Selecting Stitching - Brother EX-660 Operation Manual

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Selecting stitching

Using the stitch selection keys, select the desired
stitch.
When the sewing machine is turned on, the straight
stitch ( left needle position) is selected.
a Turn on the sewing machine.
b Press (stitch selection keys). The
number of the selected stitch is displayed.
Press the "+" or "–" side of
reduce the number by one. Pressing
right changes the digit on the right and pressing
on the left changes the digit on the left
The stitch is selected.
c Attach the presser foot.
Note
● The presser foot to be used is indicated by
the letter (G, A, J, N, or R) below
the right of the stitch number.
d If necessary, adjust the stitch length and
width.
• For details on sewing with each of the utility
stitches, refer to the following example.
■ [Example] Selecting stitch
a Press the stitch selection keys to select stitch 04.
With
on the left, select "0".
b Press the "+" or "–" side of
length adjustment key) to increase or reduce
the stitch length.
to increase or
a Stitch length adjustment key
on the
b Short
c Long
c Press the "+" or "–" side of
.
adjustment key) to increase or reduce the
stitch width.
a Stitch width adjustment key
b Narrow
c Wide
● When the stitch length or stitch width is
to
● If the stitch width of the selected stitch
● After adjusting the stitch width, slowly turn
the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise)
and check that the needle does not touch the
presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot,
the needle may bend or break.
● If the stitches are bunched together, increase
the stitch length. Continuing to sew with the
stitches bunched together may result in the
needle bending or breaking.
.
on the right, select "4", and with
Note
changed from the standard setting,
around or disappears from the LCD.
When the stitch length or stitch width is
reset back to the standard setting,
reappears around or
cannot be adjusted, "--" appears to the right
of in the LCD.
CAUTION
2
(stitch
(stitch width
in the LCD.
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