handi quilter QM30269 User manual

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HANDI QUILTER 16-INCH LONGARM
Designed by a Quilter, for Quilters.
®
USER MANUAL
QM30269 • VERSION 1.0
© 2015 Handi Quilter, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.
© 2015 Handi Quilter, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.
© 2015 Handi Quilter, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.
© 2015 Handi Quilter, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.
© 2015 Handi Quilter, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.
PRINTED OCTOBER 2015
Handi Quilter, Inc
501 N 400 W
North Salt Lake, UT 84054
1-877-MY-QUILT (697-8458) • www.HandiQuilter.com
HQ Simply Sixteen
™
is part of the family of innovative quilting products from Handi Quilter
®
QM30269 • VERSION 1.0
Simply

© 2015 Handi Quilter, Inc. All rights reserved.
The informaon contained in this document is subject to change without noce. If you nd any problems
in the manual, please report them to us in wring. 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 informaonal content contained in this manual.
Handi Quilter®, HQ Innity™, HQ Avanté®, HQ Fusion®, HQ Sixteen™, HQ Sweet Sixteen®,
HQ Simply Sixteen™, HQ Pro-Stcher®, and TruStch™ are either trademarks or registered
trademarks of Handi Quilter, Inc.
Printed in the United States of America.
Part number: QM30269 11/2015
USER MANUAL
QM30269 • VERSION 1.0
Simply ™

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How to Use This Manual
Notes, Important Notes, and Cauons
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important informaon that helps you make beer use of your
Handi Quilter product.
ÂIMPORTANT: An IMPORTANT note provides informaon that is essenal to properly using your
Handi Quilter product.
UCAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potenal for causing harm to your quilng machine, the quilt,
or to yourself.
ONLINE: Indicates there is more informaon online, such as a video.
Finding Informaon
What are you looking for? Find it here
Warranty informaon.............................................................................................................User manual*
Safety informaon................................................................................................................... User manual
Regulatory informaon ........................................................................................................... User manual
What’s included with your machine........................................................................................ User manual
Machine specicaons............................................................................................................ User manual
Frame setup informaon............................................................. HQ Lile Foot Frame installaon manual
HQ Studio Frame installaon manual
Machine setup informaon..................................................................................................... User manual
Overview of your machine .......................................................................................... Quick reference card
How to thread your machine ...................................................................................... Quick reference card
Needle system for your machine................................................................................. Quick reference card
Geng started with quilng .................................................................................... Geng Started videos
Online videos.................................................................................... www.handiquilter.com/videocatalog/
Basic maintenance .............................................................................................................Owner’s manual
Troubleshoong .................................................................................................................Owner’s manual
Tips and tricks.......................................................................................... www.handiquilter.com/webinar/
www.handiquilter.com/videocatalog/
Training and educaon opons............................................. www.handiquilter.com/educaon/overview/
Customer Care / Technical Support..................................... 1-877-MY-QUILT (697-8458) or 801-292-7988
Available 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Mountain Time, Monday to Friday
[e-mail]
Community.....................................................................................Forum: www.handiquilter.com/forum/
Blog: www.handiquilter.com/blog/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HandiQuilter
Instagram: #handiquilter
Non-English versions of this manual (when available)............................www.handiquilter.com/manuals/

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Contents
How to Use This Manual............................................................................................................................ 2
Congratulaons on Your Purchase! ........................................................................................................... 5
What’s Included With Your Machine.......................................................................................................... 5
Important Safety Informaon (English)............................................................................................... 6
About Your Machine........................................................................................................................... 9
General Specicaons................................................................................................................................ 9
Get to Know Your Simply Sixteen ............................................................................................................. 10
Installaon and Setup....................................................................................................................... 13
Carriage .................................................................................................................................................... 13
Power Cord............................................................................................................................................... 14
Handlebars and Display............................................................................................................................ 14
Oponal Accessory: Rear Handlebars and Display................................................................................... 15
Thread Mast ............................................................................................................................................. 16
Oponal Accessory: Horizontal Spool Pin ................................................................................................ 17
Oponal Accessory: Ruler Base................................................................................................................ 17
Oponal Accessory: Laser Stylus.............................................................................................................. 18
Using Your Machine.......................................................................................................................... 21
Power Switch............................................................................................................................................ 21
Lighng..................................................................................................................................................... 21
Machine Needle ....................................................................................................................................... 21
Hopping Feet............................................................................................................................................ 23
Oponal Accessories: Couching Feet, Echo Feet, and Glide Foot............................................................. 24
Bobbin and Bobbin Tension...................................................................................................................... 24
Top Thread Tension .................................................................................................................................. 26
Oponal Accessory: Easy-Set Tension Kit ................................................................................................. 27
Threading the Machine ............................................................................................................................ 28
Quilng With the Simply Sixteen ...................................................................................................... 30
Preparing to Quilt..................................................................................................................................... 30
Free-Moon Quilng................................................................................................................................ 31
Oponal Computer-Guided Quilng: HQ Pro-Stcher® ........................................................................... 31
Using the Touch-Screen Display ........................................................................................................ 32
Overview of the Main Screen................................................................................................................... 32
Stching Modes........................................................................................................................................ 34
Machine Tools .................................................................................................................................. 38
On-screen Calculator................................................................................................................................ 38
Diagnoscs ............................................................................................................................................... 39
Alarms ...................................................................................................................................................... 41

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Quilt Timer and Stch Counter................................................................................................................. 42
Set Language ............................................................................................................................................ 44
Updang Machine Soware..................................................................................................................... 44
Informaon Screen........................................................................................................................... 47
Machine Maintenance...................................................................................................................... 48
Clean and Oil Your Simply Sixteen............................................................................................................ 48
Maintenance Schedule............................................................................................................................. 49
Troubleshoong ............................................................................................................................... 50
Appendix 1....................................................................................................................................... 55
Federal Communicaons Commissions (FCC) Declaraon of Conformity (For USA Only)........................55
Canadian Department of Communicaons Compliance Statement (For Canada Only)...........................55
Radio Interference (Other than USA and Canada) ................................................................................... 55
Appendix 2: QR Codes for HQ Simply Sixteen Videos ....................................................................... 56
Warranty .......................................................................................................................................... 62
Warranty Registraon Card .............................................................................................................. 65
Machine Setup and Training Checklist and Cercate ....................................................................... 67

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Congratulations On Your Purchase!
You haven’t just purchased a quilng machine, you’ve joined the Handi Quilter family and we welcome you.
You have acquired the easiest-to-use quilng machine available in today’s market.
Handi Quilter is commied to innovaon, reliability, customer service, and educaon. Our machines are
Designed by a Quilter, for Quilters® and we are commied to your quilng success. With that in mind, we
invite you to bookmark our website: www.HandiQuilter.com and invite you to visit to learn more about
the art of quilng. We’ve posted videos on subjects as diverse as Oiling Your Machine to Loading a Quilt
to Making Perfect Feathers. Your new quilng friends are already there, waing for you! Remember, if you
ever have quesons, your local HQ authorized representave can help you. If the representave is not
available, contact Handi Quilter directly at HQCares@HandiQuilter. com or by calling us at 1-877-697-8458,
Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Mountain Time.
Keep the carton and packing materials. You will need them if you need to return the machine to the dealer
or send it for repair. If you don’t pack the machine properly or if you don’t use the correct packaging
materials, the machine could be damaged. Handi Quilter is not liable for damage that occurs during return
shipping.
ÂIMPORTANT: These packaging materials are designed to prevent the machine from being damaged.
Keep them in case you need to bring this machine to the dealer or send it for repair.
ONLINE: For an overview of what came with your machine, watch the video Introducon and Parts
Overview at: hp://www.handiquilter.com/videos/SimplySixteen101.
What’s Included With Your Machine
• Lint brush
• Bobbins (4 pieces)
• Needle (134 MR) size 16 (pack of 10)
• Needle (134 MR) size 18 (pack of 10)
• Bobbin Case
• Thread mast
• EZ Pen Oiler
• Screwdriver
• Power Cord
• 2.5 mm hex tool
• 4 mm hex tool
• 8 mm wrench
• Open-toe Handi Foot (Ruler foot installed)
• Quick Reference Card
• HQ Bobbin Winder and accessories (bagged together)
• Geng Started DVDs
• Simply Sixteen Quilng Machine (including carriage, front handlebars, front display, and cables)

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Important Safety Information
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operaon is subject to the following two condions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operaon. See the full Declaraon of Conformity
in the Appendix.
ÂIMPORTANT: Do not operate your Simply Sixteen quilng machine unl you have completely read
the informaon contained in this manual. Please keep all packaging and order informaon for
warranty purposes.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instrucons before using this machine.
When using this machine, basic safety precauons should always be followed, including the following:
DANGER — To reduce the risk of electric shock:
• A quilng machine should never be le unaended when plugged in. Always unplug the machine
from the electrical outlet immediately aer using and before cleaning.
WARNING — To reduce the risk of burns, re, electric shock, or injury to persons:
• The Simply Sixteen is heavy. Never aempt to li it alone. Always use two people when liing.
Always li from the throat of the machine, not from the handlebars.
• Always unplug the Simply Sixteen from the electrical outlet when performing any maintenance,
changing the needle, removing thread locks, or when le unaended.
• Do not unplug by pulling on cord. To unplug, grasp the plug, not the cord.
• Keep ngers away from all moving parts. Use cauon around the needle or sharp external
components.
• Change the needle oen. Do not use bent or dull needles. “Every quilt deserves a new needle”.
• Switch the machine to the symbol o, or 0, posion to turn it o when making any adjustments in
the needle area, such as threading needle, changing needle, threading bobbin, changing hopping
foot, and so forth.
• Never drop or insert foreign objects into any opening.
• The Simply Sixteen should only be used indoors away from moisture.
• The Simply Sixteen should not be stored or used in extreme temperatures.
• Use the Simply Sixteen only for its intended use as described in this manual.
• To disconnect from the wall outlet, push the switch to the o posion, then remove the plug from
outlet pulling from the plug, not the cord. Never operate the Simply Sixteen if the cord is damaged
or not working correctly. If a mechanical or electrical problem is encountered, return the Simply
Sixteen to the nearest authorized service center or the manufacturer for examinaon, repair,
electrical or mechanical adjustment.
• It is not recommended that the Simply Sixteen quilng machine be used with any machine quilng
frame other than those recommended by Handi Quilter.

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• Use this quilng machine only for its intended use as described in this manual. Use only
aachments recommended by the manufacturer as contained in this manual.
• Never operate the machine with any air openings blocked. Keep venlaon openings of the
machine free from the accumulaon of lint, dust, and loose cloth.
• Do not operate where aerosol (spray) products are being used or where oxygen is
being administered.
• Do not pull or push the machine across the fabric excessively while stching. It may deect the
needle enough to cause it to break.
• Use only needles designed for free moon quilng and recommended by Handi Quilter for this
machine. Other types of needles may break during normal quilng.
• Children shall not play with the machine. Close aenon is necessary when this machine is used by
or near children.
• This sewing machine may be used by children age 8 years and above and persons with reduced
physical, sensory, or mental capabilies or lack of experience and knowledge, if they are instructed
concerning the safe use of the machine, understand the hazards involved, and are supervised.
• Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision.
Save these instrucons.
This machine is intended for household or commercial use.
Disclaimer
Handi Quilter and its Representaves are in no way legally responsible or liable for damage to the Simply
Sixteen when used improperly or not in accordance with the guidelines stated in this manual or when used
on machine quilng frames not recommended by Handi Quilter.
To use the machine safely
1. Carefully watch the needle when sewing. Do not touch the hand wheel, take up lever, needle, or other
moving parts.
2. Turn the machine o and unplug the cord in the following cases:
• when you have stopped using the machine
• when you replace or remove the needle or any other part
• when you check or clean the machine
• when you leave the machine unaended
3. Connect the machine directly to the wall outlet or to a surge protector that connects 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.

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2. Use only neutral soaps or detergents to clean the machine. Benzene, solvents and scouring powders
can damage the case and the machine and therefore should never be used.
3. Do not drop or bump the machine.
4. Always consult the manual to replace or x the hopping foot, needle or any other part of the
machine. If necessary contact an authorized Handi Quilter representave or Handi Quilter technical
support.
Oponal U.S. Grounding for Customers with 120 VAC Connecons
GROUNDED OUTLET BOXES
METAL
SCREW
ADAPTER
(B) (C)
TAB FOR
GROUNDING
SCREW
(A)
GROUNDING PIN
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 unl a properly grounded
outlet can be installed by a qualied electrician. The green 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.
ÂIMPORTANT: In Canada, the use of a temporary adapter is not permied by the
Canadian Electric Code.
To repair or adjust the machine
If the machine breaks down or needs adjustment, rst check the troubleshoong chart in the appendix to
inspect and adjust the machine yourself.
For more product informaon and updates, visit our website at www.HandiQuilter.com.
The contents of this manual and product specicaons are subject to change without prior noce.
Check for updated manuals at www.handiquilter.com/manuals/.

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About Your Machine
General Specicaons
The Simply Sixteen uses high-tech electronics and an innovave touch-screen user interface to oer greater
funconality and ease of operaon to home quilters than ever before conceived in the quilng industry.
The Simply Sixteen quilng machine is a high quality machine that both incorporates robust design features
and is easy to service.
Sewing Opening Dimensions 8.25 inches X 16 inches (245 mm X 610 mm)
Sewing Speed Manual Mode: from 25 stches per minute to 1800 stches per minute
Regulated Mode: from 0 stches per minute to full speed
Stches Per Inch 4 stches per inch to 18 stches per inch
Needle System 134 (135 X 7)
Needle Sizes (recommended) From 80/12 to 125/20
Hook System Rotary, Horizontal Axis, M-class bobbin
Bobbin Type Aluminum, Class M
Bobbin Case Type MF
Motor Type Brushless DC
Needle Posioning Up and down, walking stch
Electrical Power
US/Canada*:
Rest of world: 105 – 120 VAC, 47-63Hz, 600W peak 100 – 250 VAC, 47-63Hz, 600W peak
* Complies with internaonal cercaons
Sew Foot Stroke/Li 5 mm
Needle Bar Stroke 35.3 mm
Take-Up Stroke 73 mm
Lubricaon, main components Kluber Lube, permanent
Lubricaon of hook Velocite 10, Texaco 22

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Get to Know Your Simply Sixteen
Right side view
1. Thread Mast
2. Thread Guide A
3. Three-Hole Thread Guide B
4. Thread Guide C
5. Top Thread Tension Assembly
6. Srrup Thread Guide E
7. Take-Up Lever
8. Thread Guide F
9. Front Casing/Frame
10. Hand Wheel
11. Side Laser Stylus Post Hole
3
2
1
7
6
4
5
8
10
22
17
18
20
19
15
14
13
12
11
DETAIL 'A'
9
5
4
8
6
3
7
1
2
10
11

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Le side view
19. Front Threaded Display Mounng Holes
20. Front Base
21. Back Casing/Frame
22. Rear Base
23. Color Touch-Screen Display Connector
24. Threaded Horizontal Spool Pin Mounng Hole
12. Needle Bar
13. Needle Bar Thread Guide
14. Needle
15. Ruler Foot
16. Needle Plate
17. Handi Feet mount
18. Presser Bar
3
2
1
7
6
4
5
8
10
23
18
19
21
20
15 14
13
12
11
DETAIL 'A'
17
16
22
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

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Rear and Front Views
25. On/O Switch
26. Power Cord Connector
27. Accessory Power Outlet
28. Serial Port for Stch Regulator
29. Laser Stylus Power Connector
30. Rear Handle Bar Serial Port
31. Rear Threaded Handle Holes
32. Spool Pin 1
33. Electronic Control Pod (C-Pod)
34. Bobbin Assembly
35. LED Light Ring
36. Power Pod (P-Pod)
37. Spool Pin 2
Detail
26
24
23
28
32
31
29
30
27
Rear Front
27
26
25
36
28
37
33
32
35
34
29
30
31

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Installation and Setup
Carriage
You should have already set up either the HQ Lile Foot™ Frame or the HQ Studio Frame. Refer to the
frame manual for detailed instrucons about seng up the frame.
ONLINE: For more informaon about seng up the HQ Lile Foot Frame, watch the video Seng
Up the HQ Lile Foot Frame at: hp://www.handiquilter.com/videos/HQLileFoot100.
ONLINE: For more informaon about seng up the HQ Studio Frame, watch the video Seng Up
the HQ Studio Frame at: hp://www.handiquilter.com/videos/StudioFrame100.
ONLINE: For informaon about beginning the setup of the HQ Simply Sixteen, watch the video
Inial Machine Setup at: hp://www.handiquilter.com/videos/SimplySixteen102.
To install the carriage and machine on the frame
1. Place the carriage on the table rails, ensuring
that the stch regulator faces the back of the
frame.
2. Place the machine on the carriage.
UCAUTION: The Simply Sixteen is heavy.
Never aempt to li it alone. Always use
two people when liing. Always li from
the throat of the machine, not from the
handlebars or needle bar.
3. Plug the ribbon cable from the stch regulator
connector at the back of the machine (see Rear
View on the previous page, #27) into the stch
regulator on the carriage.
ÂIMPORTANT: If you ever need to remove the machine from the carriage, disconnect the ribbon
cable from the stch regulator at the back of the carriage. Failure to unplug the cable when
removing the machine from the carriage could result in damage to the cable, encoders, and
carriage.

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ÂIMPORTANT: The connector is keyed to ensure correct alignment. Make sure the keyed poron of
the cable connector aligns with the keyed poron of the encoder connector. Do not force.
Power Cord
To install the power cord
• Insert the cord into the power connector on the rear of the machine. Secure the cord with the
metal clip. Plug the three-prong end into power source. Do not turn on the machine unl the front
handlebars and display are installed.
To disconnect the power cord
• Unplug the cord from the power outlet. Relese the metal clip where the cord connects with the
machine and then pull out the cord.
For more informaon, see Power Switch in the Using Your Machine secon of this manual.
NOTE: Make sure that the machine is o before plugging into power source. The rear power switch
should be in the 0, or o, posion.
Handlebars and Display
UCAUTION: To prevent any electrical damage to the handlebars, always turn o all power to the
machine when connecng or disconnecng the handlebars.
To install the handlebars
ONLINE: For more informaon about installing the handlebars, watch the video Installing the
Front Handlebars at: hp://www.handiquilter.com/videos/SimplySixteen103.
1. Ensure that the machine is unplugged from the electrical outlet.
2. Locate the three long buon head screws and
the 4 mm Hex tool. Line up the holes on top of
the handles with the pre-drilled holes on top of
the machine.
3. Slide a single screw into one of the holes unl
it stops. Hand ghten the bolt enough to secure
the handles to the top of the machine. Insert
and hand-ghten the remaining two
handlebar bolts.
4. Use the included 4 mm Hex tool to securely
fasten the handles to the front of the machine.

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5. Aer the bolts are in place, plug the cable into
the USB-style connecon located on the front-
le side of the machine.
6. Remove the protecve plasc from the touch-screen display before using.
To use the handlebar buons
Oponal Accessory: Rear Handlebars and Display
ONLINE: For more informaon about installing and using rear handlebars and display, watch the
video Installing and using the oponal rear handlebars on the Simply Sixteen at:
hp://www.handiquilter.com/videos/SimplySixteen105.
To install the oponal rear handlebars and display
ÂIMPORTANT: Install the rear handlebars and display aer the front handlebars and display have
been installed.
1. Check that the machine is unplugged from the electrical outlet.
UCAUTION: All power to the machine must be turned o when installing the rear handlebars. Failure
to do so can result in damage to the machine.
2. The rear handlebars come mounted to a bracket. Line up the two holes in the bracket with those on
the rear of the machine.
Press the Up/Down
buon to cycle the
needle a half stch.
Press the Start/Stop
buon to start or stop
the machine from
stching.
Press the Speed Up or Speed Down buons to change the
stches per minute seng (manual mode) or stches per
inch (regulated mode).

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3. Slide the two bolts into holes unl they stop. Hand ghten, and then use the 4 mm wrench to securely
fasten the handles to the back of the machine.
4. Aer the two bolts are in place, plug the small connector end of the cable into the port on the le side
of the display. Push the plug securely into place.
5. Securely plug the other end of the cable into the port on the back of the machine below
the handlebars.
NOTE: See the instrucons that accompany the Rear Handlebars and Display.
ÂIMPORTANT: Aer the rear handlebars have been completely installed and plugged in, test them by
turning on the HQ Simply Sixteen and looking at the rear display. If nothing appears on the screen,
check that both the front and rear handlebar cables are plugged in securely, that your machine is
turned on, and that the power cord is plugged into the machine as well as a power source.
Thread Mast
To install the thread mast
1. Locate the threaded hole on top of the machine by
the hand wheel.
2. The thread mast comes with a washer and a nut.
Remove the nut and washer, replace the nut onto
the mast for two or three turns.
3. Place the washer on the hole and insert the thread
mast. The washer protects the painted surface when
the nut is ghtened.
4. Turn the thread mast clockwise several revoluons,
stopping when the mast eyelets are posioned
directly over the spool pins.
5. Tighten the nut to secure the mast to the machine.

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Oponal Accessory: Horizontal Spool Pin
An oponal horizontal spool pin is available for metallic and specialty threads wound on a spool
(not a cone).
ONLINE: For more informaon about installing and using the Horizontal Spool Pin,
watch the video Installing and using the oponal Horizontal Spool Pin at:
hp://www.handiquilter.com/videos/SimplySixteen109.
To install the oponal horizontal spool pin
1. Remove the nut and washer from the post.
Place washer over the threaded hole on the top
of machine.
2. Replace nut and screw the post into the
threaded hole. Tighten the nut to secure.
3. Place the clamp on the post and place
remaining pin in the clamp. Tighten the screw
to hold in place.
4. Elevate the end of the pin slightly above
horizontal to keep spool from falling o.
5. Thread the machine beginning at horizontal spool pin, bypassing the thread mast. When using
delicate threads with the Horizontal Spool Pin, skip thread guide A. Thread the top hole only of the
three-hole thread guide B, back to front. (See Right side view, items 2 and 3.)
6. Connue threading the machine as described in steps 3 through 6 in the secon named Threading
Your Machine later in this manual.
Oponal Accessory: Ruler Base
If you plan to use rulers and templates with the Simply Sixteen, you need to purchase the ruler base to give
you a large, stable surface on which to rest the ruler or template. The ruler base, rulers, and templates are
oponal accessories. For more informaon, visit www.handiquilter.com/shop/.
To install the oponal ruler base
ONLINE: For more informaon about installing the ruler base, watch the video Installing the Ruler
Base at: hp://www.handiquilter.com/videos/SimplySixteen119.

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1. Starng with the le side, place the ruler base
at an angle so that the le holes on the base t
onto the notches on the machine.
2. Lightly ex the right side of the ruler base so
that it falls into place.
To remove the ruler base
• Start by lightly liing the right side of the ruler
base o of the notches on the machine; then
remove the le side.
To use rulers and templates with your quilng machine
UCAUTION: Use only one-quarter inch thick rulers and templates with your machine. Do not use
rotary-cung rulers as they are too thin and can easily slip under the hopping foot. Always use a
ruler base or extended table to stabilize the ruler.
Keep the ruler at and quilt only where you are securely holding the ruler. Avoid losing control by walking
your hand along the ruler or stopping and reposioning your hand and the ruler.
• Apply gentle three-point pressure to the ruler, as follows.
1. Press the ruler against any side of the hopping foot.
2. Press machine against ruler.
3. Press ruler against ruler base with only as much pressure as is necessary to keep the ruler from
slipping. Too much pressure will keep the machine from moving.
The machine’s hopping foot stches a quilng line that is a quarter inch away from the ruler edge. The
markings on all Handi Quilter rulers take this into consideraon.
NOTE: Set the machine to stop in the needle-down posion to keep the machine from moving while
making adjustments with the ruler.
Oponal Accessory: Laser Stylus
The laser light (for use with paper pantographs) aaches to a mounng post with a clamp. The mounng
post aaches to a threaded hole on the thread-path side of the Simply Sixteen.
NOTE: The Laser Stylus works best if your HQ Simply Sixteen is installed on the HQ Studio Frame.
To install the oponal laser stylus
ONLINE: For more informaon about installing the laser mounng post and laser stylus, watch the
video Installing the Laser Stylus at: hp://www.handiquilter.com/videos/SimplySixteen105.

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1. Place the nut on the laser stylus post with the
washer under it and thread the laser post into
the threaded hole, near the rear wheel base.
Turn unl securely in place. Lock in place with
nut.
NOTE: The washer will be under the nut
to protect the machine paint. You can also
mount the laser on an unused spool pin.
2. Insert the laser stylus into the laser clamp.
3. Slide the laser clamp over the post to the desired height and ensure it is secure.
4. Plug the laser’s cable into the Laser Stylus Power Connector (see the Rear View diagram, #28) on the
side of the control pod. When this cable is plugged in, the laser receives power and is turned on. To
turn o the laser, unplug the cable.
The laser projects a straight laser beam visible as a dot on surfaces it hits. Use the laser dot as a guide, or
stylus, to trace printed pantograph designs and stch the connuous paern onto a quilt.
The laser stylus can move in any direcon by rotang the clamp on the post and pivong the laser up or
down. To make an adjustment, loosen the black thumbscrews, posion, and reghten.
ÂIMPORTANT: A label is aached to the laser’s case and contains an arrow which indicates the
direcon the laser light will shine when energized. The label must remain in place on the laser.
Removing the label voids the laser’s warranty.