Brother International Innov-is 4750D Operation Manual - Page 10

Contents CONTENTS viii IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS i WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MACHINE .....vi HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL vii NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 1 Machine 1 Needle and Presser Foot Section 2 Embroidery Unit 3 Operation Buttons 3 Included Accessories 4 Options 7 Chapter 1 Getting Ready 9 TURNING THE MACHINE ON/OFF 10 LCD SCREEN 11 Screens Operations Performed Using a USB Mouse 14 Using the Machine Setting Mode Key 16 Using the Machine Operation Mode Key 21 Using the Pattern Explanation Key 22 LOWER THREADING 23 Winding the Bobbin 23 Setting the Bobbin 26 Pulling Up the Bobbin Thread 28 UPPER THREADING 29 Threading Using the "Automatic Threading" Button 29 Threading Manually 31 Using the Twin Needle Mode 34 Using Threads that Unwind Quickly 36 CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT 37 Removing the Presser Foot 37 Attaching the Presser Foot 37 Attaching the Walking Foot 38 CHANGING THE NEEDLE 39 Chapter 2 Sewing Basics 43 SEWING 44 Sewing a Stitch 44 Sewing Reinforcement Stitches 46 Sewing Curves 46 Changing Sewing Direction 46 Sewing Heavyweight Fabrics 47 Sewing Lightweight Fabrics 48 Sewing Stretch Fabrics 48 STITCH SETTINGS 49 Setting the Stitch Width 49 Setting the Stitch Length 49 Setting the Thread Tension 50 USEFUL FUNCTIONS 51 Automatic Reinforcement Stitching 51 Automatic Thread Cutting 52 Pivoting 53 Automatic Fabric Sensor System (Automatic Presser Foot Pressure 55 Locking the Screen 55 Chapter 3 Utility Stitches 57 SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES 58 Saving Your Stitch Settings 60 Using the Sewing Type Selection Key 61 SEWING THE STITCHES 63 Straight Stitches 63 Dart Seam 67 Gathering 68 Flat Fell Seam 69 Pintuck 69 Zigzag Stitches 71 Elastic Zigzag Stitches 73 Overcasting 74 Quilting 79 Blind Hem Stitches 89 Appliqu 90 Shelltuck Stitches 91 Scallop Stitches 92 Top Stitching 92 Smocking Stitches 93 Fagoting 93 Tape or Elastic Attaching 94 Heirloom 95 One-step Buttonholes 97 Four-step Buttonholes 101 Bar Tacks 105 Button Sewing 107 Eyelet 109 Multi-directional Sewing (Straight Stitch and Zigzag Stitch 110 Zipper Insertion 111 Chapter 4 Character/Decorative Stitches 115 SELECTING STITCH PATTERNS 116 Selecting Decorative Stitch Patterns/7mm Decorative Stitch Patterns/Satin Stitch Patterns/7mm Satin Stitch Patterns/ Cross Stitch/Utility Decorative Stitch Patterns 118 Alphabet Characters 118 SEWING STITCH PATTERNS 120 Sewing Attractive Finishes 120 Basic Sewing 120 Making Adjustments 121 EDITING STITCH PATTERNS 123 Changing the Size 124 Changing the Length (for 7mm Satin Stitch Patterns Only) ...125 Creating a Vertical Mirror Image 125 Creating a Horizontal Mirror Image 125 Sewing a Pattern Continuously 125 Changing Thread Density (for Satin Stitch Patterns Only).....126 Checking the Image 127 COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS 128 Before Combining 128 Combining Various Stitch Patterns 128 Combining Large and Small Stitch Patterns 130 Combining Horizontal Mirror Image Stitch Patterns 130 Combining Stitch Patterns of Different Length 131 Making Step Stitch Patterns (for 7mm Satin Stitch Patterns Only 132 USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION 134 Stitch Data Precautions 134 Saving Stitch Patterns in the Machine's Memory 136 Saving Stitch Patterns to USB Media (Commercially Available 138 Saving Stitch Patterns in the Computer 139 Retrieving Stitch Patterns from the Machine's Memory ........140 Recalling from USB Media 141 Recalling from the Computer 142 Chapter 5 Embroidery 143 BEFORE EMBROIDERING 144 Embroidery Step by Step 144 Attaching Embroidery Foot "W 145 Attaching the Embroidery Unit 146