Brother Quattro 3 User Manual

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■Key Functions
No.DisplayKey NameExplanationPage
a Thread palette key Press this key to change the colors of the displayed pattern. 277
b Rotate keyPress this key to rotate the pattern. You can rotate a pattern one degree, ten 
degrees or ninety degrees at a time. 242
c Size keyPress this key to change the size of the pattern. Patterns can be enlarged or 
reduced. 241
d Horizontal mirror 
image keyPress this key to make a horizontal mirror image of the selected...

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Moving the Pattern 
For details on moving the pattern, refer to “Moving 
the Pattern” on page 240.
Rotating the Pattern
For details on rotating the pattern, refer to 
“Rotating the Pattern” on page 242.
Changing the Size of the Pattern
For details on changing the size of the pattern, 
refer to “Changing the Size of the Pattern” on 
page 241.
Changing the Pattern Size While 
Maintaining the Desired Thread 
Density (Stitch Recalculator)
In the embroidery edit screen, the size of the...

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eWhen the following message appears, press .
→The pattern will be returned to its original size, 
angle, and position as it was before it was edited.
fSelect how to change the pattern size.
* Press   to enlarge the pattern proportionately.
* Press   to shrink the pattern proportionately.
* Press   to stretch the pattern horizontally.
* Press   to compact the pattern horizontally.
* Press   to stretch the pattern vertically.
* Press   to compact the pattern...

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Deleting the Pattern 
Press   to delete the pattern from the screen. 
Displaying Patterns in the Screen 
Magnified by 200%
aPress .
→ changes to  , and the pattern is 
magnified by 200%.
bCheck the displayed pattern.
→ Use   to scroll through the 
display in any direction.
cTo display the pattern back to the normal 
size (100%), press  . 

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Changing the Configuration of 
Alphabet Character Patterns
aPress . 
bPress the key of the layout you want to 
embroider.
* See page 267 for more information about layout types.
→ The display will show the selected layout. 
cPress . 
Changing Alphabet Character 
Spacing
aPress .  

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bUse   to change the spacing.
* Press   to increase the character spacing. 
* Press   to decrease the character spacing. 
* Press   to return the pattern to its original appearance.
cPress   to return to the original screen. 
Reducing Character Spacing
The spacing between characters can be reduced to 
50% of the narrowest character in the group.
Note
 It is not recommended to edit data and transfer to other or older version machines. 
Same features do not apply in other 
machines, so...

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Separating Combined Character 
Patterns
Combined character patterns can be separated to 
adjust the character spacing or to separately edit 
the patterns after all characters have been entered.
aPress .
bPress .
→The key appears as  .
cUse   to select where the pattern is 
to be separated, and then press   to 
separate it. For this example, the pattern 
will be separated between “T” and “a”.
Note
 A separated character pattern cannot be 
combined again. 

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dUse   to select a pattern, and 
then use   to adjust the character 
spacing.
ePress .
Changing the Color of Each 
Alphabet Character in a Pattern
aPress   so you can assign a thread color 
to each character. 
bChange the thread to sew each character in 
a different color.
* Press   to change the colors in the sewing order.
aColor for each character
a 

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Embroidering Linked Characters
You can embroider linked characters exampled 
below, in a single row when the pattern extends 
beyond the embroidery frame.
For details on embroidering linked characters, 
refer to “Embroidering Linked Characters” on 
page 245.
Example:Linking “DEF” to the characters 
“ABC”
Changing the Thread Color 
You can change the thread color by moving the 
color to be changed to the top of the sewing order 
and selecting a new color from the...

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dPress . 
→The display shows the changed colors.
Creating a Custom Thread Table
You can create a custom thread table containing 
the thread colors that you most often use. You can 
select thread colors from the machine’s extensive 
list of thread colors from nine different thread 
brands. You can select any color and move the 
color to your custom thread table.
aIn the pattern editing screen, press   and 
then press  .
bUse         to choose where to 
add a color on the custom thread...