CONTENTS ENGLISH BEFORE YOU START................................................................................................................. 2 NEW FEATURES ........................................................................................................................ 2 USING THE PEN TABLET .......................................................................................................... 3 About the Pen Tablet............................................................................
BEFORE YOU START It is important to perform the upgrade according to the procedure outlined in the Installation Guide. The machine can then be used as outlined in this upgrade Instruction and Reference Guide. NEW FEATURES The following features will be activated with the upgrade for Kit II. • The On Screen Designer™ software is added to create your own original embroidery pattern on the screen of the sewing machine. Refer to the Instruction and Reference Guide on the CD-ROM for use.
USING THE PEN TABLET Unscrew the upper barrel of the tablet pen. • Use only the pen tablet included with this Kit. ENGLISH a Note About the Pen Tablet The following parts are included with the pen tablet. 1 2 3 Note • Unscrew the upper barrel slowly, so that the tablet pen will not be damaged. 4 5 No. 1 2 3 4 5 Part Name Pen tablet Tablet pen Tablet pen holder Extra pen tips (4) Pen tip clip b Install a new AAA alkaline battery (LR03) in the tablet pen with the positive end (+) pointing up.
b Gently pull the pen tip straight out. Note • The pen tablet can be connected or disconnected at any time. • Do not perform any operations with the pen tablet at the same time that you are touching the machine's LCD screen with your finger or the included touch pen (stylus). c Memo Push in the new pen tip until it is flush with the tablet pen. • Working area of the pen tablet differs depending on performing functions of the sewing machine.
c Activate On Screen Designer™, then trace the picture with the tablet pen. ENGLISH For detailed instructions about operating On Screen Designer™, refer to the Instruction and Reference Guide (PDF format) stored on the On Screen Designer™ CD. Note • When you create the embroidery pattern by tracing the picture using the pen tablet, the actual size of the pattern will be bigger than the tracing picture. Check the size of the pattern before embroidering, then change the size of the pattern if needed.
FIND NEW COLOR SCHEMES WITH THE COLOR VISUALIZER FUNCTION The Color Visualizer Function Note • This function may not be available depending on the pattern you select (ex. a bordered embroidery pattern). If the color visualizer key is grayed out, select another pattern. • If you have not set any color in the custom thread table, the color visualizer key will be grayed out. In that case, use the thread table (64 colors) instead or set some colors in the custom thread table.
Note d Press the desired color scheme from samples. * Press to display the new schemes. ENGLISH • If the following message appears, there are not enough colors in the custom thread table, to display the color scheme you have selected to display. In this case, set more colors in the custom thread table, or select less colors in the Color Visualizer function. • If the following message appears, there are not enough colors in the thread table, to display the color scheme effect you have selected.
Saving and Recalling the Custom Thread Table using USB media c Press . You can save a custom thread table data file to USB media, and then you can recall the saved data from USB media again. Refer to “Creating a Custom Thread Table” in the Instruction and Reference Guide of the machine, for detailed instructions about a custom thread table. Note • Custom thread table data can only be saved to USB media. You cannot save the data in the machine’s memory or in the computer.
NEW FEATURES OF VERSION 2 Displaying Patterns in The Embroidery Edit Screen Magnified By 200% In the Embroidery Edit screen, the pattern can be magnified by 200% within the embroidery display area. a Press → b . changes to magnified by 200%. ENGLISH If your machine is installed with software version 1, the following features are added after the software is upgraded. • Previews of embroidery patterns can be magnified by 200%. • Thumbnails of embroidery patterns can be displayed at a larger size.
a Press or to select the desired thumbnail size. Note • If two USB medias are inserted simultaneously, the files will be saved only on the USB media inserted first. b Display the screen to be saved, and then save the displayed image. Note • An image can be captured only of screens containing the indicated key / .
■ To save an image of the Settings screen Displaying The Grid Memo A grid can be displayed when the built-in camera is used to display the needle position in the LCD. Memo Press . • For details on using the built-in camera to display the needle position, refer to “Checking the Needle Location in the Screen” in the machine’s Instruction and Reference Guide.
Other New Features ■ If an area is not selected while using the built-in camera to align the embroidering position, scanning will start from the center. Note • Scanning cannot start from the center after an area has been selected. To scan from the center, press to close the window, then display the window again but do not select an area to scan, then press ■ The parameters in the Settings screens can also be displayed in a language other than English.
■ If twin needle sewing has been selected, the stitching is displayed in the preview as two rows of stitching. ENGLISH ■ When pressing the keys for advancing/ returning to a page, for example, in the pattern selection screen, the pages are scrolled through continuously (from the last page directly to the first page or from the first page directly to the last page). Memo • Two rows of stitching are displayed even if was pressed.
Settings screen ■ Since functions have been added, a page has been added to the Settings screen. New settings available with Upgrade Kit (sold separately) are added. Note • For details on Upgrade Kits, visit our website “www.babylock.com” or contact your authorized Baby Lock retailer. ■ The keys for these new functions are activated when the Upgrade Kit I is purchased and Certification has been completed on machine.
New Patterns for Version 2 ENGLISH ■ Character Decorative Stitch ■ Embroidery/Embroidery Edit 15
NEW PATTERNS FOR KIT II Thumbnail List Alphabet character patterns 16
Color Change Table for the Embroidery Patterns on the CD-ROM ENGLISH Memo • These files can be opened with Palette Ver.8 or higher version on your computer. No.1 XKIT2T01.pes a Time required for 105 min embroidering 1 (614) 2 (209) b Embroidery thread color/ (027) Embroidery thread color number c Embroidery size 3 29.6 cm No.2 18.7 cm XKIT2T02.
No.6 XKIT2T06.pes No.7 87 min 20 min 1 1 (307) 9.6 cm 9.6 cm No.8 XKIT2T08.pes No.9 17.7 cm XKIT2T09.pes No.10 66 min 11 min (206) 1 (812) 2 (027) 2 (027) 3 (107) 3 (515) 4 (620) 4 (086) 5 (810) 5 (800) 6 (209) 6 (107) 7 (900) 7 (086) 4.7 cm 8 (812) 9 (027) 10 (515) 11 (107) 12 19.6 cm 18 (307) 29.6 cm 1 9.6 cm XKIT2T07.pes (800) 17.5 cm 14 min 1 (817) 17.6 cm 6.5 cm XKIT2T10.
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