c Displays the y-coordinate of over the x-coordinate of . a d g h n c b e f k p l m i j o No. Display Key Name Explanation Page d Enlarger key Press this key to see an enlarged version of the stitch being created. 229 e Grid direction key Press this key to change the direction of the grid sheet. 229 f Image key Press this key to view an image of the stitch. 230 g Arrow keys Use these keys to move over the display area. 229-232 h Set key Press this key to set a point on the stitch design. 229-231 i Single/triple stitching key Press this key to select whether one or three stitches will be sewn between two points. 229 j Point delete key Press this key to delete a selected point. 230 k Block move key Press this key to group points together and move them together. 231 l Insert key Press this key to insert new points on the stitch design. 232 m Point-to-point key Use these keys to move from point to point on the stitch, or to the first or last point entered on the stitch. 230-232 n Return key Press this key to exit the entering stitch data screen. — o Test key Press this key to sew a test-run of the stitch. 230, 233 p MY CUSTOM STITCH™ memory key Press this button to store the stitch being created. 233 ENTERING STITCH DATA a aaaaPress . b bbbbPress . c ccccUse to move to the coordinates of the first point on the grid sheet. * Press to change the direction of the grid sheet. * Press to enlarge the image of the stitch being created. b a a Currently selected point/Total number of points b Coordinates of Memo Whenever is in the top left corner of the LCD display, you can use the touch pen to enter data. d ddddPress to add the point indicated by . * To insert coordinates with the touch pen, move the tip of the pen to a desired point. Once you release the pen from the screen a point will be entered into the graph at those coordinates. The number of the currently selected point along with the total number of points will be displayed. e eeeeSelect whether one stitch or three stitches will be sewn between the first two points. * To sew three stitches, press the key so that it appears as . f ffffUse to move to the second point and press . 7 MY CUSTOM STITCH 229 ENTERING STITCH DATA g ggggRepeat the steps above for each point that you have drawn on the grid sheet until the stitch design is drawn on the screen as a continuous line. * Press to delete a selected point entered. * Press to sew a test-run of the stitch. Press to return to the original screen. * Press to view an image of the stitch. Memo • If you have entered points that are too close together, the fabric may not feed properly. Edit the stitch data to leave a larger space between points. • If the stitch design is to be repeated and linked, make sure that linking stitches are added so that the stitch designs will not overlap. a a Linking stitches ¦ Moving a Point a aaaaPress or to move to the point that you want to move. * To move to the first point, press . * To move to the last point, press . * You can also move by using the touch pen. b bbbbUse to move the point. ENTERING STITCH DATA ¦ Moving Part or All of the Design a aaaaPress or to move to the first point of the section that you want to move. * To move to the first point, press . * To move to the last point, press . * You can also move by using the touch pen. b bbbbPress . > The selected point and all points that were entered after it are selected. c ccccPress or to move the section. d ddddPress . > The section will be moved. 7 MY CUSTOM STITCH 231 ENTERING STITCH DATA ¦ Inserting New Points c ccccUse to move the point. a aaaaPress or to move to a place on the design where you want to add a new point. * To move to the first point, press . * To move to the last point, press . * You can also move by using the touch pen. b bbbbPress . > A new point is entered and moves to it. USING STORED CUSTOM STITCHES USING STORED CUSTOM STITCHES Storing Custom Stitches in Your List Stitch patterns created using the MY CUSTOM STITCH™ function can be stored for later use. Once you finish entering the stitch data, press . The “Saving” message appears and the stitch will be stored. Before storing a stitch, press to sew a test- run of the stitch. Memo • Storing a stitch pattern takes a few seconds. • For details on retrieving a stored stitch pattern, see page 234. Note • Do not turn off the machine while the “Saving” message is displayed, otherwise the stitch pattern data being saved may be lost. ¦ If the Memory is Full If the following message appears after is pressed, the stitch pattern cannot be stored because either the machine’s memory is full or the stitch pattern being stored is larger than the amount of space available in the memory. To be able to store the stitch pattern in the machine’s memory, a previously stored stitch pattern must be deleted. Note To save custom stitches to USB media or in the computer, follow the previously described procedure to store the custom stitch, and then press to select the stitch (see the...