Baby Lock BL J18-QM User manual

Model BL J18-QM
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Installation Guide
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Contents
Section 1: The Crown Jewel on the Majestic frame     2
Step 1: QuiltMotion Plate Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Step 2: Belt Bracket Assembly ...........................8
Step 3: Mounting Clamp Assembly ........................9
Step 4: Belt Bracket to Sewing Machine ....................10
Step 5: LCD Installation ................................11
Step 6: Mounting Clamp to Frame Assembly .................12
Step 7: Carriage to Frame Assembly .......................13
Step 8: Sewing Machine to Bottom Carriage Assembly ..........15
Step 9: LCD and Cable Attachment ........................16
Section 2: The Crown Jewel on the Pinnacle frame     20
Step 1: QuiltMotion Plate Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Step 2: Belt Bracket Assembly ...........................26
Step 3: Mounting Clamp Assembly ........................27
Step 4: Belt Bracket to Sewing Machine ....................28
Step 5: LCD Installation ................................29
Step 7: Carriage to Frame Assembly .......................31
Step 8: Sewing Machine to Bottom Carriage Assembly ..........33
Step 9: LCD and Cable Attachment ........................34
Section 3: The Jewel on the Pinnacle frame           38
Changing Jewel Slider Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Step 1: QuiltMotion Plate Installation ......................42
Step 2: Ribbon Cable Installation .........................45
Step 3: Belt Bracket Assembly ...........................46
Step 4: Mounting Clamp Assembly ........................47
Step 5: Belt Bracket to Sewing Machine ....................48
Step 6: LCD Installation ................................49
Step 7: Mounting Clamp to Frame Assembly .................50
Step 8: Carriage to Frame Assembly .......................51
Step 9: Sewing Machine to Bottom Carriage Assembly ..........53
Step 10: LCD and Cable Attachment .......................54
QuiltMotion/QuiltCAD Software Installation Guide     58

Section 1: The Crown Jewel on
the Majestic frame
Installation Guide
For the
On the Majestic frame

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Parts Included: List A
Zip Ties (10)
Zip Tie Mounts (7)
Short Ribbon Cable (1)
A- Long Belt-Bottom Carriage (Pre-installed) (1)
B- Short Belt-Sewing Machine (1)
C- LCD Cable (1)
D- USB Cable (1)
Step 1: QuiltMotion Plate Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Step 2: Belt Bracket Assembly ................................ 8
Step 3: Mounting Clamp Assembly ............................. 9
Step 4: Belt Bracket to Sewing Machine ......................... 10
Step 5: LCD Installation ..................................... 11
Step 6: Mounting Clamp to Frame Assembly ...................... 12
Step 7: Carriage to Frame Assembly ............................ 13
Step 8: Sewing Machine to Bottom Carriage Assembly ............... 15
Step 9: LCD and Cable Attachment ............................. 16
QuiltMotion Crown Jewel For Majestic
Table of Contents
A B
C
D

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Parts Included: List B
Belt Tensioner Housing (2)
Belt Clamp Back (2)
Belt Clamp Front (2)
M6 x 24mm Hex
Bolt (4)
M6 x 40mm
SBHCS (2)
M6 Hex
Nut (8)
10mm Plastic
Spacer (1)
18mm Plastic
Spacer (2)
M4 x 14mm Phillips
Head Screws (8)
LCD Display (1)
Power Strip Assembly (1)
4mm Allen
Wrench (1)
QuiltMotion Plate (1)
Length Adaptor (2)
Power Strip Bracket
Left (1)
Power Strip Bracket
Right (1)
Mounting Clamp (2)
(Left and Right)
LCD Bracket (1)
Belt Bracket B (1)
Belt Bracket A (1)
Motor Plate Brackets (4)
M6 x 12mm Hex
Bolt (4)
M6 x 10mm Hex
Bolt (2)
Plastic Knob (1)
#10 x 1/2”
Hex Screw (3)
5mm Allen
Wrench (1)
M6 x 30mm Phillips
Head Screws (1)

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1-1 Turn your bottom carriage upside down and
make sure the back of the carriage (side with the
encoder) is facing towards you, as shown in
Fig. 1-A.
1-2 Place your QuiltMotion Motor Plate inside
your bottom carriage, noting the direction shown
in
Fig. 1-B. Make sure the power cord and cable go
underneath the bottom carriage.
Note: You will need to slide the QuiltMotion Plate
all the way to the end of the carriage, then tilt it in
order to t it in place in the bottom carriage (see
Fig. 1-C).
Step 1: QuiltMotion Plate Installation
Parts Needed:
1- QuiltMotion Plate
4- Motor Plate Brackets
2- Power Strip Brackets
2- Length Adaptors
1- Power Strip
7- M4 x 14mm Phillips Head Screw
2- M6 x 10mm Hex Bolt
1- Short Ribbon Cable
Fig. 1-B
Fig. 1-A
Fig. 1-C
Fig. 1-D
1-3 Next, you will install your two (2) Power
Strip Brackets (left and right), using two (2) M4 x
14mm Phillips Head Screws (see Fig. 1-D).
QuiltMotion
Plate
Bottom
Carriage
M4 x 14mm
Phillips Head Screw
Power Strip
Brackets
Power Cord
Additional Tools Needed:
Phillips Screw Driver
Adjustable Wrench
Level (to ensure the frame is level)

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1-4 Attach the two (2) Power Strip Brackets to
the back of the QuiltMotion Plate by lining up
these brackets under the two slots of the motor
plate. Thread the two (2) M4 x 14mm Screws
down through the slots, and into the brackets
as shown in Fig. 1-E. NOTE: Before tightening
completely, be sure the plate is properly aligned
with the carriage.
1-5 There is a ribbon cable already installed with
one end plugged into the QuiltMotion plate as
shown in Fig. 1-F. Remove the cover of the Ribbon
Cable Box on the left Power Strip Bracket and plug
the other end of this cable into the Power Strip
Bracket as shown in Fig. 1-G.
1-6 Take the short ribbon cable that came in the
QuiltMotion package, plug one end of this cable
into encoder lever and the other end into the
Power Strip Bracket as shown in Fig. 1-H. Do not
replace the lid of the cable box in the Power Strip
Bracket yet, leave it off for now.
1-7 Next, on the opposite end of the carriage
install the two (2) Length Adaptors using two (2)
M4 x 14mm Screws, as shown in Fig. 1-I.
Attach the two (2) Length Adaptors to the
QuiltMotion Plate in the same manner as the
Power Strip Brackets in the previous step, by
threading the two (2) M4 x 14mm Screws through
the slots of the QuiltMotion Plate and Length
Adaptors.
Fig. 1-E
Fig. 1-F
Fig. 1-G
Fig. 1-I
Fig. 1-H
Length
Adaptor
Ribbon Cable
Box

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Fig. 1-J
1-8 Turn your carriage onto its side and attach
the four (4) Motor Plate Brackets onto the
QuiltMotion plate using the four (4) M4 x 14mm
Phillips Head Screws. Insert the M4 x 14mm
Phillips Head Screws from the underneath side of
the carriage, as shown in Fig. 1-J, and 1-K.
Fig. 1-K
1-9 Next, you will install the Power Strip to the
Power Strip Bracket on your carriage as shown in
Fig. 1-L and 1-M. Turn your carriage upside down
again and return to the end of your carriage with
the Power Strip Brackets. Thread two (2) M6 x
10mm Hex Bolts through the slots of the Power
Strip and into the threaded holes of the Power
Strip Brackets. Tighten these completely.
Fig. 1-L Fig. 1-M
M4 x 10mm
Hex Bolt
Power Strip
Power Strip
Brackets

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2-1. Attach one (1) Belt Clamp Front and one (1)
Belt Clamp Back to one (1) Belt Bracket A using
two (2) M6 x 24mm Hex Bolts and two (2) M6 Hex
Nuts, as shown in Fig. 2-A. Thread the bolts into
the nuts only until they grab the rst thread, so
that the front and back clamps remain loose, as
shown in Fig. 2-B.
Step 2: Belt Bracket Assembly
Parts Needed:
1- Belt Bracket A
1- Belt Bracket B
1- Belt Clamp Front
1- Belt Clamp Back
1- Belt Tensioner Housing
2- M6 x 12mm Hex Bolt
2- M6 x 24mm Hex Bolt
4- M6 Hex Nut
Fig. 2-A
Fig. 2-B
2-2 Now you will assemble one (1) Belt
Tensioner Housing to Belt Bracket B. Do this
by threading two (2) M6 x 12 Hex Head Bolts
through the two holes in the plastic housing piece
and into the Belt Bracket B. Secure these in place
using two (2) M6 hex nuts and tighten completely,
as shown in Fig. 2-C and 2-D.
Fig. 2-C
Fig. 2-D
Belt Bracket A
M6 Hex Nut
M6 x 24mm
Hex Bolts
Belt Clamp Back
Belt
Clamp
Front
Belt Bracket B
Belt Tensioner
Housing
M6 x 12mm
Hex Bolt
M6 Hex Nut

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Fig. 3-A
Fig. 3-B
3-1 Attach one (1) Belt Tensioner Housing to one
(1) Mounting Clamp using two (2) M6 x 12mm Hex
Head Bolts and two (2) M6 Hex Nuts, as shown in
Fig. 3-A and 3-B.
Step 3: Mounting Clamp Assembly
Parts Needed:
2- Mounting Clamp
1- Belt Clamp Front
1- Belt Clamp Back
1- Belt Tensioner Housing
1- Short Belt
2- M6 x 12mm Hex Bolt
2- M6 x 24mm Hex Bolt
4- M6 Hex Nut
Fig. 3-C
Fig. 3-D
3-2 Attach one (1) Belt Clamp Front and one (1)
Belt Clamp Back to one (1) Mounting Clamp using
two (2) M6 x 24mm Hex Bolts and two (2) M6 Hex
Nuts, as shown in Fig. 3-C. Thread the bolts into
the nuts only until they grab the rst thread, so
that the front and back clamps remain loose.
3-3 Slide the belt between the back and front
Belt Clamps, as show in Fig. 3-D (make careful
note of the direction of the belt teeth), and then
tighten the hex bolts.
Belt Tensioner
Housing
M6 x 12mm
Hex Bolt M6 Hex Nut
Mounting
Clamp
M6 x 24mm
Hex Bolt
M6 Hex Nut
Mounting
Clamp
Short Belt
Belt Clamp
Back
Belt Clamp
Front
Belt Teeth