design not centering

[Debbie Rinehart]

I loaded a name, first and last, on my XT tonight and it looks centered on the screen, but when I trace, it is definately well below the center marks on the inside of my hoop. I tried to reload other names that stitched alright earlier but everything was down at the bottom of the hoop. I had to use the machine keypad to manually move the name up about an inch before it appeared to be ALMOST dead center. However, if you got it centered perfectly in the hoop, on the screen, the name looked looked like it was over the hoop limits and I get a message saying it is. This happened after going to my slim line setting and stitching out a couple bags. When I noticed it after I went back and chose my round hoop 5.85. I tried changing hoop sizes, resetting etc, all to no avail. Is there a way to get the design and hoop in sink. Debbie in Indiana

[Shuffletown Embroidery]

Debbie,
Did you do a center hoop command at the console? I can't imagine that it would look centered on the screen and the hoop arms not be centered, but....

Mary

[Debbie Rinehart]

I clicked on both the center hoop and center design in the OS but the first stitch still started an inch or so below center. All the names I picked, no matter how old, did the same thing. Kind of threw me, too. I never had this many problems with my big red. Maybe it will resolve itself after turning back on today. The main problem is if the design fills up the hoop completely it would continue giving you a hoop limit error message, or if you sewed it as is, it actually would hit the hoop. Guess I'll just have to go up to the next size hoop if that situation presents itself! Have a good day! Debbie