Janome QUILT MAKER PRO, Instruction Manual

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Inserting (or changing) the Needle
Figure 7
1. Check that all power is turned off.
2. Move the needle bar to the highest position by turning
the hand wheel or by pressing the needle up/down
control on the handles (prior to turning the power
off).
3. Loosen the needle-bar clamp thumb screw (Figure 7).
4. With the scarf (small ground out section/dip on the
back side of the needle just above the needle eye)
facing the rear hand wheel side of the machine, and
the long groove down the front of the needle facing
the bobbin case side (see Figure 7), push the needle
all the way up into the needle bar – until it can go no
farther. Look into the sight hole to verify that the butt
of the needle reaches the top of the sight hole.
5. Carefully tighten the needle bar clamp screw. Over
tightening the needle clamp screw will result in
damaged threads stripping the hole. Stripped holes
are not covered under warranty. Another side effect
of damaged threads from over-tightening that the
needle may be very tight when inserted up into the
needle bar. To avoid over-tightening the screw, finger
tighten only.
SIGHT
HOLE
NOTE: Changing the needle is recommended for each
new quilt loaded on the machine or any time the needle
becomes bent, dull or burred.
IMPORTANT: Check the needle to confirm that it is fully
inserted. The needle bar has a stop/sight hole above
the needle bar clamp screw – make sure the needle is
touching the top of the stop/sight hole (Figure 7). If
it is not, the machine timing will be off and it may be
possible for the needle to collide with internal parts
causing damage not covered by warranty.
CAUTION: Your Janome machine stitches at a much
faster speed than your home sewing machine.
Therefore it is essential that the needle is firmly
seated in the needle bar and fully tightened (but not
over tightened). Check often that the needle has not
become loose. If the needle comes loose, it could
break in the machine causing damage, throw off the
machine’s timing, or worse, cause bodily harm.