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- Page 1 Elna Xchange INSTRUCTION MANUAL...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Elna Xchange CONTENTS WARRANTY COLOR EDITOR Disclaimers .........3 Opening Color Editor ......15 Limited Warranty ......3-5 Navigation Bar ........15 File Menu INSTALLATION Open ........15-16 Items included........6 Save ..........16 Computer Requirements ...... 6 Save As ........16 Driver Installation ......... -
Page 3: Warranty Disclaimers
5. This warranty does not cover postage, transportation to a service center, or service provided by anyone other than designated service center. 6. After one year, service may be obtained by contacting your designated Elna Service Center. An estimate will be provided prior to repair. - Page 4 Elna Xchange WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 8. This warranty is in effect provided the Xchange Box is used only for normal household sewing purposes and not commercial use, and given reasonably good care.
- Page 5 Elna Xchange - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Important - About the Interface Cable This equipment has been certified to comply with FCC standards, which are applied to the U.S.A. only. A shielded interface cable should be used according to FCC 15.27 (C)
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Page 6: Installation
Elna Xchange INSTALLATION INCLUDED WITH XCHANGE: Xchange Box SmartMedia Card Instruction manual Xchange Box Software on CD-ROM - includes Color Editor USB Cable COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS Pentium II Processor 16 MB RAM 5MB hard drive space Windows 98 or above CD-ROM Drive... -
Page 7: Software Installation
Elna Xchange SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 1. From the Windows desktop close all open programs. 2. Place the Xchange Box CD in the CD-ROM drive. 3. From the Windows desktop, click on the Start button. 4. Click on the Run button. 5. At the Run prompt, type the letter of your CD-ROM drive followed by Setup. (Ex: D:\SETUP or E:\SETUP). -
Page 8: Start Program
To start the program, either double click the Xchange icon on the desktop OR: 1. Go to Start. 2. Click on Programs. 3. Click on Elna. 4. Click on Xchange Box. Xchange Box appears on your screen as shown below. Your Xchange Box and software is properly installed and ready to use. -
Page 9: File Formats
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. JEF (*.jef) – an expanded file format associated with Elna 8600, Elna 8200 and later generations of Janome embroidery software. -
Page 10: Xchange Box
Elna Xchange XCHANGE BOX GENERAL OPERATION 1. Make sure your Xchange Box has power. To do this, simply verify that the green light on the front of the Xchange Box is on. 2. When you double click the icon to start the Xchange program, it takes a few seconds for the program to open. -
Page 11: Read
Elna Xchange UNDERSTANDING THE XCHANGE BOX SLOTS FOR ELNA PRODUCTS Slot 2 Elna 8200 Xperience, Elna 8600 Xplore (PCMCIA Cards and .JEF files) Slot 3 Elna Xquisit and Xquisit II (SmartMedia Cards, .EMD files) Slot 4 Elna CE20, 8007, 8006 (Memory Cards, .SEW files) READ The Read function lets you select a design from a file. -
Page 12: Load
Elna Xchange LOAD The Load function enables you to take designs from most embroidery machine manufacturers’ memory cards into the software and write them back to a card for your embroidery machine. Not all pre-programmed memory cards are readable. Some manufacturers have disabled this function for their cards. -
Page 13: Delete
Elna Xchange DELETE The Delete button is used to remove a design from any of the 6 squares on the Converter Box screen. Click the design you want to delete; click the Delete button and the design disappears. (Or click, Edit, Delete and select a design to delete.) *Also under Edit you'll find Transfer. -
Page 14: Write
Elna Xchange WRITE See Options (page 13) before attempting to write to a card. Insert a writable card into the slot in the box (see page 10). (Place only one card in the box at a time.) Be sure you have removed any card you've loaded designs from.) A "Write Card"... -
Page 15: Color Editor
To the right of “Files of type” you can choose what type of embroidery format you wish to open. Elna Xquisit (*.emd) Elna 8600, 8200, Janome 10000 (*.jef) Elna/Janome/New Home (*.sew) GNC: GN Scalable (*.gnc, *.cnd) Toyota Poem/Singer EU/Dos HuskyGram (*.csd) Baby Lock/Bernina Deco/Brother/ Simplicity (*.pes, *.pec) -
Page 16: Save
Elna Xchange Viking VIP (*.vip) Viking Professional Embroidery System (*.shv) Zip archives (*.zip) Click the Open button to load the design or click the Cancel button to cancel the "Open" command. Once you have loaded a design, the file name will appear in the title bar at the top of the main screen. -
Page 17: Print Setup
Elna Xchange Click the Print button to print the instruction sheet to your printer. Click the Next Page button to display a template of the design. The Prev Page button will take you back to the previous page. Click the Zoom In button to zoom in or the Zoom Out button to zoom out. -
Page 18: Options Menu Hoop Size
Click Options, then Preferences to bring up the dialog box. Several options can be selected depending on the brand of sewing machine you are using. The setting for Elna/Janome/New Home software will ensure that when you save to *.SEW format it will be compatible with Scan-n-Sew PC V1.x. The Dream Vision/ Customizer 2000 when selected will enable 78 colors for Elna/Janome/New Home in your color palette. -
Page 19: Help Menu
Elna Xchange HELP MENU About Color Editor Click Help, then About Color Editor or to display the version number of Color Editor you are using. COLOR BAR The “Color Bar” enables you to change the colors of the design on the screen in their stitching order.