User manual SINGER FUTURA

[. . . ] User's Manual User's Manual Trademarks COMPUCON has made all possible efforts to supply trademark information about company names, products and services mentioned in this manual. Trademarks indicated below were derived from various sources: COMPUCON is a registered trademark of COMPUCON Computer Applications S. A. is a registered Trademark of The Singer Company Limited MS-Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] Result Read Design from Machine Disk dialogue box will open. Futura - English 1-01 The system will read the files on the disk and display in the right-hand column. >4 >5 Highlight stitch file in the right-hand column. Select Read. The design will be read and open on-screen. Using FUTURA Software: Inside Open Machine Disk 39 Use Delete (from Machine Disk) Use the Open Machine Disk feature to delete a stitch file from the machine disk. Step Action >1 Select Open Machine Disk. . . >2 Choose a Machine Format from the list on the left >3 Click Read. Result Open Machine Disk dialogue box will open. The system will read the files on the disk and display in the right-hand column. >4 >5 Highlight stitch file in the right-hand column. Select Delete. The design will be deleted from disk. Use Identify (Machine Disk) Use the Open Machine Disk feature to identify the format of a machine disk Step Action >1 Select Open Machine Disk. . . Result Open Machine Disk dialogue box will open. The system will read the disk to determine the (acceptable) format. 40 Using FUTURA Software: Inside Open Machine Disk Futura - English 1-01 Use Copy (files from Machine Disk) Use the Open Machine Disk feature to copy a stitch file from the machine disk to the hard drive. Step Action >1 Select Open Machine Disk. . . >2 Choose a Format from the list on the left >3 Click Read. Result Open Machine Disk dialogue box will open. Futura - English 1-01 The system will read the files on the disk and display in the right-hand column. >4 >5 >6 Highlight stitch file in the right-hand column. Alternatively, select All for all stitch files. Choose location to save the copied file(s). A "Browse destination" box will open. The design(s) will be copied to a location that you specify. Image 1 Read Machine Disk dialogue Box Using FUTURA Software: Inside Open Machine Disk 41 Inside Design Browser Design Browser is a quick-and-easy way to access stitch files. Information, such as, stitch count, dimensions and number of color changes can be viewed in the Design Browser window. Design Browser Dialogue Box The following table correlates with Image 1 (of next page), and defines each section of Design Browser and its function. No# Definition >1 Contents of computer (usually C :); and other drives and storage devices. >2 Contents (design files) of selected folder. >5 Action Choose a drive and folder from the left-hand column. Futura - English 1-01 Click a design from righthand column. Isolate to desired file type with black triangle on right. >6 >7 Design information displayed. >Dimensions >Stitch count >Number of STOP codes (which indicate colour changes) Individual blocks of selected design displayed. Click "Open" or double-click on highlighted design. 42 Using FUTURA Software: Inside Design Browser 1a Futura - English 1-01 2 1 3 4 6 5 7 Using FUTURA Software: Inside Design Browser 43 Inside Embroidery Anthology Embroidery Anthology is a wonderful collection of unique stock designs that will be available for the FUTURA users. [. . . ] Changes will take place. Image 1 System Parameters dialogue box 78 Using FUTURA Software: Inside System Parameters Futura - English 1-01 Other System Parameters It is also possible to uncheck the boxes for "Show Welcome Dialog", and "User Hints" while inside System Parameters. Show Welcome Dialogue The software has a "start-up" dialogue box to guide the user on basic starting tasks such as: open a design, start a new design, define hoop, and more. This can be turned on or off from this selection (the dialogue box) or inside System Parameters. Show User Hints This deactivates the caution message when sending a design to the FUTURA machine to always set embroidery tension on the machine to "E". Futura - English 1-01 Using FUTURA Software: Inside System Parameters 79 Inside Help FUTURA includes in-built help features to help and support you while working with the software. [. . . ]