HQ Simply Sixteen User Manual
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Contents
How to Use This Manual
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Congratulations on Your Purchase!
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What’s Included With Your Machine
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Important Safety Information (English)
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About Your Machine
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General Specifications
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9
Get to Know Your Simply Sixteen
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Installation and Setup
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Carriage
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13
Power Cord
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Handlebars and Display
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Optional Accessory: Rear Handlebars and Display
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Thread Mast
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Optional Accessory: Horizontal Spool Pin
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Optional Accessory: Ruler Base
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Optional Accessory: Laser Stylus
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Using Your Machine
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Power Switch
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Lighting
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Machine Needle
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Hopping Feet
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23
Optional Accessories: Couching Feet, Echo Feet, and Glide Foot
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Bobbin and Bobbin Tension
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Top Thread Tension
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Optional Accessory: Easy-Set Tension Kit
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Threading the Machine
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Quilting With the Simply Sixteen
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Preparing to Quilt
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30
Free-Motion Quilting
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31
Optional Computer-Guided Quilting: HQ Pro-Stitcher®
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31
Using the Touch-Screen Display
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Overview of the Main Screen
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32
Stitching Modes
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34
Machine Tools
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On-screen Calculator
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38
Diagnostics
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39
Alarms ...................................................................................................................................................... 41