Barudan BENS, Operation Manual

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Saving Patterns
Patterns are saved to disk, using the built-in floppy disk drive, or to peripheral devices,
such as paper tape punchers. Sometimes, saving patterns is called “punching”. The
term punch, dating back to early embroidery machines, refers to the method of saving
patterns on paper tapes. The stitch data and function codes that made up a pattern
were coded and punched on paper tapes. The tapes were read into the machine, which
translated the information and sewed the design. While paper tapes are still used,
embroidery technology has advanced to the use of floppy disks as the most common
means of storing patterns.
The BENS punches patterns to paper tape in the following codes:
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U (Barudan)
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F (Fortron: ZSK, Melco)
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El (El-tac: Happy, Tajima)
Patterns can be saved to floppy disk in FDR format, using the internal disk drive as the
device. You can also save to peripheral devices, such as tape punchers, using COM,
the communication port, as the device.
NOTE: The BENS only writes in FDR disk format. When saving to floppy
disk, a code option is not displayed. Although the BENS reads disks in
other industry formats, it only saves to disks in FDR format.
Patterns can be modified with Program options before being saved. Program controls
the pattern’s appearance as it is punched from memory. See page 2-15 for information
on Program options.
Saving to Floppy Disk
A pattern stored in the BENS internal memory can be saved (punched) to the built-in
floppy disk drive.
NOTE: The BENS can also save all patterns in memory to floppy disk with
a single command. See page 2-31 for instructions on Memory Backup.
Saving to Disk
1. Press the Memory softkey. The pattern list displays, showing the
patterns stored in memory.
2. Use the jog keys to select a pattern from the list. A box outline
displays around the selected pattern.
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Memory
Softkey