With this utility you can set program options. Touch the item you want 
to change and use the +/- buttons or the numeric keypad to change the 
value of the item.   

<b>Tie Off Length [inches]
This setting determines the distance along which the IQ will apply the 
tie-off stitches. 

<b>Tie-Off Direction
This setting determines whether the IQ will secure the thread by back-
tracking with normal speed or forward stitching with half of the motor 
movement speed. The latter will result in stitches of half the length 
of the normal stitching.

The backtracking is applied ONLY at the beginning and end of automatic 
jump stitches.

The half-speed forward stitching is applied at ALL the starts and stops.

<b>Needle Stop Distance [inches]
If your machine takes several stitches after it stops moving, increase this 
setting. Increase it by one step at a time until you find the best setting 
for your machine.

<b>End Point Overlap [inches]
This will make IQ overlap the start and end of a closed pattern (one with 
the S and E in the same place). When it reaches the end point, it will stitch 
the very start of the pattern again. The setting determines how far it 
will overlap.

<b>Homing Speed [inches/second]
This is the speed with which the motors move the machine from the end 
of one pattern to the start of the next, or when moving to a restart point. 
If an obstruction is detected during this movement, this speed needs 
decreasing. 
You need to find the highest speed without obstruction detection.

<b>X-Motor Engagement Strength
This is the motor that is mounted to your carriage.

<b>Y-Motor Engagement Strength
This is the motor that is mounted to your machine.

Both these settings (X & Y Motors) determine how strongly the drive 
wheels engage with the tracks. They need adjusting if obstructions 
are detected for no apparent reason and cleaning doesn't solve the 
problem. 
You can test this setting in Manual Mode by engaging the channel locks, 
feeling how strongly the motors hold. 
It's important to clean the wheels and the surface of the track before 
setting the engagement strengths. 
Clean the drive wheels with a drop of alcohol on a q-tip (touch Clean 
Rollers on the Utilities page and the drive wheels will lift and start 
to spin so you can hold the q-tip against them), and clean the tracks 
with Windex or something similar. Let the Windex air dry.

<b>Obstruction Detection Threshold [0..5]
This changes the sensitivity of the obstruction detection. If you are 
getting many false obstruction signals, increase this number. At a high 
setting, IQ will not stop easily, which could cause damage to a quilt.

NOTE that higher than 0 setting should be used ONLY for troubleshooting.

<b>Warning Beep Duration [sec.]
This will change the length of time that the warning beeps sound.

<b>Rotate Block While Fitting
<b>Flip Blick While Fitting
These two affect how IQ fits a pattern in a block.  When you choose a 
pattern, IQ will resize, rotate and flip the pattern until it determines the 
best way to fit the pattern in the block.  
Sometimes this process can take several seconds. If you want to speed 
up the process, set both of these to NO. IQ will then place the pattern 
in the same orientation as you see it in the catalog. It will only be resized 
to fit the block.

<b>Motors Engage While Tracing
With this preference set to YES, the motors will remain partially engaged 
when you trace a shape on the quilt. This slight drag may help with 
accuracy. If you prefer to have no drag, change the selection to NO 
by touching the - sign.



The Project Time shows the time elapsed from the last reset. This timer
is advancing when the power is on, and can be used as a generic timer.

The Stitching Time shows the elapsed time since the last reset. This
timer is advancing only when the machine is stitching.
 
<b>Reset Project Time
<b>Reset Stitching Time
Use these buttons to reset the corresponding timers.

<b>Home Position
Select this option if you forgot to set the home position when the 
machine was turned on. The same instruction window will be shown,
giving you the opportunity to set the home position.

Touch [Finished] to return to the Utilities menu.

