Moving the Location Layout, 123 | Brother PC 8500 instruction

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The position for embroidering the pattern can be changed by touching the “LAYOUT” key. This is useful if you want to embroider a pattern at a location such as in the corner of the fabric or if you want to align a pattern away from the center of the embroidery area of the frame.

Touch the “LAYOUT” key. The layout screen will be displayed.

1Touch these keys to move the embroidering position within

the embroidery area.

12 If you touch this key, the embroidering position will be

2returned to the center of the embroidery area.

3This moves the needle position to the middle of the pattern

3or to the sewing start position, etc. Use it when you would

4like to set the embroidering position.

4If you touch this key, the embroidery frame will move so that

you can check the embroidering position.

5If you touch this key, the pattern image will be displayed.

6 If you touch this key, the pattern will be reversed horizontally. This function cannot be used with some patterns.

7 Touch this key to rotate the selected pattern in 90˚ steps.

8 If you touch this key, the display will change from the layout screen back to the original screen.

9 This displays the different types of embroidery frames that can be used. (The frames that can be used will be shown in solid color, and the frames that cannot be used will be grayed out.)

CAUTION

Do not use any embroidery frames other than those shown here, otherwise injury could result.

0This shows the distance from the center when the embroidering position has been moved.

AIndicates the current pattern size.

BIf a character has been selected, this shows details about

the character.

CIf you touch this key changing the size of pattern. (Refer to page 129)

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Stitches	Utility
Stitches	Decorative	Characters and
Embroidering
Patterns	Embroidery	Editing
Retrieving
Stitch TM	Custom	My
Maintenance
Messages	Error
shooting	Trouble
Chart	Sewing
in Machine)	(Programmed	Patterns
Card)	(Memory	Patterns

PC 8500 specifications

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Brother PC 8500 manual Moving the Location Layout, 123

Models: PC 8500

MOVING THE LOCATION (LAYOUT)

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PC 8500 specifications