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Brother PC 6500 operation manual A screen that allows you to see the entered stitch design appears

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A screen that allows you to see the entered stitch design

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A screen that allows you to see the entered stitch design

appears.

1Press this key so that it appears as to sew the stitch design repeatedly. Press this key so that it appears as

to sew the stitch design only one single time.

2Press this key to return to the screen that allows you make changes to the entered data.

If the stitch design will be repeated and linked, make sure that linking stitches are added so that the stitch designs will not overlap.

1Linking stitches

Note

If you have entered points that are too close together, the fabric may not feed properly. Edit the stitch data to leave a larger space between points.

CONTENTS
SETTING UP
SEWING
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 A screen that allows you to see the entered stitch design appears

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 YELLOWTHANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THE PC-6500 COMPUTERIZED SEWING MACHINE PLEASE READ BEFORE USING THIS MACHINEFor a longer service life For repair or adjustmentSEWING CONTENTSCHAPTER SETTING UP CHAPTEREMBROIDERING MAINTENANCEERROR MESSAGES SEWING CHARTPRINCIPAL 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 SUPPLY1 SEWING key CONTROLSSelection keys Operation buttonsCHECK key LCD screenOther basic LCD keys END key Dark → Adjusting the density with the main power switchLCD DENSITY Light →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 holderSize of needle FABRIC/THREAD/NEEDLE COMBINATIONSThread ApplicationChanging 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 Spool pin Pulling up the bobbin threadExtra spool pin SpoolFOOT CONTROLLER Selecting a stitch with the stitch guide SEWINGSTITCH SELECTION Selecting a utility stitch6. Follow the instructions, and then press the NEXT key Non-adjustable Stitch width and length reference chartMYCUSTOM SETTINGUPUTILITY STITCHESSTITCH WIDTH & LENGTH Adjusting the needle position stitch widthAdjusting the stitch length Upper thread is too tight Adjusting the upper thread tensionTHREAD TENSION Correct tensionbobbin Example To display the instructions for installing thePress the SETTING BOBBIN key OPERATION GUIDEAUTOMATIC REVERSE/REINFORCEMENT STITCHING AUTOMATIC THREAD CUTTING at all times while sewing, and Sewing using the straight stitch left needle positionBASIC SEWING Be aware of the needle location4. Lower the presser foot lever Sewing curves USEFUL SEWING SKILLSSewing corners Sewing thick seamsSewing a curve with a zigzag stitch Sewing thick fabricSewing thin fabric Using the needle plate 1 2 3 UTILITY STITCHESBASIC STITCHING Reinforced stitching of stretch fabricDART 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 BASTINGPatchwork crazy quilt stitching ZIGZAG STITCHINGOvercasting with a zigzag stitch Appliqué sewing with a zigzag stitchSewing with , or 1 for sewing thin and medium weight fabrics3 for sewing thick and medium weight stretch OVERCASTINGBlind 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 widthmetal bracket on the buttonhole foot BAR TACK STITCHING1 Bar tack 5. Lower the buttonhole lever so that it is positioned behind theWIDTH keys and to adjust the width of the bar tack Adjusting the bar tack widthAdjusting the stitch length of the bar tack Sewing bar tacks on thick fabricsDarning 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 2. Use the four arrow keys to move the point to the desired EDITING STITCH DATAMoving a point positionSETTINGUP 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 SAVEDCHAPTER SETUPInstalling embroidery foot Q EMBROIDERINGDo not carry the machine with the embroidery unit connected Installing the embroidery unitDo not touch the connector on the embroidery unit Initializing the embroidery unitRemoving 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 armExample To embroider the floral pattern of the letter “B” EMBROIDERINGSimple embroidering Embroidering multi-color patterns 1 2 32. 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 LM S Typing uppercase & lowercase charactersChanging the character size Example To type in “Aa”characters Example When “abcdefghijk” have beenChecking the text typed in small-sized lowercaseChanging 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 Frame patterns One-point patterns CHANGING THE PATTERN SETTINGSEditing the layout of the pattern Character 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 1 MEMORY button MEMORYSaving character combinations in the memory Example To save the character pattern “Girl” in memory address1 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 C Embroidering onto small pieces of fabric or in cornersCase A Case BCleaning the machine surface MAINTENANCECLEANING Cleaning the screen3. 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 problemsattaching, darning SEWING CHARTsleeves, reinforcing Overcasting mediumSEWING STITCHAdjustable Non-adjustable L, M, S or L, S Utility stitches Character embroidering PATTERNS PROGRAMMED IN MACHINEFrames Stitches Frame pattern embroideringFloral alphabet CONTENTS