Pfaff GrandQuilter 18.8 User manual

Owner’s Manual

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Table of Contents
Placing your machine on the carriage ...........................................................3
Remove the packing attached to your machine ...........................................3
Light Fixture ....................................................................................................4
Your Thread Stand..........................................................................................5
Belt guard .........................................................................................................6
Attaching your handle bars with controllers.................................................7
Connecting your Mega Quilter 18x8 to your carriage assembly (deck) and
Controls on the handles ..................................................................................8
What is the Tension Release Lever?...............................................................9
How Do I Adjust the Height of the Hopping Foot?......................................9
Routine Cleaning and Oiling.........................................................................11
Bobbin Winder and Bobbins ........................................................................12
Machine Part Names......................................................................................15
The Control Unit............................................................................................16
Threading Overview .....................................................................................17
How Do I Thread the Machine?...................................................................17
How Do I Change the Needle?......................................................................20
How Do I Make Adjustments to Make the Perfect Stitch?........................21
Tension, Tension, Tension..............................................................................22
Trouble Shooting Checklist
Check spring replacement / Tension Knob .................................................24
Timing of your Machine................................................................................26

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Placing your machine on the carriage.Prior to placing the machine on the carriage ensure that
you have the encoders attached to the carriage.
You will find a rubber mat shipped with your machine to
help keep the machine from slipping on the metal
surface.
Place the mat on the carriage before placing your
machine on the carriage.
When you place the machine on the carriage you want to ensure
that you center the machine on the carriage.
Carefully place the machine on the carriage. Be ready for it to
roll one way or another as the frame may not be level when you
place the machine on there and you want to control the roll to
prevent the machine from rolling to fast and falling off the
frame.
Remove the packing attached to your machine.
Remove the cardboard between the hand wheel and the machine and the piece of wood next to the needle and
save these pieces along with the box in case you should ever need to ship this machine.

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Light Fixture
To add your light fixture to your machine,
Step 1. Loosen the nuts so that you can slide the lamp fixture into the
space provided on the machine in the lamp support bracket.
Step 2. Tighten the nuts on the base of the lamp to secure the
lamp to the lamp support bracket on the side of your machine.
Step 3. Measure the cord so that you have enough to reach the
outlet on top of the power box on your machine.
Step 4. Trim the cord flush. You don’t need to strip the ends
with the plug we provide.
Step 5. Find the plug which is shipped with your accessories.
Step 6. Open your plug by pulling on
the silver tab and open the plug. Trim
the wires flush with enough to reach the outlet on the top of the power box.
Lay the wires in the space provided in the plug and close the plug. Caution
before you close, make sure that you do not have any wires crossed as this will
create a short.
With the cord in place, plug in your lamp.

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Your Thread Stand
Your Grand Quilter 18.8 comes with a four spool thread stand.
Some assembly required.
You will need to attach your thread stand to the side of your
machine with the two screws provided.
On the side of the machine you will see two screws where you
will place the base of the thread stand.
On the side of the thread stand you will see where to connect.
Now you can insert the thread tree into the
holder on the thread stand.