BERNINA 540 E makes sewing and embroidery EASY, with powerful, fast & precise sewing handle big projects with ease! Perfect for decorative stitches, Your threads are cut automatically! With the 540 E the embroidery module come WITH the machine!! GENERAL FEATURES Hook system BERNINA Hook Maximum sewing speed (stitches per minute) 1000 Length of freearm to the right of the needle 215 mm Color touchscreen 4.3” / 10 cm Drag & Drop LED sewing lights 12 LED Multi-function knobs Needle positions 11 Sewing in each needle position Number of spool holders 2 Semi-automatic needle threader Adjustable presser foot pressure Manual thread cutter 4 Automatic thread cutter Adaptive Thread Tension Upper thread indicator BSR functionality, straight stitch and zigzag BERNINA foot control with back-kick function Create and save stitch combinations Memory (short-term/altered stitches) Memory (long-term/altered stitches) Start/stop button (stitching without foot control) Slide speed control Bobbin winding while sewing/embroidering USB interface for PC connection USB interface for USB data stick Changing stitch settings while sewing Needle stop up/down On-screen help Creative consultant Sewing tutorial Setup program SEWING AND QUILTING FEATUES Pattern start/end function Stitch length maximum in mm 6 Maximum stitch width 9 Security function program Pattern mirroring Free Hand System (FHS) Number of stitch patterns (incl. alphabet) total 1048 Utility stitches total 30 Buttonholes (incl. eyelet) total 14 Automatic buttonhole length measuring system Automatic buttonhole Manual multi-step buttonhole Button sew-on program Darning programs Decorative stitches total 300 Quilting stitches total 44 Cross-stitch programs 31 Sewing alphabets 5 Reverse sewing EMBROIDERY Maximum Embroidery Speed (Stitches per minute) 1000 Embroidery Module YES WITH 540 E Maximum Embroidery Area 400×150 mm Freearm Embroidery On-screen Editing of Designs Duplicate/Add Designs Change Design Size Non-Proportionally Move, Rotate, and Mirror WordArt Drag and Drop Absolute Check Design Positioning Check Design Size Adjust Stitch Density Change Stitch Type Change Thread Brand Basting Color Resequence Stitch Design as Single/Multi-Color Personal Memory for Saving Embroidery Designs Programmable Jump Stitch Cutting Smart Secure Invisible Secure Centering the Embroidery Design Switch Unit of Measurement Embroidery design formats EXP, DST, PES, PEC, JEF, SEW, PCS, XXX USB Interface View Stitch-out Time, Thread Colors, Size, Stitches Stitch Sequence Control Position Recall Overview Hook system BERNINA Hook Length of freearm to the right of the needle 215 mm Color touchscreen 4.3” / 10 cm Adjustable presser foot pressure Start/stop button (stitching without foot control) Maximum stitch width 9 Embroidery Module opt. Maximum Embroidery Area 400×150 mm Freearm Embroidery On-screen Editing of Designs