HQ Pro-Stitcher User Manual - Handi Quilter

Step 3: Setup Menu
By pressing the “Follow” button, the button will turn
green and the crosshairs will now be centered in
the pattern window. Pushing the quilting machine
around no longer moves the crosshairs, but appears
to move the pattern in the opposite direction the machine
is being pushed. In reality, the crosshairs are
still moving and the pattern remains fixed in position
relative to your quilt. It’s just an alternative way of
looking at it.
What reason would there be to use this view? Assume
the loaded pattern is a long pantograph that
is the full width of the quilt. After positioning the
pattern on the quilt, in order to view the entire
pantograph in the pattern window, the pattern has to
be zoomed out so it is very small and it may be hard
to make out any of the details. The user would most
likely want to zoom in to view the details, but by
zooming in, the user now has to pan as well in order
to shift the pattern across the pattern window to view
the whole pattern.
The user may wish to view the entire top edge of
the pattern and make sure it lines up with the quilt
properly. With “Follow,” the user can zoom in to get
a better view of the top edge, and then just push the
machine along, checking to make sure that when
the crosshairs are at each peak of the top edge, the
needle is not crossing beyond the quilt border.
Refer to the “Getting Started” section of this manual
for information regarding the “Connect” button.
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Press the “Setup” menu button on the right to access
the system settings. Beginners may only wish to adjust
the “Stitches” settings. Then come back later to
try adjusting the other settings to see how they affect
their quilting.
Stitches: Press the “Add” or “Subtract” buttons to
adjust the stitches per inch, or tap directly on the
number, which will bring up a number pad that can
be used to directly enter the value desired.
Auto Jump: The “Auto Jump” threshold is the jump
distance that the HQ Pro-Stitcher uses to determine
whether to perform an “Auto” jump or a “Manual”
jump. If there is a jump in the pattern that is greater
than this value (in inches), the HQ Pro-Stitcher will
pause and ask the user to trim their thread prior to
jumping to the next stitching position in the pattern.
If the jump distance is less than this value, the HQ
Pro-Stitcher will not pause, assuming the user will
come back and trim the thread at a later time.
Jumps that are of significant length may lead to broken
thread or distortion of the quilt as the machine
pulls on the thread to move to the next location, so
consider this value carefully. If the thread is very
delicate, consider making this “Auto Jump” value
very low (i.e. 0.1) so every jump longer than a normal
stitch length allows the user to manually trim their
thread. However, if trimming thread is bothersome
and the thread is strong, the user may want to keep
this value high to speed up the quilting process. The
“Add” and “Subtract” options for this value will bring
up the number pad and require the user to enter the
value manually.
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