Brother PE-Design 8 Instruction Manual Download

Page: 144 / 269

142

Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)

Print option

Print image:

Select this check box to print the

image imported into the Design Page in
addition to the embroidery pattern. However,
any part of the image extending out of the print
area for the embroidery will not be printed.

Print sewing area box & center axes:

Select

this check box to print black lines to indicate
the sewing area (refer to “Specifying the
sewing area” on page 140) and the center
axes for the data. (This setting is only
available when

Actual Size

is selected.)

Print template grid:

Select this check box to

print green lines to represent the grid printed on
the embroidery sheet included with the hoop.

Print hoop section boundaries onto the
first page:

Select this check box to print the

design sections of a design for which the
Design Page has been set to a custom size or
to a multi-position hoop. The pattern sections
are printed in red.

Divide embroidery image into 2 pages:

Select this check box to print in actual size and
on A4- or Letter-size paper design that is
larger than the paper size by dividing them in
two and printing each half on different pages.
(This setting is only available when

Actual

size

is selected in the

Print Setup

dialog box

and when the Design Page is set to the larger
hoop sizes [300

200 mm (11 3/4"

7 3/4"),

200

300 mm (7 3/4"

11 3/4"), 180

300

mm (7"

11 3/4") when set to

Hoop Size

, and

170

290 mm (180

300 mm) 6.69"

11.41"

(7"

11 3/4") or 290

190 mm (300

200 mm)

11.41"

7.48" (11 3/4"

7 3/4") when set to

Custom Size

].) With this split printing feature,

is printed in the lower-

right corner of the paper to indicate which half
is printed.

Stitch image

Normal:

Select this option to print the design

as lines and dots.

Realistic:

Select this option to print a realistic

image of the design. To change the settings of
the realistic image, click

Attributes

“Memo” on page 65.

When printing an imported image onto iron-on
paper or printable fabric, or when printing the
sheet for positioning the embroidery in the
printed image, select the

Image print mode

check box, and then select an option under

Material

Print the image on printable fablic or an
iron-on transfer sheet:

Select this option to

print the background image on iron-on
material or fabric that can be printed on. Only
the image is printed.

Print a flipped image:

Select this option to

print the image flipped on a vertical axis. When
printing on iron-on paper, the image is
normally printed flipped (mirror image). (For
details, refer to the instructions for the iron-on
paper that you are using.)

Select this option if your printer does not have
a function for printing a flipped (mirror) image.
(For details, refer to the instructions for your
printer.)

Print a sheet of paper for aligning the
printed image and the embroidery:

Select

this option to print a sheet for aligning the
positions of the image and embroidery.
Positioning marks and guidelines indicating
the embroidering area are printed on the
image.

Change Position:

The position where the

image is printed on the paper can be changed.
(Any part of the image extending out of the
print area of the paper is not printed.) Click

Change Position

to display the

Image Print

Position Setting

dialog box, and then drag

the image to the desired printing position in the
paper.

Click

“Displaying a preview of the embroidery”
on page 65.

Note:

If the

Divide embroidery image into 2 pages

check box is cleared and you print on a larger
paper size, the design does not print in two
halves. Likewise, if you print on a smaller
paper size, the design might be cut off.