11
Machine Operation
Manual Mode
When in manual mode, depressing
the foot pedal will cause the sewing
speed to increase, until the pedal
is fully depressed, at which point,
the machine speed matches the top
speed setting.
Stitch-Regulated Mode
Turn the TruStitch™ controller on
by using the switch on the bottom
of the controller. A bright white light
will flash until it makes radio contact
with the TruStitch™ receiver. Once
contact is made, flashing will only
occur if the ambient light is low, such
as when you have the receiver under
the fabric.
Two Ways to Start/Stop in
Stitch-Regulated Mode
Foot Pedal
In stitch-regulated mode, the foot
pedal acts as a “Regulation Start”
switch. Once sewing is started by de-
pressing the foot pedal, pressing the
foot pedal further will have no affect
on the sewing speed. The pedal acts
as a simple on-off switch.
Play/Pause Button
There is also a “foot pedal-free”
mode of regulated operation with the
TruStitch™ Stitch Regulator. When in
Regulated mode, a “Play/Pause” button
can be found on the main screen at
the center-right of the screen (Fig-
ure 11 on Page 10). This button can
be used to start and stop regulated
operation in place of the foot pedal.
Please note that the foot pedal must
still be plugged into the receiver for
the TruStitch™ to work.
Two Styles of Stitch Regulation
Idle
The default Stitch-Regulation Style
is called Idle. When in Idle stitching
mode, depressing the pedal will
start the machine at the defined Idle
(starting) speed. As the fabric and
the TruStitch™ controller are moved
together, the machine will regulate the
machine speed, when the controller
motion is faster than the Idle speed
setting. It speeds up as you do,
maintaining the Stitches-Per-Inch stitch
length that you’ve chosen (see Using
the Stitch Regulator, Page 12).
Using Idle style allows you to ease
gently into your stitching, creating
smoother starts and stops. It is the best
style choice for most quilting methods.
Precision
Setting the Idle speed to 0 will
automatically engage the Precision
Style of Stitch Regulation.
When in Precision stitching style,
depressing the pedal (or pressing
the Play/Pause Button) activates the
machine and starts regulation but the
machine does not start sewing yet.
The status box on the top center
part of the screen will turn from red to
green to indicate the machine is active.
Moving the TruStitch™ controller
with the fabric will start the machine
stitching. When the controller stops
moving, the machine stops stitching,
possibly in mid-stroke. The default
Needle Up/Down choice is overridden
by Precision.
Releasing the pedal or pressing the
Pause/Play button stops machine
operation and moves the needle to the
chosen Needle Up/Down position.
Choosing a non-zero Idle value will
re-engage the Idle setting.
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