Adjusting the character spacing ..................................................................................................................... | 124 |
Realigning the pattern ................................................................................................................................... | 125 |
Combining patterns ....................................................................................................................................... | 126 |
Saving patterns .............................................................................................................................................. | 129 |
Designing a Pattern (My Custom Stitch) .......................................................................... | 131 |
Drawing a sketch of the pattern ..................................................................................................................... | 131 |
Entering the pattern data ............................................................................................................................... | 132 |
Editing the pattern data ................................................................................................................................. | 133 |
Examples of designs ...................................................................................................................................... | 134 |
| EMBROIDERY | 135 |
Embroidering Neatly ....................................................................................................... | 136 |
What to prepare ............................................................................................................................................ | 136 |
Embroidery step by step ................................................................................................................................ | 137 |
Attaching the Embroidery Foot ....................................................................................... | 138 |
Attaching the embroidery foot ...................................................................................................................... | 138 |
Removing the embroidery foot ..................................................................................................................... | 140 |
Attaching the Embroidery Unit ........................................................................................ | 141 |
Embroidery unit precautions ......................................................................................................................... | 141 |
Attaching the embroidery unit ....................................................................................................................... | 141 |
Removing the embroidery unit ...................................................................................................................... | 143 |
Preparing the Fabric ........................................................................................................ | 144 |
Attaching a stabilizer material to the fabric ................................................................................................... | 144 |
Setting the fabric in the embroidery frame ..................................................................................................... | 145 |
Attaching the Embroidery Frame ..................................................................................... | 148 |
Attaching the embroidery frame .................................................................................................................... | 148 |
Removing the embroidery frame ................................................................................................................... | 149 |
Selecting Embroidery Patterns ......................................................................................... | 150 |
Copyright information ................................................................................................................................... | 150 |
Embroidery pattern types ............................................................................................................................... | 150 |
LCD (liquid crystal display) operation ........................................................................................................... | 151 |
Selecting alphanumeric characters ................................................................................................................ | 154 |
Selecting an embroidery pattern .................................................................................................................... | 155 |
Selecting a frame pattern ............................................................................................................................... | 155 |
Using an embroidery card ............................................................................................................................. | 156 |
Embroidering ................................................................................................................... | 157 |
Checking the pattern before embroidering .................................................................................................... | 157 |
Embroidering a pattern .................................................................................................................................. | 158 |
Appliquéing ................................................................................................................................................. | 160 |
Editing and Saving Patterns ............................................................................................. | 162 |
Adjusting the layout and the size ................................................................................................................... | 162 |
Adjusting the thread tension .......................................................................................................................... | 164 |
Connecting character patterns ....................................................................................................................... | 165 |
Resewing ...................................................................................................................................................... | 166 |
Thread runs out partway through a design ..................................................................................................... | 167 |
Stopping while embroidering ........................................................................................................................ | 167 |
Using the Memory Function ............................................................................................ | 169 |
Embroidery data precautions ......................................................................................................................... | 169 |
Transferring embroidery patterns from the computer to machine ................................................................... | 171 |
Saving patterns .............................................................................................................................................. | 174 |
| APPENDIX | 175 |
Care and Maintenance .................................................................................................... | 176 |
Cleaning the machine surface ....................................................................................................................... | 176 |
Cleaning the race .......................................................................................................................................... | 176 |
Troubleshooting .............................................................................................................. | 178 |
Error messages .............................................................................................................................................. | 183 |
Adjusting the LCD ......................................................................................................................................... | 187 |
Operation beep ............................................................................................................................................. | 187 |
Upgrading Your Machine’s Software Using USB Media .................................................. | 188 |
Index ............................................................................................................................... | 189 |
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