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    							Operation Manual Addendum
    Embroidery and Sewing Machine
    Product Code: 882-W20/W22  Model: XV8550D
    Be sure to read this document before using the machine.
    We recommend that you keep this document nearby for future reference. 
    						
    							ABOUT THIS MANUAL
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    This manual provides details on the new functions added from My Dream Machine (  Note: This 
    symbol next to the title denotes a new or enhanced features, within the My Dream Machine ).
    Please refer to this manual for the functions of My Design Center.
    ABOUT THIS MANUAL 
    						
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    CONTENTS
    ABOUT THIS MANUAL ..........................................................................................................  1
    ABOUT MY DESIGN CENTER .................................................................................................  3
    Basics: Creating a Pattern ................................................................................................................................ 3
    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  ..................................................................................................................................... 11
    Using the erase key ....................................................................................................................................... 12
    Using the select key....................................................................................................................................... 13
    STITCH SETTINGS SCREEN ...................................................................................................  14
    Specifying individual stitch settings  .............................................................................................................. 14
    ■Line settings .......................................................................................................................................................  14
    ■Region settings ..................................................................................................................................................  15
    Specifying global stitch settings  .................................................................................................................... 16
    After specifying the settings generate embroidery pattern ............................................................................ 16
    EMBROIDERY IMAGE PREVIEW SCREEN .............................................................................  17
    MY DESIGN CENTER WITH SCAN  ......................................................................................  18
    Using the Scanning Frame ............................................................................................................................. 18
    ■Scanning with an Embroidery Frame .................................................................................................................  19
    Scanning to Trace Background Image  .......................................................................................................... 19
    ■Importing the Background image ......................................................................................................................  21
    LINE SCAN  ...........................................................................................................................  22
    Using the Scanning Frame to Create a Pattern with Line Scan  ..................................................................... 22
    ILLUSTRATION SCAN  .........................................................................................................  25
    Using the Scanning Frame to Create a Pattern with Illustration Scan ........................................................... 25
    STIPPLING ............................................................................................................................  28
    Basic Stippling with My Design Center.......................................................................................................... 28
    Scanning Drawing to Create Stippling Pattern .............................................................................................. 31
    Scanning Fabric and Stippling ....................................................................................................................... 35
    Decorative stitching around a pattern in embroidery (a quilting function)  .................................................. 38
    Stippling Without Using My Design Center  ..........................................................................  42
    Other Useful Functions  ........................................................................................................ 43
    Additional built-in patterns ........................................................................................................................... 43
    Addition of 24 cm × 24 cm frame ................................................................................................................. 43
    Specifying individual appliqués ..................................................................................................................... 43
    Combining bobbin work patterns .................................................................................................................. 44
    Thread color sorting ...................................................................................................................................... 44
    Adding line feeds and inserting new embroidery character patterns ............................................................. 45
    ■Line feeding .......................................................................................................................................................  45
    ■Inserting ............................................................................................................................................................  45
    Character alignment ...................................................................................................................................... 46
    Selecting multiple patterns at the same time ................................................................................................. 46
    Grouping multiple selected patterns ............................................................................................................. 47
    Saving/deleting multiple patterns .................................................................................................................. 48
    CONTENTS 
    						
    							ABOUT MY DESIGN CENTER
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    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.
    Start My Design Center by pressing   in the home page screen or pressing   in the embroidery 
    pattern selection screen.
    Basics: Creating a Pattern
    1. Draw a line drawing in the pattern drawing 
    screen. (page 8)2. Add color to the pattern.
    ABOUT MY DESIGN CENTER
     CAUTION
    • Only touch the screen with your finger or the pen (stylus) included with the sewing 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. 
    						
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    3. Select colors, fill stitches and desired patterns 
    to complete your design.
    4. Specify stitch settings. (page 14)
    * Further customize your pattern by specifying 
    embroidery stitch settings, such as satin stitch width 
    and density.
    aShows the stitch settings for the selected line.bShows the stitch settings for the selected region.
    5. Convert image data to embroidery data.
    The embroidery image preview screen appears. 
    (page 17)
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    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 PATTERNS” in the Operation Manual.
    Embroidering begins. 
    						
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    aPattern drawing area
    bPattern preview area
    PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN
    Memo
    • The actual dimension of the pattern area is the size of the embroidery frame, which is 36 cm × 24 cm 
    (approx. 14 inches × 9-1/2 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.
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    ■Key functions
    No.DisplayKey  NameExplanationPage
    cMagnify key Press this key to magnify the pattern. 10
    dImage 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.—
    eLine 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.22
    fIllustration 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.25
    gLine 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.8
    hBrush 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.10
    iStamp key Press this key to select the stamp shape for pattern drawing. 11
    jErase key Press this key to erase lines and shapes that have been drawn. You 
    can select the size/shape of the eraser.12
    kCut key Press this key to cut out the selected section. 13
    lSelect 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.13
    mRotate key Press this key to rotate the selected section. 13
    nSize key Press this key to change the size of the selected section. 13
    oPaste key Press this key to paste in the selected section duplicated with the 
    duplicate key or a selected section using the cut key.—
    pDuplicate key Press this key to duplicate the selected section. The temporarily 
    positioned section can immediately be rotated, enlarged, reduced or 
    moved.—
    qNext key Press this key to continue to the stitch settings screen. —
    rRecall 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.—
    sStore key Press this key to store the pattern being created. —
    tUndo 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.—
    uAll Clear key Press this key to clear all the lines and shapes and start from the 
    beginning. The background image is also cleared.—
    vCancel key Press this key to exit from the My Design Center. All lines and shapes 
    are erased when you press this key.— 
    						
    							PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN
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    Before Creating Designs 
    The pattern preview displays the design smaller 
    than the actual size. You can view the actual 
    pattern size by setting the “Embroidery Frame 
    Display”.
    With “Embroidery Frame Display” in the settings 
    screen, the embroidery frame and grid can be 
    specified separately. For details on the types of 
    embroidery frames and grids available, refer to 
    “Changing the Embroidery Frame Display” in the 
    Operation Manual included with the machine.
    aPress .
    bSelect the grid line of the “Embroidery 
    Frame Display”.
    aEmbroidery frame types
    bGrid types
    * Select the grid size 10 mm (3/8 inch) or 25 mm (1 
    inch).
    Drawing Lines 
    aPress   and draw lines.
    a
    b
    Memo
    • When   is pressed, all regions will be 
    displayed in the background to clarify the 
    drawing lines on the screen. 
    						
    							PATTERN DRAWING SCREEN
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    ■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.
    aPress   to set the line types, stitch types 
    and colors.
    The settings screen appears. 
    aLine types
    bStitch types
    cLine color selection: touch the color palette to 
    activate the drawing pen color.
    Line typesStitch types
    bPress   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.
    aColor bar
    Freehand line with the end open.
    Freehand line closing the end automatically.
    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.
    a
    c
    b
    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.
    a 
    						
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