Table Of Contents - Baby Lock SOLARIS VISION BLSA3 Instruction And Reference Manual

CONTENTS
CONTENTS
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ............................. 1
Chapter 1 Embroidery Step by Step
BEFORE EMBROIDERING .................................... 6
Using the Machine Setting Mode Key .................................... 7
Embroidery Settings................................................................ 7
CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT ........................ 9
Removing the Presser Foot ..................................................... 9
Attaching Embroidery Foot "W" ........................................... 10
CHANGING THE NEEDLE.................................. 11
ATTACHING THE EMBROIDERY UNIT ............. 13
About the Embroidery Unit................................................... 13
Attaching the Embroidery Unit ............................................. 13
Removing the Embroidery Unit ............................................ 14
LOWER THREADING ......................................... 15
Winding the Bobbin ............................................................. 15
Setting the Bobbin ................................................................ 19
UPPER THREADING........................................... 21
Upper Threading .................................................................. 21
Using the Spool Stand .......................................................... 24
PREPARING THE FABRIC ................................... 26
Attaching Iron-On Stabilizers (Backing) to the Fabric............ 26
Hooping the Fabric in the Embroidery Frame ....................... 27
Embroidering Small Fabrics or Fabric Edges ......................... 31
ATTACHING THE EMBROIDERY FRAME........... 32
EMBROIDERY SCREENS ..................................... 33
KEY FUNCTIONS ............................................... 35
Editing Patterns..................................................................... 35
Editing Letters ....................................................................... 37
Embroidery Screen ............................................................... 38
SELECTING PATTERNS....................................... 40
Selecting Embroidery Patterns/Decorative Alphabet Patterns/
Utility Embroidery Patterns................................................... 40
Selecting Frame Patterns....................................................... 41
CONFIRMING THE PATTERN POSITION .......... 42
Checking the Embroidery Pattern with the Projector ............. 42
Checking the Needle Drop Point With the Projector ............ 43
Aligning the Embroidering Position Using the Built-In
Camera ................................................................................ 43
Using the Embroidery Position Sticker to Align the
Embroidering Position .......................................................... 45
Checking the Pattern Position............................................... 47
EMBROIDERING A PATTERN ............................ 49
Embroidering Attractive Finishes .......................................... 49
Embroidering Patterns .......................................................... 50
ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE EMBROIDERY
PROCESS.............................................................. 52
If the Bobbin Runs out of Thread .......................................... 52
If the Thread Breaks during Embroidering ............................. 53
Restarting from the Beginning............................................... 54
Resuming Embroidery after Turning Off the Power ............... 54
IQ INTUITION- MONITORING APP ................. 56
Chapter 2 Basic Editing
BASIC EDITING.................................................. 58
Previewing the Pattern.......................................................... 58
Moving the Pattern ............................................................... 59
Rotating the Pattern .............................................................. 59
Changing the Size of the Pattern........................................... 60
Changing the Density ........................................................... 61
Creating a Horizontal Mirror Image ...................................... 62
Designing Repeated Patterns ................................................ 62
Embroidering the Pattern Repeatedly .................................... 65
Duplicating a Pattern............................................................ 67
Deleting the Pattern.............................................................. 68
Displaying Patterns in the Screen Magnified ......................... 68
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Deselect Region Setting (No Sew Setting)............................. 68
EDITING LETTERS.............................................. 70
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Selecting Alphabet Character Patterns.................................. 70
Character Alignment ............................................................ 71
Changing Font Type............................................................. 71
Changing Letter Size ............................................................ 72
Changing the Configuration of Alphabet Character
Patterns................................................................................ 73
Changing Alphabet Character Spacing................................. 74
Re-editing Character Patterns............................................... 75
EDITING COLORS............................................. 76
Changing the Thread Color.................................................. 76
Find New Color Schemes with the Color Visualizer
Function .............................................................................. 77
Thread Color Sorting............................................................ 79
COMBINING PATTERNS ................................... 80
Editing Combined Patterns................................................... 80
Selecting Multiple Patterns at the Same Time....................... 83
Grouping Multiple Selected Patterns.................................... 84
Aligning the Embroidery Patterns ......................................... 84
Chapter 3 Advanced Editing
VARIOUS EMBROIDERING FUNCTIONS ......... 86
Uninterrupted Embroidering (Using a Single Color:
Monochrome) ...................................................................... 86
Display the Fabric while Aligning the Embroidering
Position ............................................................................... 86
Basting Embroidery.............................................................. 90
Changing the Embroidering Order of Combined Patterns ..... 91
MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS........... 92
Adjusting Thread Tension .................................................... 92
Adjusting the Alternate Bobbin Case (with No Color on the
Adjusting Screw) .................................................................. 94
Using the Automatic Thread Cutting Function (End Color
Trim).................................................................................... 95
Using the Thread Trimming Function (Jump Stitch Trim) ...... 96
Adjusting the Embroidery Speed .......................................... 97
Changing the Thread Color Display ..................................... 97
Changing the Embroidery Frame Display ............................. 97
Aligning the Pattern and the Needle .................................... 98
Embroidering Linked Characters .......................................... 99
USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION ................. 101
Saving Embroidery Patterns................................................ 101
Retrieving Embroidery Patterns .......................................... 102
EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS ........................ 104
Creating an Appliqué Piece ............................................... 104
Using Appliqués ................................................................ 108
Using a Frame Pattern to Make an Appliqué (1) ................. 111
Using a Frame Pattern to Make an Appliqué (2) ................. 112
Embroidering Couching Patterns........................................ 113
Creating Stippling, Echo Quilting, or Decorative Fill Patterns
around a Design ................................................................ 116
Embroidering a Quilting Pattern Across the Entire Fabric
(Edge-to-Edge Quilt Function) ............................................ 117
Embroidering Quilting Border Patterns (Auto Split Quilt
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Sash).................................................................................. 123
Embroidering Quilting Border Patterns (Semi-Auto Split Quilt
Sash).................................................................................. 126
Hexagonal Quilting Borders .............................................. 131
Embroidering Split Embroidery Patterns ............................. 135
USING THE CAMERA TO CONNECT
PATTERNS........................................................ 140
Connecting Three Patterns ................................................. 140
Changing the Position of a Sticker...................................... 145
Resume Feature ................................................................. 147
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