Emotions Embroidery machine User manual

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Table of Contents

Introduction .............................................................................. 4

Machine Parts ....................................................................................................5

Display and Selection keys ...........................................................................6

Select Mode Arrows ........................................................................................7

Align Mode Arrows .........................................................................................7

Sewing Mode Arrows .....................................................................................7

Accessories .........................................................................................................9

Optional Tools ................................................................................................. 10

Operation ..................................................................................11

Preparing to Embroider .............................................................................. 11

Bobbin Winding ........................................................................................... 11

Installing the Bobbin ................................................................................... 14

Threading the Machine .............................................................................. 15

Thread the Needle Using the Needle Threader ....................................... 16

Hooping ......................................................................................................... 18

Using the Template ..................................................................................... 19

Attaching the Hoop to the Machine ........................................................ 23

Selecting a Design ........................................................................................ 24

Selecting a Design from Internal Memory .............................................. 24

Selecting a Design from a Memory Card ................................................ 25

Align Design .................................................................................................... 26

Sewing the Design ........................................................................................ 27

Trace the Design ........................................................................................... 27

Sew the Design ............................................................................................. 28

Thread Tension adjustment ....................................................................... 31

Adjust Upper thread tension ...................................................................... 30

Bobbin Tension Adjustment ....................................................................... 31

Changing a Needle ....................................................................................... 33

Thread Breaks ................................................................................................. 35

Bobbin Thread Breaks .................................................................................. 36

Removing hoop from machine ................................................................ 37

Machine Cleaning and Oiling ..........................................37

Error Codes and Troubleshooting .................................39

Error Codes ...................................................................................................... 39

Trouble Shooting ........................................................................................... 41

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Introduction

Welcome to the exciting and fun world of machine embroidery.

Your eMotions machine should give you many, many hours of fun

and creativity. To familiarize yourself with the machine and how it

works, it is recommended that you read through this manual. Your

experience will be much more fun if you are familiar with the parts

of the machine, what each one does and where to reference it

again when you need more information.

Use supplies recommended for use with embroidery. Many

products look the same but are not made especially for machine

embroidery. Needles, threads and stabilizers are the main

products you will want to keep on hand to make your embroidery

experience easier. When you have the products handy and ready

to use, you’ll be more apt to use your machine more often. It will

be great for gifts for family and friends. They’ll be so impressed

with your new talent when you make special gifts for them.

Enhance your home décor with pillows, towels, even wall hangings

and quilts. Use your machine for scrap-booking or card making.

Your cards will be extra special! There is no limit to your creativity!

Best of all, you’ll have many hours of relaxation and fun!

Every eﬀort has been made to make your eMotions User’s Guide accurate and as easy to understand as possible. OESD, Inc. is not

responsible for any errors or ommissions.

Introduction

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Know your machine

Machine Parts

1. Bobbin Winding Guide 10. USB outlet and card slot

2. Presser Foot Lever 11. Main Power switch and Connectors

3. Start/Stop Button 12. Balance Wheel

4. Needle Threader 13. Bobbin winding Device

5. Presser Foot 14. Spool Holder and Felt Pad

6. Bobbin Cover 15. Spool Cap

7. Needle Plate 16. Upper Thread Tension dial

8. Embroidery Hoop Holder 17. Upright spool holder receptacle

9. Display and Selection Keys

Introduction

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Display and Selection Keys

1. LED Screen – Displays functions

a. Design Number (## for design from Internal Memory or C##

for design on Memory Card)

b. Color Number (i.e. c01, c02)

c. Error message codes—see Error codes, p. 61.

2. Select is lit when you are in the process of selecting

a design. To make your selection press the button.

3. Align lights after you have selected a design.

Design can now be embroidered or needle position moved in the

hoop.

4. Card lights to indicate you are accessing designs

from a Memory Card.

5. Internal lights to indicate you are accessing

designs from the Internal Memory of the machine.

6. Only available in align mode, traces the four corners of the

perimeter of the design in the hoop.

7. The arrow keys perform diﬀerent functions depending on which

mode has been accessed.

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Select Mode Arrows

Goes backward through the list of designs one design at a time.

Advances 10 designs at a time in the Internal Memory or

Card Memory.

Goes backward 10 designs at a time in the Internal Memory

or Card Memory.

Goes forward through the list one design at a time.

Align Mode Arrows

moves needle position closer to the left of the hoop.

moves needle position closer to the top of the hoop (toward

the back of the machine).

moves needle position closer to the bottom of the hoop

(toward the front of the machine).

moves needle position closer to the right of the hoop.

Sewing Mode Arrows

moves backward through the design one stitch at a time.

moves forward through the design one stitch at a time.

NOTE: The Up and Down arrows are not functional in Sewing Mode.

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8. To center a selected design in the hoop press .

9. To enter or accept a design number shown in the LED window

press .

10. Toggles between Internal memory and a Memory Card.

## will be displayed on the LED when the Internal memory of

the machine is accessed. C## signiﬁes Card Memory has been

accessed.

11. When lit, indicates an error—see LED for error

number. In some cases you may have to press the START/STOP

button to see which error has occurred.

12. When lit, indicates machine power is on.

13. When lit, indicates a color change—see LED

for color change number. This will be displayed as a lower case “c”

followed by the number of the sequence of the color.

14. When lit, indicates thread break.

15. When lit, indicates machine is in sewing mode.

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Accessories

1. Cleaning Brush 7. Upright spool holder

2. Needle Pack 8. Felt Pad

3. Hoop 9. Thread Cap

4. Seam Ripper 10. Oiler

5. Thread Nippers 11. Bobbins (4)

6. 3-Way Screwdriver Tool

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Optional Tools

To get the most from your eMotions embroidery machine you will want

to connect it to a Personal Computer. Explorations Lite software

has been included with your machine. (See the Explorations

Installation Notes for information on installing this software on

your computer.) By using the Explorations Lite software, you

can add more designs to your collection as well as many other

great features. The software gives you the ability to connect to

the Internet and get more designs, ideas for projects, and new

information about your machine. Note: You do not need to be connected

to the internet to use the software.

With the Explorations Lite software you can see your design before you

sew it. You can size, rotate and mirror image the design as well

as add lettering to personalize your projects. Changing colors of

the design is simple. Using the Explorations Lite software simply

changes the color of the design on the screen and sees what the

design will look like with the new colors, without having to sew out

the design.

With the included OESD Navigator, you can see the design sew on

the computer screen as it is sewing on the machine. This is really

helpful if you happen to want to skip part of the design. Simply

stop the machine from the Navigator software, go forward through

the design and then tell the machine to move to that point. If your

machine has a problem you can also back up through the design

using the Navigator. This can be a real time saver as well as being

much easier than backing up with the arrow keys on the machine.

(See Quick Start Guide for more information.)

The Explorations Lite software is very powerful, fun and easy to

use. You can even get more from your machine by upgrading

your Explorations Lite software to Explorations Basic software

or Explorations Galaxy. You can create new designs as well as

edit pre-digitized designs plus have many more features at your

ﬁngertips.

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Operation

The operation of the eMotions Embroidery Machine is simple. However,

there are some guidelines to follow to make your embroidery

experience a good one. To prepare to sew your ﬁrst design, there

are a few steps you’ll need to take.

Preparing to Embroider

Bobbin Winding

1. Connect the machine to the power supply and turn on the main

power.

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2. Place the felt pad, spool of thread, and spool cap on spool pin. If

a spool of thread that is cross wound is used on the thread spool,

eliminate the felt pad from the spool pin. NOTE: Bobbin thread

should always be used for normal embroidery (usually white or

black & speciﬁcally made for machine embroidery). An exception is

when stand alone lace is embroidered. Use the same thread in the

bobbin as is threaded on top when embroidering stand alone lace.

3. Bring the thread through the guides and around the bobbin

winder guide. (Follow thread path illustration on top of machine.)

4. Place an empty bobbin on the bobbin spindle. Put the thread

through the small hole in the side of the bobbin from the inside.

Match the groove of the bobbin with the spring on the shaft and

press the bobbin onto the shaft. Push the bobbin winder shaft to

the right. The word bob will be displayed in the LED screen. This

tells you when the bobbin winder is engaged.

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5. Holding the thread end, press the START/STOP button. After the

thread has wound a few times, press the START/STOP button to

stop the machine. Trim thread from top of bobbin.

6. Press START/STOP button to ﬁnish winding bobbin. Winding will

stop automatically when the bobbin is full. Press the START/STOP

button to stop the machine.

7. Push the bobbin shaft to the left and remove the bobbin by lifting

it up from the spindle. Clip the thread.

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Installing the Bobbin

To put the bobbin in the machine, follow these steps:

1. Slide open the bobbin cover by sliding the small black slide bar to

the right. Remove the plastic cover. If the clear plastic cover does

not ﬂip up, slide it to the right a bit.

2. Insert the bobbin into the shuttle with the thread direction as

noted in the etching under the bobbin cover.

3. Guide the thread around the ﬁnger of the machine through the

channel toward the back, and then pull the thread toward you to

cut the thread end. The thread will be cut at the end of the channel

and be ready for use.

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4. Replace the bobbin cover by placing the left end in place and

pressing down lightly on the right end to snap in place.

NOTE: There is no need to pull up the lower thread, as it is done automatically.

TIP: It’s a good idea to have several full bobbins before starting a new project.

Threading the Machine

1. Raise the presser foot lever. (If the presser foot is not raised, the upper

thread cannot be threaded.)

2. Turn the balance wheel toward you to raise the needle to its

highest position.

3. Guide the thread through the thread path, following the arrows

and number sequence on the machine. (See dotted line in

illustration.)

4. Lower the presser foot.

5. Thread the needle using the needle threader or thread manually.

CAUTION: Always be sure to raise the presser foot before removing upper thread

to prevent damage to the thread tension system.

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Thread the Needle Using the Needle Threader

1. Be sure to have the presser foot lowered at this time. Lower the

needle threader lever until it stops. Hook the thread into the

threader guide and pull the thread to the right.

2. Push the needle thread lever toward the back to swing threader

into place.

3. Check to be sure that the hook has passed through the eye of the

needle and route the thread through the metal guides and under

the hook. Pull the thread toward you and check that it is being

held by the thread hook.

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4. While gently holding the thread, pull the needle threader lever

forward.

5. Release the thread from the needle threader lever.

6. Pull the upper thread through the needle eye from front to back

toward the rear of the machine.

NOTE: Replace the needle often. Discard used needles, do not reuse.

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Hooping

Make sure fabric, threads and stabilizer are compatible for laundering.

1. Place stabilizer on the wrong side of the fabric in the area to be

embroidered.

2. Loosen the adjusting screw on the outer hoop, place the stabilizer

(must be larger than the hoop) and fabric on top of the outer hoop

with the right side of the fabric up. Always put stabilizer in the

hoop with the fabric. Stabilizer must be larger that the hoop to

adequately stabilize the fabric.

3. Place the inner hoop into the outer hoop to clamp the fabric and

stabilizer. Fabric and stabilizer should be smooth in the hoop, but

do not stretch or distort it. Smooth the fabric but do not stretch it.

Push the inner hoop into the outer hoop. Clamp securely so that

the edges of the outer hoop and inner hoop are even.

4. Firmly tighten the adjusting screw.

NOTE: Stabilizer provides body and control to fabric and aids in ensuring that stitches go

where they should go. Stabilizers can be bonded fabric, liquid, or water soluble and can be

sewn on, applied with spray adhesive or ironed on. Diﬀerent blends of fabric react diﬀerently

when water or heat is applied or when tearing or cutting stabilizer away from your ﬁnished

design. Always have an assortment of stabilizer on hand to match with various fabrics.

Always stitch a test design on actual fabric and stabilizer. Remove stabilizer gently and

carefully to avoid distorting your design.

Operation

Inner Hoop

Fabric

Stabilizer

Outer Hoop

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Using the Template

In order to hoop a garment straight, you may need to make some marks

on the garment. Draw a + sign in the center where you want the

design to be with chalk, a water soluble, air soluble or temporary

marker that will wash out easily.

On the inner hoop there are four arrows, at the top and bottom and

both sides. By lining up the marked center with the arrows at the

top, bottom and sides, you will get a straight embroidery that is

lined up with your markings.

To make this process much easier, a printable

template has been included on the Explorations

Lite Installation CD for your convenience.

(Note: template.pdf prints 1 template per page

and template2.pdf prints 2 templates per page.

Template2.pdf may not print on all printers

depending on the margins that are needed by

the printer.)

You must install Acrobat Reader to view and print this template. This

program is also included on the Installation CD. You may print

as many templates as you need. Print the template on clear

transparency ﬁlm, such as that used for overhead projectors, to

create a reusable template. There is also a printed template in this

book. If you do not have a printer and want to make copies, take

this entire book to the copy shop. This will inform the copy shop

that you have permission to make copies of the template.

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The template is ruled in 1 inch squares with the sewing ﬁeld of the

machine subdivided by ¼” squares. Cut out the template along

the outside edge of the diamond shape. You may want to use a

hole punch to punch out the circles. To get to the center circle, just

barely fold the template so you can punch it. Or you can use a craft

knife and make cross cuts at each circle. These will indicate the

outside edge of the sewing ﬁeld and the center where the design

will start. You may also want to make a small notch in the top,

bottom and both sides to denote the horizontal and vertical center

lines. These horizontal and vertical center lines correspond with

the arrows of the hoop.

NOTE: The sewing ﬁeld of your eMotions machine is 100mm x 100mm or 3.93 inches. The

template is marked in inches, therefore the design will always ﬁt within this area.

Mark the horizontal and vertical lines for the center of the design on the

garment to be embroidered. Use the template to make sure the

centers are lined up with the center of the sewing ﬁeld.

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