Brother PE-770 - Manual (Page 5)

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Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................................5
Machine Features ................................................................................................................5
Accessories..........................................................................................................................6
Included accessories ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Optional accessories ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Names of Machine Parts and Their Functions .....................................................................8
Front view ......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Needle and embroidery foot section ................................................................................................................. 9
Right-side/rear view .......................................................................................................................................... 9
Operation buttons ........................................................................................................................................... 10
Operation panel.............................................................................................................................................. 11
GETTING READY 13
Embroidery Step by Step ...................................................................................................14
Attaching the Embroidery Unit..........................................................................................15
Embroidery unit precautions ........................................................................................................................... 15
Attaching the embroidery unit......................................................................................................................... 15
Removing the embroidery unit ........................................................................................................................ 16
Turning the Machine On/Off.............................................................................................18
Power supply precautions ............................................................................................................................... 18
Turning on the machine .................................................................................................................................. 19
Turning off the machine .................................................................................................................................. 19
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Operation............................................................................20
Viewing the LCD............................................................................................................................................. 20
Changing the machine settings ........................................................................................................................ 21
Checking machine operating procedures ........................................................................................................ 23
Winding/Installing the Bobbin...........................................................................................24
Bobbin precautions ......................................................................................................................................... 24
Winding the bobbin ........................................................................................................................................24
Installing the bobbin ....................................................................................................................................... 28
Upper Threading ...............................................................................................................30
About the spool of thread ................................................................................................................................ 30
Threading the upper thread ............................................................................................................................. 30
Threading the needle ...................................................................................................................................... 32
Threading the needle manually (without using the needle threader) ................................................................ 34
Replacing the Needle ........................................................................................................35
Needle precautions ......................................................................................................................................... 35
Checking the needle ....................................................................................................................................... 35
Replacing the needle....................................................................................................................................... 36
EMBROIDERY 39
Embroidering Neatly .........................................................................................................40
What to prepare .............................................................................................................................................. 40
Preparing the Fabric ..........................................................................................................42
Attaching a stabilizer material to the fabric ..................................................................................................... 42
Setting the fabric in the embroidery frame ....................................................................................................... 43
Attaching the Embroidery Frame.......................................................................................47
Attaching the embroidery frame ...................................................................................................................... 47
Removing the embroidery frame ..................................................................................................................... 48
Selecting Embroidery Patterns...........................................................................................49
Copyright information .................................................................................................................................... 49
Embroidery pattern types................................................................................................................................. 49
LCD (liquid crystal display) operation ............................................................................................................. 50
Selecting characters ........................................................................................................................................52
Selecting an embroidery pattern ...................................................................................................................... 53
Selecting a frame pattern ................................................................................................................................. 54