Brother
PE 400D
operation manual
Troubleshooting
Install
Error messages
Sewing Chart
Alarms
Maintenance
Other Included Accessories
Setting UP
Carriage Connector
For repair or adjustment
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PERATION MANUAL
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Contents
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Important Safety Instructions
For Users in the UK, EIRE, Malta Cyprus only
For a longer service life
Please Read Before Using Your Sewing Machine
For repair or adjustment
Congratulations on Choosing Brother Computer Sewing Machine
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Principal Parts
Setting UP
Main power switch
Power socket
Air vents Card slot
Foot controller jack
Extra spool pin and spool felt
Other Included Accessories
Net
Part Name Part Code Others
Options
Screen messages guide you through each operation
Selection Keys
Operation Buttons
Using the operation buttons
Flat BED Extension Table
Basic Sewing Machine Operation
Free arm
Power Supply
Adjusting the Brightness of the Screen
Using the Screen Keys
About the Screen
Example To change the display language to Spanish
HOW to Change Language
How to clear the language selection
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Bobbin Winding / Bobbin Thread Setting
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Setting the bobbin
Upper Threading
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HOW to USE the Automatic Needle Threader
START/STOP button
Starting and Stopping Sewing
Foot controller
Stitches
Stitch Selection Utility Stitches
Trial Sewing
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Adjusting the stitch length
Adjusting the stitch width
Stitch Width and Stitch Length
Auto Manual
Stitch width mm inch Stitch length mm inch
Patchwork stitch
Correct tension
Thread Tension
Tightening the upper thread tension
Loosening the upper thread tension
Changing the presser foot
Presser Foot
Changing the Embroidery foot and the zipper foot
Feed Dogs
Needle
Installing the needle securely
Checking the needle
Thread
FABRIC/THREAD/NEEDLE Combination Chart
Needle size
Type Size
Straight Stitches
Utilitystitches
Straight Left Straight Mid dle
Sewing corners
Changing needle position
Sewing thick seams
Sewing curves
Sewing thick fabric
Sewing thin fabric
Using the free arm
Stretch stitch
Stretch Stitch and Triple Stitch
Triple stitch
Stretc h stitc h Reinforced stitc h
Applique using a zigzag stitch
Overcasting using a zigzag stitch
Zigzag Stitches
Zigza g
Sewing a curve with a zigzag stitch
Patchwork for crazy quilt
Attaching elastic bands
Dotted Zigzag
Elastic zigza g
Overcasting
Weight f abrics. Attach G f oot. Keep foot guide along edge
Overcasting
While sewing Needle Drop Point
Blind hem stitc h
Blind HEM Stitches
If the needle catches the fold of hem too much
If the needle does not catch the fold of hem enough
Buttonhole
Buttonhole Stitches
Pass the thread underneath the presser foot
Order of one cycle
Sewing stretch fabrics
Bar tac k
BAR Tacking
Thick fabrics
Sewing the applique around corners
Appliques
Applique Zig zag Fagoting
Scallop
Scallop
Patchwork stitch
Patchwork Stitch
Centered application
Zipper Insertion Centered and Side Application
Side application
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Use to add a decorative touch to garments
Smocking
Button Sewing
Attaching buttons with four holes
Embroidering
Carriage Connector
Before YOU Begin
Embroidery unit and memory cards optional
Attaching the embroidery unit
Removing embroidery unit
Choosing Embroidery Patterns Part
One-point patterns
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Borders
Example For practice, try the word BUS
Lettering
Lower and upper case letters
Numerals and punctuation
Selecting patterns from a memory card
If you choose the wrong character
If you accidentally choose the wrong design
To change size
To make words
Embroidering attractive finishes
Embroidering
Stabilizers
Thread and Needle
Setting the fabric into the embroidery frame
Outer frame
Removing the embroidery frame
Fitting the embroidery frame to the embroidery unit
Embroidering
Embroidering order for pattern parts
Fabric
Checking thread colors
Checking Thread Colors and Time Required
Checking time required to complete a pattern
Small hoop Optional Regular hoop
Choosing Embroidery Placement
Checking the embroidering area
Moving the embroidery location
Embroidering from a specific starting point
Rotating patterns
Rotating and Mirroring Patterns
Mirroring patterns
Changing Size and Stitch Density of Characters and Borders
Press key, then press key
Multi-colored lettering
If the upper thread breaks
If the Thread Breaks During Embroidery
Continuing after the power shuts off
When starting over from the beginning
Example Continuing from a position within the second color
Combining characters to form words
Embroidery Applications
Outline Embroidery
Embroidering appliques using a frame pattern
Example a
Embroidering onto small pieces of fabric or onto corners
Saving groups of characters
Memory
For example, to save the word one on page one
Restoring saved designs
For example, to restore the word Girl
Cleaning
Maintenance
Cleaning the screen
Cleaning the sewing machine surface
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Changing the Light Bulb
Before Taking Your Machine in for Service
Troubleshooting
Basic sewing machine maintenance
Finding the Source of the Problem
Machine does not start
Needle breaks
Embroidery unit does not work
LCD touch screen is hard to read
Error Messages
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Instruction messages
Alarms
Sewing Chart
Frame pattern embroidering chart
Utility stitches Character embroidering chart
Patterns Programmed in Machine
Frames Stitch
ONE Point Mark Embroidery Pattern
Patterns Memory Card
English
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