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Ultimate Card FAQ
There are three different cards for the ultimate card. The FAQ for V.I and V.II are listed first. Scroll down to find the FAQ for V.III
Click Here to find FAQ's for the Ultimate Box.
The Ultimate Box V.I and VII FAQ
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Which brands of sewing machines can The Ultimate Card be used with? |
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The type of card slot in your sewing machine determines whether you can use The Ultimate Card or not. The Ultimate Card is made for Brother, Baby Lock, Bernina Deco, Simplicity, White and Viking/Husqvarna machines. For a complete list of models per manufacturer, please click here
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Does The Ultimate Card work with Pfaff sewing machine? |
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Yes, The Ultimate Card III, but not the Ultimate Card, version I or II.
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Does The Ultimate Card work with Bernina Artista Series? |
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Yes, The Ultimate Card III, but not the Ultimate Card, version I or II.
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Can I rewrite designs to The Ultimate Card and re-use it? |
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Yes, you can remove them and put new ones onto The Ultimate Card up to a hundred thousand times!
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Which version of The Ultimate Card should I use with my PE-Design(Palette, Deco Wizard) read/write box? |
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The Ultimate Card Ver. II
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Which version of The Ultimate Card should I use with my Amazing Box(Magic Box, Universal Embroidery Translator, Dream Maker, Bernina Box)? |
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The Ultimate Card Ver. I
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Can I write more than 6 designs to The Ultimate Card using my Amazing(Magic, Universal Embroidery Translator, Dream Maker, Bernina) box? |
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No, you are limited to writing only up to 6 designs to The Ultimate Card, Ver. I or blank Amazing card by the Amazing box.
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Can The Ultimate Card be used with PE-Design boxes or their Palette, Deco Wizard equivalents if their versions are 3.0 or earlier(2.0 or 1.0)? |
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No, your PE-Design, Palette, or Deco Wizard Box must be upgraded to ver. 4.0 in order to write to The Ultimate Card Ver. II
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Do I have to upgrade my PE-Design(Palette, Deco Wizard) software to version 4.0 also, or is upgrading my read/write box enough to write to The Ultimate Card ver. II |
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You can use any version of PE-Design software but the read/write box must be 4.0
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Can I write designs to The Ultimate Card in formats other than PES, PEC or HUS? |
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Yes, designs in other formats can be written to the card by PE-Design(Palette, Deco Wizard) read/write modules, Amazing Box(Magic Box, Universal Embroidery Translator, Dream Maker, Bernina Box) or PES2Card. However, in most machines where The Ultimate Card is used, the designs must be in PES, PEC or HUS formats.
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How many designs can I write to The Ultimate Card? |
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There is no limit to the number of designs that The Ultimate Box or PE-Design 4.0 box can write to The Ultimate Card. However, only six designs can be written to the card by the Amazing Box.
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What is the largest design that can be put on this card? |
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There is no design size limit, although, you need to make sure that the design can be embroidered by your sewing machine. If necessary, it must be split or resized.
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What is the difference between The Ultimate Card and other blank embroidery cards made by Brother, Amazing Designs or Viking? |
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The Ultimate Card, manufactured by Vikant Corporation, can be programmed by a variety of read/write devices such as, PE-Design(Palette, Deco Wizard) or Amazing Box(Magic Box, Universal Embroidery Translator, Dream Maker, Bernina Box) while other blank cards can only be programmed by their original read/write devices. Also, this one megabyte card can hold twice as many designs as a 512Kilobyte Amazing Blank card or the largest 512Kilobyte (4 Megabit) Brother Blank card.
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Can The Ultimate Card be programmed by Viking/Husqvarna reader/writer box? |
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The Ultimate Card cannot be programmed by Viking/Husqvarna reader/writer box. However, The Ultimate Card version I, programmed by The Ultimate Box, can be used with Viking/Husqvarna sewing machines.
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Can The Ultimate Card be read and designs saved back to the hard drive of my computer? |
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Yes, if you use it with The Ultimate Box, PE-Design(Palette, Deco Wizard) read/write devices.
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Can The Ultimate Card be used with Jenome type sewing machines? |
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No, it will not fit the card slot.
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The Ultimate Box V.III FAQ
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What makes The Ultimate Card ver.III work exactly in the same way as Pfaff Blank Cards? |
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Most Pfaff cards are made by the same manufacturer as our cards. The same tecnology and components are used.
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I've heard a rumor that using The Ultimate Card may effect my Pfaff/Artista machine's performance and void the warranty. Is it true? |
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No, it is not. The Ultimate Card ver.III doesn't have any pre-loaded software on them that can affect any internal software components or computer programming in your equipment. Your Pfaff machine will format card for the first time. There are no mechanical parts that can damage your sewing machine. Both, The Ultimate Card ver.III and Pfaff/Artista card are built in compliance with the same PCMCIA standard. Therefore, to the Pfaff or Bernina Artista machine, there is no difference whether it's using a Pfaff Blank card, Bernina Artista re-writable or our card. This has been proven by thousands of satisfied customers for over 6 years of trouble free use.
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My Pfaff machine is connected to the computer via cable. I can not transfer designs to my Ultimate Card ver.III. Is it a bad card? |
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No, it is not. Please, check communications settings in your software.
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How long does the battery last for and can it be replaced in the Ultimate Card III? |
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The battery life is approximately 10 years. You can not replace the battery, but you can replace the card.
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If I get the message, "Battery is low," what should I do? |
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Leave the card in the card slot of your machine under power for several hours. The battery will get charged. If you intend not to use the card for about 6 months (after the inital use),you should charge the card battery for about 8 hours. Should you use the card more frequently, less charging time would be required.
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How many designs can I put on The Ultimate Card III? |
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The number of designs is determined by the total number of stitches. The card works well with a total of approximately 300,000 stitches on it. It also depends on the number of colors.
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My Ultimate Card worked great, but suddenly, some designs start "scrambling". What happened? |
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There are several reasons that may cause this problem. One of the reasons could be that the card is overloaded with designs. Another common reason is poor digitizing quality. To solve the problem you have to re-format your card.
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I've downloaded only a few designs but I'm told, "The card is full". What is wrong? |
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The designs on the card may be too large. Check the total number of stitches. Sometimes, the order in which you download your patterns onto the card may have an effect. In this case, you have to re-format the card and put designs on it in a different order.
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How do I re-format my card ? |
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Directly in Pfaff machine: Turn the machine OFF. Insert The Ultimate Card ver.III into a card slot. While holding the card button down, turn ON the machine. It should ask you to clear and number the card, do so. Then, repeat the procedure again.
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Can I program my Ultimate Card III for use with Bernina Artista with any equipment other than Ultimate Box II? |
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NO.
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Can I program my Ultimate card III for use with Pfaff embroidery machine with any equipment other than Ultimate Box II? |
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Yes. The Ultimate Card III works just as the original Pfaff re-writable card (Pfaff creative card). It can be programmed directly in the Pfaff machine connected to the computer via Pfaff cable, by Pfaff Creative station or by Ultimate Box II.
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