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Table of Contents

Introduction

Installation

Main Screen

Quick Start

General Information

Color Editor

Magic Box - Design Card Converter

Software Manual

Installation

9. Click Install.

(Fig. Inst-3 Below)

10. Click Finish.

(Fig. Inst-4)

Magic Box Installation

The Magic Box software MUST be installed before connecting the

USB Magic Converter Box to the computer.

The Magic Box will connect directly and be powered by an

available USB port on the computer. The computer supplies all
the power that the Magic Box will need.

Connecting the Magic Box to the computer is very simple. Take the

square end of the USB cable

(Fig. Inst-5A Below)

, and plug it into

the USB port on the Magic Box

(Fig. Inst-5B Below)

Next, take the ﬂ at end of the USB cable

(Fig. Inst-6 Below)

, and plug it

Fig. Inst-4

Fig. Inst-3

Fig. Inst-5

Fig. Inst-5A

Fig. Inst-5B

Summary of Contents for Magic Box

Page 1: ... 11 Software Installation 12 OESD Magic Box Installation 13 Driver Installation 15 Unplugging the Magic Box in Windows 2000 and XP 27 Starting the Magic Box Program 31 General Information The Magic Box 35 Card Formats 37 File Formats 42 Product Registration 46 Sizing Program 48 Main Screen Design Area 55 Dialog Box 56 Read 57 Load Card 63 Write Card 66 Delete 72 Options 73 Exit 76 ...

Page 2: ...writing designs from a CD ROM 85 Lesson 2 Loading and writing designs from a design card by browsing the card 92 Lesson 3 Loading and writing a design from a design card using index 100 Lesson 4 Using Color Editor to adjust the colors in a design and then writing the design to magic card 106 ...

Page 3: ...nother This manual is not only ﬁlled with information about how to use the program but it also includes many timesaving tips Why the Mini Magic Box Is a Good Choice The Mini Magic Box enables the user to transfer designs from most Bernina Deco Bernina artista Brother Viking Babylock Simplicity Janome 10000 and Pfaff pre written design cards to a compatible re writable Magic Card quickly and easily...

Page 4: ...ox Design Card Converter Software Manual Installation Installation 4 Installation Items Found in This Section 1 Disclaimers 2 Limited Warranty 3 Accessories 4 Software Installation 5 Magic Box Installation 6 Driver Installation 7 Unplugging the Magic Box in Windows 2000 and XP 8 Starting the Magic Box Program ...

Page 5: ... box cannot warranty the quality of third party digitizers o Any user of the converter box should adhere to applicable license agreements of all third parties of the designs o This product will only save designs to an ofﬁcial Magic Box card o Inserting the wrong card type or any foreign object other than an embroidery memory card into the correct slot could bend connector pins and damage the conve...

Page 6: ...days of the original purchase Proof of purchase date a copy of the sales receipt must be included with the machine The machine will be returned to you the consumer prepaid 3 A ﬂat 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 and a check or money order for 50 00 must be inclu...

Page 7: ...E 8 This warranty is in effect provided the Magic Converter Box is used only for normal household sewing purposes and not commercial use and given reasonably good care The manufacturer is also not to be held responsible for damage normal wear accident abuse neglect acts of God or if the Magic Converter Box has been repaired worked on by unauthorized personnel 9 Any machine returned A Must be packe...

Page 8: ...f all other warranties The manufacturer is not responsible for any representation expressed or implied other than those contained herein This warranty gives you speciﬁc legal rights 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 states do not allow the ...

Page 9: ... guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and ...

Page 10: ...ent of Communication Compliance Statement for Canada only This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus as set out in the interference causing equipment standard entitled Digital Apparatus ICES 003 of the Department of Communications Radio Interference 220 240V are only This machine complies with EN55022 CISPER Publication 22 Class B ...

Page 11: ...Box 1 USB Cable 1 Blank Magic card for your speciﬁc machine must be obtained from your dealer 1 Program Software on CD ROM 1 Sizing Magician and Design Catalog on CD ROM Additional Magic cards are available from your dealer or order through www embroideryonline com Computer Requirements Pentium Processor 32 megabytes RAM 5 MB hard drive space Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP CD ROM Drive Display 800 x 600 ...

Page 12: ... skip to step 7 3 From 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 press the Browse button and click on the CD ROM drive then click on setup exe ﬁle Once the setup exe ﬁle is highlighted press Open This will copy the command to the command promp...

Page 13: ...onnecting the USB Magic Converter Box to the computer The Magic Box will connect directly and be powered by an available USB port on the computer The computer supplies all the power that the Magic Box will need Connecting the Magic Box to the computer is very simple Take the square end of the USB cable Fig Inst 5A Below and plug it into the USB port on the Magic Box Fig Inst 5B Below Next take the...

Page 14: ...tware Manual Installation Installation 14 into any available USB port on the computer Fig Inst 7 Below NOTE Some computers have USB ports on the front and or the back Use any available USB port After plugging the Magic Box into the USB port the computer will automatically begin looking for drivers for the Magic Box Fig Inst 6 Fig Inst 7 ...

Page 15: ...Driver installation 1 Once the Mini Magic Box is plugged in the Hardware Installation Wizard activates and begins searching for the USB Mini Magic Box drivers USB Embroidery Conversion Box ﬁles Windows XP will automatically search for the correct drivers Click Next and skip to Step 8 Windows 2000 may also search for the drivers automatically If it does skip to Step 8 If it does NOT search automati...

Page 16: ...ontents Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual Installation Installation 16 3 Go to the Hardware tab and click on Device Manager 4 Find the listing for Other devices Locate the USB Embroidery Conversion Box underneath and right click on it If Other devices is not listed skip to Step 6 ...

Page 17: ... Manual Installation Installation 17 5 Click on Properties 6 If Other devices is not listed go to the bottom of the Device Manager list to the Universal Serial Bus controllers and click the sign It may be listed as Unknown device or USB Embroidery Conversion Box under this heading Right click on this listing and then left click on Properties ...

Page 18: ...ign Card Converter Software Manual Installation Installation 18 7 The Properties window opens Click on Reinstall Driver If there is not a Reinstall Driver option click Update Driver from the Driver tab This will then activate the Update Wizard 8 Click Install from a list or speciﬁc location Advanced and click Next ...

Page 19: ... 19 NOTE Windows 2000 may present the window below when the USB Mini Magic Box is ﬁrst plugged in Click OK from this window and a window should open that looks like the one below Just click and swipe the Copy ﬁles from line and type in the CD ROM location example D Remember the CD ROM letter on the computer may vary so be sure to check to see what letter the CD ROM drive is ...

Page 20: ...tion Installation 20 9 Choose Search for the best driver in these locations and check the Search removable media option Click Next 10 The dialog may state This driver is not digitally signed This window asks whether to stop the installation or continue Click the Continue Anyway button to proceed This will not harm the USB Mini Magic Box or system in any way ...

Page 21: ...d Converter Software Manual Installation Installation 21 11 The Installation Wizard will continue to copy the appropriate ﬁles to the proper location A meter bar will ﬁll from the left to the right as the information is copied 12 Once the ﬁles are copied the completed window will open Click Finish to complete the process ...

Page 22: ... ME may automatically begin searching for the drivers when the USB cable is plugged in If they do NOT specify where to look on the computer to ﬁnd the drivers and then follow the instructions in the previous section Steps 2 8 2 When the Add New Hardware Wizard opens click Next 3 Windows will search for the drivers or will request the location where they are stored Choose Search for the best driver...

Page 23: ...nstallation Installation 23 4 In the next window uncheck any boxes that may already be checked Check the CD ROM drive from the list and click Next NOTE If the drivers are NOT located they will need to be downloaded from the Internet Please click Cancel on the window below and skip to section titled What to do if the Drivers do not install on page 23 ...

Page 24: ...Contents Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual Installation Installation 24 5 Windows may want to conﬁrm the ﬁles that are to be installed If so the window shown below will open Click Next 6 Once the ﬁles are copied the completed window will open Click Finish to complete the process ...

Page 25: ... the Drivers do not install it will be necessary to download the drivers from the Internet 1 Log onto OESD s Online Support Center with this address http embroideryonlinesupport custhelp com 2 Scroll down to the ANNOUNCEMENTS Box in the lower left corner 3 Locate the listing Drivers for the USB Mini Magic Box software and click on the link 4 Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the link t...

Page 26: ...in Screen Installation Introduction Table of Contents Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual Installation Installation 26 5 Click to Save this ﬁle to the computer 6 Use the dropdown arrow to select the Desktop Click Save to download the ﬁle ...

Page 27: ...sconnect from the Internet and place a blank ﬂoppy into the A Drive Double click the Drivers for v33A MB exe icon on the Desktop The following box will appear 8 Click the Unzip button The message 2 ﬁles successfully unzipped will appear Click OK and close the self extractor window 9 Once the ﬁles are on the disk determine the computer s operating system and follow the correct driver installation p...

Page 28: ...device from a Windows XP or 2000 computer Windows 98 and ME do not have this procedure It is important to follow this system in order to ensure proper operation of the computer How to Safely Unplug the USB Mini Magic Box in Windows XP or 2000 1 When there is a device plugged into a USB port on a Windows XP computer a Safely Remove Hardware icon will appear in the lower right corner Figure 1 Use th...

Page 29: ... icon in the lower right corner The Safely Remove Hardware window will appear Figure 2 The Mini Magic Box will be listed as USB Embroidery Conversion Box Figure 2 Note If more than one USB device i e Palm Pilot digital camera scanner printer etc is plugged in those other devices may also be listed It is important to select the correct device prior to disconnecting that device 3 Click the STOP butt...

Page 30: ...window opens conﬁrming the choice of device to be unplugged Figure 3 Make sure the USB Embroidery Conversion Box is listed and click OK Figure 3 5 A word balloon will appear in the lower right corner of the screen stating Safe to Remove Hardware The USB Embroidery Conversion Box device can now be safely removed from the system Figure 4 It is now safe to unplug the USB Mini Magic Box cable from the...

Page 31: ...sy icon spinning hourglass Once the change in device is detected the cursor will revert back to the normal arrow icon Start Program Follow the steps below in order to run the Magic Box To start the program Double click on the Magic Box Icon that has been placed on the desktop OR 1 Go to Start 2 Click on PROGRAMS 3 Click on OESD 4 Click on Magic Box Magic Box appears on the screen as shown The Magi...

Page 32: ...Main Screen Installation Introduction Table of Contents Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 32 General Information Items found in this Section 1 The Mini Magic Box 2 Card Formats 3 File Formats 4 Product Registration 5 Sizing Program ...

Page 33: ...g GI 1B Lower Left Card Slot 2 This is the correct card slot for Bernina artista Janome 10000 and Pfaff Cards Fig GI 1C Upper Right Card Slot 3 This is the correct card slot for Singer Cards NOTE The Magic Box cannot read a pre programmed Singer XL1000 Card Fig GI 1D Lower Right Card Slot 4 This is the card slot for Janome 8000 and 9000 Elna New Home and Kenmore Cards Fig GI 1E Red Light The red l...

Page 34: ...nverter Software Manual 34 Fig GI 1F Green Light The green light indicates that the Magic Box is ON and available for use A USB port Fig GI 2 shows the USB connection for the Magic Box This is the input and output port that allows the Magic box to communicate with the computer B USB Cable Fig GI 3 shows the USB cable The cable plugs into the back or front on some models of the computer as shown in...

Page 35: ...our Fig GIA 1A Right Card Slot 1 This slot is the correct card slot for Bernette Deco Brother Viking Babylock and Simplicity Cards Fig GIA 1B Left Card Slot 2 This is the correct card slot for Bernina artista Janome 10000 and Pfaff Cards Fig GIA 1C Red Light The red light is the activity light It indicates that the Magic Box is either Loading or Writing a card WARNING Do not remove the card or att...

Page 36: ...d Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 36 A USB Port Fig GIA 2 shows the USB connection for the Mini Magic Box This is the input and output port that allows the Mini Magic Box to communicate with the computer B USB Cable Fig GIA 3 shows the USB cable The cable plugs into the back or front on some models of the computer as shown in Fig GIA 4 ...

Page 37: ...r Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 37 Card Formats The Magic Box can read original manufacturers cards but can only write to cards made especially for the Magic Box For more information on purchasing additional cards please contact your local dealer or visit www embroideryonline com ...

Page 38: ...eft Card 1 Fig GI 5 Below OR Mini Magic Box Right Card 1 Fig GI 5A Below Fig GI 5 shows the special Magic Card that can be used in the upper left card slot of the Magic Box Fig GI 5A shows the same card inserted into the right card slot on the Mini Magic Box This card is compatible with Bernette Deco Brother Viking 1 Rose Iris Babylock and Simplicity embroidery machines The Magic Box cannot read B...

Page 39: ...anual 39 Magic Box Bottom Left Card 2 Fig GI 6 Below OR Mini Magic Box Left Card 2 Fig GI 6A Below Fig GI 6 shows the Magic Cards that can be used in the bottom left card slot of the Magic Box The same Magic cards can be used in the Left card slot on the Mini Magic Box The blue card is compatible with Bernina artista and Pfaff embroidery machines The purple card is compatible with the Janome 10000...

Page 40: ...Design Card Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 40 Magic Box Upper Right Card 3 Fig GI 7 Below Fig GI 7 shows the Magic Card that can be used in the upper right card slot of the Magic Box This card is compatible with the Singer XL100 and XL1000 machines The Magic Box cannot read pre programmed Singer XL1000 design cards Fig GI 7 ...

Page 41: ...er Software Manual 41 Magic Box Bottom Right Card 4 Fig GI 8 Below Fig GI 8 shows the Magic Card that can be used in the bottom right card slot of the Magic Box This card is compatible with Janome 5000 8000 9000 Elna New Home and Kenmore embroidery machines WARNING Do not put a Janome 10000 card into slot 4 this card ﬁts into slot 2 Note The 4 Magic Card reads in the Janome 10000 Card Reader attac...

Page 42: ... Brother Deco Simplicity PES Split at 64 colors Split at 30 000 stitches Hoop sizes DECO 500 100mm x 100mm max 4 x 4 DECO 600 100mm x 100mm max 4 x 4 BL ES 100mm x 100mm max 4 x 4 BL ESI2 100mm x 100mm max 4 x 4 BL EM1 100mm x 100mm max 4 x 4 BL EM2 100mm x 100mm max 4 x 4 BL EAC 100mm x 100mm max 4 x 4 BR 260 160mm x 260mm max 6 29 x 10 24 BR PE150 100mm x 100mm max 4 x 4 BR PE100 100mm x 100mm m...

Page 43: ...x 6 29 x 10 24 BR 2002D 160mm x 260mm max 6 29 x 10 24 BR 2002 160mm x 260mm max 6 29 x 10 24 A PES ﬁle is an expanded ﬁle format that works with Bernette Deco Wizard Baby Lock Palette and Brother PE Design software Viking HUS Split at 12 colors Split at 30 000 stitches Hoop size Viking Rose 100mm x 100mm max 4 x 4 Viking 1 100mm x 100mm max 4 x 4 Viking IRIS 100mm x 100mm max 4 x 4 An HUS ﬁle is ...

Page 44: ...ftware Singer XL100 Split at 24 colors Split at 30 000 stitches Hoop size 112mm x 80mm max 4 4 x 3 15 Janome 10000 SEW or JEF Split at 16 colors Split at 18 000 stitches Hoop size 140mm x 200mm max 5 5 x 7 8 A SEW ﬁle is an expanded ﬁle format that works with Janome Scan n Sew PC and other software The JEF format is an additional expanded format that is used by more recent versions of Janome softw...

Page 45: ...d Singer Embroidery Unlimited A DST ﬁle is one of the expanded ﬁle formats that works with the Tajima embroidery machines and some home machines An EXP ﬁle is one of the expanded ﬁle formats that works with the Magic Box An expanded format is any format that will not regenerate new stitches when resized This means that if an expanded design is reduced the stitch count will not change The stitches ...

Page 46: ...duct Registration If you have not registered your Magic Box please do so as it will make you eligible for technical support When OESD receives your registration we will mail you a 100 Free Designs CD If you have sent in the registration card but have not received the 100 Free Designs CD please call 1 888 223 6943 Mon Fri 8AM 6PM Central time You can also register online at www emb roideryonline co...

Page 47: ... General Information Table of Contents Introduction Installation Main Screen Quick Start General Information Color Editor Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 47 Notes ...

Page 48: ...at is located in the Product Guide Fig H PG that came with the Mini Magic Box This program can be used to size mirror image and rotate ART designs Use this software to convert ART designs to another format before Reading them to the Mini Magic Box see page 36 Place the OESD Digital Design Gallery CD ROM into the CD ROM drive and wait for it to open Follow the instructions to install the Magician S...

Page 49: ...roduction Installation Main Screen Quick Start General Information Color Editor Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 49 Select a design and click Open Fig MS 3 Click File and Save As Fig MS 4 Fig MS 3 Fig MS 4 ...

Page 50: ...ion Quick Start Main Screen Installation Introduction Table of Contents Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 50 Click Save As Type and choose another format In this exercise we will use the pes format Fig MS 5 Fig MS 5 ...

Page 51: ...ontents Introduction Installation Main Screen Quick Start General Information Color Editor Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 51 Click Save and choose the hoop size if applicable Fig MS 6 Fig MS 6 ...

Page 52: ...ter Software Manual 52 The design is now saved in the pes format Convert the remaining designs if desired Note that the 100 free designs CD ROM that you will receive when you send in your registration card are in the art format and must be converted with Magician Sizing before writing them to the Mini Magic Box For information on editing ART designs refer to Magician Sizing s Online Manual under t...

Page 53: ...Table of Contents Introduction Installation Main Screen Quick Start General Information Color Editor Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 53 MAIN SCREEN Converter Box window ...

Page 54: ...ual 54 Main Screen converter box window ﬁg MS 2 below A Design Area Fig MS 2a below B Dialog Box Fig MS 2b below C Read Fig MS 2c below D Load Fig MS 2d below Clickable when a proper card is inserted E Write Card Fig MS 2e below Clickable when a proper card is inserted F Delete Fig MS 2f below Clickable when a design is present and selected in Fig MS 2a G Options Fig MS 2g below H Exit Fig MS 2h b...

Page 55: ...Manual 55 A Design Area Fig MS 3 Below Six designs can be placed onto a Magic Card at one time depending on the size stitch count and or color changes in the design The six boxes allow a preview of the designs before they are written to a Magic Card Fig MS 3 below shows the ﬁve free designs from the Magician Sizing software in the Design Area There is still one empty box available to Read a design...

Page 56: ...llation Introduction Table of Contents Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 56 B Dialog Box Noted in Fig MS 2b Moving the mouse over the different buttons on the Main Screen will display information about that feature in the Dialog Box ...

Page 57: ...n Card Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 57 C Read Noted in Fig MS 2c page 52 The Read function opens designs from a computer s hard drive a ﬂoppy disk or a CD ROM Choose either the Standard Windows or the Browse by Icon viewing options from the Options menu which is located to the right on the Main Screen Fig MS 2cc ...

Page 58: ...on To set the Magic Box to Read using the Standard Window option click on Options See ﬁg MS 2c page 52 The Standard Windows option See ﬁg MS 2cc above functions like the Windows Operating System making it easy to ﬁnd ﬁle on the computer Read using Standard Windows Click the Read button to open a standard window Click on the desired design and click Open The design will appear on the Main Screen in...

Page 59: ...g page 52 to open the Options window Choose Browse by Icon from the File Open Preference section of the window This option allows the viewer to see thumbnails of the designs in a directory Read using Browse by Icon Click the Read button to open the Select by Icons window The Sort By function sorts designs by name or by ﬁle extension Click on the arrow under Directory to show the listing of the sub...

Page 60: ... Start Main Screen Installation Introduction Table of Contents Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 60 If there are designs in this Directory thumbnail icons of the designs will appear on screen note image below ...

Page 61: ... Screen Quick Start General Information Color Editor Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 61 Click on a design and click OK or double LEFT click on the design to be loaded into the Design Area of the Converter Box window ...

Page 62: ...een Main Screen Color Editor General Information Quick Start Main Screen Installation Introduction Table of Contents Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 62 ...

Page 63: ...oad is used to open designs from a purchased memory card or Magic Card There is only one button that makes up the Load function When a card is inserted clicking Load will cause the software to search and recognize the card The Read Design dialog box will open ﬁg MS 6a below For the following exercise an OESD design card was used 1 Type in the desired design number ﬁg MS 6a Below 2 After typing in ...

Page 64: ...i Magic Box Design Card Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 64 3 Clicking browse will view a directory of all the designs on the card ﬁg MS 7 below Fig MS 7 a As many as six designs will show at one time depending on the number of designs on the card b Clicking on one of the six shown designs and then ...

Page 65: ...Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 65 clicking on Load will take the design to the Magic Box s Main Screen c Clicking on the Next Page button will show the next six designs that are on the card d Clicking on the Prev Page button will show the previous six designs that are on the card e Clicking on OK will return to the Magic Box s Main Screen Fig MS 8 below Fig MS 8 ...

Page 66: ...rd function saves designs to a Magic Card There are 3 buttons that make up the Write Card function Fig MS 9a below These buttons are waiting to be assigned a card type They will recognize a card when it has been inserted into its proper slot in the Magic Box Slot 1 This slot is for the magic card compatible with Bernette Deco Brother Babylock Viking and Simplicity machines Slot 2 This slot is for ...

Page 67: ...ic card compatible with Janome 8000 or 9000 machines Does not apply to the Mini Magic Box With the Magic Card inserted click one of the 3 Unknown buttons under the Write Card section After one of the Unknown buttons is selected a prompt window will open requesting the machine type the card will be written for See ﬁgure MS 9b Fig MS 9b Click the drop down menu arrow to choose the machine The type o...

Page 68: ...x only DECO 500 JAN 10000 XL100 JAN 8000 DECO 600 Pfaff 7570 XL150 Jan 9000 BL ESI Pfaff 7560 XL1000 Elna 9006 BL ESI2 artista 165 Elna CE20 BL EM1 artista 170 Elna 8007 BL EM2 artista 180 Elna 8006 BL EAC JAN 5700 BR PE150 JAN 5000 BR PE100 KEN 19000 BR PE200 KEN 19001 BR PE300S BR PE7500 WHITE W3300 SIM SE1 SIM SE2 SIM SE3 BL ESE BL ES2 BR 6500 BR 8200 BR 8500 BL 260 BR 260 BL Ellageo BL Ellageo...

Page 69: ... Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 69 From the drop down list choose the machine that the card is to be written for As shown in the ﬁgure below when writing designs for a Deco machine choose DECO from the menu and click OK A warning box will appear indicating that the card in the slot is about to be erased Fig MS 10 Below ...

Page 70: ... is inserted and will offer the choices for that card in the Write Selection Menu A soft click should be felt when inserting the card signalling that it is properly seated After the card is written to the Unknown button will change to the machine type that was selected from the menu The software allows three types of machines to be selected and remembered at one time Fig MS 10a The user can go int...

Page 71: ...ain Screen Table of Contents Introduction Installation Main Screen Quick Start General Information Color Editor Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 71 Fig MS 10a ...

Page 72: ...ic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 72 F Delete Noted in Fig MS 2f page 52 This function deletes a design from the Main Screen Converter Box window Click on a design to select it and then click on the delete button In the Figure MS 11 the ﬁrst and second design were deleted Note that this deletes the design from the Main Screen NOT from the Magic Card Fig MS 11 ...

Page 73: ...ual 73 G Options Noted in Fig MS 2g page 52 Fig MS 11a USB Port Magic Box Options Window Use the drop down arrow in the Write Button Preferences area to choose the machine type for the Magic Card that is to be written to When a card is inserted into the Magic Box for the ﬁrst time the Unknown button will be matched to the machine type by the user After that ﬁrst use the button is then labeled for ...

Page 74: ...n desired In ﬁg MS 11c below Deco appears in the Write Button Preferences because it was chosen when writing to the Deco card Fig MS 11c To change the machine that has been assigned to a button click the menu arrow and choose a machine from the list see ﬁg MS 11d below All machine types that are compatible with the USB Magic Boxes will be listed It is possible to open the Options and assign machin...

Page 75: ... Start General Information Color Editor Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 75 After making changes to the Options window click OK Clicking Cancel will exit the Options window WITHOUT changes being made to the any of the preferences ...

Page 76: ...t Main Screen Installation Introduction Table of Contents Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 76 H EXIT Noted in Fig MS 2h page 52 Click the Exit button from the Converter Box window to close the Magic Box software ...

Page 77: ... Main Screen Table of Contents Introduction Installation Main Screen Quick Start General Information Color Editor Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 77 NOTES ...

Page 78: ...purpose of adding color information to the designs that are to be written to Magic Cards To input correct color information for the Bernette Deco Viking Baby Lock Elna 9000 Janome Kenmore Singer or Brother models which store color information use the Color Editor program Some machine formats Bernina artista Pfaff Elna 8006 Janome 5006 and some ﬁle formats EXP and DST do not store color information...

Page 79: ...ears in the File name box Click on Open to load the design Click the Cancel button to cancel the Open command Save Click on Save to save color changes The Save command automatically places the design in one of the six windows of the Main Screen for writing to the Magic Card with the color changes selected The Save command does not save the ﬁle to the computer or anywhere else except the Mini Magic...

Page 80: ...of the design the size number of stitches and number of colors Print Preview Click on Print Preview to display the printed page On the right side of the screen the File Name size of design in millimeters inches stitch count number of colors and thread chart are displayed The Print button will send the instruction sheet to the printer The Next Page button will display the instructions from the seco...

Page 81: ...e the Print Preview screen Click the One Page button to bring the Print Preview screen back to one page Quick Start General Info Main Screen Introduction Installation Troubleshoot Color Editor Exit Exit will close the Color Editor Quick Start General Info Main Screen Introduction Installation Troubleshoot Color Editor OPTIONS Hoop Size Click on Hoop Size to open the dialog box for choosing the mac...

Page 82: ...rences to bring up a dialog box Several options can be set depending on what kind of sewing machine is being used First is the setting for Viking Husqvarna machines This option will split the design at every 12th color change Note When a design is split the ﬁle name will be renamed with an A B C etc at the end of the ﬁle name For example if a design named FL222 hus has 13 color changes in it the ﬁ...

Page 83: ...18 color changes will be saved as FL222_A pcs FL222_B pcs and FL222_C pcs Click OK to set the preferences Click Cancel to close the dialog box without making any changes to the preferences Density Icon The density icon is grayed out and not available This will only work with gnc ﬁles Note Magician Sizing by Simon is the best way to change designs Magician Sizing by Simon included with this package...

Page 84: ...e Manual 84 Quick Start Items found in this Section Lesson 1 Reading and writing a design from a CD ROM Lesson 2 Loading and writing designs from a design card by browsing the card Lesson 3 Loading and writing a design from a design card using the index Lesson 4 Using Color Editor to adjust the colors in a design and then writing the design to a Magic Card ...

Page 85: ...emium Design CD Neither this CD ROM nor any of the designs on this CD ROM are included with the Magic Box This CD is also available as an embroidery card See a local OESD dealer or visit www embroideryonline com for more information Projects for OESD designs can be downloaded from the website Notes Designs can also be Read from the computer s hard drive and from a ﬂoppy disk All clicks of the mous...

Page 86: ...of Contents Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 86 1 Launch the Magic Box Program Double click the Magic Box icon from the Desktop of your PC or Click on Start Go to Programs Go to OESD Click Magic Box 2 The Magic Box software will open Click OK from the ABOUT window Fig QS 2 Fig QS 2 ...

Page 87: ...allation Main Screen Quick Start General Information Color Editor Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 87 3 Click the Read button Fig QS 3 Fig QS 3 4 Click the drop down arrow from the Open box and choose the CD ROM Fig QS 4 Fig QS 4 ...

Page 88: ...ntroduction Table of Contents Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 88 5 Open the Designs Folder by double clicking on the listing Or single click on the Designs folder and then click Open Fig QS 5 Fig QS 5 6 Click on the desired design and click Open Fig QS 6 Fig QS 6 ...

Page 89: ...ox Design Card Converter Software Manual 89 7 The design will appear on the Main Screen in the ﬁrst empty space in the Design Area Fig QS 7 Fig QS 7 8 Continue Reading designs as in Steps 3 6 until the desired designs are on the Main Screen A maximum of six designs can be written to a Magic Card at one time Fig QS 8 Fig QS 8 ...

Page 90: ...lor coded and numerically identical slot on the Magic Box In this lesson a 1 Brother Deco Babylock Simplicity Viking Magic Card is being used It ﬁts into slot 1 Fig QS 9 Fig QS 9 Warning Some embroidery design cards can be erased or overwritten ALWAYS remove any design cards before writing to a Magic Card 10 Click any one of the 3 Unknown buttons under the Write Card section of the Converter Box w...

Page 91: ...Design Card Converter Software Manual 91 11 The Write Selection box will open Click the drop down menu and choose the machine this card is being written for Click OK to accept this machine Figures QS 11 QS 11a Fig QS 11 Fig QS 11a 12 A Warning Box will appear explaining that the card will be erased Click Yes Fig QS 12 Fig QS 12 ...

Page 92: ...lete the Success dialog window will be displayed indicating that the card is ready for use Click OK ﬁg QS 13 Fig QS 13 The Magic Card is now ready for use in the embroidery machine Quick Start Lesson 2 This lesson will demonstrate how to Load designs from a pre programmed design card by Browsing the card It will also demonstrate how to Write the designs to a Magic Card In this lesson we will use O...

Page 93: ...s unless otherwise noted as right clicks 1 Launch the Magic Box program Double click the Magic Box icon on the Desktop or Click on Start Go to Programs Go to OESD Click Magic Box Neither this card nor any of the designs on this card are included with the Magic Box This card is also available as a CD ROM See a local OESD dealer or visit www embroideryonline com for more information Projects for OES...

Page 94: ...n Card Converter Software Manual 94 2 The Magic Box software will open Click OK from the ABOUT window 4 Insert the design card into the correct card slot on the Magic Box In this lesson a Bernina artista Sunﬂowers Design Card is being used It ﬁts into slot 2 5 Click the Load button from the right hand side of the Converter Box window ...

Page 95: ...neral Information Color Editor Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 95 6 The Read Design window will appear Click the Browse button to view the designs on the entire card Wait while the Magic Box reads the design card 7 The ﬁrst page of the Card s Directory will open ...

Page 96: ...click Load or double LEFT click on the design The design will disappear from the Directory screen but it will NOT be removed from the original design card Do not click the OK button until all of the desired designs have been loaded Remember six designs can be loaded to a Magic Card at one time 9 Click Next Page and click on a design Click Load and the design will disappear from the Directory scree...

Page 97: ...ected Click OK and the designs will appear in the Design Area of the Converter Box window 11 Remove the design card from the Magic Box 12 Insert the correct Magic Card into the appropriate color coded and numerically identical card slot on the Magic Box In this lesson a 3 Singer XL100 XL150 XL1000 Magic Card is being used It ﬁts into slot 3 If using the Mini Magic Box choose a card appropriate for...

Page 98: ...Warning Some embroidery design cards can be erased or overwritten Always remove any design cards before writing to a Magic Card 13 Click any of the Unknown buttons under the Write Card section of the Converter Box window 14 The Write Selection window will open Click the drop down menu and choose the machine this card is being written for Click OK to accept this machine ...

Page 99: ...ard Converter Software Manual 99 15 A Warning Box will appear explaining that the card will be erased Click Yes 16 The Writing Block dialog box will appear After writing is complete the Success dialog window will be displayed indicating that the card is ready for use Click OK The Magic Card is now ready for use in the embroidery machine ...

Page 100: ... using the Index function It will also demonstrate how to Write the designs to a Magic Card In this lesson will use OESD s Animal Instincts Premium Design Card Notes Designs can also be Loaded from a Magic Card once designs have been written to that Magic Card All clicks of the mouse are LEFT clicks unless otherwise noted as right clicks 1 Launch the Magic Box program Double click the Magic Box ic...

Page 101: ...ther this card nor any of the designs on this card are included with the Magic Box This card is also available as a CD ROM See a local OESD dealer or visit www embroideryonline com for more information Projects for OESD designs can be downloaded from the website 2 The Magic Box software will open Click OK from the ABOUT window 3 The Main Screen of the Magic Box will appear ...

Page 102: ...Magic Box In this lesson a Brother Babylock Deco compatible Animals Instincts Design Card is being used It ﬁts into slot 1 5 Click the Load button from the right hand side of the Converter Box window 6 The Read Design window will appear Click in the Index Number box and type in the number of the desired design The design number is found on the embroidery card thread chart Click OK Wait while the M...

Page 103: ...een in the ﬁrst empty space in the Design Area 8 Remove the design card from the Magic Box 9 Insert the correct Magic Card into the appropriate color coded and numerically identical card slot on the Magic Box In this lesson a 2 Pfaff artista Magic Card is being used It ﬁts into slot 2 Warning Some embroidery design card can be erased or overwritten Always remove any design cards before writing to ...

Page 104: ...ntents Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 104 10 Click any of the Unknown buttons under the Write Card section of the Converter Box window 11 The Write Selection window will open Click the drop down menu and choose the machine this card is being written for Click OK to accept this machine ...

Page 105: ...rd Converter Software Manual 105 12 A Warning Box will appear explaining that the card will be erased Click Yes 13 The Writing Block dialog box will appear After writing is complete the Success dialog window will be displayed indicating that the card is ready for use Click OK The Magic Card is now ready for use in the embroidery machine ...

Page 106: ...ium Design Card Notes Designs can also be Loaded from a Magic Card once designs have been written to that Magic Card All clicks of the mouse are LEFT clicks unless otherwise noted as right clicks 1 Launch the Magic Box program Double click the Magic Box icon on the Desktop or Click on Start Go to Programs Go to OESD Click Magic Box Neither this card nor any of the designs on this card are included...

Page 107: ...on Installation Main Screen Quick Start General Information Color Editor Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 107 2 The Magic Box software will open Click OK from the ABOUT window 3 The Main Screen of the Magic Box will appear ...

Page 108: ...gic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 108 4 Insert the design card into the correct card slot on the Magic Box In this lesson a Bernina artista compatible Fanciful Frogs by Stephanie Stouffer Design Card is being used It ﬁts into slot 2 5 Click the Load button from the right hand side of the Converter Box window ...

Page 109: ...verter Software Manual 109 6 The Read Design window will appear Click in the Index Number box and type in the number of the desired design The design number is found on the embroidery card thread chart Click OK Wait while the Magic Box reads the design card 7 The design will appear on the Main Screen in the ﬁrst empty space in the Design Area ...

Page 110: ...Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 110 8 Remove the design card from the Magic Box Open the Color Editor program Double click the Color Editor icon on the Desktop or Click Start Go to Programs Go to OESD Click Color Editor 9 The License box appears Click OK 10 The Color Editor s Main Screen opens ...

Page 111: ...rter Box window by clicking on the converter box icon on the task bar at the bottom of the Windows screen OR hold down the ALT key on the keyboard and press the TAB key at the same time to switch between the screens Holding ALT and pressing TAB alternates your windows on your desktop 12 Double click on the design from the Design Area in the Converter Box window and it will be sent to the Color Edi...

Page 112: ... Contents Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 112 13 There are 14 colors in this design They appear at the bottom of the screen The thread color chart shows the following colors 14 Click the ﬁrst color box from the group of color blocks at the bottom of the screen The color palette opens ...

Page 113: ...Information Color Editor Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 113 15 Click the Palette Type drop down arrow to choose palettes for different machines In this lesson the Babylock Bernina Deco Brother palette will be selected 16 Click the Light Brown color button and click OK ...

Page 114: ...duction Table of Contents Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 114 17 Color 1 eyes of the frog changes to Brown 18 Click the second box and choose the color that is next in the Thread Color Chart Continue this process until the frog is re colored to match the thread chart ...

Page 115: ...ox Main Screen with the colors that were selected in the Color Editor 21 Insert the correct Magic Card into the appropriate color coded and numerically identical card slot on the Magic Box In this lesson a 4 JAN 8000 JAN 9000 Magic Card is being used It ﬁts into slot 4 Is using the Mini Magic Box choose a card appropriate for slots 1 or 2 instead Warning Some embroidery design card can be erased o...

Page 116: ...ntents Mini Magic Box Design Card Converter Software Manual 116 22 Click any of the Unknown buttons under the Write Card section of the Converter Box window 23 The Write Selection window will open Click the drop down menu and choose the machine this card is being written for Click OK to accept this machine ...

Page 117: ...rd Converter Software Manual 117 24 A Warning Box will appear explaining that the card will be erased Click Yes 25 The Writing Block dialog box will appear After writing is complete the Success dialog window will be displayed indicating that the card is ready for use Click OK The Magic Card is now ready for use in the embroidery machine ...

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