Learning How to Operate & Maintain your HAPPY Embroidery Machine
On this page, you'll find resources for learning the proper setup, operation and maintenance of current-model HAPPY Embroidery Machines.
EMBROIDERY BOOTCAMP
Regardless of the type of HAPPY machine you own or operate, there are universal, basic concepts about machine embroidery that should be learned and understood. We designed our Embroidery Bootcamp program to help you learn these key fundamentals.  Click on the icon on the right or on the link to go to embroidery bootcamp.

Embroidery Machine Bootcamp

Getting Started With your HAPPY HCD-1501
single-head embroidery machine
Getting Started With your HAPPY HCS-1201 Voyager
Single-head Embroidery Machine

Click on the links below to view/print the 5 chapters on learning your HCD-1501 single-head machine.  You can also try the animated, guided tour through your machine as well.  Includes update for USB jump drive version of Happy's 15-needle single-head.

Click on the links below to view/print the 5 chapters on learning your HCS-1201 Voyager single-head machine.  You can also try the animated, guided tour through your machine as well.  Includes update for USB jump drive versiion of Voyager
HCD-1501 chapter 1:
Introduction to the machine, embroidery basics
HCD-1501 chapter 2: 
Learning the most important tasks, transferring designs
HCD-1501 chapter 3:
Sewing Checklist, adjusting upper tension

HCD-1501 chapter 4:
Maintenance, troubleshooting, key adjustments

HCD-1501 chapter 5: 
Learning how to sew on finished ballcaps with HCD-1501

 Voyager animated learning guide

Voyager chapter 1
Introduction to the machine, embroidery basics
Voyager Chapter 2 
Learning the most important tasks, transferring designs
Voyager Chapter 3
Sewing Checklist, adjusting upper tension

Voyager Chapter 4
Maintenance,, troubleshooting, key adjustments

Voyager Chapter 5 
Learning how to sew on finished ballcaps with Voyager
  Startup Guides for HCD-1501, Firmware Version 1.24   Startup Guides for Voyager, Firmware Version 1.14
Ch.1 Ch.2 Ch.3

Ch.4

Ch.5
Ch.1 Ch.2 Ch.3

Ch.4

Ch.5
Note: Firmware 1.24 is roughly equivalent in HCD and HCR to firmware 1.16 in HCS with respect to generation.
  Startup Guides for Voyager, Firmware Version 1.16 
  
(Big improvements on spotting / adjusting design position in the hoop,
    custom hoops, increased machine "awareness" of hoop/positioning) 
   May 20, 2010: chapter 2 improved.
List of Improvements 
Firmware Updates 1.16 (Voyager) and 1.24 (HCD and HCR):
Ch.1 Ch.2 Ch.3

Ch.4

Ch.5
Improvements for All Happy HCS, HCD, HCR color screen models:

Compatibility with Windows 7 and Windows Vista, 32 or 64-bit operating systems

Increased Hoop/Hoop clearance awareness: machine shows what type of hoop is selected on main screens.  1 button press to show design fit & location in hoop, allowing adjustment on the spot 

Improved ability to handle custom or 3rd-party hoops

Production report function
HCD/HCR-only Features

Thread break report: shows thread break history for selected design

Save & organize designs in sub-directories

Queue mode: allows multi-head machine to divide parts of oversized designs up among each head to sew large, continuous design as large as the combined sewing fields of all heads, without re-hooping!  
Getting Started With your HAPPY HCS-1201 Voyager (non-color control panel)
Click on the links below to download/view/print the training workbooks that apply if your Voyager machine has the standard (non-color) control panel shown on the right.
Voyager Chapters 1-3
Minor updates May 21, 2010 
(
for non-color control panel version)

 Voyager chapter 4: Maintenance
 (applies to non-color Voyager machines as
    well)

  CLASSES
Online Classes
We provides convenient online classes for our customers from their own location.
Schedule of online embroidery classes
Classroom Training
TEXMAC customers can choose from our schedule of direct in-class trainings.
 Classroom training schedule