Brother Dream Machine 2 Manual

PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN
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cPress   then press on the line to change 
its color.
The connected line will be changed to the selected 
color.
Drawing Regions 
aPress   and draw with brush.
■Setting the brush types and fill colors
aPress   to set the brush types and fill 
colors.
aBrush types
bFill stitch types
cFill color selection: touch the color palette to 
activate the paint brush color.
Brush shapes/sizes
Fill stitch types
Select   when you don’t want fill stitch.
Memo
• Press   to magnify the image...

PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN
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bPress   to return to the pattern 
drawing screen.
The color bar on the brush tool key is changed to the 
selected color.
aColor bar
* If a stippling pattern or decorative fill pattern has 
been specified, the settings are displayed.
cPress   and press on the brush line to 
change color and fill stitch types. You can 
also set the fill color, stitch type and fill 
pattern of a closed area made of the lines 
and brush lines.
Using the stamp key 
aPress .
bSelect a stamp type and...

PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN
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Stamp shapes
Stamp types (Only for Basic shapes)
* Select the outline ( ), fill stitch ( ), or outline 
and fill stitch ( ) of a basic shape.
Saved outlines
Frame embroidering areas
* Press   to return to the pattern drawing 
screen.
cPress   to set the selected stamp.
The pattern drawing screen is displayed.
* You can change size of, rotate or move the shape 
right after you create it by pressing   or  .
Using the erase key
aPress .
bSelect the size and shape of the eraser.
*...

PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN
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Using the select key
You can select the part of the design to move and/
or edit. Some keys are available only after you 
select the part.
aPress .
bSelect the area you want to edit.
* To select an area you want to edit, hold the stylus at 
a point on the screen and drag the stylus to create 
the red box around your selected area to be edited.
cWhen   is pressed, the pattern size is 
displayed in the screen.
aShows the size for the selected the part.
bReverts to the original...

STITCH SETTINGS SCREEN
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Before creating the embroidery pattern, specify the stitch settings. Lines of the design are sewn with 
various stitches and areas are sewn with fill stitches or stippling stitches. Stitching of the areas was already 
selected in “Drawing Regions” on page 10, so specify values of detailed settings.
After specifying the settings, press   to create the embroidery pattern.
If the design data is saved, the settings can be changed after a trial embroidering.
Specifying individual...

STITCH SETTINGS SCREEN
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■Region settings
aShows the stitch type and color for the selected 
region.
bShows the stitch settings for the selected region.
Fill stitch settings 
Stippling stitch settings 
Decorative fill 
aUse   to select the line or region to be 
changed.
Each press of     moves the highlighting of the 
selected pattern in order.
bSelect the setting to be changed, and then 
change the setting in the screen that 
appears. (In this example, the sewing 
direction will be changed.)
The...

STITCH SETTINGS SCREEN
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Specifying global stitch settings 
The same stitch settings can be changed at the 
same time for multiple patterns of the same type.
aUse   to select the stitch whose settings 
are to be changed, and then press  .
The same stitch type areas will be selected at the 
same time.
bFollow steps b through d in “Specifying 
individual stitch settings” on page 15 to 
change the settings.
After specifying the settings 
generate embroidery pattern
Press   to create the embroidery pattern. 

EMBROIDERY IMAGE PREVIEW SCREEN
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You can check the total stitch number, embroidery time and spool thread color number to embroider the 
pattern. Press   to check the pattern image within the embroidery frame.
Press   to proceed to the embroidery edit screen.
Press   to save the pattern as the embroidering data.
Press   to return to the stitch settings screen.
EMBROIDERY IMAGE PREVIEW SCREEN
Note
• Once you proceed to the embroidery edit screen, you cannot return to the My Design Center. 

MY DESIGN CENTER WITH SCAN
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Using the Scanning Frame
aPrepare the desired drawing/illustration.
bPlace the paper to be scanned in the 
scanning frame, and then secure the paper 
in place with the magnets.
* Place the magnets at six locations around the paper 
to secure it, making sure that the line drawing is not 
covered.
MY DESIGN CENTER WITH SCAN 
 CAUTION
• To avoid having the embroidery foot strike the 
frame during the scanning process and 
possibly causing injury, check the following:  
the...

MY DESIGN CENTER WITH SCAN
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cAttach the embroidery unit to the machine, 
and then turn on the machine.
* Refer to “Attaching the Embroidery Unit” in the Operation Manual included with the machine.
dPress the “Presser Foot Lifter” button to 
raise the presser foot, and then press the 
“Needle Position” button to raise the 
needle.
* The presser foot is not raised high enough when raised with the presser foot lever.
eAfter attaching the scanning frame to the 
embroidery unit, swing the frame-securing...