CONTENTS
8
Chapter 5 ADVANCED EMBROIDERY 145
VARIOUS EMBROIDERING FUNCTIONS........ 145
Basting Embroidery ............................................................ 145
Creating an Appliqué Piece ................................................ 146
MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS ......... 149
Adjusting Thread Tension................................................... 149
Adjusting the Alternate Bobbin Case (with No Color on the
Screw) ................................................................................ 150
Using the Automatic Thread Cutting Function
(End Color Trim)................................................................. 151
Using the Thread Trimming Function (Jump Stitch Trim) .... 152
Adjusting the Embroidery Speed......................................... 152
Changing the Thread Color Display.................................... 153
Aligning the Pattern and the Needle ................................... 153
Embroidering Linked Characters......................................... 154
USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION.................. 155
Saving Embroidery Patterns ................................................ 155
Retrieving Embroidery Patterns........................................... 156
EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS......................... 157
Using a Frame Pattern To Make an Appliqué...................... 157
Embroidering Couching Patterns ........................................ 158
Creating Stippling, Echo Quilting, or Decorative Fill Patterns
around a Design ................................................................. 161
Embroidering Split Embroidery Patterns .............................. 162
Chapter 6 IQ DESIGNER
163
ABOUT IQ DESIGNER ..................................... 163
PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN ......................... 163
Before Creating Designs ..................................................... 165
Drawing Lines .................................................................... 165
Drawing Regions................................................................ 166
Using the Stamp Key .......................................................... 167
Using the Erase Key............................................................ 168
Using the Select Key........................................................... 168
STITCH SETTINGS SCREEN .............................. 169
Specifying Individual Stitch Settings ................................... 169
Specifying Global Stitch Settings ........................................ 170
Loading the Background Image .......................................... 171
LINE CONVERSION ......................................... 172
Create a Pattern with Line Conversion ................................ 172
ILLUSTRATION CONVERSION........................ 174
Create a Pattern with Illustration Conversion ...................... 174
STIPPLING........................................................ 176
Basic Stippling with IQ Designer ........................................ 176
Decorative Stitching around a Pattern in Embroidery
(a Quilting Function) .......................................................... 178
IQ INTUITION- MONITORING APP ............... 180
IQ INTUITION- POSITIONING APP................ 181
Chapter 7 APPENDIX
183
CARE AND MAINTENANCE............................. 183
Cleaning the LCD............................................................... 183
Cleaning the machine surface ............................................ 183
Restrictions on Oiling ......................................................... 183
Precautions on Storing the Machine ................................... 183
Cleaning the Race ............................................................. 183
Cleaning the Bobbin Case .................................................. 184
Cleaning the Cutter in the Bobbin Case Area ...................... 185
BEFORE LENDING OR DISPOSING OF THE
PRODUCT ........................................................ 185
ADJUSTING THE SCREEN ................................ 186
Touch Panel is Malfunctioning ........................................... 186
TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................... 186
Frequent Troubleshooting Topics ....................................... 186
Upper Thread is Too Tight.................................................. 186
Tangled Thread on Wrong Side of Fabric ........................... 187
Incorrect Thread Tension.................................................... 187
Fabric is Caught in the Machine and Cannot Be Removed ... 188
If the Thread Becomes Tangled Under the Bobbin
Winder Seat ....................................................................... 189
List of Symptoms................................................................ 190
ERROR MESSAGES........................................... 194
SPECIFICATIONS............................................. 196
UPDATING YOUR MACHINE’S SOFTWARE... 198
Update Procedure Using USB Media ................................. 198
Update Procedure Using Wireless LAN Connection .......... 198
STITCH SETTING CHART ................................ 199
INDEX.............................................................. 206
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