Originally Posted by neonparrot
I have a Viking Designer 1, an SE LE and a Diamond. You can put them on very slow all the way to very fast, push the start button, and they sew without the foot pedal. I don't know what other models of Vikings can do, but if you have a Viking, I would check to be sure.
I also have the Magna Quilter, but you have to use the pedal on that one.
My Viking Sapphire 870 has speed adjustments from 1-5 and a start/stop button also. I set the speed on 2 for stiching that I have to start and stop frequently and often use the foot pedal for that since I'm able to stop quicker. But I use the start/stop btton and go up to 4 speed for fmq sometimes depending on how fast I can move the quilt sandwich around. It's really fun!