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Page 2: Table Of Contents
1. Table of Contents 5. Design Menu ........5.1 1. Table of Contents ........ 1.1 Bottom Left-Hand Button Cluster ....5.1 Design ............5.1 2. Important Safety Instructions.... 2.1 Box ..............5.1 Jump Points ........... 5.1 3. Installation Instructions ....3.1 Start/Stop ............ - Page 3 5. Design Menu (continued) 8. Settings Menu ........8.1 Resize ..............5.17 Speed ..............8.1 Lock Aspect ..........5.17 Auto Jump ............8.1 Reset ............. 5.17 Stitches Per Inch ..........8.2 Skew/Align ............5.18 Tie Off ..............8.3 Skew ............. 5.18 Tie-Off Start ..........
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Page 4: Important Safety Instructions
Return the quilting machine Disclaimer to the nearest authorized Baby Lock retailer or Baby Lock and its Representatives are in no way service center for examination, repair, electrical legally responsible or liable for damage to the or mechanical adjustment. - Page 5 Read these instructions 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 off and unplug the cord in the following cases: • when you have stopped using the machine. •...
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Page 6: Installation Instructions
Keep the carton and packing materials. You will need them in the event that you need to return the machine to Baby Lock retailer 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. -
Page 7: Grounding
Grounding GROUNDED OUTLET BOXES TAB FOR METAL GROUNDING SCREW SCREW GROUNDING PIN ADAPTER Figure 3.1 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 in Figure 3.1. -
Page 8: Parts List
Parts List Pro-Stitcher Parts List for Baby Lock Crown Jewel Item Quantity A. Blue X-axis Flexirack (12 feet) B. X-axis Flexirack Clamps & Screws C. 3/32” Drill Bit D. Emergency Base Plate Repair Kit E. Carriage Assembly F. Computer Bracket G. -
Page 9: X-Rack Installation
Installation Instructions Baby Lock Crown Jewel Tools Required Power drill 4mm Allen wrench 5mm Allen wrench Slotted screwdriver (one large and one small) Phillips screwdriver (one large and one small) Knife or Wire cutters to tool required X-rack Installation Figure 3.2 Note: Owners of the Majestic Frame should also have purchased a Pro-Stitcher shim kit (item No. - Page 10 4. Make adjustments to the placement of the blue rack as necessary to align the blue flexirack with the front white gear on the Pro-Stitcher carriage (Figure 3.4). 5. If alignment using the wooden block is accurate, continue using the wooden block as a guide to mount the remainder of the blue rack to the table top.
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Page 11: Y-Rack Installation
Y-Rack Installation 1. Carefully lay the quilting machine on its power pod side (the left 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. -
Page 12: Y-Encoder Replacement
Y-Encoder Replacement (may not be required) The stitch-regulator encoder circuit board mounted to the rear wheel of the machine will need to be replaced if the circuit board is blue and does not have a 3-pin connector attached and looks like Figure 3.9. -
Page 13: Setting Up The New Carriage
Setting Up the New Carriage 1. With the Pro-Stitcher carriage set properly on the frame system, untie the black twist ties that are binding the black cables in a loop. Drape the black cables over the back of the carriage as shown in Figure 3.13. - Page 14 4. Carefully lift the quilting 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 stitch regulator cable (this is easier to do with two people – one at each end of the quilting machine).
- Page 15 7. The small black cable with the black 3-connector C-Pod clip should be routed underneath the P-Pod (Figure 3.20) and snapped into the quilting machine’s “Y” encoder (Figure 3.21). The two black cables that run from the carriage up to the computer should be clipped into the P-Pod cable clip under the rear handlebar as shown in Figure 3.20 to help prevent these cables from...
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Page 16: Computer/Touch Screen Monitor Assembly
Computer/Touch Screen Monitor Assembly 1. Remove the front handlebar from the front of the quilting machine, making sure to first disconnect the handlebar cable from the side of the head and then remove the three hex-head bolts with a 5mm Allen wrench. - Page 17 6. Remove the computer from its packaging. Install the computer into the computer bracket by sliding it into the black bracket from the side (Figure 3.26). With the computer installed in the bracket, connect the USB short cable (Page 3.3, N) between the bottom center USB port (Figure 3.27 position B) and the black box on the back of the bracket (Figure 3.28 position C).
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Page 18: Powering Up And Shutting Down
Powering Up and Shutting Down 1. Make sure power is reaching the computer by checking that the power cord is plugged into the power supply located at the back of the carriage. The barrel-shaped power connector should then be plugged into the bottom of the black box behind the computer, and the short power cord connects the black box to the computer. -
Page 19: Getting Started-Setting Up The Pro-Stitcher
Getting Started - Setting up the Pro-Stitcher The Pro-Stitcher should be installed as outlined in the Installation Instructions that were included with this system. USB Flash Drive A USB flash memory stick is included with the Pro-Stitcher and is pre-loaded with more than 180 designs. -
Page 20: Pro-Stitcher Overview
Pro-Stitcher computer as a typical desktop or tablet computer. Connecting to the Internet without the direction or tools provided by Baby Lock may result in Windows 7 attempting to perform updates that Figure 4.2 Figure 4.1... -
Page 21: Screen Overview
Screen Overview The Pro-Stitcher screen is arranged to provide quick access to all functions without navigating through multiple levels of option screens. This simple screen layout prevents users from getting lost in a maze of quilting options (Figure 4.4). Top Toolbar Buttons The most commonly used Pro-Stitcher functions are across the top of the screen for easy access at any time during the designing process. -
Page 22: Panel Buttons
The Shut Down menu gives multiple options for shutting down the Pro-Stitcher computer or exiting the software to the Windows screen. At times there may be more sub-menu options than can be displayed on the screen. To scroll to the options at the bottom that are not currently visible, press anywhere on the function list and drag your finger upward to slide the list up and reveal what is... -
Page 23: Selected Vs. Non-Selected Buttons
Selected vs. Non-Selected Buttons When some buttons, such as Grid and Zoom are selected, or “pressed”, they will have a darker color and a recessed look to indicate that they are selected (See Figure 4.10 below). Some of these are on/off toggle buttons and can be deselected by pressing them again;... -
Page 24: Toolbar
Design Size File Name Needle Position Figure 4.12 Toolbar The toolbar at the top of the screen contains several commonly used functions that are helpful when using the Pro-Stitcher (Figure 4.12). At the top-center of the screen is the name of the file that is currently loaded. -
Page 25: Half Stitch
Half Stitch The Half Stitch button cycles the needle either to the up or the down position based on the current position of the needle (Figure 4.15). Full Stitch Press the Full Stitch button to cycle the needle a full stitch to the up position (Figure 4.16). -
Page 26: Refresh
Refresh The Refresh button resets Pan and Zoom and centers the design and crosshairs so both are visible on the screen (Figure 4.18). Refresh does not reposition so using it will not affect the placement of the design. If the Pan button is selected, dragging a finger across the screen will pan the current view in the direction of the drag (Figure 4.19). -
Page 27: Ruler
Ruler The Ruler tool is used to measure distances in a design or directly on the quilt (Figure 4.22). To use the ruler, move the machine so the crosshairs (or the needle) are at the starting point of the item to be measured. -
Page 28: Design Menu
5. Design Menu The Design menu functions enable the quilter to open, modify, position, and save quilting designs. A majority of Pro-Stitcher work will be with the functions found within this menu. While any Design sub-menu is selected, two clusters of buttons are available on the bottom left-hand and bottom right-hand corners of the screen. -
Page 29: Bottom Right-Hand Button Cluster
Bottom Right-Hand Button Cluster The four buttons in the bottom right-hand corner of the Design screens help to keep track of changes made to the design (Figure 5.2). Undo Press the Undo button to undo the last function performed. Figure 5.2 Redo The Redo button will be grayed out until the Undo button has been pressed. -
Page 30: Loading A Design
Loading a Design File Types The Pro-Stitcher will read four file types directly: *.hqf, *.qli, *.txt, and *.tap. Pro-Stitcher cannot read encrypted files or *.txt files that were created for computerized quilting systems with proprietary formats. Load To load a design of one of these four file types, press the Design menu tab on the left (Figure 5.4). -
Page 31: Close
Close To close a design that has been loaded into the Work Area, press the Close button (Figure 5.8). Although it is not necessary to close a design before opening a new one, it may be desirable when using a function like Freehand to have a blank Work Area to work with. -
Page 32: Copyright
Copyright Many designers include copyright information as well as instructions on how to use their designs within the design file itself (Figure 5.12). To view this information, load the design file and press the Copyright button. A pop-up window will display information contained within the design file related to copyrights and user instructions (Figure 5.13). -
Page 33: Area
Area A quilting Area is a portion of the Pro-Stitcher screen that represents an area on the quilt (Figure 5.16). Within this area the quilter can place their designs, repeat them, stretch them, skew them, crop them, and so forth, knowing that everything within the defined Area on the Pro-Stitcher screen will match up with the corresponding area on the Defined area... -
Page 34: 2-Corner
2-Corner To create a 2-corner rectangular Area, move the quilting machine so the needle lines up with one corner of the desired area on the quilt (it may be necessary to press the Disable Motors button at the top right-hand corner of the screen) and press the 2 Corner button at the bottom of the screen (Figure 5.19). -
Page 35: Multi-Point
Multi-Point For more complex areas, plot multiple points to create any shape such as a triangle or a shape with numerous points using the Muliti-Point button (Figure 5.21). Mark the first point of the quilting area by moving Figure 5.21 the quilting machine to line up the needle with a point on the quilt and press Multi-Point. -
Page 36: Zoom
Zoom The Zoom button (Figure 5.25) at the bottom of the Area panel will zoom to fit the defined Area within the Work Area. Area Override The width and height of the Area is shown in the Figure 5.25 number boxes at the bottom and right-hand sides of the screen (Figure 5.26). -
Page 37: Rotation
Rotation Designs can be rotated by selecting the Rotate sub menu (Figure 5.29). Use the 45° buttons (Figure 5.30) to rotate the design in 45° increments. Smaller rotational increments can be achieved using the 1° and 0.1° rotation buttons (Figure 5.31). Specify a rotational value by pressing the number box and entering a value using the number pad (Figure 5.32). -
Page 38: Mirror And Flip
Mirror and Flip Press the Mirror button (Figure 5.34) to mirror the design vertically. Press the Flip button (Figure 5.35) to flip the design horizontally. It is best to press the Baseline button following a Flip or Mirror function. Figure 5.34 Otherwise, other functions (such as Rotate) that are based on the original design orientation, will appear to be happening backwards (e.g. -
Page 39: Group
Group The Group button on the Rotation panel (Figure 5.38) allows each of the above rotation options to be applied to repeated designs (Figure 5.39) individually or as one large design. Figure 5.38 If Group is selected and the design in the Work Area has been repeated, the entire selection gets rotated (or mirrored, etc.) as a single entity (Figure 5.40). -
Page 40: Crop
Crop The Crop function is used in conjunction with Area. After a design has been loaded and modified as needed, mark an Area that represents the region to be cropped. Select the Design menu and press the Crop sub- menu button (Figure 5.42). If the Crop panel buttons (Figure 5.43) at the bottom of the screen are grayed out, an Area has not yet been defined. -
Page 41: Open
After cropping an area from the design, the Pro-Stitcher needs to know what to do with the loose ends. The Pro-Stitcher offers two ways of handling these loose ends: Open and Closed. Open Each loose end created after a Crop becomes a jump point (Figure 5.47). -
Page 42: Repeat
Repeat Select the Design menu and then press the Repeat sub-menu button (Figure 5.49). The Repeat sub- menu gives several options for repeating a design (Figures 5.50 and 5.51). Most of these options can be done with or without an Area defined. Using a defined Area in conjunction with Repeat will stretch, skew, or fit the desired number of repeats within that area. -
Page 43: Stretch Width/Height
Stretch Width/Height With a defined Area, selecting either of the Stretch Width or Stretch Height buttons causes the repeated design to stretch to fill the area in either width or height (Figure 5.53). Press the Fit button to have the Pro-Stitcher calculate the optimal number of repeats in both height and width. -
Page 44: Resize
Resize To open the Resize panel and manually resize a design, select the Design menu and press the Resize sub-menu button (Figure 5.57). Enter the desired height and/or width in the appropriate box by either pressing the + or – button corresponding to Height (Figure 5.58) or Width (Figure 5.59), or tapping the number box to enter a value directly. -
Page 45: Skew/Align
Skew/Align With an Area consisting of four points, the Skew function forces a design to stretch to fill the Area. With Skew turned on, any further actions will also stretch to the limits of the defined Area. The alignment buttons align the design to the top, bottom, left, or right of a defined area, or even stretch horizontally or vertically. -
Page 46: Horizontal Alignment
Horizontal Alignment Align Left: (Figure 5.63) The left side of the design’s bounding box (the light blue box) aligns with the left-most point of the Area (represented by the purple lines). Align Horizontal Center: (Figure 5.64) The horizontal center of the design’s bounding box aligns with the horizontal center of the Area. -
Page 47: Vertical Alignment
Vertical Alignment Align Top: (Figure 5.67) The top of the design’s bounding box (the light blue box) aligns with the highest point of the Area (represented by the purple lines). Align Vertical Center: (Figure 5.68) The vertical center of the design’s bounding box aligns with the vertical center of the Area. -
Page 48: Freehand
Freehand The Pro-Stitcher can record the movement of the quilting machine using the functions available in the Freehand panel. Because the Pro-Stitcher is reading the motion of the carriage motors, the Freehand function requires that the carriage levers be in the engaged (down) position. -
Page 49: Stop
Stop After pressing Record, the button becomes a Stop button (Figure 5.74). Press Stop to stop recording. The Stop button will then toggle back to being a Record button (Figure 5.75). The next time Record is pressed, a stitch line will be placed between the end point of the previous recorded design and the current position of the crosshairs. -
Page 50: Jump
Jump A jump can be recorded by pressing the Jump button. During Record or Mark, as long as the button is selected (dark), no stitch lines will be recorded while the quilting machine is moving (Figure 5.77). When the Jump button is turned off (light), there will be a jump recorded between the previous end-point and the current position of the crosshairs (Figure 5.78). -
Page 51: Reposition
Reposition There are several options for positioning a design on the quilt. The primary method for positioning is to create an Area based on the actual quilt and then to use the Reposition or Skew tools to move the design relative to that Area. However, if an Area is not defined, the quilter may still use the Reposition tools to place a design in the precise position desired (Figure 5.79). -
Page 52: Start Point
Start Point Press Start Point to reposition the start point of the design with the current needle and crosshair position (Figure 5.82). End Point Figure 5.82 Press End Point to reposition the last point of the design with the current needle and crosshair position (Figure 5.83). -
Page 53: Nudge
Nudge To reposition the design a specific amount in any of the four directions, enter a distance (in inches) in the Nudge number box and then press the appropriate arrow to nudge the design up, down, left, or right (Figure 5.86). Figure 5.86 5.26 Design Menu Pro-Stitcher User Manual... -
Page 54: Art & Stitch
6. Art & Stitch Art & Stitch is comprehensive quilting-design software for creating and modifying quilting designs. It is included with the Pro-Stitcher. The Pro-Stitcher can pass designs quickly and easily into Art & Stitch to enable the quilter to use any of the Art &... -
Page 55: Licensing
Internet and All network connections have intentionally been go to the Baby Lock website: www.babylock.com. disabled on the Pro-Stitcher computer to prevent Go to the Products tab at the top of the web page the computer from downloading updates or viruses and select the Upgrades/Updates link. -
Page 56: Quilt Menu
7. Quilt Menu The features available within the Quilt menu are all related to the actual quilting of designs. While any of the sub-menus within the Quilt menu are selected, a Run button is available to start the stitching process. Stitch The Stitch sub-menu gives quick access to the most commonly used settings in case they need to be... -
Page 57: New Start/End
New Start/End A quilter may choose to start quilting a design from some point other than the designed start point. This may occur because the thread breaks, the bobbin runs out, or the quilter simply wants to stitch a specific portion of a design. Similarly, the quilter may change the ending point to a point other than the design’s original end point. -
Page 58: Move
Move The Move feature enables the quilter to move the quilting machine in any of the 7 directions indicated by the direction arrows by pressing that arrow button (Figure 7.5). The speed that the quilting machine moves can be set by altering the Jog Speed with either the + and –... -
Page 59: Channel Lock
Channel Lock The Pro-Stitcher can be used as a channel lock for the quilting machine by selecting either the Horizontal Channel Lock or the Vertical Channel Lock button (Figure 7.7). As long as the carriage motor levers are in the engaged position, the Pro- Stitcher will lock the appropriate direction. -
Page 60: Run
When the design has been formatted and positioned and is ready to be stitched, press the Run button from any of the Quilt sub-menus. If the option to Verify Settings before Quilt is enabled, a pop-up box appears allowing the quilter to double check all settings prior to stitching. -
Page 61: Pause
Pause While stitching, a Pause button is available in case a quilter needs to pause the machine and make some minor adjustments, replace a bobbin, or fix broken thread. Pause causes the machine to come to a gentle stop and a beige colored marker is placed in the design where the Pro-Stitcher has stopped. -
Page 62: Emergency Stop
Emergency Stop If a situation arises in which the machine must be immediately stopped, press the Emergency Stop button. Unlike the Pause button, which causes the Pro-Stitcher to come to a gentle stop, the Emergency Stop button causes the Pro-Stitcher to come to an immediate stop. -
Page 63: Settings Menu
8. Settings Menu Before stitching any design, it is always a good idea to double-check the settings. Some quilters may find settings that will work for everything they do and never go back to change them. However, most will likely find that different projects will require different settings. -
Page 64: Stitches Per Inch
If Tie Off options are turned on, the Pro-Stitcher will perform a tie off at the jump start and end points, regardless of which jump method is performed. If the Pullup feature is turned on, the Pro-Stitcher will perform a pull up at the end of the jumps that exceed the Auto Jump threshold. -
Page 65: Tie Off
Tie Off The Tie Off feature enables quilters to select their preferred method for preventing the stitching from coming undone (Figure 8.4). Tie-Off Start Select this button to perform a tie-off at the beginning of each segment within the design. Tie-Off End Select this button to perform a tie-off at the end of each segment within the design. -
Page 66: Pullup
Pullup The Pro-Stitcher can be set to automatically pull up the bobbin thread at the start of a design. It can pull up the thread and automatically shift aside for the quilter to grab the threads or it can pull up the thread and let the quilter manually move the machine aside to pull up the thread (Figure 8.6). -
Page 67: Pause Delay
Pause Delay The Pause Delay feature pauses the quilting machine shortly after starting into a design and after each time a Pull-Up is performed (Figure 8.7). This enables the quilter to safely trim the thread tails. Press the Resume button for the Pro-Stitcher to continue (Figure 8.8). -
Page 68: Advanced Menu
ADVANCED MENU General Show/Hide Design While Panning or Zooming If this button is not selected, the design will be temporarily hidden while panning and zooming. This minimizes the amount of delay that occurs while zooming or panning with large designs. If it is selected, the design remains on the screen during zooming and panning (Figure 8.9). -
Page 69: Communication
Communication The Communication sub-menu enables the quilter to manually establish communications with either the quilting machine or the Pro-Stitcher motors (Figure 8.11). Switch to Handlebar Control To stop communications between the Pro-Stitcher and the quilting machine, press the Switch to Handlebar Control button (Figure 8.12). -
Page 70: Reconnect Machine
Reconnect Machine Shut Down Press the Reconnect Machine button to reestablish communications between the Pro-Stitcher and the Shut Down quilting machine. If the Pro-Stitcher computer ever boots up with the quilting machine turned off, the Three shutdown options are available on the Shut two systems will not be communicating with each Down menu (Figure 8.13). -
Page 71: Troubleshooting
8. Troubleshooting 9. Troubleshooting Problem/ Symptom Corrective Measure No Display on the Touch-Screen Monitor LED near the battery symbol at the top left-hand The Pro-Stitcher computer is powered off. Press side of the screen is blue and the Windows button the Power button at the top left-hand side of the at the bottom left-hand corner of the screen is computer to turn it on. - Page 72 Problem/ Symptom Corrective Measure The stitch regulator cable is not connected properly (continued from previous page) pressing the Full Stitch or Half Stitch buttons on The Pro-Stitcher moves but does not stitch. the Pro-Stitcher will result in the quilting machine’s needle performing that function.
- Page 73 Problem/ Symptom Corrective Measure The X and/or Y axis gears are only partially engaged Stitched designs appear jagged or wobbly. Make sure the quick release levers on the carriage are allowing the white gears to completely engage With the Pro-Stitcher powered and motors the blue flexirack.
- Page 74 If it opens but there are no files on the flash drive, contact Baby Lock for replacement files*. *Baby Lock highly recommends backing up all pattern files on a home computer or another disk. Jumps between repeated patterns...
- Page 75 Problem/ Symptom Corrective Measure Error Messages Motor Error with lightning bolt icon in the top This will occur with various types of motor errors. right-hand corner (may occur with various types Generally they mean that the Pro-Stitcher cannot of Motor Error messages on the screen). communicate with the motors.