Stitch Settings 4:5 - Viking Designer Ruby User Manual

Load a Stitch From Another Location
Load stitches that you have saved in File Manager or in other locations. Touch the File Manager icon on the extended toolbar.
The File Manager window will open. Locate your stitch and Touch & Hold or touch OK to load it.
STITCH SETTINGS
Your machine will set the best settings for each selected stitch. You can make your own adjustments on the selected stitch.
The changes only affect the selected stitch. Your changed settings will be reset to default when selecting another stitch.
The changed settings are not automatically saved when turning your machine off. You can save the adjusted stitch in My
Stitches (see Chapter 5, Program).
What is a Stitch?
A stitch is a single stitch as in straight stitch or two
individual stitches as in a zigzag. A stitch is also the
complete stitch made up of the total individual stitches in
the stitch such as 3 step zigzag, or decorative stitch.
ALT
The controls on your screen can change depending on
what stitch you have chosen. Some stitches have more then
two controls, and in those cases the ALT appears. When
you touch the ALT one or both controls will change. The
arrows beside the ALT will indicate which one. Touch the
ALT again to change back to the original controls. Below
you will nd a description of the different controls that can
appear when selecting a stitch.
Stitch Re-Start
When you stop sewing in the middle of a stitch, touch
Stitch Re-Start to begin sewing at the beginning of the
stitch. The stitch or stitch program will remember any
special settings you made.
Thread Tension
Touch + to increase, and - to decrease the needle thread
tension.
For the best stitch appearance and durability make sure the
needle thread tension is correctly adjusted, i.e. for general
sewing, the threads evenly meet between the two fabric
layers.
If the bobbin thread is visible on the top side of the fabric,
the needle thread tension is too tight. Reduce the needle
thread tension.
If top thread is visible on the underside of the fabric, the
needle thread tension is too loose. Increase the needle
thread tension.
For decorative stitches and buttonholes the top thread
should be visible on the underside of the fabric.
Note: If the general thread tension for all stitches has been changed in
Thread Tension Compensations in the SET Menu, the symbol in the
thread tension control will be red instead of black. Read more about
Thread Tension Compensations on page 3:8.
Needle thread
Bobbin thread
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