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Concerning optional embroidery cards .............................. 105
Concerning USB media...................................................... 105
Selecting an Embroidery Pattern ...................... 106
General pattern selection ................................................... 106
Embroidery patterns/ Decorative alphabet patterns............. 107
Frame patterns ................................................................... 107
Alphabet patterns ............................................................... 108
Embroidery cards (optional) ............................................... 112
Saving embroidery patterns in the machine's memory........ 113
Saving embroidery patterns to USB media.......................... 114
Saving embroidery patterns in the computer ...................... 114
Retrieving patterns from the machine's memory................. 115
Recalling from USB media ................................................. 116
Recalling from the computer .............................................. 117
Editing the Embroidery Pattern (Pattern Editing
Screen) ............................................................. 119
Combining patterns............................................................ 119
Selecting the pattern to be edited ....................................... 120
Displaying the enlarged pattern image ............................... 120
Moving a pattern................................................................ 121
Flipping a pattern horizontally ........................................... 121
Changing the size of a pattern ............................................ 122
Rotating a pattern............................................................... 123
Changing the text arrangement of a character .................... 124
Changing the character spacing ......................................... 124
Separating combined character patterns............................. 125
Changing the thread density (only for some character and
frame patterns) ................................................................... 126
Specifying multi-color text ................................................. 126
Changing the colors of the pattern ..................................... 127
Designing repeated patterns ............................................... 128
Creating a custom thread table........................................... 132
Choosing a color from the custom thread table .................. 135
Duplicating a pattern ......................................................... 136
Deleting a pattern .............................................................. 136
Editing the Embroidery Pattern (Embroidering
Screen) ............................................................. 137
Rotating the entire pattern .................................................. 137
Editing a Combined Pattern.............................. 138
Chapter6 BASIC SETTINGS AND HELP
FEATURE
Using the Settings Key ...................................... 142
Understanding the settings screen ...................................... 142
Saving a settings screen image to USB media ..................... 144
Changing the display guides .............................................. 144
Changing the thread color information............................... 145
Changing the units of measurements .................................. 146
Changing the embroidery basting distance ......................... 146
Changing the background colors of the embroidery patterns
or thumbnails..................................................................... 146
Specifying the thumbnail size ............................................ 147
Specifying thread sensor .................................................... 147
Changing the speaker volume ............................................ 147
Selecting the "Eco Mode" or "Shutoff Support Mode" ........ 148
Setting the opening screen ................................................. 148
Changing the language ...................................................... 148
Turning "ON" or "OFF" the light ....................................... 149
Changing the screen brightness .......................................... 149
Setting the LED pointer ...................................................... 149
Using the Machine Operations Guide Key ....... 150
Chapter7 APPENDIX
Appliqué Sewing............................................... 154
Sewing appliqué patterns ................................................... 154
Using a frame pattern to create appliqués (1) ..................... 155
Using a frame pattern to create appliqués (2) ..................... 156
Embroidering Split Embroidery Patterns........... 157
Helpful Tips for the Operation of the Machine..... 159
Color thread table .............................................................. 159
Colors of Tajima (.dst) embroidery data.............................. 159
Creating Beautiful Embroidery......................... 160
Threads .............................................................................. 160
Stabilizers (backing) ........................................................... 161
Hooping techniques ........................................................... 162
Fabric/stabilizer compatibility chart.................................... 163
Maintenance .................................................... 164
Cleaning the LCD ............................................................... 164
Cleaning the machine surface ............................................ 164
Cleaning the hook .............................................................. 164
Cleaning around the needle plate ....................................... 165
Cleaning the bobbin case ................................................... 166
Cleaning the thread paths of the upper threads ................... 166
Oiling the machine ............................................................ 168
About the maintenance message ........................................ 169
Troubleshooting ............................................... 170
Troubleshooting ................................................................. 170
Error messages.................................................................... 177
If the machine does not respond when a key is pressed ...... 182
Specifications................................................... 183
Embroidery machine specifications .................................... 183
Upgrading Your Machine's Software ............... 184
Upgrade procedure using USB media................................. 184
Upgrade procedure using computer ................................... 185
Index................................................................ 186
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