Page 1 Embroidery Software JANOME DigitizerPro JANOME Digitizer MB* *Requires a Digitizer MB dongle V3.0 EasyDesign & EasyEdit Instruction Book...
Page 2 (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profit, business interruption, loss of business information, or any other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use or inability to use the JANOME Embroidery Software. In no event will JANOME be similarly liable to any other party.
Page 3 PC users are already familiar. About JANOME Embroidery If you are new to JANOME Embroidery Software, you’ll be pleased with its flexible digitizing Software capabilities, the ease with which you can create and edit designs, and how simple it is to add or create your own lettering.
Page 4: Printed Documentation
Click-to-Design and Click-to-Stitch Use the image preparation tools to prepare bitmap images ready for use as templates DigitizerPro provides you with a number of ways to Add lettering and create monograms, using access information about the software and how to different fonts and creative effects use it.
Page 5: Using Onscreen Help
You can access sales and support information about the products easily from within the software. To link to the JANOME website Select Help > JANOME Web Page. You are directly connected to the JANOME homepage at: http://www.janome.com/ Note You must have a correctly configured web browser on your system together with web access.
Page 6: Mouse Conventions
JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 1 Introduction duplicates of the layouts generated by the software. Mouse conventions Instruction Symbol Action Click Click the left mouse button. Right-click Click the right mouse button. Double-click . Click the mouse button twice without moving the mouse.
Page 7: System Setup
Chapter 2 System Setup This chapter covers steps necessary to set up a new JANOME Embroidery Software system on your PC. You will also need to connect peripheral devices for use with JANOME Embroidery Software including, of course, your embroidery machine. Different devices are set up in different ways –...
Page 8 The software will not work properly if order to transfer serial number and identity code the dongle is unplugged from the computer while from the old dongle to the new. While JANOME JANOME Embroidery Software is open. In this Embroidery Software now only uses USB dongles,...
Page 9 If you are upgrading from a previous version of software. DO NOT block any of the components. JANOME Digitizer software – e.g. Digitizer 2000 or 2 Rename your current C:\Embroidery Album folder. Digitizer 10000 – you are advised to remove any...
Page 10 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 2 System Setup The Select Directory screen appears. By default, the Component Description JANOME Embroidery Software software is installed in Samples Sample embroidery designs and the C:\Program Files\Janome\Digitizer\ folder. The images – installed to the Embroidery default design folder is C:\Embroidery Album.
Page 11 The computer will be rebooted and you will be running. prompted to attach both old and new dongles. 2 Insert the JANOME Embroidery Software Installation CD-ROM. If JANOME Embroidery Software software is already installed on the computer, the following Welcome screen will appear.
Page 12 Release An electronic (onscreen) set of Notes Release Notes – accessible via the JANOME Embroidery Software gives you the option Help menu. of sending designs directly to machine or to Extra In the multilingual version, extra memory card. The option you choose depends, in Languages languages are available.
Page 13 ATA Card or USB stick attached to the machine. Direct connection for the MB-4 machine is, however, only available in the JANOME Digitizer MB product level. JANOME Embroidery Software is able to automatically detect which type of supported machine is currently connected to the PC USB port.
Page 14 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 2 System Setup The following dialog appears when installation is complete. 2 Select No to the Windows Update and click Next. 5 Click Finish to close and restart your computer. Setting up scanners Use Image > Scanner Setup to setup scanners.
Page 15 JANOME Embroidery Software, there may be a conflict with previously installed scanner drivers. Re-install JANOME Embroidery Software and test the scanner. If the selected scanner driver does not work in JANOME Embroidery Software, select another scanner driver from the list. There are usually two installed for each scanner.
Page 16 Introduction to Embroidery Digitizing JANOME Embroidery Software provides embroiderers with a fast, flexible way of creating and editing embroidery designs. This section provides an overview of the embroidery digitizing process as it applies to JANOME Embroidery Software. Planning designs Artwork Artwork in both ‘bitmap’...
Page 17 ‘traveling’ through your whenever you press Enter. This means you can design by stitches, colors or objects. See Traveling scale, transform and reshape JANOME Embroidery through designs for details. Software designs without affecting stitch density or quality.
Page 18 There are three basic stitch types available with objects are digitized using the selected color. embroidery machines – Run Line, Satin and JANOME Embroidery Software lets you manage the Weave Fill. Everything else is a variant of these. thread colors in your Color Chart. Select from a The stitch type you use depends on the object wide range of commercial thread charts.
Page 19 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 3 Introduction to Embroidery Digitizing Artwork that is not in digital format needs to be scanned correctly to produce good quality images. Before using bitmaps for automatic digitizing, you must prepare them using the EasyDesign artwork preparation tools.
Page 20 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 3 Introduction to Embroidery Digitizing Modifying designs also access some of these functions using the popup menu. See Arranging and Transforming Objects for details. When you have digitized your design you can modify it as a...
Page 21 The particular settings determine how stitches will be regenerated when you reshape, transform or scale an object. When you start a new design, JANOME Embroidery Software uses default settings or ‘values’ stored in the fabric or template.
Page 22 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 3 Introduction to Embroidery Digitizing In JANOME Embroidery Software, the Travel on way as a word processor, including italics. Edge effect is typically used in combination with Orientation determines the shape of lettering open Weave Fill stitching to fill backgrounds or for objects in a design.
Page 23 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 3 Introduction to Embroidery Digitizing Apply Lettering Art effects to lettering objects to make them bulge or arch, stretch or compress. See Creating special effects with Lettering Art details. Output, storage and design management You can output embroidery designs in a variety of ways –...
Page 24 Grids and hoops This section describes how to set grid spacing in JANOME Embroidery Software. It also covers changing hoops and defining your own custom hoops. It explains splitting designs on an MA Hoop when sending to machine as well as changing hoop backgrounds.
Page 25: Basic Procedures
Getting started Open EasyDesign using the desktop icon or the Windows Start menu. JANOME Embroidery Software is made up of two To start EasyDesign main applications – EasyDesign and EasyEdit – both launched from your Windows desktop.
Page 26 To start EasyEdit Double-click the JANOME Embroidery Software EasyEdit shortcut icon on the Windows desktop. Select a fabric Alternatively, select Programs > JANOME DigitizerPro > EasyEdit from the Start menu. EasyEdit opens with a new, blank design (Design1). Recommended backing and/or topping 3 Choose from a set of pre-defined fabrics.
Page 27 This includes stitch and color numbers, design height Switching between EasyDesign and and width. EasyEdit JANOME Embroidery Software allows you to Try this! For more information about a selected file, quickly switch between the EasyDesign window right-click in Windows Explorer and select Properties and the Easy Edit window with a single click.
Page 28: Using Commands
Digitize toolbar in order to Select View > Toolbars. minimize crowding. Selecting a tool on the flyout The following toolbars are available to you in JANOME toolbar causes it to become the active tool on the Embroidery Software.
Page 29 Selecting machine models Using popup menus JANOME Embroidery Software supports various sets of machine model. Some Janome machines Right-clicking a selected object opens a popup can be connected by cable directly to your PC via menu containing frequently used commands.
Page 30: Creating New Designs
NORMAL template. higher option, the Machine menu items will appear as shown. See Outputting to MC1000* machines When you start JANOME Embroidery Software, a details. new file – Design1 – is automatically created, ready for you to start digitizing. By default, Design1 is based on the NORMAL template.
Page 31: Displaying The Hoop
JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 4 Basic Procedures To create new designs with a custom template, select File > New. The New dialog opens. Select a template from the list and click OK. Alternatively select View > Hoop. Displaying hoops and grids Alternatively, right-click a blank part of the Design Window.
Page 32 Saving designs Design name Format list 2 Select the folder where you want to save the design JANOME Embroidery Software lets you save from the Save In list. designs in native JAN as well as other ‘outline’ and 3 Enter a name for the design in the File name field.
Page 33 3 Select the Auto Save Design Every checkbox. 4 Enter the auto-save frequency in the Minutes field. The design will be saved in the BACKUP folder of your JANOME Embroidery Software installation. It will have the same name as the original file with the extension BAK.
Page 34 This section explains the design viewing modes available in JANOME Embroidery Software as well as the various design viewing settings. It describes how to view the stitching sequence in both EasyDesign and EasyEdit, and how to view the stitching sequence in slow motion.
Page 35 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 5 Viewing Designs Press 1. To display selected objects in the window: Select View > Show > Selected Objects only. Select the colors to display and click OK. See also Selecting and viewing objects with the Resequence List.
Page 36 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 5 Viewing Designs To zoom in on a section of the design, press the B key The Overview window opens. on your keyboard, then drag a bounding box around the zoom area. Click for zoom box Click &...
Page 37 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 5 Viewing Designs Design viewing modes To hide connecting threads, view design in Visualizer mode. JANOME Embroidery Software provides a number of viewing modes to selectively display design details. Show or hide needle penetration points Needle points displayed and connectors.
Page 38 See also Appendices, Glossary & Index. a design’s stitching sequence in EasyDesign by ‘traveling’ through it by colors or objects. JANOME To travel by object Embroidery Software simulates stitching out by changing stitches from black to their allocated To travel to the previous or next object, click the Jump thread color as they are ‘stitched’.
Page 39 Traveling through designs in EasyEdit When working with embroidery designs, you need to understand the stitching sequence. You can view a design’s stitching sequence in EasyEdit by ‘traveling’ through it by stitches or colors. JANOME Embroidery Software simulates stitching out by...
Page 40 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 5 Viewing Designs Current needle position marker Travel to start of Travel to end of To travel by stitches design design 1 In EasyEdit, select a stitch traveling tool. You can To travel by color...
Page 41 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 5 Viewing Designs stitch in the design. Hide previously stitched areas Use the slider bar to adjust the simulation speed. as required. With larger designs, scroll Adjust control buttons as required: automatically so that the area being stitched remains on screen.
Page 42 The print preview provides complete design information. Viewing design details Within JANOME Embroidery Software, the Open dialog gives you important file information as well as the status bar in the Design Window. To view design details Click the Open icon.
Page 43: Selecting Objects
Chapter 6 Selecting Objects JANOME Embroidery Software EasyDesign provides various ways to select the objects that comprise an embroidery design. You can select all objects to modify the design as a whole, or individual objects for more precise modification. This section describes how to select objects using the selection tools and keyboard.
Page 44 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 6 Selecting Objects Warning The simplest way to select objects is by pointing and clicking with the mouse with the Select tool activated. With Shift and Ctrl keys, you can select multiple objects. To select objects by point and click...
Page 45 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 6 Selecting Objects Selecting objects with Polygon Select To select objects while traveling through a design 1 Click the Jump by Object icon and travel through the Click Edit > Polygon Select to select objects with design, stopping just before the object to select.
Page 46 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 6 Selecting Objects with checking the stitching sequence. See also The Resequence List provides a sequential list of Selecting stitches while traveling. objects as digitized, grouped by ‘color block’. It is a ‘modeless’ dialog meaning that it stays on the...
Page 47 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 6 Selecting Objects Click to view color sequence Right-click to access popup menu Try this! Right-click to access certain commands via the popup menu, including lock/unlock and object details. 3 Click an icon to select a color block and/or individual objects.
Page 48 Design Window. This section describes how to set grid spacing in JANOME Embroidery Software. It also covers changing hoops and defining your own custom hoops. It explains splitting designs on an MA Hoop when sending to machine as well as changing hoop backgrounds.
Page 49 2 If not already selected, select the Colors option. 3 Select the Inside Hoop or Outside Hoop option as required: In JANOME Embroidery Software, you can set the color inside the hoop to match the fabric you intend Option Purpose to stitch out on.
Page 50 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 7 Grids and Hoops 4 Select a color from the palette or mix your own. See Mixing your own background color for details. Try this! You can add your own fabric samples to the 5 Click OK.
Page 51 The new color appears in the selected color slot. normal embroidery. When used with AccuFil®, only the area within the blue dashed line should be used. For further information, talk to your Janome distributor. New color Changing hoops Note The new color is only saved with this design.
Page 52 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 7 Grids and Hoops fixed at the (0, 0) point of the current Design Window. To change hoops Select a hoop type by either of the following means: To center the hoop Select from the Hoop Type dropdown menu on the View toolbar.
Page 53 1 Open or create the large design or design layout you want to sew out. See also Creating ornamental layouts. Note JANOME Embroidery Software supports JANOME MA and Giga hoops. These are two-position hoops which expand the available sewing area. When sending to machine, in most...
Page 54 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 7 Grids and Hoops Try this! You can select a different hoop at any time. This will change all hoopings in the design. 7 Re-position additional hoops and, if necessary, rotate them so that they completely cover all objects in the design.
Page 55 If you are using a hoop size that is not in the hoop list, you can define your own and save it for later use. Two types of hoop can be defined or edited in JANOME Embroidery Software – Rectangular and Custom hoop Oval.
Page 56 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 7 Grids and Hoops If you are saving the definition as a new hoop, click the Save Hoop As button and enter a hoop name in the Save Hoop As dialog. Select required hoop type...
Page 57 Part II Digitizing Essentials In EasyDesign, designs are composed of basic shapes or ‘embroidery objects’. These are like ordinary vector graphics in that they have certain defining properties or ‘details’ such as color, size, position, and so on. They also have properties unique to embroidery such as stitch type and density. Manual digitizing This section describes how to digitize shapes with the main digitizing methods.
Page 58 Chapter 8 Manual Digitizing In JANOME Embroidery Software, you build designs from basic shapes or ‘embroidery objects’. Embroidery objects have certain defining properties or ‘details’ such as color, size, position, and so on. They also have properties unique to embroidery such as stitch type and density.
Page 59 Try this! JANOME Embroidery Software makes it easy to convert lines to Satin borders via the Object Details > Line Stitch dialog. See...
Page 60 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 8 Manual Digitizing before you digitize. See also Objects and object Stitch Length details. Single To create Run Line 1 Click a Run Line icon. 2 Digitize the shape of the line by marking reference Triple points.
Page 61 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 8 Manual Digitizing Try this! Mimic hand-made embroidery by setting the triple run length to 4.0mm. 4 Click OK. Digitizing columns of fixed width Try this! If you make a mistake, press Backspace to Use Border to digitize borders and outlines of delete the last reference point, then continue digitizing.
Page 62 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 8 Manual Digitizing Stitches change their angle Stitches remain parallel between gradually parallel stitch angles Low density High density Digitizing columns of varying width Use Digitize > Turning Angle Satin Fill to create Satin fill columns of varying width and stitch angle.
Page 63 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 8 Manual Digitizing Use Digitize > Parallel Radial Fill to digitize closed shapes with Radial fills. Use the Parallel Fill tools to digitize large and complex shapes generally with fixed rather than turning stitch angles.
Page 64 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 8 Manual Digitizing 2 Digitize the circle. Drag the pointer until the outline is the required size. Click to mark the center of the circle or oval. A circle Release the mouse button. outline attaches to the pointer.
Page 65 Chapter 9 Outline & Fill Stitches All embroidery objects in JANOME Embroidery Software contain a defining set of settings or ‘values’. The values stored with an object become its ‘properties’. All objects have certain properties in common such as size and position.
Page 66 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 9 Outline & Fill Stitches 2 Select Satin Fill. Stitch Type Purpose 3 Create an object using one of the Border or Turning Angle Fill tools. Satin Fill Well-suited to narrow columns and shapes. See Creating satin fills details.
Page 67 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 9 Outline & Fill Stitches Selecting Weave Fill patterns To reduce the density for more open stitching, move the slider to the left. You can select from many Weave Fill patterns. 3 Click Generally the...
Page 68 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 9 Outline & Fill Stitches Embossed Fill needle penetrations form a tile 3 Click pattern. The pattern is repeated along a grid. You can change stitch values to give an even greater variation. Creating fills with Embossed Fill Create Embossed Fill objects with the following Stitch Spacing: 0.4 mm...
Page 69 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 9 Outline & Fill Stitches Adjusting Embossed Fill size You can change the size of a pattern to get different effects. Adjust pattern spacing 2 In the Spacing fields, enter a new spacing value.
Page 70 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 9 Outline & Fill Stitches Try this! You can change run stitch settings of stipple objects in the Object Details dialog. You can even change run stitch type – e.g. Triple Run, Stemstitch, Backstitch, etc. See Digitizing lines for details.
Page 71 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 9 Outline & Fill Stitches Contour instead. You cannot use Spiral Contour with Circle objects. To create a contour fill 1 Select a contour fill digitizing method from the Digitize toolbar. 2 Create a contour fill object. See...
Page 72 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 9 Outline & Fill Stitches digitized line. The stitches follow the digitized line Backstitch is an older-style, adaptable stitch which but maintain uniform density and needle can be used for delicate outlines. This stitch follows penetration patterns.
Page 73 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 9 Outline & Fill Stitches Line Thickness: Line Thickness: 2.0 mm 1.0 mm Overlap: 30% Overlap: 70% 6 Click to apply. 5 Adjust the Spacing as required. Creating stemstitch outlines Use Digitize > Stemstitch to digitize stemstitch outlines.
Page 74 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 9 Outline & Fill Stitches Note Results will vary depending on fabric and other sewing conditions. In this case, it is recommended to use Hand-looking Quilting Stitch of MC11000 Special Edition. Test your design on a small piece of fabric before stitching your project.
Page 75 They generally consist of one or more simple objects made up of Run and/or Satin stitches. You use Embroidery Stamps on their own as decorative elements. JANOME Embroidery Software also provides a library of embroidery motifs which can be linked together to create ornamental runs and fills.
Page 76 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 10 Embroidery Stamps and Motifs Select stamp Note Each stamp is treated as a single object. To edit only a section of a stamp, ungroup the stamp. Stamp ungrouped to use partially 2 Select a stamp.
Page 77 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 10 Embroidery Stamps and Motifs Size adjusted Right-click to flip stamp Stamp flipped 4 Click Shift To scale the stamp, press . Move the pointer until the stamp outline shows the required size, then click again.
Page 78 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 10 Embroidery Stamps and Motifs Resize motif outline to scale To use the original size and orientation of the motif Enter press 2 Select a pattern from the dropdown list. To scale the motif, move the pointer until the motif is...
Page 79 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 10 Embroidery Stamps and Motifs 2 Adjust the outline and motif spacings as required: Adjust size and spacing Reposition and/or change reshape nodes from corner to curve. 2 Adjust the Size setting to scale individual motifs in the Add or delete reshape nodes.
Page 80 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 10 Embroidery Stamps and Motifs Creating Motif Fill objects 4 Select a pattern from the dropdown list and click The selected Motif Fill object is updated. Use Digitize > Parallel Motif Fill to create motif fills using current settings.
Page 81 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 10 Embroidery Stamps and Motifs Adjust motif size Adjust motif spacing Select 2 Click to change pattern sets as required. The Select Motif dialog opens. Try this! The Preview panel responds to any adjustments to Size X, Size Y, Spacing X and...
Page 82 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 10 Embroidery Stamps and Motifs Rotate motifs by clicking the middle guide twice to display the rotation handles. Click a corner handle Try this! You can also change the position, size and drag to rotate.
Page 83 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 10 Embroidery Stamps and Motifs For example, if your sample contains color changes which you do not require in the actual motif, select this Change row spacing checkbox. 6 Click OK. 7 Click to mark two reference points for the motif. These determine the default motif orientation in motif runs and fills.
Page 84 Chapter 11 Thread Colors You select thread colors for embroidery objects from the Color Chart. JANOME Embroidery Software lets you manage the thread colors in your Color Chart. Select from a wide range of commercial thread charts. You can also set the color inside the hoop to match the color of the fabric you intend to sew on.
Page 85 Inserting a manual color change at this point will change the entire object’s color property. JANOME Embroidery Software lets you insert a color change on any desired stitch in EasyDesign. 4 Select the color you want from the Color Chart.
Page 86 Purpose Replace The color will replace the currently selected color in the Color Chart list. Double-clicking JANOME Embroidery Software lets you manage a thread in the Thread Chart list has the thread colors for each design you create or modify.
Page 87 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 11 Thread Colors 7 Repeat for other color slots in the Color Chart. Note The Color Chart you define here is saved with the current design.
Page 88: Part Iii
Digitizing with backdrops This section describes how to scan it into JANOME Embroidery Software and edit it before use as a digitizing backdrop. It also describes how to insert into JANOME Embroidery Software and save bitmap images, as well as how to show and hide them as you digitize.
Page 89 Artwork can be inserted, pasted or scanned into JANOME Embroidery Software for use as digitizing templates or ‘backdrops’. This section describes how to scan it into JANOME Embroidery Software and edit it before use as a digitizing backdrop. It also describes how to insert...
Page 90 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 12 Digitizing with Backdrops Scanned images Images scanned from hardcopy drawings or existing embroidery typically Clean picture with well-defined outlines contain a lot of introduced ‘noise’. While they can be used as input to automatic...
Page 91: Color Mode
‘RGB’, If you have existing artwork, you can scan it with ‘True Color’ or ‘millions of colors’ modes generate a TWAIN-compatible scanner using the JANOME 16.7 million colors and produce the biggest files. Embroidery Software scanning function. It is...
Page 92: Inserting Images
Bitmap images can be inserted, pasted or scanned colors) rather than 256 color mode. You may not into JANOME Embroidery Software for use as notice any difference on screen. In fact the 256 digitizing backdrops. For both manual and color image may look better than the RGB automatic digitizing purposes, ‘clean’...
Page 93 2 Select a folder from the Look In list. 3 Select a file type from the Files of Type list – e.g. BMP. Use Image > Scan to scan an image into JANOME 4 Select the file you want to insert.
Page 94 Select Image > Crop Image > Freehand Shape and digitizing. You can do this within JANOME mark reference points to crop the image in free form Embroidery Software or using a third-party using right- and left-clicks.
Page 95 You would normally do this in order to eliminate backgrounds, flood-fill solid areas with color, or add outlines, close gaps, or reinforce outlines. From within JANOME Embroidery Software you can open images directly in Paint, Photopaint, or Paint Shop Pro. Images updated in this way are automatically re-imported 3 Click the Reshape Object icon.
Page 96 4 Edit the image and save. Background cleaned and eye outlined 5 Select File > Update <Filename>. The image displays in JANOME Embroidery Software overlaid with stripes. This means that it is still open in the graphics package. File still open in the graphics package Try this! Select File >...
Page 97 In order to make bitmap images more suitable for automatic digitizing, JANOME Embroidery Software also provides image processing capabilities and links to graphics packages. This section describes how to prepare both outlined and non-outlined images for automatic digitizing.
Page 98: Color Reduction
JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 13 Preparing Images for Automatic Digitizing Image without outlines Image before color reduction Image after color reduction If you are scanning images, make sure you scan them correctly for best results. See also Scanning...
Page 99 Use the image preparation tools to prepare images indistinct or incomplete. These need to be rectified for automatic digitizing. Your choice of tool with the JANOME Embroidery Software image depends on the image. There are three tools: preparation tools or a graphics package. See Editing images in graphics applications for details.
Page 100 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 13 Preparing Images for Automatic Digitizing Image preparation summary Preparation tool before stitching produces a poorly stitched design. Non-outlined Image Preparation Action Outlined image image used – outlines not sharpened, poor Scan image Scan in RGB...
Page 101 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 13 Preparing Images for Automatic Digitizing Preparing outlined images color, or add outlines, close gaps, crop areas or reinforce outlines. See Editing images in graphics applications for details. Use Digitize > Outlined Image Preparation to...
Page 102 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 13 Preparing Images for Automatic Digitizing Outlines not sharpened Set outline appearance Number of Slider moved colors in image to left Click to preview results of noise reduction The image appears in the preview panel. The Available Colors field shows the number of image colors.
Page 103 Chapter 14 Automatic Digitizing The Click-to-Stitch tools are useful for quickly creating embroidery objects from images that do not require particular artistic effects or embroidery-specific knowledge. This in turn frees you to spend more time on the artistic or inherently complicated areas of your designs.
Page 104 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 14 Automatic Digitizing Use Digitize > Click-to-Centerline to digitize centerlines in artwork with run line stitches. Use Digitize > Click-to-Outline to digitize boundaries of shapes with Run stitching using current properties. Use Digitize > Match to Palette to find the nearest match between a selected image color and thread color.
Page 105 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 14 Automatic Digitizing Digitizing outlines with Click-to-Stitch Click-to-Turning Angle Satin Fill to digitize narrow column shapes with turning Satin Fill stitching. Current properties are applied. You can Use Digitize > Click-to-Centerline to digitize modify these as required before or after using the centerlines in artwork with run line stitches.
Page 106 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 14 Automatic Digitizing determines the color to omit, fill colors, detail color and most suitable stitch types to apply to an image Try this! Depending on the thickness of the image using the default settings.
Page 107 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 14 Automatic Digitizing conversion. Even if your artwork looks ready to stitch when inserted into the software, it will need Note If the image has not been correctly to be image-processed before conversion. The...
Page 108 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 14 Automatic Digitizing Fills: Satin Details: Satin Fills: Weave Details: Satin To create embroidery designs with Click-to-Design Advanced 1 Scan or load an image. See Scanning artwork into EasyDesign for details. 8 Select a stitching style for details from the list:...
Page 109 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 14 Automatic Digitizing Try this! You may, if you wish, omit all image colors from the selection criteria and choose to generate only Set conversion options outlines and/or borders. as required Creating embroidery from...
Page 110 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 14 Automatic Digitizing By contrast, the image below is not suitable as it The coarser the resolution, the more spacing between does not contain enough detail and has poor rows. contrast. High resolution Low resolution...
Page 111 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 14 Automatic Digitizing Grain Angle: 0° Grain Angle: 90° 7 Click EasyDesign generates stitches for the selected image. This process may take some time. Try this! Use Visualizer for a more accurate representation of the stitching.
Page 112 Part IV Modifying Designs After digitizing a design, you can modify it as a whole, edit individual objects or even individual stitches. Combining and resequencing objects This section describes how to combine objects and designs by copying and pasting, duplicating, and inserting techniques. It also describes how to resequence objects by cut and paste, by color or object.
Page 113 Chapter 15 Combining and Resequencing Objects JANOME Embroidery Software lets you add to designs quickly by duplicating and copying existing objects. It also lets you combine designs by inserting the contents of one file into another. Stitching sequence usually occurs in the order in which the design was digitized.
Page 114: Copying And Pasting Objects
JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 15 Combining and Resequencing Objects Objects copied and pasted 4 From the Look In dropdown list, select the folder where Note You can also remove objects from a design the design you want to insert is stored, and select the using the Cut command and paste them back in required format from the Files of type dropdown list.
Page 115: Duplicating Objects
JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 15 Combining and Resequencing Objects Duplicating objects Select Edit > Duplicate to duplicate selected objects. Right-click Objects can be duplicated rather than copied. object When an object is duplicated, it is not copied to the clipboard.
Page 116 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 15 Combining and Resequencing Objects To delete objects Traveled to the point Select the object/s to delete, and do one of the following: Press Delete. Select Edit > Delete. Nesting objects 2 Insert the second object. To do this, either digitize the object or cut and paste it into position.
Page 117 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 15 Combining and Resequencing Objects point in the sequence. This does not change the You can resequence objects by selecting them in physical location of the object. the required stitching order. The Resequence List is ‘modeless’...
Page 118 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 15 Combining and Resequencing Objects Reposition Right-click to selected color access popup menu Resequencing objects by color Click Edit > Resequence to resequence objects by color. Alternatively, click-and-drag colors to reposition in the You can resequence objects by color. This reduces stitching sequence.
Page 119: Transforming Objects
Chapter 16 Arranging and Transforming Objects You can change the position, size and orientation of objects in a design by moving, scaling and transforming them. Group objects together to apply a change to them all at once, or lock them to avoid unintentional modification.
Page 120: Aligning Objects
JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 16 Arranging and Transforming Objects Use Alignment > Align Top to top-align selected objects. Use Alignment > Align Centers Horizontally to align selected objects through their horizontal centers. Use Alignment > Align Bottom to bottom-align selected objects.
Page 121: Grouping Objects
JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 16 Arranging and Transforming Objects To group objects 1 Select the objects to group. 2 Select Edit > Group. Right-click and Select, move, resize, select Align transform grouped objects as a single object Selected objects are combined into a group. This can...
Page 122 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 16 Arranging and Transforming Objects Scaling objects You can scale objects by dragging the selection Drag handles with the mouse, specifying the exact dimensions in the Object Details dialog, or by Scale horizontally Scale horizontally setting the distance between reference points on the design.
Page 123: Rotating Objects
JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 16 Arranging and Transforming Objects Height scaled Height scaled by 50% Original by 150% width scaled by 125% object Drag a corner to Drag the anchor Drag a corner to rotate about the point...
Page 124 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 16 Arranging and Transforming Objects Skewing objects using click and drag You can skew objects along the horizontal plane by clicking skew handles and dragging to the required angle. Source object Flip horizontally To skew objects using click and drag 1 Select the object/s to skew.
Page 125 You can also print out the layout with Cloth Setter enter the required size. marks to enable them to use the JANOME Cloth 3 Optionally click the Pick Color button to change the Setter to physically layout the designs on the item display color.
Page 126 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 16 Arranging and Transforming Objects To create a rectangular layout 1 Insert a design and/or select a design/s or object/s already on-screen. 2 Click the Display Layout Work Area icon to toggle display of the defined work area. See also...
Page 127 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 16 Arranging and Transforming Objects 5 Use the spin box control to define the number of copies. These are shown in wireframe and placed equidistant Try this! Use the Move To Center tool to around the center of the work area.
Page 128: Reshaping Objects
Chapter 17 Reshaping and Editing Objects JANOME Embroidery Software lets you modify object shapes by means of control points. These vary slightly with the object type. For some objects, you can also change control points from corner points to curves. Stitch angle lines and entry and exit markers all appear around selected objects.
Page 129 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 17 Reshaping and Editing Objects Reshaping objects using control points Click Edit > Reshape to display the control points of selected objects. Change object shapes by selecting them with the Reshape tool and modifying the available control points.
Page 130 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 17 Reshaping and Editing Objects To add control points 1 Position the pointer where you want to add the control point. 2 Click to add a control point. Left-click to add a corner point.
Page 131 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 17 Reshaping and Editing Objects Adjusting Parallel Fill stitch angles by Drag top object details control point You can change the stitch angle of Parallel Fill objects using Object Details. To reshape and spin the object around its center point, use the side control point.
Page 132 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 17 Reshaping and Editing Objects 2 Click the Reshape icon. Control points appear together with a stitch angle line. To edit stitch angles in Reshape mode 1 Select the lettering object. 3 Click and drag the line as required.
Page 133 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 17 Reshaping and Editing Objects Note In Circle objects, the stitch angle perpendicular to the line connecting the entry point to the circle center. Thus, changing the stitch entry point in a Circle object changes its stitch angle.
Page 134 Details of the appliqué digitizing method are also provided. Advanced Digitizing Techniques for details. Stitch editing This section describes how to select and edit the stitches in a stitch-based design, using JANOME Embroidery Software EasyEdit. See Stitch Editing details.
Page 135 The particular settings determine how stitches will be regenerated when you reshape, transform or scale an object. When you start a new design, JANOME Embroidery Software uses default settings or ‘values’ stored in the fabric or template.
Page 136: Object Types
JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 18 Object Details, Fabrics and Templates This section describes how to strengthen and stabilize designs with underlays and how to compensate for fabric stretch. It also explains how to change fabric settings of existing designs. It also covers how to apply, create and maintain templates in EasyDesign.
Page 137 Use Edit > Object Details to modify details of selected objects or to preset current settings. Object details When you change current object details, the JANOME Embroidery Software stores three sets of settings automatically apply to any new objects object details – default, current and existing.
Page 138 2 Double-click to open the Object Details dialog. 3 Select the tab you want and change the settings as required. Changing underlays 4 Click OK. JANOME Embroidery Software provides a selection of underlay types to choose from: Stabilizing with underlays Center Run JANOME Embroidery Software generates underlay underlay stitching automatically based on current settings.
Page 139 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 18 Object Details, Fabrics and Templates Zigzag, Center Run + Zigzag, etc. This allows you to apply dual underlays to design objects. To adjust Center Run or Edge Run underlay settings 1 Select and double-click a fill object.
Page 140 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 18 Object Details, Fabrics and Templates Stitch length: 2.0 mm Enter required stitch length Stitch length: 4.0 mm and spacing 3 Select Zigzag from the Underlay Type list. 4 Adjust Stitch Length and Stitch Spacing settings as 5 Click OK.
Page 141 The Object Details dialog opens. when you create a new design and possibly change 2 Select the Stretchiness tab. templates, JANOME Embroidery Software uses the current fabric. You can continue to use that fabric, Select Stretchiness change it immediately or change it later. See also...
Page 142 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 18 Object Details, Fabrics and Templates Managing fabrics In addition to the pre-defined fabric settings, you can create your own custom fabric settings to suit particular needs. You can also modify, rename or delete any custom fabrics you create.
Page 143 Narrow Satin objects. See Changing lettering stitch types for details. When you start JANOME Embroidery Software, it creates a blank design based on the Normal template. It then prompts you for the fabric you wish to use. When you select File > New, you are prompted to select a template.
Page 144 See also Working with fabrics. The NORMAL template The NORMAL template is the default template supplied with JANOME Embroidery Software. It contains current object details. Creating design templates You create templates from designs containing the required objects and object details.
Page 145 7 Click Yes to confirm. The modified template is ready for use. Deleting design templates Delete templates in the same way as you would any other Windows file, using Windows Explorer. Templates are located in the JANOME Embroidery Software\Template folder.
Page 146 It allows you to easily create different shading and color effects. In JANOME Embroidery Software, the Travel on Edge effect is typically used in combination with open Weave Fill stitching to fill backgrounds or for shading effects.
Page 147 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 19 Advanced Digitizing Techniques Note Cut Hole cannot be used with objects created with the Parallel Fill Circle or Turning Angle Fill objects. To cut holes in objects 1 Select the Parallel Fill object in which you want to cut...
Page 148 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 19 Advanced Digitizing Techniques Filling holes in objects Use Edit > Fill Holes to fill holes in selected objects. The Fill Holes function fills holes in selected Parallel Fill objects – excluding objects created with the Parallel Fill Circle tool –...
Page 149 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 19 Advanced Digitizing Techniques Enter required offset Underlap: 1.00 Underlap: -1.00 4 Enter the required offset in millimeters. To cover holes exactly, accept the default value 5 In the Offset Count field, enter the required number of 0.00.
Page 150 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 19 Advanced Digitizing Techniques the Object Details dialog. Change these settings before or after applying the effect. See Adjusting Feather Edge settings for details. To apply Feather Edge Click the Feather Edge icon. The effect is applied to new or selected objects, based on the current Feather Edge settings.
Page 151 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 19 Advanced Digitizing Techniques Applying Gradient Fill Click Edit > Gradient Fill to apply effect to new or selected objects. Use Gradient Fill to create perspective effects and shading. It can be applied to Satin Fill, Weave Fill, Embossed Fill or Satin Border objects.
Page 152 Use Edit > Object Details to set details for the 2 Select the Gradient Fill tab. current design. In JANOME Embroidery Software, the Travel on Edge effect is typically used in combination with open Weave Fill stitching to fill backgrounds or for shading effects where the absence of travel runs under the fill is more important than exact spacing.
Page 153 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 19 Advanced Digitizing Techniques Adjust Weave Fill settings Select Travel on Edge Placement line 2 With Weave Fill selected as the stitch type, tick the Travel on Edge checkbox. Zigzag tackdown Travel on Edge is automatically checked when Stitch Spacing is greater than 0.80 mm or when Gradient Fill...
Page 154 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 19 Advanced Digitizing Techniques 3 Select a cover stitch from the Stitch Type dropdown list – Satin or Blanket. Try this! Follow the prompts in the Status Line to help you digitize. If you make a mistake, press Backspace to delete the last reference point, then continue digitizing.
Page 155 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 19 Advanced Digitizing Techniques E-Stitch Width: 2.5 mm E-Stitch Width: 1.5 mm Offset: inside Offset: none Offset: outside For Satin stitch, the cover stitch and tackdown are offset against the placement line using the slider. The offset can be inside or outside the appliqué...
Page 156 Embroidery design formats for details. This section describes how to select and edit the stitches in a stitch-based design, using JANOME Embroidery Software EasyEdit. Selecting stitches The Stitch Mode tool lets you select single stitches, several stitches, or a range of stitches by selecting their needle points, or dragging a bounding box around them.
Page 157 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 20 Stitch Editing Selecting stitches while traveling You can select individual stitches in Stitch Mode by selecting their needle points. Use View > Stitch Select While Traveling to select stitches while traveling. Try this! Zoom in and display the needle points for easier selection.
Page 158 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 20 Stitch Editing Inserting stitches Use Edit > Stitch Mode to insert stitches in an object. You can insert stitches in an object to fill gaps. Right-click Inserted stitches are considered part of the object (rather than independent objects).
Page 159 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 20 Stitch Editing 2 Select a stitch or stitches. To split stitch blocks 3 Press Delete. 1 Select the object you want to split. Select stitches 2 If working in EasyEdit, click the Stitch Mode icon.
Page 160 Part VI Embroidery Lettering Create top-quality lettering quickly and simply. EasyDesign provides a large range of scalable closest-join alphabet styles and multi-color and fancy stitching alphabets to choose from. Creating embroidery lettering This section describes how to add lettering, change formatting settings, set lettering orientation, and adjust lettering spacing.
Page 161 You can place lettering on a straight horizontal or vertical baseline, curve lettering around a circle or arc baseline, or digitize your own. JANOME Embroidery Software gives you interactive control over many baseline settings. Letter and line spacings can be determined before or after creating lettering objects and placing them in your design.
Page 162 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 21 Creating Embroidery Lettering Adding lettering to embroidery designs EasyDesign lets you add lettering to designs quickly and easily using the built-in library of embroidery fonts. Apply formatting to lettering objects in the same way as a word processor, including italics.
Page 163 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 21 Creating Embroidery Lettering 5 Select a justification setting as required – Left, Centered, Right or Full. To select special characters Justification governs the way lettering aligns itself 1 Click the Lettering icon. along a baseline –...
Page 164 1 Open the MS Windows® Character Map. spacing and angles. JANOME Embroidery Software gives you interactive control over many baseline By default, you will find it under Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map.
Page 165 However, Fixed Any Shape: See Creating custom orientations Line – available only in JANOME Digitizer MB – has details. a fixed length which you can digitize on-screen or specify numerically. If the text extends beyond the...
Page 166 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 21 Creating Embroidery Lettering Spacing and Width: When selected, letters maintain Set reduction their original height and proportions but width and method spacing are reduced proportionately if the baseline length requires it. Adjust baseline...
Page 167 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 21 Creating Embroidery Lettering Creating vertical orientations Vertical orientation does not have a fixed or pre-determined length – the baseline extends as long as you keep adding letters. Line spacing is calculated horizontally while letter spacing is calculated vertically.
Page 168 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 21 Creating Embroidery Lettering 3 Click 4 Mark the baseline reference points. Mark curve points with the right mouse button. Mark corner points with the left mouse button. Enter 5 Press to complete. Note Orientation of the text around the oval depends on where you mark the reference points.
Page 169 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 21 Creating Embroidery Lettering Click diamond control point and hold down Ctrl as you select Drag letter spacing control point 3 Drag the letter spacing control point left or right to adjust the spacing of all letters along the baseline.
Page 170 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 21 Creating Embroidery Lettering Drag line spacing control point 4 Release the mouse button to complete and press to finish.
Page 171 Chapter 22 Editing Embroidery Lettering JANOME Embroidery Software gives you interactive and precise numeric control over many settings affecting lettering objects. You can adjust lettering objects as a group as well as the individual letters comprising a lettering object. When you first create lettering, it may be too big or too small.
Page 172 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 22 Editing Embroidery Lettering Editing lettering Adjust Size and Width Change Change Click Lettering > Lettering to edit lettering settings slant orientation on-screen. Change slant settings as required. When you have created a lettering object, you can...
Page 173 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 22 Editing Embroidery Lettering Scaling lettering with Select Use Edit > Select to scale lettering objects on-screen. To scale lettering with Reshape You can scale your lettering objects vertically, horizontally and proportionally with the Select 1 Select the lettering object.
Page 174 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 22 Editing Embroidery Lettering Enter letter size and width Kudos original Width 150% 3 Enter the size of your lettering object in the Size field. Height 150% Width and Height 150% 4 Click Size 10 mm...
Page 175 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 22 Editing Embroidery Lettering 3 Click and drag one of the diamond-shaped control points to skew the lettering object horizontally. To rotate lettering with Reshape 1 Select the lettering object. Drag 2 Click the Reshape icon.
Page 176 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 22 Editing Embroidery Lettering Transforming individual letters on screen Use Edit > Reshape to transform individual letters on-screen. You can now resize, skew and rotate individual letters on-screen by manipulating control points with the Reshape tool.
Page 177 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 22 Editing Embroidery Lettering Reshape straight orientations to place them on an angle. See also Setting lettering orientations. Try this! You can also insert a color change between two letters by keying a caret (^) symbol.
Page 178 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 22 Editing Embroidery Lettering Reshaping custom orientations Reshape Circle CCW and Circle CW orientations to change curve depth, justification point and baseline length. See also Setting lettering Use Edit > Reshape to reshape lettering orientations.
Page 179 Click Lettering > Lettering to change letter sequencing. Left side stitched first With the JANOME DigitizerPro product level, you can specify the sequence in which letters are stitched to minimize registration problems with caps or difficult fabrics. Stitch the lettering from...
Page 180 Alternatively you may want to change the stitch settings and effects applying to existing objects. In addition to its built-in library of embroidery alphabets, JANOME Embroidery Software allows for the conversion of any TrueType font installed on your system to an embroidery alphabet. The result is similar to embroidery alphabets although the quality may not be quite as high.
Page 181 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 23 Special Lettering Features Changing lettering stitch types Try this! Add extra texture to lettering by applying Feather Edge. See Applying Feather Edge for details. By default, lettering objects are filled with Satin Fill. You can also apply other basic fill stitch types, such as Weave Fill, as with other embroidery objects.
Page 182 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 23 Special Lettering Features Stitch Note Depending on the TrueType font, complex Spacing: Chinese (Kanji) characters with many strokes may not 0.6 mm convert correctly into stitch data. When this happens, try selecting another available TrueType font or change Stitch the letter orientation and then try converting again.
Page 183 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 23 Special Lettering Features The Object Details > Fill Stitch dialog opens. 2 Select the Lettering tab. 3 Edit the text as required. Drag handle 4 Press OK. The lettering is updated. To move two handles in opposite directions, hold the Shift key down while dragging a handle.
Page 184 4 Click Select Character. obtain the look you want. The Select Character dialog opens. Creating monogram designs JANOME Embroidery Software lets you create Select flare monogram designs using special monogramming fonts. These alphabets provide three sets of the upper-case alpha characters. You can also add decorative borders such as rectangles, ovals, and shields to monograms.
Page 185 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 23 Special Lettering Features 3 Key in the letters comprising the monogram – it doesn’t matter whether you enter characters in upper or lower case. Any non-alpha characters are ignored. 4 Adjust letter height, width and spacing in the fields provided.
Page 186 To edit a monogram 1 Select the monogramming object. Try this! JANOME Embroidery Software lets you insert a color change on any desired stitch in EasyDesign. This is particularly useful when working with monograms or other lettering objects. See Inserting manual color changes for details.
Page 187 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 23 Special Lettering Features Adding borders the upper-case alpha characters. The first, known as the ‘left set’, is designed to appear on the left side of a monogram. The second, or ‘middle set’, is designed for the middle position(s) of a Use Lettering >...
Page 188 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 23 Special Lettering Features 5 Adjust border thickness and size as required. See Reshaping objects for details.
Page 189 Reading and writing design files This section describes embroidery stitch and outline design formats, as well as how to open embroidery files in JANOME Embroidery Software. It also describes saving designs for machine as well as sending and receiving designs by direct connection. Writing designs to Flash Memory reader/writer is also covered.
Page 190: Printing Designs
Chapter 24 Printing Designs You can create a hard copy of your designs using default or custom printer options. Preview designs before printing. Set print options to display the exact information you require. There are options to include or exclude start/end point crosshairs, connectors, background color/fabric...
Page 191 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 24 Printing Designs Previewing printouts The MS Windows® Print dialog opens allowing you to choose a printer and adjust any other print settings you require. See also Setting print options. Use Standard > Print Preview to preview a design 5 Click Close to return to the Design Window.
Page 192 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 24 Printing Designs Template Mode: shows the design outline with no stitches. By default, it includes cloth setter marks to Try this! When printing a large layout the software will allow accurate placement of designs within layouts display a warning dialog if the number of pages needed on the item or fabric to be sewn.
Page 193 JANOME Cloth Setter. The template setter markings allow you to position the device for accurate design centering within a hoop.
Page 194 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 24 Printing Designs Printing in Template Mode shows the design outline with no stitches. It includes cloth setter Select design marks to allow accurate placement of designs mode display within predefined layouts on the item or fabric to options be sewn.
Page 195 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 24 Printing Designs Note If the Actual Size option is selected, both an assembled appliqué layout and individual patterns in the actual size are created on separate pages. If the Try this! You can print out an overview of the layout by...
Page 196 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 24 Printing Designs The following information is included: Item Description Number Number in the stitching sequence. Color Color name listed in the associated thread chart. Code Thread code for ease of ordering Brand Thread brand – e.g. Isacord 40...
Page 197 USB memory stick, floppy disk, ATA PC card, or sending directly to machine for stitching. JANOME Embroidery Software uses three embroidery file formats – JAN, JEF and SEW – which allow you to make the most of both outline and stitch formats.
Page 198 Chapter 25 Reading and Writing Design Files This section describes embroidery stitch and outline design formats, as well as how to open embroidery files in JANOME Embroidery Software. It also describes saving designs for machine as well as sending and receiving designs by direct connection.
Page 199 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 25 Reading and Writing Design Files Which application do I use? types – Native Design, Imported Outlines, Processed Stitches, or Imported Stitches. Use EasyDesign to... Use EasyEdit to... Source Description Create new designs Stitch out a design...
Page 200 4 Select a format from the Save as type list. See also Supported embroidery file formats. If outputting to a Janome machine, select JEF as the Saving designs for machine file format. The file is encoded to suit the currently selected machine model.
Page 201: Supported Storage Devices
Check the contents of any used cards before MC11000, MC10001, and MC10000 machines formatting them. can be connected by cable directly to your PC. Only use ATA PC cards supplied by JANOME or Connecting to your machine for details. SanDisk CompactFlash with ATA PC card MC10000 V2.2 or earlier machines must be...
Page 202 Built-in: internal machine memory JANOME Embroidery Software splits files at the last ATA PC Card: PC memory card slot on machine color change before the limit is reached. If no color which can be used as an ATA PC card...
Page 203 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 25 Reading and Writing Design Files Writing to Flash Memory In the unlikely event that a file exceeds the limits set, it will be split into two or more files. reader/writer Splitting large files for details.
Page 204 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 25 Reading and Writing Design Files Note For detailed procedures relating to your particular machine, see Outputting to Machine. Writing multiple designs to ATA PC card As with single designs, the procedure for writing multiple designs to ATA PC card varies slightly with the machine model.
Page 205 ATA PC cards and USB memory sticks. MC200E machines support USB memory sticks. Direct Connection to the MB-4 machine is only available in JANOME DigitizerPro. This section describes how to output designs directly to supported machine models.
Page 206 2 Insert the ATA PC card or USB stick into your JANOME If the hoop is an MA Hoop, this may mean that the MemoryCraft machine if required.
Page 207 Supported machine models and navigate folders or memory cards for details. file listing 2 Insert the ATA PC card or USB stick into your JANOME MemoryCraft machine if required. 7 Click Send. A confirmation box appears. 8 Click Start. Note Both ATA PC card and USB stick can be attached at the same time.
Page 208 This means you can send individual or multiple design files directly to two possible destinations: Select destination built-in machine memory of your JANOME folder on ATA PC card MemoryCraft ATA PC card attached to PC memory card slot on your machine.
Page 209 8 Click Start. memory cards for details. File transfer begins. The selected design is copied to 2 Insert the ATA PC card into your JANOME the specified location. MemoryCraft machine if required. 3 Open or create the design you want to send.
Page 210 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 26 Outputting to Machine The preview panel displays an image of the last selected design. Select source folder Select designs to send Click to select all designs 4 Select a source folder from the PC list.
Page 211 V2.21 machine model as your current machine. See Supported machine models and memory cards details. 2 Insert the ATA PC card into your JANOME MemoryCraft machine if required. 3 Open or create the design you want to send. 4 Click the Send to Machine icon or select Machine >...
Page 212 The Send Designs dialog opens. V2.21 machine model as your current machine. See Supported machine models and memory cards details. 2 Insert the ATA PC card into your JANOME MemoryCraft machine if required. 3 Select Machine > Send Designs. The Select Designs dialog opens.
Page 213 Select any design by name to preview it. 8 Click Browse and select a destination folder on the PC. JANOME Embroidery Software must know where to put the design it is receiving from built-in memory or ATA PC card.
Page 214 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 26 Outputting to Machine Writing a design to ATA PC card 2 Insert the ATA PC card into your JANOME MemoryCraft machine if required. The procedure for writing a single design to Flash 3 Select Machine > Delete Designs.
Page 215 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 26 Outputting to Machine Outputting to MC9700 or lower machines If you have selected an MC9700 or lower machine model – MC9500, MC350E, or MC300E – as your Click to current machine, the direct machine connection...
Page 216 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 26 Outputting to Machine 2 Insert the ATA PC card into the external ‘Flash Memory’ (ATA PC) reader/writer. 3 Select External Media > Write Designs, Read and Erase. The Write Designs, Read and Erase dialog opens.
Page 217 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 26 Outputting to Machine Writing multiple designs to USB stick The procedure for writing multiple designs to Flash Note The procedure for sending a single design to Memory reader/writer is essentially the same as...
Page 218 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 26 Outputting to Machine Select source folder on your Update number Select files to send 6 Change the number for ranking and click OK to close. 7 Tick the Standby option if you want to pre-load the design on the machine ready for sewing.
Page 219 ‘Ready to Sew’ status. 7 Click Send. Choose JANOME Embroidery Software checks each design to source determine whether the hoop specified for the design is machine supported by the machine model selected in the Select Machine Model dialog.
Page 220: Viewing Machine Status
Viewing machine status Machine feedback is available for MB-4 machine. You must have a JANOME DigitizerPro dongle attached to the PC via USB connection. Up to three machines can be simultaneously attached. 3 Click Close to close the dialog.
Page 221 External Media > Write Designs, machine. When sending to machine, in most cases Read and Erase. See Sending multiple designs to JANOME Embroidery Software will only create one machine for details. file as the two hoop positions are saved in a single JEF file.
Page 222 Otherwise JANOME Embroidery Software determines how many hoopings are needed. If only one is needed, or two with the upper position first, JANOME Embroidery Software creates a single JEF file containing these hoopings and sends it to the machine. Otherwise it calculates the number of hooping position changes and prompts you to proceed.
Page 223 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 26 Outputting to Machine If the design will not stitch as a single Giga hoop design – i.e. it would require more than one rotation of the Giga hoop to preserve the stitching sequence –...
Page 224 Part VIII Design Management Design Gallery provides an efficient way for managing embroidery designs. This design management tool can access design files stored on your computer hard disk, CD-ROM, or floppy disk. It recognizes all design file formats used by EasyDesign.
Page 225 Design Gallery does not require a separate only limited by network access rights determined installation. It works as an integral part of JANOME by your System Administrator. Design Gallery lets Embroidery Software and is easy to set up and get you view any supported design file type residing in started.
Page 226 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 27 Design Gallery Basics Changing locale Design Gallery and EasyDesign open in separate windows. Design Gallery defaults to the C:\Embroidery Album folder, showing all of your JAN Select Change Locale (View menu) to switch between designs as thumbnails.
Page 227 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 27 Design Gallery Basics Displaying design thumbnails and To display the designs in a detailed list, click the summary information Change Design View icon and select List from the dropdown menu. Or, select View > Design List.
Page 228 Designs must be selected before an action can be have updated your JANOME Embroidery Software performed – e.g. view, open or copy a design. A software, you may need to ‘validate and refresh’.
Page 229 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 27 Design Gallery Basics folder can be selected. A group is made up of any Alternatively, if displaying designs as thumbnails, selected designs. A range is a series of consecutive double-click a single design thumbnail.
Page 230 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 27 Design Gallery Basics To reconnect Design Gallery with EasyDesign 1 Check that your dongle security device is connected. 2 Open Design Gallery and check that it runs correctly on its own – close Design Gallery, then open EasyDesign by clicking its icon on the Windows Desktop.
Page 231 Chapter 28 Design Gallery Advanced Functions Designs in Design Gallery folders can be sorted in various ways. This is useful when you want to select designs to open, print, and so on. Once a design is selected in an Design Gallery folder, you can open it in EasyDesign.
Page 232 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 28 Design Gallery Advanced Functions 3 Select: Click to sort All Files to show every file type in the folder Artwork Files to display only BMP and PNG files Any other option to display only files of that type –...
Page 233 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 28 Design Gallery Advanced Functions 3 Click the Print icon. The Windows Print dialog opens. 4 Click the Options button. The Print Options dialog opens. Select items to include 5 Set design printout options to display the information 7 From the dropdown list, select the name of the printer you want in the required format.
Page 234 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 28 Design Gallery Advanced Functions To add a sub-folder to another, select the folder and right-click. Select Add Sub-directory and type in the name when the new sub-folder appears. Enter location for To rename a folder, select it and right-click. Select...
Page 235 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Chapter 28 Design Gallery Advanced Functions A confirmation dialog opens. To delete designs from Design Gallery 4 Click Yes to cut the design. 5 Browse to the folder where you want to paste the file or 1 Open Design Gallery.
Page 236 Part IX Software Feature Table...
Page 237 JANOME Embroidery Software Feature Table Capabilities Feature Name EasyDesign EasyEdit Reference Basics Basic Procedures Show/hide toolbars Showing or hiding toolbars Multiple undos/redos Undoing and redoing commands Create new designs Creating new designs Display hoops Displaying the hoop Display grid Displaying the grid...
Page 238 Capabilities Feature Name EasyDesign EasyEdit Reference Grids and Hoops Grids and Hoops Set grid spacing Setting grid spacings Change backgrounds Changing backgrounds Change hoops Changing hoops Center hoops Centering hoops Rotate hoops Rotating hoops Hoop large designs Hooping large designs Define custom hoops Defining custom hoops Digitizing Methods...
Page 239 Capabilities Feature Name EasyDesign EasyEdit Reference Create motif runs Motif Run Creating motif runs Create motif fills Motif Fill Creating motif fills Make custom motifs Making custom motifs Thread Colors Thread Colors Select new current color Selecting a new current color Recolor selected objects Recoloring selected objects Insert manual color changes...
Page 240 Capabilities Feature Name EasyDesign EasyEdit Reference Position and align objects Align Positioning and aligning objects Lock and group objects Locking and grouping objects Scale objects Scaling objects Rotate objects Rotating objects Skew objects Skewing objects using click and drag Flip objects Flipping objects Create large layouts Creating ornamental layouts...
Page 241 Capabilities Feature Name EasyDesign EasyEdit Reference Insert stitches Inserting stitches Move stitches Moving stitches Split stitch blocks Splitting stitch blocks Delete stitches Deleting stitches Embroidery Lettering Embroidery Lettering Create lettering on-screen Creating embroidery lettering Add special characters Selecting special characters Create horizontal orientations Creating horizontal orientations Create fixed-length horizontal orientations...
Page 242 Print color layers Printing color layers Reading and Writing Design Files Reading and Writing Design Files Open embroidery files in JANOME Opening embroidery files in JANOME Embroidery Embroidery Software Software Save designs for machine Saving designs for machine Send and write designs...
Page 243 Part X Appendices, Glossary & Index...
Page 244: Quick Reference
Appendix A Quick Reference JANOME Embroidery Software uses toolbars and shortcut keys to provide quick and easy access to common commands. This section provides a list of all keyboard shortcuts available in the software, as well as short descriptions of the tools you will find in the toolbars.
Page 245 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix A Quick Reference Alignment toolbar Tool Description The Alignment toolbar is only available in Use Object Details to set details for selected EasyDesign. objects or the current design as a whole. Click Reshape to display control points and...
Page 246: View Toolbar
JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix A Quick Reference Combine toolbar Tool Description Use Display Images to show and hide Tool Description backdrops. Use Combine Mode to activate the Combine functions. Click Display Grid to hide or show the grid.
Page 247 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix A Quick Reference Tool Description Tool Description Use Click-to-Parallel Weave Fill to digitize large Click Folders to toggle the folder listing. artwork shapes with Parallel Weave Fill, preserving any holes within. Use Change Design View to select thumbnails...
Page 248 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix A Quick Reference Parallel Fill Circle Flyout Tool Description Use Parallel Contour Fill to digitize closed Tool Description shapes with Contour fills. Use Parallel Satin Fill: Circle to digitize circles in Satin fill. Use Parallel Radial Fill to digitize closed shapes with Radial fills.
Page 249: Keyboard Shortcuts
JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix A Quick Reference Keyboard shortcuts Press Measure a distance on screen General functions Show/hide hoop Show/hide whole hoop Press Show/hide whole design (zero) Show/hide stitches Create a new design * C + Show/hide needle points...
Page 250 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix A Quick Reference Travel functions † ‡ To travel Keyb’rd Keypad To start of design To end of design To next color To previous color 100 stitches forward — 100 stitches backward 10 stitches forward...
Page 251 Appendix B Supported Files and Hoops Details are provided here of the embroidery file types, and vector and bitmap formats supported by JANOME Embroidery Software as well as supported hoop types. Supported embroidery file formats Extension Format Read Write JEF+...
Page 252 Supported electronic artwork formats The Hoop Type list is automatically filtered according to the current machine type. Only those Artwork can be imported into JANOME Embroidery hoops supported by the current machine are Software in both vector and bitmap formats. available. See Grids and Hoops for details.
Page 253 Appendix C Packaged Fonts The table below includes all fonts that are standard with your JANOME Embroidery Software software. For best results when stitching, do not exceed the recommended maximum or minimum sizes. Recommended maximum and minimum heights refer to UPPER CASE letters. Some lower case letters –...
Page 254 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix C Packaged Fonts Recommended Sizes Font Sample Agatha Ballantines Script Bauhaus Block1 0.27 Book Border Bookcase 0.25 Brassplate 0.25 Bravo 0.32 Brush 0.32...
Page 255 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix C Packaged Fonts Recommended Sizes Font Sample Cafe 0.25 Carla Cecilia Curly Derbyshire 0.28 Drama 0.28 Fable 1.15 Flair Script Firefly 0.28...
Page 256 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix C Packaged Fonts Recommended Sizes Font Sample First Grade 1.15 Gaelic 0.44 Galant Gareth 0.28 Gaslight 0.25 Heidi Hana Heisei Gyosho 0.32 Heisei Kaisho 0.32...
Page 257 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix C Packaged Fonts Recommended Sizes Font Sample Helvetica Small Hollowblock Honeypot 0.32 Iris UPC Japanese 0.32 Kaisho Jonathan 0.28 Jupiter 0.25 Karin Script Kudos 0.27...
Page 258 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix C Packaged Fonts Recommended Sizes Font Sample Liberty 0.28 Lorenne Lucky 0.28 Maestro Micro Block Nation 0.32 Natural Nordic 0.35 Old English Olivia...
Page 259 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix C Packaged Fonts Recommended Sizes Font Sample Omyim (Multi-language release only) Orient 0.32 Pageant Puppet 0.28 Radio Register 0.25 Royale Script 1 Serif2...
Page 260 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix C Packaged Fonts Recommended Sizes Font Sample Sm High Tower 0.25 Sprite 0.31 Student 0.35 Student Border Swiss 0.28 Condensed Swiss Modern 0.32 Techno 0.32 Times Times Small 0.23 0.25...
Page 261 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix C Packaged Fonts Recommended Sizes Font Sample Tourist 0.28 Typist Wild West Wisaka (Multi-language release only)
Page 262 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix C Packaged Fonts Recommended sewing settings for Micro-Fonts MC11000 MB-4 machine Thread: Rayon (#60) #75d Rayon (#40) #120d Needle DBX9ST #9 Blue tipped needle #11 Speed: 600spm 600spm Density: 100% 100% Height: Helvetica Small...
Page 263 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix C Packaged Fonts Monogramming fonts JANOME Embroidery Software contains four Monogram Alphabets – Fancy Monogram, Octagon Monogram, Point Monogram and Seal Monogram. Monogram alphabets provide three sets of the upper-case alpha characters. The first, known as the ‘left set’, is designed to appear on the left side of a monogram.
Page 264 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix C Packaged Fonts Fancy Monogram Fancy Monogram is a special monogramming alphabet using three sets of the upper-case alpha characters. Left, Center and Right letters for 3-letter monogram. Use Alphabet contains symbols for the left letter, upper case for the center letter, and lower case for the right letter.
Page 265 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix C Packaged Fonts Octagon Monogram Octagon Monogram is a special monogramming alphabet using three sets of the upper-case alpha characters. Left, Center and Right letters for 3-letter monogram. Use Alphabet contains symbols for the left letter, upper case for the center letter, and lower case for the right letter.
Page 266 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix C Packaged Fonts Point Monogram Point Monogram is a special monogramming alphabet using three sets of the upper-case alpha characters. Left, Center and Right letters for 3-letter monogram. Use Alphabet contains symbols for the left letter, upper case for the center letter, and lower case for the right letter.
Page 267 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix C Packaged Fonts Seal Monogram Seal Monogram is a special monogramming alphabet using three sets of the upper-case alpha characters. Left, Center and Right letters for 3-letter monogram. Use Alphabet contains symbols for the left letter, upper case for the center letter, and lower case for the right letter.
Page 268 ‘accents’ for use in designs, particularly monograms. This section contains samples of the stamps, borders and monogram accents available in JANOME Embroidery Software. Use these tables to see what a particular item looks like. The stamps are designed to be added as decorative items and are not intended to be greatly enlarged.
Page 269 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix D Stamps, Motifs and Border Samples Size Size % of original % of original Stamp Stamp Antiq1 22.7 12.8 † Antiq2 † 23.4 Bar1 10.7 † Bar2 † 18.2 Bar3 † 30.7 Bdr1 19.4 †...
Page 270 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix D Stamps, Motifs and Border Samples Size Size % of original % of original Stamp Stamp Check Des11 28.7 Des12 27.7 Des1 29.9 Des13 15.7 15.7 Des2 21.8 Des14 30.7 14.5 Des3 Des15 24.2 30.2...
Page 271 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix D Stamps, Motifs and Border Samples Size Size % of original % of original Stamp Stamp Des23 Des013 11.4 29.1 20.7 Des014 Des24 30.2 Des015 Des25 Dog1 15.8 25.5 Des001 Flora1 Des002 † Des003...
Page 272 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix D Stamps, Motifs and Border Samples Size Size % of original % of original Stamp Stamp Floral2 Kitch3 † † Flrsh1 † Kitch4 † Flrsh2 Kitch5 Flrsh3 † Flrsh4 † Laurel FLrsh5 † †...
Page 273 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix D Stamps, Motifs and Border Samples Size Size % of original % of original Stamp Stamp Motif5 Motif19 † † Motif20 Motif6 † † Motif21 Motif7 † † Motif22 Motif8 † † Motif23 Motif9 †...
Page 274 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix D Stamps, Motifs and Border Samples Size Size % of original % of original Stamp Stamp Motif33 Ornam5 † Motif34 Ornam6 † Motif35 † Ornam7 Motif36 Ornam8 Motif37 Ornam9 Motif38 † Scroll1 Motif39 †...
Page 275 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix D Stamps, Motifs and Border Samples Motif Size mm Motif Size mm Motif Size mm Motif Size mm NBW17 NBW18 Scroll01 Scroll03 12.1 10.1 Scroll4 Square01 NBW1 NBW2 NBW19 NBW20 NBW3 NBW4 NBW21 Star5...
Page 276 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix D Stamps, Motifs and Border Samples Border Border Border Border Border Border Y (border) A (border) B (border) C (border) D (border) E (border) F (border) Monogram accents Add ornamental decorations to designs in the same way as you insert embroidery designs.
Page 277 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix D Stamps, Motifs and Border Samples Accent Size mm Accent Size mm Accent11 Accent12 Accent13 Accent14 Accent15 Accent16 Accent17 Accent18 Accent19 Accent20 Accent21 Accent22 Accent23...
Page 278 Embossed Fill Samples This section contains samples of the Embossed Fill patterns available in JANOME Embroidery Software. Use the table to see what a particular Embossed Fill looks like. The table also includes the stitch angle. If they have changed for any reason, revert to the original settings using the value in this table.
Page 279 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix E Embossed Fill Samples Stitch Stitch Number Embossed Fill Number Embossed Fill Angle Angle Circle1 15° Diamonds6 90° Circle2 15° Diamonds7 45° Circle3 90° Diamonds8 15° Circle4 45° Diamonds9 15° Circle5 15° Doughnut1 15°...
Page 280 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix E Embossed Fill Samples Stitch Stitch Number Embossed Fill Number Embossed Fill Angle Angle Hearts5 10° Patch6 7° Knot1 15° Patch7 8° Knot2 180° Rectangle1 45° Knot3 15° Rectangle2 30° Oval1 15° Saturn 15°...
Page 281 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix E Embossed Fill Samples Stitch Stitch Number Embossed Fill Number Embossed Fill Angle Angle Squigle2 90° Tiles3 15° Squigle3 15° Tiles4 15° Star12pnt 15° Tiles5 15° Star3pnt 15° Triangle1 15° Star4pnt1 15° Triangle2 15°...
Page 282 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix E Embossed Fill Samples Stitch Number Embossed Fill Angle Ziggy3 15° Ziggy4 15° Ziggy5 15°...
Page 283 Appendix F Weave Fill Samples The patterns shown in this appendix are a part of your JANOME Embroidery Software program. Make sure you apply the correct stitch angle to each pattern. The following samples have been digitized with a stitch angle of 0°.
Page 284 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix F Weave Fill Samples Needle point Needle point Stitch sample Stitch sample preview preview...
Page 285: Troubleshooting
Appendix G Troubleshooting This section provides help for solving problems in JANOME Embroidery Software. It includes procedures for checking your system’s requirements and settings, reverting to original values, and testing disks and connections. It also lists causes for common error messages and problems.
Page 286 Please contact your Janome reseller for further 1 Close EasyDesign. assistance. 2 On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button and select Programs > JANOME DigitizerPro > Delete Design dimensions Recovery Files. Select to delete Problem Dimensions of design are incorrect.
Page 287 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Appendix G Troubleshooting Control points missing Cause If you have the JANOME Embroidery Software 'Auto Save' option enabled, backups of JAN design files will be saved Problem The control points on selected objects are to the C:\Program missing in systems updated to V3.0 from...
Page 288 Glossary Active window: The active Automatic pull compensation: Bitmap: An electronic image window is one to which the next made up of dots or ‘pixels’, in Embroidery stitches pull the fabric command or action will apply. If a contrast to vector ‘outlines’. inwards where the needle window is ‘active’, its title bar Typically created in paint...
Page 289 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Glossary Click-to-Design: Toolset used to Configuration: The size and type Default values: Pre-defined create embroidery designs by of computer hardware. Can also be settings which determine object automatically digitizing electronic used to mean the options provided properties such as stitch spacing, images.
Page 290 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Glossary Design Window: The Design Display: A screen used to display together with the Zigzag or Tatami Window is where designs are the output of a computer. Also underlays when digitizing large displayed for viewing and known as the monitor.
Page 291 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Glossary underlay types. The system can can be created by altering the Graphics application: Software automatically compensate for the angle, length and repeat sequence application that creates or allows pull-push effect of different fabrics. of the stitches. Also known as...
Page 292 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Glossary I-beam: One shape taken by the Lockstitch: Commonly referred Menu chart: The menu chart PC pointer, it indicates that text to as a lock-down or tack-down provided with the software lets you can be input at the point selected.
Page 293 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Glossary keyboard. As the mouse moves, its such as size and position. There are named LPT1, LPT2, etc. When you circuits relay signals that move a other, more specific properties of set up a parallel machine pointer on the screen.
Page 294 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Glossary Port: A connection on a computer Read: To open a design which has used to add borders to designs.The where you plug in the cable that been written on a design card or to objects created are known carries data to another device.
Page 295 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Glossary embroidery production on embroidery machine. The type of Stitch: A stitch is a single needle oversized items and production handshaking must match the type penetration. Also refers to thread orders of very large quantities.
Page 296 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Glossary Underlay, Backing Type, Thread Thread: Fine cord or natural or to activate a command or, where Type and Garment Orientation. See synthetic material made from two applicable, right-click to view and also Push-Pull. or more filaments twisted together adjust its settings.
Page 297 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Glossary Trimming: Action of cutting loose Underlay: Stitches sewn before thread, removing backing, etc, other design elements to help from the final embroidered stabilize fabrics. The stitching product. action that will attach the backing to the fabric being embroidered. It...
Page 298 Index borders 185 Border tool 245 save options 31 converting lines 57 accents, monograms 183 underlay 136 creating 59 Add Hoop tool 51 borders, see also lettering digitizing 59 adding folders 232 automatic digitizing 101 setting width 59 Align cleaning up images 96 boundaries, digitizing for Bottom tool 118 color reduction 96...
Page 299 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Index Click-to-Turning Angle Satin Fill converting accessing 226 tool 101 file types 231 adding lettering 160 cloning, objects 113 photos to designs 107 browsing 225 Cloth Setter 189 Copy tool 112 combining 111 copying Cloth Setter device 189...
Page 300 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Index New 227 Click-to-Design Advanced 104 complex shapes 60 New Fabric 140 manual 56 Object Details > Appliqué 152 Click-to-Design Instantly 104 Motif Run 75 Object Details > Dimensions 118 Click-to-Outline 102 squares and rectangles 62...
Page 301 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Index Resequence 44 Fill Holes tool 146 machines 10 help Reshape 77 fill stitches, types 63 – accessing 3 filling holes, Parallel Fill 146 – fills viewing the Onscreen Manual 3 Rotate CCW/CW 121 See also...
Page 302 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Index Insert Image command 90 rotating 173 sending single designs 200 inserting scaling 170 – one object into another 114 sending, receiving and deleting selecting symbols 161 stitches 156 multiple designs 201 setting orientation 162...
Page 303 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Index laying out on-screen (Motif Lettering tab 160 horizontal fixed-length 163 Fill) 79 Line Stitch tab 59 lettering 162 Motif Fill 77 Parallel Fill tab 129 vertical 165 rotating patterns on-screen 80 outline Photo Click tab 108...
Page 304 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Index Rectangle tool 62 tool 60 radial fills, creating 69 sample motifs, Motif Fill 79 Parallel Weave Fill tool 60 Satin Receive Designs dialog 211 Parallel Weave Fill-Circle tool 61 appliqué cover stitch 152 receiving designs 198...
Page 305 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Index special characters stitch values point and click 41 selecting 161 angle (Embossed Fill) 67 resequencing by selection 115 special effects, lettering 180 Embossed Fill 66 while traveling 43 Split Block tool 156 length (Weave Fill) 66...
Page 306 JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book Index transforming User Preferences 224 Write to Card tool 201 – lettering 172 Zoom Whole Design 32 objects 117 Zoom Whole Hoop 33 Travel on Edge effect 150 view settings, adjusting 226 traveling View toolbar...

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