Ricoma Quick Start Guide
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Design tracing
Before running a design, it is a good idea to trace your design. This step will ensure the needle will not
interfere with the hoop during embroidery and will also help you confirm the placement of your design.
While tracing, your machine will move to needle #1. Follow along needle #1 to see where your design
will be embroidered. There are two types of tracing: standard tracing and contour tracing.
Standard tracing will trace in a rectangular shape around the perimeters of your design, while contour
tracing will give you a more precise trace along the edges of the design. Follow these simple steps to
trace and contour trace.
To conduct any type of trace, first click on the tracing menu.
To perform a standard trace, hit the key that reads “Move frame along design range.” Then, click “yes,”
and the machine will trace along the perimeters of your design.
To perform a contour trace, hit the key that reads “EMB design quadrate range.” Then, click “yes.” Last,
hit “start” to begin the contour trace.
Figure 88
How to adjust embroidery speed
Press the plus and minus key to slow or accelerate the current speed. The section in the middle will
display the speed your machine is running at. The top number is the speed you have selected to run
your machine at, and the bottom number is the actual speed the machine is running at.
The third number that reads “EST” is the estimated embroidery time. See Figure 88.
