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Baby Lock Ellisimo Gold II Instruction And Reference Manual - Introduction

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Manual is about: Embroidery and Sewing Machine

Summary of Ellisimo Gold II

  • Page 2: Introduction

    2 introduction thank you for using our embroidery design software on screen designer™. On screen designer™ enables you to create original embroidery patterns directly from the screen of your baby lock household computerized sewing machine that is equipped with the compatible embroidery function. Bef...

  • Page 3

    3 what you can do with this software embroidery patterns that can be created with this software lines of the drawing are sewn with satin stitches and areas are sewn with fill stitches. The following settings can be specified. 1 satin stitch (lines): thickness and stitch density 2 fill stitch (areas)...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Before Use

    4 chapter 1 before use checking sewing machine on screen designer™ can be used with the following sewing machines. Check that your sewing machine model and its program version meets the following requirements. Models: blso/blsog/blsog2 program: kit ii certified * the kit ii certification can be chec...

  • Page 5

    5 usb media important: since all data saving media, including usb media, may sometimes fail, we recommend that you make backup copies for all saved data. The sewing machine reads this software and starts it up from usb media. In addition, data created with this application is stored on the usb media...

  • Page 6

    6 1 turn on the sewing machine. 2 press , and then press to display page 4/8 of the settings screen. 3 on the display, press so that it changes to , and then press . 4 turn off the machine. Setting the sewing machine to start up the software the sewing machine must first be set so that on screen des...

  • Page 7

    7 2 insert the usb media containing the application into the primary (top) usb port on the right side of the machine. Caution • do not insert anything other than usb media into the usb media port. Otherwise, the usb media drive may be damaged. • do not insert usb media containing pattern data other ...

  • Page 8

    8 key operations 1 press to display the screen shown at the left. Notes • screen illustrations may vary due to model of machine. • you can use the pen tablet for operations in the settings screen. 1 adjusts the speaker volume press and to adjust the speaker volume. 2 changes the display language use...

  • Page 9

    9 basic procedure overview the basic procedure is described below. For details, refer to the indicated page. 1 draw the lines of the pattern in the pattern drawing screen. ( → page 10) 2 adding color to the pattern. ( → page 26) 3 specifying the stitching settings. ( → page 31) specify the width of ...

  • Page 10

    10 1 pattern drawing area draw the pattern within this area. The actual dimension of the pattern area is the size of the extra large embroidery frame (30 cm (height) × 20 cm (width)). Included pen tablet is activated within this pattern drawing area while drawing. 2 use to select the thread color of...

  • Page 11

    11 key key name description reference page straight line key press this key to draw straight lines. 21 continuous straight line key press this key to draw straight lines that are connected. 15 circle key press this key to draw circles. 13 ellipse key press this key to draw ellipses. 16 square key pr...

  • Page 12

    12 embroidery data check screen once you are finished drawing the pattern, press the convert key in the pattern drawing screen to convert the image data to embroidery data. When the data is converted, the embroidery data check screen appears. 1 the total number of stitches is displayed. 2 the necess...

  • Page 13

    13 chapter 2 creating a sample pattern in order to get a better understanding of how to use this software, we will describe the procedure for creating the pattern shown at the left as an example. By creating an actual pattern, you can learn to master the operation of this software. 1 drawing the lin...

  • Page 14

    14 ■ creating the desired circle undoing if the position or size of the shape is not what you want, the drawn line can be erased so that it can be drawn again. There are many ways of erasing lines, but here we will explain how to use . To undo the last drawing operation, press . The last operation t...

  • Page 15

    15 2. Drawing straight lines that are connected 1 press so that it changes to . 2 touch the point that will be the beginning of the drawing. 3 touch the next point where you wish to add a corner. A straight line is drawn connecting the starting point and the next point touched. 4 touch the last poin...

  • Page 16

    16 3. Drawing an ellipse 1 press so that it changes to . 2 from the point that will be the center of the ellipse, drag the pen along the screen until the ellipse is the desired size. 3 when the ellipse is the desired size, remove the pen from the screen. To draw an ellipse 3 4 1 2 the ellipse is dra...

  • Page 17

    17 4. Selecting for example, select the section to be deleted here. * before moving, copying or deleting sections, use to select the area to be moved, copied or deleted. 1 press so that it changes to . 2 from the top-left corner of the section, drag the pen along the screen so that the section compl...

  • Page 18

    18 5. Deleting lines (drawing a half ellipse) * here, we will explain how to delete lines using . * before deleting a line using , press so that it changes to , and then select the section to be deleted. (refer to page 17.) * lines can also be erased by selecting the key. (refer to page 23.) 1 press...

  • Page 19

    19 6. Moving 1 follow the procedure described in “4. Selecting” to select the section to be moved. 2 touch inside the red frame (selection frame) with the pen, and then drag the pen along the screen to move the selection. 3 when the section is moved to the desired location, remove the pen from the s...

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    20 7. Copying 1 follow the procedure described in “1. Drawing a circle” to draw a circle. 2 follow the procedure described in “4. Selecting” to select the section to be copied. 3 press . The selected section is copied. * the operation sound allows you to check whether or not the key was correctly pr...

  • Page 21

    21 8. Drawing lines freehand if the freehand line key is selected, the pen can be used to freely draw lines on the screen as easily as drawing images and text on paper with a pen. 1 press so that it changes to . (when the application is started up, this key already appears as .) 2 draw the images wi...

  • Page 22

    22 10. Drawing a rectangle 1 press so that it changes to . 2 from a point that will be a corner of the rectangle, drag the pen along the screen until the rectangle is the desired size. 3 when the rectangle is the desired size, remove the pen from the screen. This completes the drawing. To draw a rec...

  • Page 23

    23 ■ creating the desired drawing unnecessary lines and lines not drawn as desired can be erased by pressing . Lines can also be deleted by pressing , as described in “5. Deleting lines (drawing a half ellipse)” on page 18; however, to erase detailed sections or if the desired area cannot be surroun...

  • Page 24

    24 working with detailed sections working within the enlarged area makes it easier to draw or erase detailed lines. Working within the enlarged area 1 press so that it changes to . The blue frame and the enlarged area appear. The section of the pattern within the blue frame is shown enlarged. 1 enla...

  • Page 25

    25 precautions on drawing • do not try to fill an area with lines, otherwise the drawing cannot be converted to embroidery data. • color can only fill an outlined area. Be sure to design the area that you wish to fill with color so that it is outlined. In addition, a very small area (thin area) cann...

  • Page 26

    26 2 adding color to the pattern next, we will add color to the lines and areas. 1. Selecting the line color 1 press . * when the application is started up, the line color is black. 2 the screen shown at the left appears. 3 touch the thread color showing the desired color. For this example, select b...

  • Page 27

    27 2. Selecting the area colors 1 press . * press when the following message appears. 2 the screen shown at the left appears. 3 touch the thread color showing the desired color. For this example, select red. * to quit selecting a color, press . Notes • the color selected for the lines is not availab...

  • Page 28

    28 4 when a color is selected, the palette is automatically closed. The color changes to the color selected with . In addition, changes to , indicating that an area can be filled with the selected color. * after the color of an area is selected, lines of the drawing other than those drawn freehand t...

  • Page 29

    29 color is not correctly added only outlined areas can be filled with color correctly. If an area will not be filled with correct color or will not be filled with color at all, that area is not completely surrounded by lines. Use to correct the lines so that the areas are outlined. Correcting examp...

  • Page 30

    30 3 after finding the opening, press so that it changes to . 4 within the enlarged area, close the opening in the line. 5 change the color of the area with the incorrect color as described in steps 1 through 5 of “2. Selecting the area colors” on page 27. After colors are specified for all areas, s...

  • Page 31

    31 3 specifying stitching settings lines of the drawing are sewn with satin stitches and areas are sewn with fill stitches. The following settings can be specified. 1 satin stitch (lines): thickness and stitch density 2 fill stitch (areas): sewing direction and stitch density if the drawing data is ...

  • Page 32

    32 2. Specifying the width of satin stitches 1 press or beside . (the default setting is 2.0 mm when the application is started up.) to select a narrower width, press . To select a wider width, press . Each press of makes the width narrower by 0.5 mm. Each press of makes the width wider by 0.5 mm. A...

  • Page 33

    33 4. Specifying the stitch density 1 press or beside . (the default setting is 100 % when the application is started up.) to select a coarser density, press . To select a finer density, press . ← ← 90 % → 100 % → 110 % setting examples 90 % (coarse) 100 % (standard) 110 % (fine) notes • it is recom...

  • Page 34

    34 additional functions reducing the pattern size the size of the created pattern can be changed. Select a size from 50%, 70% and 100%. Notes • the pattern can also be enlarged or reduced from the embroidering or embroidery-editing screen of the sewing machine. If the desired size cannot be selected...

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    35 4 converting to embroidery data now, the created image data can be converted to embroidery data. 1 press . The following message appears. 2 if the image data is correctly converted to embroidery data, the embroidery data check screen shown at the left appears. The pattern moves to the center of t...

  • Page 36

    36 2 1 viewing an image of the embroidered pattern 1 press . 2 an image of the pattern as it will be embroidered appears. 1 press these keys to display the pattern in the various sizes of embroidery frames. The embroidery frames that appear in gray on the gray keys cannot be selected. 2 press this k...

  • Page 37

    37 5 saving the embroidery data the embroidery data can be saved on usb media. Notes • saved embroidery data cannot be recalled with on screen designer™. To recall data and edit it with on screen designer™, save the image data on usb media before converting it to embroidery data or press after the c...

  • Page 38

    38 ■ if the embroidery data cannot be saved if the screen shown at the left appears, the embroidery data cannot be saved because the usb media is full or the embroidery data being saved is larger than the amount of space available. To be able to save the embroidery data, previously saved embroidery ...

  • Page 39

    39 3 a list of saved embroidery data is displayed. * when saving onto usb media containing data other than embroidery data, such as image data, nothing is displayed. Press , and then change the usb media. * to quit recalling, press . 4 select the pattern to be deleted. 1 if a pattern is selected to ...

  • Page 40

    40 6 to delete the selected pattern data, press . * to stop the process, press . 7 the embroidery data is deleted, and if the required amount of free space is made available, the new embroidery data is automatically saved. If the amount of free space is not enough, another saved embroidery pattern m...

  • Page 41: Chapter 3 Other Functions

    41 chapter 3 other functions tracing a picture using the pen tablet you can draw beautiful pictures using the pen tablet, even if you are not very good at drawing. Find a favorite picture and print out onto paper to use for a tracing pattern. 1 connect the pen tablet to the sewing machine. Refer to ...

  • Page 42

    42 saving image data saved data that has been converted to embroidery data cannot be recalled with on screen designer™. To recall data and edit it with on screen designer™, save the image data on usb media before converting it to embroidery data or press after the conversion to return to the pattern...

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    43 ■ if the image data cannot be saved if the screen shown at the left appears, the image data cannot be saved because either the usb media is full or the embroidery data being saved is larger than the amount of space available. To be able to save the image data on the usb media, previously saved im...

  • Page 44

    44 4 a list of saved image data is displayed. 5 select the image data to be recalled. 6 the following message appears. Caution do not turn off the machine while this message is displayed, otherwise saved data may be lost. In addition, do not try to remove the usb media while recalling data, otherwis...

  • Page 45

    45 1 press . 2 the following message appears. 3 to delete the data, press . * to stop the process, press . 4 the screen appears as it did when the application was started up. Notes • before resetting the screen, the currently displayed data is deleted. Be sure to save any necessary data before reset...

  • Page 46

    46 closing the application to use the sewing machine you can close the application to use the sewing machine without turning the machine off, then on again. 1 press . 2 the following message appears. 3 to close the application, press . * to stop closing the application, press . 4 the home screen app...

  • Page 47

    47 correcting shrinkage when created embroidery data is sewn, areas of the embroidery may shrink. If this occurs, correct the shrinkage. ■ shrinkage the size of the pattern is enlarged and areas (fill stitches) shrink along the sewing direction. Since areas shrink while lines (satin stitches) are se...

  • Page 48: Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

    48 chapter 4 troubleshooting error messages if an operation is performed incorrectly, the buzzer sounds and an error message appears. If an error message appears, follow the instructions given in the error message to correct the problem. (the message that is displayed can be cancelled either by pres...

  • Page 49

    49 9 this message appears when is first pressed. 10 these messages appear when the size of the pattern data to be saved exceeds the amount of space available on the usb media. 11 this message appears while the usb media is transmitting. 12 this message appears when you try to recall or save a patter...

  • Page 50

    50 information on memory usage the amount of memory currently used is indicated in the scale bar at the top of the screen. Create or edit your embroidery designs using the scale indicator effectively. 1 1 storage capacity indicator notes • frequent use of freehand line drawing and erasing tends to c...