Table Of Contents - Brother 884-T23 Operation Manual

CONTENTS
Chapter 1 GETTING READY
NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS ............................ 11
Included accessories ............................................................ 12
Accessories that are included in some countries or
regions ................................................................................. 14
Optional accessories ............................................................ 14
SETTING UP THE MACHINE.............................. 16
Setup and transporting precautions....................................... 16
Setup location ...................................................................... 17
Setting up the machine ......................................................... 18
Adjusting the operation panel position ................................. 18
Preparing the thread guide assembly .................................... 19
Preparing the spool stand ..................................................... 20
Attaching the embroidery frame holder ................................ 21
TURNING ON THE MACHINE........................... 22
LCD SCREEN ...................................................... 24
Using the settings key ........................................................... 25
Using the machine help ....................................................... 29
WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTION
FUNCTIONS....................................................... 30
Operations available with a wireless network connection .... 30
Enabling a wireless network connection ............................... 31
Setting up the wireless network connection.......................... 31
MONITORING APP............................................ 33
Chapter 2 BASIC EMBROIDERY
BASIC PROCEDURES ......................................... 35
INSTALLING THE BOBBIN ................................ 35
Removing the bobbin case ................................................... 35
Installing the bobbin............................................................. 36
Installing the bobbin case ..................................................... 37
SELECTING AN EMBROIDERY PATTERN........... 37
General pattern selection ..................................................... 37
Embroidery patterns ............................................................. 38
Frame patterns...................................................................... 39
Utility embroidery patterns/Large buttonhole patterns .......... 39
Monogram and frame designs .............................................. 40
Character patterns ................................................................ 41
Decorative alphabet patterns ................................................ 43
Combining patterns .............................................................. 44
EDITING THE EMBROIDERY PATTERN ............. 46
Understanding the pattern editing screen ............................. 46
Changing the size and the density of the pattern................... 49
Trimming jump stitches ........................................................ 49
Combining the separated character patterns ......................... 50
Changing the thread density ................................................. 50
Aligning the embroidery patterns.......................................... 51
Designing repeated patterns ................................................. 51
EDITING COLORS ............................................. 55
Specifying multi-color text.................................................... 55
Changing the colors of the pattern ........................................ 55
Finding new color schemes with the Color Shuffling
function................................................................................ 56
SWITCHING THE THREAD COLORS ON THE
SCREEN .............................................................. 58
SELECTING/MANAGING THREAD COLORS FOR
EACH NEEDLE BAR [Manual Color Sequence] ... 59
Convenience of the manual color sequence ......................... 59
Specifying the manual color sequence ................................. 60
Using the manual color sequence ........................................ 60
Precautions on the manual color sequence .......................... 61
PREVIEWING THE IMAGE ................................. 61
Checking a preview image ................................................... 61
PREPARING THE FABRIC ................................... 62
Attaching stabilizer (backing) to fabric.................................. 62
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Fabric/stabilizer compatibility chart ..................................... 62
Hooping the fabric in the embroidery frame ........................ 63
ATTACHING THE EMBROIDERY FRAME TO
THE MACHINE .................................................. 66
Attaching the embroidery frame........................................... 66
Correctly using the embroidery frames................................. 67
SPECIFYING EMBROIDERING SETTING ........... 70
Understanding the embroidering settings screen .................. 70
Automatic lock stitch setting ................................................ 72
Thread color sorting............................................................. 73
CHECKING THE POSITION OF THE
PATTERN ........................................................... 74
Checking the needle drop point with the embroidery crosshair
positioning laser .................................................................. 74
Checking the embroidery pattern......................................... 74
UPPER THREADING .......................................... 76
Checking the needle bars and thread colors......................... 76
Upper threading .................................................................. 77
Threading the needle ........................................................... 80
PERFORMING THE EMBROIDERY .................... 82
Starting embroidering .......................................................... 82
Stopping embroidering ........................................................ 83
Understanding the embroidering screen .............................. 84
REMOVING THE EMBROIDERY FRAME............ 86
EMBROIDERING A PATTERN CONTAINING
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SEVEN OR MORE COLORS ............................... 86
Checking if thread spool changes are necessary................... 86
CHANGING THE THREAD SPOOLS.................. 87
About spool thread indicators .............................................. 87
Easily changing the thread spools ........................................ 88
ADJUSTING WHILE EMBROIDERING .............. 89
If the thread breaks or the bobbin thread runs out while
embroidering ....................................................................... 89
Embroidering from the beginning or middle of the pattern ... 91
Resume embroidering after turning off the machine............. 92
Chapter 3 ADVANCED EMBROIDERY
VARIOUS EMBROIDERY FUNCTIONS.............. 93
Basting embroidery.............................................................. 93
Embroidering appliqué patterns ........................................... 94
Creating an appliqué piece .................................................. 95
Using a frame pattern to create appliqués ............................ 97
Creating stippling or echo quilting patterns automatically.... 98
USING THE EMBROIDERY CROSSHAIR
POSITIONING LASER FUNCTION TO ALIGN
THE EMBROIDERING POSITION...................... 98
MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS......... 102
Adjusting the tension of the bobbin thread......................... 102
Adjusting the tension of the upper thread........................... 104
Setting the machine to stop at color changes ..................... 105
Temporary needle bar setting............................................. 106
Uninterrupted embroidering (one color) ............................ 106
Reserved needle bar and embroidery speed settings .......... 107
Changing the display guides .............................................. 109
Changing the thread color information .............................. 109
Specifying jump stitch trimming / "DST" jump codes for
trimming............................................................................ 109
Deleting short stitches........................................................ 110
Specifying the remaining length of thread .......................... 110
Changing the embroidery basting distance......................... 110
Deselect region setting....................................................... 111
Starting/ending position settings......................................... 112
USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION ................. 116
Saving embroidery patterns................................................ 116
Retrieving embroidery patterns .......................................... 116
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