Newbie with a lot of questions

[Tyepan1]

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Hi All, I recently bought a Hasqvarna Viking #1+ for my DIL as a Christmas
present. I know next to nothing about it. I have their Customizing Plus
software 6.2, and their reader writer still need a programmable card. My
first question is there a third party programmable card I can use? I am
having trouble finding the HV's programmable card. My second question is
can she use the floppy diskettes and if so how? Does the embroidery
machine have a floppy disk driver that she can insert any designs she
create on her computer into the machine? The reader/writer comes with a
parallel port to attach to the computer would an 36 pin USB to Parallel
IEEE 1284 Printer Adapter Cable work to hook it up to the computer? Is
there anything else she will need to be able to use it?

Thanks,

Nancy

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[Wayne Hines]

On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:48:00 +0000, Tyepan1 wrote:

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>
>
> Hi All, I recently bought a Hasqvarna Viking #1+ for my DIL as a
> Christmas present. I know next to nothing about it. I have their
> Customizing Plus software 6.2, and their reader writer still need a
> programmable card. My first question is there a third party programmable
> card I can use?

Not that I know of.

I am having trouble finding the HV's programmable card.

Should be available through your local HV dealer.

> My second question is can she use the floppy diskettes and if so how?

No.

> Does the embroidery machine have a floppy disk driver that she can
> insert any designs she create on her computer into the machine?

No. That's what the programmable card is for.

>The
> reader/writer comes with a parallel port to attach to the computer would
> an 36 pin USB to Parallel IEEE 1284 Printer Adapter Cable work to hook
> it up to the computer?

That might work. You would probably be better off to buy a new USB card
reader/writer, which comes with a programmable card.

gwh

[joycem]

Wayne Hines wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:48:00 +0000, Tyepan1 wrote:
>
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>>
>>
>> Hi All, I recently bought a Hasqvarna Viking #1+ for my DIL as a
>> Christmas present. I know next to nothing about it. I have their
>> Customizing Plus software 6.2, and their reader writer still need a
>> programmable card. My first question is there a third party programmable
>> card I can use?
>
> Not that I know of.
>
> I am having trouble finding the HV's programmable card.
>
> Should be available through your local HV dealer.
>
>> My second question is can she use the floppy diskettes and if so how?
>
> No.
>

Not quite true. I have floppies with designs on, which I put into my
computer and transfer through the reader/writer to the programmable card.

This machine sounds like an old model, so the software and R/W will not
work with Win XP or later. It probably needs Win 98 or 95, as well as
the parallel port. I had Win 98 reinstalled on my pc when I bought a
more modern one.

I bought a new R/W for my Husqvarna Rose through Ebay, so am now able to
use Win XP and a USB port, but I still use the floppies to transfer
designs, as well as CDs.

Joyce in RSA.

[tyepan1]

tyepan1 had written this in response to
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Okay now I am really confused. If I get the usb reader/writer how do you
get the designs onto the embroidery machine? Does the newer usb reader
have the same size programmable cards as the old ones?

Thanks

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[joycem]

tyepan1 wrote:
> tyepan1 had written this in response to
> http://www.sewgirls.com/embroidery/Newbie-with-a-lot-of-questions-2266-.htm
> :
> Okay now I am really confused. If I get the usb reader/writer how do you
> get the designs onto the embroidery machine? Does the newer usb reader
> have the same size programmable cards as the old ones?
>
> Thanks
>

Yes, the only difference is that you can get a lot more on the new one.
I don't think either card can be used in the other R/W, but both work
in my old Rose machine.

Joyce in RSA

[Pat]

tyepan1 wrote:
> tyepan1 had written this in response to
> http://www.sewgirls.com/embroidery/Newbie-with-a-lot-of-questions-2266-.htm
>>
> Okay now I am really confused. If I get the usb reader/writer how do
> you get the designs onto the embroidery machine? Does the newer usb
> reader have the same size programmable cards as the old ones?
>
> Thanks

Do you have a local Husqvarna dealer that you could ask all these questions
to? It seems they would be the ones to go and ask, because you would be sure
to get the latest info from the dealer.

Just a thought....

[joycem]

Did my post not go through? It doesn't sometimes. I'm no expert, but
have been through the same problems, though causd by a new pc, with my
old machine.

"Yes, the only difference is that you can get a lot more on the new one.
I don't think either card can be used in the other R/W, but both work
in my old Rose machine."

Joyce in RSA.