Brother Quattro 3 User Manual

							BEFORE EMBROIDERING
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cTurn the main power to ON. 
→The following message will appear.
dPress . 
→The carriage will move to the initialization position.
■Removing the Embroidery Unit 
aPress either   or  , then press 
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→The carriage will move to the removal position. 
bTurn the main power to OFF. 
cHold down the release button, and pull the 
embroidery unit away from the machine.
aRelease button
 CAUTION
 Always remove the embroidery frame before 
pressing  . Otherwise, the frame may 
strike the embroidery foot, and possibly cause 
injury. 
 The embroidery unit will not fit in the storage  case if this step is not done. 
Note
 Be sure to turn off the machine before removing the embroidery unit, otherwise 
damage to the machine may result.
 CAUTION
 Do not carry the embroidery unit by holding 
the release button compartment. 
						

							SELECTING PATTERNS
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SELECTING PATTERNS
■Copyright Information 
The patterns stored in the sewing machine and embroidery cards are intended for private use only. Any public or 
commercial use of copyrighted patterns is an infringement of copyright law and is strictly prohibited. 
There are many character and decorative embroidery patterns stored in the machine’s memory (see the “QUICK 
REFERENCE GUIDE” for a full summary of patterns in the machine’s memory). You can also use patterns from 
the embroidery cards (sold separately). 
Once the machine has finished the initialization and the carriage has moved to the start position, the pattern type 
selection screen will display. 
If another screen is displayed, press  , then   to display the screen below. 
a Embroidery patterns
b Brother “Exclusives”
c Greek alphabet patterns
d Floral alphabet patterns
e Utility embroidery patterns
f Frame patterns
g Alphabet characters
h Patterns saved in the machine’s memory (see 
page 254)
i Patterns saved in USB media (see page 255)
j Patterns saved on the computer (see page 256)
k Press this key to position the embroidery unit for 
storage
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Memo
 A key that appears stacked, such as 
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are sub-categories, which must be selected 
before a pattern selection screen appears. 
						

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■Pattern Selection Screens 
There are 7 categories of patterns in this machine. If a page number such as   appears, there is more than one 
pattern selection screen for that category.
 Embroidery patterns
 Greek alphabet patterns
 Floral alphabet patterns  Utility embroidery patterns
 Frame patterns  Alphabet characters 
						

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 Brother “Exclusives” 
 Vintage designs  Monogram designs
 New European designs  Japanese designs
 Quilt designs
Memo
 Refer to Operation Manual Addendum, for the additional information on embroidery patterns. 
						

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Selecting Embroidery Patterns/
Brother “Exclusives”/Greek 
Alphabet Patterns/Floral 
Alphabet Patterns/Utility 
Embroidery Patterns
aTouch the key of the category of the pattern 
you want to embroider.
bPress the key of the pattern you want to 
embroider.
* Press   to view the next page.
* Press   to view the previous page. 
→The selected pattern is displayed.
cPress   to create a mirror image of the 
pattern as needed.
* If a mistake has been made when selecting the 
pattern, press the key of the pattern you want to 
embroider and the new selection appears.
d Press  . 
→The sewing screen is displayed. 
eProceed to “VIEWING THE SEWING 
SCREEN” on page 198 to embroider the 
pattern.
* To return to the previous screen to select another 
pattern, press  .  
						

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Selecting Alphabet Character 
Patterns
Example:Entering “Blue Sky”.
aPress .
bPress the key of the font you want to 
embroider.
cPress to change the selection screens.
dPress   and then enter “B”.
* If you want to change the size of a character, select 
the character and then press   to change the 
size. The size changes each time you press the key, 
from large to medium to small. 
* If you make a mistake, press   to erase the  mistake. 
* If the pattern is too small to see clearly, you can use 
the   key to check it. 
ePress   and enter “lue”.
Memo
 If you continue adding characters after changing the size, the new characters will 
be entered in the new size. 
 You cannot change the size of the entered  characters after combining character stitch 
patterns.  
						

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fPress   to enter a space.
gPress   again and enter “S”.
hPress   and then enter “ky”.
iPress . 
→The sewing screen is displayed.  
						

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jProceed to “VIEWING THE SEWING 
SCREEN” on page 198 to embroider the 
pattern.
* To return to the previous screen to select another pattern, press  . 
Selecting Frame Patterns
aPress .
bPress the key of the frame shape you want 
to embroider in the top part of the screen. 
aFrame shapes
b Frame patterns
→ Various frame patterns are displayed at the bottom 
part of the screen. 
cPress the key of the frame pattern you want 
to embroider.
* If you make a mistake selecting the pattern, press the 
key of the pattern you want to embroider.  →
The selected pattern is displayed on the screen.
dPress .
→The sewing screen is displayed. 
eProceed to “VIEWING THE SEWING 
SCREEN” on page 198 to embroider the 
pattern.
* To return to the previous screen to select another 
pattern, press  . 
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Selecting Patterns from 
Embroidery Cards
■About Embroidery Card Reader 
(Sold Separately ) and USB Card 
Writer Module*
 Use only an embroidery card Reader designed 
for this machine. Using an unauthorized 
embroidery card Reader may cause your 
machine to operate incorrectly.
* If you have purchased the PE-DESIGN Ver5 or later, 
PE-DESIGN Lite or PED-BASIC, you can plug the 
included USB card writer module into the machine 
as an embroidery card reader, and recall patterns.
■About Embroidery Cards 
(Sold Separately) 
 Use only embroidery cards manufactured for this 
machine. Using unauthorized cards may cause 
your machine to operate incorrectly.
 Embroidery cards sold in foreign countries  cannot be used with this machine.
 Store embroidery cards in the hard case.
aPlug the optional embroidery card Reader/
USB card writer module* into the primary 
(top) USB port on the machine.
a Primary (top) USB port
b Embroidery card Reader/USB card writer module*
bInsert the card completely into the card 
Reader/USB card writer module*.
* Insert the embroidery card so that the end with a 
printed arrow is facing up.
cPress the key of the USB port that the 
embroidery card Reader/USB card writer 
module* is plugged into.
→The patterns on the embroidery card are displayed 
on the selection screen. 
dFollow the steps on page 193 to select a 
pattern.
Selecting Patterns from USB 
Media/Computer
To recall patterns from the computer or USB 
media, see pages 255 through 257.
Note
 Embroidery patterns cannot be saved from 
the machine to an embroidery card inserted 
into a connected USB card writer module *.
Note
 Two embroidery USB card Readers/USB 
card writer module * cannot be used with this 
machine at the same time. If two embroidery 
USB card Readers/USB card writer module * 
are inserted, only the embroidery USB card 
Reader/USB card writer module * inserted 
first is detected.
Memo
 You can also plug the embroidery card  Reader/USB card writer module * into the 
center port of the machine. 
						

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VIEWING THE SEWING SCREEN
aShows the presser foot code. 
Attach embroidery foot “W2” or “W” (optional) for all embroidery projects. When the foot presser symbol is displayed 
on the screen, you are able to sew.
b Shows the boundary for embroidering with the extra large frame (30 cm  × 20 cm (approx. 12 inches  × 8 inches)). 
c Shows a preview of the selected pattern. 
d Shows the size of the selected pattern. 
e Shows how far the sewing position is from the center (when you move the sewing position). 
f Shows how many stitches are in the selected pattern and how many stitches have been sewn so far. 
g Shows the time necessary to sew the pattern, and the time already spent sewing the pattern (not including time for 
changing and automatically trimming the thread).
h Shows the number of colors in the selected pattern, and the number of the color currently being sewn. 
i Shows the part of the embroidery that will be sewn with the first thread color.
j Shows the order for thread color changes and the embroidering time for each thread color.
* The displayed time is the approximate time that will be required. The actual embroidering time may be longer than the  displayed time, depending on the embroidery frame that is us ed. In addition, the amount of time required to change 
thread colors is not included.
k Shows the embroidery frames that can be used for the selected pattern. Be sure to use the proper frame (see page 
202). 
l Shows the degree of rotation of the pattern. 
Note
 There is an explanation of additional key functions on the next page.
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