Butler(5.1) Manual
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1. Entire Quilt Layout This feature will let you set your quilt length Quilt Length Quilt length lets you set the size of the quilt for sizing purposes Number of passes This number shows the number of passes required to reach the quilt length with the currently sized pattern Changing the number of passes will au tomatically change the pattern height Row Spacing Sets the spacing between rows this function is also the equivalent to the spacing feature in the repeat patterns and nesting screen Auto Fill amp Quilt Preview Auto Fill perform a Quick repeat and quick scale of the pattern Quilt Preview lets you preview the quilt design and how your patterns will look like all together Edit D Number of 20 22 Row Passes Spacing Quilt Preview Page 24 Point to Point 09 Point to Point gives you the option to customize the pattern placement by selecting key points on your quilt Text box It allows you to generate customized text blocks Write your text in click to set the pattern text lick NN NP and click generate i We can also export the text based patterns Text Box Add Control Point re This feature allows you to set the end point to be used to align the selected pattern The first point is used as the original start point of the pattern chain Subsequent points are appended to the previous end point gt2. L 1 x n ar Lun y ls i la i k LAYOUT New Layout Open Layout save Layout Add Pattern Box Delete Pattern Box Adjust Pattern Box Set Quilt Area FREE MOTION Record On Off Save Pattern Appliqu IMPORT EXPORT ra da s p gc du SE 1 GE h C 1 Pur m yu ay P a 1 A mme k L See ame a es mma Fo CET RCE RCE REO RED RISE ic E a m e oma uma 75 a Rn E 0 x E ud 6 SET UP Updates Parameters Machine Test Advanced STITCH REGULATOR Stitcher User Interface INFORMATION Information DEFINITIONS Definitions Wa aa ad MEC RES y Pu IS A A a iem EI Lo ee A twit talas iu imm e e ui BREE mm de FED i Le EE ie Pu vert r Ln eUn T a DT i Jin i 1 2d n mem 2 7 8 T ua um a o zr GI 2 a E Table of Contents ant J qa E PO MOI EL 3 d xm UE EH rg Lis ils iln uin iln niim v a A um HU ER E n R Cae a n Lea bafi ba a c L m bas aa RT LI im L T E N gt e LS i EN bH A Pa MPa 08 x j g cen Overview Overview of screen layout Right Icons X 0 00 Y 0 00 Bottom Icons The left icons are used for main navigation The right icons correspond with the currently selected left icon The bottom icons are always available from a
3. ES The filefolder located on the bottom Height gt left of the display can be used to add a pattern this is simply another way to add a pattern versus manually using the Patterns foldegp paied on the left tool bar Move the machine to the place where you want your pattern to start Set up the pattern height and press the Plus gt my ma a d q 24 24 Y 3 78 AE fae 2A J Ar mark 9 Move your O Y point EMAA als 2 press the Green plus mark 9 notice a NOD e EE the pattern has scaled between the two i points at the set height Edit Page 25 I M m L s oe E EO R a 1 LM ut R L dg f i E a L E a lo A ud E Ea m a L a J a LI a TE L 3 3 8 CN re E d m 4 e a m Ba cols ul E 8 a a E al n A A a quoc a a km mi ca i t a mu my p a F a Fy pim i E E i T EE a B iesp gium m im m ki ma m A a a E i a o a 24 ain Ta uu kic Eg E em ES B o c m EE E isie coder cos li rd rd e KB e E HN H B OU m uum al Reset Pattern Chain This feature breaks the link with the previously set pattern so you can set a new anchor point Text Generator This feature lets you create a pattern based on a customized text To make a text simply click on the Click top set the pattern text button
4. check The machine will move to the start of the pattern block and the pattern will start Verify that the needle is in the up X 0 01 Y 5 07 X 0 41 Y 6 40 LI BQ Ql LATE 1 V Kn E s MEER sang i e AN E QD D GS E amp qd de A AQ diy FT E P9 A HH A Move the Machine to Nesting Point 1 X 11 97 Y 2 36 LE BA AS qb Le bg D 3 A Move the Machine to Nesting Point 1 X 11 97 Y 2 36 O HET NENNEN How To Nest Daisies Pattern Page 12 a a at 12 Move the machine to position the pattern then press the green checkmark 9 Ihe bottom pattern represents where the new pattern will be stitched and the grey pattern represents where the pattern has already been stitched The pattern is now nested and ready to be stitched When you move your machine this will move the pattern on the screen 12 Tah oM w _ D eu ME IW WES 13 If you like how it is currently nesting do NOT touch the machine If youd like it to be closer or farther away then move the machine till the pattern in the desired location How To Nest Daisies Pattern Page 13 Home e Start and Stop Butler Set Stitch Regulation Belt Go Stop The green Go button will move the machine and follow the pattern in the currently selected pattern box The red Stop button will immediately stop any follow and return you to the patt
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6. Then simply enter the text that you would like using the keyboard Once complete go ahead and click on the green check mark m m fnrome dg a 1 E a amp Ea lon y a E T 1 cl Bal aa P ul us n E E 7 y i B al E ra L n x i 1 L m BiQQ NEN Info E x 888 AX Click to set the pattern text EE Pattern text d HE a TX sss AX 0 19 a menrz Oo m m m m I J a a N a a a a A k L x E a E 5 E N m L1 I t el B a a E al L a n a n ra F R a mu A m mg BE h E i din E Nm mum fal in E By gE E la A a 1 i J R HER E N a Wu T mm m a gc a a E a Fer a a AE wa Hg m Ex NB 0 Ta oe he i na Pa an mc i BE m ete add a a Nm m mes i re E R R E he L s i a a iu en E m m a B NH m M cui E E E E qa E m Bu ama B a a T LE MB Es n 8 nu Fog en E L Q pp E B es m n L E ps Pa l I RN y pica gi n lp mE de E LU Pe q E E g zd 9 E R E art rue a uN BN BM i i m Bm gn s T d g N AT 5 m E Jum Eu uc B wm E m B E Mang im i x F l TRR 3 he moa md ES af m 0 oe i my R P a E E n pa E B L n ha E T Bese r H mm Tm T si E a c E n og m Undo Redo exp Undo allows you to undo ac
7. completed X 10 65 Y 9 79 MEA BiQQ 4 Home Nest Page 18 Edit 4 Add remove and edit patterns for a layout Repeat Repeat allows you to repeat the currently selected pattern vertically and horizontally Repeat also gives you control over pattern spacing and can offset rows of repeated patterns The left arrow icon for spacing allows you to automatically align the start and end points of repeated patterns This is most useful when repeating horizontally Autofill will automatically fill as many of the pattern as possible into the pattern box Move Pattern Move allows you to move the currently selected pattern Press the up down and left right arrows to move the pattern on the screen You can also touch and drag the center circle of the currently selected pattern to move it Check move all to move all the patterns at once Move start uses the machine needle to pinpoint where you would like to move a pattern The start point of the moved pattern will match wherever the needle is on the quilt top Edit e hr lt mme kmo eo lre m e O y W r aD G En A UN in OO V0 gt 6 ei UIN e Y LZ NE dw y amp NS E J oe Layout A V e vit s EEE n E gt X 10 65 Y 9 79 kd E ELEERI Y k Horizontal Vertical MOL e Left Arrow Icon Move Pattern RH A re M TE SD 5 i K A SP AN CNS yy
8. d HT ms dm mm bo mme c Qum ris pomme Rome nio mm m DE ek AS a Ii im yos EN TEST X Test X will test the encoder counts of the X motor only TEST Y Test Y will test the encoder counts of the Y motor only PORT D The handle bars on some machines will plug into the Butler motor box Port D tests the communication between Butler and the handle bars for machines that do not plug into the Stitcher box port of the Butler motor box When pressed Port D Sends the needle up and stitching commands to the handle bars to verify functionality inim B b am un eT rese Lum om a a ol lt E LE uw i L i Les BH 5 a E LJ l mm L CE ml oo E m M oie e EN ias i LA aan E 7 Fan e a v 1 3 E E m ur nr F art R L isa i BE n CE imi im zie ems ze oe m I pR L 5 mf Fm NE De E cms erm ws i QD c Ta Td i m YE En emp n A F ra Y aa rena i TN Iw mas LJ ni in B EE LR Be EU yA na m ow m Tus m w Advanced Advanced lets you adjust settings for your machine Demo mode is used in commercial settings to set the machine in repetitive motion and is password protected When the Metric Units check box is checked Butler uses centimeters instead of inches for all measu
9. explanation of the icon You will notice there is a video icon located inside the text box by pressing this button it will open up a window and play a video and explain what that particular feature does Information Information Information X 15 85 Y 10 78 epa pou ir a method tom ced Mw de 27 i C tr de a dia ADR punc Cop rmt EUG LORS AAN jOR ROC RO poda Page 44 Definitions Home Location Layout Pattern Box Pattern View Quilt Area Definitions The top left corner of the Quilt Area or Pattern Box This is also known as zero zero or point of origin A Layout consists of the quilt area Pattern Boxes and all the patterns seen in the pattern view A Pattern Box is a portion of the quilt area used to contain patterns Though commonly used to represent different quilt blocks Pattern Boxes can be any shape or dimension The Pattern View is the screen used to view the patterns and pattern boxes of the layout Ifa Layout contains more than one Pattern Box navigation arrows will appear on the pattern view screen to switch between pattern boxes The Quilt Area is the entire quiltable area of your quilting machine or the area inside the top left top right bottom left and bottom right corners of your machines reach By default the quilt area is the same dimensions of the first pattern box in a layout Definitions Page 45 www quilt ez com O 2013 Quilt
10. selected pattern from the pattern box X 1 10 Y 0 93 Remove Pattern Next Pattern Next Pattern Next will select the next available pattern Ihe patterns are selected in the order in which they are added to the pattern box You can also have multiple patterns with in the same pattern box ES Save Pattern Save allows you to save the currently selected pattern and any changes you may have made under a new name Saving a pattern with its original name G overwrites the old pattern The pattern on x 1 10 Y 0 93 is saved under the Saved tag on the A MESES patterns list Save Pattern X 1 10 Y 0 93 E use Edit Mirror Page 21 Crop Crop allows you to crop a pattern the crop feature offers three different ways to crop Crop Appliqu Inside and Appliqu outside This feature will crop any excess pattern that is sitting outside of the pat tern box Edit X 0 00 Y 0 00 Crop Page 22 Appliqu Outside Appliqu Outside will crop everything outside the set pattern box To use this feature you will need to create an appliqu using the free motion 5 the left tool bar For more information on Free motion turn to page 31 Appliqu Inside Appliqu Inside will Crop out every thing on the inside of the set pattern box Edit IMMUNE M Cm EJ X 0 00 Y 0 00 ES Page 23 ay mm E
11. BUTLER QUILTING ROBOT User s Manual Anaroid 5 1 14 14 16 16 16 16 17 3 L 3 B 7 E E 1 7 P e Y Zu j Mr 4 AENA air pir ie piis Table of Contents a T A K tm vem em em mu _ mm OVERVIEW Overview BOTTOM ICONS Pattern Box View Zoom in Out Pan Zoom to Cross Hair How To Quilt a quad pattern quilt block Quilt a pantograph style clam pattern Nest the daisies pantograph pattern HOME Go Stop Stitch Controller SPI Horizontal Lock Vertical Lock Angle lock Nest 19 19 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 23 24 24 24 24 24 25 25 29 26 26 P P EDIT Repeat Move Pattern Rotate Scale Mirror Remove Pattern Next Pattern Save Pattern Crop Appliqu outside Appliqu inside Entire Quilt Layout Quilt Length Number of Passes Row Spacing Auto Fill amp Quilt Preview Point to Point Text Box Add Control Point Reset Pattern Chain Text Generator Undo Redo Reverse Start Stop Points Page 2 SE CA RA A AA s CNC Q d TI eL Dc US Rus ue am CIS AA E S CA eg de 24 ghee LZ van CAL KEL a LR LU LR EI BN EN ER cr ere D H er L an L EE l EE br LE Es pa 3 Ma E Ez i fs E L dL DAT TDN N T L rn C L is nis E LI Pe a l 8 a INT AL LY Ra AD A Le a a rs n m
12. amount of time that Butler waits after sending the signal to your quilting machine to begin stitching This should not need to be changed Setup Constants Page 38 n LON EE US SE 2m iT Needle Up sud Needle Up tests your needle up by L performing a full cycle of needle up and needle down Stitching Stitching tests the stitch regulator by activating it for a short period of time Test Test is used to test if the Butler motor box is communicating properly with the quilting machine and if the motors are running to factory specifications These tests are mostly for use in factory TEST ALL PORT D Test All will test the communication of Butler to your stitch regulator as well as the encoder counts for both the X and Y motors If you are plugged into the handle bar port this will return communication failed every time because the handle bars aren t providing feedback that the command was received nc had 39 18121 SERRE FE A AE d CD TE FELD E 31 48 Iz E MES Y ON E UOCE XE ye SS SIDE O ie i T pm ER pn un gr Paa NE Rm a I AA ACE E L LE NC LAC AL CS NIC LE S ncs uc M OR i Z ALS AC MZ AL UP Ru NCC ALS AC ret er NC m 5 m Pa o Ad mes aL i T n ES de D T B E EE EE EO aa ni ACE EGIT ECO BIO BI BIO REO REO OO y rr iom URU RIT RCONDU OU oe fed JEU ye Torres mm Qm i id cmm YK mms sio ve i M mmc hi um Pt ca om a 7 a Ri n Pi n Hr
13. ayout If you save the layout with its old name it will overwrite the existing layout file Open Layout New Layout All patterns and pattern boxes will be removed Continue X 0 00 Y 0 00 BS 1Q WEN Save Layout BR a 2 qla a 1234 gla A test gla A testl gla a testFlower gla A tp gla x j zn Add Pattern Box Add pattern box will add a new pattern box to the layout When you press add pattern box you will see three buttons a red X to cancel a green plus to add a point to define the pattern box and a green checkmark to place the last pattern box point finishing the pattern box After you place the first point a red minus button will appear that can be used to remove points that define the pattern box starting with the most recently placed How to make a two point pattern box Rather than mark each point of a square or rectangle pattern box you can simply mark the two diagonal corners This will produce a perfectly square pattern box with even lengths and heights while this is a quick solution if your quilt block isn t exactly square the stitched pattern may not line up properly l Delete Pattern oC Box Delete Pattern Box will remove the selected pattern box from the layout and all patterns inside of it Adjust Pattern Box Adjust Pattern Box allows you to redefine the borders of the currently selected pa
14. d amm 9 ame x92 a 3 L EIN SUS ne bs A M MCN RE NONSE C AUC M a maa A E Sw M an 5 a e Be 9 ag M P a E N E M m Be im N Pisce E L M Pte i aum E dm PO H m EN Manageupdates constants andmachinespecificsettings Updates The Updates tab allows you to verify the version of the display robot and machine to run updates to E calibrate your display screen and to set your motor E direction based on its mounting orientation System Info Update Robot r a 1 TO fe mm A gt y S L em p Factory Defaults System Info shows you your current display robot E and machine versions as well as other licensing PF information Update robot allows you to run updates of the robotics via a USB stick Update files may be provided by an authorized Quilt EZ dealer Factory De Taults Factory Defaults resets the values in the Constants and Advanced Tabs back to factory defaults This includes setting the machine type in the Advanced tab to Default Factory Defaults does not aftect Files or folders stored in the internal or external memory gm a J SK US A A ES p Ask Quilt EZ sends an email to the product manufacturer It can be used for troubleshooting and general questions about Butler If having trouble it automatically attaches a layout so we see what you see Setup Updates Page 35 Parameters Min Speed sets the minimum spee
15. d at which Butler will run We recommend that this setting only be changed under the direction of an authorized Quilt EZ dealer Margin allows you to set the margins top bottom left and right that are used for Scale It sets the spacing between the grid lines or customize the grid size Lock sets the number of lock stitches or tie offs that Butler will use at a pattern stop point E Stop determines the sensitivity settings for an emergency stop Emergency stop is a safety feature of Butler When the machine detects an obstruction to its movement such as bunched up fabric or a stray object Butler will automatically stop stitching The higher the E Stop the less likely Butler will stop because of an obstruction Adjusting this setting too high may result in torn fabric and broken needles Min Speed Margin Grid Spacing Lock Stitches Setup Parameters MIN cm a E Stop Jump Stitch Move Increment Motor Direction EE 0 1 Forward Reversed Page 36 d i 1 a TEC Parameters Machi Test Ad d Jump Stitch sets the distance the machine pe Updates Machine Test Advanced will allow itself to perform a jump stitch 2 Mn ES without prompting you to cut the thread or rou 5 pull up the bobbin thread aon Jon E cid ae 4 o Gy Spacing Increment Increment sets the distance a pattern will 6 travel when moved with the directional a Loc
16. ded free motion design then press it again to stop recording Save Pattern B Save pattern will save your recorded pattern into the root folder of the pattern files The root folder is the first or top most directory in a hierarchy Think of it as the three trunk for all the other folders or the starting point from which the other files originate Appliqu sa This feature lets you make a pattern box in any given shape You will simply press the record button 9 you will draw the shape of the pattern box you want once you are done you will hit the appliqu button E this will make it into a pattern box Free Motion Record On Off Remove Pattern Box Page 31 Import Export Import Export is used to copy files from one location to another Internal If internal is selected then your files will be selected from the internal memory and moved to the specific destination on the system USB If USB is selected then your patterns will be selected from the USB stick and can be saved to the destination on the system Add New Tag Creates a new tag and imports the patterns fron the source to the created tag Specify an existing tag for import This feature will let you import patterns from either a USB or the internal memory of the Tablet and it gives you File Manager Source ES Specify an existing tag for import Imported USB Internal Pat
17. ern display screen How to trace a pattern no stitching If you press the Go button when the Stitch Controller is not highlighted then your machine will not be stitching during the pattern trace How to stitch a pattern If you press the Go button when the Stitch Controller is highlighted then your stitching regulator will be engaged and stitching during the pattern trace A notification asking you to verify that the needle is in the up position will appear and display four options Cancel will return you the previous pattern view screen Pattern order will let you set the order each pattern will be stitched by default the patterns are stitched in the order they are added Home Stitch Controller not highlighted The machine will move to the start of the pattern block and the pattern will start Verify that the needle is in the up position ES Order X 0 00 Y 0 00 BB AA Go Stop Page 14 Set Start allows you to set the start position on the pattern This is useful if you need to resume a pattern that has only been partially stitched such as a pattern that had a thread break OK will proceed to follow the pattern After you press OK your machine will reposition the needle to be over the start position of the first pattern on the pattern box and perform a needle up A notification will prompt you to pull up the bobbin thread Press Cancel to return to the pattern v
18. ess the green check mark 2 Once the location has been marked roll your quilt Ensure the marked point remains visible Enter the desired angle Angle Lock Angle Lock i o e 9 ved i i I OZ AS gt lt o 4 4 7 Se Select and Mark Nesting Point 2 X 9 11 Y 5 56 NMECNCNE 27 Nest X 7 97 Y 7 14 sE m EC E Mau ABI i m Lj E gt a lp a T m E v 5 5 v i i i i a 3 Once the quilt is rolled follow the on screen instructions to realign your machine with both the left mark created in step 1 and press the green check mark If you press the check mark at the incorrect point us the undo button to try again 4 You should now see two patterns on the screen One of these patterns represents the pattern you have already quilted onto your quilt top You can nest the pattern in one of two ways Either press the nesting indent A icon and set the desired vertical S Already TKN distance between the quilted pattern Quilted Lee 2 and the to be quilted pattern or y move the machine head to position the to be quilted pattern where you would like it to nest with the quilted pattern Then press the check mark button Move the Machine to Place the Nested Row X 10 65 Y 9 79 5 Press the green Go button on the home screen to stitch the pattern as normal J Nesting
19. green plus and red minus buttons 18 Press repeat Is 19 Press the horizontal green plus a and the vertical green plus to repeat the pattern 2x2 20 Touch the 0 0 number box for horizontal spacing and set it to 1 0 andthen press the Green check mar l s 21 Touch the 0 0 number box for vertical spacing and set it to 1 0 22 Press scale Kl 23 Press the smart scale button proportions will be unlocked Found at the bottom of the screen 1 24 Press scale fal again to de select the scale menu 25 Press the patterns Folder button to _ Blocks Feathers Floral Geometric Imported Import Export Recent I i gt maS r alk E il 010 min Zw DO RS m How To Quilt Quad Pattern Block deem IEEE Vertical age AA y lt JAI X 10 84 Y 0 00 ry 3 1 1 1 Page 7 add another pattern 26 Select Corners gt JSM6 and press green checkmark 27 Resize and rotate the corner pattern to fit into a corner of the pattern box 28 Repeat steps 25 27 until all corners are filled 29 Go to home on the left navigation 30 Press the green go button e 31 After verifying that the needle is in the up position press the green checkmark 2 32 You will get a prompting message saying The machine will move to the start of the pattern block and the pattern will start Click o
20. i Wa Led CES EA Repeat Page 19 Rotate Move Pattern Rotate allows you to rotate the currently selected pattern Press the 45 icons to rotate left or right press the plus and minus to rotate by single degrees or press the numbers in the center to input a specific degree of rotation Alternatively you can touch and drag the red circle at the lower right of the selected pattern Scale Scale allows you to scale the currently selected pattern You can scale the pattern by using the plus and minus buttons or the scoll bars in the scale menu You can scale the pattern by pressing the Set Size button then enter the width and height when CES NEEWCWEOG prompted or touch and drag the corners Booo E of the currently selected pattern Smart scale will automatically scale the pattern to as large as possible while staying inside the pattern box Morph allows you to fill any four sided pattern box with the selected pattern The pattern will distort to fill the pattern box if the pattern box isn t exactly square The lock icon 2 will constrain pattern proportions while scaling This doesnt apply to Morph Edit Rotate Page 20 VA on Mirror Mirror B Ba mag ERNUS Mirror allows you to flip the selected pattern vertically or horizontally Remove Pattern X 1 10 Y 0 93 B ELT TR RER E Remove pattern will remove the currently
21. i en a mu E 3 HN QE L z m m mom im E TE u m u e si heu ra En R a a 8 R N e i O para LL um oe ie AC Ens mw e 1 5 Za M Re rut une mel a COL 19 a LE ELO LE A url omm ve Rv Backup Patterns USB Internal Import n This feature gives you the option to backup the current patterns loaded on your display amp tac a a E a atterns to export USB intemal existing tag for import Spec anextsngtagtorimort E Tag Restore Backup l Export by Tag gt Export PDF MEN m Vr e It will back up all the p atter ns to the specified ES 1 Backup Restore the Patterns Database USB f 18 19 l location on internal memory EOS A Restore Factory L a Rens This option lets you restore your patterns to the original received pattern from the factory Internal Backup Patterns Restore Backup Restore Factory Import Old Import Old am N Restores the system with the most recently SNE 7 used patterns Jen y rc m ns d Y I zy Yit C L C rl a nl Ala ad a n TP id ui l m A van e ms m a m Ei g PTT R L TG Cua n 2 1 mia Cm E m dun mH ni OS 5 Q ph n Ez m N af au a ll 5 N L i n mm Be Pe sa M He iiie od File Name RSI RDA AL DATE AU OO aE a mime R A d d T 8 ll og LA pm Tama i ame
22. iew or Press OK to have the machine begin following the pattern While the machine is following the pattern you can adjust the speed by using the up and down arrows on the right of the screen The lower the speed the slower the system will move The speed defaults to the max speed settings in the Setup Parameters tab During the trace you may need to stop your machine For example if you have a thread break or your bobbin runs out of thread To stop the machine press pause To start the machine again press start If you had a thread break press thread break and follow the on screen prompts to begin where the thread break left off For best results it is recommended to resume the trace just before the thread break Home PULL UP THE BOBBIN THREAD THEN PRESS OK X 7 93 Y 964 Pause X 5 73 Y 1 54 EX IX Pause SER THREAD BREAK Page 15 Stitch Controller When the Stitch Controller is highlighted any trace performed using the green Go button will stitch during the trace When the Stitch Controller is not highlighted any trace performed using the green Go button will not stitch during the trace SPI You may see an SPI or stitches per inch icon below the Stitch Controller button This setting is not compatible with all machines SPI allows you to adjust the stitches per inch setting of select stitch regulators Horizontal Lock Q gt Horizo
23. k Motor Forward Stitches Direction Reversed buttons The default is one tenth of an inch Motor Forward Motor Reversed is used to reverse the direction that the Motor pulleys turn Forward is used if the Motor Box is mounted to the carriage front while Reversed is used when the Motor Box is mounted on the back of the carriage Setup Page 37 Machine A fu T m achina ay mu Machine Type should match the make of your EJ ATMAM y quilting machine Machine Type ensures that ES un FF l T Butler can properly communicate with your te E specific quilting machine M meme e Manis Vp Machine Type must be changed from Default if Sl Press Time Wait Time Handle Bar connections are used If not using handle bra connections Default or a custom mode should be selected 0 Needle Up Flag value is set automatically if required when selecting Machine Type NdlUp Press sets the amount of time that Butler sends a signal that the needle up button has been pressed to your quilting machine to Needle Up and should not need to be changed NdlUp Wait sets the amount of time that Butler waits after sending the needle up signal to your quilting machine This should not need to be changed SReg Press sets the amount of time that Butler sends the signal that the stitch regulator button has been pressed to your quilting machine This should not need to be changed SReg Wait sets the
24. n the Green checkmark 33 The pattern should now trace without stitching This is a trial run to make sure that the pattern stitches where desired 34 Press the red stop button j 35 Press the stitch controller to highlight it 36 Press the green Go button O you will get a prompting message saying The machine will move to the start of the pattern block and the pattern will start 37 Press the green checkmark 9 Pull up the bobbin thread then press the green checkmark Import Export Recent X 10 64 Y 0 00 QJESX BQ Qa aMove All persa LR LBI JT Ln HOW TO Quilt Quad Pattern Block Page 8 Quilt a pantograph style clam pattern Go to layout L on left navigation Press new layout Iu Press OK at notification screen Move machine to top left corner of poor quilt area and press green plus 5 Move machine to bottom right corner of the quilt area and press green plus 9 6 Go to the Patterns Jon left navigation 7 Go to Pantos gt Clams and press the green checkmark 8 Move the machine so that the needle is at the top left corner of your quilt area 9 Press move x then press Movestart then press the green checkmark 9 10 Move the pattern so that half of the clam is off the left edge of the pattern box If you need to fine tune the placement press move and use the movement arrows E to get it just right 11 Press repea
25. ntal Lock locks the horizontal or left and right movement of the carriage This can be used among other things to help you draw straight horizontal lines Vertical Lock S Vertical Lock locks the vertical or front and back movement of the carriage This can be used among other things to help you draw straight vertical lines VS Tm ER E a a QQi Stitch Controller I l i I U l Y l i I t l i I U l U I t l i I t l i I I i I I i I t l i I U l I X 2 39 Y 2 58 MTS Enter the Stitches Per Inch Max 22 Min 4 Ir EIN WEN Home Stitch Controller SPI Horizontal Lock Vertical Lock Page 16 i 19 Angle Lock Angle lock allows you to set any angle out of 360 degrees that you would like to lock the machine Touch the 0 0 icon to set the angle at which you desire to lock the movement of the machine Note that negative values are acceptable to create inverse degree angles DO 4 Nest eee Nest allows you to nest a pattern below a stitched pattern on your quilt area This involves rolling your quilt to make room for the new pattern How to nest a quilt pattern 1 To nest your pattern Follow the on screen prompts and move your machine to the bottom left corner of your quilt area mark the quilt top with fabric chalk or something similar then with the needle over that mark pr
26. ny pattern view screen and are explained at right Overview Pattern View Page 4 Bottom Icons Pattern View Zoom Pan and Zoom to Cross Hair J mu Pattern 1 Box View DL The Pattern Box View lets you choose to see one pattern box at a time or all current pattern boxes Pan Pan lets you pan the pattern view screen To Pan touch the pan icon and then press and drag your finger on the screen Press the Pan icon again to disable Pan Bottom Icons Pattern Box View Zoom Out In Zoom Out In lets you control the zoom level of the pattern view screen You can use android pinch gestures to zoom in and out O Zoom to Cross Hair Q Zoom to Cross Hair lets you zoom where ever the cross hair is located To use this feature simply highlight the magnifying glass and press the zoom in button on the display to start Page 5 How lo Get started quilting quilt blocks and panto Quilt a quad pattern quilt block 1 Go to layout LZ on left navigation E j Al pettems and pattem boxes E 2 Press new layout Iu 24 3 Pressgreen check on notification screen e 4 Move machine to top left corner of fa quilt area and press green plus 9 eC X 12 15 Y 0 00 5 Move machine to bottom right corner of the quilt area and press green plus O 6 For the dialog box that pops up press the Green check mark 8 Drawa pattern box A
27. p position then the green check mark 9 25 Pull up the bobbin thread and press the green checkmark 9 26 Stay with the machine to cut the thread at each endpoint on the edges of the pattern box 2 pd Horizontal os T EO oo o O MIC O Horizontal Vertical qe TL O o DO id O ram Appliqu Inside i JE EKA Cm CD Ce 1 E 3 Homo WE EM EHD GS D How To Quilt Pantograph Clams Page 10 Nest the daisies pantograph pem poor 10 11 12 13 How To Go to layout on left navigation Press new layout Iu Press OK amp at notification screen Move machine to top left comer of quilt area and press green plus i9 Move machine to ian corner of the quilt area and press green plus The system will display the height and width press the Green Checkmark Goto Patterns tson left navigation Go to Pantos gt 3 Daiseys and press the green checkmark Y Move the machine so that the needle is near the top right corner of your quilt area Press move ia then press Move start then press the green checkmark O Press repeat Led Repeat the pattern horizontally press the horizontal repeat plus until it spans just past the right edge of the pattern Note that you will probably repeat it many more times than shown at right Press_scale and press smart scale to stretch the pattern to fill ine quilt area If you wish to prevent distor
28. pattern box is usually a traced quilt block For more about pattern boxes see page 41 X D 13 Y 0 00 Th 8a To draw a pattern box position E the machine at the first corner of S the block and press the green plus 8 Move in a counter clockwise E motion to create each corner of the i Ze square pattern box At each corner press the green plus 9 At the last corner press the green check mark 9 Ihe coordinates at the bottom right of the screen show your needle position in inches You can use the coordinates to help you measure the square box X 11 03 Y 0 00 E gi ec ea W a 9 Ensure pattern box view is selected lll at bottom left of screen 10 Navigate to pattern box 2 2 o mo How To Quilt Quad Pattern Block Page 6 11 Goto Patterns gt on left navigation 12 Open the blocks Tag 13 Select the shadowed utterfly pattern from blocks 14 Press the green check mark EZ You should see large circles around the edges 15 You should see large circles around the edges If not touch the pattern Touch the center circle of the pattern and drag it to the top left corner of the pattern box 15a If you need to fine tune the placement press move and use the movement arrows ice to get it just right 16 Press rotate KJ 17 Press 45 to the right ES 17a You can also fine tune the rotation using the
29. r user interface TT Mia a Pe Le a TAF CE NM ns A St sn ENE Stitcher User Interface are m m P um a NN Sj E ul TOR Pressing the sewing machine icon will e s i NUM dS show your Stitcher user interface on He se Butler s display zu If your stitcher user interface is not compatible with the Butler display or is not currently connected to Butler this icon will not appear haa fal E EH o T a S EVE Dan L kia i E Sa TOI a on CE a _ e8 i a 2110 Stitch Regulator Stitcher User Interface Page 43 Lig inr KEIN PEJA OI PIE CEIA FEIA PAIA CEIA CLIA CLIN CLIA CEIA CAIA POI POI RES TRES TREES TRES TREES TRES TRES TRES TRES TE E el E LU te e ut UE e Y Een Y eit Ein t Ein Y TE TE AS ES L L LA A RA ao al wal i 24 E IM E 1 i Ji LE ka ou f iml ce el a a aaah a baena a baat a imu a imd El d ami a a A nomad l cel a imd ibni n bmi iba a a q m E E re EY leue deal wis E 2 ume nem aL umm i nim E nei E re ete Be E nem BL Po d 0 9 a im Ww BN BN D N z j s I L E H t Information Help with icons Information d Information Mode is used to explain the interface of Butler on the spot Press the Information icon then press any icon you would like to learn more about An example of pressing the Nesting button on the right A window will appear with a brief description of the feature and the option to view a video
30. rements Certain digitized pattern files such as 4QB specify where on the pattern different color threads should be used When Butler detects a thread color change it will stop quilting and prompt you to change the color of the thread Ignore colors is a way to bypass the thread color stops in those patterns Comnis magnist ibeatur adit lanto et quundis volor aut fugit et aboribusam ut as prera quam que cone dolenda estion nonecto quissin re doluptas maiorer cipsam con pra con eum repellabo Parchil molorat Setup Test These settings are critical to the performance of the machine Changing these values are not recommended Continue Acceleration 40 Curvature 40 Al Lead Line ao Speed Hide Status Lights BE _ Rbt Mode Comm _ E Ignore Colors Page 41 y n 9 B s h B s T a a ma fn rm jun m R H 6 A EUR 0 a p e t E Kad iG im pri im o ern tm Pubs n E NN me ee a of FAR a te in Fi ms im 2 d em re ti N i 11105 feo Feo poo RECS CS nyo LU BLUE pea NL t a m a e Daa a Da a a an Dae FS a a la p ls LT TT Axim esto evel enist officim invelic imaiorenim ex eaquodigento mi conet utendus eossintur officid modit mil idempor epedis ditest as eos nusam qui incta nis quianto dem diae la doloreh eniendit lia dolesti qui dolesequi dipsunt labo Laut aliquia turersperum dolupta sitatque numquam quo berferr orepudis doleni
31. st oditiur accus debitio Piendun deniam ipsuntur Occus dus in eum ut rectint b 7 Y ms E Y M No RE NE RN P iri R ri fm M i Ei a 2 E NN mm m E mm ot ad EE DLE E LE CLR ql L 4 e r i T H LeS 8 1 nu B T LE i N R m Hm dia DUS m Pu JN m ibn m 2 B E E EL na L a i i a ON m B y rcc mme re a n 1 z mm m ru ze ie St aem Ni Page 42 EEIN KEAN REJA FEI KLIN Lal i ne re Ce Ce E n METRE a i ie a L G E ur J LU k J U AL 7 atta e Ma ca ir B Ra E C ere F rim trous T UTE NOD MONO DCE m da E et m um Wi EM a num E y 8 PL i LES zs am A N n aaia a ne m RE t Mn Le E du La x A p EE LR En a BE E E R A AY m I NN Nm m M Rd m aoe RES NU m m uH p EN a ai ee m NN L 1 A K lama ium d deme gem GST aes aes ee ies heme a neva ees ie dee het a Im a e Een a Cr CS eat eas CSS C 0 KS Ked KE Beat Cd d Sd S US EL ERO AL ERO AL RE CET EE TEUL mm fo re Pn rn DU E REO RL reo Yn ron fon in foi IRL B E lis ille lele lhe ode lele lele gli lele alle ille lede lle lele alie colles alle oie lele sol BEE Be D RE S ie leir eir ele lele lele alle lele ldr p INE EL LINE Dp E A EE cu A A CSS A E B yl i Ds E E A LE m m om i an E S M EH m n Ma a a R anna D Stitch Regulator E Les W a iml rs Access the stitch regulato
32. t ld 12 Repeat the pattern horizontally press the horizontal repeat plus until it spans just past the right edge of the pattern 13 Repeat the clams vertically press the vertical repeat plus until just before the bottom edge of the pattern box 14 Press the offset green plus as desired to stagger the clam rows All patterns and pattern boxes will be removed i I GS Continue ie T 1 7 E rt Recent Im port Exp X 0 00 Y 0 00 Move the machine to where you would like the pattern to start M Then press OK L 55 nx es How To Quilt Pantograph Clams 15 Press merge to merge the repeated clam rows It will allow you to merge all the patterns into one zl 16 Press crop 17 Crop lets you crop any pattern that is sitting outs of the pattern box or quilt area 18 Press scale a them press smart scale a 19 Go to home on the left navigation 20 Check to make sure the needle is not selected Press the green go button el check that your needle is in the up position then press the green checkmark This is an optional trial run to ensure the pattern is positioned correctly and will stitch exactly where you would like 22 When you are satisfied that the placement is correct press the red stop button j 23 Touch the stitch controller to highlight it 24 Press the green go button O Check that your needle is in the u
33. terns Recent Select a tag of the patterns to export Backup Restore the Patterns Database Restore Backup Restore Factory imponoi Import Export USB Internal Select a tag to use Select a tag to use Specify an existing tag for import Floral USB Internal Patterns Recent Internal Select a tag of the patterns to export USB OE Backup Restore the Patterns Database USE Internal Backup Patterns Restore Backup Restore Factory Import Old Page 32 a E n mH S n L EN mA R Ei EN ILE I wg w gon PN MN EN R RN T Ta TE m M Mom Moe Mom Moe dom Mom doe Mom Moe dom om RR SCR om GER SCR Ms ME M M Mem Mm Mm om bm Max Rom e dox om i I um gw amp mo m ON L 3 N np 4 T 3 JF mM Ma D E E V L M uM mel v Pa A m D i a E EESE BEF 5 A m E mE Sm Rs pE m mum mu m gE s i a A I 19 Y i Ml a AN fi i A ip p B E NU a ig z EF 4 Bee a a A A m n A 2 ui A au i a i5 n 3 A i 9 LL E q d a N g x a E a amp E dL rm ste mels m E A i Ek ibA a 0 6 70 p RR e ee a a E R Pp T R T B ul a Selecta tag of the patterns to export This feature lets you export all your patterns into a PDF file which can be saved to a USB Drive or the Internal memory of the Tablet This is a helpful tool if you would like to print out your pat
34. terns You can export all the patterns and save it as a PDF file Export Tag Will export your tags to your USB Drive in the standard QCC format Export All Will export all patterns to your USB Drive in the standard QCC format d Y is HEURES Patterns 9 T 2 Specify an existing tag for import USB Internal Select a tag of the patterns to export es Export All Backup Patterns Palterns Recent Restore Backup Res Exporting tag 16 of 23 Image 53 of 53 Exported pdf ta decir cis loe PerfectStitch USB Internal Internal Export by Tag dd A v x e K LR TRT koi ii Sem le die ai n i 0 s R i a w A m E al 5 g m pa u m t E t I m m mu vm mH Um mw d 8 Y I y Zl 1 i A i R L H 3 Pe a a n W P B 2 l Ni ye i a i fa m f i A ge 2 E ad a E a j m IE g ELE EA of th on m wh R wv E TETE m m m UE BTE ET ma h AAA 1 A a 9 am k R Ta a fa sh a p mH a i a g ga il E Tam a no mE d us Hits TRR ie RAR TTA AA gu B EO m _ x PN a wg N RRR AN S N B SUM ak SUE gUE H EE M A s IA NE Q Y ILE E MAA ia wi wii Eg i L 3 y bro Fa m E E y EN a m al mem in HM ane IN EH um Hu um el Eri Nn a q aan ne a and NT ie m p n R RER Er Hp gs e E mm m mem m m B Tama B mum d E nn gt m u E
35. tions you take while designing your quilt including moves transformations and repeats of your patterns Undo Redo Redo kad will repeat any undone actions X 1 10 Y 0 93 EBAH Merge Merge allows you to merge all the patterns in the pattern box into one This can be useful when saving a repeated pattern as a new renamed pattern Reverse Start Stop Points Reverse Start Stop Points allows you to swap the start and end points of the currently selected pattern This will reverse the direction in which the pattern is stitched Reverse Start Stop Points Edit Undo Redo Page 27 Layout Create saveandopenlayouts Adjustquiltareaandpatternboxes New Layout New Layout creates a new clear layout to which you can add patterns and pattern boxes A layout is usually used to save all the work on your current quilt project A layout consists of all pattern boxes and patterns used in a project and saves their relative size and spacing Open Layout TA Open layout lets you open saved layouts which contain pattern boxes and patterns After opening a layout you will be prompted to move the machine head to the top left corner of your quilt frame quilt area and press ok To keep the layout consistent this home position should be the same position that was used for the layout when it was originally created Save Layout Save Layout lets you save your currently open l
36. tions of the pattern press the lock button at the bottom right of the scale menu MOVE YOUR MACHINE TO THE BACK LEFT CORNER OF YOUR QUILTING AREA THEN PRESS THE BUTTON X 0 39 Y 6 68 ELEK Horizontal S v IC o QE oe ve Offset Nest Daisies Pattern Page 11 1 Goto homeL 1on the left navigation 2 Turn off the needle with thread if it was previously selected Press the green go button check that your needle is in the up position then press the green checkmark 9 This is an optional trial run to ensure the pattern is positioned correctly and will stitch exactly where you would like 3 When you are satisfied that the placement is correct press the red stop button 4 Touch the stitch controller to highlight it 5 Press the green go button check that your needle is in the up position then the greencheck mark 6 Pull up the bobbin thread and press the green checkmark 7 Once that pattern is stitched go to Home fi and press nest 8 You will now select one pr point Move your machine so that the needle is directly above any point on the just stitched pattern preferably on the left side 9 Mark this point on the fabric with quilters chalk or something similar and then press the green check mark 9 10 Roll your quilt then press the green checkmark 11 Move your machine to your previously marked point and press
37. ttern box Press the Adjust Pattern Box icon then follow the same procedure of adding a new pattern box to redefine the pattern box Add Pattern Box LA Set the first point in the pattern box X 2 59 Y 3 99 Br QQi Remove Pattern Box All patterns attached to the pattern box will be removed Ea Continue L A o s M 9 BAR 0 mm Adjust Pattern Box Layout Add Pattern Box Page 29 Set Quilt Area Set quilt area will reset your quilt area Pressing the green checkmark will let you reset the dimensions of your quilt area This is commonly used when you need to stitch the last row of a quilt that has slightly difterent dimensions than the previously stitched rows Set home will keep the current dimensions of the quilt but let you use the home point or top left corner of the quilt area to reposition the quilt area The red X will cancel Layout EJ ae Pk Pen n gi here Open Layout New Layout All patterns and pattern boxes will be removed Continue X 0 00 Y 0 00 B8 LQ Ql Set Quilt Area Page 30 Free Motion i Record and save freemotion quilting Record on off I Record on off toggles the record feature of Butler Press it once to activate free motion record Move the machine head to draw your recor
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