Brother 885-V35/V37 LCD Liquid Crystal Display Operation, Viewing the LCD, Needle position

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LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Operation

Selected stitch, pattern settings and messages are displayed on the LCD (liquid crystal display) on the front of the sewing machine. Change the screen on the LCD using the keys on the right side of the LCD, and make operations by directly touching the icons with your finger or a touch pen. For details, refer to "Operation panel" (page 14).

Viewing the LCD

When the power is turned on, the LCD comes on. When you touch the LCD screen according to the message displayed on the screen with your finger or a touch pen, the following utility stitch selection screen is displayed.

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aSelected stitch

bPresser foot to be used

cStitches

dStitch settings and twin needle sewing

eStitch width

fStitch length

gNumber of the selected stitch

hNumber of stitches contained

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iHorizontal mirror image

jAutomatic thread cutting

kAutomatic reverse/reinforcement

lSingle/twin needle sewing and needle stop position

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zPress (Utility stitch key) to display the screen for selecting the stitch type. The details are explained in "Stitch types" (page 51).

zA different screen is displayed when the embroidery unit is attached. The details are explained in "Selecting an embroidery pattern" (page 155).

zRefer to "Error messages" (page 181) for messages displayed on the LCD.

zDepending on the model of sewing machine, an animation may be displayed when the power is turned on. When an animation is displayed, the screen above will be displayed if you touch the LCD with your finger.

Changing the machine settings

Various sewing machine operations and sewing settings can be changed.

The stitch or machine attributes that can be set are listed below. For details on operation, refer to page 20.

Attribute	Icon	Details	Settings
Needle position		Specifies where the needle is positioned when	Down	Up
		the sewing machine is stopped.
Stitch width		Allows the stitch width to be adjusted with the
control		sewing speed controller (page 107).
Vertical pattern		Adjusts the up and down position of the pattern	-9 to +9
adjustment		(page 125 ).

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