User manual SINGER 159-2

[. . . ] MS-DOS is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. PC is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. ZSK is a trademark of ZSK Stickmaschinen Gesellschaft mbH. Tajima is a trademark of Tajima Industries Ltd. [. . . ] Press the design trasnmitted to the machine button "Start" the machine. After having embroidered a particualar color block, repeat step 3 for the next color block of the design. The 159-2 software is the front-end screen of your 159-2 machine thus providing real-time valuable information on the actions of the machine. What is more, the software will prompt you with any type of error messages that might come up during operation. The list of possible error messages, their meaning and the proposed action are listed below. Using 159-2 Software: Inside Machine Navigator 35 EM-01 Check cable and power switch Check that USB cable is connected and power switch is turned on. Futura - English 1-01 EM-02 Attach large hoop Turn off power switch and attach large hoop. EM-03 Bobbin winder in operation Bobbin winder is in operation. EM-04 Raise buttonhole lever Buttonhole lever is lowered. Raise buttonhole lever. EM-05 Lower presser foot Lower presser foot by lowering presser foot lifter. 36 Using 159-2 Software: Inside Machine Navigator EM-06 Raise needle Raise needle by rotating hand wheel toward you. Futura - English 1-01 EM-07 Safety device activated (No animation supplied) Safety device is activated. See related section in instruction manual of machine EM-08 Check bobbin winder Check bobbin winder and move it to left. EM-09 Thread breakage detected Thread breakage is detected. Check threads. Using 159-2 Software: Inside Machine Navigator 37 Inside Open Machine Disk There are several types of commercial Machine Disk formats that can be read with 159-2 software. These will be expanded files (already having instructions for an embroidery machine) with limited editing capabilities. The following formats can be read from a properly formatted (the appropriate disk type - usually "DS/DD" double-sided/double-density that was formatted for the requested type) Format Barudan FDR Barudan FDR 1. 44 Barudan Barudan M7000 BEAT 900 CEM/BX Fortron Juki Happy Marco Melco Melco DOS Pfaff Tajima Toyota ZSK ZSK DOS Disk Type DS/DD High Density DS/DD DS/DD DS/DD DS/DD DS/DD DS/DD DS/DD DS/DD DS/DD High Density DS/DD DS/DD DS/DD DS/DD High Density 38 Using 159-2 Software: Inside Open Machine Disk Futura - English 1-01 Machine Disk options There are other tasks that can be done with Open Machine Disk. Delete (stitch files), Identify (type of Machine Disk), Copy (selected files), and All (copy entire disk to computer). Isolate to desired file type with black triangle on right. >6 >7 Design information displayed. >Dimensions >Stitch count >Number of STOP codes (which indicate colour changes) Individual blocks of selected design displayed. Click "Open" or double-click on highlighted design. 42 Using 159-2 Software: Inside Design Browser 1a Futura - English 1-01 2 1 3 4 6 5 7 Using 159-2 Software: Inside Design Browser 43 Inside Embroidery Anthology Embroidery Anthology is a wonderful collection of unique stock designs that will be available for the 159-2 users. Embroidery Anthology Dialogue Box The following table correlates with Image 1, and defines each section of Embroidery Anthology and its function. No# >1 >2 >3 >4 Definition Icon for search by filename. Contents (design files) of selected category. Move up and down with the bar to see all designs in category. Click "Open" or double-click on highlighted design. Futura - English 1-01 >5 >6 Selected Design displayed. Open design icon. 44 Using 159-2 Software: Inside Embroidery Anthology 1 3 4 6 Futura - English 1-01 2 5 Using 159-2 Software: Inside Embroidery Anthology 45 Inside Print Design Print Design Print Design is function used to print the open (on-screen) design in the 159-2 software. This can be useful for record-keeping, and seeing the thread colors of the design. How to Print on-screen design Step Action >1 Select Print from the File drop-down menu. [. . . ] >3 Select English from the Language drop-down list. Result The System Parameters dialogue box will open. The on-screen rulers will appear in Inches. The menus will be English (default) language. [. . . ]