Melco EMT 10/4, Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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7-10 Glossary of Terms
Operation Manual for the EMT 10T, 10/4, and 10/4T Melco Embroidery Systems
RUBBER BANDING
A command to view an edited portion of a design without regenerating the entire design.
RUNNING STITCH
A line of equally spaced stitches that are used to outline, underlay or add detail to a design.
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SATIN STITCH
A stitch formed with one needle penetration on either side of a column. Also called a column
stitch or steil stitch.
SAVE
A command to overwrite a previously saved file without prompting you for a new filename.
SAVE AS
A command to store a design for the first time, or to store a modified design with a new name to
prevent destruction of the original design.
SAVE FILL
A command to allow you to define fill information while digitizing.
SCALING
The process of changing the size, density or stitch lengths in a design.
SCROLL BAR
A bar that appears at the far right or bottom edge of a window or list box whose contents are
not fully visible. Clicking on the arrows of the bar moves the viewing portion of the screen.
SEND DESIGN
Sends all items on the screen together under one design name. The design can be a condensed,
expanded, or object file.
SHORT STITCHES
Computer generated stitches that do not go all the way across a column at a curve or angle to
prevent an excess of stitches at one point cutting the fabric. Short Stitches defaults to ON, but
may cause gaps in smaller letters and should be turned off in letters 0.5" or smaller.
SLANT ANGLE
A command that slants lettering in one degree increments up to fifteen degrees, positive or nega-
tive.
SPECIAL STITCH
A user defined stitch that is digitized and stored temporarily in the computer memory. A Special
Stitch is limited to 30 Mks or commands.