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Introduct ion ................ ............. ............. ............... 1
IMPORTAN T SAFET Y INSTRUCTIO NS .............. .. 1
License Ag reement ...... ................... ............. ......... 5
Warning L abels .................. ............. ............. ......... 6
Machine S tructure a nd Featu res .................. ......... 7
Ten-needl e machine embroideri n g ..... ...... ....... .......... ........... .. 7
Differ ences f rom single -needle machines .......... .......... ........... 8
Other f eatures ..... ........ ...... ....... ...... .......... ........... .......... ......... 9
Availab le featur es ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ....... .......... ........... .... 12
Manual Stru cture ............... ............. ............. ....... 13
Read befor e use ... ...... ...... ....... .......... ........ ....... ...... ...... ......... 13
Read when addi tional in formatio n is required ....... ...... ....... .. 13
Searchi ng for infor mation .. ....... ...... .......... ........... .......... ....... 13
Chapter1 GETTING READ Y 17
Names o f Machine Parts and Their Functions ..... 18
Front vie w ...... ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... ...... ........... .......... ......... 18
Right-si de/rear view....... ........... .......... ......... ...... ...... ...... ....... 1 9
Operatio n panel .... ...... ........... ........ ...... ....... ...... .......... ......... 19
Accessorie s .................. ............. ............. ............. 20
Include d accessor ies . ...... ........... .......... ......... ...... ...... ....... .... 2 0
Accessories that are includ ed in some countries or regions
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Optional A ccessori es ................ ............. ............. 22
Setting Up the Machine .................. ............. ....... 24
Setup and tra nsporti ng precautio ns ..... ...... ........... .......... ....... 24
Setup loca tion ....... ...... ........... .......... ........ ....... ...... ...... ......... 25
Setting up the machin e ........ ......... ...... ...... ....... .......... ........... 26
Remove the fix ing plate s ..... ......... ...... ...... ....... .......... ........... 27
Adjusti n g the oper ation pane l positio n .......... ........ ...... ....... .. 27
Prepari ng the thread gui de assembly ........... .......... ........... .... 28
Preparing the spool stand ..................................................... 29
Attachi ng the embroidery frame hol der ......... ...... ........ ....... .. 30
Chapter2 EMBROIDERING TUTORIAL 31
Operating Pre cautions .............. ............. ............. 32
Power supply precautions .................................................... 32
Needle prec autions ....... ...... ........... ........ ....... ...... ...... ........... 33
Checki ng the needle...... ...... ....... ...... ........... ........ ...... ....... .... 33
Bobbin preca utions ............................ .................................. 33
Upper thre ad recommenda tions . ...... ........... .......... ........... .... 34
Fabric r ecommend ations ... ........... ........ ....... ...... ...... ........... .. 34
Display rec ommendati ons ...... ...... .......... ........... ........ ....... .... 34
Basic Proc edures ......... ............. ............. ............. 35
1. Insta lling the Bob bin................... ............. ....... 36
Removing the bobbin case ............. ............................... ....... 36
Installing the bobbin . ...................... ...................................... 36
Installing the bobbin case .................................. ................... 37
2. Turnin g ON the Machine............ .................... 38
Setting your m achine for the first time ...... ....... ...... ...... ......... 39
Underst anding the s creens .. ....... ........ ...... ....... ...... ........... .... 40
Screen ove rview .... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ....... .......... ........... .. 41
3. Selec ting an Em broidery Pa ttern. ............. ....... 43
Selecti ng an embroide ry patter n ..... .......... ........... ........ ....... .. 44
4. Editing the Embr oidery Pat tern ................ ....... 45
5. Previe wing the Image ........................ ............. 46
Checki ng a preview im age ......... ...... ...... ........... ........ ....... .... 46
6. Hoo ping the F abric in the Embro idery Frame . 48
Hooping the fabric in the embroidery f rame ......................... 48
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Attaching the Embroidery Frame t o the Machine
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Attachi ng the embroi dery frame ..... ...... ....... ...... .......... ......... 50
Con tinu ing to the embro ider ing s ettin gs sc reen ........ ...... ... ... 52
8. Specify ing Embroi dering Sett ing . ............. ....... 53
9. Chec king the Em broidery Area .......... ............. 54
Temporar ily sto pping to check t he area ........... .......... ........... 54
Con tinu ing to the embro ider ing s cree n ...... .... .... ..... .... ...... ... 54
10. Upp er Threadi ng ........ ................... ............. .. 55
Checki ng the n eedle b ars an d threa d color s .... ....... .... ...... .... 55
Upper threa ding . ........... .......... ........... ........ ...... ....... ...... ...... 5 7
Threadin g the needle ......... .......... ........... .......... ......... ...... .... 61
11. Sewin g the Embroi dery .... .................... ........ 64
Startin g embroi dering .. ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ...... ........... ...... 64
Stopping embroid ering ........................................................ 66
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Removing the Embroidery Frame and Fabric
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Removing the embroide ry frame .. ....... ...... .......... ........... ...... 6 8
Removing the fabric....... .......... ........... .......... ........... ........ .... 68
13. Turni ng OFF th e Machine ............. ............. .. 69
Screen Qui ck Referen ce Guide ........................ .. 70
Key display s.......... ........... .......... ........... ........ ...... ....... ...... .... 70
Underst anding the patte rn type se lectio n screen . ....... ...... .... 71
Underst anding the pat tern list sc reen .... ...... ........... .......... .... 72
Underst anding the pat tern edit ing screen .......... ........... ........ 73
Underst anding the embroi dering settings screen .... ...... ...... .. 7 5
Underst anding the emb roiderin g screen ... ...... ........... .......... 78
When You Have a Q uestion, This May Help You
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Technica l terms: ..... ........... .......... ........... ........ ....... ...... ...... .. 80
Patter ns:........ ...... ...... ....... .......... ......... ...... ...... ....... .......... .... 80
Embroide ring: . ...... ....... .......... ........... .......... ........ ....... ...... .... 80
Useful ext ernal conne ction func tions .. ...... ...... ........... .......... 81
USB mouse opera tion .. ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ...... ........... ...... 8 3
Chapter3 OTHER BASIC PROCEDU RES 85
Changing the Needle . ............. .................... ........ 86
Replaci ng the needle ....... ...... ...... ....... .......... ........... .......... .. 86
Correct ly Using the Embroid ery Frames .......... .. 88
Embroide ry frame hol ders .... ...... ........... .......... ......... ...... ...... 8 8
When diffi cult to repl ace the embro idery fra me ....... .......... .. 88
Types of e mbroidery frames/fr ame holders and t heir appli cations
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Attaching Iron -On Stabilizer (Backing) to Fabric
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Hooping t he Fabric ... ............. .................... ........ 93
Hooping the fabric in the extra-large and large e mbroidery
frames....... .......... ........... .......... ......... ...... ...... ...... ........... ...... 9 3
Using the embr oidery sheet ....... ....... ...... .......... ........... ........ 94
Large/ small pi eces of f a bri c ...... ...... ....... .......... ........... .......... 95
Embroid ery Frame P osition a nd Movemen t ....... 96
Changing the Embr oidering Position ... ............... 98
Adjusti n g the ang le ... ....... ...... ...... ........... .......... ......... ...... .... 99
Alignin g the Embroid ering Po sition .................. 102
Displayi ng the fabri c while aligni ng
the embr oidery positi on ... ...... ...... ........... .......... ........... ...... 102
Using th e built- in cam era ...... ...... ....... ........ ...... ....... ...... .... 105
Using the included e mbroidery po sitioning sticker ............ 108
Switch ing the Thr ead Colors on the Sc reen ..... 110
Embro ideri ng a Patt ern Contai ning El even or
More Co lors . ............. .................... ............. ...... 112
Checking if thread spool changes are necessary ................. 113
Chang ing the Thread Spools with Des igns of
Eleven o r More Color s ........................ ............. 114
Change th read spools message and sp ool thread ind icator s
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Easily changing the thread spools ...................................... 115
If the Thr ead Breaks or t he Bobbi n Thread
Runs Out Whi le Embro idering ...... ............. ...... 116
If the upper thread brea ks ........ ........... .......... ......... ...... ...... 1 16
If the bobbi n thread bre aks or runs out . ...... ........... .......... .. 118
Embro iderin g From the Be ginning or
Middle of the Pattern .......................... ............. 119
Resum e Embro iderin g Afte r Turning Off the
Machine ....... .................... ............. ............. ...... 122
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