Artistic SD-16, User Manual

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Artistic Quilter SD-16 User Manual
Machine Operation
Manual Mode
When in manual mode, depressing the foot pedal will
cause the sewing speed to increase, until the pedal is fully
depressed, at which point, the machine speed matches the
top speed setting.
Stitch-Regulated Mode
Turn the Controller on by using the switch on the bottom
of the Controller. A bright white light will flash until it
makes radio contact with the Receiver. Once contact is
made, flashing will only occur if the ambient light is low,
such as when you have the Receiver under the fabric.
Two Ways to Start/Stop in Stitch-Regulated
Mode
Foot Pedal
In stitch-regulated mode, the foot pedal acts as a
“Regulation Start” switch. Once sewing is started by
depressing the foot pedal, pressing the foot pedal further
will have no affect on the sewing speed. The pedal acts as
a simple on-off switch.
Play/Pause Button
There is also a “foot pedal-free” mode of regulated
operation with the TruStitch for Artistic. When in Regulated
mode, a “Play/Pause” button can be found on the main
screen at the center-right of the screen (Figure 11 on Page
63). This button can be used to start and stop regulated
operation in place of the foot pedal. Please note that the
foot pedal must still be plugged into the Receiver for the
TruStitch for Artistic to work.
Two Styles of Stitch Regulation
Cruise
The default Stitch-Regulation Style is called Cruise. When
in Cruise stitching mode, depressing the pedal will start
the machine at the defined Cruise (starting) speed. As the
fabric and the Controller are moved together, the machine
will regulate the machine speed, when the Controller
motion is faster than the Cruise speed setting. It speeds up
as you do, maintaining the Stitches-Per-Inch stitch length
that you’ve chosen (see Using the Stitch Regulator, Page 55).
Using Cruise style allows you to ease gently into your
stitching, creating smoother starts and stops. It is the best
style choice for most quilting methods.
Precision
Setting the Cruise speed to 0 will automatically engage
the Precision Style of Stitch Regulation.
When in Precision stitching style, depressing the pedal
(or pressing the Play/Pause Button) activavtes the machine
and starts regulation but the machine does not start
sewing yet.
The status box on the top center part of the screen will
turn from red to green to indicate the machine is active.
Moving the Controller with the fabric will start the
machine stitching. When the Controller stops moving, the
machine stops stitching, possibly in mid-stroke. The default
Needle Up/Down choice is overridden by Precision.
Releasing the pedal or pressing the Pause/Play button
stops machine operation nd moves the needle to the
chosen Needle Up/Down position.
Choosing a non-zero Cruise value will re-engage the
Cruise setting.