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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3. Installation ....................3.1 Congratulations on your Pro-Stitcher® Purchase ..............3.1 Grounding ..........................3.2 Pro-Stitcher Parts List for Baby Lock Crown Jewel .............. 3.2 Installation ..........................3.5 Installation of the X-Rack and Y-Rack ..................3.5 To install the X-Rack ......................3.5 To install the Y-Rack ......................
  • Page 3 To change the stitch order of multiple designs ..............4.8 To measure distances in a design or on the quilt ............... 4.8 Crosshairs ..........................4.9 5. Design Menu ....................5.1 Design history ......................... 5.1 Baseline ..........................5.2 To baseline a design ......................5.2 To work with design files ......................
  • Page 4 To join vertically repeated designs ................... 5.20 Repeat Wrapping ......................5.20 To wrap rows ........................5.21 To wrap columns ....................... 5.21 To horizontally wrap the design window ................5.22 To vertically wrap the design window ................5.22 To manually wrap the design window ................5.23 Treatment of jump points ....................
  • Page 5 Pro-Stitcher as a horizontal or vertical channel lock ............... 7.4 To stitch a horizontal or vertical line with the channel lock ..........7.4 Adjust settings while quilting ....................7.4 To adjust commonly used stitch settings ................7.5 To adjust the quilting speed while quilting ................. 7.5 To adjust the auto jump threshold while quilting ...............
  • Page 6 To set your speed profile ....................8.10 Logging Options ........................ 8.10 Motor Speed ........................8.10 When to adjust the motor 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 .........

  • Page 7: Important Safety Instructions

    This machine is intended for household use. Disclaimer Baby Lock and its Representatives are in no way legally responsible or liable for damage to the Pro-Stitcher when used improperly or not in accordance with the guidelines stated in this manual or when used on machine quilting frames not recommended by Baby Lock.
  • Page 8 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 •...

  • Page 9: Pro-Stitcher User Manual Table Of Contents |

    Cette machine est destinée à un usage domestique. Avertissement Baby Lock et ses représentants ne sont en aucun cas juridiquement responsables des dommages causés à Pro-Stitcher lorsque cellle-ci est utilisée de manière inadéquate ou non conforme aux consignes énoncées dans ce manuel ou lorsqu'elle est utilisée sur des cadres de machine à quilter non recommandés par Baby Lock.
  • Page 10 Lisez ces consignes avant d'utiliser la machine. Pour utiliser la machine en toute sécurité 1. N'approchez pas les mains et les vêtements amples des roues, des engrenages ou des autres pièces mobiles. 2. Mettez la machine hors tension et débranchez le cordon dans les cas suivants : •...

  • Page 11: Installation

    3. Installation Congratulations on your Pro-Stitcher® Purchase Baby Lock is proud to offer you user-friendly quilting machines and computer-guided machines with the latest technology and the best value for your money. Because the world of computer-guided quilting is constantly changing, we invite you to keep up with us by checking our website frequently for news, software updates and tutorials.

  • Page 12: Grounding

    IMPORTANT: In Canada, the use of a temporary adapter is not permitted by the Canadian Electric Code. Pro-Stitcher Parts List for Baby Lock Crown Jewel NOTE: The parts photographed in this manual may look different from the ones you received.
  • Page 13 D. Emergency base-plate repair kit E. EZ Carriage F. Computer bracket G. Y-encoder circuit board H. Y-axis mounting bracket assembly I. Power cord assembly I-1. 10-foot power cord I-2. 2-foot power cord (quilting machine to carriage) I-3. 2-foot power cord (wall to filter box) I-4.
  • Page 14 L. Art & Stitch software M. USB cable N. Computer power cord O. Manual engagement/disengagement tool P. Harness cable Q. Pro-Stitcher tablet computer NOTE: The model of the Pro-Stitcher tablet computer may be different from the one pictured. 3.4 | Installation Pro-Stitcher User Manual...

  • Page 15: Installation

    Installation Tools required • Power drill • 4mm Allen wrench • 5mm Allen wrench • Slotted screwdriver (one large and one small) • Phillips screwdriver (one large and one small) • Manual engagement/disengagement tool (see Parts List, item O) Installation of the X-Rack and Y-Rack To install the X-Rack 1.
  • Page 16 3. Use the carriage as a guide and align the blue Flexirack with the white gear along the length of the table (see arrow at right), removing the pink protective layer and pressing downward on the blue Flexirack while moving down the entire length of the table.

  • Page 17: To Install The Y-Rack

    U CAUTION: Do not use the larger drill bit included in the emergency repair kit, as this is the wrong size for the Flexirack clamps.  NOTE: As an alternative, use one clamp at each end. Slide the lip of the clamp over the last gear of the blue Flexirack, drill a pilot hole, and screw in place.

  • Page 18: Y-Encoder Circuit Board Replacement

    Y-encoder circuit board replacement Ü IMPORTANT: This step is required only if the circuit board on the Y-encoder is blue. If the Y-encoder has a black circuit board, skip ahead to the next step. Replace the Y-encoder circuit board with the one in the package (see Parts List, item G) if the circuit board is blue and does not have a 3-pin connector attached.
  • Page 19 4. Align the new Y-Encoder circuit board so the five 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.

  • Page 20: To Set Up The Pro-Stitcher Carriage

    To set up the Pro-Stitcher carriage 1. Place the Pro-Stitcher carriage on the frame system with the connectors toward the back of the frame. Carefully lift the quilting machine and place it on the carriage so the wheels engage the aluminum carriage tracks, making sure not to set the wheels on top of the stitch regulator cable.
  • Page 21 5. If the quilting machine has a power cord attached, remove that cord and set it aside. Plug one end of the 10-foot power cord (item I-1) into the quilting machine’s P-pod upper power outlet. The other end of the 10-foot power cord plugs into the power filter box (I-4).
  • Page 22 7. The small black cable with the black 3-connector clip should be routed underneath the P-Pod and snapped into the quilting machine’s Y-encoder. The cables that run from the carriage up to the computer should be clipped into the cable clip under the rear handlebar to help prevent these cables from getting caught on the edges of the carriage.

  • Page 23: To Attach The Tablet Computer

    9. With the power cable unplugged and the motors in the engaged position (use the manual engagement/disengagement tool if necessary), ensure that as the quilting machine is moved in both the X and the Y directions, the corresponding gears are rotating as well. To attach the tablet computer 1.
  • Page 24 5. The black cable has three connections – two 9-pin serial connectors and one barrel connector for power. Insert the barrel connector into the center jack located 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...
  • Page 25 7. With the computer installed in the bracket, connect the USB short cable (see Parts List, item M) between the USB port, on the top-left side of the computer (position A) and the black box on the back of the bracket (position E).

  • Page 26: To Turn On And Shut Down Pro-Stitcher

    To turn on and shut down Pro-Stitcher Check that the power cord is plugged into the power supply located at the back of the carriage. Then plug in the barrel-shaped power connector to the bottom of the black box behind the computer and the short power cord from the black box to the computer.

  • Page 27: Getting Started With Pro-Stitcher

    Getting started with Pro-Stitcher To move the quilting machine after the software has been loaded • To move the quilting machine after the software has loaded, the motors should be disengaged. Press the Disable Motors button in the upper-right corner of the screen to disengage the motors. Note that the button changes to say Enable Motors.
  • Page 28 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. Ü IMPORTANT: It is not necessary to power 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.

  • Page 29: Pro-Stitcher® Overview

    Pro-Stitcher system or lead to other problems 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.

  • Page 30: Overview Of The Pro-Stitcher Screen

    Overview of the Pro-Stitcher screen The Pro-Stitcher screen provides quick access to all functions. Tap the gray bar to open the Design size Name of current on-screen keyboard. in inches design file Position of the needle, or how far away from the Home position Press any menu (x=0 and y=0) in...

  • Page 31: Work Area

    Work Area The work area is the portion of the screen where you will load designs and work with them, in preparation for quilting. Size of current design Crosshairs show the position of the The work area shows machine’s needle. the current design.

  • Page 32: Gray Buttons

    The Pan, Zoom, Drag, Help button and Select buttons cannot be selected at the same time. The Grid and Ruler buttons are toggles. Press to turn on or off. Selected buttons and menu options are a A gray button means darker color.

  • Page 33: To Cycle The Needle Up Or Down To Form A Half Stitch

    • Press Help and then press the button or menu option for which you need help to display the Help pop-up box. Exit Help mode by pressing the Help button again or pressing the Close button (red X). To cycle the needle up or down to form a 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.

  • Page 34: To Move The On-Screen View

    To move the on-screen view Use Pan to move what you see on the work area. Pan does not reposition the design relative to the quilt. • Select Pan and then drag your finger across the screen. The current view moves with the movement of your finger.

  • Page 35: To Select A Single Design

    Choose All to select all designs or None to cancel any selections. The checkmark next to the design name Selected designs appear in black with indicates it is a blue bounding box selected. around them. To select a single design •...

  • Page 36: To Name A Group

    To name a group • Select Name to enter a descriptive name for the group to replace the group number assigned by Pro-Stitcher. Use the keyboard that appears to enter a name and then select OK to save the name or Cancel to close the name box.

  • Page 37: Crosshairs

    2. Press Ruler and move the machine to begin measuring. The ruler gives you the distance in the horizontal (x) and the vertical (y) directions, as well as the direct angular distance (represented by the triangle symbol). 3. Press Ruler again to turn off the ruler. To reset the ruler starting point, press Ruler to turn off the ruler and then turn it back on after you have moved the crosshairs to where you want to begin measuring.

  • Page 38: Design Menu

    5. Design Menu The Design menu functions open, modify, position, and save quilting designs. Much of what you will do with Pro-Stitcher will be from this menu. After you select Design, two clusters of buttons appear in the lower-left and lower-right corners of the screen.

  • Page 39: Baseline

    The item at the top of the list is the first function performed and Use your finger to drag the list the item at the bottom of the up or down to reveal more of list is the most recent function. the history.
  • Page 40 Machine Quilting Tip: Practical uses for Baseline Use the Baseline function to stitch a quilt with multiple, identical blocks. Mark the area of the first block, fit the design to the block using Skew or other functions to modify the design, and then baseline the design.

  • Page 41: To Work With Design Files

    To work with design files Pro-Stitcher reads six file types: .hqf, .hqv, .hqp, .qli, .txt, and .tap. Pro-Stitcher can also read .hqx encrypted files, provided you use a key code that is unique to your Pro-Stitcher computer. You will need this code when you purchase the encrypted .hqx designs.

  • Page 42: To Save A Design

    Use these buttons to navigate among folders on the current drive or to open folders on a USB drive. Select a design and then choose Delete File to remove it from your computer. Choose Refresh to Designs are organized into reload the thumbnails folders: BL Designs (with in the selected folder.

  • Page 43: To Save Designs Or Projects To A New Folder

    • To save a group as a design, select the group, select Save and then select Design before giving it a filename and saving. If you save a group of designs as a project, Pro-Stitcher saves each design independently so that when you load the project again, you will be able to modify the designs individually.

  • Page 44: To Load A Pro-Stitcher Software Update

    To load a Pro-Stitcher software update As updates for the Pro-Stitcher software become available, download the update file from the Baby Lock website, www.babylock.com. • Select the Upgrades/Updates link at the top of the page. Then select Pro-Stitcher Software Update.

  • Page 45: Create And Use Areas

    Create and use areas A quilting area is a portion of the Pro-Stitcher screen that represents an area on the quilt. Within this area, you can place designs, repeat them, stretch them, skew them, crop them, and so forth, knowing that everything within the defined area on the screen will match up with the corresponding area on the quilt.

  • Page 46: To Override The Width Or Height Of An Area (Update Screen)

    2. A purple dot displays on the screen to indicate the first corner. Move the quilting machine so the needle lines up with the opposite corner of the desired area on the quilt. 3. Select 2-Corner again. A purple rectangle indicates the quilting area.

  • Page 47: Multi-Point

    Multi-Point For more complex areas, use Multi-Point to mark multiple points to create triangles, hexagons, octagons, or any shape with three or more points. To create an area with multiple points 1. 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 corner of the screen.

  • Page 48: Rotate Designs

    Rotate designs • Select Design and then Rotate to see the options for rotating designs. Number box Flips the design vertically. Flips the design horizontally. Resets the rotation back to zero. Rotates the design Rotates the design 1° 45° clockwise or or 0.1°...

  • Page 49: 2-Point Rotation

    In addition to using the rotation buttons, press the number box and enter a rotation value on the number pad. Enter a positive number to rotate the design clockwise or a negative number to rate the design counterclockwise. 2-Point Rotation 2-Point Rotation uses the quilting machine to identify a line that represents the rotation angle.

  • Page 50: To Fine Tune The Angle Of Rotation

    To fine tune the angle of rotation • Redefine either the start point or the end point as necessary by moving the quilting machine to a new location and pressing either 2 Point Start or 2 Point End, depending on which end of the line needs to be repositioned.

  • Page 51: Rotation Of Repeated Designs

    Rotation of repeated designs Repeated designs can be rotated individually or treated as a single design and rotated as a set. To rotate repeated designs individually • Before rotating, select Single. Then select one of the rotate buttons. Each individual design will be rotated (or mirrored or flipped).

  • Page 52: Crop Menu

    Crop Menu Use Crop menu functions in conjunction with areas. After modifying a design as needed, mark an area that represents the region to be cropped. • Select Design and then Crop.  NOTE: If the Crop panel buttons at the bottom of the screen are grayed out, an area hasn’t yet been defined.

  • Page 53: Crop Designs Based On Areas Or Start And End Points

    Crop designs based on areas or start and end points To crop everything outside the defined area Crops everything outside the defined area. Turns off any crop adjustments you’ve made to the design. • Select Outside to crop away everything outside the defined Area and keep everything within that Area.
  • Page 54 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. Pro-Stitcher User Manual Design Menu | 5.17...

  • Page 55: Repeat Menu

    Repeat Menu The Repeat Main function provides several options for repeating a design. • Select Design, Repeat, and then Main. The Repeat Wrapping function provides several options for wrapping, or offsetting, designs. Most of these options can be done with or without a defined area. •...

  • Page 56: To Stretch A Design To Fill An Area

    To stretch a design to fill an area You can stretch a design to fit either the width or the height of an area. • First define an area and then choose either the Stretch Width or the Stretch Height button. Stretches the design to fit the width of the area.

  • Page 57: To Join Vertically Repeated Designs

    To join vertically repeated designs Repeated Baptist Fan design has been joined vertically and horizontally with Point 2 Point. • To link designs vertically, ensure the start and end points are at the same horizontal coordinate. Then select Vertical Point 2 Point to align the designs such that the end point of the first design matches up with the start point of the next design.

  • Page 58: To Wrap Rows

    To wrap rows Shifts every other row of repeated designs by half of Shifts every other row the width of the by 1/8 inch to the design. right or left. • To shift every other row of repeated designs (beginning with the second row) by half of the width of the design, select the 1/2 button.

  • Page 59: To Horizontally Wrap The Design Window

    To horizontally wrap the design window Choose from the options along the bottom of the screen to specify how to wrap the designs window horizontally. • To shift all rows horizontally by half of the width of the design, select the 1/2 button. Shifts all rows of repeated designs by 1/8 inch to the right...

  • Page 60: To Manually Wrap The Design Window

    • Or touch the number box under Window and use the number pad to enter a decimal value to shift the repeated designs. For example, to move all rows up by one inch, enter 1. To move all rows down by one inch, enter -1.

  • Page 61: Resize Menu

    Resize Menu • To open the resize options, select Design and then Resize. Choose one of the four height and width buttons and then press the Plus Sign or Height and Width Minus Sign to resize, buttons or enter a resize value in the number box.
  • Page 62 Blue line shows the This original width of original x-axis, or this rotated design original width of a was increased. rotated design. Select to adjust original width. • To stretch or shrink the design along the original X axis rather than how it is oriented on the screen, select the Original Width button (with the blue angled line) and then press the Plus Sign (+) to increase or Minus Sign (–) to decrease the size of the design.

  • Page 63: Skew / Align Menu

    Skew / Align Menu After you create an area, use the skew and align options to fit the design within the area. These options with convex areas (e.g. triangles, rectangles, and hexagons) of three or more points. Pro-Stitcher does not skew or align designs to a concave area (e.g.

  • Page 64: To Align A Triangle Design

    To vertically align blocks within an area Align Top: Aligns the top of the design’s bounding box with the top of the area (pictured). Align Bottom: Aligns Align Center: Aligns the bottom of the the vertical center of design’s bounding box the design’s bounding with the lowest point box with the vertical...

  • Page 65: To Skew A Design To Fit A Convex Area

    5. Select the 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.

  • Page 66: To Skew A Design To Fit A Concave Area

    To skew a design to fit a concave area Pro-Stitcher can skew a design to fit within a concave area, 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.

  • Page 67: Freehand Menu

    Freehand Menu Pro-Stitcher can record the movement of the quilting machine. For example, record your own all-over background designs across the width of the quilt. Or record your signature so you can quilt your signature into your quilts. This screen also enables you to quickly switch from using Pro-Stitcher to free-motion quilting.

  • Page 68: To Switch To Free-Motion Quilting

    To switch to free-motion quilting • Manually raise the levers to switch from using computer-guided quilting to free-motion quilting. To return to using Pro-Stitcher, manually lower the levers. Â IMPORTANT: If you have a newer version of the firmware running on your quilting machine, you will have two additional buttons.

  • Page 69: To Add Jumps To Your Recorded Design

    Machine Quilting Tip: Record stitch-in-the-ditch quilting lines Move the quilting machine to the beginning of the quilt ditch and select Mark to record the first point of the line. Then move the machine to another point further down the ditch and press Mark again.

  • Page 70: Reposition Menu

    Reposition Menu The main way to reposition a design for quilting is to create an area based on your quilt and then to use the Reposition or Skew/Align tools to position the design relative to that area. However, you can use the reposition functions even if you haven’t defined an area.
  • 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. 5.34 | Design Menu Pro-Stitcher User Manual...

  • Page 72: To Position A Design Based On The Home Location

    To position a design based on the Home location The Home location of a design is the point in the design where x=0 and y=0. It may be the start point of the design, but other times it may be in the middle or any other point in the design. Some digital designers use the Home location for positioning.

  • Page 73: To Reposition A Design Up, Down, Left, Or Right

    To reposition a design up, down, left, or right • 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.

  • Page 74: Art & Stitch

    6. Art & Stitch Art & Stitch is comprehensive quilting-design software for creating and modifying quilting designs. It is included with Pro-Stitcher. Pro-Stitcher can pass designs quickly and easily into Art & Stitch so you can use any of the Art & Stitch tools to modify the design however necessary. Art & Stitch automatically loads and runs in the background when Pro-Stitcher starts, so passing files from Pro-Stitcher to Art &...

  • Page 75: Licensing

    U CAUTION: If a design is opened in Art & Stitch without using the Pro-Stitcher software and the Pro-Stitcher button is pressed to pass the design into the Pro-Stitcher software, the design will be saved in its current state with the same name it had when it was opened. This could lead to unintentionally writing over a design.
  • Page 76 3. Browse to the appropriate folder on the USB flash drive and double-tap the Art & Stitch installation file. The Pro-Stitcher software will close and the installation will begin. 4. If you are prompted to Repair or Uninstall the Art & Stitch software, it is best to uninstall first and then run the installation program again to install the new version.

  • Page 77: Quilt Menu

    7. Quilt Menu The functions on the quilt menu enable you to quilt your designs. The Run button is available to start the stitching from any quilt function. • After the design has been formatted, positioned, and is ready to be stitched, select Quilt and then Run. If everything looks good, press Proceed to begin stitching.

  • Page 78: To Verify The Position Of The Design's Bounding Box On The Quilt

    In addition to doing a manual check, use the two Trace options to verify the position of the design’s bounding box or the defined area relative to the quilt. The design’s bounding A dot indicates the start point for the area. To verify the position of the design’s bounding box on the quilt •...

  • Page 79: Move The Quilting Machine With Pro-Stitcher

    Move the quilting machine with Pro-Stitcher The Move function moves the quilting machine in any of the eight directions indicated by the on-screen arrows. Control the speed by pressing either the Plus Sign or the Minus Sign, or entering a value (up to 50) in the number box.

  • Page 80: Pro-Stitcher As A Horizontal Or Vertical Channel Lock

    Pro-Stitcher as a horizontal or vertical channel lock If you use the channel lock feature in Pro-Stitcher, you will be able to stitch horizontal and vertical lines that are perfectly square with Pro-Stitcher and the frame. To stitch a horizontal or vertical line with the channel lock •...

  • Page 81: To Adjust Commonly Used Stitch Settings

    Select the Stitch button to stitch the design on the quilt. Disable the Stitch Adjust commonly used button to trace settings just before the design without quilting if necessary. stitching. To adjust commonly used stitch settings • Select Quilt and then select Stitch on the menu. Turn on or off the starting or ending tieoffs and choose how to do pullups.

  • Page 82: To Adjust Stitches Per Inch While Quilting

    Change the auto jump threshold by entering a number or using the Plus Sign to increase or the Minus Sign to decrease. • Select the Auto Jump box to specify the maximum length (in inches) of a jump, or gap in a design path.

  • Page 83: To Change The Thread Pullup Settings While Quilting

    Select to tie off at the end of stitching. Choose whether to tie off with a tacking Select to tie off at the stitch or with micro beginning of stitching. stitches. • Choose Tie-Off Start or Tie-Off End to indicate your preference for tieoffs. Choose whether to use a tacking stitch or micro stitches for the tieoffs.

  • Page 84: Adjust Settings While Quilting Is Paused

    Choose Seconds or Inches and then enter a value in the number box to specify how Turns off the pause much Pro-Stitcher will delay setting. stitch before pausing for you to trim the threads. • Specify how far or how long Pro-Stitcher will stitch before pausing for you to trim the threads. Choose either Seconds or Inches.

  • Page 85: To See How Far Into A Design The Machine Has Stitched

    • Move the machine and crosshairs to the desired location and press the Current Point button under Reposition. If the Start Point has been altered during a Pause, pressing Resume will cause the Pro- Stitcher to resume from the adjusted Start Point rather than the Current Point. To see how far into a design the machine has stitched •...

  • Page 86: To Begin Quilting From A Point Other Than The Design's Start Point

    Drag the top scroll bar Drag the bottom to move the start point scroll bar to move the to a new position in the end point to a new design. position in the design. To begin quilting from a point other than the design’s start point •...
  • Page 87 Machine Quilting Tip: Recovering from a thread break or bobbin change If the thread breaks while stitching, press Pause. Fix the problem by rethreading the machine or changing the bobbin. Select the Quilt menu and then select the New Start/ End function.

  • Page 88: 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 89: To Set The Auto Jump Threshold

    To set the Auto Jump threshold • Press the Plus Sign (+) to increase or Minus Sign (–) to decrease the Auto Jump threshold by .5 inch. Alternately, touch the number box and type a value directly and press Enter.  NOTE: If the jump distance is less than the Auto Jump threshold (number of inches entered in the Auto Jump box), Pro-Stitcher does not pause for you to trim the thread before jumping to the next start point.

  • Page 90: Control How Pro-Stitcher Performs Tie-Offs

    Control how Pro-Stitcher performs tie-offs By tieing off at the beginning and ending of stitching, the stitches will be secure and will not come undone. The Tie Off feature enables you to select your preferred method for how and when Pro-Stitcher performs tie-offs.

  • Page 91: To Select The Method Of Tie-Off Stitch: Micro Or Tack

    To select the method of tie-off stitch: Micro or Tack • Press Tack to select the Tack method of tie-off. The Tack method forms the selected number of stitches forward into the design and then back to the start point before beginning to stitch the design, thus doubling the number of stitches selected.

  • Page 92: To Turn On Automatic Bobbin-Thread Pullups

    To turn on automatic bobbin-thread pullups • Press Pull-Up Auto for Pro-Stitcher to shift the quilting machine to the right a few inches after pulling up the bobbin thread so you can grab both threads. Press Resume to continue quilting the design.

  • Page 93: Advanced Menu

    Advanced Menu The Advanced Menu contains options that you will rarely need to use. Many are used by technicians as they help to diagnose any issues you may experience with Pro-Stitcher. General Options • Select Settings, Advanced, General. To create a simulation license You can create a simulation version of Pro-Stitcher which enables you to use the Pro-Stitcher software in simulation mode on any computer running Microsoft Windows 7 or 8.
  • Page 94 Â IMPORTANT: You must have administrator rights for the Windows computer you will use for the Pro-Stitcher simulation. 3. Insert the USB flash drive into a USB port on the Windows computer you will use for simulation mode. View the files on the USB drive. Right-click the Pro-Stitcher executable file (PSUpdate15.04.0071.exe, in this example) and select Run as administrator.

  • Page 95: To Verify Settings Before Quilting

    9. Return to the Windows computer you will use for simulation mode and insert the USB drive back into the USB port of the Windows computer. Now select OK 10. You can now run Pro-Stitcher in simulation mode on the Windows computer. To use the Pro-Stitcher simulation mode If running the simulation mode on the Pro-Stitcher tablet computer, you may switch between simulation mode and regular mode.

  • Page 96: To Stop Communications Between Pro-Stitcher And The Quilting Machine

    • Select Settings, Advanced, Communications To stop communications between Pro-Stitcher and the quilting machine • Press Switch to Handlebar Control. The button changes to say Connect to Pro-Stitcher. To reestab- lish communications, press Connect to Pro-Stitcher. To reconnect motors If the Pro-Stitcher motors ever become unplugged or disconnected from the computer, it may be necessary to reestablish communications between the Pro-Stitcher computer and the motors.

  • Page 97: Speed Profile

    Speed Profile The Speed Profile enables you to customize the relationship between quilting speed and the precision needed to quilt intricate designs. To set your speed profile • Select Default for most quilting designs. Only if you feel that the quilting design requires more precision should you ever need to change the setting.

  • Page 98: To Adjust The Motor Torque Limit

    If you receive the motor strain error message during normal stitching conditions: 1. Check for and remove any obstructions. 2. Clear the error message by touching the X in the upper-right corner of the message. 3. Press Reconnect Motors or the Motor Error button in the top-right corner of the screen to reestab- lish communications between the Pro-Stitcher computer and the motors 4.

  • Page 99: To Exit Pro-Stitcher But Keep The Computer Running

    To exit Pro-Stitcher but keep the computer running • Select 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 •...

  • Page 100: Troubleshooting

    9. Troubleshooting Problem/Symptom Corrective Measure No display on the touch-screen monitor LED near the battery symbol at the top The Pro-Stitcher computer is powered off. Press left-hand side of the screen is blue and the the Power button at the top left-hand side of the Windows button at the bottom left-hand computer to turn it on.
  • Page 101 Problem/Symptom Corrective Measure The Pro-Stitcher stitches, but the stitch lengths The problem can be narrowed to a specific encoder vary and the quilting machine slows down or wheel by running the quilting machine manually. Start even stops in some directions. the quilting machine from the handlebars in Stitch Regulated mode and only move the machine left and right.
  • Page 102 If the computer says it wants to reformat the flash drive then the flash drive has gone bad and will need to be replaced. If it opens but there are no files on the flash drive, contact Baby Lock for replacement files.* Pro-Stitcher User Manual Troubleshooting | 9.3...
  • Page 103 Problem/Symptom Corrective Measure Jumps between repeated patterns Use of any of the Repeat options results in a When using the Repeat functions, if the start and/or jump between each pattern stop points are within the block of the pattern (i.e. they are not located at the left and right-hand sides of the pattern block) and/or not at the same height, there will be a jump between each repeat of the pattern.
  • Page 104 Problem/Symptom Corrective Measure Buffer Underflow If a message with the words Buffer Underflow appears while stitching, it is an indication that data is not getting to the motors quickly enough. This may be due to something in the computer tying up the CPU. Although it may be possible to resume quilting by simply pressing red X box to close the error message and then pressing the Motor Error lightning bolt button at the top right-...

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