GETTING READY TO SEW
Names of Parts ......................................................................... 2
Standard Accessories and Storage ........................................... 4
Extension Table ......................................................................... 6
Connecting the Power Supply ................................................... 7
Machine Operating Buttons ...................................................... 8
Controlling Sewing Speed ......................................................... 9
Setting the Spool of Thread ............................................... 10
Winding the Bobbin ................................................................. 10
Inserting the Bobbin ................................................................ 11
Threading the Machine ........................................................... 12
Using the Automatic Needle Threader .............................. 13
Drawing Up the Bobbin Thread ............................................... 14
Changing Needles .................................................................. 15
Fabrics and needle chart ................................................... 15
Raising and Lowering the Presser Foot ................................. 16
Knee Lifter .............................................................................. 16
Removing and Attaching the Presser Foot ............................. 17
Adjusting the Foot Pressure .................................................... 17
Mode Selection ....................................................................... 18
Machine Settings .................................................................... 19
Common settings .................................................................... 20
Ordinary sewing mode settings ............................................... 22
Embroidery mode settings ...................................................... 23
Language Selection (Flag mode) ............................................ 24
On-screen Help Movie ............................................................ 25
ORDINARY SEWING MODE
Utility Stitches .......................................................................... 27
Straight stitches ................................................................. 27
Starting to sew ................................................................... 27
Sewing from the edge of thick fabric ................................. 27
Changing sewing direction ................................................ 27
Securing seams ................................................................. 28
Cutting threads .................................................................. 28
Using the seam guide lines ............................................... 28
Variety of straight stitches ....................................................... 29
Manual stitch settings ........................................................ 30
Zigzag stitches ........................................................................ 31
Manual stitch settings ........................................................ 31
Cloth Guide ............................................................................. 32
Variety of overcasting stitches ................................................. 33
Blind hemming ........................................................................ 34
Adjusting the needle drop position ................................... 34
Visible hemming ...................................................................... 35
Buttonholes and Specialty Stitches ......................................... 36
Variety of Buttonholes ............................................................. 36
Sensor (Square) buttonhole .............................................. 37
Automatic (square) buttonhole .......................................... 38
Corded buttonhole ............................................................. 39
Manual settings ........................................................... 39
Darning .................................................................................... 40
To adjust the evenness of darning stitches ....................... 40
Tacking .................................................................................... 41
Fly stitches (B19 and B20) ...................................................... 42
Eyelet ..................................................................................... 42
Twin Needle Sewing ............................................................... 43
Decorative Stitches ................................................................. 44
Cording .............................................................................. 45
Patchwork and Quilting (Q) .................................................... 46
Programming Pattern Combinations ....................................... 47
Programming the auto lock stitch ..................................... 48
Programming French Knot ................................................ 48
Editing the stitch pattern combination ..................................... 49
Monogramming ....................................................................... 50
Programming a monogram ............................................... 51
Sewing Applications .......................................................... 52
Rolled hemming .......................................................... 53
Zipper sewing .............................................................. 54
Lapped zipper sewing ........................................... 54
Concealed zipper sewing ....................................... 56
Gathering .................................................................... 58
Basting ........................................................................ 58
Button sewing .............................................................. 59
Applique ...................................................................... 60
Patchwork ................................................................... 60
Quilting ........................................................................ 61
Clasp stitch ............................................................ 61
Free quilting ........................................................... 61
Quick Menu (Quick Reference) ......................................... 62
Correcting Deformed Stitch Patterns ............................... 63
EMBROIDERY MODE
Embroidery Hoops ............................................................ 64
Stabilizes ........................................................................... 65
Foot Pressure .................................................................... 65
Needles ............................................................................. 65
Setting the Fabric in an Embroidery Hoop ........................ 66
Setting the Embroidery Carriage Arm ............................... 67
Attaching the Embroidery Hoop to the Machine ............... 68
Thread Holder ................................................................... 68
Detaching the Hoop form the Carriage ............................. 69
Mode Selection ................................................................. 70
Built-in Designs ................................................................. 71
Starting to Sew Embroidery ........................................ 73
Monogramming ................................................................. 74
Programming a monogram ......................................... 76
Placement of monogramming ..................................... 77
2- Letter monogram ..................................................... 78
Editing a monogram .................................................... 79
Monogramming in arc .................................................. 80
Editing Mode ..................................................................... 82
Moving a pattern .......................................................... 83
Duplicating a pattern ................................................... 83
Deleting the pattern ..................................................... 84
Rotating the pattern ..................................................... 84
Flipping a pattern ......................................................... 84
Resizing a pattern ....................................................... 84
Zooming in the editing window .................................... 85
Customizing the display color ...................................... 85
Combining the patterns (creating a square frame) ...... 86
Using a template pattern to create the pattern chain .. 87
Stipple Quilting with the Hoop AQ ..................................... 88
Stipple Designs ................................................................. 93
FILE MANAGEMENT
Saving and Opening a File ................................................ 94
Saving a file ................................................................. 94
Creating a new folder .................................................. 94
Changing the name of the folder or file ....................... 95
Deleting the file or folder ............................................. 95
Opening the file ........................................................... 96
Direct PC-Link ................................................................... 97
OPTIONAL ITEMS
PC Design Cards .............................................................. 98
ATA PC card ...................................................................... 99
USB Memory Keys ......................................................... 100
CD-ROM Drive ................................................................ 101
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Cleaning the Hook Race and Feed Dog ......................... 102
Cleaning the Inside of the Face Plate ............................. 103
Troubleshooting .............................................................. 104
STITCH/DESIGN CHART ......................................
106
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