User manual ELNA 8200

[. . . ] IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Your Elna 8200 embroidery sewing machine is designed and constructed for HOUSEHOLD use only. Read all instructions before using this machine. DANGER ­ To reduce the risk of electric shock: 1. Your sewing machine should never be left unattended when plugged in. Always unplug the machine from the electrical outlet immediately after using and before cleaning. [. . . ] NOTE: See page 29 for explanation of "Jog/St" key. e Trace key Trace outline Cancel r Check the size and sewing area of the design. A message appears and tracing function automatically starts. The carriage traces the outlying boundaries of the design without any stitching. r Cancel key (within tracing message) You can cancel the tracing function while it is happening by touching this key. t Mode key See page 10. Appropriate hoop and its dimensions 27 Designs Hoop Size A(F): 126X110mm 1 2 3 4 Sewing a Single Built-in Design Select a design. AZ 5 6 7 8 Touch "Return" key in the hoop size warning message. Mode Edit Ready to Sew 1 P 2 30 min Size 5 colors 109x84mm A(F): 126x110mm 3 4 Green Dust Hoop fabric and attach hoop to carriage. Position needle directly over centerlines on fabric. Lower presser foot. AZ 1 Snow White Seashell 2 GS Gray Press "Start/Stop" key and sew 5 or 6 stitches. Stop machine by pressing "Start/Stop" key. Cut away beginning thread tail close to the start point. Lower presser foot. Mode Jog ST Edit Press the "Start/Stop" key and let the machine sew until it stops automatically for the thread change. Sew entire design using method described above for each thread change. When design is finished, the word "Completed" will appear. Touch the "Return" key. START STOP The design should be aligned with the centerlines on the fabric. HINT: You can check the design positioning before sewing with the tracing key or template sheets. 28 Ready to Sew 1 P 2 30 min Size 5 colors 109x84mm A(F): 126x110mm 3 4 Green Dust 5757 Ready to Sew Window After Embroidery Begins When you start to sew, the ready to sew window will change ­ jog keys disappear and current stitch count q, stitch minus/plus keys and return carriage key appear. AZ 1 Snow White 5597 2 Seashell 5776 GS Gray 5802 00001 ST/NO Mode Jog ST Edit q w e r Thread Breaks If the needle thread breaks, the machine will stop and show a warning message. Rethread machine. Rethread and start. w Stitch Minus/Plus keys Touch the "­" key to move the hoop back to the point before the thread break occurred. Each time you touch the "­" key the hoop moves back 10 stitches. Each time you touch the "+" key the hoop moves forward 10 stitches. e Jog/ST key Touch this key before sewing ­ the jog keys disappear and the stitch minus/plus keys appear. r Return Carriage key Since this is a very important key to use before turning off your machine it appears here as well as in the mode selection window (see page 10). 29 Designs Hoop Size A(F): 126X110mm 1 2 3 4 How to Select Alphabets Choose from five different fonts to create text and monograms. AZ 5 6 7 8 q Touch the "A~Z" key q to open the alphabet selection window. Mode Edit Gothic A I Q Y B J R Z AZ AB A(F) C K S D L T E M U F N V G O W H P X Touch the "Font" key w. AZ Font AB L M S Mode OK Edit AB w Select one of the fonts by touching its corresponding key. Touch the "Return" key e and the font selected will be indicated. e Gothic A I Q Y B J R Z AZ AB A(F) r Diacritical Letter key Touch this key to open/close diacritical letters. (Letters with accents, umlauts, etc. ) C K S D L T E M U F N V G O W H P X AZ t Upper/Lower Case key Touch this key to switch between lower case and upper case lettering. See page 32. Font AB L M S Mode OK Edit AB t r 30 q Move Cursor keys Gothic A I Q Y B J R Z AZ AB A(F) C K S D L T E M U F N V G O W H P X AZ Touch either of these keys to move the cursor (underline). The cursor location allows you to edit the text. To add a letter, number or punctuation (character), move the cursor until it is under a character. When the new character is selected it will be inserted on the left side of the cursor (underlined character). [. . . ] 10, 11-13 Sewing Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 47 Size Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Size of Design - Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Skipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]