Brother International PR-620 Users Manual - English - Page 92

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 Since the thread colors on needle bars 2 and 3 will be Thread colors are automatically assigned by the machine to needle bars 1 to 6, starting with the thread colors that are sewn first. (However, if a used again after the thread spools are changed, they will not be replaced. However, different colors are assigned to the other needle bars. new pattern has thread colors that are the same as the previously sewn pattern, the thread colors will be assigned to the same needle bar as before, regardless of the sewing order.) Checking if thread spool changes are necessary For example, for a pattern with six thread colors and ten thread color changes, the thread colors are assigned as shown below. 1 → Needle bar 1 2 → Needle bar 2 When selecting a pattern, the number of thread changes can be viewed, however, which thread colors are used in the pattern cannot be checked on this screen. Whether or not and when thread spools 3 will need to be changed can be checked with the 3 → Needle bar 3 following indicators. 4 → Needle bar 4 5 → Needle bar 5 1 2 6 → Needle bar 6 ■ Time until the spools must be changed This indicator shows the amount of time until the next spool change. When the embroidering screen is displayed, if a length of time appears 5 here, at least one spool change will be required. 6 For a pattern with seven or more thread colors, the thread spool information is updated when the seventh thread color is needed. Afterward, the machine adjusts the assignment of thread colors to reduce the number of times that the thread spools will have to be changed. For example, for a pattern with ten thread colors and thirteen thread color changes, the thread colors are assigned as shown below. 1 → Needle bar 1 2 → Needle bar 2 3 → Needle bar 3 4 → Needle bar 4 5 → Needle bar 5 6 → Needle bar 6 5 Change thread spools here. 7 → Needle bar 1 3 8 → Needle bar 4 9 → Needle bar 5 10 → Needle bar 6 2 1 Time until the spools must be changed Embroidering a Pattern Containing Seven or More Colors 75