Brother International PR680W Operation Manual - Page 10

CONTENTS Chapter 1 GETTING READY 11 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS 11 Included accessories 12 Accessories that are included in some countries or regions 14 Optional accessories 14 SETTING UP THE MACHINE 16 Setup and transporting precautions 16 Setup location 17 Setting up the machine 18 Adjusting the operation panel position 18 Preparing the thread guide assembly 19 Preparing the spool stand 20 Attaching the embroidery frame holder 21 TURNING ON THE MACHINE 22 LCD SCREEN 24 Using the settings key 25 Using the machine help 29 WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTION FUNCTIONS 30 Operations available with a wireless network connection .... 30 Enabling a wireless network connection 31 Setting up the wireless network connection 31 MONITORING APP 33 Chapter 2 BASIC EMBROIDERY 35 BASIC PROCEDURES 35 INSTALLING THE BOBBIN 35 Removing the bobbin case 35 Installing the bobbin 36 Installing the bobbin case 37 SELECTING AN EMBROIDERY PATTERN........... 37 General pattern selection 37 Embroidery patterns 38 Frame patterns 39 Utility embroidery patterns/Large buttonhole patterns .......... 39 Monogram and frame designs 40 Character patterns 41 Decorative alphabet patterns 43 Combining patterns 44 EDITING THE EMBROIDERY PATTERN 46 Understanding the pattern editing screen 46 Changing the size and the density of the pattern 49 Trimming jump stitches 49 Combining the separated character patterns 50 Changing the thread density 50 Aligning the embroidery patterns 51 Designing repeated patterns 51 EDITING COLORS 55 Specifying multi-color text 55 Changing the colors of the pattern 55 Finding new color schemes with the Color Shuffling function 56 SWITCHING THE THREAD COLORS ON THE SCREEN 58 SELECTING/MANAGING THREAD COLORS FOR EACH NEEDLE BAR [Manual Color Sequence] ... 59 Convenience of the manual color sequence 59 Specifying the manual color sequence 60 Using the manual color sequence 60 Precautions on the manual color sequence 61 PREVIEWING THE IMAGE 61 Checking a preview image 61 PREPARING THE FABRIC 62 Attaching stabilizer (backing) to fabric 62 Fabric/stabilizer compatibility chart 62 Hooping the fabric in the embroidery frame 63 ATTACHING THE EMBROIDERY FRAME TO THE MACHINE 66 Attaching the embroidery frame 66 Correctly using the embroidery frames 67 SPECIFYING EMBROIDERING SETTING 70 Understanding the embroidering settings screen 70 Automatic lock stitch setting 72 Thread color sorting 73 CHECKING THE POSITION OF THE PATTERN 74 Checking the needle drop point with the embroidery crosshair positioning laser 74 Checking the embroidery pattern 74 UPPER THREADING 76 Checking the needle bars and thread colors 76 Upper threading 77 Threading the needle 80 PERFORMING THE EMBROIDERY 82 Starting embroidering 82 Stopping embroidering 83 Understanding the embroidering screen 84 REMOVING THE EMBROIDERY FRAME 86 EMBROIDERING A PATTERN CONTAINING SEVEN OR MORE COLORS 86 Checking if thread spool changes are necessary 86 CHANGING THE THREAD SPOOLS 87 About spool thread indicators 87 Easily changing the thread spools 88 ADJUSTING WHILE EMBROIDERING 89 If the thread breaks or the bobbin thread runs out while embroidering 89 Embroidering from the beginning or middle of the pattern ... 91 Resume embroidering after turning off the machine 92 Chapter 3 ADVANCED EMBROIDERY 93 VARIOUS EMBROIDERY FUNCTIONS 93 Basting embroidery 93 Embroidering appliqué patterns 94 Creating an appliqué piece 95 Using a frame pattern to create appliqués 97 Creating stippling or echo quilting patterns automatically.... 98 USING THE EMBROIDERY CROSSHAIR POSITIONING LASER FUNCTION TO ALIGN THE EMBROIDERING POSITION 98 MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS......... 102 Adjusting the tension of the bobbin thread 102 Adjusting the tension of the upper thread 104 Setting the machine to stop at color changes 105 Temporary needle bar setting 106 Uninterrupted embroidering (one color 106 Reserved needle bar and embroidery speed settings .......... 107 Changing the display guides 109 Changing the thread color information 109 Specifying jump stitch trimming / "DST" jump codes for trimming 109 Deleting short stitches 110 Specifying the remaining length of thread 110 Changing the embroidery basting distance 110 Deselect region setting 111 Starting/ending position settings 112 USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION 116 Saving embroidery patterns 116 Retrieving embroidery patterns 116 8