Janome 500e manual. Janome 500E Embroidery Machine Instruction Book.

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1 Janom 500E Emboidy Machin Instuction Book

2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Janom 500 manual Whn using an lctical applianc, basic safty pcautions should alays b follod, including th folloing: This sing machin is dsignd and manufactud fo houshold us only. Rad all instuctions bfo using this sing machin. DANGER To duc th isk of lctic shock: 1. An applianc should nv b lft unattndd hn pluggd in. Alays unplug this sing machin fom th lctic outlt immdiatly aft using and bfo claning. To duc th isk of buns, fi, lctic shock, o injuy to psons: WARNING 1. Do not allo to b usd as a toy. Clos attntion is ncssay hn this sing machin is usd by o na childn. 2. Us this applianc only fo its intndd us as dscibd in this on s manual. Us only attachmnts commndd by th manufactu as containd in this on s manual. 3. Nv opat this sing machin if it has a damagd cod o plug, if it is not oking poply, if it has bn doppd o damagd, o doppd into at. Rtun this sing machin to th nast authoizd dal o svic cnt fo xamination, pai, lctical o mchanical adjustmnt. 4. Nv opat th applianc ith any ai opning blockd. Kp vntilation opnings of this sing machin and foot contoll f fom accumulation of lint, dust and loos cloth. 5. Nv dop o inst any objct into any opning. 6. Do not us outdoos. 7. Do not opat h aosol (spay) poducts a bing usd o h oxygn is bing administd. 8. To disconnct, tun all contols to th off ( O ) position, thn mov plug fom outlt. 9. Do not unplug by pulling on cod. To unplug, gasp th plug, not th cod. 10. Kp fings aay fom all moving pats. Spcial ca is uid aound th sing machin ndl and/o cutting blad. 11. Alays us th pop ndl plat. Th ong plat can caus th ndl to bak. 12. Do not us bnt ndls. 13. Do not pull o push fabic hil stitching. It may dflct th ndl causing it to bak. 14. Sitch this sing machin off ( O ) hn making any adjustmnt in th ndl aa, such as thading th ndl, changing th ndl, thading th bobbin o changing th pss foot, and th lik. 15. Alays unplug this sing machin fom th lctical outlt hn moving covs, lubicating, o hn making any oth adjustmnts mntiond in this on s manual. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Fo Euop only: This applianc can b usd by childn agd fom 8 yas and abov and psons ith ducd physical, snsoy o mntal capabilitis o lack of xpinc and knoldg if thy hav bn givn supvision o instuction concning us of th applianc in a saf ay and undstand th hazads involvd. Childn shall not play ith th applianc. Claning and us maintnanc shall not b mad by childn ithout supvision. Fo outsid Euop (xcpt U.S.A and Canada): This applianc is not intndd fo us by psons (including childn) ith ducd physical, snsoy o mntal capabilitis, o lack of xpinc and knoldg, unlss thy hav bn givn supvision o instuction concning us of th applianc by a pson sponsibl fo thi safty. Childn should b supvisd to nsu that thy do not play ith th applianc. Plas not that on disposal, this poduct must b safly cycld in accodanc ith lvant National lgislation lating to lctical/lctonic poducts. If in doubt plas contact you tail fo guidanc. (Euopan Union only)

3 GETTING READY TO SEW Nams of Pats... 3 Standad Accssois... 4 Exta Wid Tabl... 5 Anti-slipping stick (fo Emboidy hoop RE28b)... 5 Conncting th Po Supply... 6 Machin Opating Buttons... 6 Raising and Loing th Pss Foot... 7 Common Kys... 7 Stting th Spool of Thad... 8 Exta spool pin... 8 Winding th Bobbin Rmoving th bobbin... 8 Winding th bobbin... 9 Insting th bobbin Thading th Machin...11 Built-in Ndl Thad Rplacing Ndls Fabic and Ndl Chat On-scn Hlp Rmoving and Attaching th Emboidy Foot Bobbin Hold fo Emboidy (high tnsion) Emboidy Hoops Stabilizs Typs of th stabilizs Stting th Fabic in an Emboidy Hoop Attaching th Emboidy Hoop to th Machin Thad Hold Slcting Built-in Emboidy Dsigns Monogamming Function Kys Pogamming a Monogam Colo chang Monogam placmnt Ltt monogam Editing a Monogam Rady to S Windo Function kys Pattn infomation Stitch back/foad kys Jump ky Coss mak Colo sction ky Tac ky Thad colo/jog ky Fin position/angl adjustmnt ky Rotating a dsign Moving a dsign Colo list ky Adjust ky Auto thad tnsion lvl Cutting th tails of jump thads Hoop back ky Stating to S Emboidy Editing Mod Slcting a hoop siz Opning th mboidy dsigns Editing tool ba infomation Slcting a pattn Moving a pattn Duplicating a pattn Dlting a pattn Rsizing a pattn Rotating a pattn TABLE OF CONTENTS Flipping a pattn Monogamming in an ac Gouping pattns Customizing th display colos Colo gouping Sing od Cnt positioning Cating a sua fam Singl colo sing Zooming in th diting indo Panty Dsigns fo Appliu Altnativ mthod Clbation Dsigns Baclt Dsigns CUSTOMIZING MACHINE SETTINGS Machin Stting Mod Rgisting th custom sttings Common Stting Mod CUSTOMIZING EMBROIDERY MODE SETTINGS Emboidy Mod Sttings Languag Slction Mod Saving and Opning a Fil Cating a n fold Dlting a fil o fold Opning a fil Changing a nam of th fil o fold Dict PC-Link CARE AND MAINTENANCE Claning th Hook Aa Claning th Thad Path Oiling th Machin Toublshooting DESIGN CHART Emboidy

4 t y GETTING READY TO SEW Nams u i o!0 Thad tak-up lv Upp thad guid P-tnsion thad guid Bobbin ind thad guid Spool pin Spool hold (lag) Hol fo xta spool pin Bobbin thad cutt Bobbin ind spindl Bobbin ind stopp!1 Fac plat!2 Stat/stop button!3 Thad cutt button!4 Visual touch scn!5 Caiag!6 Thad cutt/hold!7 Ndl thad!8 Stsc!9 Emboidy Ndl Thad Lo thad Ndl clamp Hook cov Hook cov las @6!4 t y u @9 #0 #1 #2 #3 #4 Caying handl Handhl Touch panl stylus hold USB pot (typ B) USB pot (typ A) Pss foot lift Po sitch Po #3 #0 #4 #1 * Dsign and spcifications a subjct to chang ithout pio notic. 3 To cay th sing machin, hold th caying handl ith you hand, and suppot th sing machin ith th oth hand.

5 Standad Accssois Bobbin x 5 (1 st on th machin) Scdiv (Lag) Scdiv ky (fo ndl plat) Lint bush t Scissos y Ndl st u Spool hold (lag) X 2 (1 st on th machin) i Spool hold (small) X 2 t y u o Spool hold (spcial) X 2!0 Exta spool pin!1 Spcial bobbin hold fo Emboidy (high tnsion)!2 Touch panl stylus!3 Bobbin hold clan!4 Instuction book!5 Quick fnc guid!6 Instuctional DVD!7 Emboidy Edito/Installation guid i o!0!1!8 Soft machin cov!9 USB Po Emboidy hoop SQ14b (ith Emboidy hoop RE20b (ith Emboidy hoop SQ20b (ith Emboidy hoop RE28b (ith tmplat)* anti-slipping stick Clamp X Exta id tabl * Th mboidy hoops supplid ith you machin vay dpnding on you modl. ** Th po cabl includd may diff fom @0 4

6 Exta Wid Tabl Us th xta id tabl hn th Emboidy hoop RE20b, SQ20b o RE28b is attachd to th machin. Extact th 4 lgs locatd th undsid of th tabl. Plac th xta id tabl on th machin. Adjust th hight of th xta id tabl to th hight of th machin tabl by tuning th adjusting scs of 4 lgs. Othis th caiag may hit th xta id tabl hn attachd. Us a phillips scdiv* to tun th adjusting sc. Adjusting sc * Phillips scdiv is not includd ith th machin. Anti-slipping stick (fo Emboidy hoop RE28b) Emboidy hoop RE28b unit includs th anti-slipping stick. Pl and past th stick on th Emboidy RE28 as shon to pvnt slipping of th fin fabics. 5

7 t Conncting th Po Supply z Fist mak su th po sitch is off. x Inst th machin plug of th po supply cod into th po inlt. c Inst th po supply plug into th all outlt t, and tun th po sitch on. Po sitch Machin plug Po inlt Po supply plug t Wall outlt Mak su to us th po cabl that cam ith th machin. If you tun off th po sitch, ait fo 5 sconds bfo tuning it on again. WARNING: Whil in opation, alays kp you ys on th sing aa, and do not touch any moving pats such as th thad tak-up lv, handhl o ndl. Alays tun off th po sitch and unplug th machin fom th po supply: - hn laving th machin unattndd. - hn attaching o moving pats. - hn claning th machin. Fo th U.S.A. and Canada only Polaizd plug (on blad id than th oth): To duc th isk of lctic shock, this plug is intndd to fit in a polaizd outlt only on ay. If it dos not fit fully in th outlt, vs th plug. If it still dos not fit, contact a ualifid lctician to install th pop outlt. Do not modify th plug in any ay. Machin Opating Buttons Stat/stop button Pss this button to stat o stop th machin. Th button tuns d hn th machin is unning, and gn hn it stops. Thad cutt button Pss this button hn you finish sing to tim th thads. Th ndl ba automatically is aft timming th thads. If you pss th stat/stop button ithout loing th pss foot, th aning mssag appas on th visual touch scn. Lo th pss foot and pss th stat/stop button. 6

8 Raising and Loing th Pss Foot You can ais and lo th pss foot ith th pss foot lift. Pss foot lift Exta liftd position You can ais th pss foot about 7 mm (1/4 ) high than th nomal up position by xting mo pssu hn lifting th pss foot lift. Do not tun th hand hl hn th pss foot is in th xta liftd position. u y t Common Kys CAUTION: Do not pss th visual touch scn ith had o shap objcts lik pncils, scdivs o th lik. Us th touch panl stylus includd in th standad accssois. Hom ky Pss this ky to nt th catgoy slction. Opn fil ky Pss this ky and th opn fil indo ill opn. You can opn mboidy dsigns savd in th machin s intnal mmoy o on a USB flash div. St mod ky Pss this ky to nt th stting mod. You can customiz th machin sttings to you pfnc. Th machin sttings fo common sttings, mboidy and languag slction a availabl in this mod. Hlp ky Pss this ky to vi th stp-by-stp visual guid about th ssntial opations. t Lockout ky Pss this ky to lockout th machin hn thading th machin, placing th accssois tc. To duc th isk of injuy, all th buttons and kys a dactivatd. To unlock th machin, pss th lockout ky t again. y Nxt pag ky To vi th nxt pag, pss th nxt pag ky. u Pvious pag ky To vi th pvious pag, pss th pvious pag ky. 7

9 Stting th Spool of Thad Lift up th spool pin. Plac th spool of thad on th spool pin. Attach th lag spool hold, and pss it fimly against th spool of thad. Us th small spool hold to hold nao o small spools of thad. z Exta spool pin Us th xta spool pin hn you nd to ind a bobbin ithout unthading th machin hil oking on a sing pojct. Inst th xta spool pin into th hol as shon. Plac a spool of thad on th xta spool pin and fix th spool ith th spool hold. Exta spool pin Hol fo xta spool pin Lag spool hold Winding th Bobbin Rmoving th bobbin Us th spool hold (spcial) to hold th spcific siz of th spool of thads as shon. Th sizs of th spools of thad a as follos; Th hol diamt of th spool has a ang of 3/8 to 7/16 (9.5 to 10.5 mm)), and th spool lngth has a ang of 2 3/4 to 3 (70 to 75 mm). Spool hold (spcial) Hol diamt (3/8 to 7/16 ) Spool lngth (2 3/4 to 3 ) Fimly inst th spool hold (spcial) into th hol and hold th spool as illustatd. Da th thad to th lft and foad aound th bobbin ind thad guid as shon. Fimly pull th thad to th ight. Follo th pocdu fom x to, of pag 9 to ind th bobbin. CAUTION: Pss th lockout ky o tun th po sitch off. z Slid th hook cov las button to th ight, and mov th hook cov plat. Hook cov las button Hook cov plat x x Rmov th bobbin fom th bobbin hold. Bobbin Us th plastic bobbins fo hoizontal hook makd ith a J. Using oth bobbins, such as p-ound pap bobbins, may caus stitching poblms and/ o damag to th bobbin hold. 8

10 Winding th bobbin z z Da th thad fom th spool. Guid th thad aound th bobbin ind thad guid. Bobbin ind thad guid x b n v c t u m y x Put th bobbin on th bobbin ind spindl. Bobbin Bobbin ind spindl c Pass th thad to th bobbin. Hold th thad ith both hands and ind it aound th bobbin clockis sval tims. v Inst th thad into on of th slits t of th flang plat and pull th thad to cut. Flang plat t Slit b Push th bobbin ind spindl to th ight. Th visual touch scn ill sho th bobbin inding sign. If you ish to ind th bobbin thad mo uickly o sloly, you can adjust th maximum bobbin inding spd by pssing th + ky y o ky u. Do not mov th bobbin ind spindl hil th machin is unning. n Pss th stat/stop button i. i Stat/stop button Whn th bobbin is fully ound, it ill stop spinning automatically. Pss th stat/stop button i to stop th machin. i m Rtun th bobbin ind to its oiginal position by moving th spindl to th lft.,, Rmov th bobbin. Inst th thad into on of th slits of th flang plat and pull th thad to cut. Fo safty puposs, th machin ill automatically stop 1.5 minuts aft stating bobbin inding. 9

11 Insting th bobbin z z Pss th lockout ky. Plac a bobbin in th bobbin hold ith th thad unning off countclockis as shon on th hook cov plat. Lockout ky End of thad Bobbin hold Hook cov plat x c v i o!0 Coct i u i Wong t y x Hold th bobbin ith you fingtip so it dos not otat. Guid th thad into th font notch of th bobbin hold. Pull th thad to th lft to pass it und th guid. t Font notch y Guid c Da th thad to th lft to pass it into th guid path makd 1. Mak su that th thad coms out fom th sid notch of th bobbin hold. u Guid path 1 i Sid notch If th thad dos not com out fom th sid notch, thad fom stp z. v Continu to da th thad along th guid path makd 2 and pull th thad to th ight though th slit. Th thad ill b cut to a pop lngth and hld in plac. o Guid path 2! 0 Slit (Thad cutt) b b St th lft dg of th hook cov plat into opning. Push don th hook cov plat to fit in plac. 10

12 Thading th Machin Rais th pss foot lift. Pss th lockout ky to lockout th machin. Tun th handhl toad you to ais th ndl at its highst position. Lockout ky Pass th thad in od fom z to m. z x y u c o b n m t z Pull th thad fom th spool. Hold th thad ith both hands and pass th thad into th slit of th p-tnsion thad guid. Slit x Wind th thad aound th p-tnsion thad guid onc as shon. Da th thad aound th con of th upp thad guid. Fimly pull th thad toad you along th ight channl until th thad snaps. P-tnsion thad guid Upp thad guid t Right channl If th thad slips out of th p-tnsion thad guid hil sing, ind th thad though th hol as shon y hn thading though th p-tnsion thad guid. If th thad coming out fom th ndl y is too shot aft auto thad cutting and skippd stitch occus, da th thad though th p-tnsion thad guid as shon u. c Da th thad don along th ight channl and aound th bottom of th thad guid plat. Pull th thad up along th lft channl. t Right channl i Thad guid plat o Lft channl v Whil holding th thad at th spool, fimly da th thad up and to th back of th tak-up lv. Da th thad foad to da it into th y of th takup lv.!0 Ey of th tak-up lv i t!2!1 v!0 b Thn pull th thad don along th lft channl and though th lo thad guid.!1 Lo thad guid n Slid th thad fom th ight of th ndl ba thad guid to th lft.!2 Ndl ba thad guid 11 m Thad th ndl ith th ndl thad (f to th nxt pag).

13 z Janom 500 manual Built-in Ndl Thad Th ndl thad can b usd ith a #11 to #14 ndl. Thad siz 50 to 90 is commndd. Do not us thad siz 30 o thick. x c v b z Pss th lockout ky to lock th machin. Lo th pss foot. Tun th handhl toad you to until th ndl thad sign appas on th ight upp con of th lockout indo. Lockout ky Ndl thad sign x Da th thad though th slit of th ndl thad. Th thad should pass und th hook. Slit Hook c Pull th thad up and slip it btn th thad cutt and fac plat fom bhind. Pull th thad toad you to cut. v Pull don th ndl thad knob as fa as it ill go. b Rais th thad sloly so a loop of th thad is pulld up though th ndl y. n n Pull th thad loop to tak th thad nd out though th ndl y to th a. If th thad is caught in th hook and th thad loop is not fomd, mov th thad fom th hook and pull it to tak th thad nd out though th ndl y. 12

14 Rplacing Ndls CAUTION: Alays mak su to pss th lockout ky to lockout th machin o tun th po sitch off bfo placing th ndl. Rais th ndl by tuning th handhl. Tun th po sitch off o pss th lockout ky. Lockout ky Loosn th ndl clamp sc by tuning it countclockis. Rmov th ndl fom th clamp. Ndl clamp sc Inst a n ndl into th ndl clamp ith th flat sid of th ndl to th a. Flat sid Whn insting th ndl into th ndl clamp, push it up against th stopp pin and tightn th ndl clamp sc fimly ith a scdiv. To chck ndl staightnss, plac th flat sid of th ndl onto somthing flat (a ndl plat, glass tc.). Th gap btn th ndl and th flat sufac should b consistnt. Gap Nv us a blunt ndl. CAUTION: B su to tightn th ndl clamp sc fimly ith a scdiv hn attaching a ndl to th machin, othis th ndl may bak o caus malfunction. Us siz 11 blu tippd ndl fo fin fabics. Fo mdium to havy ight fabics, us siz 14 ndls. Fabic and Ndl Chat Fabic Thad Ndl Fin Blu tip ndl Mdium Havy ight Emboidy thad o EL x 705 Siz 12/80 Univsal ndl #14 o EL x 705 Siz 14/90 Janom bobbin thad fo mboidy is commndd fo bobbin. 13

15 On-scn Hlp Pss th hlp ky to opn th hlp mnu. You can vi instuctions on 4 topics of ssntial opations of th machin. Slct th hlp topic by pssing th book icon and th stp-by-stp instuction ill opn. Hlp ky Book icon t To vi th nxt pag, pss th nxt pag ky. To vi th pvious pag, pss th pvious pag ky. Pss th X ky to clos th cunt indo. Nxt pag ky Pvious pag ky t X ky 14

16 z Janom 500 manual Rmoving and Attaching th Emboidy Foot Rmov th mboidy foot hn moving th ndl plat fo th maintnanc, tc. CAUTION: Alays mak su to pss th lockout ky to lockout th machin o tun th po sitch off bfo moving o attaching th mboidy foot. x z x To mov: z Tun th po sitch off o pss th lockout ky. Rais th ndl by tuning th handhl toad you. Lockout ky x Loosn th stsc ith th scdiv and mov th mboidy foot. Stsc To attach: z Attach th mboidy foot to th pss ba fom th lft sid. Stsc Emboidy foot x Tightn th stsc sculy ith th scdiv. 15

17 Bobbin Hold fo Emboidy (high tnsion) Rplac th standad bobbin hold ith th bobbin hold fo mboidy (high tnsion) hn using bobbin thads oth than Janom bobbin thad fo mboidy. z CAUTION: Alays mak su to pss th lockout ky to lockout th machin o tun th po sitch off bfo attaching th bobbin hold. Th spcial bobbin hold fo mboidy (high tnsion) is makd ith a yllo dot fo idntification. Yllo dot x t z Rmov th ndl, mboidy foot and ndl plat (f to th pags 13, 15 and 58). Tak out th standad bobbin hold. Standad bobbin hold x Inst th spcial bobbin hold into th hook ac. Mak su to match th knob of th bobbin hold ith th stopp on th machin. Attach th ndl plat, pss foot and ndl. Knob Stopp t Spcial bobbin hold fo mboidy (high tnsion) Us th standad bobbin hold hn sing uilting dsigns that us th sam thad fo th bobbin as th ndl thad. Emboidy Hoops Emboidy hoop SQ14b A sua mboidy hoop ith a 14 cm (5.5 ) sua mboidy aa. Emboidy hoop RE20b An xta lag mboidy hoop ith a 14 cm by 20 cm (5.5 by 7.9 ) mboidy aa. Emboidy hoop SQ20b A sua mboidy hoop ith a 20 cm (7.9 ) sua mboidy aa. Emboidy hoop RE28b An xta lag mboidy hoop ith a 20 cm by 28 cm (7.9 by 11 ) mboidy aa. t t Clamp (RE20b, SQ20b and RE28b) A clamp fo holding th fabic to th mboidy hoops RE20b, SQ20b and RE28b. * Th mboidy hoops supplid ith you machin vay dpnding on you modl. 16

18 Stabilizs To cat th bst uality mboidy, it is impotant to us stabilizs. Typs of th stabilizs Ho to us: Attach th stabiliz to th ong sid of th fabic. You may nd to us mo than on lay. Fo fim fabics, you may plac a thin sht of pap und th fabic. Th non-adhsiv typ should b usd hn mboiding fabic hich cannot b iond o fo sctions hich a difficult to ion. Cut th stabiliz lag than th mboidy hoop and st it on th hoop so that th nti pic is fastnd to th hoop to pvnt any loosnss in th fabic. Attaching th stabiliz Plac th ong sid of fabic and th glossy sid of th stabiliz togth. Fold up a con of th stabiliz and fus it ith an ion. Fold up a con of th stabiliz, to mak it asi to pl off th xcss stabiliz aft stitching. Ioning tmpatus vay dpnding on th kind of adhsiv stabiliz you a using. Typ Usag Popty Ta-aay Stabl ovn fabics Mad fom a fib that ill ta asily. Ion-on Knits and all kinds of unstabl fabics Adhsiv typ fusibl ith an ion. Cut-aay Knits and all kinds of unstabl fabics Non-ovn fabic that dos not ta. Wat solubl Cutok o lac mboidy A thin film that ill dissolv in at. Right sid of loopd fabics such as tols to avoid loops coming though th mboidy Hat-aay Cutok o lac mboidy A thin film that ill mlt aay ith hat. Sticky typ stabilizs can b usd only fo scuing a small pic of fabic o ok that cannot b scud in th hoop, o fo scuing vlvt and oth nappd fabic that ould b pmanntly makd by th hoop. Clan th bobbin hold aft stitching as glu can gt stuck on it. 17

19 z Janom 500 manual Stting th Fabic in an Emboidy Hoop z Ppa a fabic and attach a stabiliz to th ong sid of th fabic. Th fabic and stabiliz should b lag than th hoop siz. Da th cntlins on th fabic ith tailo s chalk. Fabic Cntlins x c v y t x Lay th inn hoop and tmplat on th fabic, matching th cntlins of th fabic ith th tmplat. Inn hoop Tmplat c Loosn th hoop tightning sc on th out hoop. Plac th inn hoop and fabic on th out hoop. t Hoop tightning sc y Out hoop v Push th inn hoop and fabic into th out hoop. Tightn th sc on th out hoop to sttch th fabic. Mak su that th fabic is sttchd tightly in th hoop. Rmov th tmplat. b b Clamp th fabic to th hoop ith th clamps hn using hoop SQ20b, RE20b o hoop RE28b. u Clamp u Thick lays of fabic and stabiliz may caus skippd stitchs, o bokn thads and ndls. Avoid sing on th lays thick than 3 mm (1/8 ). 18

20 z x c z Janom 500 manual y y v y x b Attaching th Emboidy Hoop to th Machin To attach: z Rais th pss foot. Tun th handhl toad you to ais th ndl at its highst position. Tun th po sitch on. If th caiag is not at th hom position, th caution mssag appas to mov th caiag to th hom position. Pss OK ky to mov th caiag to th hom position. OK ky Slct o dit th dsid pattn and pss OK ky. Rady to S scn appas and th caiag movs to th stat position. Pss th lockout ky to lockout th machin. Lockout ky x Plac th ppad hoop on th machin. Position th hoop by aligning th notchs of th hoop ith th caiag pins. Notch Caiag pin t Caiag y Lv c Shift th lv in th diction of th ao. y Lv v Attach th hoop by pushing it against th caiag pins. b Push th lv in th diction of ao to lock th hoop in plac. To mov: z Rais th pss foot. Tun th handhl toad you to ais th ndl at its highst position. Pss th lockout ky to lock th machin. y t x Shift th lv in th diction of th ao and mov th hoop. y Lv u CAUTION: B caful not to plac th xcss of fabic btn th caiag and machin body u. Nv ty to mov th caiag by hand o touch th caiag hil it is moving. 19

21 Thad Hold To avoid sing ov a tail of th ndl thad, plac th thad nd on th thad hold. Pass th ndl thad though th hol in th mboidy foot and da it up to th thad hold. Hang th thad on th thad hold fom font to back. Thad hold Slcting Built-in Emboidy Dsigns Pss th built-in dsign ky and th fist pag of th dsign list of Ptit Dsigns ill opn. Built-in dsign ky Pss th dsign catgoy ky to bos th dsign list by dsign catgoy, o pss th hoop slction ky to bos th dsigns by hoop siz. Dsign catgoy ky Hoop slction ky Dsign catgoy Pss th dsign catgoy ky to sho th dsign lists by catgoy. Pss th pvious/nxt pag kys to bos th dsign lists. Pvious pag ky t Nxt pag ky Pag 1 of 3 Ptit Dsigns Favoit Dsigns Bod Dsigns Gomtic Dsigns Pag 2 of 3 Panty Dsigns Wod Styl Dsigns Flouish Alphabt Quilting Dsigns t Pag 3 of 3 Baclt Dsigns Clbation Dsigns Calibation Pattn Pss th dsid catgoy to slct and th pattn slction indo ill opn. Bos th pattn list ith th pvious/nxt pag kys, and slct th dsid pattn by pssing th pattn icon ky. 20

22 Slcting th dsign by hoop siz Pss th hoop slction ky and th hoop slction indo ill opn. Slct a hoop siz th sam o small than th on you ill attach. Bos th dsign list ith th pvious/nxt pag kys, and slct th dsid pattn by pssing th pattn icon ky. Monogamming Pss th monogam ky and th monogam indo ill opn. Pss th font slction ky to opn th font slction indo. Monogam ky Font slction ky You can slct on of th 10 fonts fo monogamming as ll as 2-ltt, 3-ltt, bod pattns and nomal s pattns. Th folloing fonts and pattns a availabl: Pag 1 of 2 Gothic font Scipt font Chltnham font Cyillic 1 font Cyillic 2 font Cyillic 3 font Pag 2 of 2 2-Ltt 3-Ltt Bod pattns Nomal s pattns Pss th icon ky of th dsid font and th monogam indo ill opn. Bos pags ith th pvious/nxt pag kys. You can nt alphabt ltts, numbs, symbols, Cyillic and Euopan ltts. Pvious pag ky Nxt pag ky 21

23 y u Function Kys Font slction ky Pss this ky to opn th font slction indo. t Ltting ointation ky Pss this ky to slct th hoizontal o vtical ointation. i!0 i o Ltt siz ky You can slct th folloing 3 ltt sizs by pssing this ky. Th appoximat ltt sizs of upp cas a as follos: L (Lag): 30 mm (1.2 ) M (Mdium): 20 mm (0.8 ) S (Small): 10 mm (0.4 ) Ltt cas ky Pssing this ky changs th ltt cas fom upp cas to lo cas and vic vsa. t Sav fil ky Pssing this ky opns th sav fil indo and allos you to sav th txt o monogam as a fil (f to pag 55). y OK ky Pss this ky to confim you nty and opn th Rady to S scn o th pvious diting indo. u X ky Pss this ky to xit th monogam nty. i Cuso ky Pss ths kys to mov th cuso to th lft o ight. o Dlt ky Pss this ky to dlt th chaact abov th cuso o th chaact in font of th cuso.!0 Spac adjust ky This ky is activatd only hn a spac is ntd. If th spacs btn chaacts look unvn, inst a blank spac btn chaacts and adjust th spac idth to justify. Pss this ky to opn th spac adjustmnt indo. To incas th spac idth, pss th + ky. To dcas th spac idth, pss th ky. Th spac idth is shon only in millimts. 22

24 Pogamming a Monogam Exampl: Pogamming R&B in Gothic styl font. Ent R, th cuso shifts to th ight and R is automatically mmoizd. Pss th ltt siz ky and slct small siz. Ltt siz ky Ent &, th cuso shifts to th ight and & is automatically mmoizd. Pss th ltt siz ky and slct mdium siz. Ent B, th cuso shifts to th ight and B is automatically mmoizd. Pss th OK ky. Th hoop confimation indo ill appa. Th scn changs to th ady to s indo. Th hoop confimation indo ill not b displayd if th hoop confimation option is tund off (f to pag 51.). Colo chang You can s a multi-colod monogam by changing th thad colo of ach ltt if you pss th colo chang ky bfo sing. Th colo chang ky changs to hn th colo chang function is activatd. Th machin ill stop automatically hn ach chaact has bn sn. Chang th thad to th nxt colo and stat sing again. Colo chang ky Monogam placmnt You can slct on of 3 monogam placmnts: lft justify, cnt justify and ight justify. Lft Justify Pss th ky to stat sing fom th lft nd fnc lin on th tmplat. Cnt Justify Pss th ky to s in th cnt of th hoop. Right Justify Pss th ky to s fom th ight nd fnc lin on th tmplat. 23

25 z Janom 500 manual 2-Ltt monogam Exampl: 2-Ltt in an octagon z Pss th font slction ky. Slct 2-ltt. x c x Slct th octagon. c Ent A and B. Pss th OK ky and a aning mssag ill appa. Pss th OK ky and th caiag movs to th stating position. Th hoop confimation indo ill appa. Pss th OK ky. Th scn changs to th ady to s indo. Th 3-ltt monogam is sn in th sam ay as th 2-ltt monogam. Th monogam placmnt fo th 2-ltt and 3-ltt monogam is cnt justify. Th hoop confimation indo ill not b displayd if th hoop confimation option is tund off (f to pag 51.). 24

26 z Editing a Monogam Dlting a chaact: Dlting R fom MART z Pss th cuso ky to mov th cuso und R. x z x x Pss th dlt ky and ltt R is dltd. Insting a chaact: Insting E into MAT z Pss th cuso ky to mov th cuso und A. x Ent E. Th ltt E is instd bfo A. 25

27 !1 u i Janom 500 manual!3 y t!0!2 t y u i o Rady to S Windo Th ady to s indo shos mboidy function kys and infomation on th slctd pattn. Pss th don ao ky t o up ao ky y to sho th nxt st of function kys (u to o). Function kys Colo sction ky Tac ky Thad colo/jog ky Fin position/angl adjustmnt ky t Don ao ky y Up ao ky u Colo list ky i Adjust ky o Hoop back ky!0 Stitch foad ky!1 Stitch back ky!2 Jump ky!3 Jog kys Pattn infomation Th visual touch scn displays th folloing dtails: Hoop siz Dimnsion of th dsign Maximum sing spd Tnsion stting t Numb of thad colos (lays) y Ruid sing tim u Pvi indo i Coss mak (cunt sing point) o Pogss ba!0 Stitch count!1 Thad colo o!1!0 26

28 t Janom 500 manual u i o!0 y Stitch back/foad kys Pss th ky to mov th hoop back to a pvious sing point. Pss th + ky to mov th hoop ahad. Th hoop ill mov on stitch ach tim th ky is pssd. Hold don th ky to tavl fast and jump 10, 100 o 500 stitchs at a tim. Th stitch count and th total numb of stitch count a displayd in th stitch count indo. You can us ths kys to mov th mboidy hoop to h th thad has bokn o un out. Stitch back ky Stitch foad ky Stitch count Total numb of stitch count Th pal blu ba in th stitch count indo is th pogss ba. Th pogss ba t appas hn th stitch count incass, and indicats th pogss of th mboidy sing pojct. Whn th pojct is compltd, th pogss ba tuns to 0. t Pogss ba Jump ky If you ant to jump to th dsid sing point dictly, pss th jump ky y and th numic kypad indo u ill opn. Ent th dsid stitch count numb and pss th OK ky. Th hoop movs to th sing point you ntd. y Jump ky u Numic kypad indo Coss mak Th coss mak o in th pvi indo i indicats th cunt sing point. Pss th pvi indo i to hid th coss mak. i Pvi indo o Coss mak (Cunt sing point) Colo sction ky Pss this ky!0 to sho th complt imag of th slctd dsign o patial imag of ach colo sction only. To vi th nxt colo sction, pss th nxt pag ky!2. To vi th pvious colo sction, pss th pvious pag ky!1. If you ant to s th spcific colo sction only, pss th nxt/pvious colo kys until th dsid sction is displayd.!0 Colo sction ky!1 Pvious pag ky!2 Nxt pag ky!1!2 27

29 Tac ky You can chck th siz of th mboidy aa by tacing th pattn outlin ithout stitching o ith basting stitchs. Pss th tac ky and th tac option indo ill opn. Tac ky Th folloing 3 options a availabl: 1. Tac ithout stitching Pss th ky to opn th tac ithout stitching indo. Pss th tac ky to stat tacing o pss on of th kys to mov th hoop to a con. 2. Tac and bast (singl) Pss th ky to opn th tac and bast (singl) indo. Lo th pss foot. Pss th stat/stop button to stat tacing ith basting stitchs. 3. Tac and bast (doubl) Pss th ky to opn th tac and bast (doubl) indo. Lo th pss foot. Pss th stat/stop button to stat tacing ith basting stitchs. Fist, th machin basts insid th pattn thn tacs th pattn outlin ith basting stitchs. Th machin ill bast aound th mboidy aa ith a 5 mm alloanc. Hov, th alloanc ill b null if th pattn spads ov th maximum limit of mboidy aa. To clos th tacing option indo, pss th X ky. Thad colo/jog ky Pss th thad colo/jog ky to sho o hid th jog kys. Th thad colo list of th slctd dsign is displayd hn th jog kys a hiddn. Adjust th hoop position ith th jog kys so that th ndl position coms ight abov th cnt of th fnc lins on th fabic. Thad colo/jog ky Thad colo list Jog kys 28

30 Fin position/angl adjustmnt ky You can mak fin adjustmnts to th position o angl of th mboidy dsign ithout moving th mboidy hoop fom th machin. Pss th fin position/angl adjustmnt ky. Th oiginal mboidy dsign position is pvid as a ctangl. t i y u o!0!1 29 Th d ctangl appas hn you mak fin adjustmnts to th mboidy dsign, and it shos th diffnc btn th oiginal position and th adjustd position. Rotating a dsign You can mak fin adjustmnts to th angl of th mboidy dsign. Pss th ky to otat th dsign 0.5 dgs clockis. Pss th ky t to otat th dsign 0.5 dgs countclockis. Th angl valu is displayd in th indo y. Th angl of an mboidy dsign can b adjustd fom -5.0 to 5.0 dgs. Th angl of th mboidy dsign cannot b adjustd to xcd th sing aa. Moving a dsign You can mak fin adjustmnts to th position of th mboidy dsign. Pss th angl/mov ky!1. Th jog kys appa on th scn. Pss th o kys u to mov th dsign 0.5 mm ight o lft (X indo o). Pss th o kys i to mov th dsign 0.5 mm foad o backad (Y indo!0). Th moving distanc fom th oiginal position is shon as coodinats in th X and Y indos. Th position of an mboidy dsign can b fin adjustd fom -5.0 mm to 5.0 mm. Th position of th mboidy dsign cannot b adjustd to xcd th sing aa. Th moving distanc fom th oiginal position is shon only in millimts.

31 Colo list ky Pss th don ao ky o up ao ky to sho th nxt st of function kys. Pss th colo list ky to vi a list of thad colos mployd in th slctd dsign. t y Pss th stitch numb ky to vi a numb of stitchs fo ach colo in th slctd dsign. Pss th spool ky t to vi a list of thad colos mployd in th slctd dsign. Adjust ky Pss th adjust ky to opn th manual stting indo. You can adjust th folloing sttings in this indo. y Adjust ky u Auto thad tnsion lvl Pss th + o ky to adjust th thad tnsion to you pfnc. u i i Cutting th tails of jump thads This option is can b usd hn th jump thad cutting lngth stting o cutting command is activatd (f to pag 53). Pss th + o ky to adjust th tail lngth of jump thad. 30

32 Hoop back ky Tun th handhl toad you to ais th ndl at its highst position if th ndl is in don position. Rais th pss foot. Pss th hoop back ky and hoop back option indo ill opn. Pss th ky and th confimation indo opn. Pss th OK to mov th caiag back to th hom position and tun to th Rady to S scn. Pss on of th kys to mov th caiag to a standby position. Pss th X ky to clos th hoop back option indo. Hoop back ky Pss th stat/stop button. Th caution mssag appas. Pss th OK ky and th hoop ill go back to th oiginal position. 31

33 z Janom 500 manual Stating to S Emboidy z Slct th dsid pattn. Pss th thad colo/jog ky. Th jog kys appa. x c x Adjust th hoop position ith th jog kys so that th ndl position coms ight abov th cnt of th cntlins on th fabic. Jog kys c Pss th stat/stop button and s 5 to 6 stitchs. Pss th stat/stop button again to stop th machin. Cut th loos thad clos to th bginning of th stating point. Loos thad Pss th stat/stop button to stat sing again. Th machin ill stop (and tim th thads if th auto thad cutting is activatd) automatically hn th fist colo sction is finishd. Chang th thad to th nxt colo and s th nxt sction. You can adjust th sing position ith th jog kys duing th sing if ncssay. Pss th stat/stop button to stop th machin. Pss th jog kys to mov th hoop at th dsid position. Pss th stat/stop button again to continu sing. Th ndl dop position ill sum th oiginal position aft all th colo sctions a finishd. Sing sults Th mboidy pattn is sn against th cntlins on th fabic as shon. Cntlins on th fabic Rf to pag 53 fo ho to st auto thad cutting. 32

34 Editing Mod In th diting mod, you can dit and combin pattns to cat oiginal mboidy dsigns. Pss th diting mod ky and th diting indo fo th hoop SQ20b ill opn. Editing mod ky x z Slcting a hoop siz You can slct oth hoop sizs. z Pss th hoop slction ky and th hoop slction indo ill opn. Hoop slction ky x Pss th nxt pag ky to sho th oth hoops. Pss th hoop icon ky to slct th dsid hoop. Th scn ill tun to th diting indo. Nxt pag ky In th diting mod, you cannot slct pattns lag than th siz of th slctd hoop. Som of th hoops a not includd ith th machin. Opning th mboidy dsigns You can opn th built-in dsigns, monogam, and dsigns fom th USB flash div in th diting indo. To opn dsign pattns, pss th hom ky. Pss th built-in dsign ky. Slct th dsid pattn fom th dsign list (f to pag 66-71). Hom ky Built-in dsign ky 33

35 t Janom 500 manual y u Editing tool ba infomation Th diting tool ba contains th folloing kys as shon. Pss th nxt st ky to sho th nxt st of diting tools. Pss th pvious st ky to sho th pvious st of diting tools. Layout kys Nxt st ky Pvious st ky Scoll ky t Zoom ky y Hoop slction ky u Duplicat ky i Dlt ky o Rsiz ky!0 Rotat ky!1 Hoizontal mio imag ky!2 Vtical mio imag ky!3 Ac ky!4 Goup ky!5 Sav fil ky (f to pag 55)!6 Custom colo ky!7 Colo goup ky!8 Sing od ky!9 Cnt position Con layout Singl colo sing ky Slcting a pattn To slct th pattn to dit, pss on th pattn imag in th diting indo. Th gn fam appas aound th slctd pattn. Moving a pattn To mov th mboidy pattn in th diting indo, pss and dag th pattn to a dsid location ith th touch panl stylus o you fingtip. Do not dag th pattn on th scn ith a shap pointd objct. You can mov th slctd pattn also by pssing th layout kys. Pss th layout kys to mov th pattn to th dsid position in th diting indo. Pss th cnt position ky to mov th pattn to th cnt of th diting indo. Layout kys Cnt position ky Th caiag ill not mov hn you pss th layout kys sinc th pattn position ill mov lativ to th hoop, not to th machin. 34

36 z Janom 500 manual x Duplicating a pattn z Pss th duplicat ky to mak a copy of th slctd pattn. Duplicat ky x Th duplicatd pattn ill b supimposd ov th oiginal pattn. Mov th duplicat to sho th oiginal pattn. z z x Rsizing a pattn z Pss th siz ky to opn th siz option indo. Rsiz ky x You can chang th mboidy pattn siz fom 80% to 120% of th oiginal siz. Pss th + ky to nlag th pattn siz. Pss th ky to duc th pattn siz. Th siz ill chang 1% ach tim you pss th + o ky. To chang th siz uickly, pss and hold th + o ky. Th scal of a sizd pattn is displayd in pcntag. Pss th OK ky to confim th n siz. x Dlting a pattn z Pss on th pattn to dlt. x Pss th dlt ky to dlt th slctd pattn. Dlt ky 35

37 z u z c y Janom 500 manual t x x Rotating a pattn z Pss th nxt st ky to sho th nxt st of diting tools. Pss th otat ky to opn th otation option indo. Rotat ky x Pss th ky to otat th slctd pattn 1 dg clockis. Pss th ky to otat th slctd pattn 1 dg countclockis. Pss th ky t to otat th slctd pattn 45 dgs clockis. Pss th ky y to otat th slctd pattn 45 dgs countclockis. Th angl of a otatd pattn is displayd in th indo u. Pss th OK ky to confim. Flipping a pattn z Pss th vtical o hoizontal mio imag ky. Hoizontal mio imag ky Vtical mio imag ky x Pss th ky to cat th hoizontal mio imag of a slctd pattn. c Pss th ky to cat th vtical mio imag of a slctd pattn. 36

38 Monogamming in an ac In th diting mod, you can mak a monogam in an upp o lo ac. z Ent th chaacts and pss th OK ky. z x c x Th ntd chaacts a displayd in th diting indo. Pss th ac ky and th ac layout indo ill opn. Ac ky c Pss th upp ac ky to mak an upp ac. Pss th lo ac ky to mak a lo ac. Pss th nlag ky to mak an ac long. Pss th shotn ky t to mak an ac shot. Pss th OK ky to confim. Upp ac ky Lo ac ky Enlag ky t Shotn ky t 37

39 z Janom 500 manual Gouping pattns z You can goup pattns togth. Pss th nxt st ky to sho th nxt st of diting tools. Pss th goup ky and th gouping option indo ill opn. Nxt st ky Goup ky x c v x Pss th goup all ky and pss th OK ky to goup all th pattns in th diting indo. Goup all ky c If you ish to goup th slctd pattns only, pss th goup slct ky. Slct th dsid pattns by pssing on th pattn imags. Pss th slctd pattn again to dslct th pattn. Pss th OK ky to goup th slctd pattns. Goup slct ky v Th goupd pattns can b movd and duplicatd as a unit. Whn gouping th slctd pattns only, th st of th pattns a gayd out and cannot b slctd. To ungoup th pattns, pss th goup ky again. 38

40 z Customizing th display colos You can simulat th colos of th actual fabic and thads on th scn by customizing th colos of th dsign imag and diting indo. z Pss th custom colo ky and th custom colo indo ill opn. Custom colo ky x u c t x If you ish to chang th colo of th dsign pattn, pss th dsign colo ky. Pss th scoll kys until th dsid sction is displayd in th pvi indo. Dsign colo ky Scoll kys To slct th hu, pss on of th 12 colo tils. To chang th shad of th slctd colo, pss nxt pag ky, pvious pag ky, o dag th slid to th lft o ight. Colo tils t Slid y Nxt pag ky u Pvious pag ky You can assign a nam to th customizd colo fo th colo sction by pssing th nam ky. Th assignd nam ill b displayd instad of th nam and cod of th thad colo in th mboidy indo. i Nam ky o i y!0 c To chang th backgound colo, pss th backgound colo ky and slct th dsid colo. To slct th hu, pss on of th 12 colo tils. To chang th shad of th slctd colo, pss nxt pag ky, pvious pag ky, o dag th slid to th lft o ight. o Backgound colo ky If a dsign in *.JPX fomat has a backgound imag, you can display th backgound imag in th diting indo by pssing th backgound imag ky.!0 Backgound imag ky 39

41 Colo gouping Whn combining duplicatd pattns, you can duc th numb of colo sctions ith colo gouping. z z Fo xampl, th combind dsign pattn catd on pag 42 has 12 colo sctions. x c x Pss th colo goup ky and th colo gouping indo ill opn. Pss th OK ky to unit all colo sctions of th sam colo and th ady to s indo opns. Colo goup ky c Th numb of colo sctions is ducd to 3. Colo gouping ill b canclld hn tuning to th diting indo. 40

42 Sing od You can chang th sing od of a pattn combination. Pss th sing od ky and pss on th imags of th pattn on by on. Th pattns ill b sn in th od you pss on th imags. Pss th sing od ky again to tun to th pvious scn. Sing od ky Cnt positioning You can mov th slctd pattn to th cnt position. z Pss on th pattn to mov. x Pss th cnt position ky to mov th slctd pattn to th cnt position. Cnt position ky 41

43 Cating a sua fam z Slct pattn Gomtic Dsign SQ14B-56. Mov th dsign up and to th ight. z x x Pss th con layout ky. Th pattn ill automatically b copid and placd symmtically into 4 cons. Pss th OK ky. Con layout ky c z x c Th ady to s indo ill opn. Singl colo sing If you ant to s a pattn o a pattn combination in on colo only, pss th singl colo sing ky. Th machin ill not stop until th nti dsign is sn. z Pss th singl colo sing ky. x Pss th OK ky. c c Th dsign(s) ill b displayd in gay. Pss th stat/stop button to stat singl colo sing. Th dsign ill b sn ithout stopping fo colo chang. 42

44 Zooming in th diting indo Pss th zoom ky to opn th zoom in/out indo. Slct th vi siz fom nomal, lag o lagst by pssing on of th vi siz kys. Zoom ky Nomal vi siz ky Lag vi siz ky Lagst vi siz ky t Th scoll function is activatd automatically hn zoomd in. To scoll th magnifid indo, dag th indo in th dsid diction. Pss th scoll ky to cancl th scoll command. t Scoll ky 43

45 Panty Dsigns fo Appliu Panty dsigns SQ14b-67 to SQ14b-69 a spcial dsigns fo machin mboidy appliu. You can attach appliu pic to backgound fabic and mboid appliu dsign at th sam tim. Exampl: Panty dsign SQ14b-67 Ppa backgound fabic and appliu fabic. Slct Panty dsign SQ14b-67, and st th backgound fabic to th hoop. Attach th hoop to th caiag and pss th tac ky. Pss th ky to slct tac and bast (singl) (f to pag 28). Stat th machin to mak aound mboidy dsign ith basting stitchs. Cut th appliu fabic th sam siz as th makd aa. Plac th appliu pic on th makd aa and s th fist sction (colo). Pin th appliu pic o us spay adhsiv to fix it in plac as ncssay. Rmov th hoop fom th machin, but do not unhoop th fabic. Rmov th basting stitchs. Cut aay th xcss appliu fabic as clos to th sam lin as possibl. Attach th hoop to th machin again. S th maining sctions (colos) of th appliu dsign. 44

46 Altnativ mthod Ppa appliu fabic lag than hoop siz. St th appliu fabic to th hoop. S th fist sction (colo) only. Rmov th hoop and unhoop th appliu fabic. Cut th appliu fabic along th stitching lin to mak an appliu pic. Ppa backgound fabic and st it to th hoop. Attach th hoop to th caiag. Pss th pvious pag ky to go back to th fist sction (colo) and s th fist sction (colo) to mak th appliu position. Pvious pag ky Plac th appliu pic on th backgound fabic and align th appliu pic ith th positioning mak. Fix th appliu pic in plac ith sticky tap o a pin. S th maining sctions (colos) of th appliu dsign. 45

47 z Janom 500 manual x Clbation Dsigns You can mak you on flag galand ith th clbation dsigns. z Slct th dsign list by hoop siz and slct th hoop SQ20b. Slct dsign pattn SQ20b-39. x Edit you pnnant dsign in th diting mod. c b n v m c Pss th OK ky to opn th ady to s indo. St th fabic in th hoop and attach th hoop to th caiag. Pss th stat/stop button to s. v Rmov th hoop fom th caiag hn finishd sing. Rmov th fabic fom th hoop. Cut out th pnnant dsign along th out sam. b Fold back th top of th pnnant to th ong sid of th fabic as shon. Us pss cloth and Ion th foldd dg. n S th foldd dg o past th ong sid of th foldd dg ith a doubl-sidd tap o glu. B su to lav th spac to pass th cod. m Pass th cod though th hol as shon.,, Cut th fabic to th sam siz as th pnnant dsign. S th fabic to cov th back of th pnnant... Rpat th pocdu abov and mak you on flag galand. 46

48 Baclt Dsigns You can mak a you on baclt by sing th baclt dsigns on a at solubl stabiliz. Us th sam thad fo th bobbin as th ndl thad. Us a fully ound bobbin. St th lo bobbin thad aning lvl to 3 o 4 (f to pag 51). St th maximum sing spd to 600 spm o lss (f to pag 51). St th at solubl stabiliz in th hoop. B su that th stabiliz is sttchd tightly in th hoop. Slct th dsid baclt dsign pattn and s. Rmov th at solubl stabiliz fom th hoop. Tim aay th at solubl stabiliz suounding th dsign pattn ith scissos. Rmov th at solubl stabiliz by soaking th baclt dsign into th bol of am at. Attach th chain ings* to th ach nd of th baclt. Chain ing * Chain ings a not includd ith th machin. 47

49 CUSTOMIZING MACHINE SETTINGS Machin Stting Mod Pss th st mod ky to nt th machin stting mod. You can slct vaious options and customiz th machin sttings to suit you psonal pfnc. St mod ky Pss on of th 3 tabs to slct th mod to customiz. Common Stting Mod Pss th common stting mod tab to nt th common stting mod. In this mod, you can customiz th gnal machin sttings and options. t y Emboidy Stting Mod Pss th mboidy stting mod tab to nt th mboidy stting mod. In this mod, you can customiz th machin sttings and options fo mboidy (f to pags fo th opation). Languag Slction Mod Pss th languag slction tab to nt th languag slction mod. In this mod, you can slct th dsid languag fo th scn mssags. To bos pags in ach mod, pss th nxt pag ky o pvious pag ly t Pvious pag ky y Nxt pag ky Rgisting th custom sttings Aft customizing th sttings, pss th OK ky to nabl th n sttings. To cancl th changs to th sttings, pss th X ky and th stting mod indo ill clos. 48

50 Common Stting Mod Scn Contast You can adjust th contast of th visual touch scn by pssing th + o ky. Sound Volum Th signal sound can b adjustd by pssing th + o ky. St th valu to OFF by pssing th ky sval tims to mut th signal sounds. Inch/mm Option You can st you machin s dimnsional unit to ith inchs o millimts by pssing th inch o mm icon ky. Th dfault unit is millimts. Pss th nxt pag ky to sho th nxt mnu. Touch Scn Calibation You can calibat th ky positions of th touch scn if you fl th touch scn ky is not sponding poply. Pss th Ys ky to opn th calibation indo. Pss th + sign ith th touch panl stylus as th sign appas. Whn you pss th last sign, th scn shos END and th calibation indo ill clos. 49

51 t Fomatting th mmoy If th intnal mmoy of th machin o USB flash div dos not function du to damag to th mmoy bank, you nd to -nabl it by fomatting th mmoy. To fomat th machin s intnal mmoy, pss th machin icon ky and a confimation mssag ill appa. Pss th OK ky to fomat. t y u i o!0 To fomat a USB flash div, pss th USB icon and th confimation indo ill opn. Pss th OK ky to fomat. CAUTION: Do not tun off th po o disconnct th USB flash div hil a aning mssag is displayd othis it may damag th mmoy bank. y Standby Tim Th sing lights ill tun off and th machin ill nt standby mod if you do not us th machin ithin th tim piod st by this tim. Doing any opation ill tun th lights and scn on again. Th standby tim can b st fom 1 to 30 minuts. If you ish to tun off th tim, pss and hold th + ky until OFF shos in th tim indo. Pss th nxt pag ky to sho th nxt mnu. u Upp Thad Snso If you nd to un th machin ithout thads, tun off th upp thad snso. i Sing Light Th sing lights can b tund on o off. Pss th ON ky to tun on th sing lights. Pss th OFF ky to tun off th sing lights. o Quit Mod If you pf th machin to un mo uitly, tun on this option so th signal sound and maximum mboidy spd ill b st at th lost lvls. Th uit mod stting ovuls any pvious sttings fo ths paamts.!0 Clan bobbin hold mssag Th caution mssag fo claning th bobbin cas and th hook ac ill b displayd hn th ctain tim passs hn this option is tund on. Th caution mssag ill not b displayd hn this option is tund off.!1!1 Backgound Colo You can slct fom th coloful allpaps fo th backgound of th visual touch scn by pssing th lvant icon.!2!2 Rst All to Dfaults Pss th Ys ky to st all th paamts to th oiginal valus (factoy sttings) xcpt th languag slction. 50

52 CUSTOMIZING EMBROIDERY MODE SETTINGS t Emboidy Mod Sttings Pss th mboidy stting mod tab (f to pag 48). Auto thad tnsion Th auto thad tnsion lvl can b adjustd ith th + o ky. Incas th valu hn using th sam thads on th bobbin and ndl. Lo bobbin thad aning Th lo bobbin thad aning lvl can b adjustd ith th + o ky. To tun this option off, pss th ky until OFF shos in th indo. Pss th nxt pag ky to go to th nxt mnu. Maximum mboidy spd Th maximum mboidy sing spd can b st fom 400 to 860 spm in 100 spm intvals by pssing th + o ky. On stitch stop Whn this function is tund on, th machin ss on stitch and stops automatically so that you can bing th bobbin thad up bfo sing. t Conscutiv colo gouping If an impotd dsign fils of a pattn combination contain conscutiv sctions in th sam colo, ths sctions a automatically goupd togth as on sction hn opning th fil o going to th ady to s indo. This function is invalid hn combining th builtin dsigns and xtnally soucd dsigns. Tun this option off if you do not ish to goup th sctions togth. y Hoop confimation Th hoop confimation mssag ill appa vy tim bfo opning th ady to s indo. Hov you can tun this option off by slcting off. y 51

53 u Hoop calibation You can calibat th cnt position of th hoops. Pss th Ys ky. u-1 Ys ky u-1 u-2 Th caiag movs to th cnt position. Pss th hoop slction ky to opn th hoop slction indo. u-2 Hoop slction ky Slct th hoop and attach it to th caiag. St th tmplat in th hoop. Adjust th hoop position by pssing th jog kys so that th ndl is ight abov th hol in th tmplat and pss th OK ky. Pss th nxt pag ky to go to th nxt mnu. 52

54 i o Thad cutting i Easy stting Whn this stting is tund on, th machin ill tim th thads if th jump thad is 3 mm o long, o hn th machin stops to chang th thad to th nxt colo. Pss th OK ky to confim th asy stting. o Advancd stting Whn this stting is tund on, you can configu th Jump thad cutting!0, Cut at colo chang/nd!1, and Cutting Command!2 options individually. Pss th OK ky to confim th advancd stting.!0!1!2!3 Thad slction Th a 9 typs of mboidy thad to choos fom. Pss th ky of th thad you ish to us. Th colo cod of th slctd band is shon on th list of thad colos along ith th nam of th colo. If you us impotd mboidy stitch data containing pop thad infomation, pss th tain oiginal colo ky to tain this infomation.!3-1 Rtain oiginal colo ky!3-1 Th a 3 thad cutting options fo mboidy.!0 Jump thad cutting lngth Whn this option is tund on, th machin tims th jump thads if th jump thad lngth is th sam o mo than th st valu.!1 Cut at colo chang/nd Whn this option is tund on, th machin tim th thad hn it stops to chang th thad to th nxt colo.!2 Cutting command Whn this option is tund on, th machin tim th thads at th tim cod if th impotd stitch data fil contains a tim command (cutting command).!3 53

55 !4 Gid lin on/off Tun this option on to sho gid in th diting indo. Th gid siz can b altd fom 10 to 30 mm ith th + o ky hn this option is on. Tun this option off to hid th gid.!4!5!5 Rsum mod Whn Rsum Mod is tund on, th last pattn sn bfo tuning th po off ill sum hn you tun th po on again. Whn you tun th po on, th confimation indo opns. Pss th OK ky to sum th last pattn. Aft customizing th sttings, pss th OK ky to nabl th n sttings. To xit th stting mod ithout changing th sttings, pss X ky. Languag Slction Mod Slct th dsid languag and pss th OK ky. Th visual touch scn shos mssags in th slctd languag. 54

56 Saving and Opning a Fil You can sav oiginal mboidy dsigns as fils in th built-in mmoy and/o USB flash div. Pss th sav fil ky and th sav fil indo ill opn. Sav fil ky A fold labld Embf is displayd on th scn. To slct a fold, pss th fold icon. Fil nams a assignd automatically in numical od stating fom M_ Pss th OK ky and th fil is savd in th slctd fold. To assign a paticula nam to th fil, pss th nam ky. Rnam ky Th kyboad indo opns. Ent a n nam and pss th OK ky. Th fil is savd und th n nam. Whn you attmpt to sav a fil ith a nam that alady xists, th confimation mssag ill appa. Pss th OK ky to ovit th xisting fil o pss th X ky if you do not ant to ovit it. Cating a n fold Pss th n fold ky and th kyboad indo ill opn. N fold ky Ent a fold nam and pss th OK ky. A n fold is catd und th assignd nam. 55

57 Dlting a fil o fold Pss th dlt ky and slct th fil o fold to dlt. A confimation mssag appas. Pss th OK ky to dlt th fil o fold. Dlt ky Opning a fil To opn savd fils, pss th opn fil ky to opn th opn fil indo. Opn fil ky Slct th fold location, ith th built-in mmoy o USB flash div. Opn th fold that contains th dsid fil by pssing th fold icon. Th fil list of th slctd fold is displayd. To opn th fil, pss th fil icon. Th fil attibuts can b shon on th fil icon. To sho th fil attibut, pss th lag icon ky o fil list ky. Lag icon ky Fil list ky Th a 6 fil attibuts as follos: : *.JEF (Janom mboidy fomat) : *.JEF+ (ditabl Janom mboidy fomat) : *.JPX (*.JEF+ ith a backgound bitmap imag) : *.JPX (Acufil mboidy fomat) :*.DST (Tajima mboidy fomat) To hid fil attibut, pss th small icon ky. Small icon ky Tajima (*.DST) fomat dos not hav thad colo infomation. Janom s thad colo ill b assignd automatically hn opning. 56

58 Changing a nam of th fil o fold Pss th nam ky and slct th fil o fold fo hich you ish to chang th nam. Th kyboad indo ill opn. Ent a n nam and pss th OK ky. Th nam of th fil o fold ill chang. Rnam ky If you nt a nam that alady xists, th mssag Th sam nam xists. ill appa. Pss th X ky and nt anoth nam. Dict PC-Link You can connct th MC 500E to a PC ith th USB cabl includd in th standad accssois. You nd to install Emboidy Edito and th USB div fo th MC 500E on you comput. Emboidy Edito and th USB div a availabl in th Emboidy Edito CD-ROM includd in th standad accssois. Stat up th MC 500E and PC, and inst th typ A USB pot into th PC. Inst th typ B conncto into th MC 500E. You can snd oiginal mboidy dsign data fom a PC to th MC 500E. Rf to on-scn hlp of Emboidy Edito fo mo dtails. CAUTION: Do not tun th po off o disconnct th USB cabl hil th data tansf is in pogss, as this ill caus loss of data and can damag th machin s mmoy. 57

59 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Claning th Hook Aa Clan th hook aa at last onc a month. Whn th clan bobbin hold mssag option is tund on, th caution mssag fo claning th bobbin cas and th hook ac ill b displayd hn th ctain tim passs (f to pag 50). t CAUTION: Alays mak su to tun th po sitch off bfo claning th hook aa. Do not dismantl th machin in any ay oth than as xplaind in this sction. Tun th po sitch off and unplug th machin. Rmov th ndl plat by tuning th stscs ith th scdiv ky. Rmov th ndl and pss foot. Tak out th bobbin and bobbin hold. Bobbin hold Clan th bobbin hold ith a lint bush. Apply a f dops of th bobbin hold clan (includd in th standad accssois) to a soft cloth and ip th bobbin hold thooughly both insid and outsid. Lint bush Bobbin hold clan Soft cloth Clan th auto thad cutt dvic ith th lint bush. t Auto thad cutt dvic Clan th insid and lip of th hook ac ith a soft cloth. y Inst th bobbin hold so that th knob fits nxt to th stopp in th hook ac. Inst th bobbin. y Knob u Stopp u Attach th ndl plat, pss foot and ndl. 58

60 Claning th Thad Path Clan lint and ax in th tnsion aa ith a pic of pap. Inst a pic of pap along th ight channl and scap out lint. Clan th ndl ba thad guid ith lint bush. 59

61 Oiling th Machin z WARNING: Mov th caiag to th hom position (f to pag 31), and tun off th po sitch and/o unplug th machin bfo oiling th machin. Wait until th moto cools don bfo oiling. Do not dismantl th machin in any ay oth than as xplaind in this sction. Do not oil any pats oth than as xplaind in this sction. x c Oil th points as shon at last onc a month if you a using th machin vy day. Us good uality sing machin oil. On o to dops of oil is sufficint. Rmov xcss oil, othis it may stain fabic. In cas machin is not usd fo an xtndd tim, oil it bfo sing. You nd a phillips div to attach/mov th covs o stscs. Oil th ndl ba, pss ba and thad tak-up lv z Rmov th stsc. Stsc x Pull th fac plat to unhook th font hook. Font hook c Tilt th fac plat in th diction of ao to unhook th a hooks. Rmov th fac plat. Fac plat Ra hooks 60

62 v Janom 500 manual v Oil th ao points as indicatd in th illustation. t Ndl ba y Pss ba u Thad tak-up lv To attach th fac plat, vs th pocdu z to c in vs. t y u Oil th oil ick Slid th cov on th top a sid of th machin. Oil th oil ick insid of th machin. Cov Oil ick 61

63 Oil th lo shaft suppot (font) B caful not to damag any pats hn ais th machin. Rmov th cap and stsc A ith a scdiv. Stand th machin so that th handhl sid coms to th undsid of th machin. Inst th scdiv fom th bottom hol of th thad cutt cov. Loosn th stsc B. Rmov th thad cutt cov. Cap Stsc A Stsc B Thad cutt cov Oil th ao point (flt) as indicatd in th illustation. Oil th lo shaft suppot (a) B caful not to damag any pats hn ais th machin. Stand th machin so that th handhl sid coms to th undsid of th machin. Rmov th cov on th undsid of th machin ith a scdiv. Cov Oil th ao point (flt) as indicatd in th illustation. 62

64 z Janom 500 manual Oil th Y-caiag z Rmov th stsc. Stsc x c x Rmov th stsc. Rmov th caiag cov. Stsc Caiag cov c Oil th ao point (flt) as indicatd in th illustation. To attach th caiag cov, vs th pocdu z to x in vs. 63

65 Oil th X-caiag Oil th ao point (flt) insid of th caiag slit. 64

66 Toublshooting Janom 500 manual Condition Caus Rfnc Th machin is 1. Thad is jammd in th hook aa. S pag 58. noisy. Th ndl thad baks. Th bobbin thad baks. Th ndl baks. Visual Touch Scn is not cla. Skippd stitchs Th machin dos not un. Abnomal nois occus hn th machin is sitchd on. Th pattns a distotd. Function kys do not ok. USB flash div dos not ok. 1. Th ndl thad is not thadd poply. 2. Th ndl thad tnsion is too tight. 3. Th ndl is bnt o blunt. 4. Th ndl is instd incoctly. 5. Th ndl thad as not st in th thad hold hn mboidy sing statd. 1. Th bobbin thad is not thadd poply in th bobbin hold. 2. Lint has collctd in th bobbin hold. 3. Th bobbin is damagd and dos not tun smoothly. 1. Th ndl is instd incoctly. 2. Th ndl is bnt o blunt. 3. Th ndl clamp sc is loos. S pag 11. S pag 51. S pag 13. S pag 13. S pag 20. S pag 10. S pag 58. Rplac th bobbin. S pag 13. S pag 13. S pag Th contast of th scn is not adjustd poply. S pag Th ndl is instd incoctly. 2. Th ndl is bnt o blunt. 3. Th ndl thad is not thadd poply. 4. Th ndl is dfctiv (ustd, bu on ndl y o tip). 5. Th mboidy hoop is not st poply. 6. Th fabic is not sttchd tightly nough on th mboidy hoop. 7. A stabiliz is not bing usd. 8. Th thad coming out fom th ndl y is too shot aft auto thad cutting. 1. Thad is jammd in th hook aa. 2. Th machin is not pluggd in. S pag 13. S pag 13. S pag 11. Chang th ndl. S pag 19. S pag 18. S pag 17. S pag 11. S pag 58. S pags Somthing is caught btn th caiag and th am. Rmov th objct. 1. Th fabic is not pulld tightly on th mboidy hoop. 2. Th mboidy hoop is not fixd sculy. 3. Th caiag is bumping into somthing aound th machin. 4. Th fabic is caught o pulld fo som ason hn sing mboidy. 5. A stabiliz is not usd. 1. Ky positions a not adjustd poply. 2. Th contol cicuit is not oking coctly. 3. Th bobbin ind spindl is in th inding position. 1. Th USB flash div is not instd coctly. 2. Th USB flash div is damagd. S pag 18. S pag 19. Do not plac any obstacl aound th machin. Rattach th fabic. S pag 17 S pag 49. Contact th svic cnt o th sto. S pag 9. Inst th USB flash div poply. Rplac o fomat th USB flash div. It is not abnomal fo a faint humming sound to b had fom th intnal motos. Th visual touch scn and function ky aa may bcom am aft sval hous of continuous us. 65

67 DESIGN CHART Janom 500 manual Pattn imags a not to scal. Emboidy.co m Ptit Dsigns no m f ly Favoit Dsigns (SQ14b) ja (SQ14b) (SQ20b) 66

68 Bod Dsigns DESIGN CHART Emboidy Pattn imags a not to scal. Gomtic Dsigns (SQ14b) (SQ20b) Panty Dsigns (SQ14b) (SQ14b) 67 (SQ20b)

69 DESIGN CHART Janom 500 manual Pattn imags a not to scal. Emboidy Wod Styl Dsigns m (SQ14b) ja no m f ly.co Flouish Alphabt (SQ20b) (SQ14b) 68

70 DESIGN CHART Janom 500 manual Pattn imags a not to scal. Emboidy Quilting Dsigns.co m (SQ14b) m f ly Baclt Dsigns (SQ20b) no (SQ20b) ja Clbation Dsigns (SQ20b) Calibation Pattn (SQ14b) 69