Baby Lock Regent BLRT18 Mode d'emploi

Marque: Baby Lock

Modèle: Regent BLRT18

Catégorie: Machines à coudre

Taper: Mode d'emploi

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The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. If you ﬁnd any problems

in the manual, please report them to us in writing. This document is not warranted to be error-free.

Baby Lock assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in the

informational content contained in this manual.

Printed in the United States of America.

Version 1.0 11/2019

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How to Use This Manual

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Safety Information ................................................................................................................... User manual

Regulatory Information ........................................................................................................... User manual

What’s Included with your Machine ....................................................................................... User manual

Machine Speciﬁcations ............................................................................................................ User manual

Regent Quilting Table Setup Information ..........................Regent Quilting Table Assembly Instructions

Machine Setup Information .................................................................................................... User manual

How to Thread your Machine ..................................................................................... Quick reference card

Needle System for your Machine ............................................................................... Quick reference card

Basic Maintenance ................................................................................................................... User manual

Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................................... User manual

Consumer Product Support................................................................................................1-800-313-4110

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Table of Contents

Congratulations on Your Purchase! � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4

What’s Included with Your Machine � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4

Important Safety and Machine Information � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

To Use the Machine Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

To Increase the Life of Your Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

To Repair or Adjust the Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

About your Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

General Specications � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 9

Regent Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Installation and Setup � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 13

Setting up the Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Placing the Machine in the Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Installing the Foot Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Installing the Thread Mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Installing the Color Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Using Your Machine � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 16

Needle/Thread Selection Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Changing the Hopping Foot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Threading the Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Inserting (or Changing) the Needle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Bobbin Case and Bobbin Thread Tension Adjustments � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 20

Inserting the Bobbin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Checking and Adjusting Bobbin Case Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Inserting the Bobbin Case into the Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Drawing the Bobbin Thread to the Top of the Quilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Quick-Set Tension™ Adjustment � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 22

Tighten Top Thread Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Loosen Top Thread Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Maintenance � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 23

Cleaning and Lubricating the Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Cleaning the Touch-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using The Touch-Screen Display � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 24

Main Screen Manual Mode Button Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

(A) Pause/Play Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

(B) My Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

(C) Limit Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

(D) Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

(E) Basting Mode In Manual Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

(F) Quick-Set Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

(G) Bobbin Thread Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

(H) Needle Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

(I) Up/Down/TieOff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Main Screen Regulated Mode Button Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Stitches Per Inch (SPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Basting Stitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Precision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Tools Menu � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 29

Low Bobbin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Timer And Stitch Count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Calculator Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Diagnostics Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Diagnostics Tests � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 33

Motor Sensor Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Speed Sensor Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Motion Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Needle Sensor Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Tension Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Foot Pedal Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Language � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 36

Update � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 36

System Information Screen � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 37

Getting Started Quilting � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 38

Thread Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Needle Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

To Prepare for Quilting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Troubleshooting � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 39

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Appendix 1 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 45

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Congratulations on Your Purchase!

You haven’t just purchased a quilting machine, you’ve joined the Baby Lock family and we welcome you.

Baby Lock is committed to innovation, reliability, customer service and education. Our quilting machines

are designed for quilters and we are committed to your quilting success.

With that in mind, we invite you to bookmark our website: www.babylock.com and invite you to visit to

learn more about the art of quilting.

Remember, if you ever have questions, your authorized Baby Lock retailer can help you. If your retailer

is not available, contact Baby Lock directly by visiting our website, www.babylock.com or contacting our

Baby Lock Consumer Helpline at 1-800-313-4110, Monday-Friday, 9:00AM - 5:30PM CST.

Keep the carton and packing materials. You will need them if you need to return the machine to the

retailer or send it for repair. If you don’t pack the machine properly or if you don’t use the correct

packaging materials, the machine could be damaged. Baby Lock is not liable for damage that occurs

during return shipping.

Â IMPORTANT: These packaging materials are designed to prevent the machine from being

damaged. Keep them in case you need to bring this machine to the dealer or send it for repair.

What’s Included With Your Machine

PART NAME PART CODE

Regent Quilting Machine (not pictured) BLRT18

User Manual (not pictured) IBBLRT18

Quick Reference Card (not pictured) QRCBLRT18

Class M Bobbins (5 pieces) BLJ-BOB (3 pkg.)

Bobbin Case JW000586

2.5 mm Hex Wrench QM10286

3 mm Hex Wrench JW010287

4 mm Hex Wrench QM10288

Needle Size 100/16 (pack of 10) 134FG-100

Needle Size 110/18 (pack of 10) 134FG-110

Thread Mast (not pictured) JW010214

Open-Toe Foot (Ruler Foot installed) QM10510

Power Cord JW020277

Screwdriver JW010269

Bobbin Winder (not pictured) BLQBW

Oiler JW010272

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Important Safety and Machine Information

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference

received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. See the full Declaration of

Conformity in the Appendix.

Â IMPORTANT: Do not operate your Regent quilting machine until you have completely read

the information contained in this manual. Please keep all packaging and order information for

warranty purposes.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this machine.

When using this machine, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following:

DANGER — To reduce the risk of electric shock:

• A quilting machine should never be left unattended when plugged in. Always unplug the machine

from the electrical outlet immediately after using and before cleaning.

DANGER — Pour réduire le risque de choc électrique:

• Une machine à quilter ne doit jamais être laissée sans surveillance lorsqu'elle est branchée.

Débranchez toujours la machine de la prise électrique immédiatement après usage et avant de la

nettoyer.

WARNING — To reduce the risk of burns, ﬁre, electric shock, or injury to persons:

• The Regent is heavy. Never attempt to lift it alone. Always use two people when lifting.

Always lift from the throat of the machine.

• Always unplug the Regent from the electrical outlet when performing any maintenance, changing

the needle, removing thread locks, or when left unattended.

• Do not unplug by pulling on cord. To unplug, grasp the plug, not the cord.

• Keep ﬁngers away from all moving parts. Use caution around the needle or sharp

external components.

• Change the needle often. Do not use bent or dull needles. “Every quilt deserves a new needle”.

• Switch the machine to the symbol off, or 0, position to turn it off when making any adjustments in

the needle area, such as threading needle, changing needle, threading bobbin, changing hopping

foot, and so forth.

• Never drop or insert foreign objects into any opening.

• The Regent should only be used indoors away from moisture.

• The Regent should not be stored or used in extreme temperatures.

• Use the Regent only for its intended use as described in this manual.

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• To disconnect from the wall outlet, push the switch to the off position, then remove the plug from

outlet pulling from the plug, not the cord. Never operate the Regent if the cord is damaged or

not working correctly. If a mechanical or electrical problem is encountered, return the Regent to

the nearest authorized service center or the manufacturer for examination, repair, electrical, or

mechanical adjustment.

• It is not recommended that the Regent quilting machine be used with any machine quilting frame

other than those recommended by Baby Lock.

• Use this quilting machine only for its intended use as described in this manual. Use only attachments

recommended by the manufacturer as contained in this manual.

• Never operate the machine with any air openings blocked. Keep ventilation openings of the machine

free from the accumulation of lint, dust, and loose cloth.

• Do not operate where aerosol (spray) products are being used or where oxygen is being administered.

• Do not pull or push the fabric across the table excessively while stitching. It may deﬂect the needle

enough to cause it to break.

• Use only needles designed for free motion quilting and recommended by Baby Lock for this machine.

Other types of needles may be break during normal quilting.

• Children shall not play with the machine. Close attention is necessary when this machine is used by

or near children.

• This sewing machine may be used by children age 8 years and above and persons with reduced

physical, sensory, or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been

given supervision or instruction concerning use of the machine in a safe way and understand the

hazards involved.

• Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision.

AVERTISSEMENT — pour réduire le risque de brûlures, d'incendie, de choc

électrique ou de blessures

• La Regent est lourde. Ne tentez jamais de la soulever seule. Utilisez toujours deux personnes pour la

soulever.

• Débranchez toujours la Regent de la prise électrique lors des travaux d'entretien, du changement

d'aiguille, de la suppression des blocages de fil, ou lorsqu'elle est laissée sans surveillance.

• Ne pas débrancher en tirant sur le cordon. Pour débrancher, saisir la fiche, non le cordon.

• N'approchez pas les doigts des parties mobiles. Faites preuve de prudence lorsque vous vous

approchez de l'aiguille ou de composants externes tranchants.

• Changez souvent d'aiguille. N'utilisez pas d'aiguilles tordues ou émoussées. « Chaque quilt mérite

une nouvelle aiguille ».

• Mettez la machine sur la position 0 ou de symbole d'arrêt pour l'éteindre lorsque vous effectuez

des réglages dans la zone de l'aiguille: enfilage de l'aiguille, changement d'aiguille, bobinage de la

canette, changement de pied, etc.

• Ne faites jamais tomber et n'insérez jamais d'objets étrangers dans une ouverture.

• La Regent doit uniquement être utilisée à l'intérieur dans un endroit non humide.

• La Regent ne doit pas être rangée ou utilisée à des températures extrêmes.

• Utilisez la Regent uniquement pour l'usage prévu indiqué dans ce manuel.

• Pour débrancher la machine de la prise murale, mettez l'interrupteur sur arrêt, puis retirez la fiche

de la prise en tirant à partir de la fiche et non du cordon. N'utilisez jamais la Regent si le cordon

est endommagé ou ne fonctionne pas correctement. En cas de problème mécanique ou électrique,

renvoyez la Regent au centre de service agréé le plus proche ou au fabricant pour inspection,

réparation ou réglage électrique ou mécanique.

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• Il est déconseillé d'utiliser la machine à quilter Regent avec un autre cadre de machine à quilter que

ceux recommandés par Baby Lock.

• Utilisez cette machine à quilter uniquement pour l'usage prévu décrit dans ce manuel. Utilisez

uniquement les accessoires recommandés par le fabricant décrits dans ce manuel.

• Ne jamais utiliser la machine si des ouvertures d'air sont bloquées. Gardez les ouvertures de

ventilation de la machine exemptes d'accumulation de peluches, poussières et morceaux de tissu.

• Ne pas utiliser là où des aérosols (vaporisateurs) sont utilisés ou de l'oxygène est administré.

• Ne pas tirer ni pousser trop fort la machine sur le tissu lors de l'exécution des points. Cela pourrait

provoquer une déviation de l'aiguille et en entraîner la fracture.

• N'utilisez que les aiguilles conçues pour le quilting en piqué libre et recommandées par Baby Lock

pour cette machine. D'autres types d'aiguilles risqueraient de se fracturer au cours d'un quilting

normal.

• Ne pas laisser les enfants jouer avec la machine. Une attention particulière est nécessaire lorsque

cette machine est utilisée par ou à proximité d'enfants.

• Cette machine peut être utilisée par des enfants de 8 ans et plus, ainsi que par des personnes

atteintes d'un déficit physique, sensoriel ou mental, peu expérimentées ou ayant peu de

connaissances, à condition que ces personnes reçoivent les instructions de sécurité et la supervision

nécessaires à l'utilisation de la machine et qu'elles comprennent les risques encourus.

• Les travaux de maintenance et de nettoyage ne peuvent pas être effectués par des enfants sans supervision.

Save These Instructions

This machine is intended for household or commercial use.

Disclaimer

Baby Lock and its Retailers are in no way legally responsible or liable for damage to the Regent when

used improperly or not in accordance with the guidelines stated in this manual or when used on machine

quilting frames not recommended by Baby Lock.

Optional U�S� Grounding for Customers with 120 VAC Connections

GROUNDED OUTLET BOXES

METAL

SCREW

ADAPTER

(B)

(C)

TAB FOR

GROUNDING

SCREW

(A)

GROUNDING PIN

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This product is for use on a nominal 120 V or nominal 220 V circuit, and has a grounding plug that looks

like the plug illustrated in sketch A above. A temporary adapter, which looks like the adapter illustrated

in sketches B and C, may be used to connect this plug to a 2-pole receptacle as shown in sketch B if a

properly grounded outlet is not available. The temporary adapter should be used only until a properly

grounded outlet can be installed by a qualiﬁed electrician. The gold colored rigid ear, lug, and the like,

extending from the adapter, must be connected to a permanent ground such as a properly grounded

outlet box cover. Whenever the adapter is used, it must be held in place by the metal screw.

Â IMPORTANT: In Canada, the use of a temporary adapter is not permitted by the

Canadian Electric Code.

To Use the Machine Safely

1. Carefully watch the needle when sewing. Do not touch the hand wheel, take up lever, needle,

or other moving parts.

2. Turn the machine off and unplug the cord in the following cases:

• when you have stopped using the machine

• when you replace or remove the needle or any other part

• when you check or clean the machine

• when you leave the machine unattended

3. Connect the machine directly to the wall outlet or to a surge protector that connects directly

to the wall outlet. Do not use extension cords.

To Increase the Life of Your Machine

1. Do not store this machine in areas exposed to direct sunlight or high humidity. Never use or store

the machine near a heater, an iron, a halogen lamp or other hot things.

2. Use only neutral soaps or detergents to clean the machine. Benzene, solvents and scouring

powders can damage the case and the machine and therefore should never be used.

3. Do not drop or bump the machine.

4. Always consult the manual to replace or ﬁx the hopping foot, needle or any other part of the

machine. If necessary contact an authorized Baby Lock retailer or the Baby Lock Consumer

Helpline (1-800-313-4110).

To Repair or Adjust the Machine

If the machine breaks down or needs adjustment, ﬁrst check the troubleshooting chart in the appendix to

inspect and adjust the machine yourself.

For more product information and updates, visit our website at www.BabyLock.com.

The contents of this manual and product speciﬁcations are subject to change without prior notice.

Check for updated manuals at www�BabyLock�com

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About Your Machine

General Specications

The Regent utilizes high-tech electronics and an innovative touch-pad user interface to offer greater

functionality and ease of operation to home quilters than ever before conceived in the quilting industry.

The Regent quilting machine is a high quality machine that incorporates very robust design features and

is very easy to service.

Sewing Opening Dimensions 8.25” X 18” (210 mm X 457 mm)

Sewing Speed Maximum: 2200 SPM

Needle System 134 (135 X 7)

Hook System Rotary, Horizontal axis, M-class bobbin

Bobbin Type Aluminum, Class M

Bobbin Case Type MF

Motor Type Brushless DC

Needle Positioning Up and down, tie-off stitch

Electrical Power

US/Canada: 105 – 120 VAC, 47-63Hz, 300W peak

Rest of the world: 100 – 250 VAC, 47-63Hz, 300W peak

This machine conforms to UL and international safety standards

for sewing machines and US and international laws for

electromagnetic compliance.

Outlet Power 120 watts maximum

Sew Foot Stroke/Lift 5 mm

Needle Bar Stroke 35.3 mm

Take-Up Stroke 73 mm

Lubrication, main components Kluber Lube, permanent

Lubrication of hook Velocite 10, Texaco 22

Disclaimer

Baby Lock and its Retailers are in no way legally responsible or liable for damage to the Regent

when used improperly or not in accordance with the guidelines stated in this manual or when used

on machine-quilting tables not recommended by Baby Lock.

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Regent Components

Front Side View

Components Not Identiﬁed

Because the Regent is upgradeable to a stand-up frame quilting system, there are components found on the

machine that are not used for stationary machine quilting (such as threaded holes for handlebars).

1. Thread Mast 7. Take-Up Lever

2. Thread Guide A 8. Thread Guide E

3. Three-Hole Thread Guide B 9. Front Casing/Frame

4. Thread Guide C 10. Hand Wheel

5. Top Thread Tension Assembly 11. Display

6. Stirrup Thread Guide D

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Back Side View

12. Needle Bar 19. Front Threaded Display Mounting Holes

13. Needle Bar Thread Guide 20. Front Base

14. Needle 21. Back Casing/Frame

15. Ruler Foot 22. Rear Base

16. Needle Plate 23. Color Touch-Screen Display Connector

17. Foot mount 24. Threaded Horizontal Spool Pin Mounting Hole

18. Presser Bar

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Rear and Front Views

Rear

Front

25. On/Off Switch 30. Electronic Control Pod (C-Pod)

26. Power Cord Connector 31. Bobbin Assembly

27. Accessory Power Outlet 32. LED Light Ring

28. Foot Pedal Connector 33. Power Pod (P-Pod)

29. Spool Pin 1 34. Spool Pin 2

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Installation and Setup

Setting Up the Table

The Regent Quilting Table is designed to accommodate the Regent machine. It has legs that are height-

adjustable and is heavy enough to provide stabilization for quilting at high speeds.

See the instructions provided with the Regent Quilting Table for table assembly.

Placing the Machine in the Table

1. We recommend having someone help lift and place the machine.

2. Lift the machine by putting one arm through the throat space.

3. Remove the Regent Stitch Harmony Table Insert if in place and set the machine into the machine tray.

Center the machine left to right in the opening.

4. Slide the insert into place and move the machine until it is aligned with the insert.

5. If necessary, adjust the machine tray to align the Regent's needle plate with the Stitch Harmony Table

Insert surface. See Regent Quilting Table Assembly Instructions for more information.

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Installing the Power Cord

Check that the On/Off switch is turned off

(the 0 setting). Plug the power cord into the top power

outlet on the back of the machine. Do not plug the

power cord into a power source at this time.

The lower power connector is available for powering

future attachments as they are developed by Baby Lock

(none yet available).

Installing the Foot Pedal

1. Plug foot pedal cord end into the foot pedal connector that is attached to the Regent Quilting Table.

2. Place the foot pedal under the table where operator can reach it from the front of the machine.

Installing the Thread Mast

1. Locate the threaded hole on top of the machine near

the rear by the hand wheel.

2. The thread mast comes with a washer and a nut.

Remove the nut and washer, replace the nut onto the

mast for ﬁve or six turns.

3. The washer protects the painted surface when the nut

is tightened. Place the washer on the hole and insert

the thread mast.

4. Turn the thread mast clockwise several revolutions,

stopping when the mast eyelets are positioned directly

over the spool pins.

5. Tighten the nut to secure the mast to the machine.

 NOTE: The eyelets of the thread mast MUST be

centered over the spool pins. This ensures that the

cone of thread will not pull, turn or tilt, which will

cause thread tension problems.

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Installing the Color Touch-Screen

The color touch-screen comes pre-installed on its

mounting bracket.

 NOTE: Conﬁrm that the power is turned off

before installing the color touch-screen.

1. Remove the two bolts from the bag in which they

are packed.

2. There are three holes on top of the machine

head. Only the two holes that are in line with

each other are used. Ignore the third hole located

to the side of these two holes.

3. Align the holes in the color touch-screen bracket

with the two holes on top of the machine, with

the touch-screen facing the needle end of the

machine.

4. Use a 5mm Allen wrench to insert the two long

bolts through the holes of the bracket and into

the machine. Tighten in place.

5. Plug the remaining cable end into the display

connector located on the side of the machine.

6. Remove the protective plastic from the touch-

screen before using.

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Using your Machine

Needle/Thread Selection Guide

Needle Size Threads

12 (80) Monoﬁlament, 100 wt. Silk, 60 wt. poly, mylar

14 (90) Silk (100 wt) 60 wt., monoﬁlament, glitter, some metallics

16 (100) 60 wt., 50 wt., 40 wt., monoﬁlament, glitter, metallics

18 (110) 50 wt., 40 wt., 30 wt., metallic

21 (125) 30 wt., 20 wt., 12 wt.

Changing the Hopping Foot

Your machine comes with two hopping feet: a ruler foot and an open-toe foot. Use the ruler foot

for ruler work and everyday quilting, and the open-toe foot when you need greater stitch visibility

(such as micro quilting).

1. Remove the foot that is on the mount by using the 2.5mm hex

wrench to loosen the mounting screw far enough that you can

slide the foot off of the mount.

2. Slide the desired foot onto the mount. Note that the opening on the

side of the foot is lined up with the screw hole. Push the foot

up as far as it will go.

3. Tighten the foot ﬁrmly with the 2.5mm hex wrench.

4. Ensure the middle of the foot opening is centered with the needle

when the foot is fully tightened with the 2.5mm hex wrench. If it isn’t

properly centered, loosen the lock nut on the foot adaptor with an

8mm wrench, center the foot with the needle; hold the foot ﬁrmly in

position; and tighten the lock nut.

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Threading the Machine

Take Up

Spring

Tension Assembly

FRONT

BACK

1. Place a cone or spool of thread on the spool pin. If using a spool, make sure that any slits on the spool

are against the base of the spool pin holder. Pass the thread through the thread-mast eyelet from back

to front, continuing to thread guide A.

2. Continue to the three-hole thread guide B. Beginning

at the top, wrap all three holes from back to front,

hand wheel side to needle side.

 NOTE: The purpose of the three-hole thread

guide B is to prevent loops of thread coming

off the thread cone from going into the top

tension as a knot, causing thread breakage and

bad tension. For most threads on a cone, it is

important to thread all three holes for consistent

results and to make adjustments at the top

tension assembly. An exception to this rule is

when working with very delicate threads, such

as holographic or threads that are prone to

breakage. You may try skipping one or two holes

on thread guide B when using these threads.

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1. Place a cone or spool of thread on the spool pin.

Pass the thread through the thread-mast eyelet from

back to front, continuing to thread guide A.

(Figure 11)

2. Continue to the three-hole thread guide B. Wrap

all three holes from back to front, hand wheel side to

needle side (see Figure 12).

Note: The purpose of the three-hole thread guide B

is to prevent loops of thread coming off the thread

cone from going into the top tension as a knot caus-

ing thread breakage and bad tension. For most

threads on a cone, it is important to thread all three

holes for consistent results and to make adjust-

ments at the top tension assembly. An exception to

this rule is when working with very delicate threads,

such as holographic or threads that are prone to

breakage, in which case you may try skipping one or

two holes on thread guide B.

Threading the Machine

BACKFRONT

TENSION ASSEMBLY

TAKE UP SPRING

DETAIL 2

DETAIL 1

Figure 11

Figure 12

Note: See “HQ Quilting Machines Getting Started”

DVD (included with your machine) for videos show-

ing threading and other tips. These videos are also

available on www.HandiQuilter.com.

DETAIL 2

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3. Thread continues through thread guide C, and then

down to the tension assembly.

 NOTE: It is important that the thread is

“ﬂossed” up between the two tension discs. If

the thread is not ﬁrmly in place between the two

tension discs, the thread rests on the outside of

the tension discs (without tension) and looping

on fabric or thread nests may occur.

4. Once the thread is in place, be sure that the thread

catches on the take-up spring and then pull it down

under the stirrup (thread guide D).

5. Bring the thread back up through the take-up lever

from back to front, and then down through thread

guide E. Pull the thread at the take-up lever to ensure

that it is properly ﬂossed between the tension discs. If

it is properly ﬂossed in the tension discs, you should

feel some resistance as you pull the thread. If it is not,

then the thread will pull freely.

6. Pull the thread down to the needle thread guide and

thread through the hole (thread guide F).

7. Make sure the thread is following the groove down

the front of the needle and threads from front to back.

Be careful that the thread does not twist around

the needle.

Â IMPORTANT: The Regent quilting machine does not have a presser foot lever or top tension

release like a home sewing machine. On a home sewing machine, the top tension is released when

the presser foot is raised, allowing the thread to come freely out of the machine.

When a home machine is threaded, the presser foot is raised, and the tension discs are released

and open for the thread to easily fall between the tension discs. This is not the case with the

Regent quilting machine, where the top tension is always tight and the tension discs are

never open.

Therefore, the thread must be pulled up or “ﬂossed” between the tension discs, or it will stay

outside the discs and ﬂoat without tension, causing serious stitch problems and/or thread nests.

It is also possible to bend the needle while it is threaded if care is not taken while moving the quilt

across the quilting table because the top tension is never released.

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