Problems loading embroidery patterns into Brother se400
 

Has anyone had a problem loading patterns into the Brother se400? I have purchased embroidery patterns from 2 different companys. The file shows the data (file size) but there is no graphic in the touch screen to select. When I try to transfer again....it says File already exists. I bought the same patterns from two different companies, thinking the first one was corrupt and would deal with getting a refund later. I contacted the companies and so far no response..... I am using the emboidery patterns to quilt the current quilt I am making. Any help would be appreciated.. Thanks girls!...and guys!

when you try it again change the file by adding a # at the end then you can transfer again.

If you still have problem, try this. Make sure you downloaded in the PES format.I cannot transfer anything that is not unzipped. I don't have the SE400, but I own the PE770. But in general they work the same. I know you can transfer directly from the computer to your machine, but it has to be in the correct format and unzipped. Are you downloading the file to your computer first? I do. Then I check to see if I have to unzip the file. (Go to downloaded file on your computer and right click and click extract. That will open it) Then you transfer the unzipped file to your machine. Let us know how you are doing. You are going to love your machine. I do.

Thank you for your input, but the# did not work....tried it at the end of the file extension and at the end of the file name both did not work. They are PES files and they are unzipped. I was wondering if there has to be some kind of conversion......although I did'nt have to do it with any other files. I've used several other patterns with no problem, Thanks again girls.

Can you load a previous pattern. If you can, then it has to be the new pattern. I would check to make sure the pattern s unzipped, and that it is the right format, pes. Sorry just read your reply. Is the pattern too big for your machine.

Did you ever figure this out? I'm having the same problem.

There are some that say pes but are dst Anita good designs are that way & will not work in my white ( same as brother. they will open in pe700 but say dst. Have a cd of designs & they company was not very helpfu either so Idon't buy that brand.

I am having the same problem. Did anyone ever figure this out? I have been transferring files just fine up until this past weekend. Now, when I try to import from the PC to my SE400, it says it is transmitting, but nothing shows up on the display screen. Not sure if there is a problem with my machine or something I am doing wrong. I am using a .pes file, smaller than 4x4 and it doesn't have any special characters in the filename. It is unzipped. I basically put together a monogram from my Sew What Pro software.

DST and EXP are formats that don't have colors, they have color stops. A design in a file looks awful. The digitizer puts in the colors they want.
Here's a Converter:
http://www.wilcom.com/en-us/products/truesizer.aspx

Another one:
http://oesdartsizer.com/

They will save in PES.

They both will show the picture of the file. Make sure that it isn't just red, blue, green, black, etc where the color stops are located and actually has the colors. I use Designers Studio, and it will show all the formats.

Possible answer
 

I've spent all day futzing with trying to get a design to transfer to my SE400 via USB and I've found the solution, to my version of the problem, at least. If the design you're trying to transfer is bigger than the 4x4 design size, the file won't show up.

I thought that size referred to megabytes-- the file itself was too big. While that can be a problem, my design was something like 4.10" x 3. When I attempted to load designs that fit the 4x4 restriction, they showed up without a problem.

Hope this helps!

Hi everyone. I see this has been an issue previously and I am really hoping that someone can help me. This is the exact behavior I am seeing. I copy a design over, it's within the hope measurements, the SE400 says it's transmitting, but nothing shows on the screen. I have copied over other files before without issue. The file size is only 12KB. It will show the file size has increased and that it is retrieving the file. Why will the design not show? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Oh, and I alos tried to copy over the other file that it did do previously, and it won't go either.
Thanks!

this is a wild guess, so might not be of any help.

there are several versions of the .PES format (v5 - v10)
the newer files might be in a version your machine doesn't read.

What is the stitch count on the EMB design? What is the stitch count limit on your EMB machine? Compare for compatibility between design and machine.

Do you have a software that lets you look at the design, edit, etc? Download "My Editor" from Wings--it is free. After customizing for use, open the design and see if there are any stray stitches . The design size will display lower left bottom--is that correct? You can erase (delete) stray threads, resize, or move to the center--that might be the problem. If you are transferring via USB, be sure you don't have too many designs loaded on that. I have several software programs, but Editor is free and does so very much, I would not be w/o it.

Are you using a USB stick? First, check the stick. They can go bad and no longer work. What size is the USB? Some machine models have size limit on the USB size. Copy one design onto the USB. Don't copy a whole file folder or a zip file.

That has been my experience. I was reading the thread to see if anyone had suggested this.

I thought of this too. If it's too many files for the machine to read it might keep saying transmitting. (I know the USB stick holds a lot of files, but you can't have very many files on it as the machine can't read too many.

I had the same problem when I tried to import patterns from the web. I was told to use a very low capacity memory stick.
The one I bought when I bought my machine is a 1 gig. It would load but not sew. I got an error message that said something like cannot sew from this screen. I accidentally hit the part of the display that shows the size hoop to use. The light turned green and it sewed. No idea why that worked. I have a babylock ellure plus but I think that certain things are the same on all their embroidery machines. I have seen the one that nancy zieman used on her show and a lot of the operation was the same even her machine was high end and mine is a middle of the road machine. Let me know if this works.

I am guessing you are transferring a 5x7 design, and this machine is limited to a 4x4. make sure you are transferring the right size or your machine won't register anything bigger than your machine is designed for. Just my thoughts.

I had some issues with designs being saved sideways, by the digitiser, but managed to rotate it with the machine's controls. Also agree with 'mermaid' about stray stitches, just one stitch out in the never-never can cause problems.

I am very disappointed that the Brothers SE 400 doesn't load my Accuquilt files. I wish I had known that most of their files are for a larger work area. I ng in small areas that are not the size of the 4x4 less whatever and it won't load for me either. I am about to order a machine with a much larger work area then maybe I can get something done. Very disappointed.
Anybody else out there using the Accuquilt embroidery designs having these same problems with downloading them? I would like to hear from others who own embroidery machine- tell us what you have and what the work size is and please tell me if you use the Accuquilt cutters and embroidery designs. I have a lot of money tied up and can't finish one thing that I start. thanks in advance