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HQ Sixteen C-Pod and P-Pod V.5 Upgrade Kit 

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2.  Use the arrow keys until you see Cruise Speed on 

th screen. Press Select

 

3.  Use the arrow keys to increase or decrease the 

Cruise Speed to between 7% and 30%. 

Other new features with this upgrade

In addition to being able to use both Cruise and Precision stitch regulation, this upgrade provides the following 

other new capabilities:

•  When the machine is stopped while in regulated mode, use the plus (+) and minus (—) buttons to 

increase or decrease the stitches per inch setting. 

•  If you have HQ Pro-Stitcher with your HQ Sixteen, the handlebar buttons work while  

HQ Pro-Stitcher is active.

Trouble Shooting

If the needle stops either too high or too low, take the machine to an authorized HQ Retailer technician for 

servicing. The belt and/or the main shaft encoder disk may need to be adjusted.

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Содержание Sixteen C-Pod

Страница 1: ...as the V3 Encoder you will also need to replace the X and Y encoders circuit boards   IMPORTANT BEFORE PROCEEDING If your machine has a buffer between the motor and the P Pod it must be removed first It is not compatible with the new C Pod P Pod kit See the Instructions for Installing the Rainbow Motor Cable QM20964 page 8 for how to identify if this step will be needed If needed the rainbow cab...

Страница 2: ...g the open electronics as much as possible To minimize the risk of damage to the electronics due to ESD touch an exposed metal part of the machine such as the thread mast multiple times throughout the procedure This will discharge any electrostatic charge that can build up on your body through the machine casting rather than into the control electronics which could cause damage U U CAUTION Check t...

Страница 3: ... stainless steel housing instead of black housing To replace the circuit board in the V3 Y encoder 1 Unplug the ribbon cable from the encoder If you also have HQ Pro Stitcher unplug the HQ Pro Stitcher communication cable from the encoder board as well 2 If the encoder has a cover use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two screws from the encoder cover 3 Slide off the Y encoder cover 4 Use a Phi...

Страница 4: ...nto the encoder as well To replace the circuit board in the V3 X encoder 1 Unplug the ribbon cable 2 Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the screw from each side of the encoder cover 3 Slide off the encoder cover 4 Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw circled from the circuit board 5 Remove the old circuit board by pulling straight out 6 Insert the new circuit board by carefully alignin...

Страница 5: ...ch the new C Pod U U CAUTION Before you disconnect the cables in the next step note that the small round shaft encoder cable has a delicate connection that can be damaged if wiggled up and down or side to side Carefully pull it straight out without wiggling 4 Gently tilt the C Pod away from the machine base and unplug all cables that are connected to the circuit board within the C Pod by pulling t...

Страница 6: ...emoving the C Pod use the photo as reference if needed 4 Gently guide the cables back into the C Pod housing while putting the C Pod back in place on the machine Make sure no cables are pinched by the edges of the C Pod and that they are out of the path of the mounting screws   IMPORTANT Do not push the cables back into the machine casting or the cables may be damaged by moving parts inside the ...

Страница 7: ...nt 1 Plug the cables into their appropriate connectors on the P Pod as follows Reconnect the two sides of the green grounding cable Plug the multi color set of cables into the slot labeled J2 circled in the lower left corner of the circuit board Plug the ribbon cable into the slot labeled J1 circled in the upper right corner of the circuit board NOTE If you took a photo when removing the P Pod use...

Страница 8: ... of the board unplug the white motor cable connector from the buffer NOTE The round cable connected to the board the board and the heat shrink can now be thrown away Figures D E 5 If necessary use needle nose pliers to secure the white connector on the motor cable inside the machine casting so that when you remove the buffer board the cable does not fall back into the machine If the cable does fal...

Страница 9: ... machine motor will slow down or speed up to maintain a consistent stitch length according to how quickly or slowly you move the machine When you are through quilting press the Stop button Precision Mode In Precision Mode the needle will not begin moving when you press the Start Stop button on the handlebars It will move when you begin moving the machine As you move the machine the machine motor w...

Страница 10: ...ulation 1 While in Regulated mode use the arrow buttons to scroll until you see either Cruise or Precision on the screen 2 Then press the Select button to alternate between Cruise or Precision stitch regulation To set the Cruise speed 1 Press the arrow keys until you see Setup on the screen Then press Select www SewingSupplyWarehouse com ...

Страница 11: ...ade provides the following other new capabilities When the machine is stopped while in regulated mode use the plus and minus buttons to increase or decrease the stitches per inch setting If you have HQ Pro Stitcher with your HQ Sixteen the handlebar buttons work while HQ Pro Stitcher is active Trouble Shooting If the needle stops either too high or too low take the machine to an authorized HQ Reta...

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