Brother International PE550D Operation Manual - Page 36

Aligning the pattern and the needle position, Embroidering linked characters

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Editing Patterns (Embroidery Settings Screen) Display No. Key Name Explanation 2 Press this key to rotate the entire Rotate key pattern. You can rotate a pattern one degree, ten degrees or ninety degrees at a time. Press to return the pattern to its original position. 3 Press this key to enter the embroidery screen. Embroidery key 4 Press this key to save patterns to the machine's memory or USB flash drive. Memory key (page 36) 5 Press this key to check the position of Trial key the pattern. (page 25) 6 Press this key to move the needle start position to align the needle with the Starting point key pattern position. (page 34) Aligning the pattern and the needle position Example: Aligning the lower left side of a pattern and the needle position Mark the embroidery start position on the fabric, as a shown. Use d to align the needle and the mark on the fabric, press and begin embroidering the pattern. Embroidering linked characters Follow the procedure described below to embroider linked characters in a single row when the entire pattern extends beyond the embroidery frame. Example: Connecting "ABC" with "DEF" Select the character patterns for "ABC", and then press a and . Press . b Press , and then press . c Press . b Press c and press . 1 1 Start position  The needle position moves to the bottom left corner of the pattern (the embroidery frame moves so that the needle is positioned correctly).  The needle is positioned in the lower-left corner of the pattern. The embroidery frame moves so that the needle is positioned correctly. Press . d Lower the embroidery foot and then press the "Start/ e Stop" button to begin embroidering. After the characters are embroidered, and the threads f are cut, remove the embroidery frame, and then press for [Finished embroidering]. 1 End of the embroidering a 34

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Editing Patterns (Embroidery Settings Screen)
34
Aligning the pattern and the needle position
Example: Aligning the lower left side of a pattern and the
needle position
a
Mark the embroidery start position on the fabric, as
shown.
b
Press
.
c
Press
and press
.
1
Start position
The needle position moves to the bottom left corner
of the pattern (the embroidery frame moves so that
the needle is positioned correctly).
d
Use
to align the needle and the mark on the
fabric, press
and begin embroidering the pattern.
Embroidering linked characters
Follow the procedure described below to embroider linked
characters in a single row when the entire pattern extends
beyond the embroidery frame.
Example:
Connecting “ABC” with “DEF”
a
Select the character patterns for “ABC”, and then press
and
.
b
Press
.
c
Press
, and then press
.
The needle is positioned in the lower-left corner of
the pattern. The embroidery frame moves so that the
needle is positioned correctly.
d
Press
.
e
Lower the embroidery foot and then press the “Start/
Stop” button to begin embroidering.
f
After the characters are embroidered, and the threads
are cut, remove the embroidery frame, and then press
for [Finished embroidering].
2
Press this key to rotate the entire
pattern.
You can rotate a pattern one degree, ten
degrees or ninety degrees at a time.
Press
to return the pattern to its
original position.
Rotate key
3
Press this key to enter the embroidery
screen.
Embroidery key
4
Press this key to save patterns to the
machine's memory or USB flash drive.
(page 36)
Memory key
5
Press this key to check the position of
the pattern. (page 25)
Trial key
6
Press this key to move the needle start
position to align the needle with the
pattern position. (page 34)
Starting point key
No.
Display
Explanation
Key Name
1
1
End of the
embroidering
a