Quilt EZ Professional Butler, Manual

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Page 2: ... quilting products Our products have been designed in house and sold under various names and for multiple companies since 2005 Our growth is a result of you and our goal remains the same to provide quilters everywhere with the products and knowledge that fulfill their wants and simplify their lives This Manual This manual was written to help you understand how to use the features of Butler The maj...

Page 3: ...1 42 Tag Remove Patterns Ext Layout Add Pattern Remove Pattern Ajust Pattern box Set Quilt Area Settings Parmerters Parmerters Ext Machine Settings Machine Settings Ext Test Test Advanced Information Bottom Icons Zoom In Out Zoom to Crosshair Appendix A How To Appendix A How To Ext 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Quilt a quad pattern quilt block Quilt a quad pattern quilt block Ext Quilt a quad patt...

Page 4: ...g robotics or set it to the left when doing free motion Remote port C The Remote port is used with machines that do not have QuiltEZ electronics and will connect directly into the display Power Switch The power switch is used to power the motor box on or off Flip the switch in the up posi tion for on or the down position for off LED light port Heart Beat Light The light behind this port will blink...

Page 5: ...t bearing B Helps keep the x belt secure D Locking arm The locking arm keeps the x belt secure when the locking lever is engaged or releases tension on the belt when the locking lever is disengaged for free motion E Power supply port The power supply port is where the power cable connects to provide power to the motor box Getting to Know Butler A B C D E 7 ...

Page 6: ...electronics or if the motor box for robotics only systems F USB port A micro USB port Not used with the Butler system Can be used as an alternative charging method E Front facing camera Allows the user to take images Not used with the Butler system D Host port The primary input Allows information to come into the tablet Use this port when connecting the micro USB cable comin g from the hub C Headp...

Page 7: ...ove the locking lever away from the edge of the motor box Pull the large lever back then simultaneously push the small lever forward to unlock In order to disengage the y belt loosen the wing nuts located on the carriage bracket Once both belts are disengaged the machine will be ready for free motion quilting Do not forget to reengage the belts before using the Butler robot again Getting to Know B...

Page 8: ... the needle on the machine using the handlebar controls Once you are ready tap the green checkmark to proceed Then you will cycle the needle to lock stiches Then start your machine using your handlebars click checkmark and start stiching You will then pull up the bobbin thread then tap the green checkmark to proceed 10 ...

Page 9: ... These icons allow you to navigate the Android tablet as well as control system volume The Back Arrow will exit currently open programs This has feature has been disabled in the PerfectStitch application to make sure that your work is not accidentally lost but will work in all other applications The Android Home icon will suspend the current application and take you to the desktop Work will not be...

Page 10: ...any given time Too many open applications could potentially slow the system speed To exit the overview screen tap anywhere on the screen or select the Back Arrow or Android Home icon The Volume Decrease button will bring up the volume control slider You can lower the volume of the system sounds by tapping the Volume Decrease button until the levels are where you want or drag your finger on the sli...

Page 11: ...Android s features quickly A Tap shortcut icons to open that application B Tap the Google search bar to start an instant Internet search in the Browser C Tap the Application icon to view all of the applications on the tablet located at the top right corner for 7 models D Slide down from the top right corner of the screen to gain instant access to select settings like Wi Fi or to view the battery s...

Page 12: ...Application icon to view all of the applications on the tablet located at the top right corner for 7 models 2 Press and hold your finger over the icon of the application that you wish to create a shortcut for 3 Drag your finger where you would like the icon to be placed on your desktop 4 Release the icon to place the shortcut on the desktop Navigating the Android Tablet 14 ...

Page 13: ...he tablet or to be able to connect directly to support technicians 1 From the desktop Tap the Application icon to view all of the applications on the tablet located at the top right corner for 7 models 2 Select the settings application 3 Make sure that Wi Fi is set to on 4 Select your router from the list and enter the security password for your Internet either set yourself or given to you by your...

Page 14: ... The right icons correspond with the currently selected tool on the left The bottom icons are always available from any pattern view screen and allow you to customize how you view what is on the screen Bottom Icons Left Icons Right Icons A B C A B C Overview of the Screen Layout Navigating the Android Tablet 16 ...

Page 15: ...Go button when the Stitch Controller is not highlighted then your machine will run the pattern without stitching This can be used to make sure that the robotics will run the pattern properly and in the space designated How to stitch a pattern If you press the Go button when the Stitch Controller is highlighted then the stitch regulator will be engaged and the machine will stitch during the pattern...

Page 16: ...y are displaying You have the option to move patterns from the left to the right in the order that you want or you can move all the patterns to the right list and then use the up and down arrows on the right to set the order Select the pattern that you want and move it up or down the list using the up and down arrows The order that the patterns are displayed in from top to bottom is the sequence i...

Page 17: ...ded to go back over about three of the last stitches to ensure that there are no gaps When the needle of the machine is over the location that you wish to start the pattern again Select the Green check mark to start the pattern You will be prompted to pull up the bobbin thread as if starting from the beginning Select the Red X to cancel if needed Tips If two lines are very close together on the sc...

Page 18: ...attern While the machine is following the pattern you can adjust the speed by using the up and down arrows on the right of the screen The lower the speed the slower the system will move Be careful as in some cases moving too fast can cause thread breaks and irregular stitches During the trace you may need to stop your machine For example if you have a thread break or your bobbin runs out of thread...

Page 19: ... you direct control over the stitches per inch from the tablet interface SPI can be changed before the pattern starts or while it is paused but not while it is running SPI Horizontal Lock will lock the horizontal or left and right movement of the carriage This can be used to help you draw straight horizontal lines Horizontal Lock Vertical Lock will lock the vertical or front and back movement of t...

Page 20: ...pattern How to nest a quilt pattern 1 To nest your pattern Follow the on screen prompts and move your machine to a point near the bottom of the pattern mark the quilt top with fabric chalk or something similar then with the needle over that mark press the green check mark 2 Once the location has been marked roll your quilt Ensure the marked point remains on the quiltable area and does not go up in...

Page 21: ...the Spacing icon and set the desired vertical distance between the quilted pattern and the to be quilted pattern Then press the check mark button 5 Press the green Go button on the home screen to stitch the pattern as normal See Appendix A for more help with nesting Already Quilted Spacing Icon Move Icon Tips If you have set spacing with either Repeat pg 14 or the Pattern Layout Helper pg 19 the s...

Page 22: ...ally with the last pattern Offset will change the horizontal alignment of even rows As this value is increased the even rows will be indented by as many inches as is set Use this feature if you want to indent even rows like the first line in a paragraph Auto fill will automatically fill as many of the pattern in its current state size and all other edits as possible into the pattern box Spacing an...

Page 23: ...can also touch and drag the center circle of the currently selected pattern to quickly move it Check move all to move all of the patterns and the pattern box at once Move start will move the start point green dot to where the cross hair is on the screen or where the needle is on the quilt Use this if you want the pattern to start at a certain location on the quilt Move Pattern Move Pattern Tips Us...

Page 24: ... the width and height when prompted or touch and drag the corners of the currently selected pattern Smart Scale will automatically scale the pattern to as large as possible while staying inside the pattern box Use this to fill the entire box Morph allows you to fill any four sided pattern box with the selected pattern The pattern will distort to fill the pattern box if the pattern box isn t exactl...

Page 25: ...iqué Inside and Appliqué Outside Traditional Crop Traditional Crop will remove any excess portions of the pattern that are outside of the pattern box This can be used at the end of a quilt if you don t have enough space for a full pattern and don t want to resize the pattern You can instead cut everything outside of the space off 27 ...

Page 26: ...use this feature with an appliqué using the free motion on the left tool bar or with For more information on Free motion turn to page 36 Tips Use Show All Icon when making a second pattern box to see the pattern while you create a new pattern box See Add Pattern box on pg 31 Make sure that you have the pat tern box with the pattern box with the pattern selected in order for an appliqué crop to wor...

Page 27: ...e quilt length with the currently sized pattern Changing the number of passes will automatically change the pattern height Use this feature if you want to control the number of passes on the quilt If you want a whole number for this value set it after setting row spacing Number of passes Quilt Length Sets the spacing between rows this function is also the equivalent to the spacing feature in the r...

Page 28: ...e pass es and spacing will look like together These gray spaces will not be stitched when the pattern is ran Auto Fill Quilt Preview Auto Fill Quilt Preview Binding lets you account for the space at the top and bottom of the quilt If you are setting a half inch binding at the top and bottom set this value to 0 5 for each Binding Quilt Shrinkage is a value that accounts for how much the quilt is go...

Page 29: ...gative direction up or left will invert the pattern The file folder located on the bottom left of the display can be used to add a pattern this is simply another way to add a pattern versus using the Patterns folder located on the left tool bar Add Control Point Point to Point gives you the option to customize the pattern placement by selecting key points on your quilt In order to use Point to Poi...

Page 30: ... click on the white text box Then enter the desired text using the on screen keyboard Once complete click on the green check mark to load the digitized text pattern This feature breaks the link with the previously set pattern so you can set a new control point Setting a new control point will allow you to start a new string of patterns Reset Pattern Chain 32 ...

Page 31: ...tern box You can also have multiple patterns within the same pattern box Alternatively you can tap the different patterns on the screen to switch between them Remove Pattern Next Pattern Duplicate pattern will add an identical version of the selected pattern Unlike a repeated pattern this pattern is independent of the other patterns and can be edited freely Use this feature when you want to edit t...

Page 32: ...atterns to run the opposite direction Mirror Save allows you to save the currently selected pattern and any changes you may have made under a new name Saving a pattern with its original name overwrites the old pattern The pattern is saved under the Saved tag on the patterns list Saving a pattern will allow you to open the pattern with all the edits that you have made This can be useful when doing ...

Page 33: ...and end points of the currently selected pattern This will reverse the direction in which the pattern is stitched This feature can be used to switch the start and stop points of the second row so that when the first row finishes stitching on the right it can drop straight down and start stitching right to left instead of going all the way to the left and stitching to the right to save time Reverse...

Page 34: ...Edit Patterns Load patterns import export or add a tag to patterns Patterns From this screen you can select the patterns that you want to quilt A B C D E F Patterns 36 ...

Page 35: ...only patterns with the attributed tags Slide your finger up and down to scroll through the patterns Tap a pattern to select it D This section allows you to choose how the pattern will load onto the quilt area or will allow you to cancel pattern selection Select the green check mark to load the pattern on in its default format and size select the Auto Scale icon to fit the pattern to the size of th...

Page 36: ...agfeature to create a new tag to add the pattern to Once you have specified a tag and source for the pattern select the Import button This will bring up a file explorer that will allow you to locate the patterns you wish to import You can select as many patterns for import as you wish Select the Green check mark to import the patterns The file explorer will only display folders and readable patter...

Page 37: ...port PDF The PDF is stored on your USB drive in a folder that the software creates called images This is a helpful tool if you would like to print out a list of your patterns There are two ways of exporting the patterns you can do all of the patterns at once or you can have your patterns exported and saved by individual tags Export by Tag Export by Tag Will export patterns of a certain tags to you...

Page 38: ...patterns is a good idea just in case you ever lose your patterns or break the tablet It is recommended to backup your patterns often Restore Backup Restore Backup will allow you to restore the backed up database Restore backup will erase the current database so any patterns added after the restore will be lost Restore Factory Restore Factory lets you restore your patterns to the original received ...

Page 39: ...move Patterns This screen will allow you to attribute tags to patterns or delete tags or patterns Tags are similar to an index for your patterns Adding tags to patterns can make them easier to find A B C D E F G H 41 ...

Page 40: ...ish to attribute or tap any highlighted tag to remove it from the pattern When a tag is given to a pattern that pattern will show up when that tag is selected from the pattern menu G This section of the screen shows you images of the patterns that are on the tablet As you narrow down by tag this section will display only patterns with the attributed tags Slide your finger up and down to scroll thr...

Page 41: ... lets you open saved layouts which contain pattern boxes and patterns After opening a layout you will be prompted to move the machine head to the top left corner of your quilt frame quilt area and press OK To keep the layout consistent this home position should be the same position that was used for the layout when it was originally created Open Layout Save Layout lets you save the current layout ...

Page 42: ...n mark each point of a square or rectangle pattern box you can simply mark the two diagonal corners This will produce a perfectly square pattern box with even lengths and heights While this is a quick solution if your quilt block isn t exactly square the stitched pattern may not line up properly Remove Pattern Box will remove the selected pattern box from the layout and all patterns inside of it R...

Page 43: ...the quilt Selecting this function will move the origin to where the needle is on the quilt Can be used if the quilt area on the tablet gets off from where it should be on the quilt Set Quilt Area Adjust Pattern Box Adjust Pattern Box allows you to redefine the borders of the currently selected pattern box Press the Adjust Pattern Box icon then follow the same procedure of adding a new pattern box ...

Page 44: ...activate free motion record Move the machine head to draw your recorded free motion design then press it again to stop recording This will allow you create a custom pattern from free motion The system will track your movement and transfer it into a pattern that can be run from the Butler Robot Press again to stop recording Record on off 46 ...

Page 45: ...ur recorded patterntobeusedasapatterninquilting Select the Save Pattern icon to and enter an name in the on screen keyboard to save it as a pattern Saved patterns will be given the tag Saved when complete Save Pattern Free Motion 47 ...

Page 46: ...ll draw the shape of the pattern box you want Once you are done select the power button again to stop recording and then select the appliqué button Once pressed the recording will turn yellow signifying that it is now an appliqué pattern box Appliqué Tip Appliqué is often used in cropping patterns Free Motion 48 ...

Page 47: ...ubleshooting Factory Defaults Resets the system settings to factory defaults Factory Defaults does not affect files or folders stored in the internal or external memory it will just reset the settings found on the tablet Often used in Troubleshooting Ask Us Sends an email to customer support with your question and a copy of the layout This feature requires a Gmail account and a Wi Fi connection If...

Page 48: ...ements of inches Use this feature if you want to keep patterns a certain distance from the edge of a block Grid Spacing Changes the distance between the grids shown in the program in increments of inches Set this to your preference If you want to make sure you have a repeat every 5 set this value to 5 Lock Stitches Controls how many lock stitches are performed at the start of the pattern Raise or ...

Page 49: ...a purple dashed lines on the tablet These lines will not be stitched If this value is set to 6 then any jump 6 and lower will run without a prompt You will still need to go back and cut the thread after a jump stitch Move Increment Move Increment sets the distance a pattern will travel when moved with the directional buttons Default is one tenth of an inch Change this if you want patterns to move ...

Page 50: ... amount of time that Butler sends a signal that the needle up button has been pressed to your quilting machine to Needle Up and should not need to be changed NdlUp Wait NdlUp Wait sets the amount of time that Butler waits after sending the needle up signal to your quilting machine This should not need to be changed SReg Press SReg Press sets the amount of time that Butler sends the signal that the...

Page 51: ...g the signal to your quilting machine to begin stitching This should not need to be changed Needle Up Needle Up tests your needle up by performing a full cycle of needle up and needle down Stitching Stitching tests the stitch regulator by activating it for a short period of time 53 ...

Page 52: ...egulator TEST X Test X will test the encoder counts of the X motor only TEST Y Test Y will test the encoder counts of the Y motor only PORT D The handlebars on some machines will plug into the Butler motor box Port D tests the communication between Butler and the handlebars for machines that do not plug into the Stitcher box port of the Butler motor box When pressed Port D Sends the needle up and ...

Page 53: ...Setup Advanced allows you to adjust settings for your machine These settings are vital for proper machine performance Do not change these values unless told by a support representative Advanced 55 ...

Page 54: ...e Pressing the sewing machine icon will show the PerfectStitch user interface on Butler s display This icon will only display on systems that have QuiltEZ electronics or the PerfectStitch upgrade installed This will give you allow you to switch over to the stitch regulator for free motion quilting 56 ...

Page 55: ...ew a video explanation of the icon Pressing the video icon located inside the text box will open a window and play a video and explain what that particular feature does Information Communication lights The TX and RX boxes will blink to show if the tablet and robot are communicating properly If they are blinkinggreencommunicationisfine if they are either or both are red or one is gray there is a co...

Page 56: ...urrently selected pattern box with its loaded patterns Select Show All the icon with all nine boxes highlighted to show all pattern boxes and patterns Switching between views will let you narrow in on the patterns in a single box or to get a feel of how all the patterns across all the pattern boxes will look together Bottom Icons Pattern View Zoom Pan and Zoom to Cross Hair Use the single pattern ...

Page 57: ... use android pinch gestures to zoom in and out Use this feature to get a closer look at patterns This is also useful when you are trying to use the Set Start feature to continue a pattern in the middle If two lines are close together the system will pick the closer of the two lines Zoom can help you make sure you start on the correct line Bottom Icons 59 ...

Page 58: ...intersect To use this feature simply highlight the magnifying glass and press the zoom in or zoom out button on the display The screen will zoom in or out with the crosshair in the middle of the screen This feature can be used to zoom in on a certain location Using the pinch method to zoom will not zoom to crosshair Bottom Icons 60 ...

Page 59: ...cross the screen Swipe from the direction that you want to move the screen If you swipe from the left the screen will move left Press the Pan icon again to disable Pan Use pan to help you see areas of the quilt area that may be off screen This is commonly used when using the zoom functions Pan doesn t work on the Show All view Bottom Icons 61 ...

Page 60: ...continue Select the green check mark to continue 5 The quilt area will be set and you will be able to access the other menus 6 Select the patterns menu from the list on the left 7 Search for the pattern you would like to use 8 Once you find the pattern select it and load it on to the quilt area Notice that once you load the pattern onto the quilt area the system has automatically entered the Edit ...

Page 61: ...le icon 13 Optional PerfectStitch users may change their SPI before stitching to control the Stitches Per Inch 14 Select the green Go button 15 Choose to start from the beginning with the green check mark button star from a certain point with the Set Start button or choose the order of stitching with Pattern Order 16 Let the Robot do its job and watch the patterns stitch 63 ...

Page 62: ...es A pattern box is usually a traced quilt block For more about pattern boxes see page 34 8a To draw a pattern box position the machine at the first corner of the block and press the green plus Move in a counter clockwise motion to create each corner of the square pattern box At each corner press the green plus At the last corner press the green check mark The coordinates at the bottom rightofthes...

Page 63: ...e movement arrows to get it just right 16 Press rotate 17 Press 45 to the right 17a You can also fine tune the rotation using the green plus and red minus buttons 18 Press repeat 19 Press the horizontal green plus and the vertical green plus to repeat the pattern 2x2 20 Touch the 0 0 number box for horizontal spacing and set it to 1 0 and then press the Green check mark 21 Touch the 0 0 number box...

Page 64: ...essage saying The machine will move to the start of the pattern block and the pattern will start Click on the Green check mark 33 The pattern should now trace without stitching This is a trial run to make sure that the pattern stitches where desired 34 Press the red stop button 35 Press the stitch controller to highlight it 36 Press the green Go button you will get a prompting message saying The m...

Page 65: ... quilt area and press green plus 6 Go to the Patterns on left navigation 7 Go to Pantos Clams and press the green check mark 8 Press repeat 9 Repeat the pattern horizontally press the horizontal repeat plus until it spans just past the right edge of the pattern 10 Repeat the clams vertically press the vertical repeat plus until just before the bottom edge of the pattern box 11 Press the offset gre...

Page 66: ...sition then press the green check mark This is an optional trial run to ensure the pattern is positioned correctly and will stitch exactly where you would like 17 When you are satisfied that the placement is correct press the red stop button 18 Touch the stitch controller to highlight it 19 Press the green go button check that your needle is in the up position then the green check mark 20 Pull up ...

Page 67: ... press the Green Check mark 7 GotoPatterns onleftnavigation 8 Go to Pantos 3 Daiseys and press the green check mark 9 Press repeat 10 Repeat the pattern horizontally press the horizontal repeat plus until it spans just past the right edge of the pattern Note that you will probably repeat it many more times than shown at right 11 Press scale and press smart scale to stretch the pattern to fill the ...

Page 68: ... 4 Touch the stitch controller to highlight it 5 Press the green go button and check that your needle is in the up position then the green check mark 6 Pull up the bobbin thread and press the green check mark 7 Once that pattern is stitched go to Home and press nest 8 You will now select one nesting point Move your machine so that the needle is directly above any point on the just stitched pattern...

Page 69: ... the green check mark The bottom pattern represents where the new pattern will be stitched and the gray pattern represents where the pattern has already been stitched 12 The pattern is now nested and ready to be stitched When you move your machine this will move the pattern on the screen 71 ...

Page 70: ... sign to tell the system you are done setting points 6 Select Single Pattern Box to switch to pattern box 1 or the box containing the pattern you wish to crop 7 Select Edit from the left menu then select crop from the right tool bar 8 If you want to see where the pattern box is you can select Show All again 9 Select Appliqué Outside to remove what is outside of the pattern box 10 Alternatively you...

Page 71: ...atterns and pattern boxes of the layout If a Layout contains more than one Pattern Box navigation arrows will appear on the pattern view screen to switch between pattern boxes Quilt Area The Quilt Area is the entire quiltable area of your quilting machine or the area inside the top left top right bottom left and bottom right corners of your machine s reach By default the quilt area is the same dim...

Page 72: ...er Box port only Remote and Handlebar ports Remote and Stitcher Box ports Default Set to respective machine type i e Juki Juki SC 3 0 or Default Use this chart to help select the proper machine type The cable configuration refers to where the cables are plugged into on the black motor box 74 ...

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