Viking Scandinavia 300 User Manual

User’s Guide

KEEPING THE WORLD SEWING

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.

DANGER - To reduce the risk of electric shock:

• A sewing machine should never be left unattended when plugged in. Always unplug this sewing machine from the electric outlet immediately after using and before cleaning.

• Always unplug before relamping. Replace bulb with same type rated 5 Watt.

WARNING - To reduce the risk of burns, ﬁ re, electric

shock, or injury to persons:

• Do not allow to be used as a toy. Close attention is necessary when this sewing machine is used by or near children or inﬁ rm persons.

• Use this sewing 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 this sewing machine if it has a damaged cord or plug, if it is not working properly, if it has been dropped or damaged, or dropped into water. Return the sewing machine to the nearest authorised dealer or service center for examination, repair, electrical or mechanical adjustment.

• Never operate the sewing machine with any air openings blocked. Keep ventilation openings of the sewing machine and foot controller free from the accumulation of lint, dust, and loose cloth.

• Keep ﬁ ngers away from all moving parts. Special care is required around the Sewing machine needle.

• Always use the proper needle plate. The wrong plate can cause the needle to break.

• Do not use bent needles.

• Do not pull or push fabric while stitching. It may deﬂ ect the needle causing it to break.

• Switch the sewing machine off (“0”) when making any adjustment in the needle area, such as threading needle, changing needle, threading bobbin, or changing presser foot, etc.

• Always unplug the sewing machine from the electrical outlet when removing covers, lubricating, or when making any other user servicing adjustments mentioned in the instruction manual.

• Never drop or insert any object into any opening.

• Do not use outdoors.

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

• To disconnect, turn all controls to the off (“0”) position, then remove plug from outlet.

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

• Hold plug when rewinding into cord reel. Do not allow plug to whip when rewinding.

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Table of contents

Learn your Scandinavia 300 2

Overview 2 Unpacking, Packing away 3 Connecting the foot control 4 Connecting to the power supply 4 Accessories 5 Spool pin 5 Threading the upper thread 6 Threading for twin needles 7 Bobbin winding 8 Threading lower thread 9 Thread tension 10 Changing the presser foot 11 Presser foot pressure 11 Presser foot lever, 11 Changing the needle 12 Lowering feed teeth 12

Functions and Infodisplay 13

The functions panel 14 Mirror image 15 Embroidery functions 16 Optional Embroidery card 17

Embroidery 19

Get started 20 Embroidery presser foot 21 Attach the Embroidery

presser foot 21 Removing/Connecting the Embroidery Unit 22 Embroidery Hoop 23 Embroidery template 24 Sewing embroideries 25

Sewing 31

Stitch table 32 Buttonholes 34 Buttonhole knife, Sewing buttons 35 Straight stitch 36 Gathering with straight stitches 36 Needle positions 37 Zipper 38 Reinforced straight stitches 39

Stretch stitch, Zigzag 39 Lace edging 40 Three-step zigzag 41 Sewing terry cloth 41 Flatlock 42 Blind hem 43 Bridging stitch 44 Seam and Overcast 44 Applique 45 Satin taper and darning stitches 45

Darning stitch 46 Automatic taper stitch 46 Decorative stitches 47 Sewing hints 48 Free arm, Jeans hem, Sewing on belt loops 48

Care of your Scandinavia 300 49

Changing light bulb 50 Care of the machine 51

Trouble shooting 52

Index 54

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Overview

1. Lid

2. Thread take-up lever

3. Presser foot pressure dial

4. Thread guide

5. Buttonhole sensor socket

6. Light

7. Needle bar

8. Presser foot

9. Free arm

10. Bobbin cover

11. Base plate

12. Drop feed dial

13. Needle plate

14. Presser bar

15. Needle clamp screw

16. Thread tension discs

17. Thread tension indicator

18. Thread guide for bobbin winding

19. Spool pin

20. Spool holders

21. Recess for additional spool pin

22. Thread cutter for bobbin winding

23. Handwheel

24. Bobbin spindle, Bobbin stop

25. Infodisplay

26. Numeral buttons Stitch selection

27. Function buttons

28. Function buttons Embroidery

29. Embroidery card slot

30. Main power switch, Connection to power supply

31. Stitch panel

32. Presser foot lever

33. Thread cutter

34. Embroidery unit socket

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Embroidery Unit

35. Embroidery arm

36. Embroidery Hoop attachment

37. Embroidery unit socket

38. Release button

Unpacking

1. Place the machine on the table or

cabinet, remove the packaging.

2. Remove the side parts of the

packing ma te ri al and the foot control.

3. The machine is delivered with a

soft plastic cover, an accessory bag, a main cord and a foot control cord. There is also a test kit for embroidery and a bag containing embroidery accessories (see page 17).

4. Wipe the machine, particularly

around the needle and needle plate to remove any soil before sewing.

Packing away after sewing

1. Unplug the cords from the wall socket and the machine. Wind the cords around your hand and place the foot control cord in the foot control storage space. Place the foot control as illustrated. Lower the presser foot. Remove the embroidery card.

2. Slide the cover over the machine. Place the main cord in the pocket of the cover. There is also space provided for the ope ra ting manual, the embroidery accessories and the other accessories.

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Connecting the foot control

Among the accessories you will ﬁ nd the foot control cord and the main cord.

1. Place the foot control on its

narrow side. Fit the plug into the socket inside the foot control compartment.

2. Push it ﬁ rmly to make sure it

is properly connected. This ope ra tion is only necessary the very ﬁ rst time you are going to use the machine.

3. To correctly guide foot control

cord, place it into the slot, see picture.

Note: Before plugging in, check to ensure that the foot control is of type "FR4".

Connecting to the power supply

1. Connect the foot control cord to

the ﬁ rst socket on the lower right side of the machine.

2. Connect the main cord to the back

socket on the lower right side of the machine.

3. When you press the power

switch, both the machine and the light are turned on.

For the USA and Canada

Husqvarna Viking Scandinavia 300 has a polarized plug (one blade wider than the other). To reduce the risk of electric shock, this plug is intended to ﬁ t in a polarized outlet only one way. If the plug does not ﬁ t fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not ﬁ t, contact a qualiﬁ ed electrician to install the proper outlet. Do not modify the plug in any way.

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Accessories

You will ﬁ nd a number of accessories included with your sewing machine. Learn to use them on the following pages of this User's Guide.

Spool pin

The machine has spool pins suitable for all types of thread. The main spool pin (a) is horizontal - the thread reels off the stationary spool. Place the spool so that the thread reels counter-clockwise.

There are two spool holders on the spool pin. With narrow thread spools, the small holder (b) is placed in front of the thread. If you use large thread spools, the large holder (c) is placed in front of the thread. Slide the correct size spool holder in place so the ﬂ at side is pressed ﬁ rmly against the spool, with no space between spool holder and spool.

There is also a separate vertical spool pin (d) to be attached onto the machine. The ﬁ ngers on the extra spool pin ﬁ t into the two holes to the right of the ﬁ xed spool pin. Push downward to snap in place. The large spool holder (c) is placed under the thread. This spool pin is used when winding a bobbin from a second spool of thread or for a second spool when sewing with a twin needle.

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Threading the upper thread

Turn off the main switch.

Make sure the presser foot is raised and the needle is in the up po si tion

1. Pull the spool pin out. Place the

thread on the spool pin and the spool holder on the spool pin as described. Push the spool pin back in.

2. Bring the thread in the direction

of the arrow under the thread guide (a) and over the thread guide (b).

3. Bring the thread down between

the thread tension discs.

4. Continue threading by drawing

the thread from the right into the slot on the take-up lever.

5. Thread last guide just above

needle.

6. The needle is threaded from front

to back. The white on the presser foot ankle makes it easy to see the eye of the needle.

7. Place thread under the presser

foot and into the thread cutter where it is cut.

Upper thread warning

If the upper thread breaks or if thread spool runs out, the machine stops and gives a signal. The symbol

is ﬂ ashing on the display. If thread breaks: Re-thread the machine. The symbol goes out. If thread spool runs out: Remove your work and the bobbin. Re-thread the machine. Replace the bobbin and restart.

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Threading for twin needle

Turn off the main switch.

Make sure the presser foot is raised and the needle is in the up po si tion

1. Insert a twin needle (optional

accessory).

2. Wind a bobbin with the thread

you are going to use as the second upper thread.

3. Thread the machine as described

and check to ensure that the thread lies between the inner thread tension discs, outside the lowest thread guide. Thread left needle.

4. Attach the extra spool pin onto

the machine. Place a spool holder under the thread.

5. Place the bobbin with the second

thread on the spool pin.

6. Thread the machine as before but

this thread should lie between the outer thread tension discs, outside the lowest thread guide. Thread right needle.

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Bobbin winding from the needle

Make sure that the presser foot is up and the needle is in the highest po si tion.

Note! Do not use a plastic presser foot when bobbin winding.

1. Place your empty bobbin with the

small mark

outwards on the bobbin spindle on the front of the machine.

2. Pull the thread from the needle

under the presser foot and to the right over the thread guide (c).

3. Start from above and wind a

few turns of thread around the bob bin. Cut off the thread on the thread cutter(d).

4. Bring the bobbin spindle down.

Press the foot control. When the

Bobbin winding - vertical spool pin

1. Place an empty bobbin with

the mark outwards on the bobbin spindle on the front of the machine.

2. Place the large spool holder under

the thread on the spool pin.

3. Bring the thread under the thread

guide (a) and over thread guide (b),then around thread guide (c) as illustrated.

4. From above wind a few turns of

thread aro und the bobbin and into the cutter.

bobbin winding is ﬁ nished, the bobbin will stop automatically. Remove the bobbin, cut off the thread and bring the bobbin spindle up.

Note! We do not recommend winding specialty threads such as clear nylon or other stretchy threads through the needle. Instead see "Bob bin winding - vertical spool pin" below.

5. Bring the bobbin spindle down.

Press the foot control. When the bobbin winding is ﬁ nished, the bobbin will stop automatically. Remove the bob bin, cut off the thread and bring the bobbin spindle up.

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Threading lower thread

Turn off the main switch.

1. Open the cover by slightly pulling

it towards you and take it away.

2. Place the bobbin in the bobbin

case with the mark

facing upward and the thread to the left of the bobbin. The bobbin will then rotate counter clockwise when pulling the thread.

3. Hold the bobbin and pull the

thread to the right passing (a).

4. Hold the thread tight and pull it

to the left so that the thread falls correctly into the tension spring. Continue threading around (b) and to the right of the thread cutter(c).

Replace the cover and slide it into

position. Then pull the thread to the left to cut it.

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Thread tension

The thread tension is adjusted automatically when you select a stitch or an embroidery. This is shown by the thread tension indicator being reset. Do not turn this dial manually

You can adjust the thread tension by pressing the buttons,

see page 14. Using the button (-) you decrease the tension and using the button (+) you increase the tension. The adjustment affects all stitches and will remain until the machine is turned off or until changed manualy.

Normal thread tension is 4. When selecting buttonholes and

decorative stitches the thread ten sion is reduced.

Correct and incorrect thread tension

To understand the correct thread tension, sew a few sample stitches at different settings.

Adjust tension only with the function buttons (see page 14). Do not turn dial.

1. Begin with a tension that is too

loose, i.e. set at "1". The lower thread will lie straight and the upper thread will be drawn down on the underside.

2. If you set the tension at the

highest number, the opposite will occur, and the seam may pucker.

3. When thread tension is correctly

set the threads interlock in the middle of both layers of material

When topstitching with a heavy thread in thick fabric, increase the tension to 7-9.

When the machine is turned on, the tension is set to normal automatically.

or, in the case of decorative stitches, on the underside.

Note! Make a few tests on a scrap piece of the ma te ri al you are going to sew and check the tension.

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Changing the presser foot

Turn off the main switch.

1. Make sure that the needle is in the

highest position. Pull the presser foot down and towards you.

2. Line up the cross pin on the

foot between the spring and the presser foot ankle. Press back until the foot snaps into place.

Presser foot pressure (a)

The presser foot pressure is adjusted with the dial on the front of the machine. Normal setting is

4. The higher the number the more pressure on the fabric. Knit and Soft fabrics should be sewn with less pressure, 3-2.

Presser foot lever (b)

The presser foot is raised and lowered with the presser foot lever. The presser foot must be lowered when sewing. The machine will not start if the presser foot is in the raised position.

By raising the pres ser foot lever as far as it goes and holding it there, the lift height of the presser foot can be increased to place thick fabric an slide on or remove hoop.

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Changing the needle

Turn off the main switch.

1. Loosen the screw in the needle

clamp.

2. Rem ove the needle.

3. Push up the new needle with the

ﬂ at side away from you until it will go no further.

4. Tighten the screw properly.

Always use needles of system 130/705H.

Lowering the feed teeth

The feed teeth are lowered automatically when the embroidery unit is in place.

When removing the embroidery unit, the feed teeth will raise as you start to sew.

The feed teeth are lowered when you turn the dial to the left to

. Turn the dial to the right to if you wish to raise the feed teeth. The feed teeth will not come up until you begin to sew.

Lower the feed teeth for sewing buttons and for free motion quilting and emroidery.

By lowering the feed teeth it is easier to get thick garments under the presser foot. Do not forget to raise the feed teeth before starting to sew.

FUNCTIONS AND

INFODISPLAY

Functions and InfoDisplay

1. Thread tension - adjustment

Use these buttons to adjust the thread tension manually. The adjustment affects all

stitches and will remain until the machine is turned off or until reset manually.

2. Stitch length

When you select a stitch, the machine will

automatically set the best stitch length which will be indicated by numbers on the Infodisplay. You can change the stitch length by pressing either the (+) or (-) button. Certain stitches have a limited stitch length.

When sewing embroideries the length can be set between 2 and 6 to change size of embroidery.

Functions and Infodisplay

3. Needle stop recommendation

This symbol shows the normal stop position of the needle,

up. You regulate the needle stop po si tion with the foot control. To raise or lower the needle after stopping, lightly tap the foot control.

When sewing embroideries only the up position can be used.

4. Sewing speed

This symbol shows the sewing speed for the actual stitch/ embroidery.

All stitches in the machine have a pre-set maximum speed at which they can be sewn. When you select a stitch the machine automatically sets the correct max i mum speed.

Functions and InfoDisplay

For Embroidery sewing without thread color change stops, see page 27.

8. Mirror image

You can mirror a stitch by using the button

, mirror image side to side. The symbol will be dis play ed.

9. Stitch/Embroidery selection

The machine has one row of stitches shown on the front of the lid. To select a stitch or an embroidery, touch the numeral buttons - for example 1, 2 to select stitch or embroidery number 12.

10. Recommended presser foot

The letter shows which presser foot is correct for the stitch you have selected. The corresponding letter is found on the presser foot.

11. Embroidery

Refer to pages 19-30

11. Sewing - Optional - Sensor buttonhole foot

When you plug the optional Sensor Buttonhole Foot into the socket on the machine near the light, and placwe the white ﬁ eld of the measurement wheel against the white mark, the symbol

will be

show brightly on the dis play.

Optional Accessories Letters

As an optional accessory an embroidery card containing three different font styles are

available. These buttons are used with this embroidery card. Read more about these buttons on page 17.

5. Stitch width

When you select a stitch, the machine automatically

sets the best stitch width which is displayed with numbers on the Infodisplay. You can change the stitch width by pressing the (+) or (-) button. The width can be adjusted between 0 and 6 mm.

When sewing embroideries the width can be set between 2 and 6, to change size of embroidery.

6. Reverse

Your machine sews backwards when this button is

pres sed. The machine sews for ward when the button is released. The longest stitch length when reverse feeding is 3 mm.

For permanent reverse, press the button twice in quick succession before starting to sew. An arrow

to the top left on the display indicates reverse sewing. To sew forward again, press the button once more.

The reverse button is also used when star ting and stopping embroidery. (The foot control

can also be used).

7. STOP

The STOP button is used to

ﬁ nish a stitch. i.e. the machine fastens the thread and stops automatically when the stitch has been completed. The sym bol

the display indicates that STOP is selected. STOP is cancelled when you press the button again or select a new stitch.

(See ”Satin taper...”, page 45.)

Functions and InfoDisplay

Functions / Embroidery

Positioning

These buttons allow you to move the embroidery in four directions.

Rotation

Touch this button once and your embroidery will rotate

a quarter of a turn.

Stitch advance

These buttons allow you

to step stitch by stitch forward (+) or backward (-) within your embroidery.

Color advance

Many of the embroideries

have color changes. These buttons allow you to step for ward (+) or backward (-) to the beginning of each thread color change.

Check size

This button allow you to step

from one corner to an other within your embroidery to check the ﬁ nished size of your design.

When your embroidery is

ﬁ nished, touch this button.

The embroidery arm returns to parking position. The embroidery unit can now be remo ved. Read more about embroidery sewing on page 19-30.

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