Brother Dream Machine 2 Manual
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Operation Manual Addendum Embroidery and Sewing Machine Product Code: 882-W20/W22 Model: XV8550D Be sure to read this document before using the machine. We recommend that you keep this document nearby for future reference.
ABOUT THIS MANUAL 1 This manual provides details on the new functions added from My Dream Machine ( Note: This symbol next to the title denotes a new or enhanced features, within the My Dream Machine ). Please refer to this manual for the functions of My Design Center. ABOUT THIS MANUAL
2 CONTENTS ABOUT THIS MANUAL .......................................................................................................... 1 ABOUT MY DESIGN CENTER ................................................................................................. 3 Basics: Creating a Pattern ................................................................................................................................ 3 PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN ................................................................................................ 6 ■Key functions ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 Before Creating Designs ................................................................................................................................. 8 Drawing Lines ................................................................................................................................................ 8 ■Setting the line types, stitch types and colors ...................................................................................................... 9 Drawing Regions .......................................................................................................................................... 10 ■Setting the brush types and fill colors ................................................................................................................ 10 Using the stamp key ..................................................................................................................................... 11 Using the erase key ....................................................................................................................................... 12 Using the select key....................................................................................................................................... 13 STITCH SETTINGS SCREEN ................................................................................................... 14 Specifying individual stitch settings .............................................................................................................. 14 ■Line settings ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 ■Region settings .................................................................................................................................................. 15 Specifying global stitch settings .................................................................................................................... 16 After specifying the settings generate embroidery pattern ............................................................................ 16 EMBROIDERY IMAGE PREVIEW SCREEN ............................................................................. 17 MY DESIGN CENTER WITH SCAN ...................................................................................... 18 Using the Scanning Frame ............................................................................................................................. 18 ■Scanning with an Embroidery Frame ................................................................................................................. 19 Scanning to Trace Background Image .......................................................................................................... 19 ■Importing the Background image ...................................................................................................................... 21 LINE SCAN ........................................................................................................................... 22 Using the Scanning Frame to Create a Pattern with Line Scan ..................................................................... 22 ILLUSTRATION SCAN ......................................................................................................... 25 Using the Scanning Frame to Create a Pattern with Illustration Scan ........................................................... 25 STIPPLING ............................................................................................................................ 28 Basic Stippling with My Design Center.......................................................................................................... 28 Scanning Drawing to Create Stippling Pattern .............................................................................................. 31 Scanning Fabric and Stippling ....................................................................................................................... 35 Decorative stitching around a pattern in embroidery (a quilting function) .................................................. 38 Stippling Without Using My Design Center .......................................................................... 42 Other Useful Functions ........................................................................................................ 43 Additional built-in patterns ........................................................................................................................... 43 Addition of 24 cm × 24 cm frame ................................................................................................................. 43 Specifying individual appliqués ..................................................................................................................... 43 Combining bobbin work patterns .................................................................................................................. 44 Thread color sorting ...................................................................................................................................... 44 Adding line feeds and inserting new embroidery character patterns ............................................................. 45 ■Line feeding ....................................................................................................................................................... 45 ■Inserting ............................................................................................................................................................ 45 Character alignment ...................................................................................................................................... 46 Selecting multiple patterns at the same time ................................................................................................. 46 Grouping multiple selected patterns ............................................................................................................. 47 Saving/deleting multiple patterns .................................................................................................................. 48 CONTENTS
ABOUT MY DESIGN CENTER 3 With My Design Center, you can use the functions listed below: • Hand-drawn functions - creating embroidery patterns by drawing on the LCD screen • Scanning functions - creating embroidery patterns by not only scanning object with built-in camera, but also imported data from USB media, SD card or computer. You can also combine patterns that you have created with the machine’s built-in patterns. Start My Design Center by pressing in the home page screen or pressing in the embroidery pattern selection screen. Basics: Creating a Pattern 1. Draw a line drawing in the pattern drawing screen. (page 8)2. Add color to the pattern. ABOUT MY DESIGN CENTER CAUTION • Only touch the screen with your finger or the pen (stylus) included with the sewing machine. Do not use a mechanical pencil, screwdriver or any other hard or sharp object. In addition, do not press the screen with extreme pressure. Otherwise the screen may be damaged. • All or part of the screen may sometimes become darker or lighter due to changes in the surrounding temperature or other changes in the environment. This is not a sign of a malfunction. If the screen is difficult to read, adjust its brightness.
ABOUT MY DESIGN CENTER 4 3. Select colors, fill stitches and desired patterns to complete your design. 4. Specify stitch settings. (page 14) * Further customize your pattern by specifying embroidery stitch settings, such as satin stitch width and density. aShows the stitch settings for the selected line.bShows the stitch settings for the selected region. 5. Convert image data to embroidery data. The embroidery image preview screen appears. (page 17) a a b b
ABOUT MY DESIGN CENTER 5 6. Edit the pattern in the embroidery edit screen, for example, by combining it with the machine’s built-in patterns. * For details on how to edit the pattern, refer to “EDITING PATTERNS” in the Operation Manual. Embroidering begins.
PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN 6 aPattern drawing area bPattern preview area PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN Memo • The actual dimension of the pattern area is the size of the embroidery frame, which is 36 cm × 24 cm (approx. 14 inches × 9-1/2 inches). The pattern you drew may be bigger than you expected. Please resize the pattern after converting the design to the embroidery pattern. • When the pattern is enlarged so that only a part of it appears in the pattern drawing area, the entire pattern is displayed in the pattern preview area. The red frame in the pattern preview area indicates the part of the pattern displayed in the pattern drawing area. Move the red frame in the pattern preview area with the touch pen or your finger to display the corresponding area in the pattern drawing area. g c v i ef q h j klmn utsr p a d b o
PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN 7 ■Key functions No.DisplayKey NameExplanationPage cMagnify key Press this key to magnify the pattern. 10 dImage scan key Press this key to scan the attached frame and display on the screen as the background while using the My Design Center. You can scan the fabric as the background or scan the picture as the reference when creating the pattern.— eLine design key Press this key to scan the line drawing to edit and convert to the embroidery data using the built-in camera. You can also import the line drawing image from USB media, computer or SD card and create the embroidery design.22 fIllustration design key Press this key to scan the illustration to edit and convert to the embroidery data using the built-in camera. You can also import the illustration from USB media, computer or SD card and create the embroidery design.25 gLine tool key Draw lines and set the color. You can select the line type, stitch type and color as you need. Press to pick up the color from a line in the pattern within the pattern drawing area. The picked up color is shown as the currently selected line color beside the button and as the selected color in the Line Property screen.8 hBrush tool key Paint with brush and set the color. You can select the brush type, fill type and color as you need. Painted lines and areas will be converted to the pattern embroidered with fill stitch. Press to pick up the color from a region in the pattern within the pattern drawing area. The picked up color is shown as the currently selected region color beside the button and as the selected color in the Region Property screen.10 iStamp key Press this key to select the stamp shape for pattern drawing. 11 jErase key Press this key to erase lines and shapes that have been drawn. You can select the size/shape of the eraser.12 kCut key Press this key to cut out the selected section. 13 lSelect key Press this key to select a section for moving by finger or pen, copying, deleting, changing size and rotating lines and shapes that have been drawn.13 mRotate key Press this key to rotate the selected section. 13 nSize key Press this key to change the size of the selected section. 13 oPaste key Press this key to paste in the selected section duplicated with the duplicate key or a selected section using the cut key.— pDuplicate key Press this key to duplicate the selected section. The temporarily positioned section can immediately be rotated, enlarged, reduced or moved.— qNext key Press this key to continue to the stitch settings screen. — rRecall key Press this key to recall image data created with My Design Center from the machine’s memory, USB media, SD card or the computer.— sStore key Press this key to store the pattern being created. — tUndo key Press this key to undo the last operation that was performed and return to the previous state. Each press of this key will undo one operation.— uAll Clear key Press this key to clear all the lines and shapes and start from the beginning. The background image is also cleared.— vCancel key Press this key to exit from the My Design Center. All lines and shapes are erased when you press this key.—
PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN 8 Before Creating Designs The pattern preview displays the design smaller than the actual size. You can view the actual pattern size by setting the “Embroidery Frame Display”. With “Embroidery Frame Display” in the settings screen, the embroidery frame and grid can be specified separately. For details on the types of embroidery frames and grids available, refer to “Changing the Embroidery Frame Display” in the Operation Manual included with the machine. aPress . bSelect the grid line of the “Embroidery Frame Display”. aEmbroidery frame types bGrid types * Select the grid size 10 mm (3/8 inch) or 25 mm (1 inch). Drawing Lines aPress and draw lines. a b Memo • When is pressed, all regions will be displayed in the background to clarify the drawing lines on the screen.
PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN 9 ■Setting the line types, stitch types and colors You can set or change the line types, stitch types and colors anytime. You can also specify the line types, stitch types and colors before drawing lines. aPress to set the line types, stitch types and colors. The settings screen appears. aLine types bStitch types cLine color selection: touch the color palette to activate the drawing pen color. Line typesStitch types bPress to return to the pattern drawing screen. The color bar on the line tool key is changed to the selected color. * The appearance of the line does not change even if the line type was changed. The specified line type can be checked in the stitch settings screen. aColor bar Freehand line with the end open. Freehand line closing the end automatically. Straight line with one stroke Straight line changing directions to the point you select. If the end point is created near the start point, a closed object will be created. a c b Zigzag stitch Running stitch Triple stitch Candlewicking stitch Chain stitch Line without stitch for creating a region. Created region will be defined by the gray line. a