Brother NV1500- User Manual

Brother NV1500

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 3 – AND CYPRUS ONLY; IMPORTANT; NOTE; the; THE EARTH SYMBOL
  • Page 4 – authority to operate the equipment.
  • Page 5 – For safe operation; Remember to turn off the power switch and unplug the cord when:; For a longer service life; the case and machine, and should never be used.; For repair or adjustment
  • Page 6 – HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL; To sew utility stitches
  • Page 7 – Contents; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 Getting Ready
  • Page 8 – Chapter 6 Embroidery Edit
  • Page 10 – NAMES OF MACHINE PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS; Machine; Front View
  • Page 11 – Needle and Presser Foot Section; • After the embroidery frame is set in the frame
  • Page 12 – Operation Buttons; CAUTION; • Do not press the “Thread Cutter” button after
  • Page 14 – Foot controller: Model T; Memo; • Alw
  • Page 15 – Options; • Embroidery cards purchased in foreign
  • Page 17 – TURNING THE MACHINE ON/OFF; WARNING
  • Page 18 – LCD SCREEN; Display Precautions
  • Page 19 – Key Functions; screen that is displayed.
  • Page 21 – Using the Machine Setting Mode Key; Press; to display the next page.
  • Page 23 – Using the Machine Operation Mode Key; Contents of Each Category
  • Page 24 – Using the Pattern Explanation Key; To learn more about the uses for a stitch pattern, select; Displaying information on the use for
  • Page 25 – LOWER/UPPER THREADING; Winding the Bobbin; Using the Supplemental Spool Pin; • The included bobbin was designed specifically for; • If the thread spool and/or spool cap are set; Note
  • Page 26 – Cut the thread, and then remove the bobbin.; • Be sure to follow the process described. If the thread; • Setting the bobbin improperly may cause the thread
  • Page 27 – Winding the Bobbin Using the Spool Pin; Pass the thread through the thread guide.; Follow steps
  • Page 28 – Setting the Bobbin; Pulling Up the Bobbin Thread; • Use a bobbin thread that has been correctly wound.; • Be sure to hold down the bobbin with your finger
  • Page 29 – Attach the bobbin cover.; Upper Threading; • Be sure to thread the machine properly. Improper
  • Page 31 – Release the needle threader lever.
  • Page 32 – Using the Twin Needle; appears when they are selected. Check the; • Use only twin needles made for this machine (part
  • Page 33 – • Be sure to set the twin needle mode when using the
  • Page 34 – CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT; Removing the Presser Foot; Attaching the Presser Foot; • Always press
  • Page 35 – CHANGING THE NEEDLE; Checking the Needle
  • Page 36 – • Be sure to push in the needle until it touches the
  • Page 37 – About the Needle
  • Page 39 – SEWING; Sewing a Stitch; Select a stitch pattern.; Lower the presser foot lever.; moving parts while the machine is in operation.; • Always use the correct presser foot. If the wrong
  • Page 40 – Using the Foot Controller; • Do not press the “Thread Cutter” button after the; • Do not allow fabric pieces and dust to collect in the
  • Page 41 – Using the Knee Lifter; Sewing Reinforcement Stitches; Sewing a Seam Allowance of 0.5 cm or Less; • Be sure to keep your knee away from the knee lifter
  • Page 42 – Sewing Heavyweight Fabric; If the Fabric Does Not Feed; Raise the presser foot lever.; Sewing Lightweight Fabric; Iron the fabric with starch or place thin paper or tear; • Do not forcefully push fabrics more than
  • Page 43 – ADJUSTING STITCH SETTINGS; Adjusting the Stitch Width; • If the stitches get bunched together, lengthen the
  • Page 44 – Adjusting the Thread Tension; Correct Thread Tension; USEFUL FUNCTIONS; Automatic Reinforcement Stitching
  • Page 45 – Automatic Thread Cutting
  • Page 46 – Locking the Screen; When you are finished sewing, press
  • Page 49 – SELECTING A UTILITY STITCH; Stitch Selection Screens
  • Page 50 – Selecting a Stitch Pattern; Using the Mirror Image Key; Saving Stitch Settings; after changing the settings to; Select a straight stitch.
  • Page 51 – Using the Sewing Type Selection Key; By pressing; Follow the directions to sew the stitch.; When you have finished sewing, press
  • Page 52 – SEWING THE STITCHES; Straight Stitches
  • Page 53 – When you select left or middle needle position; • Be sure the needle does not strike a basting pin, or
  • Page 54 – Darts Seams; Iron the dart to one side.
  • Page 55 – Gathering; Smooth the gathers by ironing them.; Flat Fell Seams; Spread out the fabric along the seam line.
  • Page 56 – Pintucks; Use pin tucks to decorate blouses.; Iron the folds in the same direction.
  • Page 57 – Zigzag Stitches; Overcasting; Appliqués
  • Page 58 – Sewing Curves; Elastic Zigzag Stitches; Tape attaching
  • Page 59 – Overcasting Using Presser Foot “G”; Sew along the presser foot guide.; • After the stitch width is adjusted, turn the handwheel; • If the presser foot is raised to its highest level, the
  • Page 60 – Overcasting Using Presser Foot “J”
  • Page 61 – Overcasting Using the Side Cutter
  • Page 63 – Quilting; Piecing
  • Page 65 – Satin Stitching; • Be careful that the needle does not strike a basting
  • Page 66 – to raise the feed dogs.; • Be sure to securely tighten the screws with the
  • Page 67 – Blind Hem Stitches
  • Page 68 – If the Needle Does Not Catch the Fold
  • Page 69 – Sewing Sharp Curves; Shell Tuck Stitching; Fold the fabric in half along the bias.; Scalloping
  • Page 70 – Top Stitching; Smocking
  • Page 71 – Fagoting
  • Page 72 – Tape or Elastic Attaching; Elastic tape is sewn onto the fabric unstretched.
  • Page 73 – Heirloom Stitching; • The “Automatic Threading” button cannot be used.
  • Page 75 – Buttonhole Stitches
  • Page 76 – Pull down the buttonhole lever.
  • Page 77 – • When using the seam ripper to open the buttonhole,
  • Page 78 – Sewing Stretch Fabrics; When sewing a buttonhole on stretch fabrics, press
  • Page 79 – Darning; Use darning stitches for mending and other applications.
  • Page 80 – Bar Tacks
  • Page 81 – Bar Tacks on Thick Fabrics
  • Page 82 – Button Sewing; Buttons with 2 or 4 holes can be sewn on.; Lower the feed dog position switch to; to raise the feed; • Make sure the needle does not strike the button
  • Page 83 – Attaching a 4-Hole Button; Eyelets
  • Page 84 – Pass the free arm through the fabric.
  • Page 85 – Zipper Insertion; Centered Zipper; Use for bags and other such applications.; • When using zipper foot “I”, make sure the straight; • Make sure the needle does not strike the zipper
  • Page 86 – Side Zipper; Use for side zippers on skirts or dresses.
  • Page 87 – Open the zipper and sew the rest of the seam.
  • Page 88 – Chapter
  • Page 89 – SELECTING STITCH PATTERNS; Satin stitch patterns
  • Page 90 – Alphabet Patterns
  • Page 91 – To select “Bus”
  • Page 92 – SEWING STITCH PATTERNS; Sewing Attractive Finishes
  • Page 93 – Adjusting Patterns; is still misaligned after making adjustments with; • When sewing character stitch patterns, the
  • Page 94 – After the pattern is sewn correctly, quit
  • Page 95 – EDITING STITCH PATTERNS
  • Page 96 – Changing the Pattern Size; Creating a Vertical Mirror Image; • Stitch patterns entered after the pattern size
  • Page 97 – Selecting a Single/Repeating Pattern; • If the stitches bunch when thread density is; • Stitch patterns entered after the stitching
  • Page 98 – COMBINING STITCH PATTERNS; Before Combining Patterns
  • Page 99 – To repeatedly sew the pattern combination,
  • Page 103 – Examples of Pattern Combinations
  • Page 104 – USING THE MEMORY FUNCTION; Stitch Data Precautions; Types of Stitch Data That Can Be Used
  • Page 105 – If the Memory Is Full
  • Page 107 – Select a stitch pattern to be retrieved.
  • Page 109 – • When disconnecting the USB cable:
  • Page 111 – BEFORE EMBROIDERING; The embroidering procedures are listed below.
  • Page 112 – Attaching Embroidery Foot “U”; • When attaching a presser foot, always press; • Use the included screwdriver to firmly tighten the
  • Page 113 – Attaching the Embroidery Unit; Slide the tab on the cover of the connection; • Do not move the machine with the embroidery unit
  • Page 114 – to move to the next step.; Removing the Embroidery Unit; Turn off the machine.
  • Page 115 – SELECTING EMBROIDERY PATTERNS; Copyright Information
  • Page 116 – Select a type of embroidery pattern.
  • Page 117 – Select a character style.
  • Page 118 – Frame Patterns
  • Page 119 – Embroidery Cards
  • Page 120 – VIEWING THE SEWING SCREEN
  • Page 121 – PREPARING THE FABRIC; Attaching Stabilizer to Fabric; Using a steam iron, iron the stabilizer; may cause the needle to break.; • Always use a stabilizer material for embroidery when
  • Page 122 – Hooping Fabric in the Embroidery Frame; Types of Embroidery Frames
  • Page 123 – Inserting the Fabric; Using the Embroidery Sheet
  • Page 124 – Remove the embroidery sheet.; Embroidering Small Fabrics
  • Page 125 – ATTACHING THE EMBROIDERY FRAME; on the embroidery frame; Removing the Embroidery Frame; Pull off the embroidery frame toward you.; • If the frame-securing lever is not lowered, the
  • Page 126 – EDITING THE PATTERN; After selecting the layout, press; Changing the Pattern Position
  • Page 127 – Rotating the Pattern
  • Page 128 – Change the size of the pattern.; Creating a Horizontal Mirror Image
  • Page 129 – Change the stitching density.
  • Page 130 – CHECKING THE PATTERN; Checking the Embroidering Position; • Make sure the needle is up when the embroidery
  • Page 131 – Previewing the Pattern
  • Page 132 – SEWING AN EMBROIDERING PATTERN; Embroidery Needle Plate Cover; • Push the embroidery needle plate cover as far as
  • Page 133 – Sewing Embroidery Patterns; To embroider; • If the thread is too tight, the needle may bend or
  • Page 134 – Embroidering Appliqué Patterns; Hoop the appliqué fabric (from step
  • Page 135 – If the Bobbin Runs Out of Thread; press
  • Page 136 – If the Thread Breaks During Sewing
  • Page 137 – Restarting from the Beginning
  • Page 138 – If the Upper Thread Is Too Tight; If the Upper Thread Is Too Loose
  • Page 139 – Changing the Embroidering Speed; Changing the Thread Color Display
  • Page 141 – Embroidery Data Precautions; Types of Embroidery Data That Can Be Used; • Compatible operating systems:; Precautions on Using the Computer to Create and Save Data; be displayed by the embroidery machine.; Trademarks; and TM are not clearly described within the text.
  • Page 142 – Select a pattern to be deleted.
  • Page 144 – With the pattern that you want to save; Select a pattern to be retrieved.
  • Page 145 – Copy the pattern data to “Removable Disk”.
  • Page 146 – Select an embroidery pattern to be retrieved.
  • Page 147 – EMBROIDERY APPLICATIONS; , and then attach the
  • Page 148 – . Make sure that the
  • Page 151 – AVAILABLE EDITING FUNCTIONS; You can make patterns larger or smaller.; • This function is not available with some patterns.; • This function is not available with some patterns.
  • Page 152 – SELECTING PATTERNS TO EDIT; then press; Select the category of the pattern.
  • Page 155 – EDITING PATTERNS
  • Page 156 – Moving the Pattern; Select the angle that the pattern is rotated.
  • Page 157 – Changing the Size of the Pattern; Deleting the Pattern
  • Page 158 – Changing the Character Spacing
  • Page 159 – After Editing
  • Page 160 – COMBINING PATTERNS; Editing Combined Patterns
  • Page 163 – Sewing Combined Patterns; Embroider
  • Page 165 – DESIGNING A STITCH; By using the MY CUSTOM STITCH; Decide the spacing of the stitch.
  • Page 166 – Examples of Custom Stitches
  • Page 167 – ENTERING STITCH DATA
  • Page 169 – Moving a Point
  • Page 170 – Moving Part or All of the Design
  • Page 171 – Inserting New Points
  • Page 172 – USING STORED CUSTOM STITCHES
  • Page 173 – Select a custom stitch to be deleted.
  • Page 174 – Select a custom stitch to be retrieved.
  • Page 177 – CARE AND MAINTENANCE; Cleaning the LCD; Lower the presser foot.; Grasp the bobbin case, and then pull it out.
  • Page 179 – ADJUSTING THE SCREEN; Screen Visibility Is Low; Press the “Presser Foot Lifter” button.
  • Page 181 – TROUBLESHOOTING
  • Page 183 – • If the power is disconnected during sewing:
  • Page 184 – ERROR MESSAGES; (The message that is displayed can be cancelled either by pressing
  • Page 185 – • Be sure to rethread the machine. If you press the
  • Page 188 – Alarm
  • Page 189 – SPECIFICATIONS
  • Page 190 – UPGRADING YOUR MACHINE’S SOFTWARE; Copy the upgrade file to “Removable Disk”.
  • Page 192 – Stitch Setting Chart; STITCH SETTING CHART
  • Page 198 – Index; INDEX
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