Product Overview
Evolution is expected. Revolution, that's Janome.
There are milestone moments in history that have redefined a sewists creative landscape. The next generation of sewing, quilting and embroidery machine from Janome will revolutionize how you define sewing potential. Meet the Continental M17, a ground breaking combination machine with industry leading features: largest sewing area in the industry and the largest embroidery space, a powerful motor that provides the industry's fastest stitching speeds, dual colour touch screens, over 1,200 built-in embroidery designs and the largest embroidery hoop (11 x 18.1”), 5 wireless apps including AcuAssist on-screen help, Artistic Digitizer JR, AcuStitch Regulator for free-motion and ruler quilting, shadow free sewing area, needle bar thumb wheel and so much more.
Hi-Definition Sewing Hi-Definition Quilting Hi-Definition Embroidery
REVOLUTIONARY FEATURES
Hi-Definition Embroidery:
- 1,230 Built-in embroidery designs
- 10 Fonts with European characters
- 2 and 3 Letter monogramming function
- Embroidery sewing speeds up to 1,200 spm
- LED Embroidery spotlight positioning marker
- Maximum embroidery size: 11 x 1” (280 x 460 mm)
- RE46d carbon fibre reinforced hoop provides increase strength and rigidity
- Quick-tightening embroidery hoop levers
- Gantry style embroidery arm with 5 hoops: RE46d 11 x 1” (280 x 460 mm)
SQ28d 11x 11” (280 x 280 mm)
RE20d 5.5 x 7.9” (140 x 200 mm)
SQ10d 3.9 x 3.9” (100 x 100 mm)
Bonus quilting hoop included: ASQ27d 10.6 x 10.6” (270 x 270 mm )
- Adjustable hoop positioning
- Design transfer options: Wireless, USB and Direct PC connection
- Embroidery format: .JEF, .JEF+, .JPX
- Editing functions: Resize, Rotate, Flip, Zoom, Duplicate, Combine, Sewing Order, Single Colour Sewing, Colour Grouping,
Corner Layout
- Programmable jump thread trimming
- Adjustable speed while embroidering / flexible stitch traveling by units of 1, 10, 100, and 500
- Automatic enabling cutwork
- Auto return post thread break
- Thread brand colour selection: Janome (Polyester and Acrylic), Guttermann Sulky (Rayon 40), Madeira (Polyneon 40), Robison- Anton (Polyester 40 and Rayon 40), Mettler (Poly sheen), Jenny Haskins (Rayon), Hilos Iris
Hi-Definition Quilting:
- Stitch Regulation with the included AcuStitch Regulator
- Four attachments including Ruler Work
- High sensitivity sensor with a range of settings to suit individual skill levels
- AcuFeed Flex Layered Fabric Feeding System
- HP foot and needle plate system for superior scant 1/4” seam
- Seamless workspace, 5 x 5.5” to the right of the needle
- Drop feed
Hi-Definition Sewing:
- Thumb wheel near the needle bar precisely raise and lower needle
- 850 Built-in stitches
- 13 One-step buttonholes
- Maximum Sewing Speed:
1,300 SPM (Straight Stitch) 1,000 SPM (Zigzag Stitch)
- 7-Piece feed dog
- 91 Needle positions
- Variable zig zag for thread painting with width adjustment for satin stitch
- Maximum stitch width: 9 mm
- Maximum stitch length: 5 mm
Technology & Engineering:
- Dual full colour LCD touchscreens: Right Screen 10.1”, Middle Screen 3”
- Full intensity shadow free lighting system with 9 bright LEDs in 4 locations
- AcuView Magnifier (20x, 40x, 60x)
- Includes Artistic Digitizer JR software, compatible with both MacBook and PC
- PC Based Programs included:
Stitch Composer, Quilt Block Advisor, Screen Saver Tool
- Wireless LAN Certified to work with our 5 apps for both Apple and Android devices: AcuAssist – On-screen help with in-app tutorials and instruction
Embroidery-Link – Wireless embroidery editing and monitoring
AcuSetter – Clothsetter application for proper embroidery placement
AcuSketch – Turn free-hand drawing into digitized embroidery designs
ScreenSaver – Upload your own images to the machine screensavers
- Automatic one-step needle plate lift with soft close
- Self-opening top cover
- Pop-up spool pins
- Built-in storage space:
Embroidery unit extension table, top and back of machine
- Clock Display
- Automatic thread tension
- Automatic needle threader
- Easy convenience buttons: Memorized needle up/down, Automatic presser foot lift,
Start/stop button, Speed control slider, Locking stitch button, Easy reverse button
- Automatic thread cutter with memory function
- Twin needle guard
- Memory capability: up to 64 MB of storage
- Adjustable knee lift
- Independent bobbin winding motor up to 2,000 RPM
- Optical bobbin sensor
- Extra high presser foot lift
- Foot pressure adjustment
- Foot height adjustment
- Top loading full rotary hook bobbin
- Semi-hard cover
- Online instructional videos