Brother International PE500 Users Manual - English - Page 7

Contents Introduction ...1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Machine Features ...7 Accessories ...8 Included accessories ...8 Optional accessories ...9 Names of Machine Parts and Their Functions 10 Front view ...10 Needle and embroidery foot section ...11 Right-side/rear view ...11 Operation buttons ...12 Operation panel ...13 GETTING READY 15 Basic Steps for Embroidering 16 Turning the Machine On/Off 17 Power supply precautions ...17 Turning on the machine ...18 Turning off the machine ...18 Attaching the Embroidery Unit 19 Embroidery unit precautions ...19 Attaching the embroidery unit ...19 Removing the embroidery unit ...21 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Operation 22 Viewing the LCD ...22 Changing the machine settings ...23 Checking machine operating procedures ...25 Preparing Items for embroidering 26 Preparing the Needle ...27 Needle precautions ...27 Checking the needle ...27 Replacing the needle ...28 Winding/Installing the Bobbin 29 Bobbin precautions ...29 Winding the bobbin ...29 Installing the bobbin ...34 Upper Threading ...37 About the spool of thread ...37 Threading the upper thread ...38 Preparing the Fabric ...43 Attaching a stabilizer material to the fabric ...43 Setting the fabric in the embroidery frame ...44 Attaching the Embroidery Frame 47 Attaching the embroidery frame ...47 Removing the embroidery frame ...48 EMBROIDERY 49 Selecting Embroidery Patterns 50 Copyright information ...50 Embroidery pattern types ...50 Setting for embroidering ...51 Selecting alphanumeric characters ...53 Selecting an embroidery pattern ...54 Selecting a frame pattern ...55 Using an embroidery card ...55 5