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WiFi & mySewnet™ Services, WiFi Introduction, Getting Started With WiFi, Hidden Network

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6 WiFi & mySewnet™ Services WiFi Introduction Your creative icon™ machine features WiFi, which makes it possible to connect your machine wireless to the mySewnet™ services. Getting Started With WiFi Touch the WiFi icon in the Information Area to activate WiFi. Select a network from the list of available networks. If your network is password protected, you will be prompted to enter the password in the pop-up to be able to connect. Touch the Information icon to open an information popup about the network. You can also see the signal strength and if the network is password protected, indicated with a closed padlock. You can also connect to a network with WiFi in WiFi Settings. If you do not get any signal or have a low signal strength see Troubleshooting. Hidden Network Touch Hidden Network to connect to a Hidden Network. A pop-up will be shown on the screen where you can enter the name of the hidden network. Firmware Update Using WiFi When the update is completed the machine will restart automatically. Check the firmware version number in Settings, Machine Information. Firmware Update Using a USB Device Visit the PFAFF® website from your computer at www.pfaff.com and find your machine. This is where you will find any available updates. You can also login to the mySewnet™ portal to find the firmware update. 1. Download the update firmware zip file. Unzip the file and copy the file (.clo) to a USB device. Note: Do not change the name of the file or do not copy the file into an existing folder on the USB device. Note: Make sure that there is no old firmware update file (. clo) on the USB stick when copying the new firmware update file (.clo). The file name is not unique. 2. Make sure that the machine is turned off. Connect the USB device loaded with the new firmware version to a USB port on your machine. 3. Press and hold the Reverse button, located on the front of the machine, and turn on your machine with the ON/OFF switch. Release the Reverse button when an update icon is shown on the screen. 4. The firmware update will be verified and installed. The machine may restart several times during the update process. Do not turn off the machine. 5. When the update is completed the machine will restart automatically. Check the software version number in Settings, Machine Information. WiFi & mySewnet™ Services 1. Firmware waiting to be downloaded. Only visible if you have chosen to download it later. 2. New firmware update available. Your creative icon™ is a modern, updateable sewing and embroidery machine. It is always recommended that you install the latest firmware in your machine. Firmware updates will always be to the benefit of the user and the product. To be able to get the latest firmware you need to connect to a network using WiFi. When connected, your machine will automatically search for an available Firmware Update. If the machine has detected that there is a newer firmware available, the firmware update icon will be visible in the information area. Touch the icon to open a pop-up to download and install the latest firmware. The installation of the new firmware will be shown with a green flashing dot in the Information Area. If you choose to install the firmware later you will see a yellow dot in the Information Area, reminding you about the latest firmware ready to be installed. Complimentary Software A computer software package is available for your creative icon™ machine. It adds the following features: • The mySewnet™ cloud sync tool allows you to synchronize your content in the mySewnet™ cloud and your sewing machine with a folder on your computer. Drag and drop files to the folder on your computer and the files will automatically be transferred to the mySewnet™ cloud and accessible from your machine when signed in to the mySewnet™ account. • QuickFont program to create an unlimited number of embroidery fonts from most TrueType™ fonts and OpenType™ fonts on your computer. • Plug-in for your Windows Explorer to handle embroidery designs: viewing designs as thumbnail images, reading different embroidery file formats, add trim commands and more. Visit the PFAFF® website at www.pfaff.com to get support. Select your machine model and download the 73

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WiFi &
mySewnet
™ Services
6 WiFi &
mySewnet
™ Services
WiFi Introduction
Your
creative icon™
machine features WiFi, which
makes it possible to connect your machine wireless to
the
mySewnet
™ services.
Getting Started With WiFi
Touch the WiFi icon in the Information Area to activate
WiFi. Select a network from the list of available networks.
If your network is password protected, you will be
prompted to enter the password in the pop-up to be able
to connect.
Touch the Information icon to open an information pop-
up about the network. You can also see the signal
strength and if the network is password protected,
indicated with a closed padlock.
You can also connect to a network with WiFi in WiFi
Settings.
If you do not get any signal or have a low signal strength
see Troubleshooting.
Hidden Network
Touch Hidden Network to connect to a Hidden Network.
A pop-up will be shown on the screen where you can
enter the name of the hidden network.
Firmware Update Using WiFi
1.
Firmware waiting to be downloaded. Only visible if
you have chosen to download it later.
2.
New firmware update available.
Your
creative icon™
is a modern, updateable sewing
and embroidery machine. It is always recommended that
you install the latest firmware in your machine.
Firmware updates will always be to the benefit of the
user and the product.
To be able to get the latest firmware you need to connect
to a network using WiFi. When connected, your machine
will automatically search for an available Firmware
Update. If the machine has detected that there is a newer
firmware available, the firmware update icon will be
visible in the information area. Touch the icon to open a
pop-up to download and install the latest firmware. The
installation of the new firmware will be shown with a
green flashing dot in the Information Area.
If you choose to install the firmware later you will see a
yellow dot in the Information Area, reminding you
about the latest firmware ready to be installed.
When the update is completed the machine will restart
automatically. Check the firmware version number in
Settings, Machine Information.
Firmware Update Using a USB
Device
Visit the PFAFF® website from your computer at
www.pfaff.com and find your machine. This is where
you will find any available updates.
You can also login to the
mySewnet
™ portal to find the
firmware update.
1.
Download the update firmware zip file. Unzip the
file and copy the file (.clo) to a USB device.
Note: Do not change the name of the file or do not copy the
file into an existing folder on the USB device.
Note: Make sure that there is no old firmware update file (.
clo) on the USB stick when copying the new firmware
update file (.clo). The file name is not unique.
2.
Make sure that the machine is turned off. Connect
the USB device loaded with the new firmware
version to a USB port on your machine.
3.
Press and hold the Reverse button, located on the
front of the machine, and turn on your machine with
the ON/OFF switch. Release the Reverse button
when an update icon is shown on the screen.
4.
The firmware update will be verified and installed.
The machine may restart several times during the
update process. Do not turn off the machine.
5.
When the update is completed the machine will
restart automatically. Check the software version
number in Settings, Machine Information.
Complimentary Software
A computer software package is available for your
creative icon™
machine. It adds the following features:
• The
mySewnet
™ cloud sync tool allows you to
synchronize your content in the
mySewnet
™ cloud
and your sewing machine with a folder on your
computer. Drag and drop files to the folder on your
computer and the files will automatically be
transferred to the
mySewnet
™ cloud and accessible
from your machine when signed in to the
mySewnet
™
account.
• QuickFont program to create an unlimited number of
embroidery fonts from most TrueType™ fonts and
OpenType™ fonts on your computer.
• Plug-in for your Windows Explorer to handle
embroidery designs: viewing designs as thumbnail
images, reading different embroidery file formats,
add trim commands and more.
Visit the PFAFF® website at www.pfaff.com to get
support. Select your machine model and download the
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