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Amazing Box

Installation

Introduction

Quick Start

Main Screen

Color Editor

AQs

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Page 2: ...rty rights of third parties This product can read from embroidery cards disks or hard drive but will only save to designs to an official Amazing Box or Magic Box rewritable memory card Inserting the w...

Page 3: ...lat fee of 50 00 will be charged for service of non warranted parts when returned after 90 days and before 365 days from the date of original purchase Proof of purchase date copy of sales receipt and...

Page 4: ...converter box has been repaired worked on by unauthorized personnel 9 Any machine returned A Must be packed securely to avoid damage in shipping We suggest using the original carton and non static sty...

Page 5: ...s and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state This warranty disclaims liability for incidental or consequential damages which apply during and after the warranty period Some stat...

Page 6: ...rmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interfer ence to radio or television...

Page 7: ...or local sales distributor could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Canadian Department of Communication Compliance Statement for Canada only This digital apparatus does not exceed th...

Page 8: ...he Amazing Box 2 Terms Used in This Manual 2 Icons Used in This Book 3 Installation 5 Accessory Page 6 Computer Requirements 6 Hardware Installation 7 Troubleshooting 9 Software Installation 12 Start...

Page 9: ...Read 32 GNC Files 35 Zip Files 35 Load Card 36 Write Card 40 Delete 44 Options 44 Exit 45 Sewing Field Index 46 Color Editor 49 Drop Down Menu 50 File 51 View 60 Options 61 Help 65 Tool Bar 66 Main T...

Page 10: ...CDs and the Internet This manual is not only filled with information about how to use the program but it also includes many timesaving tips that will make you more productive efficient and effective w...

Page 11: ...lick N Stitch and Color Editor With these six products you can size edit add lettering pattern fill and colorize your designs Terms Used in This Manual In The Amazing Box program there are several dif...

Page 12: ...understand how the software works This icon provides information that will save you time in your day to day use of the software and in some cases the use of your computer This icon is placed next to...

Page 13: ...Amazing Box 4 Installation Introduction Quick Start Main Screen Color Editor FAQs File Formats...

Page 14: ...Installation Items Found in this Section 1 Accessory Page 2 Computer Requirements 3 Hardware Installation 4 Software Installation 5 Start Program...

Page 15: ...x Software on CD ROM Including Color Editor Adobe Acrobat 1 USB Cable Options Additional Rewritable Memory Cards Smart Sizer Gold editing software Lettering Pro text program Size Express resizing soft...

Page 16: ...Turn OFF computer 2 Plug flat end of USB cable into USB port This port may be in the front or back of your machine 3 Plug square end of your USB cable into the back of your Amazing Box 4 Turn ON compu...

Page 17: ...ith Search for suitable driver selected click Next 8 Select only CD ROM drives and then click Next 9 After Windows has found the driver click Next to start the installa tion process 10 Finally select...

Page 18: ...our screen near the clock When unplugging your Amazing Box you must first double click this icon select the USB Conver sion Box and then click Stop It is now safe to unplug your Amazing Box The next t...

Page 19: ...ers products While The Amazing Box is in the process of gaining formal Microsoft approval it has been tested for use under the Windows XP operating system and is Windows XP compatible The Amazing Box...

Page 20: ...driver 1 Unplug the USB cable from the computer while it is on 2 Turn off your computer 3 Plug the USB cable back into the computer 4 Turn on the computer 5 A Mircrosoft message stating New hardware f...

Page 21: ...the Windows desktop click on the Start button 4 Click on the Run button 5 At the Run prompt you will need to type the letter of your CD ROM Drive followed by Setup Ex D SETUP or E SETUP You may also p...

Page 22: ...tallation 13 Installation Introduction Quick Start Main Screen Color Editor FAQs File Formats Figure Inst 2 Figure Inst 3 Figure Inst 4 Figure Inst 5 6 Click Next 7 Click Next 8 Click Next 9 Click Fin...

Page 23: ...mazing Box Amazing Box appears on your screen as shown in Figure Inst 6 Your Amazing Box and software is properly installed and is ready to use If you receive any errors when loading The Amazing Box s...

Page 24: ...File Formats...

Page 25: ...rent file formats the Amazing Box will open You will find them listed below File Formats A DST file is an expanded file format that works with the Tajima machine GNC gnc A GNC file is a scalable forma...

Page 26: ...mat that works with the Converter Box SEW sew A SEW file is an expanded file format that works with Janome Scan n Sew PC Elna Envi sion Scan PC Dream Vision and Customizer 2000 A XXX file is an expand...

Page 27: ...titches when resized This means that if you reduce an expanded design the stitch count will not change What happens is that the stitches will get closer together and you may end up with thread or need...

Page 28: ...Quick Start Items Found in this Section General Operation A Read B Load C Delete D Write Using Compatible Software...

Page 29: ...ight on the front of The Amazing Box is on 2 Open the Amazing Box program by double clicking on the icon Make sure you have only opened the program one time When you double click the icon it takes a f...

Page 30: ...soft ware is conversion software This means that you can read CSD DST PES HUS JEF SEW XXX and PCS file extensions into this software The Read function also reads zipped files without you having to unz...

Page 31: ...the standard Open window appears Figure QS 2 Click the down arrow to the right of the Look in box and follow the path to the folder or drive where your designs are stored Once you have the appropriat...

Page 32: ...x and the Load button will highlight 2 Click the Load button and type the number of the desired design and click OK to load that design You can also view all the designs on the memory card by clicking...

Page 33: ...5 Cards 3 Upper Right Card Slot Slot 3 4 Lower Right Card Slot Slot 4 2 Lower Left Card Slot Slot 2 The card slot for Singer Cards The card slot for Elna Janome New Home and Kenmore Cards The card slo...

Page 34: ...your rewritable memory card into the appropriate slot on the Amazing Box and write the designs to the rewritable card for sewing See Figure QS 3 for which slots cards are assigned to 1 Click one of th...

Page 35: ...ssage Success Memory card is ready for use will appear on your screen when it is safe to remove your card from The Amazing Box Now you are ready to take the card to your machine and sew Warnin g Reme...

Page 36: ...and maximize 2 Double click on the desired design on the Main Screen and this design will automatically be transferred into Color Editor Figure QS 4 3 Once in Color Editor recolor the design by clicki...

Page 37: ...Amazing Box 28 Installation Introduction FAQs File Formats Main Screen Color Editor Quick Start...

Page 38: ...een In this section of the manual all the features on the Main Screen are explained Items Found in this Section Amazing Box Main Screen Figure MS 1 Design Screen Dialog Box Read Load Write Delete Opti...

Page 39: ...Amazing Box 30 Installation Introduction FAQs Quick Start File Formats Main Screen Color Editor Figure MS 2 Main Screen A Design Screen B Dialog Box C Read D Load E Write F Delete G Options H Exit...

Page 40: ...the design The six boxes as shown in Figure MS 3 will display the sequence of the designs selected before writing to a card If you own Smart Sizer Gold Lettering Pro Size Express Fast Fills and or Co...

Page 41: ...ation about that feature will be displayed in the Dialog Box C Read Click the Read button or the File Open drop down menu to open the Open window as shown below in Figure MS 4 Using the down arrow to...

Page 42: ...designs by name or extension Click on the menu arrow under Directory for the listing of sub directories in your computer Select the directory and the designs will auto matically load onto the window...

Page 43: ...one design This icon will take you back one design This icon will take you to the previous page of designs This icon will take you to your first design Click the Cancel button to close the window The...

Page 44: ...ck Bernina Deco Brother Simplicity pes pec SEW Elna Janome sew XXX Singer xxx GNC Files GNC formated designs will automatically resize if necessary to fit the sewing field you are writing to The GNC f...

Page 45: ...load up to 6 designs at a time into the software Not all pre programmed memory cards are readable Some manufacturers have disabled this function for their cards Reme ber m Select the zipped file that...

Page 46: ...mmed memory card from the Amazing Box and replace with the rewritable card before clicking Write Reme ber m 1 Upper Left Card Slot Slot 1 The card slot for Babylock Bernina Deco Brother Simplicity Vik...

Page 47: ...o load if you know the numbered position of the design 2 After typing in the design number click OK and the desired design will load 3 If you do not know the number of the design click Browse and all...

Page 48: ...select up to 6 designs depending on the space available on the Main Screen The Card s Directory will not close until you click OK c Clicking the Next Page button will show the next six designs d Click...

Page 49: ...1 The card slot for Babylock Bernina Deco Brother Simplicity Viking 1 Rose and 605 Cards 3 Upper Right Card Slot Slot 3 4 Lower Right Card Slot Slot 4 2 Lower Left Card Slot Slot 2 The card slot for...

Page 50: ...into the appropriate slot on The Amazing Box and write these designs to the rewritable card for sewing To program the Write Card buttons for your machine first insert a writable card into the appropr...

Page 51: ...g Box is transferring the designs to the card Only the machine choices for the card inserted in the slot will be offered ex the upper left side slot is for format PES HUS so only BabyLock Brother Deco...

Page 52: ...button Do not remove your card while the red light is on Figure MS 8a This software will not split designs for multi position hoops You can only save designs to your writable card in the size that yo...

Page 53: ...e Options button to pre set the Un known write buttons to reflect your machine type Figure MS 9 Figure MS 9 Some machines require designs to split into multiple files depending on the number of colors...

Page 54: ...ine it will remain set until you change it If you do not see your machine model you can select a different machine by the same manufacturer with the same single sewing field parameters You can select...

Page 55: ...100 x 100 PES Simplicity SE1 SE2 SE3 100 x 100 PES Brother PE150 100 200 300S 7500 100 x 100 PES White W3300 100 x 100 PES BabyLock ESE ESE2 Ellure 130 x 180 PES Brother 8200 8500 6500 130 x 180 PES...

Page 56: ...e Hoop Size File Janome 10000 140 x 200 JEF Pfaff 7570 7560 115 x 120 PCS Pfaff 2140 140 x 225 VIP Viking Rose 1 Iris 100 x 100 HUS Singer XL100 112 x 80 PSW Singer XL150 130 x 240 PSW Singer XL1000 1...

Page 57: ...Amazing Box 48 Installation Introduction FAQs Quick Start File Formats Main Screen Color Editor...

Page 58: ...r is a separate program provided with The Amazing Box for the purpose of changing a design s color information Color Editor In this section all the features of the Color Editor software are explained...

Page 59: ...uick Start File Formats Main Screen Color Editor Drop Down Menus You will find four Drop Down Menus File View Options Help Figure CE 2 Drop Downs Immediately below the title bar is the drop down menu...

Page 60: ...a design Figure CE 3 Open Click on the down arrow to the right of the Look in box to show the list of sub directories on your computer as shown in Figure CE 3a Select the folder that contains your de...

Page 61: ...embroidery format you wish to open Multiple file formats may be selected when opening a file GNC GN Scalable gnc HUS Viking DOS Customizer Customizer 95 hus Split at 12 colors CSD Toyota Poem Singer...

Page 62: ...Tip After selecting a design it appears in the File name box Click on the Open button to load the design Click the Cancel button to cancel the Open command You should periodically save your work so th...

Page 63: ...pe of embroidery format you wish save to Type the name of the design in File name as shown in figure CE 4a Save As Figure CE 4 Save As The Save As window in Figure CE 4 functions the same way as the O...

Page 64: ...with the exception of GNC If a design is opened in GNC it can be saved in HUS CSD PES SEW JEF PCS XXX EXP and DST If the design was sent from The Amazing Box it can only be saved back to The Amazing...

Page 65: ...k File then Print to print a copy of your design Not only will the design print out but it will also show the file name the stitching size the num ber of stitches and the number of colors Print Previe...

Page 66: ...notice the file name the size of design in millimeters and inches stitch count number of colors and the order the colors are to be sewn out Click the Print button to print the instruction sheet to you...

Page 67: ...CE 5b Click the One Page button to bring the Print Preview screen back to one page as shown in Figure CE 5c Figure CE 5c Click the Zoom In button to zoom in as shown in Figure CE 5a Click the Zoom Ou...

Page 68: ...en Print Setup to bring up the print setup dialog box as shown in Figure CE 6 Figure CE 6 You will be able to change the type of printer properties paper size and orientation within print setup Techni...

Page 69: ...CE 7 Click View then Main Toolbar to add or remove the Main Toolbar options from the screen A checkmark denotes the toolbar is active Top of Screen Status Bar Click View then Status Bar to add or rem...

Page 70: ...10 millimeters 10mm X 10mm The design you select must fit within the work space OPTIONS Menu Hoop Size Click Options then Hoop Size to select the brand of machine and hoop size as shown in Figure CE...

Page 71: ...stitch density by percentage or by Thread Weights Figure CE 10a The best way to Adjust stitch density is to remember that if the number is higher than 100 stitches will be added and if the number is...

Page 72: ...lections Click on OK to make the appro priate changes to the design depending on the density settings you select Reme ber m Click on Cancel to close the density settings command without making any cha...

Page 73: ...ith an A B C etc at the end of the file For example if you have a design named 16044 GNC and this design has 13 color changes in it the file will be saved as 16044_A HUS and 16044_B HUS Reme ber m Fig...

Page 74: ...be renamed with an A B C etc at the end of the file name For example you have a design named 16044 GNC and this design has 18 color changes in it when you save it to Pfaff PCS the file will be saved a...

Page 75: ...rt File Formats Main Screen Color Editor Tool Bars Figure CE 12 This section describes how to use the three tool bars in Figure CE 12 through CE 14 Main Toolbar Color Bar Status Bar Figure CE 13 Figur...

Page 76: ...t ing file The Save command saves your docu ment under the same name with which it was last saved or opened replacing the previous version When you finish using Color Editor save your work before you...

Page 77: ...Click on the Zoom In icon to zoom in on the design Zoom Out Icon Click on the Zoom Out icon to zoom out on the design Each square of the grid equals 10 millimeters by 10 millimeters 10mm X 10mm The d...

Page 78: ...ber m The Color Bar will only show the number of boxes that have color changes within a design Figure CE 15 Figure CE 16 After clicking on one of the boxes shown in Figure CE 15 the Select Color box...

Page 79: ...color select function without changes Default 64 colors Baby Lock Bernina Brother 64 colors Husqvarna Viking 29 colors Elna Janome New Home 78 colors Pfaff 16 colors Reme ber m The Color Editor softwa...

Page 80: ...aced on the work space Clrs displays the number of colors of the designs placed on the work space Sz displays the size of the designs placed on the work space Pos displays the position of the designs...

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Page 82: ...Frequently Asked Questions...

Page 83: ...to write files from your computer to the rewritable memory card for your embroidery machine Question What is a finished file format design Answer This is a complete digitized design with a home sew de...

Page 84: ...sidered the machine s single sewing field For example the Simplicity SE3 or Brother PE150 both have a 100x100mm or 4x4 single sewing field You should be able to find this information in your machine s...

Page 85: ...ter box what do I do Answer If you get a message on your screen saying No comport this usually means the USB driver is not installed correctly Follow the following steps to reinstall the driver 1 Unpl...

Page 86: ...ort amazingdesigns com Question Why does the design save to more than one file Answer Some manufacturers have color or stitch limitations for each file If your machine requires limits this software wi...

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