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General Operation of the LCD Key Pad

When you turn on your Apprentice Plus, during start up you will see 

some screens flash by if you watch the display, which show you the 

version among other things.  Once you see the screen in 

Figure 19,

 

you are ready to use the machine.

The control keys are as follows:

Auto Stitch (Stitch Regulation)

At this point, if you want to change the stitches per inch (SPI), you can 

press and release the (-) key to decrease the number of stitches, or you 

can press and release the (+) key to increase the number of stitches.  

Note: If you press and hold the (-) or (+) keys, you will see the numbers 

decrease or increase more quickly than if you just press and release the (-) or 

(+) keys.

Once you are happy with the SPI, you can press and release the Start/

Stop key and the LCD will change.  You can see on the LCD that next 

to the stitch, you see the word ON.   This means the quilter is ready to 

quilt and as you move the quilter it will stitch.  

Figure 19

Auto Stitch

Pressing this button activates the stitch regulation 

with stop feature

Manual Stitch

Pressing this button activates the manual stitch

Decrease Button

Lowers stitches per inch, speed or change menu 

options

Menu Button

Opens the menu

Increase Button

Increases stitches per inch, speed or change 

menu options

Manual Stitch 

If you choose Manual, you will be in the manual stitch mode of the 

machine. 

Figure 20

 shows the LCD screen for Manual.  You will 

notice you have the OFF just like in Auto, but you have numbers 

with percentages at the bottom rather than just numbers.  As with 

Auto, the (start/stop) key will turn the machine on and you will be 

ready to stitch. Unlike Auto, once you hit the (start/stop) key, the 

machine will be sewing. 

As with Auto, you can use the (-) or (+) keys to decrease or 

increase the speed of the machine.  Manual does not have a 

default to turn off once it has been turned on.  If you stop moving, 

thread will build up until it runs out of thread or your thread 

breaks.  It will keep running until you press the (start/stop) key. 

Figure 20

White Lights

By pressing the + key you can increase the intensity of the light 

from 0% to 100%.

By pressing the - key you can decrease the intensity of the light 

from 100% to 0%.

The lights change by 20% with each push of the + or - keys.

Black Lights

The black lights are either on or off.  Pressing the + key turns 

them on and pressing the - key turns them off.

Laser Port

The laser port is also either on or off.  Pressing the + key turns the 

port on and pressing the - key turns the port off.

Figure 21

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Страница 1: ...User Guide www tinlizzie18 com...

Страница 2: ...the Hopping Foot 15 Routine Cleaning and Oiling 16 Bobbin Winder and Bobbins 17 Threading Overview 19 Threading your Apprentice Plus 19 How Do I Change the Needle 21 How Do I Make Adjustments to Make...

Страница 3: ...less than the best We pride ourselves on customer service and continuing education to better your understanding of the mechanics and also to unleash your artistic quilting abilities As we continue our...

Страница 4: ...ty Your Apprentice Plus must be plugged into a surge protected electrical outlet We highly recommend using an Uninterrupted Power Supply UPS also known as a Battery Backup This helps to ensure that yo...

Страница 5: ...ecure the handlebars and main control box to the font of the machine See figure 8 Figure 9 shows the handlebars and main control box in place Step 8 Check that all your screws holding the handlebars a...

Страница 6: ...s on the underside which can be placed over the two screws and then drop into place See figure 16 Step 7 Once you have the thread stand in place over the two screws tighten the screws to hold the thre...

Страница 7: ...Lowers stitches per inch speed or change menu options Menu Button Opens the menu Increase Button Increases stitches per inch speed or change menu options Manual Stitch If you choose Manual you will be...

Страница 8: ...too high as that can cause strain on the thread create flagging of the fabric while stitching or may be too high if you put a ruler next to it for measuring To adjust the height of the hopping foot us...

Страница 9: ...hree to four drops of oil where you pulled the dip stick out Run the machine to lubricate Use a clear high grade sewing machine oil Note The machine pictured here is before complete assembly from fact...

Страница 10: ...zz and lint Place a drop of oil in the bobbin hook area Turn your machine on to run at the slowest setting TIP Lint has a tendency to build up in the bobbin case especially with cotton threads A tiny...

Страница 11: ...in case To remove the needle use the smaller screwdriver included with your machine Step 1 Loosen the screw just above the thread guide on the needle bar the needle should fall out as you loosen the s...

Страница 12: ...other Tension Tension Tension This probably causes more problems than anything else You need correct tension on the top and bottom threads but you must also have correct tension on the quilt held bet...

Страница 13: ...ing sound as it penetrates the quilt sandwich Machine Drags Making it Difficult to Move Check to make sure the quilt on the take up bar is not dragging on the bed of the machine A fingertip distance b...

Страница 14: ...in race The bobbin race is a part of the bobbin hook which keep the hook rotat ing smoothly with no wandering as it rotates Don t panic This can be cleared It just takes a little work Step 1 Turn the...

Страница 15: ...r clockwise to locate needle to its lowest position Step 10 At lowest position turn the hand wheel to raise the needle 2 5 mm 1 8 See figure 86 Step 11 Hook point should be just above eye of the needl...

Страница 16: ...ls evenly top to bottom See figure 92 Step 2 Tighten the set screw Figure 92 Figure 91 Figure 90 D E Adjusting Bobbin Winder and Contact with the Shaft Step 1 Loosen the three 3 screws A holding the b...

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