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HAPPY HCD-1501 Operations & Maintenance

Chapter 2: MACHINE SETUP & ORIENTATION

– Proper Machine Setup

• Machine environment page 2

• Upper threading page 3

• Bobbin threading & Tensioning page 5

– Control Panel 2

• Sewing controls, what your machine is telling you on the main screen page 6, 7

• Function Menu page 9

• 6 Important Main Menu functions in detail: Pattern, Setting, pages 10-27

Needle, Read, Frame, Position

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– Transferring Designs into the machine, detailed steps

• Transfer by USB cable connection from a PC page 29

• Transfer by Compact Flash or USB jump drive page 33

Updated 5/20/2010: Screenshotss and procedures updates for firmware version 1.24

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Proper Machine Setup: Environment

Temperature and Humidity-Controlled Environment

Set up/store your machine in a temperature and humidity-controlled environment to prevent long-term corrosion and to protect the electronics. Don’t keep your machine anywhere you wouldn’t keep a laptop or desktop computer !

Clean, Protected Electrical Power

grounded outlets: Your machine uses standard 110v household current. Be sure you connect it to a grounded 3-prong outlet like the one shown here. This is standard in most U.S. homes and businesses today, but some older buildings may only have 2prong outlets.

surge protection: Protect your machine against occasional power spikes (from electrical storms or electrical wiring problems) with at least a basic surge protector. The electronics on your machine can be very expensive to replace. Higher-end surge protectors and UPS units are able to protect against higher energy strikes, and often come with a guarantee.

Standard 3-prong 110v outlet

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Basic surge protector

Steady Table / Mounting Surface

Your machine will perform better (especially at higher speeds) when operated on a strong, level and steady mounting surface. Although on wheels, the optional stand provides plenty of stability, and even more when the wheel brakes are applied at all 4 corners.

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Optional machine stand with accessory shelf, casters and wheel brakes

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Proper Machine Setup: Upper Thread

UPPER THREAD

-Proper Thread Routing: All threads must be routed correctly at all points along the path through the sewing head.

Needle

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Layout of Cone/Needle Sequence

Needle numbers are arranged right to left, lowest number to highest.

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General Thread Route

Thread must pass up from cones through guide holes in thread tree and through every specific point along the face of the sewing head. Thread must be “docked” at the thread holder spring.

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Proper Machine Setup: Upper Thread

UPPER THREAD – complete route through moving head

Upper Tensioner

Thread only makes ½ turn – make sure it passes to the left between the 2 metal discs.

Thread Break Sensor

Thread this like the upper tensioner – ½ turn to the left. Make sure the thread falls in the groove as shown.

Lower Tensioner

Thread makes 1 full turn clockwise around the base of the knob – make sure it runs in the V-shaped groove of the spoked wheel.

-Proper Thread Routing: All threads must be routed correctly at all points along the path through the sewing head.

-Practice good thread “Discipline”: After threading all needles, ensure there is no slack anywhere along the thread path. Make sure to:

-Pull all threads – to ensure thread feeds smoothly and turns the break sensor, and all slack is removed from around thread cones

-“Dock” all thread ends from each needle onto the thread-holding spring. Prevents thread from coming loose and catching where not desired.

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Take-Up Levers

Thread makes 1 full turn clockwise around the base of the knob – make sure it runs in the V-shaped groove of the spoked wheel.

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Proper Machine Setup: Bobbin loading and Tension check/ adjustment

RE-LOADING THE BOBBIN CORRECTLY

The bobbin will need to be replaced frequently, allowing only 30,000 to 60,000 stitches per spool. This has to be done correctly every time.

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1.Ensure bobbin turns clockwise. Pull thread through this slit.

CHECKING TENSION

• The “yo-yo” test is very exact in checking tension. Perform this quick check each time you re-load the bobbin. Practice until you are comfortable doing this.

• Check bobbin tension frequently when changing bobbins.

TAKE CARE TO RE-INSERT THE RELOADED BOBBIN CASE FULLY!

Your machine will not sew any stitches unless this is done. At worst, the needle & needle bar may strike the side of a poorly-inserted bobbin case, breaking the needle and possibly putting needle depth out of adjustment for that needle.

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2. Feed thread through eye at the end of the tension flap.

3. Pass thread under wire

loop at the top front of

the bobbin case.

Make small adjustments

– no more than a ¼ or ½ turn in either direction before rechecking tension.

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Sewing Controls

Basic Sewing Controls

On this page, learn the function of the important

sewing controls.

•Sewing Controls

Understand the functions of these key sewing controls.

ORG returns the sewing arm and the sewing position to design Origin point. Origin symbol re-appears.

TRACE only traces when design is at Origin. Does slow trace when held continuously.

FWD advances sewing position forward while machine is stopped.

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Color Code

Items in black – function only when

machine is stopped.

Items in red – function when machine is

running or stopped.

CUT cuts current thread and tucks end into thread holder.

START starts sewing. Bypasses trace. Sews in “creep” mode when held down.

STOP stops sewing. Also when stopped

moves sewing position backwards.

Useful after thread breaks.

Needle Select Keys change the currently-selected needle while machine is stopped.

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Speed control – adjusts max sewing speed.

Sewing arm movement

move pantograph arm with the 4 blue arrow keys, hold FF at same time for quick movement

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Main Screen Information

Information Display on the main Drive screen

This screen shows information about the design, its

position and fit, and current sewing status

Total # of color blocks in the design

current block # next 4 colors in sequence

Max allowed speed – set this with the + and –

keys up to 1200 spm.

Actual sewing speed – machine sews at speeds up to max allowed speed, but varies according to stitch length. Longer stitches take more time, requiring a slower speed.

# of Stitches in design

current stitch position in design

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Current Hoop:

shows what type of hoop is currently in use on the machine.

origin indicator – indicates that sewing position is at the design origin, before the trace.

Active needle:

shows the currently selected needle #

Indicator lights: serve as reminders for any edits that may have been done to the design from the control panel (in order from left to right, scale, rotate, satin pull compensation, repeat, auto origin return, offset

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Show design position & fit in hoop: pressing FAST at this screen shows a map on the right side of the design position & size(in blue) against the sewable area of the hoop (in red)

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General Tips in Navigating Main Menu Screens

In many of the screens accessed from the main menu, there are additional options that can be accessed in the same way. In the sample screen shown below, we’ve illustrated a few simple rules:

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View Design: This

option displays the design full-screen with any current changes you’ve made to it.

Sub-menu: Contains additional options for a given screen.

Press MENU to access the sub-menu. You’ll see the uppermost icon highlight in blue.

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Press ESC to exit the sub-menus and return the cursor to the rest of the Needle screen (example shown here)

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The Function Screen

The FUNC menu allows quick access for key machine functions directly in the main drive screen.

Frame Type select here to tell the machine to switch between tubular, cap, or border frame sewing modes.

O Set: Positions the origin (design) at the current arm position.

TOP positions the hoop at the top of the pattern. Repeating returns hoop to previous position.

Needle Jump alternatively disengages (jump mode) or engages (drive mode) needle bar

LOG-IN: Set this to log the machine on to a Happy machine network.

TURN-OFF: Always try to power down the machine from this option, not at the power switch.

FRAME POSITION displays the submenu shown. Functions are shown below.

Frame position Frame Type O Set Top Needle Jump Log – in Turn-off

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Access this menu by pressing the FUNC key.

CENTER centers the hoop.

FRAME OUT

CENTER DESIGN

centers the hoop and centers the design in the hoop.

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POSITION moves hoop

to current stitch position.

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The 6 Important Main Menu Screens

Important Main Menu Features

The options on the first page of the main menu have

the most important, useful functions.

Needle Screen is most important – for assigning thread colors to the design.

Setting Menu allows you to make useful changes to the design.

Pattern Menu helps manage designs

Position Function

lets you jump to any point in the design

Frame Function allows you to fit and locate a design in a selected hoop.

Read Screen allows you to read in designs from the compact flash card.

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Important Main Menu Screens: Needle Screen

Designs sew in a sequence of color blocks. In order that your machine sews each color block with the correct color in the correct order, you can set that color sequence in the Needle screen, shown here.

First match the thread color palette to the actual thread colors installed on the machine. You’ll only need to do this once for all colors, then only for any time you

replace thread cones with other cone colors.

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NEEDLE

To set the color palette, press MENU to access the sub-functions on t he right side, then arrow down to the Palette icon.

Thread color palette: lets you

tell the machine which thread color is assigned to a given needle. When properly matched, it allows a color-accurate preview of the design colors that will actually sew.

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Important Main Menu Screens: Needle Screen

First match the thread color palette to the actual thread colors installed on the machine. You’ll only need to do this once for all colors, then only for any time you

replace thread cones with other cone colors.

How to Change the color assigned to each needle:

Use the blue arrow keys to move the pointer to the needle whose color you wish to change. Then, press SET, calling up a color palette. Use the arrow keys to choose a different color and finally press SET.

Selected needle number: move the

arrow to a needle number and press

SET to change the assigned color.

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NEEDLE

This lets you set the garment color or sewing background

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Press SET to call up a color palette to change the color.

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Important Main Menu Screens: Needle Screen

Currently-selected color block # / total color blocks

Use the up and down arrow keys to choose the needle number for the desired color.

How to Set the Color Block Sequence for A Design:

Follow steps 1-4 on the right to set the color sequence for a design. When finished, press ESC to return to the main menu, and/or ESC again to return to the main sewing screen.

Note: if a color block isn’t assigned a needle #, that block will show a needle # of zero. When reaching that color block number during sewing, the machine will stop and prompt the operator to select a color.

1. Select the color block # you wish to edit using the left

or right arrow keys.

2. The selected color block will highlight to help confirm

the part of the design you’re setting the color for.

3. Change the needle number by using the up/down arrow keys. Up increases, down

decreases the value.

4. Arrow to the next color and continue until a needle# is

selected for all the color blocks in the design.

Left & right arrow keys select the color block number.

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NEEDLE

Only 4 color blocks show in the list. To navigate to

other color blocks, press the left or right arrow key to shift and show color blocks earlier or later in sequence.

Appliqué: Pressing the FUNC key when the arrow is next to a particular color block sets a stop command (marked by an asterisk * ) causing the machine to sew that color and stop before continuing.

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Important Main Menu Screens: Pattern Screen

The control panel can store a maximum of 1,000,000 stitches of designs, or 99 designs total. The Pattern screen lets you choose from these designs if you wish to sew a design other than the current active design, as well as perform other design management functions such as deleting, re-naming, duplicating and locking designs.

How to choose a design

in the Pattern menu:

1.Use the blue arrow keys

to select a pattern.

2.Press the SET key to make that pattern the active pattern.

3.Press ESC to return to the main menu.

Design Information –

shows:

- Design name & number

- Stitch count

- # of color changes

- Height in mm

- Width in mm

- Distances from origin point to top & bottom

edges

- Distances from origin point to left & right edges

This pattern is locked, preventing accidental deletion or modification.

NEXT: 2ndpage of right side menu options

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PATTERN

Additional Options (access

these by pressing MENU)

View pattern full-screen Lock selected pattern Delete 1 or more patterns

Select trace types (slower outline trace or faster but less accurate area trace)

Re-name selected pattern Duplicate selected pattern

There are more options – scroll below “Duplicate” to jump to the second page, shown on the next page.

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Pattern Screen, right side options page 2

Shown here are the options on the second page of the right side menu.

Store designs in folder groups

With firmware 1.24, you can divide designs into folder groups. This indicator shows what folder group you’re in.

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PATTERN

Second page of right-side menu options

Save design back to flash drive (card or USB stick)

Move design to folder Create new folder

Sort designs by order

loaded or alphabetically Thread break report for

selected design: shows break locations (stitch #) of last 30 thread breaks in a design. Useful for troubleshooting.

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Important Main Menu Screens: Setting Screen

The Setting screen allows you to perform some useful modifications to the current pattern. Any changes made to a design in the Setting screen will be saved with that design and will be remembered as long as the design stays in the control panel memory.

Left side of the Setting screen shows:

- Design information

- Outline of the design to display what’s being done to the design i.e.

rotation, new size, etc.

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SETTING

The Setting screen is divided into 4 tabbed sub-screens. The functions on each tab are described on the next 4 pages.

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Important Main Menu Screens: Setting Screen

1stTab: useful design editing functions

The functions found on the default first tab perform the most common edits: re-scale, satin pull compensation, and design rotation.

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SETTING

Re-size design (no

stitch processor

Satin pull compensation Rotate by degrees

Rotate or flip (in 90 deg.

increments

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Important Main Menu Screens: Setting Screen

2ndTab: Repeat Function: This can be

useful if you wish to sew the same design repeatedly on a large hoop i.e. to create a series of patches.

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SETTING

Set number of rows and columns

Spacing between columns Spacing between rows

Toggle between “sew by

row” or “sew by column”

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Important Main Menu Screens: Setting Screen

3rdTab: Offset: This function allows you to program a design to sew a design offset from center by a given distance in mm in the X and Y directions. Note that –Y values move the design lower in the hoop and vice-versa. -X values move the design to the left in the hoop and vice-versa.

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SETTING

Toggle auto origin on or off

Set offset distance in

mm for X and Y values

Set offset to a corner of the design

Set offset distance by using the arrow keys (sewing arm moves, letting you “eyeball” the offset)

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Important Main Menu Screens: Setting Screen

4thTab: Frame-out for applique

“Frame-Out” lets you command the machine to stop after sewing a specific color block number and then move the sewing arm towards you by a specific, pre-programmed distance. As an example, this is useful when sewing appliqué, where sewing needs to pause after the marker stitch has been laid. However, it can also be done more simply in the Needle screen (see page 12 in this chapter)

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SETTING

Choose color block # where

the frame-out occurs.

Set frame-out by moving sewing arm

Set frame-out movement numerically by entering

exact X and Y values in mm

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Important Main Menu Screens: Read Screen

The Read screen is used to read designs from a compact flash card or USB jump drive.

Right side: design list from

Choose CF card or USB Jump drive from the

selections shown on the right when first selecting “READ”.

Left side: “read settings”

for the design: allows you to adjust the way the machine reads in a design. Some useful features are illustrated here.

combine jump – net effect reduces the number of trims in a design

the card: shows 8 designs at a time – to view the rest, arrow down below the list bottom or up to go higher.

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To access left

side options

To set left side options back to factory defaults

READ

stitch sweeper –always turn on. removes problematic short stitches.

sweep length –lets you set the max size of the stitches it deletes in tenths of a mm. 4 is the recommended value.

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Important Main Menu Screens: Position

Use the Position function if you wish to start sewing a design at any point other than the beginning. Note that this is not used to return to position after a power fail recovery or sewing interruption: in those cases, use the Position option accessed from the FUNC key (when in the main “drive” screen)

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POSITION

Set sewing positon by repeat # (if repeat function

is used

Set sewing position by color block # - This is

used most commonly.

Set sewing position by stitch# - Useful if you

remember the exact stitch # where the machine left off sewing

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Important Main Menu Screens: Frame Screen

The Frame function lets you choose a hoop for a design, check the design fit and adjust the design position within the hoop.

HOW TO USE THE “FRAME” FUNCTION

Follow the steps on this page and the next to use the Frame function.

1. Choose Frame from the main menu.

2. Choose OK and press SET at “Check the top of

pattern data”.

3. Choose frame type from this menu.

Round, Square, Sock, Custom

and generic Non-registered catch-all categories are available. When finished press SET.

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Important Main Menu Screens: Frame Screen

The Frame function performs the same function as the FAST button in the Main/Drive screen, (but with a few more options). It allows you to choose a hoop, then see/adjust position and fit.

HOW TO USE THE “FRAME” FUNCTION

Follow the steps on this page to use the Frame function. (continued from previous page)

4. A screen appears showing the available hoops for that category. In the example on

the right, the Round hoop category was chosen, so a list of available round Hap py hoops are shown. Sizes are indicated in mm in the right column (ignore the left column of 2-digit numbers). For example, if you wish to choose a 12cm hoop, choose “120”.

5. Press SET to select the

hoop. Design outline

appears in blue. Red line is the safety margin for the hoop. Black outline is outline of hoop itself.

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Choose a hoop and

press SET: the right

side numbers indicate hoop size in mm. (The left side number is an internal reference # and not useful)

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Important Main Menu Screens: Frame Screen

The Frame function performs the same function as the F.F button in the Main/Drive screen, (but with a few more options). It allows you to choose a hoop, then see/adjust position and fit.

HOW TO USE THE “FRAME” FUNCTION

Follow the steps on this page to use the Frame function. (continued from previous page)

6. Check position and fit, use the controls to adjust if needed or desired. For

HAPPY hoops, the red outline is an accurate indicator of the safe, usable area and position in the hoop. Use the arrow keys to move the design position (blue outline) within the usable area. If the blue outline is too big for the red area, it means the design is too large for the selected hoop.

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FRAME

This is a map . . .

. . .of how you can use these controls to reposition the design.

To auto-center the design in the hoop, you can press FUNC, as indicated by the control map on the right side of the screen.

7. Press SET to confirm and trace when finished before

exiting back to the main menu and Drive screen.

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Important Main Menu Screens: Frame Screen

On this page and the next, you’ll learn how to use the “user” option in the Frame function to choose a non-standard hoop instead of the library of HAPPY hoops.

STEPS FOR WORKING WITH CUSTOM SIZED HOOPS

1. Choose the Custom

frames category for frame

type using the left/right arrow keys.

2. Select 1 of the 5 available

slots and press SET to

select a user-defined frame.

3. To edit/set up a selected user-defined frame, pres s MENU after selecting it.

This allows you to choose the Data Entry mode for that hoop. (shown top right).

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Option to set up

selected custom hoops

Option to offset the

selected hoop –

useful for offcenter hooping systems

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Important Main Menu Screens: Frame Screen

On this page and the next, you’ll learn how to use the “user” option in the Frame function to choose a non-standard hoop instead of the library of HAPPY hoops.

STEPS FOR WORKING WITH CUSTOM SIZED HOOPS

4. Set the hoop class –

choose round or rectangular then press SET.

5. Set the hoop size –

For a round hoop, enter 1 number: the diameter in mm. For a rectangular hoop, enter 2 numbers: the height (Y) and and width (X) in mm.

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6. The new hoop size will appear in this list

next to the custom slot you’ve set up.

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P. FOOT

NOTE: On 3rd-party hoops, actual sewing area may differ from hoop’s stated size, based

on hoop shape presser foot clearance and other factors. Always test sewing area after entering hoop dimensions. This is especially true of square/rectangular hoops.

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Transferring Designs into Your Machine

In this section, we provide detailed steps about the 2 most common

ways to transfer a design into your machine to be sewn:

– USB connection or – Compact flash card

Compact Flash Card – (shown inserted into PCMCIA adapter sleeve) inserts into this slot on the side of the control panel. It works like a floppy disk or a USB jump drive: connect the Flash card to a computer, save the design onto the flash card, and insert the flash card into the machine.

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USB port is found on rear wall of machine with other ports. You can connect a Windows PC to the machine with a USB cable so you can transfer designs and perform other functions.

On the following pages, we’ll go over the steps for both

methods in detail. Next: USB connection

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Transfer via USB Connection

One-Time Set-up of the USB Connection (continued from last page)

Follow the steps on these pages to set up your PC for a USB connection. You’ll only need to do this once.

2. Wait for the CD install screen to appear.

1. Run the CD that came with your machine before

connecting your HAPPY machine to your computer.

5. Launch the HAPPYLINK program you installed in Step 3.

HAPPYLINK program window

3. Install

HAPPYLINK.

Install 3.07 or newer for Vista 64 or Windows 7.

4. Click to install the appropriate USB driver for your Windows Operating system.

6. Click on File…Options until the dialog box shown below appears. Ensure that the dialog box is set as shown below, then click OK.

check “compatible”

set to 12 needles

set to USB

no borer

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For 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and all versions of Windows 7, choose USB-COM. You’ll have to find the port# after connecting your Happy machine via USB cable and letting the driver set up, as in the next page. Return to this screen here on the left after finding the virtual COM port# assigned to your HAPPY machine by Windows.

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One-Time Set-up of the USB Connection (continued from last page)

Follow the steps on these pages to set up your PC for a USB connection.

5. Ensure that your HAPPY machine is turned off, and connect a USB cable between your PC and the machine. You may use the cable that

came with your machine or purchase a longer one at any computer supply store. Ensure that any USB cable you purchase is high-quality and under 16 feet.

6. Power on your HAPPY machine and watch your PC screen.

Windows should detect the machine, starting the Hardware Installation Wizard, similar to what is shown below.

USB port

Connect

USB cable

Rear view of

machine

7. Continue through the prompts, ensuring that at some point, Windows identifies the new hardware as “02 Happy Embroidery Machine” for Windows XP / Vista 32, or, in Vista 64/Windows 7, lists it in the Device Manager under Ports. Be sure to note the port#.

Any USB port

on your PC

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8. Continue until the message “Your new hardware is installed and read y to use” or a similar message appears.

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Transfer via USB Connection

One-Time Set-up of the USB Connection (continued from last page)

Follow the 11 steps on these pages and the next to set up your PC for a USB connection.

11. Launch the HAPPYLINK program again. If you’ve done everything correctly, the USB connection indicator should appear as a solid grey icon in the top-left corner of the program bar as shown below.

USB connection

indicator

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Transfer via USB Connection

Actual Steps to Transfer a Design by USB

Once you’ve properly set up HAPPYLINK and the USB drivers on your PC, you’ll only need to follow the 5 steps on this page to actually transfer designs.

1. Ensure that the machine is powered on and at the main

(drive) screen. Your PC will only be able to transfer

designs from this screen.

This is the main (drive) screen.

3. Launch the HAPPYLINK program and check to ensure the USB icon is lit.

2. Connect the USB cable between machine and PC if you haven’t already done so.

1. Choose format here

(either DST or TAP – the machine will read both.)

4. Open your design by clicking on File…Pattern Open.

The above dialog box appears. Follow the directions indicated above, and your design should open (in grey tones) into HAPPYLINK.

2. Browse here to

the folder where your design is saved.

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3. Your design will appear here.

Click once to highlight it and click OK.

5. Click the Send Pattern

Icon. The design will

transfer from your PC to the machine.

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Send Pattern icon

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Which Compact Flash cards to buy

The slot located on the side of the machine’s control panel accepts flash memory cards, to allow you to transfer designs into memory from a computer. To do this, you’ll need to buy the 3 items shown on this page from most stores that sell computer or digital camera supplies.

3. USB to compact flash

card reader – needed if

your PC does not have a PCMCIA slot. (most don’t, though some laptops have one). Allows you to connect your card to a computer

1. PCMCIA Adapter – Allows the card to fit into the machine’s flash card slot. For PC’s (some laptops) that also accept PCMCIA cards, there is no need for (3) the USB to compact flash adapter.

2. Compact Flash card –

This is the memory card itself. Your machine accepts compact flash cards up to 1 Gigabyte in size.

and save designs to it.

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USB “Jump” Drives are a little easier to work with they require no

adapter and plug directly into the USB port behind the control panel. They are not as brand-specific. Larger capacity jump drives are more likely to work. Be sure the drive is formatted in FAT32 for capacities larger than 1Gb.

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NEXT: ALTERNATE FORMS OF FLASH MEDIA

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Other Types of Flash memory (What not to Buy)

Your HAPPY machine was designed to accept other types of Flash cards, but none have worked as successfully as Sandisk-brand compact flash cards. For your assistance, we’ve identified other types of flash memory cards available below. We have attempted to show the cards approximately to scale with each other. Note that compatibility with these types may improve as revisions of the machine’s on-board firmware and hardware are released.

GOOD

SanDisk brand

Compact Flash card:

This has worked with

the greatest success with HAPPY machines, and is widely available.

Other brands of

compact Flash card:

Some other types work,

although not all.

Memory Stick: This

has been the least

successful of the

other Flash media

types

SD Card: Few brands of this type have been

found to work.

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Jump Drive Brands: To

date, most brands of USB jump drives have worked. Most larger capacity drives are even readable (4Gb, 8Gb, etc)

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SmartMedia Card:

Few brands of this type have been found to work.

NEXT: HOW TO USE YOUR COMPACT FLASH CARD or JUMP DRIVE

Other Types of Adapter Sleeves: All-in-1 adapter

sleeves have had limited

success, even Sandisk brand.

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How to Use CF Cards or USB Jump Drives to Transfer Designs

Follow the steps on these pages to transfer designs from a PC into your HAPPY machine with a Compact Flash card.

1. Connect the Compact Flash card or USB

Jump drive to your computer. For compact

Flash, nsert the card into a PCMCIA adapter first (if your laptop has this type of slot) or otherwise insert it into the USB reader.

To computer

USB reader

PCMCIA card

2. Start HAPPYLINK and open the design

you wish to transfer from File… Pattern Open. You’ll see the dialog box below appear. Follow the directions.

1. Choose format here

(either DST or TAP – the machine will read both.)

2. Browse here to

the folder where your design is saved.

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3. Your design will appear here.

Click once to highlight it and click OK.

For USB jump drives, just

plug the drive into any available USB port on your PC.

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How to Use Compact Flash Cards to Transfer Designs

Follow the 9 steps on these pages to transfer designs from a PC into your HAPPY machine with a Compact Flash card.

3. (optional step) Set the color sequence. Click on the icon shown below to do so. Or if you choose, you can set colors in your machine.

4. Save the file to the Flash card or jump drive.

Click on File…Save As. The dialog box shown below appears. Follow the directions below to save, then close HAPPYLINK.

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5. Click on Safely Remove Hardware Icon to shut off the card. You’ll

find this icon at the lower-right edge of the screen near the clock. Continue until the message “It is now safe to remove” appears.

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How to Use Compact Flash Cards to Transfer Designs

Follow the 9 steps on these pages to transfer designs from a PC into your HAPPY machine with a Compact Flash card.

6. Insert the Flash card into the

machine. You’ll need to insert the

card into the PCMCIA adapter sleeve.

Release tab pops out when the card is inserted fully.

Insert card

fully into slot until it snaps softly into place.

USB jump drive port

is located behind the control panel at the end of the arm.

7. Go to the Read screen in the control panel to read the card. From the main (drive) screen press MENU and click the blue arrow keys to go to the READ and press SET.

READ

8. Find your design in the list. Any

DST & TAP designs will show automatically in a list on the right. Choose your design with the blue arrow keys and press SET.

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Your design will appear in this list.

2. Press SET after choosing your design.

Press ESC to return to main menu.

9. Press ESC to return to the main (drive) screen. Once the design is imported from the READ screen, press the ESC button until you’ve returned to the main Drive screen, where image of your design should now appear. (The next step will be to set the colors in the Needle screen.)

NEXT: CHAPTER 3: SEWING CHECKLIST, UPPER TENSION TEST

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