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Brother PC 6500 Maintenance, Cleaning the screen, Cleaning the machine surface

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MAINTENANCE

MAINTENANCE

CLEANING

Cleaning the screen

CAUTION

Disconnect the power supply cord from the wall socket before cleaning the screen, otherwise injuries or an electric shock may occur.

If the front panel is dirty, wipe it gently with a soft, dry cloth. Do not use any organic solvents or detergents.

CONTENTSSETTING UPSEWING

Cleaning the machine surface

CAUTION

Disconnect the power supply cord from the wall socket before cleaning the machine surface, otherwise injuries or an electric shock may occur.

If the surface of the machine is dirty, lightly soak a cloth in neutral detergent, squeeze it out firmly, and then wipe the surface of the machine. After cleaning it once with a wet cloth, wipe it again with a dry cloth.

Cleaning the shuttle

CAUTION

Disconnect the power supply cord from the wall socket before cleaning the shuttle, otherwise injuries or an electric shock may occur.

Sewing performance will suffer and bobbin thread detection will become unreliable if dust collects in the shuttle; therefore, it should be kept clean at all times.

STITCHES	UTILITY
STITCH DESIGNS)	(CREATE YOUR OWN	STITCHTM	MY CUSTOM
EMBROIDERING
MAINTENANCE
MESSAGES	ERROR
SEWING CHART
IN MACHINE)	(PROGRAMMED	PATTERNS

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Brother PC 6500 operation manual Maintenance, Cleaning the screen, Cleaning the machine surface, Cleaning the shuttle

Contents

OPERATION MANUAL SEWING MACHINEThis machine is intended for household use only IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSSAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA AND CYPRUS ONLY THE LETTER ‘E’, BY THE EARTH SYMBOL OR COLOURED GREEN OR YELLOWFor a longer service life PLEASE READ BEFORE USING THIS MACHINEFor repair or adjustment THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THE PC-6500 COMPUTERIZED SEWING MACHINECHAPTER SETTING UP CONTENTSCHAPTER SEWINGERROR MESSAGES MAINTENANCESEWING CHART EMBROIDERINGPRINCIPAL PARTS SETTING UPCHAPTER Removing the flat-bed attachment Accessory compartmentFLAT-BED ATTACHMENT Page a This unit cannot be used together with memory card S1 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIESc When using the walking foot, refer to page For U.S.A. only POWER SUPPLYSelection keys CONTROLSOperation buttons 1 SEWING keyCHECK key LCD screenOther basic LCD keys END key LCD DENSITY Adjusting the density with the main power switchLight → Dark →3. Press the BRIGHTNESS OF LCD key Adjusting the density with the Operation GuideThis function should not be used as a translation function DISPLAY LANGUAGE3. Press the LANGUAGE SELECTION key Changing the presser foot PRESSER FEET / FEED DOGSScrew for securing adapter Installing the presser foot adapter & the walking footAdapter Installing the optional side cutter Page Raising/lowering the feed dogs Installing the presser foot holderThread FABRIC/THREAD/NEEDLE COMBINATIONSApplication Size of needleChanging the needle NEEDLEChecking the needle Winding the bobbin BOBBIN WINDING / LOWER THREADING4. Place the bobbin on the bobbin winder shaft so that the Installing the bobbin Threading the upper thread UPPER THREADINGPage Needle threader Extra spool pin Pulling up the bobbin threadSpool Spool pinFOOT CONTROLLER STITCH SELECTION SEWINGSelecting a utility stitch Selecting a stitch with the stitch guide6. Follow the instructions, and then press the NEXT key Non-adjustable Stitch width and length reference chartUTILITY SETTINGUPSTITCHES MYCUSTOMSTITCH WIDTH & LENGTH Adjusting the needle position stitch widthAdjusting the stitch length THREAD TENSION Adjusting the upper thread tensionCorrect tension Upper thread is too tightPress the SETTING BOBBIN key Example To display the instructions for installing theOPERATION GUIDE bobbinAUTOMATIC REVERSE/REINFORCEMENT STITCHING AUTOMATIC THREAD CUTTING BASIC SEWING Sewing using the straight stitch left needle positionBe aware of the needle location at all times while sewing, and4. Lower the presser foot lever Sewing corners USEFUL SEWING SKILLSSewing thick seams Sewing curvesSewing a curve with a zigzag stitch Sewing thick fabricSewing thin fabric Using the needle plate BASIC STITCHING UTILITY STITCHESReinforced stitching of stretch fabric 1 2 3DART SEWING GATHERING Inserting a centered zipper ZIPPER INSERTING CENTER AND SIDE APPLICATIONSInserting a side zipper 5. Close the zipper, turn over the fabric, and then sew the PINTUCK SEWING FLAT-FELL SEAM SEWING 1 Basting stitch BASTINGOvercasting with a zigzag stitch ZIGZAG STITCHINGAppliqué sewing with a zigzag stitch Patchwork crazy quilt stitching3 for sewing thick and medium weight stretch 1 for sewing thin and medium weight fabricsOVERCASTING Sewing with , orBlind hem stitch BLIND HEM STITCHINGMAINTENANCE Adjusting the needle positionButtonhole BUTTONHOLE STITCHINGFor keyhole buttonholes For normal buttonholes and rounded buttonholesSewing stretch fabrics Sewing order of buttonholesOdd-shaped buttons that do not fit into the button guide plate Adjusting the buttonhole width1 Bar tack BAR TACK STITCHING5. Lower the buttonhole lever so that it is positioned behind the metal bracket on the buttonhole footAdjusting the stitch length of the bar tack Adjusting the bar tack widthSewing bar tacks on thick fabrics WIDTH keys and to adjust the width of the bar tackDarning DARNINGDarning stitch cycle Adjusting the darning widthAdjusting the stitch length of the darning Straight Left , set the TAPE ATTACHING1 Tape attaching 2 Elastic zigzag 1 Eyelet EYELET STITCHINGAttaching two-hole buttons 1 Button sewing SETTINGUPBUTTON SEWING Attaching a shank to the button Attaching four-hole buttons1 Zigzag stitch 2 Appliqué APPLIQUÉ STITCHINGSewing around corners of the appliqué 1 Appliqué APPLIQUÉ QUILT STITCHINGSample patterns for appliqué quilts Scallop stitch SCALLOP STITCHING1 Smocking stitch SMOCKING STITCHING1 Patchwork stitch PATCHWORK STITCHING1 Fagoting FAGOTING1 Decorative 2 Satin stitch DECORATIVE STITCHINGShell tuck stitching 1 Heirloom HEIRLOOM STITCHINGHemstitching with 1 Approx. 5/32 4.0 mm or less 2 Sections of four threads pulled out Hemstitching withMY CUSTOM STITCHTM CREATE YOUR OWN STITCH DESIGNS CHAPTER DESIGNING THE STITCHStitch StitchStitch Stitch1. Press the MY CUSTOM STITCH key. 1 MY CUSTOM STITCH key ENTERING STITCH DATAA screen that allows you to see the entered stitch design appears Moving a point EDITING STITCH DATAposition 2. Use the four arrow keys to move the point to the desiredSETTINGUP Moving part or all of the designInserting new points 3. Use the four arrow keys to move the point to the desired position 2. Press . A new point is inserted and moves to it1 MEMORY key STORING A STITCH DESIGN THAT YOU HAVE CREATEDExample To save the entered stitch design in memory address 1 MEMORY key RETRIEVING A STITCH DESIGN THAT HAS BEEN SAVEDInstalling embroidery foot Q SETUPEMBROIDERING CHAPTERDo not touch the connector on the embroidery unit Installing the embroidery unitInitializing the embroidery unit Do not carry the machine with the embroidery unit connectedRemoving the embroidery unit Make sure that the power is turned off, otherwise damage may resultEmbroidering screen Attaching stabilizer material Creating beautiful embroideryInserting the fabric in the embroidery frame 6. Insert the fabric and inner frame back into the outer frame Removing the embroidery frame from the embroidery arm Attaching the embroidery frame to the embroidery armSimple embroidering Embroidering multi-color patterns EMBROIDERING1 2 3 Example To embroider the floral pattern of the letter “B”2. Replace the upper thread with the next color 2 3 4 3 4 5Creating text patterns EMBROIDERY PATTERNS5. Press the S key Example To select characters to create the word “BUS”1. Press 2. Press the B key 3. Press the NEXT key 4. Press the U key Changing the character size Typing uppercase & lowercase charactersExample To type in “Aa” LM SChecking the text Example When “abcdefghijk” have beentyped in small-sized lowercase charactersChanging the color of each character in the text Example When “Giel” has been entered instead of “Girl”Editing text Creating frame patterns Selecting one-point patterns Selecting patterns from a memory card Displaying the thread color namesAlways keep the memory card in its case when it is not being used Editing the layout of the pattern CHANGING THE PATTERN SETTINGSCharacter patterns Frame patterns One-point patternsOne-point patterns Changing the embroidering positionCharacter & frame patterns flips the pattern back to a normal Changing the pattern directionMirror imaging patterns Checking the embroidery area Embroidering from a specific starting pointFrame patterns One-point patterns Changing the size of patternsCharacter patterns Changing the thread density Saving character combinations in the memory MEMORYExample To save the character pattern “Girl” in memory address 1 MEMORY button1 MEMORY button Retrieving a pattern which has been saved1 2 3 4 5 ADJUSTMENTS WHILE EMBROIDERINGContinuing embroidering Embroidering again from the beginning Example To embroider “ABC”, then link “DE” EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONSLinking characters EMBROIDERY SHEET Using the extra-large embroidery frame optionalExample To embroider connecting patterns Connecting patternsappears as refer to page 98, and then use the arrow keys to Connecting letters Example To embroider ABCDEFGHIJK1 Top installation position Making badges or decorative patches Combining a frame pattern with a designEmbroidering appliqués using a frame pattern Case A Embroidering onto small pieces of fabric or in cornersCase B Case CCLEANING MAINTENANCECleaning the screen Cleaning the machine surface3. Remove the needle plate. 1 Needle plate CHANGING THE LIGHT BULB Warning messages ERROR MESSAGESPage This message appears when the STITCH ADJUST key is pressed before selecting a pattern This message appears while the bobbin is winding Operation messagesmachine is turned on Troubleshooting Thread and stitch problems MYCUSTOM STITCHTM Mechanical problemssleeves, reinforcing SEWING CHARTOvercasting medium attaching, darningSEWING STITCHAdjustable Non-adjustable L, M, S or L, S Utility stitches Character embroidering PATTERNS PROGRAMMED IN MACHINEFrames Stitches Frame pattern embroideringFloral alphabet CONTENTS