Brother MA4-B551 Owner's Manual
2
Programmer
Contents
Contents
Chapter 1 Preparations of operation
Connection ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Handling the programmer .................................................................................................................................................. 9
After use ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Turning power ON/OFF ................................................................................................................................................... 10
Turning power ON .................................................................................................................................................... 10
Turning power OFF................................................................................................................................................... 11
Turning power OFF................................................................................................................................................... 11
Handling of floppy disk .................................................................................................................................................... 12
Protecting data in floppy disks .................................................................................................................................. 13
Setting a Floppy Disk to the Floppy Disk Drive......................................................................................................... 13
Setting a Floppy Disk to the Floppy Disk Drive......................................................................................................... 13
Contents .......................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Notes for programming.................................................................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 2 Programming with Help Function
Please read before programming .................................................................................................................................... 18
Panel description and usage .................................................................................................................................... 18
Display screen .......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Programming flowchart............................................................................................................................................. 20
Display screen .......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Programming flowchart............................................................................................................................................. 20
Description of icons ......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Programming ...................................................................................................................................................... 22
Displaying a pattern image ................................................................................................................................. 24
Checking the program setting and setting attribute............................................................................................. 24
Editing data ......................................................................................................................................................... 24
Deleting data....................................................................................................................................................... 24
Programming example .................................................................................................................................................... 25
Programming for each stitch..................................................................................................................................... 25
Magnified input ......................................................................................................................................................... 27
Lines ......................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Curve ........................................................................................................................................................................ 31
Double stitch............................................................................................................................................................. 34
Feed ......................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Basting...................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Symmetrical pattern.................................................................................................................................................. 41
Splitting..................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Zigzag stitch ............................................................................................................................................................. 46
Multiple stitch ............................................................................................................................................................ 48
Magnified input ......................................................................................................................................................... 27
Lines ......................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Curve ........................................................................................................................................................................ 31
Double stitch............................................................................................................................................................. 34
Feed ......................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Basting...................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Symmetrical pattern.................................................................................................................................................. 41
Splitting..................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Zigzag stitch ............................................................................................................................................................. 46
Multiple stitch ............................................................................................................................................................ 48
Example of modified program.......................................................................................................................................... 52
Resizing pattern........................................................................................................................................................ 52
Changing partially ..................................................................................................................................................... 54
Deleting the first stitch .............................................................................................................................................. 57
Changing the first stitch position ............................................................................................................................... 59
Adding sewing point before the first stitch ................................................................................................................ 62
Adding escape point before the first stitch ................................................................................................................ 65
Moving the escape point........................................................................................................................................... 68
Deleting the escape point ......................................................................................................................................... 70
Moving the pattern in parallel 1................................................................................................................................. 72
Moving the pattern in parallel 2................................................................................................................................. 74
Deleting a part of the program during programming ................................................................................................. 77
Moving a part of continuous program in parallel ....................................................................................................... 78
Moving a part of continuous program in parallel partially.......................................................................................... 80
Canceling thread breakage at the last stitch............................................................................................................. 82
Changing partially ..................................................................................................................................................... 54
Deleting the first stitch .............................................................................................................................................. 57
Changing the first stitch position ............................................................................................................................... 59
Adding sewing point before the first stitch ................................................................................................................ 62
Adding escape point before the first stitch ................................................................................................................ 65
Moving the escape point........................................................................................................................................... 68
Deleting the escape point ......................................................................................................................................... 70
Moving the pattern in parallel 1................................................................................................................................. 72
Moving the pattern in parallel 2................................................................................................................................. 74
Deleting a part of the program during programming ................................................................................................. 77
Moving a part of continuous program in parallel ....................................................................................................... 78
Moving a part of continuous program in parallel partially.......................................................................................... 80
Canceling thread breakage at the last stitch............................................................................................................. 82