Contents | Brother PC 6500 specification

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4.Lower the presser foot lever.

5.Press the reverse/reinforcement stitch button to sew reverse stitches, and then press the start/stop button. The machine starts sewing at slow speed.

Note

–To pause sewing in order to turn or adjust the fabric, press the start/stop button. To restart sewing, press the start/stop button again.

–If automatic reverse/reinforcement stitching is turned on before you start sewing, pressing just the start/stop button automatically sews reverse/reinforcement stitches before sewing.

6.Adjust the sewing speed using either the sewing speed controller or the foot controller.

7.When the end of the stitching is reached, press the reverse/reinforcement stitch button to sew reverse stitches and stop the machine.

8. Press the thread cutter button to cut the threads.

Note

–Cut thick thread (thicker than #30) with the cutter on the side of the machine as shown.

–If automatic thread cutting and automatic reverse/ reinforcement stitching are turned on before you start sewing, pressing the reverse/reinforcement stitch button at the end of the stitching automatically sews reverse/ reinforcement stitches, trims the threads and stops the machine.

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

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Brother PC 6500 operation manual Contents

Contents

Sewing Machine Important Safety Instructions For Users in the UK, EIRE, Malta Cyprus only For repair or adjustment Please Read Before Using this MachineFor a longer service life For safe operation Contents 132 122125 135 Chapter Principal Parts Accessory compartment FLAT-BED AttachmentRemoving the flat-bed attachment Additional Accessories Optional Accessories Power Supply Controls Selection keys Operation buttons LCD screen Other basic LCD keys END keyCheck key Adjusting the density with the main power switch LCD Density Adjusting the density with the Operation Guide Press the Brightness of LCD key Display Language Press the Language Selection key Presser Feet / Feed Dogs Changing the presser foot Installing the presser foot adapter & the walking foot AdapterScrew for securing adapter Installing the optional side cutter Make a cut of about 25/32 2.0 cm long Fabric Installing the presser foot holder Raising/lowering the feed dogs FABRIC/THREAD/NEEDLE Combinations Thread Application Size of needle Type Needle Checking the needle Changing the needle Bobbin Winding / Lower Threading Winding the bobbin Bobbin a. Then, slide the bobbin winder shaft to the right Installing the bobbin Upper Threading Threading the upper thread Contents Needle threader Net Pulling up the bobbin threadExtra spool pin Net Spool Spool pin Spool cap Foot Controller Stitch Selection Selecting a utility stitchSelecting a stitch with the stitch guide So that it appears as Stitch width and length reference chart Auto Manual 4.0 Adjusting the needle position stitch width Adjusting the stitch lengthStitch Width & Length Correct tension Adjusting the upper thread tensionThread Tension Upper thread is too tight Upper thread is too loose Operation Guide Automatic REVERSE/REINFORCEMENT Stitching Automatic Thread Cutting Be aware of the needle location Sewing using the straight stitch left needle positionBasic Sewing At all times while sewing, Contents Sewing thick seams Useful Sewing SkillsSewing corners Sewing curves Sewing thick fabric Sewing thin fabricSewing a curve with a zigzag stitch Using the needle plate Basic Stitching Reinforced stitching of stretch fabric Dart Sewing Gathering Zipper Inserting Center and Side Applications Inserting a centered zipper Inserting a side zipper Stitchtm MY Custom Pintuck Sewing Iron the folds toward the same direction FLAT-FELL Seam Sewing Basting Basting stitch Appliqué sewing with a zigzag stitch Zigzag StitchingOvercasting with a zigzag stitch Patchwork crazy quilt stitching Overcasting Sewing with , or Blind HEM Stitching Blind hem stitch Adjusting the needle position Buttonhole Stitching Buttonhole For normal buttonholes and rounded buttonholes For keyhole buttonholes Sewing order of buttonholes Sewing stretch fabrics Adjusting the buttonhole width Lower the buttonhole lever so that it is positioned behind BAR Tack StitchingBar tack Metal bracket on the buttonhole foot Buttonhole lever Adjusting the bar tack width Adjusting the stitch length of the bar tackSewing bar tacks on thick fabrics Darning Darning Adjusting the darning width Adjusting the stitch length of the darningDarning stitch cycle Tape Attaching Tape attaching Elastic zigzagStraight Left , set Eyelet Stitching Eyelet Button sewing Settingup Button SewingAttaching two-hole buttons Attaching four-hole buttons Attaching a shank to the button Appliqué Stitching Sewing around corners of the appliquéZigzag stitch Appliqué Appliqué Quilt Stitching Sample patterns for appliqué quilts Scallop Stitching Scallop stitch Smocking Stitching Smocking stitch Patchwork Stitching Patchwork stitch Fagoting Fagoting Decorative Stitching Shell tuck stitchingDecorative Satin stitch Heirloom Stitching Hemstitching withHeirloom Stitchtm MY Custom Designing the Stitch Stitch Entering Stitch Data Press the MY Custom Stitch key MY Custom Stitch key Contents Position Editing Stitch DataMoving a point Use the four arrow keys to move the point to the desired Moving part or all of the design Inserting new points Setting UP Sewing Storing a Stitch Design That YOU have Created Example To save the entered stitch design in memory address Retrieving a Stitch Design That has Been Saved Setup Installing embroidery foot Q Installing the embroidery unit Initializing the embroidery unit Embroidering screen Removing the embroidery unit Creating beautiful embroidery Attaching stabilizer material Inserting the fabric in the embroidery frame Setting Attaching the embroidery frame to the embroidery arm Removing the embroidery frame from the embroidery arm Embroidering Simple embroidering Embroidering multi-color patterns Part of the pattern 2 is embroidered, Embroidery Patterns Creating text patterns Example To select characters to create the word BUS Typing uppercase & lowercase characters Changing the character size Checking the text Typed in small-sized lowercase Characters Editing text Changing the color of each character in the text Creating frame patterns Selecting one-point patterns Displaying the thread color names Selecting patterns from a memory card Set the main power switch to I to turn on the sewing machine Character patterns Changing the Pattern SettingsEditing the layout of the pattern Frame patterns One-point patterns Changing the embroidering position Character & frame patterns One-point patterns Changing the pattern direction Mirror imaging patterns Embroidering from a specific starting point Checking the embroidery area Changing the size of patterns Changing the thread density Memory Saving character combinations in the memoryMemory button Retrieving a pattern which has been saved Adjustments While Embroidering Continuing embroidering Embroidering again from the beginning Lower the presser foot lever and start embroidering Embroidery Applications Linking charactersExample To embroider ABC, then link DE Using the extra-large embroidery frame optional Embroidery Sheet Connecting patterns Example To embroider connecting patterns Connecting letters Example To embroider Abcdefghijk 118 Combining a frame pattern with a design Making badges or decorative patches Embroidering appliqués using a frame pattern Case B Embroidering onto small pieces of fabric or in cornersCase a Case C Cleaning the machine surface CleaningCleaning the screen Cleaning the shuttle 123 Changing the Light Bulb Error Messages 126 127 Operation messages Machine is turned onThis message appears while the bobbin is winding Troubleshooting Thread and stitch problems Symptom Probable cause Remedy Upper thread breaks Mechanical problems Fabric is not fed properly Sewing Chart 133 134 Patterns Programmed in Machine Utility stitches Character embroidering Frame pattern embroidering Floral alphabetFrames Stitches 017 513 205 070 612 810