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1. I for the file format See Associations Browse Selects a folder in which to store your designs with a ES specified filename prefix Read Reads designs from an embroidery card Read Reads designs from an embroidery card close Close Exits the Read Card window and returns you to the Main Menu 35 Chapter 8 Reading Designs A Design Properties The Design Properties window gives you detail about your embroidery designs It provides information about design size stitch and color counts and other detail that will help you in planning and laying out your designs E Design Properties C Embroidery Manual_003_pec 36 Ti avarat R I i gt x favara va I NA S Design Area HStitches Design Page Area Colors Start Stops End Changes NN Design Properties window File path of the current design Color preview of the current design Multi position design preview previews each hoop position for multi position PES designs Software version number for some design formats PES PEC PHC PHD PHB ART EMB Color change indicator displays up to 40 color changes in the current design Design Area Indicates the height and width in tenths of a millimeter of the overall design Design Page Area The frame in which the design is defined Palette and PE Design software use the design page area to Amazing Box MAX position designs The normal tactics are
2. This section answers Frequently Asked Questions that users have while using the Amazing Box MAX Question received the message that the designs I selected to write to the blank card are too large What do I do to change to a larger hoop size Answer Click on Settings and then click on the Hoop Tab at the bottom of the dialog Select your machine brand and the hoop size for your designs Then retry writing the designs to your blank card or other media Question have created my own designs and I want to be able to protect my designs that have been written to the blank embroidery card Can I do this with ABMAX Answer Yes you can When writing your designs to the card a dialog will appear with the card information with a box that you can check to protect the card No one will be able to read the designs from the card using a card reader device however you will be able to write over the designs if you wish to use the card for other collections Question The card type information is confusing Can you tell me what some of the numbers mean Answer Card information ending with 040 will be a card that can hold 512K of designs Card information ending with 080 will be a card that can hold 1MB of designs The design capacity will be according to stitch count of your designs that you want to write to a blank card The size function will help you determine stitch capacity for your card 89 Chapter 15 FAQs Question What does B
3. VFD 10 bin EI VFD11 bin VED bin fl VFDO5 bin fl VFDOS bin l VFDO7 bin B VFDO8 bin fl VFDO9 bin Al VFDO0 bin EI VFDO1 bin l VFDO2 bin B VFD03 bin ll VFDO4 bin Prefix Virtual Files of type virtual Floppy VFD bin v Cancel C Select which VFD bin file you wish your designs to be placed into We recommend selecting one that has no designs in it to avoid the possibility of writing over other designs After selecting a bin file click Lee Select Directory amp Prefix Look in Removable Disk E vl et Fr Iv Preview VFD00 bin E VFDO1 bin E VFDO2 bin E VFDO3 bin E VFDO4 bin VFDOS bin ll VFDO6 bin l VFDO bin VFDOS bin l VFDO9 bin VFD10 bin Hj VFD11 bin VFD bin Prefix YFDOO bin Files of type virtual Floppy VFD bin v Cancel This will open the selected VFD which will now show up as an additional removable drive on your computer 21 Chapter 6 USB Media for Viking D1 Users 28 tg Read Card Bal Sh Directory amp Info F Show Type All Brother Bernina Baby Lock Prefix Virtual Card Type For example if your USB thumb drive is drive E on your computer after you select and save a VFD bin file it will show up as drive F Drive F is the Virtual Floppy Disk which you will be writing designs to This will create a new Destination Drive in you
4. A Put your USB stick in a USB port on your computer and the Amazing Box MAX software CD in your CD ROM drive B Open Windows Explorer on your desktop and select the CD ROM drive C Select the Support then theD1 USB folder on your CD and drag and drop the contents to your USB stick 25 Chapter 6 USB Media for Viking D1 Users Lek a v D1 USB File Edit View Favorites Tools Help 3 UC Folders ET bg v Go Back QJ 3 po Search Address D Support D1 USB Folders x Files Currently on the CD Desktop i 7 q 8 My sed VFDO2 bin VFDO4 bin Gin Gan Gun amp s Local Disk C s Jul 25 2007 D O Adobe Reader assets vene Haut Lorn oot OG Browse OD Support D1 USB amp O VSB drv s Removable Disk E Control Panel Mobile Device 4 tag Shared Documents C Sending Designs to the USB Media for Viking Designer 1 Users Due to differences in the format the process for sending designs to a USB stick or thumb drive for this machine differ from sending designs to any other removable media for other machines 1 Read Card button then SI Browse A Select the 26 Amazing Box MAX B Select the Drive that contains your USB stick and for the File of Type select the VFD option This will then display all of the VFD bin files on your USB stick Select Directory amp Prefix IV Preview Look in lt Removable Disk E v ck Fv
5. IO mm 2 Z Tl m DI fa A ADD EEE EE EE B DRAG AND DROP CS DELETE ico cccccccccccccccscccsccescscsccescecsecescesscssscssssssessssssscesssesssssseessesseeeseees D DELETE ALL E SIZE EEE ER E E A EE E N E F DESIGN PROPERTIES G DESIGN IMAGES H CATALOG md EZ II J SNAPSHOT Mil olosstussodsis vdssbobssdooretoudenoossbussessdadesbobsbidebibdedsvseb vsssbeldedesnert K SEND To Send To ne ner 63 L Ware 5 Wie EE EE E E E EO 67 X ERASING A CARD esessesesscsecscsecscsscscsecscsecscsecscsecscsecscsecscsecsesecsesecseseo 70 XI UNZIPPING FILES cseeseeesevssvvnvvnevnnvrnevnevnnernernsennerneeneennerneensennerneennenneeeee 72 XII VIEWING CARD INFORMATION ccccccscccscssccscccsccsccsccscees 75 XIII PROGRAM SETTINGS eseeseevvvvnevnsvrnvvneennernerneennernerneennerneensennerneennenneeeee 77 A COMMON FIELDS ccccecceccceccecccceccceccecceecceccscecceeccseusceeceeseuscesceesens TI B MD FER 78 LL FN ess rini E 541444 445 79 2 PN SENNA 80 CFP 81 4 Amazing Box MAX De OO RS SEE EEE ENN NN 81 te DAWN PC oii eet is eS 82 2 AICTAUE COONS 83 Oe Background COMS SSS 83 Ex OPTIONS srar aieia A E 85 XIV SUPPORTED FORMATS sa 87 XV FAQS 89 XVI TECHNICAL SUPPORT sssssssseeeeerssseoeerererocrerrrrrrrssssersrrrrrrrrrrrrrrssssssssrrrrrrrrr 92 Chapter 2 User Agreement ll User Agreement IMPORTANT THE ENCLOSED PROGRAMS ARE SUB LICEN
6. Writing Designs D Delete All The Delete function clears the file list by removing all files simultaneously Clicking the Delete All button will only remove designs from the Write Card window it will not delete the designs from your hard drive E Size Hl The Size function tests your rewritable embroidery card to ensure that there is adequate space available to write the designs you have selected in the file list If you plan to transfer your designs to media other than a rewritable embroidery card this function is not necessary The button will launch the Check Card window Check Card Q Please insert card into Amazing Box MAX Check Card window e Click I to start the process e f you are loading to a PES PEC formatted card you may see the Bitmaps window open Bitmaps window Hit 47 as this step is not necessary at this time 54 F Amazing Box MAX If your card has adequate space you will be prompted with the Card Size window Machine Baby Lock Brother Deco White Simplicity Card Type 29F080 EB Used space 302884 bytes H Free space 745692 bytes Stitches Capacity 1046576 bytes Card Size window If your card does not have adequate space you may see the Write Card window You will need to delete any files in the file list below the file indicated in the Write Card window Write Card i The total size of selected designs exceeds the card limit at C Design
7. Once Amazing Box MAX is located the status field will Apply to say Amazing Box MAX version 10 on com USB click save the settings The box will close and you will be taken back to the main Hardware Settings menu If the status field says No AMAZING BOX MAX Found the hardware drivers have not been installed or your Amazing Box MAX box is not plugged in Amazing Box MAX 4 Click the Hoops tab at the bottom of the menu Amazing Box MAX Settings Hoops User Baby Lock Brother Bernina rtista Bernina J Janome 11000 1000x 300E 9x00 Pfaff Simplicity inger Special Viking Husqvarna White 3300 Associate Settings Hoops window 5 Select the machine and hoop size that you use most often Once a machine and hoop size have been selected the hatch marks diagonal lines on the OK button will disappear After making your selection click OK 6 If there are any yellow fields in the Settings section a step has been missed and Amazing Box MAX requires your attention Once there are no yellow fields anywhere Amazing Box MAX has been fully configured go back to the main screen 15 Chapter 4 Installation 7 If the Card Information and Card Erase buttons are grayed out and not active you must repeat the Settings section until they become active T Amazing Box MAX Ape MAX 16 Amazing Box MAX E View Manual in PDF format Insta
8. additional options of the Amazing Box MAX software P Amazing Box MAX Settings Options User Manual Language Show Jumps English Diagnostic English MV Close after Transfer Nederlands Show Catalog l EmbCard Associate Options Settings window Colors tab 85 Chapter 13 Program Settings Options Dialog printing a screen shot of the design properties embroidery file previews Diagnostic Toggles the collection of diagnostic information This may be turned on at the request of Amazing Designs technical support Transfer after transferring a design to an external application created Language Selects the default language of the Amazing Box MAX software After changing the language you must restart the Amazing Box MAX software 86 Amazing Box MAX XIV Supported Formats Format Compatibility Notes titch format Viking Husqvarna Designer I stitch format Viking Husqvarna Designer I machine format Viking Husqvarna Elna Janome New Home Kenmore Stitch format P SHV Vik DHV Viki PHY Vik JEF Elna PIN E J titch format OMM stitch format Stitch format Stitch format titch format 8 P P S D P P P V V V F N M P E H H H H H E T C X M Chapter 14 Supported Formats Barudan Stitch format DAT titch format titch format titch format MB titch format Stitch format 88 Amazing Box MAX XV FAQs
9. card you may see one of several windows a PES PEC Card the BBD Card Information window will appear This helps you keep track of your embroidery projects by letting you save notes for yourself regarding the files on the card To leave a note type any text in the Copyright text box Also enter your project name if you wish in the Project PO If you don t wish to leave a note simply click Lassi to continue writing to the card b Artista Card the Artista Card Information window will appear prompting for a Company and Serial Number Enter anything you wish here and click c Pfaff Card the Pfaff Card Information window will appear prompting for several fields Some Pfaff machines require the Copyright field to read GM PFAFF AG I the rest can us the values of your choice Enter the information and click Lacking at the EN Box MAX the Activity light will be illuminated red when writing This indicates old files are being erased and the new files you selected are being written to the card DO NOT REMOVE THE CARD FROM THE AMAZING BOX AT 11 Amazing Box MAX THIS TIME Doing so may corrupt the embroidery files and possibly damage the rewritable card When the process is complete the light will turn off and a window will appear telling you the card operation is complete The card is now ready to be removed from the ena Box and inserted into J on this wi
10. design and a color chart e The Print Design window will prompt you to enter a title for the Print Design window e Enter the catalog name of your choice and click default Internet browser will appear 42 Manual 003 Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Amazing Box MAX ay JH gt E 4 A Search ge Favorites g2 GI amp v Address C Documents and Settings Wick Block Desktop ABMAX work html Manual_003 htm Color Information Color Number ee PES ee PES ee PES ee PES Black Electric Blue Dark Olive 1 WM St 255 2 Bl St6s67 3 QMSt1095 4 BM St534 amp Done Manual 003 pec Width 79 7 mm Height 79 6 mm Stitches 8751 Sample Print Name output Black Electric Blue Dark Olive Red 4 My Computer e You can now print the design information from your web browser Please reference your browser s help features for more information on how to do this 43 Chapter 8 Reading Designs E Bitmaps The Bitmaps function shows an overview of the bitmapped images of the designs in the file list The bitmaps you will be presented with are the bitmaps shown on PES PEC format embroidery machines As other formats don t have these bitmaps this function is only available for PES and PEC files Remember that you can convert other design formats to PEC through the Design Properties function see Design Properties section e The Bitmaps win
11. is because this is the hoop selected in 1 To change this go back to the Main Menu select Settings Hoops and change the hoop size under Viking Husquvarna Verify Desiqns optional To verify the designs have been written and are in the correct folder format for your machine go to L 1 select Browse then the Destination Drive created earlier In Files of Type select the option Viking Husquvarna PHV Four folders will appear named MENU 01 MENU 02 MENU 03 MENU 04 and a file Amazing Box MAX called MENU SEL PHV i Select Directory amp Prefix Look in Removable Disk F v 4a c Fv IV Preview QMENU 01 DMENU 02 GMENU 03 QMENU_04 MENU SEL PHV Files of type Viking Husqvarna PHY v Cancel Click then go to Properties Ep l verify the designs within each folder FAMENU_SEL PHV Menu 1 31 Chapter 7 Main Menu VII Main Menu The Main Menu is the starting point for all functions of the Amazing Box MAX The functions of the Main Menu will also be the basis for the rest of this manual ki Amazing Box MAX User Manual File Help 950 MAK MX gt gt S r Read Card S r gt gt MIX Write Card Erase Card Card Information ib EXIT c Main Menu 32 Amazing Box MAX Button Choices Allows you to read embroidery designs from compatible embroidery cards and save them to your hard drive Write Card A
12. the Amazing Box MAX and inserted into your embroidery machine Fd e Click amp window Click J on this window to close it and return to the Write Card Close to return to the Main Menu 69 Chapter 10 Erasing a Card X Erasing a Card The Erase Card function allows you to erase most Amazing Designs rewritable embroidery card The process will remove all embroidery files from the card 70 To erase the design files on your Amazing Designs rewritable embroidery card click the EGG button on the Main Menu The Check Card window will appear asking you to please insert card into Amazing Box MAX If you have not already inserted the card please do so now xl 2 Please insert card into Amazing Box MAX Check Card K I ed window Click to proceed otherwise hit Cancel to return to the Main Menu The Card Erase window will appear asking if you wish to erase the card Card Erase window Again click L to proceed otherwise hit 2 to return to the Main Menu VWhile the card is being erased the red activity light on the Amazing Box MAX will be illuminated and you will see an erase status on the Main Menu as illustrated Amazing Box MAX T Amazing Box MAX Manual AGES MAX 2 eS EEE ENS Eee Main Menu Erase Card erase status When the operation has completed you will see the following screen Card Operation Complete window Click LOK 71
13. viewing G 2 Mas Reader PDFs Click here to install Exit r amp 2007 Amazing Designs is a registered trademark of Tacony Corporation All rights reserved amp Duplication sale ortransferto another party is a violation of copyright 4 Click Install Help Files These files will give you basic help or information while the Instruction Manual provides more in depth information Follow the on screen instructions to install the help files Once you have finished installing the help files restart your computer and proceed to the Installing the Hardware section on the next page 10 C Amazing Box MAX Installing the Hardware Connecting to Your Computer Now it is time to connect Amazing Box MAX to your computer 1 2 si With Amazing Box MAX installation CD still in your computer s CD ROM drive shut down your computer Connect the B connector square end of the USB cable to your Amazing Box MAX box Connect the A connector flat end of the USB cable to your computer s USB port Power on your computer If the Amazing Box MAX installation screen comes up please close it Once your computer has finished booting the Found New Hardware Wizard will open for USB lt gt Serial Select No not this time to search Windows Update for the software and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated soft
14. 07 18 31 01 28 07 3 22 XXX 01728707 14 00 DE vi PES 01728707 3 ogis 01728707 12 50 FL02 jef 05730707 x FL02 jef 05730707 17 52 HAT123 JEF 01 30 07 3 01 30 07 14 36 JF121 v6 PES 04730707 JF121 v6 PES 04 30 07 11 53 Lh23 VIP 05719706 23387 Lh23 VIP 05 19 06 14 45 23387 MM13 pes 05 30 07 i MM13 pes 05 30 07 17 53 PAISLEY24 DST 10727706 PAISLEY24 bg 10727706 13 19 PI121_A xxx 05 14 07 5 IS 05 14 07 13 32 PI121_B xxx 05 14 07 8 121 B xxx 05 14 07 13 32 PINK18 HUS 09 12 06 PINKIS HUS 09712706 15 51 QP223B VIP 04 04 07 13 08 3 QP223B VIP 04704707 13 08 Then click L Browse for the folder in which you wish to place the extracted zipped files This folder will be named the same as the zipped file with the added suffix of the date and time The date and time will be formatted as such yymmdd hhmmss providing the two digit year two digit month two digit day hour minute and seconds Free Designs 070710 175917 Then click again and you can now select the unzipped designs stored in the created folder Select files Look in Free Designs 070712 171141 amp e E iv Preview ll By26 JEF BFLO2 jef PAISLEY l CELTIC121 v6 PES BIHAT123 JEF SIPIi21_A ICELTIC124 v6 PES IF121 v6 PES SIP1121_B ll CHEF 122 Xxx BLA23 VIP BIPINK18 FIDANCE123 v1 PES 4 MM13 pes BQP2238 lt gt File name I Files of type all Embroidery Files v Cancel Amazing Box MAX XII Viewing Card Inform
15. 300E Jef 10 Floppy for Tajima Dst 11 EMD Smart Media Cancel Select Media window e Select the appropriate destination machine format by clicking the button that corresponds to your embroidery machine 1 Backup to removable storage This function copies the designs in the file list directly to removable media with no format conversion With this option you may select designs from various places and copy them in one pass to the removable media 2 Media for Baby Lock Brother This function writes the list of selected designs as PES files to removable media You can write to floppy Ellageo Utl200x Galaxie 3x00 USB thumb drive Ellegante Innovis4000 Compact Flash PR600 EMP6 or the direct connection to the machine PR600 EMP6 Innovis4000 Ellegante 3 Media for Viking This function writes the list of selected designs as SHV files to removable media suitable for use in the Designer The Designer also requires a number of additional files on the floppy which will be written as well You can write to any removable media but be advised that the Designer only accepts floppies 64 Amazing Box MAX 4 Media for Artista 200 730 Exp This function writes the list of selected designs as EXP files to removable media The Artista 200 only accepts the PDC200 We recommend that you use the Amazing Designs rewritable embroidery card for Artista 200 Exp EXP files to removable media EXP files to removable m
16. 4 x 424 4887 549 x 549 6839 797 x 796 8751 I I nu Manual2004 pec Manual2005 pec Manual2006 pec 563 x 564 8155 436 x 436 4769 436 x B 5170 Sample catalog output 61 Chapter 9 Writing Designs I Print 2 The Print function of the Read Card window allows you to easily print selected designs through your machine s default Internet browser An html page will be generated containing an image of the design some properties of the design images of the individual colors in the design and a color chart e The Print Design window will prompt you to enter a title for the design Em Print Design Enter title for design print Print Design window e Enter the design name of your choice and click default Internet browser will appear Manual 003 Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help J gt gt 2 A JO search SF Favorites G jw g Fel on 33 Address C Documents and Settings Wick Block Desktop ABMAX work html Manual_003 htm PAA VANG gt 4 RE 3 T v 3 v lt gt Pavara Sample Print output Electric Blue Dark Olive Red E css 2 css 3 MSti005 4 M St534 62 Amazing Box MAX e You can now print the design information from your web browser Please reference your browser s help features for more information on how to do this J Snapshot The Snapshot function copies the list of filenames in the Read Card wi
17. Amazing Box MAX There s nothing ordinary about Amazing Designs When you embroider using Amazing Designs products you ll find there s nothing ordinary about what you can create Amazing Designs offers high quality embroidery solutions for the home embroiderer including design collections easy to use software pre cut stabilizer sheets in special stackable dispensing boxes and of course memory card conversion boxes such as Amazing Box MAX For additional details on other products available from Amazing Designs visit your favorite local Amazing Designs Retailer or www AmazingDesigns com To find a retailer in your area call 1 888 874 6760 Chapter 1 Table of Contents Copyright 2007 Computerservices SSHS BV and Tacony Corporation All rights reserved This Amazing Box MAX software is copyrighted by the developer of the software Computerservices SSHS BV All rights reserved This Amazing Box MAX Instruction Manual is copyrighted by Tacony Corporation All rights reserved Information in this document is subject to change without notice The software described in this document is furnished under a licensed agreement and or nondisclosure agreement The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of those agreements No part of this publication or the software may be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without the manufacturer s written p
18. Amazing Designs technical support Web site http www amazingdesigns com Ssupport contact us Toll Free 1 866 336 8329 92
19. BD stand for Answer BBD stands for Baby Lock Brother Bernina Deco Question How do I know I have the latest version of MAX software Answer As with all software there will be occasional updates These can always be found on the AmazingDesigns com website under the Support tab then by selecting FAQ Frequently Asked Questions Question have received the following error message when trying to update my Amazing Box MAX what do do Another version of this product is already installed Installation of this version cannot continue To configure or remove the existing version of this product use Add Remove Programs on the Control Panel Answer You have received this error message because the previous version of Amazing Box MAX has not been uninstalled Please follow these steps to correct the problem and install the newest update To uninstall 1 Go to Start 2 Control Panel 3 Add Remove Programs 4 Uninstall Amazing Box MAX Download the abmax en exe file 1 Go to www amazingdesigns com 2 Software Updates 3 Save the Amazing Box MAX v 2 26 update to a folder on your hard drive To Install the new updated MAX file 90 Amazing Box MAX 1 Open the folder you downloaded the update to 2 Double click on the abmax en exe file 91 Chapter 16 Technical Support XVI Technical Support In the unlikely event that you need help with your Amazing Box MAX that is not provided in this manual contact
20. C Embroidery Manual2004 pec C Embroidery Manual2005 pec C Embroidery Manual2006 pec First Previous i i Next Last Design Images window 38 Amazing Box MAX Color preview of the design Height Width in tenths of mm and stitch count of the design File path of the design E Selects the first six designs in the file list Eveus _ Selects the previous six designs in the file list Pime Sends a screen shot of the Design Images window to your default printer 29 Closes the Design Images window Set _ Selects the next six designs in the file list _ Selects the last six designs in the file list 39 Chapter 8 Reading Designs C Catalog 2 The Catalog function lets you create a catalog of the designs in the currently selected folder This catalog will include thumbnail images of each design the file name width height number of stitches and color sequence The Catalog will be created in the same folder in which the designs will be stored The catalog will be created in a folder named Catalog as an html file and is called index htm This file can be viewed with your Internet browser software 40 If the Catalog folder already exists the Catalog Overwrite window will appear Catalog Overwrite window To continue click __ otherwise click L You will next be prompted to enter a title for your catalog Enter title for catalog Catalog Title win
21. Chapter 11 Unzipping Files XI Unzipping Files Unzipping embroidery files regardless of the number of designs contained inside is now an option when selecting designs and preparing to write or send them to a card or other media A Select the NR option and click Choose the directory in which your zipped designs are located and select Zip Files in File of Type Select files Look in G Free Designs v e Et Fv IV Preview IFree Designs zip File name Files of type Zip files ZIP v Cancel 12 Amazing Box MAX B Select the zipped files and click Open The Zipinfo screen will appear and you can select a single file to be extracted by highlighting it or use the default setting to extract all if nothing is highlighted amp Ziplnfo Free Designs zip I Cancel Modified 03 08 07 06 08 06 03 08 07 03 08 07 01 28 07 01 28 07 05730707 01730707 04730707 05719706 05730707 10727706 05714707 05714707 09712706 04704707 If you wish to deselect a selected file simply click the delete button on your keyboard and the highlighted bar will disappear 13 Chapter 11 Unzipping Files C D 14 ZipInfo Free Designs zip X amp ZipInfo Free Designs zip CELTIC121 PES Modified i Modified 03 08 07 03708707 18 43 06708706 i By26 JEF 06 08 06 22 53 708707 18 3 3 v6 03708707 18 30 03708707 v6 037087
22. D WITH COMPUTERSERVICE SSHS BV SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF ANTICIPATED BENEFITS OR PROFITS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PROGRAM S OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM S IS ASSUMED BY THE USER PROGRAM S ARE LICENSED FOR PRIVATE OR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU Terms The license is effective until terminated It will be terminated if you fail to comply with any terms or condition of this License Agreement You may terminate this License agreement at any time In the event of termination you agree to destroy the Program s and Documentation together with all copies and related material Governing Law This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Missouri THE COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF THIS PACKAGE OR USE OF THIS PROGRAM S ACKNOWLEDGES THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO ITS TERMS THIS AGREEMENT IS COMPLETE AND SUPERSEDES ANY OTHER AGREEMENT THAT MAY HAVE RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT THE PROGRAM WILL NOT INSTALL UNLESS YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS Chapter 3 Introduction Ill introduction Your Amazing Box MAX is loaded with a variety of features to make home embroidery easier Read Embroi
23. List 200 January 2007 Giordano Studios Childhood Wonders Designs PES6 CWO14 PES Write Card window Click L I to return to the Write Card window Design Properties The Design Properties window gives you detail about your embroidery designs It provides information about design size stitch and color counts and other detail that will help you in planning and laying out your designs 55 Chapter 9 Writing Designs 56 Design Area Stitches Design Page Area Colors Start Stops 3 3 End Changes 0001 ri Cancel No Design Properties window File path of the current design Color preview of the current design Multi position design preview previews each hoop position for multi position PES designs Software version number for some design formats PES PEC PHC PHD PHB ART EMB Color change indicator displays up to 40 color changes in the current design Design Area Indicates the height and width in tenths of a millimeter of the overall design Design Page Area The frame in which the design is defined Palette and Brother PE Design software uses the design page area to position designs The normal tactics are to define the design page area as the size of the target hoop A design that is smaller than the hoop can be positioned this way The design is no longer moveable in the hoop Start Indicates the starting position of the design End Indicates the
24. SED BY COMPUTERSERVICE SSHS BV TO END USERS FOR THEIR USE ONLY ON THE TERMS BELOW BY COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION AND USING THIS SOFTWARE INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS 1 License Computerservice SSHS BV and Tacony Corporation agree to grant you a non exclusive license to use the enclosed Program s subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement Amazing Designs and Amazing Box MAX are trademarks of Tacony Corporation Copyright The Program s and Documentation are copyrighted and contain trade secrets and are proprietary property of Computerservice SSHS BV and Tacony Corporation You shall only make copies of the Program s when authorized to do so in writing by Computerservice SSHS BV and Tacony Corporation In addition to any other rights Computerservice SSHS BV and Tacony Corporation have the right to trace serial numbers at any time and in any reasonable manner You agree not to take any actions that would compromise any of the above referenced copyrighted information trade secrets or proprietary information and you agree not to use any Program s or any portion thereof being provided pursuant to this License to develop any new applications Restrictions on Use and Transfer The single processor version of the Program s and Documentation are to be used only on computer s that you own You may not distribute the Program s or Documentation to a third party If you transfer any copy modification or merged porti
25. SSED OR IMPLIED WILL APPLY AFTER THIS PERIOD AS SOFTWARE IS MADE BY HUMANS WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THE FLAWLESSNESS OF THE PROGRAM DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH THE PROGRAM S SOFTWARE INTERFACE CABLE AND CARDMODULE EQUIPMENT ARE Amazing Box MAX PROVIDED ON AN AS IS BASIS THE WARRANTY SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 4 ABOVE ISA LIMITED WARRANTY AND IT IS THE ONLY WARRANTY MADE BY COMPUTERSERVICE SSHS BV AND TACONY CORPORATION COMPUTERSERVICE SSHS BV AND TACONY CORPORATION EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM AND LICENSEE HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE COMPUTERSERVICE SSHS BV AND TACONY CORPORATION DO NOT WARRANT AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATIONS THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET LICENSEE S OR CONTRACTOR S REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE AND OR ITS USE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE IF ANY WILL BE CORRECTED THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL LIABILITIES OR OBLIGATIONS OF COMPUTERSERVICE SSHS BV OR TACONY CORPORATION FOR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE DELIVERY OF THE SOFTWARE OR RELATED SERVICES EXCEPT FOR THE ABOVE LIMITED WARRANTY THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS WITH THE LICENSEE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY NEITHER COMPUTERSERVICES SSHS BV NOR ANYBODY CONNECTE
26. ation The Card Information function provides information about the embroidery card currently in your Amazing Box MAX Clicking the Card Information button on the Main Menu will give you the following Card Information window Deen Card Information j x Copyright Copyright 2000 by Amazing Designs All rights reserved Project lt Project gt Version Version 1 0 0 Date 20060425 Card Type Atmel AT49FO0BAT Protected a Cancel Card Information window 19 Chapter 12 Viewing Card Information Project For Brother cards this is card number whenever possible Card version 0 Date Date Date of card creation lt lt lt card Date of card creation lt lt lt eae or type Chip type on the card The name of the manufacturer and the part number will be shown Protected Applicable to PES PEC cards only When Protected is checked the card will not be able to be read by any card module Protected cards include Disney cards Smurf etc Rewritable Indicates whether the Amazing Box MAX can write to the card Version of the Amazing Box MAX firmware Revision of the Amazing Box MAX hardware Copies the card information to the Windows clipboard Reads the information of the card again Exits the Card Information window 76 Amazing Box MAX gram Settings The Settings menu allows you to customize the Amazing Box MAX software to best suit your needs It is accessed by clic
27. dery Cards Use the three available card slots to read from a variety of manufacturers pre programmed embroidery memory cards and save the designs to your hard drive Write Embroidery Cards Write saved embroidery designs to the optional Amazing Designs rewritable memory card that is compatible with your embroidery machine The Amazing Box MAX automatically converts compatible design formats greatly expanding your design options Send To Feature the Amazing Box MAX s new Send To feature allows you to write designs to other media such as floppy disk SmartMedia card ATA card USB thumb drive or even directly to select embroidery machines Drag and Drop Now you can drag your embroidery files from the Windows Explorer amp and drop them into the Amazing Box MAX software Get more done in less time Catalog Keep track of your designs with unparalleled ease For additional detail on the other exciting Amazing Designs products available visit your favorite local Amazing Designs Retailer or www amazingdesigns com To find a retailer in your area call 1 888 874 6760 Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation 8 Amazing Box MAX IV Installation A Installing the Software Important Do not connect Amazing Box MAX to your computer until the software installation and setup is complete Disable virus checking software before you install Amazing Box MAX software If your Operating System is Wi
28. dow KS rs Cancel Enter the catalog name of your choice and click Catalog Created window will then appear Amazing Box MAX P Catalog Created iv Show Catalog Catalog Created Never ask me again window e f you wish to have the Catalog displayed in your computer s default Internet browser check the Show Catalog option If you wish the Amazing Box MAX to remember this setting check the Never ask me again checkbox and you will not see this prompt again If you checked Show Catalog the Catalog Created window will close and your computer s default Internet browser will open to display the catalog you have just created A My Catalog Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help gt x a A p gt Search 5 7 Favorites 8 tS amp jw Address C Embroidery Catalog index htm DH N Ed w Yas Manual2001 pec Manual2002 pec Manual2003 pec 424 x 424 4887 549 x 549 6839 797 x 796 8751 I I nu Manual2004 pec 563 x 564 8155 Manual2005 pec 436 x 436 4769 Sample catalog output 41 Chapter 8 Reading Designs D Print 2 The Print function of the Read Card window allows you to easily print selected designs through your computer s default Internet browser An html page will be generated containing an image of the design some properties of the design images of the individual colors in the
29. dow will prompt you to enter a title for the bitmap collection Pe Bitmaps Enter title for design set Bitmaps window e Enter the catalog name of your choice and click bitmaps will then be displayed in the following window 44 Amazing Box MAX Sample Bitmaps output F Snapshot The Snapshot function copies the list of filenames in the Read Card window to the Windows clipboard After clicking the Snapshot button you can paste the list into any text editor such as Notepad word processors e mail editors etc G Transfer When you wish to edit a design you can send the design to associated programs with this function To set up program associations please see the Program Settings section of this manual 45 Chapter 8 Reading Designs Browse 9 The browse function allows you to select a folder in which to store the designs you are about to read from the card It also allows you to specify a filename prefix to group unnamed files For embroidery cards containing designs with named files the designs will retain those names when they are copied to your computer Save in C3 Embroidery Manual200 1 pec Manual2002 pec Manual2003 pec Manual2004 pec Manual2005 pec Manual2006 pec Manual 001 pec Manual 002 pec E Manual_003 pec E Manual 004 pec E Manual_005 pec E Manual_006 pec lv Preview File name Prefix vi Cancel Save as type All Embr
30. e Select a Serial port and a Port Type Serial Port Port Type com4 USB coms Ro232 Converter button to automatically find proper port settings Apply e Click the L e Once the software has located the Amazing Box MAX click to save the settings The box will close and you will be taken back to the main Hardware Settings menu 80 Amazing Box MAX C Hoops The Hoops tab enables you to set the appropriate hoop for your embroidery machine Amazing Box MAX Settings Hoops Associate Settings window Hoops tab e First select your machine s manufacturer and model in the left hand table e Next select the hoop size in the right hand table e Click I I to accept any changes you have made click to discard all changes D Colors The Colors tab allows you to customize how the Amazing Box MAX displays preview images of your embroidery files 81 Chapter 13 Program Settings User User Manual Drawing Pen Def Colors BK Color Associate Cancel Colors Settings window Colors tab 1 Drawing Pen This option determines the thickness of the virtual pen the Amazing Box MAX uses to draw previews of your embroidery files This can affect the quality of the graphic renderings Try the various settings to see which pen you like best 82 Amazing Box MAX 2 Default Colors The Deco button allows you to modify the default color palette of 16 colors that
31. edia 7 Media for Janome 11000 Jef This function writes the list of selected designs as JEF files to removable media While you can write JEF files to removable media the Janome 11000 can accept a PCMCIA card an ATA card with PCMCIA adapter or USB stick The selected designs will save with the correct information to any kind of removable media but in order to use the designs with the Janome 11000 the design files must eventually be moved to a PCMCIA card or the removable media on which the designs are saved must be connected to a PCMCIA adapter to be used on the Janome 11000 8 ATA card for Janome 10000 Jef This function writes the list of selected designs as JEF files to removable media While you can write JEF files to removable media the Janome 10000 can only accept a PCMCIA card OR a PCMCIA adapter The selected designs will save with the correct information to any kind of removable media but in order to use the designs with the Janome 10000 the design files must eventually be moved to a PCMCIA card or the removable media on which the designs are saved must be connected to a PCMCIA adapter to be used on the Janome 10000 9 ATA card for Janome 300E Jef This function writes the list of selected designs as JEF files to removable media While you can write JEF files to removable media the Janome 300E can only accept a PCMCIA card OR a PCMCIA adapter The selected designs will save with the correct information to any kind of r
32. emovable media but in order to use the designs with the Janome 300E the design files must eventually be moved to a PCMCIA card or the removable media on which the designs are saved must be connected to a PCMCIA adapter to be used on the Janome 300E Card for Janome 1000x and Janome 300E are not the same 10 Floppy for Tajima Dst This function writes the list of selected designs as DST Chapter 9 Writing Designs files to removable media 11 EMD Smart Media This function writes the list of selected designs as EMD files to removable media This function applies to Elna Xquisit Singer XL5000 and XL6000 e After selecting the proper format you will see the Select Drive window While the options available in this window will vary based upon each computer s configuration the letters represent the drive letters of your removable media or configured network drives Jive Select Drive window e Select the letter that corresponds to your destination media s drive e Next you will see the Copying window Click Copying window e Another window will prompt you to insert your media Ensure that the media is attached and click L 66 Amazing Box MAX Please insert media in drive G Copying window The files will be copied to your media and you will be returned to the Write Card window You may click lose to return you to the Main Menu Write S The Write function s
33. ending position of the design HStitches Indicates the total number of stitches in the design Amazing Box MAX HColors Indicates the total number of colors used in the design HStops Indicates the total number of stops in the design Changes Indicates the total number of color changes in the design Selects the previous design in the file list Selects the next design in the file list Sets the Design Page Area equal to the Design Area makes the design movable again ran _ Sends a screen shot of the Properties information to your default printer Converts the current design to the PEC format for use with embroidery design editing software This will save the design under the same folder and file name but with a PEC extension Cancel Closes the Design Properties window 57 Chapter 9 Writing Designs G Design Images amp The Design Images window shows you a preview of the designs in your file list It presents thumbnail images of the designs six at a time with their height width number of stitches and file path and name E Design Images 424 424 4887 r 797 796 8751 C NEmbroideryiManual2001 pec fm C Embroidery Manual2002 pec C Embroidery Manual2003 pec 436 436 4769 436 437 5170 C Embroidery Manual2004 pec C Embroidery Manual2005 pec C Embroidery Manual2006 pec First Previous i Design Images window A Color preview of the des
34. ends the designs in the file list to an Amazing Designs rewritable embroidery card First select your embroidery machine from the Machine Machine Baby Lock Brother Deco White vi drop down list on the Write Card window This will format the files to work with your embroidery machine Insert your Amazing Designs rewritable embroidery card into the appropriate slot on the Amazing Box MAX To write the design files to the card click the button The Check Card window will appear asking you to please insert card in card module Check Card window Click to proceed The Card Write window will appear asking if you wish to overwrite the card 67 Chapter 9 Writing Designs 68 You are about to overwrite this card Card Write Do you want to continue window If there are embroidery designs already on the card that you wish to keep you will need to save them to your computer s hard drive and then re write them to the embroidery card along with any other files you wish to add Otherwise click 1 1 to overwrite the card Depending on your rewritable card you may see one of several windows o PES PEC Card the BBD Card Information window will appear This helps you keep track of your embroidery projects by letting you save notes for yourself regarding the files on the card To leave a note type any text in the Copyright text box Also enter your project
35. er in which you want the embroidery files and the Catalog to be stored Enter the name of the folder Catalog window ee Cancel The Catalog will be created in the same folder in which the designs will be stored The catalog will be created in a folder named Catalog as an html file and is called index htm This file can be viewed with your Internet browser software e If the Catalog folder already exists the Catalog Overwrite window will appear Catalog Overwrite window Enter title for catalog Catalog Title window e Enter the catalog name of your choice and click Catalog Created window will then appear 60 Amazing Box MAX P Catalog Created w Show Catalog Catalog Created Never ask me again window e f you wish to have the Catalog displayed in your computer s default Internet browser check the Show Catalog option If you wish the Amazing Box MAX to remember this setting check the Never ask me again checkbox and you will not see this prompt again If you checked Show Catalog the Catalog Created window will close and your machine s default Internet browser will open to display the catalog you have just created A My Catalog Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help P x a A a Search se Favorites 8 f r Se jw Address C Embroidery Catalog index htm DH Manual2001 pec Manual2002 pec Manual2003 pec 42
36. ermission Commercial or industrial use of trademark and copyrighted works For example books paintings drawings photos fanciful characters and so forth owned by other companies or persons for creation of embroidery patterns without permission is illegal and may result in either criminal or civil liability Microsoft and Windows 2000 XP and Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other product names are copyrighted and registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders All computer and software names identified by TM or tm are trademarks of their respective manufacturers Amazing Box MAX I Table of Contents I TABLE OF CONTENTS eeseeossessevsvvnevnevnnvrnevneennerneensennernernsensernerneensenneenee 3 Il USER AGREEMENT 0 cccsccsscssccscccccccccscccccssccsccescssccsccescescees 6 lil INTRODUCTION eeseeseevnevseevnevnevnsvnnvrneensennernernsennernnensennernernsennernerneeneenneeeee 8 IV INSTALLATION FEE 9 A INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE ccccccecccecceccecccecceccecccecceccescesceescescesceeceuscs 9 B INSTALLING HELP FILES sisososoresereseseerererersesesrerereresesrrre reser es rer rr r EE RER Ores 10 C INSTALLING THE HARDWARE ccscccecceccccceceeccesceecceccesceeccescscasceeseuss 11 D PREPARING SOFTWARE FOR USE ccccsccssccecceccesccecceccesceeccescasceeceesens 13 E VIEW MANUAL IN PDF FORMAT ccccccecccccecceccccescescesc
37. escecceceeceeceeceeees 17 F GET FREE DESIGNS ae reser er rer R DERE D ERE 0 edel 17 G COPYRIGHT NOTICE ccccsccecceccscceccescescceccescescesccescescusscescscesseeseuss 18 V QUICK START eeeeseeeseesevvnvvnevnnvrnvenevnnernnensennernsensennernsensennerneensennerneennenneenee 19 A TO SAVE FILES TO THE HARD DRIVE ccccecceccccceccecceccceccescasceecesens 19 B TO TRANSFER DESIGNS ccccecceccecceccecceccecesceccescescescesceseeseecesceseeeees 20 1 Transferring to Embroidery Cards rrrrrrrrrnnnnrrnnnnnnnnrrrvnnnnnnnrrrrrnrnnre 21 2 Transferring to Other Removable MedIiQ ssmrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrra 23 VI USB MEDIA FOR VIKING D1 USERS eceeeseessvvsevnevssvvnevnsvnnerneeneenneeeee 24 A DESCRIPTION OF A USB STICK OR THUMB DRIVE sussoososesrereseeresersrerersrer ennen 24 B TO PREPARE THE USB STICK ccccccceccecccecceccecceecceccescceccescuscuscesens 25 C SENDING DESIGNS TO THE USB MEDIA FOR VIKING DESIGNER 1 USERS 26 GE 00 E O 1 e PEA EE snp ENE 26 2 A 29 3 Verify Designs optional smsserrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rr rr rr rr rr na 30 VIL MANVENI 25 32 VIII READING DESIGNS ceeeessessvvvvvnevnsvvnvvneennernernnennerneensennerneensennerneennenneeeee 34 A DESIGN PROPERTIES El sooerrarronrvnrrnrrnnevnernrrsnrsnennsrsnesnennsrsnennennernnennene 36 B DESIGN IMAGES Chapter 1 Table of Contents C CATALOG Ge PRINT SERRA
38. gns The Write Card Window Br Write Card C EnbroiderysManual 002 pec CL EmbroiderysManual 003 pec CC Enbroidery MNanuaslzO004 pec Directory amp Info C Embroidery Card Type 29F080 Machine Baby Lock Brother Deco White Send To Write Close Write Card window 49 Chapter 9 Writing Designs Button Choices A Add Adds design s to the file list i Delete Deletes the selected design from the file list I Delete All Deletes all designs from the file list Size Determines the space needed for the designs in the file list and ensures your rewritable card has enough room Design Properties Displays the color size stitch count stop and change properties of the selected design Design Images Displays thumbnail images of each design in the file list Catalog Creates a catalog of the designs in the currently selected folder Print Prints the selected design and design properties Snapshot Sends the list of designs to the Windows clipboard Send To Sends the designs to removable media Write Writes the designs to an Amazing Designs rewritable embroidery card Send To Sends the designs to removable media write Write Writes the designs to an Amazing Designs rewritable embroidery card Close Exits the Write Card window and returns you to the Main 50 Amazing Box MAX A Add The add function adds designs from your hard drive to the list of de
39. ign B Height Width in tenths of mm and stitch count of the design C File path of the design e Est Selects the first six designs in the file list 58 Amazing Box MAX Eveus _ Selects the previous six designs in the file list Pim Sends a screen shot of the Design Images window to your default printer Close Closes the Design Images window o N t Selects the next six designs in the file list Selects the last six designs in the file list H Catalog The Catalog function lets you create a catalog of the designs in the Write Card window file list This catalog will include thumbnail images of each design the file name width height number of stitches and color sequence Additionally the embroidery files in the file list will be copied to a common folder on your hard drive e You will first be prompted for a folder in which to store the embroidery files Catalog that you will create from the file list Select a folder to store the designs and the catalog Press cancel to skip this function C Embroidery 4 My Computer 3 312 Floppy A Local Disk C CD CMPNENTS Browse for Folder 2 40 Documents and Settings i window CO My Designs HA Program Files 10 Python22 gt temp WINDOWS v e Once you have selected a folder click 59 Chapter 9 Writing Designs e You will see the Catalog window which will ask for a folder name Enter the name of the fold
40. is complete the files will appear in the Read Card window s viewing window Now that the files are saved to your hard drive they are ready to be transferred to another medium e g another card a floppy disk USB thumb drive or directly to compatible embroidery machines via USB cable Close To exit the Read Card menu click the Main Menu This will return you to To Transfer Designs This section will guide you through the process of transferring designs from your hard drive to external media such as an Amazing Designs rewritable embroidery card floppy disk USB thumb drive ATA card or other such removable media 1 2 Click the mld button on the Main Menu To select files to be written to a rewritable embroidery card click on the Add icon at the top left of the window 20 Amazing Box MAX Select Directory amp Prefix window 3 In the Look in drop down menu st Enboiden z select a location on your computer or other media that contains the embroidery files you wish to transfer To select multiple files hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard 4 and click on each file you wish to select 4 Once you ve selected the files click the button The files you selected will now appear in the Write Card window If your destination media is a rewritable embroidery card please follow Section 1 below If you would like to transfer your designs to a floppy disk networ
41. k drive USB thumb drive SmartMedia card ATA card or supported USB compatible embroidery machines please follow Section 2 1 Transferring to Embroidery Cards Follow these instructions only if you are transferring your designs to an Amazing Designs rewritable embroidery card 5 With the Write Card window still open select your embroidery machine from the Machine drop down list This will format the files to work with your embroidery machine Machine Baby Lock Brother Deco White 6 Insert your Amazing Designs rewritable embroidery card into the appropriate slot on the Amazing Box MAX 21 Chapter 6 USB Media for Viking D1 Users 22 E 10 To write the design files to the card click the Write button The Check Card window will appear asking you to Please insert card into Amazing Box MAX Click L to proceed The Card Write window will appear asking if you wish to overwrite the card If there are embroidery designs already on the card that you wish to keep you will need to save them to your computer s hard drive and then re write them to the embroidery card along with any other files you wish to add To save design files to your hard drive please see the Quick Start To Save Files to the Hard Drive section and restart this process selecting all of the designs you wish to write to the card Otherwise click 1 1 to continue writing to the card Depending on your rewritable
42. king the ame button on the Main screen The Settings window is divided into four tabs located at the bottom of the window which group the settings options into four categories Hardware Hoops Colors and Options A Common Fields On each of the four Settings menu tabs there is a User field and an Associate button User Field Allows you to customize your Amazing Box MAX experience with your name Simply enter your name in this field and several windows and menus throughout the program will reflect what you have entered Associate Allows you to associate embroidery formats with a particular program outside of the Amazing Box MAX e g Edit N Stitch from Amazing Designs When you use the Transfer El function in the Read Card window the Amazing Box MAX will send the selected embroidery file to the program that is associated with that format T Chapter 13 Program Settings Click the 820 button to launch the Associations window Baby Lock Brother Baby Lock Brother Bernina Baby Lock Brother Baby Lock Brother Baby Lock Brother Viking Husqvarna Viking Husqvarna Elna Janome New Home Kenmore Elna Janome New Home Kenmore Janone PCS Pfaff PCD Pfaff PCO Pfaff File Type Details File Type Open With Associations window e To associate a format with an external program first select the file type you wish to associate in the File Types pane If you wish to associate a
43. l launch the Read Card window 2 Select browse icon S at the top of the Read Card window to launch the Select Directory amp Prefix window 3 Select the directory on your computer in which you wish to save your embroidery files ct Directory amp Prefix Save in E Erbroidery et Ee Select Directory amp Prefix window 4 To create a new folder select the parent folder in the save in menu right click in the view window and select new and then folder and then type in a name for your new folder e g Chapter 6 USB Media for Viking D1 Users Embroidery Note You can also click on the New Folder icon to B create a new folder Double click the folder to open it now you must select a prefix a common word or words that will identify each group of files To do this NES the word or words in the file name box and click I This will return you to the Read Card window To save the files from your embroidery card to your hard drive click the L button The Check Card window will appear asking you to Please insert card into Amazing Box MAX If you have already inserted your card in the Amazing Box MAX click I and the files will be saved to your hard drive If no card has been inserted into the AG Box MAX please insert one at this time and then click amp It may take RE moments to read all designs from the card When the read process
44. ll Amazing Box MAX Install Help Files View Manual Get Free Designs Copyright Notice Adobe Adobe re olegren rad ee wing AG Reader PDFs Click here to install Exit JF amp 2007 F be signs eg ed trademark of Ta orporation All rights r wed rm Duplication sale or transfe oe other party iolation of copyright E We ve provided the full FT Box MAX manual on your CD in case you ever misplace it or the dog eats your physical copy To view the manual you will need to have Adobe Reader on your computer If you already have this program simply click the button and the manual will open If you do not we ve provided a convenient link to download the program that can be installed from the CD Adobe and Adobe Reader are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated All rights reserved F Get Free Designs Install Amazing Box MAX Install Help Files View Manual Get Free Designs Copyright Notice QES Vv Adobe Adobe Reader required for viewing Ge g foe 6 PDFs Click here to install Exit F 2007 Am EA signs i egistered trademark of Ta orporation All rights reserved Duplication sale r tra nsfe 2 othe r party is a violatio of c opyright Amazing Designs also EE a link to our website where we provide other free designs each month 17 Chapter 4 Installation G Copyright Notice This copyright information provides all pertinent copyright informati
45. ll file types select the ALL All formats type e Click the button to browse your computer for your program of choice Select the executable of the program you wish to associate and click Oren B Hardware The Hardware tab allows you to manually change the port settings that connect the Amazing Box MAX to your computer It enables you to select the appropriate Serial Port Port Type and Floppy or drive letter that will allow the Amazing Box MAX to interact with your computer If you do not know the appropriate port settings for your computer you can click the 78 Amazing Box MAX Search button which then provides a window with an option to Auto search for the settings P Amazing Box MAX Settings Hardware User User Manual Serial Port Port Type com5 USB com3 RS232 Converter Associate Search Cancel Hardware Settings window Hardware tab 1 Port Configuration Serial Port The virtual COM port through which the Amazing Box MAX will communicate Port Type The type of port through which the Amazing Box MAX will communicate Floppy The default removable media drive used in the Send To function 19 Chapter 13 Program Settings 2 Port Search If you do not know the port settings appropriate for use with your Amazing Box MAX the software can search the ports for the attached card reader Search e To configure the hardware ports click the button on th
46. llows you to transfer designs to Amazing Designs rewritable embroidery cards and other removable media Erase Card Allows you to erase Amazing Designs rewritable embroidery cards Card Information Provides information about the embroidery card in your Amazing Box MAX Settings Allows you to customize the Amazing Box MAX software to best suit your needs et Exits the Amazing Box MAX Software 883 Chapter 8 Reading Designs VIII Reading Designs The Read Card Window em Read Card NEmbroideryyManual 002 NEmbroideryyManual 003 NEmnbroideryyManual 004 NEmbroideryyManual 005 NEmbroideryyManual 006 Directory amp Info C Embroidery Show Type Al Embroidery Files Prefix Prefix Card Type 29F080 Read Card window 34 Amazing Box MAX Button Choices Design Properties Displays the color size stitch count stop and change properties of the selected design Design Images Displays thumbnail images of each design in the file list EE Catalog Creates a catalog of the designs in the file list Print Prints the selected design and design properties Fra Bitmaps Shows an overview of bitmapped images of the designs in the file list the bitmaps you will be presented with are the bitmaps shown on PES PEC format embroidery machines only Snap Shot Sends the file list to the Windows clipboard Transfer Sends the selected design to the application configured
47. name if you wish in the Project box If you don t wish to leave a note simply click L I to continue writing to the card o Artista Card the Artista Card Information window will appear prompting for a Company and Serial Number Enter anything you wish here and click L o Pfaff Card the Pfaff Card Information Window will appear prompting for several fields Some Pfaff machines require the Copyright field to read GM PFAFF AG I the rest can the values of your choice Enter the information and click You can protect your designs permanently by clicking the Protected check box This locks the card so that it can no longer be read by Amazing Box Max It keeps your designs safe from loss or theft You will however be able to re write this card When you do so you will receive a message telling you that the card is protected It will ask Amazing Box MAX whether you want to write over the designs select Yes to continue e The red Activity light on the Amazing Box MAX will be illuminated indicating old files are being erased and the new files you selected are being written to the card DO NOT REMOVE THE CARD FROM THE AMAZING BOX AT THIS TIME Doing so may corrupt the embroidery files and possibly damage the rewritable card e When the process is complete the light will turn off and a window will appear telling you the card operation is complete The card is now ready to be removed from
48. ndow to the Windows clipboard After clicking the Snapshot button you can paste the list into any text editor such as Notepad word processors e mail editors etc K Send To Sent The Send To function transfers the designs in the Write Card file list to removable media such as floppy disk SmartMedia card ATA card USB thumb drive or even directly to select embroidery machines drive adapter port etc You must ensure that the media shows up as a removable drive in Windows Explorer After inserting the media open Windows Explorer or My Computer and note the drive letter of your removable media R Before starting insert your removable media into the appropriate embroidery machine plug it in now Refer to your embroidery If you are using a direct USB connection to your compatible machine s user manual for more detail 63 Chapter 9 Writing Designs e The El or _Send To buttons will bring up the Select Media window This window will control the output file format that will be transferred to your removable media Select media Here you select the 1 Backup to removable storage machine type for which you re going to 2 Media for Baby Lock Brother write a diskette or PCMCIA ATA card 3 Media for Viking 4 Media for Artista 200 730 Exp 5 USB stick for Artista 630 640 Exp 6 ATA card for Deco 330 Exp 7 Media for Janome 11000 Jef 8 ATA card for Janome 10000 Jef 9 ATA card for Janome
49. ndow to close it Close your embroidery machine Click L and return to the Write Card window Click to return to the Main Menu 2 Transferring to Other Removable Media 10 11 Insert your removable media e g floppy disk USB drive ATA card SmartMedia card into your computer or appropriate adapter If you wish to transfer designs directly to a compatible embroidery machine via USB plug in the machine now Please refer to the manufacturer s directions for further detail To write the design files to the media click the Write Card window s Send To button The Select Media window will appear Click on the machine type that matches your machine new window will appear asking for the drive letter of the removable media Select the appropriate drive letter from the list and click The Copy etie e will then appear Click L J and a window will open asking you to insert media into the drive you previously selected Click L ii and the design files will begin copying to your removable media When the process is complete the media will now be ready for use in your embroidery machine and you will be returned to the Write Close Card window Click to return to the Main Menu 23 Chapter 6 USB Media for Viking D1 Users VI USB Media for Viking D1 Users Because of the differences with this machine there are different steps that need to be taken to send designs to the USB stick or thumb d
50. ndows Vista please be sure you are set up with Administrator Rights A Insert the Amazing Box MAX CD into your computer s CD ROM drive You will see the following page Amazing Box MAX Installer Install Amazing Box MAX Install Help Files View Manual Get Free Designs Copyright Notice A FAN ca Adobe obe Reader required for viewing Re ror Click here to install Click Install Fr Box MAX Follow the on screen instructions to install the software Two message boxes will pop up click on OK for each of them The first message box Custom Action Installing 32 bit FTDI drivers U OW simply lets you know that this driver has been installed on applicable computers The second message Chapter 4 Installation FTDI Driver Installation i FTDI CDM Drivers have been successfully installed These simply let you know that various drivers have been installed on your computer and are especially needed if your Operating System is Windows Vista If the Amazing Box MAX software opens please close it and proceed to the Installing Help Files Installing Help Files You will see the following page Amazing Box MAX Installer q hi Bef ae X SV gt Get Free Designs Install Amazing Box MAX Install Help Files View Manual l gt Copyright Notice Vv Adobe Adobe Reader required for
51. oidery Files Select Directory amp Prefix window e Select the directory on your computer in which you wish to save your embroidery files by clicking the Z on the Save in dropdown menu Svein O Embroider Z and navigating to the folder Double click the folder to open it menu right click in the view window and select new and then To create a new folder select the parent folder in the Save in folder and then type in a name for your new folder e Now you may select a prefix a common word or words that will identify each group of files if they are not named on the card To do this type the word or words in the File name box 46 Amazing Box MAX wet Use a prefix that identifies the designs For example DF1 for Detailed Floral Collection 1 When the files are saved to your hard 33 kt drive you will have DF 1 001 pec DF1 002 pec etc e Click to return you to the Read Card window with your settings saved You will now be ready to Read the designs and save them to your chosen folder I Read The Read function reads the designs from your embroidery card and saves them to the hard drive in your specified folder e The Check Card window will appear asking you to Please insert card in Amazing Box MAX as shown click L 1 and the files will be saved to your hard drive If no card has been inserted into the Amazing Box MAX please insert
52. on of the Program s Documentation or Software to another party your license is automatically terminated Any attempt to disassemble the object code of this Software is unauthorized and will result in immediate termination of your license You must reproduce and include the copyright notice on any copy modification or portion of the Software merged into another program You may not use copy modify or transfer the Software or any copy modification or merged portion in whole or in part except as expressly provided for in this Agreement You understand that any violation of this obligation is not authorized and may subject you to certain penalties as authorized by law You may not commit any act which would directly or indirectly violate any U S law regulation treaty or other agreement relating to the export or re export of the Program s Documentation or Software to which the U S adheres or with which the U S complies COMPUTERSERVICE SSHS BV AND TACONY CORPORATION WARRANT THE MEDIA ON WHICH THE SOFTWARE IS RECORDED THE INTERFACE CABLE AND CARDMODULE EQUIPMENT TO BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP UNDER NORMAL USE FOR A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE ORIGINAL RETAIL PURCHASE IF SUCH A DEFECT OCCURS YOU MAY RETURN THE MEDIA INTERFACE CABLE OR CARDMODULE EQUIPMENT AND IT WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE NO OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WILL APPLY DURING THIS PERIOD AND NO WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRE
53. on for the software hardware and designs contained in Amazing Box MAX By agreeing to the Copyright Agreement in the installation process you agree to not violate this agreement This notice is a reminder of that agreement Install Amazing Box MAX Install Help Files k View Manual Get Free Designs Copyright Notice Al Ger Adobe Adobe Reader required for viewing Adobe Reader PDFs Click here to install Exit DE m ng Designs is a registered trademark of Tacony y Corporation All rights reserved ortransferto another party is a violation of copy right 18 Amazing Box MAX V Quick Start Before using your Amazing Box MAX you should have already reviewed the Installation section in this guide which addresses setting up your design transfer box As a second check before continuing ensure you have done the following 1 Installed the computer software 2 Verified the hardware installation by checking to see that the green Power light is on 3 Configured the port settings and machine hoop settings in the Amazing Box MAX software Please see Preparing Software for Use section of this manual 4 Started the Amazing Box MAX program A To Save Files to the Hard Drive The following these step by step directions will guide you through saving designs from your pre programmed embroidery card onto your computer s hard drive 1 Click the amp I button on the Main Menu This wil
54. one at this time and then click If no card is inserted or if you wish to _ Cancel the operation you will see the Card Read window will appear 47 Chapter 8 Reading Designs 48 Check Read window e If files with the same names already exist in the destination folder you will see the Confirm File Replace window er This folder already contains a file named 9 C Embroidery Manual_001_pec Confirm File Replace Would you like to replace the existing file WI ndow o To overwrite the individual file click es o To overwrite all files with this prefix click _Yestoall o To keep the current file click L o To cancel the Read Card operation and close the current Cancel window click If you wish to change the prefix follow the Browse instructions see Browse section e It may take several moments to read all designs from the card While the card is being read the Activity light will be illuminated green e When the read process is complete the Activity light will be off and the files will appear in the Read Card window s viewing window Now that the files are saved to your hard drive they are ready to be transferred to another medium e g another card a floppy disk USB thumb drive or directly to compatible embroidery machines via USB cable e To exit the Read Card menu click cose This will return you to the Main Menu Amazing Box MAX IX Writing Desi
55. r Luisi feature for you to write your designs to D Then _ Giese Jon the Read Card screen Ble SD Directory amp Info Show Type All Brother Bernina Baby Lock Prefix Virtual Card Type 2 Write Card A Select the L Fd PCMCIA ATA card Amazing Box MAX option and add designs from the desired location After your designs have been selected click 1 Backup to removable storage 2 Media for Baby Lock Brother 3 Media for Viking 4 Media for Artista 200 730 Exp 5 USB stick for Artista 630 640 Exp 6 ATA card for Deco 330 Exp 7 Media for Janome 11000 Jef 8 ATA card for Janome 10000 Jef 9 ATA card for Janome 300E Jef 10 Floppy for Tajima Dst 11 EMD Smart Media Cancel B This will open your Select Drive Screen select the drive of the Virtual Floppy you created previously and select C Click the L Select Drive X Destination drive button and the designs will be written to the appropriate VFD on your USB stick 29 Chapter 6 USB Media for Viking D1 Users 30 D E You will be asked to insert media into the USB drive select Designs in this location will be overwritten and you will be asked to verify if this is acceptable Select if it is or if it is not Existing design files on F will be overwritten Continue If you receive the message box stating that a design is larger than a spells hoop it
56. rive for the Viking Designer 1 Before sending designs to a USB stick the stick must first be prepared To do this follow the steps in Section A below After the USB stick has been prepared follow the steps in Section B to send designs to the thumb drive for use in your machine As an explanation of what your USB stick or thumb drive does please see the information below A Description of a USB Stick or Thumb Drive Your thumb drive uses files called Virtual Floppy Disks and must be formatted correctly in order to be read by your machine Amazing Box MAX takes care of this for you without having to use any other software such as Viking s Disk Manager program Each Designer 1 USB stick a k a D1 USB contains 12 Virtual Floppy Disks VFD named VFDOO bin thru VFDO11 bin USB i PP IT rr RR Each VFD holds four menu folders En and each menu folder will hold up to nine designs Each VFD will hold up to 36 designs for you to embroider 24 Amazing Box MAX Within the menu folders are files called phv files This is an image file of the designs within the menu folders You can use these files to see the designs in the Properties screen These files are what the machine uses to show the design pictures Regardless of the number of designs you add to your USB stick there will always be 12 VFD bin files on your thumb drive and your thumb drive must always be prepared before and VFD files can be added B To Prepare the USB Stick
57. signs to be written to a rewritable embroidery card or removable media The button will launch the Select Files window Look in 03 Embroidery v EA Manual 001 pec Manual 002 pec Manual 003 pec Manual 004 pec Manual 005 pec Manual 006 pec File name Files of type All Embroidery Files v Cancel Select Files window e Select a location on your computer or other media that contains the embroidery files you wish to transfer by clicking the Z on the Look in dropdown menu t r 3 Enbrodey and navigating to the folder Double click the folder to open it e The files located in the directory you have chosen will appear in the menu To select a file single click it A preview of the design will appear in the Preview pane on the right and click on each file you wish to select If you select multiple 05 To select multiple files hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard files the Preview pane will not display the designs 51 Chapter 9 Writing Designs 1 If selecting multiple files by holding the Ctrl key and you Y want the designs in the same order they are on your computer select the last design first and the first design last e Once you ve selected the file s you wish click the button The files you selected will now appear in the Write Card window To add designs from multiple folders simply click the button 9 again browse to the next folder and add the files you wish
58. t steps 5 through 7 to install 12 Amazing Box MAX 9 Restart your computer one last time Complete step D Prepare Software for Use below and your software will be completely ready to use Important If Windows prompts that the drivers may not be compatible click Continue Anyway Important If the Wizard fails to find the hardware drivers automatically follow the prompts to find the driver on the CD ROM D Preparing Software for Use This section will help customize Amazing Box MAX to your individual needs Once you have completed the software installation and launch the program for the first time you will be prompted for hardware and software configuration on the following screen Amazing Box MAX Settings Hardware Settings Hardware window Note If the Hardware window does not appear when you launch the program for the first time you may access this Settings window using the button on the Main Menu 1 Fillin your desired User Name for the program in the User box Chapter 4 Installation 2 To configure the hardware ports click the rn button The following Locate Amazing Box MAX window will appear D Locate Amazing Box MAX Select a Serial port and a Port Type Serial Port Port Type com4 coni iiiI com4 3 Click the MT button to automatically find proper port settings This function scans the computers com ports to locate Amazing Box MAX for you
59. the Amazing Box MAX uses to display designs that do not contain color information e Tochange the default color palette click the 2 button This will launch the standard Windows Color palette Color palette window fal E E E Custom colors HE EE Hue 160 Red 0 ColoriSolid Lum 0 Blue 0 Cancel Add to Custom Colors e Select the color that you wish to replace in the Custom Colors area e Select the basic color you want or move the color palette arrow to find a custom color e Click __AastoCustomCoiors to replace the custom color you previously selected e Once you have made the changes you wish click to return to the Settings window to cancel your changes click Cancel 3 Background Colors The BK Color button allows you to change the background color used in the generation of your embroidery file previews While the default color is a white background you may prefer another option 83 Chapter 13 Program Settings 84 To change the background color click the 2 button This will launch the standard Windows Color palette Select the basic color you want or move the color palette arrow to find a custom color Click AsdtoCustomColos to replace the ag CCI color Once you have made the changes you wish click to return Cancel to the Settings window to cancel your changes click les Amazing Box MAX E Options The Options tab configures a few
60. to transfer B Drag and Drop As an alternative to using the Add function the Amazing Box MAX lets you drag and drop the embroidery designs you wish to write directly into the program using the Windows file system e Keeping your Amazing Box MAX software open browse to the folder that contains the files you wish to write using either the standard Windows folder browser which you can access through the My Computer icon or through the original Windows Explorer which you can access by right clicking on the Windows Start button and selecting Explore e Once you have browsed to the folder that contains the files you wish to write select the files with your mouse To select multiple files hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard R and click on each file you wish to select 52 Amazing Box MAX Click and hold the selected file s and drag them to the Target Area of the Write window illustrated below and release drop them by releasing the mouse button E Write Card B S Ba BE TARGET AREA Directory amp Info C Embroidery Card Type 29F080 Machine Baby Lock Brother Deco White v Send To Write Close Write window Drag and Drop Target Area C Delete X The Delete function removes a single design from the file list Clicking the Delete button will only remove a design from the Write Card window it will not delete the design from your hard drive 53 Chapter 9
61. to define the design page area as the size of the target hoop design that is smaller than the hoop can be positioned this way The design is no longer moveable in the hoop Start Indicates the starting position of the design End Indicates the ending position of the design HStitches Indicates the total number of stitches in the design HColors Indicates the total number of colors used in the design HStops Indicates the total number of stops in the design Changes Indicates the total number of color changes in the design Selects the previous design in the file list er Selects the next design in the file list Sets the Design Page Area equal to the Design Area makes the design movable again ran L Sends a screen shot of the Properties information to your default printer Converts the current design to the PEC format for use with embroidery design editing software This will save the design under the same folder and file name but with a PEC extension Cancel Closes the Design Properties window 37 Chapter 8 Reading Designs B Design Images amp The Design Images window shows you a preview of the designs in your file list It presents thumbnail images of the designs six at a time with their height width number of stitches and file path and name E Design Images 797 796 8751 C Embroidery Manual2003 pec 563 564 8155 436 436 4769 436 437 5170
62. ware by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device No not this time Click Next to continue Found New Hardware Wizard Screen 1 Note Some versions of Windows 2000 XP and Vista may only show a Hardware found and Hardware being installed dialog box in the lower right corner of your computer screen Just wait until it is finished installing the hardware and then continue to page 13 11 Chapter 4 Installation 6 Select Install the software automatically and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for USB lt gt Serial C If your hardware came with an installation CD lt P or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do O Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Found New Hardware Wizard Screen 2 7 The Found New Hardware Wizard will find and automatically install the software drivers for Amazing Box MAX Click Finish when prompted Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for a USB Serial Converter Click Finish to close the wizard Found New Hardware Wizard Screen 3 8 The Found New Hardware Wizard will reappear for USB Serial Port Repea

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