Horizon Memory 15000 Maker New Owner Lesson

Ordinary Session: • Use Lifter to raise and lower • MC15000 Quilt Maker the presser foot. •  Unit • Use the Presser Foot Lifter fig2 to raise and lower the presser foot. • Power cord • Knee Lift 2. Customize Machine Settings (use stylus to • All the accessories that were packed with touch the screen) the machine a. Touch Set Mode. fig3 • Optional: Template for Ruler Work • Common Set fig4, these functions control entire machine. Fabric: • Page 1/5 select Inch or MM - user’s choice. • Several 6” squares of • Touch Ordinary Set; fig5 these settings • Two 2” squares of cotton for applique control functions in ordinary sewing mode. • Several 6” squares of tear away stabilizer • Page 4/4Thread after Auto- Lock - • Several 6” squares of batting users choice. • ⅜”-½” button • Favorite - user’s choice. When • All-purpose sewing Favorite Stitch is ON, any changes made can be saved in the Favorite Stitch folders

as a new default. Ordinary Sewing • Resume - user’s choice. When Resume 1. Getting Ready to Sew is ON, the machine will resume the last a. Attach Embroidery Unit. stitch/stitch sewn when the power • Attach foot control with remote cutter. was turned off. A pop up window will appear when the machine is turned on • Turn on Machine. asking if the user wants to resume the • Activate HighLight ®. previous stitch. • Attach AcuView® Magnifier. • Touch OK to save any settings made. b.  Touch Help. 3. Ordinary Sewing • View Winding ; wind a bobbin. a. Utility Stitches 1, 2, 3 Straight Stitches fig6 • View Threading Machine; thread machine using . • Select Stitch 1 ; fold a 6” square of cotton in half and sew a short c. Attach Knee Lift. and stop. Needle will end in down • Use Knee Lift to raise and lower the position. Press thread cutter fig ; machine presser foot. will cut thread, raise needle and foot.

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• Select Stitch 2 Lock-A-Matic; sew a • Touch Cloth Guide icon then touch Cloth short seam. Press reverse button at end Guide Storage button fig to return the of seam. Fig If Thread Cut after Auto- carriage to the home position. Lock was turned on in Set, machine will • Touch Auto Pivot button. automatically cut thread and lift presser foot lever. • Fold a 6” square of cotton in half and sew a short seam and stop, foot will • Select Stitch 3 Locking Stitch; sew a automatically lift for pivoting. This will short seam. Press reverse button at remain on until the machine is set for the end of seam. If Thread Cut after Auto- embroidery mode or turned off. Lock was turned on in Set, machine will automatically cut thread and lift foot. • Select stich 1, disconnect foot control. Use 4.  Sewing Applications the start/ stop button fig9 to sew a short a. Touch Home fi > Sewing Applications. fi This seam. is an easy way to find common functions of the Slow Start Stop machine as well as some exclusive features. • Press and Hold start button to start • Seaming sewing at slow speed. • Overedge •  When the button is released the machine • Blind will speed up to the desired speed. • Shell tuck • Close to end of seam, Press and Hold • Rolled hem start button: machine will slow down, when end of fabric is under needle release •  button and machine will stop. • Concealed zipper b. Select Stitch 9: Zigzag • Button sewing • Width and length are • Tacking displayed at the bottom of touch screen. • Applique • Sew a and adjust stitch •  width. Machine automatically made a • Quilting four-stitch lock at beginning. Press locking b. Touch Applique. Attach foot stitch button fig1 at end: machine will lock F. Select Applique “M”. Touch Cornering and stop. If Thread Cut after Auto-Lock button fi , it will change to Corner icon. The has been turned on, machine will cut start over button will also change. F thread and lift foot. • Place a piece of stabilizer on wrong side • DFT returns all settings to the Default of a 6” square of fabric. Place a 2” square • Touch the Cloth Guide icon. F in center. Start sewing the applique stitch Touch OK on pop up window. Attach along one side, stop sewing at the corner. Cloth Guide, touch OK and guide will The foot will automatically lift (if the pivot automatically move to the 5/8” position, function is still on from step 3b.) Turn move the guide to left so screen shows fabric. Touch the Start Over at a Corner ½”. The Cloth Guide can be set anywhere button. Finish appliquing the square from 1/16 of an inch to left of center using the Start Over at a Corner button needle position to 8” right. Touch OK. at each corner. Press the reverse button Select the straight stitch #1. Place fabric at the end so that the machine will stop edge along guide and sew a short seam. and lock.

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• Touch the Go Back button to return to the 5. Ordinary Sewing Modes Sewing Applications menu. a. Touch Home button. Fi c. Touch Patchwork b. Touch . • Attach ¼” Seam foot O; fold 6” square of • Attach Buttonhole foot R. Place a button cotton in half and sew a ¼” seam. The ¼” in back of foot, pull down can also be accessed in the Quilting lever. Fold a piece of cotton in half with Mode stitch #2. These are the two places stabilizer and make a buttonhole. in the machine which will automatically adjust the needle position for ¼” Seam c. Touch Home, select Decorative mode foot O. Touch Go Back button to return to • Select Play Sewing Applications. • Touch Combine button fig ; select stitch 4. d. Touch Quilting • Touch the Horizontal Flip button ; • Touch Straight Stitch. Fi Touch dual select Stitch 4. Grey highlighted stitches feed button. Fi Machine will indicate AD on stitch chart can be flipped horizontally. AcuFeed Flex Dual Feed foot. Attach AD • Attach Satin Stitch foot F and sew foot and dual feed holder. Make a quilt the stitch combination on a square of sandwich and sew several rows of quilting. stabilized fabric. • Touch dual feed button to disengage. • Touch Save In tab. Fig The stitch • Touch Go Back Arrow. combination can be saved in machine or • Touch Free Motion fig], select Straight to a USB stick. Touch the Ordf file; touch Stitch 2, snap on QO foot and try some the pencil icon to name the pattern. Spell free motion quilting. “shoes”; touch OK to assign the name, touch OK to save design. Note: One Stitch Stop fig is always on to allow you to bring up the bobbin thread at • Touch the combine button to turn off the beginning of the quilting. combine mode. Note: Presser foot height fig can be • Touch the Open icon. F Touch the Ordf changed to adjust for the depth of the folder, touch “shoes” to open the saved quilt sandwich. design. • Touch Go Back arrow. d. Touch Home, select Lettering mode fig (the shoes are still in the stitch display bar) OPTIONAL: Ruler Work • Touch font fig , select Script. • Touch Ruler Work. Fi • Touch large space. Fi • Attach Ruler Work foot QR • Use upper and lower case letters to spell your name. • Touch the large space. • Sew the pattern combination on a 6” square of stabilized fabric. • Place quilt sandwich under foot. • Guide foot along edge of quilting template.

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Embroidery Mode g. Thread machine with and Janome Prewound bobbin. Embroidery Session ○ Janome Blue tip, Red tip and Purple tip • MC15000 needles are the recommended needles • Embroidery Unit for embroidery. These needles have been designed with a larger eye and scarf to • Power Cord allow the embroidery threads to flow and • All the hoops that were packed with the machine lay smoothly on the fabric. The Blue Tip is a size 11/75 ball point needle and should • iPad with AcuEdit and AcuMonitor apps installed be used with most embroidery threads. • Instruction Manual The Red Tip is a size 14/90 standard needle and should be used with metallic Fabric: threads. The Purple tip is a size 14/90 ball point needle especially designed to • Several pieces of fabric in sizes to fit the SQ14 use with 9mm width stitches to avoid hoop skipped stitches. • Tear away stabilizer to fit hoop ○ Needles should be changed after • Janome Prewound approximately 8 hours of use. • Embroidery Thread h. Place the left edge of the straight stitch needle plate against 1. Getting Ready to Embroider the left edge of the a. Attach Embroidery Unit and turn on opening. Press firmly machine on the “bullseye” marking on the needle b. Attach Embroidery foot P. plate to lock it in place. A warning message c. The Straight Stitch needle plate will ensure will appear and the straight stitch will precise embroidery designs. Touch lock automatically be selected. Press the Lock button. Fig Presser foot will automatically button to turn off the lock. lower and a lock will appear on the screen. d. Touch the presser foot lifter button to raise 2. Customize Machine Settings the foot to the highest position. a. Touch Set Mode, touch Embroidery Mode. e. Remove the accessory table Fig3 and press down on the lever as shown in the picture. b. Page 2/5 Maximum embroidery speed; set A warning window will the speed at the user’s choice appear on the screen and c. Page 4/5 Auto Thread Cutting; touch ON to the needle plate will pop cut jump threads. up. Lift plate off the bed. d. Resume mode, ON. When the Resume f.  Insert embroidery bobbin holder. function is on, the machine will “resume” ○ Embroidery (yellow dot) bobbin holder: the design as well as the last stitch sewn tension is 2 times tighter than normal when the machine was turned off. A pop bobbin holder. Use this any time the up window will appear when the machine is bobbin thread persistently comes to the turned on asking if the user wants to resume top. Be sure to use the Lock function the embroidery design. when changing the bobbin case. e. Touch OK to save any settings made.

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3. Embroidery Mode d. Select Favorite Designs > Select design 30. a. Select the Embroidery Mode. 40 e. Touch the design to see the design b. Select Designs. Fig information. c. Designs can be sorted by category or hoop. f. Use the white and black in the upper fig42 Select Hoop. left of the screen to change the background color. d. Select SQ14, on page 2/14 select design 29. g. Touch Done in upper right corner to move to edit screen. h. Touch settings fig51 > Hoop SQ14 > Done i. Use your finger to move design to upper right hand corner of design area. e. Touch Home, touch Edit. fig43 j. Touch the color palette fig5 on the lower f. Touch Home, touch Monogram. right tool bar – change each layer to the same g. Touch Font, fig turn to page 2/3, select color. Touch Done Brush. k. Touch tool box fig5 to open editing tools. h. Use upper and lower case letters to spell l. Touch the auto corner tool fig and then your name. fig Touch OK. touch middle of the edit button. i. Use the jog arrow on the edit window to m. Close the tool box. The Edit button can move the name into the desired position. be moved by dragging the looped handle… j. Touch OK. or hidden by touching the icon on the top tool bar. Fig k. Place a square of fabric and stabilizer in the SQ14 hoop, open the embroidery arm, attach n. Touch Target Machine Fig5 on upper right the hoop and start the machine. tool bar. l. Touch the center of the jog button o. Select your machine and then touch Done. to view the needle position as the p. Touch the Send icon in the upper left tool machine embroiders. bar. Fig57 Note: All editing functions built into the machine are also available in Horizon Link AcuMonitor Suite and the AcuEdit App. a. On iPad open AcuMonitor. Fig 58 4. Wireless Connectivity b. Touch Target Machine in the upper right tool a. Touch Set, select Wireless fig48 bar. Fig5 b. Refer to pages 100-102 in the instruction c. Done. manual to set up machine with a wireless connection to your router. d. Start the embroidery on machine. This app will allow you to monitor the progress of the 5. iPad: AcuEdit embroidery remotely. a. On iPad locate: Settings > Wi-Fi > Choose the same network that the machine is connected to. b. Open AcuEdit. fig49 c. Touch Designs fig located in the bottom left corner of the screen

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