handi quilter HQSixteen, User Manual

HQ Sixteen

™

 User Manual 1.6 

 Page 17

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TITCH 

R

EGULATOR 

O

PERATION

To use regulation mode it must be selected from the 

SETTINGS MENU

.  

 
1. 

Scroll until you can see 

QUILT MODE

 from the 

MENU 

and 

press 

SELECT 

(Photo 14).

 
2. Choose 

REGULATED

 from the 

QUILT MODE MENU

 and 

press 

SELECT. 

 
3. 

The menu prompts you to select the number of 

STITCHES 

PER INCH

 you desire (Photo 15). Select any number from 4 

to15 stitches per inch by pressing the up/down arrows (the 
larger the number, the smaller the stitch).  Press 

SELECT

to 

return to the main 

MENU.

 
4. The 

DISPLAY

 will now indicate on the first line that the 

machine is in 

REGULATION MODE

 and will display the 

STITCHES PER INCH

. 

 
5. 

From the front or rear handles, press 

START 

and begin 

moving the machine. The needle will immediately start 
stitching.  As you move the machine, your stitches will be 
regulated to the length set in step 3. If you press 

START

 and 

don’t move the machine, the needle will start stitching, but 
will stop after 3-4 stitches. 

I

MPORTANT 

N

OTES

You can stop the machine at any time by pushing the 

START/STOP

 key. If you don’t move the 

machine after 3 or 4 stitches, the machine will stop and position the needle.  
 
It is important to not move the machine too fast since this will result in an 

OVERSPEED 

CONDITION

, during which, the machine drops out of regulation until you slow your motions to 

below 100% of motor capacity. A beep will sound when your speed is over 100% unless the 
overspeed alarm is disabled.  If you desire, the overspeed alarm can be disabled by selecting 

SETUP

 from the 

MENU

, then choose 

ALARM MODE

.  

You can return to 

MANUAL

 mode from the 

MENU

 by scrolling to 

QUILT MODE

 and pushing 

SELECT

.   Choose 

MANUAL MODE

 and press 

SELECT

.  

Photo 15 

Photo 14