Husqvarna Opal 670 manual

User’s Guide KEEPING THE WORLD SEWING™[...]

This household sewing machine is designed to comply with IEC/EN 60335-2-28 and UL1594 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS When using an electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should alwa ys be follow ed, including the following: R ead all instr uctions before using this household sewing machine . D ANGER – T o r educe the risk of electric sh[...]

CONTENTS Machine o ver view ................................................................... 4 Included accessories ............................................................... 5 Stitch table – Utility Stitc hes ................................................. 6 Stitch Ov er view ............................................................[...]

4 – Overview 1 2 4 6 7 8 3 9 10 12 13 14 15 11 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 26 25 27 23 28 29 11 30 5 32 31 MA CHINE O VER VIEW 1. Lid 2. Pre-tension thread guide 3. Thread tension disks 4. Thread take-up lever 5. Presser foot pressure dial 6. Thread tension dial (only 650) 7. Thread tension for bobbin winding 8. Function P anel 9. Thread cutter 10. S[...]

Overview – 5 1 2 3 5 6 4 7 INCLUDED A CCESSORIES Presser F eet Utility Foot A Attached on the mac hine upon deliv er y . This foot is used mainly for straight stitching and zigzag stitching with a stitch length longer than 1.0. Utility Foot B When sewing decorative stitc hes or shor t zigzag stitches and other utility stitc hes with less than 1.0[...]

6 – Overview STITCH T ABLE – UTILITY STITCHES Stitch Stitch No . Stitch Name Presser F oot Application 670 650 1 1 Straight Stitch, center needle position A/B F or all types of sewing . Select 29 different needle positions . 2 2 Stretch Stitch, left needle position A/B F or seams in tricot and stretch fabric . 3 3 Reinforced Straight Stitch, ce[...]

Overview – 7 Stitch Stitch No. Stitch Name Presser F oot Application 670 650 20 18 Bridging Stitch A/B F or joining two pieces of fabric with fi nished edges and for elastic shirring. 21 – Dar ning Stitch (side to side) A F or mending small tears. 22 19 Darning Stitch (for- ward and backw ard) A/B Darn and mend small holes in work clothes , je[...]

8 – Overview Brush Line (670) Block (670/650) Cyrillic and Hiragana (670/650) R ussian and Japanese fonts . See the fonts on the GraphicDisplay/T ouchScreen of your sewing machine . FONTS STITCH O VER VIEW 670 650[...]

GETTING READ Y T O SEW[...]

10 – Getting Ready to Sew UNP A CKING 1. Place the machine on a sturdy , fl at surface , remov e the packaging and lift off the cover . 2. R emove the pac king material and the foot control. 3. The machine is deliv ered with an accessor y bag, a pow er cord and a foot control cord. 4. Wipe the machine , par ticularly around the needle and stitc [...]

1 2 1 2 3 Getting Ready to Sew – 11 CONNECTING THE FOO T CONTR OL CORD Among the accessories you will fi nd the foot control cord and the pow er cord. Connecting the foot control cord to the foot control is only necessar y the v er y fi rst time you are g oing to use the machine . 1. T ake out the foot control cord. T ur n the foot control ov e[...]

A 12 – Getting Ready to Sew LO WER THE FEED TEETH The feed teeth are lowered when y ou move the switc h on the front of the free ar m to the right. Move the switc h to the left if you wish to raise the feed teeth. T he feed teeth will raise as you begin to sew . The feed teeth should be lowered when sewing on buttons and for free motion sewing . [...]

1 2 A B Getting Ready to Sew – 13 CHANGING THE NEEDLE Pr ess the ON/OFF switch to OFF . 1. Loosen the screw in the needle clamp with the screwdri ver . 2. R emove the needle . 3. Push the new needle upwards with the fl at side away from you until it will go no fur ther . 4. Use the screwdri ver to tighten the screw properly . NEEDLES The sewing [...]

A B 14 – Getting Ready to Sew SPOOL PINS AND SPOOL C APS Y our sewing machine has two spool pins , a main spool pin and an auxiliar y spool pin. The spool pins are designed for all types of thread. T he main spool pin is adjustable and can be used in a horizontal position (the thread reels off the stationar y spool) or in a vertical position (the[...]

D C A B E Getting Ready to Sew – 15 THREADING THE UPPER THREAD Make sure the presser foot is raised and the needle is in the up position Pr ess the ON/OFF switch to OFF . 1. Place the thread on the spool pin and the spool cap on the spool pin as described on page 14. 2. Spool pin in horizontal position: Bring the thread ov er and behind the pre-t[...]

1. 2. 3. 4. A B C 5. 16 – Getting Ready to Sew NEEDLE THREADER The needle must be in the up position to use the built-in needle threader . W e also recommend lowering the presser foot. 1. Use the handle to pull the needle threader all the wa y down, catc hing the thread under the guide (A). 2. Push back to bring the needle threader forw ard until[...]

A B D C Getting Ready to Sew – 17 THREADING FOR TWIN NEEDLE Pr ess the ON/OFF switch to OFF . 1. Insert a twin needle. 2. Use a second thread spool or wind a bobbin with the thread you are going to use as the second upper thread. 3. Lift the spool pin up and all the wa y to the right. Lock the spool pin in the vertical position by slightly pressi[...]

C A B C D D 18 – Getting Ready to Sew WINDING THE BOBBIN WITH THE MA CHINE THREADED Make sure that the presser foot is up and the needle is in the highest position. Note! Do not use a plastic pr esser foot w hen bobbin winding . 1. Place an empty bobbin on the bobbin spindle on the top of the machine. The bobbin only fi ts on one w ay , with the[...]

E F G 1. 2. 3. 4. I H Getting Ready to Sew – 19 WINDING THE BOBBIN USING THE AUXILIAR Y SPOOL PIN 1. Place an empty bobbin on the bobbin spindle on the top of the machine. The bobbin only fi ts on one w ay , with the log o facing up . Use only original HUSQV ARNA VIKING ® bobbins . 2. F old out the auxiliar y spool pin. Place a spool cap and a [...]

1 2 3 20 – Getting Ready to Sew THREAD TENSION, 650 Use the recommended top thread tension setting giv en on the GraphicDisplay . Y ou might need to adjust the top thread tension for special threads , fabrics and/or techniques . T o set the tension, turn the numbered tension dial. The higher the number the tighter the tension. Nor mal top thread [...]

OPERA TING Y OUR SEWING MA CHINE[...]

2 1 3 5 4 6 22 – Operating your Opal ™ 650 1. ST OP STOP is used to conclude a stitch or to sew just one unit of the stitch. Y our sewing machine ties off the thread and stops automatically when one stitch unit or stitc h prog ram has been completed. STOP is cancelled once you ha ve used the function. Press again if you wish to activ ate it onc[...]

Operating your Opal ™ 650 – 23 FUNCTIONS ON THE T OUCH P ANEL 7. AL T (Alternate View) When you select a satin stitch the length and width settings will be shown on the GraphicDispla y . By pressing AL T the density setting will be shown instead of the length setting . 8. Stitch Length/Density When you select a stitch, y our machine automatical[...]

12 13 14 24 – Operating your Opal ™ 650 19. SET Menu Press to open the menu for mac hine settings . Make changes and selections by using the Na vigator Ar rows (11). Press again to exit the SET Menu. R ead more about the settings made in the SET Menu on page 30. 20. Exclusive SEWING AD VISOR™ The Exclusiv e SEWING ADVISOR™ feature sets the [...]

Operating your Opal ™ 650 – 25 Sensor One-Step Buttonhole Manual Buttonhole Sewing on button 17 18 16 20 21 15. When sewing buttonholes in stretch fabric we recommend to cord the buttonhole for better durability , see page 51. 16. When sewing a manual buttonhole or the darning prog ram the reverse icon is sho wn to indicate that you need to pre[...]

2 1 3 4 5 A B 26 – Operating your Opal ™ 650 SELECTING A STITCH Press Stitch Men u (A) to select a stitch menu. Use the Na vigator Ar ro ws to select among the menus: 1. Utility stitches 2. Quilt stitches 3. Decorativ e stitches 4. Decorativ e stitches 5. My Stitches The name and number of the selected menu is shown at the bottom of the display[...]

C Operating your Opal ™ 650 – 27 PR OGRAMMING 650 The Prog ramming function on your mac hine makes it possible to create stitches with y our own personal settings and to combine stitches and letters into stitc h prog rams . Y ou can add up to 20 stitches and letters in the same program. Save y our own stitc hes and prog rams in My Stitches and [...]

28 – Operating your Opal ™ 650 Add Stitches or Letters at other P ositions If you wish to add a stitch or letter at another position in the program, move the cursor by pressing the Na vig ator Ar ro ws . The stitch or letter will be inserted to the right of the cursor. Note: W hen programming letters, press the down Naviagtor Ar r ow to activat[...]

D Operating your Opal ™ 650 – 29 Sew out the Stitch Pr ogram When you are done with your program press My Stitches to sav e it (see below) or , if still in Prog ramming Mode, press PR OG or ste p on the foot control to switch to Sewing Mode . Once you are in Sewing Mode and step on the foot control the machine will sew out y our stitch program.[...]

E 30 – Operating your Opal ™ 650 SET MENU Y ou can change the pre-set machine settings and make manual adjustments to the automatic functions in the SET Menu. Open the men u by pressing SET Menu (E). Select the setting you wish to adjust b y pressing the up/down Navigator Ar ro ws . T o activ ate the function, press OK to place an X in the box.[...]

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32 – Operating your Opal ™ 670 1. ST OP STOP is used to conclude a stitch or to sew just one unit of the stitch. Y our sewing machine ties off the thread and stops automatically when one stitch unit or stitc h prog ram has been completed. The LED next to STOP is lit when the function is activ ated. STOP is cancelled once you ha ve used the func[...]

Operating your Opal ™ 670 – 33 FUNCTIONS ON THE T OUCHSCREEN 1. Exclusive SEWING AD VISOR™ The Exclusiv e SEWING ADVISOR™ feature sets the best stitch, stitc h length, stitch width, sewing speed and thread tension for the selected fabric and sewing technique (see page 46). T ouch the F abric/T echniques tabs and make y our selection by touc[...]

34 – Operating your Opal ™ 670 SEWING MODE, 670 Sewing Mode is the fi rst view on the T ouchScreen after y ou tur n on the mac hine. Here y ou will fi nd all the basic infor mation you need to start sewing . T his is also the men u where you adjust the settings of your stitch. Straight stitc h is selected by default. Sensor One-Step Buttonhol[...]

Operating your Opal ™ 670 – 35 SELECTING A STITCH The stitches av ailable are pictured inside the lid of your mac hine with the menu n umbers on the left and the stitch numbers within the men us across the center . T ouch the Stitch/F ont Menu icon (A) to open the stitc h/font selection window . There are three tabs to choose from – Stitches [...]

36 – Operating your Opal ™ 670 PR OGRAMMING 670 The Prog ramming function on your mac hine makes it possible to create stitches with y our own personal settings and to combine stitches and letters into stitc h prog rams . Y ou can add up to 20 stitches and letters in the same program. Save y our own stitc hes and prog rams in My Stitches and re[...]

Operating your Opal ™ 670 – 37 Delete Stitches or Letters T o delete a stitch in the program, select the stitch with the cursor by touching the arrow icons and then touch the delete icon (E). T o delete the whole prog ram, you can either touc h and hold Delete (long touch) or move the cursor to the left of the fi rst position and touch the del[...]

38 – Operating your Opal ™ 670 Sew Out the Stitch Pr ogram When you are done with your program touch the My Stitches icon to sav e it (see below) or , if still in Prog ramming Mode, touch the PR OG icon or ste p on the foot control to switch to Sewing Mode. Once you are in Sewing Mode and step on the foot control the machine will sew out y our [...]

Operating your Opal ™ 670 – 39 SET MENU Y ou can change the pre-set machine settings and make manual adjustments to the automatic functions in the SET Men u. Open the menu b y touching the SET Menu icon (A). T o activate a function, touch to place an X in the bo x. T o cancel the function, touch again to leav e the box empty . For some function[...]

40 – Operating your Opal ™ 670[...]

POP-UP MESSA GES[...]

42 – Pop-up Messages POP-UP MESSA GES Please Low er the Presser F oot Y our machine will not sew if the presser foot is in the up position. Low er the presser foot. Close the pop-up message with OK. Y ou can also tap the foot control to close the pop- up message. Bobbin Winding On This pop-up messag e appears when the bobbin winding spindle is pu[...]

Pop-up Messages – 43 Main Motor Overload If you are sewing on very heavy fabric or if the machine is block ed when sewing, the main motor can get overloaded. The pop-up message will close when the main motor and power supply is secure. Sensor One-Step Buttonhole Foot Line Up - “Adjust White Ar ea to White Line” When you insert the fabric for [...]

44 – Pop-up Messages The Stitch Cannot be Sa ved This messag e is sho wn if you try to save a buttonhole, bartack, darning or Automatic T apering stitches (670) or the sew on button stitch to My Stitc hes . All stitches in your mac hine can be sav ed in My Stitches ex ce pt for these . Close the pop-up message with OK.. Pr ogram too Long to Add M[...]

SEWING[...]

46 – Sewing W oven fabric Str etch (knit) fabric EXCLUSIVE SEWING AD VISOR™ Y our sewing machine has the Exclusi ve HUSQV ARNA VIKING ® SEWING AD VISOR™ feature. The Ex clusive SEWING AD VISOR™ feature automatically sets the best stitch, stitch length, stitc h width, sewing speed and thread tension (670) for your project. The stitch is dis[...]

Sewing – 47 Fabric Selection W O VEN LIGHT: chiffon, organza, batiste, silk, w ool challis , etc. W O VEN MEDIUM: calico , quilting fabrics , wool crepe, broadcloth, etc . W O VEN HEA VY: denim, wool suiting and coating, canv as , ter rycloth, quilt layers with batting, etc. STRETCH LIGHT: c har meuse, tricot, single knit jerseys , etc . STRETCH [...]

Str etch Heavy and Seam/Overcast W oven Hea vy and Seam/Overcast W oven Medium and Seam/Overcast 48 – Sewing SEAM AND O VERC AST The Seam/Overcast stitch sews the seam and o vercasts the edge all at one time. There are a number of different Seam/ Overcast stitc hes on your sewing mac hine to give the best result for your c hosen fabric. B ASTE Ba[...]

7 J eans Hem – W oven Hea vy and Hem Sewing – 49 HEM The Hem technique on your Ex clusive SEWING AD VISOR™ feature will select the visible or topstitch hem that is best for your fabric w eight and type. F or wo ven fabric and leather and vinyl, a straight stitc h is selected. F or stretch fabrics , stitches that stretch are selected. F latloc[...]

50 – Sewing SEWING BUTT ONHOLES The buttonholes in your sewing machine are specially adjusted for different kinds of fabric and g ar ments . Lear n about different buttonholes and when to use them by studying the stitc h table in the ov er view chapter . The Exclusiv e SEWING ADVISOR™ feature will select the best buttonhole and stitc h settings[...]

Sewing – 51 Manual Buttonholes A buttonhole can also be sewn step by step without the Sensor One-Step Buttonhole F oot connected. Use Rev erse to set the length of the buttonhole. 1. Snap on Presser F oot C. 2. Place the fabric and stabilizer under the presser foot. Use the markings on the left toe of the buttonhole foot to position the gar ment [...]

Button Sewing , 650 Button Sewing , 670 A 52 – Sewing SEWING ON BUTT ONS Sew buttons , snaps , hooks and eyes quickly with your sewing machine . Select the fabric you are using and the stitc h for sewing on buttons 1:29 (650) / 1:33 (670). 1. Snap off the presser foot and lower the feed teeth. 2. Place the fabric , multipurpose tool (optional acc[...]

Sewing – 53 SEWING ZIPPERS The Zipper Foot E can be snapped on either the right or the left of the needle, making it easy to sew both sides of the zipper . T o sew the other side of the zipper, reposition the Zipper F oot. Mov e the needle position far left or far right to stitch close to the zipper teeth or cording . Center Zipper 1. Sew the tw [...]

Select fabric type and stitch 1:19 (650)/1:22 (670) W oven Hea vy and stitch 1:20 (650)/1:23 (670) 1 2 3 4 54 – Sewing D ARNING AND MENDING Darning a small hole or a tear before it becomes larg er can sav e a gar ment. Choose a fi ne thread in a color as close to your gar ment as possible. 1. Place the fabric in position under the presser foot. [...]

Sewing – 55 QUIL TING A quilt usually consists of three layers, tw o layers of fabric with a layer of batting sandwiched between. T o sew three layers together, you ha ve a wide variety of stitches and techniques to c hoose from. When the quilting is fi nished simply bind the edges or make it into cushions , wearable art or other smaller project[...]

SPECIALITY STITCHES The special sewing technique stitches are stitc hes that are sewn with special presser feet (optional) to create exciting effect s. These stitches are 4:37-40 (650) / 4:42-50 (670). When selected this is indicated by the optional presser foot icon (A) on the GraphicDisplay/T ouchScreen. The special sewing technique stitc hes are[...]

Sewing – 57 SMOCKING STITCHES Smocking is a tec hnique used to g ather fabric so that it can stretc h. Smocking has been used since the Middle Ages and was commonly used in gar ments where buttons were undesirable . The fabric was gathered or pleated and the gathers were then held in place by different types of stitches . T oday we ha ve a more m[...]

PICT OGRAM STITCHES (Only on 670) The pictog ram stitches (1:39-42) can be programmed and used to create stitch embroideries . Below , fi nd a sample on ho w to create a fl ow er using pictog ram stitches . F or best result when stitching pictog ram stitches , use rayon embroidery thread on top and embroider y w eight bobbin thread. Always use te[...]

T AKING C ARE OF Y OUR MA CHINE[...]

A 2 1 60 – T aking Care of your Machine CLEANING THE MA CHINE T o keep your sewing machine operating w ell, clean it often. No lubrication (oiling) is needed. Wipe the exterior surfaces of your sewing machine with a soft cloth to remov e any dust or lint built up . Pr ess the ON/OFF switch to OFF . Clean the Bobbin Area R emove the presser foot a[...]

T aking Care of your Machine – 61 TR OUBLE SHOO TING Any Time Y ou Experience a Problem when Sewing: • Select cor rect type and w eight of fabric in the Exclusi ve SEWING AD VISOR™ feature. • Insert needle size and type as recommended on the GraphicDisplay/T ouchScreen. • R ethread the top and bobbin threads . • Use different spool pin [...]

62 – T aking Care of your Machine Machine Sews Slo wly? • Check speed. • R emove stitc h plate and br ush lint from bobbin and teeth area. • Check the foot contol. • Hav e your sewing mac hine ser viced at your authorized HUSQ V ARNA VIKING ® dealer . Machine Will Not Se w? • Put bobbin winder spindle to the left into sewing position. [...]

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