HQ Pro-Stitcher User Manual - Handi Quilter

Step 2: Viewing the Pattern and Moving the Quilting Machine
The pattern should now be loaded and visible in the
black pattern window (Figure 8).
The button at the top right-hand corner of most
screens indicates the current state of the motors.
If the button is green (Motors Enabled), then the
motors are locked in position. As long as the levers
on the right-hand side of the carriage are in their
“Engaged” position (down), the quilting machine
should be locked in position and the machine will
not be able to be moved manually without grinding
the gears.
Figure 8
If the button is purple, it indicates that the motors
are “Disabled” and the machine may now be moved
around as desired. Press this button to toggle the
current state of the motors. With the motors “disabled,”
the user can push the machine around, even
with the black levers on the carriage in the “engaged”
position.
Yellow Dot: The yellow dot on the pattern indicates
the starting point for the pattern. Do not confuse
the “Start Point” with the “Home” position. The
“Start Point,” as indicated by the yellow dot, is always
where the pattern will start stitching. The “Home”
is the location within the pattern where the X and Y
position values equal zero.
Crosshairs: The white crosshairs on the patternwindow
mark the current location of the needle in
relation to the current location of the pattern. Make
sure the motors are disabled by toggling the Motors
Enabled/Disabled button at the top right-hand corner
of the screen until the button is purple and indicates
“Motors Disabled.” Now by pushing the quilting
machine around the crosshairs can be seen moving
around as well. If the crosshairs are not moving,
make sure the two black levers on the right-hand
side of the HQ Pro-Stitcher carriage are in the lowest
“engaged” position.
Dashed Box: A white dashed line encloses the loaded
pattern in a box. This dashed box is the “Width” and
“Height” of the pattern as shown at the top of the
screen in the “W” and “H” box. If the crosshairs are
off the screen, look for a solid white line rather than
a dashed line to indicate which side the crosshairs
are on. In other words, if the left-hand side of the
white boundary box is solid, that would mean that
the crosshairs are off the screen to the left. Moving
the machine to the right should bring the crosshairs
back in view.
File Name/Size and Pattern Position: Across the top
of the screen there is information about the current
working pattern file, including the name of the
file, followed by the width and height of the pattern
(measured in inches) and the current “X” and “Y”
position of the crosshairs (the position of the needle
in relation to the Home position of the pattern in
inches).
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