HQ Amara User Manual
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Contents
How to Use This Manual............................................................................................................................ 2
Congratulations on Your Purchase! ........................................................................................................... 5
What’s Included With Your Machine .......................................................................................................... 5
Important Safety Information (English) ...............................................................................................5
About Your Machine ...........................................................................................................................9
General Specifications ................................................................................................................................ 9
Get to Know Your Amara .......................................................................................................................... 10
Installation and Setup ....................................................................................................................... 13
Carriage .................................................................................................................................................... 13
Power Cord ............................................................................................................................................... 14
Front Handlebars ...................................................................................................................................... 14
Optional Accessory: Rear Handlebars ...................................................................................................... 18
Touch-Screen Displays .............................................................................................................................. 19
Thread Tray and Thread Mast ................................................................................................................... 21
Optional Accessories ................................................................................................................................ 21
Using Your Machine .......................................................................................................................... 25
Power Switch ............................................................................................................................................ 25
Lighting ..................................................................................................................................................... 25
Magnetic Tool Minder Collar .................................................................................................................... 25
Machine Needle ....................................................................................................................................... 25
Hopping Feet ............................................................................................................................................ 27
Optional Accessory: Handi Feet ............................................................................................................... 28
Bobbin and Bobbin Tension ...................................................................................................................... 29
Easy-Set Tension™ .................................................................................................................................... 31
Threading the Machine ............................................................................................................................ 32
Quilting With the Amara................................................................................................................... 34
Preparing to Quilt ..................................................................................................................................... 34
Free-Motion Quilting ................................................................................................................................ 35
Micro Quilting ........................................................................................................................................... 35
Optional Computer-Guided Quilting: Pro-Stitcher® .................................................................................36
Using the Touch-Screen Displays ....................................................................................................... 38
Overview of the Main Screen ................................................................................................................... 39
Stitching Modes ........................................................................................................................................ 41
Toolbar Options ................................................................................................................................ 46
Controlling the Lights ............................................................................................................................... 46