EDITING STITCH PATTERNS

EDITING STITCH PATTERNS

Using the editing functions, you can change the patterns in a variety of ways, such as resizing them or flipping them to create a mirror image.

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Depending on the pattern that is selected, some editing functions may not be available.

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Key Functions

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No.

Key

Name

Function

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a

 

Screen lock key

Press this key to lock the screen.

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When the screen is locked, the various settings, such as the stitch width and stitch

 

 

 

 

length, are locked and cannot be changed. Press this key again to unlock the

 

 

 

 

settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

b

 

Image check key

Press this key to check an image of the selected patterns (characters).

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c

 

Automatic

Press this key to select the automatic reinforcement stitching setting. If you select

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reinforcement stitch key

this setting before sewing, the machine will automatically sew reinforcement

 

 

 

 

stitches at the beginning and end of stitching. Press this key again to cancel the

 

 

 

 

setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Automatic thread

Press this key to select the automatic thread cutting setting. If you select this

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cutting key

setting before sewing, the machine will automatically cut the thread at the end of

 

 

 

 

stitching. Press this key again to cancel the setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

e

 

Horizontal mirror image

Press this key to create a horizontal mirror image of the selected stitch pattern.

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key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Vertical mirror image

Press this key to create a vertical mirror image of the selected stitch pattern.

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key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

g

 

Needle mode selection

Press this key to select the setting for twin needle sewing. Each time this key is

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key (single/twin)

pressed, the setting switches between that for single needle sewing and for twin

 

 

 

 

needle sewing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Elongation key

If a 7 mm satin stitch pattern is selected, press this key to select from five settings

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for changing the pattern length without changing the zigzag width or stitch length.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Single/repeat sewing

Press this key to switch between sewing the pattern a single time or repeatedly.

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key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Stitch settings key

Press this key to open the screen for changing the stitch width, stitch length and

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thread tension for the selected pattern. Normally, the machine has default settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Back to beginning key

When sewing is stopped, press this key to return to the beginning of the pattern.

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Delete key

If the wrong pattern was accidentally selected, press this key to erase it. If patterns

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have been combined, each press of this key erases the last pattern in the

 

 

 

 

combination.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Memory key

Press this key to save the pattern combination.

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Size key

Press this key after selecting a pattern to change the size of the pattern (large or

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small).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thread density key

Press this key after selecting a pattern to change the stitching density of the

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pattern.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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QC 1000 specifications

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