Pfaff 2170 - Manual (Page 128)

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Arcing: embroidery combinations
Arcing of letters and patterns
The arcing function allows you to embroider words, names and
sentences with four different shapes directly on screen. You can also
use this feature on all the 9mm and MAXI stitches.
Lettering along different shapes
In the alphabet input menu you can select that a word sequence should
be embroidered along a certain shape.
The single commands in the machine are carried out with your fi nger
or the stylus directly on the processing screen. Fine adjustments are
made with the –/+ icons.
Description of the icons
A. Touch this icon to open the menu for changing the type of shape.
For opening in the Alphabet input menu as well as in More options.
B. Touch this icon to align the text clockwise (arrange the whole text
clockwise in a circular fashion).
C. Touch this icon to align the text counterclockwise (arrange the text
counter-clockwise in a circular fashion).
D. Touch this icon to arrange the whole text diagonally or vertically,
top-to-bottom.
E. To align the text as an S-curve touch this icon.
F. Changing the general stitch settings. A window opens for changing
the letter spacing, for changing the length and width of the S-curve
shape or for rotating the lettering.
G. Rotate the text using your stylus with the Rotate icon.
H. By touching this icon you increase or decrease the space between
the letters.
I. Move the text with the Pan mode icon during zoom in.
J. Use the Zoom in icon to enlarge the representation in several steps.
The machine zooms in towards the center.
K. Use the Zoom out icon to decrease the representation in several
steps. The zone around the marked stitch or stitches is the area that
is decreased.
The following functions are dependent of the selected path shape. Not
all of them will be active at the same time.
L. Touch the –/+ symbols to change the spacing between all
characters.
M. Touch the –/+ icons to change the length of the S-curve.
N. Touch the –/+ symbols to change the width of the S-curve.
O. Touch the –/+ symbols to rotate the letter combination in 1° steps.
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