User manual ELNA XCHANGE

[. . . ] Xchange Multi-Access Converter INSTRUCTION MANUAL 1 Xchange Multi-Access Converter CONTENTS WARRANTY Disclaimers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 COLOR EDITOR Opening Color Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Navigation Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 File Menu INSTALLATION Items included. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Computer Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Follow the following steps to reinstall the driver. With the computer turned on, unplug the USB cable from the computer while it is on. Plug the USB cable back into the computer. A Microsoft message stating, "New hardware found, " appears. Insert the Xchange Box CD into the CD-ROM drive and cancel installation if it autoruns. Now follow the on-screen prompts and directions in the "Driver Installation" section on page 6. 8 Xchange Multi-Access Converter FILE FORMATS The Xchange Box will open these format extensions. EMD (*. emd) ­ an expanded file format that works with Elna Xpressive and the Elna Xpressway. The main screen also has Delete, Options and Exit buttons. The Load, Write Card and Delete buttons will be inactive until a design has been read into the software or a card inserted into the slot. A. I. Designs are displayed in these six boxes. Dialog Box ­ as you move your mouse over any button, information will appear Read designs from your computer Load designs from a memory card Save designs to your hard drive or other writable media Write designs to writable card Delete individual designs Options ­ programming Write buttons and File Open Preferences Exit program 10 Xchange Multi-Access Converter UNDERSTANDING THE XCHANGE BOX SLOTS FOR ELNA PRODUCTS Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Elna 8200 Xperience, Elna 8600 Xplore (PCMCIA Cards and . JEF files) Elna Xquisit and Xquisit II (SmartMedia Cards, . EMD files) Elna CE20, 8007, 8006 (Memory Cards, . SEW files) READ The Read function lets you select a design from a file. You can read designs from a floppy disk, CD, or your hard drive. The Xchange Box software is conversion software. This means that you can "read" GNC, PES, HUS, CSD, EMD, SHV, JEF, SEW, XXX and PCS file extensions into this software. The Read function also reads Zip files without you having to unzip them first. Remember, the box is a design file transfer system for sewing formats. You cannot read bmp, jpg, or any kind of clip art into this program. There is no digitizing software included. Click the Read button or click File, Open on the navigation bar, and this window appears. Click to the right of the "Directory" box to open the "Browse For Folder window. Click a design and click OK to load it into one of the six squares on the Converter Box screen. (Or click Cancel to exit the screen. ) Click Read again to choose another design. You can keep selecting designs one by one until all 6 squares are full. [. . . ] Turn on Realistic View to view the final results of your embroidery. A checkmark denotes this view is active. Turn off Realistic View to view stitches only. Toolbar The "Toolbar" is the row of icons found at the top of the screen. [. . . ]