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90 Autograph Writer 5 On the Start tab, click Send to Machine. You see the "Output to machine" dialog. 6 If there are multiple machines on your spooler, select the one you want to send the design to by clicking the checkbox next to the machine name. 7 Click Send. You see a dialog appear showing the status of the design output. Click OK to close the dialog. 8 Go back to your machine's control panel. 9 Press menu key A on the control pad until number 4 is displayed. 10 Select Tajima tape format and press SET twice. When you see M:- the "-" means the design is loading. When the design finishes downloading, the dash becomes a number. 11 Go back to Autograph Writer. 12 Close the progress dialog, if not already closed, when the design output is complete. 13 On the Output tab, click the "Machine Status" button. You see the Data Collection window. The Data Collection window gives you information such as the machine's name, design information, the machine's status (running or not running), the machine's speed, and the current stitch. 14 From the list at the top, select the Design Spooler connected to the machines you want to view. 15 To update the Machine list, click Update Machine List. 16 Select the machine whose status you want to view. In the main Data Collection window, you can view the design sew out in the thread colors you selected for your design. The design is gray and as it sews the correct colors appear. For DSTs, a default palette is used. 17 Close the window when you are satisfied with the machine and design status. These instructions are for embroidery machines connected to serial ports. You can have a maximum of 10 embroidery machines configured for Data Collection. For each embroidery machine, you need to have a serial port connected.