Creative 2 Owners Manual

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The option bar contains different options in sewing 
mode, Embroidery edit and Embroidery stitch-
out. Read more about the options for each mode in 
chapters 4, 7 and 8.
Common icons
There are some icons and functions that are 
frequently used on the screen. The most common 
are described below. 
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Touch the arrows to scroll between available 
stitches.
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your settings and selections. They are...

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Selection menu
The selection menu contains a selection bar at the 
bottom with icons for stitches, fonts, designs and 
Files & Folders. Read more about Files & Folders in 
chapter 10.
Select one of the icons in the selection bar to access 
the menus. When a stitch, font or design is selected, 
the selection menu will close automatically. To 
return to previous view, close by touching cancel.
Selection menu - overview
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Personal menu

menu (2g). Each subcategory in the personal menu 
has 48 positions to save your own stitches or 
sequences. Scroll through the stitches in the selected 
subcategory using the scroll arrows. Select a stitch 
by touching it.

icon (5), and then touch the stitch. The positon will 
be emptied. To abort the deletion before selecting a 
stitch, deselect the delete icon.
A long touch of the delete icon (5) will empty the 
whole subcategory selected....

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Your machine has four tabs with designs: Personal 
designs, machine designs, mini designs and quilt 
designs. Read more about the different design tabs 
in chapter 8.
Touch a tab to display the contents. Select an 
embroidery design by touching it. Use the scroll bar 
to browse through additional designs.
When a design is selected, the machine will 
automatically switch to embroidery mode and the 
design will be loaded into Embroidery edit....

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Used to create or adjust embroidery font text.
To open, select an embroidery font in the selection 
menu. You can also select an existing text in 
Embroidery edit and then touch sequencing/
embroidery text editor on the option bar.
Read more about Embroidery text editor in chapter 8.
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To embroider your design, change from Embroidery 
edit to Embroidery stitch-out by touching the 
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With sequencing you can combine various stitches 
and adjust them. You can use built-in stitches, load 
stitches from external devices or use stitches you 
have created. You can program tie-offs, stops and 
thread snips into your sequence. Connection stitches 
can be inserted to create endless variations.
Read more about sequencing in chapter 5.
Stitch Creator™ feature
Stitch Creator™ feature allows you to create your own 
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In the Settings menu, you can change default settings 
and make manual adjustments to the machine 
settings (A), screen and light settings (B) and sound 
settings (C). 
Touch the icons to activate a function or open a list 
of choices. The settings are saved even after turning 
off the machine with two exceptions: Dynamic spring 
foot 6D is always active at power on, and for Options 
for feed dogs the default setting is auto.
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Select this function when using a straight stitch 
presser foot to lock the needle in center position for 
all stitches, preventing damage to the needle and/or 
presser foot.
This function is automatically selected, and cannot 
be deselected, when the straight stitch needle plate 
is attached. 
When turning on the machine with this setting 
activated and for every stitch selection that is not 
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Timer
Displays the total sewing and embroidery time of 
your machine. Touch the icon to reset the timer.
Automatic presser foot lift
When selected, the automatic presser foot lift is 
activated. The presser foot will raise to pivot height 
for example when stopping with the needle in the 
down position. When deselected, the presser foot 
will stay lowered even if the machine stops with the 
needle in down position.
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needs to be increased or decreased for most stitches 
or embroideries, you can change the general setting 
for embroidering and/or sewing. You may need to 
adjust the thread tension/thread metering controls 
if you regularly sew or embroider on special fabric 
or use specialty threads.
Touch Thread tension/thread metering 
compensation. Adjust the slider bars to generally 
increase or decrease the thread tension/thread...