Brother International PR1055X Operation Manual - Page 162

LINE SCAN Custom patterns can be created from drawings. You can create patterns by scanning your drawings using the scanning frame* or importing an image from USB media or computer. * The scanning frame is an optional accessory in some countries or regions. • When the background image has already imported, continue with step c. • When the background image has not imported, continue with step b. Touch . b * If you scan the image, make sure that the scanning frame is attached to the machine. (page 156) Recommended line drawings for Line Scan • Line drawings must be drawn clearly using lines with approximately 1 mm (3/64 inch) thickness. • Line drawings should be drawn in a strong contrast. • If the lines are too short or gathered too densely, they will not be scanned correctly. Note • For details on creating patterns using color illustrations, refer to "ILLUSTRATION SCAN" on page 162. • If you cannot scan the drawings as expected, you can edit the design in My Design Center. Refer to "PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN" on page 147. • Line drawings are scanned without recognizing the thickness of lines. If you want to change the thickness of lines, specify in the settings screen. Refer to "STITCH SETTINGS SCREEN" on page 154. • Line drawings are scanned as black lines. If you want to change the colors, specify in My Design Center. Refer to "Drawing lines" on page 149. Using the scanning frame to create a pattern with Line Scan Note • When scanning starts, some of the machine lights will turn off in certain circumstances, in order to increase the scan quality. The machine lights will return to their original brightness when scanning ends. • You can import an image of 2 MB or smaller from USB media or computer. * To import an image from USB media or computer, touch , or . (page 159)  When the message to start scanning appears, touch .  Scanning starts. When scanning is finished, specify the [Gray-Scale c Detection level] on the screen if necessary. The [Gray-Scale Detection level] can change the black and white threshold for the image. Touch . a 160 1 2 1 Shows the stitch type and color of line. 2 Choices for stitch type and color of line. * If you do not know how the settings should be changed, first continue the operation without specifying settings and check the results. Move d to frame the image for the pattern.