Brother PC 8500 manual Changing the stitch width, Example For a button with a diameter

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Buttons that do not fit into the guide plate (Odd-shaped buttons)

				Measure the button diameter + thickness to set			Sewing
				the plate.
				Example: For a button with a diameter of 1.5			Stitches	Utility
			3		cm (9/16”) and a thickness of 1 cm
	1				(3/8”), the scale should be set at 2.5
					cm (1”)
	4			1 Thickness [1 cm (3/8”)]
	2						Stitches	Decorative
	5			4 Scale
				2	Diameter [1.5 cm (9/16”)]
				3 Button holder plate
		6		5 Diameter + thickness [2.5 cm (1”)]
					[0.5 cm (3/16”) in one scale.]		Embroidering
				6 0.5 cm (3/16”)
Changing the stitch length							Patterns	Embroidery
							Retrieving
			Touch the “		” and “
						” stitch length setting keys to adjust
			the stitch length.
3	2	1	1 “	”: Longer			StitchTM	Custom
			2 Normal length 0.4 mm (1/64”)
			3 “	”: Shorter			Maintenance
			* If the fabric will not feed (for instance, because it is too
			thick), touch the “			” stitch length setting key to increase
			the stitch length.
							Messages	Error
Changing the stitch width							shooting	Trouble
			Touch the “		” and “		Chart	Sewing
						” stitch width setting keys to adjust
			the stitch width.
			1 “AUTO” width 5.0 mm (3/16”)				inMachine)	(Programmed
2	1		2 “	” : Narrower
						57	Card)	(Memory

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