Brother 882-W80, Operation Manual

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MAKING EMBROIDERY ADJUSTMENTS
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■
Correct Thread Tension
The pattern can be seen from the wrong side of the fabric.
If the thread tension is not set correctly, the pattern will
not finish well. The fabric may pucker or the thread may
break.
Follow the operations described below to adjust thread
tension according to the situation.
■
Upper Thread Is Too Tight
The tension of the upper thread is too tight, resulting in the
bobbin thread being visible from the right side of the
fabric.
Press in to weaken the upper thread
tension. (The tension number will decrease.)
■
Upper Thread Is Too Loose
The tension of the upper thread is too loose, resulting in a
loose upper thread, loose thread locks, or loops appearing
on the right side of the fabric.
Press in to tighten the upper thread tension.
(The tension number will increase.)
■ Adjusting Overall Upper Thread Tension
When embroidering, if the overall tension of the upper
thread is too tight or too loose, adjust it from the setting
screen. The selected setting will be applied to all patterns.
If an individual embroidery pattern needs additional fine
tuning, refer to “Adjusting Thread Tension” on page 73.
a
Press .

The settings screen appears.
b
Press .

The embroidery settings screen appears.
c
Display [Embroidery Tension] in the embroidery
settings screen.
d
Use to adjust the upper thread tension.
* : Tighten the upper thread tension.
* : Loosen the upper thread tension.
e
Press .
1
Right side
2
Wrong side
Note
• If the thread tension setting is made extremely
weak, the machine may stop during embroidering.
This is not the sign of a malfunction. Increase the
thread tension slightly, and start embroidering
again.
Memo
• If you turn the main power to OFF or select a
different pattern, the thread tension will reset to the
automatic setting.
• When you retrieve a saved pattern, the thread
tension setting will be the same as when the
pattern was saved.
Note
• If the bobbin thread was incorrectly threaded, the
upper thread may be too tight. In this case, refer to
“Setting the Bobbin” on page 26 and rethread the
bobbin thread.
1
Right side
2
Wrong side
Note
• If the upper thread was incorrectly threaded, the
upper thread may be too loose. In this case, refer
to “Upper Threading” on page 28 and rethread the
upper thread.
1
Right side
2
Wrong side