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PC Card NO.1001
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Sewing with PC Design Cards (Optional)

Inserting the Card

Insert PC design card 

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 into slot with front side

facing you. Push card in until it clicks and the card
eject button 

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 pops out. (You should see a red bar

on the button.)

Selecting from a PC Design Card

Touch the “PC Design Card” key 

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The PC design selections window opens. Designs
programmed on the card will appear. Select a
design.

Ejecting the Card

Push in the card eject button. Remove PC design
card from the slot.

CAUTION:

 Do not turn off the power switch or

eject the card when warning messages or
hourglass icon is displayed.

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Summary of Contents for 8200

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Page 2: ...his can be obtained from your dealer 5 Never operate the sewing machine with any air opening blocked Keep ventilation openings of the sewing machine and foot control free from the accumulation of lint dust and fibers 6 Never drop or insert any object into any opening 7 Do not use outdoors 8 Do not operate where aerosol spray products are being used or where oxygen is being administered 9 To discon...

Page 3: ...Attaching Hoop to Carriage 25 Embroidering Small Areas 26 Sewing Designs How to Select a Built In Design 26 27 Sewing a Single Built in Design 28 Ready to Sew Window After Embroidery Begins 29 How to Select Alphabets 30 31 Sewing Alphabets 32 33 Alphabet Corrections 34 2 Letter or 3 Letter Monograms 35 Sewing with PC Design Cards 36 Edit Window 37 Selecting a Design After Opening the Edit Window 3...

Page 4: ...n cover plate 13 Needle plate 14 Built in needle threader 15 Thread cutter and holder 16 Face plate 17 Thread tension dial 18 Thread take up lever 19 Thread guide slit 20 Needle clamp screw 21 Needle 22 Presser foot 23 Carrying handle 24 Presser foot lever 25 Carriage 26 Machine socket 27 Power switch 28 Card eject button 29 PC design card optional 30 PC design card slot 31 Flywheel always turn to...

Page 5: ... felt 5 Spool stand 6 Spool holder large 7 Spool holder small 8 Scissors 9 Screw key 10 Screwdriver 11 Set of needles 12 Standard hoop A with template 13 Large hoop B with template 14 Power supply cord 15 Instruction Manual 16 Template sheets 11 6 5 4 3 2 1 10 9 8 7 13 12 15 14 16 ...

Page 6: ...ith the extension table attached unless using optional free arm hoop C See page 45 To Attach Place tabs over slots and push down on table Presser Foot Lever and Additional Presser Foot Clearance Raise and lower the foot with this lever q Before sewing can occur the presser foot must be lowered to close the tension discs You can raise the presser foot about 6 5 mm 1 4 higher than the normal up posi...

Page 7: ...ide of the fabric When adjusting needle thread tension the higher numbers tighten the lower numbers loosen Tension is too tight The bobbin thread shows through on the topside of the fabric Turn the dial to a lower number to loosen the needle thread tension Tension is too loose The needle thread forms loops and looks ragged Turn the dial to a higher number to tighten the needle thread tension q q ...

Page 8: ...utlet If the plug does not fit fully into the outlet reverse the plug If it still does not fit contact a qualified electrician to install the proper outlet Do not modify the plug in any way For Your Safety Do not use extension cords or plug adapters Do not touch plug with wet hands Always turn off the power light switch first and then unplug from the electrical outlet Examples when leaving the mac...

Page 9: ...ITCH NOTE After turning on the machine there is approximately a six second delay before the LCD Touch Screen becomes visible This is the required boot up time and is not a malfunction q Start Stop Key changes color to indicate function Press this green key to start the machine When the machine is running press this red key to stop machine NOTE The Elna 8200 is equipped with a safety feature that w...

Page 10: ...ogramming See page 30 3 PC design cards optional Please verify that this machine will accept compact flash card See page 36 4 Edit This is the window where you can modify and combine designs See page 37 5 Next key Touch this key to go forward to next window in sequence 6 Previous key Touch this key to go back to the previous window in sequence 7 Window category Names the window function based on t...

Page 11: ...e recalled See page 44 2 SET preference key You can program the machine to change the default settings to reflect your personal sewing style See page 11 3 On screen information key View basic operation information windows See page 14 4 Return carriage key Use this key to bring the carriage back to the store position after completing embroidery IMPORTANT Always have the carriage in the stored posit...

Page 12: ...ff and 10 loud Touch the key to increase and the key to decrease or turn off 3 Eco Mode After turning on the machine this energy saving feature will darken the LCD touch screen and turn off the sewing light if the machine has not been used Simply touch the LCD screen for the screen and light to turn back on The eco mode default setting is 10 minutes but it can be adjusted between 1 and 30 minutes ...

Page 13: ...dow The first of five black plus symbols will appear Touch the black symbols in the order that they appear After the fifth black symbol is touched the END message appears Wait a few moments and the set preference window reappears 8 Set maximum embroidery speed The maximum embroidery speed default setting is 650 spm stitches per minute Designs featuring narrow zigzag stitches may need to be sewn at...

Page 14: ...ored data 11 Built in memory Touch Yes key next to Built in memory 12 PC design card or Compact Flash Touch Yes key next to ATA PC card 13 Reset to factory defaults Touch this key to return everything except language to the default settings same settings as when you purchased the machine 14 Language selection Touch the language key to open the language selection window Choose from eleven languages...

Page 15: ...ion for these basic machine operations changing needles inserting the bobbin threading the machine and winding the bobbin 1 Touch the Mode key to open the mode selection window 2 Touch the On Screen Information key to open the index window 3 Touch one of the keys in the index window 4 View the illustrations of the topic selected 5 Touch the Return key to go back to the index window Touch Return ke...

Page 16: ...l holder and press it firmly against the spool of thread NOTE Spool holder needs to be changed according to the type of thread spool A Large spool B Small spool Additional Spool Pin The additional spool pin can be used to wind a bobbin without unthreading the machine PROCEDURE Insert the spool stand w and the additional spool pin ein the hole q Place the felt r and spool t on the pin with the thre...

Page 17: ...ge Holding the free end of the thread press the Start Stop key Stop machine after the bobbin has made a few turns Cut the thread tail close to the hole in the bobbin Start machine again to continue winding bobbin When the bobbin is fully wound stop the machine Move the spindle to the left to return the bobbin winder to its original position Remove the bobbin and cut the thread with the bobbin wind...

Page 18: ...nt side of the bobbin case Hold the bobbin with your right hand and pull the thread to the left through the tension spring blades Continue pulling the thread lightly until the thread slips into notch w Pull out about 15 cm 6 of thread Replace the bobbin cover plate Refer to the chart shown on the bobbin cover plate to check the threading q w ...

Page 19: ...Thread pathway is indicated on the machine with solid line Guide the thread down right channel and around the thread holder Pull the thread up the left channel to the take up lever Firmly pull the thread from right to left over the take up lever and down into the take up lever eye r Proceed down left channel and through the lower threadguidet Slide the thread to the left behind the needle bar thre...

Page 20: ...ead around guide e and under hook w Slowly release the lever while holding the thread end and let the needle threader return to its original position A loop of thread r is pulled through the needle eye Pull the thread loop off the guide to the back and manually bring the thread through the needle eye NOTE The needle threader can be used with 11 to 16 size needles Thread weight may vary from 30 to ...

Page 21: ...hand Hand turn the flywheel always turn towards you one full revolution Draw up the needle thread together with a loop of bobbin thread Pass the needle thread through the embroidery foot Pull thread up and secure it into thread holder located on front side of thread cutter q and leave a small thread tail q ...

Page 22: ... counterclockwise to loosen Remove the needle from the clamp Insert the new needle into needle clamp with the flat side w to the back pushing it up as far as it will go Tighten the clamp screw firmly To determine if the needle is defective place the flat side of the needle on something flat a needle plate piece of glass etc The gap between the needle and the flat surface should be consistent NOTE ...

Page 23: ...of stabilizer for embroidery sewing are fusible adhesive tear away heat away or wash away The fusible type is recommended for stretch fabrics and fabrics that might shrink Adhesive type is great for velvets or other napped fabrics that would be damaged if secured in the hoop The non adhesive types should be used when embroidering fabric which cannot be ironed or for areas which are difficult to ir...

Page 24: ...na EnVision CE20 and 8007 r Boundary edges for built in and PC design cards Starting point for alphabets with vertical placement NOTE The four indentations t for fitting the template onto the hoop do not correspond with any of the reference lines Securing Fabric in Hoop Use a washable fabric marker or tailor s chalk to draw centerlines q on your fabric see stabilizers on page 22 Loosen the hoop ti...

Page 25: ... a flat surface Position inner hoop template and fabric over the outer hoop Set inner hoop into outer hoop and slightly tighten the hoop tightening screw r Gently pull fabric taut in hoop respecting the fabric grain vertical and horizontal Check fabric and template centerlines Once fabric is taut and properly positioned tighten adjustment screw with screwdriver Remove template from inner hoop e r ...

Page 26: ...side of machine Position the hoop pins w into the holes e on the carriage Rotate the hoop turnkey clockwise to lock hoop onto carriage CAUTION Always allow plenty of room behind the carriage so it can move freely See page 8 Never try to move the carriage by hand or touch the carriage when it is moving Always return the carriage to store position before turning off the machine See page 10 q w e ...

Page 27: ...key The ready to sew window opens The LCD touch screen now shows the design information like the image thread colors sewing time etc q Color Part key The design is separated into parts based on thread color changes The parts are sewn in the order displayed Thread color names and numbers are shown based on your thread brand preference see page 13 The part that will be sewn is darkened After a part ...

Page 28: ...NOTE See page 29 for explanation of Jog St key e Trace key Check the size and sewing area of the design Touch this key A message appears and tracing function automatically starts The carriage traces the outlying boundaries of the design without any stitching r Cancel key within tracing message You can cancel the tracing function while it is happening by touching this key t Mode key See page 10 Sew...

Page 29: ...ne with first thread color Lower presser foot Press Start Stop key and sew 5 or 6 stitches Stop machine by pressing Start Stop key Raise presser foot Cut away beginning thread tail close to the start point Lower presser foot Press the Start Stop key and let the machine sew until it stops automatically for the thread change Sew entire design using method described above for each thread change When ...

Page 30: ...efore the thread break occurred Each time you touch the key the hoop moves back 10 stitches Each time you touch the key the hoop moves forward 10 stitches e Jog ST key Touch this key before sewing the jog keys disappear and the stitch minus plus keys appear r Return Carriage key Since this is a very important key to use before turning off your machine it appears here as well as in the mode selecti...

Page 31: ...phabets Choose from five different fonts to create text and monograms Touch the A Z key q to open the alphabet selection window Touch the Font key w Select one of the fonts by touching its corresponding key Touch the Return key e and the font selected will be indicated r Diacritical Letter key Touch this key to open close diacritical letters Letters with accents umlauts etc t Upper Lower Case key ...

Page 32: ...rizontal Vertical key Touch this key to switch the embroidery direction between horizontal and vertical See page 33 t Alphabet Size key Touch this key to switch between large medium and small size lettering This key will not be active if the font selection is 2 or 3 letters y Magnifier key Touch this key to enlarge the keys so they are easier to select Touch the Return key to go back to regular si...

Page 33: ...B OK M L S AB Mode Gothic AB A F Sewing Alphabets The alphabet selection window should be open See page 30 Touch the Font key and select the Gothic style Select E Touch the Upper Lower Case key to select lower case Select l n and a Touch the OK key Touch the Return key in the hoop size warning message The ready to sew window will open q Color Change key Touch this key if you want the machine to st...

Page 34: ... 23 Use the Jog keys q to position hoop and align needle directly over the centerlines w Lower presser foot Press Start Stop key and sew 5 or 6 stitches Stop machine by pressing Start Stop key Raise presser foot Cut away beginning thread tail close to the start point Lower presser foot Press the Start Stop key and let the machine sew until it stops automatically NOTE Vertical orientation of alphab...

Page 35: ...om 8300 Touch the Move Cursor keys until the cursor underline is under the 3 Touch the Delete key The 3 is deleted Inserting a letter Example Insert 2 into 800 Touch the Move Cursor keys until the cursor underline is under the number where you want to insert the new number Select 2 The 2 will be inserted between the 8 and 0 Gothic AB A F ...

Page 36: ...ge 2 1 color Edit Font A Z AB OK M L S AB Mode G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F Gothic AB A F A Z 2 Letter or 3 Letter Monograms Example 2 letters and frame for crest The alphabet selection window should be open See page 30 Touch the Font key and select 2 Letters key Select one of the frames Select A and B Touch OK key Touch the Return key in the hoop size warning message Sew 2 ...

Page 37: ...n until it clicks and the card eject button w pops out You should see a red bar on the button Selecting from a PC Design Card Touch the PC Design Card key e The PC design selections window opens Designs programmed on the card will appear Select a design Ejecting the Card Push in the card eject button Remove PC design card from the slot CAUTION Do not turn off the power switch or eject the card whe...

Page 38: ...uching its corresponding key q Standard Hoop A or Optional Hoop F 126 mm x 110 mm 5 x 4 3 8 w Large Hoop B 140 mm x 200 mm 5 1 2 x 8 Optional Free Arm Hoop C 50 mm x 50 mm 2 x 2 Touch OK key to open the selected hoop edit window NOTE If you touch the Cancel key the large hoop B edit window will open because the large hoop B is the default hoop NOTE If you select a design before opening the edit wi...

Page 39: ... Select a design The design will appear in the edit window with an outline surrounding it Moving a Design q Touch the design on the screen and drag it to the new location with your fingertip NEVER drag it with a sharp pointed object OR w Move Design keys Use these keys to move the design to a new position The carriage will not move like it does with the jog keys but instead the design moves relati...

Page 40: ... If you touch the Cancel key size window closes and design remains at original size w Mirror Image key Touch this key to flip the design from left to right e Face to Face key Touch this key to flip the design from top to bottom r Rotate key Touch this key to rotate the design 45 degrees clockwise t Delete key The design that is surrounded by the outline will be deleted y Magnifier key Touch this k...

Page 41: ...Font A Z AB OK M L S AB Mode G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F Gothic AB A F A A Z Z B Combine a Built in Design with Alphabet Example Built in design 18 and Bear Select design 18 from the built in design selection window Touch the Return key in the hoop size warning message Touch the Edit key Touch the Alphabets key Select B upper case in Gothic style Touch the Upper Lower Case ...

Page 42: ...size warning message The ready to sew window opens Sew design NOTE If you touch the Return key in the ready to sew window edit mode is deactivated and all data is deleted Edit Mode Cancel OK Edit A Z Size A F 126x110mm Edit Mode 1 2 3 4 Ready to Sew A Z Size P A F 126x110mm 6 colors Jog ST 2 13 min 49x63mm Seashell 5776 Wicker 5789 Date 5590 Visor Gold 5698 Edit Font A Z AB OK M L S AB Mode Gothic...

Page 43: ...ere the file will be saved by touching the Built in Card key w Built in the file will be saved in the internal memory of the machine Card the file will be saved onto the PC card File names are automatically assigned in numerical order beginning with M_001 Touch the File Name key e to label the file with a different name Touch the keys up to 8 characters that correspond to the file name you wish to...

Page 44: ...ame NOTE When the memory is full a warning message will appear Touch the OK key Go to the open file window see page 44 and delete a file you no longer want q Next and Previous keys The save file window will display 5 saved file names at a time Touch these keys to view the other saved file names Touch the OK key to save the file Touch Cancel key to close the save file window without saving the file...

Page 45: ...t and previous keys t to view the other saved file names Select the file you want to sew Touch the OK key The file will appear either in the edit window or ready to sew window depending on where you accessed the open file key Deleting a Saved File Display the file you want to delete in the active name window Touch the Delete key y The confirmation window will open Touch the OK key to delete Touch ...

Page 46: ...ilt in designs less than 49mm are 3 9 18 20 21 22 23 24 29 30 34 35 36 and 44 Hoop fabric aligning centerlines with hoop template Place fabric around free arm and lock hoop onto carriage Roll up fabric edges so it will not be caught at the neck of the free arm during embroidery sew ing Insert the blocking plate stored in the arm of the hoop next to the hoop opening The blocking plate prevents the ...

Page 47: ...nd thread breakage during stitching Check for lint buildup after each project is completed Hand turn the flywheel to raise the needle to its highest position Turn Off power switch Unplug the machine before cleaning Remove the needle Use the screw key q supplied with the machine to remove the screw w Lift away the needle plate e Take out the bobbin Lift up and remove the bobbin case r Clean the bob...

Page 48: ...e needle presser foot and bobbin Changing the Light Bulb Turn OFF the power switch Unplug the machine Wait until the bulb has cooled before touching it Remove screw cap q and set screw w Pull away faceplatee Pull out light bulb t from the socket r Insert light bulb into light socket Replace face plate screw and screw cap NOTE Only use same type light bulb rated 12 Volts 5 watts q w e q w t r ...

Page 49: ...48 2 1 3 4 20 19 18 17 9 10 11 12 6 5 7 8 24 23 22 21 13 14 15 16 26 25 27 28 44 43 42 41 33 34 35 36 30 29 31 32 48 47 46 45 52 51 50 49 56 55 54 53 58 57 37 38 39 40 STITCH CHART Built in designs ...

Page 50: ...49 Gothic Script Cheltenham 3 letters 2 letters ...

Page 51: ...to the carriage 5 Fabric is not taut in the hoop 6 Stabilizer is not being used 1 Fabric is not taut in the hoop 2 The hoop is not attached correctly to the carriage 3 The carriage is hitting into something around the machine 4 Fabric is caught or pulled by something during sewing 5 The needle thread tension is too tight 6 Stabilizer is not being used 7 The thread on the underside of fabric is not...

Page 52: ...ion Keys 9 14 26 27 29 32 38 39 44 H Hook Area 46 Hoop Selection Window 37 Hoop Tightening Screw 22 24 Hoop Turn key 22 25 Hoops 4 9 22 23 25 37 45 Horizontal Vertical Key 31 I Inch Measurements 11 Index Window 14 Inner Hoop 22 24 J Jog keys 27 33 Jog ST Key 29 K Keys 9 14 26 27 29 32 38 39 44 L LCD Screen Contrast 11 LCD Touch Screen 3 9 11 Language Selection 13 Letters Numbers 30 Light Bulb 1 47...

Page 53: ...s 27 Skipping 26 Small Area Embroidery 26 45 Sound 11 Speed 12 Spool Pins 3 4 15 Stabilizers 22 Start Stop Key 3 8 28 Stitch Minus Plus Keys 29 T Template Sheets 4 28 Templates 23 24 Thread 13 Thread Breaks 29 Thread Cutting 3 28 Thread Holder 3 20 Thread Tension 3 6 27 Threading 14 18 Time 27 Trace Key 27 U Upper Lower Case Key 30 V Vertical Orientation 33 W Window category 9 ...

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