Brother NX-250 Operating Guide

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Useful Functions
Functions useful in improving sewing efficiency are described below.
Changing the needle 
stop position
The sewing machine can be set to leave the needle 
in the fabric (lowered needle stop position) or leave 
the needle raised (raised needle stop position) when 
sewing is stopped.
Press 
 (Needle stop position key) in the 
operation panel to switch between the two settings.
■ For the raised needle stop position
 (Needle stop position key) is lit.
■ For the lowered needle stop position
 (Needle stop position key) is not lit.
• When the sewing machine is purchased, it is 
set to the lowered needle stop position.
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● The needle stop position setting does not 
change if the sewing machine is turned off.
Automatically sewing reverse/
reinforcement stitches
The sewing machine can be set to automatically sew 
reverse or reinforcement stitches at the beginning 
and end of the stitching.
Whether reverse stitches or reinforcement stitches 
are sewn depends on the stitch that is selected. For 
details, refer to “Stitch Settings” (page 94).
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Select a stitch.
• For details on selecting a stitch, refer to 
“Selecting stitching” (page 56).
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Press 
 (Automatic reverse/reinforcement 
stitch key) in the operation panel.
This step is not necessary if a stitch such as 
those for sewing buttonholes and bar tacks is 
selected where reinforcement stitches are 
automatically sewn.
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 (Automatic reverse/reinforcement 
stitch key) lights up.
• To cancel automatic reverse/reinforcement 
stitching, press 
 (Automatic reverse/
reinforcement stitch key) until the key is no 
longer lit.
• When the sewing machine is turned off, the 
automatic reverse/reinforcement stitching 
setting is cancelled.