Brother USB Writer - Manual

1 Before Use What you can do with this software This software provides digitizing and editing capabilities, allowing you the creative freedom to design original embroidery. Easily combine images and text to create embroidery patterns that can be written to an original card. The images may come from ...

2 Before Use Optional Supply Original card Principal Parts a LED indicatorThis indicator lights up when the unit is turned on, and flashes when the USB card writer module is communicating with the computer. b Card slotInsert an original card/embroidery card here. c USB connectorConnect to the comput...

3 Before Use Installation Please Read Before Installation ● Before beginning the installation, check that the computer meets the system requirements. ● In order to install the software on Windows ® Operating System, you must log on to the computer using an account with administrator privileges. For ...

4 Before Use Installing the Software This section describes how to install the application software. 1. Insert the enclosed CD-ROM into the computer's CD-ROM drive. ■ For Windows® XP or 2000 users: → After a short while, the Choose Setup Language dialog box automatically appears. Continue with step ...

5 Before Use ■ Windows Vista™ users only → After a short while, the Auto Play dialog box automatically appears. 2. Click Run setup.exe . → The User Account Control dialog box appears. 3. Click Continue . → After a short while, the Choose Setup Language dialog box automatically appears. b Memo: If th...

8 Before Use Technical Support Contact Technical Support if you have a problem. Please check the company web site (http://www.brother.com/) to find the technical Support in your area. To view the FAQ and information for software updates, visit the Brother Solutions Center at (http://solutions.brothe...

9 Tutorial Understanding the Window and Using Tools The default value for the design page size in this example is 100 × 100 mm. 1 Title bar 2 Menu bar Provides access to the functions. 3 Toolbar Provides shortcuts for the menu commands. 4 Sewing Attributes bar Sets the sewing attributes (color and s...

10 Tutorial Adding Text and Converting an Image to an Embroidery Design (Auto Punch Function) In this section, we are going to use the Auto Punch function to automatically create an embroidery pattern from an image.This procedure will go through each step of the basic operation. Step 1 Entering text...

12 Tutorial Adjust the text size and position. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to . Click the text , and then drag a handle to adjust the selected text to the desired size. Move the pointer over the selected text. The pointer changes to . Drag the text to the desired positi...

13 Tutorial Step 2 Adjusting the text layout Next, we will change the text arrangement. Click Text , then Text Layout , or click on the toolbar. → The Text Layout dialog box appears. Move the top and bottom sliders, or click a button to select the desired text curving and spacing. → The text is disp...

14 Tutorial Select the sample file tulip.bmp , and then click Open , or double-click the file’s icon. → The image appears in the Design Page. Adjust the image size and position. Drag the handle to adjust the selected image to the desired size. Move the pointer over the selected image, and then drag ...

15 Tutorial Convert the image to an embroiderypattern. Check the Result View of the conversion, and then click Finish . → The generated embroidery pattern is displayed. Step 5 Specifying the sewing color and direction Next, we will change the sewing color and direction. Change the region color Selec...

16 Tutorial Specify the color. For this example, click to select HARVEST GOLD , and then click OK . → The color of the selected region changes to HARVEST GOLD. Change the sewing direction. To add contrast and improve the appearance of the embroidery, we can use different sewing directions for differ...

19 Tutorial Step 9 Transferring the design to an original card By writing a design to a media that can be used in your sewing machine and transferring it to your sewing machine, you can actually sew the design. For this example, we will transfer the design to an original card. Insert an original car...

20 Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern Importing Image Data Importing image data Different types of clip art can be imported into PE-DESIGN Lite to create embroidery patterns.There are many different types of files that can be imported: Windows bitmap (.bmp) Exif (.tif, .jpg) ...

22 Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern Changing the Image Settings Changing the display of the background image The image that remains in the work area can be displayed or hidden, or a faded copy of the image can be displayed. 1. Click Image , then Display Image , and then sel...

25 Arranging Embroidery Designs Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs Creating a new embroidery design Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click File , then New . → If the current Design Page has already been saved or has not been edited, a new Design Page immediately appears. → If the current Design Page ...

29 Arranging Embroidery Designs Specifying the Design Page Size and Color The color and size of the Design Page in addition to the color of the background can be changed. You can select a Design Page size according to the size of hoop that you will be using with your embroidery machine. 1. Click Opt...

30 Arranging Embroidery Designs Saving the Image Data The image can be saved as a file or output to the Clipboard. ■ Saving as a file 1. Click Image , then Output , then to File . → A dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. 2. Select the drive, the folder and the format in which you want ...

31 Arranging Embroidery Designs Editing Embroidery Designs Selecting patterns To apply settings to an existing pattern, you must first select it. The Select Object tool is used to select one or more patterns. Once a pattern is selected, you can move it, scale it, and change its direction by rotating...

32 Arranging Embroidery Designs ■ Moving embroidery patterns to the center The selected patterns can easily be moved to the center of Design Page. 1. Select one or more patterns. 2. Click Edit , then Center . → All selected patterns move to the center of Design Page. Scaling patterns ■ Scaling manua...

34 Arranging Embroidery Designs Adding Text Entering Text 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to , and the Sewing Attributes bar appears similar to the one shown below. 2. If necessary, change the font, text size, color and sew type. 3. Click in the Design Page where you wan...

35 Arranging Embroidery Designs Selecting text attributes ■ Font Use this selector to select a font for the text. 1. Click in the Font selector. → A list of fonts appears when clicking on the menu arrow at the right. 2. Click the desired font. → The setting is applied to all text patterns that you w...

36 Arranging Embroidery Designs • Built-in Fonts c “Entering Text” on page 34. ■ Text Size Use this selector to select the size of the text. 1. Click in the Text Size selector. 2. Type the desired height (5 to 100 mm (0.20 to 3.93 inches)) and press the key, or click the desired value. → The setting...

39 Arranging Embroidery Designs Applying Sewing Attributes to Text and Regions The Sewing Attributes bar allows you to set the following attributes: • text attributes (font, size) • embroidery attributes (thread color and sew type) The sewing attributes that are available depend on the tool selected...

40 Arranging Embroidery Designs 1. Click the Color button. → A Thread Color dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. 2. From the Thread Chart selector, select a thread brand. 3. From the list of thread colors, select the desired color. 4. Click OK . → This setting is applied to all pattern...

42 Arranging Embroidery Designs ■ Region sewing attributes The available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type. Satin stitch Fill stitch Under sewing Sets underlay stitching on or off. Use underlay stitching in order to prevent shrinking during stitching.On: Underlay stitching will be...

43 Arranging Embroidery Designs Zooming You can zoom in to work on details of the embroidery pattern or you can zoom out to work on any part of the embroidery pattern that cannot be viewed in the work area. Zooming in 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Five buttons appear: . 2. Click . → The shape of the p...

44 Arranging Embroidery Designs Checking and editing the sewing order/color The sewing order of pattern colors as well as the sewing order of the patterns within a combination of patterns of the same color can be checked and modified as necessary. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click Sew , then Sewin...

45 Arranging Embroidery Designs Editing the sewing order The sewing order can be changed by selecting the frame containing the pattern that you want to move, then dragging the frame to the new location. A vertical red line appears, indicating the position where the frame is being moved. An alternati...

46 Arranging Embroidery Designs Displaying a preview of the embroidery Once the embroidery design is complete, you can display a preview of it in order to see how the stitching is connected, or you can display a realistic preview of it in order to see how the design will appear once it is sewn. 1. T...

48 Arranging Embroidery Designs Checking embroidery design information Sewing information such as dimensions, needle count, color count and color order of patterns can be checked in the Design Property dialog box. 1. Click Option , then Design Property . → The Design Property dialog box appears. b M...

49 Arranging Embroidery Designs Saving and Printing Saving ■ Overwriting Once the design has been saved, changes can easily be saved so that the latest version can be retrieved later. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click File , then Save . → If the design has already been saved at least once, the fil...

52 Arranging Embroidery Designs 9. Click in the upper-right corner of the dialog box to close the dialog box. ■ Adding comments to saved .pes files You can enter comments and information about the pattern to a saved .pes file. 1. Click File , then Property . → The File property dialog box appears. 2...

53 Arranging Embroidery Designs Print option Print sewing area box & center axes: Select this check box to print black lines for indicating the sewing area and the center axes of the data. (This setting is only available when Actual Size is selected.) Print template grid: Select this check box t...

55 Arranging Embroidery Designs Changing Software Settings Changing the grid settings A grid of dotted lines or solid lines can be displayed or hidden, and the spacing for the grid can be adjusted. 1. Click Display , then Grid Setup . → The Grid Setting dialog box appears. 2. To display the grid, se...

56 Tips and Techniques Sewing Direction In order to limit shrinking, select a stitch direction perpendicular to the larger edge of the area. Sewing Order After creating an embroidery pattern made of several different parts, be sure to check the sewing order and correct it if necessary. The default s...

57 Menus/Tools List of Tool Box Buttons List of Menus ■ File menu The File menu contains commands for handling file input/output, such as opening, saving and printing. Tool Box Purpose Reference Sets the pointer in selection mode. When you start up the application, the selection mode is selected. Po...

58 Menus/Tools ■ Edit menu The Edit menu contains commands for performing simple actions on selected patterns, such as cutting and pasting. Save Saves your embroidery design on the computer’s hard disk as a PE-DESIGN Lite file. Ctrl + S p. 49 Save As Saves your embroidery design on the computer’s ha...

60 Menus/Tools ■ Image menu The Image menu contains commands for importing and exporting image data and creating embroidery data from image data. Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Input from File Imports image data from an existing file so that it can be used as a guide for creating embroi...

61 Menus/Tools ■ Text menu The Text menu contains commands for performing actions on text patterns. ■ Sew menu The Sew menu contains commands for controlling the way each pattern will be sewn. ■ Display menu The Display menu contains commands for modifying the appearance of the screen. Menu Toolbar ...

62 Menus/Tools ■ Option menu The Option menu contains commands for providing additional options. ■ Help menu The Help menu contains commands for accessing the on-screen help information system. Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Design Property Displays a dialog box containing sewing inform...

63 Troubleshooting If a problem occurs, visit the following Web site to find causes and solutions to those problems and answers to frequently asked questions. http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public/midlink2.aspx?prod=pe-design-lite&lang=all

64 Index A APPLIQUE ..................................................................40APPLIQUE MATERIAL ...............................................40APPLIQUE POSITION ................................................40Auto Punch .....................................................................

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