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. (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.

Brother pes embroidery designs free