Futura™ Model CE-350
Features and Benefits
General Features:
New:
Three lights over the sewing area address a feature asked
Three Stay-Bright™ LED Lights for by consumers - better lighting! With lights on each
side of the needle area as well as one light over the large
surface to the right of the needle, it is easier to see your
work. An illuminated sewing area makes all your sewing
more precise. Sewing is also more pleasurable because
the well lighted sewing area reduces eye-stain often
caused by working in low lighting.
Automatic Needle Threader
Effortless threading of the machine, including automatic
threading of the eye of the needle!
Automatic Tension
This system ensures stable stitch quality, whatever the
type of fabric being used.
Top Loading Jam-Proof
Bobbin System with Clear
Cover
This mechanism incorporates a rotating hook that ensures
smooth, quiet jam-proof sewing. The bobbin loads from
the top so it is easy to insert the bobbin. The clear cover
makes it effortless to monitor the bobbin thread supply.
Optimum Power Control
Drop Feed
The Optimum Power Control provides precise piercing
power when sewing multiple layers or dense fabric. The
piercing power is the same regardless of sewing speed.
A conveniently located lever will lower the feed dogs for
free-motion embroidery, machine embroidery, monograms
and attaching buttons.
Extra-High Presser Foot Lifter
There are two heights to the presser foot lifter. The
second height offers a ¼” more clearance which is needed
when placing multiple layers or bulky fabrics under the
presser foot.
Vertical Spool Holder
In addition to the machine’s horizontal thread delivery, a
second vertical spool holder is provided at the back of the
machine, specially designed for many of today’s threads.
Self-Lubricating
Warning Signals
Aluminum Frame
Because the machine is permanently lubricated, there is
no need to oil the machine, and no oil gets on fabric.
Audible warning messages alert the sewer, ensuring
trouble-free sewing.
The internal skeleton of the sewing machine. This rigid
support holds all the mechanisms in perfect alignment for
perfect, skip-free sewing.
13 Needle Positions
Needle position can be changed for individual projects,
such as inserting zippers or cording and topstitching.
Embroidery Features:
Connects Directly to the
Computer via USB Cable
First machine to connect directly to the computer,
eliminating the need for conversion boxes or tools. This
unique innovation gives you the same capabilities of other
machines at a fraction of the cost.
Windows® Compatible
Operates with any computer with an Operating System of
Windows® 2000 or higher, including Vista®.
Operational Tutorial Included
Customer Support Site
Step-by-step tutorial to help even a beginner with using the
embroidery features of the machine.
Convenient, on-line help is always there when needed.
Auto-Punch™ Software
Included
Automatically digitize custom embroidery using your own
images or clip art with control over stitch settings.
120 Built-in Designs
Select from built-in designs including animals, holidays,
flowers and more.
New:
Select from10 built-in fonts: Arial Large, Arial Rounded,
Built-in Lettering Program with Block Large, Block Small, Courier, Helvetica 2 colors, Kids,
10 Fonts
Script 1, Script 2 and Times Large. Letters can sized,
rotated and shaped with 30 lettering frames such as arc,
banner, wave and more.
New:
Outline Lettering
Lettering can be created with a running stitch or satin stitch
outline of the same color or a contrasting color.
Reads All Popular Home
Embroidery Design Formats
All popular formats accepted. Download designs from the
Internet or work from a collection on CD or floppy disk.
Design Browser
This function of the software provides for viewing several
designs at one time, in order to scroll through and view
design collections
Combine Designs
Multiple designs can be combined into one design file us-
ing paste design or copy and paste.
New:
Convert popular home and commercial format designs into
a format that can be edited with the advanced editing tools.
Convert Designs for Editing
New:
Edit the shape of selected design sections. Edit the design
stitch-by-stitch. Apply preset or custom fill types to the
design.
Advanced Editing Tools
New:
Advanced Fill Types
Use preset fill patterns or created custom fill patterns for
Freeform, Column, Motif, Elastic Step, Pattern step, and
Random fill types.
3-D Realistic View
This function of the software provides a preview of the
selected design in a manner such that the stitches appear
on screen as they will when sewn out on the fabric.
3-D Realistic Print
Change Colors
This function of the software provides for printing the 3-D
realistic view. This is useful when creating placement tem-
plates.
This function of the software provides for selecting colors
for an embroidery design. Software includes thread
charts, with color numbers, for several of the most popular
brands of embroidery thread.
New:
Embroidery designs can be transmitted to the Futura em-
broidery machine in 4 different ways. The design can be
sent one color block at a time, the whole design can be
sent at one time, the design can be sent in one color or the
color sequence can be chosen during data transmission.
Transmit design 4 ways
New:
Trace Design
Trace the outline of the design in the embroidery hoop for
more accurate design positioning.
Operates with Start/Stop
Button
Use the Start/Stop button to start machine. When it is
desired to stop sewing, press the Start/Stop again to stop
sewing and have the needle stop at its highest position.
New:
When sending the whole design at once to the Futura
machine, design color blocks are indicated on the control
panel display. To select a block push numerical selection
button.
Embroidery Block Indication
and Selection
Move forward or Backwards
through a design
Move forward or backwards through the design using the
Needle Stop position button or Reserve Stitch.
1 Degree Increment Rotation
Rotate embroidery designs in increments as small as
1 degree for precise positioning.
Reduce or Enlarge Design
When changing design size, the software automatically
recalculates the stitch density.
New:
The latest software enhancements can be downloaded
automatically or manually from within the Futura software.
Automatic Software Updates
New:
The latest software enhancements can be downloaded
automatically or manually from within the Futura software.
Automatic Firmware Updates
2 Embroidery Hoops Included A large 4½” x 6¾” hoop and a smaller 3⅛” x 4¾” hoop
included with the machine.
New:
A Compact Disk Video Tutorial/Workbook for the Futura
embroidery software is available. This CD tutorial helps
CD Video Tutorial Workbook
available as optional purchase guide you through use of the Futura software system op-
eration and design creation. It also provides projects for
embroidery and sewing on the Futura machine.
New:
3 Optional Software Packages Auto Cross-Stitch™ and PhotoStitch™.
Choose from new, enhanced versions of HyperFont™,
Available
The Editing software (an option for CE-150 & CE-250)
is already in the basic CE-350 Futura software program.
Customer Service
Help is just a call or click away.
SINGER® is a registered trademark, and Futura™, HyperFont™, PhotoStitch™, Auto Cross-Stitch™ and AutoPunch™ and StayBright™ trademarks, of The Singer Company Ltd. or its affiliates.
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