Brother International DreamMaker„ XE VE2200 Users Manual - English - Page 8

CONTENTS CONTENTS TRADEMARKS INTRODUCTION 1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MACHINE ..... 5 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 8 Machine 8 Needle and Presser Foot Section 9 Embroidery Unit 9 Operation Buttons 10 Included Accessories 11 Options 13 B Basic operations Chapter1 Getting Ready 16 TURNING THE MACHINE ON/OFF 17 Setting Your Machine for the First Time 18 LCD SCREEN 20 Using the Machine Setting Mode Key 22 Using the Machine Help Key 29 LOWER THREADING 31 Winding the Bobbin 31 Setting the Bobbin 36 UPPER THREADING 38 Upper Threading 38 Using Threads that Unwind Quickly 41 CHANGING THE EMBROIDERY FOOT 42 Removing the Embroidery Foot 42 Attaching the Embroidery Foot 42 CHANGING THE NEEDLE 45 About the Needle 46 BEFORE EMBROIDERING 46 Embroidery Step by Step 46 About the Embroidery Unit 47 USING FUNCTIONS BY CONNECTING THE ACCESSORY TO THE MACHINE 49 Using USB Media or Embroidery Card Reader/USB Card Writer Module 49 Connecting the Machine to the Computer 49 Using a USB Mouse 50 Chapter2 Sensor Functions (For models equipped with the sensor function) 52 CONNECTING THE SENSOR PEN 53 Using the Sensor Pen Holder 53 USING THE SENSOR PEN 55 Using the Sensor Pen 55 Important Information about Sensor Pen 55 Calibrating the Sensor Pen 56 USING SENSOR FUNCTIONS IN "EMBROIDERY"/"EMBROIDERY EDIT" MODE..... 58 Specifying the Embroidering Position With the Sensor Pen ... 58 E Embroidering Chapter1 Embroidery 2 SELECTING PATTERNS 3 Selecting Embroidery Patterns/Brother "Exclusives"/Floral Alphabet/Bobbin Work Patterns 4 B-6 Selecting Character Patterns 5 Selecting Frame Patterns 7 Selecting Patterns from Embroidery Cards 7 Selecting Patterns from USB Media/Computer 8 VIEWING THE EMBROIDERING SCREEN 9 PREPARING THE FABRIC 11 Attaching Iron-on Stabilizers (Backing) to the Fabric 11 Hooping the Fabric in the Embroidery Frame 13 Embroidering Small Fabrics or Fabric Edges 16 ATTACHING THE EMBROIDERY FRAME .......... 17 CONFIRMING THE PATTERN POSITION ......... 19 Checking the Pattern Position 19 Previewing the Completed Pattern 20 SEWING AN EMBROIDERY PATTERN 21 Embroidery Attractive Finishes 21 Sewing Embroidery Patterns 22 Sewing Embroidery Patterns Which Use Appliqu 23 ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE EMBROIDERY PROCESS 26 If the Bobbin Runs Out of Thread 26 If the Thread Breaks During Sewing 27 Restarting from the Beginning 28 Resuming Embroidery After Turning Off the Power 28 MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS........... 30 Adjusting Thread Tension 30 Adjusting the Bobbin Case (with No Color on the Screw) .... 31 Using the Automatic Thread Cutting Function (END COLOR TRIM 32 Using the Thread Trimming Function (JUMP STITCH TRIM) ..... 32 Adjusting the Embroidery Speed 33 Changing the Thread Color Display 34 Changing the "Embroidery Frame Display 35 REVISING THE PATTERN 36 Moving the Pattern 36 Aligning the Pattern and the Needle 36 Changing the Size of the Pattern 37 Rotating the Pattern 38 Creating a Horizontal Mirror Image 39 Enlarging the Editing Screen 39 Changing the Density (Alphabet Character and Frame Patterns Only 40 Changing the Colors of Alphabet Character Patterns 40 Embroidering Linked Characters 41 Uninterrupted Embroidering (Monochrome - Using a Single Color 43 USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION 44 Embroidery Data Precautions 44 Saving Embroidery Patterns in the Machine's Memory ......... 45 Saving Embroidery Patterns to USB Media 46 Saving Embroidery Patterns in the Computer 47 Retrieving Patterns from the Machine's Memory 48 Recalling from USB Media 49 Recalling from the Computer 50 EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS 51 Using a Frame Pattern to Make an Appliqué (1 51 Using a Frame Pattern to Make an Appliqué (2 52 Sewing Split Embroidery Patterns 53 Chapter2 Embroidery Edit 56 EXPLANATION OF FUNCTIONS 57 SELECTING PATTERNS TO EDIT 58 Selecting Embroidery Patterns/Brother "Exclusives"/Floral Alphabet Patterns/Frame/Bobbin Work Patterns 59 Selecting Alphabet Character Patterns 59 EDITING PATTERNS 61 Moving the Pattern 63