Bernina Happy Voyager User manual

Happy Voyager
Resource Manual

Bernina Happy Voyager
Resource Manual
Addendum
SAFETY REGULATION
Please refer to the Safety Regulation of the original Happy Voyager
User/Operation Manual and as such are hereby incorporated with this
addendum.
The information contained in this Manual is designed to assist in operating
the Happy Voyager machine. This Manual is not intended to be complete
or to replace the original Happy Voyager User/Operation Manual. Its
purpose is solely to educate the Bernina Happy Voyager Machine
Operators.
This Manual is copy right protected © 2007 Bernina of America, Inc. and
subject to changes without notice. Publication, and duplication or providing
information to a third party without the written approval from Bernina of
America, Inc. is prohibited.
BERNINA OF AMERICA, INC.
3702 PRAIRIE LAKE CT.
AURORA, IL 60504
Authors: Hans Herzog
Andrew Bellendir
October 2007
Release: 1.10

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Main Catagories Index Bernina Manual HV Manual
Contol Panel Interface Control 01 3-8,3-9 & 3-B
Drive Mode 02 3-
A
Menu Mode 03 none
Happy and Bernina
Embroidery SoftwareV5 Metric Dimension Settings 04 none
Creatin
g
Hoops for the HV 05 none
Embrodiery Pattern
Management Transferring Patterns using Happy Link 06 5-4
Transferrin
g
Patterns usin
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a Memor
y
Card 07 5-5,5-6 & 5-7
Transferrin
g
Patterns from the Machine to a Card 08 none
Lockin
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Pattern 09 11-1
Deletin
g
Pattern 10 5D, 5C & 5E
Most Common Tasks Selecting a Design 11 5-A
Pro
g
rammin
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Thread Colors for the Needles 12 13-3 & 13-4
Pro
g
rammin
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Thread Colors for the Desi
g
n 13 13-5 & 13-6
Positionin
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the Desi
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n in the Hoop/Creatin
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Hoops 14 20-2 & 20-3
Usin
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the Trace Function 15 6-4
Forward and Backward Trackin
g
. 16 3-8 & 3-9
Design Mulipulations Scaling the Size of the Pattern 17 12-2
Rotatin
g
/Mirrorin
g
Desi
g
n 18 9-5
Adjusting the Satin Stitch Width and Pull
Compensation 19 12-3
Removin
g
Unwanted Jump Stitches 20 19-1 to 19-9 & 19-
A
Embroiderin
g
Multiple Desi
g
ns 21 12-5 & 12-6
Adding
Devices/Accessories Installing the Cap Device/Machine Set Up 22 7-1 to 7.9 & 7A, B & C, 20-4 to 20-6
Installing the Hoop Tech Device/Machine Set Up 23 none
Additional Machine
Settings Reversing Directions of Frame Movements 24 5-1
Sin
g
le Needle Color Transfer 25 13-2
Pattern Color Transfe
r
26 13-5 & 13-6
Start Embroiderin
g
from a Particular Stitch 27 9-6
Start Embroiderin
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from a Particular Color 28 9-7
Service Tasks Machine Maintenance, Cleaning/Lubrication 29 23-1 & 23-2
Thread Cuttin
g
Len
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th 30 5-1
Machine Firmware Version 31 22-3
S
y
stem Rese
t
32 25-1
Speed Reset 33 25-2

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Interface Control 01
Description of function
Identifying and explaining the functions of the
keys/buttons on the control box.
ARROR Keys (Up, Down, Left, Right):
• In the DRIVE mode move the hoop.
• In the MENU mode used to navigate to de-
sired item.
SET button: Select and execute a function.
MENU button: Enter the menu mode. (also enter
into submenu’s).
ESC button: Stop or cancel a selected setting.
(Used to escape out of a menu or function.)
FF button (Fast Forward): In conjunction with
the arrow keys increases frame movement speed
for faster tracking.
+/- buttons: Plus/minus buttons increases and
decreases the machine embroidery speed.
ARROR button (Left/Right): Moves the sewing
head in the desired direction. (Moves between
needles 1 - 12.)
P FOOT button: Raises and lowers the presser
foot. (Useful in positioning the needle at a precise
point in the design. i.e. after a thread break)
Process: Lower the presser foot, then manually
pull down the needle. Perform a CUT to return to
normal embroidery position.)
TRACE button: Verify that the pattern selected
embroiders within the boundaries of the hoop.
(See: “Using the TRACE function”.)

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CUT button: Cut the upper and lower thread.
START button: Start to embroider
Note: If held down while embroidering, the ma-
chine temporarily switches into a super slow
mode. When released the speed returns to the
previous embroidery speed.
STOP button: Stop the embroidery process.
Additional functions are different Back tracking
modes.
4 Modes of back tracking:
Press once: Frame moves backwards one stitch.
Press continuously: Frame moves backwards
continuously.
Keep pressing continuously: The button func-
tion locks, the frame moves backwards by 1 stitch
at a time continuously. Stop button must be
pressed to stop.
Keep pressing longer still: The button function
locks, the frame goes back in multiples of 10
stitches at a time continuously. Stop button must
be pressed to stop.
FWD button: Forward Tracking
4 Modes of moving forward in a pattern:
Press once: Frame moves forwards one stitch.
Press continuously: Frame moves forwards
continuously.
Keep pressing continuously: The button func-
tion locks, the frame moves forward by 1 stitch at
a time continuously. Stop button must be pressed
to stop.
Keep pressing longer still: The button function
locks, the frame moves forwards by multiples of
10 stitches at a time continuously. Stop button
must be pressed to stop.

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FUNC button: The function button opens to a
menu with additional functions. Use the arrow
keys to move to the desire function and SET to
execute.
Explanation of Functions:
TOP: Returns frame to the top of the pattern.
CENTER: Moves the frame to the center.
ORIGIN: Moves the frame to the start point.
POSTITION: Moves the frame to the current sew-
ing position.
O SET: Not used
LOG-IN: Log-in for LAN network set up.
TURN-OFF: Recommended to turn the machine
off.

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Drive Mode 02
Description of function
Explaining the drive mode display.
The drive mode is the actual embroidery mode.
The embroidery design and its position is dis-
played in the large left hand display area.
The display shows the amounts of stitches per
pattern. And the current stitch count during the
embroidery process.
In the upper right hand corner the location #of
the selected pattern is displayed, along with the
name of the pattern.
JEANOP
Total Stitches
Stitch count in
progress

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Color Changes: The left hand display shows the
number of color changes (i.e. 20). The display in
the middle shows the current color. The right
hand side show the colors remaining.
Note: If a color change stop or a frame out is
applied the follow Icons appear above the thread
spools
Speed Setting: The left hand display shows the
maximum speed setting. The right hand display
shows the actual embroidery speed.
Currently selected needle: The left hand dis-
play represents the machine embroidery head.
The right hand display show the current needle
selected.
Indicator Icons: Along the bottom of the display
are Icon representing additional functions that
can be applied to a design (Scaling, rotate/mirror
image, satin stitch width adjust, repeat pattern,
auto origin, and offset.)
Active functions applied/active are indicated with
a green bar above the Icon.
Color stop Frame out

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Drive Mode 02
Status Icon: Depending on the machine set up,
different icons appear in the upper right hand
side.
4 Status Icons:
Normal cap frame: Icon appears when a cap
frame is mounted to the machine. (Automatic sen-
sor activation)
Wide cap frame: Icon appears when the wide
cap frame is selected. The frame type is selected
in the OPTION # 17.
Top: The icon show's when the machine is ready
to embroider in the regular embroidery mode.
Frame out: The frame out icon show's when a
frame out has occurred.
JEANOP

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Drive Mode 02
Additional Display: When the hoop is offset
manually.
Distance moved in millimeters from the start point
in the X and Y direction.
Pattern size information in millimeters.
Note: If the numbers are equal i.e.
37.4 / 37.4 and 29.2 / 29.2 the design is digitized
center/center.
X distance moved from
start point.
Y distance moved from
start point.
Size of Pattern info
Height & width
Distance between top and start point.
Distance between bottom and start point
Distance between extreme left and start point.
Distance between extreme right and start point.

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Menu Mode 03
Description of function
Explanation of the MENU mode.
PATTERN Menu: View all stored designs, the
submenu allows to lock design data, erase a de-
sign, choose trace type, rename design, copy de-
signs, and write designs back to a memory card.
SETTING Menu: Design manipulations such as
resizing, rotating and repeating. Addition features
such as satin stitch width, frame out and design
offset.
NEEDLE Menu: Color selection for the selected
design. Submenu allows to choose the colors for
each needle, auto needles change sequence and
transfer color data from one design to another.
READ Menu: Memory management.
OPTION Menu: Change design and machine set-
tings.

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POSITION Menu: Go directly to a specific stitch
number, color change or to a repeat pattern de-
sign.
EDIT Menu: Stitch edit function to manipulate the
individual stitches within a design.
FRAME Menu: Frame selection and design
placement within a selected hoop.
LETTER Menu: Lettering program for basic letter-
ing.
CONTRAST Menu: Display screen manipulation
such as contrast.
OTHER Menu: Calendar and clock settings, net-
work setup, machine initialization, speed initializa-
tion and version information.
GUIDE Menu: Onboard tutorial guide.

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Metric Dimension Settings 04
Description of function
Changing the computer to metric allows to create
hoops in metric dimensions Using the Bernina
Embroidery Software Version 5. Each square
represents 1cm and is compatible with the metric
Happy Voyager machine grid.
Before starting Bernina Embroidery Software
Version 5 the computer has to be set to metric
dimensions.
Select START > SETTINGS > CONTROL
PANEL> REGIONAL OPTIONS> CUSTOMIZE>
NUMBERS> MEASURMENTS SYSTEM... and
change to METRIC and select OK.
Note: You may need to restart your computer.

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Create Hoops in Bernina Embroidery SoftwareV5 05
Description of function
Create metric hoops that represents the
hoops used with the Happy Voyager ma-
chine.
Note: The computer must be set to metric
dimensions prior.
Start the Bernina Embroidery Software
Version 5 program.
Right mouse click on the HOOP ICON, se-
lect HOOP and NEW HOOP.
Note: The default setting for the design is
Automatic Center. This places the design
automatically in the center of the hoop.

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Create Hoops in Bernina Embroidery SoftwareV5 05
This example is for creating a
180 mm round hoop.
The current standard hoop sizes of the Happy
Voyager machine are: 90mm, 120mm, 150mm
and 180mm.
For Format, select Oval
Change the Rectangle height to 10.00
Change the Width to 180.00
Change the Total height to 180.00
After changing the dimensions, select “Save
Hoop As..” to save and give the hoop a name,
“Happy 180mm hoop”.
Note: If numbers are not accepted, computer is
not set to metric dimensions.
The round hoop created in V5 matches the
180mm standard Happy hoop.

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Create Hoops in Bernina Embroidery SoftwareV5 05
To create a rectangle Cap hoop select the rectan-
gle and adjust the setting for the following sizes:
Happy Standard Cap: 67X 180mm
Happy Wide Cap: 67 X 290mm
Note: The actual sewing area is smaller to account
for the presser foot sole. Always perform a
TRACE before embroidering.
Wide Cap
Standard cap

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Transferring Pattern using Happy Link 06
Description of function
Once a design is in .dst format, it be can opened
in Happy Link and transferred to the machine,
using the transfer Icon.
Note: The machine must be in the drive mode.
.
Perform all creations and manipulation in the pow-
erful Bernina Embroidery Software Version 5.
When satisfied, save design both in .art format
and .dst format.
Only .dst and .tap formatted designs can be sent
and accepted by the Happy Voyager machine.
With the computer connected to the machine us-
ing a USB AB cable, open Happy link. Happy link
will display an USB icon indicating that the com-
puter is connected to the machine.

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Transferring Pattern using Happy Link 06
Select FILE > PATTERN OPEN to search for a
design.
When searching for a design make sure the disk
format is set to .dst.
Once pattern is selected, use the TRANSFER
Icon to send the design to the machine.
Note: The machine must be in the drive mode for
the transfer to take place. (see drive mode as illus-
trated).

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Transferring Pattern using a Memory Card 07
Description of function
The READ menu reads a PCMCIA card or Flash
memory cards with adaptors for .dst data transfer
to the machine.
Perform all creations and manipulation in the pow-
erful Bernina Embroidery Software Version 5 .
When satisfied, save design both in .art format
and .dst format.
Note: Only the .dst and .tap formatted designs
can be can be sent and accepted by the Happy
Voyager machine.

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Transferring Pattern using a Memory Card 07
Using a PCMCIA card/adaptor greater than 16Mb
(Recommended 256Mb) copy the saved .dst de-
sign to the card.
Note: Machines updated to firmware version 1.05
accept 1Meg memory cards.
Note: Card format is FAT.
Carefully insert memory card into the machine.