Brother HE1, Operation Manual

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Contents

Introduction ........................................................................................................................1
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS  ...............................................................................1
Machine Features  ................................................................................................................7
Accessories ..........................................................................................................................8

Included accessories  ......................................................................................................................................... 8
Optional accessories  ......................................................................................................................................... 9

Names of Machine Parts and Their Functions  ...................................................................10

Front view ....................................................................................................................................................... 10
Needle and embroidery foot section  ............................................................................................................... 11
Right-side/rear view  ........................................................................................................................................ 11
Operation buttons  ........................................................................................................................................... 12
Operation panel .............................................................................................................................................. 13

GETTING READY

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Basic Steps for Embroidering .............................................................................................16
Turning the Machine On/Off .............................................................................................17

Power supply precautions  ............................................................................................................................... 17
Turning on the machine  .................................................................................................................................. 18
Turning off the machine  .................................................................................................................................. 18

Attaching the Embroidery Unit ..........................................................................................19

Embroidery unit precautions  ........................................................................................................................... 19
Attaching the embroidery unit  ......................................................................................................................... 19
Removing the embroidery unit  ........................................................................................................................ 21

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Operation ............................................................................22

Viewing the LCD ............................................................................................................................................. 22
 Changing the machine settings ....................................................................................................................... 23
Checking machine operating procedures  ........................................................................................................ 25

Preparing Items for embroidering  .....................................................................................26
Preparing the Needle .........................................................................................................27

Needle precautions  ......................................................................................................................................... 27
Checking the needle  ....................................................................................................................................... 27
Replacing the needle ....................................................................................................................................... 28

Winding/Installing the Bobbin ...........................................................................................29

Bobbin precautions  ......................................................................................................................................... 29
Winding the bobbin  ........................................................................................................................................ 29
Installing the bobbin  ....................................................................................................................................... 34

Upper Threading  ...............................................................................................................37

About the spool of thread ................................................................................................................................ 37
Threading the upper thread  ............................................................................................................................. 38

Preparing the Fabric  ..........................................................................................................43

Attaching a stabilizer material to the fabric  ..................................................................................................... 43
Setting the fabric in the embroidery frame  ....................................................................................................... 44

Attaching the Embroidery Frame .......................................................................................47

Attaching the embroidery frame  ...................................................................................................................... 47
Removing the embroidery frame  ..................................................................................................................... 48

EMBROIDERY

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Selecting Embroidery Patterns ...........................................................................................50

Copyright information  ..................................................................................................................................... 50
Embroidery pattern types ................................................................................................................................. 50
Setting for embroidering..................................................................................................................................  51
Selecting alphanumeric characters  .................................................................................................................. 53
Selecting an embroidery pattern  ...................................................................................................................... 54
Selecting a frame pattern ................................................................................................................................. 55
Using an embroidery card ............................................................................................................................... 55