Brother NX 200 manual Useful Functions, Changing the needle stop position, Select a stitch

Useful Functions

Functions useful in improving sewing efficiency are described below.

CONTENTS

Changing the needle stop position

The sewing machine can be set to leave the needle in the fabric (lowered needle stop position) or leave the needle raised (raised needle stop position) when sewing is stopped.

Press (needle stop position key) in the operation panel to switch between the two settings.

■For the lowered needle stop position

(needle stop position key) is lit.

•When the sewing machine is purchased, it is set to the lowered needle stop position.

■For the raised needle stop position

(needle stop position key) is not lit.

Memo

●The needle stop position setting does not change if the sewing machine is turned off.

Automatically sewing reverse/ reinforcement stitches

The sewing machine can be set to automatically sew reverse or reinforcement stitches at the beginning and end of the stitching.

Whether reverse stitches or reinforcement stitches are sewn depends on the stitch that is selected. For details, refer to “Stitch Settings” (page 92).

1Select a stitch.

•For details on selecting a stitch, refer to “Selecting stitching” (page 54).

2Press (automatic reverse/reinforcement stitch key) in the operation panel.

This step is not necessary if a stitch, such as those for sewing buttonholes, is selected where reinforcement stitches are automatically sewn.

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1Automatic reverse/reinforcement stitch key

XThe automatic reverse/reinforcement stitch key lights up.

•To cancel automatic reverse/reinforcement stitching, press the automatic reverse/ reinforcement stitch key again.

GETTING READY SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX

INDEX

Useful Functions 47