Brother PE-DESIGN NEXT Instruction Manual

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Using the Link Function to Embroider From the Computer
Changing the embroidery 
machine name appearing with the 
Link function
1.
Click Machine Name in the Option menu of 
the queue whose name is to be changed.
2.
Type the name in the Machine Name box, 
and then click OK.
b
Memo:
• The embroidering order of designs in the 
queue can be changed.
c
For details, refer to “If multiple 
designs were sent to a single 
machine” on page 179.
• If additional machines are connected while 
the Link dialog box is displayed, 
corresponding queues will appear. If a 
machine is disconnected, the 
corresponding queue will disappear.
• To display the Property dialog box for a file, 
double-click the file’s icon, or click a file to 
select it, right-click it, and then click 
Property from the menu that appears.
• To reduce this dialog box to a button on the 
taskbar, click the Minimize button.
To disconnect the USB cable, or shut 
down  the computer
 
• After data transferring to embroidery 
machine and the transferring message on 
the screen of the machine  is closed, you 
can disconnect the USB cable, or shut 
down  the computer. 
When connected to the embroidery 
machine again, you can continue the Link 
operation.
• The embroidery machine can finish sewing 
the design currently being embroidered 
even if the computer is turned off.
• If the embroidery machine is turned off 
while it is embroidering, the resume 
operation can be used the next time it is 
turned on. At that time, transmission can be 
resumed using the Link function by clicking 
Link in Design Database or in the Option 
menu of Layout & Editing to display the 
Link dialog box.
• If the embroidery machine connection 
cannot be detected, the Link dialog box will 
close automatically.
• To display the Link dialog box again after 
the computer has been restarted, click Link 
in Design Database or in the Option menu 
(in the upper-right corner) of Layout & 
Editing.
• To display the Distributor dialog box, click 
Distributor in the Option menu of the Link 
dialog box.
b
Memo:
A name (up to 10 alphanumeric characters/
symbols) can be specified for the embroidery 
machine.
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Note: 
• When an embroidery machine is 
connected to the computer, the 
embroidery machine is recognized by the 
computer as a removable disk and is 
assigned a drive letter. If this drive letter 
is the same as one that has already been 
assigned by the computer, designs 
cannot be sent from the computer to that 
embroidery machine. This problem 
occurs, for example, if a network drive 
has been assigned a computer drive 
letter. If this occurs, cancel the 
assignment for the drive with the 
conflicting drive letter.
• When the number of embroidery 
machines connected to the computer via 
USB is increased, the operating system 
may require that the computer be 
restarted. At that time, restart the 
computer.
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