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(PEURLGHU\VWLWFKRXWoverview
1. Crosshair 
2.  Color list and scroll bar
3.   Zoom
4.  Presser foot recommendation
5. Current stitch
6.  Go to stitch
7. Basting
8. Thread tension
9. More options
10. Hoop position
11. Speed control
12.   Precise Positioning
13.  Return to Embroidery Edit
14. Quick help
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Use Quick help to receive instant information about 
any icon or part of the screen. Touch the Quick help 
icon (14) and then the icon or the part of the screen 
you want information about. 
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To embroider your design(s), enter Embroidery 
stitch-out. Make sure the embroidery unit is 
connected and the selected hoop is securely 
attached to the embroidery arm. Toggle to 
Embroidery stitch-out by touching the Embroidery 
stitch-out icon (A) above the embroidery mode icon 
on the task bar. Functions used when embroidering 
a design are now shown.
In Embroidery stitch-out, the pan function is always 
active. Use the stylus to pan on screen.Embroidery mode - edit
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The current stitch in the current color block is shown next to the picture (A). The number after the slash 
shows the total number of stitches in the current color block.
The current stitch in the design or combination is shown next to the picture (B). The number after the slash 
shows the total number of stitches in the design or combination.
An estimation of the embroidery time for the current color block is shown next to the picture (C). 
If Monochrome is activated, the estimated remaining embroidery time for the whole embroidery is 
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When embroidering, a crosshair indicates current 
needle position on the screen.
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All colors in the loaded design(s) are shown in the 
order they will be embroidered. Each listed color 
shows color order and number. Also shown are 
the thread manufacturer, thread weight and color 
number. Use the scroll bar to see all of the colors in 
the list. To go to the next color block, just touch it in 
the color list.
Thread manufacturer and thread number are 
displayed for designs in .VP3 and .VIP-format. If 
changing color, some information might be lost.
Example (A): 1:2, RaRa 40, 2426 means the second 

weight rayon, color number 2426.
To make changes to the color list, return to 
Embroidery edit.
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Use the + and - icons to zoom in or out in the 
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open a list of choices. 
Zoom to box (B) lets you decide how much and 
where to zoom in the embroidery area. First, select 
zoom to box in the pop-up. The zoom icon starts 


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to box will then be deactivated. 
Note: How much you can zoom in depends on the 
selected hoop. 
Zoom to all (C) will show all the designs in the 
embroidery combination in the largest view 
possible. 
Zoom to hoop (D) will adjust the view to show the 
selected hoop.
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Touch + to step forward and - to step backwards 
stitch by stitch. Use the - icon to move backwards 
a few steps if the needle thread breaks or runs 
out. Touch and hold to move through the stitches 
quickly. The crosshair will follow the stitches in the 
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To move to a particular stitch in the design touch 
the go to stitch icon. A pop-up will appear, where 
you can enter the desired stitch number. Current 
stitch will then move to that stitch number. If the 
number entered is too large, current stitch will 
move to the last stitch in the design(s). 
						

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Basting enables you to secure your fabric to a 
stabilizer placed under it. It is especially useful 
when the fabric to be embroidered cannot be 
hooped. Basting provides support for stretchy 
fabrics. 
Touch the basting icon (7) to activate basting.
Long touch the icon to open a window to select to 
add the basting stitch around the design area and/
or around the hoop area. 
Select baste around design and the machine 
will add a basting stitch around the design area, 
outlining the area where the design will be placed 
on the fabric. Select baste around hoop area to add 
a basting stitch close to the inner edge of the hoop. 

color block(s) (A) at the beginning of the color list. 
You can step stitch by stitch and step in and out of 
the baste color block(s). 

stitch in the embroidery.
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When embroidering with specialty thread or 
fabric you may need to adjust the thread tension 
to achieve the best result. Thread tension can be 
adjusted up or down using the + and the -.
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too low or too high, touch the Thread tension 
compensation icon in the Machine settings menu 
and adjust the settings in the window that appears, 
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Option bar
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Touch the icon to activate monochrome embroidery. 
All designs are shown in a grey color and the 
machine does not stop for color block changes. To 
deactivate monochrome embroidery, touch the icon 
again. 
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To see your design as large as possible, use the full 

screen. To close, touch the screen once. 
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Touch the 3-dimensional view icon (C) to turn on 
or off a 3-dimensional view of the designs in the 
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2-dimensional view, the designs load faster on the 
screen and it is easier to see the color blocks in the 
design. The view setting remains as selected even 
when you turn your machine off. 
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If you want to stop embroidering and save your 
current position, touch Start/Stop to stop the 
embroidery. Then touch the save current state icon 
to save the current position. You can now turn the 
machine off.
When saving current state, all your adjustments are 
stored and you can continue the embroidery later. A 
current state is saved until you replace it.
Note: If you have chosen AutoSave current state in the 
Settings menu, this icon will be disabled, and current 
state is stored periodically. 
						

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Use the hoop position functions to move the hoop 
to different positions.
Current position
When you want to return to the current stitch and 
start embroidering again where the embroidery was 
interrupted, touch the current position icon. You 
can also press the start/stop button once to return 
to the current stitch and start to embroider.
Park position
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the hoop and select park position. The embroidery 
arm will be placed in a position that will allow easy 
storage.
Use the park position when you need to have a free 
sewing space with the embroidery arm out of the 
way.
Note: It is very important that the hoop is removed, 
otherwise it may be damaged.
Bobbin position
To make it easier to change the bobbin, touch 
bobbin position. The hoop will move backwards, 
allowing you to open the bobbin cover and replace 
the bobbin.
Cut position
Cut position will move the hoop towards you 
making it easier to cut jump stitches and trim fabric 
when embroidering an appliqué. 
Center position
Use the center position if you want to check where 
the center position of the hoop will be placed on the 
fabric. 
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This function enables you to easily reduce the 
maximum embroidery speed. Just touch the speed 
control icon to reduce the speed. To return to 
normal speed, deselect the icon.
You can change the set speed limit. Long touch 
the speed control icon to get a pop-up. Set desired 
speed limit using the slider then close the pop-up. 
The next time you touch the speed control icon, the 
speed will be reduced to the limit you have chosen.
You can embroider without closing the pop-up.
Note: You cannot set maximum speed in the popup. To 
set maximum speed, close the popup and deselect the 
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Precise positioning allows you to place a design 
on an exact spot on your fabric. It is also used 
when you want to embroider a design next to a 
previously embroidered design. 
Use zoom and pan to be sure that you are placing 
the design exactly where you want it. Fine tune 
with the wheel.
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A  Select locking point on screen
B  Place locking point on fabric
C  Select matching point on screen
D  Place matching point on fabric
E  Touch function - move
F  Touch function - rotate
G  Touch function - pan
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J  Zoom to crosshair
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Select locking point on screen (A). Place the green 
crosshair where you would like the locking point 
to be in your embroidery. Use zoom to crosshair 
(see below) to be able to place the crosshair exactly 
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Next activate (B), place locking point on fabric. 
The green crosshair will be locked on the screen, 
changing color from green to black with a ring 
around the center of the locking point. Now you 
can place the design exactly where you want it on 
the fabric by using the stylus or the wheel. 
The position of the needle indicates where the 
locking point is placed on the fabric.
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Precise positioning is easy to use with the zoom 
to crosshair option. Touch the zoom to crosshair 
icon (J) to pan to the current crosshair position and 
zoom in as much as possible on the screen. You can 
position the locking and matching point on screen 
exactly where you want them. 
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You have the ability to check a second position 
within the design to make sure your design is 
lined up properly and make further adjustments if 
necessary. Activate (C), select matching point on 
screen.
A second crosshair will appear, the matching point. 
Place it at the point where you would like another 
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To line up the design where you want it, activate 
(D), place matching point on fabric. To move the 
matching point to the right place on the fabric, the 
rotate function will automatically be selected. 
Use the stylus or wheel to rotate the design on the 
screen around the locking point, kept in position. 
Rotate the design to connect with the previously 
embroidered design, or to get the correct placement 
on the fabric.
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Use the corner icons to set the connecting point 
(locking point or matching point) for precise 
positioning in a corner of the design. This is the 
easiest and most precise way since the connecting 
point will be automatically placed exactly in the 
corner. This is useful when positioning a design on 
a patterned fabric.
The corner icons can also be used to trace the design 


design again by touching the centering icon.
When touching one of the icons, the selected point 
will automatically be set to the corresponding 
position, i.e. at a corner or at the center of the 
embroidery. 
E.g. when choosing the upper left corner icon, the 
connecting point will be set at the upper left corner 
in the outer line of the design(s). After this, you can 
continue and make your own adjustments on the 
connecting point.
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Check allow lower needle position (K) to 
temporarily allow the needle to be in a lower 
position while moving the hoop. The needle 
can then remain close to the fabric when using 
precise positioning. Just make sure the needle is 
above the fabric to prevent damage to the needle 
and fabric.
Note: The warning cannot be disabled when the 
needle is below the needle plate.
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When adding one design to one previously 
embroidered, precise positioning is very useful. 
1a.  Choose one of the corners to select locking 
point on screen (a) by touching one of the 
corner icons (I). You can also set the locking 
point on screen using touch function - move 
or the wheel. 
1b.  Select the next function, place locking point 
on fabric (b), to move the locking point on 
the screen to the right position in the hoop.
  Move the locking point to the upper left 
corner of the embroidered design. Use the 
touch function - move. Check that the needle 
is at the exact position. 
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2a.  To line up the design on the screen with the 
previously embroidered, select matching point 
on screen (a) to be the corner. Use the touch 
function - move or the corner icons.
2b.  Select the next function, select maching point 
on fabric (b) to move the matching point to 
the right position in the hoop. Use the touch 
function - rotate to line up the designs. Check 
that the needle is at the exact position.
  Close precise positioning and start 
embroidering.