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PFAFF and QUILT ARTIST are trademarks of KSIN Luxembourg ll, S.ar.l. © 2012 KSIN Luxembourg ll, S.ar.l

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  • Page 1 QUILT ARTIST II Manual PFAFF and QUILT ARTIST are trademarks of KSIN Luxembourg ll, S.ar.l. © 2012 KSIN Luxembourg ll, S.ar.l...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents ™ Installing Quilt Artist II on the iQuilt Frame Section 1: Included parts Included parts ..... . . pg 3 ™...

  • Page 4: Included Parts

    Section 1: Included Parts #2 Carriage Bracket & Belt assembly #1 Motor Box #4 X belt #3 Idler assembly Pulley #5 SD card #6 Motor with patterns pulley cover (not used with the iQuilt frame)

  • Page 5: Section 2: Installing The Quilt Artist Ii On Iquilt Frame Installing The Quilt Artist Ii On The Iquilt Frame

    #7 Power cord #8 Stitcher cable #9 Belt Brackets Zip Ties (#26b) M5 x ½” Bolts (#26d) Zip Tie Base Anchors #10 Washers (#26a) (#26e) Stylus pen (#26c) Reference number Replacement parts Part number Amount required Complete Motor Box 110AA162A Not shown Touch Screen Remote (optional) 110EA163A Not shown...
  • Page 6 Section 2: Installing the Quilt Artist ™ Attaching the Rear Idler pulley Step 1: Locate the Idler pulley so that we can attach it Figure 2-1 to the bottom side of the lower carriage. See fi gure 2-1 Step 2: Locate the lower carriage. If your machine is not on the carriage turn the lower carriage over so that Screws used we can attach the idler pulley.
  • Page 7 Secure Motor Box to Carriage Step 1: Locate the motor box, two screws, and four washers for attaching the motor box to the lower car- riage. See fi gure 2-5 Figure 2-5 Step 2: Looking at the lower carriage you will fi nd a metal plate on the bottom of the carriage with two holes.
  • Page 8 Attaching the Y belt carriage bracket Step 1: Locate the upper carriage and the carriage bracket. Figure 2-8 Step 2: On the upper carriage you will see a bracket that is shipped with the carriage. We will remove this bracket and place the Quilt Artist ™...
  • Page 9 Attaching the Y belt Step 1: Loop the belt around the pulley on the motor box with the teeth towards the pulley. See fi gure 2-12 Figure 2-12 Step 2: Pull the belt towards the idler pulley at the back of the carriage.
  • Page 10 Attaching the X belt brackets and belt Note: You will be assembling two sets of brackets, which will be attached to side pieces (right & left) at the front of the frame. To assemble each bracket: Step 1: Hold one bracket with the single hole at top. Hold second bracket with 3 holes at top.

  • Page 11: To Your Quilting Machine Attaching Quilt Artist Ii To Your Quilting Machine

    Release / Engage lever for the X-belt pulley assembly Step 7: The belt should now be positioned just be- side the gear on the backside of the motor box. With the top lever on the motor box in the “open” posi- tion, slide the belt between the gear and the metal pulley.
  • Page 12 Step 6: Leave the power cord there until all other needed cables have been attached Figure 3-2 ® Attaching to the PFAFF ™ PowerQuilter p3 machine Step 1: Locate the black cable stitcher cable that came with ™...
  • Page 13 Step 3: Run the other end of the black stitcher cable to the mo- tor box and plug into the “Stitcher Box” port. See fi gure 3-4 Note: Along the side of the carriage. Step 4: From the motor box run these two cable between your Figure 3-4 upper and lower carriage.

  • Page 14: Insert The Sd Card With Patterns

    Inserting the SD Card with Patterns Before using your system, there are a few steps you need to take: 1. Locate your SD card and plug it into Touch screen display in the port marked SD card. (note: The Label on the card faces AWAY from the screen when inserting) SD Card port...
  • Page 16 ® Operating PFAFF ™ QUILT ARTIST...

  • Page 17: Getting Started

    Section 4: Getting Started ® This part of the manual will cover everything you will need to know to run your PFAFF QUILT ™ ® ™ ARTIST II automated quilter. (If you have not yet installed the PFAFF QUILT ARTIST automated quilter on your frame, please refer to the front of this manual for install instructions.)
  • Page 18 The “H” and “V” activate Needle with Thread: This button turns your locks. You can lock the stitching mode on your machine to on. side to side (Horizontal) and The machine stitching is not controlled by front to back (Vertical). the robot.

  • Page 19: Section 5: Initial Start-Up

    Section 5: Initial Start-up For your initial Start up you need to run a few test patterns to ensure everything is setup properly. To run the test patterns follow these steps: 1. Go to home and select “Set Quilt Area”. You will now be prompted to set your quilt area (Please refer to page 27 to see how this is done).
  • Page 20 10. You will see your pattern box on the screen and we need to select a pattern to place in the box. Go to home and touch add pattern (see page 23 “Add Pattern”). 11. Open the JoAnn Hoffman and touch “scroll 1”. 12.

  • Page 21: Setting Up A Quilt Block

    Setting up a Quilt Block: 1. After setting your quilt area (see pg 27), you are now ready to set a pattern box. Remember, just after you have set your “Quilt Area”, the default pattern box that appears is the size of your quilt area.

  • Page 22: Setting Up A Pantograph Style Pattern

    Setting up a Pantograph style pattern: 1. When setting up a pantograph, you will use the same steps as setting your quilt block (see above), except you will repeat the pattern the desired times to fi ll your pattern box (see page 34 under repeat). 2.

  • Page 23: Section 6: Button Overview

    Section 6: Button Overview Home menu: Pattern view: takes you to your edit pattern screen. Here you will see any patterns you have added to your pattern box and will be able to edit them as needed. (for editing options see page 34) Add pattern: Opens the pattern selection screen and allows you to add a pattern.
  • Page 24 Previews: Previews are the image of your patterns saved on the system. Every time you touch a pattern and view the image on the preview screen (in the add pattern screen) it creates a picture of that pattern and saves it into the “Previews”...
  • Page 25 System info: Will inform you of the current software versions Motors Forward: Most systems have the motor box mounted to the front or fabric side of the frame. You would be directed to mount the motor box on the back or non fabric side if required by your setup.
  • Page 26 Time out: When the motors are locked, this is the time in seconds they will stay locked for. NOTE: If your machine is moving, this timer resets until it detects the machine no longer moving, then the timer starts counting from 100 again.
  • Page 27 Set Quilt Area: This is the entire area that can be quilted at any time. It will ask you to move to the upper left corner of your quilt area and touch the (+) key, then it will ask you to move to the lower right and touch the (+) key.
  • Page 28 1. If setting a pattern box different then your Quilt Area, select the “Adjust Current” option under “Pattern Box”. 2. Move your machine to the fi rst point of your pattern box. Don’t forget the fi rst two points of your pattern box make your baseline.
  • Page 29 6. If you are setting a triangle and the third point is your last point; touch the check mark for the third point. The check mark will add your last point and fi nish your pattern box. A line will automatically draw from your last point to your fi...

  • Page 30: Tablet With Pencil

    Tablet with pencil menu: Save Layout: You do NOT need to select new layout under the home icon to create a layout. You can make your quilt area with boxes and still “save layout” when done. Save Layout as: This will let you rename a layout you have already saved but maybe you have made a few changes to it.
  • Page 31 2. Once you move your machine to the fi rst point and press ok, your machine will lock in place so you can mark that point. 3. After you mark the fi rst point and press ok, you can move to the lower right corner of your quilt area. 4.
  • Page 32 6. After you have rolled your quilt you need to tell the machine where your fi rst mark is. Move your ma- chine to the fi rst mark and touch “OK”. 7. Move to your second mark and touch “OK”. 8.

  • Page 33: Magnifying Glass

    Magnifying Glass: Zoom all: Automatically zooms back to the pattern box size Pan: When zoomed in, if you need to pan to a different part of the screen, touch the screen and drag your fi nger and the screen will move. (note: this is not the pattern moving, it is your viewpoint of the screen moving) Sewing Machine: This will take you back to the sewing menu.

  • Page 34: Editing

    Section 7: Editing There are two ways to bring up the editing options when you are ready to edit a pattern that has been added to your pattern box: One way is to touch the edit button along the top row of buttons.
  • Page 35 Merge: When repeating a pattern, the system still sees those re- peats as 2 separate patterns, to make them into 1 pattern, touch the “merge” button and it will merge all start/end point within a 1/4” into 1 line. Mirror: You can select to mirror on the horizontal or vertical axis.
  • Page 36 Scale: Smart scale: will try and fi t the pattern inside your pattern box as best it can without going over the edge of the box. It will also give you the option to keep or not keep proportions of the pattern. Note: Scaling can take over a minute, be patient.

  • Page 37: Section 8: Running A Pattern Running A Pattern

    Section 8: When running a pattern: When you touch the green light to run a pattern you have 3 options: Cancel because you didn’t want to run the pattern Ok to run the pattern from the start Set start: If your pattern is only ½ fi nished and you need- ed to re-start at a specifi...
  • Page 38 ® ™ Any time your PFAFF QUILT ARTIST II is running, this will control the speed. Note: This is referring to how fast or slow your machine is moving thru the pattern, not how fast or slow it is stitching.

  • Page 39: Troubleshooting

    Section 9: Troubleshooting Remote Trouble Shooting Q: When setting my quilt area, I do not get a width or height for my area. A: Ensure that both of your belts are attached correctly. Next check under “Setup”, the mo- tors should read “Motor Fwd” (if the black motor box is mounted on the front) and “Motor Rev” (if the motor box is mounted to the back).
  • Page 40 Q: When I activate regulated mode using the handle bars, my stitch regulation is erratic, some- times it works and sometimes it doesn’t. A: Check your encoder cable wires, and ensure they are all securely plugged in. Then check the encoder wheels, move the machine front to back and left to right, does the wheel turn 100% of the time.
  • Page 41 USB Jump Drive Help Q: How do I copy fi les onto my jump drive to be used on the remote? A: If you are copying an update for your system it is important to follow some guidelines: a. Ensure that your fi le you are loading has been “un-zipped”. Zipping a folder compresses it to make it easier to download, but the remote can not read a zipped fi...

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