Janome Quilt Maker Pro 16 User Manual page 23

User Manual
To change the needle
1. Move the needle bar to the highest positi on by turning the front or rear hand wheel or pressing the
needle up/down control on the handles. Then turn off the power.
2. Loosen the needle bar clamp thumbscrew.
3. Remove the old needle by pulling it down.
Discard the old needle in a safe way.
4. With the scarf (small ground-out secti on/dip on the back side of the needle just above the needle
eye) facing toward the back hand-wheel side of the machine, and the long groove down the front of
the needle facing the bobbin-case side, push the needle all the way up into the needlebar, unti l it can
go no further.
5. Carefully ti ghten the needle bar clamp screw
unti l the needle is securely fastened into the
machine. If necessary use the 2.5mm hex tool
to secure the needle; however take care not
to over ti ghten the screw. This may result in
damaged or stripped threads in the needle
clamp. Damage to the needle clamp may also
make it diffi cult to fully insert the needle, which
will change the machine ti ming, or cause more
issues. Stripped threads and damage caused by
improper needle installati on or ti ghtening are
not covered under warranty.
 NOTE: It is recommended to use a new needle
for each new quilt. Also, replace the needle any
ti me it becomes bent, dull or burred.
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QUILT MAKER PRO 16
Long
Groove
(front side)
 IMPORTANT: Check the needle to confi rm 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. If it is not, the machine ti ming will
be off and it may be possible for the needle to
collide with internal parts, causing damage not
covered by the warranty.
Sight hole
Scarf
(back side)
located just
above the eye
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