Brother 885-V55 Manuals

Table of Contents

• 3

  Important Safety Instructions

  • 7

    Table of Contents

• 3

  Introduction

• 9

  Machine Features

• 10

  Accessories

  • 10

    Included Accessories
  • 11

    Optional Accessories

• 12

  Names of Machine Parts and Their Functions

  • 12

    Front View
  • 13

    Needle and Embroidery Foot Section
  • 13

    Right-Side/Rear View
  • 14

    Operation Buttons
  • 15

    Operation Panel

• 17

  Getting Ready

• 18

  Basic Steps for Embroidering

• 19

  Turning the Machine On/Off

  • 19

    Power Supply Precautions
  • 20

    Turning On the Machine
  • 20

    Turning Off the Machine

• 21

  Attaching the Embroidery Unit

  • 21

    Embroidery Unit Precautions
  • 23

    Removing the Embroidery Unit

• 24

  LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Operation

  • 24

    Viewing the LCD
  • 25

    Changing the Machine Settings
  • 27

    Checking Machine Operating Procedures

• 28

  Preparing Items for Embroidering

• 29

  Preparing the Needle

  • 29

    Needle Precautions
  • 29

    Checking the Needle
  • 30

    Replacing the Needle

• 31

  Winding/Installing the Bobbin

  • 31

    Bobbin Precautions
  • 31

    Winding the Bobbin
  • 36

    Installing the Bobbin

• 39

  Upper Threading

  • 39

    About the Spool of Thread
  • 40

    Threading the Upper Thread

• 45

  Preparing the Fabric

  • 45

    Attaching a Stabilizer Material to the Fabric
  • 46

    Setting the Fabric in the Embroidery Frame

• 49

  Attaching the Embroidery Frame

  • 50

    Removing the Embroidery Frame

• 51

  Embroidery

• 52

  Selecting Embroidery Patterns

  • 52

    Copyright Information
  • 52

    Embroidery Pattern Types
  • 53

    Setting for Embroidering
  • 55

    Selecting Alphanumeric Characters
  • 56

    Selecting an Embroidery Pattern
  • 57

    Selecting a Frame Pattern
  • 57

    Using an Embroidery Card

• 59

  Embroidering

  • 59

    Checking the Pattern before Embroidering
  • 60

    Embroidering a Pattern
  • 62

    Appliquéing

• 64

  Editing and Saving Patterns

  • 64

    Adjusting the Layout and the Size
  • 66

    Adjusting the Upper Thread Tension
  • 67

    Adjusting the Bobbin Thread Tension
  • 68

    Connecting Character Patterns
  • 69

    Resewing
  • 70

    Thread Runs Out Partway Through a Design
  • 70

    Stopping While Embroidering

• 72

  Using the Memory Function

  • 72

    Embroidery Data Precautions
  • 74

    Transferring Embroidery Patterns From the Computer to Machine
  • 77

    Saving Patterns

• 79

  Appendix

• 80

  Care and Maintenance

  • 80

    Cleaning the Machine Surface
  • 80

    Cleaning the Race

• 82

  Attaching the Embroidery Foot

• 84

  Troubleshooting

  • 88

    Error Messages
  • 89

    Troubleshooting
  • 91

    Adjusting the LCD
  • 91

    Operation Beep

• 92

  Upgrading Your Machine's Software Using USB Media

• 93

  Index