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QUICK START GUIDE BERNINA EditorPlus BERNINA DesignerPlus COPYRIGHT 1997-2009 BY WILCOM PTY LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No parts of this publication or the accompanying software may be copied or distributed, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any human or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, manual, or otherwise, or disclosed to any third party without the express written permission of: Wilcom Pty Ltd. (A.B.N. 43 001 971 919) 146-156 Wyndham Street, Alexandria (Sydney) New South Wales, 2015, Australia PO Box 581, Alexandria, 1435 Phone: +61 2 9578 5100 Fax: +61 2 9578 5108 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.wilcom.com.au NOTE The screen illustrations in this publication are intended to be representations, not exact duplicates of the screen layouts generated by the software. PRINTED USER MANUAL Registered owners of BERNINA® Embroidery Software are permitted to create one (1) copy of the BERNINA® Embroidery Software User Manual for their personal use. This can be printed with a personal printer or through a commercial printing company. LIMITED WARRANTY BERNINA International AG warrants for a period of 90 days, commencing from the date of delivery of the software to you, that the products are free from defects in materials and workmanship. Your exclusive remedy for breach of warranty is to return the products together with proof of purchase to BERNINA or its authorized dealers within the warranty period, and they will be replaced free of charge. You are responsible for the cost of shipping and insurance, and bear the risk of loss, damage and misplacement of ‘the products’. The purchaser relies on their own skill and judgement in selecting the software for their own use and assumes the entire risk as to the results and performance of the software. Subject to warranties and conditions imposed by law, BERNINA International AG expressly disclaims all other warranties and conditions, whether express or implied, including without limitation, warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non infringement. BERNINA International AG specifically does not warrant that the software will meet the purchaser’s requirements or run without interruption or error, or appear precisely as described in the accompanying documentation. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will BERNINA International AG or its developers, officers, employees or affiliates be liable to you for any consequential, incidental, or indirect damages (including damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information and the like), whether foreseeable, or unforeseeable, arising out of the use of or inability to use the software or accompanying security device and cable, and accompanying documentation, regardless of the basis of the claim and even if BERNINA or an authorized BERNINA representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of incidental, consequential or special damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. TERMINATION Your License to use the BERNINA® Embroidery Software is effective as long as you comply with the terms and conditions of the License Agreement. This License will terminate automatically without notice from BERNINA International AG if you fail to comply with any of the terms of the License Agreement. You may terminate this License at any time by returning the BERNINA® Embroidery Software and all copies thereof, the dongle security device, cable and all accompanying documentation to BERNINA International AG. CONTACT If you have any questions, please contact your BERNINA distributor, or BERNINA International AG CH-8266 Steckborn/Switzerland Tel: (41) 52-762 11 11 Fax: (41) 52-762 16 11 Rev 2 July 2009 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Welcome to BERNINA® Embroidery Software, the leading embroidery design application for home users. This is an MS Windows®-based product incorporating many of the conventions with which most PC users are already familiar. BERNINA® Embroidery Software is unique in providing seamless integration with CorelDRAW® Essentials 4 by the Corel Corporation, the most popular vector-based drawing package for home users. This combination offers a more efficient, user-friendly approach to embroidery design by combining the embroidery capabilities of BERNINA Embroidery Software with graphical capabilities of CorelDRAW®. It also allows users to create not just embroidery, but true, multi-medium designs. Note CorelDRAW® Essentials 4 and its sister product, Corel PHOTO-PAINT® Essentials 4 can also be run as standalone applications. For a full description of the CorelDRAW® Essentials 4 tools, refer to the electronic User Guide available via the Windows Start > Programs group. Alternatively, use the onscreen help available from the Graphics mode Help menu. First-time users You should also familiarize yourself with Basic Procedures. Here you will learn how to start the ® If you are new to BERNINA Embroidery application, create or open a design, print Software, you’ll be pleased with its flexible designs, and how to use some of the essential digitizing capabilities, the ease with which you tools and features that BERNINA Embroidery can create and edit designs, and how simple it Software provides. The chapter Viewing Designs is to add or create your own lettering. However, in the Onscreen Manual also provides an before you begin working with the product, read overview of the design viewing modes in the Introduction to Embroidery Digitizing in the BERNINA Embroidery Software. Onscreen Manual. This chapter presents an overview of the basic concepts of digitizing with BERNINA Embroidery Software and provides Update users you with important guidelines on how to use this BERNINA Embroidery Software is an enhanced software to achieve the best results. version of our earlier products. It has many new BERNINA® Embroidery Software : Quick Start Guide 1 Chapter 1 : Introduction and expanded features. Read the chapter BERNINA DesignerPlus Introduction to Embroidery Digitizing in the BERNINA DesignerPlus offers powerful features Onscreen Manual to familiarize yourself quickly for digitizing, editing and lettering, combining with the scope of these improvements. both automatic and manual digitizing tools and methods for maximum control and quality. ® Specifically, with this system you can: BERNINA Embroidery Software Use scanned or imported artwork to digitize product levels designs on-screen In addition to the automatic digitizing tools, There are two BERNINA® Embroidery Software use specialized digitizing tools, plus a wide product levels: range of artistic, decorative fill patterns BERNINA EditorPlus Create appliqué with Auto Appliqué BERNINA DesignerPlus. Convert any Windows TrueType font to an embroidery alphabet Save all your favorite settings to templates. Caution The product levels are controlled by the security device. This device is the most important and valuable part of your system and Note To identify features relevant to your should be treated with care. specific model, see the BERNINA Embroidery Software Product Feature List in the Onscreen Manual. Note BERNINA Embroidery Software users can purchase software upgrades directly from the Internet. BERNINA® Embroidery Software documentation BERNINA EditorPlus With BERNINA EditorPlus, you can edit existing designs and add lettering. You can also create BERNINA Embroidery Software provides you attractive designs with a minimum of fuss from with a number of ways to access information scanned artwork. Use powerful automatic about your software and how to use it, both in digitizing features such as Auto Digitizer, Magic printed form and onscreen via the Help menu. Wand and PhotoSnap. In addition you can: Change color sequence for better stitchouts Caution Screen illustrations in the user Edit individual stitches to fine-tune your documentation are intended to be designs to a perfect finish representations, not exact duplicates of the Use Auto Digitizer to create attractive screen layouts generated by the software. embroidery automatically from scanned Procedural descriptions may be at slight artwork variance from particular installations depending on which default system settings are activated. For greater control, use Magic Wand to convert shapes in pictures to stitches Use PhotoSnap to turn photographs into line Printed documentation stitching. Depending on your product level, together with your BERNINA Embroidery Software installation BERNINA® Embroidery Software : Quick Start Guide 2 Chapter 1 : Introduction DVD you will have received the following printed While the tutorials do not cover all product documentation: features, they provide a useful introduction for all product levels. Quick Start Guide The BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Onscreen Manual Guide contains installation instructions as well The Onscreen Manual provides detailed as an introduction to your BERNINA Embroidery procedures covering all features of the BERNINA Software. There is also a Quick Reference Embroidery Software and BERNINA Portfolio section which lists all the commands and applications. It contains hundreds of shortcut keys used in the software. In addition, step-by-step instructions together with samples the guide provides a fully worked sample and screen images. The BERNINA Cross Stitch project. Additional