7. USING SD CARDS

7. USING SD CARDS

7-1. Notes on handling SD cards (commercially available)

Use an SD card or a multimedia card with a capacity of 2GB or less.

Do not disassemble or alter SD cards.

Do not bend, drop, scratch or place heavy objects on top of the SD cards.

Do not allow the SD cards to become wet, such as with water, oil, solvents, drinks or any other liquids.

Do not use or store the SD cards in a locations exposed to strong static electricity or electrical interference.

Do not use or store the SD cards in a locations exposed to vibrations or impacts, direct sunlight, extreme dust (or lint), high temperatures, high humidity, severe temperature fluctuations, or strong magnetic forces (such as from speakers).

Do not subject the SD cards to vibration or shocks or remove them from the sewing machine while data reading or writing is in progress.

Data on the SD cards may be lost or damaged due to some malfunction or accident. We recommend backing up important data.

The SD cards that you purchased is already formatted. We recommend that the SD cards not be reformatted.

The recommended SD cards are those sold by SanDisk and Panasonic. Cards from other manufacturers may use different formatting methods and may not work correctly as a result.

For additional information, refer to the instruction manual included with the SD cards that you have purchased.

*This product is compatible with SD cards that have been formatted using the FAT16/32 method. Cards that have been formatted using other formatting methods cannot be used.

*All other company and product names mentioned in this instruction manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. However, the explanations for markings such as TM are not clearly described within the text.

7-2. Structure of an SD card folder

Data type

Folder name

File name

 

 

ISM19MN.BVP (Main control program)

Control program

\BROTHER\ISM\ISMSYS\

ISM19MT.BVP (Motor control program)

 

 

ISM19PL.BVP (Panel control program)

 

\BROTHER\ISM\ISMDB**\

 

 

* The sewing machine's ID code appears in the **

 

 

part.

 

Sewing data

If you would like to store additional program data

ISMS0***.sew

from other sewing machines in a single SD

* ‘***’ represents the sewing data number.

 

 

memory card, change the name of the folder.

 

 

Ask the place of purchase for details on the

 

 

method of changing the settings.

 

Memory switch

Same as above

ISMMSW.SEW

 

 

 

Parameter

Same as above

ISMUPG.SEW

 

 

 

Cycle program

Same as above

ISMCYC.SEW

 

 

 

Error log

\BROTHER\ISM\ISMLDT\

Stores the files which relate to error logs.

 

 

 

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