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Understanding the embroidering screen

From this screen, the total number of thread colors and the sewing time can be checked, the needle bar settings can be specified, and the stitching forward or backward can be done.

No.

Display

Key Name

Description

Reference

Page

 

 

 

 

1

 

Region display

Shows the part of the pattern that will be sewn with the thread

 

 

 

 

color shown first in the thread color sequence display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thread color

Shows the order for the thread color changes. During

 

2

 

sequence

embroidering, this display scrolls so that the color of the

 

 

 

display

thread currently being sewn appears at the top.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Needle bar

Indicates the needle bar number where the thread color at

 

 

number

the left is assigned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spool change

This indicator shows when the thread spools will need to be

 

4

 

changed. The thread spools will need to be changed at the

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indicator

point between the two thread colors where the indicator is

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed.

 

 

 

 

The bottom value shows the total number of thread color

 

5

 

Sewing order

changes in the pattern and the top value shows the thread

 

 

 

 

color that is currently being sewn.

 

 

 

 

The bottom value shows the total number of stitches in the

 

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Stitch count

pattern and the top value shows how many stitches have

 

 

 

 

already been sewn.

 

 

 

 

The bottom value shows the total amount of time required to

 

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Sewing time

sew the pattern and the top value shows how much time has

 

 

 

 

already passed sewing.

 

8

 

Time until the

If the pattern contains seven or more colors, the amount of

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spools must

time until the spools change is shown.

 

 

be replaced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Needle bar

Touch a key to move the needle bar position to the selected

 

9

 

needle bar number.

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key

Use when threading the needle with the automatic needle-

 

 

 

 

 

 

threading mechanism.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thread color

Shows the color and the thread color name (number) for the

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0

 

set up display

thread on the needle bar indicated on the key. Thread the

 

 

 

machine as indicated here.

 

 

 

Maximum

 

 

A

 

sewing speed

Specifies the maximum sewing speed.

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key

 

 

*The functions and operations for the maximum sewing speed keys A are the same in both the pattern editing screen and the embroidering settings screen.

Memo

The thread color numbers in the thread color sequence display and the thread color set up display can be changed, for example, to the color name or the thread color number for other brands. (Refer to “Changing the thread color information” on page 145.)

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Brother PE-600II operation manual Understanding the embroidering screen

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