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1. To stitch a horizontal or vertical line with the channel lock e Select Horizontal Channel Lock to lock Pro Stitcher so it stitches only in a horizontal direction Press the Start Stop button on the machine s handlebars and move the machine to stitch the line in a left to right or right to left direction e Select Vertical Channel Lock to lock Pro Stitcher so it stitches only in a vertical direction Press the Stop Start button the machine s handlebars and move the machine to stitch the line in a top to bottom or bottom to top direction gt IMPORTANT Ensure that the carriage motor levers are in the engaged position You can then manually use the quilting machine handles to stitch either horizontal or vertical lines Machine Quilting Tip To stitch a plumb line with Pro Stitcher Ensure your quilt top is loaded squarely on the frame by stitching a horizontal plumb line across the top of the batting and backing Select Horizontal Channel Lock press the Start Stop button on the machine s handlebars and stitch a plumb line approximately one inch from the top of the quilt backing and batting Then align the top edge of the quilt top with the plumb line and baste close to the edge so the stitching will be covered by the quilt s binding gt IMPORTANT If you use an HQ Sixteen with Pro Stitcher switch to manual control before using the handlebars Adjust settings while quilting While the machine is stitching you can adjust
2. e Select Settings Tie Off Eg WSI HI Bock 17 40 onay Ao pe I r aes ARSIS en H5 s E PI Aro Seine OS Foira Specify how many tie off stitches are done Select Tie Off End to perform a tie off Anam aae BA at the end of each ho segment in the design of cif ff stitc fish in inches Select Tie Off Start to perform a tie off at the beginning of each segment in the design Choose either the Tack or Micro method of tie off To have Pro Stitcher perform a tie off at the beginning of stitching e Select Tie Off Start To have Pro Stitcher perform a tie off at the end of stitching e Select Tie Off End To indicate how many tie off stitches Pro Stitcher will perform e Press the Tie Off Plus Sign to increase or Minus Sign to decrease the number of tie off stitches Pro Stitcher performs Alternately touch the number box and type a value directly and press Enter S NOTE The number you specify is the number of full stitches that are formed not the number of times the needles cycles For example if the tie off number is set to 2 and you selected the Micro method the needle cycles three times before beginning to stitch the design Alternately if you selected the Tack method the needle cycles five times to form two stitches forward and two stitches back To set the length of each tie off stitch e Press the Distance Plus Sign to increase or Minus Sign to dec
3. Product Service and Maintenance Periodically use a small brush to clean all lint and threads from under the carriage track and rack Keep rack and track clean and clear of any foreign material build up or obstruction Follow HQ Quilting Machine Service and Maintenance for best results with the HQ Pro Stitcher Replace needles every 2 to 4 hours 1 to 2 per large guilt and lubricate hook every 3 to 4 hours of use about every second bobbin change Periodically check the thread tensioner Use small brush to clean out all lint loose thread or obstructions from the bobbin hook each time you begin to use the HQ Pro Stitcher and HQ quilting machine Servicing is recommended for your HQ quilting machine annually from a qualified representative Servicing will cover belt tensioning encoder www HandiQuilter com Warranty Training Checklist 10 3 This page intentionally left blank 10 4 Warranty Training Checklist HQ Pro Stitcher User Manual HQ Pro Stitcher Warranty Registration Mail or Fax completed Warranty Registration Card within 30 days of purchase If you have questions email HQCares HandiQuilter com or call Customer Relations at 1 877 697 8458 Online warranty regis tration is also available at HandiQuilter com MAIL Handi Quilter Inc FAX 801 294 3011 Warranty Registration Dept 501 N 400 W North Salt Lake Utah 84054 HQ Pro Stitcher Warranty Registration Card The HQ Pro Stitcher warranty consists of tw
4. e Select Default for most quilting designs Only if you feel that the quilting design requires more precision should you ever need to change the setting e Select Precision to stitch intricate designs more slowly e Select Speed for more speed than Precision but to ensure curves are stitched smoothly We recommend that you use the advanced speed profile options only as advised by a technician Motor Option The Motor Torque Limit enables you to customize the sensitivity of the Pro Stitcher motors For example if while quilting the Infinity hits the poles there is a thread lock or you ve selected a quilting speed that is too fast for the complex design you re using the error message Motor Error Excessive Motor Strain Detected appears and the motors stop This setting varies the threshold for stopping the motors The default limit is 50 Most will not need to adjust this value When to adjust the Motor Torque Limit Generally you will make this adjustment when recommended by a technician or if you repeatedly receive the motor error message that excessive motor strain was detected HO Pro Stitcher Avant If you receive the motor strain error message during normal stitching conditions 1 Check for and remove any obstructions 2 Clear the error message by touching the X in the upper right corner of the message 8 10 Settings Menu www HandiQuilter com 3 Press Reconnect Motors or the Motor Error button in the to
5. stops stitching so you Bounding box can tie off the thread 5 The purple dashed line m Design shows the jumps not stitched Use these buttons to keep track of changes you make to the design Te Green dots mark the end of the jump and the beginning of the next stitching segment Use these buttons to display portions of the design The four buttons in the lower left corner of the Design screens turn on or off the display of a portion of the design Select to show or hide the blue bounding box and the area box Select to show or hide the design _ Select to show or Stan Select to show or hide hide the jump points S Shop the start and stop points The four buttons in the lower right corner of the Design screen help to keep track of changes made to the design Select to redo the last function that was undone Select to undo the last function performed Select to see a list of the design or have the functions that have been software treat it as Baseline History performed since opening a a new design design Select to baseline a Design history e Press History to show a list of the functions that have been performed since opening a design www HandiQuilter com Design Menu 5 1 The item at the top of the list is the first function performed and the item at the bottom of the list is the most recent function Use your finger to drag the list up or down to
6. Repeated Baptist Fan design has been mn LEUR joined vertically and NS NN N horizontally with nN Point 2 Point NS S e To link designs vertically ensure the start and end points are at the same horizontal coordinate Then select Vertical Point 2 Point to align the designs such that the end point of the first design matches up with the start point of the next design S NOTE To manually enter a distance value between the designs in either the horizontal or vertical distance box you must first turn off Point 2 Point Repeat Wrapping Use the wrapping options in conjunction with repeated designs The options enable you to shift rows or columns of repeated designs or offset the entire design window Typically you will wrap either a row or a column but not both e On the Design menu select Repeat then select Wrapping options gt PUR TE os 4 FA k LA 4 nn a uv E i r i d F i FT ii st Pa OVOGVOVOVOVE PNR fF fff FS GE 5 VW Cm V So f VW Removes all of the ES A ANTA A H r 1 f il f k ah B Y i Y i i i wrapping actions RPEN me VY amp le 2 OA Ck ES ee and resets the VOVOYV OY C 1 PS design to its GTA 2 Lu unwrapped state Column wrapping Horizontal window options wrapping options Column wrapping Vertical window wrapping options 5 20 Design Menu www HandiQuilter com To wrap rows Shifts
7. defined Define the area to be cropped before using any of the Crop functions Purple lines show the star shaped multi point area W T x EJ Cf Li ET H Treatment of loose ends Pro Stitcher has two ways of handling loose ends or jump points that are created from a crop Open or Closed To perform a tieoff at jump points e Choose Open to perform a tieoff at the jump points in a cropped design Select Tie Off Start and Tie Off Finish in Settings For more information about the tieoff settings see Control how Pro Stitcher performs tie offs in chapter 8 Settings Menu To stitch between jump points e Choose Closed to stitch along the border of the cropped area between jump points in a cropped design Machine Quilting Tip To stitch around the cropped area The Closed option may not stitch the entire area outline Consider using Trace Outline to stitch around the perimeter of the area www HandiQuilter com Design Menu 5 15 Crop designs based on areas or start and end points To crop everything outside the defined area Crops everything outside the defined Turns off any crop adjustments area you ve made to the design e Select Outside to crop away everything outside the defined Area and keep everything within that Area To crop everything inside the defined area Crops everything within the defined area e Select Inside to crop away everything inside the defined area and keep everything
8. new location and pressing either 2 Point Start or 2 Point End depending on which end of the line needs to be repositioned S NOTE A start point on the left followed by an end point on the right i e a straight line with start on the left and end on the right is a 0 rotation or no rotation A start point on the right and an end point on the left i e a straight same line but with the start and end points reversed is a 180 rotation or in other words the design will be upside down www HandiQuilter com Design Menu 5 13 Rotation of repeated designs Repeated designs can be rotated individually or treated as a single design and rotated as a set To rotate repeated designs individually Before rotating select Single Then select one of the rotate buttons Each individual design will be rotated or mirrored or flipped Rotates repeated designs individually To rotate repeated designs as a group Before rotating select Group Then select one of the rotate buttons The entire set of repeated designs is rotated or mirrored or flipped as a single entity Rotates repeated designs as a set 5 14 Design Menu www HandiQuilter com Crop Menu Use Crop menu functions in conjunction with areas After modifying a design as needed mark an area that represents the region to be cropped e Select Design and then Crop x NOTE If the Crop panel buttons at the bottom of the screen are grayed out an area hasn t yet been
9. Browse to the appropriate folder on the USB flash drive and double tap the Art amp Stitch installation file The Pro Stitcher software will close and the installation will begin 6 2 Art amp Stitch www HandiQuilter com 4 Ifyou are prompted to Repair or Uninstall the Art amp Stitch software it is best to uninstall first and then run the installation program again to install the new version NOTE To access the file browser after the Pro Stitcher software is closed either attach a keyboard or press the keyboard icon at the top left hand corner of the screen to open the pop up keyboard Press and hold the Windows key followed by the letter E to open a file browser to locate and then run the Art amp Stitch installation file again 5 After the new version of Art amp Stitch is installed reboot the Pro Stitcher computer using the Windows Start menu from the bottom of the computer screen Select either Shut Down or Restart to shut the computer down and restart www HandiQuilter com Art amp Stitch 6 3 6 4 Art amp Stitch www HandiQuilter com 5 Design Menu The Design menu functions open modify position and save quilting designs Much of what you will do with Pro Stitcher will be from this menu After you select Design two clusters of buttons appear on the lower left and lower right corners of the screen Red dots mark the start ees ie t red oe stop of a jump the point green points where Pro Stitcher
10. Le benz ne les solvants et les poudres r curer peuvent endommager la machine et ne doivent donc jamais tre utilis s 4 Ne pas faire tomber ou cogner la machine 5 Consultez toujours le manuel pour remplacer ou r parer toute autre pi ce de la machine Pour r parer ou r gler la machine e Sila machine tombe en panne ou doit tre r gl e consultez d abord les consignes de d pannage figurant en annexe pour inspecter et r gler vous m me la machine 2 4 Safety www HandiQuilter com 3 Installation Congratulations on your HQ Pro Stitcher purchase Handi Quilter is proud to offer you easy to use quilting machines and computer guided quilting using the latest technology with the best value for your money We provide inspiration and education to enhance your transition into computer guided machine quilting Because the world of computer guided quilting is constantly changing we invite you to keep up with us by checking our website frequently for news software updates tutorials and more Go to www HandiQuilter com for e Updates to the HQ Pro Stitcher software provided free as long as you own your machine e A full color version of this manual that can be downloaded and printed e Updates to this manual e Step by step tutorials to help you learn how to use HQ Pro Stitcher e Free design downloads e News about hardware upgrades or new machines e Links to educational information webinars retreats and more Want to
11. O Disable Enable Motors O Reposition by Corner s recorre Ne 5 Pull up Bobbin Thread O Center Start End Drag amp e Reconnect Machine C A ON UI Drop Nudge O e Shut Down Shutdown e Refresh O e Halestitch J Art amp Stitch if applicable Reboot Exit to Windows O e Reset Home g Creating a Design O Cleaning and Maintenance Follow g Saving a Design O e Cleaning Rack o e Loading a Design from e Maintenance of HQ Design Menu outside source LJ Machine g e Find drive where design e Passing a Design back and i are located J forth from Pro Stitcher CJ wallality Review e Show File with all Designs O e Review Manufacturer s e Load Design o Quilt Menu Warranty O s Despi q New Start End Points O e Sign Checklist g s Boy g Jump Points O s Jump Points g Move Continuous amp Stitch O e Start Stop g Channel Lock O s Wade g Trace Outline O e Redo o BOX O e History o ATER H e Baseline o ee D e Loading and Saving a Design O lt PEINE PSTOR D e Setting an Area E The items listed above have been explained to I have covered the items listed above with my me by my HQ Rep customer Signature of Owner Signature of Trainer Note to the HQ Rep Upon completion please cut along dotted line and fax the signed copy to Handi Quilter at 801 294 3011 Itis okay to photocopy this page www HandiQuilter com Warranty Training Checklist 10 7 10 8 Warranty Training Checklist HQ Pro S
12. Pro Stitcher moves the machine around the perimeter of the defined area shown as purple lines on the screen Watch the needle position as the machine traces the area s perimeter to ensure the design will quilt where expected If the Stitch button is enabled appears darker Pro Stitcher stitches rather than traces the perimeter of the area S NOTE If you ve enabled the Stitch button to stitch rather than trace the bounding box or the perimeter of the area you must manually do tieoffs at the beginning and end of stitching 7 2 Quilt Menu www HandiQuilter com Move the quilting machine with Pro Stitcher The Move function moves the quilting machine in any of the eight directions indicated by the on screen arrows Control the speed by pressing either the Plus Sign or the Minus Sign or entering a value up to 50 in the number box Press and hold one of the arrow keys to move the machine in that direction Select Stitch to stitch as the machine moves Select Continuous and select an arrow key to move the machine Press Stop to end movement or stitching To change the speed at which the machine moves e Tap the Plus Sign to increase the movement speed Tap the Minus Sign to decrease the movement speed Or select the number box and enter a value up to 50 in the number pad that appears and then press Enter To move the quilting machine from within Pro Stitcher e Press and hold an arrow button The selec
13. Stitching end point Jump start and end points A large green circle on the loaded design indicates the start point a large red circle indicates the stop point and the small green and red circles indicate the start and end points of jumps within the design Purple dashed lines connect the small green and red circles to show the jumps or no stitch lines Selected vs non selected buttons Some buttons such as Grid and Ruler are on off or toggle buttons Turn them on or off by touching them Other buttons are either or buttons and are turned off by selecting another button with the opposite action such as Pan and Drag The Pan Zoom Drag and Select buttons cannot be selected at The Grid and Ruler the same time buttons are toggles Press to turn on or off Selected buttons and menu options are a darker color A gray button means the function is not currently available Gray Buttons Depending on the menu or sub menu item selected there may be certain buttons that are grayed out A gray button indicates that this function is not currently available This typically happens because you have started a function that must be completed first or that the grayed out function is not possible within the selected function Top toolbar buttons Commonly used functions are across the top of the screen for easy access They are available regardless of which menu option you have chosen Design size in inches Name of
14. appears while stitching it is an indication that data is not getting to the motors quickly enough This may be due to something in the computer tying up the CPU Although it may be possible to resume quilting by simply pressing red X box to close the error message and then pressing the Motor Error lightning bolt button at the top right hand corner of the screen it is best to cancel the current design stitch out save the pattern and re boot the computer Use the New Start Point function if necessary to resume from where stitching was left off System Restore or System Repair message If a message appears on boot up black screen white on boot up text that asks whether to run System Restore or Start Windows Normally select Start Windows Normally by using the volume buttons on the tablet to move your selection up or down and use the Windows button to select Start Normally The system should resume as normal The computer will default to the System Restore screen more of a typical Windows blue white screen if you do not select the Start Normally option in time If this occurs use the power switch to reboot the computer and try again 9 6 Troubleshooting www HandiQuilter com 10 Warranty Warranty issued should whenever possible first be submitted to the Authorized Representative who completed your service and training These representatives have been selected for their dedication to customer satisfaction and have
15. back left hand side when looking from the front is the newest version encoder for the HQ Sixteen The old version has a 2 inch section of black plastic heat shrink encasing a small circuit board where the cable plugs in The new version does not have that 2 inch section of black heat shrink If the old encoder is mounted to the machine then replace it with the new encoder that is included in the HQ Pro Stitcher accessory bag The white gears do not engage the blue flexirack When the quilting machine is pushed by hand Make sure the white gears fully engage the blue rack the horizontal and or vertical crosshair lines do Use the manual engagement disengagement tool not move to adjust Insert into the hole at the front of the EZ Carriage 9 2 Troubleshooting www HandiQuilter com Problem Symptom The X and or Y axis gears are only partially engaged Stitched designs appear jagged or wobbly The system may be skipping teeth when running resulting in a shifting of the design on the quilt With the Pro Stitcher powered and motors engaged and enabled locked in position pressing the machine side to side or front to back allows a little motion but the white gear does not rotate If there is motion in the X axis left right check the X axis gear assembly and make sure nothing is preventing the assembly from springing downward and putting pressure on the blue rack If the motion is in the Y axis front back
16. be in the know Sign up to join the Handi Quilter e mail Newsletter list to receive notice of updates upgrades special offers contests new products and free stuff at www HandiQuilter com newsletter subscribe Machine packaging information Keep the carton and packing materials You will need them in the event that you need to return the machine to the dealer or send it for repair If you do not pack the machine properly or if you do not use the correct packaging materials the machine could be damaged Handi Quilter is not liable for damage that occurs during return shipping Handi Quilter contact information Handi Quilter Inc 501 N 400 W North Salt Lake Utah 84054 Toll free phone 877 697 8458 Local phone 801 292 7988 Email Address HQCares HandiQuilter com Website www HandiQuilter com www HandiQuilter com Installation 3 1 Optional U S Grounding GROUNDED OUTLET BOXES es i TAB FOR GROUNDING GROUNDING PIN ADAPTER A B This product is for use on a nominal 120 V or nominal 220 V circuit and has a grounding plug that looks like the plug illustrated in sketch A above A temporary adapter which looks like the adapter illustrated in sketches B and C may be used to connect this plug to a 2 pole receptacle as shown in sketch B if a properly grounded outlet is not available The temporary adapter should be used only until a properly grounded outlet can be installed by a qualified electrician The green
17. been trained in technical service They also may provide follow up advice training service accessories and other services HQ Authorized Representatives may offer their own warranties in addition to those offered by the manufacturer but do not obligate the manufacturer HQ Pro Stitcher Limited Warranty Handi Quilter Inc hereinafter HQ offers a limited warranty on the HQ Pro Stitcher hereinafter Product to be free of defects in workmanship and materials under normal use upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth a 90 day Limited Warranty During the first 90 days from date of purchase HQ will repair any manufacturing defect without charge for parts or labor All subsequent warranties include parts costs only b Three year Mechanical Warranty For any mechanical failure within this period Manufacturer will provide free replacement parts customer pays for labor and shipping O Lifetime Software Update Warranty From the date of purchase HQ will provide updates minor changes to the HQ Pro Stitcher software free of charge to the consumer via electronic downloads These are intended to provide the consumer with the latest software updates for the HQ Pro Stitcher and are not the same as Upgrades which will incur a fee to the consumer d Two year Electronic Electrical Warranty The electric electronic components are warranted to be free from manufacturing defects for two years
18. chapter 8 Settings Menu e Choose Pull up On or Pull up Auto to indicate your preference for handling pullups If you do not select either pullup option you will need to manually pull up the bobbin thread before stitching To change the pause delay settings while quilting After beginning to stitch and following a pullup Pro Stitcher does some stitches and then pauses for you to cut the threads The pause delay setting indicates how much stitching to do measured in either inches or seconds before pausing For more information about the pause delay options see Control the delay following a bobbin thread pullup in chapter 8 Settings Menu www HandiQuilter com Quilt Menu 7 7 EST TT nt eaugeo Choose Seconds or Inches and then enter a value in the number box to specify how much Pro Stitcher will stitch before pausing for you to trim the threads Turns off the pause delay setting e Specify how far or how long Pro Stitcher will stitch before pausing for you to trim the threads Choose either Seconds or Inches Then touch the number box enter a number into the number pad that appears and then press Enter Adjust settings while quilting is paused On occasion you may need to pause stitching to make further adjustments to settings to replace a bobbin or rethread the machine You can change any of the settings described in the previous section while the machine is paused However after pausing the machine
19. colored rigid ear lug and the like extending from the adapter must be connected to a permanent ground such as a properly grounded outlet box cover Whenever the adapter is used it must be held in place by the metal screw IMPORTANT In Canada the use of a temporary adapter is not permitted by the Canadian Electric Code Parts List This list shows the parts of the HQ Pro Stitcher Items A through Q are for the HQ Avant 8 wheel carriage version and HQ Fusion Items A through U are for the HQ Sixteen and HQ Avant 4 wheel carriage version Items G R S or T may not be included or needed S NOTE The parts photographed in this manual may look different from the ones you received Item Quantity Photo A Blue X axis Flexirack 12 feet 1 B X axis Flexirack clamps and screws 4 3 2 Installation www HandiQuilter com C 3 32 inch drill bit 1 Power cord assembly D Emergency base plate repair kit 1 E EZ Carriage 1 o F Computer bracket 1 3 G Y encoder circuit board 1 b H Y axis mounting bracket assembly 1 P l 1 10 foot power cord 1 ce l 2 2 foot power cord quilting machine to 1 carriage l 3 2 foot power cord wall to filter box 1 l 4 Power filter box 1 for HQ Avant or HQ Fusion OR l 5 Y power cord 10 foot 1 for HQ Sixteen only ea www HandiQuilter com Installation 3 3 J Adhesive cable mounting clips K USB flash drive L Art amp Stitc
20. current design file of crosshairs W 18 36in Oin Repeat alternating loops 1 R X 0 00 Y 0 00 uilter t bon hie HE HHEIHENET RTE TT Te HQ Pro Stitcher d Grid aC Sele Ia 4 4 Overview www HandiQuilter com Also visible at the top of the screen are the name of the current design file the size of the design and the position of the crosshairs A letter appears next to the name of the current design file to indicate what type of design it is D indicates it is a design G indicates it is a grouped design and R indicates it is a repeated design To get on screen help Press to close any Zoom pop up box such as a Help box If Zoom is pressed dark dragging a finger in either a downward or right to left motion will zoom the current view outward so the view of the design becomes smaller Dragging a finger in either an upward or left to right motion will zoom the view inward to magnify the design As with Pan and Refresh Zoom does not reposition or resize the design f Selecting Zoom will turn off Pan and Quilt gt Reposition gt Drag e Press Help and then press the button or menu option for which you need help to display the Help pop up box Exit Help mode by pressing the Help button again or pressing the Close button red X PHandi Quilter HO Pro Stitcher M To cycle the needle up or down to form a half stitch The Half Stitch button cycles the needle either to the up or the down
21. do this by pressing a button on the top or side of the tablet computer or by using the Microsoft Windows Control Panel Display options Refer to the owner s manual that came with your tablet computer for more information www HandiQuilter com Installation 3 29 Getting started with HQ Pro Stitcher To move the quilting machine after the software has been loaded e To move the quilting machine after the software has loaded the motors should be disengaged Press the Disable Motors button in the upper right corner of the screen to disengage the motors Note that the button changes to say Enable Motors If you have the EZ Carriage use the options on the Freehand screen to alternate between computerized quilting and free motion quilting e Choose Design then Freehand Select the Free Motion button Pro Stitcher automatically raises the quick release levers to disengage the carriage gears from the Flexirack Select the Engaged button to once again use Pro Stitcher for computerized quilting If you have a carriage with levers IMPORTANT If you have a carriage with levers you will need to manually raise the levers for free motion quilting and lower the levers for computerized quilting with Pro Stitcher When the carriage levers are up pictured the carriage gears are disengaged from the Flexiracks Do this for free motion quilting Move the levers to the down position to use Pro Stitcher To use the USB flash drive e A U
22. ee ne en 5 10 To create an area With multiple POINTES sssssdecsscnesonssssemssrenens censure 5 10 To keep track of how many points you have marked 5 10 ROR LOS 0 ES E NG BR PE ET E EE DEN DE as 5 11 2 POI ROU AON 20x ee ao ea ana EE EEE AE EE 5 12 To rotate a design according to an angle on the Quilt ccc ceccceescceeccesseeeeseeeceenseeeees 5 12 TO fine tune the angle of rotation irseicccsiatensccennsaracdcaccteinasesiondedeaunsaanenadusnendguxunmiateraedenssedss 5 13 Rotation of repeated designS sseesssesseserrssresererersresrresersrrurrrsrersresrersresresstrsresseesrrsereserseens 5 14 To rotate repeated designs individually ss 5 14 To rotate repeated designs as a group sseesssessssereserssresrrrsrrseresrresresresereseesrersrrsreesreseerse 5 14 crop MNU eoe ee E E E TE EE NO E EA ie 5 15 Treatment of l00s6 ENGS sessrsssrerspesrii arahen E ESATE EDEA NE R REETAN 5 15 To perform a tieoff at jump DOMMES eee a ie 5 15 To stitch between jump points ccccceeccesccceecccsecceececeecceucetenseescteneceeeceeneeeenceeeeceeneenenss 5 15 www HandiQuilter com Table of Contents 1 3 Crop designs based on areas or Start and end points 5 16 To crop everything outside the defined area ss 5 16 To crop everything inside the defined area ss 5 16 To isolate and crop a portion of a GESI2 Nis sisaisccsentcaraseskcniaatansnartadadexeeiseaaseheostaadiosmmeateaaeis 5 16 Repeat MIS de E a da be ba n
23. every other row of repeated designs by half of Shifts ever y other row the width of the by 1 8 inch to the design right or left e To shift every other row of repeated designs beginning with the second row by half of the width of the design select the 1 2 button e Select the right arrow button to shift the row to the right by 1 8 inch Select the left arrow button to shift the row to the left by 1 8 inch e Ortouch the number box under Row and use the number pad to enter a decimal value to offset rows For example to move every other row by one inch to the right enter 1 To move every other row by one inch to the left enter 1 After you select Enter the rows shift accordingly To wrap columns Shifts every other column of repeated designs by half of the height of the design Shifts every other column by 1 8 inch up or down e To shift every other column of repeated designs beginning with the second column by half of the height of the design select the 1 2 button e Select the up arrow button under Column to shift the columns up by 1 8 inch e Select the down arrow button under Column to shift the columns down by 1 8 inch e Or touch the number box under Column and use the number pad to enter a decimal value to shift columns For example to move every other column up by one inch enter 1 To move every other column down by one inch enter 1 After you select Enter the columns shift accordingly www Han
24. for Pro Stitcher to perform a pull up at the beginning of the design and at the be ginning of each segment following a jump that exceeds the Auto Jump threshold 8 4 Settings Menu www HandiQuilter com To turn on automatic bobbin thread pullups e Press Pull Up Auto for Pro Stitcher to shift the quilting machine to the right a few inches after pulling up the bobbin thread so you can grab both threads Press Resume to continue quilting the design S NOTE If Pull Up Auto is not selected but Pull Up On is selected the quilting machine will take a stitch at the start point and then disable the motors This enables you to manually push the quilting machine aside to pull up the bobbin thread Press Resume for the machine to move back into position and resume quilting Control the delay following a bobbin thread pullup The Pause Delay feature pauses the quilting machine shortly after starting into a design and after each time a pullup is performed This enables you to safely trim the thread tails e Select Settings Pause Delay To set the Pause Delay e Select On to turn on Pause Delay or Off to turn off Pause Delay You have the option of setting the Pause Delay in seconds how long of a delay or inches how far it stitches before pausing To set Pause Delay in seconds e Select Seconds and then press the Plus Sign to increase or Minus Sign to decrease the number of seconds for the pause Pro Stitcher will pause the numbe
25. from the date of purchase If any defect is reported within this period manufacturer will provide free replacement parts customer pays for labor and shipping The two year electronic electrical warranty will be invalid if the product is left plugged into a power source when not in use This limited warranty stated in www HandiQuilter com sections b c and d above shall be limited solely to the replacement of parts which in the opinion of HQ are defective in workmanship or material and are returned to HQ or an authorized repair facility or such other point or place that may be designated by HQ All other costs including cost of freight and shipment for repair under this warranty shall be the customer s costs The product registration card must be completed and received by HQ before warranty is valid Warranty Exclusions HQ shall have no obligation for any claim under this warranty if the HQ Pro Stitcher has been misused abused neglected damaged in transit or has been altered from the standard specifications established by HQ if proper cleaning and maintenance has not been performed or if the HQ Pro Stitcher is used on other frame systems or with other machines than those specified by Handi Quilter No warranties extend beyond the express warranty offered HQ disclaims all other warranties express or implied regarding the Product including any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular
26. how fast Pro Stitcher operates in chapter 8 Settings Menu To adjust the auto jump threshold while quilting A jump is a gap in a design where there is no stitching If a jump is less than the threshold Pro Stitcher does not pause for you to cut the thread If a jump is greater than the threshold Pro Stitcher pauses for you to cut the thread For more information about the auto jump threshold see Control how Pro Stitcher handles jumps in chapter 8 Settings Menu www HandiQuilter com Quilt Menu 7 5 Change the auto jump threshold by entering a number or using the Plus Sign to increase orthe Minus Sign to decrease e Select the Auto Jump box to specify the maximum length in inches of a jump or gap in a design path A number pad appears on the screen for you to enter the number then press Enter Alternately use the Plus Sign to increase or Minus Sign to decrease the number To adjust stitches per inch while quilting Change the number of stitches per inch by entering a number or using the Plus Sign to increase or Minus Sign to decrease e Enter the number of stitches per inch for quilting the design Anumber pad appears on the screen for you to enter a number then press Enter Alternately use the Plus Sign to increase or Minus Sign to decrease the number Machine Quilting Tip The best stitches per inch setting for your design Smaller designs especially designs that have lots of curves
27. in Art amp Stitch are much simpler when using a mouse and keyboard When using the pop up keyboard it may be necessary to press an area on the screen where the text is to be entered before typing on the keyboard While the pop up keyboard is a quick keyboard solution it may be more convenient to use a conventional mouse and keyboard The Pro Stitcher computer works with most wired and wireless USB keyboards and mice Just plug the keyboard mouse or wireless dongle into an available USB port wait a minute for Windows to install appropriate drivers and then use the keyboard or mouse A USB hub may be used to expand the number of available USB ports Keyboards mice and USB hubs can be purchased from most electronics retailers Updating Art amp Stitch Art amp Stitch may need to be updated to the latest version for Pro Stitcher to properly pass designs back and forth To download the latest version use a computer that is connected to the Internet and go to the Handi Quilter website www HandiQuilter com To update Art amp Stitch 1 Select Downloads and then Pro Stitcher Software Update Follow the instructions to download the latest version of Art amp Stitch for Pro Stitcher After downloading this installation file copy it to a USB flash drive and plug it into the HQ Pro Stitcher computer 2 Wait approximately 10 seconds for the Pro Stitcher computer to set up the USB flash drive Then select Design File and press Update 3
28. keyboard and dragging it to a new location on the screen Close the on screen keyboard or name box by touching the Close X button in the upper right corner Alternately you can drag the name box to a new area on the screen in the same way To change the stitch order of multiple designs Choose one or more design and then touch the up or down arrow keys to change the order they will be stitched e Select Stitch Order to change the order in which the designs in the group are stitched Choose one or more design and then touch the up and down arrows to shift the stitch order Jump lines between designs change as the stitch order changes To measure distances in a design or on the quilt Use the Ruler to measure distances in a design or directly on the quilt 1 Move the machine so the crosshairs or the needle position are at the starting point or zero coordinate of the section to be measured 4 8 Overview www HandiQuilter com Ne ei f ke H s 1 x f I i 1 i a F sy Fi KOBI a Aa Fi PE be an 2 Press Ruler and move the machine to begin measuring The ruler gives you the distance in the horizontal x and the vertical y directions as well as the direct angular distance represented by the triangle symbol 3 Press Ruler again to turn off the ruler To reset the ruler starting point press Ruler to turn off the ruler and then turn it back on after you have moved the
29. new design www HandiQuilter com Overview 4 9 4 10 Overview www HandiQuilter com 6 Art amp Stitch Art amp Stitch is comprehensive quilting design software for creating and modifying quilting designs It is included with Pro Stitcher Pro Stitcher can pass designs quickly and easily into Art amp Stitch so you can use any of the Art amp Stitch tools to modify the design however necessary Art amp Stitch automatically loads and runs in the background when Pro Stitcher starts so passing files from HQ Pro Stitcher to Art amp Stitch happens very quickly To pass a design to Art amp Stitch l www HandiQuilter com Select Design and then Art e Stitch Press Open screen to open the Art amp Stitch software If Art amp Stitch is open and has been licensed the design will open in Art amp Stitch sanr LI E RYE 1e S NOTE If Art amp Stitch has not yet been licensed a licensing screen will appear for entering license information You will not be able to save any changes to the design until you activate the Art amp Stitch license Follow the instructions in the Art amp Stitch instruction manual for offline activation Field is required to continue Art and Stitch ct v Activation Serial Number Press Close to bypass registration and open the design When the design is passed into Art amp Stitch the position information is maintained as long as the design
30. other options are also available stitch reposition status and new start end To pause quilting e Press the Pause button for the machine to come to a gentle stop Pro Stitcher places gold marker at the point in the design where you paused To make changes to settings select Quilt and then select Reposition Status or New Start End Reposition designs while quilting is paused At any point after pausing the quilting you can reposition the design based on the start point or end point e After pausing the quilting select Quilt then select Reposition To reposition the design while quilting is paused The Current Point function is available only during a Pause The Current Point is the point in the design where the Pro Stitcher paused the stitching It is marked with a gold marker 7 8 Quilt Menu www HandiQuilter com e Move the machine and crosshairs to the desired location and press the Current Point button under Reposition If the Start Point has been altered during a Pause pressing Resume will cause the Pro Stitcher to resume from the adjusted Start Point rather than the Current Point To see how far into a design the machine has stitched After pausing the quilting select Quilt and then select Status Pro Stitcher displays the line segment being stitched and the distance traveled in inches Select Status to display the line segment being stitched and the distance traveled The current point in inches marker shows
31. outside the area To isolate and crop a portion of a design Use Crop Start End in conjunction with New Start End points on the Quilt menu to isolate a part of a design for quilting Pro Stitcher crops any of the design before the start point and after the end point 1 Load a design such as the continuous bunny and stars e2e haf design 2 Select Quilt and then New Start End 3 Use the slider bars and arrows to change the start and end points 5 16 Design Menu www HandiQuilter com 4 Select Design and then Crop W a x E as 5 Select Start End to crop away the design before the start point and after the end point Save the design to a new file name so you Can use it again in the future www HandiQuilter com Design Menu 5 17 Repeat Menu The Repeat Main function provides several options for repeating a design e Select Design Repeat and then Main The Repeat Wrapping function provides several options for wrapping or offsetting designs Most of these options can be done with or without a defined area e Select Design Repeat and then Wrapping Using a defined area in conjunction with the Repeat options will stretch skew or fit the desired number of repeats within that area If an area has not been defined the options to stretch and fit will be disabled because they require an area to stretch or fit to Repeat Main 8353399 2 Mik sare A N AS AEN Cee Vertical repeat Horiz
32. purpose In the United States some laws do not allow the exclusion of the implied warranties Warranty Training Checklist 10 1 Specific exclusions of warranty limitations include but are not limited to the following e General consequential incidental or special damages including damage to fabric or material the cost of rework or lost profits the cost of installation or removal of any Products and any inspection testing or redesign caused by any defect or by the repair or replacement of Products arising from a defect in any Product Products which are received by HQ improperly packaged altered or physically damaged e Counterfeit or altered label s or stickers e Broken pins or connectors e Stripped screws or nuts e Connector s damaged cracked missing or broken e Missing torn or punctured seals s e Any use besides computerized machine quilting applications e Operator error in the customary use of the Product e Internal adjustments tampering or parts replacement done by anyone except authorized Representatives or customers specifically authorized by Handi Quilter Customer Support or warranty repair personnel on a case by case basis The warranty does not cover and the user assumes the risk of and there is hereby excluded any liability to HQ for failure defects loss deterioration personal injury or damage which are due to 1 ordinary wear and tear or exposure 2 abuse misuse negligence o
33. recording or marking insert a jump point into your design e Stop recording or marking and then select Jump Continue moving the machine but no stitch lines will be recorded until you once again select Record or Mark Jump lines display as dotted lines S NOTE Make sure the Auto Rotate function on the tablet computer is turned off This ensures that the screen functions properly as you record the freehand motions 5 32 Design Menu www HandiQuilter com Reposition Menu The main way to reposition a design for quilting is to create an area based on your quilt and then to use the Reposition or Skew Align tools to position the design relative to that area However you can use the reposition functions even if you haven t defined an area S NOTE You can t use the Skew and Align functions with the Reposition functions For example if you skew a design to a defined area and then select one of the reposition options the Skew Align settings are turned off essentially resetting the design to its original shape and the reposition action takes place Centers the design at the current needle and crosshair position The four corner positioning buttons position a design relative to the crosshairs ASR leone ia APN ANA BE Repositions a design relative to the Home location TT ET Machine Quilting Tip To quilt a skewed design multiple times If you want to stitch a skewed design multiple times on the quilt b
34. screen e Press Reconnect Motors or the Motor Error button in the top right corner of the screen to reestab lish communications between the Pro Stitcher computer and the motors To reconnect the machine You may need to reestablish communications between Pro Stitcher and the quilting machine For example this happens when you start the Pro Stitcher computer while the quilting machine is turned off e Press Reconnect Machine to reestablish communications between the Pro Stitcher and the quilting machine Easily test whether Pro Stitcher is communicating with the quilting machine by pressing the Full Stitch button at the top of the Pro Stitcher screen or looking at the touchscreen on the quilting machine s handlebars If there is communication between the quilting machine and Pro Stitcher the quilting machine s touchscreen will indicate it If they are connected the quilting machine will cycle the needle www HandiQuilter com Settings Menu 8 9 If they are not communicating nothing will happen If the Pro Stitcher computer can detect that it is not communicating with the quilting machine a lightning bolt icon will appear in the top left corner of the Pro Stitcher screen Pressing that button will perform the same function as the Reconnect Machine button Speed Profile The Speed Profile enables you to customize the relationship between quilting speed and the precision needed to quilt intricate designs To set your speed profile
35. stitches but the stitch lengths The problem can be narrowed to a specific encoder vary and the quilting machine slows down or wheel by running the quilting machine manually even stops in some directions HQ Sixteen owners will need to press the Switch to Handlebar Control button at the top left hand corner of the screen to pass control back to the handles Start the quilting machine from the handlebars in Stitch Regulated mode and only move the machine left and right Then try only moving front and back If the quilting machine stops stitching while moving front and back then the problem is with the encoder mounted to the back of the machine If it stops stitching left and right then the problem is with the encoder on the carriage Make sure the encoder wheels roll on the tracks when moving the quilting machine and also that the gray stitch regulator cable is plugged in securely to the encoders HQ Sixteen owners The C Pod screen is blank The gray flat stitch regulator cable is plugged in upside or scrambled and the handlebar screens are down to one or both of the stitch regulator encoder stuck on a screen that says Handlebars wheels Make sure the red stripe on the gray cable is Version X X facing up on both encoder connections An older version of the Y encoder is mounted to the HQ Sixteen The HQ Pro Stitcher begins to stitch but stops Make sure the Y or machine encoder which is right away mounted to the
36. the tablet computer 1 Remove the front handlebar from the front of the quilting machine making sure to first disconnect the handlebar D cable from the side of the head and then remove the three or two if the handlebar is the HQ Sixteen tilt screen version hex head bolts with a 5mm Allen wrench 2 For HQ Sixteen Tilt screen Handlebars Remove the adapter plate that is held in place with one hex head screw and is revealed after pulling the front handlebar off the HQ Sixteen 3 Place the black computer bracket see Parts List item F on the head so the three holes of the bracket line up with the three holes in the head 4 For HQ Sixteen Tilt screen Handlebars Secure the bracket in place by placing the adapter plate on top of the bracket and securing with the short bolt through the hole on the left a Put the two long bolts in position without the handlebar in place just to ensure that when tightening the short bolt the long bolts will go through b Once the short bolt is tightened remove the two long bolts and position the front handlebar over the adapter plate c Secure the front handlebar in place with the two long handlebar bolts 5 For HQ Avant and HQ Sixteen non tilt screen handlebars Position the handlebar over the bracket and secure the handlebar and bracket in place using the three handlebar bolts 3 26 Installation www HandiQuilter com 6 The black cable has three connections two 9 pin serial conne
37. where stitching was paused Machine Quilting Tip Using the line segment and distance information The line segment information is useful if you want to resume quilting from that exact point such as when you are quilting over sized blocks and need to roll the quilt after quilting part of the block Make a note of the line segment and distance values so that you can begin quilting again at that precise location The distance information may be useful in determining how much thread has been used Change the start or end point of a design After the thread breaks or the bobbin runs out of thread you may need to start quilting from a point other than the design s start point Similarly you may want to change the end point to a point other than the design s original end point and quilt only a part of the design www HandiQuilter com Quilt Menu 7 9 FPT OMIS Him juilecr ane gs a Lom ae Drag the top scroll bar to move the start point to a new position in the design Drag the bottom scroll bar to move the end point to anew position in the design To begin quilting from a point other than the design s start point e Position the needle where you want to begin stitching and select Start Auto The point in the design that is closest to the crosshairs will be the new start point Alternately drag the top scroll bar to move the start point to a new position in the design To end quilting at a point other than th
38. Art amp Stitch Print Catalog is a powerful function to show and to print all designs of all formats on paper This function will print thumbnails and file names of all designs in a folder You will find Print Catalog in the Art amp Stitch software program and you can use it to create catalogs of all of your designs regardless of their origin www HandiQuilter com Designs 13 1 13 2 Designs HQ Pro Stitcher User Manual 14 My Ideas You know you ll forget if you don t save it here This is a section to keep pictures tearsheets from magazines printouts from the web Anything you find inspirational should find its way here www HandiQuilter com My Ideas 14 1 Handi Quilter n Naan a Yao Designed by a Quilter for Quilters Handi Quilter Inc 501N 400 W North Salt Lake UT 84054 1 877 MY QUILT 697 8458 www HandiQuilter com HQ Pro Stitcher is part of the family of innovative quilting products from Handi Quilter PRINTED O5 19 2015 2015 Handi Quilter Inc All rights reserved Printed in the U S A
39. COMEAUMEAMONS OD AONS a bee ie con 8 8 To stop communications between Pro Stitcher and the quilting machine c 008 8 9 TO OC ONO MOTO ae ae no D er eo an ee cn des 8 9 WO reconnect the eC MN Sc tte S 8 9 D ONE en ee ee eee eee eee ee eee 8 10 To set your speed 0 pene ee ee eo E ee nee 8 10 MOr ODON a wsnnsncau ea cuhertearacsertcnue tener 8 10 When to adjust the motor torque MAI es encre tienne ns 8 10 To adjust the motor torque MIE a nen 8 11 LOCEN ONTO a nt 8 11 A OUE A A E S E EE E E E E eee reer 8 11 DO 8 11 To shutdown all software and power down the computer 8 11 To shutdown the software and computer and then start up again cceeececeseeeeeeeeeees 8 12 To exit Pro Stitcher but keep the computer running 8 12 To restart the Pro Stitcher software from Windows 8 12 9 TROUDIESMOOUING aan cacao ana EE 9 1 BOs AA aiccaseunncereseccccetecsactescanceesweeworatessenccedsetuccusecececeneseetescaqesseanns 10 1 HQ Pro Stitcher Limited Warranty ccccccsecccssccccseceesseecesececesceceneeeeeseeseecsseseeseasessueeeseusesanees 10 1 OR ECS OR seictotatosasbaiaacanicerarosesinstaneeteenies 10 1 SpEcING EXCIUSIONS sucacesecdivecteceecssc cans e En ENEE ENEE EENE 10 2 PMCICISIVE ROOY sarrere nF a AE E E ae 10 2 Warranty Clais PP aiie raa iiaia a aaa aa aaie 10 3 SIMMONS COSE ae E E E E E E E E A 10 3 Product Service and Maintenance e ssssssseesseessrerssessseessressrresrreseresereseeoseerseersee
40. HANDI QUILTER DIGITAL QUILTING SYSTEM Designed by a Quilter for Quilters Pup Otitcher USER MANUAL QM30010 2 MAY 2015 W 807in H802in FeaitieriBiGck X 3 29 2 89 Ss Patt fw ae sa ie sa fac e2 a cen i RER EE AE Open Case Copyright Update Al Designed by a Quilter for Quilters How to use this manual Notes important notes and cautions S NOTE A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your Handi Quilter product IMPORTANT An IMPORTANT note provides information that is essential to properly using your Handi Quilter product A CAUTION A CAUTION indicates a potential for causing harm to your quilting machine the quilt or to yourself Online resources Download a full color version of this manual at http www handiquilter com manuals Check for software updates to HQ Pro Stitcher at http www handiquilter com prostitcher download Access videos about your Handi Quilter products http www handiquilter com videocatalog Download tutorials for HQ Pro Stitcher http www handiquilter com education pro stitcher Participate in online forums with other Handi Quilter owners http www handiquilter com forum Follow Handi Quilter on Facebook https www facebook com HandiQuilter 2015 Handi Quilter Inc All rights reserved The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice If you find any problems in the manual ple
41. Pro Stitcher displays selected designs with black lines in the work area Designs that aren t selected designs appear with gray lines To choose and group multiple designs e Select Multi to select multiple designs Then touch each design in the work area that you want to include in a grouped design Then select Group to treat the selected designs as if they were a single design Pro Stitcher gives the group a name and a number and displays the selected group in black with a bounding box around it If you have created multiple groups select the Group button and choose the group you want to work with from the pop up box that appears If you Baseline a group the designs are merged and the group is treated as a single design After creating a group you will not be able to work with the designs individually However the following actions may be performed on a Group e Change the stitch order www HandiQuilter com Overview 4 7 e Give the group a name e Perform actions such as Rotate Align Skew and most other Design and Stitch menu options To name a group Please input new name for Group 6 e Select Name to enter a descriptive name for the group to replace the group number assigned by Pro Stitcher Use the keyboard that appears to enter a name and then select OK to save the name or Cancel to close the name box NOTE If the keyboard opens on top of the box for entering the name move it by touching the top area of the
42. Q Pro Stitcher is an Upgrade to a Non Regulated HQ Sixteen e Follow the instructions for attaching a new Y encoder assembly that came with the Stitch Regulator Upgrade Kit C The HQ Pro Stitcher was originally purchased with a new HQ Sixteen e No additional installion is required The correct Y axis encoder assembly should already be attached to the HQ Sixteen Install the power cord retaining clamp HQ Sixteen only 1 Set the HQ Sixteen back up on its wheels and make sure it is unplugged 2 Remove the four P Pod mounting screws from the P Pod the plastic box on the left side of the HQ Sixteen which contains the power cord receptacle using a Phillips screwdriver Note that the bottom left screw is longer than the other three 3 Carefully disconnect all three cables from the P Pod 4 If working with an upgrade that included a new P Pod continue the following steps using the new P Pod Otherwise use the P Pod that was just removed as you perform the remaining steps 5 Loosen the two screws that mount the power cord receptacle to the plastic P Pod using a Philips screwdriver and if the screws include nuts on the opposite end a wrench or small pliers to hold the nut the two Phillips head screws are accessible from the exterior of the pod while the nuts are on the interior 6 Slide the retaining clamp see Parts List item R over one end of the new Y split power cord see Parts List item 7 Insert the power cord into th
43. Q Pro Stitcher on the HQ Sixteen and HQ Avant with a 4 wheel carriage Handi Quilter recommends installation by an authorized Handi Quilter Representative if available Tools required e Power drill e 7 16 inch open end wrench e 7 16 inch nut driver or second wrench e 4mm Allen wrench e 5mm Allen wrench e Manual engagement disengagement tool see Parts List item O e Slotted screwdriver one large and one small e Phillips screwdriver one large and one small e Knife and or wire cutters Set frame height Determine whether the quilting machine is placed on a Portable Professional Frame or an HQ Studio Frame and follow the appropriate instructions below If you have a Portable Professional Frame Portable Professional Frame center holes The Portable Professional Frame Pro Frame side arms have three sets of height adjustment holes The ideal setting for the HQ Pro Stitcher is the middle set of holes This should allow the quilting machine arm to pass freely under the idler bar while keeping the quilt as close as possible to the arm Use the 7 16 inch wrench to adjust the height if necessary The ideal height allows just the tip of a finger between the idler pole and the machine 3 16 Installation www HandiQuilter com If you have an HQ Studio Frame The HQ Studio Frame may already be adjusted to the ideal height for the HQ Pro Stitcher carriage After following the assembly instructions below if the idler pole the
44. SB flash drive is included with the Pro Stitcher and is pre loaded with more than 180 designs These designs have also been loaded to the drive on the tablet computer so the USB flash drive is the backup copy of the designs 3 30 Installation www HandiQuilter com Plug the USB flash drive into one of the USB ports on the left side of the black box mounted behind the Pro Stitcher computer gt IMPORTANT It is not necessary to power down Pro Stitcher to install or remove the USB flash drive but take care not to remove the flash drive while the system is saving to or loading from the drive To use an external keyboard An external keyboard is helpful when using Art amp Stitch on the Pro Stitcher computer Use a keyboard and mouse wired or wireless by attaching them or the wireless transmitter to one of the USB ports on the black box behind the computer www HandiQuilter com Installation 3 31 3 32 Installation www HandiQuilter com 4 HQ Pro Stitcher Overview HQ Pro Stitcher runs on a touch screen computer with Microsoft Windows 8 operating system Because Pro Stitcher runs in a Windows environment you may notice things such as the Windows desktop If you re unfamiliar with the Windows operating system or computers in general you ll benefit by taking a class or finding other ways to learn more about the basics of Windows 8 To maintain the integrity of the Pro Stitcher software avoid using the Pro Stitcher tab
45. al release carriage You ll see this screen if you have an older version of the firmware running on your quilting machine It looks and functions exactly like previous versions of Pro Stitcher 5 30 Design Menu www HandiQuilter com To switch to free motion quilting e Manually raise the levers to switch from using computer guided quilting to free motion quilting To return to using Pro Stitcher manually lower the levers You ll see the following screen if you have a newer version of the firmware running on your quilting machine HQ Avant or HQ Fusion only does not apply to HQ Sixteen Press to start or end recording the motion of the quilting machine If you move the machine before beginning to record again a stitching line connects where you previously ended recording with where you started Clears any designs from the work area as well as any recorded design To use a recorded design in the future save it before selecting Clear Press to resume using Pro Press to switch from using Stitcher for quilting Pro Stitcher to free motion quilting To switch to free motion quilting e Select the Machine button and free motion quilt as desired When you are ready to once again quilt with Pro Stitcher select Motors Record the movements of your freehand quilting To record freehand motion e Select Record Begin quilting the design you want to record When complete select Stop Save the design to
46. and circles may require a shorter stitch length such as 12 to 18 stitches per inch Less intricate designs with large curves or circles can use a larger stitch length such as 10 stitches per inch To manage the tieoff settings while quilting Indicate how to tie off the stitching at jump points and at the start and end of a design For more information about the tieoff settings see Control how Pro Stitcher performs tie offs in chapter 8 Settings Menu 7 6 Quilt Menu www HandiQuilter com Select to tie off at the end of stitching f Choose whether to tie off with a tacking stitch or with micro stitches Select to tie off at the beginning of stitching e Choose Tie Off Start or Tie Off End to indicate your preference for tieoffs Choose whether to use a tacking stitch or micro stitches for the tieoffs If you do not select either tieoff option you will need to manually do the tieoffs To change the thread pullup settings while quilting Indicate how to pull up the bobbin thread before quilting a design Pull up On brings up the bobbin thread and disables the motors for you to move the machine and pull up the bobbin thread Pull up Auto brings up the bobbin thread and then automatically moves the machine aside and pauses for you to grab the threads In each case press Resume to continue after grabbing the threads For more information about the pullup options see Control how Pro Stitcher handles bobbin thread pullups in
47. ansunecead 3 10 To attach the tablet computer ssesessssssesesesnsrresrnsresrresressrrsrersrrsressresersrersresrersresreeereseess 3 13 Installation HQ Sixteen and HQ Avant with 4 wheel carriage 3 16 Set rame ET ISIN ES RE ET RE TU 3 16 If you have a Portable Professional Frame ss 3 16 If VOU have an HQ Studio Frame iscaeoscarcescarancssocieosasardagssansbanitvnnitapanegeancnagsieustsamaneonenanieuaesdt 3 17 Installation of the X Rack and Y RACK eesesseesssrsssererrssesrrrressrrsrresressrrsresseeserssessresereeresrereresees 3 17 To nstall the X RICK erresiren er E rE E 3 17 TOs Tal VER AC RS E E ESE ot 3 19 Y Encoder Assembly Installation HQ Sixteen only 3 20 Install the power cord retaining clamp HQ Sixteen only 3 21 C Pod Replacement HQ Sixteen only siennes sense 3 22 SetUp the New Carriage ee water 3 23 To turn on and shut down HQ Pro Stitcher eeessssessessesesnesersrresersresrrrsersrersrrseerseesrerreeseeseeeseeesee 3 29 Totum ON HQ POS OO sen Eor Ee Nan PEORES 3 29 To shut down HQ Pro Stitcher essessessessseseseeesrresrrsrerrrrsrrssrrsrrrsersressresersressresrersresreesreseess 3 29 Getting started with HQ Pro Stitcher ea an eee asc 3 30 To move the quilting machine after the software has been loaded cccceeeceeeeeeeeees 3 30 To use the USB flash drive esssessesesssssrnssesrresresrrsrrssersressrrsrereresrersresresrersresserereseeeseeseense 3 30 To use an external keyboard seessessss
48. ase report them to us in writing This document is not warranted to be error free Handi Quilter Inc assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in the informational content contained in this manual Handi Quilter HQ Infinity HQ Avant HQ Fusion HQ Sixteen and HQ Pro Stitcher are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Handi Quilter Inc Printed in the United States of America www HandiQuilter com Table of Contents 1 1 Table of Contents 1 Tapie of CONS ans ne net ie 1 2 2 Important Safety Instructions ccccccccccccscscscscscscccsccecccccccccecscscscces 2 1 3 Installation Instructions ccccccscsccccccscsccccccccscsceccccscecscsccecscsceseccecs 3 1 Congratulations on your HQ Pro Stitcher purchase se 3 1 CODE EEE EE 3 2 PE U aE inc socctesdooneesna dee E EA E EE AE A EEA 3 2 Installation HQ Fusion and HQ AVENE wnissssessessenscessanconxsensessansanyseenssdsasvdenenndasneniennvesvensonn eieennen 3 5 Installation of the X Rack and Y Rack esesessssssesseseeresrssrreresseeserreresressrrsreeseesressresereseesrerereseeseere 3 5 TOW sa the RAR orerar nro E E EAE een nn de 3 5 TO install the VIR AC 6 GP RER Re 3 7 Y encoder circuit board replacement sise 3 8 To replace the ON COO Ob asses ne seen Des ere ace en cs aen diese cs can baisers sentent 3 9 To set up the HQ Pro Stitcher carriage asdiciecaisscercssansnsasceusiicdeedetnostsnsencwarsbeceeeoess yse
49. aseline the design select the Baseline button in the lower right corner of the screen and then reposition the design To position a design to the intersection of the crosshairs Move the quilting machine needle to a position on the quilt where the design is to be quilted If you positioned the needle at the top left corner press the top left corner button Pro Stitcher aligns the top left corner of the design with the position of the needle and crosshairs The bottom left corner top right corner and bottom right corner buttons work the same way Positions top left corner of the design at the intersection of the crosshairs Pi 4 TH 7 W P www HandiQuilter com Design Menu 5 33 Positions the top right corner of the design at intersection of the crosshairs Em Ka Positions the bottom right corner of the design at the intersection of the crosshairs Positions the bottom left corner of the design at the intersection of the crosshairs Positions the center of the design at the intersection of the crosshairs 5 34 Design Menu www HandiQuilter com To reposition a design based on the Home location The Home location of a design is the point in the design where x 0 and y 0 It may be the start point of the design but other times it may be in the middle or any other point in the design Some digital designers use the Home location for positioning e Move the quilting machine needl
50. ast baseline press Reset All If a new design is loaded or you baseline the design Reset All is automatically performed www HandiQuilter com Design Menu 5 7 Create and use areas A quilting area is a portion of the Pro Stitcher screen that represents an area on the quilt Within this area you can place designs repeat them stretch them skew them crop them and so forth knowing that everything within the defined area on the screen will match up with the corresponding area on the quilt A purple line shows the defined area Shows how many points you have defined for the area Select to clear a defined area a Use 2 Corner to easily create rectangular areas three or more points such as hexagons Create an area at any point during the design process You can create only one area at a time To clear an area e Select Area on the menu then select Clear Areas can be a simple rectangle created by identifying two opposing corners 2 corner areas or they can be more complex unique shapes created by plotting multiple points multi point areas The area is fixed in position once it is defined and cannot be moved To move or adjust an area first clear the current area and then recreate it To fit the area within the work area of the screen use Zoom To create a rectangular area using 2 Corner 1 Move the quilting machine so the needle lines up with one corner of the desired area on the quilt I
51. ated at the back of the carriage Then plug in the barrel shaped power connector to the bottom of the black box behind the computer and the short power cord from the black box to the computer If the cable is unplugged the computer will continue to run on battery power until the charge has been used up To turn on HQ Pro Stitcher e Press the power switch usually located at the top right side of the tablet computer To shut down HQ Pro Stitcher e Choose Shut Down from the Pro Stitcher menu Then choose the Shutdown button at the bottom of the screen This shuts down both the Pro Stitcher software and the tablet computer gt IMPORTANT If you don t see the Shutdown button press the power switch on the tablet computer to continue shutting down the Pro Stitcher computer IMPORTANT If you leave the Pro Stitcher computer powered on with the power cord unplugged the computer will begin running off battery power The computer will shut down when no battery power remains gt IMPORTANT If the Pro Stitcher computer is left on for a long period of time the screen may turn black and enter a sleep mode Tap the screen or press the Windows button below the screen to turn on the screen again It may be necessary to drag a finger upward on the start up screen to access Pro Stitcher gt IMPORTANT Disable the auto rotate feature for your tablet computer so that it only works in landscape or horizontal mode Depending on your computer you will
52. cccsssccssceeeeceensceecteneeeeeeeees 7 7 Adjust settings while quilting is paused sicsssndenccinectsuitaasaseacandevssasiusaeseveaseneinadiceunecsdawananieaecnedandeses 7 8 OS AUNE rE E E E A AA eee 7 8 To see how far into a design the machine has stitched 7 9 Change the start or end point of a design essssssssssesreeserssrssrrsrrrsersrereresrereresrerseesreseerserseeesereeee 7 9 To begin quilting from a point other than the design s start point 7 10 To end quilting at a point other than the design s end point 7 10 To adjust start and end points with the scroll bars 7 10 To set a start or end point to a jump point in the design cece ceecceecceeseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeees 7 10 D SOUS MENU eaea EEE EA E E E de ee si 8 1 Control how fast Pro Stitcher operates esssssssessesssesrersersrrssresrrrsressrrsresseesressrrseesresereseeeseeseees 8 1 To set the default speed cs ses nene ste a nen ee dns terne ss ursnases cabe ane sale etes aies 8 1 Control how Pro Stitcher handles UMS isccsssscsciwsscaccsntacsqeeccoassateraateasidesensavbsaatesnbeeninbsusiesiaebanawees 8 1 To set the Auto Jump threshold c ccscscssscscesccsssscuscncssscuscscusccususeusesacscoussscesencrseusenes 8 2 Control the number of stitches per inch essesssesssssresreeserssensrrssreseesrereressrssresrersersseseresereeeesereeee 8 2 To set the stitches per inCh eeesssssssessssssessreseesrnsrrrerrsrrssresrresresresseesersseesresrersreseeeseeseeseersee
53. crosshairs to where you want to begin measuring Machine Quilting Tip To measure a dimension longer than the available quilting space Press Ruler and measure as far on the quilt as you can and mark where you ended with a pin Enter the measurement into the calculator on your quilting machine Press Ruler again to turn it off Advance the quilt making sure the pin is still visible Press Ruler and measure the next segment and use the calculator to add this measurement Press Ruler to turn it off Continue in this manner until you have the total measurement you need Crosshairs The intersection of the horizontal and vertical crosshairs represent the position of the machine s needle By default the Follow button isn t selected and the crosshairs move when you move the machine This means that the design remains stationary on the screen but the crosshairs move If you select Follow the crosshairs remain stationary in the middle of the display As you move the machine the design moves rather than the crosshairs Machine Quilting Tip When to use Follow Select Follow when you want to ensure that the crosshairs remain in view when you have zoomed a design This saves you from having to use Pan to find the crosshairs It is also helpful to enable Follow when you stitch a wide design because you can both zoom in on the design and always see what is being stitched on the screen Pro Stitcher automatically turns off Follow after you select a
54. ctors and one barrel connector for power Insert the barrel connector into the center jack B located on the bottom edge of the black box that is mounted to the back of the computer bracket Attach the two 9 pin serial cables to the appropriate ports on the back of the same box making sure cable connectors are plugged into their corresponding ports on the black box 7 Remove the computer from its packaging Install the computer into the computer bracket by sliding it into the black bracket from the side www HandiQuilter com Installation 3 27 8 With the computerinstalled in the bracket connect the USB short cable see Parts List item M between the USB port on the top left side of the computer position A and the black box on the back of the bracket position E 9 Also connect the computer power cord see Parts List item N between the computer position B and the black box position C 10 The open USB ports on the black box position F are for plugging in the USB Flash drive to load designs or update the software or for plugging in a keyboard or mouse IMPORTANT The tablet shown is the Acer W700 series tablet Your tablet may be a different make or model Connect the USB and power cables in their proper location based upon your make and model of tablet 3 28 Installation www HandiQuilter com To turn on and shut down HQ Pro Stitcher Check that the power cord is plugged into the power supply loc
55. d in this manual Use only attachments recommended by the manufacturer as contained in this manual e Never operate this quilting machine if it has a damaged cord or plug if it is not working properly if it has been dropped or damaged or dropped into water Return the quilting machine to the nearest authorized dealer or service center for examination repair electrical or mechanical adjustment e Never operate the machine with any air openings blocked Keep ventilation openings of the machine free from the accumulation of lint dust and loose cloth e Never drop or insert any object into any opening e Do not use outdoors e Do not operate where aerosol spray products are being used or where oxygen is being administered e To disconnect shut down the computer then disconnect all cables e Do not unplug by pulling on cord To unplug grasp the plug not the cord e Keep fingers away from all moving parts e Always unplug the machine from the electrical outlet when removing covers lubricating or when making any other user servicing adjustments mentioned in the instruction manual e This appliance is not intended for use by persons including children with reduced physical sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience or knowledge unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety e Use only the power cord set provided by the manufacturer or a certif
56. d outlet on one end and the power supply under the carriage on one of the Y branch ends of the power cord Also check that the round barrel connector is plugged firmly into the mating cable connector under the Pro Stitcher carriage If all cables are plugged in properly and the LED remains off press the Power button on the top right side of the monitor The stitch regulator cable is not connected properly The Pro Stitcher moves but does not stitch Make sure the gray flat stitch regulator cable is plugged into the back of the C Pod the encoder wheel on the back wheel of the quilting machine and the encoder wheel on the carriage Check the black cable that connects the Pro Stitcher to the machine encoder wheel This cable has a 3 wire connector at the end that plugs into the machine s stitch regulator encoder circuit board attached to the back left wheel of the quilting machine Verify the Pro Stitcher and the quilting machine are communicating with each other by pressing Reconnect Machine in the Settings gt Advanced menu If the two systems are communicating pressing the Full Stitch or Half Stitch buttons on the Pro Stitcher will result in the quilting machine s needle performing that function Check the gray stitch regulator cable for damage the end of the cable that plugs into the C Pod will have one wire clipped this is normal www HandiQuilter com Troubleshooting 9 1 Problem Symptom The Pro Stitcher
57. diQuilter com Design Menu 5 21 To horizontally wrap the design window Choose from the options along the bottom of the screen to specify how to wrap the designs window horizontally e To shift all rows horizontally by half of the width of the design select the 1 2 button Shifts all rows of repeated designs by 1 8 inch to the right or left Shifts all rows of repeated designs by half of the width of the design e Select the right arrow button to shift all rows to the right by 1 8 inch e Select the left arrow button to shift all rows to the left by 1 8 inch e Or touch the number box under Window and use the number pad to enter a decimal value to shift the repeated designs For example to move all rows by one inch to the right enter 1 To move all rows by one inch to the left enter 1 When you select Enter the rows all shift accordingly To vertically wrap the design window Choose from several Window options along the right side of the screen to specify how to wrap the design window vertically hifts all columns of repeated designs by 1 8 inch up or down Shifts all columns of repeated designs by half of the height of the design e To shift all rows by half of the height of the design select the 1 2 button e Select the up arrow button to shift all rows up by 1 8 inch e Select the down arrow button to shift all rows down by 1 8 inch 5 22 Design Menu www HandiQuilter com e Ortouch the number box
58. down on the blue Flexirack to stick it firmly to the table www HandiQuilter com Installation 3 5 3 Use the carriage as a guide and align the blue Flexirack with the white gear along the length of the table see arrow at right removing the pink protective layer and pressing downward on the blue Flexirack while moving down the entire length of the table N 4 Double check the alignment of the carriage white gear with the blue Flexirack by rolling the carriage along the entire length of the table 5 Trim the Flexirack to length using a knife or wire cutters The blue Flexirack does not need to extend the full width of the table and can be a couple of inches shorter on either end 6 At both ends of the blue Flexirack use two of the small metal clamps see Parts List item B to hold the ends firmly in place The clamps have a hole through the center and a lip on one end The lip should be on the side opposite the blue Flexirack Place the clamps where they will be attached and drill pilot holes using the 3 32 inch drill bit and then use a Phillips screwdriver to fasten the clamps on both sides of the Flexirack to the table i US 3 6 Installation www HandiQuilter com A CAUTION Do not use the larger drill bit included in the emergency repair kit as this is the wrong size for the Flexirack clamps S NOTE As an alternative use one clamp at each end Slide the lip of the clamp over the last gear of the blu
59. e Flexirack drill a pilot hole and screw in place To Install the Y Rack 1 Carefully lay the quilting machine on its power pod side the left side looking from the front Underneath the base plates near the wheels on the C pod side of the machine the side with the thread tensioner and guides there will be either two screws or two holes If the screws are there use a large flat screwdriver to remove the screws 2 Attach the Y Rack to the bottom of the front and rear base plates The blue Flexirack should be toward the middle of the machine while the bolt holes should be toward the outside Use the screws that were removed from the front and rear base plates or use the two smallest screws in the Base Plate Repair Kit see Parts List item D A CAUTION Be careful not to over tighten the screws as the base plate holes will strip easily In case of accidentally cross threading or stripping one of the base plate holes an emergency repair kit see Parts List item D has been provided www HandiQuilter com Installation 3 7 3 If the screws in the base plates do not have slotted heads and a nut driver cannot be fitted over the screw head use one of the provided slotted screws as a replacement see Parts List item D and use a slotted screwdriver to tighten the screws in place Y encoder circuit board replacement IMPORTANT This step is required only if the circuit board on the Y encoder is blue If the Y encode
60. e design s end point e Position the needle where you want to end stitching and select Stop Auto The point in the design that is closest to the crosshairs will be the new end point Alternately drag the bottom scroll bar to move the end point to a new position in the design S NOTE If you select a start point that is beyond the current end point in the design the end point is adjusted to follow the start point Similarly if you select a end point that is before the current start point in the design the start point is adjusted to come before the end point S NOTE If the Start Auto or Stop Auto buttons are selected the start or end points continue to move as you move the machine and crosshairs To adjust start and end points with the scroll bars The upper scroll bar controls the start point and the lower scroll bar controls the end point e Use the left and right arrows at the ends of the scroll bars to fine tune the selection to precisely position the new start or end point To set a start or end point to a jump point in the design e For designs that have multiple jump points press the Jump Point arrows to move either the start or end point to the next jump point in the design 7 10 Quilt Menu www HandiQuilter com Machine Quilting Tip Recovering from a thread break or bobbin change If the thread breaks while stitching press Pause Fix the problem by rethreading the machine or changing the bobbin Select the Quilt menu and the
61. e front of the EZ Carriage 6 Plug one end of the stitch regulator cable into the rear carriage encoder and plug the middle connector on the gray stitch regulator cable into the Y axis stitch regulator encoder the stitch regulator encoder mounted to the rear machine wheel 3 24 Installation www HandiQuilter com 7 Route the final section of the stitch regulator cable around the back of the quilting machine and plug the 9 pin D sub connector into the C Pod a ETAPE poet a wer one dl 8 The black cables attached to the HQ Pro Stitcher carriage should be routed up between the rear handles and the quilting machine toward the right hand side of the machine looking at the machine from the back Place the cable clips as shown and route the cable accordingly The small black cable with the black 3 connector clip should be routed underneath the P Pod and Snapped into the Stitch Regulator Adapter Board see Parts List item R or the 3 pin connector on the V3 encoader board S NOTE This image shows the Version 2 encoder and adapter board The Version 3 encoder does not require an adapter board 9 With the power cable plugged in and the motors in the engaged position use the manual engagement disengagement tool if necessary ensure that as the HQ Sixteen is moved in both the X and the Y directions that the corresponding gears are rotating as well www HandiQuilter com Installation 3 25 To attach
62. e receptacle on the P Pod while sliding the two slots on the clamp behind the two screws that were just loosened 8 Make sure the power cord is fully inserted and then tighten the two P Pod screws so they hold the clamp securely against the P Pod Insert the small screw included with the retaining clamp into the clamping portion of the retaining clamp and tighten so the x clamp is now tight on the power cord uauof PL20 12 1 1j q Br TWA uL T 1A em p hi al v TETE j 9 Reconnect the three P Pod cables and then reattach the P Pod to the HQ Sixteen head Remember that the long screw should be in the bottom left hole www HandiQuilter com Installation 3 21 C Pod Replacement HQ Sixteen only Some kits will come with a new C Pod If the HQ Sixteen was purchased with the HQ Pro Stitcher there is no need to install a new C Pod Also any HQ Sixteen stitch regulated system running version 8 04 or later does not require a C Pod upgrade The C Pod screen identifies the version as it boots up A CAUTION To prevent damage due to electrostatic discharge use a grounded wrist strap If a wrist strap is not available discharge any electrostatic energy on your body by touching any exposed metal non painted portion of the HQ Sixteen prior to and several times during this procedure 1 Remove the C Pod from the HQ Sixteen head by removing the four mounting screws with a Phillips screwdriver 2 Carefu
63. e ss 5 18 Reneat Moenen E E E A 5 18 To repeat a design PR ee eee 5 18 To change the size of the gap between repeated designs 5 18 To stretch a design to fill an area series 5 19 To calculate the optimal number of repeats for an area 5 19 PONG ZONING de da a na ed de ent one 5 19 To join horizontally repeated designs 5 19 To join vertically repeated designs ss 5 20 Repeat VV Fa ONG RE R e a e 5 20 TO Wap CO ER A NAAA EEaren 5 21 TO COS A T A 5 21 To horizontally wrap the design window 5 22 To vertically wrap the design window sise 5 22 To manually wrap the design window sise 5 23 Treatment of UMP POINTS a 5 23 Resize Men PER aas aa i ae aa ei 5 24 Tore ea Ao ar SEE EEE E TEES 5 24 SR AN NE erR AEE E E 5 26 To horizontally align blocks within an area 5 26 To align a triangle design ssssssssesessessrnssersressresresrrrsrrsressrrsrersresrersteseesetesteseereresreeseesrens 5 27 To skew a design to fit a CONVEX ALCA cceeccescceseccesccceececneceeeceeeeeeeuceseecteucesneeeeeeeenseegeees 5 28 To skew a design to Fit a CONCAVE ALCA ccccseseceeccesccceecccncceeececeeceeuceseuceecesueeeeeceeneeeeeees 5 29 SO MeN 5 30 If you have the Quick Release Carriage iii 5 30 To switch to free motion quilting ris a 5 30 If you have the carriage with manual levers ccccceccceeccceecceecceeceeseeenseeeecteneeeeeeteeeeeeeeees 5 30 To switch to free motion OU LORS a 5 31 Record the moveme
64. e to a position on the quilt where you want the Home location to quilt Press the Home button to reposition the design relative to the Home location Machine Quilting Tip Quickly reposition a design to the crosshair position Use the Home button as a quick and dirty positioning tool For example if the design is off the screen because the quilting machine has been moved to a new location press Reset to bring the design closer to the current crosshair position x NOTE The Home button is a repositioning tool Do not select it if the design has already been positioned at the desired location To position a design based on the center point e Move the quilting machine needle to the center point of the block or other area of the quilt Press the Center button to center the design at the current needle and crosshair position aba sotun To position a design s start point on the quilt r E Ez e Move the quilting machine needle to the point where you want to begin quilting Press Start Point to reposition the start point of the design with the current needle and crosshair position To position a design s end point on the quilt e Move the quilting machine needle to the point on the quilt where you want the quilting to end Press End Point to reposition the end point of the design with the current needle and crosshair position www HandiQuilter com Design Menu 5 35 To reposition a design up down left or right e T
65. ee 8 2 Control how Pro Stitcher performs tie offs sisi 8 3 To have Pro Stitcher perform a tie off at the beginning of stitching ccccceeseeeeeeeees 8 3 To have Pro Stitcher perform a tie off at the end of stitching cc cecceeecceeeeeeeseeeeeeenes 8 3 To indicate how many tie off stitches Pro Stitcher will perform 8 3 To set the length of each tie off StItCH ccc ceccceecccsecceneeeeceeeeeeeuseeeeseeeeeeeseeeesteneeeeeeeees 8 3 To select the method of tie off stitch Micro OF Tack 8 4 Control how Pro Stitcher handles bobbin thread pullups 8 4 To turn ON bobbin thread PullUPS ees ceecceseccsseceeeccceecceuceeeecceuceeeuseeecteneeeeecteneeeenseees 8 4 To turn on automatic bobbin thread DUNUDS cicssccccancssscesansavsseacasatsasanescsansinnndesetesateteniesstens 8 5 www HandiQuilter com Table of Contents 1 5 Control the delay following a bobbin thread pullup cece ceecccsececsececeseceesececeseeeeeeceeeneeeeeecs 8 5 FO SOE CR Pause De a E 8 5 To set Pause Delay Se CONS a 8 5 To set Pause Delay in INCHES a ce 8 5 AOC M E E A E EE 8 6 Gne OPONE aaa EEA E E EE E E EE T 8 6 To create a simulation license de a es 8 6 To use the Pro Stitcher simulation license sssesssssesssressrrsrrseresrerserererereseresersrreeresresrereeene 8 8 To turn on or off the Thread Break Sensor HQ Fusion machines only 8 8 To verify settings before quilting A ae aa etes a ea co en 8 8
66. eesssssessrnsrresrrsrerrresressrrsrersersresrresresressresrerseeseeesreseess 3 31 4 HQ Pro Stitcher Overview ccscsccsssscescsceccsccccsccscscescesescescscecceseccece 4 1 Handie A CONTO err A 4 1 Enable or disable the carriage MOtOTFS eseseessssseseresrnsrererrsrrsrrrsreesersressresreseeesrrerersreseereerseene 4 2 Overview of the HQ Pro SUIS Cheese ee cu a 4 2 SR OO a 4 2 Pane FDU ON ae AA E AE E S 4 3 WOKA r A A S E E E ee ee 4 3 Selected vs non selected D CORS ana ces ananas senc aan sors ni ue 4 4 CN DUON eee One ene en ene eo ee ee ee ee eee ee 4 4 TOP TOOD Ir OO eee ccnenradee sees E A A E 4 4 Toe CONS Cre eni Ne Dee E EE EE 4 5 1 2 Table of Contents www HandiQuilter com To cycle the needle up or down to form a half Stitch ccccceccceececseeceeseeeeseeescteneeeeeeeees 4 5 To cycle the needle to the UP position us 4 5 To display the on screen grid sise 4 5 To quickly position the design and crosshairs on the screen 4 6 TO move the on screen VICW ccccccecccseccccccensccectensceeeeeecceucececeenceteuseeeetsuseeeeetenseeeseens 4 6 To view the design larger or smaller ss 4 6 To move the design ON the screen siens 4 6 To select one or more Ce IS ee en nn es ane ee at 4 7 To select SRB ae des da ee ho be nt den tie de ns 4 7 To choose and group multiple designs ccceeeccseccceeceenecceeceeeeceeuseeeuceeeeetenseeeecteeeeeneeens 4 7 TONM a OUD eects acs pesarnce E 4 8 To cha
67. egulator cable This is easier to do with two people one at each end of the quilting machine 2 With one end of the stitch regulator cable plugged into the machine s C Pod and the middle connector plugged into the quilting machine s Y encoder plug the other end of the cable into the carriage X encoder 3 Attach one end of the harness cable see Parts List item P into the connector on the right side of the power supply Tighten the side screws You will plug the other ends to the bracket as part of step 5 when you attach the tablet computer 4 Connect one end of the two foot power cord see Parts List item l 2 to the carriage power inlet and the other end into the quilting machine s P pod lower power outlet 5 If the quilting machine has a power cord attached remove that cord and set it aside Plug one end of the 10 foot power cord item 1 1 into the quilting machine s P pod upper gt off NN power outlet The other end of the 10 foot la power cord plugs into the power filter box l 4 The remaining two foot power cord plugs into the other end of the power filter sf WA o 7 box 4 and into a wall receptacle when the TE ack N LA ees Pro Stitcher setup is complete Do not plug Es sa N C into the wall at this time OS SE 3 10 Installation www HandiQuilter com 6 The black cables attached to the Pro Stitcher carriage should be routed up between the rear handles and the quilting machine
68. emains constant as you adjust height or width To resize a design e Click one of the height or width buttons and then press the Plus Sign to increase or Minus Sign to decrease or tapping the number box to directly enter the size in inches Select to adjust the This width of this width of the design design was increased Select to adjust the height of the design Green line shows the x axis or width of the design that the Width button adjusts Original Height and Original Width Select to adjust rotated designs long their original x and y axes This height of this design was increased Purple line shows the y axis or height of the design that the Height button adjusts ERR TT ES E P z 5 24 Design Menu www HandiQuilter com W a ad me Blue line shows the original x axis or original width of a rotated design This original width of this rotated design was increased Select to adjust original width Sm To stretch or shrink the design along the original X axis rather than how it is oriented on the screen select the Original Width button with the blue angled line and then press the Plus Sign to increase or Minus Sign to decrease the size of the design S NOTE The Original Width and Original Height buttons are accessible only if a design has been rotated This original height of this rotated design was increased Yellow li
69. entire length of the table 5 Double check the alignment of the carriage white gear with the blue Flexirack by rolling the carriage along the entire length of the table 6 Trim the Flexirack to length using a knife or wire cutters if necessary the blue Flexirack does not necessarily need to extend the full width of the table and can actually be a couple of inches shorter on either end if desired 7 Atthe ends of the blue rack use the four small metal clamps see Parts List item B to hold the ends firmly in place The clamps have a hole through the center and a lip on one end The lip should be on the side opposite the blue Flexirack Drill pilot holes using the 3 32 inch drill bit and then attach the clamps as shown on either end of the blue Flexirack using a Phillips screwdriver ee Tih 2 ad ad i A CAUTION Do not use the larger drill bit included in the emergency repair kit as this is the wrong size for the X rack clamps S NOTE As an alternative use one clamp at each end Slide the lip of the clamp over the last gear of the blue Flexirack drill a pilot hole and screw in place 3 18 Installation www HandiQuilter com To install the Y Rack 1 Carefully lay the quilting machine on its power pod side the left side looking from the front Underneath the base plates near the wheels on the C pod side of the machine the side with the thread tensioner and guides there will be either two screws or two hole
70. f Handi Quilter cannot or does not repair or replace any defective Product HQ Pro Stitcher User Manual Warranty Claims positioning bearing retainers hook axial play and Service under the above warranties may be timing presser and needle bar adjustment and obtained by returning the product with proof internal lubrication to take up lever hopping foot of purchase to the authorized Representative levers bushings bearings from whom the product was purchased a local Representative or to Handi Quilter Support Handi Quilter Inc Any product to be returned to the factory Customer Relations either by customers or Representatives must be 501 N 400 W accompanied by a Return Material Authorization North Salt Lake UT 84054 Number RMA RMAs may be obtained by email Toll Free 1 877 MY QUILT 697 8458 sales handiquilter com or by calling customer Local Phone 801 292 7988 support at 801 292 7988 or toll free at 1 877 HQCares HandiQuilter com 697 8458 If it is determined that the Product may be defective an RMA number will be issued with instructions for Product return An unauthorized return a return without an RMA number will be shipped back to customer at customer s expense Authorized returns are to be shipped prepaid and insured in an approved shipping container The original box and packaging materials should be kept for storing or shipping Shipping Cost Shipping is the responsibility of the customer
71. ge 4 Attach one end of the harness cable see Parts List item P into the connector on the right side of the power supply Tighten the side screws You will plug the other ends to the bracket as part of step 6 when you attach the tablet computer Power cord connection Harness cable connection www HandiQuilter com Installation 3 23 5 Verify that the y axis gear engages the blue Flexirack for the y axis e Do this by looking from the back of the machine between the bottom of the quilting machine and the top of the carriage If necessary use the manual engagement diseangagement tool to move the gears so they engage e lf horizontal adjustment is needed to ensure that at least half the white gear and blue Flexirack are interlocking loosen the two screws that mount the y axis bracket to the base plates and push the bracket in the direction necessary while retightening the screws e Both screws can be adjusted with the quilting machine on the carriage Pull the machine to the front to access the front screw and to the rear to access the rear screw e Pull the quilting machine to the rear of the carriage and make sure the rear of the Y axis bracket does not collide with the black plastic track retainer on the rear of the carriage Adjust the Y bracket if needed IMPORTANT If necessary use the manual engagement disengagement tool to move the gears so they engage Insert the end of the tool into the hole at th
72. ge do not yet select OK Insert usb drive in Pro Stitcher tablet Goto Settings gt Advanced gt General gt Create Simulation License Press OR after returning the usb drive to this computer OR Cancel 6 Remove the USB drive from the Windows computer and insert it into the Pro Stitcher tablet computer that is attached to the quilting machines carriage 7 Onthe Pro Stitcher tablet select Settings Advanced General Then select the Create Simulation License button 8 When you receive the message License file written select OK Remove the USB drive License file written Return usb drive to source computer and follow instructions 9 Return to the Windows ET computer you will use for simulation mode and insert the Insert usb drive in Pro Stitcher tablet USB drive back into the USB Le RAR ee port of the Windows computer Now select OK x Cancel 10 You can now run Pro Stitcher in simulation mode on the Windows computer www HandiQuilter com Settings Menu 8 7 To use the Pro Stitcher simulation mode If running the simulation mode on the Pro Stitcher tablet computer you may switch between simulation mode and regular mode However when running Pro Stitcher on a standalone Windows computer it only runs in simulation mode e Torun Pro Stitcher simulation mode on the Pro Stitcher tablet computer select Settings Advanced General Select Simulation on off to alternate between simulation mode and reg
73. h software M USB cable N Computer power cord O Manual engagement disengagement tool P Harness cable Q HQ Pro Stitcher tablet computer S NOTE The model of the HQ Pro Stitcher computer may be different from the one pictured R HQ Sixteen Y Encoder S Power Cord Retaining Clamp T 3M Command Adhesive Strips 3 4 Installation www HandiQuilter com Installation HQ Fusion and HQ Avant These instructions are for installing HQ Pro Stitcher on the HQ Fusion and HQ Avant with an 8 wheel Precision Glide carriage Handi Quilter recommends installation by an authorized HQ Pro Stitcher Representative if available Tools required e Power drill e 4mm Allen wrench e 5mm Allen wrench e Slotted screwdriver one large and one small e Phillips screwdriver one large and one small e Manual engagement disengagement tool see Parts List item O Installation of the X Rack and Y Rack To install the X Rack 1 Remove the blue 12 foot Flexirack see Parts List item A and the Pro Stitcher carriage see Parts List item E from the box 2 Place the Pro Stitcher carriage on the frame Starting at one end of the table begin mounting the blue Flexirack to the front of the table while aligning it to the front white gear on the carriage Peel back a few inches of the pink protective layer of the tape Position the blue Flexirack by aligning it to the white gear as you move down the table Press
74. hen you load it again in the future you will not be able to work with the designs independently www HandiQuilter com Design Menu 5 5 e To save a group as a design select the group select Save and then select Design before giving it a filename and saving If you save a group of designs as a project Pro Stitcher saves each design independently so that when you load the project again you will be able to modify the designs individually e To save a group as a Project select the group select Save and then select Projects Give the group a file name and select Save on the Save Project screen To save designs or projects to a new folder e To save the design or project to a new folder browse to the desired folder using the folder tabs on the left side of the design library Alternatively use the navigation buttons at the top of the screen to move among folders and drives Copies and pastes Displays information the selected design about the selected design Loads Pro Stitcher software 4 updates you ve downloaded to a USB drive Resets the design to its original design settings To duplicate a design e Select the design or group you want to copy and choose Duplicate The duplicated design is placed at the current position of the crosshairs If the crosshairs have not been moved the duplicate s will be in exactly the same place as the original Choose Reposition or Drag to move the duplicated design to a differe
75. hold 33 2 e Press the Plus Sign to increase or Minus Sign to decrease the Auto Jump threshold by 5 inch Alternately touch the number box and type a value directly and press Enter S NOTE If the jump distance is less than the Auto Jump threshold number of inches entered in the Auto Jump box Pro Stitcher does not pause for you to trim the thread before jumping to the next start point If the jump is longer than the Auto Jump threshold Pro Stitcher pauses before the jump SO you can trim the thread s NOTE If Tie Off options are turned on Pro Stitcher performs a tie off at the jump start and end points regardless of which jump method is performed If the Pullup feature is turned on Pro Stitcher performs a pull up at the end of the jumps that exceed the Auto Jump threshold Control the number of stitches per inch e Select Settings Stitches Per Inch Boi 17 iy Fie no agaaa fret z p i To set the stitches per inch e Press the Plus Sign to increase or Minus Sign to decrease the stitches per inch Alternately touch the number box and type a value directly and press Enter 8 2 Settings Menu www HandiQuilter com Control how Pro Stitcher performs tie offs By tieing off at the beginning and ending of stitching the stitches will be secure and will not come undone The Tie Off feature enables you to select your preferred method for how and when Pro Stitcher performs tie offs
76. ht of the vertically and horizontally To calculate the optimal number of repeats for an area e Press Fit to have Pro Stitcher calculate the optimal number of repeats in both height and width Add more horizontal or vertical repeats and then select Stretch Width and Stretch Height to fit them to the area Point 2 Point Some designs are intended to be linked together horizontally or vertically but must be overlapped for the start and end points to match up The Point 2 Point buttons link the start and end points of repeated designs The following image shows the design before selecting Point 2 Point eh aah 1 Aligns vertically repeated designs ee a 4 EU nn NN AALL NTI ay Ts Aligns horizontally such that the end repeated designs NN point of the first such that the end F RSR ES design matches up point of the first NI SN NN S with the start point design matches re EA E PS ON of the next design up with the start 3 AW AY AY SN A point of the next ogg ee design To join horizontally repeated designs e To link designs horizontally ensure the start and end points are at the same height or vertical coordinate Then select Horizontal Point 2 Point to align the designs such that the end point of the first design matches up with the start point of the next design www HandiQuilter com Design Menu 5 19 To join vertically repeated designs fi 7 a all res ee A PEER RE ore ad
77. i le cordon ou la fiche est endommag si elle ne fonctionne pas correctement si on l a fait tomber ou endommag ou si elle est tomb e dans l eau Renvoyez la machine quilter au revendeur ou centre de service apr s vente agr le plus proche pour examen r paration ou r glage lectrique ou m canique e Ne jamais utiliser la machine si des ouvertures d air sont bloqu es Gardez les ouvertures de ventilation de la machine lib r es d accumulation de peluches poussi res et morceaux de tissu e Ne jamais faire tomber ou ins rer un objet dans une ouverture e Ne pas utiliser l ext rieur e Ne pas utiliser l o des a rosols vaporisateurs sont utilis s ou de l oxyg ne est administr e Pour d connecter arr tez l ordinateur puis d branchez tous les cables e Ne pas d brancher en tirant sur le cordon Pour d brancher saisir la fiche non le cordon e N approchez pas les doigts des parties mobiles e D branchez toujours la machine de la prise lectrique pour retirer des couvercles lubrifier ou pour tout autre r glage d entretien de l utilisateur mentionn dans le manuel d instruction e Cet appareil n est pas destin intended tre utilis par des personnes y compris les enfants dot es de facult s physiques sensorielles ou mentales r duites ou manquant d exp rience ou de connaissances sauf si elles ont t form es et encadr es sur l utilisation de cet appareil par une personne responsable de le
78. ied replacement set from the manufacturer www HandiQuilter com Safety 2 1 Read these instructions before using the machine To use the machine safely 1 Keep hands and loose clothing away from wheels gears or other moving parts 2 Turn the machine off and unplug the cord in the following cases e when you have stopped using the machine e when you replace or remove the quilting machine needle or any other part e incase of failure when you use the machine e when you check or clean the machine e when you leave the machine unattended 3 Connect the machine directly to the wall outlet Do not use extension cords To increase the life of your machine 1 Do not store this machine in areas exposed to direct sunlight or high humidity Never use or store the machine near a heater an iron a halogen lamp or other hot things 2 Clean the computer monitor with a soft lint free rag If necessary dampen the rag with a small amount of isopropyl alcohol Do not use any other cleaners on the computer monitor 3 Use only neutral soaps or detergents to clean the carriage Benzene solvents and scouring powders can damage the machine and therefore should never be used 4 Donot drop or bump the machine 5 Always consult the manual to replace or fix any other part of the machine To repair or adjust the machine e ifthe machine breaks down or needs adjustment first check the troubleshooting chart in the appendix to inspect and adjust the machine y
79. ill not be able to work with the designs individually 5 2 Design Menu www HandiQuilter com Machine Quilting Tip Practical uses for Baseline Use the Baseline function to stitch a quilt with multiple identical blocks Mark the area of the first block fit the design to the block using Skew or other functions to modify the design and then baseline the design Quilt the block Clear the Area The design will maintain its size and shape Reposition the design to another block and quilt the design Continue quilting the baselined design on the blocks throughout the quilt Use Baseline when you want to crop multiple shapes from a design Mark and crop the first area and then select Baseline Clear the area and create a new area in another location for cropping Continue to mark and crop as desired followed by selecting Baseline after each crop to create multiple cropped regions in a design www HandiQuilter com Design Menu 5 3 To work with design files Pro Stitcher reads five file types hqf hqv vector file format hqp qli txt and tap Pro Stitcher can also read hqx encrypted files provided you use a key code that is unique to your HQ Pro Stitcher computer You will need this code when you purchase the encrypted hqx designs To find the key code for encrypted files e Select Settings Advanced About A pop up box with the key code then appears on the HQ Pro Stitcher screen Open close save and duplicate design fi
80. information for the Pro Stitcher software Shut Down Three shutdown options are available on the Shut Down menu To shutdown all software and power down the computer e Select Shutdown from the menu Then select the Shutdown button You should do a full shutdown when done using Pro Stitcher www HandiQuilter com Settings Menu 8 11 To shutdown the software and computer and then start up again e Select Shutdown from the menu Then select the Reboot button If you suspect there may be computer related issues interfering with Pro Stitcher rebooting the computer often will help To exit Pro Stitcher but keep the computer running e Select Shutdown from the menu Then select the Exit to Windows button At times it may be necessary to close down the Pro Stitcher software and use the standard Windows operating system To restart the Pro Stitcher software from Windows e Locate the Pro Stitcher shortcut icon on the desktop and double tap it 8 12 Settings Menu www HandiQuilter com 9 Troubleshooting Problem Symptom EE No display on the touch screen monitor LED on the power button at the top The Pro Stitcher computer is powered off Press right hand side of the screen is on the Power button at the top right side of the computer to turn it on LED on the power button at the top right hand There is no power to the tablet computer Ensure side of the screen is off the power cord to the Pro Stitcher is plugged into a powere
81. is not moved in Art amp Stitch it will be in the same location when it is passed back to Pro Stitcher Pass the modified design back to Pro Stitcher by pressing the Pro Stitcher button on the Art amp Stitch toolbar on the left hand side of the Art amp Stitch screen A CAUTION If a design is opened in Art amp Stitch without using the Pro Stitcher software and the Pro Stitcher button is pressed to pass the design into Pro Stitcher the design will be saved in its current state with the same name it had when it was opened This could lead to unintentionally Art amp Stitch 6 1 writing over a design To avoid this always save the design with a new working name when it is directly loaded in Art e Stitch Licensing When using Art amp Stitch for the first time the quilter must enter some information to activate the license Refer to the instructions in the Art amp Stitch software box for offline activation All network connections have intentionally been disabled on the Pro Stitcher computer to prevent the computer from downloading updates or viruses that would adversely affect the performance of Pro Stitcher Using a mouse or keyboard Touch the gray ba to open the pop up keyboard Press to close the 3 a Re PUED its FE te keyboard ne el Was Yd OD Yes A Bet End Pan MU Use these buttons ani LAN ES SS to keep track of changes you make to the design au Sn du TA o hi ky L ART CE NA DA NL M Many functions
82. itching If you don t want to see this box disable the button Communications Options The Communication sub menu enables you to manually establish communications with either the quilting machine or the Pro Stitcher motors e Select Settings Advanced Communications 8 8 Settings Menu www HandiQuilter com To stop communications between Pro Stitcher and the quilting machine e Press Switch to Handlebar Control The button changes to say Connect to Pro Stitcher To reestab lish communications press Connect to Pro Stitcher For HQ Avant and HQ Fusion machines handlebar control is always available This button simply prevents any communication from the Pro Stitcher computer from being processed by the quilting machine S NOTE HQ Sixteen quilting machines will not allow handle control while the Pro Stitcher is communicating with the quilting machine so this button will need to be pressed to allow the quilter to operate the quilting machine manually from the handles This button is located at the top left corner of the screen for the HQ Sixteen version of Pro Stitcher To reconnect motors If the Pro Stitcher motors ever become unplugged or disconnected from the computer it may be necessary to reestablish communications between the Pro Stitcher computer and the motors If the Pro Stitcher computer cannot communicate with the motors for any reason it will be indicated by a lightning bolt icon at the top right hand corner of the
83. k retainer on the rear of the carriage Adjust the Y bracket if needed IMPORTANT If necessary use the manual engagement disengagement tool to move the gears so they engage Insert the end of the tool into the hole at the front of the EZ Carriage 9 With the power cable plugged in and the motors in the engaged position use the manual engagement disengagement tool if necessary ensure that as the quilting machine is moved in both the X and the Y directions the corresponding gears are rotating as well 3 12 Installation www HandiQuilter com To attach the tablet computer 1 Disconnect the front handlebar cable from the side of the machine s head Then remove the handlebars from the front of the quilting machine by removing the three hex head bolts with a 5mm Allen wrench If you re having difficulty reaching the front handlebar cable first remove two of the hex head bolts and loosen the third bolt Then rotate the handlebar slightly to provide easier access to the handlebar cable 2 Make sure the three handlebar bolts are in the front handlebar and protruding out the bottom of the handlebar 3 Position the handlebar over the computer bracket such that the screws go through the three holes in the bracket 4 Secure the handlebar and bracket in place on the machine head using the three handlebar bolts www HandiQuilter com Installation 3 13 5 The black cable has three connections two 9 pin serial c
84. les To access recently used designs e Choose Recent to see a list of the most recent designs you have opened Then select the design you want to use This shortcut enables you to open recent designs without searching through the design library Press Open to see the library of quilting designs Press Close to close the selected design Press Recent to show the most g recent designs you ve opened To load a design from the design library 1 To load a design select Design File and then select Open 2 Browse to the design stored either on the C drive or on a USB drive The different design file types have color coded backgrounds as follows haf beige e hqv green e hqp purple e qli light blue e txt lavender e tap pink 5 4 Design Menu www HandiQuilter com Use these buttons to navigate among folders on the current drive or to open folders on a USB drive Select a design and then choose Delete File to remove it from your computer Choose Refresh to reload the thumbnails Designs are organized into in the selected folder four folders block designs continuous line designs corner designs and triangle designs PET TIRER Select a design and press Open to load it or press Cancel to exit tra F is Loading the thumbnails may take a few moments depending on how many designs are stored in the selected folder and how intricate those designs are While the thu
85. let computer except when running Pro Stitcher For example if the computer is connected to the Internet Windows may perform operating system updates that could potentially be incompatible with Pro Stitcher It also may expose the computer to viruses and other malware that may compromise the system or lead to other problems that may not be covered by the warranty To get the most from using Pro Stitcher Handi Quilter recommends using the Pro Stitcher computer only as directed to run the Pro Stitcher software the Art amp Stitch software and other software provided by or recommended by Handi Quilter Handlebar control Pro Stitcher communicates with the quilting machine and the carriage motors e f you use Pro Stitcher with the HQ Sixteen use the Switch to Handlebar Control button to alternate between using Pro Stitcher and using the machine s handlebars Press to turn off communications to eet Pa EE a the HQ Sixteen Press to reestablish communications to the HQ Sixteen e ifthe Switch to Handlebar Control button is gray with a lightning bolt Pro Stitcher is unable to communicate with the quilting machine Press the button to reestablish communications S NOTE If you use Pro Stitcher with the HQ Avant and the HQ Fusion you have handlebar control even when Pro Stitcher is communicating with the quilting machine You will not see this button on the main screen However it is available on the Settings menu by selec
86. lly disconnect all cables from the C Pod taking care not to touch the bare circuit board 3 Ifthe new C Pod includes a Lock Board skip ahead to step 5 On the old C Pod the one just removed from the HQ Sixteen gently pull upward on the lock board to remove it from the old C Pod and press it firmly in place on the new C Pod Make sure both rows of pins enter the header on the underside of the Lock Board The red LED should be located at the top right when looking into the C Pod 6 Lightly hand tighten the black Phillips screw through the Lock Board 7 Attach the internal cables to the new C Pod 8 Fasten the C Pod to the head using the four screws that were removed in step 1 3 22 Installation www HandiQuilter com Set Up the New Carriage 1 Place the Pro Stitcher carriage in place on the table tracksif it is not already there IMPORTANT If a new set of black wheels was purchased to replace the metal wheels on the quilting machine please be sure those are installed prior to placing the quilting machine on the Pro Stitcher carriage You should not have metal wheels on metal tracks 2 Carefully lift the quilting machine and place it on the carriage so the wheels engage the carriage tracks this is easier to do with two people one at each end of the quilting machine 3 The Y end of the power cord that is not attached to the P Pod should be attached to the power supply at the back end of the Pro Stitcher carria
87. lower pole toward the back of the frame rubs on the free arm of the quilting machine adjust the side arms to the next higher position check again and adjust if necessary The ideal height allows just the tip of a finger between the idler pole and the machine Installation of the X Rack and Y Rack To install the X Rack 1 Make sure the front white track is mounted to the table with the 3M Command Strips see Parts List item T that have been provided unless the front track is already mounted to the table Use the carriage as a guide to make sure there is no binding once the front track is mounted to the table 2 Remove the blue 12 foot Flexirack see Parts List item A and the HQ Pro Stitcher carriage see Parts List item E from the box 3 Place the HQ Pro Stitcher carriage on the frame Starting at one end of the table begin mounting the blue Flexirack to the front of the table while aligning it to the front white gear on the carriage Peel back just a few inches of the pink protective layer of the tape Position the blue Flexirack by aligning it to the white gear as you move down the table Press down on the blue Flexirack to stick it firmly to the table www HandiQuilter com Installation 3 17 4 Use the carriage as a guide and align the blue Flexirack with the white gear along the length of the table see arrow at right removing the pink protective layer and pressing down on the blue Flexirack while moving down the
88. make sure the blue rack and the white gear are properly aligned and adjust if necessary by loosening the two Y axis bracket mounting screws and shifting the Y axis bracket left right and re tightening the screws If the white gear is not pressing upward enough on the blue rack to fully engage the gears it may be necessary to install shim washers betwen the quilting machine base plates and the Y axis bracket to drop the bracket a little One or more of the pulleys gears on the X or Y axis assemblies are loose Stitched designs appear jagged or wobbly With the Pro Stitcher powered and motors engaged and enabled locked in position pressing the machine side to side or front to back allows a little motion and the white gear does rotate Monitor the motor assembly while engaged and enabled to determine which gear pulley is slipping It will most likely be either the gear mounted directly to the motor shaft or the gear mounted to the shaft that drives the white gear Use the appropriate Allen wrench to tighten both set screws on the gear The motor gear requires a 1 16 Allen wrench and the larger gear on the drive axle with the white gear requires a 5 64 Allen wrench The X and Y tension springs are too loose Gear tooth skipping occurs causing the stitched design to be shifted in either the X or the Y direction www HandiQuilter com The X and Y tension springs may need to be tightened First make sure the Pro Stitcher ve
89. mbnails load a colored block with the name of the file type will be visible in place of the actual design thumbnail 3 Double tap the name of the desired file or single tap and then press Open to load the design A prompt to Clear Area appears on screen Choose Yes to clear any area you have defined or No to leave the area as designated Designers Showcase Pro Stitcher comes with a large library of quilting motifs from digital quilt motif designers Select Designers Showcase and then select the designer s name to see the motifs Then choose the design you want to use and select Open These designs are in a vector file format hqv If you save the design either to a new name or overwrite the existing hqv file Pro Stitcher changes it to an haf file format To save a design Pro Stitcher prompts you to save your work when closing the software or closing a design However it is a good idea to save your work regularly e Press Save to save the design in its current state The design library appears with the name of the current design loaded e To overwrite the existing design with that name press Save e To save a copy of the design to a new name enter a new name using the pop up keyboard and then press Save e To cancel without saving the design press Cancel To save a group as a design or a project You can save a group of designs as a design or as a project If you save a group as a design Pro Stitcher creates a single design W
90. n larger or smaller Use Zoom to view the design larger or smaller Zoom does not reposition or resize the design If you have grid lines displayed on screen you ll see the grid lines also shrink or grow as you zoom the design e To shrink the view of the design select Zoom and then drag your finger in a downward or right to left motion To enlarge the view of the design select Zoom and drag your finger in an upward or left to right motion To move the design on the screen e Select the design and press Drag After pressing Drag the button changes to Drop Touch the design with your finger and drag the design to a new location Then press Drop when the design is in place e Alternately press Drag and move the quilting machine to move the design Then press Drop when the design is in place 4 6 Overview www HandiQuilter com To select one or more designs e Press Select to select one or more design in the work area A series of buttons appears for selecting one or more design After you select a design its name appears at the top of the screen Pence Alia seed all designs or None to cancel any selections The checkmark next Selected designs appear in black with to the design name a blue bounding box indicates it is selected around them To select a single design e Select Single to select one design at a time Touch any design in the work area or choose the name of the design from the pop up that appears
91. n select the New Start End function Then press the Start Auto button Press Disable Motors Move the machine s needle to the place on the quilt where you want to begin stitching again The crosshairs on the screen will move to the corresponding position on the design If some fine tuning is needed to move the new starting point forward or back in the design use the left or right arrows on the scroll bar until the new start point is exactly where desired Press Start Auto again Use the Half Stitch button to pull up the bobbin thread Press the Tie off on Resume and Pullup on Resume buttons to disable Press Resume to continue quilting If the quilt has shifted slightly and the point on the design does not match up exactly with the point on the quilt move the needle to the exact location on the quilt that matches the new starting point that was just set Then select Reposition on the Quilt menu and press Start Point The design shifts to align the new start point with the current needle position Double check the Tie Off and Pullup settings and press Resume to continue stitching the design www HandiQuilter com Quilt Menu 7 11 7 12 Quilt Menu www HandiQuilter com 8 Settings Menu Before stitching any design it is always a good idea to double check the settings Some quilters may find settings that will work for everything they do and never go back to change them However most will likely find that different projects will require diffe
92. ne shows the original y axis or original height of a rotated design Select to adjust original height e To stretch or shrink a rotated design along its original Y axis rather than how it is oriented on the screen select the Original Height button with the yellow angled line and then press the Plus Sign to increase or Minus Sign to decrease the size of the design www HandiQuilter com Design Menu 5 25 Skew Align Menu After you create an area use the skew and align options to fit the design within the area The Skew 1 option works with convex areas e g triangles rectangles and hexagons of three or more points The Skew 2 option works with concave areas e g stars crosses or scalloped borders of four or more points e Select Design and then Skew Align Forces a design to stretch to fill an area Any further actions will also stretch to the limits of the area Skew and align options aren t available until you define an area Buttons align the design to the top bottom left or right side of an area or stretch designs horizontally or vertically Returns the design to its original size To horizontally align blocks within an area The align options work only with concave areas Align Center Aligns the horizontal center of the design s bounding box with the horizontal center of the area Align Left Aligns the left side of the design s bounding box with the leftmos
93. ne to Cruise stitch regulation mode at a percentage of 3 to 5 e After the design has been formatted positioned and is ready to be stitched select Quilt and then Run If everything looks good press Proceed to begin stitching Otherwise press Cancel Brings the quilting machine to an immediate stop and disables motors If you selected the option to Verify Settings before Quilting in the quilt settings a pop up Verify Settings box appears so you can double check the settings before stitching For more information about turning on or off this option see To verify settings before quilting in chapter 8 Settings Menu To choose between stitching or tracing the design bounding box or area perimeter e Make sure the Stitch button is enabled shown in a darker color for the machine to stitch the quilt according to the selections you make To disable stitching press the darkened Stitch button If the Stitch button is disabled Pro Stitcher traces the design bounding box or area perimeter with the machine but does not stitch Select the Stitch button again to enable stitching To immediately stop the machine from quilting e If you must immediately stop the machine while quilting press Emergency Stop Unlike Pause which brings the machine to a gentle stop the Emergency Stop button immediately stops Pro Stitcher To reduce the risk of a torn quilt in case the needle is stuck Pro Stitcher also disables the motors www HandiQuilte
94. nge the stitch order of multiple designs 4 8 To measure distances in a design or on the quilt c eecccesecccseceeeseeeeeeceeeseeeeeeceeeeeeenees 4 8 COS nace da osaiaconsgaaahiandanatenatenseaspartieteaenaoutente 4 9 5 Design Menu sac ee aan ame mono en a ee 5 1 D S ON a aa E A EEE 5 1 B i EEE TE E E E A E E T E E A AE EE OE E ET A 5 2 To a SONIC d RO CCI 1 E E EEE S OEEO 5 2 Towork with COSTS INOS aa en an a nee anai a i a 5 4 To find the key code for encrypted files 5 4 Open close save and duplicate design files 5 4 TO access recently used designs iniccisccessareersarannsceedsandiaceadadcownitecsandasabadarannseesanasteeCensananeedeeas 5 4 To load a design from the design library cccccesecceeccseccsececeeceeuseeeeceeuceteuseeeeetsuseneuetens 5 4 TOS hours 0 2 erar eee one en en eee ee eee ee ee nee eer 5 5 To save a group as a design OF a project sise 5 5 To save designs or projects to a new folder 5 6 TO d plicate 0 CSIC ame ne een ann anse se een ee en 5 6 To view design information ssacats lt crese tagssescenanna sense mens see nero on en eeenrne e osc sec 5 6 To load a Pro Stitcher software update ss Dr To return a design toits original settings sis 57 Create and USG areas ee een Are niine nes Daia aod AN een a eee re 5 8 TO CIC a EE LA e E E EE E E E AE EP AS E E E 5 8 To create a rectangular area using 2 Corner sis 5 8 To override the width or height of an area ss 5 9 A PO a
95. nt location in the work area Alternately select the design or group and drag it to a new position on the screen To view design information Copyright Information Block of Hearts HO Inc 2011 877 697 8458 Many designers include copyright information and instructions on how to use their designs within the design file itself 5 6 Design Menu www HandiQuilter com e To view design information load the design file and press Copyright A pop up window displays the information contained within the design file related to copyrights and user instructions To load a Pro Stitcher software update As updates for the Pro Stitcher software become available download the updated file from the Handi Quilter website www HandiQuilter com e Select the Downloads link at the top of the page Then select Pro Stitcher Software Update Follow the instructions for downloading the latest update save the update file to a USB flash drive and plug the USB flash drive into a USB port on the Pro Stitcher computer Wait for approximately 10 seconds while Pro Stitcher accesses the USB flash drive Follow the instructions included on the website for installing the update To return a design to its original settings Many settings in Pro Stitcher remain set even after other operations are performed For example you might rotate a design repeat it multiple times resize it and more e To turn off design changes you ve made since the l
96. nts of your freehand quilting ss 5 31 To record freehand OO a 5 31 To Mark and record straight lines sisi 5 32 To add jumps to your recorded design ssssssesssssseseresrrrrresresrrrsrresresresrreseesrereresrerseeseers 5 32 Reposition Meni di ne a E de a td ns 5 33 To position a design to the intersection of the crosshairs cccceeccceeceeeceeeeceeeeeenseeeeees 5 33 To position a design based on the Home location 5 35 To position a design based on the center point 5 35 To position a design s start point on the Quilt essssssssssssessesrnserrsrresrrsresrrrsreseresrerrrrseesns 5 35 To position a design s end point ON the quilt ss 5 35 To reposition a design up down left or right ss 5 36 SNP E a a 5 36 To swap the quilting start and end points Rs 5 36 EE GAS A Aa p A E E E 6 1 To pass a design to Art amp Stitch ssenseossonnsorsonnensososerosoossonsossennensssnsurosoossensosnennsovssnserossos 6 1 PVC EN SUNG ae see IEE A de A EEEE ET E P EEE 6 2 1 4 Table of Contents www HandiQuilter com Using a mouse or keyboard sce essere sn cactecancseuterar gic ca ir E ERSEN NE NEEN 6 2 DD Re An SO a A A E EE RRA 6 2 AOE MEN EEE E EA 7 1 To choose between stitching or tracing the design bounding box or area perimeter 7 1 To immediately stop the machine from QUITT 2 22 2e siennes con siaiennac 7 1 Before you stitch the design on the quilt asicnidscusictnanikcieddheotecamusdevinn
97. o reposition the design a specific amount in any of the four directions enter a distance in inches in the Nudge number box and then press the appropriate arrow to nudge the design up down left or right This is especially useful if you want to nudge the design in minute increments Machine Quilting Tip To nudge the design in tiny increments By default the nudge distance is set to one tenth 10 of an inch To nudge the machine in smaller more minute increments change this value to one hundredth 01 of an inch Swap Start End There may be times when you want to switch the quilting start and end points such as when you rotate or flip a design and the start point is now at the right side of the design Use the Swap Start End option to do this To swap the quilting start and end points End Point Start Point 1 Load a design 2 Modify the design as desired For example perhaps you want this dinosaur design to quilt in the top border upside down 3 Choose Design Swap Start End Then select the Swap button The start and end points will swap places New Start New End Point Point 5 36 Design Menu www HandiQuilter com 7 Quilt Menu The functions on the quilt menu enable you to quilt your designs The Run button is available to start the stitching from any quilt function Machine Quilting Tip Set your stitch regulation to Cruise mode Handi Quilter recommends that before quilting you set the quilting machi
98. o year electronic electrical three year mechanical and life time software updates see detailed warranty information in HQ Pro Stitcher User Manual Check with your local HQ Representative for details on service or making warranty claims Customer Name Company Business Name if applicable Address City State Zip Daytime Phone Evening Phone Fax Email HQ Pro Stitcher Serial Number Order Number 5 digits Cut along dotted line and mail or fax this registration information within 30 days of purchase Purchase Date Date Product Received Location of Purchase Shop or Show name City amp State Signature Date www HandiQuilter com Warranty Training Checklist 10 5 This page intentionally left blank 10 6 Warranty Training Checklist HQ Pro Stitcher User Manual V Handi p Quilter HQ Pro Stitcher Training Checklist Leslie by a Qullier for Qulliera Customer Name Date of Purchase HQ Representative Shop Name ___ Date of Training Installation and Set Up e Rotation Mirror Flip Settings Menu e Rack System o 2 Point Group O e Speed o e Carriage System O Crop Inside Outside e Auto Jump o e Encoder Cables a Open Closed O e Stitches Per Inch o e Gears Engage in Racks O Repeat T e Tie Off Tack and Micro oO e Quick Release Mechanism O cs Per e Pullup E ew and Align e Pause Delay E HQ Pro SUrenel VETVE e Freehand Record and Mark 1 e Switch to Handlebar Control
99. on angle You ll set a start point and an end point to create a line that represents the angle to which the design will align To rotate a design according to an angle on the quilt 1 Move the quilting machine to a point on the quilt left of the line to follow and press 2 Point Start Note the position of the crosshairs in the image at the right 2 Move the machine to a point further to the right along the angled line Note the position of the crosshairs in the image at the right 5 12 Design Menu www HandiQuilter com 3 Select 2 Point End The design rotated to match the angle created by the two points selected in steps 1 and 2 The rotation angle appears in the number box and the design rotates to match the angle 49 10 degrees in this example Machine Quilting Tip Use 2 Point rotation to quilt sashing in an on point quilt Create an area that represents the sashing to be quilted Load the design and make design changes such as resize and create repeats The design will be horizontal on the screen Then use 2 Point rotation to rotate the design to match the quilt Position the machine s needle along the angled sashing seam line and select 2 Point Start Move the machine s needle to a spot along the same seam line and select 2 Point End The design rotates to match the angle you defined To fine tune the angle of rotation e Redefine either the start point or the end point as necessary by moving the quilting machine to a
100. on your Pro Stitcher tablet install it by inserting the USB flash drive into the tablet computer After the tablet computer accesses the USB drive follow instructions on the screen for continuing the installation 2 Start Pro Stitcher and ensure that it connects with the carriage motors S NOTE If you will be running Pro Stitcher in simulation mode from the Pro Stitcher tablet computer installation is complete If you will be running Pro Stitcher in simulation mode on a different computer such as a Windows laptop computer continue with the remaining steps 8 6 Settings Menu www HandiQuilter com gt IMPORTANT You must have administrator rights for the Windows computer you will use for the Pro Stitcher simulation 3 Insert the USB flash drive into a USB port on the Windows computer you will use for simulation mode View the files on the USB drive Right click the Pro Stitcher executable file PSUpdate15 04 0071 exe in this example and select Run as administrator Pro Stitcher will install onto the Windows computer and then start asking whether you want to be able to run Pro Stitcher in simulation mode Select Yes If you select No Pro Stitcher will not run 4 You will see a pop up message Simulation Setup z j Pro Stitcher can only run in simulation mode Do you want to set it up now requires fully configured Pro Stitcher Ves Ne Cancel 5 When you receive this messa
101. onnectors and one barrel connector for power Insert the barrel connector into the center jack located on the bottom edge of the black box that is mounted to the back of the computer bracket Attach the two 9 pin serial cables to the appropriate ports on the back of the same box making sure cable connectors are plugged into their corresponding ports on the black box 6 Remove the computer from its packaging Install the computer into the computer bracket by sliding it into the black bracket from the side 3 14 Installation www HandiQuilter com 7 With the computer installed in the bracket connect the USB short cable see Parts List item M between the USB port on the top left side of the computer position A and the black box on the back of the bracket position E 8 Also connect the computer power cord see Parts List item N between the computer position B and the black box position C 9 The open USB ports on the black box position F are for plugging in the USB Flash drive to load designs or update the software or for plugging in a keyboard or mouse IMPORTANT The tablet shown is the Acer W700 series tablet Your tablet may be a different make or model Connect the USB and power cables in their proper location based upon your make and model of tablet www HandiQuilter com Installation 3 15 Installation HQ Sixteen and HQ Avant with 4 wheel carriage These instructions are for installing H
102. ontal repeat options Enter the options Enter the number of repeats number of repeats or press the Plus or press the Plus Sign to increase the number of repeats or the Minus Sign to decrease the number of repeats Sign to increase the number of repeats or the Minus Sign to decrease the number of repeats Css HET between repeated designs with the Distance boxes To repeat a design e Press the Plus Sign to increase the number of times you want to repeat a design To decrease the number of repeats that appear on screen press the Minus Sign e Alternately tap on the number box and enter the desired number of repeats into the pop up number box Then press Enter S NOTE If the repeated design includes jump points Pro Stitcher preserves them when you save the design To change the size of the gap between repeated designs e Enter a value in inches in either the Horizontal Distance box or the Vertical Distance box to increase the size of the gap between repeated designs To overlap the designs enter a negative value 5 18 Design Menu www HandiQuilter com To stretch a design to fill an area You can stretch a design to fit either the width or the height of an area e First define an area and then choose either the Stretch Width or the Stretch Height button Stretches the design to fit the width of the area Calculates the Stretches the design optimal number of repeats both ee the heig
103. or Error messages on the screen communicate with the motors Check that the carriage is plugged in and that the serial cables are connected properly into the box behind the Pro Stitcher computer If everything is connected properly and power is on press the lightning bolt button to attempt to reestablish communication with the motors The icon will turn to either a red or green motor button once communications are re established If this occurs during stitching possibly due to a large electrostatic discharge ESD event or power surge the Pro Stitcher will stop moving and wait for the lightning bolt icon to be pressed If the quilting machine is still stitching at this point press the STOP button on the handles Pro Stitcher does not resume on its own after such a disruption for safety reasons and will require user intervention to resume stitching the design When communications are reestablished by pressing the lightning bolt button it will be necessary to re set the starting point to the position where the stitching stopped and resume stitching from that point If the tablet touch screen does not respond after such an ESD or surge event it may be necessary to re boot the tablet using the power button A mouse may be plugged into an available USB port and used to save any work prior to re booting the tablet www HandiQuilter com Troubleshooting 9 5 Problem Symptom Buffer Underflow If a message with the words Buffer Underflow
104. ough the functions touch the function list and 4 2 Overview www HandiQuilter com drag your finger upward to slide the list up and reveal what is at the bottom Touch and drag downward to scroll back up to the top of the list Panel buttons Select a main menu 3 he Buttons for repeating option to see options A ATT AGG Wim AINA designs horizontally for that function Pe dee ee Ae ENS ET LUE Buttons appear at the bottom and right Buttons for repeating sides of the screen designs vertically according to which L A A_A function is selected 4 fo j j a Ty i i 1 UN QE OR OUT A A 3 F at ML Work Area The work area is the portion of the screen where you will load designs and work with them in preparation for quilting Size of current design The work area shows the current design Design bounding box blue Area purple displays if an Area has been defined Crosshairs show the position of the machine s needle The crosshairs represent the position of the quilting machine s needle relative to the current design and will move as the quilting machine is moved when the carriage is engaged For more information about how to engage the carriage see Freehand Menu in chapter 5 Design Menu The size of the bounding box is the width and height of the widest and highest points of the current design www HandiQuilter com Overview 4 3 Jump dotted line Stitching start point
105. ourself 2 2 Safety www HandiQuilter com Consignes de s curit importantes Conservez ces consignes Cette machine est destin e un usage domestique Avertissement Handi Quilter et ses repr sentants ne sont en aucun cas juridiquement responsables des dommages caus s HQ Pro Stitcher lorsque cellle ci est utilis e de mani re inad quate ou non conforme aux consignes nonc es dans ce manuel ou lorsqu elle est utilis e sur des cadres de machine quilter non recommand s par Handi Quilter Lisez toutes les consignes avant d utiliser le produit Lorsque vous utilisez une machine vous devez toujours prendre des pr cautions de s curit de base notamment ce qui suit lisez toutes les consignes avant d utiliser le produit AVERTISSEMENT pour r duire le risque de br lures d incendie de choc lectrique ou de blessures Ne jamais laisser la machine quilter HQ Pro Stitcher sans surveillance lorsqu elle est branch e D branchez toujours la machine de la prise lectrique imm diatement apr s usage et avant de la nettoyer e Ne pas l utiliser comme un jouet Il est n cessaire de faire preuve de vigilance lorsque cette machine quilter est utilis e c t ou proximit d enfants e Utilisez cette machine quilter uniquement pour l usage pr vu d crit dans ce manuel Utilisez uniquement les accessoires recommand s par le fabricant d crits dans ce manuel e Ne jamais utiliser cette machine quilter s
106. p right corner of the screen to reestablish communications between the Pro Stitcher computer and the motors 4 Reduce your quilting speed and resume quilting 5 If you continue to receive the error message change the speed profile Settings Advanced Speed Profile If the current setting is Default select Speed If the current setting is Speed select Default If the error message persists after you resume quilting select Precision 6 If you continue to receive the motor strain error message adjust the Motor Torque Limit To adjust the Motor Torque Limit 1 Select Settings Advanced Motor 2 Increase the Motor Torque Limit to lessen the motor sensitivity or decrease the Motor Torque Limit to increase the motor sensitivity Select the number box and enter the value Typically entering 55 or 60 is sufficient to eliminate the error message except when there is a significant obstruction A CAUTION Increasing the Motor Torque Limit means that the Pro Stitcher motors will be less responsive to obstructions and may continue running potentially causing damage to the quilt Decreasing the Motor Torque Limit means that the Pro Stitcher motors will stop more easily when there is resistance gt IMPORTANT Do not increase the Motor Torque Limit above 100 or decrease it below 40 Logging Options The logging options are for troubleshooting Pro Stitcher by a technician e Select Settings Advanced Logging About This option shows version
107. perator error or 3 use of parts components or accessories not authorized by HQ In no event shall HQ be liable to the purchaser of the Product or to third parties for special or consequential damages including but not limited to death or personal injuries 10 2 Warranty Training Checklist HQ does not assume or authorize any person to assume on its behalf any other obligation of liability other than that sent forth herein Some states do not allow exclusion of limitation of incidental or consequential damages so above limitation or exclusion may not apply This warranty gives the purchaser specific legal rights and the purchaser may also have other rights which may vary from State to State Exclusive Remedy Remedy is limited to the repair or replacement of the defective Product HQ may elect which remedy or combination of remedies to provide at its sole discretion and shall have a reasonable time after determining that a defective Product exists to repair or replace the defective product Replacement Product may be from new or serviceable used parts The HQ warranty applies to repairs or replaced Products for the balance of the applicable period of the original warranty or ninety days from the date of shipment of a repaired or replaced Product whichever is longer HQ s entire liability for any defective Product shall in no event exceed the purchase price for the defective Product This limitation applies even i
108. position based on the current position of the needle e Tap Half Stitch once to cycle the needle a half stitch To cycle the needle to the up position The Full Stitch button cycles the needle a full stitch to the up position If the needle is in the down position it will move only a half cycle so it stops in the up position Subsequent presses of the button however will cycle a full stitch always ending with the needle in the up position e Tap Full Stitch once to cycle the needle a full stitch To display the on screen grid e Press Grid to turn the grid on or off Depending on the zoom level the lines may indicate either one inch or one quarter inch gradations www HandiQuilter com Overview 4 5 Zoomed in Zoomed out Camat win Arc D peng S B pogasg 282299 2 LA ARR EE Era 1 ee Darker lines show one inch divisions Lines show one inch divisions but no and faded lines show one quarter inch quarter inch divisions divisions To quickly position the design and crosshairs on the screen The Refresh button centers the design and crosshairs so both are visible on the screen Refresh does not reposition the design relative to the quilt To move the on screen view Use Pan to move what you see on the work area Pan does not reposition the design relative to the quilt e Select Pan and then drag your finger across the screen The current view moves with the movement of your finger To view the desig
109. purple line joins the two marked points 3 Move the machine to a third point along the perimeter of the quilting area and press Multi Point Pro Stitcher automatically closes the shape back to the first point when the third point is marked creating a purple triangle to indicate the multi point area 4 Mark other points as desired to create a detailed quilting area To keep track of how many points you have marked e The Point Count box displays how many points you have marked When you clear the area the point count goes back to zero 5 10 Design Menu www HandiQuilter com Rotate designs e Select Design and then Rotate to see the options for rotating designs Number box Flips the design vertically Flips the design horizontally Resets the rotation back to zero o Rotates the design 1 45 clockwise or or 0 1 clockwise or counterclockwise counterclockwise Original design Design rotated 45 clockwise Design rotated 45 counterclockwise eee bea ENN www HandiQuilter com Design Menu 5 11 Design mirrored Design flipped In addition to using the rotation buttons press the number box and enter a rotation value on the number pad Enter a positive number to rotate the design clockwise or a negative number to rate the design counterclockwise 2 Point Rotation 2 Point Rotation uses the quilting machine to identify a line that represents the rotati
110. r has a black circuit board skip ahead to the next section Replace the Y encoder circuit board with the one in the package see Parts List item G if the circuit board is blue and does not have a 3 pin connector attached It is held in place with one screw and five connecting pins This style Y encoder circuit board Replace this style does not need to be replaced Y encoder circuit board To replace the Y encoder 1 Unplug the stitch regulator cable from the Y encoder 2 Remove the screw that holds the circuit board in place with a small Phillips screwdriver 3 8 Installation www HandiQuilter com 3 Gently pull the circuit board outward toward the front of the quilting machine the same direction the screw came out 4 Align the new Y Encoder circuit board so the five pins on the encoder fit into the five pin connector on the circuit board and gently push into position The screw hole on the circuit board should match up with the hole in the encoder housing 5 Replace the Phillips screw 6 Plug the stitch regulator cable into the new Y encoder circuit board www HandiQuilter com Installation 3 9 To set up the HQ Pro Stitcher carriage 1 Place the Pro Stitcher carriage on the frame system with the connectors toward the back of the frame Carefully lift the quilting machine and place it on the carriage so the wheels engage the white carriage tracks making sure not to set the wheels on top of the stitch r
111. r com Quilt Menu 7 1 Before you stitch the design on the quilt Before stitching any design it s a good idea to double check the position of the design relative to the quilt Machine Quilting Tip Verify the position of the design relative to the quilt Move the quilting machine needle to a location on the quilt Select the Follow button in the top right corner of the screen so the design will move as you move the machine Look at the screen and confirm that the crosshairs match the desired position in the design Do this for a variety of places on the quilt such as the start and end points and the highest and lowest points in the design In addition to doing a manual check use the two Trace options to verify the position of the design s bounding box or the defined area relative to the quilt Re MAR pe Ea coo a a La Lo me 3 The design s bounding box A dot indicates the start point for the area To verify the position of the design s bounding box on the quilt e Select Trace Box and then Run Pro Stitcher moves the machine around the perimeter of the design following the blue bounding box Watch the needle position as the machine traces the design s bounding box to ensure the design will quilt where expected If the Stitch button is enabled appears darker Pro Stitcher stitches rather than traces the bounding box To verify the position of the defined area on the quilt e Select Trace Area and then Run
112. r of seconds indicated so you can trim thread tails and then resume stitching To set Pause Delay in inches e Select Inches and then press Plus Sign to increase or Minus Sign to decrease the number of inches Pro Stitcher stitches before pausing Press Resume after trimming thread tails to continue stitching www HandiQuilter com Settings Menu 8 5 Advanced Menu The Advanced Menu contains options that you will rarely need to use Many are used by HQ Technical Support as they help to diagnose any issues you may experience with Pro Stitcher Additionally you can create a simulation license for Pro Stitcher that enables you practice using Pro Stitcher when it is not attached to the quilting machine General Options e Select Settings Advanced General To create a simulation license You can create a simulation version of Pro Stitcher which enables you to use the Pro Stitcher software in simulation mode on any computer running Microsoft Windows 7 or 8 It also runs on the Pro Stitcher tablet itself when not attached to the quilting machine Using a simulation license enables you to take the tablet computer or a notebook computer to Pro Stitcher training and use the software functions even though the computer isn t attached to a quilting machine 1 Download the latest version of the Pro Stitcher software for example PSUpdate15 04 0071 exe to a USB flash drive gt IMPORTANT If this version isn t already installed
113. rade to a stitch regulated HQ Sixteen 1 Determine which Y encoder your HQ Sixteen has If you have either of the two Y encoders pictured at a0 the right Version 2 or Version 3 you do not need to replace the Y encoder However if your Y encoder is different from the ones pictured you have a Version 1 Y encoder and will need to continue with steps 2 through 5 below Version 3 _ Version 2 2 Place the HQ Sixteen on its side Remove the encoder M bracket mounting bolt using a 7 16 inch wrench and removing the bolt and bracket that attach the wheel to the rear base plate 3 Replace the old encoder assembly with the encoder which is provided with the HQ Pro Stitcher see Parts List item R making sure to put the wheel back in place between the nut and the base plate 4 Tighten the bolt in place with the 7 16 inch wrench Use the nut to tighten the wheel to the base plate and then while holding the nut in position with the wrench tighten the bolt head with another 7 16 inch wrench or nut driver to the point that the encoder bracket can still spring up and down but is not excessively wobbly 5 Reposition the coil spring between the encoder bracket and the bottom of the base plate The encoder bracket has a tab that the spring goes around and the base plate will either have a nub built into the casting or a small plastic device designed to entrap the opposite end of the spring 3 20 Installation www HandiQuilter com B The H
114. rarnidansaipenGaudeeiweddusteaimenseudenes 7 2 To verify the position of the design s bounding box on the quilt seeeseseresrrerresrrsrsn 7 2 To verify the position of the defined area on the quilt cc cccceecccseccesseceeseeeeceeneeeeeeeees 7 2 Move the quilting machine with Pro Stitcher ssesssseseessenssersseeseresressseesserssressrresereseresereseeesee 7 3 To change the speed at which the machine moves 7 3 To move the quilting machine from within Pro Stitcher 7 3 To stitch a straight line using the Move buttonS essssseseseesernseersrresersresrrrsersrersrrerreseeseerss 7 3 Pro Stitcher as a horizontal or vertical channel lock 7 4 To stitch a horizontal or vertical line with the channel lock sssesessesseeseserssrereersreerrrsress 7 4 Adj st settings while gUIRINE ee EEA EN 7 4 To adjust commonly used stitch settings ssrsisiissrsresrnisisrisunirrs iniri ir n E a a 7 5 To adjust the quilting speed while QUITTING iciiicvscstierdcssavascauansvasvbasssndvasdaderawasderdeseassbesatiaewses 7 5 To adjust the auto jump threshold while quilting 7 5 To adjust stitches per inch while quilting eeesssessssesssrsserrserssresressersressrrserrsresreeeresreseerseene 7 6 To manage the tieoff settings while quilting essssseseereserrereserrsressrssresrersersserereerereresrerss 7 6 To change the thread pullup settings while quilting 17 To change the pause delay settings while Quilting cccecccs
115. rease the distance in inches for each tie off stitch Alternately touch the number box and type a value directly and press Enter www HandiQuilter com Settings Menu 8 3 To select the method of tie off stitch Micro or Tack e Press Tack to select the Tack method of tie off The Tack method forms the selected number of stitches forward into the design and then back to the start point before beginning to stitch the design thus doubling the number of stitches selected e Press Micro to select the Micro method of tie off The Micro method forms the set number of tie off stitches forward into the design and then begins stitching from there When stitching the design is coming to an end Pro Stitcher stops stitching just before the end point and performs the selected number of tie off stitches to the end of the design This method does not back over itself and is more likely to be pulled loose than the Tack method However it is much less noticeable than the Tack method be cause there is no build up of thread Control how Pro Stitcher handles bobbin thread pullups Pro Stitcher can be set to automatically pull up the bobbin thread at the start of stitching a design It can pull up the thread and automatically shift aside for you to grab the threads or it can pull up the thread and enable you to manually move the machine aside to pull up the thread e Select Settings Pullup To turn on bobbin thread pullups e Press Pull Up On
116. rent settings Make a habit of checking these settings before quilting any design Control how fast Pro Stitcher operates The Speed setting sets how fast the Pro Stitcher carriage will move through the quilting design Because the quilting machine regulates its own speed to maintain a specific stitches per inch setting the speed does not directly set the needle speed Instead it sets how fast the machine moves across the frame system e Select Settings Speed To set the default speed xow Yoo pe gags e Choose either the Slow Medium or Fast button to set the default speed e Alternately use the scroll bar to select a speed between the slow medium or fast settings Control how Pro Stitcher handles jumps If a quilt design contains jumps or gaps in the design path that are not stitched Pro Stitcher can either move automatically without stitching through the jump point and begin stitching at the end of the jump or it can pause before the jump so you can trim the thread before it moves to the next starting point e Select Settings Auto Jump Machine Quilting Tip Avoid long jumps The longer the jump the more likely the thread will break or the quilt will gather or become distorted as the machine pulls the thread to the next start point Set an Auto Jump threshold that is an appropriate number of inches so both your quilt and quilting remains smooth www HandiQuilter com Settings Menu 8 1 To set the Auto Jump thres
117. reveal more of the history Press any of the history items to return the design to the state it was when that function was performed y Drag Drop a mit To clear the history of recent functions e To clear the history of recent actions select Clear History After clearing the history the history is gone and you will not be able to Undo or Redo previous actions As you perform new actions they are added to the history and the Undo and Redo buttons will work on those actions Baseline Pro Stitcher has very flexible design capabilities Each function you choose is reprocessed and reapplied when the next function is performed For example you can skew a design to fit an area and then rotate the skewed design The design continues to skew as it rotates to keep it within the area The baseline feature enables you to freeze the design at any point in the design process essentially freezing all of your design choices The design isn t saved to the computer but the resize rotation and crop settings are maintained until you change them To baseline a design e Atany point in the design process select Baseline After you baseline a design you will not be able to use any of the design reset buttons to return the design to its original settings However you will be able to use the Undo or Redo functions based on the design history After you baseline a group the designs are merged and the group is treated as a single design You w
118. rsion is 14 01 0043 or newer Using a 3mm Allen wrench tighten the bolts clockwise running through the center of the two springs in the Pro Stitcher carriage one on the X mo tor assembly and one on the Y motor assembly Only one or two full rotations is all that is usually required Tightening more than three turns will likely damage the system Be careful while tightening not to flex the shaft that the bolt is tightening into or it may break The quilt ing machine will need to be removed from the carriage and the carriage turned upside down to access the X tension spring Test that the springs are not too tight by going to the Freehand screen and pressing the Engage or Free Motion buttons to rotate the engagement mo tor a few times If they are too tight the motor will slip and not complete its rotation Loosen the tension spring bolt if this occurs Troubleshooting 9 3 Problem Symptom Lubrication required between white gears and blue rack When the Pro Stitcher carriage levers are Lubricate the teeth of the white plastic gears for both engaged squeaking can be heard as the the X and the Y axes by applying a small amount of machine is pushed or driven silicone lubricant to the teeth of the white gears Do not use a solvent based or an oil based lubricant such as WD 40 or sewing machine oil as this will attract dust and eventually clog the gears Positioning a pattern using the Reset Home button When the Re
119. rssersseessresseerseee 10 3 Warranty Registration Card a De do ee re 10 4 Training Checklist RER arte icaanessteesern 10 5 11 Handi Quilter Printouts ccscesccssccsscsscceccsscceccesccescesccssssescessens 11 1 12 OISE eee ne eee eee 12 1 13 DGSIOINS arri narr e 13 1 14 My ideas ssessesoesssssssessesssssssssosssessssssossossosssssssosssssssosesssosssssssssesse 14 1 1 6 Table of Contents www HandiQuilter com 2 Important Safety Instructions Save these instructions This machine is intended for household or commercial use Disclaimer Handi Quilter and its Representatives are in no way legally responsible or liable for damage to the HQ Pro Stitcher when used improperly or not in accordance with the guidelines stated in this manual or when used on machine quilting frames not recommended by Handi Quilter Read all instructions before using When using any machine basic safety precautions should always be taken including the following Read all instructions before using WARNING To reduce the risk of burns fire electric shock or injury to persons The HQ Pro Stitcher quilting machine should never be left unattended when plugged in Always unplug the machine from the electric outlet immediately after using and before cleaning e Do not allow to be used as a toy Close attention is necessary when this quilting machine is used by or near children e Use this quilting machine only for its intended use as describe
120. s If the screws are there use a large flat screwdriver to remove the screws 2 Attach the Y Rack to the bottom of the front and rear base plates The blue Flexirack should be toward the middle of the machine while the bolt holes should be toward the outside Use the screws that were removed from the front and rear base plates or use the two smallest screws in the Base Plate Repair Kit see Parts List item D if your machine had no screws here If your Y Rack included 1 8 inch shim washers place them between the Y Rack and the machine base plates as shown and gently tighten the screws If no shims were attached to your Y Rack then shim washers are not necessary Shim Washers A CAUTION Be careful not to over tighten the screws as the base plate holes will strip easily In case of accidentally cross threading or stripping one of the base plate holes an emergency repair kit see Parts List item D has been provided 3 If the screws in the base plates do not have slotted heads and a nut driver cannot be fitted over the screw head use one of the provided slotted screws as a replacement see Parts List item D and use a slotted screwdriver to tighten the screws in place www HandiQuilter com Installation 3 19 Y Encoder Assembly Installation HQ Sixteen only Follow the installation guidelines below according to the scenario below A B or C which describes your situation best A The HQ Pro Stitcher is an upg
121. set Home button is pressed the The Reset Home button is not intended to be used as pattern is not positioned properly a re positioning tool Reset Home simply makes the current needle position match up with the X 0 Y 0 point of the pattern This 0 0 position can vary from pattern to pattern so the best way to reposition is by using the Area or Reposition tools from the menu Quilting machine stuck in a faster speed than selected by Pro Stitcher Stitch length is much smaller than selected Something has caused the quilting machine to lock up machine running faster than it should at a higher speed tighter SPI than selected Rebooting both the quilting machine and the Pro Stitcher computer should resolve the issue No patterns or folders show up in the design library The current path is pointing to the wrong Designs are stored on the computer s hard drive and on drive letter the removable USB flash drive If you are attempting to access designs specifically on the USB flash drive make sure the USB flash drive is plugged in securely to the Pro Stitcher computer Press Cancel if the Open screen is already open remove the USB flash drive wait about 15 seconds and then press the Open button again The patterns that come pre loaded on the Handi Quilter USB Flash drive are located in a folder called Designs on the USB flash drive usually drive D or E From the Open window select a drive letter by pressing on
122. several quilting settings such as speed auto jump stitches per inch tieoff pullup and pause delay For more information about quilt settings see chapter 8 Settings Menu You can also adjust the most commonly used settings directly on the Stitch screen 7 4 Quilt Menu www HandiQuilter com Select the Stitch button to stitch the design on the quilt Disable the Stitch button to trace the design without stitching Adjust commonly used settings just before quilting if necessary To adjust commonly used stitch settings e Select Quilt and then select Stitch on the menu Turn on or off the starting or ending tieoffs and choose how to do pullups For more information about tieoffs and pullups see Control how Pro Stitcher performs tie offs in chapter 8 Settings Menu You can adjust these settings while quilting or after quilting is paused S NOTE If you disable the Stitch button the tieoff and pullup options are also turned off If you select either the Tie Off or Pullup option the Stitch button is automatically selected To adjust the quilting speed while quilting EEr POS i vida F4 Cancels stitching after pausing Change stitching speed on the fly Resumes stitching after even while stitching pausing e Choose Slow Medium or Fast to control the stitching speed or drag the scroll bar to your desired quilting speed For more information about the quilting speed setting see Control
123. t point of the area pictured 5 26 Design Menu Design bounding box blue lines Defined area purple lines Align Right Aligns the right side of the design s bounding box with the rightmost point of the area Horizontal Stretch Stretches or shrinks the design so the left side of the bounding box aligns with the leftmost point of the area and the right side of the bounding box aligns with the rightmost point of the area www HandiQuilter com To vertically align blocks within an area Align Top Aligns the top of the design s bounding box with the top of the area pictured Align Center Aligns the vertical center of the design s bounding box with the vertical Align Bottom Aligns the bottom of the design s bounding box with the lowest point of the area center of the area Vertical Stretch Stretches or shrinks the design so the top of the bounding box aligns with the highest point of the area and the bottom of the bounding box aligns with the lowest point of the area To align a triangle design Load a design Create a triangle shaped area using Multi point Select Design then Skew Align a EE a Select the Horiontal Alignment Align Left button www HandiQuilter com Design Menu 5 27 5 Select the Vertical Alignment Align Top button To skew a design to fit a convex area 1 Load a design and then create a convex area such as a diamond 2 Ro
124. t may be necessary to press the Disable Motors button at the top right corner of the screen Then press 2 Corner 5 8 Design Menu www HandiQuilter com 2 A purple dot displays on the screen to indicate the first corner Move the quilting machine so the needle lines up with the opposite corner of the desired area on the quilt 3 Select 2 Corner again A purple rectangle indicates the quilting area To override the width or height of an area The width and height of the area appear in the number boxes on the screen You can modify these values to create an area beyond what the quilting machine can reach e Touch either the Area Width number box or the Area Height number box enter a new value in the number pad that appears and then press Enter After you enter a value in either box the area converts to a rectangle with the new dimension s www HandiQuilter com Design Menu 5 9 Multi Point For more complex areas use Multi Point to mark multiple points to create triangles hexagons octagons or any shape with three or more points To create an area with multiple points 1 Move the quilting machine so the needle lines up with one corner of the desired area on the quilt It may be necessary to press the Disable Motors button at the top right corner of the screen Press Multi Point 2 Move the machine to a second point along the perimeter of the quilting area and press Multi Point again A
125. tate the design Design Rotate to fit the area This design was rotated 45 degrees 3 Choose Design Skew Align Select Skew 1 The design will skew to fit the area 5 28 Design Menu www HandiQuilter com To skew a design to fit a concave area Pro Stitcher can skew a design to fit within a concave area such as a cross or scalloped border 1 Load a design such as the Crosshatch Square Rotate repeat crop or resize the design as desired 2 Use Area Multi Point to create an area that represents the concave area This area maps to a portion of a scalloped border 3 Choose Design Skew Align Select Skew 2 The design will skew to fit the area www HandiQuilter com Design Menu 5 29 Freehand Menu Pro Stitcher can record the movement of the quilting machine For example record your own all over background designs across the width of the quilt Or record your signature so you can quilt your signature into your quilts This screen also enables you to quickly switch from using Pro Stitcher to free motion quilting e Select Design and then Freehand Depending on your Pro Stitcher configuration you will see a different screen If you have the EZ Carriage tend z i a i r D To switch to free motion quilting e Select the Free Motion button and free motion quilt as desired When you are ready to once again quilt with Pro Stitcher select Engaged If you have the manu
126. ted arrow button changes to a Stop button The machine moves in the selected direction until you stop pressing the arrow key e Alternately select Continuous Then press and release an arrow key The selected arrow button changes to a Stop button The machine moves in the selected direction until you press the Stop button To stitch a straight line using the Move buttons e Select the Stitch button Press and hold an arrow button The selected arrow button changes to a Stop button The machine stitches a line in the selected direction until you stop pressing the arrow key e Alternately select both Stitch and Continuous Then press and release an arrow key The selected arrow button changes to a Stop button The machine stitches in the selected direction until you press the Stop button Machine Quilting Tip Straight line quilting Use the Move and Stitch options to stitch straight lines for stitch in the ditch piano key borders and cross hatching Use the down arrow with stitch to baste down the right and left sides of the quilt If you also select Continuous you will be able to use both hands on the quilt to ensure that the quilt top and edges lay flat against the batting www HandiQuilter com Quilt Menu 7 3 Pro Stitcher as a horizontal or vertical channel lock If you use the channel lock feature in Pro Stitcher you will be able to stitch horizontal and vertical lines that are perfectly square with Pro Stitcher and the frame
127. the arrow button next to the drive you wish to browse If there is a circle with a symbol on the right hand side of the button it means there are more folders in that particular path If there continues to be nothing showing up on the USB flash drive plug it into a desktop or laptop computer and verify that the USB flash drive has the desired files on it If the computer says it wants to reformat the flash drive then the flash drive has gone bad and will need to be replaced If it opens but there are no files on the flash drive contact Handi Quilter for replacement files Handi Quilter highly recommends backing up all pattern files on a home computer or another disk 9 4 roublesnooting www HandiQuilter com Jumps between repeated patterns Problem Symptom lumps Between repeated pates Use of any of the Repeat options results in a When using the Repeat functions if the start and or jump between each pattern stop points are within the block of the pattern i e they are not located at the left and right hand sides of the pattern block and or not at the same height there will be a jump between each repeat of the pattern This can be corrected by selecting the Point 2 Point box in the Repeat screen Error messages Motor Error with lightning bolt icon in the top This will occur with various types of motor errors right corner may occur with various types of Generally they mean that the Pro Stitcher cannot Mot
128. the computer select File then Save www HandiQuilter com Design Menu 5 31 Machine Quilting Tip Add recorded stitching to an existing design Load a design and position the crosshairs where you want to begin recording freehand motion A stitching line connects the end point of the design and the position of the crosshairs when recording begins When adding to an existing design Pro Stitcher baselines the design and treats it as a single design when performing other design functions To mark and record straight lines Mark is similar to Record but instead of recording continuously as you move the machine it records a straight line between each marked point 1 Move the quilting machine to the point where you want to begin a straight line and select Mark 2 Move the machine to where you want to end the straight line and again select Mark Continue marking along the line stitch the line or save it as a design for future use Machine Quilting Tip Record stitch in the ditch quilting lines Move the quilting machine to the beginning of the quilt ditch and select Mark to record the first point of the line Then move the machine to another point further down the ditch and press Mark again Continue marking points along the ditch to record straight lines between each marked point The marked ditch design can then be stitched or saved to stitch at different places on the quilt To add jumps to your recorded design At any point while
129. ting Advanced and then Communications www HandiQuilter com Overview 4 1 Enable or disable the carriage motors Press to be able to move the machine around Press to lock the motors in position and keep the machine from moving The Enable Motors button top right corner of the screen enables you to switch between locking the motors in position as long as the levers on the carriage are engaged in the lower position and allowing the machine to be moved around If this button becomes gray with a lightning bolt Pro Stitcher is not communicating with the carriage motors Press the button to reestablish communications with the motors Refer to the Troubleshooting section of this manual for further help Press to reestablish communications with the motors Overview of the HQ Pro Stitcher screen The Pro Stitcher screen provides quick access to all functions Tap the gray bar to open the ee we on screen keyboard Design size Name of current Position of the in inches design file needle or how far away from the ss Home position l a x 0 and y 0 in re the design Press any menu W z P on heading to reveal the available functions Menu options The left side of the screen shows the available menus Design Quilt Settings and Shut Down The functions for these menu options are described later in this manual At times there may be more functions available than can be displayed on the screen To scroll thr
130. titcher User Manual 11 Handi Quilter Printouts A place for the latest information For news about Pro Stitcher udpates watch www handiquilter com prostitcher download For tips and tutorials watch www handiquilter com education pro stitcher See something you want to remember Print it out and keepit here www HandiQuilter com ProStitcher HQ Printouts 11 1 11 2 HQ Printouts HQ Pro Stitcher User Manual 12 Tutorials Tutorials from the Handi Quilter educators Go to www handiquilter com education pro stitcher for lessons tips and tutorials for using the latest software updates Print them out and keep them handy in this section of your user manual We write the tutorials with step by step instructions so you feel as though one of the Handi Quilter educators is standing right by your side as you learn www HandiQuilter com 09 01 13 Tutorials 12 1 12 2 Tutorials www HandiQuilter com 13 Designs A place to store your design catalogs Even though HQ Pro Stitcher offers an easy to use way to view your quilting designs it s sometimes nice to have them printed on paper for browsing If you quilt for hire it s a good way to let your customers choose a design We suggest you three hole punch your catalogs and keep them here with your HQ Pro Stitcher user manual HQ Pro Stitcher and Art amp Stitch designs Use your Art amp Stitch program to organize and print catalogs of all of the designs in HQ Pro Stitcher and
131. toward the right hand side of the machine looking at the machine from the back Attach the cable clips see Parts List item J and route the cable accordingly 7 The small black cable with the black 3 connector clip should be routed underneath the P Pod and snapped into the quilting machine s Y encoder The two black cables that run from the carriage up to the computer should be clipped into the cable clip under the rear handlebar to help prevent these cables from getting caught on the edges of the Carriage www HandiQuilter com Installation 3 11 8 Once again verify that the y axis gear engages the blue Flexirack for the y axis e Do this by looking from the back of the machine between the bottom of the quilting machine and the top of the carriage If necessary use the manual engagement diseangagement tool to move the gears so they engage e lf horizontal adjustment is needed to ensure that at least half the white gear and blue Flexirack are interlocking loosen the two screws that mount the y axis bracket to the base plates and push the bracket in the direction necessary while retightening the screws e Both screws can be adjusted with the quilting machine on the carriage Pull the machine to the front to access the front screw and to the rear to access the rear screw e Pull the quilting machine to the rear of the carriage and ensure the rear of the Y axis bracket does not collide with the black plastic trac
132. ular mode e To run Pro Stitcher simulation mode on the Windows computer simply start Pro Stitcher When Pro Stitcher is running in simulation mode a Sim button for simulation appears in the upper right section of the screen and the Follow button is removed When the Sim button is selected the mouse and the keyboard arrow keys simulate moving the quilting machine to do things such as zoom pan or create areas The other button function as normal Simply select them with the mouse 1 Ensure the Sim button is selected appears dark green at the top right of the screen 2 Use the arrow keys or mouse to simulate moving the quilting machine S NOTE Hold the shift key while using the arrow keys for faster cursor movements You can also hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse and the cursors will move along with the mouse To turn on or off the Thread Break Sensor HQ Fusion machines only e Press the button next to Thread Break Sensor on off to turn it on or off It is on when the button is dark If the thread break alarm is triggered and this option is on Pro Stitcher pauses when the thread breaks If it is off Pro Stitcher ignores the thread break and continues stitching To verify settings before quilting e Press the button next to Verify Settings Before Quilt to have Pro Stitcher display a pop up box with all of the current settings This gives you the opportunity to verify that everything is set up properly before st
133. under Window and use the number pad to enter a decimal value to shift the repeated designs For example to move all rows up by one inch enter 1 To move all rows down by one inch enter 1 When you select Enter the rows all shift accordingly To manually wrap the design window e To manually reposition the design choose the Drag button Use your finger or move the machine to drag the design to your desired wrapping position The Drag button remains enabled and displays the word Drop continue to fine tune by dragging the design When you are happy with the wrapping position select Drop Treatment of jump points Choose between two ways of handling loose ends or jump points that are created from wrapping designs e Select Open to perform a tieoff at the jump points in a wrapped design Tie Off Start and Tie Off Finish must be selected in Settings For more information about the tieoff settings see Control how Pro Stitcher performs tie offs in chapter 8 Settings Menu e Select Closed to stitch along the border of the area between jump points in a wrapped design www HandiQuilter com Design Menu 5 23 Resize Menu e To open the resize options select Design and then Resize Choose one of the four height and width buttons and then press the Plus Sign or Minus Sign to resize or enter a resize value in the number box Height and Width buttons Returns the design to its Ensures the design s aspect ratio original size r
134. ur s curit e Utilisez uniquement le cordon d alimentation fourni par le fabricant ou une pi ce de rechange certifi e par le fabricant www HandiQuilter com Safety 2 3 Lisez ces consignes avant d utiliser la machine Pour utiliser la machine en toute s curit 1 N approchez pas les mains et les v tements amples des roues des engrenages ou des autres pi ces mobiles 2 Mettez la machine hors tension et d branchez le cordon dans les cas suivants e lorsque vous avez fini d utiliser la machine e lorsque vous remplacez ou retirez l aiguille ou une autre pi ce de la machine quilter e encas de d faillance lorsque vous utilisez la machine e lorsque vous inspectez ou nettoyez la machine e lorsque vous laissez la machine sans surveillance 3 Connectez la machine directement a la prise murale Ne pas utiliser de rallonges Pour augmenter la dur e de vie de votre machine 1 Ne pas ranger cette machine dans des endroits expos s a la lumi re directe du soleil ou a une forte humidit Ne jamais utiliser ni ranger la machine proximit d un radiateur d un fer repasser d une lampe halog ne ou d autres objets brdlants 2 Nettoyez l cran d ordinateur avec un chiffon doux non pelucheux Au besoin humidifiez le chiffon avec une petite quantit d alcool isopropylique Ne pas utiliser d autres produits de nettoyage sur l cran d ordinateur 3 Utilisez uniquement des savons ou d tergents neutres pour nettoyer le chariot

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