This firmware update is compatible with the following models: HAPPY HCD2-1501, HCS2-1201 Voyager and HCH-701 Journey models with touch screen controllers. General instructions: (1) Download the ZIP file, which should be named "firmware140_hcd2_hcs2_hch.zip" to your PC. (2) Extract all contents to a USB thumb drive compatible with your HAPPY touch screen machine. The result should [...]
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Project: These Boots were made for Walking With HAPPY's Long-style 1-point frame, you can take advantage of the deep cap sewing field of HAPPY's large HCD 15-needle embroidery machines to sew on long, tubular shaped items such as stockings, boots, pant legs. The frame helps with items that are [dropcap boxed="accent"]1.[/dropcap] Pictured here is the complete long-style [...]
Project: Summer Fun Sunhat This project is a good illustration of how you can use the Hooptech clamping system with your HAPPY embroidery machine to embroider on normally difficult items. The ease of sewing on this is further highlighted by the selection of the 7-needle Journey machine, the "entry level" machine in HAPPY's product line, which [...]
If you ever see the outlines of your designs "run away", design parts not lining up, stitches missing, fabric puckering or thread looping - these simple tips may help.Basic Tips for Great StitchoutsHooping has enormous effect on embroideries quality. Because of improper hooping, it often looks like the design we're embroidering is inferior. Fortunately, 95 [...]
We constantly receive questions about embroidery stabilizers, and see many photos of projects that have been ruined just because of wrong stabilizing. So we've decided to make a special page about stabilizing.The rules of stabilizing are simple and logical. Once you understand what every type of stabilizer is supposed to do, see its strong sides [...]
View PDF Guide If Your New PC Won't talk to your Happy MachineThis is a common request: If you changed your PC to Windows 7 and you don't have a newer model Voyager and can't figure out why you can't set up the USB connection, read this PDF file to help understand the steps [...]
Happy Voyager: Jammed Main Shaft caused by Presser Foot Boss Jam On occasions when the main shaft rotation is blocked at some point, a common cause is a jammed presser foot boss. On this page is an explanation of how to troubleshoot for this issue and remedy. Normal Operation (shown, left) View your machine from [...]
Diagram of Voyager's presser foot guide system If the presser foot seems to be unusually loose (a lot of sideways movement and swiveling), even if the presser foot is tightly secured onto the shaft, the small c-shaped guide may be bent or broken. Newer model Voyagers have heavier duty, silver-colored guide that helps prevent this. [...]
Putting HCS Voyager in/out of cap sewing mode: When the cap driver is installed, it presses in the large black switch shown above, which in turn presses the thin, copper colored strip of metal above it, which in turn presses in the small white tab that can be seen just below the red arrow. When this [...]
