Brother PR1050X Operation Manual

Embroidery Machine

Operation Manual

Addendum

Product Code: 884-T13

Be sure to read this document before using the machine. We recommend that you keep this document nearby for future reference.

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This manual provides details on My Design Center, which is available with the upgrade. Make sure that the machine has been upgraded to the most recent version.

When you find this icon on the title in this manual, you can find the tutorial video of the procedure in your machine.

CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS MANUAL .......................................................................................................... 1

CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................. 2

ABOUT MY DESIGN CENTER................................................................................................. 3

Starting My Design Center for the First Time ................................................................................................. 3

■ Attaching the Scanning Frame ............................................................................................................................. 3

Basics: Creating a Pattern................................................................................................................................ 4

PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN................................................................................................ 6

■ Key functions....................................................................................................................................................... 7

Before Creating Designs.................................................................................................................................. 8

Drawing Lines ................................................................................................................................................. 8

■ Setting the line types, stitch types and colors ...................................................................................................... 9

Drawing Regions........................................................................................................................................... 10

■ Setting the brush types and fill colors................................................................................................................ 10

Using the stamp key...................................................................................................................................... 12

Using the erase key ....................................................................................................................................... 13

Using the select key....................................................................................................................................... 13

STITCH SETTINGS SCREEN................................................................................................... 15

Specifying individual stitch settings............................................................................................................... 15

■ Line settings....................................................................................................................................................... 15

■ Region settings .................................................................................................................................................. 15

Specifying global stitch settings..................................................................................................................... 16

After specifying the settings generate embroidery pattern ............................................................................ 16

EMBROIDERY IMAGE PREVIEW SCREEN ............................................................................. 17

CONTENTS

MY DESIGN CENTER WITH SCAN ...................................................................................... 18

Using the Scanning Frame............................................................................................................................. 18

Scanning to Trace Background Image ........................................................................................................... 19

■ Importing the Background image ...................................................................................................................... 20

LINE SCAN ........................................................................................................................... 21

Using the Scanning Frame to Create a Pattern with Line Scan ...................................................................... 21

ILLUSTRATION SCAN ......................................................................................................... 24

Using the Scanning Frame to Create a Pattern with Illustration Scan............................................................ 24

STIPPLING ........................................................................................................................... 26

Basic Stippling with My Design Center.......................................................................................................... 26

Scanning Drawing to Create Stippling Pattern .............................................................................................. 28

Scanning Fabric and Stippling ....................................................................................................................... 30

Decorative stitching around a pattern in embroidery (a quilting function) ................................................... 33

ABOUT MY DESIGN CENTER

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ABOUT MY DESIGN CENTER

With My Design Center, you can use the functions listed below:

• Hand-drawn functions - creating embroidery patterns by drawing on the LCD screen

• Scanning functions - creating embroidery patterns by not only scanning object with built-in camera, but also imported data from USB media, SD card or computer.

You can also combine patterns that you have created with the machine’s built-in patterns.

2. Install the needle plate cover included with the

Starting My Design Center for the First Time

My Design Center will be activated once the scanning frame has been attached. After the initial activation is complete, you no longer have to attach the scanning frame. View the tutorial video that shows how to use My Design Center.

machine.

• This is required only for the first time that My Design Center is used. After the first time, My Design Center will be available even if the scanning frame is not attached.

• In order to use My Design Center after upgrading the machine, attach the scanning frame to enable My Design Center.

■ Attaching the Scanning Frame

1. Remove the two thumb screws securing the embroidery frame holder, and then remove the frame holder from the machine.

a Thumb screws

a Needle plate cover

• For best scanning results, be sure to install the needle plate cover.

3. Align the holes in the scanning frame with the pins on the frame-mounting plate of the carriage.

a Pins on the frame-mounting plate b Holes in the scanning frame

4. Secure the scanning frame with the two thumb screws removed in step a.

a Thumb screws

 The My Design Center icon appears in the home

CAUTION

screen.

ABOUT MY DESIGN CENTER

Basics: Creating a Pattern

Start My Design Center by pressing in the home page screen.

• Only touch the screen with your finger or the

pen (stylus) included with the machine. Do not use a mechanical pencil, screwdriver or any other hard or sharp object. In addition, do not press the screen with extreme pressure. Otherwise the screen may be damaged.

• All or part of the screen may sometimes

become darker or lighter due to changes in the surrounding temperature or other changes in the environment. This is not a sign of a malfunction. If the screen is difficult to read, adjust its brightness.

1. Draw a line drawing in the pattern drawing screen. (page 8)

2. Adding color to the pattern.

ABOUT MY DESIGN CENTER

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3. Select colors, fill stitches and desired patterns to complete your design.

4. Specify stitch settings. (page 15)

* Further customize your pattern by specifying

embroidery stitch settings, such as satin stitch width and density.

5. Convert image data to embroidery data.

 The embroidery image preview screen appears.

(page 17)

6. Edit the pattern in the embroidery edit screen, for example, by combining it with the machine’s built-in patterns.

* For details on how to edit the pattern, refer to

“Editing the Embroidery Pattern (Pattern Editing Screen)” in the Operation Manual.

a Shows the stitch settings for the selected line.

 Embroidering begins.

b Shows the stitch settings for the selected region.

PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN

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a Pattern drawing area b Pattern preview area

PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN

• The actual dimension of the pattern area is the size of the embroidery frame, which is 360 mm × 200 mm (approx. 14 inches × 7-7/8 inches). The pattern you drew may be bigger than you expected. Please resize the pattern after converting the design to the embroidery pattern.

• When the pattern is enlarged so that only a part of it appears in the pattern drawing area, the entire pattern is displayed in the pattern preview area. The red frame in the pattern preview area indicates the part of the pattern displayed in the pattern drawing area. Move the red frame in the pattern preview area with the touch pen or your finger to display the corresponding area in the pattern drawing area.

PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN

■ Key functions

No. Display Key N ame Explanation Page

c Image scan key Press this key to scan the attached frame and display on the screen as

the background while using the My Design Center. You can scan the fabric as the background or scan the picture as the reference when creating the pattern.

d Line design key Press this key to scan the line drawing to edit and convert to the

embroidery data using the built-in camera. You can also import the line drawing image from USB media, computer or SD card and create the embroidery design.

e Illustration design key Press this key to scan the illustration to edit and convert to the

embroidery data using the built-in camera. You can also import the illustration from USB media, computer or SD card and create the embroidery design.

f Magnify key Press this key to magnify the pattern. 10

g Stamp key Press this key to select the stamp shape for pattern drawing. 12

h Rotate key Press this key to rotate the selected section. 14

i Size key Press this key to change the size of the selected section. 14

j Erase key Press this key to erase lines and shapes that have been drawn. You

can select the size/shape of the eraser.

k Paste key Press this key to paste in the selected section duplicated with the

duplicate key or a selected section using the cut key.

l Duplicate key Press this key to duplicate the selected section. The temporarily

positioned section can immediately be rotated, enlarged, reduced or moved.

m Cut key Press this key to cut out the selected section. —

n Select key Press this key to select a section for moving by finger or pen, copying,

deleting, changing size and rotating lines and shapes that have been drawn.

o Next key Press this key to continue to the stitch settings screen. —

p Recall key Press this key to recall image data created with My Design Center from

the machine’s memory, USB media, SD card or the computer.

q Store key Press this key to store the pattern being created. —

r Undo key Press this key to undo the last operation that was performed and

return to the previous state. Each press of this key will undo one operation.

s All Clear key Press this key to clear all the lines and shapes and start from the

beginning. The background image is also cleared.

t Cancel key Press this key to exit from the My Design Center. All lines and shaped

are erased when you press this key.

u Brush tool key Paint with brush and set the color. You can select the brush type, fill

type and color as you need. Painted lines and areas will be converted to the pattern embroidered with fill stitch.

Press to pick up the color from a region in the pattern within the pattern drawing area. The picked up color is shown as the currently selected region color beside the button and as the selected color in the Region Property screen.

v Line tool key Draw lines and set the color. You can select the line type, stitch type

and color as you need.

Press to pick up the color from a line in the pattern within the pattern drawing area. The picked up color is shown as the currently

selected line color beside the button and as the selected color in the Line Property screen.

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PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN

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Before Creating Designs

Select the centerpoint marker or grid lines setting for “Frame Display” to apply the frame display to the pattern drawing area of My Design Center. For details on the types of embroidery frames and grids available, refer to “Changing the display guides” in the Operation Manual included with the machine.

Attach the frame to be used.

• The frame type cannot be changed in the settings screen.

Press .

Select the grid line of the “Frame Display”.

Drawing Lines

Press and draw lines.

• When is pressed, all regions will be displayed in the background to clarify the drawing lines on the screen.

a Grid types

* Select the grid size 10 mm (3/8 inch) or 25 mm (1

inch).

PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN

■ Setting the line types, stitch types and colors

You can set or change the line types, stitch types and colors anytime. You can also specify the line types, stitch types and colors before drawing lines.

Press to set the line types, stitch types

and colors.

Stitch types

Zigzag stitch

Running stitch

Triple stitch

Candlewicking stitch

Chain stitch

Line without stitch for creating a region. Created region will be defined by the gray line.

Press to return to the pattern

drawing screen.

 The color bar on the line tool key is changed to the

selected color.

* The appearance of the line does not change even if

the line type was changed. The specified line type can be checked in the stitch settings screen.

 The settings screen appears.

a Line types b Stitch types c Line color selection: touch the color palette to

activate the drawing pen color.

Line types

Freehand line with the end open.

Freehand line closing the end automatically.

a Color bar

Straight line with one stroke

Straight line changing directions to the point you select. If the end point is created near the start point, a closed object will be created.

Press then press on the line to change

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its color.

 The connected line will be changed to the selected

color.

• Press to magnify the image when you cannot press on the line correctly. For details on magnify the image, refer to “Enlarge the pattern image on the screen” in the Operation Manual included with the machine.

• Press , and then select a color within the pattern drawing area to apply the same color to other lines or parts of the pattern.

PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN

Drawing Regions

Press and draw with brush.

a Use to select the line color.

b Press for changing the line color, and then

select the pattern to be changed.

■ Setting the brush types and fill colors

Press to set the brush types and fill

colors.

a Brush types b Fill stitch types c Fill color selection: touch the color palette to

activate the paint brush color.

Brush shapes/sizes

Square brush

Round brush

Small brush

Medium brush

Large brush

PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN

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Fill stitch types

Fill stitch pattern

Stippling pattern

Select decorative fill patterns Displays a fill pattern selection screen, where

can be pressed to select a pattern.

Select when you don’t want fill stitch.

Press to return to the pattern

drawing screen.

 The color bar on the brush tool key is changed to the

selected color.

• Press to magnify the image when you cannot press on the fill correctly.

• Press , and then select a pattern color in the pattern drawing area to apply that fill color to other patterns.

a Use to select the fill color.

a Color bar

* If a stippling pattern or decorative fill pattern has

been specified, the settings are displayed.

Press and press on the brush line to

change color and fill stitch types. You can also set the fill color, stitch type and fill pattern of a closed area made of the lines and brush lines.

b Press for changing the fill color, and then

select the pattern to be changed.

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