Brother XV8500D Brochure

Dreaming is wonderful. A notion that’s immediately apparent when you sit down to play on
our latest and greatest creation. It’s where your dreams, and our dreams, are made real through
a bounty of new and refined features. With 30 patents and patent pending innovations,

THE Dream Machine is our most powerful, technologically advanced machine –

the one you’ve been waiting for.

56 SQUARE INCHES OF WORKSPACE

11.25" needle to arm! Our largest needle to arm is a dream for any quilter with

the ability to accommodate a rolled king-sized quilt!

EXPANDABLE
LIBRARY OF BUILT-IN
TUTORIAL VIDEOS

Built-in HD tutorials make learning
easy! View over 40 tutorial videos
directly on the high-definition LCD
display, or stream your own

creations using the industry
standard MP4 format. You can

even watch videos or listen to music
while the machine is not running.

NEW ZOOM AND
ADJUSTMENT FEATURES

View your creations in crisp, vivid color and
watch them become larger than life
with the new zoom function of up to

400% within My Design Center
and up to 200% in other modes.

Easily adjust your design by rotating in
1 degree increments.

NEW STABILITY PLUSTM FRAME

Make your projects larger than life with our largest and
strongest embroidery frame yet. With the addition of

aluminum, rubber and ribbed corners, our new

improved embroidery frame offers less slippage for
better stitch results.

NEW USER INTERFACE

Larger, more defined crystal clear
icons, color navigation, scrolling menu

and the ability to view your design

properties in preview mode.

ACCUTRACTM EMBROIDERY SYSTEM

Engineered for superior stitch quality. Bask in the pleasure

of even more precise, high quality embroidery with our most advanced

AccuTracTM embroidery system. Created and used in our multi-

needle PR machine, it provides better under arm support, reduces
bounce, provides better stitch quality, as well as sophisticated
mechanical changes for the smoothest frame control to date.

IT’S LIKE HAVING A BUILT-IN
CAMERA AND SCANNER

This industry-first technology gives you a live and

up close view of the needle area for the

most precise positioning ever. The ability to scan

the entire embroidery area provides virtually

endless creative options and helps ensure that all
of your projects are perfect.

WITH INNOVEYE® 2 TECHNOLOGY, PRECISE
ALIGNMENT OF DESIGNS IS EASIER THAN EVER

Perfectly place your design exactly where you want it every time. Just scan your fabric or
garment, preview your design on screen and you’re done.

an previous models

Live magnied image
with Up-close Viewer

VIRTUAL STITCH PREVIEW

See your desired stitch superimposed on your project, giving you the ability to adjust

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& WIDTH ADJUSTMENT

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your stitch width or placement. Seeing is believing!

SNOWMAN® EMBROIDERY
POSITIONING MARKER

We’ve enhanced our beloved Snowman

Positioning Marker to offer more options for alignment

of embroidery designs. Pair with the InnovEye® 2 Technology
to automatically position the needle and design for
precise embroidery placement.

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Embroidery

DESIGN CONNECTION BY
INNOVEYE® 2 TECHNOLOGY

Thanks to the improved InnovEye® 2 Technology, embroidery design
connection is easier and more precise. Combined with the
Snowman® Embroidery Positioning Marker, you can reposition your
design many times in many directions.

e Snowman® Embroidery Positioning Marker can be placed in
multiple positions for easy design placement.

The next generation of My Custom Design has been enhanced to integrate our industry-first
InnovEye® 2 Technology, offering new design capabilities at your fingertips, all without a PC.

Draw or doodle directly on the LCD display, and watch it spring to life in the large

drawing area. Or, use the industry-first scanning frame to scan line art, handwriting or

printed clip art and have it transformed into embroidery data. There are so many ways to

create a custom, personal work of art – and a really fun way to create embroidery!

INTRODUCING OUR

SCANIMATIONTM SCANNING

FRAME AND TECHNOLOGY

The industry’s first scanning frame that
works directly on your machine. Using

InnovEye® 2 Technology and our state-of-the-art
scanning frame, you can scan drawings and printed
clip art directly into My Design Center.

LINE ART SCAN & EMBROIDER

Use the industry-first InnovEye® 2 Technology to scan handwriting or line art
on the industry-first ScanImation
watch as they are transformed into unique embroidery designs. You can
also draw directly on the 10.1" built-in HD LCD display.

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Scanning Frame, and then

DRAW DIRECTLY ON THE LCD DISPLAY

Use the included stylus to draw directly on the LCD display
and see your designs or handwriting instantly spring to life in the large
drawing area. No more tablet needed.

BUILT-IN USB PORTS

High-speed 2.0 ports to import JPEG

images using any standard storage media
and easily turn them into embroidery data.

You can use your own line art
drawing or take line art from a
magazine and auto convert to
stitch data.

1. Scan it

2. Auto convert to stitch data

3. Create beautiful embroidery

ILLUSTRATION SCAN
& EMBROIDER

Use the industry-first InnovEye® 2 Technology to
scan an image or illustration on the industry-first

ScanImationTM Scanning Frame. Or import a

JPEG using the USB port, and watch in amazement
as the image is turned into stitch data

using just the machine.

SCAN & STIPPLE

Accurately stipple anywhere on any
project. Simply scan your fabric using
InnovEye® 2 Technology and define the

stippling area using the stylus
directly on the LCD display.

Choose your desired stipple pattern and
THE Dream Machine does the rest.

Scan it Auto Stipple Stitch it

Create beautiful projects by
combining all of the amazing
features in My Design Center.

Import your illustration or clip art
via the scanning frame or USB port.

(USB stick not included)

My Design Center
automatically converts the le
into embroidery punch data.

INSIDE & OUTSIDE
AUTO STIPPLE

You can also use the built-in library of
shapes and patterns to add interesting
detail to any project. You can even

combine shapes and select inside or

outside stippling to create unique designs.

CUSTOM DRAW
STIPPLING

Use the industry-first ScanImation

Scanning Frame or draw directly on

the LCD display to create your own unique
patterns. Now you can get the look of

complicated freehand stippling,
without the use of software or
stitch regulation!

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V-SONIC™ PEN PAL FOR
SEWING & EMBROIDERY

The V-Sonic™ Pen Pal system uses ultrasonic technology to allow you to

control several functions right on your fabric, so you can reduce the

need to look away from your project. When sewing, easily make adjustments to
needle position, set stitch width and position, select sewing end point, and set
laser guide position. When embroidering, easily adjust the design if the fabric
has been hooped crooked.

DROPLIGHT™ LED EMBROIDERY
POSITIONING MARKER

Trying to guess where to drop the needle is a nightmare of the past! Use the
embroidery foot with LED pointer to easily see your needle drop position
– critical for embroidery. You can check the embroidery field easily with the trial
key and the LED pointer. Also helpful while using the stitch forward

and backward keys.

SEW STRAIGHT™ 2 LASER VISION GUIDE

Sewing straight has never been easier with the

built-in laser guide. Now it’s even easier with the

brighter laser line for easier viewing on darker

fabrics, and a wider range that extends up

to 19mm. With double the brightness and manual

adjustment, you will be able to see this guideline on
virtually any fabric you can imagine.

Random Mode

INNOVACHROMETM LED THREAD
COLOR & MONITORING SYSTEM

No more babysitting your machine! Our revolutionary visual status
system indicates when a thread color change is needed,
what the next color is, as well as thread breakages and alerts.
Originally designed for our PR-Series of machines.

Solid Red

COLOR SHUFFLINGTM 2 FUNCTION
FOR EVEN MORE COLOR POSSIBILITIES

Love a certain color scheme? Not sure how to combine colors? Use
the new pin function in Random and Gradient modes to ensure
your favorite colors are included in your shuffle.

Gradient Mode

Solid Blue Solid Blue Flashing Green

MUVITTM DIGITAL DUAL
FEED SYSTEM

No more puckering! Feeding fabric

has never been smoother! Powerfully feed

fabric from the top AND bottom,

and sew precise, uniform stitches on a
range of fabrics from silk to denim.

NEW COUCHING
TECHNIQUE AND MUVITTM
DIGITAL DUAL FEED SYSTEM

The new couching foot with MuVitTM allows
you to add cording techniques to your projects.

Stitching red

section

Need blue for

next section

Stitching blue

section

Design nished

OVER 930 BEAUTIFUL

BUILT-IN DESIGNS

DISNEY IS IN OUR DNA

Only THE Dream Machine has the magic of 166 Disney embroidery
designs built right in. Plus, exclusive access to a constant parade of Disney and

Disney•Pixar embroidery designs through the iBroidery.com Download Center.

NEW MULTI-FUNCTION SCREWDRIVER

No more searching for quarters.

No more struggling to get your
fingers under the needle. Works on

most Brother embroidery frames.

100+ FABULOUS NEW OR IMPROVED FEATURES

GENERAL FEATURES

1. 11.25” needle to arm

2. 5-inch height from sewing bed to top of machine arm

3. Full-spectrum LEDs which mimic natural daylight

4. Almost 10” of full-spectrum lighting around
the needle

5. Adjustable LED lighting in ve settings

6. Automatic needle threading system

7. Ergonomic large start/stop button

8. Separate bobbin winder system

9. Adjustable bobbin winding speed

10. InnovEye® 2 Technology

11. Up to 3x clearer camera resolution

12. Up to 2x faster scanning speed

13. Presser foot lever in convenient location

14. Extra high lift presser foot

15. Slow, quiet-close cover

16. Ergonomic handle shape

17. Navy accent line on the machine front in both

sewing and embroidery settings with Disney’s
silver decoration plate

MY DESIGN CENTER

18. Draw directly on the large LCD display to
create embroidery

19. Line art scan and embroidery

20. Drawing or .jpg scan and embroidery

21. Scan and stipple

22. 30 stamp frames

23. Combine creations with pre-digitized and
built-in designs and fonts

24. Auto line completion

25. Stitch setting attributes

26. Embroidery image preview screen

27. Built-in Up-close™ Viewer with zoom
capability up to 400%

28. ScanImation™ Scanning Frame

EMBROIDERY FEATURES

29. Color Shufing® 2 with pin function to set
desired thread colors

30. Droplight™ LED Embroidery Positioning Marker

31. Ultrasonic sensor function to set embroidery
position and angle

32. Camera scanning in 2 different speed modes

33. AccuTrac™ embroidery system for better under arm
support

34. InnovEye® 2 Technology and Snowman®
Embroidery Positioning Marker for precise
needle and embroidery placement

35. Built-in Up-close™ Viewer with zoom
capability up to 200%

36. InnovaChrome™ LED Thread Color System

37. 38% larger embroidery area, 9.5” x 14”

38. New stronger frame design with better
gripping surface

39. Built-in extra-large designs for the jumbo

9.5” x 14” embroidery frame

40. 166 embroidery designs featuring
Disney•Pixar characters

41. 773 built-in Brother embroidery designs
in total

42. 15 home furnishings designs

43. 5 pet designs

44. 20 Japanese designs

45. 18 quilt designs

46. 18 built-in technique designs

47. 30 Swiss designs from Zündt

48. 8 cool designs

49. 140 frame pattern combinations

50. 22 embroidery fonts with full complement
of symbols, including 2 small fonts

51. Built-in Greek alphabet

52. Print and Stitch™ Technology for 3D Art

53. Embroider up to 1,050 stitches per minute

54. Go forward or backward up to 1,000 stitches

55. Embroidery background color adjusting feature

56. Monochrome embroidery for single color
embellishment

57. Jump stitch thread trimming

58. Thread wiper

59. Resume function

60. Thread sensors for upper and lower threads

61. Embroidery frame display

62. Embroidery basting function

63. Embroidery thread palettes

64. Built-in alignment function for designs and borders

65. Trial position

66. Change alphabet character appearance/layout

with more exibility for individual text editing

67. Design duplication mode with embroidery editing

68. 175 sewing stitch designs available in
embroidery mode

69. Readable PHC les

70. Built-in Appliqué Creator

71. Embroidery drag and drop

SEWING FEATURES

72. Sew Straight™ 2 with brighter laser and
wider side range

73. Ultrasonic sensor function to set the stitch
position, width, length or laser guide position

74. MuVit™ Digital Dual Feed System

75. New foot for couching with MuVit™
Digital Dual Feed System

76. Multi-function foot controller for hands-free
control of select sewing functions

77. Enhanced My Custom Stitch™ feature with the
ability to combine and edit custom and more
than 40 built-in sample stitches

78. Automatic Height Adjuster™ (AHA®) feature for
automatic presser foot pressure

79. Pattern connection with InnovEye® 2 Technology

80. Reinforcement stitch

81. Virtual Stitch Preview

82. Edge sewing with InnovEye® 2 Technology

83. Lightning-quick pivoting functionality, with
customizable foot height

84. Sew without thread for paper punching

85. Square feeding system with powerful and
longer feed dogs

86. Large adjustable knee lifter with 3 positions

87. Needle plate detector for safe operation

88. Ruler design with zero mark at the needle to
help center designs

89. 149 utility stitches

90. 577 decorative stitches, including vintage,
heirloom and wide designs

91. 5 sewing fonts: 3 alphabet and 1 Cyrillic
and 1 Japanese font

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with InnovEye® 2 Technology

92. Sew up to 1,050 stitches per minute

93. Sew decorative stitches up to 710 stitches
per minute

94. Free motion mode to automatically adjust
the foot height

95. Automatic feed dog switching

96. Back to beginning key

97. Improved sewing with longer feed dogs

LCD DISPLAY FEATURES

98. Large 10.1’’ HD LCD display – 23% larger than
previous Brother screens

99. More than 16 million possible colors with
no color shifting on LCD

100. MPEG4 replay function

101. Embroidery design and sewing stitch

selection scroll bar for easier navigation

102. Adjustable display color for easy editing

103. Built-in screensavers with viewing
adjustment options

104. Personalized screensaver functionality

105. Realistic preview of selected stitches and patterns

106. Faster on-screen design rendering

107. More than 40 built-in instructional videos

SOFTWARE FEATURES

108. 3 USB ports

109. High-speed 2.0 port for design transfer

110. A third port for computer connectivity and
future upgrades

111. Customizable USB mouse pointer functions
for an optional mouse

112. Optional external USB embroidery card reader

113. Easy-to-navigate home screen

114. New easy-to-use screen layout

115. Adjustable sound in 5 levels

116. Larger internal memory capacity for embroidery
and sewing stitches

117. 13 Built-in languages

118. High power CPU

119. Presser foot and needle changing key for
safe operation

120. Screen lock

121. Time and date key

122. Eco mode

123. Shut-off supporting mode

ACCESSORY FEATURES

124. Includes four sizes of embroidery frames:

9.5" x 14", 8" x 12", 5" x 7" and 4" x 4"

125. 16 accessory feet included

126. Includes 3 free-motion quilting foot and
1 piecing foot

127. 2-spool thread stand

128. High-quality accessory box for storage
within arm of machine

129. 3 removable accessory trays

130. New multi-function screwdriver

131. V-Sonic™ Pen Pal for sewing and embroidery

132. Straight stitch needle plate and straight stitch foot

133. Bobbin case for bobbin work

For more information, call 1-800-4-A-BROTHER or
visit www.THEDreamMachineByBrother.com

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