Chapter, Principal Parts | Brother PC 6500 specification

SETTING UP

PRINCIPAL PARTS

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			CHAPTER 1	CONTENTS
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			3	SEWING
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1Handle

2Bobbin winder

3Selection keys (Refer to page 9 for more details.)

4Balance wheel

5Sewing speed controller

6Presser foot lever

7Main power switch

8Operation buttons (Refer to page 9 for more details.)

9Flat-bed attachment with accessory compartment

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10 Feed dog position switch

11 Bobbin cover

12 Feed dogs

13 Presser foot

14 Needle threader

15 Buttonhole lever

16 Thread cutter

17 Needle threader lever

18 LCD (liquid crystal display)

19 Thread guide for bobbin winding

20 Spool cap

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Brother PC 6500 operation manual Chapter, Principal Parts

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