Contents

CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
MACHINE KNOWLEDGE	3
PRINCIPAL PARTS AND
THEIR DESCRIPTION	3
MAIN POWER SWITCH AND
CONNECTORS	4
SELECTION KEYS	5
“START/STOP” BUTTON	5
ACCESSORIES	6
OPTIONS	7
OPERATION (SELECTION KEYS)	8
HOW TO USE THE LANGUAGE
SELECTION KEY	11
How to clear the
language selection	12
BOBBIN WINDING AND
INSTALLATION	13
Setting the bobbin	15
UPPER THREADING	16
Auto needle threading device	17
PREPARATION BEFORE
EMBROIDERING	18
Attaching stabilizer material	18
Embroidering different
types of fabric	18
Setting the fabric in the
embroidery frame	20
Fitting the embroidery frame
to the machine	22
Removing the embroidery frame	22
THREAD TENSION ADJUSTMENT	23
ADJUSTING THE LCD
SCREEN CONTRAST	24
If the LCD is hard to see when the power
is turned on	24
CHANGING THE NEEDLE	25
CHAPTER 2
EMBROIDERING	26
EMBROIDERY	26
Start embroidering	28
Embroidering advice	29
HOW TO SELECT PATTERNS	30
Selecting built-in embroidery
patterns	30
Selecting alphabetic characters	31
Uppercase & lowercase	32
Changing the character size to one
of three different sizes	33
Correcting characters	33
Checking the characters input	34
Changing the color of single
characters	34
Selecting frame patterns	35
Selecting one-point patterns	37
Displaying the embroidery time
for one-point patterns	39
Displaying the color names for
one-point patterns	39
Selecting patterns from a memory
card	40

MEMORY	41
Saving a pattern combination
in memory	41
Retrieving a pattern which has
been saved	42
CHANGING THE SETTINGS FOR THE
SELECTED PATTERN	43
Moving the position (LAYOUT)	43
Changing the embroidery position ....	44
Checking the embroidery area	44
Embroidering from a specific starting
point	45
Changing the pattern direction	45
Mirror imazing patterns	46
Changing the size of characters and
frame patterns	47
Changing thread density of the stitch on
characters and some frame patterns ...	47
SEWING A BASIC EMBROIDERY
PATTERN	48
Embroidering multi-color patterns	48
Embroidering single color patterns ...	48
Embroidering a single color pattern
when “MULTI COLOR” is displayed...	49
Embroidering characters that
extend beyond one frame	50
EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS	51
Combining a frame pattern
with a design	51
Embroidering appliques
(using a frame pattern)	52
Embroidering onto small
pieces of fabric or onto corners	53
IF THREAD BREAKS DURING
EMBROIDERING OR WHEN PARTLY
COMPLETING A PATTERN	54
If thread breaks during
embroidering	55
Re-embroidering from
the beginning	56
MAINTENANCE	57
CHANGING THE LIGHT BULB	57
CLEANING	58
ERROR MESSAGE	59
TROUBLESHOOTING	62
PATTERNS	65
EMBROIDERING USING A
SMALL FRAME (OPTIONAL)	67
EMBROIDERING USING A
EXTRA-SMALL FRAME
(OPTIONAL)	68
EMBROIDERING USING A
LARGE FRAME (OPTIONAL)	69
Linking two or more embroidered
patterns (using the 90˚
rotation feature)	70

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