
HQ Amara User Manual
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To configure the star and diamond buttons on the handlebars
1. Select the down arrow next to the star or diamond to display a drop-down box with the options for the
star and diamond buttons.
2. Touch your selection for the button.
The options for customizing the star and diamond buttons are:
Option
Action Performed
None
The button will not perform a function.
Start/Stop
Starts or stops stitching
Needle Up/Down
Performs a half stitch by cycling the needle up or down
Increase
Increases stitching speed in manual or SPI in regulated
Decrease
Decreases stitching speed in manual or SPI in regulated
Tie-Off
Performs a tie-off stitch
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IMPORTANT: If you use Pro-Stitcher, it will override your settings for the star and diamond
handlebar buttons for selected Pro-Stitcher functions. For more information about using
Pro-Stitcher with the Amara, refer to the Pro-Stitcher user manual.
Touch the star or
diamond to select
the function from
the drop-down
menu.