I have a Brother 1250 and there are a few things that I don't like about it. 1st the embroidery patterns are very small and not in color. Sometimes it is difficult to determine what the pattern is. 2nd, mine is a sewing / embroidery machine and it is extremely sensitive to the kind of thread you use. Coats and Clark won't do. Has to be some of the more expensive thread. Thread gets caught when removing spool. always unthread from the top down. If you get any thread caught in the mechanism, you'll have to take to shop. I didn't know anything about embroidery either. If you reduce the size, most of the time, your piece will be ruined as the thread is loose in the pattern and balls up on the wrong side. If you use a pattern from online, chances are you will have problems there.
I have learned the hard way and have thrown away many items of clothing because of one of these problems.
Sounds like you have a more expensive machine and will work better for you than mine. Good luck.