Brother ULT2003D owner's manual: Chapter 7 MY CUSTOM STITCH

Chapter 7 MY CUSTOM STITCH

DESIGNING THE STITCH

With the MY CUSTOM STITCH™ function, you can sew designs that you create yourself.

Note

• Stitches that you create with MY CUSTOM STITCH™ can be a maximum of 7 mm (9/32 inch) wide and 37 mm (1-1/3 inch) long.
• Stitches can be designed more easily with MY CUSTOM STITCH™ if you draw the stitch on the enclosed grid sheet first.

1. Draw the stitch design on the grid sheet (part code SA507, X81277-001).
   • ① Start point
   • ② End point
   • ③ Intersection

Note

• Simplify the design so that it can be sewn as a continuous line. For a more attractive stitch, close the design by intersecting lines.
• If the design will be repeated and linked, the start point and end point of the design should be at the same height.

2. Mark the points in the design where the direction of the stitching changes.
3. Determine the x and y coordinates of each of the marked points. This will determine the design of the stitching that will be sewn.

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ENTERING STITCH DATA

Creating Stitch Data

Note Make sure that the embroidery unit is not attached.

1. Press [Character Decorative Stitch icon] to display the screen at left.
2. Press [MY CUSTOM STITCH icon]. ① MY CUSTOM STITCH™ key

① This area displays the stitch that is being created. ② The number beside [up arrow icon] indicates the y coordinate of the tip of [needle icon], and the number beside [right arrow icon] indicates the x coordinate of the tip of [needle icon]. ③ This number indicates the present set point in relation to the entire number of set points in the design. ④ Press this key to display a screen that allows you to change a set point. (Refer to page 7-6 for more details). ⑤ Press this key to select whether one stitch or three stitches are sewn between two points. ⑥ Press this key to erase the last point that has been set. ⑦ Press this key to add the point indicated by [needle icon]. ⑧ Press this key to finish creating the stitch and display the screen that allows you to see the entered stitch. (Refer to page 7-4.) ⑨ Press these keys to move.

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3. Select whether one stitch or three stitches will be sewn between the first two points. To sew one stitch, press [icon: 1 vertical bar, 3 vertical bars] so that it appears as [icon: 1 vertical bar, 3 vertical bars]; to sew three stitches, touch the key so that it appears as [icon: 1 vertical bar, 9 vertical bars].

4. Use the [icon: 3x3 arrow grid with SET in center] keys to move [icon: pencil] to the coordinates of the first point that was made on the grid sheet (from step 2 on page 7-1).

5. Press [icon: SET] to add the point indicated by [icon: pencil].

6. Repeat steps 3 through 5 for each point that you have drawn on the grid sheet until the stitch design is drawn on the screen as a continuous line.

Note — If you make a mistake while setting points, press the [icon: DELETE] key to erase the last point set.

7. Once you have finished entering the stitch data, press the [icon: SEWING] key.

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A screen that allows you to see the entered stitch design appears.

• Press this key so that it appears as [icon: three stars] to sew the stitch design repeatedly. Press this key so that it appears as [icon: one star] to sew the stitch design only one single time.
• Press [RE-EDIT] to return to the screen that allows you make changes to the entered data.
• If the stitch design will be repeated and linked, make sure that linking stitches are added so that the stitch designs will not overlap.

① Linking stitches

Note If you have entered points that are too close together, the fabric may not feed properly. Edit the stitch data to leave a larger space between points.

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Editing Stitch Data

1. Press [INPUT EDIT].

A screen that allows you to edit the entered stitch design appears.

① Press this key to move [needle icon] backward one point.

② Press this key to move [needle icon] start point.

③ Press this key to move [needle icon] forward one point.

④ Press this key to move [needle icon] end point.

⑤ Press this key to move part of or all of the design. (Refer to page 7-8 for more details.)

⑥ Press this key to insert a point. (Refer to page 7-9 for more details.)

⑦ Press this key to delete the selected point.

2. Make the desired changes to the stitch design.

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■ Moving a Point

1. Press \blacktriangle or \blacktriangledown to move \boldsymbol\mathcalP to the point that you wish to move.

2. Use $\begin{matrix} \blacktriangleleft & \blacktriangle & \blacktriangleright \ \blackleftarrow & \text{SET} & \rightarrow \ \blacklozenge & \blacktriangledown & \blacktriangledown\blacktriangleright \end{matrix}$ to move the point to the desired position.
3. When finished revising the pattern, press INPUT EDIT so it appears as INPUT EDIT.
4. Press SEWING to go to the sewing screen. (See page 4-9 for instructions on sewing the stitch).

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■ Moving Part or All of the Design

1. Press \blacktriangle or \blacktriangledown to move pencil icon to the first point of the section that you wish to move.
2. Press [BLOCK MOVE]. The selected point and all points that come after it are surrounded by a box. (This indicates the area that is to be moved.)

3. Press \blacktriangle or \blacktriangledown to move the selected section to the desired location.
4. Press [SET]. The selected section has been moved.

5. When finished revising the pattern, press [INPUT] [EDIT] so it appears as [INPUT] [EDIT].

6. Press [SEWING] to go to the sewing screen (see page 4-9 for instructions on sewing the stitch).

I nserting New Points

1. Press [▲], [▲], [▼] or [▼] to move [pencil icon] to point at the beginning of the line that you wish to add a new point to.

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2. Press [INSERT]. A new point is inserted and the ✎ moves to it.

3. Use any of [arrow keys] to move the point to the desired position.

4. When finished revising the pattern, press [INPUT EDIT] so it appears as [INPUT EDIT].

5. Press [SEWING] to go to the sewing screen. (See page 4-9 for instructions on sewing the stitch).

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MEMORY FUNCTIONS

Storing the custom design

Stitch patterns created using the MY CUSTOM STITCH function can be stored for later use.

1. Press [MEMORY button icon] from the stitch editing keys.

2. Select where you wish to save the stitch pattern. To save the stitch pattern in the machine’s memory, press [machine memory icon].

To save the stitch pattern on a floppy disk, press [floppy disk icon].

• Up to 15 stitch patterns can be saved in the machine’s memory.
• When saving the stitch pattern onto a floppy disk, a Windows-formatted 2HD disk must be used.
• The floppy disk must not be write-protected.
• When saving a stitch pattern onto a floppy disk, save the data in a format for embroidery data. The file name must have the extension “phc”.
• After saving a stitch pattern, we recommend write-protecting the floppy disk to prevent the data from accidentally being erased.

① Press to return to the previous screen.

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3. The screen shown at the left appears. If the stitch was saved successfully, the previous screen automatically appears.

• Saving as stitch pattern takes approximately 10 seconds.

CAUTION Do not turn off the machine while the “Saving” message is displayed, otherwise the stitch pattern data being saved may be lost. In addition, when saving the data onto a floppy disk, do not try to remove the disk, otherwise the disk may be damaged.

• For details on retrieving a saved stitch pattern, see page 7-13.

■ If the Stitch Pattern Cannot Be Saved

If the screen shown at the left appears after MEMORY is pressed, the stitch pattern cannot be saved because either the machine’s memory is full or the stitch pattern being saved is larger than the amount of space available in the memory. To be able to save the stitch pattern in the machine’s memory, a previously saved stitch pattern must be deleted.

For details on deleting a stitch pattern, see page 5-52.

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Retrieving a Stitch Design That Has Been Saved

Preparation If the embroidery unit is attached, remove it. ① Release button

• Turn off the power supply before removing the embroidery unit.

1. Press [Character Decorative Stitch icon].
2. To retrieve a stitch pattern saved in the machine’s memory, press [memory retrieval icon]. To retrieve a stitch pattern saved on a floppy disk, insert the floppy disk, and then press [floppy disk retrieval icon].

CAUTION

• Only insert or remove floppy disks while [floppy disk icon] or [memory/floppy icon] is displayed, or when prompted to change disks by a message on the screen.
• Do not insert anything other than floppy disks into the floppy disk drive slot, otherwise the floppy disk drive may be damaged.
• Do not insert a floppy disk containing pattern data other than those saved using our data design equipment or a sewing machine, otherwise the sewing machine may malfunction. (Only .pes, .phc and .dst pattern files can be used.)

CAUTION If the settings on this screen are locked ([lock icon]), no key other than [unlock icon] or [Utility Stitch Character Decorative Stitch Embroidery Edit icons] can be operated.

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3. A list of saved stitch patterns is displayed.
4. Select the stitch pattern that you wish to retrieve. ① Press to quit trying to retrieve the stitch pattern.

5. Press .

• To erase the saved stitch pattern, press . The previous screen appears. ① Press to retrieve the saved stitch pattern. ② Press to delete the saved stitch pattern.

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6. The sewing screen for that stitch will then be displayed.

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