Janome Quilt Maker Pro 16 User Manual page 54

User Manual
The needle is not positi oned
properly
Improper threading
The Needle Breaks
The needle is bent or not
installed properly
The needle hits the needle plate • Correctly positi on the needle, needle plate, or hopping foot.
Sti tches are Puckered
The tension is not balanced.
Top and bott om tension are both
too ti ght.
Needle too large for quilti ng
fabric
Poor Sti tch Quality
The tension is not balanced
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QUILT MAKER PRO 16
• Positi on the needle properly to the needle bar. Inspect the
positi on of the needle to make sure the needle is at the 6 o'clock
positi on. When you stand directly in front of the needle (facing the
bobbin case side of the machine), you will see the enti re needle
eye directly facing you. This is 6 o'clock positi on.
• Make sure (a) the needle is installed all the way into the needle
bar to the needle-stop hole in the needle bar, (b) the long groove
in the needle is toward the front (bobbin case side), and (c) the
scarf (scooped out part of the back of the needle) is toward the
back of the machine.
• The needle can someti mes be rotated to 5 o'clock (slightly right)
or 7 o'clock (slightly left ) to adjust for a more positi ve thread loop
pickup by the hook point.
• Ensure that the machine is threaded correctly.
Correcti ve Measure(s)
• Replace the needle. Make sure that the needle is pushed into the
needle bar clamp unti l it can go no further. Visually check that it
is up to the top of the stop/sight hole above the needle bar clamp
screw. If the needle isn't installed properly, it can cause damage in
the bobbin area and needle plate.
Replace with a new needle.
Correcti ve Measure(s)
• Balance the tension of the needle thread aft er ensuring the
bobbin tension is adjusted correctly. (For more informati on about
adjusti ng tension, see Bobbin and Bobbin Tension and Top Thread
Tension in the Using Your Machine secti on of this manual.)
• Replace the needle with a size bett er suited for the fabric.
Correcti ve Measure(s)
• Balance the tension of the needle thread aft er ensuring the
bobbin tension is adjusted correctly. (For more informati on about
adjusti ng tension, see Bobbin and Bobbin Tension and Top Thread
Tension in the Using Your Machine secti on of this manual.)
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