Custom patterns can be created from color illustrations. You can create patterns by scanning an illustration using the included scanning frame or importing an image from USB media or SD card.

Recommended illustrations for Illustration Scan
 

• Patterns that are clearly drawn, with no gradation, fading or blurriness.
• Patterns that are at least a 5 mm square
• Patterns that are extremely simple images
   

1. Press .
   
   
   
   
   
   
    
2. Press .
   
   
   >> The image display screen appears.
   
   
   
   
    
3. Press  .
   
   
    

   * When you create an embroidery pattern by scanning an image with My Design Center, make sure that the scanning frame is attached to the machine. Refer to "How to attach the scanning frame".

    

   * If you want to create an embroidery pattern by importing an image data from USB media or SD card, press , or  .

   • The scanned background image can be converted to illustration scan data. At this time, it is unnecessary to scan the illustration again.
   • When scanning starts, some of the machine lights will turn off in order to increase the scan quality. The machine lights will return to their original brightness when scanning ends.
    

   
   When the following message appears, press OK .
   
   >>Scanning begins.
   * To stop scanning and return to the screen in step3, press  .
   
   
   
    
    

4. When scanning is finished, specify the necessary settings in the scan image confirmation screen.
   Change the settings to adjust the image so it can easily be converted to the desired pattern.

   	(1) Max. Number of Colors The number of colors in an image will be reduced less than the number specified here, and then the outline will be extracted.
   	(2) Remove Background Select whether or not the background color will be included as one of the colors.
   	(3) Line Select whether or not the outline will be detected as a line. A thick outline can also be detected as a region. When detected as a line, the line thickness and color can be specified.

   * To stop scanning and return to the screen in step3, press  .
   • Press  to detect the outline.
     Line thickness can be specified from 1.0 mm (1/16 inch) to 5.0 mm (3/16 inch).
     
     
      
   • Press  to select the outline color. Select by touching the color, or moving  icon using  in the color selection screen.
   
   
   
   
    
5. Move  to frame the image for the pattern.
   
   
   
   
    
6. Press OK .
   
   >> The screen for confirming the converted image appears.
   
   
   
   
    
7. In the screen for confirming the converted image, adjust the image as necessary as in step4.
   
   
    

   * To enlarge the image, press .

   * To display the image before being converted, press  . Compare the images before and after being converted, and then change the settings if necessary.

   * To return to the previous screen, press  .

    
   >> After changes to the settings described above have been applied, OK changes to  . Press  to check that the image is as desired.
   
   
   
   
   
    
8. Press OK .
   
   >> The pattern drawing screen is displayed.
   
   
   
    


9. If necessary, edit the scanned image.

   After the scanned image is converted to stitching, it appears as a background in the pattern drawing screen. Use gauge (1) to adjust the transparency of the background. Each press of  lightens the background, making the illustration pattern darker. Each press of   darkens the background, making the illustration pattern lighter.

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