This household sewing machine is designed to comply with IEC/EN 60335-2-28 and UL1594. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using an electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: Read all instructions before using this household sewing machine. Keep the instructions at a suitable place close to the machine.
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FOR EUROPE ONLY: This appliance can be used by children aged from 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 appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. Children shall not play with the appliance.
MACHINE OVERVIEW 1. Lid 2. Pre-tension thread guide 15. Drop feed teeth switch 28. Built-In 3. Thread tension discs 16. Needle bar with needle clamp screw connectors for power cord and foot control 4. Thread take-up lever 17. Presser bar 30.
ACCESSORY BOX the accessory box so that they are easily accessible. Keep the accessory box on the machine to provide a larger, EMBROIDERY UNIT OVERVIEW 32. Embroidery unit socket 33. Embroidery arm 35. Embroidery hoop attachment 36. Level adjustment feet INCLUDED ACCESSORIES 41.
ACCESSORIES INCLUDED - Not in the Picture • • • • Power cord • Needles • Embroidery thread • Pieces of fabric and stabilizer ™ • Warranty card PRESSER FEET Utility Foot A Attached on the machine upon delivery. This foot is used mainly for straight stitching and zigzag stitching with a stitch length longer than 1.0.
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Embroidery/Darning Foot R Sensor One-Step Buttonhole Foot When connected to the machine, the buttonhole is sewn in a suitable length to the button size that has been entered into the machine. Glide Sole If sewing on foam, vinyl, plastic, or leather, the material might stick to the foot and prevent the sewing machine from feeding properly.
STITCH TABLE – UTILITY STITCHES Stitch Stitch Stitch Name Presser Foot Application Bartack Buttonhole Buttonhole center needle position left needle position needle position stitch length. left and right. fabrics. stretch fabrics. heavy stretch fabrics. Automatic Button No presser foot Double Overlock woven fabrics.
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Stitch Stitch Stitch Name Presser Foot Application hole, press reverse for continuous darning and auto stop. Bartack Reinforce pockets, shirts openings, belt loops as well as at lower end of a zipper. Round End Buttonhole Buttonhole Medium Reinforced Buttonhole Heirloom Buttonhole Tip: For jeans buttonholes, increase length and width of the buttonhole.
STITCH OVERVIEW Menu 1: Utility Stitches Menu 2: Quilt Stitches Menu 3: Satin and Heirloom Stitches Menu 4: Decorative Stitches same in all four stitch menus. FONTS BLOCK CYRILLIC AND HIRAGANA Russian and GraphicDisplay of your sewing machine.
SET UP This section of the User’s Guide will help you get started with your machine. Learn how to thread your machine, wind the bobbin, change needle and presser foot and how to install your software.
3. The machine is delivered with an accessory bag, a power cord and a foot control cord. 4. Wipe the machine, particularly around the needle and stitch plate to remove any soil before sewing. Note: Your HUSQVARNA VIKING DESIGNER TOPAZ ® ™...
USB PORT connect your Note: Make sure that the USB stick you use has the format FAT32. CONNECT TO AND REMOVE FROM USB PORT force it into the port! PACKING AWAY AFTER SEWING 2. Unplug the cord from the wall socket and then from the machine.
SPOOL PINS AND SPOOL CAPS Your sewing machine has two spool pins, a main spool pin and an auxiliary spool pin. The spool pins are designed for all types for large spools or specialty threads. HORIZONTAL POSITION Lift the spool pin up slightly from its horizontal position to easily place the thread spool on the pin.
THREADING THE UPPER THREAD Make sure the presser foot is raised and the needle is in the up position Press the ON/OFF switch to “O”. 4. Continue threading in the direction indicated by the 1. Place the thread on the spool pin and the spool cap on the arrows.
NEEDLE THREADER The needle must be in the up position to use the built-in needle threader. We also recommend lowering the presser foot. 1. Use the handle to pull the needle threader all the way 2. Push back to bring the needle threader forward until the 4.
Note: Only use symmetrical twin needles (C). THREADING FOR TWIN NEEDLE Do not use this type of twin needle (D), since it may damage your sewing machine. Press the ON/OFF switch to “O”. 1. Insert a twin needle. 2. Use a second thread spool or wind a bobbin with the felt pad under the thread spool.
2. Pull the thread from the needle under the presser foot and the inside to the outside. Note: When using an earlier version of HUSQVARNA VIKING ® bobbins that do not have a hole, wind several turns of thread on the bobbin to get started.
WINDING THE BOBBIN USING THE AUXILIARY SPOOL PIN 1. Place an empty bobbin on the bobbin spindle on the top bobbins. ® felt pad under the spool. 3. Bring the thread over and behind the pre-tension thread the inside to the outside. 5.
THREAD TENSION Your machine automatically sets the best thread tension for CORRECT AND INCORRECT THREAD TENSION To understand the correct thread tension, sew a few sample straight stitches at different settings. 1. Begin with a tension that is too loose, i.e. set at the lowest number.
LOWER THE FEED TEETH The feed teeth are lowered when you move the switch on the front of the free arm to the right. Move the switch to the left if you wish to raise the feed teeth. The feed teeth will raise as you begin to sew.
NEEDLES The sewing machine needle plays an important role in needles of system 130/705H. Universal Needle (A) Universal needles have a slightly rounded point and come in a and weights. Stretch Needle (B) Denim needle (C) Denim needles have a sharp point to penetrate tightly woven Note: Change the needle often.
THREADS STABILIZERS There are many threads on the market today developed for Tear-Away Stabilizers different purposes. Tear-away stabilizers are used with stable woven fabrics. Place underneath fabric for decorative stitching or hoop with the All Purpose Sewing Thread fabric when embroidering. Tear away excess stabilizer after All purpose sewing thread is made of synthetic, cotton or stitching.
COMPLIMENTARY SOFTWARE (PC) UPDATING INSTRUCTIONS website at ® ® ™ 25 sewing and embroidery machine. It adds the following features: • stick. embroidery fonts from most TrueType ™ and OpenType ™ • Make sure that your machine is turned off. Connect the fonts on your computer.
FUNCTION BUTTONS (Embroidery Mode functions are in brackets) 1. START/STOP Press this button to start or stop the machine sewing or Note: FIX Auto can be cancelled in the SET Menu (see page 31). No embroidering when you are not using the foot control. Press automatic FIX stitches will be sewn unless you use the FIX button on your machine.
FUNCTION BUTTONS (Embroidery Mode functions are in brackets) If no hoop is attached, the embroidery The presser foot will be lowered automatically when you start IN EMBROIDERY MODE: unit will move the embroidery arm to Park Position when sewing. You can also tap the foot control to lower the presser foot.
FUNCTIONS ON THE TOUCH PANEL 10. STITCH MENU/LOAD DESIGN embroidery stick is inserted to load a design. 11. FONT MENU 12. SHIFT TO UPPER-CASE, LOWER-CASE OR NUMBERS Press to shift to lower or upper-case or numbers when programming letters. 13. PROG (PROGRAM MODE) Press PROG to open the mode for programming.
20. STITCH SELECTION BUTTONS 29. SET MENU By pressing any of the 0 to 9 buttons you select the stitch Press to open the menu for machine settings. Make changes illustrated on that button immediately. select a stitch from 10 and up from the selected stitch menu. If the stitch number does not exist in the selected stitch menu 30.
SET MENU You can change the pre-set machine settings and make manual function, press the OK button again to leave the box empty. To change THREAD TENSION Your machine will automatically set the best thread tension for the selected stitch and fabric. Use the left/right arrow buttons if you need to adjust the thread tension.
FIX AUTO (ONLY IN SEWING MODE) the beginning of each stitch. Your setting will be saved even when the machine is turned off. SELECTIVE THREAD CUTTER AUTO the machine is turned off. SET Menu, Sewing Mode TWIN NEEDLE If you are using a twin needle, set the size of the needle to limit the width of all stitches and prevent needle breakage.
BUTTONHOLE BALANCE (ONLY IN SEWING MODE) 1:25, the columns in the buttonhole stitch will be sewn in different directions. On some fabrics this may cause the columns to appear with different density. Use the left/right buttons to balance the density between -7 and 7. The changes only affect the selected stitch.
SEWING MODE display after you turn on the machine without the embroidery unit connected. Here you selected by default. OVERVIEW 1. Recommended needle for the selected fabric, in this case a Universal 80 needle. If twin needle is activated the selected twin needle size will be shown.
buttonhole, bartack or darning stitch is selected or when a satin stitch is selected and ALT is pressed. Reduce or increase – SELECTING A STITCH Press the arrow buttons to select among the menus: 1. Utility stitches Heirloom stitches 4. Decorative stitches 5.
EXCLUSIVE SEWING ADVISOR ™ ® ™ feature. The Exclusive ™ feature automatically sets the best stitch, stitch length, stitch width, thread tension, sewing speed and sensor foot pressure for your project. The stitch is displayed on the GraphicDisplay with presser foot and needle recommendations.
FABRIC SELECTION SEWING TECHNIQUE chiffon, organza, batiste, silk, wool sews two pieces of fabric together. A WOVEN LIGHT: 1 SEAM: challis, etc. 2 OVERCAST: B WOVEN MEDIUM: crepe, broadcloth, etc. sews the seam and overcasts the 3 SEAM/OVERCAST: denim, wool suiting and coating, C WOVEN HEAVY: edge all at one time.
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STITCH DENSITY (3) If you have selcted a buttonhole the GraphicDisplay will show the density setting instead of the stitch length setting. You will now be able to change the density setting by pressing the + and – buttons. GraphicDisplay will show the density setting for satin stitches. Use the + and –...
All text to be sewn out on the same project, should be in the same program to ensure the letters are sewn out in the same height. “Husqvarna” and “VIKING” are in the same program. EWING...
ADD STITCHES OR LETTERS AT OTHER POSITIONS If you wish to add a stitch or letter at another position in the program, move the cursor by pressing the arrow buttons. The stitch or letter will be inserted to the right of the cursor. Note: When programming letters, press the arrow down button to activate the cursor in the stitch program instead of in the alphabet.
ADJUST THE ENTIRE STITCH PROGRAM Adjustments that affect the whole program and not just Mode you can adjust the width and length or mirror the whole program. There are a few things you need to know when adjusting the cannot be brought back to Programming Mode. If you have button to go back to Programming Mode, these adjustments will be cancelled.
MY STITCHES MENU and recall your programs or favorite stitches with personal settings. There are 12 memories. Each memory has a maximum space of 20 stitches. SAVE A STITCH OR A PROGRAM an empty memory by pressing the up/down arrow buttons. selected memory is not empty, a pop-up message will appear asking if you wish to overwrite the previously saved stitch/ Mode.
SEWING POP-UP MESSAGES Bobbin winding on This pop-up message appears when the bobbin winder is pushed to the right and bobbin winding is activated. Presser foot too high Your machine will not sew if there is too much fabric under the presser foot.
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This stitch cannot be sewn with Stitch Width Safety on This pop-up message appears when the machine is set for Restart the buttonhole? If you are sewing a buttonhole and stop to adjust the length buttonhole from the beginning with the new settings. If you continue sewing the rest of the buttonhole with the previous press the OK button.
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Remove thread from under stitch plate and in bobbin area When this pop-up appears you need to clean the area under Thread Cutter to cut properly. Close the pop-up message by pressing the OK button. Check upper thread Your machine stops automatically if the top thread runs out or breaks.
Delete program? choosen to delete an entire program in Programming Mode. The combination of commands is incorrect If you are programming stitches or letters and try to insert any stitch program in an order that is not allowed, this message will appear.
SEWING TECHNIQUES This section of the User’s Guide guides you through the sewing techniques found on the Exclusive SEWING ADVISOR feature, other basic sewing ™ techniques and how to use the specialty stitches on your machine.
BASIC SEWING TECHNIQUES SEAM A seam sews two pieces of fabric together with a seam allowance that will usually be pressed open. In most cases, stitch before sewing the seam. stretch stitch makes a stretchy seam that is suitable for sewing together pieces of light stretch fabric.
OVERCAST Overcast fabric edges to prevent fraying and to help them together. Presser foot J is recommended for light and medium weight fabric to prevent puckering along the edge. Presser foot ™ feature will select the best stitch length and stitch width for the fabric weight and recommend the presser foot and needle.
SEAM AND OVERCAST feature will select the best one for your fabric ™ and make all adjustments automatically. FABRIC SELECT ™ feature. : Presser foot J and size 75 stretch needle as recommended. • Place fabric pieces right sides together. Put the fabric in position under the presser foot with the wire guide on the foot along the edge of the fabric.
BASTE and marking. feature automatically ™ sets a long stitch length and reduces the tension so the threads are easy to remove or to pull for gathering. All types of fabric. FABRIC: SELECT: ™ USE: fabric. Place the fabrics right sides together. Put the fabric SEW: Cutter.
feature will select the visible or topstitch hem that is best for your ™ are selected. Jeans Hem When sewing over seams in extra heavy fabric or a blue jeans hem, the foot can tip as it rides over the seam. Use the multipurpose tool to balance the height of the presser foot as you sew.
SEWING BUTTONHOLES The buttonholes in your sewing machine are specially adjusted for different kinds of fabric and garments. Learn about different buttonholes and when to use them by studying the stitch table in the overview chapter. feature will select the ™...
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Manual Buttonhole A buttonhole can also be sewn step by step without the button to set the length of the buttonhole. 2. Place the fabric and stabilizer under the presser foot. Use the markings on the left toe of the buttonhole foot to position the garment edge.
SEWING ON BUTTONS machine. buttons 1:9. 2. Place the fabric, multipurpose tool and button under the ankle with the holes in the button lined up with the swing of the needle. Check the swing of the needle by pressing the mirror side to side button to be sure the needle will not hit the button.
SEWING ZIPPERS left of the needle, making it easy to sew both sides of the zipper. To sew the other side of the zipper, reposition the Move the needle position far left or far right to stitch close to the zipper teeth or cording. Center Zipper placement.
DARNING AND MENDING Darning a small hole or a tear before it becomes larger can your garment as possible. 1. Place the fabric in position under the presser foot. 3. Once over the hole, press the Reverse button. Continue sewing. The machine sews back and forth across the hole 14 times and then stops.
QUILTING or make it into cushions, wearable art or other smaller projects. CRAZY QUILT STITCHING in a coordinating or contrasting color. Decorative threads like rayon HAND-LOOK QUILTING thread tension to get the accurate hand stitched look. Thread the needle with clear invisible thread and the bobbin with a color of thread that coordinates with your fabric.
SPECIALTY STITCHES Stitch Stitch Presser Foot Technique Number 4:46 underside to feed over the bulit-up stitches. 4:47 Use these stitches together with the foot to give beautiful embellishment/topstitch to your projects. The underside of the foot is designed to glide along the folded edge.
SMOCKING STITCHES and was commonly used in garments where buttons were undesirable. The fabric was gathered or pleated and the gathers were then held in place by different types of stitches. Today we have a more modern way to do smocking. Use light weight fabric, that is already pleated and decorate it with the result imitates hand smocking as it was made hundreds of years ago.
EMBROIDERY UNIT OVERVIEW 2. Embroidery arm 3. Embroidery hoop attachment 4. Level adjustment feet 5. Embroidery unit socket EMBROIDERY HOOP OVERVIEW A Embroidery hoop connector B Outer hoop C Inner hoop E Retaining screw DESIGNS embroidery stick delivered with your machine. We recommend copying the font and designs to your computer as an easily or if you temporarily want to remove the designs from the stick.
CONNECT THE EMBROIDERY UNIT embroidery unit onto the free arm of the machine until adjusting feet so that the machine and embroidery unit are even. If the machine is turned off, turn it on. 3. A pop-up message tells you to clear the embroidery area and remove the hoop for calibration.
TO HOOP THE FABRIC beneath the fabric. When hooping stabilizer and fabric make sure that they are smooth and securely hooped. right. There is a small arrow in the center of the lower edge of the hoop which will line up with a small arrow on the inner hoop.
GETTING STARTED EMBROIDERING 1. Attach the embroidery unit. The machine starts up in Embroidery Mode. A pop-up message prompts you to clear the embroidery area for calibration. Press OK to calibrate and move the embroidery arm to ready position. 2. The load menu automatically opens. Make sure that the is placed in the center of the hoop.
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8. After stitching a few stitches, the machine stops and a pop-up message appears on the GraphicDisplay asking Note: If ”Automatic Jump Stitch Trim” is activated in the SET Menu the machine will cut the thread end automatically and the machine will not stop.
EMBROIDERY MODE In Embroidery Mode you can adjust the position and size of your designs and stitch them out. The machine automatically switches to Embroidery Mode when the embroidery unit is EMBROIDERY MODE OVERVIEW In Embroidery Mode there are two different views on the GraphicDisplay;...
LOAD A DESIGN Use the arrow up/down buttons to select a folder and then press the OK button or the right arrow button to open it. To go back to the previous folder, press the left arrow button. When saving designs on the USB embroidery stick, make sure not to Tip: Convert your designs between different embroidery formats using the downloadable software.
DELETE A LETTER To delete a letter select the letter with the cursor by pressing the arrow position and press the Delete button. A pop-up message will appear buttons and press OK. LOAD TEXT TO EMBROIDERY the text to Embroidery Mode. The text is now handled as one design and you can make adjustments on the entire text.
ADJUST DESIGNS There are many options to adjust your designs. Always adjust before starting to stitch-out. The settings are shown on the GraphicDisplay. If you change the numbers for width and changes are also visible on the GraphicDisplay. DESIGN HEIGHT (1) You can increase or decrease the size of the design up to 20%.
HOOP OPTIONS pressing the OK button. Close the Hoop Options Menu by pressing position. HOOP SIZE Use the right arrow button to open a list of available hoop sizes, including hoops that are available to purchase from your authorized retailer. Depending on the size of the design, some hoops may not be available for selection.
EMBROIDERY FUNCTIONS ONE-COLOR EMBROIDERY (MONOCHROME) design in one color only. Note: If the Automatic Jump Stitch Trim function is activated in the SET Menu it will still be active between the color blocks. BASTING design area. Basting enables you to secure your fabric to a stabilizer placed beneath.
EMBROIDERY POP-UP MESSAGES Embroidery unit calibration When the embroidery unit is attached, a pop-up message asks you to slide off the hoop and clear the machine area for calibrating the embroidery arm. You will also be reminded to snap on the R foot for embroidery. Press the OK button to calibrate.
Bobbin thread low When the bobbin thread is running low, a pop-up message appears giving you an advanced notice that you’ll soon need to change the bobbin. This gives you an opportunity to plan when you want to change your bobbin. If you want to foot control without pressing the OK button.
The data on the USB embroidery stick is not readable This pop-up message will appear when your sewing machine Press the OK button to close the pop-up message. A pop-up message informs you when the embroidery is Embroidery too large This pop-up message appears if the design you are trying to load is too large to be sewn on your machine.
Note: Do not blow air into the bobbin case area. The dust and lint will be blown into your machine. Note: When using the optional accessory HUSQVARNA VIKING ® Embroidery Cutwork Needles, it is neccessary to clean the bobbin area after each embroidered design/project.
TROUBLE SHOOTING Needle Breaks? • Use care not to pull fabric when sewing. Any time you experience a problem when sewing: • Insert needle size and type as recommended on the GraphicDisplay. feature. ™ • Insert needle correctly as described in this User’s Guide. •...
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Remove stitch plate and brush lint from bobbin and teeth area. Have your sewing machine serviced regularly by • Check the foot contol. your authorized HUSQVARNA VIKING Retailer! ® • Have your sewing machine serviced at your authorized If you have followed this trouble shooting information and ®...
INDEX Color block list ................70 Commands ..................40 Commands removed from program .......... 46 Complimentary software .............. 24 Accessories ..................5 Connecting the foot control cord ..........12 Accessory box ................5, 13 Connectors for power cord and foot control ......4 Add commands ................
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Embroidery set up ..............61–66 Embroidery speed ................. 68 Inserting the bobbin ..............19 Embroidery thread ................6 Installation Code ................24 Embroidery too large ..............76 Installation instructions ..............24 Embroidery unit calibration ............74 Embroidery unit, connect ............63 Embroidery unit connection socket ..........
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