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  • Page 1 Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 2 ©GAMMILL QUILTING SYSTEMS 2013 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 8/16/2013...
  • Page 3 OVERVIEW Needle Needle-End Hand Wheel Motor-End On/Off Hand Wheel Switches Motor Detail Thread Break Light Sensor Rotary Light Switch Tension Intermittent Tension P a g e Gammill, Inc.
  • Page 4 Use the Gam Slide on the bed of your quilting machine Gam Slide to create a smooth surface to quilt on. Use the Tablet to run The Charm Android application Tablet to access features and maintenance functions. Use the Gam-Guide Jr to help with straight line Gam-Guide Jr quilting.
  • Page 5 PAMPERING THE CHARM - OILING 1-2 drops every 8-12 drops 1-2 drops every 6-8 hours every 6-8 hours 6-8 hours *2-4 for the 18-8 1-2 drops every 6-8 hours *not on 18-8 Extra oiling location on the 1-2 drops every...
  • Page 6 TOP OF THE THREE HOLES ALONG THE INSIDE OF THE HOOK ASSEMBLY. LET IT RUN DOWN INTO THE OTHER TWO HOLES. ROTATE THE HAND WHEEL THREE TURNS TO DISTRIBUTE THE OIL EVENLY. Learn how to oil your Charm with this great video! P a g e Gammill, Inc.

  • Page 7: Thread Guide

    Push a loop of thread through the Intermittent Intermittent Tension Thread Guide Tension thread guide. Open the loop and put it around the Intermittent Intermittent Tension Tension between the discs. P a g e Gammill, Inc.
  • Page 8 Take-up Lever toward the needle end of the machine. Snap the thread into the remaining thread guides Thread Guides leading to the needle. Pass the thread through the eye of the need from the Needle left to the right. P a g e Gammill, Inc.

  • Page 9: Bobbin Winding

    Wrap the thread several times around the bobbin clockwise and slip the thread through a hole facing Bobbin you. Push the bobbin onto the bobbin spindle rotating until it clicks. Push the lever arm against the bobbin. P a g e Gammill, Inc.
  • Page 10 PULL THE THREAD UP. THE BOBBIN SHOULD STAND UP IN YOUR HAND, BUT NOT LIFT OFF. IF THE BOBBIN LIFTS OFF LOOSEN THE BOBBIN TENSION SCREW. IF IT DOES NOT STAND UP, TIGHTEN THE BOBBIN TENSION SCREW. P a g e Gammill, Inc.

  • Page 11: Powering Up The System

    POWERING UP THE SYSTEM CLICK HERE TO WATCH A HELPFUL VIDEO ON STARTING UP THE CHARM SYSTEM! Powering Up Order Powering Up Instructions Be sure the power cable is plugged into the electrical Plug In socket in the wall and connected to the machine.
  • Page 12 Use two fingers in a pinching motion on the screen to Pinch zoom in or spread them to zoom out. FIND THE CHARM APPLICATION ICON ON THE TABLET HOME SCREEN AND TAP TO LAUNCH IT. IT CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN THE APPS SCREEN.

  • Page 13: Connecting Bluetooth

    Accept Configuration icon to establish the Bluetooth connection. Tap the red Cancel icon to stop the Bluetooth connection process. This will leave the screen returning to the Charm main screen and Cancel will leave the application disconnected from the machine.
  • Page 14 THE CHARM APPLICATION THIS IS THE MAIN SCREEN: Icon What you can do with it Setting Icon Tap the Setting Icon to access the Setting Options. Variable Stitch Icon Tap the Variable Stitch Icon to select the Variable Stitch mode.
  • Page 15 As you push down on the foot pedal the Foot Pedal Foot Pedal Position Position indicator will show the pedal is connected and responds. 13 | P a g e Gammill, Inc.
  • Page 16 Tap the Thread Break Detection to turn off the Thread Break Alarm Thread Break Detection feature. Thread Break Detection Tap the Thread Break Detection Disabled to turn on the Thread Disabled Break Alarm feature. 14 | P a g e Gammill, Inc.
  • Page 17 THE QUILTING MODES The Charm stitches in three different modes: variable stitch mode, constant stitch mode and basting stitch mode. VARIABLE STITCH MODE BASIC FUNCTION: THE VARIABLE STITCH MODE ALLOWS YOU TO VARY YOUR STITCHING SPEED AS YOU QUILT. WHILE THIS GIVES THE MOST CONTROL OVER ALL OF THE SPEED VARIABLES (RATE OF MOVING FABRIC AND SPEED OF NEEDLE), IT IS THE MORE CHALLENGING MODE TO REGULATE YOUR STITCH LENGTH IN.
  • Page 18 PEDAL FEATURE: THE STITCHING SPEED REMAINS CONSTANT REGARDLESS OF HOW FAR YOU PUSH THE PEDAL. OPTIONS: ADJUST THE SPEED THE PEDAL CAN MAKE IT STITCH BY CHANGING THE CONSTANT STITCH SPEED ON THE SETTINGS SCREEN. 16 | P a g e Gammill, Inc.
  • Page 19 PEDAL FEATURE: THE STITCHING SPEED REMAINS CONSTANT REGARDLESS OF HOW FAR YOU PUSH THE PEDAL. OPTIONS: ADJUST THE SPEED THE PEDAL CAN MAKE IT STITCH BY CHANGING THE STITCH SPEED ON THE SETTINGS SCREEN. 17 | P a g e Gammill, Inc.
  • Page 20 WHAT YOU WANT IT TO DO. TAP THE HELP BUTTON TO SEE THE NAMES OF THE FUNCTIONS THE CHARM UNDERSTANDS. TO ACTIVATE THE VOICE PROMPT, EITHER TAP THE GREEN ICON IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER OR TAP THE FOOT PEDAL. THE CHARM ONLY REPONDS TO COMMANDS WHEN PROMPTED AND RESPONDS BY ASKING, “SAY COMMAND PLEASE.”...
  • Page 21 LINES TO ACCESS THE DROP DOWN MENU. SELECT BACKGROUND PREFERENCES TO CHANGE THE BACKGROUND COLOR OF THE MAIN SCREEN IN THE CHARM APPLICATION. TAP ON THE COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE FOR YOUR MAIN SCREEN BACKGROUND FOR THE CHARM APPLICATION. 19 | P a g e Gammill, Inc.

  • Page 22: Maintenance Options

    MAINTENANCE OPTIONS. Tool How it works The Oil Routine is a timed program that runs the Charm both Oil Machine forwards and backwards to distribute oil throughout the system. It is important to unthread the machine while running this routine.
  • Page 23 MACHINE RUNS AT A CONSTANT SPEED BOTH FORWARD AND BACKWARD. THE TIMER SHOWS YOU HOW MUCH TIME REMAINS IN THE OILING ROUTINE. TAP THE STOP BUTTON TO END THE OILING ROUTINE EARLY. 21 | P a g e Gammill, Inc.

  • Page 24: Position Sensors

    TEST. RETURN WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO THE POSITION SENSOR SCREEN. DURING THE POSITION SENSOR TEST, THE MACHINE WILL RUN AT A CONSTANT SLOW SPEED. TAP THE STOP BUTTON TO END THE POSITION SENSOR TEST EARLY. 22 | P a g e Gammill, Inc.

  • Page 25: Maintenance Routine

    MINIMUM VALUES USE THE THREAD BREAK SENSOR DELAY TO ADJUST THE LENGTH OF TIME THE WHEEL GOES WITHOUT MOVEMENT BEFORE SOUDING. WITH SLICK THREAD, YOU MAY NEED TO INCREASE THIS DELAY. MAXIMUM VALUES 23 | P a g e Gammill, Inc.
  • Page 26 Congratulations on your purchase of the Charm by Gammill. We sincerely hope you will enjoy your quilting experience as your machine helps you to achieve your goals. Your successes are our successes. Thank you for partnering with us. Sincerely,...

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