Adjusting The Stitch Length - Brother PC-420 Operation Manual

SEWING BASICS ———————————————————————————————————————————————————

Adjusting the stitch length

The stitch length can be adjusted with the arrow
keys.
1 Turn on the sewing machine.
The LCD comes on.
2 Select a stitch.
A screen containing settings for the selected
stitch appears.
• For details on selecting a stitch, refer to
"Selecting stitching" (page 68).
• Immediately after the stitch is selected, the
standard settings (highlighted) appear.
3
To make the stitch length shorter, press
To make the stitch length longer, press
The stitch length is changed.
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• If the setting is changed, the highlighted
value is erased.
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Memo
● To reset the stitch length to its standard
setting, select the same stitch again or
change the setting to the highlighted value.
● The settings can be saved so that they will
always be specified each time the utility
stitch is selected. For details, refer to
"Saving stitch settings" (page 60).
CAUTION
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If the stitches are bunched together,
increase the stitch length. Continuing to
sew with the stitches bunched together
may result in the needle bending or
breaking.