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EMBROIDERY
111
Embroidering neatly ........................................................................................................112
What to prepare ............................................................................................................................................ 112
Embroidery step by step ................................................................................................................................ 114
Attaching the embroidery foot ........................................................................................115
Attaching the embroidery foot....................................................................................................................... 115
Removing the embroidery foot ...................................................................................................................... 117
Attaching the embroidery unit ........................................................................................118
Embroidery unit precautions ......................................................................................................................... 118
Attaching the embroidery unit....................................................................................................................... 118
Removing the embroidery unit ...................................................................................................................... 120
Preparing the fabric.........................................................................................................122
Attaching a stabilizer material to the fabric ................................................................................................... 122
Setting the fabric in the embroidery frame ..................................................................................................... 123
Attaching the embroidery frame .....................................................................................126
Attaching the embroidery frame .................................................................................................................... 126
Removing the embroidery frame ................................................................................................................... 127
Selecting embroidery patterns.........................................................................................128
Copyright Information .................................................................................................................................. 128
Embroidery pattern types............................................................................................................................... 128
LCD (liquid crystal display) operation ........................................................................................................... 129
Selecting characters ......................................................................................................................................130
Selecting embroidery patterns ....................................................................................................................... 131
Selecting a frame pattern ............................................................................................................................... 132
Using an embroidery card ............................................................................................................................ 133
Embroidering...................................................................................................................134
Embroidering a pattern .................................................................................................................................. 134
Appliquéing ................................................................................................................................................. 136
Convenient Functions......................................................................................................138
Adjusting the layout ......................................................................................................................................138
Storing characters.......................................................................................................................................... 139
Adjusting the thread tension .......................................................................................................................... 141
Resewing ...................................................................................................................................................... 141
Thread runs out partway through a design..................................................................................................... 142
Stopping while embroidering ........................................................................................................................ 142
APPENDIX
145
Maintenance....................................................................................................................146
Cleaning the machine surface ....................................................................................................................... 146
Cleaning the shuttle ......................................................................................................................................146
Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................................148
Error messages .............................................................................................................................................. 153
Nothing appears in the LCD .......................................................................................................................... 155
Operation beep ............................................................................................................................................. 155
Cancelling the operation beep ...................................................................................................................... 156
Index ................................................................................................................................157