Brother PE-DESIGN V7 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
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Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)
A dialog box similar to the one shown
below appears.
2. Select the drive and the folder, and then type
in the file name.
3. Select the format (.dst, .hus, .exp, .pcs, .vip,
.sew, .jef, .csd, .xxx, or .shv) in which you want
to export the file.
Writing an embroidery design to
an original card
You can save a displayed embroidery design onto
an original card in order to transfer it to a embroidery
machine.
Toolbar button:
1. Insert an original card into the USB card writer
module.
2. Click , or click File, then Write to Card.
The following message appears.
b Memo:
With the DST format, jump codes are used to
indicate when the thread must be cut in order
to change the thread color. Since the number
of codes differ depending on the embroidery
machine being used, type or select the
appropriate value in the
Number of jumps for
trim
box. (This setting can only be specified if
the .dst format is selected.)
a Note:
Some patterns imported from embroidery
cards cannot be exported.
Patterns designed on a custom-sized
Design Page will be exported as a simple
file, and will not be split into sections.
b Memo:
For details on writing two or more files to an
original card, refer to “Writing Embroidery
Design Files to an Original Card” on
page 284.
a Note:
Be sure that the hoop size of the design does
not exceed the hoop that will be used on the
embroidering machine.
a Note:
• The original card is inserted correctly
when you hear it snap into place.
The embroidery machine must be turned
off before original cards are inserted or
removed. However, it is not necessary to
turn off the computer when original cards
are inserted or removed from the USB
card writer module.
a Note:
If the original card is not brand new, make
sure that the design already stored on the
card are no longer needed.
If no original card is inserted, the following
message appears
• Insert an original card, and then click
Retry
.
• To quit the operation, click
Cancel
.
• If a .pes file is saved with objects
extending off the Design Page or with the
number of stitches or number of colors for
the objects exceeding the Design Page
limitations, the design cannot be saved on
an original card.