Brother International Entrepreneur PR-650 Users Manual - English - Page 103
Embroidering a Pattern Containing Seven or More Colors
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Embroidering a Pattern Containing Seven or More Colors When embroidering a pattern that uses seven or more thread colors, it is necessary to change the thread spools. When changing the thread spools, instruction to change the thread spools will appear with the machine automatically stopping. ■ Assignment of thread colors to needle bars Thread colors are automatically assigned by the Checking if thread spool machine to needle bars 1 to 6, starting with the thread colors that are sewn first. (However, if a changes are necessary new pattern has thread colors that are the same When selecting a pattern, the number of thread as the previously sewn pattern, the thread colors changes can be viewed, however, which thread will be assigned to the same needle bar as colors are used in the pattern cannot be checked before, regardless of the sewing order.) on this screen. Whether or not and when thread For example, for a pattern with six thread colors spools will need to be changed can be checked and ten thread color changes, the thread colors with the following indicators. are assigned as shown below. 1 Needle bar 1 2 Needle bar 2 ■ Time until the spools must be changed 3 This indicator shows the amount of time until the next spool change and the current sewing 3 Needle bar 3 4 Needle bar 4 5 Needle bar 5 1 time. When the embroidering screen is displayed, if a length of time appears here, at least one spool change will be required. 6 Needle bar 6 3 4 5 For a pattern with seven or more thread colors, the thread spool information is updated when the seventh thread color is needed. 1 Afterward, the machine adjusts the assignment of thread colors to reduce the number of times 2 that the thread spools will have to be changed. For example, for a pattern with seven thread colors and eleven thread color changes, the thread colors are assigned as shown below. 1 Needle bar 1 4 Needle bar 4 5 Needle bar 5 3 Needle bar 3 6 Needle bar 6 2 Needle bar 2 3 Change thread spools here. 3 Needle bar 3 1 5 2 3 Needle bar 3 Since the thread colors on needle bars 1, 2 and 5 will be used again after the thread spools are changed, they will not be replaced. However, different colors are assigned to the other needle bars. 1 Current sewing time 2 Time until the spools must be changed Embroidering a Pattern Containing Seven or More Colors 101