Pfaff QUILT ARTIST II User manual

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Manual
QUILT ARTIST II
TM

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Table of Contents
Installing Quilt Artist™ II on the iQuilt Frame
Section 1: Included parts
Included parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 3
Section 2: Installing the Quilt Artist™II on iQuilt Frame
Installing the Quilt Artist™II on the iQuilt Frame . . . . . . . . . pg 5
Section 3: Attaching Quilt Artist™II to your Quilting Machine
Attaching Quilt Artist™II to your Quilting Machine . . . . . . . . pg 11
Insert the SD Card with patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 14
Operating the Quilt Artist™II
Section 4: Getting Started
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 17
Section 5: Initial Start-up
To Run the test patterns follow these steps . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 19
Setting up a Quilt Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 21
Setting up a Pantograph style pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 22
Section 6: Button overview
Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 23
Tablet with Pencil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 30
Magnifying Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 33
Section 7: Editing
Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 35
Section 8: Running a Pattern
Running a Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 37
Section 9: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg 39

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#3 Idler
Pulley #4 X belt
assembly
#2 Carriage Bracket
& Belt assembly
#5 SD card
with patterns #6 Motor pulley cover
(not used with the iQuilt frame)
#1 Motor Box
Section 1: Included Parts

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M5 x ½” Bolts
(#26d)
#10 Washers
(
#26e
)
Zip Ties
(
#26b
)
Stylus pen
(
#26c
)
Zip Tie Base Anchors
(
#26a
)
Reference number Replacement parts Part number Amount required
#1 Complete Motor Box 110AA162A 1
Not shown Touch Screen Remote (optional) 110EA163A 1
Not shown Remote Bracket (optional) 120PA187-5 1
#2 Carriage Belt Assembly 120PA211-19 1
#3 Rear Idler pulley 120PA212-24 1
#4 White belt assembly 120PA193-12 1
#5 SD Card 1
#6 Motor Cover Pulley Cover 120PA208-28 1
#7 Power Cord 1
#8 Stitcher cable 100EW177A 1
#9 Belt Brackets 100MH83A 2
#26a Zip Tie Base 103MW72A 5
#26b Zip Ties 103MY70A 5
#26c Stylus Pen for touch screen 103MA71A 1
#26d M5 x 1/2” Bolts 103MA85B 2
#26e #10 Washers 103AP94A 2
#9 Belt Brackets
#7 Power cord #8 Stitcher cable

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Section 2: Installing the Quilt Artist™
Attaching the Rear Idler pulley
Step 1: Locate the Idler pulley so that we can attach it
to the bottom side of the lower carriage. See figure 2-1
Step 2: Locate the lower carriage. If your machine is
not on the carriage turn the lower carriage over so that
we can attach the idler pulley. If your machine is on the
carriage we can still attach this pulley we will just need
to do it with out turning the carriage over.
Note: If you already have encoder installed on your carriage this
idler pulley will be on the same end as the encoder.
Step 3: On the bottom of the lower carriage you will
find two holes next to each other . One with a screw
and one without a screw. See figure 2-2
Step 4: Remove the screws from the holes shown.
See figure 2-2
Step 5: You now have the two screws you will need
to install the idler pulley onto the bottom of the lower
carriage.
See figure 2-3
Step 6: Secure the Idler pulley to the carriage. See
figure 2-4
Figure 2-1
Figure 2-2
Figure 2-3
Figure 2-4
Screws used
for pulley

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Secure Motor Box to Carriage
Step 1: Locate the motor box, two screws, and four
washers for attaching the motor box to the lower car-
riage. See figure 2-5
Step 2: Looking at the lower carriage you will find
a metal plate on the bottom of the carriage with two
holes. These holes are where you will attach the motor
box.
Note: If you see the two holes and the idler pulley in the same
area you at the wrong end. Motor box will be on the opposite end
from the idler pulley.
Step 3: Place two each washers over each hole in the
motor box. See figure 2-6
Step 4: Line up the motor box holes with the washer
under the two holes in the bottom of the lower carriage.
Step 5: Using the two screws attach the motor box to
the carriage. See figure 2-7
Step 6: Before you lock the screws into place check
that the motor box is square with the carriage and
that the pulley on top of the motor box is not rubbing
against the carriage.
Step 7: Secure the motor box in place with the screws.
Figure 2-5
Figure 2-6
Figure 2-7

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Attaching the Y belt carriage bracket
Step 1: Locate the upper carriage and the carriage bracket.
Step 2: On the upper carriage you will see a bracket that is
shipped with the carriage. We will remove this bracket and
place the Quilt Artist ™ bracket in it’s place. See figure 2-8
Step 3: Remove the shipped bracket from the upper
carriage. See figure 2-9
Step 4: Attach the carriage bracket to the upper carriage.
See figure 2-10
Step 5: Attach the Black metal Y belt holder to the
carriage bracket. See figure 2-11
Note: With the carriage bracket in place, you should have
the idler pulley, carriage bracket, and the pulley on the top
of the motor box all on the same side of the carriage.
Figure 2-8
Figure 2-9
Figure 2-10
Figure 2-11

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Attaching the Y belt
Step 1: Loop the belt around the pulley on the motor box
with the teeth towards the pulley. See figure 2-12
Step 2: Pull the belt towards the idler pulley at the back of
the carriage. See figure 2-13
Step 3: Loop the belt around the idler pulley with the
teeth towards the pulley.
Step 4: Attach the metal part to the carriage bracket.
See figure 2-14 and figure 2-15
Step 5: Once you have the belt attached to the fixed
position of the metal part and Connect the eye bolt to the
opposite end from the fixed side. Place the threaded part
about half way in so that later if need you can make the
belt tighter or looser depending on your needs. Place the
other end of the belt into the eye of the eye bolt pull the belt
tight and clamp in place. Now to make adjustments to the
tightness of the Y belt you can adjust the eye bolt to pull it
tighter or looser depending on your needs.
See figure 2-14 and figure 2-16
Figure 2-16
Figure 2-15
Figure 2-14
Figure 2-13
Figure 2-12

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Attaching the X belt brackets and belt
Note: You will be assembling two sets of brackets, which will be attached
to side pieces (right & left) at the front of the frame.
To assemble each bracket:
Step 1: Hold one bracket with the single hole at top. Hold
second bracket with 3 holes at top. Align single (tapped) hole
to the larger hole at top of second bracket. Insert 10-24 screw
through the Single Hole and larger hole. Use screwdriver to
tighten about 1/4 length. Screw nut on each eye bolt and at-
tach eye bolt to most center hole. See figure 2-17
Step 2: Slide a bracket assembly onto each of the frame ends
from the top, so that the bracket straddles the frame end piece
and the eyebolts are on the inside of the frame. The eyebolt
should now be resting on the top edge of the frame end.
Position the lower edge of each clamp assembly approxi-
mately 1 1/2” away from the leg of the frame. To secure
the clamps to the frame, insert the remaining screws through
the remaining holes in the clamps and secure. See figure 2-18
Step 3: Locate (2) black clamps and the long belt. The belt
will be mounted to the front of the frame using the eyebolts
that were just attached.
Step 4: To attach the left end of the belt, feed this end of the
belt through the left eyebolt allowing 1 inch of tail. Fold this
tail against the belt with the teeth together. Using one of the
belt clamps secure the belt in place. See figure 2-19
Step 5: Stretch the other end of the belt to the right end of
the frame, making sure the teeth are facing up. Feed the end
through the right eyebolt, looping the excess belt (teeth to-
gether). Pull the belt as tight as possible before attaching with
the included belt clamp. Once the belt is nice and taught,
tighten down the screws. Ensure it is tight.
Note: the belt is not in the pulley for the motor yet that will be done in
step 7.
Step 6: Anice tight belt is good, the belt should not sag
at all. The teeth of the belt should be facing up all the way
across the frame. If needed, twist the eyebolts to ensure the
belt has the correct orientation. Once the belt is attached, trim
any excess to within 1 inch of the belt clamp.
Figure 2-17
Figure 2-18
Figure 2-19

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Step 7: The belt should now be positioned just be-
side the gear on the backside of the motor box. With
the top lever on the motor box in the “open” posi-
tion, slide the belt between the gear and the metal
pulley. Once the belt is seated into the gear, move
the lever on the top of the motor box to the “closed”
position.
See figure 2-20 this shows the lever for open and closed posi-
tion of the motor box x-belt pulley.
See figure 2-21 shows the belt in the pulley area of the motor
box.
Note: Belt teeth facing up into the gear.
Step 8: Locate the Gear Guard and two locknuts.
Place the Gear Guard so that it covers the gear on
the top of the motor box, and the two holes line up
with the threaded posts on the left edge of the motor
box. Secure with locknuts.
See figure 2-22
Note This is not used when setting up on the iQuilt frame.
Figure 2-22
Figure 2-21
Figure 2-20
Release / Engage
lever for the X-belt
pulley assembly

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Section 3: Attaching the Quilt Artist™ II
Attaching Power to Motor Box
Step 1: Locate the power cord that came with your motor
box.
Step 2: Locate the power plug on the left side of the motor
box. Note: If facing the front of the box.
Step 3: Plug the power cord into the motor box
Step 4: Ensure the power cord is pointing towards the top
of the box and not towards the ground. See figure 3-1
Step 5: Run the power cord across the top to the other side
of the box.
Step 6: Leave the power cord there until all other needed
cables have been attached
Attaching to the PFAFF®
PowerQuilter™p3 machine
Step 1: Locate the black cable stitcher cable that came with
your Quilt Artist™II.
Step 2: Plug this cable into the “Robotics” port at the rear
of your machine. See figure 3-2 and figure 3-3 Figure 3-3
Figure 3-2
Figure 3-1

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Step 3: Run the other end of the black stitcher cable to the mo-
tor box and plug into the “Stitcher Box” port. See figure 3-4
Note: Along the side of the carriage.
Step 4: From the motor box run these two cable between your
upper and lower carriage.
Option: The power cord and stitcher cable are the only two
cables needed. Run these cables along the side of the bottom
carriage and zip tie using a base anchor near the front and the
rear of the bottom carriage. See figure 3-5 thru 3-7
Step 5: Plug the power cable into your surge protector.
Step 6: Ensure the stitching cable is plugged into rear of the
machine as noted in step #2.
Step 7: Your Quilt Artist™II is now setup and ready to insert
the SD card with the patterns.
Figure 3-7
Figure 3-6
Figure 3-5
Figure 3-4

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Before using your system, there are a few steps you need to take:
1. Locate your SD card and
plug it into Touch screen
display in the port marked
SD card. (note: The Label on
the card faces AWAY from the
screen when inserting)
2. Once you card is inserted and your entire robotic system is setup you will HAVE to reset the
factory defaults before running. To do this:
a. Go to the Home Icon
b. Touch “Setup”
c. Go to the “Advanced” tab
d. Touch “Factory Defaults”
e. Your system has now been reset and “synced” with your remote.
Inserting the SD Card with Patterns
SD Card port

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Operating PFAFF®
QUILTARTIST™II

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Section 4: Getting Started
This part of the manual will cover everything you will need to know to run your PFAFF®QUILT
ARTIST™II automated quilter. (If you have not yet installed the PFAFF®QUILT ARTIST™ II
automated quilter on your frame, please refer to the front of this manual for install instructions.)
With “Step by Step” sections, you will feel comfortable using your system in no time.
Home Screen
When your system
first starts up, you will
see this screen.
Let’s get to know your PFAFF®QUILTARTIST™II automated quilter ...
Let’s go through the top screen icons:
Home Button: Think of
this button like the “file”
button on your computer.
All of the master functions
are controlled from here.
Tablet Button: This button
is for saving, moving and
nesting features.
Magnifying Glass: With
this icon you can zoom to
fit your pattern box.
Sewing Machine Button:
This button will take you
back to the sewing machine
main screen.
These buttons are used to
run your pattern and activate
stitching.
This button shows you
the setting you have your
stitches per inch. You can
also use this to adjust the
stitches per inch.

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The “H” and “V” activate
your locks. You can lock
side to side (Horizontal) and
front to back (Vertical).
Edit: This button will bring
up the edit menu. We will
cover the edit menu later in
this manual.
Needle up: This button will
position your needle in the
up position.
Needle with Thread: This button turns
the stitching mode on your machine to on.
The machine stitching is not controlled by
the robot. You must move the machine
yourself if you turn the machine on with
this button.

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Section 5: Initial Start-up
For your initial Start up you need to run a few test patterns to ensure
everything is setup properly.
1. Go to home and select “Set Quilt Area”. You will
now be prompted to set your quilt area (Please refer to
page 27 to see how this is done).
2. As you will notice, after you set the quilt area, a pat-
tern box appeared on the screen. This is a default box
which is the size of your quilt area; you will need to
adjust this box to fit your stitch area.
3. Go to home and select “Pattern box”.
4. Select “Adjust Current” to set up your pattern box
(see page 27 under “setting Pattern box”)
5. Move your machine to the center of your quilt
frame.
6. Starting at the center of your quilt frame, move your
machine approx 10” to the front left and touch the (+)
for point 1.
7. Now move the machine 20” to the right and touch
the (+) for point 2. (You will see horizontal red line
drawn on the screen. If there is no line, you are outside
of your extents and need to cancel out and start the pat-
tern box over, ensuring to keep the line inside your quilt
area.)
8. After you have set point 2, move your machine
to the back right, approx 10”, and touch the (+) to set
point 3.
9. Move to the back left approx 20” (if any of your
lines don’t look straight, that is ok) and touch the check
mark.
To run the test patterns follow these steps:
Go to home and select “Set Quilt Area.”
Go to home and select “Pattern Box.”
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10. You will see your pattern box on the screen and we
need to select a pattern to place in the box. Go to home
and touch add pattern (see page 23 “Add Pattern”).
11. Open the JoAnn Hoffman and touch “scroll 1”.
12. The preview of the scroll 1 will appear to the right.
Under the preview, touch “Select Pattern”.
13. Your scroll 1 may be too small for your pattern
box, this is ok.
14. Touch the green light to the right of the magnify-
ing glass and your machine will trace through the pat-
tern
(see page 37 under “when running a pattern”).
15. Did you have any errors come up? If so, go to
page 24 and go through the trouble shooting steps. If
no errors go to step 16.
16. If no errors occurred, we now want to activate
stitching. Touch the needle with thread at the top right
of the screen. If it turns green you are ready to go.
17. Unthread your needle and run the pattern just as
you had before. Your pattern should run through ex-
actly the same as last time, but should be stitching now.
18. If no errors come up then your system is ready to
go, load different pattern boxes and become familiar
with how the system works before you put on an offi-
cial quilt.
Touch the green light to the
right of the sewing machine and
your machine will trace through
the pattern