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MANUAL
UM09113 • VERSION 1.0
© 2024 Sewing Machines Plus, All rights reserved.
The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. If you find any problems
in the manual, please report them to us in writing. This document is not warranted to be error-free.
Sewing Machines Plus assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear
in the informational content contained in this manual.
Printed in the United States of America.
Part number: UM09113
01/2024

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL UM09113 • VERSION 1.0 © 2024 Sewing Machines Plus, All rights reserved. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. If you find any problems in the manual, please report them to us in writing. This document is not warranted to be error-free. Sewing Machines Plus assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in the informational content contained in this manual.

  • Page 2: How To Use This Manual

    Machine setup information ..................... User manual Overview of your machine ..................Quick reference card How to thread your machine ..................Quick reference card Needle system for your machine ................. Quick reference card Basic maintenance ........................User manual Troubleshooting ........................User manual www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents How to Use This Manual ........................2 Congratulations On Your Purchase! ..................... 5 What’s Included With Your Machine ......................5 Important Safety Information ......................6 About Your Machine ......................... 11 General Specifications ..........................11 Get to Know Your King Quilter II Elite 16 ....................12 Installation and Setup ........................
  • Page 4 Appendix 1 ............................59 Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) Declaration of Conformity Canadian Department of Communications Compliance Statement (For Canada Only) ......59 Radio Interference (Other than USA and Canada) ................... 59 Appendix 2............................60 Checking and Formating USB for FAT32 ....................60 www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...

  • Page 5: Congratulations On Your Purchase

    Congratulations On Your Purchase! You haven’t just purchased a quilting machine, you’ve joined the Sewing Machines Plus family and we welcome you. You have acquired the easiest-to-use quilting machine available in today’s market. Sewing Machines Plus is committed to innovation, reliability, customer service, and education. Your new quilting friends are already there, waiting for you! Remember, if you ever have questions, contact Sewing Machine Plus.

  • Page 6: Important Safety Information

    • The King Quilter II Elite 16 should only be used indoors away from moisture. • The King Quilter II Elite 16 should not be stored or used in extreme temperatures. • Use the King Quilter II Elite 16 only for its intended use as described in this manual. www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...
  • Page 7 • To disconnect from the wall outlet, push the switch to the off position, then remove the plug from outlet pulling from the plug, not the cord. Never operate the King Quilter II Elite 16 if the cord is damaged or not working correctly. If a mechanical or electrical problem is encountered, return the King Quilter II Elite 16 to the nearest authorized service center or the manufacturer for examination, repair, electrical, or mechanical adjustment.
  • Page 8 2. Turn the machine off and unplug the cord in the following cases: • when you have stopped using the machine • when you replace or remove the needle or any other part • when you check or clean the machine • when you leave the machine unattended www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...
  • Page 9 3. Connect the machine directly to the wall outlet or to a surge protector that connects directly to the wall outlet. Do not use extension cords. To increase the life of your machine 1. Do not store this machine in areas exposed to direct sunlight or high humidity. Never use or store the machine near a heater, an iron, a halogen lamp or other hot things.
  • Page 10 If the machine breaks down or needs adjustment, first check the troubleshooting chart in the appendix to inspect and adjust the machine yourself. For more product information and updates, visit our website at www.SewingMachinesPlus.com. The contents of this manual and product specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

  • Page 11: About Your Machine

    About Your Machine General Specifications The King Quilter II Elite 16 uses high-tech electronics and an innovative touch-screen user interface to offer greater functionality and ease of operation to home quilters than ever before conceived in the quilting industry. The King Quilter II Elite 16 quilting machine is a high quality machine that both incorporates robust design features and is easy to service.

  • Page 12: Get To Know Your King Quilter Ii Elite 16

    Right side view Thread Mast Thread Guide A Three-Hole Thread Guide B Thread Guide C Top Thread Tension Assembly Stirrup Thread Guide E Take-Up Lever Thread Guide F Front Casing/Frame Hand Wheel Side Laser Stylus Post Hole 12 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...
  • Page 13 Left side view 19. Front Threaded Display Mounting Holes 12. Needle Bar 20. Front Base 13. Needle Bar Thread Guide 21. Back Casing/Frame 14. Needle 22. Rear Base 15. Ruler Foot 23. Color Touch-Screen Display Connector 16. Needle Plate 24. Threaded Horizontal Spool Pin Mounting Hole 17.
  • Page 14 28. Serial Port for Stitch Regulator 35. LED Light Ring 29. Laser Stylus Power Connector 36. Power Pod (P-Pod) 30. Rear Handle Bar Serial Port 37. Spool Pin 2 31. Rear Threaded Handle Holes Detail Rear Front 14 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...

  • Page 15: Installation And Setup

    Installation and Setup Carriage You should have already set up either the King Quilter II Elite 16 5-Foot Frame or the King Quilter II Elite 16 8-Foot Frame. Refer to the frame manual for detailed instructions about setting up the frame. To install the carriage and machine on the frame 1.

  • Page 16: Stitch Regulation Cables

    The other two connectors on the carriage encoder may remain in place. U CAUTION: Failure to unplug the cable when removing the machine from the carriage could result in damage to the cable, encoder, and carriage. Machine Encoder Machine Carriage Encoder Encoder 16 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...

  • Page 17: Handlebars And Display

    Handlebars and Display U CAUTION: To prevent any electrical damage to the handlebars, always turn off all power to the machine when connecting or disconnecting the handlebars. To install the handlebars 1. Ensure that the machine is unplugged from the electrical outlet. 2.

  • Page 18: Optional Accessory: Rear Handlebars And Display

    King Quilter II Elite 16 and looking at the rear display. If nothing appears on the screen, check that both the front and rear handlebar cables are plugged in securely, that your machine is turned on, and that the power cord is plugged into the machine as well as a power source. 18 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...

  • Page 19: Thread Mast

    Thread Mast To install the thread mast 1. Locate the threaded hole on top of the machine near the rear by the hand wheel. 2. The thread mast comes with a washer to protect the machine paint when the thread mast is tightened onto the machine.

  • Page 20: Optional Accessory: Horizontal Spool Pin

    B, back to front. (See Right side view, items 2 and 3.) 6. Continue threading the machine as described in steps 3 through 6 in the section named Threading Your Machine later in this manual. 20 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...

  • Page 21: Optional Accessory: Ruler Base

    If you plan to use rulers and templates with the King Quilter II Elite 16, you need to purchase the ruler base to give you a large, stable surface on which to rest the ruler or template. The ruler base, rulers, and templates are optional accessories. For more information, visit www.SewingMachinesPlus.com. To install the optional ruler base 1.

  • Page 22: Optional Accessory: Laser Stylus

    The laser projects a straight laser beam visible as a dot on surfaces it hits. Use the laser dot as a guide, or stylus, to trace printed pantograph designs and stitch the continuous pattern onto a quilt. 22 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...
  • Page 23 The laser stylus can move in any direction by rotating the clamp on the post and pivoting the laser up or down. To make an adjustment, loosen the black thumbscrews, position, and retighten. Â IMPORTANT: A label is attached to the laser’s case and contains an arrow which indicates the direction the laser light will shine when energized.

  • Page 24: Using Your Machine

    To change the needle 1. Move the needle bar to the highest position by turning the front or rear hand wheel or pressing the needle up/down control on the handles. Then turn off the power. 24 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...
  • Page 25 2. Loosen the needle-bar-clamp thumb-screw. 3. Remove the old needle by pulling it down. Discard the old needle in a safe way. Sight hole Clamp Screw 4. With the scarf (small ground-out section/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 needle bar, until it can go no farther.

  • Page 26: Hopping Feet

     NOTE: You may need to push up the pressure bar (see Left Side View, Detail A, item 18) when changing the hopping foot. 3. Fully tighten the screw with the 2.5 mm hex tool. 26 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...

  • Page 27: Optional Accessories: Couching Feet, Echo Feet, And Glide Foot

    In addition to the ruler foot and open-toe foot that come with your King Quilter II Elite 16, Sewing Machines Plus offers specialty feet to enhance your quilting: the Couching Feet Kit, the Echo Feet Kit, and the Glide Foot. See www.SewingMachinesPlus.com for more information. Bobbin and Bobbin Tension The King Quilter II Elite 16 quilting machine uses M-class bobbins that are larger than sewing machine L-class bobbins.
  • Page 28 • Make the bobbin tension adjustment using the screw in the center of the tension spring. Turn clockwise to tighten and counterclockwise to loosen the bobbin tension. Make tiny adjustments to the bobbin tension and test again. 28 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...

  • Page 29: Top Thread Tension

    To insert the bobbin case into the machine 1. Move the needle to the up position. Turn off the power to the machine. 2. Place the bobbin in the bobbin case so that the thread pulls off clockwise when viewing the open side.

  • Page 30: Optional Accessory: Easy-Set Tension™ Kit

    Solution: Loosen the top thread tension by turning the tension knob counterclockwise. 3. If top thread looks like Diagram B Problem: The top thread tension is too loose. Solution: Tighten the top thread tension by turning the tension knob clockwise. 30 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...

  • Page 31: Threading The Machine

    Threading the Machine Sewing Machines Plus recommends that you select and use only high-quality threads for your quilts. To thread the machine Refer to the threading diagram on the next page. 1. Place thread cone onto spool post , insert the thread through the thread-mast eyelet from back to front, continuing to the thread guide .
  • Page 32 Therefore the thread must be pulled up, or flossed, between the tension discs or it will stay outside the discs and float without tension, causing serious tension problems and/or thread nests. 32 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...

  • Page 33: Quilting With The King Quilter Ii Elite 16

    Quilting With the King Quilter II Elite 16 Preparing to Quilt 1. Make sure your machine has been cleaned, oiled, has a new needle, and that the tracks on the frame are free from threads or other debris. If the machine isn’t already plugged in, plug it in now. 2.

  • Page 34: Free-Motion Quilting

    Pro-Stitcher works, see the Pro-Stitcher user manual. When Pro-Stitcher is installed and communicating with the King Quilter II Elite 16, the top of the King Quilter II Elite 16 display includes the Pro-Stitcher name: 34 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...

  • Page 35: Using The Touchscreen Display

    Using the Touch-Screen Display The King Quilter II Elite 16 has a touch-screen display on the front handlebars. Use the display to access the quilting functions of the King Quilter II Elite 16, such as to alternate between stitch-regulated and non- stitch regulated operation, to control settings for how you prefer your machine to operate, and to use tools such as counting stitches on a quilt or logging how much time it took to finish your quilt.
  • Page 36 When you stop quilting by pressing the Start/Stop button on the handlebars again, the circle turns red, indicating that the needle is not moving. LED lights button: Touch the LED lights button to turn lights on or off. 36 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...

  • Page 37: Stitching Modes

    Stitching Modes The King Quilter II Elite 16 enables you to choose between two modes of stitch regulation (Cruise and Precision) or to choose manual stitching. Manual Stitching Mode When using the manual stitching mode, the length of the stitch is determined by how quickly or slowly you move the machine around the quilt, in combination with the number of stitches per minute (up to 1800) you have selected.
  • Page 38 The machine motor will slow down or speed up to maintain a consistent stitch length according to how quickly or slowly you move the machine. Moving the machine too fast or in radical or jerky movements will defeat the stitch regulator function. 38 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...
  • Page 39 Machine Quilting Tip: Quilting speed while in stitch-regulation mode It is unlikely that you will move the King Quilter II Elite 16 across the quilt too fast. However, if you do, it will result in an overspeed condition if the machine can’t maintain stitch regulation.
  • Page 40 Stop button. When you stop moving the machine, the needle pauses. Move the ruler and then begin moving the machine to continue quilting. Precision stitch regulation helps you to avoid bobbles and uneven stitches. 40 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...

  • Page 41: Machine Tools

    Controlling the Lights Your King Quilter II Elite 16 comes equipped with an LED light ring. To control the lights on the machine • To toggle the LED light ring on and off, touch the Lights button on the Main screen. When lights are on, the on/off button displays in color.

  • Page 42: On-Screen Calculator

    (+), subtraction (–), multiplication (x), and division (÷). After you’ve pressed the numbers and the function buttons, press the equal sign (=) for the answer. • Touch the Tools button in the toolbar. Then touch the Calculator button. Press the Home button to return to the Main screen. 42 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...

  • Page 43: Diagnostics

    Diagnostics There are several diagnostics tests that you may be asked to perform by Sewing Machines Plus technical support. These functions test the motion encoders, the motor control functions, the key switches, and the internal position sensors. • Touch the Tools button in the toolbar. Then touch the Diagnostics button. Perform diagnostics tests as needed.
  • Page 44 Also ensure that the track is straight with no dips or indentations and that it is clean and free of contamination. Other causes are an unplugged or damaged cable or possibly an issue with the main control board. 44 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...

  • Page 45: Alarms

    Alarms The Alarms screen has two alarms: the overspeed alarm and the quilting alarm. • Touch the Tools icon in the toolbar. Then touch the Alarms button to open the Alarms screen. The overspeed alarm alerts you if you are moving the machine faster than 100% of the motor capacity.

  • Page 46: Timer And Stitch Counter

    The Timers screen enables you to track the amount of time you work on a quilt and to track the number of stitches on a quilt. • Touch the Tools icon in the toolbar. Then touch the Timers button. Press the Home button to return to the Main screen. Quilting timer Stitch counter 46 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...
  • Page 47 To track how much time you spend on a quilt Use the quilting timer to keep track of how much time you spend on a quilt. The quilting timer measures time the machine is actually quilting, not the time the machine is on but not stitching. Press Play to track Reset button: Press the time spent on a...

  • Page 48: Set Language

    The arrow will flash until the USB drive is fully inserted. The display changes to show the USB inserted into the machine. If the image doesn’t change, remove and insert the USB drive again. Then touch either the Machine or Display button depending on which software you want to update. 48 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...
  • Page 49 • Touch the Tools icon in the toolbar. Then touch the Update button. Press the Home button to return to the Main screen. To update the machine’s software The USB drive image will connect to the display when the USB drive has been recognized.
  • Page 50 If you have a the optional rear handlebars and display, you will need to update the rear display as well. • To update the rear display, insert the USB into the port on the right side the rear display and run the display update feature from the rear display. 50 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...

  • Page 51: Information Screen

    Information Screen To open the information screen, touch the Information icon in the toolbar. After selecting it, the icon turns green. Choose from the information options on the screen. To monitor system information about your machine You may need to provide system information to Sewing Machines Plus when purchasing machine accessories or receiving technical assistance.

  • Page 52: Machine Maintenance

    To clean the touch-screen display • Use a soft rag or microfiber cloth dampened with isopropyl alcohol and then gently wipe the display to remove any dust or fingermarks. 52 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...

  • Page 53: Maintenance Schedule

    U CAUTION: Never use any chemicals to clean your display as this may negatively affect the display’s touch-screen response. Maintenance Schedule In addition to the ongoing cleaning and oiling maintenance, you should have your machine serviced by an authorized Sewing Machines Plus representative every 12 to 24 months, depending on use. They will take care of oiling and greasing internal parts and ensure the machine is in tip-top working order.

  • Page 54: Troubleshooting

    Thread tension too tight • Check bobbin case tension and then check top thread tension. (For more information about adjusting tension, see Bobbin and Bobbin Tension and Top Thread Tension in the Using Your Machine section of this manual.) 54 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...
  • Page 55 The needle is not positioned • Position the needle properly to the needle bar. Inspect the properly position of the needle to make sure the needle is at the 6 o’clock position. When you stand directly in front of the needle (facing the bobbin case side of the machine), you will see the entire needle eye directly facing you.
  • Page 56 • Turn the machine on by using the switch on the back power pod. Machine not receiving power • Check that the power connector is securely plugged into the back of the machine and the three-prong end is plugged into the power source. 56 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...
  • Page 57 Uneven Quilt Design Corrective Measure(s) Take-up rollers may be bowed • Make certain the fabric is not rolled too tight, causing the poles to or bent bow. Check that poles are inserted completely together with the push pins engaged so bowing won’t occur. Leaders are stretched or worn •...
  • Page 58 • Locate the black cables that plug into the touch-screen display and connect to the side of the machine. Make sure both ends are plugged in securely.  NOTE: If the troubleshooting tips do not eliminate the problem, please consult an authorized representative. 58 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...

  • Page 59: Federal Communications Commissions (Fcc) Declaration Of Conformity

    Appendix 1 Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For USA Only) Responsible Party: Sewing Machines Plus, declares that the product Product Name: King Quilter II Elite 16 complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 60 5. The “File System” should say “FAT32”. If it says anything else, it should be reformatted. In the examples below, the one that says “exFAT” should be reformatted or a smaller (32GB or less) USB dive may be required for windows to allow it to be formatted as FAT32. 60 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...
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  • Page 62 3. Open your file browser (either open the yellow folder icon in your task bar or a quick shortcut for this is the Windows Key + “e”). 4. Find your USB stick in the menu tree on the left of the file browser. 5. Right-click on the drive and select “Format…”. 6. Under “File system,” select the FAT32 option. 62 | www.SewingMachinesPlus.com...
  • Page 63 7. If Windows does not show a FAT32 option, your USB stick may be too large. Use a USB stick that is 32GB or less in size. 8. Leave all other selections at their default and click on Start 9. You should get a warning that all your data will be erased. 10.

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