Preparing To Use The Cap Frame; Fabric Precautions - Brother PRCF5 User Manual

Memo
● Check if area 1 is covered with mesh. (A
cap with mesh is shown below.)
Note
● There is no centerline that can be used as
a guide for placing the cap in the cap
frame. Before framing the cap, use a chalk
pencil to mark the centerline.
■ Caps not recommended for embroidering
• Caps with a front panel that is less than 50
mm (2 inches) high (such as a sun visor)
• Caps with a brim that is longer than 80 mm
(3-1/16 inches)

Fabric precautions

■ Cap fabric recommended for embroidering
• 35% cotton/65% polyester
• 100% cotton
• 80% wool/20% nylon
• 15% wool/85% acrylic
■ Cap fabric not recommended for embroidering
Caps of the following types of fabric are very
difficult to frame, may wrinkle, or may shrink.
• Polyester foam
• Stretch fabrics
• Melton wool
• 100% nylon
• Suede
Preparing to use the
cap frame
■ Installing the cap frame driver
Remove the embroidery frame holder from the
carriage of the machine, and then install the cap
frame driver. Before removing the embroidery
frame holder, remove the embroidery frame.
CAUTION
●
Before changing any
embroidery frame holder, make
sure your machine is turned off.
1 Loosen the two thumb screws, and then remove
the embroidery frame holder and thumb screws.
1 Thumb screws
• The thumb screws should remain attached
to the embroidery frame holder.
1 Store the two thumb screws in the embroidery
frame holder so they will not be lost.
2 Remove the two upper thumb screws of the
cap frame driver, and then loosen the two
lower thumb screws.
1 Upper thumb screws
2 Lower thumb screws
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