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Brother PE-DESIGN Lite User's Manual

1. APPLIQUE 5 nentes APPLIQUE MATERIAL APPLIQUE POSITION eene 40 Ato Me RE tecti beetle aa 14 C Gard Slot cote eei pe eed 2 CD ROM M 3 Adel N OE OR EER 32 checking SOWING order ui EE ee ERK VEE tn eri res 44 Golor bUttOn esie ica tene T 39 combining pattern colors Gotripulter ehe Hen tege rens copying nel EE P 30 Density Design Page size Direction ee ee ee RR ee ee ee ee Display Grid Setup iiti ER RE 55 61 Preview Realistic Preview ees eke ee ee 18 46 61 Realistic Preview Attribute Setting 47 61 Display menu norit enr nnn 61 displaying TE el RR EE EEND WEL AK 22 E Edit ie EE 32 59 COPY caidas si EE HOP 58 Cut 58 Delete 58 Duplicate etse Ede EER rere Ede ka terae 58 Mirror Horizontal o irri eere oet aaah 32 59 Vertical 32 59 Pastei RA DIG DO Rd E Kr Ee Ee 58 Redo 58 Rotate 32 59 Select All 91 59 Undo sot RE OE OE EN 58 Edit menu 58 editing pattern Colors 5 i ertet 45 SOWING Order RE EE EE N 45 embroidery patterns adding comments eee 52 centering from images teva EE 10 23 information 48 previewing printing SAVING cessed cei sides code EE EE EE ceed 49 Entering File EXIU sh ciate AR ER Import from File Write to Card Current Design Other PES Files
2. Ps gt Move the pointer over the selected text The pointer changes to e Drag the text to the desired position Tutorial Step 2 Adjusting the text layout Next we will change the text arrangement E File Edit mage OS Text Las Tulip Ie a n Sets text layout Click Text then Text Layout or click 8 onthe toolbar The Text Layout dialog box appears Text Layout RR Memo To move the dialog box to a more convenient place on the screen move the pointer over the title bar and then drag the dialog box Move the top and bottom sliders or click a button to select the desired text curving and spacing The text is displayed with the selected characteristics ES Untitled PE DESIGN Lite Display Option Help BW ol X amp EEE 01 ABC Buses x i31 mm E Sein ster 7 AA Memo If you want to change the text arrangement afterwards click R on the Tool Box click the text to select it and then change the settings in the Text Layout dialog box For more details refer to Specifying text arrangement on page 37 Click E in the upper right corner of the dialog box to close the dialog box Step 3 Importing image data Next we need to import the image that will be converted into an embroidery pattern For this example we will use the tulip image tulip bmp provided with
3. Toolbar Exits the application Purpose Undoes the last operation Alt F4 Shortcut key Reference Ctrl Z Cancels the effect of the last Undo Ctrl A Removes the selected pattern s from the screen while saving a copy in the Clipboard Ctrl X Copy Saves the selected pattern s in the Clipboard without removing them from the screen Duplicate Makes a copy of the selected pattern s Ctrl D Paste Pastes the contents of the Clipboard on the screen Ctrl V Delete 58 Removes the selected pattern s from the screen without saving them in the Clipboard Delete Mirror Toolbar Horizon tal Menus Tools Purpose Flips the selected pattern s up down Shortcut key Reference Ctrl H Vertical Flips the selected pattern s left right Ctrl J Rotate Allows you to manually rotate the selected pattern s by an arbitrary angle Ctrl Y Center Moves the selected pattern to the center of the Design Page Ctrl M Select All Selects all of the patterns Ctrl E 59 Menus Tools image menu The Image menu contains commands for importing and exporting image data and creating embroidery data from image data Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Imports image data from an existing file so that it can be used as a guide for creating embroidery data a
4. ld EE OE OE fill stitch sewing attributes oo eee ee ee 42 Font Selector iic ER en e er ES 35 oie EER EE N N 55 Hard disk free space eese 3 Help About PE DESIGN Lite ee esse esse ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 62 Customer support Instruction Manual Online Registration ee ee ee RA ee 8 62 Help MENU iese sege EE tao rh rn ESE nnd bed 62 Image Auto PUNCHY 2 dt EERS EE iade ee ede fut ed 23 Display Image erc tercer e 22 Input from Clipboard sesesessss 21 60 POM AFIS reet erroris 13 20 60 from TWAIN device ssss 21 60 Modify cet reet ore ree RR 22 60 Output to Clipboard nr d e ER m Select TWAIN device IMAGE menu eee EE rrr images converting to embroidery patterns 10 14 23 toe EE N EE 14 22 outputting sss 30 resizing 14 22 SAVING ER EE EE 30 Scaling AA GE ME RR ER LE N 22 Importing MAJOS RE EE 13 importing Clipboard images eee embroidery patterns TUE RE iiaiai TWAIN images Installing SE AE EO en LH Edid 4 L Na HM N E AAS 2 M measurement units eese 55 LETOS APERTURE EE OE EE EO N 3 MORIEOI ER EE TEA 3 moving embroidery patterns to center images 4 orte eri ied N NOT DEFINED eret terere rte EE 40 O opening POS EE EE nitent 25 Clipboard images 21 embroidery patterns 27 imag
5. IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGULATIONS Federal Communications Commissions FCC Declaration of Conformity For USA Only Responsible Party Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard Bridgewater NJ 08807 0911 USA declares that the product Product Name Brother USB Writer Model Number PE DESIGN This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the
6. MI Memo To rotate the pattern in 15 increments hold down the key while dragging the rotation handle Ei Untitied PE DESIGN Lite Fie Edt Image Text Sew Display Option Help DE sale cx OO DI BERE Hj Selecting patterns individually After an embroidery pattern has been created with Auto Punch each individual region within the pattern can be edited 1 To select an individual region within a pattern hold down the key while clicking the region To select multiple regions within a pattern hold down the and keys while clicking the regions I Memo The color and attributes of the selected pattern can be changed For details refer to Applying Sewing Attributes to Text and Regions on page 39 33 Arranging Adding Text Entering Text 1 Click A onthe Tool Box The shape of the pointer changes to T and the Sewing Attributes bar appears similar to the one shown below E73 oo gt mm E Satin Stitch v o ABC EE 2 If necessary change the font text size color and sew type Q Memo You can change the font text size color and sew type either before or after creating the text For more details on changing these settings refer to Font on page 35 Text Size on page 36 Color on page 39 and Sew type on page 40 You can also use the settings in the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box to define
7. 180 0 Range 0 359 degrees 225 15 Default 45 degrees 270 Arranging 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 Q on the Tool Box Five buttons appear efe falas 2 Click Ed The shape of the pointer changes to Q 3 Click the area that you want to view enlarged Q Memo To zoom in on a specific area move the pointer near the desired area and then drag the pointer diagonally over the desired area Zooming out 1 Click Q on the Tool Box Five buttons appear efe has 2 Click gj The shape of the pointer changes to Q 3 Click the area that you want to view reduced Displaying at actual size 1 Click Q on the Tool Box Five buttons appear efe Tafel 2 Click 11 The Design Page is displayed at its actual size Displaying selected patterns to fill the window 1 Selectthe patterns that you want to zoom on 2 Click Q on the Tool Box Five buttons appear etel 3 Click i The Design Page is zoomed to display only the selected patterns Zooming Design Page to window 1 Click Q on the Tool Box Five buttons appear alafdelsl 2 cick tg The entire Design Page is displayed to fit within the window 43 44 Arranging Checking and editing th
8. Ese key step 3 or press the Ese key a Note The embroidery design cannot be edited while the realistic preview is displayed 46 Arranging E Changing realistic preview settings Set the realistic preview settings for the desired realistic preview display 1 Click Display then Realistic Preview Attribute Setting A Realistic Preview Attribute dialog box similar to the ones shown below appears When a realistic When a realistic preview is displayed preview is not displayed Realistic Preview Attrib M Realistic Preview Attrib Thread Width Thread Width Flat Flat Brightness Brightness rara ae es Dark N Bright Dark p Bright Apply Close OK Cancel Use the Thread Width slider to set how wide the thread will appear If necessary use the Contrast slider to set the contrast If necessary use the Brightness slider to set how bright the display is Click Apply to display a realistic preview of the patterns with the new settings when the realistic preview is displayed Or click OK to save the settings for the next time that the Realistic Preview function is select when the realistic preview is not displayed I Memo To close the dialog box without applying the changes to the settings click Close or Cancel pz Displaying a preview of the embroidery on page 46 47 Arranging Checking embroidery design information Sewing in
9. From the Hoop size selector select the appropriate size of embroidery hoop AO ficoxt007110 110mm x RR Memo Do not select a hoop size larger than the embroidery hoop that can be used with your embroidery machine Otherwise the created original card will not work correctly with the embroidery machine Make sure to select a hoop size that is the same or larger than the largest hoop size of the files you want to write to the card otherwise the pattern cannot be written to a card and appears 4 Click i and then select the folder where the desired pattern file pes is saved The available pattern list displays the image of the embroidery pattern files pes MI Memo If an original card was selected the patterns saved on the inserted card are displayed 5 In the available patterns list click the pattern that you want to write onto a card to select it Q Memo e To deselect a file click the white area around the pattern e To switch between the large and small display size of the embroidery pattern images shown in the lists click e To display the information size number of stitches and colors for the pattern selected in either list click This button is available only if a single pattern is selected e To display a three dimensional image of the pattern selected in either list click This button is available only if a single pattern is selected DER shows the cap
10. Off Changing the size and position of the image The size and position of the image can be adjusted 1 Click Image then Modify A red line and handles appear around the image IE My tulip pes PE DESIGN Lite it Image Text Sew RR Memo e The status bar shows the dimensions width and height of the image Moving an image 1 Move the pointer over the image The shape of the pointer changes to 4b 2 Drag the image to the desired location Scaling an image 1 Move the pointer over one of the handles The shape of the pointer changes to 4 gt I r or depending on the handle that the pointer is over Q Memo e 4 gt is for scaling the width 1 is for scaling the height e and 7 are for scaling both dimensions at the same time The height to width proportion is maintained e If the key is held down while a handle is dragged the image is enlarged or reduced from the center of the image 2 Drag the handle to adjust the image to the desired size Deleting an image 1 Press the key or click Edit then Delete The image will be deleted from the Design Page Automatically Conver Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern Auto Punch The Auto Punch gives step by step instructions for converting an image into an embroidery pattern 1 If no image is displayed in the Design Page use one of the commands on the Input sub
11. Save As Mite to Card Property Print Setup Print Preview Pint Cup 1 Tulp pes Ext cera Click File then Exit 19 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 ZSoftPCX pcx Windows Meta File wmf Portable Network Graphics png Encapsulated PostScript eps Kodak PhotoCD pcd FlashPix fpx JPEG2000 j2k To get the best results use clip art that are clear and have a distinguishable outline or color borderline for importing 1 Click Image then Input then from File An Open an image file dialog box similar to the one shown below appears zi Open Image Fiest bmp pcd fp ips pox gus 2 Selectthe drive the folder and the desired file If the Preview check box is selected the contents of the selected file will appear in the Preview box 3 Click Open to open the file The image appears in the work area 20 RR Memo Double clicking the file name also opens the file and closes the dialog box To quit the operation click Cancel e If the image was saved at a specific resolution it is displayed at that resolution e If the image currently display
12. To return to the default settings 100 x 100 mm 4 x 4 of Hoop Size click Default To close the dialog box without applying the changes to the settings click Cancel e The measurements for values displayed in the application can be in either millimeters or inches For more details refer to Changing the measurement units on page 55 29 Arranging Saving the Image Data The image can be saved as a file or output to the Clipboard E Saving as a file 1 Click Image then Output then to File A dialog box similar to the one shown below appears Save an image file J e amp ci EM clipart Design File name Save as type Bitmap File bmp 2 Select the drive the folder and the format in which you want to save the image data 3 Type in the file name Mm Memo The correct extension is automatically selected The image data can be saved in either of the following formats Windows bitmap bmp Exif jpg 4 Click Save to save the data I Memo To quit the operation click Cancel E Outputting to the Clipboard 1 Click Image then Output then to Clipboard The image data in the Design Page is copied onto the Clipboard 30 Arranging 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 pa
13. and then click OK Choose Setup Language Select the language for the installation from the choices below TEE The InstallShield Wizard starts up and the first dialog box appears 55 Click Next to continue with the installation PE DESIGN Lite InstallShield Wizard Installed EE uu No geo fons D A dialog box appears allowing you to select the folder where the software will be installed AA Memo To install the application into a different folder 1 Click Browse 2 In the Choose Folder dialog box that appeared select the drive and folder If necessary type in the name of a new folder 3 Click OK The Choose Destination Location dialog box of the InstallShield Wizard shows the selected folder 4 Click Next to install the application into the selected folder e To return to the previous step click Back e To quit the installation click Cancel Installshield When the installation is completed the following dialog box appears 7 Click Finish to complete the installation of the software PE DESIGN Lite InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete Trein Install red a lil Fu P coca a Note This procedure also automatically installs the card writer driver The card writer may now be connected to your computer Make sure that PE DESIGN Lite starts up correctly Q Memo If the dialog box calling for restarting the computer appears
14. it is necessary to restart the computer 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 brother com a Note Before contacting web site 1 Please have your Windows Operating System updated to the most current version 2 The make and model number of the computer that you are using as well as the Windows Operating System version 3 Information about any error messages that appear This information will help expedite your questions more quickly Online Registration If you wish to be contacted about upgrades and provided with important information such as future product developments and improvements you can register your product online by following a simple registration procedure Click Online Registration on the Help menu of PE DESIGN Lite to start up the installed Web browser and open the online registration page on our Web site The online registration page on the Web site appears when the following address is entered in the Address bar of the Web browser http www brother com registration aa Memo Online registration may not be available in some areas Uninstallation 1 Click the Start button in the task bar and then click Control Panel 2 nthe Control P
15. marching lines appear around the corresponding pattern in the Design Page E Memo Toselect multiple patterns hold down the or key while clicking the frames for the desired patterns In addition multiple frames can be selected by dragging the pointer over them e When the Sewing Order Color dialog box is closed the pattern that was selected in the dialog box remains selected in the Design Page Arranging 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 Sewing Order Color 7 Cancel An alternative method for moving the frames is by clicking the buttons at the bottom of the dialog box To move the selected pattern to the beginning of the sewing order click j To move the selected pattern ahead one position in the sewing order click al To move the selected pattern back one position in the sewing order click 1 To move the selected pattern to the end of the sewing order click agi Q Memo When dragging a frame containing combined patterns the patterns will display in separate frames after you release them Click E to the left of the first pattern for that color to recombine them into one frame Dropping a frame containing combined patterns next to anot
16. or first object that was created is selected the first or last object is selected E Selecting all embroidery patterns All patterns in the Design Page can easily be selected 1 Make sure that R on the Tool Box is selected 2 Click Edit then Select All Moving patterns 1 Move the pointer over a selected pattern or group of selected patterns The shape of the pointer changes to 2 Drag the pattern to the desired location 31 32 Arranging Q Memo e To move the pattern horizontally or vertically hold down the key while dragging it e Pressing the arrow keys moves the selected pattern 0 5 mm about 0 02 inch in the direction of the arrow on the key Holding down the arrow key for the desired direction continues moving the outline in that direction e If Snap to Grid is selected each press of an arrow key moves the pattern one grid mark in the direction of the arrow on the key Refer to Changing the grid settings on page 55 E 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 E Scaling manually 1 Select the patterns that you want to resize 2 Move the pointer over one of the handles of a selected pattern or group of patterns The shape of the pointer change
17. Edit Text Letters Enter directly from the keyboard or select from the following list Insert Character ela Of Pal lt lt n a 2 a Note You cannot edit more than one text pattern at a time If you select more than one text pattern this menu command is not available 3 The selected text is displayed in the text field 4 Edit the text as needed AA Memo Press the key to enter a new line of text You can also enter a character by selecting it in the character table then clicking Insert or simply by double clicking it This is particularly useful if you have to enter accented characters that are not available on your keyboard e An enlarged image of the character appears below the pointer when it is moved over a character in the character table providing a better view of the character Arranging 5 Click OK The edited text is displayed in the Design Page Q Memo To close the dialog box without applying the changes click Cancel Q Note If you entered a character that is not available for the selected font an error message appears Click OK to close the message and return to the Edit Text Letters dialog box where you can correct the text 1 amp Entering Text on page 34 Specifying text arrangement A line of text can be arranged along a curved line Too
18. Note Only one image can be added to the work area If you try to display a different image it will replace the previous one Importing image data from the Clipboard Image data can be imported into the Design Page from the Clipboard This allows you to import an image without saving it first 1 Click Image then Input then from Clipboard a Note This can only be done when there is image data on the Clipboard The image is displayed in the Design Page AA Memo e The image is displayed with a resolution of 100 dpi for both the height and width e If the image currently displayed in the Design Page has not yet been saved you will be asked whether you want to save it 21 22 Automatically Conver 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 select the desired setting To display the original image click On 100 To display a faded copy of the image click the desired density 75 50 or 25 To hide the original image click Off Q Memo e This function is not available if no image has been imported into the Design Page Press the shortcut key to switch between displaying the image On 100 to displaying it faded at each density 75 50 and 25 to hiding the image
19. PE DESIGN Lite then PE DESIGN Lite EES ad oor Font Text Size Textbody Text body color sew type n ABC meea 10 0 gt mm 01 ABC assis 02 ABE bla 03 AMC Pareks 04 ABC lassa J 05 ASE Perka 06 ABC alo se7as 07 ABC alse 08 ABC Basies 09 ABC lasie 10 ABE EE 3 AA Memo Select the font For this example use the default font 01 e d 3 ET iv c e iv i The default value for the Design Page size in this example is 100 x 100 mm 10 Tutorial Specify the size For this example use the default size of 10 0 mm The value indicates the height of the characters n ABC z 10 0 z mm il Satin Stitch 7 Select the color For this example use the default color BLACK Satin Stitch Select the sew type For this example use the default sew type Satin Stitch ES Untitled PE DESIGN Lite Ciel File Edi age Text Sew Display Option Help Damm o eX S SES DE SES 0 ABC messes x 100 mm Satin stich 7 Move to where you want to add the text and then click The Edit Text Letters dialog box appears containing a chart of all characters available with the selected font Edit Text Letters Tulip Cancel Enter directly from the keyboard or select from the following list Insert Character Insert o 8 Of Fal l
20. are not available when creating embroidery data with PE DESIGN Lite APPLIQUE MATERIAL APPLIQUE POSITION APPLIQUE E Sew type Fil Stitch Use these to set the sew type for inside regions and text Q Memo The Region sew type selector appears in the Sewing Attributes bar when the Select Object tool is selected e When you enter the text input mode or select an existing pattern the sew type selector for the corresponding pattern appears 1 Click in a sew type selector The available settings that appear differ depending on the object that is selected Object type Region sew type settings Text Satin Stitch Fill Stitch Others Satin Stitch Fill Stitch Arranging 2 Click the desired sew type This setting is applied to all patterns of the same type that you will create until the setting is changed gt If a pattern is selected the setting is applied to the selected pattern a Note You can set the sewing attributes for the selected region sew types in the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box pz Specifying sewing attributes below Specifying sewing attributes Various sewing attributes for regions can be set in the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box Toolbar button i 1 Select the object 2 Click it in the Toolbar The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box appears Text Others Sewing Attribute Setting Sewing Attribut
21. designs For the types of media that can be used with your sewing machine refer to your sewing machine s user s manual Insert an original card into the USB card writer module a Note The original card is inserted correctly when you hear it snap into place e Transfer the embroidery design age Tet Sew Display Option Help CHN S j X DE Bo ex O one EES n Cus ile FB 1 Tulppes Ext lt Writes the active data fle to original card Click File then Write to Card then Current Design or click on ug the toolbar The following message appears PE DESIGN Lite 1 All original card data will be deleted Click OK a Note Before using the original card make sure that the designs on the card are no longer needed The following message appears PE DESIGN Lite 1 Writing to original card is completed Click OK a Note e f the card writer module is not correctly connected or powered an error message of No card writer module is connected Please connect card writer module will appear e If the original card is not inserted or is defective an error message of No original card is inserted Please insert an original card will appear Quit PE DESIGN Lite IE Tulip pes PE DESIGN Lite Gay Edt Image Text Sew Dsplay Option Help New CN ler DEE ex OD eee BEER Open cuo Import From ie FB
22. equipment and receiver Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer or local sales distributor could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Canadian Department of Communications Compliance Statement For Canada Only This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emission from a digital apparatus as set out in the interference causing equipment standard entitled Digital Apparatus ICES 003 of the Department of Communications Radio Interference Other than USA and Canada This machine complies with EN55022 CISPR Publication 22 Class B Congratulations on choosing our product Thank you very much for purchasing our product To obtain the best performance from this unit and to ensure safe and correct operation please read this Instruction Manual carefully and then keep it in a safe place together with your warranty Please read before using this product For designing beautiful embroidery patterns This software program allows you to create embroidery patterns and text patterns with the capability of changing the sewing attribute settings thread density direction etc However the final result will depend on your particular sewing machine model We recommend that you make a trial sewing sample with your sewing data before sewing on the final material For safe operation Avoid dropping
23. this product on only one computer 3 Limitations on duplications You may not duplicate this product except for backup purposes 4 Limitations on modifi cations You may not modify or disassemble this product in any way 5 Limitations on transfer This software may not be transferred to or used in any other way by a third party 6 Warranty We accept no responsibility for your choice or use of this product or for any damages that may arise out of its use 7 Others This product is protected by copyright laws English XE2656 001 Printed in China
24. type 39 Specifying sewing attributes 41 voro Die PRU 43 ZOOMING EE EE a EE EN 43 ZOOMING QUod ee ee ee Re ee 43 Displaying at actual size 43 Displaying selected patterns to fill the WINGOW Tm 43 Zooming Design Page to window 43 Checking and editing the sewing order color 44 Displaying a preview of the embroidery 46 Checking embroidery design information 48 Saving and Printing iese ees ee ee ER 49 SAVING EE m 49 Printing ER es De ge EE ee ee ee 52 Changing Software Settings 55 Changing the grid settings 55 Changing the measurement units 55 Tips and Techniques 56 Sewing Direction eesesessess 56 Sewing Order 56 Sewing Wide Areas sees 56 Menus TOG sees se ane GEGEE eot GEREF Rene 57 List of Tool Box Buttons 57 List ol Mens eee riti nti 57 Troubles nOOH Dg nor emen 63 ICI OR EE EE EE 64 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 clip art scanned images or created with co
25. 3 Click OK The pattern is displayed with the new color I Memo To close the dialog box without applying the changes to the settings click Cancel 45 Arranging 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 To display a preview of the embroidery 3 To display a realistic preview of the design click Display on the menu bar and embroidery design click Display on the menu then click Preview bar and then click Realistic Preview An alternate method is to click the Toolbar An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below button indicated below 82 gh se ms S2 Em B sth se Iac S i Preview Realistic Preview A realistic preview of the embroidery A preview of the embroidery design design appears appears E Untitled PE DESIGN Lite e Tet To zoom in or out click O on the Tool Box click es or amp and then click the desired area of the embroidery design To zoom in or out click e on the Tool Box click amp or a and then click the desired area of the embroidery design 2 To leave the preview display repeat step 1 4 To leave the realistic preview display repeat or press the
26. B card writer module through the USB connection to the computer there is no power supply cable or power switch Be sure to keep original cards away from high humidity direct sunlight static electricity and strong shocks Furthermore do not bend the cards 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 details on logging on to the computer using an account with administrator privileges refer to the Windows manual If the installation is canceled before it is completed or if the procedure is not performed as described the software will not be installed correctly Do not remove the CD ROM from the CD ROM drive of the computer while the installation is being performed Remove the CD ROM after the installation is completed Before turning on the computer be sure to disconnect the USB card writer module System Requirements Before installing the software on your computer make sure that the computer meets the following minimum PC requirements Computer IBM PC or compatible computer Operating system Windows 2000 XP Vista Processor Pentium IIl 800 MHz or higher Memory 128 MB 512 MB or more is recommended Hard disk free space 100 MB Monitor SVGA 800 x 600 16 bit color or h
27. Contents Table of Contents REG EE i Betore USO siu ES RE AE ES iie 1 What you can do with this software 1 Introduction ee ee AR Re ee 1 Package Contents sesse ee ee ee 1 Optional Supply eese 2 Principal Parts ees ees ee ee ee ee 2 InstallatiON ee sesse ee ee ee ee Re ee ee ee ee 3 Please Read Before Installation 3 System Requirements ssssss 3 Installing the Software 4 Technical Support sssessssss 8 Online Registration ese ee ee 8 UninstallatiON ese ee ee ee Re ee 8 TIONI SES ES GE EE Pr E ROTER 9 Understanding the Window and Using Tools 9 Adding Text and Converting an Image to an Embroidery Design Auto Punch Function 10 Step1 Entering text sees ee ee Step2 Adjusting the text layout Step3 Importing image data Step4 Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern 14 Stepb Specifying the sewing color and direcHON ioi ni tie ect 15 Step6 Changing the sewing order 17 Step7 Displaying a preview of the embroidery eeesesssss 17 Step8 Saving the embroidery design 18 Step9 Transferring the design to an original card 19 Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern 20 Im
28. Note The file name extension must be one of the from File following Windows bitmap bmp Exif tif jpg ZSoftPCX pcx Windows Meta File wmf Portable Network Graphics png Encapsulated PostScript eps Kodak PhotoCD pca FlashPix fpx JPEG2000 j2K from TWAIN device Operates a TWAIN standardized scanner or other device to import an image from Clipboard Imports image data from the Clipboard to File Saves the image data as a file to Clipboard Copies the image data onto the Clipboard Selects which TWAIN device installed in the computer Select TWAIN device to use Modify Adjusts the size and position of the image data On 100 Displays the template image density 100 Displays a faded copy of the template image density o tss 75 Display 50 Displays a faded copy of the template image density Image 50 Displays a faded copy of the template image density o 25 25 Off Hides the template image 60 Menus Tools E Text menu The Text menu contains commands for performing actions on text patterns Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Edit Letters Allows you to edit entered text cule Ctrl T Text Layout EA Arranges the curving and spacing of a line of text E Sew menu The Sew menu contains commands for controlling the way each pattern will be sewn Toolbar Purpos
29. Select TWAIN device A Select Source dialog box similar to the one shown below appears Select Source Sources Cancel From the Sources list click the desired device to select it a Note If no TWAIN device is installed there will be no names displayed in the Sources list First install the driver software for the TWAIN device that you want to use Click Select to choose the selected device and to close the dialog box RR Memo To quit the operation and close the dialog box click Cancel Click Image then Input then from TWAIN device The driver interface for the device selected in the Select Source dialog box appears Specify the necessary settings for importing an image and then import the image Note For information on using the driver interface refer to the help manual for that interface or contact the manufacturer of the interface When the image transfer between the scanner or other device and the driver is completed the imported image will be pasted into the Design Page at its original Size AA Memo e If the image currently displayed in the Design Page has not yet been saved you will be asked whether you want to save it To display hide or display a faded copy of the image that remains in the work area click Image then Display Image and then click the desired display setting To hide the original image click Off a
30. a needle a piece of wire or other metallic objects into the unit or into the card slot Do not store anything on the unit For a longer service life When storing the unit avoid direct sunlight and high humidity locations Do not store the unit close to a heater iron or other hot objects Do not spill water or other liquids on the unit or cards Do not drop or hit the unit For repairs or adjustments e n the event that a malfunction occurs or adjustment is required please consult your nearest Service center Notice This Instruction Manual does not explain how to use your computer under Windows Please refer to the Windows manuals Copyright acknowledgment Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Other product names mentioned in the Instruction Manual may be trademarks of registered trademarks of their respective companies and hereby acknowledged Important Using this unit for unauthorized copying of material from embroidery cards newspapers and magazines for commercial purpose is an infringement of copyrights which is punishable by law Caution The software included with this product is protected by copyright laws This software can be used or copied only in accordance with the copyright laws SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS This product is intended for household use For additional product information and updates visit our web site at http www brother com or http solutions brother com Table of
31. acity of the patterns selected in the selected patterns list 6 Toaddthe embroidery pattern selected in the available patterns list to the selected patterns list click gt E Write to Card DO 100 100 110 110mm v C Program Files Brother PE Mise NL Bouliquel pes Boulique2 pes To remove the embroidery pattern selected in the selected patterns list click Gb 7 Continue until all embroidery patterns that you want to write to an original card are selected Q Memo During this process the card capacity indicator allows you to plan which patterns you would like to save on an original card The space used by patterns in the selected patterns list appears in blue The space used by the files selected in the available patterns list appears in light blue If several files exceed the available space the progress bar appears in red 100 100 8 After the embroidery patterns to be written to the original card appear in the selected patterns list click amp to write the patterns to the card The patterns are written to an original card in the order that they are listed after all data already on the card is erased After the patterns are written to the original card the card containing the patterns can be used with the embroidery machine 51 54 Arranging Note e Since original cards are erased completely befor
32. anel window double click Add or Remove Programs 3 Inthe dialog box that appeared select this software and then click Remove aa Memo e The uninstallation procedure is described for Windows XP e For Windows 2000 click Settings in the Start menu and then click Control Panel In the Control Panel window that appeared double click Add Remove Programs e For Windows Vista click the J button then Control Panel Click Uninstall a program under Programs It is to open Programs and Features Select a program and then click Uninstall Understanding the Window and Using Tools The default value for the design page size in this example is 100 x 100 mm TSEEETEETNN 72 1 2 File Edit Image Text Sew Display Option Help NS 3 aC mal 1X Bt aom EE d I 5 8 7 6 1 Title bar 2 Menu bar Provides access to the functions 3 Toolbar Provides shortcuts for the menu commands 4 Sewing Atiributes bar Sets the sewing attributes color and sew type of regions in the pattern 5 Tool Box Used to select and zoom objects add text and convert image data into embroidery data 6 Status bar Provides helpful information 7 Design Page The actual part of the work area that can be saved and sewn 8 Work area 9 Minimize button 10 Maximize button 11 Close button Tutorial Adding Text and Converting an Image to an Embroidery Design Auto Punch Function In this section we are g
33. as 14 ABE Pe e 15 A35 Bles 18 ABC 17 ABC 18 ARE A 19 8 6 A 20 ABC 21 ASE 4 22 KBE 23 4 B 24 ARE fl 25 ABG A 26 ABE H 27 ABC 4 28 ABE 4 29 AIBC A e3 30 ABC 31 ABC 32 ABC 33 ABG 34 ABC 35 ABC 35 Arranging Built in Fonts Uppercase letters of the English alphabet fal Lowercase letters of the English alphabet Numerals Punctuation marks brackets and amp l other symbols Uppercase and lowercase accented letters SP Entering Text on page 34 m Text Size 00 mm Use this selector to select the size of the text Q Memo The Text Size selector appears in the Sewing Attributes bar when A onthe Tool Box is selected It also appears when text in the Design Page has been selected 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 is applied to all text patterns that you will create until the setting is changed If text patterns were selected the setting is also applied to the selected text z Entering Text on page 34 36 Editing entered text Text that has been entered can easily be edited 1 Selectthe text that you want to edit 2 Click Text then Edit Letters The Edit Text Letters dialog box appears
34. ay want to save it in order to retrieve it later White to Gard Property Print Setup Print Preview Displays a realistic preview of the Design Page Click Display then Realistic Preview or Recent Files Exit click on the toolbar Display Option Heb m NES us Click File then Save or click on the toolbar Sample z ck C3 Clipart i Design My Recent Documents Desktop My Documents My Computer My Network File name Era Places Save astype PE DESIGN Lite Fief PES Select the drive and the folder and then type in the file name Savein E Sample O cipart Design Displays a realistic preview of the Design Page To return to the normal view click Display My Recent Documents Desktop then Realistic Preview or click on the My Documents toolbar or press the Esc key My Computer My Network Filename Tulip El laces Save astype PE DESIGN Lite Fie PES E Click Save 18 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 RR Memo You can also use Floppy Disks Compact Flash Card and USB Media to save
35. ding down the key El Untitled PE DESIGN Lite le Width 1520 mm Height 1800 mm Click T on the Sewing Attributes bar The Region Thread Color dialog box appears Region Thread Color ThreadChar BROTHER EMBROIDERY v T View Details N IMENL BEHHEHI m ETT ET as H NEE mum NEUEN n J Z HM wa ERI EMBROIDERY DEEP GOLD 15 Tutorial 16 Specify the color For this example click Ed to select HARVEST GOLD and then click OK MI Memo To move the dialog box to a more convenient place on the screen move the pointer over the title bar and then drag the dialog box e For details on specifying the thread color refer to Setting the thread color and sew type on page 39 The color of the selected region changes to HARVEST GOLD Ef Untitled PE DESIGN Lite Eile Edit Image Text Sew Display Option Help DElMURlealY m EE at Hj F Ssh Change the sewing direction To add contrast and improve the appearance of the embroidery we can use different sewing directions for different regions Untitled PE DESIGN Lite Eile Edit Image Text Sew Display Option Help De miu ec X amp EEG El Fi Stitch O se e oe V Tuli Select the region whose sewing direction you want to change by clicking it while holding dow
36. e Setting VRegion sew IV Under sewing VRegion sew F Under sewing Density 5 0 line mm Density 4 5 line mm MW LM gl wW EW al Direction Constant a Apply Close ad enr am N Q Memo An alternate method to start this dialog box is to select the menu command Sew Sewing Attribute Setting 3 If necessary change the sewing attributes displayed under Region Sew Q Memo n some cases you may need to scroll through the settings or resize the dialog box by dragging one of its corners in order to view all of the sewing attributes e If Al appears click the button to return to the default setting For details on the different sewing attributes and settings refer to Region sewing attributes on page 42 Note All settings made in the dialog box are retained and will be applied regardless of the mode until they are changed 4 Click the Apply button in the dialog box to apply the new sewing attributes 5 Click Close to close the dialog box 41 42 Arranging E Region sewing attributes The available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type Satin stitch Under sewing Sets underlay stitching on or off Use underlay stitching in order to prevent shrinking during stitching On Underlay stitching will be sewn Off Underlay stitching will not be sewn Default Off Sets the number of lines per millimeter Range 1 0 7 0 lines
37. e Shortcut key Reference Ctrl N Creates a new Design Page Ctrl O Opens a previously saved embroidery design Imports embroidery designs from embroidery cards pec files created with PE DESIGN pes files created in the Tajima dst Melco exp Pfaff pcs Import from File Husqvarna Viking hus vip shv Janome jef Sew Singer csd xxx and embroidery sewing machine phc formats to be added to the current Design Page 57 Toolbar Menus Tools Purpose Saves your embroidery design on the computer s hard disk as a PE DESIGN Lite file Shortcut key Reference Ctrl S Save As Saves your embroidery design on the computer s hard disk under a new file name Write to Current Design Writes your embroidery design to an original card Card Other PES Files Writes multiple pes files to an original card at the same time Shift F4 Property Used to enter comments in the pes file being edited Print Setup Allows you to change the printing settings for previewed embroidery Print Preview Allows you to preview the contents of the Design Page and check the sewing color order the dimensions and the needle count before printing Prints your Design Page and some sewing information Ctrl P E Edit menu The Edit menu contains commands for performing simple actions on selected patterns such as cutting and pasting
38. e Shortcut key Reference Sets the density under sewing and direction of the Ctrl W stitches in a region or sets the density and under sewing of the stitches in text Sewing Attribute Setting Allows you to check and change the sewing order of pattern colors as well as the sewing order of the patterns within a combination of patterns of the same color Sewing Order Color E Display menu The Display menu contains commands for modifying the appearance of the screen Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Grid Setup Controls the display and characteristics of the grid Specifies whether the patterns appear as stitches or Preview in the normal view Displays a realistic image of how either selected patterns Shift F9 or all patterns will look after being embroidered Note Realistic Preview The Realistic Preview function cannot display a clean preview of the pattern if the monitor is set to 256 colors or less The monitor should be set to at least 16 bit High Color 65536 colors Realistic Preview Sets the preview attributes for the Realistic Preview Attribute Setting function 61 Menus Tools E Option menu The Option menu contains commands for providing additional options Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Displays a dialog box containing sewing information Dselgni Property for the selected pattern s Allows you to change the size
39. e limitations the design cannot be saved on an original card 3 Click OK The message Now transmitting appears while the current embroidery design is transferred to the original card and then the following message appears PE DESIGN Lite JI Writing to original card is completed Q Memo To quit the operation click Cancel 4 Click OK to close the message AA Memo Overwriting on page 49 and Saving with a new name on page 49 50 E Writing multiple embroidery files to an original card You can save multiple pes files to an original card at the same time 1 Insert an original card into the USB card writer module a Note e The original card is inserted correctly when you hear it snap into place e It is not necessary to turn off the computer when original cards are inserted or removed from the USB card writer module 2 Click File then Write to Card then Other PES files The following dialog box appears with the contents of the last folder accessed displayed in the available patterns list EES Write to Card WD 00x100 10mm z GS C Program Files Brother PE Mise Available patterns Selected patterns Patterns that are either too large or have too many stitches for the embroidery hoop size selected with the Hoop size selector are displayed with a red crossed out hoop aw Arranging 3
40. e patterns are written to it itis useful to keep a copy with the contents of each card in the card folder that comes with the software so that you can easily recover the files that were on the card e To check the contents of the original card open the Browse dialog box and then click which appears at the top of the list in the Browse window The patterns saved on the inserted card appear in the available patterns list Do not remove the card or unplug the USB cable while patterns are being written to the card while the LED indicator is flashing 9 Click ER in the upper right corner of the dialog box to close the dialog box E 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 File property File Name Tulip pes Width 88 70 mm Height 98 90 mm Stitch Count 7612 Color Count 4 Last Modified Date 20077 4 9 Design Name Category Author Keywords Comment Cancel Q Memo The stitch count is the total of all stitches 2 To enter or change the information type it in 3 Click OK to save the entered information AA Memo e The entered information will be saved to the file the next time that it is saved e To quit the operation and close the dialog box click Cancel Printing E Specifying print settings Before p
41. e 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 amp 2 1 Click Bn or click Sew then Sewing Order Color A Sewing Order Color dialog box similar to the one shown below appears Sewing Order Color The dialog box can be made longer so that all parts of the pattern can be viewed To enlarge each pattern to fill its frame click To display in one frame all patterns of the same color that will be sewn together click Sewing Order Color 2 Click OK to apply the settings and to close the dialog box Q Memo e When multiple patterns are combined into one frame appears to the left of the number of that frame Click to display the combined patterns in separate frames Sewing Order Color e 4 23 EH 3 El appears under the first frame and each frame is displayed with a subnumber following the first to indicate its sewing order within the patterns of the same color Click H to recombine all of the patterns back into one frame To close the dialog box without applying the changes to the settings click Cancel Selecting a pattern 1 Selecta pattern in the Sewing Order Color dialog box The selected pattern has a pink line around it and
42. ed in the Design Page has not yet been saved you will be asked whether you want to save it To display hide or display a faded copy of the image that remains in the work area click Image then Display Image and then click the desired display setting e The displayed image can also be imported into PE DESIGN Lite by dragging the image file into the PE DESIGN Lite window a Note e With pcd and fpx files containing many pages only the first page can be opened Tiff files with LZW compression cannot be opened e You can change the size and position of an imported image and then save that information with the pes file The next time that you import the same image into the saved pes file a message appears asking whether to input the image at its previously saved position and size or at its original position the center of the Design Page e Only one image can be added to the work area If you try to display a different image it will replace the previous one Importing image data from a scanner Images can be imported into the current Design Page from a scanner TWAIN device to create an embroidery design using the Auto Digitizing Wizard AA Memo TWAIN is an application interface API standardization for software that controls scanners and other devices Automatically Conver Check that the scanner or other TWAIN device is correctly connected to your computer Click Image then
43. elected file immediately appear in the Design Page Mm Memo An embroidery design that is displayed in Explorer can also be opened by dragging to the PE DESIGN Lite window If the current Design Page has not been saved you will be asked whether you want to save the changes PE DESIGN Lite N Save changes to Untitled FTN I Memo To save the Design Page click Yes To abandon the Design Page click No To return to the Design Page for example to modify it or save it with another file name click Cancel pz Saving on page 49 Arranging 0 Importing embroidery design files Embroidery designs from embroidery cards pec and files created in the Tajima dst Melco exp Pfaff pcs Husqvarna Viking hus vip shv Janome jef sew Singer csd xxx and embroidery sewing machine phc formats can be imported and added to the current Design Page With this function you can also add pes files to the Design Page allowing you to combine several files created with this application Toolbar button i 1 Click ff or File then Import from File An Import from File dialog box similar to the one shown below appears Fies of type all Embroidery Fies PECPES DST z Q Note Be sure to select the correct file name extension from the Files of type box 2 Select the drive and the folder aa Memo e If
44. em Unit and then select the desired measurement units mm or inch pz Changing the grid settings on this page and Specifying the Design Page Size and Color on page 29 55 Tips and Technigues This system allows you to create a wide variety of embroidery patterns and supports wider ranges for the setting of the sewing attributes However the final result also depends on your particular embroidery machine model We recommend that you make a trial sewing sample with your sewing data before sewing on the final material Remember to sew your trial sample on the same type of fabric as your final material and to use the same needle and the same machine embroidery thread Sewing Direction In order to limit shrinking select a stitch direction perpendicular to the larger edge of the area Shrinking more likely to occur Shrinking less likely to occur 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 sewing order is the order in which the elements are drawn Sewing Wide Areas For best sewing results set Under sewing to On when sewing wide regions pz For more details refer to Specifying sewing attributes on page 41 When sewing multiple regions changing the Sewing Direction setting for each region prevents shrinkage of the stitching e Be su
45. en saved at least once the file is saved immediately If no file name has been specified or if the file cannot be found the Save As dialog box appears E Saving with a new name The current file can be saved with a different file name in order to keep the original unchanged or to keep various versions of the same image or design The files are saved as pes files 1 Click File then Save As A Save As dialog box similar to the one shown below appears x C3 Sample je ClipArt Design Desktop My Documents My Computer My Network File name Places Saveastype i PE DESIGN Lite Fie PES 2 Select the drive and the folder and then type in the file name b Note Saved files can be opened with this software or PE DESIGN version 7 however they cannot be opened with version 6 or earlier 3 Click Save to save the data AA Memo e To quit the operation click Cancel e If a file already exists with the name specified in the Save As dialog box the following message appears C Program Files Brother PE DESIGN LitelDesign Library Flower Birthday1L pes already Do you want to replace it e To overwrite the file click Yes e If you do not want to overwrite the existing file click No You can then enter a different file name The new file name appears in the title bar of the PE DESIGN Lite window E Writing an embroidery design to an
46. es 20 new Design Page 25 PE DESIGN Lite file 25 TWAIN images 21 Operating system 8 Option Design Page Property iese ee ed 29 62 Design Property esse esse ee ee ee ee Ee Ee 48 62 Select System UNI ee ee ee ee ee 55 inch i mm Optiomme nU RHET P pattern information oo ee ee ee ee ee ee 48 adding comments ee ee ee ee ke 52 patterns COlONS EE EE EG 45 combining colors 45 selecting 44 POPE sasauranana ix previewing 46 inc EE ania 3 printing embroidery patterns oe ee ek ee 54 preview settings de nennen R realistic previewing eene 18 46 settings i n ient rne nes 47 region color 315 region sewing attributes 42 HegiStratlOD EE AE 8 resizing TT RE NE 14 22 satin stitch sewing attributes esse ese esse ee Ee ee ee ee 42 Saving embroidery design ee ee ee ee 18 saving embroidery patterns occ eee ee ke 49 nc 30 OMEA Ee terse creer pert E NEE 19 50 scaling IMAGES Es datio o RD gees 22 selecting all embroidery patterns iese ee ee ee 31 embroidery patterns in sewing order pur RE EE EA EE EE Sew Setting Attribute eee ke ee ee 41 Sewing Attribute Setting 16 61 Sewing Direction ees ee ee EA ee Ee Sewing Order Sewing Order Color RIAM Sew t
47. formation 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 Design Property Design Property About Selected Obiect s About Selected Objects Width 9470 mm Width 9470 mm Height 31 50 mm Height 31 50 mm Stitch count 9372 Stitch count 9372 Color count 8 Color count 8 Color order with Basic Color Color order V with Basic Color Index Code Brand Index Color Description _ EMBROIDE 1 EE LEAF GREEN EMBROIDE 2 EX LIME GREEN EMBROIDE 3 ER LEAF GREEN EMBRDIDE 4 WENE Moss GREEN EMBRDIDE 5 YELLOW EMBROIDE 6 ORANGE EMBROIDE 7 WENE CLAY BROWN EMBROIDE 8 NE DARK BROWN You can select and check the properties of individual patterns within a set of embroidery patterns by selecting the pattern before opening this dialog box To display the colors as the machine s preset color names select the With Basic Color check box e This dialog box can be resized The size of the dialog box is retained until it is changed again To close the dialog box click Close 48 Arranging Saving and Printing Saving E Overwriting Once the design has been saved changes can easily be saved so that the latest version can be retrieved later Toolbar button fal 1 Click al or click File then Save If the design has already be
48. g 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 Grid Setting Show Grid Ej Snap to Grid 25 mm 2 To display the grid select the Show Grid check box To hide the grid clear the Show Grid check box Grid interval 3 Tousethe grid for aligning patterns or creating patterns of the same size select the Snap to Grid check box RR Memo The pointer will move by the amount set in Grid interval The snap feature works whether or not the grid is displayed 4 To set the grid spacing type or select a value in the Grid interval box The setting range is 0 1 to 25 4 mm 0 004 to 1 0 inch 5 To display the grid as solid lines select the with Axes check box To display the grid as dotted lines clear the with Axes check box a Note When the Show Grid check box is selected and the with Axes check box is cleared only the intersecting points of the grid will be displayed 6 Click OK to apply the changes and to close the dialog box AA Memo To close the dialog box without applying the changes to the grid click Cancel Changing the measurement units The measurements for values displayed in the application can be in either millimeters or inches 1 Click Option then Select Syst
49. hange the settings on the Sewing Attributes bar For more details refer to Applying Sewing Attributes to Text and Regions on Adjust the text size and position E Untitled PE DESIGN Lite Image Text Sew Display Option Help 2 c5 O se ml 8 5 ms E Satin Stitch 7 Click k on the Tool Box The shape of the pointer changes to h Untitled PE DESIGN Lite Eile Edit Image Text Sew Display Option Help R AK EAE TEE E O EO o ABC me 137 mm E Satin Stitch Handles lt lt ulip The status bar shows the dimensions width and height of the text Click the text Tulip and then drag a handle to adjust the selected text to the desired size Q Memo e The shape of the pointer changes to 4 gt 1 or depending on the handle that the pointer is over 4 is for scaling the width 1 is for scaling the height A and 7 are for scaling both dimensions at the same time The height to width proportion is maintained e If the key is held down while a handle is dragged the text is enlarged or reduced in both width and height from the center of the text The height to width proportion is maintained e If the handles have disappeared click the text to show them again I1 E File Edit Imaee Text Sew Display Option Help De m 33 eoc X READ Rl RAS m ABC meea 137 mm Ml Satin Stitch gt
50. he grid printed on the embroidery sheet included with the hoop Stitch image Normal Select this option to print the design as lines and dots Realistic Select this option to print a realistic image of the design To change the settings of the realistic image click Attributes For details refer to Changing realistic preview settings on page 47 4 Click OK Q Memo To change the printer settings click Properties To quit the operation click Cancel v pz Displaying a preview of the embroidery on page 46 E Checking the print image You can preview the contents of the Design Page and check the sewing color order the dimensions and the stitch count before printing 1 Click File then Print Preview If Actual Size was selected in the Print Setup dialog box the PE DESIGN Lite window appears as shown below Arranging Bul AA Memo e To enlarge and reduce the page click Zoom In or Zoom Out Enlarge the image either by clicking Zoom In or by clicking directly the location that you want to enlarge To reduce the size of the image click Zoom Out e To display the following page click Next Page For Design Pages set to Hoop Size this button is not available if Reduced Size was selected in the Print Setup dialog box To go back to the display of the embroidery click Prev Page For Design Pages set to Hoop Size this button is not available if Reduced Si
51. her frame containing combined patterns of the same color displays all patterns in separate frames Combining patterns of the same color When a Design Page contains a combination of patterns those patterns with the same color can be grouped together from the Sewing Order Color dialog box Simply drag the frame of the patterns with the same color to position them beside each other Q Memo Check the stitching after changing the sewing order to be sure that overlapping patterns will not be sewn in the wrong order Editing the color 1 Select the frame for the pattern whose color you want to change and then click The Thread Color dialog box appears Thread Color Thread Chart BROTHER EMBROIDERY vj T View Details To switch between displaying the thread color number and brand and the thread color name in the list of thread colors select the View Details check box To display the colors arranged according to their tones from warm colors to cold colors click Color in the heading for the list of thread colors Click Color again to reverse the order from cold colors to warm colors To return the list to its original display click Index in the heading 2 Selectthe desired color and then click OK The object appears in the new color in the Sewing Order Color dialog box and in the Design Page
52. hread color chart The most appropriate thread colors from the selected thread chart are selected To display the original image click the Original View tab AA Memo e After changing the settings click Retry to display the image with the new settings applied If Retry is not clicked the new settings are not applied e To quit the operation and close the dialog box click Cancel 5 On the Result View tab click the areas of the image to select whether or not they are to be sewn Q Memo Areas not set to be sewn are shown filled with a crosshatch pattern This area will not be sewn lt gt oo ood oo SRS tetat os os A mee 0606 0 X X o pP 290 os s os s os s s os it rotates Cor jt oo o e Co e e oo oo ts t LX CSS ijj ts OS OO SO x Oe SS oS 23 6 7 24 Automatically Conver If necessary in the Omit Colors list click the colors to select whether or not they will be sewn Omit Colors MI Memo Colors that are crossed out are set to not be sewn After selecting the desired settings click Finish Anembroidery pattern is created from the analyzed data the appropriate thread colors and sew type settings are applied and then the pattern is displayed in the Design Page Arranging Embroidery Designs Opening lmporting Embroidery Designs Creating a new embroider
53. igher Port 1 available USB A graphic printer that is supported by your system if you wish to print your images Printer CD ROM drive Required for installation a Note e Power is supplied to the USB card writer module through the USB connection Connect the USB card writer module to a USB connector on the computer or to a self powered USB hub that can supply enough power to the card writer module If the card writer module is not connected in this way it may not operate correctly e This product may not operate correctly with some computers and USB expansion cards Installing the Software This section describes how to install the application software Note e If the installation is interrupted or not performed as described the software will not be installed correctly e Before turning on the computer be sure that the USB card writer module is DISCONNECTED e In order to install the software you must log on to the computer using an account with administrator privileges 1 Insert the enclosed CD ROM into the computer s CD ROM drive E For Windows XP or 2000 users After a short while the Choose Setup Language dialog box automatically appears Continue with step 4 on page 6 Q Memo The following installation procedure includes descriptions and dialog boxes for Windows XP The procedure and dialog boxes for other operating systems may be slightly different AA Me
54. lbar button 95e 1 Selectthe text ABCDEF 2 Click 98 or Text then Text Layout The Text Layout dialog box appears 3 Click one of the top buttons or move the top slider to select the desired curving Click one of the bottom buttons or move the bottom slider to select the desired spacing The text is displayed with the selected characteristics ECD EE RR Memo To cancel the text arrangement select the center button or move the slider to the center 5 Click EJ in the upper right corner of the dialog box to close the dialog box 9 38 Arranging 2 a a a a kc POCDE a a Curving Sets the shape of curving ABC ABCDEF a 486 ABOE a a LI a a a a JE Spacing Sets the spacing between characters ABCDEF a lt A B Arranging 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 in Tool Box and the type of embroidery pattern selected Example 1 When the Select Object tool is selected and an object or pattern is selected Satin Stitch v Example 2 When a text tool is selected or text is selected o1 ABC laps z 10 mm Satin Stitch v When the pointer is positioned over a button or selector i
55. lick Color again to reverse the order from cold colors to warm colors To return the list to its original display click Index in the heading 2 From the Thread Chart selector select a thread brand 3 From the list of thread colors select the desired color Q Memo e The color can also be selected by double clicking it e For details on the four buttons under the list refer to Special colors on page 40 4 Click OK ea Memo To quit the operation click Cancel This setting is applied to all patterns of the same type that you will create until the setting is changed The color button of each category shows the current color for that category gt If a pattern is selected the setting is applied to the selected pattern 40 E Special colors Region Thread Color Thread Chart BROTHER EMBROIDERY v View Details NI ONNNLE Mu EE NOT gt DEFINED H opes e APPLIQUE E EnooeRY APPLIQUE E i POSITION APPLIQUE MATERIAL NOT DEFINED Embroidery machines that feature automatic thread color display will automatically switch the display to the specified color If you are using such a machine and if you want to be able to select manually the color for a monochrome pattern you can select NOT DEFINED The following buttons
56. menu command Sew Sewing Order Color RA Memo e To quit the operation and close the dialog box click Cancel e Single or multiple embroidery designs displayed in Explorer can also be included by selecting them while holding down the key and dragging them to the PE DESIGN Lite window Arranging 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 2 Click Option then Design Page Property The Design Page Property dialog box appears Design Page Property Page Size Hoop Size 100 100 mm ES Poi Fiz Select the Design Page size To adjust the Design Page size according to the hoop size select the desired hoop size from the Hoop Size selector Q Memo The preview area shows the setting changes that you make e When Hoop Size is selected the embroidery machine image shows the orientation of the Design Page hoop in relation to the machine From the Page selector select the desired color for the Design Page From the Background selector select the desired color for the background 5 Click OK Note Do not select a hoop size larger than the embroidery hoop that can be used with your machine Q Memo
57. menu of the Image menu to display the image that you want to convert to an embroidery pattern 2 Click Image then Modify and then re size and re position the image for creating the embroidery pattern 3 Click lt 3 on the Tool Box After the image has been analyzed by the software an Auto Punch dialog box similar to the one shown below appears Auto Punch Result View Original View Q Omit Colors se a IT Show Outline Noise reduction Max Number of Colors 5 4 Segmentation sensitivity Low Thread Chart BROTHER EMBROIDERY v Cancel Q Note The dialog box will not appear if no image is displayed in the Design Page Instead a dialog box appears allowing you to open an image file 4 Select the desired settings To display the resulting analyzed image click the Result View tab The embroidery pattern will be created with this image To adjust the zoom ratio that the image is displayed in move the slider between Q and Q To display the outline extracted from the analyzed image select the Show Outline check box Use the following sliders to specify the settings for analyzing the image Noise reduction Sets the level of noise distortions that is removed from the image Segmentation sensitivity Sets the sensitivity for the image analysis Max Number of Colors Sets the number of colors used From the Thread Chart selector select the desired t
58. mo If the installer does not automatically start up 1 Click the Start button 2 Click Run The Run dialog box appears 3 Type in the full path to the installer and then click OK to start up the installer For example D setup exe where D is the name of the CD ROM drive Before Use E Windows Vista users only After a short while the Auto Play dialog box automatically appears 3 DVD Drive D PE DESIGN Lite Tite Always do this for software and games Install or run program e Run setup exe Published by Macrovision Corporation j General options Open folder to view files ij using Windows Explorer Set AutoPlay defaults in Control Panel Q Memo If the Auto Play Dialog does not automatically start up 4 Click the Start button 5 Click All Programs Accessories Run The Run dialog box appears 6 Type in the full path to the installer and then click OK to start up the installer For example D setup exe where D is the name of the CD ROM drive 2 Click Run setup exe The User Account Control dialog box appears If you started this program continue Setup exe 3 Macrovision Corporation User Account Control helps stop unauthorized changes to your computer 3 Click Continue After a short while the Choose Setup Language dialog box automatically appears 4 Select the desired language
59. mputer based drawing program After assembling the different parts of your embroidery pattern you can use the layout functions to adjust their relative position orientation and scale When an embroidery design is complete you can save it and write it to an original card The original card can then be inserted into your embroidery machine for the embroidery design to be sewn Introduction Package Contents Check that the following items are included If anything is missing or damaged contact your authorized dealer or Brother Customer Service No Part Name No Part Name 1 USB card writer module 3 Original card 2 CD ROM 4 Instruction manual Contains the software and Instruction Manual PDF format Optional Supply Original card a Note The only original cards that can be used with this USB card writer module are those like the one enclosed or optional original cards of the same type on Memo Additional blank original cards can be purchased through an authorized dealer Principal Parts LED indicator This indicator lights up when the unit is turned on and flashes when the USB card writer module is communicating with the computer Card slot Insert an original card embroidery card here 3 USB connector Connect to the computer Note Never remove an original card or unplug the USB cable while this indicator is flashing Er Memo e Since power is supplied to the US
60. n the Sewing Attributes bar a label indicating the name of that element appears In the following instructions we will refer to the elements of the Sewing Attributes bar according to these labels m Edit Image Text Sew Display Option Help Dg ki Salvo e X Is Ss E Oe ml Satin Stitch Y oo z mm As a general rule the different characteristics available for a given pattern can be set either just before creating the pattern or after the pattern is created For example when creating text you can set the font and size immediately after entering the text input mode or when creating text is finished You can select the created text and change its characteristics afterwards Text attributes Embroidery attributes Region color Text color Sets the thread color for inside regions and text For more details refer to Color on page 39 Special colors For more details refer to Special colors on page 40 Region sew type Sets the sew type for an inside region and text For more details refer to Sew type on page 40 Fill Stitch 7 Font Selects a font for text For 01 ABC mme more details refer to Font on page 35 Text Size Selects the size for text For more details refer to Text Size on page 36 10 0 mm AA Memo To change the attributes of a patter
61. n the key El Untitled PE DESIGN Lite I Fi Sta lt Sets sewing attributes to object Click Sew then Sewing Attribute Setting or click EI on the toolbar The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box appears Sewing Attribute Setting V Region sew V Under sewing Density 4 5 line mm V M o Direction Cp 130 degrees A C Variable Apply Close Angle To change the direction of the fill stitching click Constant move the pointer over the red arrow inside the circle drag the red arrow to the desired angle and then click Apply RR Memo To move the dialog box to a more convenient place on the screen move the pointer over the title bar and then drag the dialog box e When the pointer is moved over the red arrow its shape changes to e If you want to set underlay stitching on or off set the number of lines per millimeter or change the sewing Direction to Variable refer to Specifying sewing attributes on page 41 Repeat the steps above until the desired sewing direction has been applied to each region and then click Close Tutorial Step 6 Changing the sewing I Memo order When a frame in the Sewing Order Color Next we will change the sewing order so that the dialog box is selected the buttons at the black text and the black tulip outline are sewn bottom of the dialog box become available together The sewing order of the selected
62. n within a set of patterns created with Auto Punch hold down the key while clicking the pattern to select it and then apply the new attributes For more details refer to Selecting patterns individually on page 33 Setting the thread color and sew type E Color W Click this button to set the thread color for inside regions and text Q Memo When you enter text input mode or select an existing pattern the color button for the corresponding pattern appears 39 Arranging 1 Click the Color button A Thread Color dialog box similar to the one shown below appears Region Thread Color Region Thread Color Thread Chart BROTHER EMBROIDERY x Thread Chart BROTHER EMBROIDERY x View Details T View Details Color Brand EMBROIDERY EMBROIDERY EMBROIDERY EMBROIDERY EMBROIDERY EMBROIDERY EMBROIDERY EMBROIDERY EMBROIDERY EMBROIDERY EMBROIDERY EMBROIDERY EMBROIDERY EMBROIDERY EMBROIDERY x2 we 300 E EMBROIDERY BLACK Cancel e If the View Details check box is selected the dialog box shown on the left appears If the check box is cleared the dialog box shown on the right appears e In the View Detail mode to display the colors arranged according to their tones from warm colors to cold colors click Color in the heading for the list of thread colors C
63. of the Design Page and Design tugobrebeny the color of the Design Page and the background Select Allows you to change the system units to millimeters System Unit Allows you to change the system units to inches E Help menu The Help menu contains commands for accessing the on screen help information system Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Starts up the Instruction Manual PDF format for this F1 application Instruction Manual Q Note To view the Instruction Manual use Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader Opens the FAQ Frequently Asked Questions page on our Web site p 8 Customer Support Note This function cannot be used if there is no Internet connection Displays the online registration page from our Web p 8 site a Note This function is available only if the Internet browser is correctly installed and an Internet connection can be established Online registration is not possible in certain countries and regions Online Registration About PE DESIGN Lite Gives information about the version of this application 62 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 amp lang all 63 64
64. oing 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 Step 2 Adjusting the text layout Step 3 Importing image data Step 4 Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern Step 5 Specifying the sewing color and direction Step 6 Changing the sewing order Step 7 Displaying a preview of the embroidery Step 8 Saving the embroidery design Step 9 Transferring the design to an original card Step 1 Entering text Enter the text El Untitled PE DESIGN Lite First we will start up PE DESIGN Lite and enter text Start up PE DESIGN Lite Set Program Access Defaults f Startup 4B Internet Explorer WE MSN Explorer I MSN Explorer Bj Outlook Express y Remote Assistance e Windows Media Playdl windows Media Player 43 Windows Messenger Notepad E Irfanview y rn Ei PrintMe Internet Printing PE Acrobat Distiller 6 0 Click A on the Tool Box ES Adobe Acrobat 6 0 Professional AllPrograms gt fq PE DESIGN Lite BH Instruction Manual Boo Ere Of Compute IE PE DESIGN Lite The shape of the pointer changes to I 5 and the Sewing Attributes bar appears as shown below appears Click Sele then select All Programs o1 ABC BEESEES gt 100 mm Mm Satin Stitch gt then
65. original card You can save a displayed embroidery design onto an original card in order to transfer it to an embroidery machine Q Memo For details on writing two or more files to an original card refer to Writing multiple embroidery files to an original card on page 50 Note Be sure that the hoop size of the design does not exceed the hoop that will be used on the embroidery machine Toolbar button 37 1 Insert an original card into the USB card writer module a Note e The original card is inserted correctly when you hear it snap into place e lt is not necessary to turn off the computer when original cards are inserted or removed from the USB card writer module 49 Arranging 2 Click J or File then Write to Card then Current Design The following message appears PE DESIGN Lite 1 All original card data will be deleted a Note e If the original card is not brand new make sure that the designs already stored on the card are no longer needed e If no original card is inserted the following message appears PE DESIGN Lite No original card is inserted e Please insert an original card e Insert an original card and then click Retry To quit the operation click Cancel e 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 Pag
66. other attributes of the text For more details refer to Specifying sewing attributes on page 41 If you do not change these settings at this time the current settings will be applied however you can modify them later 3 Click in the Design Page where you want the text to appear The Edit Text Letters dialog box appears containing a chart with all characters available with the selected font Edit Text Letters OK Cancel Enter directly from the keyboard orselectfrom the following list r Insert Character Ha P Insert p ela Of mal emo 34 4 Type the text Q Memo Press the key to enter a new line of text You can also enter a character by selecting it in the character table then clicking Insert or simply by double clicking it This is particularly useful if you have to enter accented characters that are not available on your keyboard e An enlarged image of the character appears below the pointer when it is moved over a character in the character table providing a better view of the character 5 Click OK The text is displayed in the Design Page Q Memo e To quit the operation click Cancel e If you want to edit the entered text select it and then select the menu command Text Edit Letters Edit the text in the Edit Text Letters dialog box that appears For more detail
67. pattern can This feature is also used when you want to also be changed by using these buttons For change the overlapping order of patterns so that more details refer to Editing the sewing the desired color comes forward order on page 45 El Untitled PE DESIGN Lite EF T EET Sewing Order Color lt Checks and sets sening order color of objects Click Sew then Sewing Order Color or Click OK click 8p ER The text will be sewn last after the black tulip outline The Sewing Order Color dialog box appears Step 7 Displaying a preview of the p embroidery Preview the finished embroidery TEES N Imaee Text Sew Display Option Help oz jola D Bo a see il RIES cue xb 18 7 z mm 3 Satin Stitch To display in one frame all patterns of the om Berg same color that will be sewn together click J eee ml gt why a Q Memo The dialog box can be made longer so that all parts of the pattern can be viewed Sewing Order Color Click Edit then Select All Click the frame containing the text to select it and then drag the frame to the right of the tulip outline The text will be sewn last 17 Tutorial El Untitled PE DESIGN Lite Step 8 Saving the embroidery design Once the embroidery design is finished you m
68. per mm 25 178 lines per inch Density Default Non text pattern 4 5 lines per mm 114 lines per inch Text pattern 5 0 lines per mm 127 lines per inch Type Specifies the type of sewing direction This setting can be specified for non text pat terns Constant Sews at a fixed angle The angle is specified by the angle setting Direction Variable Varies the sewing direction according to the object being sewn 1352 90 45 Angle Specifies the sewing angle Available only when the sewing direction type is set to Constant 180 0 Range 0 359 degrees 225 15 Default 45 degrees 270 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 sewn Off Underlay stitching will not be sewn Default Off Sets the number of lines per millimeter Range 1 0 7 0 lines per mm 25 178 lines per inch Density Default Non text pattern 4 5 lines per mm 114 lines per inch Text pattern 5 0 lines per mm 127 lines per inch Type Specifies the type of sewing direction This setting can be specified for non text pat terns Constant Sews at a fixed angle The angle is specified by the angle setting Direction Variable Varies the sewing direction according to the object being sewn 135 90 45 Angle Specifies the sewing angle Available only when the sewing direction type is set to Constant
69. porting Image Data seeeeeess 20 Importing image data 20 Importing image data from a scanner 20 Importing image data from the Clipboard 21 Changing the Image Settings 22 Changing the display of the background igo e 22 Changing the size and position of the WAG e E 22 Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern Auto Punch 23 Arranging Embroidery Designs 25 Opening Importing Embroidery Designs 25 Creating a new embroidery design 25 Opening a PE DESIGN Lite file 25 Importing embroidery design files 27 Specifying the Design Page Size and Color 29 Saving the Image Data 30 Editing Embroidery Designs 31 Selecting patterns ee ee 31 Moving patterns sesse ee Re Ee 31 Scaling patterns ese ee ee Re 32 Flipping patterns horizontally or vertically 32 Rotating patterns ees ees 32 Selecting patterns individually 33 Adding EER ER EE ER 34 Entering Text rresia aiina ipeni 34 Selecting text attributes 35 Editing entered text ese ee ee ee 36 Specifying text arrangement 37 Applying Sewing Attributes to Text and REGIONS EN 39 Setting the thread color and sew
70. re to affix stabilizer material to the back of the fabric If no stabilizer material is used especially when embroidering on thin or stretch fabrics the needle may break or bend the fabric may become over stretched or the embroidery may not be sewn correctly When satin stitching is sewn in a wide area the stitched area may shrink after sewing depending on the material and the type of thread used If this happens switch to this alternate method Select the fill stitch and use stabilizer material on the reverse side of the fabric y ee A Pattern After sewing a Note When using the satin stitch in a wide area the needle may move out of position by about 10 mm with some machines In order to avoid this use the above mentioned alternate method 56 Menus Tools List of Tool Box Buttons Tool Box Purpose Reference Sets the pointer in selection mode When you start up the application the selection mode is selected Pointer shape s Sets the pointer in zoom mode Pointer shape or Q Sets the pointer in text input mode Pointer shape I Converts image data into embroidery data List of Menus ae Memo Many menu commands are available as buttons on the Toolbar or in the menu that appears when the right mouse button is clicked E File menu The File menu contains commands for handling file input output such as opening saving and printing Toolbar Purpos
71. review box To quit the operation and close the dialog box click Cancel a Note Be sure to select a folder that contains pes files e f a pes file is saved with Pattern extending off the Design Page or with the number of stitches or number of colors for the design exceeding the Design Page limitations a preview of the image cannot be displayed 25 Arranging Eii 3 To view the contents of the pes files in the currently selected folder click Browse A Browse dialog box similar to the one shown below appears EUM xL s s ja ET FRS Birthday10L pes Birthday10S pes Birthday11L pes Bithdayl1S pe Birthday12L pes ha 25 pes Nd pes BithdaplS pes ag Q Memo To return to the File Open dialog box click Cancel To see a more detailed design select a file and then click Preview A Preview dialog box similar to the one shown below appears To open the displayed file click Open To return to the Browse dialog box click Cancel Note 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 a preview of the design cannot be displayed 4 To open a file select it and then click Open or double click the file s icon If the current Design Page has already been saved or has not been edited the contents of the s
72. rinting you may need to change the print settings for the embroidery design files that you want to print 1 Click File then Print Setup A Print Setup dialog box similar to the one shown below appears Print Setup Printer Name Brother HJ 100 x Properties Status Ready Type Brother HJ 100 Where LPT1 Comment Paper Orientation Portrait Size Letter xj A Source ha C Landscape Automatically Select Print type Print option Actual Size Print sewing area box amp center axes Reduced Size Print template grid Stitch image Normal C Realistic TUE Cancel Under Paper and Orientation select the appropriate settings Under Print type Print option and Stitch image select how the data is to be printed Print type Actual Size Select this option to print the design in actual size and the sewing information dimensions of the embroidery the sewing color order and the stitch count the hoop position on separate pages Reduced Size Select this option to print a reduced image together with all of the above mentioned information on a single page Print option Print sewing area box amp 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 to print green lines to represent t
73. s refer to Editing entered text on page 36 a Note If you entered a character that is not available for the selected font an error message appears Click OK to close the message and return to the Edit Text Letters dialog box where you can correct the text Arranging Selecting text attributes E Font Use this selector to select a font for the text Q Memo The Font selector appears when A on the Tool Box is selected It also appears when text in the Design Page has been selected 1 Click in the Font selector A list of fonts appears when clicking on the menu arrow at the right 01 ABC meaa 10 0 gt mm 01 ABC Bllskzls 02 ABE alalo slen aa 03 ARE Her 04 ABC lalo sie7a3 3 05 8 Pereka 05 ABC Elsa 07 ABC Berserk 08 ABC ajesiyjaa 09 ABC flalose7 a3 10 ABC sectas v Types of characters Font Font sample available number 2 Click the desired font The setting is applied to all text patterns that you will create until the setting is changed If text patterns were selected the setting is also applied to the selected text The available fonts and the types of characters available with each font are listed below 01 ABC Balsa 02 LBP 03 ARG 04 ABC 05 SS 06 ABC 07 ABC 08 ABC 09 ABC 10 28 11 ABC 12 ABC 13 ABC l
74. s to t gt i For depending on the handle that the pointer is over 1 Memo e gt is for scaling the width 1 is for scaling the height e and 7 are for scaling both dimensions at the same time The height to width proportion is maintained e If the key is held down while a handle is dragged the pattern is enlarged or reduced from the center of the pattern 3 Drag the handle to adjust the selected pattern s to the desired size Q Memo As you drag the handle the current size is displayed on the status bar Flipping patterns horizontally or vertically 1 Select the pattern that you want to flip horizontally up down or vertically left right 2 To flip the pattern horizontally click Edit then Mirror then Horizontal or click 2 on the Toolbar To flip the pattern vertically click Edit then Mirror then Vertical or click Ra onthe Toolbar Rotating patterns E Rotating manually 1 Select the pattern that you want to rotate 2 Click Edit then Rotate or click on the Toolbar The handles around the selected pattern are replaced by smaller squares at the four corners of the selected pattern 3 Move the pointer over one of the four rotation handles When the pointer is moved over a rotation handle the shape of the pointer changes to Arranging Drag the rotation handle clockwise or counterclockwise to rotate the pattern in 1 increments
75. t lt n o 2 Type in Tulip using the keyboard e To move the dialog box to a more convenient place on the screen move the pointer over the title bar and then drag the dialog box e Press the key to enter a new line of text You can also enter a character by selecting it in the character table then clicking Insert or simply by double clicking it This is particularly useful if you have to enter accented characters that are not available on your keyboard e An enlarged image of the character appears below the pointer providing a better view of the character when the pointer is moved over a character in the character table Click OK The text appears in the Design Page E Untitled PE DESIGN Lite Eile Edit Image Te Sew Display Option Help MALCERTE BE EE m ABC mema 100 z mm ll Satin Stitch z 11 Tutorial Q Memo e If you want to edit the entered text click k on the Tool Box click the text to select it and then select the menu command Text Edit Letters Edit the text in the Edit Text Letters dialog box that appeared For more details refer to Editing entered text on page 36 e f you want to delete the text select it and then press the key e f you want to change the text color font or other attributes after entering the text click k on the Tool Box click the text IL to select it and then c
76. the Preview check box is selected the contents of the selected file will appear in the Preview box e To quit the operation and close the dialog box click Cancel To view the contents of the files in the currently selected folder click Browse A Browse dialog box similar to the one shown below appears r5 CUM Sel sk E d BirthdaylOL pes Bithdayl0S pes BithdayllLpes Birthday115 pe amp vC Ni Y Birthday12L pes 25 pes W pes BithdaylS pesg gt Cancel ae Memo e This dialog box can be resized so that the folder contents can be viewed better The size of the dialog box is retained until it is changed again To return to the Import from File dialog box click Cancel To see a more detailed design select a file and then click Preview A Preview dialog box similar to the one shown below appears To import the displayed file click Import To return to the Browse dialog box click Cancel 21 28 Arranging To import a design select it and then click Import or double click the file s icon The embroidery design is displayed in the Design Page Note e When importing designs from other makers be sure to choose a design that will fit in the Design Page e The colors of designs imported from dst exp pcs hus vip shv jef sew csd xxx and phc files will be slightly different If this happens you can change the color with the
77. this application Import the image ITEMS et Sew Display Option Help V from TWAIN device from Clipboard Image Fies bmp pcd pe ipa pex v Double click the ClipArt folder to open it 13 14 Tutorial Look in E Clipart art Baby Days earth bmp owl bmp squirrel bmp CO Celebrations elephant bmp panda bmp strawberry brn MyRecent S apple bmp fish bmp S penguin bmp sunfish bmp Documents N fiowerBibmp sunflower D rog bmp T SL aol bmp BEER i S aora bm rugby bmp gt D ses me E jc el N shark bmp My Documents My Computer My Network Places Image Fies bmp pcd fpx t pa pox w x Select the sample file tulip bmp and then click Open or double click the file s icon The image appears in the Design Page Ej Untitled PE DESIGN Lite Eile Edit Image Text Sew Display Option Help DElMid loa YE OIE E With 9910 mm Height 9910 mm Adjust the image size and position Ef Untitled PE DESIGN Lite Ele Edt mase Text Sew Display Option Help DElmidMlvalY REED sl RIES The Status bar shows image dimensions width and height Drag the handle to adjust the selected image to the desired size RR Memo If the handles have disappeared right click the image and then click Modify Image in the menu that appeared El Untitled PE DESIGN Lite Eile Edit Image Te
78. tterns Once a pattern is selected you can move it scale it and change its direction by rotating it or inverting it 1 Click XI on the Tool Box The shape of the pointer changes to 2 Click the pattern that you want to select Handles appear around the pattern ABC I Memo The status bar shows the dimensions width and height of the pattern To deselect the pattern select a different pattern click a blank area of the Design Page 3 To select an additional pattern hold down the key and click the other pattern I Memo You can also select patterns by dragging the pointer across the pattern that you want to select As you drag the pointer a selection frame is drawn All patterns that are contained in that selection frame are selected when the mouse button is released If you selected patterns that you did not want click a blank area of the Design Page to deselect all patterns and start again E Selecting patterns in the created order With Xl selected press the key to select the next object that was created Hold down the key and press the key to select the previous object that was created If the key or the and keys are pressed e and no object is selected the first object or the last object that was created is selected and multiple objects are selected all objects are deselected except the first or last object that was created andthe last
79. xt Sew Display Option Help DE DIe ARE a O RE ES Move the pointer over the selected image and then drag the image to the desired position Step 4 Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern Next the image will automatically be converted to an embroidery pattern start Auto Punch El Untitled PE DESIGN Lite Eile Edit Image Text Sew Display Option Help D amp j B aie c X 5G E Eres Ra Click rei on the Tool Box The Auto Punch dialog box appears Tutorial e Convert the image to an embroidery pattern Auto Punch Show Outline Noise reduction Low S S High Max Number of Colors Segmentation sensitivity Low i 52 Retty BROTHER EMBROIDERY v reed Check the Result View of the conversion and then click Finish For details on the settings in the Auto Punch dialog box refer to Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern Auto Punch on page 23 The generated embroidery pattern is displayed lf untitled PE DESIGN Lite File Edit Image Text Sew Display Option Help OS Mio KDEIRADR BLES Step 5 Specifying the sewing color and direction Next we will change the sewing color and direction Change the region color Ei untitled PE DESIGN Lite Eile Edit Image Text Sew Display Option Help DE DU XERIE RD RES ElFisae zl Select the region whose color you want to change by clicking it while hol
80. y design Toolbar button 1 Click orclick 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 has not been saved you will be asked whether you want to save the changes PE DESIGN Lite Save changes to Untitled MT Memo To save the Design Page click Yes To abandon the Design Page click No To return to the Design Page for example to modify it or save it with another file name click Cancel 2 Specify the Design Page settings RR Memo For more details refer to Specifying the Design Page Size and Color on page 29 Opening a PE DESIGN Lite file An embroidery design that has previously been saved as a PE DESIGN Lite file pes file can be opened Note If a pes file created with PE DESIGN version 7 or earlier is opened with this software the message This file will be imported onto a new Design Page appears before the embroidery design is displayed on the new Design Page Toolbar button 1 Click amp orclick File then Open A File Open dialog box similar to the one shown below appears ear My Computer be My Network Places Embroidery Filet PES 2 Select the drive and the folder LI Memo e If the Preview check box is selected the contents of the selected file will appear in the P
81. ype selector ese ee ee Re Ee ee ee ek Ee eg sewing attributes HT ide EE N iit eani satin SUTO uini ce iR PEE setting sewing direction Sewing Order nnne testante itu prelo AE AR EE EE EE Special colors s System Requirements seen Technical Support 25 21 irren n eere 8 Text Edit letters ird ema ent 36 61 Text Arrangement sese 37 Text Layout Curving Spacing nens 38 text attribUtes EE OE EE t enean 35 Text menu sd Text Size selector eene 36 thread colors APPLIQUE rnnt APPLIQUE MATERIAL APPLIQUE POSITION NOT DEFINED transferring to card sese Under sewing RE rere aene es uninstallating units of measure USB card writer module ees ee ee 1 2 Bici 3 65 Read the following before opening the CD ROM package Thank you for purchasing this software Before opening the CD ROM package for this software carefully read the following Product Agreement which has been provided for this product Use this software only if you agree to the terms of this agreement By opening the CD ROM package you agree to the conditions of its use This product cannot be returned after it has been opened Product Agreement 1 General terms This is an agreement between you the end user and our company for this product 2 Use of this product You may install and use
82. ze was selected in the Print Setup dialog To display two pages at the same time click Two Page The Two Page button becomes the One Page button To display one page at a time click One Page To open the Print dialog box click Print e If you need to view an image in detail displaying only one page at a time allows you to enlarge it more If you want to check the sewing information for individual objects in your embroidery design select the menu command Option Design Property pz Specifying print settings on page 52 Printing on page 54 and Checking embroidery design information on page 48 53 Arranging Fil E Printing You can print the Design Page together with its sewing information 1 Click File then Print A Print dialog box similar to the one shown below appears r Printer Name Brother HJ 100 Properties Status Ready Type Brother HJ 100 Where LPT1 Comment Print to file Print range Copies All Number of copies 1 E C Pages from 1 to 2 EE EE Ec V Col Selection 2 Selectthe necessary settings 3 Click OK to begin printing T Memo To change the printer settings click Properties To quit the operation click Cancel 4 Follow the instructions for the printer to finish printing Depending on the Print type setting one or two pages will be printed for one pattern 54 Arranging Changin

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