Using The Floppy Disk - Brother BAS-343E Instruction Manual

6-2. Using the floppy disk

Compatible types of floppy disk
Data type
20,000 stitches per pattern
100 pattern
300E type
Up to a maximum of 360,000 stitches
Tajima embroidery data 50,000 stitches per pattern
4,000 stitches per patern
10 patterns
Old 300A type
Up to a maximum of 40,000 stitches
2,000 stitches per pattern
10 patterns
Old 300 data
Up to a maximum of 20,000 stitches
• The above four types of data can all be read, but when writing to disk, all data is automatically converted to 300E
data when writing to 2HD disks and 300A data when writing to 2DD disks.
• When using a 2HD disk, use a disk which has been pre-formatted as a 1.44 MB disk. (The programmer can be
used to format these disks. Refer to the programmer instruction manual for details.)
• TFD embroidery data can be embroidered after it has been converted by the programmer to BAS-300E data.
• Restriction on using 2DD floppy disks.
In order to maintain compatibility with the old 300A series, the following restrictions have been placed on the use
of the new functions which have been added to the E series.
Restricted function
Resolution
Low-speed conversion
Split function during
embroidering
Needle down stop for split
Expansion option output
No. of stitches programmed
A series (2DD)
0.1 mm/pulse
2 types (400 and 1,200
revolutions)
Not available
Not available
Not available
Data resolution
0.05 mm/pulse
0.1 mm/pulse
0.1 mm/pulse
0.2 mm/pulse
E series (2HD) Applicable command
0.05 mm/pulse
4 types (400, 600, 800
and 1,200 revolutions)
Available
Available
Available
BAS-343E
6. Panel operation
Disk Format
2HD 1.44 MB
Automatically
2DD
formatted
[668]L
[669]L
[220]L
[230]L
[221]L
[231]L
Write enabled
Yes
No
Yes
No
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