Brother CM100DM Cutting the First Pattern, BPress the Start/Stop button to start cutting

gEdit the pattern piece using the pattern piece editing screen.

After editing is finished, touch the “Set” key.

•For details on the editing functions, see “Editing the Pattern Piece” on page 34.

hCheck the pattern piece arrangement using the pattern layout screen.

The pattern piece to be cut out appears in the screen. After checking the arrangement, touch the “OK” key.

•From this screen, an individual pattern piece can be edited, moved, deleted or saved. For details on the editing functions in the pattern layout screen, see “Pattern Layout Screen” on page 35.

XThe draw/cut selection screen appears.

■Loading the Mat

Attach the material that the first pattern piece will be cut out of to the mat, and then feed in the mat from the feed slot.

When cutting a pattern consisting of multiple pieces in different colors, edit the pattern piece for each color, and then change the material to cut out each piece.

•For details on preparing the material and loading the mat, see “Loading the Mat” on page 20.

■Cutting the First Pattern

aSelect “Cut” in the draw/cut selection screen.

XThe “Start/Stop” button in the operation panel lights up.

Note

•Before continuing operation, make sure that patterns that will be cut out are arranged in the cutting area corresponding to the size of the material to be used.

bPress the “Start/Stop” button to start cutting.

XAfter the first pattern piece has been cut out, the following message appears. In order to cut out the second pattern piece, touch the “Select the next part” key.

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XTouching the “Select the next part” key erases all editing information for the first pattern piece and displays the pattern piece list screen again.

■Unloading the Mat

aPress in the operation panel to feed out the mat.

In order to replace the material with one of a different color, the material used for the first pattern piece must be fed out.

bPeel from the mat the pattern piece that was cut out.

For details on peeling the material from the mat, see “Unloading the Mat” on page 21.

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