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The individual files must be added to “Removable Disk.”ĭo not copy more than 12 designs to “Removable Disk.”įor Macintoshes (For PCs, Skip This Section.)Īlthough the manual says the SE400 is only compatible with PCs, it’ll work just fine with a Macintosh. You must unzip them first.ĭo not copy folders to “Removable Disk.” The SE400 cannot recognize folders or find embroidery files in folders. Click on “Send to: Removable Disk”ĭo not copy.

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Navigate to the particular design you want to download to the SE400. Open the folder on your computer where you keep the embroidery files.

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Copy the Embroidery Design Data Files to the Brother SE400 For Windows Computers (For Macintoshes, See Below.)īack on your PC, you’ll have “Removable Disk” listed in “My Computer”: So I’m on page 1 out of 2 pages.Īt the bottom, there are images of the embroidery designs on the current page. In the photo above, I’ve uploaded three designs. Under the button, there is the number of the current page and the total number of pages. Next there is the button (looks like a pocket with an up arrow) for retreiving the pattern. After that you have to delete some old designs if you want to download more designs. The SE400 can hold up to 12 designs or 476KB of data in its memory. The second number is the total amount of memory space. The first number at the top left of the screen is the total amount of memory you’ve used. And then you’ll see this screen giving information about the designs you have transferred over: The message “Transmitting by USB” will appear briefly during the actual file transfer. It’s helpful to glance at the Brother SE400 touch screen while you’re copying files over.

This will take you to a screen that will give you information about the designs you’re downloading. On the SE400 LCD screen, press the USB icon. Make sure both the computer and the embroidery machine are turned on. Plug the flat end of the cable into a USB port on your computer. Plug the square end of the included USB cable into the USB port on the right side of the SE400. Connect Your Computer to the Brother SE400

It’s safest to use only letters (upper and lowercase), numbers, “-”) and underscore (“_”) in file names. If you have a file name with special characters, rename the file before uploading it to the machine. The SE400 won’t recognize embroidery files with special characters in the name. The actual maximum size is 3.93 inches (9.98 cm or 99.8mm). The embroidery unit of the Brother SE400 is physically incapable of embroidering a larger size because that’s the maximum amount the unit will move. Design Fits in the 4×4 Inch Embroidery AreaĪlthough the maximum embroidery size is commonly refered to as a 4×4 inch hoop size, it really doesn’t depend on the hoop.

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(If this doesn’t work on Windows, you’ll need to install a free utility such as WinZip.) Then you’ll see the. On Mactinoshes and Windows XP and later, you can just double-click the file to “un-zip” it. Sometimes embroidery design files that you download from the Internet are “zipped.” You’ll know because the file name ends with “.zip”. You will have to look at the design and pick the color you want for each displayed color. dst format does not contain the thread color information, the design is displayed with Brother’s default thread color sequence. The image of the design cannot be displayed. Only the first eight characters of the file name are displayed in the LCD control panel. Tajima (.dst) formats have some limitations that make them less convienent. PES because it contains information about the design such as number of stitches, number of colors, thread color names, and allows displaying an image of the design on the LCD panel. The best format for Brother embroidery machines is. The Brother SE400 can only read embroidery data files in. Make Sure the Design File Is Compatible with the Brother SE400. Designs on CD can either be saved to your computer first or copied directly to the SE400. Most sites have free designs you can try. There are many websites where you can purchase embroidery designs and download them directly to your computer.