Brother Xl 3500T Quick Start Guide

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Operation manual
Manuel d’instructions
Manual de instrucciones

Please read all instructions before using.

DANGER - To reduce the risk of electric shock:
The machine should never be left unattended while plugged in. Always unplug the
machine from the electrical outlet immediately after using and before cleaning.

WARNING - To reduce the risk of burns, fire, electric shock, or personal injury:
1. This product should be used only for its intended purpose. Caution is necessary
when the machine is used by or near children.
2. Operate this machine only for its intended use as described in this manual. Use
only accessories recommended by the manufacturer as contained in this manual.
3. Never operate this machine or AC adapter if it has a damaged cord or plug, if it is
not working properly, if it has been dropped or damaged, or dropped into water.
Return the machine to the nearest authorized dealer or service center for
examination, repair, electrical or mechanical adjustment.
4. Never operate the machine with any air openings blocked. Keep ventilation
openings of the machine free from the accumulation of lint, dust, and loose cloth.
5. Never drop or insert any object into any opening.
6. Do not use outdoors.
7. Do not operate where aerosol (spray) products are being used or where oxygen is
being administered.
8. Do not unplug by pulling on the cord. To unplug, grasp the plug, not the cord, and
carefully remove from the electrical wall outlet.
9. Keep fingers away from all moving parts.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
This machine is intended for household use.

ENGLISH

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
When using this machine, basic safety precautions should always be taken,
including the following:

FOR USERS IN THE UK, EIRE, MALTA
AND CYPRUS ONLY
If this machine is fitted with a three-pin non-rewireable BS plug, then please read the
following.

IMPORTANT
If the available socket outlet is not suitable for the plug supplied with this equipment,
it should be cut off and an appropriate three-pin plug fitted. With alternative plugs, an
approved fuse must be fitted in the plug.
NOTE
The plug served from the main lead must be destroyed as a plug with bared flexible
cords is hazardous if engaged in a live socket outlet. In the event of replacing the plug
fuse, use a fuse approved by ASTA to BS 1362, i.e., carrying the
mark, rating as
marked on the plug.
Always replace the fuse cover, never use plugs with the fuse cover omitted.
WARNING
DO NOT CONNECT EITHER WIRE TO THE EARTH TERMINAL WHICH IS MARKED
WITH THE LETTER ‘E’, BY THE EARTH SYMBOL
OR COLOURED GREEN OR
GREEN AND YELLOW.
The wires in this main lead are coloured in accordance with the following code:
Blue

Neutral

Brown

Live

As the colours of the wiring in the main lead of this appliance may not correspond
with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows.
The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked
with the letter ‘N’ or coloured black or blue.
The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked
with the letter ‘L’ or coloured red or brown.
Important (in the United Kingdom)
- Mains Supply (AC 230/240V, 50Hz only)
- DO NOT cut off the mains plug from equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable
for the power point in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point,
then obtain an appropriate safety-approved extension lead or consult your dealer.
- BE SURE to replace the fuse only with an identical approved type, as originally
fitted, and to replace the fuse cover.
- If nonetheless the mains plug is cut off, be sure to remove the fuse and dispose of
the plug immediately, to avoid a possible shock hazard by inadvertent connection
to the mains supply.

CONGRATULATIONS ON CHOOSING
OUR MACHINE
Your machine is the latest addition to the exciting world of home embroidery.
To fully enjoy all the features, we suggest that you read the manual before using.

PLEASE READ BEFORE USING THIS MACHINE
For safe operation
1. Do not touch the thread cartridge or design frame while embroidering.
2. Remember to unplug the AC adapter:
• after each use
• when a power failure occurs during use
• when maintaining the machine
• when leaving the machine unattended
3. Do not use an AC adapter other than the models specified for this machine.
4. Plug the AC adapter directly into the wall outlet. Do not use extension cords.
5. Always be sure to turn off the power switch when inserting and removing the
embroidery design cassette. Do not remove the embroidery design cassette from
the slot while the machine is running. (Please follow the instructions outlined in
this instruction manual.)
For a longer service life
1. When storing this machine, avoid direct sunlight and high humidity locations. Do
not use or store the machine near a space heater, iron, halogen lamp, or other hot
objects.
2. Use only neutral soaps or detergents to clean the outer case. Benzene, thinner, and
scouring powders can damage the case and machine, and should never be used.
3. Use caution in order to avoid dropping or hitting the machine or AC adapter.
For repair or adjustment
In the event a malfunction occurs or adjustment is required, first follow the
troubleshooting table in the back of this manual to inspect the machine yourself. If the
problem persists, please contact your nearest authorized service center.
• Please note that specifications and external appearance are subject to change
for improvement without notice.

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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on choosing this embroidery machine!
With your new machine, you can quickly and easily embroider appliqués for your clothes, book bags, or
anything else you can imagine. Using the wide range of thread colors available, you can sew embroidery
from any of the built-in patterns. There are also many other patterns available on design cassettes sold
separately.
After embroidering the appliqué, you can cut it out and iron it onto anything made of fabric, using the
enclosed iron-on adhesive film. You can also attach it to other objects, using commercially available
double-sided tape. There are many washable fabric adhesives available at your local craft retailer.

Visit www.brother.com for more project ideas.

CONTENTS

Contents

Chapter 1

Before You Start.................................................... 1

Chapter 2

Unpacking ................................................................................................. 1
Supplies ..................................................................................................... 2
Basic supplies ................................................................................................................... 2
Optional supplies.............................................................................................................. 2

Important parts.......................................................................................... 3

Chapter 3

Machine ........................................................................................................................... 3
Operation keys ................................................................................................................. 3
LCD display ...................................................................................................................... 4
Design frame .................................................................................................................... 4
Thread cartridge................................................................................................................ 4

Useful vocabulary...................................................................................... 5

Chapter 2

Overview and Patterns.......................................... 7
Chapter 4

Overview................................................................................................... 7
Types of patterns ....................................................................................... 8
Reading the pattern list.............................................................................. 8

Making an Embroidered Appliqué ......................... 9

Chapter 5

Chapter 3

INDEX

Making an embroidered appliqué from a one-point pattern ...................... 9
Step 1
Getting ready .................................................................................. 9
Step 2
Starting up the machine ................................................................ 11
Step 3
Selecting the pattern ..................................................................... 11
Step 4
Inserting the thread cartridge and design frame ............................ 13
Step 5
Embroidering the appliqué ............................................................ 17
Step 6
Selecting the next operation.......................................................... 20
Step 7
Finishing the appliqué ................................................................... 21
Step 8
Attaching the appliqué .................................................................. 23
Chenille embroidery ................................................................................ 25

Chapter 6

Working with text (when a frame or template pattern is selected) .......... 27

Chapter 4

Additional Operations......................................... 33

If a pattern has not yet been saved in the selected pocket: .............................................. 35
If a pattern has already been saved in the selected pocket:.............................................. 35

Chapter 1

Selecting a pattern from a Design cassette .............................................. 33
Saving a pattern....................................................................................... 34

CONTENTS

Entering text.................................................................................................................... 28
Changing the text............................................................................................................ 31
Checking the text ............................................................................................................ 32

Retrieving a saved pattern ....................................................................... 37
Checking the text in a saved pattern................................................................................ 39

Continuing embroidering after your machine is turned off .............................................. 43

Chapter 5

Appendix............................................................. 49

Quick Reference Guide....................................... 55

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 4

Cleaning precautions ............................................................................... 49
Troubleshooting....................................................................................... 49
Error screens............................................................................................ 50
Specifications .......................................................................................... 52
Index ....................................................................................................... 53

Chapter 3

Removing the design frame ..................................................................... 44
Pulling the thread end out of the cartridge .............................................. 45
Changing the contrast of the LCD display ............................................... 47
If the safety mechanism was activated..................................................... 48

Chapter 2

Editing the text in a saved pattern ........................................................... 40
Stopping and continuing embroidering.................................................... 41

INDEX
Chapter 6

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CONTENTS

Chapter

Before You Start

Chapter 1

Before using your machine, read the information in this chapter to fully understand how to use it.

UNPACKING
Chapter 2

Machine

Chapter 3

Included accessories
Chapter 4

AC adapter
For 120 V areas

For 230 V areas

15 Pre-filled thread cartridges
(15 individual thread colors)

Chapter 5

10 Pre-cut design fabrics (4 white, 3 beige & 3 gray)

2 Design frames

INDEX

10 Iron-on adhesives

Scissors

Operation manual

Pattern list
Chapter 6

SUPPLIES
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Additional pre-cut design fabrics and thread cartridges can be purchased at your nearest Brother
retailer. The optional design cassettes that are also available provide a large selection of embroidery
patterns.

Pre-filled thread cartridges
(Visit www.brother.com for a complete listing.)

Pre-cut design fabrics with iron-on adhesives

Chapter 1

●● Basic supplies

CONTENTS

SUPPLIES

Chapter 2
Chapter 3

●● Optional supplies
Design cassettes
(Visit www.brother.com for a complete listing.)

Chapter 4

CAUTION
Only use Brother “AppliquéStation” supplies with this machine. Check to be sure that the
supplies have the

mark or “for AppliquéStation” on them.

Chapter 5

•

INDEX
Chapter 6

IMPORTANT PARTS
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CONTENTS

IMPORTANT PARTS

●● Machine
Top
1

Chapter 1

1 LCD display
2 Operation keys
3 Slot for an optional design cassette

Chapter 2

4 Thread cartridge release button (
)
5 Thread cartridge slot
6 Design frame mounting bracket (inside the
machine)
7 Design frame slot
8 Design frame positioning line
9 AC adapter connector
0 Needle position adjustment dial

Chapter 3

Back

Bottom
Chapter 4

Chapter 5

key
Press this key to turn the machine on or off.
key

key
Press this key to start or stop embroidering.

keys

Press these keys to make a choice (for example,
to find the pattern or letter that you want).
key

Chapter 6

Press this key to set the design frame for removal
from the machine.

INDEX

●● Operation keys

Press this key to confirm the choice (for
example, to select the chosen pattern or letter).
key
Press this key to return to the previous screen.

5 If , , or appears, press the

or
key to display more information,
patterns or letters.

The A side of the design frame is white, and the B side is gray.
1

Design frame mount
Pre-cut design fabric pins
Frame-opening tabs
Frame side marks

Chapter 3

1
2
3
4

Chapter 2

●● Design frame

Chapter 1

1 This indicator light appears when a category or
pattern from the design cassette is selected.
2 This indicator light appears when the part of the
pattern that is displayed or being sewn will have a
chenille texture. (For more details, see page 25.)
3 Patterns and instructions appear in this part of the
LCD display.
4 The chosen pattern or letter is highlighted.

CONTENTS

●● LCD display

3
Chapter 4

●● Thread cartridge
2
7

3
4
5

To prevent injuries, keep the needle guard cap over the needle when the thread cartridge is
not being used. Also, do not try to disassemble the thread cartridges.

Chapter 6

WARNING

INDEX

1 Thread color ID number (The color of the label
corresponds to the color of the thread.)
2 Look in this window to see how much thread is left
in the cartridge.
3 Guide
4 Needle
5 Presser foot
6 Thread (Normally 3/4” to 1” (2 to 3 cm) of thread
should hang out of the bottom of the cartridge.)
7 Needle guard cap

Chapter 5

USEFUL VOCABULARY
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2

Below is a handy reference list of terms used in this manual.
Character
A letter, number or symbol
Font
A style of characters
Highlight
The darker part of the screen that shows a selection
Jump stitches
Stitches that connect the ending point of one part of the pattern to the starting
point of another part of the pattern when sewing different parts of the pattern
with the same color
Chenille
Embroidery made of looped threads, similar to a terry cloth towel
Pocket
Computer memory area in the machine where a pattern can be stored
Right side
The front of the embroidery
ROM
Readable Optic Memory
Wrong side
The back of the embroidery

CONTENTS

USEFUL VOCABULARY

Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
INDEX
Chapter 6

CONTENTS
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
INDEX
Chapter 6

CONTENTS

Chapter

Overview and Patterns

Chapter 1

This chapter gives a simple overview on how to embroider an appliqué, and describes the different types
of patterns that can be embroidered.

OVERVIEW

Chapter 4
Chapter 5

Each item listed above is described in greater detail in Chapter 3 Making an Embroidered
Appliqué. Follow the instructions in Chapter 3 to learn how to make an embroidered
appliqué.

Chapter 3

NOTE
•

Chapter 2

The following is a general description of how to make an embroidered appliqué.
1 From the pattern list, select which pattern to embroider.
2 Connect the AC adapter. Place the pre-cut design fabric in the design frame.
3 Start up this machine.
4 Use the operation keys to select the pattern.
5 Insert the thread cartridge and design frame following the on-screen instructions.
6 Embroider the appliqué, changing the thread cartridge for each color.
7 After the embroidery is finished, remove the thread cartridge.
8 Remove the design frame from the mounting bracket, and then take the appliqué out of the frame.
9 Use the iron-on adhesive film to secure the threads in the appliqué fabric.
0 Cut off any extra threads, and then cut out the appliqué in any shape you want.
A Attach the appliqué to your favorite garment.

INDEX
Chapter 6

TYPES OF PATTERNS/READING
PATTERNS
THE PATTERN LIST
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This machine can embroider three types of patterns. Check the enclosed pattern list for samples and
thread color ID numbers.
These patterns are small designs that can be embroidered as they
appear.

Frame patterns

These patterns are made up of a frame and text that you can enter.
The

Template patterns

mark in the pattern shows where text can be added.

These patterns are made up of 1 to 4 lines of text that you can
enter. The
added.

mark in the pattern shows where text can be

The number of letters that can be entered into frame and template patterns depends on
the pattern and the selected font. Also, some patterns can only be used with certain fonts.

Chapter 2

NOTE
•

Chapter 1

One-point patterns

CONTENTS

TYPES OF PATTERNS

Chapter 3

READING THE PATTERN LIST

Chapter 4

The pattern list shows you samples of the embroidery patterns. It also shows you where you can find the
pattern you want and helps you decide if you have all the thread colors needed. The symbols and numbers
in the pattern list are explained below.
Pattern list (example)
7
One-point patterns

1: 800 (A)
2: 085 (B)
3: 513 (A)

8
6
5

Category icon shown in the LCD display
Type of patterns in the category
Sample of the embroidery
Pattern number

5
6
7
8

“
” means that part of the pattern is embroidered with the chenille texture. (See page 25.)
Thread color ID numbers in the sewing order
Side of design frame used with the thread color
Total number of patterns in the category

INDEX

1
2
3
4

Chapter 5

No.01

NOTE

A pattern list is included with each optional design cassette.
The layout and contents of the pattern list may change without notice. (Check our Web
site for the latest updates: www.brother.com)

Chapter 6

•
•

CONTENTS

Chapter

Making an Embroidered Appliqué

As an example, the following procedure describes how to embroider
built-in pattern category

(pattern number 03) of the

. For pattern numbers and samples, refer to the pattern list.
Chapter 3

●● 1. Getting ready
1

Insert the plug on the AC
adapter cord into the
connector on the back of the
machine.

Chapter 4

Chapter 2

MAKING AN EMBROIDERED APPLIQUÉ FROM A ONE-POINT PATTERN

Chapter 1

This chapter gives details on each step that you should follow to embroider an appliqué and how to iron
it on. In the section Making an embroidered appliqué from a one-point pattern, we will practice making
an appliqué from a one-point pattern. Since text can be added to frame and template patterns, the section
Working with text (when a frame or template pattern is selected) explains how to enter the text.

Plug the adapter into an
electrical wall outlet.
1

Chapter 5

WARNING
INDEX

Use only the enclosed AC adapter, designed exclusively for this machine. If the machine will
not be used for a long time, disconnect the AC adapter.

Chapter 6

MAKING AN EMBROIDERED APPLIQUÉ FROM A ONE-POINT PATTERN
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Place the pre-cut design fabric in the design frame.

CONTENTS

Putting the pre-cut design fabric in the design frame
1Lift up side A of the design frame.

Chapter 1

2Place the pre-cut design fabric in the
design frame so the side that will be the
front of the embroidery faces up.

1
Chapter 2

Either side of the pre-cut design fabric can
used as the front of the embroidery.
Hook the holes in the design fabric onto the
pins on side B of the design frame.

2
3Snap the design frame closed at the
two places shown.

Chapter 3

1 Side A (white)
2 Side that will be the front of the embroidery

Chapter 4

•

Chapter 6

Do not embroider onto anything other than the pre-cut design fabrics designed
exclusively for this machine.
The smoother (leather-like) side of the pre-cut design fabric may shrink or become
wrinkled if it gets wet.

INDEX

CAUTION
•

Chapter 5

The maximum embroidering area is
6 6 cm. However, the actual size of the
embroidery will depend on the pattern selected.

Press the

CONTENTS

●● 2. Starting up the machine
key to turn on the machine.

The screen shown at the right appears on the LCD
display.

Press the

Chapter 1

key.

Chapter 2

The design frame holder moves to its starting point.
Next, the start-up animation appears on the LCD
display. Then, a screen showing the various
pattern categories appears. (The icons in the
screens that appear may be slightly different than those shown in this manual.)

Key information
To skip the animation, press any key.

•

The design frame holder will make an obvious noise while moving. This is normal and
does not mean that the machine is broken.
If it is hard to read the screen, change the contrast of the LCD display. (For more details,
see page 47.)

NOTE
•

To turn the machine off, press the

Chapter 4

•

key again.

●● 3. Selecting the pattern

The pattern categories are displayed.
As long as or appears, more pattern
categories can be displayed.

Chapter 5

Chapter 3

•

For this example, highlight

INDEX

Press the
or
key until the
category for the pattern that you want is
highlighted.
.

Chapter 6

•

To select a pattern that was previously saved to a memory pocket, highlight

•

details, see the section Retrieving a saved pattern on page 37.
To select a pattern from a design cassette, see page 33.

Press the

. For

Chapter 1

For details about the patterns, check the pattern list, and see the section Overview and
Patterns on page 7.

key.

CONTENTS

NOTE
•

The patterns in the category chosen in step 2
appear.

Press the
or
key until the pattern
that you want is highlighted.

Chapter 3

3 1

For this example, highlight
(pattern number
03). (The pattern icons and total number of
patterns that appear may be slightly different than
the one shown at the right.)

For details about the patterns, check the pattern list, and see the section Overview and
Patterns on page 7.

•

To go back to the pattern categories, press the

Key information

Press the

key.

Chapter 6

Key information
To skip the animation, press any key.

INDEX

The embroidering animation appears on the LCD
display. Then, the screen shown at the right
appears.

•

key.

Chapter 5

•

Chapter 4

NOTE

Chapter 2

1 Total number of patterns in the category
2 Number of the highlighted pattern
3 This indicator appears if the selected pattern is
embroidered with the chenille texture.
4 Patterns in the chosen category

If a frame or template pattern was selected, you would now select the font and type in
the text. For details, see the section Working with text (when a frame or template pattern
is selected) on page 27.

The first thread color ID number and
the first part of the pattern that will be
embroidered are shown in the LCD
display.

Chapter 1

●● 4. Inserting the thread cartridge and design frame
3

Chapter 3

NOTE
When embroidering text in frame or template patterns, “
” appears instead of the
thread color ID number. This means that you can use any thread color.

Chapter 4

Key information
•

To go back to the previous screen, press the

•

To skip or move around within a stitch area or advance to the next thread color, press the

key.

•

To stop embroidering and move forward to the end, press the
the section Selecting the next operation on page 20.)

•

To advance to the step where the design frame is inserted, press the
details, see the section Inserting the design frame on page 16.)

key. (For
INDEX

Insert the thread cartridge with the
corresponding color ID number shown
in the LCD display.

key. (For details, see

Chapter 5

key. (For details, see the section Stopping and continuing embroidering on
page 41.)

Chapter 2

1 Thread color ID number
2 Total number of thread colors used in the pattern
3 Number showing the order of the thread color being
5
2
4
6
used
4 The part of the pattern that will currently be
embroidered
5 This indicator appears if the part of the pattern that is displayed will be embroidered with the chenille
texture.
6 See Key information below.

•

CONTENTS

NOTE
•

1 Thread color ID number

Chapter 6

CONTENTS

Inserting a thread cartridge
1Hold the thread cartridge as shown in the
diagram, and then align the guide on the thread
cartridge with the groove in the thread cartridge
slot.

NOTE
•

Chapter 4

3Swing down the back end of the thread cartridge
until it locks in place.

Chapter 3

2Slide the thread
cartridge into the
thread cartridge slot.

Chapter 2

•

Be sure to take the needle guard cap off the
needle before inserting the thread cartridge.
Check that about 3/4” to 1” (2 to 3 cm) of
thread hangs out of the bottom of the
cartridge. If it does not, see the section
Pulling the thread end out of the cartridge on
page 45.

Chapter 1

1 Guide
2 Groove

Chapter 5

•

Chapter 6

Insert the thread cartridge after selecting the pattern and when the screen showing
the thread ID number appears.
Before inserting the thread cartridge, make sure there is enough thread in it. Plan
ahead when sewing chenille texture embroidery, since it uses more thread than
standard embroidery.

INDEX

CAUTION
•

1Press the thread cartridge release button (

CONTENTS

Removing the thread cartridge
).

The thread is automatically cut and the back end of the thread cartridge pops up.

2Slide out the thread cartridge.
Chapter 1

CAUTION
•

Be sure to press the thread cartridge release button (
) before trying to take out
the thread cartridge. Do not try removing the thread cartridge without pressing the
) first, otherwise the cartridge may be damaged.

A screen appears, showing which side
of the design frame should face up.

Chapter 3

Chapter 2

thread cartridge release button (

Chapter 4

NOTE
•

If chenille texture embroidery is being sewn,
the screen shown at the right appears. (See
the section Chenille embroidery on
page 25.)

Chapter 5

Key information
•

To go back to the previous screen, press the

key.
INDEX
Chapter 6

Insert the design frame with the side shown in the screen facing up.

CONTENTS

Inserting the design frame
1Check the screen to see which side of the design frame should face up.

Chapter 1

When the screen shown above appears,
insert the design frame with side A facing
up.

When the screen shown above appears,
insert the design frame with side B facing
up.
Chapter 2

2Line up the right side of the design frame
with the line on the machine at the design
frame slot.
1 Line

2 Design frame mount
3 Design frame mounting bracket
4 Frame side marks (A or B)

Chapter 5

Make sure that the design frame is
inserted correctly, otherwise the
embroidery may not be sewn correctly or
thread cartridge may break.

2
Chapter 4

CAUTION
•

1
3

Chapter 3

3Insert the mount on the design frame into the
design frame mounting bracket inside the
machine.

INDEX
Chapter 6

CONTENTS

Removing the design frame
1Pull the design frame straight out.

Chapter 1
Chapter 2

CAUTION

•

When embroidering is finished or while sewing chenille embroidery, the design frame
automatically moves so that it can be taken out after the thread cartridge is removed. (See
the section Chenille embroidery on page 25.) If you want to stop embroidering and take
out the design frame, follow the instructions in the section Removing the design frame on
page 44.

NOTE

●● 5. Embroidering the appliqué

Chapter 4

Before pulling out the design frame, remove the thread cartridge, and make sure that the
design frame has moved to its starting point so it can be taken out.
Chapter 3

•

Before embroidering, check that the thread cartridge and design frame are correctly inserted.

Press the

key.

Chapter 5

The part of the pattern shown on the LCD display
is embroidered.

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Key information
To stop embroidering, press the
stop.

•

To continue embroidering, press the

key. After sewing a few stitches, the machine will
key.

Chapter 6

•

Be sure to insert the design frame before pressing the

•

If the
key is pressed without a thread
cartridge inserted, the warning screen
shown at the right appears. Insert the thread
cartridge.
If the thread cartridge runs out of thread or
the thread breaks, embroidering will not

•

key.

Chapter 1

•

CONTENTS

CAUTION

automatically stop. Press the
key, and then fix the problem. (See Stopping and
continuing embroidering on page 41.)
Chapter 2

WARNING
The thread cartridge and design frame move while the embroidery is being sewn. For that
reason, do not touch the thread cartridge or design frame, prevent them from moving in any

Press the thread cartridge release

Chapter 5

When the machine is finished
embroidering the part of the pattern
shown on the LCD display, it
automatically stops and the screen
shown at the right appears.

Chapter 4

) while embroidering; otherwise, the

button (
), and then remove the
thread cartridge.
(See the section Removing the thread cartridge on
page 15.)

First color to be embroidered

The next thread color ID number and
the next part of the pattern are shown in
the LCD display.

Chapter 6

Be sure to wait until embroidering is finished before removing the thread cartridge.

INDEX

CAUTION
•

Chapter 3

way, or press the thread cartridge release button (
machine or thread cartridge may break.

Insert the next thread cartridge.
CONTENTS

A screen appears, showing which side of the
design frame should face up.

NOTE
Chapter 1

If chenille embroidery is being sewn, the
screen shown at the right appears.

•

If the screen changes as shown below:
1. After the thread cartridge is removed, the design frame automatically moves to its
starting point so that it can be taken out.
2. Pull out the design frame, and then insert it with the side shown in the screen facing
up. (See the section Chenille embroidery on page 25.)

Chapter 2

•

Chapter 3
Chapter 4

Chapter 5

When the screen changes as
When the screen changes as
shown above, insert the design shown above, insert the design
frame with side A facing up.
frame with side B facing up.

up, and then press the

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Check that the design frame is inserted
with the side shown in the screen facing
key.

Chapter 6

The part of the pattern shown on the LCD display
is embroidered.
If the pattern uses many thread colors, repeat steps 2 through 6 until all parts of the pattern are
embroidered.

When the machine is finished
embroidering, it automatically stops and
the screen shown at the right appears.

Remove the thread cartridge.

CONTENTS

Chapter 1

The design frame moves back to its starting point
so it can be removed. After the final animation is
displayed, the screen shown at the right appears.

Key information

To skip the animation, press any key.

Chapter 2

•

Pull out the design frame. Then, take the
pre-cut design fabric out of the frame.

Be sure to follow the correct procedure for removing the thread cartridge before
removing the design frame, otherwise the stitching may be damaged. (See the section
Removing the thread cartridge on page 15 and Removing the design frame on page 17.)

To embroider the same pattern again
Press the
key until
is highlighted, and then press the
key. The screen shown on
page 13 under Inserting the thread cartridge and design frame appears. Repeat the steps to
embroider the same pattern.

Press the
or
key until
is highlighted, and then press the
see the section Saving a pattern on page 34.

key. For more details,

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To save the pattern

Chapter 5

●● 6. Selecting the next operation

Chapter 4

CAUTION
•

Chapter 3

Finished embroidery

To embroider a different pattern

To finish using the machine
20

Press the

key.

Chapter 6

Press the
key until
is highlighted, and then press the
key. The screen shown on
page 11 under Selecting the pattern appears. Repeat the steps to embroider a different pattern.

In order to prevent threads from being pulled out, attach the iron-on adhesive film to the wrong side
of the embroidery. Then, cut the embroidery into any shape you want.

CAUTION
•

NOTE
•

A reference line of stitching is sewn around the
pattern so the pattern can be cut out more easily.

•

Chapter 4

Place the right side of the embroidery face
down. Then, completely cover the threads
with the iron-on adhesive, making sure that
the printed backing paper faces up.
Make sure that the backing paper is on the top.
1 Ironing board
2 Pre-cut design fabric (wrong side facing up)
3 Iron-on adhesive (printed backing paper facing up)

Be sure to heat the iron to a medium
temperature of 285 to 320 F (140 to 160
C) and not to use the steam setting. Then,
press the iron down for 30 to 40 seconds on
the backing paper of the iron-on adhesive.

Chapter 5

Chapter 3

The reference line may not be sewn around all
1
patterns.
If you do not want to cut out the embroidery
along the reference line, carefully take out the reference line threads before ironing on
the adhesive film.

Chapter 2

1 Reference line of stitching (line that shows how to
cut out the embroidery)

•

Chapter 1

Before the iron-on adhesive film is attached, the embroidery threads can easily be pulled
out. Be careful not to pull them out.

CONTENTS

●● 7. Finishing the appliqué

INDEX

NOTE
•

Chapter 6

If some of the adhesive melts onto the iron, wait until the iron cools down, and then peel
off the adhesive.

Be very careful when using the iron since it is very hot and can cause burns.
During or after ironing the pre-cut design fabric, wait until the fabric has cooled down
before touching it.

After the design fabric cools down
completely, cut off any extra threads.

Chapter 1

•
•

CONTENTS

WARNING

1 Extra thread

1
Chapter 2

NOTE
•

Peel the backing paper off the back of the
appliqué.

Cut out the appliqué.

Chapter 4

Chapter 3

The extra threads can be cut off before attaching the iron-on adhesive. But, since the
embroidery threads can easily be pulled out, be careful not to pull them out.

Chapter 5

Cut out the embroidery either along the reference line
or in any shape you want.

INDEX
Chapter 6

•

Chapter 1

•

When cutting out the embroidery in any shape you want, cut at least 3/16” (5 mm) away
from the edge of the embroidery. If you cut too close to the embroidery, you might cut
the embroidery threads.
When cutting along the reference line, cut outside of the reference line. Do not cut inside
the reference line.
If the iron-on adhesive film did not completely attach to the appliqué and must be ironed
on again, make sure that the film is covered by the backing paper. Place the backing
paper on top of the film with the printed side of the backing paper facing up.

CONTENTS

CAUTION
•

●● 8. Attaching the appliqué
To iron on the appliqué:

1
Chapter 3

Place the appliqué right side up on the
fabric at the place where you want to attach
it. Then, place an extra piece of cloth over
the embroidery to protect it.
Be sure to iron on a hard surface, like an ironing board.
1
2
3
4

2
Be sure to heat the iron to a medium
4
temperature of 285 to 320 F (140 to 160
C) and do not use the steam setting. Then, use both hands to press the iron
down hard for 20 to 30 seconds on the extra piece of cloth covering the
appliqué.

Chapter 5

If the appliqué did not attach well to the fabric, iron it from the back.

Chapter 4

Ironing board
Fabric
Appliqué
Extra piece of cloth

Chapter 2

To ensure that an iron-on appliqué will not come off after repeated washings, sew it to the fabric
either by hand or with a sewing machine.

WARNING
•
•

INDEX

•

Be very careful when using the iron since it is very hot and can cause burns.
During or after ironing the pre-cut design fabric, wait until the fabric has cooled down
before touching it, otherwise you may be burned.
After ironing on the appliqué, wait until it cools down completely (about 20 minutes)
before folding it or pulling on it.

Chapter 6

To attach the appliqué like a sticker:

Chapter 1

•
•
•
•

Do not attach the appliqué to fabric that may be damaged when ironed at a medium
temperature for a certain amount of time.
Do not attach the appliqué to water-proofed, stretch or furry fabric.
The appliqué will not attach to wet or damp fabric. Be sure to dry the fabric first.
Do not dry clean the appliqué.
Sew the appliqué onto sweaters and other knitted items.

CONTENTS

CAUTION
•

Attach a piece of commercially available double-sided tape to the back of the applique. Then, attach
it to anything you want.
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
INDEX
Chapter 6

CHENILLE EMBROIDERY
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Chenille embroidery
Chapter 1

This section gives additional details on chenille embroidery.
Parts of certain patterns that can be embroidered with the
machine are designed to be sewn with a chenille texture.
The chenille texture is made of looped threads and looks
like a terry cloth towel. When sewing chenille
embroidery, be sure to insert the design frame with side B
facing up.

CONTENTS

CHENILLE EMBROIDERY

NOTE
In this manual, “chenille embroidery” is embroidery with sections that are sewn with a
chenille texture.

•

In the pattern list, “
chenille texture.

” means that part of the pattern is embroidered with the

Chapter 2

•

When a chenille pattern is selected:

For the sample pattern list information at the right, the
embroidery would be sewn as described below.

key.

After the first color is embroidered and the machine stops automatically,

INDEX

press the thread cartridge release button (
) to cut the thread, and then
remove the thread cartridge. (See the section Removing the thread
cartridge on page 15).

Chapter 5

Insert the thread cartridge for the first
color (800). After the screen shown at
the right appears, insert the design
frame with side B facing up, and then
press the

1: (800)B
2: (124) A
3: (323)B

Chapter 4

Example:

Chapter 3

When sewing chenille embroidery, the side of the design frame facing up will have to be changed
from side B to side A or from side A to side B. After replacing the thread cartridge, check that the
design frame is installed correctly.

Chapter 6

facing up, and then press the

key.

CONTENTS

Insert the thread cartridge for the second color
(124). After the screen shown at the right
appears, insert the design frame with side A

Chapter 1

After the second color is embroidered and the machine automatically
stops, remove the thread cartridge.

Insert the thread cartridge for the third color
(323). After the screen shown at the right appears,
insert the design frame with side B facing up, and

After the third color is embroidered and the machine automatically stops,
continue with the steps in the section Finishing the appliqué on page 21 to
finish making the appliqué.

•

The parts of the patterns that will be sewn with the chenille texture are pre-set. Also, the
built-in fonts cannot be sewn with the chenille texture.
Sewing chenille embroidery uses a lot of thread. Make sure that there is enough thread
left in the cartridge before sewing chenille embroidery.

Chapter 5

NOTE
•

Chapter 4

key.

Chapter 3

then press the

Chapter 2

INDEX
Chapter 6

WORKING WITH TEXT (WHEN A FRAME OR TEMPLATE PATTERN IS SELECTED)
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CONTENTS

WORKING WITH TEXT (WHEN A FRAME OR TEMPLATE
PATTERN IS SELECTED)
With frame and template patterns, you can enter text and select the font that will be used for
embroidering. The
mark in the pattern list and on the LCD display shows where text can be
added. The number of lines and characters that can be entered depends on the pattern selected.

Template patterns are embroidery that have only text. If no text is entered, the embroidery
cannot be sewn.

Chapter 2

The following two fonts are available in two sizes.

Chapter 3

Small (about 7 mm high)
Straight stitches

Large (about 10 mm high)
Satin stitches
(Sewn image)

(Sewn image)

Chapter 4

NOTE
For a list of characters that can be entered, see page 29.

•

All text appearing in the same line must have the same font. But, each line in a template
with more than one line can have different fonts.
All text appearing in the same line must have the same size. But, each line in a template
with more than one line can have different sizes.
With some patterns, the large fonts cannot be chosen.

Chapter 5

•

CAUTION

•

The number of letters that can be entered within
selected font and text size.

depends on the pattern and the

INDEX

•

Chapter 1

CAUTION
•

Chapter 6

CONTENTS

●● Entering text

After a template pattern is selected, the screen
shown at the right appears so that you can choose
the font and text size.
1 Number of the line of text being entered
2 Shows which line of the total number of lines of text is
being entered
3 Fonts and text sizes that are available

3
Chapter 1

NOTE
•

The large fonts cannot be chosen with some patterns. With those patterns,
will not appear.

Press the
or
key until the font and
text size that you want is highlighted.

Press the

key.

1 23

The screen shown at the right appears.

Chapter 5

Press the
or
key until the
character that you want to enter is
highlighted.
To select another set of characters,
press the
or
key until the
characters you want appear.

Chapter 4

1 Select this icon to check the entered text. (For details,
see the section Checking the text on page 32.)
2 Select this icon to delete a character. (For details, see
the section Changing the text on page 31.)
3 Select this icon to quit entering the text.
4 Characters that are available
5 Number of the line of text being entered
6 Text that has been entered

Chapter 3

Chapter 2

INDEX
Chapter 6

The following are the sets of available characters in the two fonts shown below.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWUXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwuxyz

0123456789

& ? ! ( ) ’, . – / _ @

(space)

ÄÅÂÆÑÖØÇÜäàåâæëèéêñöòøìçüùß

& ? ! ( ) ’, . – / _ @

Chapter 1

(space)

CONTENTS

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWUXYZ

ÄÅÂÆÑÖØÇÜäàåâæëèéêñöòøìçüùß

•

To go back to change the font or text size, press the
it is erased when you change the font and text size.

key. If any text has been entered,

1 Press the

key until either

Chapter 3

Example: To enter “Star ”

Chapter 2

Key information

is highlighted, and then press the
key.
key until “S” is highlighted, and

then press the

key until the lowercase

key until “t” is highlighted, and
INDEX

then press the

5 Press the

key.

Chapter 5

3 Press the
or
letters appear.

4 Press the

Chapter 4

2 Press the

key.

key until “a” is highlighted, and
Chapter 6

then press the

key.

6 Press the

key until “r” is highlighted, and

7 Press the
appear.

key.

key until the symbols

Chapter 1

8 Press the

CONTENTS

then press the

key until “” is highlighted, and

then press the

key.
Chapter 2

NOTE
•

If the screen shown at the right appears, no
more characters can be entered. Press the
Chapter 3

key to go back to the text. Then, change
the text to make it shorter (see the section
Changing the text on page 31), select a
smaller text size, or quit entering text.

key until

Chapter 4

9 After all the text is entered, press the

is highlighted, and then press the

key.
Chapter 5

0 If the pattern has two or more
marks, the
screen shown at the right appears. Repeat steps
1 to 9 to enter the next line of text.

•

If you do not want to enter another line of text, press the
highlighted, and then press the

key until

INDEX

Key information

key.
Chapter 6

CONTENTS

A After all of the text is entered, the embroidering
animation appears on the LCD display. Then,
the screen shown on page 13 under Inserting
the thread cartridge and design frame appears.
Continue in same way that a one-point pattern
is embroidered.

Key information
To go back to edit the text, press the
page 31.)

Chapter 1

•

key. (See the section Changing the text on

When it is time to embroider a line of text
(

), the machine stops and a screen like
Chapter 2

the one shown at the right appears. “
”
appears instead of the thread color ID number.
This means that you can use any thread color
that you would like for the text.
The text is embroidered starting from the top line.

If you would like to edit the text, you will have to delete the characters that you have entered, starting
from the last one, until you reach the point where your editing should begin. Then, enter the text.

Press the

key until

is
key.

Chapter 4

highlighted, and then press the
The last entered character is deleted.

Chapter 5

Keep pressing the
key until you
reach the place in the text that you want
to change.

Example: To change “Ster ” to “Star ”
1 Press the

2 Press the
or
letters appear.

is highlighted,

key three times to

INDEX

and then press the
delete “er”.

key until

Chapter 3

●● Changing the text

key until the lowercase

Chapter 6

3 Enter “ar” as described on pages 29 and 30.
CONTENTS

If the line of text that has been entered is too long to fit in the LCD display, you can scroll it from the
beginning to the end.

Press the

key until

is
key.

The whole line of text, starting from the beginning,
scrolls to the left at the bottom of the LCD display.

Chapter 2

highlighted, and then press the

Chapter 1

●● Checking the text

Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
INDEX
Chapter 6

CONTENTS

Chapter

Additional Operations

Chapter 1

This chapter explains some of the other functions available with this machine.

SELECTING A PATTERN FROM A DESIGN CASSETTE

Before turning on the machine, insert the
design cassette into the slot for an optional
design cassette.

If the machine is on, press the

Chapter 3

Make sure that the arrow mark on the design cassette
faces up. Then, insert the design cassette straight into
the slot as far as possible.
key to turn it off.

Press the
key.

key, and then press

INDEX

After the start-up animation appears on the LCD
display, a screen like the one shown at the right
appears. The icons of the categories on the design
cassette appear in front of the icons for the built-in
pattern categories.

Chapter 5

•

Be sure to turn off the machine before removing the design cassette.
Be sure to insert the optional design cassette correctly. Also, be sure not to insert anything
other than the design cassette into the slot, otherwise the machine may break.
Do not try to disassemble the design cassette. Also, do not touch the connectors of the
design cassette.

Chapter 4

CAUTION
•
•

Chapter 2

In addition to the many patterns built into the machine, there are a variety of optional design cassettes
containing other patterns.

1 The
mark means that pattern category is on
the design cassette.

Chapter 6

SAVING A PATTERN
SELECTING
A PATTERN FROM A DESIGN CASSETTE / SAVING A PATTERN
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The design cassettes may contain more than one pattern category.
For more information about the patterns, check the pattern list included with each
optional design cassette.

Chapter 1

Select the pattern, enter the text, and
sew the embroidery in the same way
that you would with a built-in pattern.

CONTENTS

NOTE
•
•

1 This indicator appears when a pattern from the design
cassette is selected.

1
Chapter 2

SAVING A PATTERN
Patterns that you use often or patterns with text that you entered can be saved so you can quickly select
them to be used again. Up to four patterns can be saved.

Press the
or
highlighted.

key until

Chapter 3

•

Press the

key.

A screen like the one shown at the right appears.

If patterns from a design cassette have been saved,
a screen like the one shown at the right appears.

6 The
mark means that the pattern saved in
that pocket is not from the inserted design cassette in
place at this time.
7 This indicator appears if the pattern saved in a pocket

with the
or
design cassette is inserted.

mark is selected or a

Chapter 6

5 The
mark means that the pattern saved in
that pocket is from the inserted design cassette.

INDEX

1 This indicates that this screen is for saving patterns.
2 This means that a pattern has not yet been saved in this
pocket. The number refers to the pocket that the
information will be saved in.
3 “ ” indicates that a pattern has already been saved in
this pocket.
4 This indicator appears if the pattern saved in the
selected pocket will be embroidered with a chenille texture.

Chapter 5

This is the same screen that appears after embroidering is finished or when the
key
is pressed while the screen shown on page 13 of the section Inserting the thread cartridge
and design frame is displayed.

Chapter 4

NOTE

SAVING A PATTERN
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highlighted, and then press the

CONTENTS

Press the
or
key until the pocket
where you want to save the pattern is
key.

If a pattern has not yet been saved in the selected pocket:
The pattern is saved and a screen like
the one shown at the right appears.

Chapter 1

(The number indicated will be the number of the
selected pocket.)

Then, the screen shown at the right
appears.

Chapter 2

A screen showing the saved pattern
appears.

5 1

Chapter 3

If a pattern has already been saved in the selected pocket:

1 Number of the selected pocket
2 Sample of the saved pattern (If a pocket with the

Press the

Chapter 5

the
mark was selected, “ ” appears at 2,
3
4
and the indicator at 5 appears. To check the saved
pattern, turn off the machine, insert the design cassette
for the saved pattern, and then start again from the beginning. (Even if “ ” is displayed, the new pattern
can be saved.)
3 This indicator appears if the pattern saved in the selected pocket will be embroidered with a chenille
texture.
4 If appears, the pattern saved in the selected pocket is a frame or template pattern. (For details on
checking the text, see the section Checking the text in a saved pattern on page 39.)
5 This indicator appears if the pattern saved in the selected pocket is from a design cassette.

Chapter 4

mark was selected, the pattern is displayed
at 2, and the indicator at 5 appears. If a pocket with

key.
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An animation like the one shown at the right
appears.

Chapter 6

To replace the old pattern with the new
key.

CONTENTS

one, press the

The pattern is saved and a screen like the one
shown at the right appears.

•

If you want to keep the old pattern, press the

key.

Then, the screen shown at the right
appears.

Chapter 1

Key information

Chapter 2

CAUTION
•

Chapter 3

Do not turn off the machine or disconnect the AC adapter from it or from the electrical
outlet while a pattern is being saved, otherwise the pattern will not be saved correctly.

Chapter 4
Chapter 5
INDEX
Chapter 6

RETRIEVING A SAVED PATTERN
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CONTENTS

RETRIEVING A SAVED PATTERN
Saved patterns can quickly be retrieved to be used again.

Press the

key until

highlighted.
Chapter 1

NOTE
•

Press the

key.

Chapter 2

If the saved pattern that you want to retrieve is from a design cassette, be sure that the
design cassette is inserted before turning on the machine.
1

A screen like the one shown at the right appears.

Press the
or
key until the pocket
with the pattern that you want is
highlighted.
Press the

Chapter 4

Chapter 3

1 Indicates that this screen is for retrieving saved
patterns
(For details about the other symbols, see page 34.)

key.
Chapter 5

A screen like the one shown at the right appears.
(For details about the other symbols, see page 35.)

Key information
If you want to select a different saved pattern, press the

INDEX

•

key.

Chapter 6

•

If the screen shown at the right appears, the
design cassette for the pattern saved in the
selected pocket is not currently inserted.

Chapter 1

If the screen shown at the right appears, a
design cassette is not currently inserted.

CONTENTS

NOTE
•

To retrieve the saved pattern, press the

Chapter 2

If either of these error screens appear, turn off the machine, insert the correct design cassette
for the saved pattern, and then start again from the beginning.

key.
Chapter 3

The embroidering animation appears on the LCD
display, and then a screen like the one shown at
the right appears. Go back to the section Inserting
the thread cartridge and design frame on page 13 to start embroidering.

Key information

- Press the

key, highlight

- Press the

key, and then turn on the machine again.

Chapter 5

•

If a saved one-point pattern was selected, press the
key to go to the screen where you
can select a pattern.
If a saved frame or template pattern was selected, press the
key to go to the screen
where you can enter the text for the last line.
To select a different saved pattern, do one of the following:

Chapter 4

•

, and then press the

key.

This will take you back to the screen where you can select a pattern category. Then, start
again from step 1.

INDEX
Chapter 6

CONTENTS

●● Checking the text in a saved pattern
If the saved pattern is a frame or template pattern with
text, appears to show that you can check the text. (See
the section Saving a pattern on page 34 and the section
Retrieving a saved pattern on page 37.)

Press the
the

key. If appears, press

key to check the rest of the text.

A screen like the one shown at the right appears.

ABCDE

1 Number of the selected pocket
2 Selected font and text size (stitch)

Chapter 2

3 If or appears, press the
or
key to display
45
more characters.
4 Number of the line of text being checked
5 Shows which line of the total number of lines of text is being checked
6 Text that has been entered

If more than one line of text has been
entered, press the
key.

Chapter 3

Chapter 1

abcde

A screen like the one shown at the right appears for
the next line of text.

To go back to the screen where you can select a pocket, press the

•

To go back to the previous screen, press the

Chapter 4

Key information
•

key.

When you are finished checking the text, press the

key.
Chapter 5

If you were saving a pattern, an animation like the
one shown at the right appears. Go back to step 5
on page 35.

INDEX

If you were selecting a saved pattern, an animation
appears, and then a screen like the one shown at
the right appears. Go back to the section Inserting
the thread cartridge and design frame on page 13
to start embroidering.

Chapter 6

EDITING THE TEXT IN A SAVED PATTERN
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After a saved template pattern is selected, the text can be changed. This is convenient if you want to
use the same pattern and change the text.

Select the saved frame or template
pattern.
Chapter 1

(See the section Retrieving a saved pattern on
page 37.)

Press the

key.

A screen like the one shown at the right
appears for the last line of text.

Chapter 2

2
3

CONTENTS

EDITING THE TEXT IN A SAVED PATTERN

1 Text that has been entered

Change the text, font or text size.
To change the text, go to the section Changing the text on page 31.
To change the font or text size, press the
key. A
screen like the one shown at the right appears so
that you can choose the font and text size. (See the
section Entering text on page 28.)

CAUTION
If the font or text size is changed, the complete line of text will be deleted.

•

If the font screen for the first line of text is displayed and the
key is pressed, the screen
for selecting the pattern appears. From here, you will have to select a new pattern and
enter the text in its entirety again.
Even after retrieving a saved pattern and changing the text, the original saved text does
not change. If you want to keep the new text, you will have to save it.

•

INDEX

•

Chapter 5

Repeat steps 2 through 4 for each line of
text that you want to change.

Chapter 4

If more than one line of text has been entered,
press the
key. A screen showing the previous
line of text appears.

Chapter 3

Chapter 6

STOPPING AND CONTINUING EMBROIDERING
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Press the

key to stop embroidering.

Chapter 2

After sewing a few stitches, the machine stops, and
a screen like the one shown at the right appears.
1 The highlighted number is the number of the thread
color that was being embroidered.

Press the thread cartridge release button (
thread cartridge.

Press the

key.

), and then remove the
45

Chapter 3

A screen like the one shown at the right appears.

key to go back 11 stitches.

5 Press the

key to skip ahead 11 stitches.
key to skip ahead one thread color. (The number at 5 increases by 1.)

7 Press the

key to go back one thread color. (The number at 6 decreases by 1.)

Chapter 5

6 Press the

Chapter 4

1 Total number of thread colors used in the pattern
2 Number indicating the order of the thread color being
embroidered
3 The part of the pattern that is being embroidered
4 Press the

Key information
Holding down the

•

Holding down the
colors.

or
or

key moves forward or backward 31 stitches.
key moves forward or backward through the thread

INDEX

•

Chapter 1

If the thread breaks or the cartridge runs out of thread, stop embroidering, fix the thread, and then go
back to the point in the pattern where sewing stopped.
If the thread cartridge ran out of thread:
Get a new thread cartridge.
If the thread broke:
Pull the thread out of the cartridge. For details on pulling the thread out from the cartridge, see the
section Pulling the thread end out of the cartridge on page 45.

CONTENTS

STOPPING AND CONTINUING EMBROIDERING

NOTE
If the number at 2 is highlighted, embroidering for that thread color was stopped. If
stitching is moved back to the beginning for that thread color or if another thread color
is selected, the highlighting at 2 disappears.

Chapter 6

•

CONTENTS

Press the
key to go back to the point
where sewing stopped.
Align the hole in the thread cartridge slot (shown by the
arrow at the right) with the point where sewing stopped.
Go back a little before the point where sewing stopped
so the stitches will overlap a little.

Chapter 1

Key information
If you go back too far, press the

key.

•

If the screen shown at the right appears, the
thread cartridge was not removed. Remove
the thread cartridge.

•

If it is difficult to find the point where sewing
stopped, insert the thread cartridge, and then
align the needle with the desired position.

Chapter 2

•

NOTE

key.

Chapter 4

Press the

Chapter 3

The screen displayed in step 1 appears again.

key goes back to step 1.

•

To go back to step 3, press the

key.

Insert the thread cartridge, and then press the

key to continue sewing.

NOTE
If embroidering is stopped and restarted, some extra needle holes may be punched in the
pre-cut design fabric, but it can still be used.

•

If you wish to remove the design frame, press the
key, and then pull it out. (See the
section Removing the design frame on page 44.) Before continuing embroidering, be sure
to insert the design frame with the correct side facing up.

Chapter 6

•

INDEX

Pressing the

Chapter 5

Key information
•

If the machine was turned off, restart embroidering as explained below.
Example: To continue embroidering from the second color

1
2

Turn on the machine and insert the design frame.

A screen like the one shown at the right
appears.

Press the
1.

Chapter 1

Select the pattern that you wish to
finish. When a screen like the one
shown at the right appears, press the
key.

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

key until “02” appears at

Chapter 4

Key information
•

Like in step 4 on page 42, press the
sewing stopped.

key.

key to go forward to the point where

Go back a little before the point where sewing stopped so the stitches will overlap a little.

Chapter 5

If you go forward too far, press the

CONTENTS

●● Continuing embroidering after your machine is turned off

Key information
If you go forward too far, press the

INDEX

•

key.

Chapter 6

REMOVINGAND
STOPPING
THE CONTINUING
DESIGN FRAMEEMBROIDERING / REMOVING THE DESIGN FRAME
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Press the

key.
CONTENTS

The screen displayed at the right appears again.

Key information
Pressing the

key displays the screen shown at the right.

•

To go back to step 4, press the

key.

Insert the thread cartridge, and then press the

Chapter 1

•

key to continue sewing.
Chapter 2

REMOVING THE DESIGN FRAME
If you want to stop embroidering and take out the design frame, follow the steps below.

Press the

key to stop embroidering.

After sewing a few stitches, the machine stops.

Press the thread cartridge release button

Chapter 3

(
), and then remove the thread
cartridge.
Press the
key. After the design frame
moves to its starting point, pull it straight
out.

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

NOTE
•

INDEX

If the screen shown at the right appears, the
thread cartridge was not removed. Remove
the thread cartridge.

Chapter 6

PULLING THE THREAD END OUT OF THE CARTRIDGE
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If the thread breaks or is not feeding out of the cartridge, the embroidery will not be sewn correctly.
Follow the steps below to pull the end of the thread out from the cartridge.

CONTENTS

PULLING THE THREAD END OUT OF THE CARTRIDGE

Put the needle guard cap over the needle.
1 Needle guard cap

Chapter 1

1
Chapter 2

Swing open the cover
of the thread
cartridge.

Chapter 3

Do not open the cover too far. Also, do not open it with excess force, otherwise the thread
cartridge may break.

Chapter 5

Use a thin object to depress the thread
release button. Now, pull out about 6”
(15 cm) of thread.

Chapter 4

CAUTION
•

1 Thread release button

INDEX
Chapter 6

CONTENTS

Use scissors to cut off the end of the
thread that was pulled out. Then, insert
the end of the thread into the red hole,
and while twisting it, guide it through
the cartridge until it comes out at the
bottom of the cartridge.
1 Red hole

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

After the thread is fed out of the
bottom of the cartridge, check that
the thread is hooked over the pin
shown at the right. Then, while
pulling on the thread feeding out
the bottom of the cartridge, close
the cover.

CAUTION
•

If the thread is not hooked over the pin, the machine cannot embroider.

Trim the thread at the bottom of the
cartridge so it is 3/4 to 1” (2 to 3 cm) long.

Chapter 4

Chapter 3

1 Pin
2 Thread
3 Thread pulled out of the cartridge

1 3/4 to 1” (2 to 3 cm)

Chapter 5

WARNING
INDEX

Keep the needle guard cap over the needle while guiding the thread through the cartridge.
If the needle sticks out, it could cause injuries.

Chapter 6

CHANGING THE CONTRAST OF THE LCD DISPLAY
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CONTENTS

CHANGING THE CONTRAST OF THE LCD DISPLAY
If the LCD display is hard to read, it can be made either lighter or darker.

Turn off the machine.
Hold down the

key, and press the
Chapter 1

1
2

key to turn the machine on again.
The screen shown at the right appears.

Press the
contrast.

key to change the

To make the LCD display darker, press the

key.

Chapter 3

key.

Chapter 2

To make the LCD display lighter, press the

Chapter 4

Key information
•

If you do not want to change the LCD display contrast, press the

Press the

key.

key.
Chapter 5

The LCD display becomes darker, and then the
machine goes off automatically.

INDEX
Chapter 6

IF THE SAFETY MECHANISM WAS ACTIVATED
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If the safety mechanism is activated and this machine automatically stops, follow the steps below to
reset the machine.

If the safety mechanism is activated, the
screen shown at the right appears.

Press the

Disconnect the AC adapter from the machine and from the electrical
outlet.

Turn the needle position adjustment
dial (at the bottom of the machine) in
either direction as shown until the
thread cartridge is level.

Chapter 1

CONTENTS

IF THE SAFETY MECHANISM WAS ACTIVATED

key to turn off the machine.
Chapter 2

1 Level position
2 Needle position adjustment dial

Press the thread cartridge release

button (
), and then remove the
thread cartridge.

Chapter 5

Turn on the machine and finish
embroidering.

Chapter 4

Chapter 3

CAUTION
After the safety mechanism has been activated, check that the thread cartridge, design
frame and pre-cut design fabric are not damaged.
- If the thread cartridge that was removed is broken or has a bent needle, dispose of the
cartridge. Use a new thread cartridge.
- If the design frame is damaged, use a different frame.
- If the pre-cut design fabric is damaged, use a new design fabric.

INDEX

•

Chapter 6

CONTENTS

Chapter

Appendix

Chapter 1

CLEANING PRECAUTIONS

Chapter 2

Cleaning the surface of this machine
Using a soft, dry cloth, wipe off any dust and dirt from the surface of the machine. Dirt that is hard to
remove can be cleaned off using a damp cloth.

WARNING
Chapter 3

Before cleaning, disconnect the AC adapter from the electrical outlet, otherwise injuries or
electric shock may occur.

CAUTION
Do not use solvents such a benzene, thinner or alcohol to clean the surface of the
machine, otherwise it may become discolored or damaged the surface.

Chapter 4

•

TROUBLESHOOTING

INDEX
Chapter 6

Chapter 5

If this machine is not working correctly, check the following table for details on how to fix it. If the machine
is still not working correctly, contact your Brother retailer or visit www.brother.com for the name of your
nearest authorized service center.
Symptom
Cause
Solution
The machine cannot The AC adapter is not connected
Make sure that the AC adapter is connected
be turned on.
correctly.
correctly. (page 9)
The embroidery
1 The pre-cut design fabric is not
Make sure that the pre-cut design fabric is
cannot be sewn. The
correctly placed in the design
correctly placed in the design frame. (page
pattern is not sewn
frame.
10)
correctly.
2 The design frame is not correctly Make sure that the design frame is correctly
inserted into the machine.
inserted into the machine. (page 16)
3 The specially designed pre-cut
Use only the pre-cut design fabrics
design fabric was not used.
designed exclusively for this machine.
(page 10)
4 The thread cartridge has run out Insert a new thread cartridge. (page 14)
of thread.
5 The thread is not feeding out of Make sure that the thread feeds correctly
the cartridge.
from the thread cartridge. (page 45)

ERROR SCREENS
TROUBLESHOOTING
/ ERROR SCREENS
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Cause
The thread cartridge was being
pressed down while the thread
cartridge release button (
pressed.

Solution
Follow the precautions for removing the
thread cartridge (page 15).

) was

CONTENTS

Symptom
The thread is not cut
when the cartridge is
being removed.

ERROR SCREENS

screen or press the

key to continue operation.
Remedy

No text has been entered.
No text has been entered in a template pattern. Enter the
text. (page 28)

INDEX

This design cassette cannot be used.
The design cassette that is inserted cannot be used with this
machine. Remove the design cassette and check with your
Brother retailer.

Chapter 5

The wrong design cassette is inserted.
The selected pattern is not on the design cassette that is
inserted. Turn off the machine before inserting the correct
design cassette. (page 33)

Chapter 4

No design cassette is inserted.
The design cassette for the pattern saved in the selected
pocket is not inserted. Turn off the machine before inserting
the design cassette. (page 33)

Chapter 3

No more characters can be entered.
The maximum number of characters that can be entered in
the template pattern has been reached. Change the text to
make it shorter (page 31), select a smaller text size (page
28), or quit entering text.

Chapter 2

Error screen

Chapter 1

If wrong operation is performed, such as pressing the
key while the thread cartridge is incorrectly
inserted, an error screen appears. When an error screen appears, follow the instructions given in the

Chapter 6

ERROR SCREENS
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Error screen

Remedy
CONTENTS

No thread cartridge is inserted.
Insert the thread cartridge. (page 14)

cartridge release button (
cartridge.

Chapter 1

Press the thread cartridge release button (
).
This screen appears when an operation was performed
without removing the thread cartridge. Press the thread
) and remove the thread

The thread cartridge release button (
) was pressed
while embroidering. Turn off the machine, remove the
thread cartridge, and then continue embroidering from the
point where sewing was stopped. (page 14)

Chapter 4

System error
Disconnect the machine and contact your Brother retailer
or visit www.brother.com for the name of your nearest
authorized service center.

Chapter 3

The safety mechanism has activated.
Follow the instructions in the section If the safety
mechanism was activated on page 48. If the error is not
corrected, turn off the machine and contact your Brother
retailer.

Chapter 2

The thread cartridge was removed.

Chapter 5
INDEX
Chapter 6

SPECIFICATIONS
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LCD display

Dot matrix LCD
Size: 32 × 96 dots
Indicators: 2

Embroidering

Thread insertion method (using specially designed thread
cartridges)
Maximum embroidering area: 60 × 60 mm
Maximum embroidering speed: 300 stitches/minute

Power supply

Specially designed AC adapter

Size

Dimensions: 220 (W) × 220 (D) × 110 (H) mm
Weight: Approx. 1.1 kg (main unit only)

Chapter 2

Solid rubber keyboard
Number of keys: 9 (8 + power key)

Chapter 1

Input

CONTENTS

SPECIFICATIONS

Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
INDEX
Chapter 6

INDEX
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AC adapter ....................................................1, 9
AC adapter connector ....................................3, 9
accessories ........................................................1
arrow keys .........................................................3

highlighting ....................................................... 4

C
chenille embroidery .........................................25
chenille indicator ...............................................4
cleaning ...........................................................49
continuing embroidering .................................43

G
groove .............................................................14
guide ...........................................................4, 14

O
OK key .............................................................. 3
On/off key ......................................................... 3
one-point patterns ............................................. 8
operation keys ................................................... 3

P
parts .................................................................. 3
pattern categories ........................................ 8, 11
pattern list ......................................................... 8
pattern number ............................................ 8, 12
pattern types ...................................................... 8
patterns ........................................................... 11
power key ......................................................... 3
pre-cut design fabric .................................... 1, 10
pre-cut design fabric pins ............................ 4, 10

R
reference line .................................................. 21
removing
design frame ........................................ 17, 44
thread cartridge ......................................... 15
retrieving saved patterns .................................. 37
return key .......................................................... 3

INDEX

finishing ...........................................................21
fonts ................................................................27
frame patterns ....................................................8
frame-opening tabs ............................................4

needle position adjustment dial ................... 3, 48

Chapter 5

embroidering ...................................................17
embroidering area ...........................................10
error screens ....................................................50

Chapter 4

keys ................................................................... 3

Chapter 3

design cassette .................................................33
design cassette indicator ..............................4, 34
design frame ............................................1, 4, 19
inserting ....................................................16
removal position .......................................44
removing .............................................17, 44
design frame key ..........................................3, 44
design frame mount .....................................4, 16
design frame mounting bracket ....................3, 16
design frame slot ................................................3

Chapter 2

built-in characters ............................................29
built-in fonts ....................................................27

I
inserting
design cassette .......................................... 33
design frame .............................................. 16
pre-cut design fabric .................................. 10
thread cartridge ......................................... 14
iron-on adhesive .......................................... 1, 21

Chapter 1

CONTENTS

INDEX

Chapter 6

Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4

template patterns .........................................8, 27
text
checking .............................................32, 39
editing .................................................31, 40
entering .....................................................28
fonts ..........................................................27
size ...........................................................27
thread amount check window ...........................4
thread cartridge ...........................................1, 45
inserting ....................................................14
removing ...................................................15
thread cartridge release button ...............3, 15, 41
thread cartridge slot .....................................3, 14
thread color ID number ...............................4, 13
thread cutting ............................................15, 50
troubleshooting ................................................49

Chapter 1

CONTENTS

safety mechanism ......................................48, 51
saving patterns .................................................34
screens
contrast .....................................................47
description ..................................................4
error ..........................................................50
quick reference guide ................................55
selecting
characters ..................................................28
patterns .....................................................11
slot for design cassette .................................3, 33
specifications ...................................................52
start/stop key ......................................................3
supplies .............................................................2

Chapter 5
INDEX
Chapter 6

CONTENTS

Chapter

Quick Reference Guide

Chapter 1

This chapter shows which screens appear when the different functions are used. For information on each
screen, check the table on pages 56 to 58. For more details on each function, check the page number listed
in the table.
Other

Chapter 2

Template patterns
(Typing in text)

One-point patterns

To select a saved pattern

Chapter 3

0
I
A

Chapter 4

ABCDE

B
C

Chapter 5

While embroidering

Insert the thread cartridge.

D
Insert the design frame. Then,

INDEX

6
G

Embroidering finishes

ABCDE
Chapter 6

To save the pattern

Screen
Press

See page

Details
Appears when the machine is turned on.

p. 11

Select the pattern category.

For a frame pattern, select

p. 11
. (Continue with 3.)

Chapter 1

For a one-point pattern, select

. (Continue with 9.)

For a template pattern, select

. (Continue with 9.)

To select a saved pattern, select

. (Continue with H.)
p. 12

Insert the thread cassette with the number that is
displayed.
If
is pressed, continue with K.

p. 13

is pressed, continue with 8.

Insert the design frame with the side shown in the
display facing up. Then, press

Press the thread cartridge release button (
and then remove the thread cartridge.

p. 17

p. 20

Chapter 5

The embroidery is being sewn.

p. 16

Chapter 4

Repeat for each color.

Chapter 3

Select the pattern.

Chapter 2

CONTENTS

No.

INDEX
Chapter 6

No.

Screen

Details

See page
p. 20

To sew the same pattern again (Then,
continue with 4.):
To save the pattern (Then, continue
with D.):
To select a different pattern (Then,
continue with 2.):

p. 12

Select the font and text size.

p. 28

Enter the text.

, and then press
. (If you are finished
entering all lines of text for the pattern, continue
with 4.)
B

To check the text, select

p. 31
Chapter 4

To delete a character, select

p. 28
Chapter 3

Press
,
,
or
to select the
character.
When you are finished entering the text, select

Chapter 2

Select the pattern.

Repeat for each line of text.

p. 32

p. 35

Check the saved pattern. (Then, continue with G.)
For a template pattern, press
, and then continue
with F.

p. 35

Check the text in a saved pattern. (Then, continue
with G.)
For more than one line, press
to check the next
line.

p. 39

Chapter 6

Select a pocket.
To select a pocket where a pattern is not saved
yet (Then, continue with G.):
To select a pocket where a pattern is already
saved (Then, continue with E.):

INDEX

Chapter 5

To save a pattern:

ABCDE

Chapter 1

To type in text (for a template text):

CONTENTS

No.

Screen

Details

See page

The pattern is saved. (Then, continue with 8.)

p. 35

Select a pocket.

p. 37

Check the pattern. (Then, continue with 4.)
For a template pattern, press
, and then continue
with K.

p. 37

Check the text in the pattern. (Then, continue with 4.)
For more than one line, press
to check the next
line.

p. 39

To find a thread color, press

p. 43

CONTENTS

To retrieve a saved pattern:
Chapter 1

To find a stitch, press
4.)

Chapter 3

While embroidering:

Chapter 2

ABCDE

. (Then, continue with

Chapter 4
Chapter 5
INDEX
Chapter 6

ENGLISH
FRANÇAIS
ESPAÑOL
885-311
194311-014
0202
Printed in China

Brother Xl 3500T Quick Start Guide

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