User manual SINGER 159-2

[. . . ] All other accompanying logos, brands and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Futura - English 1-01 iv 159-2 Trademarks License Agreement To the user: This is a license agreement between you and Compucon S. A. , established in 14th Klm Thessaloniki / Moudania Road, P. O. Box: 445, P. C. : 57001 THERMI, THESSALONIKI, GREECE, which grants you the right to use this software, sold under registered trademark "Compucon". Buying this software package, you irrevocably accept the terms described underneath. grants you the non exclusive, non transferable right to use one copy of the COMPUCON Software product ("Software"), acquired with this License, on a single computer only. [. . . ] After having selected the design and open in the screen of the 159-2 software, from the menu option choose "File" > "Transmit to 159-2 machine". The Machine Navigator dialogue box will open allowing you to send the design to the 159-2 machine. It is important to notice that the design can be sent to the machine in a colour by colour sequence, which means that one color has to finish on the machine side before it is ready to accept the next color. At that time you will also have to change the thread color on the machine in order to be ready to embroider the new color block with a new thread color. The Machine Navigator has the following options v Always check that the design to be sent to the machine will fit into the hoop. Any design that exceeds the size of the hoop attached at the machine will generate an error message and will not be sent to the machine. The on-screen visible hoops can be a useful tool to always check if a design is within the boundaries of your machine hoop. v Before transmitting a design to the machine the software prompts whether you would like the design to be optimized for speed that this will be sewn out. Select "Yes" or "No" to continue. v "Send block" will send the block displayed to the 159-2 machine. "Cancel" prompts you whether to terminate the current transmission and close the "Machine Navigator" window. Click on "Yes" if you would like to close this window. In case of selecting to skip a block its data was already downloaded to the machine, the software will prompt you to confir m the action and discard the previous data. Click on "Yes" to continue. 34 Using 159-2 Software: Inside Machine Navigator Futura - English 1-01 Step Action >1 Open a design. Choose location to save the copied file(s). A "Browse destination" box will open. The design(s) will be copied to a location that you specify. Image 1 Read Machine Disk dialogue Box Using 159-2 Software: Inside Open Machine Disk 41 Inside Design Browser Design Browser is a quick-and-easy way to access stitch files. Information, such as, stitch count, dimensions and number of color changes can be viewed in the Design Browser window. Design Browser Dialogue Box The following table correlates with Image 1 (of next page), and defines each section of Design Browser and its function. No# Definition >1 Contents of computer (usually C :); and other drives and storage devices. >5 Action Choose a drive and folder from the left-hand column. Futura - English 1-01 Click a design from righthand column. Isolate to desired file type with black triangle on right. >6 >7 Design information displayed. >Dimensions >Stitch count >Number of STOP codes (which indicate colour changes) Individual blocks of selected design displayed. Click "Open" or double-click on highlighted design. 42 Using 159-2 Software: Inside Design Browser 1a Futura - English 1-01 2 1 3 4 6 5 7 Using 159-2 Software: Inside Design Browser 43 Inside Embroidery Anthology Embroidery Anthology is a wonderful collection of unique stock designs that will be available for the 159-2 users. Embroidery Anthology Dialogue Box The following table correlates with Image 1, and defines each section of Embroidery Anthology and its function. Click "Open" or double-click on highlighted design. Futura - English 1-01 >5 >6 Selected Design displayed. [. . . ] Step Italicize Letters Result Letters will slant in direction of pulled baseline. Letters will re-size proportionately. Futura - English 1-01 for step >Resize Frame The squares on (center) Left/Right/Top/Bottom will resize box in one direction (height or width). Baseline of Letters will rotate to new direction. Using 159-2 Software: Inside Lettering 75 Circle Frames On all of the frames, the symbols - circles and squares - on the frame have a purpose. It is best to experiment with each of the frames by clicking and dragging the points to see a visual representation of the proposed manipulation. Bridge Frames These frames can have a lot of versatility, including the traditional bridge. [. . . ]