Brother International XR9550 Operation Manual - Page 5

CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 1. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE 4 ACCESSORIES 4 Included accessories 4 Optional accessories 5 Accessory compartment 5 Flip chart (For models equipped with a flip chart).... 5 NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 6 The main parts 6 Needle and presser foot section 6 Operation buttons 7 Operation panel 7 Spool pin 8 USING YOUR SEWING MACHINE 9 Power supply precautions 9 Power supply 9 Foot controller 9 Sewing speed controller (for models equipped with the start/stop button 10 Changing the needle stop position 10 Changing the initial needle position 10 Cancelling the operation beep 11 THREADING THE MACHINE 11 Winding the bobbin 11 Lower threading 14 Upper threading 16 Drawing up the lower thread 19 REPLACING THE NEEDLE 20 Needle precautions 20 Needle types and their uses 20 Checking the needle 20 Replacing the needle 21 Sewing with the twin needle 21 REPLACING THE PRESSER FOOT 23 Replacing the presser foot 23 Removing the presser foot holder 24 2. SEWING BASICS 25 SEWING 25 General sewing procedure 25 Selecting a stitch 25 Adjusting the stitch length and width 26 Starting to sew 26 Thread tension 27 USEFUL SEWING TIPS 28 Trial sewing 28 Changing the sewing direction 28 Sewing curves 29 Sewing thick fabrics 29 Sewing hook-and-loop fastener tape 29 Sewing thin fabrics 30 Sewing stretch fabrics 30 Stitching cylindrical pieces 30 3. UTILITY STITCHES 31 OVERCASTING STITCHES 31 Using zigzag foot 31 Using overcasting foot 31 BASIC STITCHING 31 Basic stitching 32 BLIND HEM STITCHING 32 BUTTONHOLE SEWING 34 Button sewing 36 ZIPPER INSERTION 37 SEWING STRETCH FABRICS AND ELASTIC TAPE 39 Stretch stitching 39 Elastic attaching 39 APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING 39 Appliqués 40 Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching 40 Piecing 40 Quilting 41 Free-motion quilting 42 REINFORCEMENT STITCHING 43 Triple stretch stitching 43 Bar tack stitching 43 DECORATIVE STITCHING 44 Fagoting 44 Scallop stitching 45 Smocking 45 Shell tuck stitching 46 Joining 46 Heirloom stitching 46 SEWING CHARACTERS (for models equipped with character stitches 47 Sewing beautiful patterns 47 Selecting characters 47 Checking characters 49 Deleting characters 49 Sewing the character stitches 50 ADJUSTING STITCHES (for models equipped with character stitches 50 4. APPENDIX 52 STITCH SETTINGS 52 Utility stitches 52 Mirror image stitches (for models equipped with mirror image stitches 57 Character stitches (for models equipped with character stitches 59 MAINTENANCE 60 Restrictions on oiling 60 Precautions on storing the machine 60 Cleaning the machine surface 60 Cleaning the race 60 TROUBLESHOOTING 61 Frequent troubleshooting topics 61 Upper thread tightened up 62 Tangled thread on wrong side of fabric 62 Incorrect thread tension 62 Fabric is caught in the machine and cannot be removed 63 Error message "E6" appears in the LCD 65 List of symptoms 67 ERROR MESSAGES 71 Operation beep 71 INDEX 72 3