HQ Pro-sTitcher User manual
HQ
Pro-Stitcher
®
The Future of Quilting Possibilities is Here!
© 2013 Handi Quilter, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the USA. 09/01/13
USER MANUAL
HQ
Pro-Stitcher
®USER MANUAL
September
2013
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How to use this manual
Notes, important notes, and cauons
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to yourself.
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informaonal content contained in this manual.
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Table of Contents
1. Table of Conents ..................................................................................1.2
2. Important Safety Instrucons .............................................................2.1
3. Installaon Instrucons ......................................................................3.1
Congratulaons on your HQ Pro-Stcher® purchase .................................................................. 3.1
Grounding ............................................................................................................................... 3.2
Parts List.................................................................................................................................. 3.2
Installaon (HQ24 Fusion & HQ18 Avanté)..................................................................................... 3.5
Installaon of the X-Rack and Y-Rack .......................................................................................... 3.5
To install the X-Rack............................................................................................................ 3.5
To install the Y-Rack............................................................................................................ 3.7
Y-encoder circuit board replacement.......................................................................................... 3.8
To replace the Y-encoder.................................................................................................... 3.9
To set up the HQ Pro-Stcher carriage ............................................................................. 3.10
To aach the tablet computer.......................................................................................... 3.13
Installaon (HQ Sixteen and HQ18 Avanté with 4-wheel carriage)............................................. 3.16
Set frame height........................................................................................................................ 3.16
If you have a Portable Professional Frame ....................................................................... 3.16
If you have an HQ Studio Frame....................................................................................... 3.17
Installaon of the X-Rack and Y-Rack ........................................................................................ 3.17
To install the X-Rack.......................................................................................................... 3.17
To install the Y-Rack.......................................................................................................... 3.19
Y-Encoder Assembly Installaon (HQ Sixteen only)................................................................... 3.20
Install the power cord retaining clamp (HQ Sixteen only)......................................................... 3.21
C-Pod Replacement (HQ Sixteen only) ...................................................................................... 3.22
Set Up the New Carriage ........................................................................................................... 3.23
To turn on and shut down HQ Pro-Stcher ...................................................................... 3.30
To turn on HQ Pro-Stcher ............................................................................................... 3.30
To shut down HQ Pro-Stcher .......................................................................................... 3.30
Geng started with HQ Pro-Stcher ........................................................................................ 3.30
To move the quilng machine aer the soware has been loaded ................................. 3.31
To use the USB ash drive ................................................................................................ 3.31
To use an external keyboard ............................................................................................ 3.31
4. HQ Pro-Stcher® Overview..................................................................4.1
Handlebar control ....................................................................................................................... 4.1
Enable or disable the carriage motors .................................................................................... 4.2
Overview of the HQ Pro-Stcher screen ..................................................................................... 4.2
Menu opons.......................................................................................................................... 4.2
Panel buons .......................................................................................................................... 4.3
Work Area.................................................................................................................................... 4.3
Selected vs. non-selected buons .......................................................................................... 4.4
Gray buons ........................................................................................................................... 4.4
Top toolbar buons..................................................................................................................... 4.4
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To get on-screen help ......................................................................................................... 4.5
To cycle the needle up or down to form a half stch ......................................................... 4.5
To cycle the needle to the up posion ............................................................................... 4.5
To display the on-screen grid.............................................................................................. 4.5
To quickly posion the design and crosshairs on the screen.............................................. 4.6
To move the on-screen view............................................................................................... 4.6
To view the design larger or smaller................................................................................... 4.6
To move the design on the screen...................................................................................... 4.6
To select one or more designs............................................................................................ 4.7
To select a single design ..................................................................................................... 4.7
To choose and group mulple designs ............................................................................... 4.7
To name a group................................................................................................................. 4.8
To change the stch order of mulple designs................................................................... 4.8
To measure distances in a design or on the quilt ............................................................... 4.8
Crosshairs................................................................................................................................ 4.9
5. Design Menu .......................................................................................5.1
Design history.............................................................................................................................. 5.1
Baseline ....................................................................................................................................... 5.2
To baseline a design............................................................................................................ 5.2
To work with design les .................................................................................................... 5.4
Open, close, save, and duplicate design les .............................................................................. 5.4
To access recently used designs ......................................................................................... 5.4
To load a design from the design library ............................................................................ 5.4
To save a design.................................................................................................................. 5.5
To save a group as a design or a project............................................................................. 5.5
To save designs or projects to a new folder........................................................................ 5.6
To duplicate a design .......................................................................................................... 5.6
To view design informaon ................................................................................................ 5.6
To load a Pro-Stcher soware update .............................................................................. 5.7
To return a design to its original sengs............................................................................ 5.7
Create and use areas ................................................................................................................... 5.8
To clear an area .................................................................................................................. 5.8
To create a rectangular area using 2 Corner....................................................................... 5.8
To override the width or height of an area......................................................................... 5.9
Mul-Point............................................................................................................................ 5.10
To create an area with mulple points............................................................................. 5.10
To keep track of how many points you have marked ....................................................... 5.10
Rotate designs ........................................................................................................................... 5.11
2-Point Rotaon.................................................................................................................... 5.12
To rotate a design according to an angle on the quilt ...................................................... 5.12
To ne tune the angle of rotaon..................................................................................... 5.13
Rotaon of repeated designs................................................................................................ 5.14
To rotate repeated designs individually............................................................................ 5.14
To rotate repeated designs as a group ............................................................................. 5.14
Crop Menu................................................................................................................................. 5.15
Treatment of loose ends ....................................................................................................... 5.15
To perform a eo at jump points ................................................................................... 5.15
To stch between jump points ......................................................................................... 5.15
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Crop designs based on areas or start and end points........................................................... 5.16
To crop everything outside the dened area.................................................................... 5.16
To crop everything inside the dened area ...................................................................... 5.16
To isolate and crop a poron of a design.......................................................................... 5.16
Repeat Menu............................................................................................................................. 5.18
Repeat Main.......................................................................................................................... 5.18
To repeat a design ............................................................................................................ 5.18
To change the size of the gap between repeated designs................................................ 5.18
To stretch a design to ll an area...................................................................................... 5.19
To calculate the opmal number of repeats for an area .................................................. 5.19
Point 2 Point ......................................................................................................................... 5.19
To join horizontally repeated designs............................................................................... 5.19
To join vercally repeated designs ................................................................................... 5.20
Repeat Wrapping .................................................................................................................. 5.20
To wrap rows .................................................................................................................... 5.21
To wrap columns............................................................................................................... 5.21
To horizontally wrap the design window.......................................................................... 5.22
To vercally wrap the design window .............................................................................. 5.22
To manually wrap the design window .............................................................................. 5.23
Treatment of jump points ..................................................................................................... 5.23
Resize Menu .............................................................................................................................. 5.24
To resize a design.............................................................................................................. 5.24
Skew / Align Menu .................................................................................................................... 5.26
To horizontally align blocks within an area...................................................................... 5.26
To align a triangle design .................................................................................................. 5.27
To skew a design to t an area ......................................................................................... 5.28
Freehand Menu......................................................................................................................... 5.29
If you have the Quick Release Carriage:................................................................................ 5.29
To switch to free-moon quilng ..................................................................................... 5.29
If you have the carriage with manual levers ......................................................................... 5.29
To switch to free-moon quilng ..................................................................................... 5.30
Record the movements of your freehand quilng................................................................ 5.30
To record freehand moon............................................................................................... 5.30
To mark and record straight lines ..................................................................................... 5.31
To add jumps to your recorded design ............................................................................. 5.31
Reposion Menu ....................................................................................................................... 5.32
To posion a design to the intersecon of the crosshairs ................................................ 5.32
To reposion a design based on the Home locaon ........................................................ 5.34
To posion a design based on the center point................................................................ 5.34
To posion a design’s start point on the quilt .................................................................. 5.34
To posion a design’s end point on the quilt.................................................................... 5.34
To reposion a design up, down, le, or right.................................................................. 5.35
6. Art & Stch..........................................................................................6.1
To pass a design to Art & Stch .......................................................................................... 6.1
Licensing...................................................................................................................................... 6.2
Using a mouse or keyboard ....................................................................................................... 6.2
Updang Art & Stch .................................................................................................................. 6.2
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7. Quilt Menu ..........................................................................................7.1
To choose between stching or tracing the design, bounding box, or area perimeter...... 7.1
To immediately stop the machine from quilng................................................................. 7.1
Before you stch the design on the quilt .................................................................................... 7.1
To verify the posion of the design’s bounding box on the quilt ....................................... 7.2
To verify the posion of the dened area on the quilt....................................................... 7.2
Move the quilng machine with Pro-Stcher ............................................................................. 7.3
To change the speed at which the machine moves............................................................ 7.3
To move the quilng machine from within Pro-Stcher .................................................... 7.3
To stch a straight line using the Move buons................................................................. 7.3
Pro-Stcher as a horizontal or vercal channel lock ................................................................... 7.4
To stch a horizontal or vercal line with the channel lock ............................................... 7.4
Adjust sengs while quilng ...................................................................................................... 7.4
To adjust commonly used stch sengs............................................................................ 7.5
To adjust the quilng speed while quilng......................................................................... 7.5
To adjust the auto jump threshold while quilng............................................................... 7.5
To adjust stches per inch while quilng ........................................................................... 7.6
To manage the eo sengs while quilng....................................................................... 7.6
To change the thread pullup sengs while quilng........................................................... 7.7
To change the pause delay sengs while quilng ............................................................. 7.7
Adjust sengs while quilng is paused ...................................................................................... 7.8
To pause quilng ................................................................................................................ 7.8
To see how far into a design the machine has stched...................................................... 7.9
Change the start or end point of a design................................................................................... 7.9
To begin quilng from a point other than the design’s start point................................... 7.10
To end quilng at a point other than the design’s end point ........................................... 7.10
To adjust start and end points with the scroll bars........................................................... 7.10
To set a start or end point to a jump point in the design ................................................. 7.10
8. Sengs Menu......................................................................................8.1
Control how fast Pro-Stcher operates ....................................................................................... 8.1
To set the default speed ..................................................................................................... 8.1
Control how Pro-Stcher handles jumps..................................................................................... 8.1
To set the Auto Jump threshold.......................................................................................... 8.2
Control the number of stches per inch ..................................................................................... 8.2
To set the stches per inch................................................................................................. 8.2
Control how Pro-Stcher performs e-os................................................................................. 8.3
To have Pro-Stcher perform a e-o at the beginning of stching .................................. 8.3
To have Pro-Stcher perform a e-o at the end of stching............................................ 8.3
To indicate how many e-o stches Pro-Stcher will perform ........................................ 8.3
To set the length of each e-o stch................................................................................ 8.3
To select the method of e-o stch: Micro or Tack.......................................................... 8.4
Control how Pro-Stcher handles bobbin-thread pullups........................................................... 8.4
To turn on bobbin-thread pullups ...................................................................................... 8.4
To turn on automac bobbin-thread pullups ..................................................................... 8.5
Control the delay following a bobbin-thread pullup ................................................................... 8.5
To set the Pause Delay........................................................................................................ 8.5
To set Pause Delay in seconds ............................................................................................ 8.5
To set Pause Delay in inches ............................................................................................... 8.5
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Advanced Menu .......................................................................................................................... 8.6
General opons ...................................................................................................................... 8.6
To turn on or o the Thread Break Sensor (HQ24 Fusion machines only) ........................... 8.6
To verify sengs before quilng ....................................................................................... 8.6
Communicaons opons ........................................................................................................ 8.6
To stop communicaons between Pro-Stcher and the quilng machine ........................ 8.6
To reconnect motors........................................................................................................... 8.7
To reconnect the machine.................................................................................................. 8.7
Calibrate opons..................................................................................................................... 8.8
To calibrate the Pro-Stcher computer screen................................................................... 8.8
Speed prole ............................................................................................................................... 8.8
To set your speed prole .................................................................................................... 8.8
Logging opons ........................................................................................................................... 8.9
About........................................................................................................................................... 8.9
Shut Down .................................................................................................................................. 8.9
To shutdown all soware and power down the computer ................................................ 8.9
To shutdown the soware and computer, and then start up again ................................... 8.9
To exit Pro-Stcher but keep the computer running .......................................................... 8.9
To restart the Pro-Stcher soware from Windows........................................................... 8.9
9. Troubleshoong ..................................................................................9.1
10. Warranty ........................................................................................10.1
HQ Pro-Stcher Limited Warranty ............................................................................................ 10.1
Warranty Exclusions ................................................................................................................ 10.1
Specic Exclusions .................................................................................................................... 10.2
Exclusive Remedy .................................................................................................................... 10.2
Warranty Claims ....................................................................................................................... 10.3
Shipping Cost ........................................................................................................................... 10.3
Product Service and Maintenance ........................................................................................... 10.3
Warranty Registraon Card ..................................................................................................... 10.4
Training Checklist ..................................................................................................................... 10.5
11. Handi Quilter Printouts ..................................................................11.1
12. Tutorials ..........................................................................................12.1
13. Designs ...........................................................................................13.1
14. My Ideas .........................................................................................14.1
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Save these instrucons
This machine is intended for household use.
Disclaimer
Handi Quilter and its Representaves are in no way legally responsible or liable for damage to the HQ Pro-
Stcher when used improperly or not in accordance with the guidelines stated in this manual or when used
on machine quilng frames not recommended by Handi Quilter.
Read all instrucons before using
When using any machine, basic safety precauons should always be taken, including the following: Read all
instrucons before using.
DANGER - To reduce the risk of electric shock:
The HQ Pro-Stcher quilng machine should never be le unaended when plugged in.
Always unplug the machine from the electric outlet immediately aer using and before cleaning.
WARNING - To reduce the risk of burns, re, electric shock, or injury
to persons:
• Do not allow to be used as a toy. Close aenon is necessary when this quilng machine is used by
or near children.
• Use this quilng machine only for its intended use as described in this manual. Use only
aachments recommended by the manufacturer as contained in this manual.
• Never operate this quilng machine if it has a damaged cord or plug, if it is not working properly, if
it has been dropped or damaged, or dropped into water. Return the quilng machine to the nearest
authorized dealer or service center for examinaon, repair, electrical or mechanical adjustment.
• Never operate the machine with any air openings blocked. Keep venlaon openings of the
machine free from the accumulaon of lint, dust, and loose cloth.
• Never drop or insert any object into any opening.
• Do not use outdoors.
• Do not operate where aerosol (spray) products are being used or where oxygen is being
administered.
• To disconnect, shut down the computer, then disconnect all cables.
• Do not unplug by pulling on cord. To unplug, grasp the plug, not the cord.
• Keep ngers away from all moving parts.
• Always unplug the machine from the electrical outlet when removing covers, lubricang, or when
making any other user servicing adjustments menoned in the instrucon manual.
2. Important Safety Instrucons
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Read these instrucons before using the machine.
To use the machine safely
1. Keep hands and loose clothing away from wheels, gears 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 quilng machine needle or any other part
• in case of failure when you use the machine
• when you check or clean the machine
• when you leave the machine unaended
3. Connect the machine 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.
2. Clean the computer monitor with a so, lint-free rag. If necessary, dampen the rag with a small amount
of isopropyl alcohol. Do not use any other cleaners on the computer monitor.
3. Use only neutral soaps or detergents to clean the carriage. Benzene, solvents and scouring powders can
damage the machine and therefore should never be used.
4. Do not drop or bump the machine.
5. Always consult the manual to replace or x any other part of the machine.
To repair or adjust the machine
• If the machine breaks down or needs adjustment, rst check the troubleshoong chart in the
appendix to inspect and adjust the machine yourself.
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3. Installaon
Congratulaons on your HQ Pro-Stcher® purchase
Handi Quilter is proud to oer you easy-to-use quilng machines and computer-guided quilng using the
latest technology with the best value for your money. We provide inspiraon and educaon to enhance
your transion into computer-guided machine quilng.
Because the world of computer-guided quilng is constantly changing, we invite you to keep up with us by
checking our website frequently for news, soware updates, tutorials, and more.
Go to www.HandiQuilter.com for:
• Updates to the HQ Pro-Stcher soware (provided free as long as you own your machine)
• A full-color version of this manual that can be downloaded and printed
• Updates to this manual
• Step-by-step tutorials to help you learn how to use HQ Pro-Stcher
• Free design downloads
• News about hardware upgrades or new machines
• Links to educaonal informaon: webinars, retreats, and more
Want to be in the know?
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Machine packaging informaon
Keep the carton and packing materials. You will need them in the event that you need to return the
machine to the dealer or send it for repair. If you do not pack the machine properly or if you do not use the
correct packaging materials, the machine could be damaged. Handi Quilter is not liable for damage that
occurs during return shipping.
Handi Quilter contact informaon
Handi Quilter, Inc.
445 N 700 W
North Salt Lake, Utah 84054
Toll-free phone: (877) 697-8458
Local phone: (801) 292-7988
Email Address: HQCares@HandiQuilter.com
Website: www.HandiQuilter.com
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Grounding
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 unl a properly grounded
outlet can be installed by a qualied 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.
IMPORTANT: In Canada, the use of a temporary adapter is not permied by the Canadian Electric
Code.
Parts List
This list shows the parts of the HQ Pro-Stcher. Items A through Q are for the HQ18 Avanté (8-wheel
carriage version) and HQ24 Fusion. Items A through U are for the HQ Sixteen and HQ18 Avanté (4-wheel
carriage version). Items G, R, S, or T may not be included or needed.
NOTE: The parts photographed in this manual may look dierent from the ones you received.
Item Quanty Photo
A. Blue X-axis Flexirack (12 feet) 1
B. X-axis Flexirack clamps and screws 4
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C. 3/32-inch drill bit 1
D. Emergency base-plate repair kit 1
E. EZ Carriage 1
F. Computer bracket 1
G. Y-encoder circuit board 1
H. Y-axis mounng bracket assembly 1
I. Y power cord (10 foot) 1
J. Adhesive cable mounng clips 4
K. USB ash drive and lanyard 1
L. Art & Stch soware 1
M. USB cable 1
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N. Computer power cord 1
O. Manual engagement/disengagement tool 1
P. Harness cable
Q. HQ Pro-Stcher tablet computer
NOTE: The model of the HQ Pro-Stcher
computer may be dierent from the one
pictured.
1
R. HQ Sixteen Y-Encoder 1
S. Power Cord Retaining Clamp 1
T. Stch Regulator Adapter Board 1
U. 3M Command Adhesive Strips 6
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Installaon (HQ24 Fusion & HQ18 Avanté)
These instrucons are for installing HQ Pro-Stcher on the HQ24 Fusion and HQ18 Avanté (with an 8-wheel
Precision-Glide carriage). Handi Quilter recommends installaon by an authorized HQ Pro-Stcher
Representave if available.
Tools required
• Power drill
• 4mm Allen wrench
• 5mm Allen wrench
• Sloed screwdriver (one large and one small)
• Phillips screwdriver (one large and one small)
• Manual engagement/disengagement tool (see Parts List, item O)
Installaon of the X-Rack and Y-Rack
To install the X-Rack
1. Remove the blue 12-foot Flexirack (see Parts List, item
A) and the Pro-Stcher carriage (see Parts List, item E)
from the box.
2. Place the Pro-Stcher carriage on the frame. Starng
at one end of the table, begin mounng the blue
Flexirack to the front of the table while aligning it to
the front white gear on the carriage.
Peel back a few inches of the pink protecve layer
of the tape. Posion the blue Flexirack by aligning it
to the white gear as you move down the table. Press
down on the blue Flexirack to sck it rmly to the
table.
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3. Use the carriage as a guide and align the blue
Flexirack with the white gear along the length of
the table (see arrow at right), removing the pink
protecve layer and pressing downward on the blue
Flexirack while moving down the enre length of the
table.
4. Double check the alignment of the carriage white gear with the blue Flexirack by rolling the carriage
along the enre length of the table.
5. Trim the Flexirack to length using a knife or wire
cuers. The blue Flexirack does not need to extend
the full width of the table and can be a couple of
inches shorter on either end.
6. At both ends of the blue Flexirack, use two of the
small metal clamps (see Parts List, item B) to hold the
ends rmly in place. The clamps have a hole through
the center and a lip on one end. The lip should be on
the side opposite the blue Flexirack. Place the clamps
where they will be aached and drill pilot holes
using the 3/32-inch drill bit and then use a Phillips
screwdriver to fasten the clamps on both sides of the
Flexirack to the table.
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CAUTION: Do not use the larger drill bit included in the emergency repair kit, as this is the wrong
size for the Flexirack clamps.
NOTE: As an alternave, use one clamp at each end. Slide the lip of the clamp over the last gear
of the blue Flexirack, drill a pilot hole, and screw in place.
To install the Y-Rack
1. Carefully lay the quilng machine on its power pod
side (the le side, looking from the front).
Underneath the base plates, near the wheels on the
C-pod side of the machine (the side with the thread
tensioner and guides) there will be either two screws
or two holes. If the screws are there, use a large at
screwdriver to remove the screws.
2. Aach the Y-Rack to the boom of the front and rear
base plates. The blue Flexirack should be toward the
middle of the machine while the bolt holes should
be toward the outside. Use the screws that were
removed from the front and rear base plates (or use
the two smallest screws in the Base Plate Repair Kit
[see Parts List, item D] if your machine had no screws
here).
CAUTION: Be careful not to over-ghten the screws as the base plate holes will strip easily. In case
of accidentally cross-threading or stripping one of the base plate holes, an emergency repair kit
(see Parts List, item D) has been provided.
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3. If the screws in the base plates do not have sloed heads and a nut driver cannot be ed over the
screw head, use one of the provided sloed screws as a replacement (see Parts List, item D) and use a
sloed screwdriver to ghten the screws in place.
Y-encoder circuit board replacement
IMPORTANT: This step is required only if the circuit board on the Y-encoder is blue. If the Y-encoder
has a black circuit board, skip ahead to the next secon.
Replace the Y-encoder circuit board with the one in the package (see Parts List, item G) if the circuit board
is blue and does not have a 3-pin connector aached. It is held in place with one screw and ve connecng
pins.
To replace the Y-encoder
1. Unplug the stch regulator cable from the Y-encoder.
2. Remove the screw that holds the circuit board in
place with a small Phillips screwdriver.
Replace this style
Y-encoder circuit board.
This style Y-encoder circuit board
does not need to be replaced.
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3. Gently pull the circuit board outward toward the front of the quilng machine (the same direcon
the screw came out).
4. Align the new Y-Encoder circuit board so the ve pins
on the encoder t into the ve-pin connector on the
circuit board and gently push into posion. The screw
hole on the circuit board should match up with the
hole in the encoder housing.
5. Replace the Phillips screw.
6. Plug the stch regulator cable into the new Y-encoder circuit board.
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To set up the HQ Pro-Stcher carriage
1. Place the Pro-Stcher carriage on the frame system
and une the black twist es that are binding the
black cables in a loop. Drape the black cables over the
back of the carriage.
2. Plug one branch of the Y-power cord (see Parts List,
item I) into the power supply located toward the rear
of the carriage. Route the power cord through the
cord brackets as shown.
3. Carefully li the quilng machine and place it on the carriage so the wheels engage the white carriage
tracks, making sure not to set the wheels on top of the stch regulator cable. This is easier to do with
two people – one at each end of the quilng machine.
4. With one end of the stch-regulator cable plugged
into the machine’s C-Pod and the middle connector
plugged into the quilng machine’s Y-encoder, plug
the other end of the cable into the carriage X-
encoder.
5. Aach one end of the harness cable (see Parts List,
item P) into the connector on the right side of the
power supply. Tighten the side screws. You will plug
the other ends to the bracket as part of step 5 when
you aach the tablet computer.
Aach harness cable.
Plug
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