi Choosing Color from the Custom Thred Tle Find New Color Schemes With the Color Visulizer Function Designing Repeted Ptterns Sewing Repeted Ptterns Repeting One Element of Repeted Pttern Color Sorting Repeted Ptterns Assigning Thred Mrks Emroidering the Pttern Repetedly Duplicting Pttern After Editing VIEWING THE EMBROIDERY SCREEN COMBINING PATTERNS Editing Comined Ptterns Selecting comined emroidery ptterns Sewing Comined Ptterns PREPARING THE FABRIC Attching Iron-on Stilizers (Bcking) to the Fric Hooping the Fric in the Emroidery Frme Types of Emroidery Frmes Inserting the Fric Using the Emroidery Sheet Emroidering Smll Frics or Fric Edges Emroidering Smll Frics Emroidering Edges or Corners Emroidering Rions or Tpe ATTACHING THE EMBROIDERY FRAME Removing the Emroidery Frme CONFIRMING THE PATTERN POSITION Checking the Needle Drop Point With the Emroidery Foot W+ with LED Pointer Adjusting the LED Pointer Adjusting the Brightness of the LED Pointer Aligning the Emroidering Position Using the Built-In Cmer Using the Built-In Cmer to Align the Emroidering Position Specifying the Emroidering Position With the Sensor Pen Selecting the Emroidering Position y the Pttern Edge Selecting the Emroidering Position y the Pttern Center Checking the Pttern Position EMBROIDERING A PATTERN Emroidering Attrctive Finishes Emroidery Needle Plte Cover Emroidering Ptterns Spool Stnd LED When Not Using the Spool Stnd LED Using Appliqués Creting the Appliqué Piece Sewing the Appliqué Position on the Bse Fric Affixing the Appliqué Piece to the Bse Fric Emroidering the Reminder of the Pttern ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE EMBROIDERY PROCESS If the Boin Runs Out of Thred If the Thred Breks During Sewing Restrting from the Beginning Resuming Emroidery After Turning Off the Power Key Functions

3 BEFORE EMBROIDERING BEFORE EMBROIDERING Emroidery Step y Step Follow the steps elow to prepre the mchine for emroidery. Step 9 Step 3 Step 6, 8 Step 1, 2 Step 4 Step 7 Step 5 Step # Aim Action Pge 1 Presser foot ttchment Attch emroidery foot W Checking the needle Use needle 75/11 for emroidery. * 75 3 Emroidery unit ttchment Attch the emroidery unit Boin thred setup For the oin thred, wind emroidery oin thred nd set it in plce Fric preprtion Attch stilizer mteril to the fric, nd hoop it in the emroidery frme Pttern selection Turn the min power to ON, nd select n emroidery pttern Emroidery frme ttchment Attch the emroidery frme to the emroidery unit Checking the lyout Check nd djust the size nd position of the emroidery Emroidery thred setup Set up emroidery thred ccording to the pttern. 60 * 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.). Bll point needle (golden colored) 90/14 is not recommended for emroidery. 196

4 BEFORE EMBROIDERING Attching Emroidery Foot W+ with LED pointer CAUTION When ttching presser foot, lwys press on the screen. You my ccidentlly press the Strt/Stop utton nd possily cuse injury. Be sure to use emroidery foot W+ with LED pointer or W (optionl) when doing emroidery. Using nother presser foot my cuse the needle to strike the presser foot, cusing the needle to end or rek nd possily cuse injury. CAUTION Use the included multi-purpose screwdriver to firmly tighten the screw of the presser foot holder. If the screw is loose, the needle my strike the presser foot nd possily cuse injury. Plug the connector of the emroidery foot d W+ with LED pointer into the jck on the ck left side of your mchine. Remove the presser foot nd presser foot holder. For detils, refer to CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT on pge 68. Position the emroidery foot W+ with LED pointer on the presser foot r y ligning the notch of the presser foot to the lrge screw. Side view e Press to unlock ll keys nd uttons. All keys nd opertion uttons re unlocked, nd the previous screen is displyed. 5 c Hold the emroidery foot in plce with your right hnd, nd then use the included multi-purpose screwdriver to securely tighten the presser foot holder screw. Attching the Emroidery Unit Aout the Emroidery Unit CAUTION Do not move the mchine with the emroidery unit ttched. The emroidery unit could fll off nd cuse injury. Keep your hnds nd foreign ojects wy from the emroidery crrige nd frme when the mchine is emroidering. Otherwise, injury my result. To void distorting your emroidery design, do not touch the emroidery crrige nd frme when the mchine is emroidering. Bsic Emroidery Presser foot holder screw 197

5 BEFORE EMBROIDERING You cn lso sew utility/decortive stitches with the emroidery unit ttched. Touch nd. The feed dog will utomticlly rise for utility nd decortive stitching. Be sure to turn off the power efore instlling the emroidery unit. Otherwise, the mchine my e dmged. Do not touch the inner connector of the emroidery unit. The pins on the emroidery unit connection my e dmged. Do not pply strong force to the emroidery unit crrige or pick up the unit y the crrige. Otherwise, the emroidery unit my e dmged. Store the emroidery unit in sfe plce to prevent dmge to the unit. Turn the min power to ON. c The following messge will pper. d Press. The crrige will move to the initiliztion position. Turn the min power to OFF, nd remove the flt ed ttchment. Removing the Emroidery Unit Press, then press. The crrige will move to the removl position. Insert the emroidery unit connection into the mchine connection port. Push lightly on the connection port cover until the unit clicks into plce. CAUTION Alwys remove the emroidery frme efore pressing. Otherwise, the frme my strike the emroidery foot, nd possily cuse injury. Turn the min power to OFF. Be sure to turn off the mchine efore removing the emroidery unit, otherwise dmge to the mchine my result. Emroidery unit connection Mchine connection port Be sure there is no gp etween the emroidery unit nd the sewing mchine. If there is gp, the emroidery ptterns will not emroider with the correct registrtion. Do not push on the crrige when instlling the emroidery unit onto the mchine. Moving the crrige my dmge the emroidery unit. 198

6 BEFORE EMBROIDERING c Press the relese utton, nd pull the emroidery unit wy from the mchine. Relese utton CAUTION Do not crry the emroidery unit y holding the relese utton comprtment. 5 Bsic Emroidery 199

7 SELECTING PATTERNS SELECTING PATTERNS Copyright Informtion The ptterns stored in the mchine nd ptterns sold seprtely re intended for privte use only. Any pulic or commercil use of copyrighted ptterns is n infringement of copyright lw nd is strictly prohiited. There re mny chrcter nd decortive emroidery ptterns stored in the mchine s memory (see the QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE for full summry of ptterns in the mchine s memory). You cn lso use ptterns sold seprtely. Once the mchine hs finished the initiliztion nd the crrige hs moved to the strt position, the pttern selection screen will disply. If nother screen is displyed, press, then to disply the screen elow. c d e f g h i j k l By Lock Exclusives Emroidery ptterns c Chrcter ptterns d Decortive lphet ptterns e Frme ptterns f Utility emroidery ptterns g Boin work ptterns (see pge 368) h Pttern type selection keys i IQ Designer (see pge 324) j Ptterns sved in the mchine s memory (see pge 301) k Ptterns sved in USB medi (see pge 207) l Ptterns sved on the computer (see pge 208) m Press this key to position the emroidery unit for storge m 200

8 SELECTING PATTERNS Pttern Selection Screens There re 7 ctegories of ptterns in this mchine. By Lock Exclusives Frme ptterns Emroidery ptterns Utility emroidery ptterns 5 Alphet chrcters Boin work ptterns Bsic Emroidery Florl lphet ptterns 201

9 SELECTING PATTERNS Selecting Emroidery Ptterns/ Decortive Alphet Ptterns/ Utility Emroidery Ptterns/ Boin Work Ptterns Press the ctegory t nd then press the pttern type selection key or pttern key you wnt to emroider. * Refer to How to Crete Boin Work on pge 318 out the oin work emroidery. * Press the ctegory t to return to the previous screen. The selected pttern is displyed. c Press to crete mirror imge of the pttern s needed. * If mistke hs een mde when selecting the pttern, press to return to the previous screen, nd select the pttern you wnt to emroider. Pttern ctegory t Pttern type/pttern selection key Press the key of the pttern you wnt to emroider. * Press to drken the screen ckground for the pttern with right thred colors, to get clerer imge. d Press or touch the selected pttern. The pttern selected is outlined in red on the Edit disply. e Press to edit the selected pttern. * Refer to EDITING PATTERNS on pge 210 out the Edit disply. * Press to view the next pge. * Press to view the previous pge. 202

10 SELECTING PATTERNS f Press. The emroidering screen is displyed. Press the key of the font you wnt to emroider. g Press to edit the pttern efore emroidering in this Emroidery screen. * Refer to VIEWING THE EMBROIDERY SCREEN on pge 236. * To return to the previous screen to select nother pttern, press. c Press the t to select chrcter type. Press the Strt/Stop utton to egin h emroidering. * See Emroidering Ptterns on pge 260. Selecting Alphet Chrcter Ptterns Exmple: Entering Blue Sky. d Press nd then enter B. * If you wnt to chnge the size of chrcter, select the chrcter nd then press to chnge the size. The size chnges ech time you press the key, from lrge to medium to smll. * If you mke mistke, press to erse the mistke. * If the pttern is too smll to see clerly, you cn use the key to check it. 5 Bsic Emroidery Press. Memo If you continue dding chrcters fter chnging the size, the new chrcters will e entered in the new size. You cnnot chnge the size of the entered chrcters fter comining chrcter stitch ptterns. 203

11 SELECTING PATTERNS e Press nd enter lue. g Press gin nd enter S. f Press to enter spce. h Press nd then enter ky. i Press. j The emroidering screen is displyed. Follow the steps from e - h of Selecting Emroidery Ptterns/Decortive Alphet Ptterns/Utility Emroidery Ptterns/ Boin Work Ptterns on pge

12 SELECTING PATTERNS Selecting Frme Ptterns Press. Press the key of the frme shpe you wnt to emroider in the top prt of the screen. e Follow the steps from e to h of Selecting Emroidery Ptterns/Decortive Alphet Ptterns/Utility Emroidery Ptterns/ Boin Work Ptterns on pge 202. Selecting Ptterns from Emroidery Crds Aout Emroidery Crd Reder (Sold Seprtely) nd USB Crd Writer Module* Use only n emroidery crd reder designed for this mchine. Using n unuthorized emroidery crd reder my cuse your mchine to operte incorrectly. * If you hve purchsed the Plette 5 or higher, Plette Petite or Plette PTS, you cn plug the included USB crd writer module into the mchine s n emroidery crd reder, nd recll ptterns. c Frme shpes Frme ptterns Vrious frme ptterns re displyed t the ottom prt of the screen. Press the key of the frme pttern you wnt to emroider. * 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. Aout Emroidery Crds (Sold Seprtely) Emroidery ptterns cnnot e sved from the mchine to n emroidery crd inserted into connected USB crd writer module*. Use only emroidery crds mnufctured for this mchine. Using unuthorized crds my cuse your mchine to operte incorrectly. Emroidery crds sold in foreign countries cnnot e used with this mchine. Store emroidery crds in the hrd cse. Plug the optionl emroidery crd reder/ USB crd writer module into the USB port on the mchine. 5 Bsic Emroidery The emroidering screen is displyed. USB port Emroidery crd reder/usb crd writer module 205

13 SELECTING PATTERNS Insert the crd completely into the crd reder/usb crd writer module. * Insert the emroidery crd so tht the end with printed rrow is fcing up. Two emroidery USB crd reders/usb crd writer modules cnnot e used with this mchine t the sme time. If two emroidery USB crd reders/usb crd writer module re inserted, only the emroidery USB crd reder/usb crd writer module inserted first is detected. c Press. d The ptterns on the emroidery crd re displyed on the selection screen. Press the key of the pttern you wnt to recll. * Press to return to the originl screen. e Press. 206

14 SELECTING PATTERNS Reclling from USB Medi You cn recll specific emroidery pttern from either direct USB medi or folder in the USB medi. If the pttern is in folder, check ech folder to find the emroidery pttern. The processing speed my vry y quntity of dt. Insert the USB medi into the USB port on the mchine. c Press when there is sufolder to sort two or more stitch ptterns to USB medi, the emroidery pttern in the sufolder is displyed. USB port USB medi c 5 Press. Folder nme Emroidery ptterns in USB medi c Pth * The pth to show the current folder t the top of the list. Emroidery ptterns nd sufolders within folder re displyed. * Press to return to the previous folder. * Use the computer to crete folders. Folders cnnot e creted with the mchine. Bsic Emroidery Emroidery ptterns nd folder in top folder re displyed. d Press the key of the pttern you wnt to retrieve. * Press to return to the originl screen. 207

15 SELECTING PATTERNS e Press. * Press to delete the pttern from the USB medi. c Move/copy the pttern dt to Removle Disk. Pttern dt in Removle Disk is written to the mchine. The Emroidery Edit screen is displyed. Reclling from the Computer Refer to Connecting Your Mchine to the PC on pge 298 for the ville computer operting systems. While dt is eing written, do not disconnect the USB cle. Do not crete folders within Removle Disk. Since folders re not displyed, stitch pttern dt within folders cnnot e reclled. d Press. Plug the USB cle connector into the corresponding USB ports for the computer nd for the mchine (see pge 300). On the computer, open Computer (My Computer) then go to Removle Disk. The ptterns in the computer re displyed on the selection screen. 208

16 SELECTING PATTERNS e Press the key of the pttern you wnt to recll. f Press. * Press to delete the pttern from the computer. 5 Bsic Emroidery The Emroidery Edit screen is displyed. 209

17 EDITING PATTERNS EDITING PATTERNS c d e Shows the size of the entire comined pttern. Shows the size of the pttern currently selected. c Shows the distnce from the center of the frme. d Shows the degree of rottion for the pttern. e Shows the color sequence nd stitching times of ech step of the pttern currently selected. Memo If key disply is drkened, you cnnot use tht function with the selected pttern. 210

18 EDITING PATTERNS Key Functions Using these keys, you cn edit the pttern s you like. Press to disply the editing window. d f h j l n c e g i k m s r q p o No. Disply Key Nme Explntion Pge Move key Press to disply the pttern moving window. 212 Size key Press this key to chnge the size of the pttern. Ptterns cn e enlrged or reduced. c Rotte key Press this key to rotte the pttern. You cn rotte pttern one degree, ten degrees or ninety degrees t time. d Thred plette key Press this key to chnge the colors of the displyed pttern e Border key Press this key to mke nd edit repeting pttern. 229 f Duplicte key Press this key to duplicte pttern. 235 g Density key Press this key to chnge the density of frme ptterns or chrcter ptterns. 217 h Horizontl mirror Press this key to mke horizontl mirror imge of the selected pttern. 215 imge key i Multi color key Press this key to chnge the color of individul chrcters in pttern. 218 Bsic Emroidery j Arry key Press this key to chnge the configurtion of chrcter pttern. 219 k Chrcter spcing Press this key to chnge the spcing of chrcter ptterns. 221 key l Font Type key Press to chnge the font type fter entering ll the chrcters. 216 m Seprte key Press to disply the pttern seprte window. You cn seprte the comined 221 chrcter ptterns to djust the spcing or edit seprtely fterwrds. n Letter Edit key Press to edit chrcters fter entering ll. You cn chnge the size or font type. 216 o Emroidery key Press this key to cll up the emroidering screen. 235 p Memory key Press this key to sve pttern in the mchine s memory, USB medi or 299, 300 computer. q Pttern select key When comined pttern is selected, use these keys to select prt of the 240 pttern to edit. r Delete key Press this key to delete the selected pttern (the pttern outlined y the red 219 ox). s Add key Press this key to dd nother pttern to the editing pttern

19 EDITING PATTERNS Previewing the Pttern Press. Moving the Pttern The pttern cn e moved to the desired position y drgging on the screen using your finger, the touch pen or connected mouse without displying the editing window. If you need some fine djustment, move the pttern from the editing window. An imge of the pttern s it will e emroidered ppers. Press used in the preview. to select the frme * Frmes displyed in drk gry cnnot e selected. * Press to enlrge the imge of the pttern. * The pttern cn e sewn s it ppers in the following disply. Press window. to disply the pttern move Select the desired pttern y pressing, if there re severl ptterns on the screen. c Use to move the pttern in the direction shown y the rrow. Press center the pttern. to Memo You cn egin sewing from this screen y pressing the Strt/Stop utton. c Press. Distnce from the center Pttern select key The pttern cn lso e moved y drgging it. If USB mouse is connected, move the mouse to position the pointer on the desired pttern, nd then select nd drg the pttern. The pttern cn lso e drgged y selecting it directly in the screen with your finger or the touch pen. d Press. 212

20 EDITING PATTERNS Rotting the Pttern * Press to return the pttern to its originl position. Press. Degree of rottion Select the ngle of rottion for the pttern. Rotte the pttern 90 degrees to the left. 0 5 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. Rotte the pttern 0.1 degree to the left. Rotte the pttern 0.1 degree to the right. Memo You cn rotte the pttern y rotting the mouse wheel. Rotte the mouse wheel wy from you to rotte the pttern 10 degrees to the left. Rotte the mouse wheel towrd you to rotte the pttern 10 degrees to the right. You cn move ptterns using the window. c Press. on Bsic Emroidery 213

21 EDITING PATTERNS Chnging the Size of the Pttern Press. Size of the pttern Select the direction in which to chnge the size. Enlrge the pttern proportiontely. Decrese the pttern proportiontely. Stretch the pttern horizontlly. Decrese the pttern horizontlly. Stretch the pttern verticlly. Decrese the pttern verticlly. Return the pttern to its originl ppernce. 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. You cn chnge the size of the pttern y rotting the mouse wheel. Rotte the mouse wheel wy from you to shrink the pttern. Rotte the mouse wheel towrd you to enlrge the pttern. You cn move ptterns using on the window. c Press. 214

22 EDITING PATTERNS Chnging the Size nd the Density of the Pttern You cn chnge the pttern size while mintining the desired thred density. The mchine reclcultes the stitch density utomticlly. With this function, the pttern will e enlrged or reduced t lrger rtio thn with norml pttern resizing. Press Be sure to sew tril emroidery using sme fric nd threds s project in order to check the sewing results. This function cnnot e used with lphet chrcter ptterns, frme ptterns or order ptterns. However, order pttern cn e edited fter this function hs een used. Ptterns with lrge numer of stitches (out 100,001 or more) cnnot e resized while mintining desired thred density. The mximum limit for the numer of stitches differs depending on the dt size of pttern. in the size window. * Press : When chnging the size, the pttern keeps the originl density. * Press : When you wnt to increse or decrese the density of the design. d Press. If the pttern is enlrged nd there is spce etween stitches, etter effect cn e chieved y incresing the thred density. If the pttern is reduced nd the stitching is too thick, etter effect cn e chieved y reducing the thred density. Chnging the Size y Drgging You cn lso chnge the pttern size y drgging the red point on the pttern imge using your finger, touch pen or connected mouse. You cn chnge the pttern size with one finger. Using two or more fingers does not work. 5 Chnge the density. * Press to mke the pttern less dense. * Press to mke the pttern more dense. Select the direction in which to chnge the c size. 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. Bsic Emroidery 215

23 EDITING PATTERNS c Press. The new font is selected. Chnging Font Type Press. Editing Letters (Size/Font Type) Press. Select the font type. All the chrcters in the screen chnge into the selected font type. Select letter you wnt to edit y pressing or. * Press or to disply the font type tht is not on the screen. 216

24 EDITING PATTERNS Chnge the size of letters. c Selected letter will e resized. * Press if the resize keys re not displyed. e Press to chnge font type, nd then select the font type. Selected letter's font type will e chnged. d Select the direction in which to chnge the size, or press. Refer to Chnging the Size of the Pttern on pge 214 out selecting the direction. f Press. Chnging the Density (Alphet Chrcter nd Frme Ptterns Only) 5 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. Bsic Emroidery 217

25 EDITING PATTERNS Chnge the density. * Press to mke the pttern less dense. * Press to mke the pttern more dense. Press so tht it ppers s. * Press the key gin to return to the originl setting. Norml Fine (stitches closer together) c Corse (stitches frther prt) The pttern density chnges ech time you press utton. c Press. Press. c After chrcter is sewn, chnge the thred color, nd then sew the next chrcter. Chnging the Colors of Alphet 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. 218

26 EDITING PATTERNS Chnging the Configurtion of Alphet Chrcter Ptterns Press. Memo When selecting, nd chnge to nd. You cn increse or decrese the incline. You cn move ptterns using on the window. c Press. Deleting the Pttern Press to delete the pttern from the screen. Select the lyout. (Exmple: ) When selecting n rc, use nd to chnge the degree of the rc. 5 * Press to mke the rc fltter. * Press to mke the rc rounder. Bsic Emroidery 219

27 EDITING PATTERNS Displying Ptterns in the Screen Mgnified Press to mgnify the imge. * The imge is mgnified y 125%, 150% nd 200% s you press. Selecting the Percent of Mgnifiction Press. Check the displyed pttern. Press the percent of mgnifiction you desire. Use ny direction. to scroll through the disply in c Press to return the pttern imge to the norml size (100%). 220

28 EDITING PATTERNS Chnging Alphet Chrcter Spcing Press. Memo You cn move ptterns using the window. c Press. on It is not recommended to edit dt nd trnsfer to other or older version mchines. Some 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. Select the spcing. * Press to increse the chrcter spcing. Memo The spcing etween chrcters cn e reduced to 50% of the nrrowest chrcter in the group. Seprting Comined Chrcter Ptterns 5 * Press to decrese the chrcter spcing. * Press to return the pttern to its originl ppernce. Comined chrcter ptterns cn e seprted to djust the chrcter spcing or to seprtely edit the ptterns fter ll chrcters hve een entered. Press. Bsic Emroidery 221

29 EDITING PATTERNS 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 C nd D. Chnging the Thred Color You cn chnge the thred color y moving the color to e chnged to the top of the sewing order nd selecting new color from the thred colors in the mchine. Press. A seprted chrcter pttern cnnot e comined gin. The thred color plette screen displys. Memo You cn move ptterns using the window. c Press. on Press the thred color key you wnt to chnge. * Press to disply the thred color tht is not on the screen. The selected thred color imge is displyed. Selected thred color imge 64 Emroidery thred color tle 222

30 c Press or color tip to choose new color from the color plette. * To return to the originl color, press. If multiple colors hve een chnged, this commnd will return ll colors to their originl colors. Press nd then press. EDITING PATTERNS Use or press directly to choose where to dd color on the custom thred tle. * You cn scroll through 100 colors t time using nd on the custom thred tle. c Use to select one of the thred rnds in the mchine. Color plette The selected color ppers t the top of the sewing order. The disply shows the chnged colors. 5 d Press. Memo To select color from the Custom Thred Tle, Choosing Color from the Custom Thred Tle on pge 226. Creting Custom Thred Tle Bsic Emroidery You cn crete custom thred tle contining the thred colors tht you most often use y selecting thred colors from the mchine s extensive list of thred colors from nine different thred rnds. You cn select ny color nd move the color to your custom thred tle. Some mchines my lredy hve n dditionl 300 Roison-Anton thred colors contined in the custom thred tle. 300 Roison-Anton thred colors tle dt cn e downloded from our wesite 223

31 EDITING PATTERNS d Use enter color s 4-digit numer. * If you mke mistke, press to erse the entered numer, nd then enter the correct numer. to f Repet the previous steps until ll desired thred colors re specified. * To delete specified color from the plette, press. * To delete ll the specified color from the plette, press. c d e You cn sve the creted custom thred tle dt. Refer to Sving the Custom Thred Tle to USB medi on pge 225 for the detiled procedure. g Press. Adding Color to the Custom Thred Tle from the List Press nd then press. Custom thred tle Select the thred rnd. c Choose where to dd color. d Press to recll the custom thred tle dt (see pge 225). e Enter color s 4-digit numer. e Press. Press c Use to disply the thred list. to select thred color. Thred rnd Entered thred color numer The selected thred color is set in the custom thred tle. Thred list Thred rnd d Press. If is not pressed, the thred color numer will not e chnged. 224

32 EDITING PATTERNS e Repet the previous steps until ll desired thred colors re specified. * To delete specified color from the plette, press. * To delete ll the specified color from the plette, press. d Press. f Press. Sving the Custom Thred Tle to USB medi You cn sve custom thred tle dt file to USB medi. c Custom thred tle dt cn only e sved to USB medi. You cnnot sve the dt in the mchine s memory or to your computer. Custom thred tle dt is sved s.pcp dt file. Press nd then press. Set your desired colors in the custom thred tle ccording to the procedure in Creting Custom Thred Tle on pge 223. Insert the USB medi into the USB port on the mchine. Select the USB port, nd then the Sving screen is displyed. When the dt is sved, the disply returns to the originl screen utomticlly. Reclling the Custom Thred Tle dt from USB medi Do not insert or remove USB medi while Sving screen is displyed. You will lose some or ll of the dt you re sving. You cn recll custom thred tle dt from USB medi. Do not store two or more.pcp dt file in USB medi. You cn only recll one custom thred tle dt t time. Insert the USB medi contining the custom thred tle dt into the USB port. 5 Bsic Emroidery USB port USB medi USB port USB medi 225

33 EDITING PATTERNS Press nd then press. Choosing Color from the Custom Thred Tle You cn select color from the up to 300 thred colors you hve set in the custom thred tle. c Press. Press. The thred color plette screen displys. d The Sving screen is displyed. When the dt is loded to the mchine, the disply returns to the originl screen utomticlly. Do not insert or remove USB medi while Sving screen is displyed. You will lose some or ll of the dt you re sving. The reclled custom thred tle is displyed on the screen. Press the thred color key you wnt to chnge. * Press to disply the thred color tht is not on the screen. The selected thred color imge is displyed. c Press. Custom thred chnge key The custom thred tle will pper. 226

34 EDITING PATTERNS d Press to choose new color from the custom thred tle. * Use nd to scroll through the custom thred tle. * Press to return to the originl color. * You cn choose colors from the custom thred tle y directly touching the screen with the touch pen or your finger. Press. The color visulizer screen ppers. Custom thred tle The disply shows the chnged colors. e Press. Find New Color Schemes With the Color Visulizer Function c This function my not e ville depending on the pttern you select (ex. ordered emroidery pttern, pttern which cn not e flipped). If the lrm sounds when the color visulizer key is pressed, select nother pttern. Select the color tle nd the numer of colors you wnt to crete the pttern with. c 5 Bsic Emroidery With the color visulizer function, the mchine suggests new color schemes for the emroidery pttern tht you hve selected. After you select the desired effect from the four ville ( Rndom, Vivid, Grdient nd Soft ), smple color schemes for the selected effect re displyed. Press. The thred color plette screen ppers. Thred tle (64 colors) Custom thred tle (300 colors) c Numer of colors to e used. 227

35 EDITING PATTERNS Selection for the desired numer of colors must sty within the rnge for the numer of thred chnges for the pttern you selected. If n error messge ppers in this step, refer to pge 394. e Press nd specify the thred color to use in the desired effect. * If you don t need to specify the thred color, just set to. d If you hve not set ny color in the custom thred tle, the color visulizer key will e gryed out. In tht cse, use the thred tle (64 colors) insted or set some colors in the custom thred tle. Refer to Creting Custom Thred Tle on pge 223 for the detil. Select the numer of colors you wnt to use nd then select the desired effect. Mnul setting for Rndom You cn select up to 6 colors to e used in the Rndom effect. The effect will e creted using the selected colors. Effects for schemes If you select Rndom or Grdient, the color specifying screen will pper. * If you select Vivid or Soft, proceed to step f. Select colors from the pllet. Selected colors re listed. 228

36 EDITING PATTERNS Mnul setting for Grdient You cn select one color to e used in the Grdient effect. The effect will e creted with color you select. h Press nd then, select the displyed color scheme. * Press to return to the previous screen. * You cn continue selecting color schemes from the selected pge prior to pressing. * Press or to disply the other color schemes. Select color from the pllet. Selected color is displyed. f Press. g Press the desired color scheme from smples. The thred color plette screen will pper. Designing Repeted Ptterns 5 * Press to disply the new schemes. Sewing Repeted Ptterns Using the order function, you cn crete stitches using repeted ptterns. You cn lso djust the spcing of the ptterns within repeted pttern stitch. Press. Bsic Emroidery Press to review the previous schemes. Mximum 10 pges of schemes cn e reviewed. After 10 pges of schemes, the oldest pge is deleted every time you press. 229

37 EDITING PATTERNS Select the direction in which the pttern will e repeted. Adjust the spcing of the repeted pttern. d * To widen spcing, press. * To tighten spcing, press. c e d e Press to chnge repeted pttern ck to one single pttern. Memo You cn only djust the spcing of ptterns included in the red frme. e Complete repeted ptterns y repeting steps through d. f Press. Verticl direction Horizontl direction c Repeting nd deleting verticl keys d Repeting nd deleting horizontl keys e Spcing keys The pttern direction indictor will chnge depending on the direction selected. Memo When there re two or more ptterns, ll ptterns will e grouped together s one pttern in the red frme. c Use nd to repet the pttern on the left to repet the pttern on the right. * To delete the left pttern, press. * To delete the right pttern, press. When chnging the direction in which the pttern will e repeted, ll of the ptterns in the red frme will utomticlly e grouped s one repeting unit. Press to chnge repeted pttern ck to one single pttern. See the following section on how to repet one element of repeted pttern. 230

38 EDITING PATTERNS Repeting One Element of Repeted Pttern By using the Cut function, you cn select one element of repeted pttern nd repet only tht single element. This function llows you to design complex repeted ptterns. c Press. Choose the direction in which the repeted pttern will e cut. * Press to cut horizontlly. * Press to cut verticlly. The repeted pttern will e divided into seprte elements. d Press. e Use nd to select the element to repet. 5 The pttern direction indictor will chnge depending on the direction selected. Use nd to select the cut line. Bsic Emroidery f Repet the selected element. g Press. The cut line will move. Once you hve cut repeted pttern into seprte elements, you cnnot return to the originl repeted pttern. Ech element cn e edited seprtely in the edit screen. See Selecting comined emroidery ptterns on pge

39 EDITING PATTERNS Color Sorting Repeted Ptterns Press to utomticlly chnge the sewing order of colors in comined order emroidery ptterns so tht the sme color cn e continuously sewn. This llows you to continue sewing without repetedly chnging the upper thred or chnging the sewing order mnully. Memo In comined stitch ptterns tht contin two or more order ptterns or other ptterns comined with order ptterns, the sewing order of only the order ptterns is chnged. When group of two or more ptterns using order ptterns is repeted, the sewing order is chnged so tht the sme color cn e sewn continuously in ech pttern. Assigning Thred Mrks By sewing thred mrks, you cn esily lign ptterns when sewing series. When sewing is finished on pttern, thred mrk in the shpe of n rrow will e sewn using the finl thred. When sewing series of ptterns, use the point of this rrow for positioning the following designs to e sewn. Memo When repetedly sewing individul ptterns, thred mrks cn e sewn round the perimeter of the pttern only. Press. Press. c Press sewn. to select the thred mrk to e 232

40 EDITING PATTERNS Memo When there re two or more elements, use nd or nd to select pttern tht you wnt to ssign thred mrk(s) to. c Press the Strt/Stop utton to egin emroidering. When emroidering is finished, the thred mrk is sewn with the lst thred color. d Press. Emroidering the Pttern Repetedly After creting the repeted pttern, rehoop the emroidery frme nd keep sewing for the next pttern. d Remove the emroidery frme. Memo The optionl order frme llows you to esily rehoop the fric without removing the emroidery frme from the mchine. e Rehoop the fric in the emroidery frme. Adjust the position of the fric so tht the emroidering re for the next pttern is within the emroidering re of the emroidery sheet. 5 Select the order pttern with the thred mrk t the center of the end of the pttern. * Refer to Assigning Thred Mrks on pge 232. Bsic Emroidery Pttern emroidered first Position of pttern to e emroidered next c Emroidering re of emroidery sheet Press, then. 233

41 EDITING PATTERNS f Attch the emroidery frme to the mchine, nd then touch. k Press. g Touch to set the strting point to the top center of the pttern. l Press the positioning keys to move the emroidery frme until the thred mrk on the fric is ligned on the strting point in the cmer view window. c h Touch. i Press the Presser Foot Lifter utton to lower the presser foot. j Press. Grid lines Thred mrk on the fric c Positioning keys Memo Press to enlrge the cmer view. By enlrging the cmer view, you cn mke close djustment for the needle drop position moving the emroidery frme little y little. 234

42 EDITING PATTERNS m If the pttern position cnnot e ligned using the positioning keys, rehoop the fric, nd then try gin to lign the position with the positioning keys. When emroidering the repeted pttern, you cnnot rotte the pttern in the cmer view window. If the pttern is rotted in the cmer view window, you cnnot sew the pttern properly ligned even if the thred mrk nd the strting point re ligned in the cmer view window. n Press screen. to return to the previous o Remove the thred mrk. Duplicted pttern p Press the Strt/Stop utton to egin emroidering. Duplicting Pttern Press. If multiple ptterns re displyed in the screen, only the pttern selected using nd is duplicted. Move nd edit ech duplicted pttern individully. After Editing 5 Press. Bsic Emroidery The duplicte is positioned over the originl pttern. * To comine the pttern with other ptterns, select (see pge 238). * See pge 259 for more informtion out sewing ptterns. Memo If you wnt to return to the edit screen fter pressing, press. 235

43 VIEWING THE EMBROIDERY SCREEN VIEWING THE EMBROIDERY SCREEN f g h c i j k d l e Shows the presser foot code. Attch emroidery foot W+ with LED pointer or W (optionl) for ll emroidery projects. When the foot presser symol is displyed on the screen, you re le to sew. Shows the emroidery frmes tht cn e used for the selected pttern. Be sure to use the proper frme (see pge 243). c Shows the size of the selected pttern. d Shows preview of the selected pttern. e Shows the oundry for emroidering with the selected frme in the settings screen. (see pge 292) f Shows how mny stitches re in the selected pttern nd how mny stitches hve een sewn so fr. g Shows the time necessry to sew the pttern, nd the time lredy spent sewing the pttern (not including time for chnging nd utomticlly trimming the thred). h Shows the numer of colors in the selected pttern, nd the numer of the color currently eing sewn. i Shows how fr the sewing position is from the center (when you move the sewing position). j Shows the degree of rottion of the pttern. k Shows the prt of the emroidery tht will e sewn with the first thred color. l Shows the order for thred color chnges nd the emroidering time for ech thred color. * The displyed time is the pproximte time tht will e required. The ctul emroidering time my e longer thn the displyed time, depending on the emroidery frme tht is used. In ddition, the mount of time required to chnge thred colors is not included. There is n explntion of dditionl key functions on the next pge. 236

44 VIEWING THE EMBROIDERY SCREEN Key Functions Using these keys, you cn move or rotte pttern, etc. Press to disply the editing window. c d e f g h i j k l Some opertions or functions re not ville for certin ptterns. If the key disply is drkened, you cnnot use tht function or opertion with the selected pttern. r m q p o n No. Disply Key Nme Explntion Pge Needle point check key Press this key to check the needle drop point with the light of the LED pointer. 249 Fric imge sve key Press this key to sve the currently displyed fric imge c Fric scn key Press this key to scn the fric to lign the emroidery position. 272 d Imge key Press this key for preview of the sewn imge. 212 e Move key Press to disply the pttern moving window. 212 f Uninterrupted Press this key to emroider the selected pttern with single color. 272 emroidery key g Rotte key Press this key to rotte the pttern. You cn rotte pttern 0.1 degree, degree, 10 degrees or 90 degrees t time. h Bsting key Press to dd the sting stitch to the pttern. You cn set the desired sting 276 distnce. i Appliqué key Press to crete n ppliqué piece using the selected pttern. 277 Bsic Emroidery j Emroidery Press this key to lign the emroidering position using the uilt-in cmer. 252 positioning key k Pttern connect key Press to strt pttern connecting emroidering. You cn connect the ptterns 307 ccurtely using the uilt-in cmer. l Sensor function key Press this key to use the sensor function. 254 m Memory key Press this key to sve pttern in the mchine s memory, USB medi or computer. n Tril key Press this key to check the position of the pttern.the emroidery frme moves to the desired position so you cn check tht there is enough spce to sew the pttern. o Strting point key Press this key to move the needle strt position to lign the needle with the pttern position. 299, , 294 p Forwrd/Bck key Press this key to move the needle forwrd or ck in the pttern; useful if the thred reks while sewing or if you wnt to strt gin from the eginning. q Cut/Tension key Press this key to specify utomtic thred cutting, thred trimming or the thred tension. For emroidery, these functions re set utomticlly. r Return key Press this key to return to the pttern type selection screen. 237

45 COMBINING PATTERNS COMBINING PATTERNS Editing Comined Ptterns Select. Exmple: Comining lphet chrcters with n emroidery pttern nd editing Press to select n emroidery pttern. c Press or touch the selected pttern. 238

46 d Press. f Select COMBINING PATTERNS nd enter LOVE. e Press to enter the lphet chrcters. * Press to return to the previous screen. The chrcters you enter will e displyed in the center of the disply. g Press. 5 Bsic Emroidery h Press to chnge the lyout of the chrcters. Press. * See pge 219 for more informtion out chnging the lyout. i Use to move the chrcters. * With USB mouse, your finger or the touch pen, drg the chrcters to move them. 239

47 COMBINING PATTERNS j Press to chnge the color of the chrcters. * See pge 222 for more informtion out chnging the color. Selecting comined emroidery ptterns If multiple ptterns hve een comined, use to select the pttern to e edited. If USB mouse is connected, the pttern cn e selected y clicking it. Move the mouse to position the pointer over the desired pttern, nd then click the left mouse utton. In ddition, ptterns cn e selected y directly touching the screen with your finger or touch pen. Memo Use to select ptterns tht re overlpping nd cnnot e selected y clicking them or y touching the screen. k When ll editing is finished, press. 240

48 COMBINING PATTERNS Sewing Comined Ptterns Comined ptterns will e emroidered in the order they were entered. In this exmple, the emroidery order will e s follows: Emroider. Follow the directions in Emroidering Ptterns on pge 260. Emroider y following the color order on the right side of the disply. When LOVE is emroidered, the disply returns to the emroidering screen. 5 After the hrt re emroidered, the [+] cursor will move to the LOVE prt of the pttern. Bsic Emroidery 241

49 PREPARING THE FABRIC PREPARING THE FABRIC 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, nd select pge 7 to use nd in the Emroidery Foot Height disply in the emroidery settings screen. Adjust the presser foot height for thick or puffy frics. 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 (Bcking) to the Fric Iron the iron-on stilizer mteril to the wrong side of the fric. 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. Fusile side of stilizer Fric (wrong side) Memo When emroidering on thin frics such s orgndy or lwn, or on npped frics such s towel 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. Size of the emroidery frme Iron-on stilizer (cking) 242

50 PREPARING THE FABRIC Hooping the Fric in the Emroidery Frme Types of Emroidery Frmes Super lrge Extr Lrge Lrge Medium Emroidery field 36 cm 24 cm (pprox. 14 inches 9-1/2 inches) Use when emroidering ptterns lrger thn 30 cm 20 cm (pprox. 12 inches 8 inches). Emroidery field 30 cm 20 cm (pprox. 12 inches 8 inches) Use when emroidering connected or comined chrcters or ptterns, or when emroidering lrge ptterns. Emroidery field 18 cm 13 cm (pprox. 7 inches 5 inches) Use when emroidering ptterns etween 10 cm 10 cm (pprox. 4 inches 4 inches) nd 18 cm 13 cm (pprox. 7 inches 5 inches). Emroidery field 10 cm 10 cm (pprox. 4 inches 4 inches) Use when emroidering ptterns under 10 cm 10 cm (pprox. 4 inches 4 inches). 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 mtches the pttern size. Included frme options re displyed on the LCD. 5 Bsic Emroidery Highlighted: Cn e used Shded: Cnnot e used CAUTION If you use frme tht is too smll, the presser foot my strike the frme during sewing nd cuse injury. 243

51 PREPARING THE FABRIC 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. c Slightly tighten the frme djustment screw, nd then remove the slck in the fric y pulling on the edges nd corners. Do not loosen the screw. Lift-up nd loosen the frme djustment screw nd remove the inner frme. 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. Frme djustment screw Inner frme 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. * Mke sure the inside nd outside frmes re even efore you strt emroidering. Outer frme Inner frme c Fric Inner frme s Outer frme s c Frme djustment screw e Memo Stretch the fric from ll four corners nd ll four edges. While stretching the fric, tighten the frme djustment screw. Return the frme djustment screw to its initil position. 244

52 PREPARING THE FABRIC Memo You cn use the included multi-purpose screw driver setting the position to 3, when you loosen or tighten the frme djustment screw. c Gently stretch the fric so there re no folds or wrinkles, nd press the inner frme into the outer frme. 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. d Inner frme Outer frme Remove the emroidery sheet. 5 Emroidery pttern Mrk 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. Bsic Emroidery Inner frme Guide line 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. Fric Stilizer 245

53 PREPARING THE FABRIC 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. Fric Stilizer Emroidering Rions or Tpe Secure with doule-sided tpe or temporry spry dhesive. Rion or tpe Stilizer 246

54 ATTACHING THE EMBROIDERY FRAME ATTACHING THE EMBROIDERY FRAME Wind nd insert the oin efore ttching the emroidery frme. Press the Presser Foot Lifter utton to rise the presser foot. d Lower the frme-securing lever to e level with the frme to secure the emroidery frme in the emroidery frme holder. Align the emroidery frme guide with the right edge of the emroidery frme holder. Frme-securing lever CAUTION If the frme-securing lever is not lowered, the following messge ppers. You cnnot strt sewing until you lower the frme-securing lever. 5 Emroidery frme holder Emroidery frme guide Slide the emroidery frme into the holder, c mking sure to lign the emroidery frme s with the holder s. Bsic Emroidery Removing the Emroidery Frme Rise the frme-securing lever. Arrow mrk 247

55 ATTACHING THE EMBROIDERY FRAME Pull the emroidery frme towrd you. 248

56 CONFIRMING THE PATTERN POSITION CONFIRMING THE PATTERN 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 Needle Drop Point With the Emroidery Foot W+ with LED Pointer With the emroidery foot W+ with LED pointer, you cn check the needle drop position efore emroidering. Press in the emroidery screen. The LED pointer indictes the needle drop point. Adjusting the LED Pointer Adjust the LED pointer if it indictes point different thn the ctul needle drop point. Before djusting the LED pointer, mrk the ctul needle drop point on the fric to e emroidered, nd then hoop the fric nd ttch the emroidery frme. As defult, the key mentioned in the following procedures pper in light gry nd is not ville. To enle the key for specifying the settings, ttch emroidery foot W+ with LED pointer to the mchine. The key is enled fter the emroidery foot is plugged in. Press. The settings screen ppers. Disply pge 8 of the Emroidery settings screen. 5 Bsic Emroidery Memo When the LED pointer is turned on, the presser foot height is utomticlly djusted ccording to the fric thickness. If is not displyed, you cnnot use the LED pointer. * The LED pointer turns off utomticlly y lowering the presser foot or returning to the previous pge. With ulky frics, the position my not e ccurte due to the vrious depths of the frics. With fric tht hs very uneven surfce such s quilting, the fric thickness my not e correctly mesured. In this cse, the pointer indiction should e used only s reference. c Press. The Emroidery Foot W+ with LED Pointer Adjustment screen ppers. LED pointer djustment 249

57 CONFIRMING THE PATTERN POSITION The specified setting is sved in the mchine s memory. This is useful for positioning during continuous emroidering. For norml use, return the setting to 00. Use or to djust the LED pointer so d tht it indictes the ctul needle drop point. e Press screen. twice to return to the originl Use chlk pencil to drw cross t the desired emroidering loction. Chlk pencil mrk * Disply the grid lines or cross grid lines in the pttern disply re to check the pttern orienttion. (Refer to Chnging the Emroidery Frme Disply on pge 292.) Adjusting the Brightness of the LED Pointer Follow the steps from to d to disply the emroidery foot with LED pointer djustment screen. Hoop the fric. Use or to djust the rightness of the LED pointer. When hooping the fric in the emroidery frme, mke sure tht the emroidery pttern will fit within the emroidering re of the frme eing used. c Press screen. twice to return to the originl Aligning the Emroidering Position Using the Built-In Cmer The cmer uilt into this mchine cn e used to esily lign the emroidering position. This is useful for ptterns which need to e emroidered in prticulr position s shown elow. c Emroidering re Emroidery pttern size c Chlk pencil mrk Select the pttern on your sewing mchine nd press. 250

58 d Press in the emroidering screen. i CONFIRMING THE PATTERN POSITION Press the positioning keys to move the emroidery frme until the cross-shped chlk mrk drwn on the fric is displyed in the cmer view window. e Press to set the strting point to the center of the pttern. Positioning keys j Press to disply the grid lines. 5 Bsic Emroidery f Press. Press the Presser Foot Lifter utton to g lower the presser foot. h Press. Grid lines Chlk mrk on the fric Memo Press to enlrge the cmer view. By enlrging the cmer view, you cn mke close djustment for the center point of the pttern moving the emroidery frme little y little. 251

59 CONFIRMING THE PATTERN POSITION k Adjust the orienttion of the pttern y pressing the orienttion keys until the grid lines re prllel with the chlk mrk drwn on the fric. (Refer to Rotting the Pttern on pge 213.) Using the Built-In Cmer to Align the Emroidering Position The emroidering position cn esily e ligned using the mchine s uilt-in cmer nd the included emroidery positioning sticker. Affix the emroidery positioning sticker to the loction in the fric to e emroidered. Plce the emroidery positioning sticker so tht the center of the lrger circle is t the center or edge of the emroidery pttern. l Center point of the pttern Press the positioning keys to move the emroidery frme until the center point of the pttern in the cmer view window is ligned with the chlk mrk drwn on the fric. Emroidery positioning sticker Center or edge of the emroidery pttern c Emroidery field When inserting the fric in the emroidery frme, check tht the emroidery pttern fits within the emroidery field for the frme tht is used. m Press screen. to return to the previous Emroidery field Emroidery pttern c Emroidery positioning sticker Depending on the type of fric tht is used, prt of the emroidery positioning sticker my remin ttched when it is peeled off. Before using the emroidery positioning sticker, check tht it cn e clenly removed from scrp piece of the fric to e used. Press the Strt/Stop utton to egin n emroidering. * See Emroidering Ptterns on pge

60 CONFIRMING THE PATTERN POSITION Press to disply the editing window, nd then press. e Press. c Following messge ppers. Press. Attch emroidery foot W+ with LED pointer efore pressing. The emroidery foot W+ lowers nd check the fric thickness, to help the uilt-in cmer recognize the emroidery positioning sticker. 5 The emroidering position will return to the originl position, even if you chnged efore. f Following messge ppers. Press. d Select the position you wnt to set s the reference point. Bsic Emroidery The uilt-in cmer utomticlly serches for the emroidery positioning sticker, nd then the crrige is moved so tht the selected reference point of the emroidery pttern is ligned with the emroidery positioning sticker. The rightness of the mchine light is dimmed while the uilt-in cmer serches for the emroidery positioning sticker. * Select if you wnt to emroider referring the emroidery positioning sticker s the center of the pttern. If the following wrning messge ppers, touch nd reposition the emroidery positioning sticker so the pttern is within the emroidery field, nd then press gin. 253

61 CONFIRMING THE PATTERN POSITION A reminder messge ppers. Remove the g emroidery positioning sticker from the fric, nd press. * To remove the emroidery positioning sticker more esily, press so tht the emroidery frme moves slightly forwrd nd wy from under the needle. After the emroidery positioning sticker is removed, press. Press, nd then. Press. h Press the Strt/Stop utton to egin emroidering. * See Emroidering Ptterns on pge 260. The emroidering position selection screen ppers. After the included emroidery positioning stickers re used up, optionl stickers re ville. For detils, refer to Options on pge 22. Specifying the Emroidering Position With the Sensor Pen By using the sensor pen, the emroidering position cn e djusted to the desired loction. If the messge The crrige of the emroidery unit will move. Keep your hnds etc. wy from the crrige. ppers during the opertion, ensure sfety, nd then press. c Select the reference point for positioning the emroidery pttern. * To lign the edge of the emroidery with pttern or mrk on the fric, select the edge of design. If the center of the pttern to e emroidered is determined, select the center position. 254

62 CONFIRMING THE PATTERN POSITION Selecting the Emroidering Position y the Pttern Edge From the keys on the screen, press the edge to e the reference for positioning. Squre of pttern edge Pttern position With the sensor pen, touch the point on the d fric corresponding to corner in the screen. Press. 5 With the sensor pen, touch the point on the c fric corresponding to corner in the screen. Bsic Emroidery Squre of pttern edge Pttern position e Press to djust the positions. If you don t need to djust the positions, continue to step i. 255

63 CONFIRMING THE PATTERN POSITION f Press to move the LED pointer on the fric for djusting the first position. Selecting the Emroidering Position y the Pttern Center Press in the following screen. g Press h Press to pply the setting. to move the LED pointer on the fric for djusting the second position. With the sensor pen, touch 2 points on the fric corresponding to the numers in the center of the emroidery pttern. i Press to pply the setting. The preview in the screen is updted j ccording to the specified emroidering position. Press the Strt/Stop utton to strt k emroidering. Center line of the pttern Pttern position Specified point numer turns into red. 256

64 c Press to djust the positions. If you don t need to djust the positions, continue to step g. d Press to move the LED pointer on the fric for djusting the first position. i CONFIRMING THE PATTERN POSITION Press the Strt/Stop utton to strt emroidering. When using the sensor pen to specify the emroidering position, it my not e possile to exctly specify the desired loction. In this cse, move the emroidery frme to lign the center of the pttern with the loction indicted y the LED pointer. 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. e Press to pply the setting. 5 f Press to move the LED pointer on the fric for djusting the second position. Bsic Emroidery The following screen is displyed. g Press to pply the setting. The preview in the screen is updted h ccording to the specified emroidering position. 257

65 CONFIRMING THE PATTERN POSITION From tht you wnt to check., press the key for the position 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. CAUTION Mke sure the needle is up when the emroidery frme is moving. If the needle is down, it could rek nd result in injury. c Press. 258

66 EMBROIDERING A PATTERN EMBROIDERING A PATTERN Emroidering Attrctive Finishes Boin cse (for prewound or other emroidery oin threds) There re mny fctors tht go into sewing eutiful emroidery. Using the pproprite stilizer (see pge 242) nd hooping the fric in the frme (see pge 243) 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. Included with this mchine re two oin cses. Follow the explntion elow. Thred Upper thred Use emroidery thred intended for use with this mchine. Other emroidery threds my not yield optimum results. Boin thred Use emroidery oin thred intended for use with this mchine. Memo If you use threds other thn those listed ove, the emroidery my not sew out correctly. Boin cse (recommended for sewing nd for emroidering with included 60 weight oin thred) Stndrd oin cse (green mrking on the screw) Stndrd oin cse originlly instlled in the mchine hs green mrking on the screw. We recommend using the included emroidery oin thred with this oin cse. Do not djust the tension screw on this oin cse with the green mrked screw. Boin cse (no color on the screw) The oin cse with no color on the screw is set with tighter tension for emroidery with different weights of oin threds nd vriety of emroidery techniques. This oin cse is identified with drk colored mrk on the inside of the oin cvity. The tension screw on this cse cn e djusted if necessry. 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. 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. 5 Bsic Emroidery 259

67 EMBROIDERING A PATTERN Emroidery Needle Plte Cover Under some conditions, sed on the type of fric, stilizer, or thred eing used, there my e some looping in the upper thred. In this cse, ttch the included emroidery needle plte cover to the needle plte. Attch the cover y inserting the two projections on the underside of the cover into the notches on the needle plte s shown elow. Emroidering Ptterns Exmple: Groove Projection c Notch To remove the emroidery needle plte cover, plce your fingernil in the groove nd lift the plte out. CAUTION Push the emroidery needle plte cover s fr s possile to ttch it. If the emroidery needle plte cover is not securely ttched, it my cuse the needle to rek. Do not use the emroidery needle plte cover for ny pplictions other thn emroidery. Emroidery color order Cursor Memo The [+] cursor moves over the pttern, showing which prt of the pttern is eing sewn. Using the utomtic needle threder, thred the mchine for the first color. 260

68 EMBROIDERING A PATTERN Lower the presser foot, then press the Strt/Stop utton to strt emroidering. When the first color is completely sewn, the mchine will utomticlly trim the threds nd stop. The presser foot will then utomticlly e rised. On the emroidery color order disply, the next color will move to the top. Memo If you wnt to get more ttrctive finishes, try the procedures elow; - After 5-6 stitches, press the Strt/Stop utton gin to stop the mchine. - 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. d Repet the sme steps for emroidering the remining colors. c d c If there is thred left over from the eginning of sewing, 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 threds t the eginning of ech thred chnge. Remove the thred for the first color from the mchine. Thred the mchine with the next color. Current stitch numers/totl stitch numers Current time/totl time c The prt of pttern emroider next d Emroidered colors/totl colors When the lst color is sewn, Finished emroidering will pper on the disply. Press, nd the disply will return to the originl screen. Memo The Thred Trimming Function is originlly set to trim excess thred jumps (threds linking prts of the pttern, etc.). Depending on the type of thred nd fric tht re used, n end of upper thred my remin on the surfce of the fric t the eginning of the stitching. After emroidering is finished, cut off this excess thred. If the setting hs een turned off, trim the excess thred jumps using scissors fter the pttern is finished. See pge 290 for informtion on the thred trimming function. 5 Bsic Emroidery 261

69 EMBROIDERING A PATTERN Spool Stnd LED d Set Spool Stnd LED to OFF. This mchine is equipped with spool stnd LED. Its lighting sttus nd color indicte the mchine sttus nd thred color for emroidering. Memo Use the color in which the LED lights up s guide. Since the ctul emroidery thred color my differ slightly, e sure to lso check the thred color numer in the LCD. Spool stnd LED e Press to return to the originl screen. Lit Lit (color chnging) Flshing (red) Flshing (green) When Not Using the Spool Stnd LED Press. Press. Lights up in thred color for emroidering Indictes thred spool replcement (then lights up in emroidery thred color) Error End of stitching Memo When emroidering pttern with uninterrupted emroidering, the LED lights up in gry. When emroidering n ppliqué pttern, the LED light indictes no color while emroidering APPLIQUE MATERIAL, APPLIQUE POSITION or APPLIQUE. The Generl settings screen ppers. Using Appliqués This mchine cn sew ptterns tht contin n ppliqué. Follow the procedure descried elow to sew ptterns with (ppliqué piece), (ppliqué position) nd (ppliqué) in the emroidery color order disply. 1. Crete the ppliqué piece. 2. Sew the ppliqué position on the se fric. 3. Affix the ppliqué piece to the se fric. 4. Emroider the reminder of the pttern. Required mterils Fric for the ppliqué piece Fric for the ppliqué se Stilizer mteril Crft glue Emroidery thred c Disply pge 5 of the Emroidery settings screen. 262

70 EMBROIDERING A PATTERN If (ppliqué piece), (ppliqué position) nd (ppliqué) pper in the emroidery color order disply, the nmes nd numers of the thred colors to e used will not pper. Select the thred colors ccording to those in the ppliqué pttern. c 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. Creting the Appliqué Piece Select the ppliqué pttern, nd then continue to the emroidering screen. d Cutting line for ppliqué piece Fric for ppliqué piece Remove the fric for the ppliqué piece from the emroidery frme, nd then crefully cut long the sewn cutting line. 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. 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. 5 Bsic Emroidery Appliqué (cotton, felt, etc.) Stilizer 2. Sewing the Appliqué Position on the Bse 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. 263

71 EMBROIDERING A PATTERN 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 ironon dhesive sheet. An iron cn e used to ttch the ppliqué piece to the ppliqué loction. Do not remove the fric from the emroidery frme when ttching the ppliqué piece to the se fric. After the ppliqué piece is ttched, rettch 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. c Appliqué position Bse fric Remove the emroidery frme from the emroidery unit. Do not remove the se fric from the emroidery frme until ll sewing is finished. The ppliqué piece is sewn to the se fric, nd then the mchine stops. 3. Affixing the Appliqué Piece to the Bse 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 Appliqué Position on the Bse Fric. Memo Depending on the pttern tht is selected, (ppliqué piece), (ppliqué position) nd (ppliqué) for ll three steps my not pper. If (ppliqué) ppers s color, emroider using thred of tht color. 264

72 EMBROIDERING A PATTERN 4. Emroidering the Reminder of the Pttern Chnge the emroidery thred ccording to the emroidery color order disply, nd then finish emroidering the reminder of the pttern. Memo Since glue my ecome ttched to the presser foot, needle or needle plte, clen off ny glue off fter finishing emroidering the ppliqué pttern. For est results, trim ll excess threds ech time the thred color is chnged. 5 Bsic Emroidery 265

73 ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE EMBROIDERY PROCESS ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE EMBROIDERY 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. If the Boin 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 10 finl stitches without rethreding the mchine y pressing. The mchine will stop fter sewing the 10 stitches. 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. c Insert wound oin into the mchine. (see pge 57 for Setting the oin.) If Upper nd Boin Thred Sensor in the Generl settings screen of the mchine setting mode is set to OFF, the messge shown ove does not pper. Press. d Press. The crrige will return to its originl position. After the thred is utomticlly cut, the crrige will move. e Attch the emroidery frme. To return to the spot in the pttern where f you stopped sewing, follow steps c through i in the next section. 266

74 ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE EMBROIDERY PROCESS If the Thred Breks During Sewing 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. f Press,,, or to move the needle ck the correct numer of stitches efore the spot where the thred roke. * If you cnnot move ck to the spot where the thred roke, press or 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. c Press. * Press to enlrge the imge in the screen. * Press to remove from the screen. 5 d Press the Presser Foot Lifter utton to lower the presser foot. e Press. g Press window. h Press i to close the cmer view to return to the originl screen. Press the Strt/Stop utton to continue sewing. Bsic Emroidery The cmer view window ppers. 267

75 ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE EMBROIDERY PROCESS Restrting from the Beginning Press. Resuming Emroidery After Turning Off the Power 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. Press. Current stitch numer when emroidery ws stopped Do not remove the emroidery unit or the memory will no longer rememer your design. Turn the min power to ON. c The emroidery frme moves, returning the needle to the pttern s eginning position. Press the Presser Foot Lifter utton to lower the presser foot nd strt sewing. Follow the instructions shown on the screen nd remove the emroidery frme. The following messge will pper. 268

76 ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE EMBROIDERY PROCESS c Attch the emroidery frme nd press. The previous emroidering 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. 5 d Continue emroidering. Bsic Emroidery Stitch numer when emroidery is resumed 269

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78 Chpter 6 Advnced Emroidery VARIOUS EMBROIDERING FUNCTIONS Uninterrupted Emroidering (Using Single Color : Monochrome) Disply the Fric While Aligning the Emroidering Position Specify Fric Disply from the Settings Screen Sving Scnned Imge to USB Medi Positioning the Pttern on Thick Fric Bsting Emroidery Creting n Appliqué Piece Creting n Appliqué Piece Using Frme Pttern for the Outline PRINT AND STITCH (COMBINING EMBROIDERY PATTERNS AND PRINTED DESIGNS) USING THE CAMERA TO CONNECT PATTERNS Connecting Three Ptterns Chnging the Position of Sticker CONNECTING ROTATED PATTERNS Connecting Ptterns to e Joined Along n Edge Mesuring the Distnce Tht the Pttern Will Be Slid Tril Sewing RESUME FEATURE Selecting Pttern Checking the Comined Imge Outputting the Bckground Imge nd Positioning Imge Using USB Medi Using USB Cle Printing the Bckground nd Emroidery Position Sheet Sewing Emroidery Ptterns MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS Adjusting Thred Tension Correct Thred Tension Upper Thred is Too Tight Upper Thred is Too Loose Adjusting Overll Upper Thred Tension Adjusting the Alternte Boin Cse (with No Color on the Screw) Correct Tension Boin Thred is Too Loose Boin Thred is Too Tight Using the Automtic Thred Cutting Function (End Color Trim) Using the Thred Trimming Function (Jump Stitch Trim) Selecting the Length of Jump Stitch Not to Trim Adjusting the Emroidery Speed Chnging the Thred Color Disply Chnging the Emroidery Frme Disply Aligning the Pttern nd the Needle Emroidering Linked Chrcters USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION Emroidery Dt Precutions Types of Emroidery Dt tht cn e Used Types of USB Devices/Medi tht cn e Used Connecting Your Mchine to the PC Precutions on Using the Computer to Crete nd Sve Dt Tjim (.dst) Emroidery Dt Sving Emroidery Ptterns in the Mchine s Memory If the Memory is Full Sving Emroidery Ptterns to USB Medi Sving Emroidery Ptterns in the Computer Retrieving Ptterns from the Mchine s Memory EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS Using Frme Pttern to Mke n Appliqué (1) Using Frme Pttern to Mke n Appliqué (2) Sewing Split Emroidery Ptterns...305

79 VARIOUS EMBROIDERING FUNCTIONS VARIOUS EMBROIDERING FUNCTIONS Uninterrupted Emroidering (Using Single Color : Monochrome) A selected pttern cn e stitched out in one color insted of multicolor. The mchine will continue till the pttern is completed. Press. * Press the key gin to return to the originl setting. Disply the Fric While Aligning the Emroidering Position The fric hooped in the emroidery frme cn e displyed on the LCD so tht the emroidery position cn e esily ligned. Exmple: When emroidery frme (smll: H 2 cm W 6 cm (H 1 inch W 2-1/2 inches) (optionl)) is instlled, the uilt-in cmer cnnot e used to lign the emroidering position. Instll medium emroidery frme or lrger. For detils on using thicker fric such s quilting, refer to Positioning the Pttern on Thick Fric (pge 275). Hoop the fric in the emroidery frme, nd then ttch the frme to the emroidery mchine. Select the pttern, nd then press. When using light to medium weight frics, check the settings screen to mke sure Fric Thickness Sensor is set to OFF. The thred color displyed on the screen will e gryed out. Memo Even if uninterrupted emroidering hs een set, the utomtic thred cutting function nd the thred trimming function cn e used (see pge 290 nd 290). 272

80 VARIOUS EMBROIDERING FUNCTIONS c Press. e When the fric ppers s ckground for the pttern, press to disply the editing window. * The pttern cn e moved to the desired position y drgging on the screen using your finger, the touch pen or connected mouse without displying the editing window. If you need some fine djustment, move the pttern from the editing window. d When the following messge ppers, press. The emroidery frme moves so the fric cn e scnned. Memo If you do not wish the upper thred to e scnned together with the fric, scn the fric without the needle threded with the upper thred. f Press window. to disply the pttern moving 6 Advnced Emroidery 273

81 VARIOUS EMBROIDERING FUNCTIONS g Use emroidery position. to lign the pttern to the desired Specify Fric Disply from the Settings Screen Whether the fric disppers or remins displyed cn e specified from the settings screen. c d h Press. Memo If necessry, press to disply preview in order to check the pttern position. Press the Strt/Stop utton to strt i emroidering. * See Emroidering Ptterns on pge 260. When emroidery is finished, the fric displyed in the ckground disppers. Set to ON to leve the fric displyed in the ckground. When set to OFF, the ckground will dispper. c Set to Fine to scn clerer thn setting to Stndrd. d Press to remove the ckground imge completely. The fric ckground will remin if the emroidery is not finished. In this cse, erse the ckground imge from the settings screen. Sving Scnned Imge to USB Medi Insert the USB medi into the USB port on the mchine. USB port USB medi 274

82 VARIOUS EMBROIDERING FUNCTIONS Press imge. nd select the USB port to sve After the short melody, the imge file will e sved to the USB medi. f Affix the emroidery positioning sticker to the fric within the re indicted y the red frme in the LCD, nd then press. c Remove the USB medi, nd then check the sved imge using computer. The files for scnned imges re sved with the nme BG**.JPG in folder leled Pocket. * ** in the nme BG**.JPG will utomticlly e replced with numer etween 00 nd 99. Positioning the Pttern on Thick Fric When positioning the pttern on thick fric such s quilting, the fric my not e detected correctly. In order for the fric to e correctly detected, its thickness must first e mesured. Memo This feture is functionl only when the fric is scnned. It will not ffect emroidering if it is turned on with norml emroidery. g When the following messge ppers, remove the emroidery positioning sticker, nd then press. Hoop the fric in the emroidery frme, nd then ttch the frme to the emroidery mchine. Select the pttern, nd then press. c Disply pge 9 of the Settings screen, nd then set Fric Thickness Sensor to ON. The emroidery frme is moved, nd the emroidery positioning sticker ffixed to the fric is detected. 6 d Press. h Continue with step g on pge 274 to lign the pttern with the desired emroidery position. 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. Advnced Emroidery e Press. 275

83 VARIOUS EMBROIDERING FUNCTIONS Bsting Emroidery Before emroidering, sting stitches cn e sewn long the outline of the pttern. This is useful for emroidering fric tht cnnot hve stilizer mteril ffixed with n iron or dhesive. By stitching stilizer mteril to the fric, shrinkge of the stitching or misligned pttern cn e minimized. e Press to select the sting setting. It is recommended to finish comining nd editing the pttern efore selecting the sting setting. If the pttern is edited fter selecting the sting setting, the sting nd pttern my ecome misligned, nd the sting under the pttern my e difficult to remove fter emroidering is complete. Press. Use nd to specify the distnce from the pttern to the sting stitching. When is pressed, the pttern is moved to the center. After selecting the sting setting, move the pttern to the desired position. Memo To cncel the setting, press. If no pttern is selected, the key ppers gry nd cnnot e selected. Bsting is dded to the eginning of the sewing order. Memo The higher the setting, the frther the sting is from the pttern. The setting remins selected even if the mchine is turned off. f g Press the Strt/Stop utton to egin emroidering. When emroidering is finished, remove the sting stitching. c Press screen. to return to the previous d Press. 276

84 VARIOUS EMBROIDERING FUNCTIONS Creting n Appliqué Piece Appliqué pieces cn e creted from the uilt-in ptterns nd ptterns on emroidery crds. This is convenient for frics tht cnnot e emroidered or when you wish to ttch n ppliqué to grment. Creting n Appliqué Piece The following pttern will e used to crete n ppliqué piece. Finish comining nd editing the pttern efore selecting the ppliqué setting. If the pttern is edited fter selecting the ppliqué setting, the ppliqué stitching nd pttern my ecome misligned. Since n outline is dded, the pttern for n ppliqué piece (when the ppliqué setting is selected) will e lrger thn the originl pttern. First, djust the size nd position of the pttern s shown elow. Felt or denim frics re recommended to mke the ppliqué piece. Depending on the pttern nd fric used, lighter weight frics my cuse the stitching to pper smller. For est results, e sure to use stilizer mteril for emroidering. Select frme tht mtches the pttern size. Frme options re displyed on the LCD screen. When mking ppliqué pieces, do not use the order emroidery frme. Depending on the pttern density nd fric used, shrinkge of the stitching my occur. Select the pttern, nd edit it if necessry. Press c Emroidering re Approx. 10 mm (3/8 inch) c Pttern size to disply the settings screen. Use nd to specify the distnce etween the pttern nd the ppliqué outline. d Press. 6 Advnced Emroidery e Press. 277

85 VARIOUS EMBROIDERING FUNCTIONS f Press nd then, press to position the stin stitching round design. Memo Three steps re dded to the sewing order: ppliqué cutting line, position of pttern plcement on the grment, nd ppliqué stitching. When is pressed, the pttern is moved to the center. After selecting the ppliqué setting, move the pttern to the desired position. c Cutting line for ppliqué Position of pttern plcement on grment c Appliqué stitching Memo To cncel the setting, press. If no pttern is selected, the key ppers drkened nd cnnot e selected. The steps for creting the ppliqué piece re dded to the sewing order. An ppliqué piece cnnot e creted if the pttern is too lrge or too complicted or comined pttern is seprted. Even if the selected pttern fits within the emroidering re, the entire ppliqué pttern my exceed the emroidering re when the outline is dded. If n error messge ppers, select different pttern or edit it. g Fuse or stick piece of stilizer to the ck of the felt or denim fric to e used s the ppliqué piece. For est results, e sure to use stilizer mteril for emroidering. 278

86 VARIOUS EMBROIDERING FUNCTIONS h i Hoop the ppliqué fric in the emroidery frme, ttch the emroidery frme to the mchine, nd then strt emroidering. After the pttern is emroidered, thred the mchine with the thred for the cutting line, nd then sew the cutting line (APPLIQUE MATERIAL). k Use two lyers of dhesive wter-solule stilizer mteril with their sticky sides together, nd then hoop them in the emroidery frme. j Cutting line for ppliqué Memo We recommend using thred for the cutting line tht is closest to the color of the fric. Remove the ppliqué mteril from the emroidery frme, nd then crefully cut long the stitching. After cutting, crefully remove ll of the cutting line thred. l If wter-solule stilizer is used, it is not necessry to remove the stilizer mteril fter sewing the ppliqué outline. To reduce shrinkge of the pttern, we recommend using wter-solule stilizer. Put together two lyers of wter-solule stilizer, otherwise the stilizer mteril my ter during emroidering. Thred the mchine with the thred for the outline from step n, nd then sew the plcement line for the ppliqué position (APPLIQUE POSITION). 6 Depending on the pttern density nd fric used, there my e shrinking of the pttern or the ppliqué my e misligned with the plcement line. We recommend cutting slightly outside of the cutting line. When using ptterns tht re verticlly nd horizontlly symmetricl, use chlk pencil to indicte the pttern orienttion efore cutting it out. Crefully cut out the pttern on the outline you just sewed. Do not cut inside the cutting line, otherwise the ppliqué fric will not e cught y the ppliqué stitch. m Pttern plcement line Lightly pply glue or spry dhesive, nd pste the ppliqué piece so tht it ligns with the plcement line. Advnced Emroidery Before psting the ppliqué piece down, mke sure the ppliqué piece is positioned correctly within the plcement line. 279

87 VARIOUS EMBROIDERING FUNCTIONS n With the mchine threded using the thred for the outline from step l, sew the outline (APPLIQUE). Using Frme Pttern for the Outline Using frme pttern, the desired shpe cn e dded s the outline of the ppliqué. To select the desired frme, see Selecting Frme Ptterns on pge 205. Outline of ppliqué piece o Memo The outline is sewn using stin stitching. Some glue my get onto the presser foot, needle, nd needle plte t this time. Finish emroidering the ppliqué pttern, nd then clen off the glue. After emroidering is finished, remove the stilizer mteril from the emroidery frme. Perform the opertions descried in steps through d of Creting n Appliqué Piece on pge 277. Select the desired frme shpe nd pttern, nd dd it to the ppliqué pttern. p q Use scissors to cut the excess wter-solule stilizer from outside the ppliqué outline. Sok the ppliqué piece in wter to dissolve the wter-solule stilizer. r Dry the ppliqué piece, nd then iron it if necessry. Do not pply strong force when ironing, otherwise the stitching my e dmged. 280

88 VARIOUS EMBROIDERING FUNCTIONS c Press to edit the frme pttern to fit the size of the ppliqué pttern. g Use to select the frme pttern, nd then press nd. d e Press nd then press. Press, nd then press to select the ppliqué piece setting. The frme pttern is deleted. h Press. 6 f Press. i Continue with step g of Creting n Appliqué Piece on pge 277 to complete the ppliqué piece. Advnced Emroidery 281

89 PRINT AND STITCH (COMBINING EMBROIDERY PATTERNS AND PRINTED DESIGNS) PRINT AND STITCH (COMBINING EMBROIDERY PATTERNS AND PRINTED DESIGNS) Completed emroidery ptterns comined with printed designs re uilt into this mchine. Beutiful three-dimensionl emroidered designs cn e creted y ironing ckground onto fric or printing it onto printle fric, then sewing complementry emroidery on top of the ckground. Using iron-on pper Using printle fric Step1 Select pttern to e comined with the ckground imge. See Selecting Pttern on pge 283. Step2 Output from the mchine the ckground imge nd the positioning imge. See Outputting the Bckground Imge nd Positioning Imge on pge 283. Step3 When using iron-on pper With printer, print the ckground onto iron-on pper, nd print the emroidery position sheet on plin pper. Then, iron the ckground imge onto fric. When using printle fric With printer, print the ckground onto printle fric, nd print the emroidery position sheet on plin pper. See Printing the Bckground nd Emroidery Position Sheet on pge 285. Step4 Hoop in the emroidery frme the fric with the ckground imge ironed on or printed, check the emroidering position, nd then strt emroidering. See Sewing Emroidery Ptterns on pge 286. Print the ckground nd emroidery position sheet in their originl dimensions. If n imge is printed in different size, the sizes of the emroidery pttern nd ckground my not mtch. In ddition, the uilt-in cmer cnnot detect the emroidery position mrk. Mke sure tht the print settings re correctly specified. 282

90 PRINT AND STITCH (COMBINING EMBROIDERY PATTERNS AND PRINTED DESIGNS) Selecting Pttern Ptterns comining emroidery nd printed designs ppers with nd. Memo Refer to the Quick Reference Guide for the detil of ptterns which enle this function. Select pttern comining emroidery nd printed designs. * To return to the imge of only the emroidery design, press. Outputting the Bckground Imge nd Positioning Imge Only the emroidery pttern (not the ckground imge of the selected emroidery pttern) is displyed. Checking the Comined Imge Use USB medi or the computer to output the following three imges from the mchine. * File nme my differ depending on the PDF file selected. [xxx]r.pdf (Exmple: E_1r.pdf) An imge flipped on verticl xis (for n ironon trnsfer) 6 Press. [xxx]n.pdf (Exmple: E_1n.pdf) An imge tht is not flipped (for printing on printle fric) Advnced Emroidery [xxx]p.pdf (Exmple: E_1p.pdf) An imge tht is not flipped, ut hs positioning mrks ttched (for positioning) An imge of the pttern comined with the ckground ppers. 283

91 PRINT AND STITCH (COMBINING EMBROIDERY PATTERNS AND PRINTED DESIGNS) Print the ckground nd emroidery position sheet in their originl dimensions. If n imge is printed in different size, the sizes of the emroidery pttern nd ckground my not mtch. In ddition, the uilt-in cmer cnnot detect the emroidery position mrk. Mke sure tht the print settings re correctly specified. When printing the PDF file of the imge with positioning mrks, specify the highest imge qulity possile for full-color printing. In ddition, use mtte printing pper. Due to poor printing conditions, the mchine s uilt-in cmer my not e le to correctly detect the positioning mrks. (For detils on printing, refer to the operting instructions for your printer.) d Remove the USB medi where the imge dt is sved from the mchine, nd then copy the imge dt from the USB medi to the computer. Using USB Cle Memo Do not remove the USB medi from the mchine until dt output is finished. Plug the USB cle connectors into the corresponding USB ports on the computer nd on the mchine. Using USB Medi Insert the USB medi into the primry (top) USB port on the mchine. Select the pttern, nd then press. USB port for computer USB cle connector The Removle Disk icon ppers in Computer (My Computer) on the computer. Select the pttern, nd then press. The select USB output screen ppers. c Press to select the USB port where the USB medi is inserted. Two files of the ckground imge only nd one file for ligning emroidery into position re copied (PDF formt) onto the USB medi. The select USB output screen ppers. 284

92 PRINT AND STITCH (COMBINING EMBROIDERY PATTERNS AND PRINTED DESIGNS) c Press. Two files of the ckground imge nd one file for ligning emroidery into position re copied (PDF formt) into Removle Disk under Computer (My Computer). Memo Do not disconnect the USB cle from the mchine until dt output is finished. c Before printing onto iron-on pper or printle fric, we recommend performing test print to check the print settings. For detils on printing on iron-on trnsfer sheets or printle fric, refer to the instructions for the iron-on trnsfer sheets nd printle fric. Some printers will utomticlly print n imge flipped if n iron-on trnsfer sheet is selected s the pper. For detils, refer to the instructions for the printer eing used. Print the emroidery position sheet (file nmed E_1p.pdf) onto plin pper. d Copy the imge dt sved in Removle Disk into different file efore closing. Printing the Bckground nd Emroidery Position Sheet Print the PDF files of the ckground nd emroidery position sheet. The ckground file tht is printed differs depending on whether ironon pper or printle fric is used. To view the PDF file, Adoe Reder is needed. If it is not instlled on your computer, you cn downlod it from the Adoe Systems wesite: Open the PDF file to e printed, click File - Print, nd then set Pge Scling to None (100%). d Emroidery position sheet When printing the PDF file for the emroidery position sheet, specify the highest imge qulity possile for full-color printing. In ddition, we recommend printing on mtte pper. If this is not done, the uilt-in cmer my not e le to correctly detect the emroidery positioning mrk. If n iron-on trnsfer sheet is used, trnsfer the imge onto fric. 6 Print the ckground nd emroidery position sheet in their originl dimensions. If n imge is printed in different size, the sizes of the emroidery pttern nd ckground my not mtch. In ddition, the uilt-in cmer cnnot detect the emroidery position mrk. Mke sure tht the print settings re correctly specified. Print the ckground imge. * When printing onto iron-on pper, print the file nmed E_1r.pdf (n imge flipped on verticl xis). When printing onto printle fric, print the file nmed E_1n.pdf (n imge tht is not flipped). Memo For detils on trnsferring from iron-on trnsfer sheets, refer to the instructions for the iron-on trnsfer sheets. If necessry, cut the iron-on trnsfer sheet to the size of the pttern efore trnsferring the imge. Advnced Emroidery Bckground imge 285

93 PRINT AND STITCH (COMBINING EMBROIDERY PATTERNS AND PRINTED DESIGNS) Sewing Emroidery Ptterns Hoop in the emroidery frme the fric with the ckground imge ironed on. After checking tht pttern is selected, d press. The emroidering screen ppers. Before emroidering, check tht the emroidery position sheet is perfectly ligned with the ckground. e f Align the emroidering position ccording to steps through m of Aligning the Emroidering Position Using the Built-In Cmer on pge 250. Remove the positioning sheet nd press the Strt/Stop utton to egin emroidering. Cut the pper printed with the center positioning imge so it cn esily e positioned ligned with the ckground imge on the fric. * Lines or color chnges in the imge cn help you find the correct lignment position. CAUTION Before pressing the Strt/Stop utton to egin emroidering, remove the positioning sheet tped to the fric in step c. c Plce the pper printed with the positioning imge on top of the fric so tht the pttern is ligned, nd then ffix the pper to the fric with cellophne tpe to prevent the pper from moving. Cellophne tpe 286

94 MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS Adjusting Thred Tension 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. 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 (pge 57) nd rethred the oin thred. Right side Wrong side Follow the opertions descried elow to djust thred tension ccording to the sitution. Right side Wrong side Press. 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. 6 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. Advnced Emroidery 287

95 MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS Press to weken the upper thred tension. (The tension numer will decrese.) c Press. With Emroidery Tension on pge 6/8 of 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 287. 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 (pge 60) nd rethred the upper thred. Adjusting Overll Upper Thred Tension When emroidering, if the overll tension of the upper thred is too tight or too loose, djust it from the setting screen. Press nd. In the Emroidery Tension, use to djust the upper thred tension. * Press to tighten the upper thred tension. * Press to loosen the upper thred tension. Right side Wrong side Press. Press to tighten the upper thred tension. (The tension numer will increse.) c Press. 288

96 MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS Adjusting the Alternte Boin Cse (with No Color on the Screw) When using the emroidery oin thred provided, plese e sure to choose the green mrked oin cse when performing utility stitch sewing nd emroidery functions. When in the emroidery function mode, the lternte oin cse (with no color on the screw) should e selected when sustitute emroidery oin threds (other thn wht is ccompnied with your mchine) re eing used. The lternte oin cse (with no color on the screw) cn e esily djusted when oin tension chnges re required to ccommodte different oin threds. See Sewing Attrctive Finishes on pge 173. To djust the oin tension for emroidery function, using the lternte oin cse (with no color on the screw), turn the slotted screw (-) with (smll) screwdriver. Boin Thred is Too Loose Boin thred ppers slightly on the right side of fric. Right side Wrong side If this occurs, turn the slotted 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. Do not turn phillips screw (+). Adjust with screwdriver (smll). Correct Tension Upper thred slightly ppers on the wrong side of fric. Right side Wrong side Right side Wrong side If this occurs, turn the slotted screw (-) counterclockwise, eing creful not to over-loosen the screw, pproximtely degrees to decrese oin tension. CAUTION When djusting the lternte oin cse, e sure to remove the oin from the lternte oin cse. DO NOT djust the position of the phillips (+) screw on the lternte oin cse s this my result in dmge to the oin cse, rendering it unusle. If the slotted 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. 6 Advnced Emroidery 289

97 MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS Using the Automtic 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. * This setting returns to its defult when the mchine is turned off. Using the Thred Trimming Function (Jump Stitch Trim) The thred trimming function will utomticlly trim ny excess thred jumps within the 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. * Your customized setting remins fter turning the mchine off nd on. Press. Jump stitch When this function is turned on, use the included ll point needle 75/11 for emroidering ptterns with short jump stitches such s lphet chrcters. Using other needles my cuse the thred to rek. Press to turn off the utomtic thred cutting function. Press. The key will disply s. * When one color thred is sewn, the mchine will stop without cutting the thred. 290

98 MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS Press to turn off the thred trimming function. Adjusting the Emroidery Speed Press nd. In the Mx Emroidery Speed, use to chnge the mximum emroidery speed. * You cn choose from 8 different speed levels. The key will disply s. * The mchine will not trim the thred efore moving to the next stitching. Selecting the Length of Jump Stitch Not to Trim When the thred trimming function is turned on, you cn select the length of the jump stitch not to trim the thred. This function cn e turned on or off during emroidering. Select setting from 5 mm to 50 mm in 5 mm increments. * Your customized setting remins fter turning the mchine off nd on. Press or to select the length of jump stitch. For exmple: Press to select 25 mm (1 inch) nd the mchine will not trim jump stitch of 25 mm or less efore moving to the next stitching. Memo SPM is the numer of stitches sewn in one minute. Decrese the emroidery speed when emroidering on thin, thick, or hevy frics. The emroidery speed cn e chnged while emroidery is eing sewn. The setting specified efore the min power is set to OFF remins selected the next time tht the mchine is turned on. Decrese the emroidery speed to 600 spm when using specility thred like metllic thred. c Press. Chnging the Thred Color Disply You cn disply the nme of the thred colors or emroidery thred numer. 6 Advnced Emroidery If design hs mny trims it is recommended to select higher jump stitch trim setting in order to reduce the mount of excess tils on ckside of fric. The higher numer of the jump stitch length selected, the fewer numer of times the mchine will trim. In this cse, more jump stitches remin on the surfce of the fric. Memo Colors on the screen my vry slightly from ctul spool colors. Press nd then, press. 291

99 MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS In the Thred Color Disply, use to disply the nme of the thred colors or the emroidery thred numer. Chnging the Emroidery Frme Disply Press nd. In the Emroidery Frme Disply, use to chnge the emroidery frme disply mode. * There re 23 choices. c When the thred numer #123 is displyed, use to select from six emroidery thred rnds pictured elow. Emroidery: Polyester thred Country: Cotton thred* Mdeir Poly: Polyester thred Mdeir Ryon Sulky Roison-Anton: Polyester thred * Depending on the country or re, cotton-like polyester thred is sold. d Press. 292

100 MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS Super lrge frme emroidering re 36 cm 24 cm (14 inches 9-1/2 inches) Center mrk c Extr lrge frme emroidering re 30 cm 20 cm (12 inches 8 inches) d Quilt frme emroidering re 20 cm 20 cm (8 inches 8 inches) e Extr lrge frme emroidering re 26 cm 16 cm (10 inches 6 inches) f Emroidery re for optionl lrge emroidery frme 18 cm 13 cm (7 inches 5 inches) g Emroidering re for optionl order emroidery frme 18 cm 10 cm (7 inches 4 inches) h Emroidering re for optionl medium frme 15 cm 15 cm (6 inches 6 inches) i Medium frme emroidering re 10 cm 10 cm (4 inches 4 inches) j Smll frme emroidering re 2 cm 6 cm (1 inch 2-1/2 inches) k Grid lines 10 mm (3/8 inch), 25 mm (1 inch) l Cross lines c Press. Aligning the Pttern nd the Needle Exmple: Aligning the lower left side of pttern nd the needle 6 Mrk the emroidery strt position on the fric, s shown. Advnced Emroidery * For the optionl emroidery frme. 293

101 MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS Press. d Press nd then, press. e Use to lign the needle nd the mrk on the fric, nd egin emroidering the pttern. c Press. Memo You cn use cmer positioning function. For detils, see Aligning the Emroidering Position Using the Built-In Cmer on pge 250. 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 FG to the chrcters ABCDE This key is used for ligning linked chrcters (see pge 294). Strt position The needle position moves to the ottom left corner of the pttern (the emroidery frme moves so tht the needle is positioned correctly). Select the chrcter ptterns for ABCDE. For detils on selecting chrcter ptterns, refer to Selecting Alphet Chrcter Ptterns on pge

102 MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS Press. e Press. c Press. f Press to turn off the thred cutting function nd then press. 6 The needle is positioned in the lower-left corner of the pttern. The emroidery frme moves so tht the needle is positioned correctly. To cncel the strting point setting nd return the strting point to the center of the pttern, press. Press the Strt/Stop utton. g Advnced Emroidery Use to select different strting point for emroidering. d Press. 295

103 MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS h After the chrcters re emroidered, cut the threds to generous length, remove the emroidery frme, nd then ttch the emroidery frme gin so tht the remining chrcters ( FG ) cn e emroidered. m Use to lign the needle with the end of emroidering for the previous pttern. i End of the emroidering As in step, select the chrcter ptterns for FG. n Press the Strt/Stop utton to egin emroidering the remining chrcter ptterns. j Press. k Press. Memo You cn use cmer positioning function. For detils, see Aligning the Emroidering Position Using the Built-In Cmer on pge 250. The needle is positioned in the lower-left corner of the pttern. The emroidery frme moves so tht the needle is positioned correctly. l Press. 296

104 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,.ph,.ph,.phc, nd.dst emroidery dt files cn e used with this mchine. Using dt other thn tht sved using our dt design systems or sewing mchines my cuse the emroidery mchine to mlfunction. Types of USB Devices/Medi tht cn e Used Stitch dt cn e sved to or reclled from USB medi. Use medi tht meets the following specifictions. USB Flsh drive (USB Flsh memory) USB Floppy disk drive Stitch dt cn e reclled only. USB CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW drives You cn lso use the following types of USB medi with the optionl USB Memory Crd Reder/USB crd writer module. Secure Digitl (SD) Crd CompctFlsh Memory Stick Smrt Medi Multi Medi Crd (MMC) XD-Picture Crd 6 The processing speed my vry y port selection nd quntity of dt stored. Some USB medi my not e usle with this mchine. Plese visit our wesite for more detils. The ccess lmp will egin linking fter inserting USB devices/medi, nd it will tke out 5 to 6 seconds to recognize the devices/medi. (Time will differ depending on the USB device/medi). Memo To crete file folders, use computer. Letters nd numerls cn e used in the file nmes. In ddition, if the file nme contins no more thn eight chrcters, the entire file nme will pper on the screen. If the file nme is more thn eight chrcters long, only the first six chrcters followed y ~ nd numer pper s the file nme. Advnced Emroidery 297

105 USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION Connecting Your Mchine to the PC Comptile models: IBM PC with USB port s stndrd equipment IBM PC-comptile computer equipped with USB port s stndrd equipment Comptile operting systems: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vist, Windows 7, Windows 8 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 360 mm (H) 240 mm (W) (pprox.14 inches (H) 9-1/2 inches (W)) is selected, messge is shown sking if you wish to rotte the pttern 90 degrees. Even fter eing rotted 90 degrees, emroidery dt lrger thn 360 mm (H) 240 mm (W) (pprox. 14 inches (H) 9-1/2 inches (W)) cnnot e used. (All designs must e within the 360 mm (H) 240 mm (W) (pprox. 14 inches (H) 9-1/2 inches (W)) 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 600,000 stitches or mximum numer of 127 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 medi cn e retrieved. Do not crete folders in Removle Disk on computer. If emroidery dt is stored in folder in Removle Disk, tht emroidery dt cnnot e retrieved y the mchine. 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. 298

106 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 2 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. Memo It tkes few seconds to sve pttern to the mchine s memory. See pge 301 for informtion on retrieving sved pttern. Press when the pttern you wnt to sve is in the emroidering screen. Press. * Press to return to the originl screen without sving. The Sving screen is displyed. When the pttern is sved, the disply returns to the originl screen utomticlly. If the Memory is Full If the screen elow displys, either the mximum numer of ptterns hve een sved or the pttern you wnt to sve tkes lot of memory, nd the mchine cnnot sve it. Press nd delete previously sved pttern, then you cn sve the current pttern. Refer to Retrieving Ptterns from the Mchine s Memory on pge 301. Sving Emroidery Ptterns to USB Medi 6 When sending emroidery ptterns from the mchine to USB medi, plug the USB medi into the mchine s USB port. Memo USB medi is commercilly ville, ut some USB medi my not e usle with this mchine. Plese visit our wesite for more detils. Depending on the type of USB medi eing used, either directly plug the USB device into the mchine s USB port or plug the USB medi Reder/Writer into the mchine s USB port. The USB medi cn e inserted or removed t ny time. Advnced Emroidery 299

107 USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION Press when the pttern you wnt to sve is in the emroidering screen. Do not insert or remove USB medi while Sving screen is displyed. You will lose some or ll of the pttern you re sving. Sving Emroidery Ptterns in the Computer Using the included USB cle, the mchine cn e connected to your computer, nd the emroidery ptterns cn e temporrily retrieved from nd sved in the Removle Disk folder in your computer. A totl of out 3 MB of emroidery ptterns cn e sved in the Removle Disk, ut the sved emroidery ptterns re deleted when the mchine is turned OFF. Insert the USB medi into the USB port on the mchine. Do not turn the min power to OFF while the Sving screen is displyed. You will lose the pttern you re sving. Plug the USB cle connector into the corresponding USB ports for the computer nd for the mchine. Turn on your computer nd select Computer (My Computer). * The USB cle cn e plugged into the USB ports on the computer nd emroidery mchine whether or not they re turned on. USB port USB medi Do not insert nything other thn USB medi into the USB medi port. Otherwise, the USB medi drive my e dmged. c Press. * Press to return to the originl screen without sving. USB port for computer USB cle connector The Removle Disk icon will pper in Computer (My Computer) on the computer. The Sving screen is displyed. When the pttern is sved, the disply returns to the originl screen utomticlly. 300

108 USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION The connectors on the USB cle cn only e inserted into port in one direction. If it is difficult to insert the connector, do not insert it with force. Check the orienttion of the connector. For detils on the position of the USB port on the computer (or USB hu), refer to the instruction mnul for the corresponding equipment. e Select the pttern s.phc file in Removle Disk nd copy the file to the computer. c Press when the pttern you wnt to sve is in the emroidering screen. Retrieving Ptterns from the Mchine s Memory Press. d Press. 6 * Press to return to the originl screen without sving. The pttern will e temporrily sved to Removle Disk under Computer (My Computer). The mchine displys the ptterns currently in the memory. Advnced Emroidery 301

109 USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION Press the key of the pttern you wnt to retrieve. c Press. * Press to delete the emroidery pttern. The emroidering screen is displyed. 302

110 EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS Using Frme Pttern to Mke n Appliqué (1) 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. 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. Select stright stitch frme pttern. Emroider the pttern onto the ppliqué mteril, then cut netly round the outside of the shpe. 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. 6 Emroider the sme pttern from step onto the se fric. If you chnge the size or position of the ptterns when selecting them, mke note of the size nd loction. Advnced Emroidery Appliqué mteril 303

111 EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS Using Frme Pttern to Mke n Appliqué (2) d Remove the emroidery frme from the emroidery unit, nd cut round the outside of the stitches. 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 strongly 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 sem. c Emroider the sme pttern on the ppliqué fric. 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. Appliqué mteril 304

112 EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS f Rettch the emroidery frme to the emroidery unit, nd emroider the stin stitch pttern to crete n ppliqué. Connect to the mchine the medi contining the creted split emroidery pttern, nd then select the split emroidery pttern to e emroidered. * For detils on reclling ptterns, refer to Selecting Ptterns from Emroidery Crds on pge 205, Reclling from USB Medi on pge 207, or Reclling from the Computer on pge 208. 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 nd Reference Guide included with Plette Ver.7 or lter. The following procedure descries how to red the split emroidery pttern shown elow from USB medi nd emroider it. A screen ppers so tht section of the split emroidery pttern cn e selected. Select section to e emroidered. * Select the sections in lpheticl order. * A mximum of 12 sections cn e displyed in one pge. If there re 13 or more sections in the pttern, press or to disply the previous or next pge. g5901.eps 6 Advnced Emroidery 305

113 EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS c Press. e Press the Strt/Stop utton to emroider the pttern section. f When emroidering is finished, the following screen ppers. Press. g A screen ppers so tht section of the split emroidery pttern cn e selected. Repet steps through f to emroider the remining sections of the pttern. d If necessry, press pttern. Press emroidery screen. nd edit the to disply the Memo The pttern cn e rotted 90 to either the left or right when is pressed. 306

114 USING THE CAMERA TO CONNECT PATTERNS USING THE CAMERA TO CONNECT PATTERNS Insted of using thred mrks, the cmer cn e used to connect ptterns in the Emroidery Edit screen. An re of 33 cm 21 cm (12-1/2 inches 8 inches) cn e emroidered when the cmer is used to connect ptterns. Select the pproprite frme depending on the size of the emroidery. We recommend using the super lrge emroidery frme (36 cm 24 cm (14 inches 9-1/2 inches)) when using the cmer to connect ptterns. The smll emroidery frme (2 cm 6 cm (1 inch 2-1/2 inches)) cnnot e used with the cmer function. Connecting Three Ptterns Exmple: Split (Lrge-size) emroidery ptterns cnnot e used with this function. Thred the mchine with the upper thred nd the oin thred. c Hoop fric in the 18 cm 13 cm (7-1/8 inches 5-1/8 inches) emroidery frme, nd then ttch the frme to the emroidery mchine. Pttern A Pttern B c Pttern C Select the first pttern A, nd then press. d Press screen. e Press. f Press. to disply the emroidering 6 Advnced Emroidery ppers t the top left side of the screen, nd then chnges to. 307

115 USING THE CAMERA TO CONNECT PATTERNS Memo cn e pressed while emroidering. A pttern cnnot e sved in the mchine s memory while ptterns re eing connected. Lower the presser foot, nd then emroider g the first pttern. After emroidering of the first pttern is h finished, the following messge ppers. Press. j Select the second pttern B, nd then press. k Press, nd then select how the ptterns will e connected. i When the following messge ppers, press. The pttern connection setting screen ppers. Memo You cn edit the second pttern in this screen. 308

116 USING THE CAMERA TO CONNECT PATTERNS l Select the position of the second pttern y pressing on the screen. Press fter specifying the position. m The second pttern will e utomticlly connected to the first pttern without djustment. Chnge the position of the second pttern mnully using. The position of the second pttern cn e moved using your finger or the included touch pen. Use, or if you wnt to lign the pttern to the corner of the center of the first pttern, when chnging the pttern s connecting position. Prepre two emroidery positioning stickers. Following the on-screen instructions to ffix these two stickers to the fric so tht the positioning mrks cn e detected y the cmer. * You cn djust the position of the second pttern using the keys descried elow. c Connecting point First pttern A c Second pttern B d Press to move the second pttern. d Use the positioning stickers included with this product or purchse replcement stickers (BLSO-EPS) from your By Lock retiler. If ny other sticker is used, the cmer my not recognize it. The 182 mm 257 mm (7 inches 10 inches) emroidery positioning sticker sheet with strong dhesive is most pproprite for connecting ptterns (BLSO-EPS). If ny other positioning sticker is used, it my peel off. If the sticker peels off, the ptterns cnnot e connected. 6 Advnced Emroidery Press to rotte the second pttern in clockwise rc referring the first pttern s center. Press to rotte the second pttern in counterclockwise rc referring the first pttern s center. Rotte the second pttern 90 degree in clockwise. Messge ppers on screen nd crrige will move fter pressing. 309

117 USING THE CAMERA TO CONNECT PATTERNS n Affix the first emroidery positioning sticker onto the fric within the red lines tht now pper on the screen of the mchine y using oth hnds to press down on ech corner of the sticker. Affix the sticker with the lrge circle to the top s shown on mchine. Then, press. o Using oth hnds ffix the second emroidery positioning mrk within the red lines tht now pper on the screen of the mchine y pressing down on ech corner of the positioning mrk onto the mteril nd then touch. The cmer detects the first positioning sticker. Use new positioning stickers. If sticker is reused, it my esily peel off. If the sticker peels off during this procedure, the ptterns cnnot e connected. Using fingers pply pressure to the corners of the positioning sticker to firmly ffix it to the fric. If the sticker is not firmly ttched, the cmer my incorrectly detect the sticker. If ny of the following messges pper, rettch the positioning sticker in the correct position. Mke sure tht the sticker is ffixed with the lrge circle t the top. p The cmer detects the second positioning sticker. After the two positioning stickers hve een detected, the following messge ppers. Emroidering re 310

118 USING THE CAMERA TO CONNECT PATTERNS While mking sure tht the two positioning stickers do not peel off, remove the emroidery frme from the mchine, nd then rehoop the fric. Be sure to hoop the fric so the next pttern nd oth the positioning stickers re within the emroidery sewing re. Rettch the frme nd press. If either of the following messges pper, rehoop the fric so tht the next pttern nd oth the positioning stickers re within the emroidery sewing re s indicted in the screen. Press to detect the positioning stickers. Pttern to e emroidered next Centers of lrge circles for stickers c Emroidery sheet The cmer detects the two positioning stickers. 6 If the mchine detects tht the next pttern nd the centers of the lrge circles of the two positioning stickers do not fit within the emroidering re, the opertion will e pused. Follow the on-screen instructions to reposition the positioning stickers. Refer to Chnging the Position of Sticker on pge 313 to reposition the stickers. If the sticker peels off during this procedure, the ptterns cnnot e connected. If this occurs, restrt the procedure from the eginning. Advnced Emroidery 311

119 USING THE CAMERA TO CONNECT PATTERNS q After the positioning stickers hve een detected, press, nd then remove the stickers. u Press, nd then select how the ptterns will e connected. r Lower the presser foot, nd then emroider the second pttern. When emroidering is finished, the following messge ppers. To connect third pttern, press. The pttern connection setting screen ppers. Memo You cn edit the third pttern in this screen. s When the following messge ppers, press. v Specify the position of the third pttern referring to the screen disply. In this exmple, press 2 times nd then, press. Press fter specifying the position. t Select the third pttern C, nd press. c Connecting point Second pttern B c Third pttern C 312

120 USING THE CAMERA TO CONNECT PATTERNS Refer to steps through o of Connecting Three Ptterns using the emroidery frme with size of 10 cm 10 cm (4 inches 4 inches) to emroider the first pttern nd to connect the second pttern. w Messge ppers on screen nd crrige will move fter pressing. Lower the presser foot, nd then emroider the third pttern. When emroidering is finished, the following messge ppers. When finished connecting ptterns, press. After emroidering is finished, is no longer locted t the top left of LCD screen. The three ptterns hve een connected. When referring to steps through o, mke sure you chnge the reference edge nd reference point to reflect this exercise. 6 Chnging the Position of Sticker If the selected pttern or positioning stickers for connecting the next pttern do not esily fit in the emroidering re, follow the on-screen instructions tht pper fter step o on pge 310 in order to move the positioning stickers. For n exmple, the on-screen instruction ppers when you use the emroidery frme with size of 10 cm 10 cm (4 inches 4 inches) to connect ptterns s shown elow. Advnced Emroidery Reference point Reference edge Pttern A Pttern B 313

121 USING THE CAMERA TO CONNECT PATTERNS Following messge ppers in step p if the next pttern or ffixed positioning stickers re close to eing out of the emroidering re. Follow the instructions nd then press If the following messge ppers, rehoop the fric s indicted in the screen, nd then press.. Emroidering re c After the sticker position is detected, press, nd then remove the stickers. Pttern to e emroidered next Emroidery sheet d Affix the two positioning stickers gin ccording to the on-screen instructions so tht the next pttern or positioning mrks cn fit in the emroidery re. Press so tht the cmer detects the first positioning sticker. 314

122 USING THE CAMERA TO CONNECT PATTERNS e Affix the second sticker nd then press. Pttern to e emroidered next Emroidery sheet Continue the opertion from step q on g pge 312 fter pressing. f The cmer detects the second positioning sticker. After the two positioning stickers hve een detected, the following messge ppers. While mking sure tht the positioning stickers do not peel off, rehoop the fric ccording to the exmple displyed on the on-screen instruction. 6 Advnced Emroidery Emroidering re 315

123 CONNECTING ROTATED PATTERNS CONNECTING ROTATED PATTERNS Greter design vritions cn e creted y rotting ptterns. The following procedure descries how to connect ptterns tht re rotted. Press nd then, press in the pttern editing screen. A: First pttern B: Second pttern Select the pttern, nd then press. c Rotte the pttern, nd then press. The pttern editing screen ppers. 316

124 CONNECTING ROTATED PATTERNS Be sure to rotte the pttern from the pttern editing screen. The reference edge nd reference point re specified long the smllest rectngle (not ngled) tht contins ll ptterns selected. Rectngles nd ngled ptterns i Rotte the pttern to the sme ngle s the first pttern, nd then press. A B A B Rectngle Rectngles nd ptterns (not ngled) A B A B j Press. Rectngle Pressing in the sewing screen chnges the ngle t which ptterns re connected. k The pttern position does not need to e specified for this exmple. Press. d Press e to disply the sewing screen. Press nd then, press. 6 f Refer to steps g through i of Connecting Three Ptterns to emroider the first pttern. Select the next pttern, nd then press g. Press nd then, press in the h pttern editing screen. Advnced Emroidery Connecting point Messge ppers on screen nd crrige will move fter pressing. 317

125 CONNECTING ROTATED PATTERNS l Continue with step m of Connecting Three Ptterns to finish connecting the ptterns. Select the pttern whose slide distnce is to e mesured. Connecting Ptterns to e Joined Along n Edge Greter design vritions cn e creted y sliding the ptterns eing connected. The following procedure descries how to use this function to connect ptterns so they re joined long n edge. Before connecting the ptterns, the sting function will e used to mesure the distnce tht the pttern will e slid. A: First pttern B: Second pttern Mesuring the Distnce Tht the Pttern Will Be Slid Set Emroidery Bsting Distnce in the settings screen to 0.0. c Continue to the emroidery screen, nd press nd then, press to select the sting function. chnges to. 318

126 CONNECTING ROTATED PATTERNS d After the pttern is sewn, remove the fric from the frme, nd then mesure the distnce tht the pttern is to e slid. e Specify the position of the second pttern referring to the verticl/horizontl position mesured in step d of Mesuring the Distnce Tht the Pttern Will Be Slid on pge 318. Press fter specifying the position. Verticl: 32.8 mm Horizontl: 42.8 mm Tril Sewing Sew tril emroidery to check tht the pttern will e slid the correct distnce. Select the pttern, nd then continue to the sewing screen. c Press nd then, press in the sewing screen. Emroider the first pttern. Connecting point d Refer to steps h through k of Connecting Three Ptterns on pge 307 to select the next pttern. 6 Advnced Emroidery Connecting point Verticl/Horizontl position Messge ppers on screen nd crrige will move fter pressing. 319

127 CONNECTING ROTATED PATTERNS f Continue with step m of Connecting Three Ptterns on pge 309 to finish connecting the ptterns. After checking tht the tril emroidery results re stisfctory, sew the ctul emroidery. If you decide to chnge the distnce tht the pttern is slid fter checking the tril emroidery, chnge the settings selected in step e. 320

128 RESUME FEATURE RESUME FEATURE If the mchine is turned off while the pttern connecting function is eing used, the mchine will return to the opertion indicted elow when it is turned on gin. The mchine opertion will differ depending on when it is turned off. Exmple: When connecting two ptterns Select the first pttern. Press the pttern connection key. Begin emroidering the first pttern. Begin emroidering the second pttern. Finish emroidering the second pttern. Finish emroidering the first pttern. (A) If the mchine is turned off during ny opertion in this ox, the mchine will return to (A) when it is turned on gin. Select the second pttern. Press. Specify the reference point for connecting the pttern. Strt detecting positioning stickers (2 loctions). Finish detecting positioning stickers. (B) 6 If the mchine is turned off during ny opertion in this ox, the mchine will return to (B) when it is turned on gin. Advnced Emroidery Rehoop the fric. Finish detecting positioning stickers (2 loctions). 321

129 322 RESUME FEATURE

130 Chpter 7 IQ Designer ABOUT IQ DESIGNER Bsics: Creting Pttern PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN Key functions Before Creting Designs Drwing Lines Setting the line types nd colors Drwing Regions Setting the rush types nd fill colors Using the stmp key Using the erse key Using the select key After Editing the Design STITCH SETTINGS SCREEN Line sew stitch settings Fill stitch settings Stippling stitch settings EMBROIDERY IMAGE PREVIEW SCREEN IQ DESIGNER WITH SCAN Using the Scn Frme Scnning with n Emroidery Frme Scnning to Trce Bckground Imge Importing the Bckground imge CREATING LINE IMAGE Using the Scnning Frme to Crete Pttern with Line Scn CREATING FILL IMAGE Using the Scnning Frme to Crete Pttern with Illustrtion Scn STIPPLING Bsic Stippling with IQ Designer Scnning Drwing to Crete Stippling Pttern Scnning Fric nd Stippling...352

131 ABOUT IQ DESIGNER ABOUT IQ DESIGNER With IQ Designer, you cn use elow functions; hnd-drwn functions - creting emroidery ptterns y drwing on the LCD screen scnning functions - creting emroidery ptterns y not only scnning oject with uilt-in cmer, ut lso imported dt from USB medi or computer. You cn lso comine ptterns tht you hve creted with the mchine s uilt-in ptterns. Strt IQ Designer y pressing in the home pge screen or pressing in the emroidery pttern selection screen. CAUTION Only touch the screen with your finger or the pen (stylus) included with the sewing mchine. Do not use mechnicl pencil, screwdriver or ny other hrd or shrp oject. In ddition, do not press the screen with extreme pressure. Otherwise the screen my e dmged. All or prt of the screen my sometimes ecome drker or lighter due to chnges in the surrounding temperture or other chnges in the environment. This is not sign of mlfunction. If the screen is difficult to red, djust its rightness. Bsics: Creting Pttern 2. Add color to the pttern. 1. Drw line drwing in the pttern drwing screen. (pge 327) 324

132 ABOUT IQ DESIGNER 3. Select colors nd stitching nd dd desired ptterns to complete the pttern. 5. Convert imge dt to emroidery dt. The emroidery imge preview screen ppers. (pge 334) 4. Specify stitching settings. (pge 332) Further customize your pttern y specifying emroidery stitching settings, such s stin stitch width nd density nd the sewing direction. 6. Edit the pttern in the emroidery edit screen, for exmple, y comining it with the mchine s uilt-in ptterns. (pge 210) 7 IQ Designer Emroidering egins. 325

133 PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN d e f c g h j l n o p i k m u t s r q Pttern drwing re Pttern preview re Memo The ctul dimension of the pttern re is the size of the emroidery frme, which is 36 cm 24 cm (pprox. 14 inches 9-1/2 inches). The pttern you drew my e igger thn you expected. Plese resize the pttern fter converting the design to the emroidery pttern. When the pttern is enlrged so tht only prt of it ppers in the pttern drwing re, the entire pttern is displyed in the pttern preview re. The red frme in the pttern preview re indictes the prt of the pttern displyed in the pttern drwing re. Move the red frme in the pttern preview re with the touch pen or your finger to disply the corresponding re in the pttern drwing re. Key functions No. Disply Key Nme Explntion Pge c Mgnify key Press this key to mgnify the pttern y oth 200% nd 400% in the screen. d Imge scn key Press this key to scn the ttched frme nd disply on the screen s the ckground while using the IQ Designer. You cn scn the fric s the ckground or scn the picture s the reference when creting the pttern. e Line design key Press this key to scn the line drwing to edit nd convert to the emroidery dt using the uilt-in cmer. You cn lso import the line drwing imge from the USB medi or the computer nd crete the emroidery design. f Illustrtion design key Press this key to scn the illustrtion to edit nd convert to the emroidery dt using the uilt-in cmer. You cn lso import the illustrtion from the USB medi or the computer nd crete the emroidery design. g Line tool key Drw lines nd set the color. You cn select the line type nd color s you need h Brush tool key Pint with rush nd set the color. You cn select the rush type nd color s you need. Pinted lines nd res will e converted to the pttern emroidered with fill stitch

134 PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN No. Disply Key Nme Explntion Pge i Stmp key Press this key to select the stmp shpe for pttern drwing. You cn 329 set the fill/stroke setting. j Erse key Press this key to erse lines nd shpes tht hve een drwn. You 330 cn select the size/shpe of the erser. k Cut key Press this key to cut out the selected section. 331 l Select key Press this key to select section for moving y finger or pen, copying, 331 deleting, chnging size nd rotting lines nd shpes tht hve een drwn. m Rotte key Press this key to rotte the selected section. 331 n Size key Press this key to chnge the size of the selected section. 331 o Duplicte key Press this key to duplicte the selected section. p Preview key Press this key to convert the imge dt to emroidery dt. q Recll key Press this key to recll imge dt from the mchine s memory, USB medi or the computer. r Store key Press this key to store the pttern eing creted. s Undo key Press this key to undo the lst opertion tht ws performed nd return to the previous opertion. Ech press of this key undoes one opertion. t All Cler key Press this key to cler ll the lines nd shpes nd strt from the eginning. u Cncel key Press this key to end the IQ Designer. All lines nd shped re ersed when you press this key. Before Creting Designs Drwing Lines The pttern preview displys the design smller thn the ctul size. You cn view the ctul pttern size y setting the Emroidery Frme Disply. Press nd drw lines. 7 Press. Select the grid line of the Emroidery Frme Disply. IQ Designer Memo All the regions will e displyed in ple, when is pressed, to clrify the drwing lines on the screen. * Select the grid size 10 mm (3/8 inch) or 25 mm (1 inch). 327

135 PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN Setting the line types nd colors You cn set or chnge the line types nd colors nytime. You cn lso specify the line types nd colors efore drwing lines. Press to set the line types nd colors. Press to return to the pttern drwing screen. The color r on the line tool key is chnged to the selected color. Color r The Line/Color type settings screen ppers. c Press color. nd press on the line to chnge The connected line will e chnged to the selected color. * You cn pick the color from the line lredy drwn, press nd select the desired color. Memo Press to mgnify the imge when you cnnot press on the line correctly. Drwing Regions Press nd drw with rush. Line types Color selection: touch the color plette to ctivte the drwing pen color. Line types Freehnd line Select for opening the end. Select to closing the end utomticlly. Stright line with one stroke Stright line chnging directions to the point you select. If the end point is creted ner the strt point, closed oject will e creted. Stitch line Line without stitch for creting region. Creted region will e defined y the gry line. 328

136 PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN Setting the rush types nd fill colors Press colors. to set the rush types nd fill Press to return to the pttern drwing screen. The color r on the rush tool key is chnged to the selected color. Brush types Fill color selection: touch the color plette to ctivte the pint rush color. c Select Brush shpes/sizes when you don t wnt ny fill stitch. Squre rush Round rush c Color r c Press nd press on the rush line to chnge color nd fill stitch types. You cn lso set the fill color/stitch type to the closed re tht is mde y lines nd rush lines. * You cn pick the color from the rush line or the re lredy drwn, press desired color. Using the stmp key Press. nd select the 7 Smll rush Medium rush Lrge rush IQ Designer Fill stitch types Fill stitch pttern Stippling pttern 329

137 PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN Select stmp type nd stmp shpe. Using the erse key Press. Stmp types Outline Fill stitch Outline nd fill stitch Select the size nd shpe of the erser. * Press to return to the pttern drwing screen. c Press to set the selected stmp. The pttern drwing screen is displyed. * You cn chnge size of, rotte or move the shpe right fter you crete it y pressing or. c Press d to set the selected erse. The pttern drwing screen is displyed. Drg long the re or line tht you wnt to erse while the key ppers s. 330

138 PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN Using the select key After Editing the Design You cn select the prt of the design to move nd/ or edit. Some keys re ville only fter you select the prt. Press. Press Memo to crete the emroidery pttern. We recommend sving the IQ Designer pttern. You cnnot return to the design screen fter pplying stitching settings nd continuing to the emroidery edit screen. If the pttern is sved, you cn strt IQ Designer gin nd further edit the pttern or crete new pttern with the sme design nd different stitching settings pplied. Select the re you wnt to edit. Selected re is mrked with red squre. 7 IQ Designer c Edit the design with ville keys. (See Key functions on pge 326 for the detils of ech key function.) 331

139 STITCH SETTINGS SCREEN STITCH SETTINGS SCREEN Before creting the emroidery pttern, specify the stitch settings. Lines of the design re sewn with zigzg stitches, running stitches, or triple stitches, nd res re sewn with fill stitches or stippling stitches. Stitching of the res were lredy selected in Drwing Regions on pge 328, so specify vlues of detiled settings. If the design dt is sved, the settings cn e chnged fter tril emroidering. After finished specifying the settings, press to check the preview of the pttern. Line sew stitch settings Select the type of the line sew stitch from zigzg stitch ( ), running stitch ( ) or triple stitch ( ). Zigzg stitch Zigzg width Density Specifies the width of the stin stitches used to sew the lines of the design. Specifies the density of the stin stitches used to sew the lines of the design. Running stitch /Triple stitch * Both includes n under sewing. Run Pitch Specifies the length of the stright stitch of the design. Fill stitch settings Size Direction Density Pull compenstion Under sewing Increses/reduces the size of the pttern. Specifies the sewing direction. Set to Mnul when you hve desired direction of fill stitch. Specifies the stitch density of fill stitch. Specifies to correct the shrinkge of the pttern y slightly shortening or lengthening the stitching. Chnge the setting fter once you emroider the pttern nd check the shrinkge. Select if you need or not need the under sewing stilize fric. 332

140 STITCH SETTINGS SCREEN Stippling stitch settings Run Pitch Spcing Specifies the length of stitch of the fill stitch of the design. Specifies the spcing etween the stitches when emroidering the stippling stitch. 7 IQ Designer 333

141 EMBROIDERY IMAGE PREVIEW SCREEN EMBROIDERY IMAGE PREVIEW SCREEN You cn check the totl stitch numer, emroidery time nd spool thred color numer to emroider the pttern. Press to check the pttern imge with the emroidery frme. Press to proceed to the emroidery edit screen. Once you proceed to the emroidery edit screen, you cnnot return to the previous pge. Press Press Press to chnge the stitch settings gin. to sve the pttern s the emroidering dt. to return to the pttern drwing screen. 334

142 IQ DESIGNER WITH SCAN IQ DESIGNER WITH SCAN Using the Scn Frme Prepre the desired drwing/illustrtion. CAUTION Do not set the fric, the pper with crese or luster or the pper tht is too thick or rolled up to the scn frme. Otherwise, the frme my strike the emroidery foot, nd possily cuse injury. When plcing the pper in the scnning frme, mke sure tht the white lnce re is not hidden; otherwise, the drwing cnnot e scnned correctly. At the sme time, e sure to plce the scn imge within the scn re. The imge out of the scn re will not e scnned. Memo Only one sheet of pper cn e plced in the scnning frme per scn. Plce the pper to e scnned in the scnning frme, nd then secure the pper in plce with the included mgnets. * Plce the mgnets t six loctions round the pper to secure it, mking sure tht the line drwing is not covered. White lnce re Scn re Mke sure tht the white lnce re or the scn re is not dirty or scrtched; otherwise, the imge cnnot e scnned correctly. Be sure to use the included mgnets. If ny other mgnets re used, they my ecome ttched to the mchine during scnning, or other prolems, such s misligned scn imge, my occur. Be sure to plce the mgnets so tht they secure the pper firmly. If the pper is plced unevenly, the imge cnnot e scnned correctly. If the scnning frme is dirty, wipe it with cloth dmpened with diluted neutrl detergent solution. 7 IQ Designer Memo If you wnt to scn the smll piece of pper tht cnnot e plced with the mgnets, copy the imge on the pper to the lrger pper nd plce on the scn frme. 335

143 IQ DESIGNER WITH SCAN c Attch the emroidery unit to the mchine, nd then turn on the mchine. * Refer to Attching the Emroidery Unit on pge 197. When not using the scnning frme, prepre line drwing tht cn esily e scnned. d Press the Presser Foot Lifter utton to rise the presser foot, nd then press the Needle Position utton to rise the needle. * The presser foot is not rised high enough when rised with the presser foot lever. e Mke sure tht presser foot nd needle re fully rised. If scnning is strted with the presser foot nd needle lowered, the scnning frme my hit the mchine, cusing dmge. After ttching the scnning frme to the emroidery unit, swing the frme-securing lever towrd you to secure the frme. * *Refer to ATTACHING THE EMBROIDERY FRAME on pge 247. Fric Tpe Scnning to Trce Bckground Imge If you hve fvorite picture or drwing, it cn esily e trced on the scnned ckground imge nd you cn crete your own pttern. Press. Unthred the mchine to void hving the thred slipping out of the needle or getting cught on the emroidery frme. Be sure not to ttch the presser foot other thn the emroidery foot W+ or W, otherwise the presser foot will e scnned. The imge disply screen ppers. Scnning with n Emroidery Frme Drwings nd illustrtions cn lso e scnned using n emroidery frme. Hoop the emroidery frme with fric lrger thn the frme. Plce the pper to e scnned on the fric, nd then secure it with tpe. 336

144 IQ DESIGNER WITH SCAN Set picture to the scnning frme nd ttch to the mchine. Refer to Using the Scn Frme on pge 335. d When scnning is finished, scnned imge is displyed in dim in the pttern drwing re. c Press. When scnning strts, some of the mchine lights will turn off in certin circumstnces, in order to increse the scn qulity. The mchine lights will return to their originl rightness when scnning ends. You cn import n imge of 5 MB or smller from USB medi or computer. When the following messge ppers, press. e Trce the ckground imge. Refer to PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN on pge 326 out creting your pttern. 7 Scnning egins. * To stop scnning nd return to the screen in step c, press. IQ Designer f Trnsprency djustment * Press or to djust the trnsprency of the ckground. Ech press of lightens the ckground, mking the line pttern drker. Ech press of drkens the ckground, mking the line pttern lighter. After editing the pttern, follow the procedure from After Editing the Design on pge

145 IQ DESIGNER WITH SCAN Importing the Bckground imge Prepre dt of your fvorite picture tht you wnt to crete the pttern with. Sve dt in the PC or USB medi. Press. c Select the dt, nd then press. d The selected imge is displyed in dim in the pttern drwing re. The imge disply screen ppers. Select the device you sved the dt to. 338

146 CREATING LINE IMAGE CREATING LINE IMAGE Custom ptterns cn e creted from drwings. You cn crete ptterns y scnning your drwings using the included scn frme or importing n imge from USB medi or computer. Press. Recommended line drwings for Line Scn Line drwings must e drwn clerly using lines with pproximtely 1 mm thickness. Line drwings should e drwn in strong contrst. If the lines re too short or gthered in smll spce, they will not e scnned correctly. For detils on creting ptterns using color illustrtions, refer to CREATING FILL IMAGE on pge 342. If you cnnot scn the drwings s expected, you cn edit the design in the IQ Designer. Refer to PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN on pge 326. Line drwings re scnned without recognizing the thickness of lines. If you wnt to chnge the thickness of lines, specify in the Settings screen. Refer to STITCH SETTINGS SCREEN on pge 332. Line drwings re scnned s lck lines. If you wnt to chnge the colors, specify in the IQ Designer. Refer to Drwing Regions on pge 328. The imge disply screen ppers. c Press. * To import n imge from USB medi or computer, press, or. For detils, refer to pge 338. * If you scn the imge, mke sure tht the scn frme is ttched to the mchine. Refer to Using the Scn Frme on pge IQ Designer Using the Scnning Frme to Crete Pttern with Line Scn Press. * You cn lso strt the function y pressing in Emroidery mode. 339

147 CREATING LINE IMAGE When scnning strts, some of the mchine lights will turn off in certin circumstnces, in order to increse the scn qulity. The mchine lights will return to their originl rightness when scnning ends. You cn import n imge of 5 MB or smller from USB medi or computer. g In the screen for confirming the converted imge, you cn djust the Gry-Scle Detection level gin, if necessry. When the following messge ppers, press. Scnning egins. * To stop scnning nd return to the screen in d step c, press. When scnning is finished, specify the Gry-Scle Detection level on the screen if necessry. The Gry-Scle Detection level cn chnge the lck nd white threshold for the imge. * If you do not know how the settings should e chnged, first continue the opertion without specifying settings nd check the results. * To enlrge the imge, press. * To disply the imge efore eing converted, press. Compre the imges efore nd fter eing converted, nd then chnge the settings if necessry. * To return to the previous screen, press. After chnges to the settings of Detection level is pplied, chnges to. Press to check tht the imge is s desired. h Press. * If you do not know how the settings should e chnged, first continue the opertion without specifying settings nd check the results. * To stop scnning nd return to the screen in step c, press. The scnned imge will e deleted when you return to the previous screen. e Move pttern. to frme the imge for the f Press. The screen for confirming the converted imge ppers. 340

148 CREATING LINE IMAGE i Press. In this screen, the pttern cn e resized, rotted or moved. j The pttern design editing screen for IQ Designer ppers. * To return to the previous screen, press. Follow the procedure descried on pge 210 to edit the pttern s desired. 7 IQ Designer * The originl imge is displyed in the ckground. Use guge to djust the trnsprency of the ckground. Ech press of lightens the ckground, mking the line pttern drker. Ech press of drkens the ckground, mking the line pttern lighter. During scnning, the smll dots tht pper nd unnecessry lines cn e ersed. 341

149 CREATING FILL IMAGE CREATING FILL IMAGE Custom ptterns cn e creted from colored illustrtions. You cn crete ptterns y scnning n illustrtion using the included scnning frme or importing n imge from USB medi or computer. c Press. * To import n imge from USB medi or the computer, press, or. Recommended illustrtions for Illustrtion Scn Ptterns tht re clerly drwn, with no grdtion, fding or lurriness. Ptterns tht re t lest 5 mm squre Ptterns tht re extremely intricte design Using the Scnning Frme to Crete Pttern with Illustrtion Scn Press. * You cn lso strt the function y pressing in Emroidery mode. When scnning strts, some of the mchine lights will turn off in order to increse the scn qulity. The mchine lights will return to their originl rightness when scnning ends. When the following messge ppers, press. Press. Scnning egins. * To stop scnning nd return to the screen in step c, press. 342 The imge disply screen ppers.

150 CREATING FILL IMAGE d When scnning is finished, specify the necessry settings in the scn imge confirmtion screen. Chnge the settings to djust the imge so it cn esily e converted to the desired pttern. e Move pttern. f Press. to frme the imge for the The screen for confirming the converted imge ppers. g In the screen for confirming the converted imge, djust the imge s necessry s in step d. Mx. Numer of Colors * To stop scnning nd return to the screen in step c, press. The numer of colors in n imge will reduced less thn the numer specified here, nd then the outline will e extrcted. Remove Bckground Select whether or not the ckground color will e included s one of the colors. c Line Select whether or not the outline will e detected s line. A thick outline cn lso e detected s region. When detected s line, the line thickness nd color cn e specified. Memo Press to detect the outline. Line thickness cn e specified from 1.0 mm (1/16 inch) to 5.0 mm (3/16 inch). * To enlrge the imge, press. * To disply the imge efore eing converted, press. Compre the imges efore nd fter eing converted, nd then chnge the settings if necessry. * To return to the previous screen, press. After chnges to the settings descried ove hve een pplied, chnges to. Press h Press. to check tht the imge is s desired. 7 IQ Designer By touching the scnned imge, select the color tht wnted to e detected s the outline. The moves to the point you touched. You cn lso move y using. 343

151 CREATING FILL IMAGE i Press. In this screen, the pttern cn e resized, rotted or moved. j The pttern design editing screen for IQ Designer ppers. * To return to the previous screen, press. Follow the procedure descried on pge 210 to edit the pttern s desired. * The originl imge is displyed in the ckground. Use guge to djust the trnsprency of the ckground. Ech press of lightens the ckground, mking the illustrtion pttern drker. Ech press of drkens the ckground, mking the illustrtion pttern lighter. During scnning, the smll dots tht pper nd unnecessry lines cn e ersed. 344

152 STIPPLING STIPPLING Bsic Stippling with IQ Designer Crete stippling design with the sic procedure. Exmple: c Select the squre shpe, nd then press. Press. * You cn lso strt the function y pressing in Emroidery mode. Press. d Press to enlrge the squre. 7 IQ Designer 345

153 STIPPLING e Press 7 times, nd then press for this exmple. g Select the hert shpe, nd then press. f Press. Press, nd then press. h 346

154 STIPPLING i Press Press, nd then select the stitch color. fter setting the color. k Press. j Select the re you wnt to set stippling effect. When the following messge ppers, press. l Adjust the stippling settings to crete the desired effect, nd then press. 7 IQ Designer Select this re. 347

155 STIPPLING m Press. Set the drwing to crete the pttern to the scn frme. Press. * You cn lso strt the function y pressing in Emroidery mode. c Press. n Follow the procedure descried on pge 210 to edit the pttern s desired. The imge disply screen ppers. d Set the scn frme to the mchine, nd then press. Scnning Drwing to Crete Stippling Pttern Crete the custom pttern with stippling design. Exmple: When scnning strts, some of the mchine lights will turn off in certin circumstnces, in order to increse the scn qulity. The mchine lights will return to their originl rightness when scnning ends. 348

156 STIPPLING When the following messge ppers, press. g Press. Scnning egins. * To stop scnning nd return to the screen in step c, press. e When scnning is finished, move to frme the imge for the pttern, nd then press. Press, nd then press. h 7 f Press. IQ Designer 349

157 STIPPLING i Press to set the outline of the pttern, nd then press. k Press to select the color of the stitch round the stippling effect. j Select the outline of the pttern to set s the line without stitch. l Press nd select the stitch color, nd then press. Outline of the pttern 350

158 STIPPLING m Select the stitch line round the stippling effect. o Press Press, nd then select the stitch color. fter setting the color. Stitch line Press, nd then press. n p Select the re you wnt to set stippling effect. 7 IQ Designer q Follow the procedure from step k of Bsic Stippling with IQ Designer. 351

159 STIPPLING Scnning Fric nd Stippling Use the fric pttern to coordinte with the stippling pttern. Set the fric to the emroidery frme. Press. * You cn lso strt the function y pressing in Emroidery mode. When scnning strts, some of the mchine lights will turn off in certin circumstnces, in order to increse the scn qulity. The mchine lights will return to their originl rightness when scnning ends. You cn import n imge of 5 MB or smller from USB medi or computer. When the following messge ppers, press. c Press. Scnning egins. * To stop scnning nd return to the screen in step c, press. e Press. The imge disply screen ppers. d Set the emroidery frme to the mchine, nd then press. 352

160 STIPPLING f Select the circle shpe, nd then press. h Press until the size of circle fits the pttern on the fric, nd then press. * Use to lign the position of the circle to the pttern on the fric. g Press to enlrge the circle. Press, nd then press. i 7 IQ Designer 353

161 STIPPLING j Press Press, nd then select the stitch color. fter setting the color. l Press, nd then press. k Select the re you wnt to set stippling effect. m Press to set the outline of the pttern, nd then press. 354

162 STIPPLING n Select the outline of the pttern to set s the line without stitch. o Outline of the pttern Follow the procedure from step k of Bsic Stippling with IQ Designer. Strt emroidering on the fric tht you scnned t first. 7 IQ Designer 355

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164 Chpter 8 How to Crete Boin Work ABOUT BOBBIN WORK PREPARING FOR BOBBIN WORK Required Mterils Boin cse nd oin cover Lower thred Upper thred Needle Presser foot Fric Upper Threding Prepring the Boin Thred When tension is pplied to the oin thred When tension is not pplied to the oin thred CREATING BOBBIN WORK (SEWING) Positioning the Fric nd Sewing Finishing the thred ends Boin Work Free Motion Sewing CREATING BOBBIN WORK (EMBROIDERY) Selecting the Pttern Strt Emroidering ADJUSTING BOBBIN WORK THREAD TENSION Adjusting the upper thred tension Adjusting the tension of the oin thred TROUBLESHOOTING The thred ws ccidentlly cut utomticlly nd the oin thred is cught inside the mchine The pttern is misligned The oin thred ctches on the tension spring of the oin cse

165 ABOUT BOBBIN WORK ABOUT BOBBIN WORK Beutiful emroidery work, with three-dimensionl ppernce, cn e creted y winding the oin with hevy weight thred or rion, which is too thick to e threded through the mchine s needle. The decortive thred or rion will stitch out on the underneth side of fric while sewing with the fric wrong side fcing up. 1. Utility stitches 2. Decortive stitches 3. Free motion sewing Boin work emroidery is sewn using the oin work ptterns included with this product in ddition to some of the utility stitches. 358

166 PREPARING FOR BOBBIN WORK PREPARING FOR BOBBIN WORK Required Mterils Boin cse nd oin cover Do not use thred hevier thn No.5 hnd emroidery thred. Some threds my not e pproprite for oin work. Be sure to sew tril stitches efore sewing on your project. Boin cse (gry) There is notch t the loction indicted y the letter A. Boin cover There re two smll v-shped ts on the ck of the oin cover s indicted y the letter B. The ts help hold the oin in plce so it does not lift up while thick thred is eing pulled through. Lower thred We recommend the following types of threds for oin work. <Sewing/Emroidery> Upper thred Upper thred choices cn vry depending on the finished look you would like to chieve. By using sewing mchine emroidery thred (polyester), multipurpose polyester thred, or monofilment (trnsprent nylon) thred the ppernce of single design cn e chnged mny times just y choosing different upper thred weight nd/or color. If you do not wish for the upper thred to e visile, we recommend using trnsprent nylon monofilment thred or polyester light weight thred (50wt. or ove) tht is the sme color s the lower thred. Needle Use needle pproprite for the upper thred nd fric eing used. Refer to Fric/Thred/Needle Comintions on pge 75 nd Emroidery Step y Step on pge 196. <Sewing only> No.5 or finer hnd emroidery thred or decortive thred Flexile woven rion (When emroidering: pprox. 2mm (pprox. 5/64 inch) recommended) Fine emroidery rion (silk or silk-like mteril) (3.5 mm (pprox. 1/8 inch) or less, recommended) * When wide rion or hevy weight threds re eing used, we recommend test sewing with nd without oin cse tension eing pplied to see which gives the est stitching results. If wide rion such s 3.5mm (pprox. 1/8 inch) is to e used, we recommend tht oin cse tension not e pplied. Refer to pge 363 for more detiled instructions. Presser foot Utility stitches or decortive stitches: Monogrmming foot N Free motion sewing: Free motion quilting foot C, Free motion open toe quilting foot O or Free motion echo quilting foot E C C O Emroidery: Emroidery foot W+ or Emroidery foot W (optionl) N O E E 8 How to Crete Boin Work W+ W 359

167 PREPARING FOR BOBBIN WORK Fric Be sure to sew tril stitches on piece of scrp fric, which includes the sme threds nd fric s wht is eing used in your project. c Grsp oth sides of the needle plte cover, nd then slide it towrd you to remove it. The sewing results my e ffected y the type of fric used. Before sewing your project, e sure to sew tril stitches on piece of scrp fric tht is the sme s the fric used in the project. Upper Threding Instll needle pproprite for the upper thred nd fric to e used. For detils on instlling the needle, refer to CHANGING THE NEEDLE on pge 73. Attch the presser foot. CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT on pge 68 Using Free motion Quilting Foot C on pge 132 Using free motion Open Toe Quilting Foot O on pge 134 Echo Quilting Using the Free Motion Echo Quilting Foot E on pge 135 Attching Emroidery Foot W+ with LED pointer on pge 197 Thred the mchine with the upper thred. c For detils on threding the mchine, refer to Upper Threding on pge 60. d e Needle plte cover Remove the oin cse. Boin cse Use the clening rush included with the mchine or vcuum clener to remove ny lint nd dust from the rce nd its surrounding re. Prepring the Boin Thred In order to crete oin work, the oin cse must e replced with the one for oin work. Before creting oin work, clen the oin cse nd the rce. Rise the needle nd presser foot, nd then turn off the mchine. Remove the flt ed ttchment or emroidery unit. f Clening rush Rce Wipe the oin cse (gry) with soft lint free cloth to clen it. 360

168 PREPARING FOR BOBBIN WORK g Insert the oin cse so tht the mrk on the oin cse ligns with the mrk on the mchine. Instll the needle plte cover. h For detils on instlling the needle plte cover, refer to Clening the Rce of Appendix. i Needle plte cover Instll the flt ed ttchment. * Align the nd mrks. j Insert the thred til from the spool of thred through the hole in the oin from the inside to the outside. Hold the thred til while winding the thred round the oin y hnd. After winding the oin so it is filled s shown elow (out 80%), cut the thred. mrk on the oin cse mrk on the mchine c Boin cse The oin cse (gry) cnnot e used for sewing in ny wy other thn oin work. After sewing oin work, refer ck to the steps in Prepring the Boin Thred on pge 360 for removing nd clening the oin cse (gry), nd then reinstll the stndrd oin cse (lck). CAUTION Be sure to use the oin cse (gry) when creting oin work. Using ny other oin cse my result in the thred ecoming tngled or dmge to the mchine. Mke sure tht the oin cse is correctly instlled. If the oin cse is incorrectly instlled, the thred my ecome tngled or the mchine my e dmged. 8 How to Crete Boin Work 361

169 PREPARING FOR BOBBIN WORK CAUTION Use oin thred tht hs een correctly wound. Otherwise, the needle my rek or the thred tension will e incorrect. Be sure to use the mchine s included oin or one designed specificlly for this mchine. Using ny other oin my result in dmge or injuries. l Memo If inserting thred til through oin hole is difficult, oin cn e wound y holding the til nd wrpping thred round inside se. Then crefully trim thred til so it does not extend from the side of the oin. Instll oin wound with n dequte mount of thred for pttern. Whether or not tension should e pplied to the oin thred depends on the type of thred eing used. When tension is pplied to the oin thred Insert oin into oin cse so the thred unwinds from the left side. Then correctly pss the thred through the tension spring s shown elow. * Actul size This model Other models c 11.5 mm (pprox. 7/16 inch) k Slowly nd evenly wind the thred round the oin. For est results, wind the oin so the thred is snug nd not twisted. Using scissors crefully trim the thred til s close to the oin s possile. Tension spring Beginning of wound thred CAUTION If thred extends eyond the top of the oin too much, the thred my ecome tngled or the needle my rek. 362

170 PREPARING FOR BOBBIN WORK CAUTION When winding the oin, mke sure the thred is not fryed. Sewing with fryed thred my result in the thred ctching on the tension spring of the oin cse, the thred completely ecoming tngled or dmge to the mchine. Do not guide the oin thred through the groove in the needle plte cover, otherwise the lower Thred only s fr s shown elow. When tension is not pplied to the oin thred If the oin thred in the tril stitching is too tight nd djusting the oin cse tension does not help, do not pss the thred through the tension spring. Hold the oin with your left hnd so the thred unwinds from the right side nd hold the end of the thred with your right hnd. m Pull out out 8 cm (pprox. 3 inches) of oin thred. n Lightly hold the end of the upper thred while turning the hndwheel towrd you (counterclockwise) until the mrk on the hndwheel ligns with the center top of mchine. 8 How to Crete Boin Work 363

171 PREPARING FOR BOBBIN WORK o Gently pull the upper thred to ring the oin thred up through the needle plte. p q A loop of the oin thred comes out through the hole in the needle plte. Insert tweezers through oin thred loop nd pull oin thred ove the needle plte. Align the upper thred nd oin thred, nd then pull out out 10 cm (pprox. 4 inches) of the threds nd pss them under the presser foot towrd the rer of the mchine. r Instll the oin cover with ts. Boin cover This completes the upper nd lower threding. CAUTION When creting oin work, use the oin cover with ts, otherwise the thred my ecome tngled or the needle my rek. 364

172 CREATING BOBBIN WORK (SEWING) CREATING BOBBIN WORK (SEWING) Positioning the Fric nd Sewing Adjust the upper thred tension. c For detils on djusting the upper thred tension, refer to Setting the Thred Tension on pge 90. Recommended stitches for oin work re open iry type stitches. Be sure to sew tril stitches using sme fric nd threds s project in order to check the sewing results. The oin thred my ecome tngled due to the type of pttern nd thred tht re eing used. Since this my cuse the needle to rek, immeditely stop sewing if this occurs. Turn off the mchine nd cut out the tngled thred with scissors. Then, clen the rce nd oin cse s descried in Prepring the Boin Thred on pge 360. Turn on the mchine. Select stitch in the Utility nd Decortive Stitches mode. For this exmple, press. d e Memo We recommend setting etween 6 nd 8 for the upper thred tension. Mke sure the utomtic thred cutting ( ) nd utomtic reinforcement/reverse stitching ( ) hve een turned off. CAUTION Before sewing, mke sure the utomtic thred cutting hs een turned off. If sewing is strted with utomtic thred cutting turned on, the thred my ecome tngled or the mchine my e dmged. Plce stilizer on top (wrong side) of the fric. Memo For est results, select longer stitch length nd wider stitch width. Depending on the selected stitch, it my not e possile to chnge the stitch length nd stitch width settings. f Type nd weight of stilizer will depend on fric nd thred eing used. If thred is too thick to pull through fric to mchine surfce use n wl to punch smll hole in the fric t the eginning of stitching so the oin thred cn e fed through the opening. 8 Depending on the fric, unched stitches my result. We recommend selecting simple stitch nd sewing tril stitches to check the sewing results. Exmples of simple stitches:,, g Press. The screen chnges, nd ll keys nd opertion uttons re locked. How to Crete Boin Work 365

173 CREATING BOBBIN WORK (SEWING) h i Use the presser foot lever to rise the presser foot. With the wrong side fcing up, plce the fric under the presser foot. If the oin thred does not come up, hold the upper thred s shown elow to pull up the oin thred. Upper thred j Wrong side of fric Turn the hndwheel towrd you (counterclockwise) to feed the needle into the fric or punched hole. Position the upper thred over the presser foot nd lightly hold then, lower the presser foot lever. l Rise the presser foot lever, nd then use tweezers to pull up the oin thred nd ring the end of the thred to the top of the fric. Pull the thred while holding down the fric so it does not move out of plce. m Align the upper thred nd oin thred, nd then pss them under the presser foot towrd the rer of the mchine. Punched hole Upper thred over the presser foot k Pulling the upper thred gently, turn the hndwheel towrd you (counterclockwise) until the mrk on the hndwheel ligns with the center top of mchine. n While gently holding threds t the rer of the mchine, turn the hndwheel to feed the needle into the fric or punched hole gin, nd then lower the presser foot lever. o Press. All keys nd opertion uttons re unlocked, nd the previous screen is displyed. p Select low speed, gently hold the threds ehind the presser foot nd strt sewing. Threds cn e relesed fter severl stitches hve een mde. A loop of the oin thred comes out through the hole in the fric. 366

174 CREATING BOBBIN WORK (SEWING) q Before sewing, check tht there is enough thred in the oin. When you hve reched the end of the stitching re, stop the mchine. Do not sew reinforcement/reverse stitches t the end of the stitching, otherwise the threds my ecome tngled or the needle my rek. In ddition, it will e difficult to pull the oin thred up to the wrong side of the fric. If it is difficult to plce oin thred through the eye of hnd sewing needle, use rion emroidery needle to pull the thred up to the wrong side of the fric. Otherwise, use n wl to pull up the oin thred. Working from the wrong side of the fric, tie the oin nd upper threds together y hnd. Cut wy excess threds with scissors. r Rise the needle nd presser foot. s Leving out 10 cm (pprox. 4 inches) of thred t the ends, use scissors to cut the threds. Wrong side of fric Right side of fric To ensure threds do not come undone fter eing tied plce drop of fric glue on knots. 10 cm (pprox. 4 inches) Finishing the thred ends Do not press the Thred Cutter utton to cut the threds, otherwise the mchine my e dmged. At the end of the stitching, use hnd sewing needle to ring the oin thred up to the wrong side of the fric. c If the desired results could not e chieved, djust the tension of the oin thred nd of the upper thred, nd then try sewing the stitching gin. For more detils, refer to ADJUSTING BOBBIN WORK THREAD TENSION on pge 372. Boin Work Free Motion Sewing If so desired, use templte or drw your design on the stilizer to llow for ese of stitching. Rememer, your stitches with your decortive thred will e on the underneth side of your fric nd the stilizer will e on the top of the wrong side of your fric. * For oin work free motion sewing use the instructions for CREATING BOBBIN WORK (SEWING) on pge 365. * For informtion out using the free motion quilting foot C, free motion open toe quilting foot O, or free motion echo quilting foot E refer to Free Motion Quilting on pge How to Crete Boin Work Wrong side of fric Boin thred 367

175 CREATING BOBBIN WORK (EMBROIDERY) CREATING BOBBIN WORK (EMBROIDERY) Selecting the Pttern Prepre the mchine for oin work s descried in PREPARING FOR BOBBIN WORK on pge 359. Attch the emroidery foot W+ or W nd the emroidery unit. Instll oin wound with n dequte mount of thred for pttern. h Select one of the oin work emroidery ptterns. Emroidery ptterns for oin work pper with the letter B in the lower-left corner of the key. c For n estimted length of oin thred required for ech pttern, refer to the Quick Reference Guide included with the mchine. Be sure to use oin wound with enough thred. If the oin runs out of thred while sewing, the emroidery cnnot e completed. Depending on the thred thickness, it my not e possile to wind the oin with the necessry length of thred. In this cse, try winding the oin gin, or use lighter weight thred. Pull up the oin thred ove the needle plte. B mrk Regrdless of the setting tht hd een selected, the utomtic thred cutting function is turned off. When oin work emroidery pttern is selected the emroidery sewing speed is utomticlly set t 350 spm. The eginning nd end of stitching re specified for oin work ptterns. They cnnot e used for norml emroidering. CAUTION When sewing oin work, e sure to select n emroidery pttern for oin work. If ny other type of pttern is selected, the mchine my e dmged. d Turn on the mchine. e Press. The crrige will move to the initiliztion position. f To select oin work emroidery pttern, press (Emroidery). Emroidery sewing speed defults to 350 spm when oin work emroidery pttern is selected. The Settings screen will not llow speed to e djusted. g Press for oin work ptterns. 368

176 CREATING BOBBIN WORK (EMBROIDERY) Memo When n emroidery pttern for oin work is selected, the utomtic thred cutting function is turned off. Afterwrd, if pttern other thn one for oin work is selected, the utomtic thred cutting function is returned to the setting tht ws selected efore the emroidery pttern for oin work ws chosen. j Press, nd then djust the tension of the upper thred. For detils on djusting the tension of the upper thred, refer to Adjusting Thred Tension on pge 287. Press nd then press. i The emroidering screen is displyed. Memo We recommend setting etween 6 nd 8 for the upper thred tension. Strt Emroidering Hoop the fric so the right side of the fric is fcing down with the stilizer lying on the top. Use n emroidery frme tht fits the size of the pttern nd then ttch the frme to the mchine. These ptterns re emroidered from the wrong side of the fric so techniclly you re working in reverse of norml emroidering. Since oin work is sewn from the wrong side of the fric, the pttern shown in the screen ppers s mirror imge of the finl sewn emroidery. If necessry, flip the imge to preview it. In ddition, when sewing with the thred colors shown in the emroidering screen, select oin thred tht mtches wht is shown in the screen. 8 Wrong side of fric Imge shown in screen Sewn emroidery (Right side of fric) Memo With emroidery ptterns for oin work, the size nd thred density cnnot e chnged. In ddition, the utomtic thred cutting function cnnot e turned on. CAUTION Alwys use stilizer mteril for emroidery. Otherwise, the needle my rek nd cuse injuries. Not using stilizer mteril my result in poor finish to your project. How to Crete Boin Work 369

177 CREATING BOBBIN WORK (EMBROIDERY) It is necessry to move to the eginning of stitching so press, nd then press. Memo If the oin thred cnnot e pulled up, use n wl to crete smll hole to help pull oin thred to surfce. g Press to unlock ll keys nd uttons. Lower the presser foot. h i Press. j While holding oth the upper thred nd the oin thred, sew section of the pttern. The emroidery frme moves to the eginning of stitching. c Press. The screen chnges, nd ll keys nd opertion uttons re locked. d e Using the presser foot lever, rise the presser foot. To ring the oin thred ove the fric, rotte the hndwheel counterclockwise while holding the upper thred. k Stop the mchine, nd then tie the upper thred nd the oin thred together to secure the threds. f As shown elow, pull the upper thred slightly to the left pulling the oin thred up through the fric. l m Strt sewing gin to finish the pttern. Rise the needle nd presser foot, remove the emroidery frme, nd then cut the upper thred nd the oin thred. When cutting the threds, e sure to leve n dequte length of thred so they cn e 370 Upper thred Boin thred

178 CREATING BOBBIN WORK (EMBROIDERY) n properly secured. Using hnd sewing needle such s rion emroidery needle, pull the oin thred to the top (wrong side) of the fric, nd then tie the upper thred nd the oin thred together. p If the desired results could not e chieved, djust the tension of the oin thred nd of the upper thred, nd then try sewing the pttern gin. For more detils, refer to ADJUSTING BOBBIN WORK THREAD TENSION on pge 372. Memo Check oin fter ech oin work emroidery pttern is sewn to mke sure there is dequte oin thred for the next pttern. Memo If there is gp etween the strt point nd end point of the pttern, cut the threds, remove the fric from the mchine, nd then use rion emroidery needle to hnd sew stitches to connect the strting nd ending points. o Remove the fric from the emroidery frme, nd check the finished emroidery. 8 Right side of fric Wrong side of fric How to Crete Boin Work 371

179 ADJUSTING BOBBIN WORK THREAD TENSION ADJUSTING BOBBIN WORK THREAD TENSION After sewing tril stitches nd checking the sewing results, djust the thred tensions if necessry. After djusting the tensions, e sure to sew tril stitches gin in order to check the sewing results. Adjusting the upper thred tension We recommend setting etween 6 nd 8 for the upper thred tension. If utility stitches re eing used, refer to Setting the Thred Tension on pge 90. If emroidery ptterns re eing used, refer to Adjusting Thred Tension on pge 287. Adjusting the tension of the oin thred If the desired stitching cnnot e chieved fter djusting the upper thred tension, djust the tension of the oin thred. The tension of the oin thred cn e djusted y turning the slotted-hed ( ) screw on the oin cse (gry) for oin work. Turning the screw on the oin cse (gry) my push up the spring plte, s shown elow. If this occurs, gently press down the spring plte with screwdriver so it is lower thn the top surfce of the oin cse (gry), nd then insert the oin cse into the mchine. Spring plte Do not turn the phillips screw (+). Adjust with smll screwdriver. To increse the tension of the oin thred, turn the slotted-hed ( ) screw 30 to 45 clockwise. To decrese the tension of the oin thred, turn the slotted-hed ( ) screw 30 to 45 counterclockwise. CAUTION DO NOT djust the position of the phillips (+) screw on the oin cse (gry) s this my result in dmge to the oin cse, rendering it useless. If the slotted 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. If the oin thred tension is tight, the thred cnnot e pssed through the tension spring when the oin is instlled in the oin cse. (Refer to When tension is not pplied to the oin thred on pge 363.) 372

180 TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING Severl solutions for minor prolems re descried elow. If the prolem persists, contct your nerest uthorized By Lock retiler. The thred ws ccidentlly cut utomticlly nd the oin thred is cught inside the mchine Cut the thred ner the fric ove the needle plte, nd then remove the fric. CAUTION Do not pull on the thred with excessive force, otherwise the mchine my e dmged. Thred If n emroidery pttern ws sewn, remove the emroidery frme. Remove the oin, nd then hold it out towrd the left side of the mchine. The pttern is misligned Refer to ADJUSTING BOBBIN WORK THREAD TENSION nd increse the upper thred tension. If the pttern is still misligned, reduce the tension of the oin thred. Exmple: Decortive Stitch 8 Lower the presser foot. c d Apply slight tension on oin thred y holding thred out to the left side of presser foot. Press the Thred Cutter utton gin. Correct tension The upper thred tension is too loose, or the oin thred tension is too tight. The oin thred ctches on the tension spring of the oin cse Sew with no tension pplied to the oin thred. (Refer to When tension is not pplied to the oin thred on pge 363.) How to Crete Boin Work 373

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182 Chpter 9 Appendix CARE AND MAINTENANCE Restrictions on oiling Precutions on storing the mchine Clening the LCD Screen Clening the Mchine Csing Clening the Rce Clening the Boin Cse Clening the Cutter in the Boin Cse Are Aout the Mintennce Messge ADJUSTING THE SCREEN Adjusting the Brightness of the Screen Disply Touch Pnel is Mlfunctioning TROUBLESHOOTING Frequent Trouleshooting Topics Upper Thred is Too Tight Symptom Cuse Remedy Tngled Thred on Wrong Side of Fric Symptom Cuse Remedy Incorrect Thred Tension Symptoms Cuse/remedy Fric is Cught in the Mchine nd Cnnot e Removed Removing the fric from the mchine Checking mchine opertions List of Symptoms Getting redy While sewing After sewing ERROR MESSAGES Alrm Sounds SPECIFICATIONS UPGRADING YOUR MACHINE S SOFTWARE Upgrde Procedure Using USB Medi Upgrde Procedure Using Computer STITCH SETTING CHART INDEX

183 CARE AND MAINTENANCE CARE AND MAINTENANCE CAUTION Be sure to unplug the mchine efore clening it. Otherwise, electric shock or injury my result. 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 nerest 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 * Outdoors 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 Mchine Csing If the surfce of the mchine is dirty, lightly sok cloth in neutrl detergent, squeeze it out firmly, nd then wipe the surfce. Then wipe gin with dry cloth. Clening the Rce Press the Needle Position utton to rise the needle. Turn the min power to OFF. c d e 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. Remove the needle nd the presser foot holder (see pges 69 through 73). Remove the flt ed ttchment or the emroidery unit if either is ttched. Grsp oth sides of the needle plte cover, nd then slide it towrd you. Clening the LCD Screen If the screen is dirty, gently wipe it with the included LCD clening cloth or soft, dry cloth. Do not use orgnic solvents or detergents. Do not wipe the LCD screen with dmp cloth. Needle plte cover The needle plte cover is removed. 376

184 CARE AND MAINTENANCE f Grsp the oin cse, nd then gently lift out. * Align the nd mrks. g Boin cse Use the clening rush or vcuum clener to remove ny lint nd dust from the rce nd oin thred sensor nd the surrounding re. h Clening rush Rce c Boin thred sensor Do not pply oil to the oin cse. If lint or dust collects on the oin thred sensor, the sensor my not operte correctly. Insert the oin cse so tht the mrk on the oin cse ligns with the mrk on the mchine. i mrk on the oin cse mrk on the mchine c Boin cse * Mke sure tht the indicted points re ligned efore instlling the oin cse. 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 (prt code: XE (green mrking on the screw), XC (no color on the screw), XE (gry, for oin work)), contct your nerest uthorized retiler. Mke sure tht you fit the oin cse properly, otherwise the needle my rek. Insert the ts on the needle plte cover into the needle plte, nd then slide the cover ck on. 9 Appendix If the needle plte hs een removed it is especilly importnt to reinstll the needle plte nd tighten the screws prior to instlling the oin cse. 377

185 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Clening the Boin Cse Thred wx nd dust esily collect round the notch in the tension spring on the oin cse, resulting in n incorrect thred tension. Therefore, the oin cse should e clened s necessry should tension prolems rise. When clening the oin cse, use crd stock or nother type of pper of similr thickness nd sturdiness in order to prevent pieces of pper tering off nd getting lodged in the oin cse. cutting function is used. Clen the cutter when the thred is not esily cut. Follow steps through e in Clening the Rce to remove the needle plte cover. Use the screwdriver included with the mchine to unscrew nd remove the needle plte. Follow steps to f in Clening the Rce to remove the oin cse. Using piece of pper of dequte thickness nd sturdiness, slide the pper etween the tension plte se nd the tension spring nd lso slide the pper ehind the notch of the spring to remove ny dirt or dust. c Use the clening rush or vcuum clener to remove ny lint nd dust from the cutter in the oin cse re. Tension plte se Notch c Pper (e.g. usiness crd type) d Tension spring Memo Do not end the tension spring. In ddition, do not use nything other thn recommended pper to clen the oin cse. d Cutter CAUTION Do not touch the cutter, otherwise injuries my result. Use the screwdriver included with the mchine to screw nd ttch the needle plte. 378 c d Use the clening rush to remove ny lint nd dust from inside the oin cse. Replce the oin cse nd needle plte cover. Clening the Cutter in the Boin Cse Are The cutter elow the needle plte should e clened. If dust or lint ccumulte on the cutter, it will e difficult to cut the thred when the Thred Cutter utton is pressed or the utomtic thred

186 CARE AND MAINTENANCE e Insert the ts on the needle plte cover into the needle plte, nd then slide the cover ck on. Aout the Mintennce Messge 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 for 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. 9 Appendix 379

187 ADJUSTING THE SCREEN ADJUSTING THE SCREEN Adjusting the Brightness of the Screen Disply If the screen does not look very cler under certin situtions, you cn djust the rightness of the screen disply. Press. The settings screen ppers. 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. Press. c The Generl settings screen ppers. Disply pge 4 of the Generl settings screen. d Press or to djust the rightness of the screen disply. The touch pnel djustment screen is displyed. Using the included touch pen, lightly touch the center of ech +, in order from 1 to 13. Only use the included touch pen to touch the screen. Do not use mechnicl pencil, pin, or other shrp oject. Do not press too hrd on the screen. Otherwise, dmge my result * The screen will dim s the numer on the settings screen decreses. The screen will pper righter s the numers increse c Turn the min power to OFF, then turn it ck to ON. 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. 380

188 TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING If the mchine stops operting correctly, check the following possile prolems efore requesting service. You cn solve most prolems y yourself. Visit us t If the prolem persists, contct your By Lock retiler. Frequent Trouleshooting Topics Detiled cuses nd remedies for common trouleshooting topics re descried elow. Be sure to refer to this efore contcting your By Lock retiler. Upper Thred is Too Tight pge 381 Tngled Thred on Wrong Side of Fric pge 382 Incorrect Thred Tension pge 384 Fric is Cught in the Mchine nd Cnnot e Removed pge 385 Upper Thred is Too Tight Symptom * The upper thred ppers s single continuous line. * The lower thred is visile from the upper side of the fric. (Refer to the illustrtion elow.) * The upper thred hs tightened up, nd comes out when pulled. * The upper thred hs tightened up, nd wrinkles pper in the fric. * The upper thred tension is tight, nd the results do not chnge even fter the thred tension is djusted. Lower side of fric Lower thred visile from upper side of fric c Upper thred d Upper side of fric e Lower thred Cuse Incorrect lower threding If the lower thred is incorrectly threded, insted of the pproprite tension eing pplied to the lower thred, it is pulled through the fric when the upper thred is pulled up. For this reson, the thred is visile from the upper side of the fric. Remedy Correctly instll the lower thred. Turn off the sewing mchine. Remove the oin from the oin cse. c Plce the oin in the oin cse so tht the thred unwinds in the correct direction. * 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. 9 Appendix If the oin is inserted with the thred unwinding in the wrong direction, sewing will e done with n incorrect thred tension. 381

189 TROUBLESHOOTING d While holding the oin in plce with your finger, pss the thred through the slit in the needle plte. * Hold down the oin with your right hnd, nd then pull the end of the thred round the t with your left hnd. Tngled Thred on Wrong Side of Fric Symptom * The thred ecomes tngled on the lower side of the fric. T Hold down the oin with your right hnd. Pull the thred to pss it through the slit in the needle plte, then cut it with the cutter. * After strting sewing, rttling noise is mde nd sewing cnnot continue. * Looking under the fric, there is tngled thred in the oin cse. c Slit d Cutter Sewing with the correct thred tension is possile fter the oin hs een correctly instlled in the oin cse. Cuse Incorrect upper threding If the upper thred is incorrectly threded, the upper thred pssed through the fric cnnot e firmly pulled up nd the upper thred ecomes tngled in the oin cse, cusing rttling noise. Remedy Remove the tngled thred, nd then correct the upper threding. Remove the tngled thred. If it cnnot e removed, cut the thred with scissors. * Refer to Clening the Rce in CARE AND MAINTENANCE on pge 376. c Remove the upper thred from the mchine. Refer to the following steps to correct the upper threding. * If the oin ws removed from the oin cse, refer to Setting the Boin on pge 57 nd Remedy in the section Upper Thred is Too Tight on pge 381 to correctly instll the oin. 382

190 TROUBLESHOOTING d Rise the presser foot using the presser foot lever. g While holding the thred in your right hnd, pss the thred through the thred guide in the direction indicted. e * If the presser foot is not rised, the sewing mchine cnnot e threded correctly. Rise the needle y turning the hndwheel towrd you (counterclockwise) so tht the mrk on the wheel points up, or press Needle Position utton once or twice to rise the needle. h Guide the thred down, up, then down through the groove, s shown in the illustrtion. or Memo Look in the upper groove re to check if the thred ctches on the tke-up lever visile inside the upper groove re. f Mrk While holding the thred with oth hnds, pull the thred up from under the thred guide plte. Look in the upper groove re 9 i Pss the thred through the needle r thred guide (mrked 6 ) y holding the thred with oth hnds nd guiding it s shown in the illustrtion. Appendix Thred guide plte Needle r thred guide j Thred the needle ccording to steps j nd o in UPPER THREADING on pge

191 TROUBLESHOOTING Incorrect Thred Tension Symptoms Symptom 1: The lower thred is visile from the upper side of the fric. Symptom 2: The upper thred ppers s stright line on the upper side of the fric. Symptom 3: The upper thred is visile from the lower side of the fric. Symptom 4: The lower thred ppers s stright line on the lower side of the fric. Symptom 5: The stitching on the lower side of the fric is loose or hs slck. Symptom 1 Symptom 3 Cuse/remedy Cuse 1 The mchine is not correctly threded. <With symptoms 1 nd 2 descried ove> The lower threding is incorrect. Adjust the upper thred tension nd then refer to Upper Thred is Too Tight on pge 90. <With symptoms 3 through 5 descried ove> The upper threding is incorrect. Adjust the upper thred tension nd then refer to Tngled Thred on Wrong Side of Fric on pge 382 to correct the upper threding. Cuse 2 A needle nd thred pproprite for the fric re not eing used. The sewing mchine needle tht should e used depends on the type of fric sewn nd the thred thickness. If needle nd thred pproprite for the fric re not eing used, the thred tension will not e djusted correctly, cusing wrinkles in the fric or skipped stitches. * Refer to Fric/Thred/Needle Comintions on pge 75 to check tht needle nd thred pproprite for the fric re eing used. Cuse 3 An pproprite upper tension is not selected. Adjust the upper thred tension to select n pproprite thred tension. The pproprite thred tension differs ccording to the type of fric nd thred eing used. * Adjust the thred tension while test sewing on piece of scrp fric tht is the sme s tht used in your project. * When the lower thred is visile on the upper side of the fric. Set the upper thred tension to lower numer. (Loosen the thred tension.) * When the upper thred is visile on the lower side of the fric. Set the upper thred tension to higher numer. (Tighten the thred tension.) Lower side of fric Lower thred visile on upper side of fric c Upper thred d Upper side of fric e Lower thred f Upper thred visile from lower side of fric If the upper threding nd lower threding re incorrect, the thred tension cnnot e djusted correctly, even y djusting the upper thred tension. Check the upper threding nd lower threding first, nd then djust the thred tension. 384

192 TROUBLESHOOTING Fric is Cught in the Mchine nd Cnnot e Removed If the fric is cught in the sewing mchine nd cnnot e removed, the thred my hve ecome tngled under the needle plte. Follow the procedure descried elow to remove the fric from the mchine. If the opertion could not e completed ccording to the procedure, insted of ttempting to complete it forcefully, contct your nerest uthorized By Lock retiler. Removing the fric from the mchine g Cut out the tngled threds, nd then remove the oin. Remove the oin cse. h If threds remin in the oin cse, remove them. Immeditely stop the sewing mchine. Turn off the sewing mchine. Remove the needle. c If the needle is lowered into the fric, turn the hndwheel wy from you (clockwise) to rise the needle out of the fric, nd then remove the needle. * Refer to CHANGING THE NEEDLE on pge 73. i Boin cse Use the clening rush or vcuum clener to remove ny dust or loose threds from the rce nd its surrounding re. d Remove the presser foot nd presser foot holder. * Refer to CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT on pge 68. e f Lift up the fric nd cut the threds elow it. If the fric cn e removed, remove it. Continue with the following steps to clen the rce. Remove the needle plte cover. Clening rush Rce If the fric could e removed If the fric could not e removed Continue with step p. Continue with step j. 9 j Use the enclosed multi-purpose screwdriver to loosen the two screws on the needle plte. Appendix Needle plte cover Be creful not to drop the removed screws in the mchine. 385

193 TROUBLESHOOTING k Slightly lift up the needle plte, cut ny tngled threds, nd then remove the needle plte. Remove the fric nd threds from the needle plte. p Insert the oin cse so tht the mrk on the oin cse ligns with the mrk on the mchine. l If the fric cnnot e removed, even fter completing these steps, contct your nerest uthorized By Lock retiler. Remove ny threds in the rce nd round the feed dogs. m Turn the hndwheel to rise the feed dogs. n o Align the two screw holes in the needle plte with the two holes t the needle plte mounting se, nd then fit the needle plte onto the mchine. Lightly finger-tighten the screw on the right side of the needle plte. Then, use the multi-purpose screwdriver to firmly tighten the screw on the left side. Finlly, firmly tighten the screw on the right side. Turn the hndwheel to check tht the feed dogs move smoothly nd do not contct the edges of the slots in the needle plte. * Align the nd mrks. mrk on the oin cse mrk on the mchine c Boin cse * Mke sure tht the indicted points re ligned efore instlling the oin cse. 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 (prt code: XE (green mrking on the screw), XC (no color on the screw), XE (gry, for oin work)), contct your nerest uthorized retiler. Mke sure tht you fit the oin cse properly, otherwise the needle my rek. Correct position of feed dogs Incorrect position of feed dogs Be creful not to drop the removed screws in the mchine. 386

194 TROUBLESHOOTING q Insert the ts on the needle plte cover into the needle plte, nd then slide the cover ck on. c Slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you (counterclockwise), nd look from ll sides to check tht the needle flls t the center of the hole in the needle plte. If the needle contcts the needle plte, remove the needle plte, nd then instll it gin, strting with step m in Removing the fric from the mchine on pge 385. r If the needle plte hs een removed it is especilly importnt to reinstll the needle plte nd tighten the screws prior to instlling the oin cse. Check the condition of the needle, nd then instll it. If the needle is in poor condition, for exmple, if it is ent, e sure to instll new needle. * Refer to CHANGING THE NEEDLE on pge 73. CAUTION Never use ent needles. Bent needles cn esily rek, possily resulting in injuries. d e Hole in the needle plte Hndwheel Select zigzg stitch. At this time, increse the stitch length nd width to their mximum settings. Slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you (counterclockwise) nd check tht the needle r nd feed dogs operte correctly. If the needle or feed dogs contct the needle plte, the mchine my e mlfunctioning; therefore, contct your nerest uthorized By Lock retiler. Checking mchine opertions After completing this procedure, continue with the following procedure in Checking mchine opertions to check tht the mchine is operting correctly. Memo Since the needle my hve een dmged when the fric ws cught in the mchine, we recommend replcing it with new one. If the needle plte hs een removed, check mchine opertions to confirm tht instlltion hs een completed correctly. Turn on the mchine. Select. Do not yet instll the presser foot nd thred. f Turn off the mchine, nd then instll the oin nd presser foot. * Refer to Setting the Boin nd CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT on pge 68. Correctly thred the mchine. g * For detils on the mchine, refer to UPPER THREADING on pge 60. The thred my hve ecome tngled s result of incorrect upper threding. Mke sure tht the mchine is correctly threded. Perform tril sewing with norml fric. h Incorrect sewing my e the result of incorrect upper threding or sewing thin frics. If there re poor results from the tril sewing, check the upper threding or the type of fric eing used. 9 Appendix 387

195 TROUBLESHOOTING List of Symptoms If you hve minor prolem with your sewing mchine, check the following solutions. If the solutions suggested do not correct the prolem, contct your uthorized By Lock retiler. Press for dvice out minor sewing prolems during sewing. Press t ny time to return to the originl screen. Getting redy Prolem Cuse Solution Pge Cnnot thred the Needle is not in the correct position. Press the Needle Position utton to rise the 17 needle. needle. Needle is instlled incorrectly. Reinstll the needle correctly. 73 Needle is turned, ent or the point is dull. Replce the needle. 73 Upper threding is incorrect. Check the steps for threding the mchine nd 60 rethred the mchine. The needle threder hook is ent nd does not Contct your uthorized By Lock retiler. pss through the eye of the needle. The needle threder lever cnnot e moved or Contct your uthorized By Lock retiler. returned to its originl position. A size 65/9 needle is eing used. The needle is incomptile with the needle threder. Mnully pss the thred through the eye of the needle. 63 Cnnot lower the presser foot with the presser foot lever. Boin thred does not wind netly on the oin. While winding the oin, the oin thred ws wound elow the oin winder set. The oin thred cnnot e pulled up. Mchine does not operte Nothing ppers in the LCD. The LCD screen does not look very cler. Nothing hppens, even if the LCD disply is pressed The LCD screen is fogged up. Emroidery unit does not operte. Presser foot ws rised using the Presser Foot Lifter utton. The thred is not pssed through the oin winding thred guide correctly. Press the Presser Foot Lifter utton to lower the presser foot. Correctly pss the thred through the oin winding thred guide. Boin spins slowly. Press in the oin winding window to 54 increse the oin winding speed. The thred tht ws pulled out ws not wound Wind the thred tht ws pulled off round the 53 onto the oin correctly. oin 5 or 6 times clockwise. The empty oin ws not set on the pin properly. Set the empty oin on the pin nd slowly turn the oin until you her it click in plce. 52 You hve not wound the oin thred After removing the thred wound elow the 52 properly when you re initilly winding thred oin winder set, wind the oin correctly. on the oin s well s eing sure tht the Follow the drwn imges on the top of the oin thred is set in the guides. mchine for guidnce when threding the mchine for oin winding. Needle is turned, ent or the point is dull. Replce the needle. 73 Boin is set incorrectly. Reset the oin thred correctly. 57 All keys nd uttons hve een locked y Press to unlock ll keys nd uttons. 68, 73. Min power switch is not turned on. Turn the min power to ON. 28 The plug of the power cord is not inserted into Insert the plug of the power cord into n 29 n electricl outlet. electricl outlet. The rightness of the screen is not djusted. The screen hs een locked. Adjust the Screen Disply Brightness in the settings screen. Press either of the following keys to unlock the screen. Condenstion hs formed on the LCD screen. After while, the cloudiness will dispper. Emroidery unit is not ttched correctly. Rettch the emroidery unit correctly. 197 Emroidery frme ws ttched efore the Remove the emroidery unit, nd then perform 197 unit ws initilized. the initiliztion process correctly

196 TROUBLESHOOTING Prolem Cuse Solution Pge 250 Pointer of the emroidery foot W+ with LED pointer does not indicte the position correctly Specifying with sensor pen cnnot e done ccurtely. With thick elstic fric, the position will e misligned only t rised prts in the fric. With fric hving very uneven surfce, the position is not correctly ligned. The sensor pen hs not een clirted. The pen is eing held differently thn when it ws clirted. Mnully djust the position ccording to the thickness of the fric. The pointer indiction should e used only s reference. Before using the sensor pen for the first time, e sure to clirte it. When using the sensor pen, e sure to hold it t the sme ngle s when it ws clirted. The specifiction loction my e misligned if the pen is held t slightly different ngle. In this cse, mke fine djustments fter mking the selection While sewing Prolem Cuse Solution Pge Mchine does not Strt/Stop utton ws not pressed. Press the Strt/Stop utton. 17 operte. There is no pttern selected. Select pttern. 111, 168, 200, 299 Presser foot is not lowered. Lower the presser foot. 17 Strt/Stop utton ws pressed with the foot controller ttched. Remove the foot controller, or use the foot controller to operte the mchine. 81 The Strt/Stop utton ws pressed while the mchine is set for the sewing speed controller to control the zigzg stitch width. Use the foot controller insted of the Strt/ Stop utton to operte the mchine, or set the Width Control to OFF in the settings screen. Needle reks. Needle is instlled incorrectly. Reinstll the needle correctly. 73 Needle clmp screw is not tightened. Tighten the needle clmp screw. 74 Needle is turned or ent. Replce the needle. 73 Using improper needle or thred for the Check the Fric/thred/needle 75 selected fric. comintions chrt. Wrong presser foot ws used. Use the recommended presser foot. STITCH SETTING CHART Upper thred tension is too tight. Adjust the thred tension. 90, 287 Fric is pulled during sewing. Do not pull the fric during sewing. Spool cp is set incorrectly. Check the method for ttching the spool cp, then rettch the spool cp. 60 There re scrtches round the opening in the needle plte. There re scrtches round the opening in the presser foot. There re scrtches on the oin cse. Replce the needle plte, or consult your uthorized By Lock retiler. Replce the presser foot, or consult your uthorized By Lock retiler. Replce the oin cse, or consult your uthorized By Lock retiler. 31, 81 Needle is defective. Replce the needle. 73 A oin designed specificlly for this Incorrect oins will not work properly. Only 57 mchine is not used. use oin designed specificlly for this mchine. Upper threding is incorrect. Check the steps for threding the mchine nd 60 rethred the mchine. Boin is set incorrectly. Reset the oin thred correctly. 57 Presser foot is ttched incorrectly. Attch the presser foot correctly. 68 Screw of the presser foot holder is loose. Securely tighten the screw of the presser foot. 69 Fric is too thick. Use fric tht the needle cn pierce when the hndwheel is turned. 85 Fric is fed forcefully when sewing thick fric or thick sems. Allow the fric to e fed without eing forcefully pushed. Stitch length is too short. Adjust the stitch length. 89 Stilizer is not ttched to fric eing Attch stilizer. 173, 242 emroidered. Boin thred is incorrectly wound. Use correctly wound oin Appendix 389

197 TROUBLESHOOTING 390 Prolem Cuse Solution Pge Upper thred reks. The thred is tngled on the wrong side of the fric. The upper thred is too tight. Boin thred reks. Fric puckers. The stitch is not sewn correctly. Mchine is not threded correctly (used the Rethred the mchine correctly. 60 wrong spool cp, spool cp is loose, the thred did not ctch the needle r threder, etc.) Knotted or tngled thred is eing used. Remove ny knots or tngles. The selected needle is not pproprite for the thred eing used. Select needle tht is pproprite for the type of thred eing used. Upper thred tension is too tight. Adjust the thred tension. 90, 287 Thred is twisted. Use scissors, etc., to cut the twisted thred nd remove it from the rce, etc. Needle is turned, ent or the point is dull. Replce the needle. 73 Needle is instlled incorrectly. Reinstll the needle correctly. 73 There re scrtches round the opening of the needle plte. Replce the needle plte, or consult your uthorized By Lock retiler. 117 There re scrtches round the opening in the presser foot. There re scrtches on the oin cse. Using improper needle or thred for the selected fric. While sewing, the thred ecme knotted or tngled. A oin designed specificlly for this mchine is not used. Upper threding is incorrect. Using improper needle or thred for the selected fric. Replce the presser foot, or consult your uthorized By Lock retiler. Replce the oin cse, or consult your uthorized By Lock retiler Check the Fric/Thred/Needle 75 Comintions chrt. Rethred upper nd lower thred. 57, 60 Incorrect oins will not work properly. Only use oin designed specificlly for this mchine. Check the steps for threding the mchine nd rethred the mchine. Be sure tht the presser foot is in the rised position when threding the mchine so tht the upper thred sets properly in the upper tension. Check the Fric/Thred/Needle Comintions chrt. The oin thred is incorrectly instlled. Correctly instll the oin thred. 57 Boin is set incorrectly. Reset the oin thred correctly. 57 Boin thred is incorrectly wound. Use correctly wound oin. 52 There re scrtches on the oin or it doesn t Replce the oin. 57 rotte properly. Thred is twisted. Use scissors, etc. to cut the twisted thred nd remove it from the rce, etc. A oin designed specificlly for this mchine is not used. Incorrect oins will not work properly. Only use oin designed specificlly for this mchine. 57 There is mistke in the upper or oin threding. Spool cp is set incorrectly. Using improper needle or thred for the selected fric. Check the steps for threding the mchine nd rethred it correctly. Check the method for ttching the spool cp, then rettch the spool cp. Check the Fric/Thred/Needle Comintions chrt , 60 Needle is turned, ent or the point is dull. Replce the needle. 73 Stitches re too long when sewing thin frics. Shorten the stitch length. 89 Thred tension is set incorrectly. Adjust the thred tension. 90, 287 Wrong presser foot. Use the correct presser foot. STITCH SETTING CHART The presser foot tht is used is not pproprite for the type of stitch tht you wish to sew. Attch the presser foot tht is pproprite for the type of stitch tht you wish to sew STITCH SETTING CHART The thred tension is incorrect. Adjust the tension of the upper thred. 90 The thred is tngled, for exmple, in the Remove the tngle thred. If the thred is 376 oin cse. tngled in the oin cse, clen the rce. Skipped stitches Mchine is threded incorrectly. Check the steps for threding the mchine nd rethred it correctly. 60 Using improper needle or thred for the selected fric. Check the Fric/Thred/Needle Comintions chrt. 75

198 TROUBLESHOOTING Prolem Cuse Solution Pge Skipped stitches Needle is turned, ent or the point is dull. Replce the needle. 73 Needle is instlled incorrectly. Reinstll the needle correctly. 73 Needle is defective. Replce the needle. 73 Dust or lint hs collected under the needle Remove the dust or lint with the rush. 376 plte. Thin or stretch frics re eing sewn. Sew with one sheet of thin pper under the 87 fric. No stitching Needle is turned, ent or the point is dull. Replce the needle. 73 Boin is set incorrectly. Reset the oin thred correctly. 57 Upper threding is incorrect. Check the steps for threding the mchine nd 60 rethred the mchine. High-pitched sound Dust or lint is cught in the feed dogs. Remove the dust or lint. 376 while sewing Pieces of thred re cught in the rce. Clen the rce. 376 Upper threding is incorrect. Check the steps for threding the mchine nd 60 rethred the mchine. A oin designed specificlly for this mchine is not used. Incorrect oins will not work properly. Only use oin designed specificlly for this mchine. 57 There re needle holes or friction scrtches in the oin cse. Fric does not feed Feed dogs re set in the down position. through the mchine. The fric feeds in the opposite direction. The needle contcts the needle plte. Fric eing sewn with the mchine cnnot e removed. A roken needle hs fllen into the mchine. The hndwheel feels sluggish when it is turned. Replce the oin cse, or consult your uthorized By Lock retiler. 131 Press, nd then turn the hndwheel to rise the feed dogs. Stitches re too close together. Lengthen the stitch length setting. 89 Wrong presser foot ws used. Use the correct presser foot. STITCH SETTING CHART Needle is turned, ent or the point is dull. Replce the needle. 73 Thred is entngled. Cut the entngled thred nd remove it from the rce. Zigzg foot J is slnted on thick sem t the eginning of stitching. Use the presser foot locking pin (lck utton on the left side) on zigzg foot J to keep the presser foot level while sewing. The feed mechnism is dmged. Contct your By Lock retiler. The needle clmp screw is loose. Firmly tighten the needle clmp screw. If the 73 needle is ent or lunt, replce it with new one. Needle is turned, ent or the point is dull. Replce the needle. 73 Thred is tngled elow the needle plte. Lift up the fric nd cut the threds elow it, 382 nd clen the rce. Turn off the mchine, nd then remove the needle plte. If the needle tht fell into the mchine cn e seen, use tweezers to remove it. After removing the needle, return the needle plte to its originl position. Before turning on the mchine, slowly turn the hndwheel towrd you to check tht it turns smoothly. If the hndwheel does not turn smoothly or the needle tht fell into the mchine cnnot e removed, consult your uthorized By Lock retiler. Thred is tngled in the oin cse. Remove the tngled thred from the oin cse. Re-instll the oin cse so it is correctly positioned Appendix 391

199 TROUBLESHOOTING After sewing Prolem Cuse Solution Pge Thred tension is Upper threding is incorrect. Check the steps for threding the mchine nd 60 incorrect. rethred the mchine. Boin is set incorrectly. Reset the oin. (If needle plte ws removed, reinstll needle plte nd tighten screws prior to instlling oin cse.) 57 Chrcter or decortive ptterns re misligned. Pttern does not turn out. Emroidery pttern does not sew out correctly. Using improper needle or thred for the selected fric. Check the Fric/Thred/Needle Comintions chrt. Presser foot holder is not ttched correctly. Rettch the presser foot holder correctly. 69 Thred tension is set incorrectly. Adjust the thred tension. 90, 287 Boin thred is incorrectly wound. Use correctly wound oin. 52 Needle is turned, ent or the point is dull. Replce the needle. 73 A oin designed specificlly for this mchine is not used. Incorrect oins will not work properly. Only use oin designed specificlly for this mchine. 57 Pttern djustment settings were set Revise the pttern djustment settings. 174 incorrectly. Wrong presser foot ws used. Attch the correct presser foot. STITCH SETTING CHART Did not use stilizer mteril on thin frics Attch stilizer mteril. 173 or stretch frics. Thred tension is set incorrectly. Adjust the thred tension. 90, 287 Fric ws pulled, pushed or fed t n ngle while it ws eing sewn. The thred is tngled, for exmple, in the oin cse. Thred is twisted. Sew while guiding the fric with your hnds so tht the fric is fed in stright line. Remove the tngle thred. If the thred is tngled in the oin cse, clen the rce. Use scissors, etc., to cut the twisted thred nd remove it from the oin cse, etc. Thred tension is set incorrectly. Adjust the thred tension. 90, 287 Fric ws not inserted into the frme If the fric is not stretched tight in the frme, 244 correctly (fric ws loose, etc.). the pttern my turn out poorly or there my e shrinkge of the pttern. Set the fric into the frme correctly. Stilizing mteril ws not ttched. Alwys use stilizing mteril, especilly with stretch frics, lightweight frics, frics with corse weve, or frics tht often cuse pttern shrinkge. See your uthorized By Lock retiler for the proper stilizer. 242 There ws n oject plced ner the mchine, nd the crrige or emroidery frme hit the oject during sewing. Fric outside the frme edges interferes with the sewing rm, so the emroidery unit cnnot move. Fric is too hevy, so the emroidery unit cnnot move freely. Fric is hnging off the tle. Fric is sngged or cught on something. Emroidery frme ws removed during sewing (for exmple, to reset the oin). The presser foot ws umped or moved while removing or ttching the emroidery frme, or the emroidery unit ws moved. Stilizer is incorrectly ttched, for exmple, it is smller thn the emroidery frme. If the frme umps something during sewing, the pttern will turn out poorly. Do not plce nything in the re where the frme my ump it during sewing. Reinsert the fric in the emroidery frme so tht the excess fric is wy from the sewing rm, nd rotte the pttern 180 degrees. Plce lrge thick ook or similr oject under the rm hed to lightly lift the hevy side nd keep it level. If the fric is hnging off the tle during emroidery, the emroidery unit will not move freely. Plce the fric so tht it does not hng off the tle or hold the fric to keep it from drgging. Stop the mchine nd plce the fric so tht it does not get cught or sngged. If the presser foot is umped or the emroidery unit is moved during sewing, the pttern will not turn out. Be creful when removing or rettching the emroidery frme during sewing Attch the stilizer correctly

200 TROUBLESHOOTING Prolem Cuse Solution Pge Loops pper on the The thred tension is incorrectly set. Adjust the thred tension. 287 surfce of the fric The tension of the upper thred is incorrectly Use the emroidery needle plte cover. 260 when emroidering set for the comintion of the fric, thred nd pttern eing used. The comintion of the oin cse nd oin thred is incorrect. Chnge the oin cse or oin thred so tht the correct comintion is used. 259 CAUTION This mchine is equipped with thred detection device. If the Strt/Stop utton is pushed efore the upper threding is done, the mchine will not operte properly. Also, depending on the pttern selected, the mchine my feed the fric even if the needle is rised. This is due to the needle r relese mechnism. At these times, the mchine will mke sound different from wht is mde during norml sewing. This is not the sign of mlfunction. If the power is disconnected during sewing: Turn the min power to OFF nd unplug the mchine. If you restrt the mchine, follow the instructions for operting the mchine correctly. 9 Appendix 393

201 ERROR MESSAGES ERROR MESSAGES If the mchine is not properly set nd the Strt/Stop utton or the Reverse/Reinforcement Stitch utton is pressed, or if the opertion procedure is incorrect, the mchine does not strt. An lrm sounds nd n error messge is displyed on the LCD. If n error messge displys, follow the instructions in the messge. Below is n explntion of error messges. Refer to these when necessry (if you press or do the opertion correctly while the error messge is displyed, the messge disppers). CAUTION Be sure to rethred the mchine. If you press the Strt/Stop utton without rethreding the mchine, the thred tension my e wrong or the needle my rek nd cuse injury. This messge is displyed when the motor locks due to tngled thred or for other resons relted to thred delivery. This messge is displyed when you try to comine more thn 71 ptterns. This messge is displyed when the emroidery unit is initilizing. This messge is displyed when the uttonhole lever is up, uttonhole stitch is selected, nd the Strt/ Stop utton or Reverse/ Reinforcement Stitch utton is pushed. This messge is displyed when you try to sew with stitch other thn middle needle position stitch while the single-hole needle plte is instlled. This messge is displyed when the needle plte is removed with the mchine on or when the mchine is turned on nd emroidery or emroidery edit mode is selected (see pge 57). This messge is displyed when the mchine needs to e mintined. (see pge 379) This messge is displyed when the speed control lever is set to control the zigzg stitch width, nd the Strt/ Stop utton is pushed. Use the foot controller to operte the mchine. This messge ppers when there re not enough colors in the custom thred tle, to disply the color scheme you hve selected to disply. In this cse, set more colors in the custom thred tle (See pge 223), or select less colors in the color visulizer function. (See pge 227.) This messge is displyed when the needle plte cover is not ttched. 394

202 ERROR MESSAGES This messge ppers when there re not enough colors in the thred tle, to disply the color scheme effect you hve selected. In this cse, select nother effect or the custom thred tle (300 color plette) or less colors in the color visulizer function. (See pge 227.) If there re not enough numer of colors set in the custom thred tle, set more colors in the tle. (See pge 223.) This messge is displyed when the utomtic needle threding utton is pushed while twin needle sewing is set. This messge ppers when you try to sve more thn 100 cmer imge or settings screen imge files in the USB medi. In this cse, delete file from the USB medi or use different USB medi. (See pge 34 nd 96) This messge ppers when or is pressed to delete the settings for utility stitch. To delete the selected settings, press. This messge is displyed when n unusle emroidery crd is inserted. This messge is displyed when the Strt/Stop utton is pressed efore the edge of the fric is detected. To detect the edge of the fric using the uilt-in cmer, press, rise the presser foot, nd then perform the opertion gin. (see pge 160) This messge is displyed when the uilt-in cmer cnnot detect the edge of the fric. If this messge ppered fter sewing hs reched 1 to 2 cm (out 3/8 to 3/4 inch) from the edge of the fric, refer to step m in Edge Sewing on pge 165. If this messge ppered during edge sewing, the edge of the fric cnnot e detected y the uilt-in cmer. Press, rise the presser foot, rise the needle if it is lowered, nd then perform the procedure descried in Edge Sewing on pge 162 strting from step f. If this error messge ppers gin, sew without using edge sewing function. This messge is displyed when the Reverse/ Reinforcement Stitch utton is pushed while the emroidery unit is ttched. This messge is displyed when the foot controller is pressed while the emroidery unit is ttched nd mchine is set up for emroidering. This messge is displyed when the ptterns you re editing tke up too much memory, or if you re editing too mny ptterns for the memory. This messge is displyed when key on the LCD disply is touched while the needle is in the down position. This messge is displyed when there re too mny chrcters nd the curved chrcter configurtion is impossile. 9 Appendix This messge is displyed when the mchine is in emroidery mode, nd the chrcter pttern comintion is too lrge to fit in the emroidery frme. 395

203 ERROR MESSAGES This messge is displyed when the mchine is in emroidery mode nd the comined chrcter pttern is too lrge for the emroidery frme. You cn rotte the pttern 90 degrees nd continue comining chrcters. This messge is displyed when the mchine is in emroidery mode nd the emroidery unit tries to initilize while the emroidery frme is ttched. This messge is displyed when the mchine is redy to sew n emroidery pttern, nd the Strt/ Stop utton is pushed while the emroidery frme is not ttched. This messge is displyed when the mchine is in emroidery edit mode, nd you try to use n editing function when the pttern is not completely within the red outline. This messge is displyed when you try to sve copyright protected pttern to USB medi/computer. According to copyright lws, ptterns tht re illegl to reproduce or edit cnnot e sved to USB medi or computer. If this messge displys, sve the pttern in the mchine s memory. This messge ppers if the mchine is turned off while sewing, then turned on gin. Press to return the mchine to the condition (pttern position nd numer of stitches) when it ws turned off. Follow the procedure descried in If the Thred Breks During Sewing on pge 267 to lign the needle position nd sew the reminder of the pttern. This messge is displyed when the Strt/Stop utton is pushed nd the mchine is in emroidery mode, ut the emroidery unit is not ttched. This messge is displyed when replcing the emroidering oin thred. This messge is displyed when rotting sved comined pttern in the Emroidery screen. This messge is displyed when the emroidery frme is ttched. This messge is displyed when the mchine is in emroidery mode nd the smll frme is ttched, nd the selected pttern does not fit in the smll frme. This messge ppers when emroidery frme (smll) is ttched while ligning the emroidery position using the uilt-in cmer. This messge is displyed when is pressed when chnging thred colors. 396

204 ERROR MESSAGES This messge is displyed when the mchine filed to recognize the emroidery positioning mrk. - Confirm tht the emroidery positioning mrk is in the selected re. If prolem persists, see pge 254 to reposition mrk. - Mchine filed to recognize printed positioning mrk. Set Pge Scling to None (100%), nd try printing the emroidery positioning mrk gin. (see pge 285) This messge is displyed when the mchine hs recognized the emroidery position mrk. Remove the emroidery positioning sticker nd press to continue. To remove the emroidery positioning sticker more esily, press. (see pge 254) This messge is displyed when the Strt/Stop utton is pushed to sew Utility stitches or Chrcter/Decortive stitches while the foot controller is connected. (This messge does not pper when emroidering). This messge is displyed when the Strt/ Stop utton is pushed while the mchine is in emroidery edit mode nd pttern is eing edited. This messge is displyed when there is no stitch or emroidery pttern selected nd the Strt/ Stop utton or the Reverse/Reinforcement Stitch utton is pressed. This messge is displyed when the oin thred is running out. This messge ppers when the uilt-in cmer is eing used to lign the emroidery position, ut the emroidery positioning sticker is too ner n edge or the pttern extends from the emroidery frme. Chnge the positioning of the emroidery position sticker, nd then try ligning the position gin. See pge 249. This messge is displyed when the upper thred is roken or not threded correctly, nd the Strt/ Stop utton or the Reverse/ Reinforcement Stitch utton is pressed. This messge is displyed when the Presser Foot Lifter utton is pushed while the presser foot lever is rised/the needle is lowered. This messge is displyed when the memory is full nd the stitch or pttern cnnot e sved. This messge is displyed when, fter selecting pttern,,, or is pressed nd the pttern is out to e deleted. This messge is displyed when the oin is eing wound, nd the motor locks ecuse the thred is tngled, etc. 9 Appendix This messge is displyed when there is possiility tht the dt for the selected pttern is corrupted. 397

205 ERROR MESSAGES This messge is displyed when the uttonhole lever is down, stitch other thn uttonhole is selected, nd the Strt/ Stop utton or the Reverse/ Reinforcement Stitch utton is pushed. This messge is displyed when the emroidery unit is ttched nd the power is turned on with the needle in the down position. This messge is displyed when the selected stitch is not ville for the specific function. This messge is displyed when you try to use incomptile medi. This messge is displyed when you try to use incomptile USB medi. For list of comptile USB medi, visit This messge is displyed when it seems tht the upper thred hs not een threded correctly. This messge is displyed when the file size exceeds the dt cpcity of the mchine. Confirm the file size nd formt. (see pge 35.) This messge ppers if the file formt is incomptile with this mchine. Check the list of comptile file formts. (see pge 35.) This messge is displyed when the imge is deleted. This messge is displyed when you ttempt to select pttern fter the USB medi in which the pttern is sved hs een chnged. This messge is displyed when n error occurs with the USB medi. This messge is displyed when the memory is full nd pttern must e deleted. This messge is displyed when utton, such s the Strt/Stop utton, is pushed while the presser foot is rised. This messge is displyed when you press in the screen other thn the Utility Stitch, or press in the screen other thn the Utility Stitch or Chrcter/ Decortive Stitch. This messge ppers when you try to strt sewing utility or decortive/ chrcter stitches using the emroidery foot with the LED pointer ttched to the mchine. This messge ppers when you touch the invlid re of sensor pen. Touch the ctive re. (see pge 98) This messge ppers when you try to recll the pttern stored in the mchine while specifying the sewing end point using the sensor function. (see pge 103) 398

206 ERROR MESSAGES This messge ppers when you press down the sensor pen tip efore pressing nd keep pressing for the certin period. Move the sensor pen wy from the current position. This messge ppers when something is wrong with the sensor unit of the mchine. Consult your uthorized retiler. This messge ppers when you touch the invlid re of sewing with the sensor pen. Touch the ctive re. (see pge 98) Alrm Sounds This messge ppers when the selected function is not ville with the sensor function. (see pge 98, 254) If the opertion ws performed incorrectly, n lrm sounds to indicte tht n error occurred. If the opertion ws performed correctly, the mchine eeps to confirm the opertion. Memo To cncel the opertion eep or to chnge the volume, press, disply screen 4/9, nd then chnge the setting for Mchine Speker Volume. See pge 32 for more detils. This messge ppers when the time/dte is not set. Set time/dte. (see pge 29) This messge ppers when you try to strt sewing utility/decortive stitch or chrcter pttern with the emroidery foot with the LED pointer ttched to the mchine. Remove the emroidery foot with the LED pointer efore entering the sewing mode. (see pge 207) This messge ppers when you try to strt emroidering with the dul feed foot ttched to the mchine. Remove the dul feed foot efore entering the emroidery mode. (see pge 70) This messge ppers when the function to specify the sewing end point cnnot e used with the current stitch. Select other stitch. (see pge 103) 9 Appendix This messge ppers when the dul feed foot cnnot e used with the current stitch. Select other stitch. 399

207 SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS Sewing Mchine (Box 1 of 2) Emroidery Unit (Box 2 of 2) Item Specifiction Dimensions of mchine Approx. 662 mm (W) 348 mm (H) 321 mm (D) (pprox. 26-1/16 inches (W) 13-11/16 inches (H) 12-5/8 inches (D)) Dimensions of ox Approx. 740 mm (W) 620 mm (H) 405 mm (D) (pprox. 29-1/8 inches (W) 24-13/32 inches (H) 15-15/16 inches (D)) Weight of mchine Approx. 17 kg (pprox l) Weight of ox (for shipping) Approx. 26 kg (pprox l) Sewing speed 70 to 1050 stitches per minute Needles Home sewing mchine needles (HA 130) Dimensions of emroidery unit Approx. 595 mm (W) 139 mm (H) 524 mm (D) (pprox. 23-7/16 inches (W) 5-15/32 inches (H) 20-5/8 inches (D)) Dimensions of mchine with emroidery unit ttched Dimensions of ox Weight of emroidery unit Weight of ox (for shipping) Totl Shipping Weight (Comintion of ll 2 oxes complete) * Plese e wre tht some specifictions my chnge without notice. Approx. 916 mm (W) 348 mm (H) 524 mm (D) (pprox. 36-1/16 inches (W) 13-11/16 inches (H) 20-5/8 inches (D)) Approx. 735 mm (W) 620 mm (H) 190 mm (D) (pprox /16 inches (W) 24-13/32 inches (H) 7-15/32 inches (D)) Approx. 4.6 kg (pprox l) Approx. 7.4 kg (pprox l) Approx. 37 kg (pprox l) 400

208 UPGRADING YOUR MACHINE S SOFTWARE UPGRADING YOUR MACHINE S SOFTWARE You cn use USB medi or computer to upgrde softwre for your sewing mchine. When n upgrde progrm is ville on plese downlod the files following the instructions on the wesite nd steps elow. When using USB medi to upgrde the softwre, check tht no dt other thn the upgrde file is sved on the USB medi eing used efore strting to upgrde. Upgrde Procedure Using USB Medi d Press. While pressing the Automtic Threding utton, turn the min power to ON. The following screen will pper on the LCD. Press. c Insert the USB medi into the primry (top) USB port on the mchine. The medi device should only contin the upgrde file. The upgrde file is loded. If n error occurs, red text error messge will pper. When the instlltion is performed successfully, following messge will pper. 9 Appendix Primry (top) USB port for medi USB medi e Remove the USB medi, nd turn the mchine off nd on gin. The ccess lmp will egin linking fter inserting USB medi, nd it will tke out 5 to 6 seconds to recognize the medi. (Time will differ depending on the USB medi). 401

209 UPGRADING YOUR MACHINE S SOFTWARE Upgrde Procedure Using Computer e When the messge disppers, press. Do not connect ny dditionl USB medi devices to your computer when using the USB cle. While pressing the Automtic Threding utton, turn the min power to ON. The following screen will pper on the LCD. Press. The upgrde file is loded. If n error occurs, red text error messge will pper. When the instlltion is performed successfully, following messge will pper. c Plug the USB cle connector into the corresponding USB ports for the computer nd for the mchine. Removle Disk will pper in Computer (My Computer). d Copy the upgrde file to Removle Disk. f Unplug the USB cle, nd turn the mchine off nd on gin. The following messge will pper. 402

210 STITCH SETTING CHART STITCH SETTING CHART The following chrt shows informtion for ech utility stitch concerning pplictions, stitch lengths, stitch widths, nd whether or not the twin needle mode cn e used. Quilting foot C is used when the stright stitch needle plte is ttched to the mchine. Refer to Using Free motion Quilting Foot C on pge 132. Stitch Stitch nme Presser foot Applictions Stitch width [mm (inch)] Stitch length [mm (inch)] Auto. Mnul Auto. Mnul Twin needle Stright stitch (Left) Stright stitch (Left) Stright stitch (Middle) Stright stitch (Middle) Triple stretch stitch Generl sewing, gther, pintuck, etc. Reverse stitch is sewn while pressing Reverse/ Reinforcement Stitch utton. Generl sewing, gther, pintuck, etc. Reinforcement stitch is sewn while pressing Reverse/Reinforcement Stitch utton. Generl sewing, gther, pintuck, etc. Reverse stitch is sewn while pressing Reverse/ Reinforcement Stitch utton. Generl sewing, gther, pintuck, etc. Reinforcement stitch is sewn while pressing Reverse/Reinforcement Stitch utton. Generl sewing for reinforcement nd decortive topstitching 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 3.5 (1/8) 3.5 (1/8) 0.0 (0) (0-1/4) (0-1/4) (0-1/4) (0-1/4) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) 2.5 (3/32) 2.5 (3/32) 2.5 (3/32) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) (1/64-3/16) (1/64-3/16) (1/64-3/16) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) OK ( J ) OK ( J ) OK ( J ) OK ( J ) Stem stitch Reinforced stitching, sewing nd decortive pplictions 1.0 (1/16) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Decortive stitch Decortive stitching, top stitching 0.0 (0) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Bsting stitch Bsting 0.0 (0) (0-1/4) 20 (3/4) 5-30 (3/16-1-3/ 16) NO Zigzg stitch Zigzg stitch Zigzg stitch (Right) For overcsting, mending. Reverse stitch is sewn while pressing Reverse/ Reinforcement Stitch utton. For overcsting, mending. Reinforcement stitch is sewn while pressing Reverse/ Reinforcement Stitch utton. Strt from right needle position, zigzg sew t left. 3.5 (1/8) 3.5 (1/8) 3.5 (1/8) (0-1/4) (0-1/4) (3/32-3/16) 1.4 (1/16) 1.4 (1/16) 1.4 (1/16) (0-3/16) (0-3/16) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) OK ( J ) OK ( J ) Zigzg stitch (Left) Strt from left needle position, zigzg sew t right. 3.5 (1/8) (3/32-3/16) 1.4 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) 2 steps elstic zigzg Overcsting (medium weight nd stretch frics), tpe nd elstic 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 1.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) 403

211 STITCH SETTING CHART Stitch Stitch nme Presser foot Applictions Stitch width [mm (inch)] Stitch length [mm (inch)] Auto. Mnul Auto. Mnul Twin needle 2 steps elstic zigzg Overcsting (medium weight nd stretch frics), tpe nd elstic 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 1.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) 3 steps elstic zigzg Overcsting (medium, hevyweight nd stretch frics), tpe nd elstic 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 1.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Overcsting stitch Reinforcing of light nd medium weight frics 3.5 (1/8) (3/32-3/16) 2.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Overcsting stitch Reinforcing of hevyweight fric 5.0 (3/16) (3/32-3/16) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) NO Overcsting stitch Reinforcing of medium, hevyweight nd esily frile frics or decortive stitching. 5.0 (3/16) (1/8-3/16) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) NO Overcsting stitch Reinforced seming of stretch fric 5.0 (3/16) (0-9/32) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Overcsting stitch Reinforcing of medium stretch fric nd hevyweight fric, decortive stitching 5.0 (3/16) (0-9/32) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Overcsting stitch Reinforcement of stretch fric or decortive stitching 4.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 4.0 (3/16) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Overcsting stitch Stretch knit sem 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 4.0 (3/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Single dimond overcst Reinforcement nd seming stretch fric 6.0 (15/64) (0-1/4) 3.0 (1/8) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Single dimond overcst Reinforcement of stretch fric 6.0 (15/64) (0-1/4) 1.8 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) With side cutter Stright stitch while cutting frics 0.0 (0) (0-3/32) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) NO With side cutter Zigzg stitch while cutting frics 3.5 (1/8) (1/8-3/16) 1.4 (1/16) (0-3/16) NO With side cutter Overcsting stitch while cutting frics 3.5 (1/8) (1/8-3/16) 2.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO With side cutter Overcsting stitch while cutting frics 5.0 (3/16) (1/8-3/16) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) NO With side cutter Overcsting stitch while cutting frics 5.0 (3/16) (1/8-3/16) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) NO Piecing stitch (Right) Piecework/ptchwork 6.5 mm (pprox. 1/4 inch) left sem llownce 5.5 (7/32) (0-1/4) 2.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Piecing stitch (Middle) Piecework/ptchwork 2.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO 404

212 STITCH SETTING CHART Stitch Stitch nme Presser foot Applictions Stitch width [mm (inch)] Stitch length [mm (inch)] Auto. Mnul Auto. Mnul Twin needle Piecing stitch (Left) Piecework/ptchwork 6.5 mm (pprox. 1/4 inch) left sem llownce 1.5 (1/16) (0-1/4) 2.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Hnd-look quilting Quilting stitch mde to look like hnd quilting stitch 0.0 (0) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) NO Quilting ppliqué zigzg stitch Zigzg stitch for quilting nd sewing on ppliqué quilt pieces 3.5 (1/8) (0-1/4) 1.4 (1/16) (0-3/16) NO Quilting ppliqué stitch Quilting stitch for invisile ppliqué or ttching inding 1.5 (1/16) (0-1/4) 1.8 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Quilting stippling Bckground quilting 7.0 (1/4) (0-1/4) 1.6 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Blind hem stitch Hemming woven frics 0.0 (0) (+1/8 - -1/8) 2.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Blind hem stitch stretch Hemming stretch fric 0.0 (0) (+1/8 - -1/8) 2.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Blnket stitch Appliqués, decortive lnket stitch 3.5 (1/8) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Shell tuck edge Shell tuck edge finish on frics 4.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Stin scllop stitch Decorting collr of louse, edge of hndkerchief 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 0.5 (1/32) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Scllop stitch Decorting collr of louse, edge of hndkerchief 7.0 (1/4) (0-1/4) 1.4 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Ptchwork join stitch Ptchwork stitches, decortive stitching 4.0 (1/16) (0-1/4) 1.2 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Ptchwork doule overlock stitch Ptchwork stitches, decortive stitching 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Couching stitch Decortive stitching, ttching cord nd couching 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 1.2 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Smocking stitch Smocking, decortive stitching 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 1.6 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Fether stitch Fgoting, decortive stitching 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Fgoting cross stitch Fgoting, ridging nd decortive stitching 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Tpe ttching Attching tpe to sem in stretch fric 4.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 1.0 (1/16) (1/61-3/16) OK ( J ) 405

213 STITCH SETTING CHART Stitch Stitch nme Presser foot Applictions Stitch width [mm (inch)] Stitch length [mm (inch)] Auto. Mnul Auto. Mnul Twin needle Ldder stitch Decortive stitching 4.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 3.0 (1/8) (1/64-3/16) NO Rick-rck stitch Decortive top stitching 4.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Decortive stitch Decortive stitching 1.0 (1/16) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Decortive stitch Decortive stitching 5.5 (7/32) (0-1/4) 1.6 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Serpentine stitch Decortive stitching nd ttching elstic 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 1.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Decortive stitch Decortive stitching nd ppliqué 6.0 (15/64) (0-1/4) 1.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Decortive stippling stitch Decortive stitching 7.0 (1/4) (0-1/4) 1.6 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Hemstitching Decortive hems, triple stright t left 1.0 (1/16) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Hemstitching Decortive hems, triple stright t center 3.5 (1/8) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Hemstitching zigzg Decortive hems, top stitching 6.0 (15/64) (0-1/4) 3.0 (1/8) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Hemstitching Decortive hems, lce ttching pin stitch 3.5 (1/8) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) NO Hemstitching Decortive hems 3.0 (1/8) (0-1/4) 3.5 (1/8) (1/64-3/16) NO Hemstitching Decortive hems disy stitch 6.0 (15/64) (0-1/4) 3.0 (1/8) (1/64-3/16) NO Hemstitching Heirloom, decortive hems 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 3.5 (1/8) (1/64-3/16) NO Hemstitching Heirloom, decortive hems 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 3.5 (1/8) (1/64-3/16) NO Hemstitching Heirloom, decortive hems 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 3.5 (1/8) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Hemstitching Heirloom, decortive hems 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 4.0 (3/16) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Hemstitching Heirloom, decortive hems 4.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) 406

214 STITCH SETTING CHART Stitch Stitch nme Presser foot Applictions Stitch width [mm (inch)] Stitch length [mm (inch)] Auto. Mnul Auto. Mnul Twin needle Honeycom stitch Heirloom, decortive hems 5.0 (3/64) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Honeycom stitch Heirloom, decortive hems 6.0 (15/64) (0-1/4) 3.5 (1/8) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Hemstitching Heirloom, decortive hems 6.0 (15/64) (0-1/4) 1.6 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Hemstitching Heirloom, decortive hems 6.0 (15/64) (0-1/4) 3.0 (1/8) (1/64-3/16) NO Hemstitching Heirloom, decortive hems 6.0 (15/64) (0-1/4) 4.0 (3/16) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Hemstitching Heirloom, decortive hems 4.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) NO Hemstitching Heirloom, decortive hems 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 2.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Hemstitching Decortive hems nd ridging stitch 6.0 (15/64) (0-1/4) 2.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Hemstitching Decortive hems. Fgoting, ttching rion 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 3.0 (1/8) (1/64-3/16) OK ( J ) Hemstitching Decortive hems, smocking 6.0 (15/64) (0-1/4) 1.6 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Hemstitching Decortive hems, smocking 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 1.6 (1/16) (1/16-3/16) NO Hemstitching Decortive hems, smocking 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 1.6 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Hemstitching Decortive hems 5.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) 1.6 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Ldder stitch Decortive hems. Fgoting, ttching rion 7.0 (1/4) (0-1/4) 1.6 (1/16) (1/64-3/32) NO Nrrow rounded uttonhole Buttonhole on light to medium weight frics 5.0 (3/16) (1/8-3/16) 0.4 (1/64) (1/64-1/16) NO Wide round ended uttonhole Buttonholes with extr spce for lrger uttons 5.5 (7/32) (1/8-7/32) 0.4 (1/64) (1/64-1/16) NO Tpered round ended uttonhole Reinforced wist tpered uttonholes 5.0 (3/16) (1/8-3/16) 0.4 (1/64) (1/64-1/16) NO Round ended uttonhole Buttonholes with verticl r tck in hevyweight frics 5.0 (3/16) (1/8-3/16) 0.4 (1/64) (1/64-1/16) NO 407

215 STITCH SETTING CHART Stitch Stitch nme Presser foot Applictions Stitch width [mm (inch)] Stitch length [mm (inch)] Auto. Mnul Auto. Mnul Twin needle Round ended uttonhole Buttonholes with r tck 5.0 (3/16) (1/8-3/16) 0.4 (1/64) (1/64-1/16) NO Round doule ended uttonhole Buttonholes for fine, medium to hevyweight frics 5.0 (3/16) (1/8-3/16) 0.4 (1/64) (1/64-1/16) NO Nrrow squred uttonhole Buttonholes for light to medium weight frics 5.0 (3/16) (1/8-3/16) 0.4 (1/64) (1/64-1/16) NO Wide squred uttonhole Buttonholes with extr spce for lrger decortive uttons 5.5 (7/32) (1/8-7/32) 0.4 (1/64) (1/64-1/16) NO Squred uttonhole Hevy-duty uttonholes with verticl r tcks 5.0 (3/16) (1/8-3/16) 0.4 (1/64) (1/64-1/16) NO Stretch uttonhole Buttonholes for stretch or woven frics 6.0 (15/64) (1/8-15/64) 1.0 (1/16) (1/32-1/16) NO Heirloom uttonhole Buttonholes for heirloom nd stretch frics 6.0 (15/64) (1/8-15/64) 1.5 (1/16) (1/1-1/8) NO Bound uttonhole The first step in mking ound uttonholes 5.0 (3/16) (0-15/64) 2.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Keyhole uttonhole Buttonholes in hevyweight or thick frics for lrger flt uttons 7.0 (1/4) (1/8-1/4) 0.5 (1/32) (1/64-1/16) NO Tpered keyhole uttonhole Buttonholes in medium to hevy weight frics for lrger flt uttons 7.0 (1/4) (1/8-1/4) 0.5 (1/32) (1/64-1/16) NO Keyhole uttonhole Buttonholes with verticl r tck for reinforcement in hevyweight or thick frics 7.0 (1/4) (1/8-1/4) 0.5 (1/32) (1/64-1/16) NO 4 steps uttonhole 1 Left side of 4 step uttonhole 5.0 (7/32) (1/16-1/4) 0.4 (1/64) (1/64-1/16) NO 4 steps uttonhole 2 Br tck of 4 step uttonhole 5.0 (7/32) (1/16-1/4) 0.4 (1/64) (1/64-1/16) NO 4 steps uttonhole 3 Right side of 4 step uttonhole 5.0 (7/32) (1/16-1/4) 0.4 (1/64) (1/64-1/16) NO 4 steps uttonhole 4 Br tck of 4 step uttonhole 5.0 (7/32) (1/16-1/4) 0.4 (1/64) (1/64-1/16) NO Drning Drning of medium weight fric 7.0 (1/4) (3/32-1/4) 2.0 (1/16) (1/64-1/16) NO Drning Drning of hevyweight fric 7.0 (1/4) (3/32-1/4) 2.0 (1/16) (1/64-1/16) NO Br tck Reinforcement t opening of pocket, etc. 2.0 (1/16) (1/16-1/8) 0.4 (1/64) (1/64-1/16) NO 408

216 STITCH SETTING CHART Stitch Stitch nme Presser foot Applictions Stitch width [mm (inch)] Stitch length [mm (inch)] Auto. Mnul Auto. Mnul Twin needle Button sewing Attching uttons 3.5 (1/8) (3/32-3/16) NO Eyelet Str eyelet For mking eyelets, holes on elts, etc. 7.0 (1/4) (1/4 15/64 3/16) 7.0 (1/4) (1/4 15/64 3/16) For mking str-shped eyelets on holes. NO NO Digonlly left up (Stright) Reverse (Stright) Digonlly right up (Stright) For ttching ppliqué on tuulr pieces of fric nd mitering corners For ttching ppliqué on tuulr pieces of fric nd mitering corners For ttching ppliqué on tuulr pieces of fric nd mitering corners NO NO NO Sidewys to left (Stright) For ttching ppliqué on tuulr pieces of fric NO Sidewys to right (Stright) For ttching ppliqué on tuulr pieces of fric NO Digonlly left down (Stright) Forwrd (Stright) Digonlly right down (Stright) For ttching ppliqué on tuulr pieces of fric nd mitering corners For ttching ppliqué on tuulr pieces of fric nd mitering corners For ttching ppliqué on tuulr pieces of fric nd mitering corners NO NO NO Sidewys to left (Zigzg) For ttching ppliqué on tuulr pieces of fric NO Sidewys to right (Zigzg) For ttching ppliqué on tuulr pieces of fric NO Forwrd (Zigzg) Reverse (Zigzg) For ttching ppliqué on tuulr pieces of fric nd mitering corners For ttching ppliqué on tuulr pieces of fric nd mitering corners NO NO Piecing stitch (Middle) Piecework/ptchwork 2.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Piecing stitch (Right) Piecework/ptchwork 6.5 mm (pprox. 1/4 inch) right sem llownce 5.50 (7/32) (0-1/4) 2.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Piecing stitch (Left) Piecework/ptchwork 6.5 mm (pprox. 1/4 inch) left sem llownce 1.50 (1/16) (0-1/4) 2.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO 409

217 STITCH SETTING CHART Stitch Stitch nme Presser foot Applictions Stitch width [mm (inch)] Stitch length [mm (inch)] Auto. Mnul Auto. Mnul Twin needle Hnd-look quilting Quilting stitch mde to look like hnd quilting stitch (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) NO Bsting stitch Bsting (0-1/4) 20 (3/4) 5-30 (3/16-1-3/ 16) NO Stem stitch Reinforced stitching, sewing nd decortive pplictions 1.00 (1/16) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) NO Quilting ppliqué zigzg stitch Zigzg stitch for quilting nd sewing on ppliqué quilt pieces 3.50 (1/8) (0-1/4) (0-3/16) NO Zigzg stitch (Right) Strt from right needle position, zigzg sew t left 3.50 (1/8) (3/32-3/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Zigzg stitch (Left) Strt from left needle position, zigzg sew t right 3.50 (1/8) (3/32-3/16) (1/64-3/16) NO 2 steps elstic zigzg Overcsting (medium weight nd stretch frics), tpe nd elstic 5.00 (3/16) (0-1/4) 1.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO 3 steps elstic zigzg Overcsting (medium, hevyweight nd stretch frics), tpe nd elstic 5.00 (3/16) (0-1/4) 1.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Quilting ppliqué stitch Quilting stitch for invisile ppliqué or ttching inding (0-1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Shell tuck edge Shell tuck edge finish on frics 4.00 (3/16) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) NO Blnket stitch Appliqués, decortive lnket stitch 3.50 (1/8) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) NO Quilting stippling Bckground quilting 7.00 (1/4) (0-1/4) 1.6 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Overcsting stitch Stretch knit sem 5.00 (3/16) (0-1/4) 4.0 (3/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Tpe ttching Attching tpe to sem in stretch fric 5.50 (3/16) (0-1/4) (1/61-3/16) NO Serpentine stitch Decortive stitching nd ttching elstic 5.00 (3/16) (0-1/4) (1/64-3/16) NO Fether stitch Fgoting, decortive stitching 5.00 (3/16) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) NO Fgoting cross stitch Fgoting, ridging nd decortive stitching 5.00 (3/16) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) NO Couching stitch Decortive stitching, ttching cord nd couching 5.00 (3/16) (0-1/4) 1.2 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO 410

218 STITCH SETTING CHART Stitch Stitch nme Presser foot Applictions Stitch width [mm (inch)] Stitch length [mm (inch)] Auto. Mnul Auto. Mnul Twin needle Ptchwork doule overlock stitch Ptchwork stitches, decortive stitching 5.00 (3/16) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) NO Smocking stitch Smocking, decortive stitching 5.00 (3/16) (0-1/4) 1.6 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Rick-rck stitch Decortive top stitching 4.00 (3/16) (0-1/4) 2.5 (3/32) (1/64-3/16) NO Decortive stitch Decortive stitching nd ppliqué 6.00 (15/64) (0-1/4) 1.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Decortive stitch Decortive stitching 5.50 (3/16) (0-1/4) 1.6 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Hemstitching Heirloom, decortive hems 5.00 (3/16) (0-1/4) 2.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Hemstitching Decortive hems nd ridging stitch 6.00 (15/64) (0-1/4) 2.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Single dimond overcst Reinforcement nd seming stretch fric 6.00 (15/64) (0-1/4) 3.0 (1/8) (1/64-3/16) NO Overcsting stitch Reinforcement of stretch fric or decortive stitching 4.00 (3/16) (0-1/4) 4.0 (3/16) (1/64-3/16) NO Free motion couching stitch Free motion couching stitch 3.50 (1/3) (3/32-1/8) NO 411

219 INDEX INDEX 412 A Accessories included ccessories options Accessory cse Accessory comprtment Adjustments screen Air vent Alrm sounds Aligning the position , 252, 272 Alphet chrcters chrcter/decortive stitches emroidery Appliqué quilting using zigzg stitch using n emroidery frme pttern Arry key Arrow keys Automtic fric sensor system Automtic reinforcement stitching Automtic thred cutting key Automtic Threding utton... 17, 60 B Bck to eginning key Bll point needle 75/ , 290 Br tcks Bsting Blind hem stitches Boin pulling up the oin thred runs out of thred setting winding Boin cse clening Boin cover... 16, 57 Boin holder (switch) Boin winder Boin work Border key , 232 Built-in cmer... 97, 160, 252 Button sewing hole uttons shnk Buttonhole lever... 16, 149, 152 Buttonholes four-step odd-shped/uttons tht do not fit the utton holder plte one-step C Clirting the sensor pen Chrcter spcing key Chrcter/Decortive Stitches djustments comining editing key functions retrieving , 191 sving , 189 selecting sewing stitch selection screens Clening LCD screen mchine csing rce Clock Color visulizer Color Visulizer function Comining Ptterns chrcter/decortive stitches emroidery edit Connecting ptterns Cord guide oin cover Crzy quilt Custom Thred Tle , 226 Cut/Tension key D Drning Drt sem Decortive Couching Density key Dul feed foot E Echo quilting Eco mode Edge sewing edge sewing using the uilt-in cmer Editing chrcter/decortive stitches emroidery edit Elstic zigzg stitches Elongtion key Emroidery djusting the speed utomtic thred cutting function (END COLOR TRIM) edges or corners key functions restrting from the eginning resuming emroidery fter turning off the power rions or tpe selecting ptterns smll frics thred color disply thred trimming function (JUMP STITCH TRIM) Emroidery ppliqué Emroidery edit chnging the thred color comined ptterns , 241 custom thred tle , 226 key functions repeted ptterns Emroidery foot W Emroidery frme disply Emroidery frmes ttching inserting fric removing types using the emroidery sheet Emroidery needle plte cover Emroidery ptterns ligning the position checking the position comining duplicting editing linked chrcters pttern selection screens

220 INDEX retrieving , 301 sving , 300 selecting sewing using frme pttern to mke n ppliqué , 304 Emroidery positioning sticker Emroidery sheet Emroidery unit... 17, 197 crrige Error messges Eyelet F Frics fric/thred/needle comintions sewing hevyweight frics sewing lightweight frics sewing stretch frics... 87, 150 Fgoting Feed dogs... 16, 131 Flt ed ttchment... 15, 198 Flt fell Sem Forwrd/Bck key , 268 Free motion quilting free motion echo quilting foot E free motion open toe quilting foot O free motion quilting foot C Free motion sewing mode G Gthering Guideline mrker H Hndle Hndwheel Heirloom Hemstitching disy stitch drwn work Home pge screen I Imge key , 180, 212 IQ Designer MPEG-4 (MP4) videos Multi color key Multi-directionl sewing Multi-function foot controller... 15, 26, 81, 82 Multi-purpose screwdriver N Needle chnging the needle chnging the needle position checking the needle loction fric/thred/needle comintions mode twin needle Needle r thred guides... 16, 64 Needle clirtion Needle clmp screw Needle mode selection key Needle plte Needle position... 96, 116 Needle Position utton O Opertion uttons... 15, 17 Overcsting , 124 P Ptchwork Piecing Pintuck Pivoting Power cord Power cord receptcle Presser foot ttching pressure removing types Presser foot code Presser foot holder... 16, 68 Presser foot holder screw Presser foot lever... 15, 86 Presser Foot Lifter utton Presser foot/needle exchnge key... 63, 68, 73 Pre-tension disk... 15, 53, 56 Print nd stitch K Key functions chrcter/decortive stitches emroidery emroidery edit utility stitches Knee lifter... 15, 94 L L/R Shift LCD screen... 15, 30 clening light Lower threding pulling up the oin thred setting the oin winding the oin M Mchine opertion mode key Min power switch... 15, 28 Mirror imge key , 178, 215 Q Quilting free motion with stin stitches R Rce Reinforcement stitch Reinforcement Stitch utton Repeted ptterns Retrieving chrcter/decortive stitch ptterns computer , 208 emroidery ptterns mchine s memory , 301 stitch settings USB medi , 207 utility stitches Reverse Stitch utton Reverse/Reinforcement Stitch utton... 17, 83 Reverse/Reinforcement stitches Rotte key Appendix 413

221 INDEX S Stin stitches , 179 Sving chrcter/decortive stitches computer , 300 emroidery ptterns mchine s memory , 299 stitch settings USB medi , 299 utility stitches Scllop stitches Scn Screen sver Sensor functions emroidering position guideline mrker L/R Shift needle drop position Sensor pen Sensor pen holder Settings utomtic thred cutting... 91, 290 disply lnguge emroidery settings generl settings mchine setting mode key... 31, 223, 291 sewing settings stitch length stitch width thred tension... 90, 287 thred trimming Sewing key Sewing mchine help key Sewing speed controller (speed control slide)... 15, 17, 80 Sewing type selection key Shelltuck stitches Shutoff support mode Side cutter Single/Repet sewing key Size key Size selection key Smocking stitches Soft cover cse Speker Specifictions Spool cp Spool net Spool pin Spool stnd... 56, 65 Spool stnd LED Stilizer Strt/Stop utton Strting point key Step stitch ptterns Stitch setting chrt Stright stitch foot Stright stitch needle plte Stright stitches Supplementl spool pin... 15, 52, 64 Thred plette key , 226 Top cover Top stitching Touch pen , 380 holder Tril key Trouleshooting Tutoril video Twin needle U Uninterrupted emroidering Upgrding Upper threding twin needle mode using the Automtic Threding utton using the spool net USB cle... 46, 189, 208, 284, 300, 402 USB medi reclling , 207 sving , 299 usle , 297 USB mouse... 35, 47 USB port connector for computer... 15, 189, 300 for medi... 15, 188, 299 Utility stitches key functions pttern explntion key retrieving sving selecting sewing type selection key stitch selection screens stitch setting chrt V Verticl stitch lignment foot V W Wlking foot Z Zigzg stitches Zipper insertion centered side T Tpe ttching Tpe or elstic ttching Thred fric/thred/needle comintions thred tension... 90, 287 Thred color disply Thred cutter... 15, 81 Thred Cutter utton Thred density key Thred guide... 15, 53, 55, 64 Thred guide plte... 15, 55, 60 Thred mrks

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