Brother Personal Embroidery Design Software System, PE-DESIGN 7

Installation

c Follow the instructions of the Found New Hardware Wizard (or Add New Hardware Wiz- ard) to complete the installation of the driver.

d Remove the CD-ROM from the computer’s CD-ROM drive.

Step 3: Upgrading the USB Card Writer Module

This section describes how to upgrade the USB card writer module for version 7. Users upgrading from version 5 or 6 must upgrade the card writer. After installing version 7, immediately follow the procedure below to upgrade the card writer for version 7.

a Start up Layout & Editing.

→The dialog box shown below appears.

Note:

•In order to upgrade the USB card writer module, you must be able to connect to the Internet. If you can- not connect to the Internet, contact your authorized dealer or Brother Customer Service.

To begin the upgrade, click Upgrade now.

→The Upgrade wizard starts up, and the ﬁrst dialog box shown below appears.

Click Next.

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Brother Personal Embroidery Design Software System manual Upgrading the USB Card Writer Module, Start up Layout & Editing

Contents

Quick Reference Guide Radio Interference Other than USA and Canada Important Information Regulations For repairs or adjustments For a longer service lifeFor designing beautiful embroidery patterns For safe operation Table of Contents Index What You Can Do With This Software Features Easily Create Custom Fonts Stitch generation features New Features of VersionEditing Functions and user interface Layout & Editing General Applications of the SoftwareLayout & Editing Design Center Programmable Stitch Creator Design CenterFont Creator Design Database Basic Operation Map Introduction Package Contents Principal Parts Optional Supplies Installation Please read before Installing Please Read Before InstallationInstallation Procedure System Requirements Installing the Software Click Browse Memo Installing the Driver for the Card Writer Module Plug the USB connector into the USB port on the computerInstall the driver for the card writer module Select No, not this time, and then click Next For Windows XP not connected to the In- ternet For Windows Upgrading the USB Card Writer Module Remove the CD-ROM from the computer’s CD-ROM driveStart up Layout & Editing Click Next to begin upgrading the USB card writer module Checking for the Latest Version of the Program Online Registration Technical Support Uninstallation Basic Operation Using this Quick Reference GuideAdvanced Operation Operation Search Introduction page appears From the Start menu Operation buttons From the Help menu of the application Click the button for the desired topic Sew Types Line sew typesRegion sew types Sew Types Starting Up Layout & Editing Starting Up/Exiting ApplicationsExiting the Application Click File in the menu bar, and then click Exit Layout & Editing Window Understanding Windows and Using Tools Design Center Window Select Character bar Font Creator WindowPreview window Guidelines ﬁxed Programmable Stitch Creator Window Design Database Window Then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then, Layout & Editing Importing image data into Layout & Editing Import the image Adjust the image size and position Select the conversion method Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern Convert the image to an embroidery pattern Preview the ﬁnished embroidery Displaying a preview of the embroidery Saving the embroidery design Page Insert an original card into the USB card writer module Transferring the design to an original cardTransfer the embroidery design Click File, then Write to Card Click OK → The following message appears Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Product Agreement Read the following before opening the CD-ROM package