Deleting Short Stitches; Specifying The Remaining Length Of Thread; Changing The Embroidery Basting Distance - Brother 884-T23 Operation Manual

a Touch .
 The embroidery settings screen appears.
b Locate [Thread Cut Initial Setting] in the Setting pages.
c Touch [ON] or [OFF] to select the desired setting.
 Touch
and to specify the jump stitch length.
For example, when the value is set to [5 mm], jump
stitches will be cut at 5 mm (13/64 inch), but not at 4
mm (5/32 inch).
Memo
• The length of jump stitch trimming cannot be
specified to Tajima embroidery data (.dst).
■ When using Tajima embroidery data (.dst)
d Touch and to select the number of jump
codes.
• A value between [1] and [8] can be specified. For
example, if [3] is specified, sequential 3 jump codes
will be converted to the trim code. But sequential 2
jump codes will not be converted to the trim code, it
will be embroidered as the feed (jump) stitch.
Note
• You need to set the jump number same as the
number that was used when the particular Tajima
data was created.
If the jump number is not matched, either
unexpected trim or no trimming at trim expected
point will happen.

Deleting short stitches

If embroidery data other than our original patterns are used,
the stitch length may be too short, possibly resulting in the
thread or the needle breaking. In order to prevent this
problem from occurring, the machine can be set to delete
stitches with a short stitch length. Stitches with a length less
than that specified in this function can be deleted.
When the machine is purchased, [0.3] is selected.
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a Touch .
 The embroidery settings screen appears.
b Locate [Short Stitch Delete] in the Settings pages.
c Touch and to select the stitch length.
• A value between 0 and 1 millimeters if the units of
measurements is set to "mm" (or a value between 0
and 0.04 inch if the units of measurements is set to
"inch") can be specified.
Note
• If the setting is changed from the previous setting,
the new setting is applied to the subsequent
embroidery.

Specifying the remaining length of thread

This setting specifies whether the length of upper thread that
remains threaded through the needle after the thread is
trimmed (length of thread passed through the eye of the
needle) has a standard tail or long tail.
When the machine is purchased, [Standard Tail] is selected.
a Touch .
 The embroidery settings screen appears.
Locate in the Settings pages.
b
c Touch and to select the setting.
• If the machine misses stitches with a standard length
of thread after it is trimmed, select [Long Tail].
• When using metallic thread, select [Long Tail].

Changing the embroidery basting distance

The distance from the pattern to the basting stitching can be
set to 0.0 mm (0 inch) to 12.0 mm (1/2 inch).
When the machine is purchased, [5.0 mm] is selected. Refer
to page 93 when using this setting.
a Touch .
 The embroidery settings screen appears.
b Locate [Basting Distance] in the Settings pages.
c Use and to specify the distance from the
pattern to the basting stitching.