Quick Start Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Before Using
- Getting Started
- Introduction
- About this Chapter
- Using the Auto Punch Function
- Using Design Center
- Using Layout & Editing
- Step 1 Starting Layout & Editing
- Step 2 Importing Embroidery Patterns from Design Center
- Step 3 Zooming In and Out
- Step 4 Moving the Embroidery Pattern
- Step 5 Adding an Oval
- Step 6 Adjusting the Size and Location of the Oval
- Step 7 Adding Text
- Step 8 Fitting the Text around the Oval
- Step 9 Moving the Oval and Text
- Step 10 Adding a Circle for Drawing the Sun
- Step 11 Selecting a Programmable Fill Stitch
- Step 12 Adding Broken Lines for Drawing the Sun Rays
- Step 13 Changing the Sewing Order of Sun and Rays
- Step 14 Adjusting the Rays
- Step 15 Setting Hole Sewing
- Step 16 Previewing the Sewing Image
- Step 17 Transferring the Data to a Card
- Step 18 Saving the File
- Using Programmable Stitch Creator
- Creating data for the multi-position frame
- Design Center
- The Screen
- Using the Stage 2 Tool Box
- Using the Stage 3 Tool Box
- Using the Stage 4 Tool Box
- Using the Sewing Attributes Bar
- Using the Menu Bar and the Toolbar
- Layout & Editing
- The Screen
- Using the Tool Box
- Using the Sewing Attributes Bar
- Using the Menu Bar and the Toolbar
- File Menu
- Edit Menu
- Image Menu
- Input – from File
- Input – from TWAIN device
- Input – from Portrait
- Input – from Clipboard
- Output – to File
- Output – to Clipboard
- Select TWAIN device
- Modify
- Image to Stitch Wizard
- If Auto Punch is selected:
- If Photo Stitch 1 (Color) is selected:
- [Manual Color Selection]
- If Photo Stitch 1 (Mono) is selected:
- If Photo Stitch 2 (Color) is selected:
- If Photo Stitch 2 (Mono) is selected:
- If Cross Stitch is selected:
- Display Image – On/Faded/Off
- Text Menu
- Sew Menu
- Display Menu
- Option Menu
- Help Menu
- Programmable Stitch Creator
- Quick Reference
- Alphabetic Index
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Contents Before Using Getting Started Design Center Layout & Editing
Programmable
Stitch Creator
Quick Reference Alphabetic Index
■ Input – from File
Purpose: Imports image data from an existing file so that it can be used as a guide for creat-
ing embroidery data
Shortcut key: No shortcut key for this function
Toolbar: No button for this function
Operation:
1 Click Image, then Input, then from File.
A dialog similar to the one shown below appears.
NOTE:
For pcd and fpx files that are saved on many pages, only the first page can be opened. Tif files that
have used LZW compression can not be opened.
NOTE:
If image data that has previously been edited is selected, the image data is corrected to the previ-
ously edited position and size, then opened.
2 Your Design Page will display the image.
If the current image is not saved, you will be asked whether you want to save it.
■ Input – from TWAIN device
Purpose: Operates a TWAIN standardized scanner or other device to import an image.
Shortcut key: No shortcut key for this function
Toolbar: No button for this function
◆ Select the drive, the folder and the file
name.
• If the Preview check box is checked, the
contents of the selected file displays in
the Preview window.
◆ Click
Open to open the file.
• Double-clicking the file name will also
open the file and close the dialog.
◆ Click
Cancel if you want to exit the func-
tion.
• The file extension must be one of the fol-
lowing: Windows BMP (*.bmp), Exif (*.tif,
*.jpg), ZSoftPCX (*.pcx), Windows Meta
File (*.wmf), Portable Network Graphics
(*.png), Encapsulated PostScript (*.eps),
Kodak PhotoCD (*.pcd), FlashPix (*.fpx),
JPEG2000 (*.j2k).
◆ Click
OK to save the image.
◆ Click Cancel to finish without saving the image.