Embroidery data display unit and embroidery sewing machine

An embroidery data display unit for displaying an embroidery pattern in accordance with embroidery data which includes position data indicating a portion of a working fabric on which said embroidery pattern is to be formed and color change data indicating change of needle bars of a sewing machine, said display unit comprising:

• a thread color assigning system which assigns a thread color to each of said needle bars;
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• an order assigning system which assigns order of said needle bars to be used, said needle bars being changed in response to said color change data;
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• a display device which displays said embroidery pattern based on said embroidery data and said order of said needle bars to be used changed by said order changing system.

An embroidery sewing machine for forming an embroidery pattern in accordance with embroidery data which includes position data indicating a portion of a working fabric on which said embroidery pattern is to be formed and color change data indicating change of needle bars of said sewing machine, said sewing machine comprising:

• a thread color assigning system which assigns a thread color to each of said needle bars;
• an order assigning system which assigns order of said needle bars to be used, said needle bars being changed in response to said color change data;
• a display device which displays said embroidery pattern based on said embroidery data and said order of said needle bars to be used changed by said order changing system;
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• a sewing system which forms said embroidery pattern based on said embroidery data and said order of said needle bars to be used that are assigned by said order assigning system.

An embroidery sewing machine for forming an embroidery pattern in accordance with embroidery data which includes position data indicating a portion of a working fabric on which said embroidery pattern is to be formed and color change data indicating change of a plurality of needle bars of said sewing machine, said sewing machine comprising:

• a displaying device;
• a setting displaying system which displays a plurality of cursors, said plurality of cursors respectively indicating colors and order of said plurality of needle bars;
• a setting changing system which is manually operable to change at least one of the color or order of said plurality of cursors;
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• a pattern display system which displays said embroidery pattern which would be formed on said fabric if said embroidery pattern is sewed with the setting indicated by said plurality of cursors, on said display device.