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Operation Manual My Custom Design - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 2
patterns directly from the screen of your Brother household computerized sewing machine that is equipped with the compatible embroidery function. Before using this software, carefully read the instructions contained in this manual in order to fully understand each of the various functions and - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 3
write your signature on the screen, and then embroider it. The pen tablet, included with your sewing machine or with the purchasable upgrade kit, makes this software so much easier to use. The created embroidery patterns can be resized, combined with characters and images and freely arranged in the - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 4
/NV1e/NV6000D/NV6700D Program: KIT II certified * The KIT II certification can be checked by pressing (Settings) key. For more details, refer to the Operation Manual provided with the sewing machine. 1 KIT II certified For upgrade information consult with your authorized Brother dealer or visit our - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 5
create folders in USB media. If embroidery data is stored in a folder, that embroidery data cannot be displayed by the sewing machine. Precautions on the Use of the Display • Only touch the screen with your finger or the pen (stylus) included with the sewing machine. Do not use a mechanical pencil - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 6
Check" on the settings screen must be set to "ON". If the sewing machine is turned on with USB media inserted, the machine checks the software on the USB media, and then starts it up. 1 Turn on the sewing machine. 2 Press , and then press 4/8 of the settings screen. to display page 3 On - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 7
those saved using this application. (Only .pm7 and .phc data can be used.) 3 Turn on the sewing machine. 4 Press the opening screen. A screen that allows you to select the application or sewing machine, like what is shown at the left, appears. * If USB media that does not contain the application - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 8
to model of machine. • You can use the pen tablet for operations in the settings screen. 3 1 Adjusts the speaker volume Press and to adjust the speaker volume. 2 Changes the display language Use and to choose the display language. 4 3 Changes the thread color display (thread brands or color number - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 9
37) pattern area is the size of the extra large embroidery frame, which is screen appears. (→ page 35) 30 cm × 20 cm (approx. 12 inches × 8 inches). The pattern you drew may be bigger than you expected. Please resize the pattern after retrieving the pattern to your sewing machine. 9 - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 10
size of the extra large embroidery frame (30 cm (height) × 20 cm (width)). Included pen tablet is activated within this pattern drawing area while drawing. 1 2 Use to select the thread and use the sewing machine. When this key freehand. 21 line key Line thread Press this key to select the - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 11
key Area thread color key Undo key Zoom key Recall key This key will highlight when the area thread color key is pressed and thread color selected Shrinkage 31 settings key adjustment, the width of satin stitches, the sewing direction of fill stitches and the stitch density can be specified. - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 12
needed to change threads is not included.) 7 3 The number of colors are displayed. 5 6 4 The part of the pattern that will be sewn with the thread color shown first in the thread order list below is 8 displayed. 5 The size of the pattern is displayed. 6 The types of embroidery frames that - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 13
By creating an actual pattern, you can learn to master the operation of this software. 1 Drawing the Lines of the Pattern 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. Drawing pen along the screen until the circle is the desired size. 3 When the circle is the desired size, remove the pen from the screen. To draw a - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 14
■ Creating the Desired Circle Undoing If the position or size of the shape is not what you want, the drawn line can be erased so that it can be drawn again. There are many ways - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 15
2. Drawing Straight Lines That Are Connected 1 Press so that it changes to . 2 Touch the point that will be the beginning of the drawing. 3 Touch the next point where you wish to add a corner. A straight line is drawn connecting the starting point and the next point touched. 4 Touch the last point - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 16
ending point as the horizontal radius and the vertical length of the line connecting the starting point and ending point as the vertical radius. The size can be adjusted as desired until the pen is removed from the screen. * An angled ellipse, like the one shown at the right, cannot be - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 17
frame is drawn with the straight line connecting the starting point and the ending 1 point as the diagonal. The selected area is the part within that frame. The size can be adjusted as desired until the pen is removed from the screen. * An angled selection frame, like the one shown at - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 18
5. Deleting Lines (Drawing a Half Ellipse) * Here, we will explain how to delete lines using . * Before deleting a line using , press so that it changes to , and then select the section to be deleted. (Refer to page 17.) * Lines can also be erased by selecting the page 23.) key. (Refer to 1 - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 19
6. Moving * Before moving, press so that it changes to , and then select the section to be moved. (Refer to page 17.) 1 Follow the procedure described in "4. Selecting" to select the section to be moved. 2 Touch inside the red frame (selection frame) with the pen, and then drag the pen along the - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 20
7. Copying * Before copying, press so that it changes to , and then select the section to be copied. (Refer to page 17.) 1 Follow the procedure described in "1. Drawing a Circle" to draw an circle. 2 Follow the procedure described in "4. Selecting" to select the section to be copied. 3 Press . The - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 21
, circles and straight lines cannot be drawn perfectly. Caution Do not try to fill an area with lines, otherwise the drawing cannot be converted to embroidery data. We will draw the pattern in the following order. 9. Drawing a Straight Line 1 Press so that it changes to . 2 Drag the pen along the - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 22
10. Drawing a Rectangle 1 Press so that it changes to . 2 From a point that will be a corner of the rectangle, drag the pen along the screen until the rectangle is the desired size. 3 When the rectangle is the desired size, remove the pen from the screen. This completes the drawing. To draw a - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 23
■ Creating the Desired Drawing Unnecessary lines and lines not drawn as desired can be erased by pressing . Lines can also be deleted by pressing , as described in "5. Deleting Lines (Drawing a Half Ellipse)" on page 18; however, to erase detailed sections or if the desired area cannot be surrounded - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 24
the pattern in the pattern drawing area that you want to enlarge. 3 The blue frame moves to the part of the pattern that was selected and that part is shown enlarged in the enlarged area. Notes • To change the area that is displayed, drag the pen along the screen to move the - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 25
Converting to Embroidery Data" on page 35. * To clear the entire area and start a new drawing, press . All data that had been drawn is erased, and the screen appears as it did when My Custom Design was started up (see page 45). * To close the application and use the sewing machine, press . All - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 26
the Line Color 1 Press . * When the application is started up, the line color is black. 2 The screen shown at the left appears. 3 Touch the thread color showing the desired color. For this example, select black. When a color is selected, the palette is automatically closed. The color of the lines - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 27
2. Selecting the Area Colors 1 Press . * Press when the following message appears. 2 The screen shown at the left appears. 3 Touch the thread color showing the desired color. For this example, select red. * To quit selecting a color, press . Notes • The color selected for the lines is not - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 28
wish to change the color, repeat steps 1 through 5 to change the color. Notes • The order in which colors are added is the same as the sewing order. 28 - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 29
Color Is Not Correctly Added Only outlined areas can be filled with color correctly. If an area will not be filled with correct color or will not be filled with color at all, that area is not completely surrounded by lines. Use to correct the lines so that the areas are outlined. Correcting - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 30
"4 Converting to Embroidery Data" on page 35. * To erase the entire drawing and start a new one, press . All data that had been drawn is erased, and the screen appears as it did when My Custom Design was started up (see page 45). * To close the application and use the sewing machine, press . All - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 31
the size of the pattern The size of the drawn pattern can be changed. (Refer to page 34.) 2 Specifies the width of the satin stitches used to sew the stitch density (Refer to page 33.) 4 5 Corrects shrinkage When sewing embroidery, stitched areas may shrink. If 5 this happens, the stitching can - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 32
can be specified. Setting examples 1.0mm 2.0mm 3.0mm 3. Specifying the Sewing Direction of Fill Stitches 1 Press or beside . (The default setting is . Setting examples Notes • If the size of the created pattern is larger than 10 cm × 10 cm, it is recommended that be set in order to - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 33
density be selected if a detailed drawing is created. • If areas of the embroidery shrinks when a trial embroidery of the design is sewn, specify a coarser stitch density. Continue sewing trial embroidery while adjusting the stitch density. 2 After the desired settings are specified, press . The - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 34
can also be enlarged or reduced from the embroidering or embroidery-editing screen of the sewing machine. If the desired size cannot be selected with this software or if a specific size is required, adjust the size from the sewing machine. 1 Press in the pattern drawing screen. The screen shown at - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 35
drawing contains too many lines or the design is too complicated to be converted to embroidery data. Press to return to the pattern drawing screen, and then correct the data. In this screen, the number of thread colors and the number of stitches in the created pattern can be checked. For - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 36
1 Press . 2 An image of the pattern as it will be embroidered appears. 1 Press these keys to display the pattern in the various sizes of embroidery frames. The embroidery frames that appear in gray on the gray keys cannot be selected. 2 Press this key to display the pattern enlarged. 3 Press to - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 37
data was saved successfully, the previous screen automatically appears. Notes • Do not turn off the machine while the [Saving] message is displayed, otherwise the embroidery data being saved may be lost. In addition, while saving the data onto USB media, do not try to remove the USB media, otherwise - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 38
data, previously saved embroidery data must be deleted. * To quit saving, press . Deleting Saved Data 1 Press . * To change the USB media, press . 2 The following message appears. Notes • Do not turn off the machine while this message is displayed, otherwise saved data may be lost - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 39
be deleted. 1 If a pattern is selected to be deleted, the size of the data 4 for the selected pattern is displayed. 2 The page number for the displayed list and the total number of pages are displayed. 3 Each page of the list shows 15 embroidery patterns. To view the next page, press . To view - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 40
. In this case, press the USB media. , and then change If the embroidery data was saved successfully, the previous screen automatically appears. * Saving embroidery data takes approximately 3 seconds. Notes • Do not turn off the machine while the [Saving] message is displayed, otherwise the - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 41
to use for a tracing pattern. 1 Connect the pen tablet to the sewing machine. Refer to the Operation Manual included with the pen tablet for the details on how to use the pen tablet. 2 Select a favorite picture for creating an embroidery pattern. Notes • Use thin paper as thick paper may block the - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 42
Design, save the image data on USB media before converting it to embroidery data or press after the conversion to return to the pattern drawing screen Insert USB media into the USB port located on the right side of the machine. Caution • Do not insert anything other than USB media into the USB - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 43
• When saving onto USB media containing data other than image data, such as embroidery data, and a list of image data does not appear even when is pressed. containing image data into the available USB port located on right side of machine. 2 Press in the pattern drawing screen. * The key is - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 44
The following message appears. 1 Caution Do not turn off the machine 2 while this message is displayed, otherwise saved data may be lost To quit recalling, press . 7 The selected image data is displayed. 1 The size of the selected image data is displayed. 1 2 The amount of space available - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 45
Clearing The Screen All operations that were performed can be stopped and the screen appears as it did when My Custom Design was started up. 1 Press . 2 The following message appears. 3 To delete the data, press . * To stop the process, press . 4 The screen appears as it did when the - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 46
Closing The Application To Use The Sewing Machine You can close the application to use the sewing machine without turning the machine off, then on again. 1 Press . 2 The following message appears. 3 To close the application, press . * To stop closing the application, press . 4 The home - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 47
Notes • Normally, the default setting of 0.3 mm is used. • Continue sewing trial embroidery while making adjustments. • The larger the pattern size, the easier shrinkage will occur. • Shrinkage is also related to the sewing direction and stitch density of the fill stitches. Also try adjusting these - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 48
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting ERROR MESSAGES If an operation is performed incorrectly, the buzzer sounds and an error message appears. If an error message appears, follow the instructions given in the error message to correct the problem. (The message that is displayed can be cancelled either by - Brother International Quattro 6000D | MY CUSTOM DESIGN - English - Page 49
9 This message appears when is first pressed. 10 These messages appear when the size of the pattern data to be saved exceeds the amount of space available on the USB media. 11 This message appears while the USB media
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