Brother PC 8500 manual Changing the embroidery foot

	Setting Up
4. Raise the presser foot lever to the highest position. While	Sewing
pressing the black button to the left of the embroidery foot
“Q”, push embroidery foot “Q” upward with both hands as far
as it will go to install it.	Utility Stitches
CAUTION

Be careful not to touch the needle during this time, otherwise injury may result.

Optional

Changing the embroidery foot

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1.Press the “NEEDLE POSITION” button to raise the needle, and then turn off the power.

2.Raise the presser foot lever.

3.Loosen the screw to remove the presser foot holder.

4.Attach the embroidery foot “Q”.

5.Set arm of embroidery foot “Q” on needle bar, use the metal disk provided with your machine (accessory #14 on page 7) or a screwdriver to tighten the screw firmly.

CAUTION

Be careful not to touch the needle during this time, otherwise injury may result.

NOTE

–Make sure that there is no gap between the needle bar and embroidery foot “Q”.

–It is recommended that a 90/14 needle should be used when embroidering on thicker fabrics or stabilizing products. (for example denim, puffy foam . .) A 75/11 needle might be bent or broken, which could result in injury.

1.Raise the presser foot lever to the highest position. While pressing the black button to the left of embroidery foot “Q”, pull embroidery foot “Q” downward to remove it.

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