handi quilter HQ Amara 20 User manual

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Model
HQ Amara 20
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Sewing machines
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User manual
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USER MANUAL
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Contents
How to Use This Manual............................................................................................................................ 2
Congratulaons on Your Purchase! ........................................................................................................... 5
What’s Included With Your Machine .......................................................................................................... 5
Important Safety Informaon (English) ...............................................................................................5
About Your Machine ........................................................................................................................... 9
 ................................................................................................................................ 9
 .......................................................................................................................... 10
Installaon and Setup ....................................................................................................................... 13
Carriage .................................................................................................................................................... 13
 ............................................................................................................................................... 14
 ...................................................................................................................................... 14
 ...................................................................................................... 18
 .............................................................................................................................. 19
 ................................................................................................................... 21
 ................................................................................................................................ 21
Using Your Machine .......................................................................................................................... 25
 ............................................................................................................................................ 25
 ..................................................................................................................................................... 25
 .................................................................................................................... 25
Machine Needle ....................................................................................................................................... 25
 ............................................................................................................................................ 27
 ............................................................................................................... 28
 ...................................................................................................................... 29
 .................................................................................................................................... 31
Threading the Machine ............................................................................................................................ 32
Quilng With the Amara................................................................................................................... 34
 ..................................................................................................................................... 34
 ................................................................................................................................ 35
 ........................................................................................................................................... 35
 ................................................................................. 36
Using the Touch-Screen Displays ....................................................................................................... 38
 ................................................................................................................... 39
 ........................................................................................................................................ 41
Toolbar Opons ................................................................................................................................ 46
Controlling the Lights ............................................................................................................................... 46
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Machine Tools .................................................................................................................................. 47
 ................................................................................................ 47
 ................................................................................................................................ 49
 ..................................................................................................................................... 50
 ............................................................................................................................................... 52
Machine Sengs .............................................................................................................................. 53
 .................................................................................................................................... 53
 ....................................................................................................................... 55
Laser Lights ............................................................................................................................................... 58
Alarms ...................................................................................................................................................... 58
 ...................................................................................................................................................... 59
Set Language ............................................................................................................................................ 60
Informaon Screens ......................................................................................................................... 60
Machine Maintenance ...................................................................................................................... 63
Clean and Oil Your Amara ......................................................................................................................... 63
Maintenance Schedule ............................................................................................................................. 64
Troubleshoong ............................................................................................................................... 65
Appendix 1 ....................................................................................................................................... 70
........................ 70
 ........................... 70
 ...................................................................................70
Warranty .......................................................................................................................................... 71
Warranty Registraon Card .............................................................................................................. 73
Machine Setup and Training Checklist and Cercate ....................................................................... 75
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Congratulaons On Your Purchase!
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

Designed by a Quilter, for Quilters

Oiling Your Machine to Loading a Quilt to
Making Perfect Feathers







ÂIMPORTANT

What’s Included With Your Machine
•  • 
•  • 
• 
• 
• 

• • 
• EZ Pen Oiler • 
• • 
• 
• 
• 
• 


Important Safety Informaon




ÂIMPORTANT


6 | 
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS


DANGER
• 

WARNING
• 

• 

• 
• 

• 
• 

so forth.
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 




• 

• 

• 

• 
• 

• 

• 
near children.
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• 



• 

This machine is intended for household or commercial use.




To use the machine safely
1. 

2. 
 
 
 
 
3. 

To increase the life of your machine
1. 

2. 

3. 
4. 


8 | 
Oponal U.S. Grounding 
GROUNDED OUTLET BOXES
METAL
SCREW
ADAPTER
(B) (C)
TAB FOR
GROUNDING
SCREW
(A)
GROUNDING PIN







ÂIMPORTANT
Canadian Electric Code.
To repair or adjust the machine




www.handiquilter.com/manuals/.
HQ Amara User Manual | 9
About Your Machine





 
 

 


four inches
 134
 From 80/12 to 130/21
 
 Aluminum, Class M
 
 
 



 5 mm
35.3 mm
 73 mm
 
 Velocite 10, Texaco 22
10 | 
Get to Know Your Amara
Le side view 
1. 
2. 
3. Machine "Y" encoder
4. 
5. 
6. 

7. 
8. 
9. 
10. Needle
11. Ruler foot
12. 
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HQ Amara User Manual | 11
Right side view 
13. 
14. 
15. 
16. Thread mast
17. Thread guide
18. 


19. 
20. Thread guide
21. 
22. 
23. 
24. 
25. 
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12 | 

26. 
27. 
28. 
29. 
30. 

31. 
32. 
33. 
34. 
35. 
36. 

37. 
38. 
39. 
40. 
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Back Panel 
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HQ Amara User Manual | 13
Installaon and Setup
Carriage


ÂIMPORTANT
To install the carriage and machine on the frame
1. 

the frame.
2. Place the machine on the carriage.
UCAUTION


the throat of the machine, not from the

3. 


ÂIMPORTANT


14 | 
Power Cord
To install the power cord
• 

To disconnect the power cord
• 
out the cord.
Power Switch in the Using Your Machine
NOTE

Front Handlebars




Using the Touch-Screen Displays later in

UCAUTION

To install the front handlebars


ÂIMPORTANT





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4. 



5. 

cutout, locate and align the threaded hole on

6. 




7. 
the side of the machine. Connect the longer

connector on the machine and the shorter

16 | 
8. 






desired using the lever closest to the handle

ÂIMPORTANT: See To aach labels to the
handlebarsCongurable
Handlebar Buons
To adjust the hand-posion angle of the front handlebars

ONLINEAdjusng the
Handlebars 
• 


To use the handlebars for micro quilng
ONLINE
video Micro Quilng 


• 


NOTE

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








Cycles the
needle up or
down Congurable
buon
Starts or stops
stching
Congurable
buon
Increases or
decreases
stching
speed
(Manual
mode)
Increases or
decreases
stches
per inch
(Regulated
mode)
To customize the handlebar
buons in the Toolbar Opons


NOTE

To aach labels to the handlebars
UCAUTION

1. 

2. 

18 | 
Oponal Accessory: Rear Handlebars
ONLINEQuilt from the
Back Kit 
1. 
2. 

3. 


the machine.
4. 


5. 

2.5mm hex tool.





ÂIMPORTANT: See To aach labels to the
handlebars in the Congurable handlebar
buons 
NOTE





HQ Amara User Manual | 19
Touch-Screen Displays


To install the front display
1. 


2. 




3. 



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
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handi quilter HQ Amara 20 User manual

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Model
HQ Amara 20
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