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  • Page 1 Janome Quilt Maker Pro 18 VERSA Service Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    About the Quilt Maker Pro 18 VERSA  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀  ⸀...

  • Page 3: General Speci昀椀Ca琀椀Ons

    General Speci昀椀ca琀椀ons Sewing Opening Dimensions: (245 mm X 470 mm) 8.25” X 18” Sewing Speed: Manual Mode: Min 90 spm, Max 2200 spm, Regulated Mode: Min 0 spm, Max full speed S琀椀tches Per Inch: 4spi – 18spi Needle System: 134 (135 X 7) Needle Sizes, (recommended): 12/80 - 20/125 Hook System:...

  • Page 4: Assembly Torque Speci昀椀Ca琀椀Ons

    It is therefore advised that this torque speci昀椀ca琀椀on not exceed 6 Nm. • Base plates • Handlebars 6. 6 mm hex tool set screw, Class 8.8@ 4.5 Nm (Uses a 3 mm hex tool tool) • Hand wheel Janome-America.com Page 5...

  • Page 5: Lubrica琀椀On Speci昀椀Ca琀椀Ons

    #1-#6 Kit QM49262 All the above in box w/ booklet Lubrica琀椀ng Schedule The Quilt Maker Pro 18 VERSA lubrica琀椀ng schedule should be followed every year up to every two years to ensure top mechanical performance. Page 6 Quit Maker Pro 18 VERSA...

  • Page 6: Sec琀椀On 1: General Observa琀椀Ons Of Front Frame Cover, Mast And Hand Wheel

    Remove the front cover (see removing front cover), loosen the hand-wheel set screw, posi琀椀on the hand wheel and re-琀椀ghten the set screw. (3 mm handle hex tool) Janome-America.com Page 7...
  • Page 7 1. General Observa琀椀on - Con琀椀nued 3 ⸀ Check/Inspect: Test the condi琀椀on of the thread guides, the takeup/check spring, the take-up lever, the thread s琀椀rrup and the needle bar thread guide. Check for any abrasions, cuts, or electropla琀椀ng blistering. Test each guide by 昀氀ossing it with thread, le昀琀...

  • Page 8: Sec琀椀On 2: Removal Of Front Cover

    Note: the tension cable remains connected to front cover with the control board ⸀ Janome-America.com Page 9...

  • Page 9: Sec琀椀On 3: Lubrica琀椀On

    3. Lubrica琀椀on in the seven places shown below, on each side of the sha昀琀 between the bearing Lube #1 (Red) and the sha昀琀. Then use between the bearing outer diameter and the bearing Lube #2 (Blue) support at each of the seven places. Apply one drop of (Purple), to the Lube #6...
  • Page 10 Add grease sparingly to the presser-bar slide and plunger. Add a small amount between the stylus and cams of both the presser-bar li昀琀ing link and the hopping-mechanism li昀琀ing arm. (4 places) (Also lubricate two lower bearings, not shown.) Janome-America.com Page 11...
  • Page 11 4 Checking and Securing Flats and Screws The Quilt Maker Pro 18 VERSA has been designed using 昀氀ats and special screws to help prevent loop li昀琀 琀椀ming from slipping, except at the hook. (If the hook cannot slip then something has to break when something goes wrong. The hook is designed to be adjusted without removing the front cover.)
  • Page 12 琀椀ghtened, causing varia琀椀on of 琀椀ghtness or play, as the collar rotates 360º. To ensure that there is no 琀椀ghtness or play, the collar should be checked through a full rota琀椀on un琀椀l it has minimal 琀椀ghtness and minimal play ⸀ Janome-America.com Page 13...

  • Page 13: Sec琀椀On 5: Axial Play Check And Adjustment

    5. Axial Play Check and Adjustment Axial or end play on sha昀琀ing can result in noise, wear and faulty sewing. Check: 1. Check the main-sha昀琀 by pushing and pulling on the hand wheel. (Figure 5.1) Note: A small amount of main sha昀琀 axial play is permissible. Too much main sha昀琀...

  • Page 14: Sec琀椀On 6: Adjus琀椀Ng The Base Plate Feet

    昀氀at on a planed surface. Note: This is done on a precision surface plate at the factory during assembly ⸀ If a correc琀椀on is necessary: Thin shim washers may be used as shown in (Figures 6.1 and 6.2). Figure 6.1 Figure 6.2 Janome-America.com Page 15...

  • Page 15: Sec琀椀On 7: Adjus琀椀Ng The Motor Drive/Timing Belt Tension

    7. Adjus琀椀ng the Motor Drive/Timing Belt Tension The Quilt Maker Pro 18 VERSA machine u琀椀lizes a Tools required: 3 mm handle hex tool, 0. 5 mm feeler single motor drive/琀椀ming belt system. gauge, 8 mm open end wrench Tools required: 4 mm handle hex tool Check: With the machine front cover removed.

  • Page 16: Sec琀椀On 8: Adjus琀椀Ng The Hopping Foot Adaptor

    8. Adjus琀椀ng the Hopping Foot Adaptor The Quilt Maker Pro 18 VERSA features the “Kine琀椀Quilt” hopping mechanism, allowing the hopping foot to move (hop) up, down and dwell on the fabric when the needle is in the fabric. This allows fabric to move through the machine similar to a normal sewing machine with a feed dog.

  • Page 17: Sec琀椀On 9: Adjus琀椀Ng The Presser Bar Height (Internal Adjustment)

    9. Adjus琀椀ng the Presser Bar Height (Internal Adjustment) Tools: 3mm Handle hex tool, 0.5mm feeler gauge Important: Make sure the hoping foot adaptor was set correctly in the previous sec琀椀on before doing this step ⸀ Check When the needle bar is in its lowest posi琀椀on, the hopping foot should be no higher than 0.5mm above the needle plate.

  • Page 18: Sec琀椀On 10: Needle Posi琀椀On, Check And Adjustment

    • Tighten screws A and B in Figure 10.2 ⸀ Note: If needle posi琀椀on changes, repeat the process. Do not 琀椀ghten screw D or G at this 琀椀me. Figure 10.2 Janome-America.com Page 19...
  • Page 19 10. Needle Posi琀椀on, Check, & Adjustment - Con琀椀nued Adjustment for X axis: Cover On Note: That adjustment is done with the front frame cover on. Important Note: The picture shows the cover o昀昀 for illustra琀椀on purposes only! The primary adjustment is accomplished using the right side of the head frame shown in (Figure 10.3) ⸀...

  • Page 20: Sec琀椀On 11: Timing - Checking Loop Li昀琀 And Needle Distance

    9. Check the axial distance between the needle and the hook point. The hook point should lightly touch (brush) the needle Figure 10.4 inside the scarf. Too much needle distance may cause shredding or Loop li and needle height both set correctly skipped s琀椀tches. Janome-America.com Page 21...

  • Page 21: Sec琀椀On 12: Timing- Adjus琀椀Ng - First Rotate The Basket Down

    12. Timing - Adjus琀椀ng, First Rotate Basket Down Important Note: The 昀椀nal 琀椀ming and needle distance adjustment must be done with the front machine cover on ⸀ If correc琀椀on of loop li昀琀 or needle distance is necessary, then the basket must 昀椀rst be rotated down: with the bobbin case basket in the normal posi琀椀on, the basket needle guard may de昀氀ect the needle and this makes it di昀케cult to accurately adjust...

  • Page 22: Sec琀椀On 13: Timing - Adjus琀椀Ng Loop Li昀琀 And Needle Distance

    (needle distance) on its sha昀琀, as well as radially (loop li昀琀), se琀�ng the hook point rela琀椀ve to the needle, as described on the next page. For radial posi琀椀on of loop li昀琀 see Figure 13.1 above. Figure 13.3 Janome-America.com Page 23...
  • Page 23 13. Timing - Adjus琀椀ng Loop Li昀琀 and Needle Distance – Con琀椀nued 4. Adjust the needle distance by sliding the hook axially on the hook sha昀琀 toward the needle un琀椀l the hook barely touches (lightly brushes) inside the needle scarf. Note: It is be琀琀er for the hook to barely touch the needle than to be too far away from the needle.

  • Page 24: Sec琀椀On 14: Adjus琀椀Ng Needle Height

    • If correc琀椀on is necessary, slightly loosen the needle bar driver screw while holding the needle bar with the other hand. Rotate radially un琀椀l the hole is at front and re- 琀椀ghten the driver screw 昀椀rmly. read guide hole to front Figure 14.2 Figure 14.3 Janome-America.com Page 25...
  • Page 25 14. Adjus琀椀ng the Needle Height – Con琀椀nued Note: Under NO circumstance should the needle bar clamp screw be completely loosened. Failure to observe this cau琀椀on can result in the uncoupling of the needle bar from the needle bar driver. If this happens, do not run the machine.

  • Page 26: Sec琀椀On 15: Adjustment Of The Stop Finger

    • The machined edge helps support the stop-昀椀nger Figure 15.2 from twis琀椀ng to the side, allowing the basket to spin out of posi琀椀on, be hit by the needle and damaged. • Tighten screw A. Stop- nger cutout Figure 15.3 Janome-America.com Page 27...

  • Page 27: Sec琀椀On 16: Adjus琀椀Ng The Needle Height With Cylinder Tool

    16. Adjus琀椀ng the Needle Height with Cylinder Tool Tools required: Flat screwdriver, #3 x 150 mm in length, needle-height cylinder tool. Check: Turn the hand wheel in the direc琀椀on of mo琀椀on un琀椀l the hook point becomes even with the right side of the needle as shown in (Figure 16.1).
  • Page 28 Needle Distance Sec琀椀on) 17. Electronic Adjustments and Indicators System Power The Quilt Maker Pro 18 VERSA operates at voltage levels between 100 and 240VAC, 50 or 60 Hz. This means it can be run in most countries as long as the appropriate power cord or adapter plug is used.

  • Page 29: Indica琀椀Ons Of Speed/Needle Posi琀椀On Sensor

    Indica琀椀ons of Speed/Needle Posi琀椀on Sensor The main sha昀琀 speed and needle posi琀椀on sensor mounts to the main sha昀琀 near the back hand wheel. It is composed of a disk with two encoder regions. The outermost region consists of 100 small segments to provide speed feedback to the control system.

  • Page 30: Indica琀椀Ons Of Speed/ Needle Pos琀椀琀椀On Failure

    Make sure the encoder disk is posi琀椀oned properly in the sensor board ⸀ d. If all connec琀椀ons are good, then it may be necessary to change the encoder board and cable ⸀ Janome-America.com Page 31...

  • Page 31: Power Supply

    Power Supply The Quilt Maker Pro 18 VERSA machine has one 48V DC power supply mounted within the free arm at the bo琀琀om of the machine. This power supply provides 48V DC to the motor and the control-Board. Symptoms of a Failed Power Supply...

  • Page 32: Control Board

    Control Board The Quilt Maker Pro 18 VERSA machine has the control board mounted inside the main front cover cas琀椀ng. The main control board uses the following 8 connec琀椀ons (all are labeled with the name except the handlebars which are labelled J18 and J 17): •...

  • Page 33: Led Iden琀椀昀椀Ca琀椀On

    LED Iden琀椀昀椀ca琀椀on Control Pod Power LEDs Near the top of the control board are two green LEDs. The control board receives an input of +48V from the power supply and it converts this voltage into When you 昀椀rst power on the Quilt Maker Pro 18 two di昀昀erent voltage levels.

  • Page 34: Top Tension Calibra琀椀Ion

    • The code on the front and rear handle bars is di昀昀erent. The front has “F “code and the rear has “R” code. Summary: the front and rear handle bar displays are not interchangeable Janome-America.com Page 35...

  • Page 35: Burn In Note

    To get into Burn-In : Press the Diagnos琀椀cs Bar 5 琀椀mes: • A昀琀er pressing the diagnos琀椀cs bu琀琀on (heart shape) in tools, touch the bar at the top of the screen 5 琀椀mes or un琀椀l the machine enters burn-in mode. • To shut o昀昀 burn-in, switch the main power bu琀琀on to the o昀昀 posi琀椀on.

  • Page 36: Display Screens

    Using the Touch-Screen Display The Quilt Maker Pro 18 Versa has a color touch-screen display on the front of the machine. Se琀�ngs are changed using this display ⸀ Main Screen Manual Mode Bu琀琀on Func琀椀ons The Machine is in Manual Mode when the M is blue ⸀...
  • Page 37 (E) Bas琀椀ng Mode In Manual Opera琀椀on The Quilt Maker Pro 18 Versa has a bas琀椀ng mode that causes a s琀椀tch to be formed at a speci昀椀ed 琀椀me interval – every 0.5 second, 0.75 second, 1.0 second, 1.5 second, or 2.0 seconds.
  • Page 38 Blue indicates the selected bu琀琀on. The Needle Stop bu琀琀ons indicate the posi琀椀on the needle will stop, up or down, when the foot pedal is released or the Play bu琀琀on is turned o昀昀. Janome-America.com Page 39...

  • Page 39: Main Screen Regulated

    (I) Up/Down/Tie O昀昀 The arrow bu琀琀ons can assist in crea琀椀ng 琀椀e o昀昀 s琀椀tches, bas琀椀ng, or needle-posi琀椀oning func琀椀ons without the use of the foot pedal. Pressing and releasing the arrow bu琀琀on quickly will send the needle to the next needle stop posi琀椀on. If the needle is up, pressing the bu琀琀on will cause the needle to move to the down posi琀椀on.
  • Page 40 In Precision mode, the needle will not move un琀椀l the fabric moves across the table. In Cruise mode, the needle will s琀椀tch immediately at the Cruise speed as soon as you press the Play bu琀琀on or on the foot pedal. Janome-America.com Page 41...

  • Page 41: Tools Menu

    See page 36 for burn-in informa琀椀on. Set Language The Quilt Maker Pro 18 Versa screens can appear in English, French, German, or Spanish. On the Tools Screen, press the lower le昀琀 icon to cycle between English, Français, Deutsch, and Español.
  • Page 42 Low Bobbin The Quilt Maker Pro 18 Versa includes a low bobbin alarm to es琀椀mate how soon the bobbin thread will run out. This low bobbin capacity is based on an es琀椀mate of how much of a par琀椀cular thread can 昀椀t on a bobbin, in combina琀椀on with other quil琀椀ng factors such...
  • Page 43 To see the life琀椀me s琀椀tch counter for the machine, see the Informa琀椀on screen. Alarms The Quilt Maker Pro 18 Versa has alarms that can be turned on or o昀昀. The overspeed alarm is enabled by pressing the alarm bu琀琀on next to the speed icon.
  • Page 44 • Mo琀椀on Sensor Test (S琀椀tch Regula琀椀on) • Needle Sensor Test • Tension Calibra琀椀on • Foot Pedal Test Press the Home bu琀琀on to return to the Main menu screen or the Tools bu琀琀on to return to the Diagnos琀椀cs screen op琀椀on. Janome-America.com Page 45...

  • Page 45: Diagnos琀椀C Tests

    Diagnos琀椀cs Tests Motor Sensor Test The Motor Sensor Test helps you determine if there may be a problem with the Quilt Maker Pro 18 Versa Rotate the hand wheel motor. Slowly rota琀椀ng the hand wheel should result in an SLOWLY.
  • Page 46 360° rota琀椀on of the hand wheel, this indicates a failed beep for the rest of the cycle. test and the machine should be inspected by a quali 昀椀ed Failing Test: Janome repair technician ⸀ No beep or solid beep as you rotate the hand wheel one full rota琀椀on. Janome-America.com...
  • Page 47 Foot Pedal Test The Pedal test will help determine if there is a problem with the Quilt Maker Pro 18 Versa foot pedal. Slowly depress the foot pedal, a percent of depression will appear in the white box. The foot pedal should be controllable from 0 to 100%.

  • Page 48: Update

    6. When the machine update bu琀琀on is selected,the display screen stays on and a count down number appears above the machine update bu琀琀on icon. A four tone signal sounds when the update on the machine is done. Janome-America.com Page 49...

  • Page 49: System Informa琀椀On

    昀椀rmware revision numbers of the Quilt Maker Pro 18 Versa machine the display version, and the sensor version. Press the Home bu琀琀on to return to the Main menu screen or the Tools bu琀琀on to return to the Diagnos琀椀cs...

  • Page 50: Ge琀�Ng Started

    My Speed se琀�ng and the foot pedal, and moves the fabric to get an even, consistent s琀椀tch. In order to become comfortable using the Quilt Maker Pro 18 Versa, quilters can begin with a few simple techniques using a sample quilt sandwich (two pieces of fabric with a layer of ba琀�ng between them).

  • Page 51: Troubleshoo琀椀Ng

    Troubleshoo琀椀ng You can correct many problems on your own. If you need addi琀椀onal help, contact your local, authorized Janome retailer ⸀ First check the following: 1 ⸀ The AC power cord is properly connected and both power switches are turned on. 2 ⸀ Con昀椀rm that all cables are properly seated into their connec琀椀ons.
  • Page 52 • Balance the tension of the needle thread a昀琀er ensuring the The tension is not balanced bobbin tension is adjusted correctly. (For more informa琀椀on about adjus琀椀ng tension, see Bobbin and Bobbin Tension and Easy-Touch Tension™ in the Using Your Machine sec琀椀on of this manual.) Janome-America.com Page 53...
  • Page 53 Bobbin case is damaged, • Since thread slides over the surface of the bobbin case at a high corroded, dirty, etc. speed, make sure the case is free of any lint or foreign ma琀琀er that could impede thread passage through the machine ⸀ Moving the quilt too fast •...
  • Page 54 Needle is burred, bent or dull, or • Change the needle at least once per quilt. Make sure the needle is installed to the top of the stop hole in the needle bar. installed incorrectly Janome-America.com Page 55...
  • Page 55 Wrong type of needle • Use only the needles recommended by Janome (134, sizes 12 through 21). Other possible problems • Needle too close to hook, causing fric琀椀on and possible collision of hook point and needle (causing broken thread).

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