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Computerized Sewing and Embroidery Machine Getting Ready Sewing Basics Utility Stitches Character/ Decorative Stitches Embroidery Embroidery Edit My Custom Stitch Appendix 1 http://solutions.brother.com3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSDANGER WARNING 4 IMPORTANT6 CONGRATULATIONS ON CHOOSING OURMACHINE PLEASE READ BEFORE USING THIS MACHINEFor safe operation For a longer service life For repair or adjustment 8 WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MACHINEGetting Ready Utility Stitches Embroidery My Custom Stitch Sewing Basics Character/Decorative Stitches Embroidery Edit Appendix 9 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL10 CONTENTSWHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MACHINE NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR Chapter 1 Getting Ready TURNING THE MACHINE ON/OFF Chapter 2 Sewing Basics Chapter 4 Character/Decorative Stitches Chapter 3 Utility Stitches 57 Chapter 5 Embroidery 11 ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE EMBROIDERYChapter 7 MY CUSTOM STITCH Chapter 8 Appendix UPGRADING YOUR MACHINE’S Chapter 6 Embroidery Edit NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 13 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS■Front View ■Right-side/RearView 21 Getting ReadyTURNING THE MACHINE ON/OFF 22 TURNING THE MACHINE ON/OFFAfter using the machine When the power fails during use •Use only the power cord included with this machine Do not use extension cords or •Do not touch the plug with wet hands. Electric shock may result •For U.S.A. only bTurn the main power switch to “I” to turn on the machine cTurn the main power switch to “O” to turn off the machine LCD SCREEN 23 LCD SCREEN35 LOWER THREADING41 UPPER THREADINGThreading Using the “Automatic Threading” ButtonaTurn the main power to ON bPress the “Needle Position” button to raise the needle 43 •Before manually threading the machine, becPress at the lower right of the LCD screen 44 dRaise the presser foot leverBe sure to pass the thread along the right side of the thread path guide iPull the thread under the thread path guide 45 lLower the presser foot levernPass the thread through the eye of the needle from front to back Pass the thread through the presser foot, and then pull out about pPress to unlock all keys and buttons 46 The twin needle can only be used for patterns thatshow after being selected. Before you Use only twin needles made for this machine (part code •Do not sew with bent needles. The needle could break and cause injury •When using the twin needle, be sure to use presser foot “J” only If this occurs, use monogramming foot “N” •Before changing the needle or threading the aPress and install the twin needle (see “CHANGING THE NEEDLE” on page 39) bManually thread the machine dPull up the supplemental spool pin and set it in the up position 47 Do not passthe thr iPress jSelect a stitch pattern. (Example: ) If the key is light gray after selecting the stitch, the selected stitch cannot be sewn in the twin needle mode kPress to select the twin needle 48 ■Using the Spool Netmode lStart sewing •It may be necessary to adjust the thread ten- sion when using the spool net ■Using the Vertical Spool PinaInsert the vertical spool pin onto the bobbin winder shaft •This method keeps the thread from twisting as it comes off the spool pin CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT 49 CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOTaPress the “Needle Position” button to raise the needle cRaise the presser foot lever dPress the black button on the presser foot holder and remove the presser foot bPress to unlock all keys and buttons 50 •When sewing with the walking foot, sew at medium to low speedsaFollow the steps in “Removing the Presser Foot” on the previous page bLoosen the screw of the presser foot holder to remove the presser foot holder CHANGING THE NEEDLE 51 CHANGING THE NEEDLE55 Sewing Basics56 SEWING•Do not stretch or pull the fabric during sewing. Doing so may lead to injury •Do not use bent or broken needles. Doing so may lead to injury bPress the key of the stitch you want to sew cInstall the presser foot (see “CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT” on page 37) eLower the presser foot fAdjust the sewing speed with the speed control slide iPress the “Thread Cutter” button to trim the threads 57 ■Using the Foot ControlleraInsert the foot controller plug into its jack on the machine bSlowlysewing.depress the foot controller to start cReleasemachine.the foot controller to stop the 58 ■Sewing a Seam Allowance of 0.5 cm or Less59 ■If the Fabric does not Feed•Do not forcefully push fabrics more than ■If the Fabric does not Fit under the Presser FootaRaise the presser foot cRelease the button STITCH SETTINGS 61 STITCH SETTINGSFollow the steps below when you want to change the zigzag stitch pattern width •Press to return the stitch width to the original setting Follow the steps below when you want to change the stitch pattern length 62 ■Proper Thread Tension■Upper Thread is Too Tight ■Upper Thread is Too Loose 63 USEFUL FUNCTIONSaSelect a stitch pattern bPress to set the automatic reinforcement stitching function this function (the key appears as when the stitch is selected) cSetsewing.the fabric in the start position and start dPressbutton.the “Reverse/Reinforcement Stitch” To turn off the automatic reinforcement stitch ing function, press again, so it appears 64 bPress to set the automatic thread cutting functionThis function is set automatically when sewing embroidery dPress the “Reverse/Reinforcement Stitching” button To turn off the automatic thread cutting func tion, press again, so it appears as 65 ■Using the Knee Lifter69 Utility Stitches70 SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES■Stitch Selection ScreensbUse to select the category you want cPress the key of the stitch you want to sew 71 ■Using the Mirror Image KeyIf is light gray after you select a stitch Press to create a horizontal mirror image of the selected stitch The key will display as ■Using the Image KeyStitches Utility bPress to change the thread color of the stitch on the screen cPress to go back to the original screen 72 ■Saving SettingsaSelect a stitch. (Example: ) bSpecify your preferred settings 73 ■Retrieving Saved SettingscPress the numbered key of the settings to be retrieved Deleting Saved Settings You can delete the selected setting by press ing . Press the numbered key of the setting to be deleted. Press , press and then . The new setting will be saved in place of the recently deleted setting You can also select utility stitches using 74 Example: Displaying information about overcasting75 SEWING THE STITCHES76 bAttach presser foot “J”ePressforward.the “Start/Stop” button to sew When sewing is completed, hold the “Reverse/Reinforcement Stitch” button to sew gAfter sewing, press the “Thread Cutter” button to trim the threads Example: Left/Middle needle position stitches 77 ■Using the Straight Stitch Needle Plate and the Straight Stitch Foot79 ■BastingaSelect and attach presser foot “J” 1-3/16inches) cSew while keeping the fabric straight Cut the thread at the end leaving 50 mm (approx dInsert the ends of the thread into the dart with a needle dEnd the basting with reinforcement stitches 80 eIron the dart to one side so that it is flatUse on waists of skirts, sleeves of shirts, etc Pull the bobbin and upper threads out by 50 mm (approx fSmooth the gathers by ironing them gSew on the seam line and remove the basting stitch 81 Use for reinforcing seams and finishing edges neatlycSpread the fabric out along the finish line Lay both seam allowances on the side of the shorter seam bTurnonly. the fabric and iron the folded parts 82 cSelect and attach presser foot “I”dSew a straight stitch along the fold eIron the folds in the same direction Select a stitch, and attach presser foot “J” 83 ■Overcasting (Using a Zigzag Stitch)■Appliqué (Using a Zigzag Stitch) 84 ■Patchwork (for Crazy Quilt)■Sewing Curves (Using a Zigzag Stitch) ■Cord Guide Bobbin Cover (Using a Zigzag Stitch)aRemove the bobbin cover from the machine (see page 27) dSet the zigzag width from 2.0-2.5mm (approx. 1/16 - 3/32 inch) eAttach presser foot “N” gLower the presser foot and start sewing to make a decorative finish 85 ■Tape Attaching■Overcasting 86 ■Overcasting Using Presser Foot “G”aSelect a stitch and attach presser foot “G” cSew along the presser foot guide 87 ■Overcasting Using Presser Foot “J”aSelect a stitch and attach presser foot “J” bSew with the needle dropping slightly off the edge of the fabric 88 ■Overcasting Using the Side Cutter90 ■When Sewing Straight Stitches While Using the Side Cutter92 ■Piecing1/4 inch) aSelect or and attach presser foot “J” ■QuiltingaSelect , or bAttach the walking foot (see page 38) •Sew at slow to medium speed 93 ■AppliquédSelect and attach presser foot “J” 94 ■Quilting with Satin StitchesaAttach the foot controller (see page 45) bSelect and attach presser foot “J” cPress in the length display to shorten the stitch length dPress to use the speed control slide to control the stitch width eSet the width control to “ON” fPress gStart sewing hWhen you are finished sewing, set the width control back to “OFF” 95 ■Free-motionQuiltingUsing Free-motionQuilting Foot “C” Free-motionquilting foot “C” With When using to display “FREE MOTION FOOT HEIGHT” on P. 1 of the settings screen Increase the setting by pressing , for example, when sewing very stretchy fabric, so that it is easier to sew aAttachpage 65)the. straight stitch needle plate (see Notice that there is a round hole in this needle plate 96 bPress to set the machine to free- motion sewing modecSelect any of the following stitches dRemove38). the presser foot holder (see page Attach Make sure that the quilting foot is attached properly and not slanted 97 iPress to cancel the free-motionsewing modejAfter sewing is finished, raise the feed dog position switch to to raise the feed dogs Using Free-motionOpen Toe Quilting Foot “O” 98 ■Echo Quilting Using the Free-motionEcho Quilting Foot “E”102 ■If the Needle does not Catch the FoldAdjust the width so that the needle slightly catches the fold by pressing in the width display ■If the Needle Catches Too Much of the Fold 103 ■Sewing Sharp Curves107 Example: Illustration of finished productdPress to create a mirror image of the stitch 108 ■Hemstitching (3) (Drawn Work (2))112 ■Odd Shaped Buttons/Buttons that do not Fit into the Button Holder Plate113 Four-stepbuttonholes are sewn as shown belowMark the position and length of the bAttach monogramming foot “N”, and select abuttonhole on the fabric stitch to sew the left side of the buttonhole 114 cPresssewing.the “Start/Stop” button to starteSelect stitch to sew the bar tack and press the “Start/Stop” button gSew the right side of the buttonhole and press the “Start/Stop” button again hSelect stitch to sew the bar tack and then press the “Start/Stop” button iRaisefabric.the presser foot and remove the jRefer to page 99 to open the buttonhole 115 ■Darning118 ■Bar Tacks on Thick Fabrics119 Buttons can be sewn on using the machineButtons with 2 or 4 holes can be attached bRaise the presser foot and detach the flat bed table attachment cLower the feed dog position switch to to lower the feed dogs eTurn the handwheel to check that the needle goes into each hole correctly fGently hold the end of the upper thread and start sewing 120 ■Attaching 4 Hole Buttons■Attaching a Shank to the ButtonaPullsewing.the shank lever toward you before dCut off any excess thread 121 Use this stitch for making belt holes and other similar applicationsaSelect or bUse in either the stitch width display or the stitch length display to choose the size of the eyelet Only one size is available for dLower the presser foot and start sewing If the stitch pattern comes out poorly, make adjustments (see page 121) eUse the eyelet punch to make a hole in the center of the stitching 122 Multi-directionalSewing (Straight Stitch and Zigzag Stitch)aRemove the flat bed attachment to create the free arm function bSelect and attach monogramming foot “N” dSelect and sew seam “2” as shown eSelect and sew seam “3” as shown fSelect and sew seam “4” as shown 123 ■Centered ZipperUse for bags and other such applications •Make sure you sew using the middle needle position 124 ■Inserting a Side ZipperUse for side zippers in skirts or dresses dRemove presser foot “J” 125 fSet the presser foot in the 3 mm (approx. 1/8 inch) margin2 inches) from the edge of the fabric, then stop the machine hPull down the zipper slider, then continue sewing to the edge of the fabric iClose the zipper, turn the fabric over, and sew a basting stitch lSew reverse stitches at the top of the zipper, then continue sewing mStop sewing about 50 mm (approx 127 CharacterStitchesSELECTING STITCH PATTERNS 128 SELECTING STITCH PATTERNSPress to display the screen below If the screen is locked 129 Stitches Character/Decorative130 aPress , or to select a fontbPress to change the selection screen, and then enter the characters that you want to sew There are three fonts for alphabet character stitching 131 ■Deleting CharactersaPress to delete the last character bSelect the correct character ■Character Spacing AdjustmentaPress to display the setting screen bPress to adjust character spacing 132 SEWING STITCH PATTERNSbAttach monogramming foot “N” dPresssewing.the “Start/Stop” button to start 133 ePresssewing.the “Start/Stop” button to stopfPress the “Reverse/Reinforcement Stitch” button to sew reinforcement stitches adjustments based on the adjustments for each pattern individually and select on P.10 cCompare the finished pattern to the illustration of the correct pattern below 134 eSew the stitch pattern againYou can sew with the setting screen on the display fPress to return to the original screen EDITING STITCH PATTERNS 135 EDITING STITCH PATTERNS140 COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS155 Embroidery156 BEFORE EMBROIDERINGFollow the steps below to prepare the machine for embroidery 157 • When attaching a presser foot, always presson the screen. You may accidentally press the “Start/Stop” button and possibly cause injury dPush the black button on the presser foot holder and remove the presser foot hPress to unlock all keys and buttons 158 ■About the Embroidery UnitThis is not a malfunction •Store the embroidery unit in the proper stor- age case aTurn the main power to OFF, and remove the flat bed attachment bOpen the cover of the connection port •Be sure to replace the cover when the embroidery unit is not installed dTurn the main power to ON 159 ■Removing the Embroidery UnitaPress either or , then press bTurn the main power to OFF SELECTING PATTERNS 161 SELECTING PATTERNS167 VIEWING THE SEWING SCREEN169 PREPARING THE FABRICAttaching Iron-onStabilizers (backing) to the FabricbIron the iron-onstabilizer material to the wrong side of the fabric 170 ■Types of Embroidery Frames171 ■Inserting the FabricaLift-upand loosen the frame adjustment screw and remove the inner frame Re-insertthe inner frame making sure to align the inner frame’s with the outer frame’s eReturn the frame adjustment screw to its initial position 172 ■Using the Embroidery SheetaWith a chalk pen, mark the area of the fabric you want to embroider dRemove the embroidery sheet ■Embroidering Small Fabrics ■Embroidering Edges or Corners 173 ■Embroidering Ribbons or Tape174 ATTACHING THE EMBROIDERY FRAME■Removing the Embroidery FrameaRaise the frame-securinglever bPull the embroidery frame toward you 175 CONFIRMING THE PATTERN POSITIONThe pattern is normally positioned in the center of the embroidery frame You can check the layout before starting embroidery and change the position bFrom , press the key for the position that you want to check To see the entire embroidering area, press . The embroidery frame moves and shows the embroidery area 176 bPress to select the frame used in the previewYou can begin sewing from this screen by pressing the “Start/Stop” button 177 SEWING AN EMBROIDERY PATTERN■Embroidery Needle Plate Cover 179 ■When Threading ManuallydPress the “Start/Stop” button again to restart the machine eRepeatsection.steps d and e from the previous 180 Sewing Embroidery Patterns Which Use AppliquéDepending on the thread color display setting the display may show , or aAttach an iron-onstabilizer to the wrong side of the appliqué material dPlaceframe.the base material into the embroidery ePress the “Start/Stop” button to sew the position of the appliqué 181 gPress the “Start/Stop” buttonhChange the upper thread and then carry out the rest of the embroidering 182 ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE EMBROIDERY PROCESSthe message below will appear. Press and machine by pressing . The machine will stop after sewing the 10 stitches bUnlock the frame-securinglever and remove the embroidery frame cInsert a wound bobbin into the machine. (See page 26 for Setting the bobbin.) eAttach the embroidery frame To return to the spot in the pattern where you stopped sewing, follow steps 184 The current color and stitch number are savedwhen embroidery is stopped. The next time that the machine is turned on, you can choose whether or not to continue the stopped sewing operation Even if the power goes out in the middle of embroidery, the machine returns to the point machine is turned on again 185 cAttach the embroidery frame and pressappears dContinue embroidering 186 MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS■Correct Thread Tension 188 ■Selecting the length of JUMP STITCH not to trimWhen the thread trimming function is Select a setting from 5 mm to 50 mm in 5 mm increments Press or to select the length of JUMP STITCH For example: Press to select 25 mm (1 inch) aPress and Embroidery bIn the MAX EMBROIDERY SPEED display use to change the maximum embroidery speed 189 cIn the THREAD COLOR DISPLAY, useto display the name of the thread colors, the time or the embroidery thread number dWhen the thread number #123 is 191 REVISING THE PATTERN206 EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS209 Embroidery Edit210 EXPLANATION OF FUNCTIONS■Combine Patterns ■Move Patterns ■Rotate Patterns ■Enlarge or Reduce Patterns •This function is not available for some patterns ■Create Mirror Images ■Change Alphabet Character Spacing ■Change Alphabet Character Appearance/Layout ■Change the Thread Colors of Patterns ■Creating a Repeating Pattern SELECTING PATTERNS TO EDIT 211 SELECTING PATTERNS TO EDIT215 EDITING PATTERNS231 Example: Combining alphabet characters with an embroidery pattern and editing232 fSelectePress to enter the alphabet characters hUse to move the characters 234 Follow the directions in “Sewing Embroidery Patterns” on pageaEmbroider by following the color order on the right side of the display bEmbroider 237 MY CUSTOMSTITCH 238 DESIGNING A STITCHCUSTOM STITCH™ creations with built-incharacters (see page 128) Stitches that you create with MY CUSTOM STITCH Stitches can be designed more easily with MY CUSTOM STITCH aDraw the stitch design on the grid sheet (part code SA507, X81277-001) bDecide the spacing of the stitch dDetermine the x and y coordinates of each of the marked points This will determine the stitch design that will be sewn 239 Examples of Custom StitchesSTITCH CUSTOM MY ENTERING STITCH DATA 240 ENTERING STITCH DATA241 cUseto move to the coordinates of the first point on the grid sheet dPress to add the point indicated by fUse to the second point and press 242 ■Moving a PointaPress or to move to the point that you want to move bUse to move the point 243 ■ Moving Part or All of the Designto move the section to the first point of the section that you want to move 244 ■Inserting New Pointsto a place on the design where you want to add a new point USING STORED CUSTOM STITCHES 245 USING STORED CUSTOM STITCHESStitch patterns created using the MY CUSTOM . The “Saving” message appears and the stitch will be stored Before storing a stitch, press to sew a test- run of the stitch •Storing a stitch pattern takes a few seconds •For details on retrieving a stored stitch pat- tern, see page If the following message appears after is Press to save the stitch to USB media 246 bSelect the stitch pattern247 Appendix248 CARE AND MAINTENANCEfunction once you press , the message will display several more times until the appropriate maintenance is performed cRemove the needle and the presser foot holder (see pages 38 through 39) dRemove the flat bed attachment or the embroidery unit if either is attached eGrasp both sides of the needle plate cover, and then slide it toward you fGrasp the bobbin case, and then pull it out 249 ■Correct tensionSee page 174 about the correct tension ■Bobbin thread is loose ■ Bobbin thread is tight 250 ADJUSTING THE SCREEN252 TROUBLESHOOTING255 ERROR MESSAGES260 ■Alarm SoundsIf you want to turn the alarm off, press . See page 16 for more details SPECIFICATIONS 261 SPECIFICATIONS262 UPGRADING YOUR MACHINE’S SOFTWARE265 STITCH SETTING CHART272 Index
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