My grandson downloads patterns for my Janome 10001 all the time. I bought a blank memory card from the Janome dealer and a usb cord to transfer the pattern from my computor to the card then put it in my machine and was all set to go. Ask you Janome dealer where to get the blank card. I also have a reader=writer box to use the cards from my 9000 in the 10001 machine. Good Luck, I really enjoy mine and have had it about 7 yrs.