Operation Manual

Chapter 4
Character/Decorative Stitches
SELECTING STITCH PATTERNS ............................ 168
■ Stitch Selection Screens ......................................................... 169
Selecting Decorative Stitch Patterns/7mm Decorative Stitch
Patterns/Satin Stitch Patterns/7mm Satin Stitch Patterns/
Cross Stitch/Utility Decorative Stitch Patterns .......................170
Alphabet Characters/Japanese characters...............................170
■ Deleting Characters................................................................171
■ Adjusting the Character Spacing ............................................ 171
SEWING STITCH PATTERNS................................. 173
Sewing Attractive Finishes .....................................................173
Basic Sewing ...........................................................................173
Making Adjustments ...............................................................174
EDITING STITCH PATTERNS ................................ 176
■ Key Functions......................................................................... 176
Changing the Size ...................................................................178
Changing the Length (for 7mm Satin Stitch Patterns Only) ....178
Creating a Vertical Mirror Image ...........................................178
Creating a Horizontal Mirror Image ......................................178
Sewing a Pattern Continuously ..............................................178
Changing Thread Density (for Satin Stitch Patterns Only) ......179
Returning to the Beginning of the Pattern ...............................179
Checking the Image ................................................................180
COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS ......................... 181
Before Combining ...................................................................181
Combining Various Stitch Patterns .........................................181
Combining Large and Small Stitch Patterns ............................182
Combining Horizontal Mirror Image Stitch Patterns ..............183
Combining Stitch Patterns of Different Length........................184
Making Step Stitch Patterns
(for 7mm Satin Stitch Patterns Only) .....................................184
■ More Examples....................................................................... 185
USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION....................... 187
Stitch Data Precautions...........................................................187
■ Types of Stitch Data that can be Used.................................... 187
■ Types of USB Devices/Media that can be Used...................... 187
■ Connecting Your Machine to the PC ...................................... 187
■ Precautions on Using the Computer to Create and Save Data .... 187
Saving Stitch Patterns in the Machine’s Memory ....................188
■ If the Memory is Full .............................................................. 188
Saving Stitch Patterns to USB Media.......................................188
Saving Stitch Patterns in the Computer...................................189
Retrieving Stitch Patterns from the Machine’s Memory ..........190
Recalling from USB Media ......................................................191
Recalling from the Computer ..................................................192