Connect via machine software
Machines from the MC12000 machine onwards come supplied with their own machine connection software. When sending a design to machine, you can send it via external machine connection software. This can be configured so that the design passes straight from your embroidery software to machine. Or you can pass the design to the machine connection software for further processing.
For instance, Janome machines do not recalculate stitches when a design is rescaled or transformed in any way. Hence they are limited to ±20% rescaling. Machine software, however, allows rescaling to be done on PC. This means you can rescale, mirror and rotate designs and stitches will be recalculated. Machine software also lets you define new stitch types for the machine’s sewing mode. Other options are available.
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Machine connection software
You will have received machine software with your machine. This needs to be installed independently of your embroidery software. The specific software provided with your machine model is as follows:
| Machine | Equivalent | Connection Software |
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| MC15000 | EmbLinkTool in HorizonLinkSuite | |
| MC14000 | eXpressive920 | Embroidery Editor in Acutools |
| MC12000 | eXpressive900 | HorizonLink |
| MC500E | eXpressive830 | Embroidery Editor |
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Establish connection
- To connect your PC and machine, use the USB cable provided with the machine.
- The machine itself must be set to PC-Link Mode in order to receive designs via direct connection.
- The machine connection software must be installed.
- Turn on your machine and select the current model in the Context toolbar. See also Machine selection.
MC12000 and higher machines can also read USB memory sticks which can be written to from within the software. Alternatively, you can use an external media drive to write designs in JEF format directly to card. See Connect via external media.
 | Use Context > Send to Link to send the current design to machine via propriety machine software. |
Send designs to machine
- Open the design you want to send.
- Click the Link icon. The design opens in the installed machine connection software. This software suite allows you to rescale, mirror and rotate designs. It also lets you define new stitch types for the machine’s sewing mode. Click the Help button to access onscreen documentation.
- Click the Remote On/Off button to activate the direct-to-machine connection. This enables the design to pass directly from your embroidery software to the machine.