How do I read the hours of operation on the husqvarna designer 1 on the touch screen?

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Try recalibrating the screen. Having said that, with the number of adverts for buying one, it looks like there is an issue.

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Power on the Designer 1. Press the "Reverse Feed" and "Sensor Pivot Foot" buttons simultaneously to enter the device's service menu. Press the "Cal" button on the display. Tap the "+" mark on the display to recalibrate the touch panel display.

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Husqvarna Viking Designer I Service Manual [Page 10]

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How to synchronize the touch area of the touch panel with the symbols on the screen. Get into the service program of the machine.

I'm not sure I understand the problem exactly. It sounds like you touch pad is not responding properly. Did you notice before this happened that you needed to touch the screen not exactly where the button on the screen comes up. If that is the issue your best bet is to have a husqvarna Viking tech and have the touch screen calibrated.

Take a look here:
Husqvarna Viking Designer 1 Replacement LCD Touchscreen

This Replacement LCD Touchscreen is suitable for your Husqvarna Viking Designer 1

There is not a way for the user to read the hours of operation. However an Authorized Viking Dealer - Service Tech should be able to tell you by going into the Service options of the machine. A Service D-card is required to perform that task.

You need a service cassette (Service D-card) to do that on the Designer 2 and the Quilt Designer. It is expensive and only available to authorized service techs.

You don't need a dongle for the sewing machine. You either have a dongle for the computer embroidery software in which case it goes in your computer when you've installed the software, or you have a USB stick that has the Husqvarna designs on it.

What colour is it? The USB sticks are blue, the 3D software dongles are red. Only problem is, I think the 4D software dongles are blue too!! My Husqvarna Designer 1 USB embroidery stick (blue) has "USB Embroidery Stick" written on it - have a look for that. The dongle will have Hasp or something like that written on it.

If you are pretty sure it is a USB stick, put it in your machine and turn it on. Then touch the disk/stick icon on the lower right hand side of the screen. Your machine should start to read the stick and you will get a pop-up menu where you can choose from the folders on the stick. If you don't, go into the PROG screen. Touch MENU, touch the disk/stick icon and see if the embroidery files on the stick come up then. Each machine came with a set of designs called Embroidery Disk 100 and three alphabets - Palace Script, Kaligraphia and Clarendon. These should all be on the USB stick.

In the event that it is a dongle you have, but not the software, you need to contact the person from whom you purchased the machine.

You can download the Husqvarna designs from the Husqvarna website, but you will need a Husqvarna formatted USB stick to do this. Therefore, you do need software on your computer. There are some low-cost alternatives to the Husqvarna software - Embird and Sew What come to mind. However, a Husqvarna program called 3D Disk Manager USB came with every USB Designer 1 machine, so you should have got that when you purchased the machine. This will be enough for you to load designs from the HV website and from other websites where you purchase designs.

Go into the Service Menu by pressing and holding the reverse feed button and the sensor foot pivot button while switching the machine on. The display screen will now show Menu 1. On the third row down touch MENU button. The display changes to show Menu 2. At bottom of screen you will now see ON-TIME - SEW-TIME - EMBR-TIME.
I would not recommend touching any other buttons or settings. Switch the machine off and restart as normal.

Take it back to the repairer to look out so you don't void any warantee.......phone first to arrange a convenient time to discuss.

Sorry. Sounds like a dead LCD screen. It will have to be replaced by an authorized Husqvarna Viking dealer. Be sure it is an authorized dealer. Check the Husqvarna Viking website for dealers close to you. Http://www.husqvarnaviking.com/us