Baby Lock Pro-Stitcher BLPS3, Instruction And Reference Manual

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Page 2: ...titcher 3 17 To move the quilting machine after the software has been loaded 3 17 If you have a carriage with levers 3 17 To use the USB flash drive 3 17 4 Pro Stitcher Overview 4 1 Enable or disable the carriage motors 4 1 Overview of the Pro Stitcher screen 4 2 Menu options 4 2 Panel buttons 4 2 Work Area 4 3 Selected vs non selected buttons 4 3 Gray Buttons 4 4 Top toolbar buttons 4 4 To get on...

Page 3: ...a update screen 5 9 Multi Point 5 10 To create an area with multiple points 5 10 To keep track of how many points you have marked 5 10 Rotate designs 5 11 2 Point Rotation 5 12 To rotate a design according to an angle on the quilt 5 12 To fine tune the angle of rotation 5 13 Rotation of repeated designs 5 14 To rotate repeated designs individually 5 14 To rotate repeated designs as a group 5 14 Cr...

Page 4: ...31 To add jumps to your recorded design 5 32 Reposition Menu 5 33 To position a design to the intersection of the crosshairs 5 33 To position a design based on the Home location 5 33 To position a design based on the center point 5 33 To reposition a design up down left or right 5 36 Swap Start End 5 36 To swap the quilting start and end points 5 36 6 Art Stitch 6 1 To pass a design to Art Stitch ...

Page 5: ... Control how fast Pro Stitcher operates 8 1 To set the default speed 8 1 Control how Pro Stitcher handles jumps 8 1 To set the Auto Jump threshold 8 2 Control the number of stitches per inch 8 2 To set the stitches per inch 8 2 Control how Pro Stitcher performs tie offs 8 3 To have Pro Stitcher perform a tie off at the beginning of stitching 8 3 To have Pro Stitcher perform a tie off at the end of...

Page 6: ...r torque limit 8 10 To adjust the motor torque limit 8 10 About 8 11 Shut Down 8 11 To shutdown all software and power down the computer 8 11 To shutdown the software and computer and then start up again 8 11 To exit Pro Stitcher but keep the computer running 8 12 To restart the Pro Stitcher software from Windows 8 12 9 Troubleshooting 9 1 ...

Page 7: ... damaged cord or plug if it is not working properly if it has been dropped or damaged or dropped into water Return the quilting machine to the nearest authorized dealer or service center for examination repair electrical or mechanical adjustment Never operate the machine with any air openings blocked Keep ventilation openings of the machine free from the accumulation of lint dust and loose cloth N...

Page 8: ...he computer monitor with a soft 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 o...

Page 9: ... cordon ou la fiche est endommagé si elle ne fonctionne pas correctement si on l a fait tomber ou endommagé ou si elle est tombée dans l eau Renvoyez la machine à quilter au revendeur ou centre de service après vente agréé le plus proche pour examen réparation ou réglage électrique ou mécanique Ne jamais utiliser la machine si des ouvertures d air sont bloquées Gardez les ouvertures de ventilation...

Page 10: ...ans des endroits exposés à la lumière directe du soleil ou à une forte humidité Ne jamais utiliser ni ranger la machine à proximité d un radiateur d un fer à repasser d une lampe halogène ou d autres objets brûlants 2 Nettoyez l écran d ordinateur avec un chiffon doux non pelucheux Au besoin humidifiez le chiffon avec une petite quantité d alcool isopropylique Ne pas utiliser d autres produits de ...

Page 11: ...ials Go to www babylock com for 1 Updates to the Pro Stitcher software provided FREE as long as you own your machine 2 A full color version of this manual that can be downloaded and printed 3 Updates to this manual 4 Customer Support www babylock com support Machine Packaging Information Keep the carton and packing materials You will need them in the event that you need to return the machine to Ba...

Page 12: ... The temporary adapter should be used only until a properly grounded outlet can be installed by a qualified 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...

Page 13: ...Computer bracket 1 G Y encoder circuit board 1 H Y axis mounting bracket assembly 1 I Power cord assembly I 1 10 foot power cord 1 I 2 2 foot power cord quilting machine to carriage I 3 2 foot power cord wall to filter box I 4 Power filter box J Adhesive cable mounting clips 4 K USB flash drive 1 ...

Page 14: ...L Art Stitch software 1 M USB cable 1 N Computer power cord 1 O Manual engagement disengagement tool 1 P Harness cable 1 Q Pro Stitcher tablet computer NOTE The model of the Pro Stitcher tablet computer may be different from the one pictured 1 ...

Page 15: ...ve the blue 12 foot Flexirack see Parts List item A and the Pro Stitcher carriage see Parts List item E from the box 2 Place the Pro Stitcher carriage on the frame Starting at one end of the table begin mounting 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 protective layer of the tape Position the blue Fle...

Page 16: ...ble 5 Trim the Flexirack to length using a knife or wire cutters 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 firmly in place The clamps have a hole through the center and a lip on one end The lip should be on th...

Page 17: ...ove the screws 2 Attach the Y Rack to the bottom 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 U U CAUTION Be care...

Page 18: ...the circuit board is blue and does not have a 3 pin connector attached It is held in place with one screw and five connecting pins To replace the Y encoder 1 Unplug the stitch regulator cable from the Y encoder 2 Remove the screw that holds the circuit board in place with a small Phillips screwdriver 3 Gently pull the circuit board outward toward the front of the quilting machine the same directio...

Page 19: ...e pins on the encoder fit into the five pin connector on the circuit board and gently push into position 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 stitch regulator cable into the new Y encoder circuit board ...

Page 20: ...With one end of the stitch regulator cable plugged into the machine s C Pod A right and the middle connector plugged into the quilting machine s Y encoder B below plug the other end of the cable into the carriage X encoder C lower right 3 Attach 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 othe...

Page 21: ...t power cord plugs into the other end of the power filter box I 4 and into a wall receptacle when the Pro Stitcher setup is complete Do not plug into the wall at this time 6 The black cables attached to the Pro Stitcher carriage should be routed up between the rear handles and the quilting machine toward the right hand side of the machine looking at the machine from the back Attach the cable clips...

Page 22: ...move the gears so they engage If horizontal adjustment is needed to ensure that at least half the white gear and blue Flexirack are interlocking loosen the two screws that mount the y axis bracket to the base plates and push the bracket in the direction necessary while retighten ing the screws Both screws can be adjusted with the quilting machine on the carriage Pull the machine to the front to ac...

Page 23: ...from the front of the quilting machine by removing the three hex head bolts with a 5mm Allen wrench If you re having difficulty reaching the front handlebar cable first remove two of the hex head bolts and loosen the third bolt Then rotate the handlebar slightly to provide easier access to the handlebar cable 2 Make sure the three handlebar bolts are in the front handlebar and protruding out the b...

Page 24: ... on the bottom edge of the black box that is mounted to the back of the computer bracket Attach the two 9 pin serial cables to the appropriate ports on the back of the same box making sure cable connectors are plugged into their corresponding ports on the black box 6 Remove the computer from its packaging Install the computer into the computer bracket by sliding it into the black bracket from the ...

Page 25: ...mputer power cord see Parts List item N between the computer position B and the black box position C 9 The open USB ports on the black box position F are for plugging in the USB Flash drive to load designs or update the software or for plugging in a keyboard or mouse   IMPORTANT The tablet shown is the Acer W700 series tablet Your tablet may be a different make or model Connect the USB and power...

Page 26: ...wn button press the power switch on the tablet computer to continue shutting down the Pro Stitcher computer   IMPORTANT If you leave the Pro Stitcher computer powered on with the power cord unplugged the computer will begin running off battery power The computer will shut down when no battery power remains   IMPORTANT If the Pro Stitcher computer is left on for a long period of time the screen...

Page 27: ... quick release levers to disengage the carriage gears from the Flexirack Select the Engaged button to once again use Pro Stitcher for computerized quilting If you have a carriage with levers   IMPORTANT If you have a carriage with levers you will need to manually raise the levers for free motion quilting and lower the levers for computerized quilting with Pro Stitcher To use the USB flash drive ...

Page 28: ...r down Pro Stitcher to install or remove the USB flash drive but take care not to remove the flash drive while the system is saving to or loading from the drive Plug the USB flash drive into one of the USB ports on the left side of the black box mounted behind the Pro Stitcher computer ...

Page 29: ...blems that may not be covered by the warranty To get the most of your Pro Stitcher system Baby Lock recommends using the Pro Stitcher computer only as directed to run the Pro Stitcher software the Art Stitch software and other software provided by or recommended by Baby Lock Enable or disable the carriage motors Pro Stitcher communicates with the quilting machine and the carriage motors The Enable...

Page 30: ...ist and drag your finger upward to slide the list up and reveal what is at the bottom Touch and drag downward to scroll back up to the top of the list Panel buttons Position of the needle or how far away from the Home position x 0 and y 0 in the design Tap the gray bar to open the on screen keyboard Design size in inches Name of current design file Press any menu heading to reveal the available fu...

Page 31: ...ates the start point a large red circle indicates the stop point and the small green and red circles indicate the start and end points of jumps within the design Purple dashed lines connect the small green and red circles to show the jumps or no stitch lines Selected vs non selected buttons Some buttons such as Grid and Ruler are on off or toggle buttons Turn them on or off by touching them Other ...

Page 32: ...n Also visible at the top of the screen are the name of the current design file the size of the design and the position of the crosshairs A letter appears next to the name of the current design file to indicate what type of design it is D indicates it is a design G indicates it is a grouped design and R indicates it is a repeated design To get on screen help Help button The Grid and Ruler buttons ...

Page 33: ...in the down position it will move only a half cycle so it stops in the up position Subsequent presses of the button however will cycle a full stitch always ending with the needle in the up position Tap Full Stitch once to cycle the needle a full stitch To display the on screen grid Press Grid to turn the grid on or off Depending on the zoom level the lines may indicate either one inch or one quart...

Page 34: ...esign select Zoom and then drag your finger in a downward or right to left motion To enlarge the view of the design select Zoom and drag your finger in an upward or left to right motion To move the design on the screen Select the design and press Drag After pressing Drag the button changes to Drop Touch the design with your finger and drag the design to a new location Then press Drop when the desi...

Page 35: ...the group a name and a number and displays the selected group in black with a bounding box around it If you have created multiple groups select the Group button and choose the group you want to work with from the pop up box that appears If you Baseline a group the designs are merged and the group is treated as a single design After creating a group you will not be able to work with the designs ind...

Page 36: ...er Alternately you can drag the name box to a new area on the screen in the same way To change the stitch order of multiple designs Select Stitch Order to change the order in which the designs in the group are stitched Choose one or more design and then touch the up and down arrows to shift the stitch order Jump lines between designs change as the stitch order changes To measure distances in a des...

Page 37: ... and use the calculator to add this measurement Press Ruler to turn it off Continue in this manner until you have the total measurement you need Crosshairs The intersection of the horizontal and vertical crosshairs represent the position of the machine s needle By default the Follow button isn t selected and the crosshairs move when you move the machine This means that the design remains stationar...

Page 38: ...d dots mark the start of a jump the point where Pro Stitcher stops stitching so you can tie off the thread The purple dashed line shows the jumps not stitched Green dots mark the end of the jump and the beginning of the next stitching segment Start green and stop red points Bounding box Design Use these buttons to keep track of changes you make to the design Use these buttons to display portions o...

Page 39: ...e design process essentially freezing all of your design choices The design isn t saved to the computer but the resize rotation and crop settings are maintained until you change them To baseline a design At any point in the design process select Baseline After you baseline a design you will not be able to use any of the design reset buttons to return the design to its original settings However you...

Page 40: ...block Clear the Area The design will maintain its size and shape Reposition the design to another block and quilt the design Continue quilting the baselined design on the blocks throughout the quilt Use Baseline when you want to crop multiple shapes from a design Mark and crop the first area and then select Baseline Clear the area and create a new area in another location for cropping Continue to ...

Page 41: ...iles To access recently used designs Choose Recent to see a list of the most recent designs you have opened Then select the design you want to use This shortcut enables you to open recent designs without searching through the design library To load a design from the design library 1 To load a design select Design File and then select Open 2 Browse to the design stored either on the C drive or on a...

Page 42: ... software or closing a design However it is a good idea to save your work regularly Press Save to save the design in its current state The design library appears with the name of the current design loaded To overwrite the existing design with that name press Save To save a copy of the design to a new name enter a new name using the pop up keyboard and then press Save To cancel without saving the d...

Page 43: ...vely use the navigation buttons at the top of the screen to move among folders and drives To duplicate a design Select the design or group you want to copy and choose Duplicate The duplicated design is placed at the current position of the crosshairs If the crosshairs have not been moved the duplicate s will be in exactly the same place as the original Choose Reposition or Drag to move the duplica...

Page 44: ...he instructions for downloading the latest update save the update file to a USB flash drive and plug the USB flash drive into a USB port on the Pro Stitcher computer Wait for approximately 10 seconds while Pro Stitcher accesses the USB flash drive Follow the instructions included on the website for installing the update To return a design to its original settings Many settings in Pro Stitcher rema...

Page 45: ... areas or they can be more complex unique shapes created by plotting multiple points multi point areas The area is fixed in position once it is defined and cannot be moved To move or adjust an area first clear the current area and then recreate it To fit the area within the work area of the screen use Zoom To create a rectangular area using 2 Corner 1 Move the quilting machine so the needle lines ...

Page 46: ...cates the quilting area To override the width or height of an area The width and height of the area appear in the number boxes on the screen You can modify these values to create an area beyond what the quilting machine can reach Touch either the Area Width number box or the Area Height number box enter a new value in the number pad that appears and then press Enter After you enter a value in eith...

Page 47: ...nt 2 Move the machine to a second point along the perimeter of the quilting area and press Multi Point again A purple line joins the two marked points 3 Move the machine to a third point along the perimeter of the quilting area and press Multi Point Pro Stitcher automatically closes the shape back to the first point when the third point is marked creating a purple triangle to indicate the multi po...

Page 48: ...gns Original design Design rotated 45 clockwise Design rotated 45 counterclockwise Design mirrored Design flipped Number box Flips the design vertically Flips the design horizontally Resets the rotation back to zero Rotates the design 1 or 0 1 clockwise or counterclockwise Rotates the design 45 clockwise or counterclockwise ...

Page 49: ...ht 2 Move the machine to a point further to the right along the angled line Note the position of the crosshairs in the image at the right 3 Select 2 Point End The design rotated to match the angle created by the two points selected in steps 1 and 2 The rotation angle appears in the number box and the design rotates to match the angle 31 98 degrees in this example Machine Quilting Tip Use 2 Point r...

Page 50: ...2 Point End depending on which end of the line needs to be repositioned NOTE A start point on the left followed by an end point on the right i e a straight line with start on the left and end on the right is a 0 rotation or no rotation A start point on the right and an end point on the left i e a straight same line but with the start and end points reversed is a 180 rotation or in other words the ...

Page 51: ...dually Before rotating select Single Then select one of the rotate buttons Each individual design will be rotated or mirrored or flipped To rotate repeated designs as a group Before rotating select Group Then select one of the rotate buttons The entire set of repeated designs is rotated or mirrored or flipped as a single entity Rotates repeated designs individually Rotates repeated designs as a se...

Page 52: ...at are created from a crop Open or Closed To perform a tieoff at jump points Choose Open to perform a tieoff at the jump points in a cropped design Select Tie Off Start and Tie Off Finish in Settings For more information about the tieoff settings see Control how Pro Stitcher performs tie offs in chapter 8 Settings Menu To stitch between jump points Choose Closed to stitch along the border of the c...

Page 53: ... the area To isolate and crop a portion of a design Use Crop Start End in conjunction with New Start End points on the Quilt menu to isolate a part of a design for quilting Pro Stitcher crops any of the design before the start point and after the end point 1 Load a design such as the continuous bunny and stars e2e hqf design 2 Select Quilt and then New Start End 3 Use the slider bars and arrows to...

Page 54: ...r Manual Design Menu 5 17 4 Select Design and then Crop 5 Select Start End to crop away the design before the start point and after the end point Save the design to a new file name so you can use it again in the future ...

Page 55: ...umber of repeats that appear on screen press the Minus Sign Alternately tap on the number box and enter the desired number of repeats into the pop up num ber box Then press Enter NOTE If the repeated design includes jump points Pro Stitcher preserves them when you save the design To change the size of the gap between repeated designs Enter a value in inches in either the Horizontal Distance box or...

Page 56: ... The Point 2 Point buttons link the start and end points of repeated designs The following image shows the design before selecting Point 2 Point To join horizontally repeated designs To link designs horizontally ensure the start and end points are at the same height or vertical coor dinate Then select Horizontal Point 2 Point to align the designs such that the end point of the first design matches...

Page 57: ...nce box you must first turn off Point 2 Point Repeat Wrapping Use the wrapping options in conjunction with repeated designs The options enable you to shift rows or columns of repeated designs or offset the entire design window Typically you will wrap either a row or a column but not both On the Design menu select Repeat then select Wrapping Removes all of the wrapping actions and resets the design...

Page 58: ...ift every other column of repeated designs beginning with the second column by half of the height of the design select the 1 2 button Select the up arrow button under Column to shift the columns up by 1 8 inch Select the down arrow button under Column to shift the columns down by 1 8 inch Or touch the number box under Column and use the number pad to enter a decimal value to shift columns For exam...

Page 59: ...y one inch to the right enter 1 To move all rows by one inch to the left enter 1 When you select Enter the rows all shift accordingly To vertically wrap the design window Choose from several Window options along the right side of the screen to specify how to wrap the design window vertically To shift all rows by half of the height of the design select the 1 2 button Select the up arrow button to s...

Page 60: ...desired wrapping position The Drag button remains enabled and displays the word Drop continue to fine tune by dragging the design When you are happy with the wrap ping position select Drop Treatment of jump points Choose between two ways of handling loose ends or jump points that are created from wrapping designs Select Open to perform a tieoff at the jump points in a wrapped design Tie Off Start ...

Page 61: ...r a resize value in the number box Height and Width buttons Returns the design to its original size Ensures the design s aspect ratio remains constant as you adjust height or width Select to adjust the width of the design Select to adjust the height of the design Original Height and Original Width Select to adjust rotated designs long their original x and y axes This width of this design was incre...

Page 62: ...d To stretch or shrink a rotated design along its original Y axis rather than how it is oriented on the screen select the Original Height button with the yellow angled line and then press the Plus Sign to increase or Minus Sign to decrease the size of the design Blue line shows the original x axis or original width of a rotated design Select to adjust original width This original width of this rot...

Page 63: ...ons aren t available until you define an area Buttons align the design to the top bottom left or right side of an area or stretch designs horizontally or vertically Returns the design to its original size Align Center Aligns the horizontal center of the design s bounding box with the horizontal center of the area Align Left Aligns the left side of the design s bounding box with the leftmost point ...

Page 64: ... Bottom Aligns the bottom of the design s bounding box with the lowest point of the area Vertical Stretch Stretches or shrinks the design so the top of the bounding box aligns with the highest point of the area and the bottom of the bounding box aligns with the lowest point of the area Align Top Aligns the top of the design s bounding box with the top of the area pictured Align Center Aligns the v...

Page 65: ...e Vertical Alignment Align Top button To skew a design to fit a convex area 1 Load a design and then create a diamond shaped area 2 Rotate the design Design Rotate to fit the area This design was rotated 45 degrees 3 Choose Design Skew Align Select Skew 1 ...

Page 66: ...rea such as a cross or scalloped border 1 Load a design such as the Crosshatch Square Rotate repeat crop or resize the design as desired 2 Use Area Multi Point to create an area that represents the concave area This area maps to a portion of a scalloped border 3 Choose Design Skew Align Select Skew 2 The design will skew to fit the area ...

Page 67: ... free motion quilt as desired When you are ready to once again quilt with Pro Stitcher select Engaged If you have the carriage with manual levers You ll see this screen if you have an older version of the firmware running on your quilting machine It looks and functions exactly like previous versions of Pro Stitcher Press to start or end recording the motion of the quilting machine If you move the ...

Page 68: ...to an existing design Load a design and position the crosshairs where you want to begin recording freehand motion A stitching line connects the end point of the design and the position of the crosshairs when recording begins When adding to an existing design Pro Stitcher baselines the design and treats it as a single design when performing other design functions To mark and record straight lines M...

Page 69: ... each marked point The marked ditch design can then be stitched or saved to stitch at different places on the quilt To add jumps to your recorded design At any point while recording or marking insert a jump point into your design Stop recording or marking and then select Jump Continue moving the machine but no stitch lines will be recorded until you once again select Record or Mark Jump lines disp...

Page 70: ...gn multiple times on the quilt baseline the design select the Baseline button in the lower right corner of the screen and then reposition the design To position a design to the intersection of the crosshairs Move the quilting machine needle to a position on the quilt where the design is to be quilted If you positioned the needle at the top left corner press the top left corner button Pro Stitcher ...

Page 71: ...Positions the bottom right corner of the design at the intersection of the crosshairs Positions the bottom left corner of the design at the intersection of the crosshairs Positions the center of the design at the intersection of the crosshairs ...

Page 72: ...moved to a new location press Reset to bring the design closer to the current crosshair position NOTE The Home button is a repositioning tool Do not select it if the design has already been positioned at the desired location To position a design based on the center point Move the quilting machine needle to the center point of the block or other area of the quilt Press the Center button to center t...

Page 73: ... one tenth 10 of an inch To nudge the machine in smaller more minute increments change this value to one hundredth 01 of an inch Swap Start End There may be times when you want to switch the quilting start and end points such as when you rotate or flip a design and the start point is now at the right side of the design Use the Swap Start End option to do this To swap the quilting start and end poi...

Page 74: ... software If Art Stitch is open and has been licensed the design will open in Art Stitch NOTE If Art Stitch has not yet been licensed a licensing screen will appear for entering license information You will not be able to save any changes to the design until you activate the Art Stitch license Follow the instructions in the Art Stitch instruction manual for offline activation 2 Press Close to bypa...

Page 75: ...p keyboard is a quick keyboard solution it may be more convenient to use a conventional mouse and keyboard The Pro Stitcher computer works with most wired and wireless USB keyboards and mice Just plug the keyboard mouse or wireless dongle into an available USB port wait a minute for Windows to install appropriate drivers and then use the keyboard or mouse A USB hub may be used to expand the number...

Page 76: ... new version NOTE To access the file browser after the Pro Stitcher software is closed either attach a keyboard or press the keyboard icon at the top left hand corner of the screen to open the pop up keyboard Press and hold the Windows key followed by the letter E to open a file browser to locate and then run the Art Stitch installation file again 5 After the new version of Art Stitch is installed...

Page 77: ...tton If the Stitch button is disabled Pro Stitcher traces the design bounding box or area perimeter with the machine but does not stitch Select the Stitch button again to enable stitching To immediately stop the machine from quilting If you must immediately stop the machine while quilting press Emergency Stop Unlike Pause which brings the machine to a gentle stop the Emergency Stop button immediat...

Page 78: ...ears darker Pro Stitcher stitches rather than traces the bounding box To verify the position of the defined area on the quilt Select Trace Area and then Run Pro Stitcher moves the machine around the perimeter of the defined area shown as purple lines on the screen Watch the needle position as the machine traces the area s perimeter to ensure the design will quilt where expected If the Stitch butto...

Page 79: ... button Press and hold an arrow button The selected arrow button changes to a Stop button The machine stitches a line in the selected direction until you stop pressing the arrow key Alternately select both Stitch and Continuous Then press and release an arrow key The selected arrow button changes to a Stop button The machine stitches in the selected direction until you press the Stop button Machin...

Page 80: ...nsure that the carriage motor levers are in the engaged position You can then manually use the quilting machine handles to stitch either horizontal or vertical lines Machine Quilting Tip To stitch a plumb line with Pro Stitcher Ensure your quilt top is loaded squarely on the frame by stitching a horizontal plumb line across the top of the batting and backing Select Horizontal Channel Lock press th...

Page 81: ... drag the scroll bar to your desired quilting speed For more information about the quilting speed setting see Control how fast Pro Stitcher operates in chapter 8 Settings Menu To adjust the auto jump threshold while quilting A jump is a gap in a design where there is no stitching If a jump is less than the threshold Pro Stitcher does not pause for you to cut the thread If a jump is greater than th...

Page 82: ... stitches per inch setting for your design Smaller designs especially designs that have lots of curves and circles may require a shorter stitch length such as 12 to 18 stitches per inch Less intricate designs with large curves or circles can use a larger stitch length such as 10 stitches per inch To manage the tieoff settings while quilting Indicate how to tie off the stitching at jump points and ...

Page 83: ... For more information about the pullup options see Control how Pro Stitcher handles bobbin thread pullups in chapter 8 Settings Menu Choose Pull up On or Pull up Auto to indicate your preference for handling pullups If you do not select either pullup option you will need to manually pull up the bobbin thread before stitching To change the pause delay settings while quilting After beginning to stit...

Page 84: ...ss the Pause button for the machine to come to a gentle stop Pro Stitcher places gold marker at the point in the design where you paused To make changes to settings select Quilt and then select Reposition Status or New Start End Reposition designs while quilting is paused At any point after pausing the quilting you can reposition the design based on the start point or end point After pausing the q...

Page 85: ... segment information is useful if you want to resume quilting from that exact point such as when you are quilting over sized blocks and need to roll the quilt after quilting part of the block Make a note of the line segment and distance values so that you can begin quilting again at that precise location The distance information may be useful in determining how much thread has been used Change the...

Page 86: ...t is adjusted to follow the start point Similarly if you select a end point that is before the current start point in the design the start point is adjusted to come before the end point NOTE If the Start Auto or Stop Auto buttons are selected the start or end points continue to move as you move the machine and crosshairs To adjust start and end points with the scroll bars The upper scroll bar cont...

Page 87: ... point forward or back in the design use the left or right arrows on the scroll bar until the new start point is exactly where desired Press Start Auto again Use the Half Stitch button to pull up the bobbin thread Press the Tie off on Resume and Pullup on Resume buttons to disable Press Resume to continue quilting If the quilt has shifted slightly and the point on the design does not match up exac...

Page 88: ...oves across the frame system Select Settings Speed To set the default speed Choose either the Slow Medium or Fast button to set the default speed Alternately use the scroll bar to select a speed between the slow medium or fast settings Control how Pro Stitcher handles jumps If a quilt design contains jumps or gaps in the design path that are not stitched Pro Stitcher can either move automatically ...

Page 89: ...If the jump is longer than the Auto Jump threshold Pro Stitcher pauses before the jump so you can trim the thread NOTE If Tie Off options are turned on Pro Stitcher performs a tie off at the jump start and end points regardless of which jump method is performed If the Pullup feature is turned on Pro Stitcher performs a pull up at the end of the jumps that exceed the Auto Jump threshold Control the...

Page 90: ...nd press Enter NOTE The number you specify is the number of full stitches that are formed not the number of times the needles cycles For example if the tie off number is set to 2 and you selected the Micro method the needle cycles three times before beginning to stitch the design Alternately if you selected the Tack method the needle cycles five times to form two stitches forward and two stitches ...

Page 91: ...elected number of tie off stitches to the end of the design This method does not back over itself and is more likely to be pulled loose than the Tack method However it is much less noticeable than the Tack method be cause there is no build up of thread Control how Pro Stitcher handles bobbin thread pullups Pro Stitcher can be set to automatically pull up the bobbin thread at the start of stitching...

Page 92: ... pauses the quilting machine shortly after starting into a design and after each time a pullup is performed This enables you to safely trim the thread tails Select Settings Pause Delay To set the Pause Delay Select On to turn on Pause Delay or Off to turn off Pause Delay You have the option of setting the Pause Delay in seconds how long of a delay or inches how far it stitches before pausing To se...

Page 93: ...omputer to Pro Stitcher training and use the software functions even though the computer isn t attached to a quilting machine 1 Download the latest version of the Pro Stitcher software for example PSUpdate15 04 0071 exe to a USB flash drive   IMPORTANT If this version isn t already installed on your Pro Stitcher tablet install it by inserting the USB flash drive into the tablet computer After th...

Page 94: ... computer and then start NOTE If you receive the error message at the right simply select Close 4 You will see a pop up message asking whether you want to be able to run Pro Stitcher in simulation mode Select Yes If you select No Pro Stitcher will not run 5 When you receive this message do not yet select OK 6 Remove the USB drive from the Windows computer and insert it into the Pro Stitcher tablet...

Page 95: ...per right section of the screen and the Follow button is removed When the Sim button is selected the mouse and the keyboard arrow keys simulate moving the quilting machine to do things such as zoom pan or create areas The other button function as normal Simply select them with the mouse 1 Ensure the Sim button is selected appears dark green at the top right of the screen 2 Use the arrow keys or mo...

Page 96: ...econnect the machine You may need to reestablish communications between Pro Stitcher and the quilting machine For example this happens when you start the Pro Stitcher computer while the quilting machine is turned off Press Reconnect Machine to reestablish communications between the Pro Stitcher and the quilting machine Easily test whether Pro Stitcher is communicating with the quilting machine by ...

Page 97: ...tions The logging options are for troubleshooting Pro Stitcher by a technician Select Settings Advanced Logging Motor Option The Motor Torque Limit enables you to customize the sensitivity of the Pro Stitcher motors For example if while quilting the Infinity hits the poles there is a thread lock or you ve selected a quilting speed that is too fast for the complex design you re using the error mess...

Page 98: ...ase the Motor Torque Limit to increase the motor sensitivity Select the number box and enter the value Typically entering 55 or 60 is sufficient to eliminate the error message except when there is a significant obstruction U U CAUTION Increasing the Motor Torque Limit means that the Pro Stitcher motors will be less responsive to obstructions and may continue running potentially causing damage to t...

Page 99: ...ct Shutdown from the menu Then select the Exit to Windows button At times it may be necessary to close down the Pro Stitcher software and use the standard Windows operating system To restart the Pro Stitcher software from Windows Locate the Pro Stitcher shortcut icon on the desktop and double tap it ...

Page 100: ...the monitor The Windows button is Orange or Blue The computer may be in a standby or screen saver mode Tap the display to wake the system up If that does not work press the Windows button to wake it up The stitch regulator cable is not connected properly The Pro Stitcher moves but does not stitch Make sure the gray flat stitch regulator cable is plugged into the back of the C Pod the encoder wheel...

Page 101: ...d enabled locked in position pressing the machine side to side or front to back allows a little motion but the white gear does not rotate Make sure the white gears completely engage the blue rack If the X axis gear does not naturally fully engage without lowering the white gears it may be because the X axis motor assembly is slightly narrower than the carriage It may be necessary to insert a thin ...

Page 102: ...both the quilting machine and the Pro Stitcher computer should resolve the issue No patterns or folders show up in the design library The current path is pointing to the wrong drive letter Baby Lock highly recommends backing up all pattern files on a home computer or another disk Designs are stored on the computer s hard drive and on the removable USB flash drive If you are attempting to access de...

Page 103: ...uter If everything is connected properly and power is on press the lightning bolt button to attempt to reestablish communication with the motors The icon will turn to either a red or green motor button once communications are re established If this occurs during stitching possibly due to a large electrostatic discharge ESD event or power surge the Pro Stitcher will stop moving and wait for the lig...

Page 104: ... design stitch out save the pattern and re boot the computer Use the New Start Point function if necessary to resume from where stitching was left off System Restore or System Repair message on boot up If a message appears on boot up black screen white text that asks whether to run System Restore or Start Windows Normally select Start Windows Normally by using the keyboard Plug the keyboard into t...

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