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User manual Brother, model PE500

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a a Needle position button d Pass the embroidery frame under the presser foot while raising the presser foot lever even further. CAUTION . Do not touch the start/stop button or needle position button. If one of the buttons is accidentally pressed, the machine will move and your finger may be pricked with the needle or the needle may break. e Firmly insert the embroidery frame guide into the embroidery carriage frame holder from the top. Line up the embroidery frame guide tabs and the embroidery carriage frame holder slots and push in until it clicks and stops. a b a Embroidery frame guide tabs b Embroidery carriage frame holder slots • The embroidery unit is attached. Note • Be sure to insert both pins. If only the forward or the back pin is inserted, the pattern may not turn out correctly. CAUTION . Correctly set the embroidery frame into the embroidery frame holder. Otherwise, the embroidery foot may hit the embroidery frame, resulting in injury. Attaching the Embroidery Frame 47 GETTING READY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Removing the embroidery frame Make sure that the machine is completely stopped and follow the instructions below. Raise the presser foot lever. a a a Presser foot lever b Press (Needle position button) once or twice to raise the needle. a a Needle position button Press the part of the embroidery frame holder c to the left side as shown in the figure below, and raise the embroidery frame. a Press here to remove. • The embroidery frame will separate from the embroidery frame holder. d Pass the embroidery frame under the presser foot while raising the presser foot lever even further. Remove the embroidery frame. e CAUTION . Do not touch the start/stop button or needle position button. If one of the buttons is accidentally pressed, the machine will move and your finger may be pricked with the needle or the needle may break. 2 2 EMBROIDERY The steps for embroidering are described in this chapter. Selecting Embroidery Patterns ................................................................................. 50 Embroidering ........................................................................................................... 57 Editing and Saving Patterns ..................................................................................... 61 Using the Memory Function .................................................................................... 69 EMBROIDERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Selecting Embroidery Patterns This section provides details on the various types of embroidery patterns available and the procedure for selecting a pattern. Copyright information The patterns saved in the machine and embroidery An embroidery pattern can be selected from the cards are intended for private use only. Any public or following types available. commercial use of copyrighted patterns is an infringement of copyright law and is strictly prohibited. b c Embroidery pattern types a d ef a Embroidery patterns There are total 70 patterns. The patterns are completed by changing the upper thread according to the instructions displayed on the screen. For details, refer to "Selecting an embroidery pattern"(page 54). b Alphanumeric character patterns There are 5 types of characters: upper case/lower case/numbers/symbols/European characters. For details, refer to "Selecting alphanumeric characters" (page 53). c Frame patterns 10 shapes, such as squares and circles, can be combined with 12 stitch types. For details, refer to "Selecting a frame pattern" (page 55). d Embroidery card Press when selecting patterns from an embroidery card. For details, refer to "Using an embroidery card" (page 55). e Patterns saved in the machine's memory Press when retrieving patterns from the machine's memory. For details, refer to "Saving patterns" (page 70). f Patterns retrieved from the computer Patterns retrieved from a computer can be embroidered. For details, refer to "Retrieving embroidery patterns from the computer" (page 71). — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Setting for embroidering • Setting the display while embroidering Press (Settings key) and then (Next page key). Then, select the item by pressing . NAME OF COLOR: Typical color name TIME: Time required for embroidering NEEDLE COUNT: Needle progress number #123: Thread color number Select from the following thread color number sets (The display above is an example when EMBROIDERY (POLYESTER) THREAD# is selected.) •EMBROIDERY (POLYESTER) THREAD# •COUNTRY (COTTON) THREAD# •MADEIRA POLY THREAD# •MADEIRA RAYON THREAD# •SULKY THREAD# •ROBISON-ANTON POLY THREAD# Selecting Embroidery Patterns 51 EMBROIDERY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — DISPLAY UNIT The measurement units that are displayed can be selected. [mm/inch] ¦ LCD button Example: Selecting alphanumeric characters When a specific pattern is selected, press this key and then, press to switch the...