Viking 3260 User manual

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Manual
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Table
of
contents
Accessory
box,
contents
Blind
hem
24.
25
Blind
hem
elastic
26
Blind
stitching
24,
25
Blind
stitch,
elastic
26
Bobbin
case
II,
13
Bobbin
winding
Il.
12
Bringing up
lower
thread
15
Button
reed
32
Buttons,
sewing on
32
Buttonhole
knife
29
Buttonholes
27,
28
Buttonholes, reinforced
30,
31
Care
of
the
machine
34
Changing
the
light
bulb
34
Changing
the
needle
10
Changing
the
snap-on-presser
foot
19
(‘hanging
the
special
presser
foot
19
Choice of
needle
11)
Choice
of
thread
0
Cleaning
34,
35
Contents
of
accessory
box
37,
38
Connecting
the
machine to
the
power
outlet
7
Darning
foot
33
Edge guide
18
Elastic
blind
hem
26
Elastic
blindstitch
26
Extension
table
Feed
dog
cleaning
Feed
dog
lowering
Foot
control
Free-arm
Gearshift
I-look
(shuttle)
Light and
light
switch
Lighting
Lowering the
feed
dog
Lower
thread,
bringing
up
Lower thread
tension
Lower thread, threading
Low
gear (power
gear)
Maintenance
hints
Mending
foot
Needle,
changing
Open
arm
Packing
and
unpacking
the
machine
Pattern
scale
Plugging
in
the
machine
to
the
power
outlet
Power gear
(low
gear)
Presser
foot
pressure
Presser
foot
(zig-zag)
Putting the
machine
away
Quilting
guide
Regulating
the
stitch
length
or
width
9
Reinforced
buttonholes
30,
31
Releasing
presser
foot
pressure
20
34
Reverse
feeding
(reverse
stitching)
21
20
Seam
ripper
29
7
Scallop stitching
23
8
Sewing
on
buttons
32
8
Shuttle
(hook)
13
13 Slow
gear
(power gear)
8
7 Snap-on
presser
foot, changing
19
7
Special
presser
foot,
changing
19
20 Stitch length
dial
21
IS Stitch
regulating
21
16 Stitch
setting
(adjusting
stitch)
21
13
Stitch
selector
21
8 Stitch
width
dial
21
35.
36 Straight
stitching
22
33
Tensions
16,
17
10
Thread
10
8 Thread cutter
15
6
Threading
lower thread
13
21 Threading
upper
thread
14
Three-step
zig-zag
23
7
Transmission
(power
gear)
8
8
Unpacking
the
machine
6
20
Upper
thread
tension
16
18
Upper thread,
threading
14
6
Zig-zag
presser
Ibot
18
18
Zig-zag
stitching
22
21
Zipper
foot
33
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37.
38
Extra
accessories
39—45
3

I.
op
thread
guide
2.
Thread
take-up
lever
3.
Dial
foi
the
presser
Foot
pressure
4.
Upper thread
tens[on
dial
5.
Face
plate
6.
I
hread
guide
7.
Thread
take-up
spring
8.
Front
thread
guide
9.
Needle
bar
10.
Presser
foot
screw
II. Presser
foot
12.
Free
arm
13.
Bobbin
case
14.
Shuttle
(hook)
4
IS.
Door
for
shuttle thook)
16.
Base
plate
17.
Needle
clamp
screw
18.
Presser
bar
19.
Needle
20.
Feed
dog
21.
Needle
plate
(throat
plate)
22.
Fingergrip
for
lowering
light
23.
light
guard
24.
I
ight
switch
25.
Handle
26.
Hand
wheel
27.
Pattern
scale
28.
Symbols
for
left,
middle and right
starting
pOsitions
29.
Reverse
feeding
button
30.
Stitch
length
dial
31.
Stitch
selector
32.
Control
dial
33.
End
cover
34.
Stitch width
dial
35.
Stop
for
buttonhole
sewing
36.
Drop
feed
button
37.
Thread
guide
for
bobbin
winding
38.
Hole
for
attaching extension
table
39.
Bobbin
winding
spindle
40.
Gearshift
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3.
Dial
for
the
presser
foot
pressure
5.
Face
plate
9.
Needle bar
10.
Presser
foot screw
11.
Presser
foot sole
12.
Free
arm
16.
Base
plate
17.
Needle
clamp screw
18.
Presser
bar
20.
Feed
dog
21.
Needle
plate
(throat
plate)
22.
Fingergrip
for
lowering
the
light
23.
Light
guard
24.
Light
switch
25.
Handle
26.
Hand
wheel
33.
End
cover
37.
Thread
guide
for
bobbin
winding
39.
Bobbin
winding spindle
40.
Gearshift
dial
41.
Type
plate
42.
Spool
pins
43.
Socket
for foot
contiol
44.
Presser
bar
handle
45.
Support
for
extension
table
5
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Unpacking
the machine
J.
Place
the machine
on
the table
with
the
little
mark
on
top
of
the
cover
facing
you.
Pull the
locking
lips
from
the
handle,
lift
off the
cover
and
put
it
aside.
Remove
the extension
plate
and the
foot
control.
Lift
the
accessory
box
somewhat
and
slide
it
to
the
left
from
the
machine.
In
order
to
protect
the
machine
during
transport
it
has
undergone
an
anti-corrosive treatment.
There
fore wipe
the
machine clean before
you
start
sewing.
Be
especially
careful
when
cleaning
the
throat plate
and
the
space
round the
needle.
First
test
sew on
a
scrap
of
fabric.
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Putting
the
machine
away
Pull
the
plugs out
of
the
wall outlet
and
the
socket
of
—
the
machine.
Wind
the
leads
around
your
hand.
starting
at
the
control
and
put
on
the
lead
holder.
Press
the
foot
control
together
and
place
it
in
its
—.
compartment
with the
thick
end
down.
The
bottom
of
the
foot
control
should
be
turned towards
the
machine.
Lower
the
presser
foot.
Make sure
that
all
accesso-
ries are
correctly
placed
in
the box.
Slide the
acces
sory
box
into place
and
put
the
extension
table
into
L
the
box.
Lift
the handle.
Put on
the
cover with
the
little
mark
facing
you.
Make sure
that
the
locking
lips are
inserted
into the
notches
of
the
handle.
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Connection
to
the
wall
outlet
The machine’s
voltage
is
given
on
a
plate
at
the
back
of
the
machine.
See
that
your
wall
outlet
voltage
is
the
same
as
that
of
the machine.
Then connect
the
machine
to
the
proper
wall
outlet.
Connecting
the
foot
control
Remove
the lead
holder.
Place
the
foot
control
un
der
the
table.
Insert
the
foot
control
plug
into
the
socket
at
the
back
of
the
machine.
Lighting
The
switch
for
the light
is
on
the
underside
of
the
machine’s
upper
arm.
To
lower
the
light
assembly,
in
order
to
have
more
light
for
detail work
or
for
changing
the
light
bulb,
pull
downwards
on
the pro
jection
at
the
left
of
the
light
guard.
For
changing
the
light
bulb,
see page
34.
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Power
gear
j
or the
“low
gear”
or
“gearshift”
as
it is
also
called,
is
a
practical
feature.
If you
grasp
the
little
wheel.
which
is
located
on
the
bobbin
spindle
on
the
right
—
side
of
the
machine,
and
pull
it
outwards,
the
ma-
chine
will
sew
only
1/S
as
fast
as
usual,
preserving
full
motor
power.
This
low
speed
is
of
advantage
if
you
wish
to
sew slowly
stitch
by
stitch,
for
example,
when
blindstitching.
Free
arm
Trouser
legs
and
sleeves
can
be
drawn onto
the
free
arm making
it
easy
to
sew, mend
or
patch
these
parts. The
free arm
also
makes
it
much
easier
to
attach
collars
and
cuffs
as
well
as
sew small
chil
dren’s clothes,
or darn socks
and stockings
on
the
machine.
U

Extension
table
When
you
need
a
larger
working
surface,
attach
the
extension
table.
Lower
the
support
on
the
underside
of
the
table
and
pull
it
out
with
the index
finger
of
your
right
hand.
Slide
the
extension
table
over
the free
arm
so
that
the
catch
fits
into
the
hole
on
the
front
of
the
ma
chine
and
the
notch
is
fitted
onto
the
corresponding
lip
on
the
back of
the
machine.
Presser
bar
handle
With
the
presser
bar
handle
on
the
back
of
the
ma
chine
the
presser
foot
can
be
lifted
and
lowered.
The
presser
foot should
be
lowered when
sewing.
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Sewing
Embroidery
thread
Silk
Synthetic thread
or
Needle
English
thread thread
Darning
Width
or
USA
thread
No.
No.
60
60 70
50—60
100/3
40—50
80
40—50
lO0/3
30—SO
90
40
20
100
30
110
30
120
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Synthetic threads
are not
generally numbered.
m
rm
m
10
Needle
and
thread
Mercerized
cotton
thread
as well
as
synthetic
thread
is
used
for
all
sorts
of
fabrics.
A
special
embroidery
or
darning
thread
could
be
used
for
decorative
stitching.
As
the name
implies,
it
is
of
course
also
used
for
embroidery
and
darning.
The
needle
system
has
number
705
H
and
is
adapted
to
modern
material
such
as
jersey,
etc.
Use
only
needles marked
in
this
way.
The
machine
is
fitted
with
needle No.
80.
You
will
also
find
a
number
of
extra
needles
of
various
sizes
in
the
accessory
box.
With
regard
to
the
size
of
needle,
it
may
be
generally
said
that
No.
8090
can
be
used
for
most
fabrics.
For
a
finer
thread
and for
sheer
and
tightly
woven
fabrics
a
finer needle
should
be
used
in
order
to
spare
the
fabric.
For
very
heavy
and
stiff
fabrics
a
coarse
needle
must
be
used.
The
higher
the
number,
the
coarser
the
needle.
The
sizes
of
thread
and
needle
to
be
used are
shown
on
the
table.
Regarding
special
needles,
see
Extra accessories.
Changing
the
needle
Loosen
the
needle
clamp
screw
and
remove
the
needle
which
is
to
be
changed.
When
you
insert
the
new
needle,
turn
the
flat
side
away
from
you
(that
is,
towards
the
rear
of
the machine)
and
push
the
needle
up into
the
needle
socket
as
far
as
it will
go.
Tighten
the screw
so
that
the
needle
is
held firmly.

Bobbin winding
Take an
empty
bobbin
from the
accessory
box.
On
one
side
of
the
bobbin there
is
a
hole.
Turn
the
bobbin
with the
hole
outwards
and
slide the
bobbin
onto
the
bobbin
spindle which
is
located
on
the
right
side of
the
machine.
Place
the thread
over
the
bob
bin.
Start
from
above
and
wind
the
thread
a
few
times
around
the
bobbin.
Hold the
end of
the
thread
while
you
press down
the
foot control. Release
the
thread
end
as
soon
as winding
starts.
Stop
winding
before
the
bobbin
is
completely
filled—about
1/32”
(I
mm) from
the
rim
(outer
edge).
Removing
the
bobbin
case
Lift or remove
the
extension
table, open
the
shuttle
door.
There
is
a
small
recess
on
the
free arm
to
facilitate
the
opening of
the
shuttle door.
Grasp
the
bobbin case
with the
thumb
and index
finger
so
that
the
latch
is
depressed
and
draw
out
the
bobbin
case.
The
bobbin
will
remain
in
the
case
as
long as
the latch
is
depressed.
When
you
release
the
catch,
the
bobbin
will be
released.
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