Originally Posted by dunster
I just looked at my manual, and it's the same manual for the 440QE and the 430. The BSR is standard on the 440 and optional on the 430; the 440 has more stitches and more memory, but they are remarkably similar, so I'm sure that you need to press the BSR button to activate BSR mode.
I'll feel somewhat embarrassed if all I needed to do was press a button to make it work, but that will also be good news! Thank you for looking. I'll hunt for my manual this afternoon.
I appreciate all of your help :)