Selecting Stitching; Selecting Stitch Types And Patterns - Brother Innov-is NX-650 Operation Manual

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UTILITY STITCHES

Selecting Stitching

You can select any of the various types of stitching available.
Selecting stitch types and
patterns
A stitch can be selected from the following types
available.
Stitch patterns can be selected through either direct
select (by pressing the key for a specific stitch) or
number selection (by entering the number for the
stitch pattern).
For details on the types of stitches available, refer to
"Stitch Settings" (page 138).
■ Direct selection
After pressing (Preset utility stitch/saved
pattern key) to select the stitch mode, press the
numeric key assigned with the desired stitch.
With direct selection, there are two stitch modes:
preset utility stitch mode
mode . When the machine is turned on or
when the (Preset utility stitch/saved pattern
key) is pressed, the machine enters preset utility
stitch mode, indicated by
corner of the screen. To enter saved pattern
mode, indicated by
the screen, press the
saved pattern key). Each press of
utility stitch/saved pattern key) switches the mode
between the preset utility stitch mode
saved pattern mode
/ 1
2
a Preset utility stitch/saved pattern key
b Numeric keys
70
and saved pattern
in the lower-left
in the lower-left corner of
(Preset utility stitch/
(Preset
and
.
Preset utillity stitch
The most frequently used utility stitches
have been assigned to the numeric keys.
These stitches can be selected simply by
pressing the key.
Saved patterns
Frequently used patterns and combined
patterns can be saved on the machine's
memory and easily retrieved using
(Preset utility stitch/saved pattern key) and
the numeric keys. For details, refer to
"Saving patterns" (page 130).
■ Number selection
After pressing (Utility stitch key),
(Decorative stitch key) or
key) to select the stitch mode, use the numeric
keys to type in the number for the desired stitch.
1
/
2
/ / 3
4
a Utility stitch key
b Decorative stitch key
c Character stitch key
d Numeric keys
Utility stitches (No.01-71)
There are 71 utility stitches, including
straight stitches, overcasting stitches and
buttonhole stitches.
(Character stitch