Husqvarna C20 - Manuals

7 PRINCIPAL PARTS OF THE MACHINE Tension dial Presser foot pressure Face plate Operation buttons Thread cutter Buttonhole lever Needle threader Needle plate Accessory box Top cover Bobbin winder LCD screen Function buttons Memory buttons Selection buttons Function buttons Speed adjustment lever Hole...

8 BUTTONS OF THE MACHINE A. Operation buttons 1. Reverse button Hold down this button to sew either backwards or a reinforcement stitch at a low speed. 2. Auto-lock button Hold down this button to sew locking stitches immediately or at the end of the current pattern and automatically stop. 3. Needle...

10 LCD SCREEN - MODEL C10 Direct Pattern Auto-lock Reverse Pattern number Direct mode Needle up Mirror Buttonhole lever Bobbin winding Needle position Stitch width Pattern Auto-stop Reverse Pattern number Normal mode Suggested presser foot Needle down Mirror Stitch width Memory Stitch length Suggest...

11 Direct Pattern Auto-lock Reverse Pattern number Direct mode Needle up Mirror Buttonhole lever Bobbin winding Needle position Stitch width Pattern Alphabet Auto-stop Reverse Pattern number Normal mode Suggested presser foot Needle down Mirror Stitch width Memory Stitch length Suggested presser foo...

12 PATTERN CHART - MODEL C10 The portion marked in color on the chart below shows the one unit of each pattern. A. Direct selection patterns B. Pattern selection by number

13 The portion marked in color on the chart below shows the one unit of each pattern. A. Direct selection patterns B. Pattern selection by number C. Alphabets PATTERN CHART - MODEL C20

14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ACCESSORIES 1. Standard foot (T) 2. Zipper foot (I) 3. Buttonhole foot (D) 4. Overcasting foot (E) 5. Blindhem foot (F) 6. Satin stitch foot (A) 7. Button sewing foot (only for C20). 8. 1/4˝ Quilting foot (P) 9. Free-motion/darning foot 10. Pack of ...

15 CONNECTING THE MACHINE TO THE POWER SOURCE Caution: Always make sure that the machine is unplugged from power source and the main switch is on “O” when the machine is not in use and before inserting or removing parts. Before connecting the power supply, make sure that the voltage and frequency sh...

16 STARTING SEWING Speed adjustment lever The speed adjustment lever can control the sewing speed. To increase the speed, slide the lever to right. To decrease the sewing speed, slide the lever to the left. Foot control With the sewing machine turned off, insert the foot control plug into its connec...

18 ADJUSTING PRESSER FOOT PRESSURE The presser foot pressure of the machine has been pre-set and requires no adjustment for most fabric weights. However, if you choose to adjust the presser foot pressure, turn the presser adjusting screw with a coin. For sewing very heavy fabric, loosen the pressure...

19 TYPE OF PRESSER FOOT CHART PRESSER FOOT APPLICATION PRESSER FOOT APPLICATION Standard foot (T) General sewing, Patchwork stitches, Decorative stitching, Smocking, Fagoting, etc. Satin stitch foot (A) Satin stitch Zipper foot (I) Inserting zippers Buttonhole foot (D) Buttonhole sewing 1/4˝ Quiltin...

20 WINDING THE BOBBIN 1. Place the thread and spool cap onto the spool pin. For smaller spools of thread, place spool cap with the small side next to the spool or use the small spool cap. 2. Snap the thread into the thread guide. 3. Wind the thread clockwise around the bobbin winder tension discs. 4...

22 INSERTING THE BOBBIN Attention: Turn power switch to off (“O”) before inserting or removing the bobbin. When inserting or removing the bobbin, the needle must be fully raised. 1. Remove the bobbin cover and insert the bobbin in the bobbin case with the thread running in a counterclockwise directi...

23 THREADING THE UPPER THREAD Start by raising the needle to its highest point, by turning the hand wheel toward you. Raise the presser foot lift to open the tension discs. 1. Lift up the spool pin. Place the spool of thread on the spool pin so that the thread comes from the front of the spool, then...

25 NEEDLE THREADER Attention: Turn power switch to the off position (“O”). Raise the needle to its highest position and lower the presser foot. 1. Lower the needle threader lever slowly and draw the thread through the thread guide as illustrated and then to the right. 2. The needle threader automati...

26 TOP THREAD TENSION Loose Tight - Basic top thread tension setting: “4” - To increase the tension, turn the dial to the next number up. To reduce the tension, turn the dial to the next number down. - Proper setting of tension is important to good sewing. - There is no single tension setting approp...

27 BRINGING UP THE BOBBIN THREAD 1. Hold the upper thread with the left hand. Turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) lowering, then raising the needle. 2. Gently pull on the upper thread to bring the bobbin thread up through the needle plate hole. The bobbin thread will come up in a loop. ...

28 PRESSER FOOT LIFT 1. The presser foot lift raises and lowers your presser foot. 2. When sewing several layers or thick fabrics, the presser foot can be raised higher for easy positioning of the fabric under the foot. RAISE OR LOWER THE FEED DOGS With the accessory box off the machine, the feed do...

29 OPERATION BUTTONS Needle up/down button Auto-lock button Reverse button Reverse button When the patterns 01-16, 30-60 (C10), 01-16, 30-79 (C20) are selected, the machine will sew reverse or a reinforcement stitch at a low speed if the reverse button is pressed. The machine will sew forward after ...

30 Auto-lock button When the patterns 01-05 are selected, the machine will immediately sew 3 locking stitches when the Auto-lock button is pressed, then automatically stop. The LCD will display the fi gure “ “ until the machine is stopped. When the patterns 06-16, 30-60 (C10), 06-16, 30-79 (C20) are...

31 FUNCTION BUTTONS Stitch width button Stitch length button Mirroring button Mode selection button Stitch width button When you select a stitch, the machine will automatically set the recommended stitch width, which will be indicated by numbers on the LCD screen. The stitch width can be changed by ...

33 Pattern mirroring button The patterns 01-16, 30-60 (model C10), 01-16, 30-79 (model C20) can be mirrored by pressing the “ “ button. The LCD will display the mirroring function and the machine will continue to sew the mirrored pattern until the mirroring function is pressed again to cancel. When ...

34 SELECTION BUTTONS Direct pattern selection and number buttons Direct pattern selection buttons When the mode button is set to Direct mode you can select the utility stitches illustrated next to the buttons simply by pressing the button for the stitch you wish to sew. Number buttons When the mode ...

35 MEMORY BUTTONS Clear button Arrow button Memory button Memory button Clear button Arrow button Press the “ “ button to enter the memory mode and program combinations of characters or decorative stitches. Press the “ “ button again to leave the memory mode and return to Direct mode. Please Note: T...

36 USEFUL SKILLS 1. Stop the sewing machine when you reach a corner. 2. Lower the needle into the fabric with the hand wheel or by pressing the needle up/ down button once. 3. Raise the presser foot. 4. Use the needle as a pivot and turn the fabric. 5. Lower the presser foot and resume sewing. Sewin...

37 Sewing on heavy fabric The black button on the right side of the presser foot will lock the presser foot in a horizontal position if you push it in before lowering the presser foot. This ensures even feeding at the beginning of a seam and helps when sewing multiple layers of fabric such as sewing...

38 STRAIGHT STITCHES AND NEEDLE POSITION Changing the needle position These setting apply only to patterns 01-05. The pre-set position is “3.5”, center position. When you press the “-“ stitch width adjustment button, the needle position will move to the left. When you press the “+” stitch width adju...

39 STRETCH STITCHES Stretch stitches are strong and fl exible and will give with the fabric without breaking. Suitable for easy to ravel and knit fabrics, as well as joining durable fabric such as denims. These stitches can also be used as decorative top stitches. Straight stretch stitch is used to ...

40 OVERCASTING STITCHES Using the overcasting foot Using the standard foot 1. Change the presser foot to the overcasting foot (E). 2. Sew the fabric with the fabric edge against the guide of the overcasting foot. Attention: The overcasting foot should be used to sew with patterns and only. Do not se...

41 BLINDHEM : Blindhem for woven fabrics : Blindhem for stretch fabrics Please Note: It takes practice to sew blindhems. Always make a sewing test fi rst. Snap on foot F. 1. Fold the fabric as illustrated with the wrong side up. 2. Place the fabric under the foot. Turn the handwheel forwards by hand...

42 BUTTON SEWING Please note: The button sewing foot only comes with model C20. 2. Position the fabric under the foot. Place the button in the desired position, lower the foot on to the button. 3. Select zig zag pattern. Adjust the stitch width to “2.0-7.0” according to the distance between the two ...

43 BUTTONHOLE STITCHING : For thin or medium fabric : For horizontal holes on blouses or shirts made from thin or medium fabric : For thin or medium fabric : For horizontal holes on blouses or shirts made from thin or medium fabric : For horizontal buttonholes on thick fabrics : For thin or medium f...

46 Making a corded buttonhole on stretch fabrics 1. Attach the buttonhole foot and hook the gimp thread onto the back of the presser foot. Bring the two gimp thread ends to the front of the foot and insert them into the grooves, then temporarily tie them there. Lower the presser foot and start sewin...

47 EYELET STITCH : Select for sewing eyelets on belts , etc 1. Select pattern 28 to get the eyelet stitch. Attach satin stitch foot (A). 2. Press the “-“ or “+” stitch width adjustment to select the eyelet size. Size of eyelet: A. Large: 7.0mm (1/4 inch). B. Medium: 6.0mm (15/64 inch). C. Small: 5.0...

48 DARNING STITCH 1. Baste the upper fabric and the under fabric together. Select pattern 29 to get the darning stitch. Change the presser foot to the buttonhole foot. 2. Lower the presser foot over the center of the tear. 3. Pull the button holder to rear. Set the button guide plate on buttonhole f...

50 ZIPPER INSERTION Inserting a centered zipper Attention: Zipper foot should be used for sewing with center needle position straight stitch only. It is possible that needle could hit the presser foot and break when sewing other patterns. 1. Baste the zipper opening on the garment. 2. Press open the...

51 QUILTING Insert the quilting guide in the presser foot holder as illustrated and set the space as you desire. Sew the fi rst row and move the fabric to sew parallel rows of channel quilting with the guide riding along the previous row of stitching.

52 FREE-MOTION, DARNING, EMBROIDERY AND MONOGRAMMING Move the drop feed control to “ “ to lower the feed dogs. Remove the presser foot holder, and attach the free-motion/darning foot to the presser foot holder bar. The lever (a) should be behind the needle clamp screw (b). Press the free-motion/darn...

53 Embroidery Select zigzag stitch pattern and adjust the stitch width as desired. Stitch along the outline of the design by moving the embroidery hoop. Make sure to maintain a constant speed. Fill in the design working from the outline towards the inside. Keep the stitches close together. You will ...

54 MIRRORING Please Note: - Buttonholes, darning and eyelet stitches cannot be mirrored. - Mirrored patterns can also be combined with other patterns. 1. Select the pattern. 2. Pressing the mirroring button. LCD will display the mirroring function and the machine will sew the mirrored pattern until ...

55 MEMORY - MODEL C10 Combined patterns can be stored for later use. Since stored patterns are not lost after the sewing machine is turned off, they can be recalled at any time. Please Note: - The machine has a program memory that can retain 30 units of stitches. - All the units in the memory can be...

57 Recall and sew the memorized pattern 1. Press the “ “ button to enter the memory mode. The machine will be positioned at the fi rst programmed stitch. 2. Press the foot control. The machine will start to sew from fi rst entered pattern. On the LCD screen, sewing stitch data is indicated. 3. If yo...

61 WARNING FUNCTIONS Warning animation message display Buttonhole lever is not lowered The buttonhole or darning stitch was selected and the foot control pressed while the buttonhole lever was raised. Bobbin winding The bobbin winder is engaged. Instruction animation message display Warning beeping ...

62 REPLACING THE LIGHT BULB Attention: Turn the power switch off and wait until the light bulb has cooled before touching it. 1. Remove plug (a) , loosen the screw (b) on the left side of the sewing machine and remove the face plate (c). 2. Replace the bulb as follows: Pull light bulb downward to re...

63 MAINTENANCE Attention: Disconnect the power cord from the wall socket before cleaning the screen and sewing machine surface, otherwise injury or electrical shock may result. Cleaning the screen If the front panel is dirty, wipe it gently with a soft, dry cloth. Do not use any organic solvents or ...

65 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Before calling for service, check the following items. If the problem still persists, contact the place of purchase or your nearest authorized dealer. Problem Cause Correction Upper thread breaks 1.The machine is not threaded correctly. 1.Rethread the machine. 2.The thread t...

67 QUICK REFERENCE CHART - MODEL C10 * Adjustments can be made. Pattern Width (mm) Length (mm) Presser Foot Functions Auto Manual Auto Manual Reverse Auto-lock Mirror/Presser foot Twin needle Memory Utility stitches 01 3.5 0.0~7.0 2.5 0.0~4.5 T * * * * * 02 0.0 0.0~7.0 2.5 0.0~4.5 T * * * * * 03 3.5...

69 QUICK REFERENCE CHART - MODEL C20 * Adjustments can be made. Pattern Width (mm) Length (mm) Presser Foot Functions Auto Manual Auto Manual Reverse Auto-lock Mirror/Presser foot Twin needle Memory Utility stitches 01 3.5 0.0~7.0 2.5 0.0~4.5 T * * * * * 02 0.0 0.0~7.0 2.5 0.0~4.5 T * * * * * 03 3.5...

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