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PE 400D operation manual
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Contents
Main
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
DANGER
WARNING
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
This sewing machine is intended for household use.
FOR USERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA AND CYPRUS ONLY.
IMPORTANT
CONGRATULATIONS ON CHOOSING A BROTHER COMPUTER SEWING MACHINE
PLEASE READ BEFORE USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE
For safe operation
For a longer service life
For repair or adjustment
WARNING LABELS
CONTENTS
SETTING UP ................................................... 5
BASIC SEWING MACHINE OPERATION ................................................. 11
UTILITY STITCHES ................................................. 36
EMBROIDERING ................................................. 62
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SETTING UP
B
C
A
D
A. MAIN POWER SWITCH AND CONNECTORS
J
III III
OTHER INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
123 456 789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
OPTIONS
SELECTION KEYS
SELECTION KEYS
Screen messages guide you through each operation
OPERATION BUTTONS
OPERATION BUTTONS
Using the operation buttons
BASIC SEWING MACHINE OPERATION
FLAT BED EXTENSION TABLE
Free arm
POWER SUPPLY
USING THE SCREEN KEYS
ABOUT THE SCREEN
ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE SCREEN
HOW TO CHANGE LANGUAGE
How to clear the language selection
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Setting the bobbin
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STARTING AND STOPPING SEWING
Foot controller
START/STOP button
STITCH SELECTION (UTILITY STITCHES)
Stitches
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STITCH WIDTH AND STITCH LENGTH
Adjusting the stitch width
Adjusting the stitch length
Quick adjustment reference chart for stitch width and stitch length
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THREAD TENSION
Correct tension
Loosening the upper thread tension
Tightening the upper thread tension
PRESSER FOOT
Changing the presser foot
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NEEDLE
Checking the needle
Installing the needle securely
FABRIC/THREAD/NEEDLE COMBINATION CHART
STRAIGHT STITCHES
UTILITY STITCHES
Changing needle position
Sewing corners
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STRETCH STITCH AND TRIPLE STITCH
Stretch stitch
Triple stitch
ZIGZAG STITCHES
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DOTTED ZIGZAG
OVERCASTING
G
G
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BLIND HEM STITCHES
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BUTTONHOLE STITCHES
Order of one cycle
Sewing stretch fabrics ( )
Buttons that do not fit into the guide plate (Odd-shaped buttons)
BAR TACKING
Thick fabrics
APPLIQUES
Sewing the applique around corners
SCALLOP
PATCHWORK STITCH
ZIPPER INSERTION (CENTERED AND SIDE APPLICATION)
Centered application
Side application
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SMOCKING
BUTTON SEWING
Attaching buttons with four holes
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
EMBROIDERING
1. Embroidery unit and memory cards (optional).
2. Attaching the embroidery foot Q
3. Attaching the embroidery unit
Removing embroidery unit
CHOOSING EMBROIDERY PATTERNS (PART I)
One-point patterns
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Borders
Lettering
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Selecting patterns from a memory card
CHOOSING EMBROIDERY PATTERNS (PART II)
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EMBROIDERING
Embroidering attractive finishes
Setting the fabric into the embroidery frame
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Fitting the embroidery frame to the embroidery unit
Removing the embroidery frame
Embroidering
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THREAD TENSION
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Checking time required to complete a pattern
CHOOSING EMBROIDERY PLACEMENT
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ROTATING AND MIRRORING PATTERNS
ABC
Rotating patterns
ABC
Mirroring patterns
CHANGING SIZE AND STITCH DENSITY OF CHARACTERS AND BORDERS
To change size
To change stitch density (limited to certain alphabets and borders)
Multi-colored lettering
IF THE THREAD BREAKS DURING EMBROIDERY
If the upper thread breaks
When starting over from the beginning
Continuing after the power shuts off
EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS
Combining characters to form words
Outline Embroidery
Embroidering appliques (using a frame pattern)
Embroidering onto small pieces of fabric or onto corners
MEMORY
Saving groups of characters
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CLEANING
MAINTENANCE
Cleaning the screen
Cleaning the sewing machine surface
Cleaning the shuttle
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CHANGING THE LIGHT BULB
BEFORE TAKING YOUR MACHINE IN FOR SERVICE
TROUBLESHOOTING
Basic sewing machine maintenance
Upper thread breaks
Bobbin thread breaks
Skipped stitches
FINDING THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM
Trouble with threads and stitches
Inability to thread needle
Inability for thread tension control
Embroldered pattern is out of shape
Needle breaks
Machine does not start
Embroidery unit does not work
LCD touch screen is hard to read
ERROR MESSAGES
Warning messages
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Instruction messages
Alarms
R
SEWING CHART
PATTERNS (PROGRAMMED IN MACHINE)
ONE POINT MARK EMBROIDERY PATTERN
PATTERNS (MEMORY CARD)
<Embroidering times: 2 - 31 min. (It does not include the time needed to change colors.)>