Brother 885-V51 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
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Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................................1
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ...............................................................................1
Machine Features ................................................................................................................7
Accessories ..........................................................................................................................8
Included accessories ......................................................................................................................................... 8
Optional accessories ......................................................................................................................................... 9
Names of Machine Parts and Their Functions ...................................................................10
Front view ....................................................................................................................................................... 10
Needle and embroidery foot section ............................................................................................................... 11
Right-side/rear view ........................................................................................................................................ 11
Operation buttons ........................................................................................................................................... 12
Operation panel .............................................................................................................................................. 13
GETTING READY 15
Basic Steps for Embroidering .............................................................................................16
Turning the Machine On/Off .............................................................................................17
Power supply precautions ............................................................................................................................... 17
Turning on the machine .................................................................................................................................. 18
Turning off the machine .................................................................................................................................. 18
Attaching the Embroidery Unit ..........................................................................................19
Embroidery unit precautions ........................................................................................................................... 19
Attaching the embroidery unit .........................................................................................................................19
Removing the embroidery unit ........................................................................................................................21
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Operation ............................................................................22
Viewing the LCD .............................................................................................................................................22
Changing the machine settings .......................................................................................................................23
Checking machine operating procedures ........................................................................................................25
Preparing Items for embroidering .....................................................................................26
Preparing the Needle .........................................................................................................27
Needle precautions .........................................................................................................................................27
Checking the needle .......................................................................................................................................27
Replacing the needle .......................................................................................................................................28
Winding/Installing the Bobbin ...........................................................................................29
Bobbin precautions .........................................................................................................................................29
Winding the bobbin ........................................................................................................................................29
Installing the bobbin .......................................................................................................................................34
Upper Threading ...............................................................................................................37
About the spool of thread ................................................................................................................................37
Threading the upper thread .............................................................................................................................38
Preparing the Fabric ..........................................................................................................43
Attaching a stabilizer material to the fabric .....................................................................................................43
Setting the fabric in the embroidery frame .......................................................................................................44
Attaching the Embroidery Frame .......................................................................................47
Attaching the embroidery frame ......................................................................................................................47
Removing the embroidery frame .....................................................................................................................48
EMBROIDERY 49
Selecting Embroidery Patterns ...........................................................................................50
Copyright information .....................................................................................................................................50
Embroidery pattern types .................................................................................................................................50
Setting for embroidering.................................................................................................................................. 51
Selecting alphanumeric characters ..................................................................................................................53
Selecting an embroidery pattern ......................................................................................................................54
Selecting a frame pattern .................................................................................................................................55
Using an embroidery card ...............................................................................................................................55