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Table of Contents

Welcome................................................................................................................ 5

Warranty................................................................................................................. 6

Attachingyoursquaretubing.................................................................................. 7

YourLightFixture.................................................................................................... 8

YourThreadStand.................................................................................................. 9

AttachingBeltGuard.............................................................................................11

ReplacingFuse......................................................................................................11

ConnectingyourTinLizzie18DLStoyourcarriageassembly(deck)...................... 12

AttachingyourHandleBars.................................................................................... 13

GeneralOperationoftheLCDKeyPad.................................................................14

AttachingyourLaserLight..................................................................................... 17

WhatistheTensionReleaseLever?........................................................................ 17

HowDoIAdjusttheHeightoftheHoppingFoot?.................................................. 18

AdjustingtheStrokeofthehoppingfoot................................................................ 18

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RoutineCleaningandOiling.................................................................................... 19

BobbinWinderandBobbins................................................................................... 20

ThreadingOverview............................................................................................... 22

ThreadingyourTinLizzie18DLS............................................................................... 22

HowDoIChangetheNeedle?............................................................................... 24

HowDoIMakeAdjustmentstoMakethePerfectStitch?....................................... 25

Tension,Tension,Tension....................................................................................... 26TroubleShootingChecklist

Checkspringreplacement/TensionKnob.............................................................. 28

Machinewillnotsew,Icannotturnthehandwheel(Jammed)............................... 30

TimingyourMachine................................................................................................31

Adjustingthebobbinwinder................................................................................... 33

Adjustingthetensionassemblethreadguidesforproperfill......................................33

Adjustingbobbinwinderforcontractwiththeuppershaft........................................34

SettingupoptionalRearHandlesusingtheDLS......................................................35

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dear TinLizzie18 dLs Owner,

WelcometotheTinLizzie18Family.Since1948,BillFloydhasbeendesigningandimprovingindustrialsewingmachines.TheTinLizzie18DLSisoneofmanyspecialtysewingmachinesthathehasbeeninstrumentalindesigningandmanufacturing.Now,heispassingdowntheknowledge,passionandtraditiontohissonErnie.Togethertheyareco-ownersoftheTinLizzie18L.L.C.Erniehasbeeninthesewingindustrysince1972.In2005theirsharedvisionofanaffordablelongarmquiltingmachineforthehomequilterbecamereality.TodaytheTinLizzie18isinhomesallovertheworld.

TheTinLizzie18DLScomeswithaoneyearcompletewarranty.Wewillalwaysstandbehindourproductandanywarrantyissueswillbefixedatnocharge.Ourwarrantyonpartsisfiveyearsandcoversthesewingmachinehead,motor,electronicsandframe.

Customersatisfactionisournumberonegoal.Ifyouarenothappythenwearenothappy.Ourdealersareselectivelychosen,usingourcriteriaofcustomerserviceandprofessionalintegrity.Sincerely,

WilliamFloyd ErnieFloyd JoshuaFloydTinLizzie18LLC

InthephotoaboveBill,Shirley,Ernie,andJosh

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WarrantyWebelievethatwehavedesignedandaremanufacturingthebestlongarmquiltingmachineavailable.Asyouunpackyourmachinebesuretokeeptheboxandpackingmaterialsdesignedtoprotectthemachineduringshipping.Shoulditbecomenecessaryforyoutoreturnthemachineforwarrantyworkpleasecallusforspecificinstructionsforpackingandshippingyourmachine.

•YourTinLizzie18DLShasafulllaborwarrantyforoneyearfromthedayyoureceiveyourmachine.Weguaranteethemachinepartsforfiveyears. •Themachinemustbecleanedandoiledregularlyaccordingtotheinstructionsinthismanual.Failuretoproperlymaintainthemachinewillvoidthiswarranty. •YourTinLizzie18DLSmustbepluggedintoasurgeprotectedelectricaloutlet.WehighlyrecommendusinganUn-interruptedPowerSupply(UPS)alsoknownasaBatteryBackup.Thishelpstoensurethatyouaregettingaregulated110voltsintoyourmachine.SeephotobelowofUPSBatteryBackup. •Shouldwemutuallydecidethatyourmachinecannotberepairedusingnormalcommunicationswewillarrangeformachinetobereturnedtothefactory.

should you have a problem

Pleasecontactyoursellingdealershiptheyareyourservicingdealership.BesuretoregisteryourwarrantyontheTinLizzie18website.Ifyourdealershipisunabletofulfillyourneedspleasevisitwww.Tinlizzie18.comUndertheTinLizzieSupport.

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Attaching the square tubing to the top of your TinLizzie18dLs

ThefollowingwillhelpyougetthesquaretubinginstalledontoyourTin-Lizzie18DLS.Thesquaretubingholdsthethreadstand,flexiblelamp,andhandlesinplacewhileyouareoperatingthemachine.Thehandlescanbeplacedintherearhandlessothatyoucanoperatethemachinefromthefront(freemotion)orfromtheback(workingwithpantographs)byusingtheblackknobstosecurethehandlestothesquaretubing.

Step1.Locatethesquaretubingalongwithtwophillipsheadscrewsandwasherwhichcanbefoundinthebagofaccessories.Seefigure1

Step2.Thesquaretubingwillbeplacedontopofthetworisersyouseeonthetopofthemachine.seefigure2

Step3.Usingthetwoscrewsinthesmallestholesontopofthesquaretubingorientatethesquaretubingsothattheblackknobsareonthesamesideasthemainpowerboxonthemachine.Seefigure3

Step4.Tightenthetwoscrews

Step5.Ifyourblackknobsarenotinplaceattachthemnow.

Figure4showsthemachinecompletelyassembled

Blackknobs

Mainpowerbox

Thesquaretubinghasthefollowingholes

Lookingatthetopofthetube

AThesetwoholesareforthescrewsthatholdthetubetothemachineBThisholeisfortheflexiblelampCThisholeisforthethreadstand

Lookingattheside

DTheseholesarefortheblackknobswhichholdthehandlebarsinplaceEThisholeisamountholeforthelaserlight

Onbothendsisanopeningforthegooseneckbarofthehandlebarstoslideintothesquaretubing.

EHoleforLaser

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AHolesforscrews

BHoleforLamp

CHoleforThread

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Your flexible lamp fixture

YourTinLizzie18DLScomeswithaflexiblelampwhichputslightontheareayouareworkingtohelpyouseeyourworkasyougo.Whenyouarelookingatthislampyouwillseethatthecordisverylongwewilltrimthiscordsothatyoudon’thaveextracordhangingoffyourmachine.Yourlampcomeswithalightbulbfromthefactory.Thelightbulbisalowwattbrightlight,werecommendthislightasastandardhomelightbulbcancausethelightfixturetogetveryhotandcanburnyouifyoutouchit.

step 1.Removetheprotectivesleevesfromyourlightfixture

step 2. Removenutandwasherfromthebaseofthelamp.(somelampsarepackedwithtwonutsandwashersifthisisthecaseyoucanuseononthetopandoneonthebottom.Ifyouhaveonlyoneitwillstillworkyouwilljustusetheoneonthebottom.)

step 3.Feedthecordandthebaseofthelampintotheholeprovidedonthetopofthesquaretube.(thiswillbethesmallerofthetwoholesontopafteryouhaveputthescrewsintothesmallestholeattachingthesquaretubingtothemachine.)seefigure6

step 4. Placethewasherandthenutbackontothebaseofthelamptosecureittothesquaretubing.

step 5. Tightenthenutagainstthesquaretubingtoholdthelightfix-tureinplace.Seefigure7

step 6. Laythecordofthelightfixtureacrossthetopofthemachinetothemainpowersupplywheretheoutletislocated.

step 7. Trimthecordsothatyouhaveatleast171/2inchesofcordminimum

step 8. Usingtheplugfoundinyouraccessoriesattachthistotheendofthecord.

step 9. Toattachtheplugtotheendofthecordusethesmallscrewdriverthatcamewithyourmachinetoreleasethesilverclipholdingtheplugclosed.

step 10.Withtheplugopenedfeedthecordintothesilverclipandlayinthepathprovide.(checkthatthecordislayingflatinthespaceprovidedtopreventashortintheplug.)Seefigure8

step 11.Closetheplugandcheckthattheclipissecure.

step 12.Plugintotheoutletprovidedonthemainpowerbox.Seefigure9

silverclip

Cordpathwithcordlayingflat

Theseprongspuncherthecordcoverfortheconnection

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Your Thread stand

YourTinLizzie18DLScomeswithatwospoolthreadstand.Someassemblyrequired.

Toassembleyourthreadstandandattachtoyourmachinefollowthesesteps.

step1.RemovethenutfromthebottomofonepartC

step 2.PlacepartCintooneofpartBwiththethreadedendtowardsthebottomofpartB.Seefigure11WewillusetheoutsidetwoholesinpartA

step 3. PlacepartCwithpartBattachedintooneofthetwooutsideholesonpartASeefigure12

step 4.ReplacethewasherandthenutontopartCandtighten

Repeatsteps1-4fortheotherCandBpartssothatyouhavethetwospoolholdersattachedtopartASeefigure13

step 5. CarefullyremovetheRubbercapontopofpartF.Youmayneedtousethehandleofyourscrewdrivertoremovewithoutrippingthispiece.Seefigure14

step 6.RemovethenutandwasherfromthebottomofpartF

step 7.PlaceF(threadsdown)intotheholeprovidedinthesquaretub-ingontopofthemachine.Seefigure15

step 8.PlacethewasherandnutbackonthebaseofFandtightentothesquaretubing.

step 9.SlidepartAoverthetopofpartFandslidetothebase.Seefigure16

step 10. YouwillwantpartAtopositionoverthesideofthewherethetensionassemblyandthreadguidesarelocated.

step 11.Tightenthisintoplace.

step 12.PlacepartEontopartFyoucanleavethisloosefornowwhileyoucompletestep13.Seefigure17

step 13. PlacetheRubbercapbackontopofpartF.Seefigure18

step 14. PositionpartEsothatitisdirectlyoverthetopofthespoolhold-erspartCandatthetopofpartFtouchingthebaseoftherubbercap.Tightenintoplace.SeeFigure19

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Attaching the belt GuardTheBeltGuardcanbefoundintheboxthemachinecamein.Thisbeltguardcoversthemotorpulley,handwheel,andthebelttokeepthingsfromgettingcaughtinthebeltordamagingthemotorsensordisk.Thethreescrewsrequiredtoattachthebeltguardarelocatedinthemachineintheholeswherethebeltguardispositioned.

Step1.Removethethree(3)screwswithwashers(A)Seefigure20

Step2.PlacetheBeltGuard(B)overthehandwheelandcoverthemotorpulley

Step3.Replacethethree(3)screwswithwasherstoholdthebeltguardinposition.Tightenthescrew.Seefigure21

Replacing the FuseForprotectionofthepowersupplyandtheelectronicthepowersupplyhasafuse.Thisfuseisa3ampfast-actingglassfuse.AsuitablereplacementfusecanbepickedupfromyourlocalRadioShack.ThefusenumberyouwanttopickupisRadioShacknumber270-1054.

ToReplacethisfusefollowthesesteps

step 1. Locatethefuseholderbyremovingtheplugfromthemachineandbetweenwheretheplugispluggedinandtheon/offswitchyouwillseealittlerectanglepiecewithafuseonit.Seefigure22

step 2.Usingasmallflattipscrewdrivergentlypopthefuseholderout.

step 3.Asparefuseisheldintheholderifyouhaveusedthisonethenyouwillneedtopickupafuse.Seefigure23

step 4. Removethebadfusefromtheendofthefuseholder.

step 5. Replacethefusewithanewfuse

step 6. Reinstallthefuseintothespaceprovided.Itshouldsnapintoplace.

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Connecting your TinLizzie18dLs to you Carriage Assembly (deck)

YourCarriageAssembly(Deck)comeswiththecablesalreadyconnectedtotheencoderslocatedontheuppercarriageandthelowercarriage.Thesecablesarethenconnectedtothebackofyourmachineintheconnectorsprovidedonthepowerbox.ThesecablesandencodersarewhatsensethemovementofthemachineandtransmitasignaltothecontrollerboardinsidethepowerboxtoenablestitchingwhenusingtheLizzieStitchmode.

step 1.Locatetheencodersandcablesonthecarriage.Checkthemfordamagepriortoplacingthemachineontothecarriage.Seefigure24

step 2.Placetherubbermatontothecarriagetohelppreventthemachinefromsliding.

step 3.Placethemachineontherubbermatonthecarriage.Centerthemachineasbestaspossible.

step 4.Locatetheuppercarriageencodercableandconnectittothesecondconnectionpointonthesideofthepowerbox.Seefigure25and26

step 5.Locatethelowercarriageencodercableandconnectittothethirdconnectionpointonthesideofthepowerbox.Seefigure25and26

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Attaching your handle bars to your TinLizzie18dLs and connecting the cable to the power box

YourhandlebarsarewhatyouusetocontrolthemovementofyourTinLizzie18DLS.Thesehandlebarsalsohavethecon-trollerstoselectneedleup/down,stitchoperationchoice,aswellasstitchperinchwhenintheLizzieStitch(Stitchregulation)ormachinespeedwhenintheConstantmode.

Yourhandlebarhascomfortgripsandisadjustablesothatyoucanpositionthemtoprovideyouthemostcontrolandcom-fortwhilequilting.

Yourhandlebarcomeswithagoosenecktoplaceintothesquaretubingitcanbeplaceinthefrontofthemachineorinthebackofthemachinedependingonhowyouarequilting.Forfreemotionquiltingyouwillmostlikelyhavethehandlebarinthefrontofthemachine(needleside)andforpantographsandotherquiltingfollowingalaserlightyouwillmostlikelyhavethehandlebarintheback(handwheelside).Theeaseofslidingthegooseneckintothesquaretubingandlockingitdownmakesiteasytoswitchfromsidetoside.

To attach the handle bar to the square tubing follow these steps.

step 1. Loosentheknobonthesideofthesquaretubing.

step 2.Slidethegooseneckintothesquaretubing.Seefigure27

step 3. Positionwhereyoucanreachthehandleswithoutstretch-ing.

step 4. Tightentheknobtosecurethehandlestothemachine.

To connect your hand controls to the power box follow these steps.

step 1.LocatetheLongRJ50cablethatcamewithyourmachine.

step 2. PlugoneendofthiscableintotheleftportontheLCDscreen.Seefigure28

step 3.Plugtheotherendintotheconnectoronthebacksideofthepowerbox.Thiswillthethefirstconnectoronthepowersupplybox.

step 4.YourshortRJ50cableshouldbeconnectedfromthefac-toryifyoudisconnectit.PlugoneendintothecenterplugontheLCDandtheleftconnectoronthethumbcontrol.Seefigure28and29

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General Operation of the LCd key pad

WhenyouturnonyourTinLizzie18DLSyouwillhearone(1)beepandafterthree(3)secondsyouwillhearanotherbeep.Thisletsyouknowthatyourma-chineisready.Thefirstscreenyouseewillbefig30.(Openingscreenwillhaveversionnumberdisplayed.Thisiswheretheversionisdisplayedforyourmachine)

Thecontrolskeysareasfollows:

Thiskeyisfordecreasingmotorspeed,stitchlength,andselectingmodesinmenu.

Thisisthekeyforgoingtothemenu.

Thisisthekeyusedtoselectmenuitems.

Thiskeyisforincreasingmotorspeed,stitchperinch,andselectingmodesinmenu

Thiskeyisforputtingtheneedleinthedownposition.

Thiskeyisforstartingthemachineandstoppingthemachine.Infig31youcanseewhereitshowsStitchOFF.ThisbuttonwillchangeittoStitchON(Note:QuiltingMachinewillnotstitchifyouseethewordoffnexttothestitch.)Machinewillturnoffifnomovementisdetectedafter12seconds

Thiskeyisforputtingtheneedleintheupposition.

Lizzie stitch (stitch Regulation)

Soyouarereadytostartquilting.You’veturnedonyourmachineandwaitedforthebeepsandyouseethescreenseeFig31.AtthispointifyouwanttochangetheStitchesPerInch(SPI)thenyoucanpressandreleasethe(-)keytodecreasethenumberofstitchesoryoucanpressandreleasethe(+)keytoincreasethenumberofstitches.(Note:Ifyoupressandholdthe(-)or(+)keysthenyouwillseethebargraphdecreaseorincreasequickerthanifyoujustpressandreleasethe(-)or(+)keys)OnceyouarehappywiththeStitchesPerInch(SPI)thenyoucanpressandreleasetheStart/StopkeyandtheLCDwillchangetofig32.YoucanseeontheLCDthatnexttotheStitchyouseethewordON.Thismeansthequilterisreadytoquiltandasyoumovethequilteritwillstitch.YoucannotchangethestitchesperinchiftheLCDscreenshowsON.

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Changing FunctionsWhenyouarereadytoswitchstitchingmodesyouwillpressthe(Menu)key.Thiswillbringupthemenutoselectfrom.AsyoucanseeinFig33Therearethreeoptionsinthemenu.stitch: willletyouchosebetweenLizzie(stitchregulation),constant(manualstitch),Robot,Idle(stitchregulation),Edge(stitchregulation),tieoffup,ortieoffdown.

deactivate: isusedtoswitchbetweenthefronthandlebarsandthebackhan-dlebars.(Note:Bothhandlebarsneedtobeconnectedwhenyouturnonyourmachineforthistowork.Youshouldneverdisconnectorreconnectanycableswhilethepowerison.)(Note:rearhandlebarswithelectronicsareoptional.)

diagnostics: isonlyusedwhendirectedbyyourtechnician.Toexitdiagnosticscyclepower

Selectindicatordash.Tomovetheselectindicatordashontheleftsideofthescreenusethe(-)keytogodownthelistandthe(+)keytogoupthelist.ToSelectthefunctionpressthe(enter)key.

stitch modeOnceyouhavepressedthe(enter)keyyouwillbeabletochoosebetweentheLizzie(stitchregulation),Constant(manualstitch),Robot(usewithrobot)(seeFig34),Idle(stitchregulationnostop),Edge(forusewithrulerswillstopforalongerperiodoftime.),Tieoffup,orTieoffdown.(seeFig34a)

Pressthe(Enter)keyonceyouhavethestitchyouwouldliketouse.

IfyouchooseLizziestitchyouwillbeinthestitchregulationmodeofthema-chinereferbacktofig31foralookattheLCDwhenLizzieisselectedandafterthestitchisoffinthisstateyoucanmovethemachineanditwillnotstitch.Onceyoupressthe(start/stop)keythenthemachinebecomesactiverefertofig32andyoucanbeginstitchingwhenyoumovethemachine.RememberifthemachineshowsONandyoudonotmovethemachinefor12secondsitwillchangetoOFFandyouwillneedtopressthe(start/stop)keyagain. YouwillalsoseeabargraphatthebottomoftheLCDwithSPIontherightseefig31.Thisisyourstitchperinchindicator.Youwillusethe(-)keytodecreasethenumberofStitchesperInchandusethe(+)keytoincreasethenumberofstitchesperinch.(note:Pressingandholdingthe(-)or(+)keythisbargraphwillmovemorerapidlyacrossthescreen.)

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Constant stitch (manual stitch)

IfyouchooseConstantyouwillbeinthemanualstitchmodeofthemachine.Fig35showstheLCDscreenfortheConstant.YouwillnoticeyouhavetheOFFjustlikeintheLizziebutyouhavenumberswithpercentageatthebottomratherthanabargraph.SameaswiththeLizziethe(start/stop)keywillturnthemachineonandyouwillbereadytostitchunliketheLizzieonceyouhitthe(start/stop)keythemachinewillbesewing.Fig36showswiththeStitchON

LiketheLizzieyoucanusethe(-)or(+)keystodecreaseorincreasethespeedofthemachine.Constantdoesnothaveadefaulttoturnoffonceithasbeenturnedon.Ifyoustopmovingthreadwillbuildupuntilitrunsoutofthreadoryourthreadbreaks.Itwillstillkeeprunninguntilyoupressthe(start/stop)key.YoucanadjustthemotorspeedwhiletheLCDscreenshowsON

Fig37showstherightcontrollerasyoucanseethekeysaresimilartothekeysontheleftcontroller.Youcandecreaseorincreaseusingthe(-)or(+)keys.YouhaveNeedleupandNeedledown.Youalsohavea(start/stop)key

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Robot

Robotgivesstitchcontroltotherobot.ThiswillletyoucontrolthestitchingwiththeRemotecontrolfortheRobot.

Idle (stitch regulation without stop)

IdlestitchgivesyouthestitchregulationasLizzieonceyoupressandreleasethestart/stopbuttonthemachinestartsstitchingwhenyoucometoastoptheneedlecontinuestostitchataslowspeed,Thismodeallowsforeaseinandoutofcorners.Pressandreleasestart/stopbuttonandmachinewillstop.

edge

Usethisstitchmodewhenworkingwithrulers.SeeLizzieStitchforopera-tionofthisstitch.TheonlydifferencebetweentheEdgeandLizzieiswithLizzieStitchwhenyoustopmovingfor12secondsthemachinewillgoofflikepressingthestart/stopbutton.EdgeStitchwillnotstopgivingyoutimetorepositionyourrulerortemplate.

Tie off up or Tie off down

TheseareusedinconjunctionwiththeLizzieStitch.WithTieoffselectedyouwillbeabletostartorfinishyourstitching,Withthemachinenotrunningpresstheenterkeyanditwilldo3stitchestotieoffyourthread.UpwillpositiontheneedleintheuppositionwhileDownwillpositiontheneedleinthedownposition.

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Attaching your Laser to your TinLizzie18dLsTheLaserlightcanbeveryusefulwhenyouarefollowingpatterns.Thereareholesinthecarriageonbothsidesandalsoaholeinthesquaretubing(seefigure38)tohelpyoupositionthelasertohelpyougetthelightonthelineyouwanttofollowandthemachinepositionedwhereyouwantthestitchingtobeonthequilt.

What is the Tension Release Lever?

Thetensionreleaseleverraisesthehoppingfootandreleasesthetensiononthethread.Seefigure39Youcanwatchthetensiondiscplatesopenasyouliftthelever.

NEVERstartsewingwiththeleverup.Therewillbenotensiononthethreadwhichwillresultinstitchesonthebottombeingbadwithhugeloopsandotherbadlookingstitches. TensionReleaseLever

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Adjusting the height of the hopping FootTherearemanyreasontoadjusttheheightofthehoppingfoot.Youcouldbeusingathickerbatting,quiltingaquiltwiththickerseams,orjustneedalittlemoreclearance.Youdon’twantthefoottobetoohighasthatcancausestrainonthethread,createflaggingofthefabricwhilestitching,orjustbetohighifyouputarulernexttoit.

Toadjusttheheightofthehoppingfootusethesesteps.

Step1.Lowertheneedleintothefabrictogetthehoppingfoottoit’slowestposition.(closetoaseamisagoodplacethenyoucantellhowhighyouneedtobetocleartheseam.)

Step2.Loosenscrew(A)onthesidedofthehoppingfoot(B).Seefigure40

Step3.Movethefootupordowntoadjustforyourproject.

Step4Whileholdingthehoppingfootwhereyouwantittightenthescrewbackdown.

Factorysettingforthisiswithneedledownadimeshouldbeabletopassbelowthefootandtouchthefootasitpassesunder.Seefigure41

Adjusting the stroke of the hopping footFactorysettingisinthedownposition.Thereasonforlessstrokeisforbetterabilityworkingwithrulers.Adjustmentofstrokeisforgoingoverthickerseams.

step 1.Removethefour(4)screws(A)holdingthecover(B)inplacefrontleftsideofmachine.Seefigure42

step 2.Usingawrenchloosenthebolt(C)onthelinkadjustingcrank(D)slideuptoincreasethestrokedowntodecreasethestroke.Seefigure43

step 3.Useyourwrenchtotightenthebolt(C)

step 4.Foryoursafetyreplacethecover(B)priortouse.Usingthefour(4)screws(A)

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Routine Cleaning and OilingRoutinecleaningandoilingisveryimportanttothelongevityofyourquiltingmachine.Brushoutthefuzzfromaroundthehookandfoot.Changeyourneedleregularlytoavoidthreadbreakage,tensionproblemsandneedlebreakage.Awornneedlecanmeanskippedstitches,shreddedthreadandaweakeningoftheneedleitself.Thesethingscanleadtostitchqualityissues.

Linthasatendencytobuildupinthebobbincase.Atinyamountoflintcancausepoorstitches.Checkthebobbincaseeachtimeyouchangethebobbintokeepitclean.Wesuggestusingasoftbristlebrushtowipeoutthebobbincaseandthebobbinarea.Cannedaironlyblowsthelintaround.Byusingasoftbristlebrushyoucollectthedustonthebrush.Occa-sionally,placeadropofmachineoilonacottonswabtowipeoutthebobbincase.

Keepyourtablecleanofdustandoil.Cleanthebarsandcarriagedeckregularlyforsmoothmovement.

Oilingisextremelyimportanttothelongevityofyourquiltingmachine.Failuretooilyourmachineregularlycanvoidyourwar-ranty.

Theoneoilingspotmarkedwithredarrowismarkedwithredpaintonyourmachine.Anoilbottleisincludedwithyourma-chine.Theoneoilingspotmarkedwithabluearrowcontainsadipstick.Removethedipstickbyliftingitupwithafingernailorscrewdriver.Placedropsofoilinthissameholeifyoufindnooilonthedipstick.

Recommended oiling:

Aftereveryfinishedquiltplace3to4dropsofoilatthelocationwitharedspottowardsthefront(needleside)ofthemachine.Thisislocatedonthetopofthemachine.seefigure44oilspotontopTheotherlocationistheoildipstickfoundjustbehindtheneedle.Atthistimemakesureoilispresentondipstick.Ifnotadd3-4dropsofoilwhereyoupulledthedipstickout.Runmachinetolubricateuseaclearhighgradesewingmachineoil.(Note:themachinepicturedhereisbeforecompleteassemblyfromfactory;yourmachinehasmorecomponentsattached.)

OilSpotontop

OilReservoirlocation

Oildipsticklifted

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bobbin Winder and bobbinsAbobbinwinderisincludedwithyourmachine.Thethreadonaproperlywoundbobbinshouldbesnugandhaveevenlay-ersofthread.Asloppyormushywoundbobbinwillresultinpoorstitchquality.

HowdoIwindaBobbin?Step1. Insertanemptybobbinonthebobbinwinderspindle.Seefigure48

Step2. Placeaconeofthreadontheholder.

Step3. Bringthethreadupthroughtheguideovertheconeofthread.Seefigure49

Step4. Insertthethreadthroughthetopguideholethenaroundthetensiondiskandthroughthebottomthreadguide.Seefigure50

Step5. Wrapthethreadaroundthebobbinclockwisethreeorfourtimes

Step6. PushtripmechanismforwarduntilitsnapsintopositionSeefigure51

Usestep7ifyouplantoquiltwhileyourbobbiniswinding.orusestep8ifyouarewindingbobbinswithoutquilting.

Step7. Bobbinwinderwillstartwindingthebobbinonceyoupressthestart/stopkey.Youcanquiltwhileyourbobbiniswindingonceitisfullitwillstop.

Step8. Ifyouwindyourbobbinonly(Whennotquilting)ensurethatyoudonothavethreadintheneedletopreventjams.Alsoremovethebobbinandbobbincasetopreventdamage.SelectConstantstitchmode,thenpressandreleasethestart/stopbutton.Oncethebobbinisfullpressandreleasethestart/stopbuttonagaintostopthema-chine.Note: The Needle will continue to move up and down while you are filling the bobbin.

Thebobbinwillfilluntilthetripmechanismispushedoutbythethread.Itwillthendisengagethewheel.Thebobbinshouldfilltojustbelowtherim.Havingthebobbintoofullwillcausetensionproblems.

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Checkthetensionofthebobbinbyholdingtheloadedbobbincaseinonehand.Withonehandunderthebobbincase,holdthetailofthreadandwatchasthethreadflowsoutofthebobbincase.Aslightbounceshouldcausethebobbincasetoslidedownthethread.Ifthethreadslidesoutofthecaseasyoupickitup,itneedsmoretension.Ifitbarelymovesdownthethreadordoesn’tmoveatall,itneedslesstension.Seefigure52To adjust the tension: Seefigure53Useasmallscrewdrivertoturnthelargestsetscrewonthebobbincasetoadjusttension.Makeverysmalladjustments.Beverycarefulnottoremovethescrewasitisverysmallanddifficulttofindiflost.Remember,righty(clockwise)tighty,lefty(counterclockwise)loosey.

To place the bobbin into the machine:Step1. Insertthebobbinintothebobbincase.Itdoesnotmatterwhichwayyouputthebobbininbutonceyouhaveitonewayjustkeepdoingitthatway.

Step2. Holdingthebobbincasepullthethreadthroughtheslot.

Step3. Drawthethreaddownandunderthespring,makingsurethethreadisinthehighestpositionofthebobbincase.

Step4. Placethebobbincaseinthemachine.Alwayslistenforthepopasitengagesinthemachine.Seefigure55

Wesuggestusingasoftbristlebrushtowipeoutthebobbincaseandthebobbinarea.Cannedaironlyblowsthelintaround.Byus-ingthesoftbristlebrushyoucollectthedustonthebrush.

Useabusinessorindexcardtocleanunderthetensionspringonthebobbincaseseefigure56

Eachdaybeforeyoustartquilting,unthreadyourmachinepastthetakeupleverandremovethebobbincase,placeasmalldropofoilinthebobbinhookareabeforeyoubeginquilting.Thiswillcleanoutthefuzzandlint.Placeadropofoilinthebobbinhookarea.Turnyourmachineontorunattheslowestsetting.

TIP: Lint has a tendency to build up in the bobbin case especially with cotton threads. A tiny amount of lint can cause a huge headache! Check the bobbin case each time you change a bobbin to keep it clean.

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Threading overview with namesThisisadiagramofthefrontsideofyourTinLizzie18DLS.

Thisisthesidethatfacesthefabric.Thebackofyourmachinehastheelectricaloutletandstitchregulatorconnectors.

Thenumbershavebeenassignedinthreadingorder.Seefigure57

1.UpperThreadGuide

2.ThreeHoleThreadGuide

3.Tensionassemblydisc

4.CheckSpring

5.SilverAngleBracket

6.ThreadGuide

7.TakeUpLever

Threading Your TinLizzie18dLsYourTinLizzie18DLSiscapableofsewingwithmanytypesofthreads.Onethingtokeepinmindisthismachineisanindus-trialmachinesoverylightthreadswillbehardertousethatthemoretraditionalmachinequiltingthreads.Useoftheotherthreadsisalrightaslongasyouadjustthetensionandslowdown.ThesemachinesaretestsewnwithSuperiorKingTutthreadwhichhasalongstapleandisamachinequiltingthread.WhenweareatquiltshowsweusetheKingTutontopwithasofineonthebottom.Thereasonforthisistwothreadsofequalsizewillrideontopofeachotherandfighttointerlock.Whenusingasmallerthreadinthebobbinyoucangetmorethreadonthebobbinandthethreadswillinterlockfasterandwithlessfightingasthesmallerthreadwillnestlerightdownintothetwistofthelargerthreatcreatingabetterlockingofthestitches.

Lets get started threading the machine:

Step1.Placeaconeoftheadonthethreadholder.

Step2.Pullthethreadthrougheyeletabovetheconeofthread.Makesuretousetheeyeletdirectlyabovetheconeofthread.Seefigure58

8.ThreadGuide

9.ThreadGuide

10.ThreadEyeletabovetheneedle

11.Needle

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Step3.Threadupperthreadguideasshowinfigure59(ifyouuseallthreeholesitwilladddrag/tensiontothethread)

Step4.Weavethreadasshownonthethreeholethreadguide.(ifyouuseallthreeholesitwilladddrag/tensiontothethread)Seefigure60

Step5.Takethreadbetweenthetwotensiondiscsfrombacktofrontallthewayaround.Seefigure61(releasethetensiononthetensiondiscusingthetensionreleaselever.Thiswillhelptoensureyourthreadgetsbetweenthedisceasier.)

Step6.Whileholdingthethreadupoverthetopofthetensionhookthecheckspring.Thetensionspringshouldcomedownasyoupullthread.

Step7.ThreadnowneedtorununderthesilveranglebracketSeefigure62fordetails.

Step8.Nowbringthethreaduptothreadguide#6abovethetensionassembly.Youwillbeabletoslidethethreadintothisthreadguide.Seefigure63

Step9.Thethreadwillnowbethreadedthroughthetakeupleverfromthebacktowardsthefront.Seefigure64

Step10.Nowbringthethreaddownthefrontofthemachinesnappingthethreadintothreadguide8andthreadguide9onthewaydowntotheneedle.Seefigure65andfigure66

Step11.ThethreadwillnowgointotheThreadeyeletabovetheneedle.Seefigure67Thisisaholeandyouwillneedtothreadthisspot.(TIP: Use a dental floss threader to thread the guide above the needle. The threader will also help thread the needle.)

Step12.Threadtheneedlefromthefronttothebackoftheneedle.Seefigure68

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how do I change the needle?A134RSANneedle(size18)willbeinstalledonyourTinLizzie18DLSfromthefactory.Whenitistimetoreplacetheneedleyoucaneasilyinstallone.Besurethepowerswitchisoffonthemachine.Removethebobbincase.

Toremovetheneedleusethesmallerscrewdriverincludedwithyourmachine.

step 1.Loosenthescrewjustabovethethreadguideontheneedlebar;theneedleshouldfalloutasyouloosenthescrew.

Lookcloselyattheneedle.Yourhomesewingmachineneedleshank(topoftheneedle)hasaflatside.Thetopofthelongarmmachineneedleisround.Onthepointendoftheneedlethereisascarf,ornotch,inoneside.The scarf must face the back of your machine. The long groove at the eye of the needle faces you as you insert the needle.

Why does the scarf go to the back of the machine?Whentheneedlegoesdownthroughthefabricintothebobbincase,thehookcomesaroundbehindtheneedletopickupthethread.Thescarfhastobetheretoprovideawayforthehooktogetbetweentheneedleandthethreadinordertopickupthethread.

Topofneedleisround.Noflatlikeonyourhomeneedles

Longgroovegoestothefront.Thisisapathforthethreadtofollow

Backofneedlehasascarf.Thisiswherethehookpassesandpicksupthetopthreadtocreatethestitch.

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step 2. Placethenewneedleupintheslot,makingsuretheneedleisupintheneedlebarasfarupasitwillgo.Makesurethescarfisfacingthebackofyourmachine.Tightenthescrewontheneedlebarwhileholdingtheneedleup.

TIP: Use the old needle to hold the new needle in place while you tighten the screw. By placing the point of the old needle into the eye of the new needle you can see how straight you are placing the scarf of the needle.

Beforeyouturnyourmachineongotothebackofthemachineandturnthehandwheelacompleteturnmakingsuretheneedlegoesdowninthecenterofthethroatplateandthehookinthebobbinarearotateswiththeneedlesmoothly.Puttheneedledownasfaraspossible.Inthebobbinarea,youshouldbeabletoseeyoutheeyeoftheneedle.Whenthehookrotatesitpicksupthethreadatthebackoftheneedlethenthetopthreadpullsthebobbinthreaduptocreateastitch.Thescarfmustfacethebackofyourmachine.

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how do I make adjustments to make the perfect stitch?Understandinghowyourlongarmmachinemakesastitchwillhelpyoumaketheproperadjustmentstomaketheperfectstitch.Thetechniquealllongarmmachinesusetomakeastitchisbasicallyoppositeofthehomesewingmachine.Thehomesewingmachineisdesignedtopresstogethertwolayersoffabricandsewwhilethefabricisheldinplacebythepresserfoot.Longarmmachinesaredesignedtopressandsewmultiplelayerstogetherwhilethemachineheadismoving.Thedifferenceisthatthereispracticallynoneedledeflectiononastandardsewingmachineandalargeamountofneedledeflectiononthelongarm.Thehigherthetension,themoretheneedlewilldeflect.Anothercausefortheneedletodeflectonastandardmachineisthetypeoffabricbeingsewn.Atightlywovenfabrictendstoforcetheneedleindifferentdirectionsasitpenetratesthefabric.Thistypeofdeflectiondependsgreatlyonthetypeofneedleandtypeofpointyouuse,suchasaballpointorsharppoint.

needle deflection, what is needle deflection? What causes needle deflection? how is needle deflection related to the stitches on my quilt?

Onalongarmquiltingmachineastitchismechanicallycreatedthesameasahomesewingmachineexceptthequilteristhefeeddogmovingthemachineheadoverthefabric.Thehoppingfootpressesthefabrictogethertighterandquickerthanahomesewingmachinepresserfootbecausethefabricmustbeabletoslidebetweenthefootandtheneedleplateasthemachineissewing.Thismeansthatthemachineismovingwhiletheneedleisinthefabric.Theworstthingforaneedleistobeinthefabricwhilethemachineismovingwhichbendstheneedle,creatingneedledeflection.

Goodstitcheswillinterlockinthebattingbetweenthequilttopandbacking.Inreallife,thisgoalisrarelyachieved.Forthisreason,youneedtobeawarethatyouwillhave“pokies”ifyouusedifferentcolorsofthreadontopandinthebobbin.Pokiesarewhereyoucanseetinydotsofthecontrastingthreadwherethebobbincatchesthetopthread.Ifthereisslightlymoretensiononthetopthanonthebottom,thenyouwillseethepokiesonthetopsideofthequilt.Ifthegreatertensionisonthebobbin,thenyouwillseethepokiesonthebackofthequilt.Ifthepokiesareobjectionabletoyou,usethesamecolorthreadonbothtopandbottom.

TIP: A general rule of thumb is that if the stitch looks bad on the top it is the bottom tension. If the stitch looks bad on the bottom it is the upper tension. The upper and lower threads play tug of war with each other.

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Tension, Tension, Tension ....Thisprobablycausesmoreproblemsthananythingelse.Youneedcorrecttensiononthetopandbottomthreadsbutyoualsomusthavecorrecttensiononthequiltheldbetweenthebars.Youshouldbeabletogentlyrockthebellybarwherethebackingfabricisattached.Thisallowsenoughmovementofyourquiltlayersfortheneedletopenetrateandmakegoodstitches.

Beforeyoustartmakingadjustmentstoyourmachineaskyourself,“Whatchanged?”Ifyourmachinewasstitchinggreatandallofasuddenithasloopiesonthebackorpuckers,“Whatchanged?”Didyoujustchangethebobbin?Didyoujustliftthetakeupbar?Didyoulowerthetakeupbarafterfinishingyourlastquilt?Didyourecentlychangetheneedle?Didyoujustrollthequilt?

Ifthetakeupbarwiththequiltedportionofyourquiltistoohigh,itwillresultinpoorstitchquality.Youneedafingertipspacebetweenthequiltandthemachinebed.Higherwillresultinpoorstitchquality.Lowerandthequiltwillcreateadragonyourmachine’smovement.

Lookatyourbobbin,asloppywoundbobbinwillnotcreateagoodstitch.Makesurethatthethreadsonthebobbinaresnugandevenlywound.Checktoseeifthereisapieceoflintinthebobbincase.

Tension Trouble shooting checklist• Isthesidetensionleverdown?• HaveIoiledmymachineregularly?• Isthequilttootightontheframe?• Isthethreadcomingofftheconefreely?• Hasyourthreadjumpedoutofthetensiondiscs?• Checkyourthreading.Hasanythingbeenmissedorhasthethreadflippeditselfaroundsomething, increasingyourtension?• Isthehoppingfoottoohighortoolow?• Isyourtakeupbartoohigh?Didyoulowerthetakeupbarafteryourlastquilt?• Doyouneedtochangeyourneedle?• Isyourneedleinproperly?

Top Thread breaking• Checktoseethatyourthreadiscomingoffthespoolfreely.Thethreadguideiscenteredoverthespool andhasnotdevelopedanyburrsorcatches.• Checktoseeifthethreadhasloopeditselfaroundthespoolpin.• Checktoseeiftheneedleisincorrectly,withthescarffacingthebackofthemachine.• Haveyourecentlychangedtheneedle?Isitashighasitwillgointheneedlebar?

The stitch Regulator does not keep up with me?Justlikedrivingyourcaryouneedtomakecontrolledstartsandstops,practicebeingconsistentinyourmovements.

eyelashesEyelashesonthebackofthequiltcanbecausedbytoolittletoptension.Turnthethreadtensiondiskclockwise¼turn.Makesmalladjustments.Repeatuntilstitchqualityisgood.Remembertheupperandlowerthreadplaytugofwarwitheachother.

Loose Top stitchIsthetensionleverhandledown?Itlowersthehoppingfootandappliesthetensiondisk.Isthebobbinthreadinsertedintheslotofthebobbincase?Adjustthetensiondisksmallturnsclockwise.Repeatuntilstitchqualityifgood.

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Quilt Top PuckersIsyourbackingfabricstretchedtootight?Whilethebackingfabricneedstolieflatandwithoutwrinkles,stretchingittootightcanmakethequilttoppucker.Afterstitchingandreleasingthebackingfabricthetopwillpucker.

Thetoptensionistootight.Adjustthetensiondiscsmallturnscounterclockwise.Repeatuntilstitchqualityisgood.

stitches are skippedSkippedstitchesleaveneedleholeswithoutthreadwhilelargeandsmallstitchesinregulatedmodemeanstheencodersarenotpicking-upthesignalofyourmovementsbecauseoflintorthreadstoppingorslowingthereading.

First,checktoseethatyourmachineisthreadedcorrectly.Lookatthecheckspring,doesthethreadlayinthecheckspring?Whenproperlythreadedthecheckspringwillmoveupanddownasthemachineisstitchingandthethreadisflow-ingfreely.

Checktheneedle.Besureitisallthewayupintotheshaftandthescarfistowardtheback.Ifithasbeenusedforsometime,replacetheneedle.Abluntneedlewillmakeapoppingsoundasitpenetratesthequiltsandwich.

machine drags making it difficult to moveChecktomakesurethequiltonthetakeupbarisnotdraggingonthebedofthemachine.Afingertipdistancebetweenthetakeupbarandthebedofthemachineisallthatisnecessary.Elevatingthetakeupbartoohighcancauseloopiesontheback.Lookforlintorthreadthatmightbesnaggingasyoumovethemachine.

difficult to Control the movement of the machineCheckforlintorotherdebrisonthetrackandbars.Sometimesthesmallestpiecesofthreadcreatethebiggestheadaches.

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Check spring replacement/Tension KnobFromtimetotimeyoumayneedtoreplacethecheckspring.Wewilluseaseriesofphotostohelpyou.

TensionAssemblywithBrokenSpring.(oldtensionknob)

Screwoninsideofmachineloosenonly.dO nOT RemOVe

RemoveassemblyfrommachineBecarefulofreleasepin

Machinewithtensionassemblyremoved TensionassemblyoutofmachinedO nOT LOOse PIn

PIN

BrokenSpring

LoosenscrewonlydO nOT RemOVe

Removetensionassemblyfrombarrel Tensionassembly,Barrel

Removespring SpringRemoval SpringRemoved

TensionAssemblywithgoodspring(newTensionknob)Figure70

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NewSpring,Thistailiswhatwasbroken Insertthenewspring Twistwhileinsertingthenewspring

Newspringinplace Insertthetensionassemblybackintothebar-rel.REMEMBERDONOTLOOSETHEPIN

Insurethatyouareallthewayin

Givethetensionassemblyatwistuntilyoufeelresistanceonthecheckspring

Tightenscrew.Makesurethepinisstillthere. Placetheassemblybackintoyourmachine

Onceinensurethatyourcheckspringisat11:00

Pressinandnoticethetensiondiskopens Releaseandthediskwillclose;thisistheproperplaceforyourtensionassembly

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Tightenscrewonyourmachine Tensionassemblybackinplacewithnewcheckspringat11:00

Forfineadjustmentofcheckspringinsertscrewdriverturnclockwiseformoretension

machine will not sew. I cannot turn the hand wheel.

Nomatterhowhardyoutrytokeepthebobbinareafreeofloosethreadsandlintwesometimeswithgetajam.Mostjamsstartwiththeneedledownasthejamisbecausesomethinggetsintothebobbinrace.Thebobbinraceisapartofthebobbinhookwhichkeepthehookrotatingsmoothlyandnowanderingasitrotates.don’t panic this can be cleared it just sometimes take some work.

Step1.Turnthepoweroff

Step2.Removethebeltguardsothatyoucangetagoodgriponthehandwheel.Seepage10forinstructions

Normalsewrotationifyouarestandingatthebackofthemachinelook-ingatthehandwheeliscounterclockwise.Ifyouturnthemachinecoun-terclockwiseyouwillforcewhateverisjammingthemachinedeeperintothebobbinrace.

Step3.Rotatethehandwheelclockwisetobackthejamoutofthebob-binrace.(Thismaytakesomeworktogetitworkedfree.)Seefigure97

Step4.Normallywhenyougetitbackedupitwillfalloutandyouwillbeabletomakeafullrotationwiththehandwheel.

Onceitfeelsfreetaketheneedleplateoffthemachineandgiveitagoodcleaninginthebobbinarea.Priortoputtingtheneedleplatebackonrotatethehandwheelcounterclockwise(normalmachinerotation)

Whilerotatingthehandwheelbyhandensurethatyouhavefreemove-mentofthemachine.Ifeverythingisworkingwellyoucanputtheneedleplatebackonandputthebeltguardbackon,Youwillbereadytostartquiltingagain.

Figure98showsthreadcaughtFigure99showtherace

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TheRaceisthissmallspacehereonthehookassembly

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Timing between needle and rotating hookIfyouneedtoadjustthetimingofthemachinefollowthesestepstohelpgetthepropertimingonyourmachines.

Step1.Removethetwoneedleplatescrewsfromyourmachineandsettheneedleplatetotheside

Step2.Removethetwoscrewsontheprotectioncoveratattachittothefaceplateofthemachine.Seefigure100

Step3.Removethethreescrewsholdingthefaceplatetothemachine.Removethefaceplateandsetthispartaside.

Step4.Checktheprotectionflangeofthepositionbracket(A).Thisshouldbeengagedinthenotch(B)ofthebob-bincaseholder.(D)inthedrawingshowsthesetscrewtoadjusthooktiming.Seefigure101

Step5.Turnthehandwheeltolocatetheneedletoit’slow-estposition.Note:correctneedlepositioniswhenyoucanseeasmallportionoftheeyeoftheneedle.Seefigure102

Step6.Iftheneedleisnotstoppinginthecorrectpositionyouwillneedtoproceedtothenextstep.Ifitisinthecor-rectpositionmovetostep9

Step7.LoosenNeedlebarconnectingscrew(A)Thiswillallowyoutoraiseandlowertheneedlebarforcorrectlocation.NOTE:CHECKALLPHOTOSBEFOREMAKINGANYADJUSTMENTSSeefigure103

Step8.OnceyouhavetheneedleinthecorrectlocationtightenNeedlebarconnectingscrew(A)topreventtheneedlebarfrommovingoutofposition.

Adjustingrotatinghookpointtimingwithneedle

Step9.Turnthehandwheelcounterclockwisetolocateneedletoitslowestposition.

Step10.Atlowestpositionturnthehandwheeltoraisetheneedle2.5mm(1/8”)Seefigure104

Step11.Hookpointshouldbejustaboveeyeoftheneedle.Seefigure105

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Step12.Ifthehookpointisinthecorrectpositionthenmovetostep18.Ifthehookpointispastthispointornotyetreachedthispositionthenyouwillneedtofollowthenextfewstepstoadjustthehooksothatwhenthehookpointreachesthispositionitisjustabovetheeyeoftheneedle.Proceedtothenextstep.

Step13.Refertodrawing31seefigure101forpositionofthethreescrews(D).Loosenthethreescrewsholdingthehookassemblytotheshaft.(Noteyouwillhavetorotatethehandwheeltogettoallthreescrews.)

Step14.Withthehooklooserepositiontheneedletothelowestposition.Rotatethehandwheelcounterclockwisetobringtheneedleup2.5mm(1/8”)seefigure104

Step15.Nowrotatethehooksothatthepointofthehookisjustattheedgeoftheneedle.Seefigure105

Step16.Lockonescrewholdingthehookintothisposi-tion.

Step17.Rockthehandwheelbackandforthtoensurethatyouhavethehookintherightpositiontopassthebackoftheneedlejustabovetheeyeoftheneedle.

Step18.WhenadjustingtherotatinghookpointtimingalsonotethatclearancebetweennotchbottomofneedleDandhookpointCmustbemaintained.HOOKCANNOTRUBAGAINSTNEEDLE.

Step19.Onceyoufeellikeeverythingisintherightplacetightenallscrewsyouloosened.

Step20.Returnallcoversandscrewsbackintoplaceonyourmachine.

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Adjusting the bobbin winder lever (amount of fill on the bobbin)Step1.Usingyourallenwrenchloosenthesetscrew(A)holdingtheBobbinwinderLever(B)inplace.Seefigure107and108Noteyoudonotneedtopullthebobbinwinderouttoadjustthissetting.

Step2.MovetheBobbinwinderleverinforlessfillandoutformorefill

Step3.Tightensetscrew(A)topreventBobbinwinderlever(B)frommoving

Adjusting the tension assembly thread guides for proper fill.Step1.Loosenthesetscrew(D)sothatyoucanadjustthetensionas-semblythreadguides(E).Adjusttensionassemblythreadguides(E)upanddownuntilbobbinfillsevenlytoptobottom.Seefigure109

Step2.Tightenthesetscrew.

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Adjusting bobbin winder and contact with the shaft

Step1.Loosenthethree(3)screws(A)holdingthebobbinwinderinplacebutdonotremovethem.Seefigure110

Step2.Twistthebobbinwinder(B)totherightformorecontactwiththeinnershaftormoverleftforlesscontact.

Note:Whentwistingthebobbinwinder(B)youneedtostandonthesideofthemachinewiththeaccesspanel

Step3.Thebobbinwinderdiskwiththefrictionringneedstocontactthediskontheuppershaftwhenengaged.Seefigure111

Step4.Oncedonemovingthebobbinwinderretightenthescrewstoholdthebobbinwinderinplace.

Turningthebobbinwindertotherightwillmovethefrictionwheelcloser

Turningthebobbinwindertotheleftwillmovethefrictionwheelaway

FrictionRingFigure110

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setting up Optional Rear handles using the dLs

TheDigitalLSElectronicsconsistofamainDLScontroller(Shippedonthelefthandle)andaThumbcontroller(shippedontherighthandle).TheyareconnectedtoeachotherusingaRJ50cablewhichisashortcable.TheyareconnectedtothemaincontrollerwithalongRJ50cable.Bothcablesareincludedwiththeset.

(Note:frontandrearDLScontrollersmusthavethesmallswitchlocatedinfig3movedtotheoffposition.)

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Infigure112themainDLScontrollertherearethree(3)connectionspointswhichtwo(2)oftheseareusedwhenyouonlyhavetheonehandleconnected.InFigure113thethumbcontrollerhastwo(2)connectionpoints.wewillbeusingtheletconnectiononly.Figure114and115areforreferenceonly.

Connecting the rear handle bar electronics

TheRearcontrollerwillusethethree(3)connections.Theleftconnection(whenlookingattheLCDscreen)willhaveashortRJ50cableconnectedtoitandthenconnectedtothemachineThemiddleconnectorwillalsohaveashortRJ50cableconnectedtoitandthenconnectedtotheLeftconnectoronthethumbcontrol.TheRightconnectorontheLCDwillhavealongRJ50cableconnectedtoitandthenconnectedtotheleftconnectoronthefronthandlebars.

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Using a controller

Ifbothcontrollersshowinactivesimplytouchoneofthebuttonsonthecontrolleryouwanttouse.

Thiswillactivatethecontrollersothatyoucanuseit.Ifyouaredoneoryoucannotgetcontrolofthemachinefromthecon-trolleryouwanttousethenyouwillneedtochecktoseeiftheothercontrollerisintheinactivestate.

To deactivate the dLs controller follow these steps.

Step1.PressandreleasethemenubuttonStep2.Usethe“-”buttontomovethecursordowntodeactivateStep3.Pressandreleaseenter.TheDLScontrollerisnowinactive.Seefigure116

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EnjoyyourTinLizzie18 dLs

asyoufinishyourquiltsyourway