Understanding The Embroidering Screen - Brother 884-T23 Operation Manual

■ Temporarily pausing for extended periods of
time
a Press the "Start/Stop" button.
 The machine stops and the "Start/Stop" button lights
up in red.
• The thread is not trimmed.
b Touch to unlock the machine.
c Press the thread trimming button.
 The bobbin and upper threads are trimmed.
• Before turning off the machine, be sure to trim the
threads.
d Set the main power switch to "O" to turn off the
machine.
 The display and the "Start/Stop" button indicator go
off.
• Embroidery can resume after the machine is turned on
again. Back up several stitches to overlap the
stitching. (page 92)
Memo
• The machine can be stopped at any time, even
while it is embroidering; however, if the machine is
stopped at a thread color change, it is not
necessary to go back through the stitching when
embroidering is continued. The machine can be set
to stop when the thread color is changed.
(page 105)
■ If the thread breaks while embroidering
If a problem occurs while embroidering, such as if the
thread breaks, the machine stops automatically.
Re-thread the broken thread, back up several stitches, and
then continue embroidering. (page 89)
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Understanding the embroidering screen

From this screen, the total number of thread colors, the
embroidering order and embroidering time can be checked,
the needle bar settings can be specified, and the needle
placement forward or backward can be done. Keys available
in this screen differ when you set [Manual Color Sequence] to
[ON] in settings screen. (page 60)
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2
3
4
5
6
Display
No.
Key Name
The embroidering progress is
shown by the red mark in the
indicator. Touch
1
display (in the indicator) only
Progress bar
the thread color being
embroidered.
Shows the part of the pattern
that will be embroidered
2
with the thread color shown
Region
first in the thread color
display
sequence display.
Shows the order for the
thread color changes. During
embroidering, this display
scrolls automatically so that
Thread color
the color of the thread
sequence
currently being embroidered
display
appears at the top.
Indicates the needle bar
number where the thread
3
color at the left is assigned.
Needle bar
number
The thread color sequence
display shows the first seven
thread colors. To check the
sequence for the eighth and
later thread colors, touch
Scroll bar
or
scroll bar.
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8
Function Page
to
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