Brother Sewing Machines operation manual Error messages, Appendix

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Error messages

If (start/stop button) is pressed before the sewing machine is correctly set up or if an operation is performed incorrectly, an icon indicating the error appears in the LCD. Follow the instructions that appear. The icon will

disappear if (OK key) or (Cancel/clear key) is pressed while the icon is displayed.

Error	Error Message	Probable Cause
Code No.
E1		The motor locked up because the thread is tangled.
E2		The start/stop button or reverse/reinforcement stitch button was pressed
		while the presser foot was raised.
E3		The reverse/reinforcement stitch button or needle position button was
		pressed, or the foot controller was operated while the bobbin winder
		shaft is moved to the right.
E4		The start/stop button was pressed while the foot controller was
		connected.
E5		A stitch other than the buttonhole or bar tack stitch was selected and
		the start/stop button was pressed while the buttonhole lever is lowered.
E6		The buttonhole or bar tack stitch was selected and the start/stop button
		was pressed while the buttonhole lever is raised.
E7		The start/stop button or reverse/reinforcement stitch button was pressed
		after a stitch has been deleted.
E8		The bobbin winder is winding the bobbin.
E9		You tried to combine more than 35 character stitches and utility
		decorative stitches.
E10		The start/stop button was pressed without connecting the foot controller
		while the setting for adjusting the stitch width using the sewing speed
		controller is set to [ON].
E11		The twin needle setting is selected while a pattern that cannot be sewn
		with the twin needle is selected.

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