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10.

THE

SPACE

BAR

This

is

used

for

between

wordy,

SHIFT

LOCK

KEY

When

writing

conseentive

capital

tetters

or

upper

enae

characters,

depress

the

shift

lock

key.

To

release

the

carriage

tute

the

normal

position,

press

the

shift

key

LEFT-HAND

SHIFT

KEY

For

writing

a

capital

letier

or

an

upper

case

character,

bold

down

either

the

left.

or

vight-hand shift key

MARGIN

RELEASE

KEY

AND

JAMMED

TYPE

BARS

DISENGAGER

The

type

and

the

carriage

are

automatically

locked

8

strokes

after

the

bell

has

rang.

To

write

beyond

this

point,

depress

the

margin

release

key

and

you

can

then

type

up

to

the

extreme

right

of

the

platen.

This

key

also

enables

one

to

write

beyoud

the

left-hand

margin

without

moving

the

margin

atop

There

is

a

second

funetion

for

hey

-b

and

that

is

as

a

‘disengager’.

If

two

type

bars

stick

you

have

only

to

touch

this

key

for

them

to

fall

back

into

place,

LEFT

RIBBON

SPOOL

COVER

For

changing

the

ribbon,

lift

the

left-

and

right-hand

spool

cover

by

the

narrow

end.

WRITING

ON

DETERMINED

LINES

To

write

on

determined

lines

such

as

orders,

ruled

paper,

etc.,

turn

the

left

platen

knob

towards

you

while

holding

the

right

platen

knob

firmly.

This

releases

the

platen

from

its

ratchet

and

it

can

then

be

turned

to

the

desired

line.

Turn

the

left

platen

knob

in

the

opposite

direction

to

bring

in

the

ratchet

again

and

the

line

spacing

will

begin from there.

LINE

SPACING

LEVER

To

release

this

lever,

turn

the

right

platen

knob

(18)

towards

you

and

lift

the

jointed

arm.

To

lock

it

when

closing

the

cover,

fold

down

the

line

spacing

lever

arm

and

close

the

lever

towards

the

platen

knob.

Lock

it

in

this

position

by

pushing

locking

knob

(8)

well

down.

See

at

first that

the

carriage

is

towards

the left,

for locking the line

spacing lever is impossible when the left cheek of the carriage is even a little towards

the inside of the base of the machine.

.

THE

TWO

LINE

SPACINGS

Make

sure

that

the

left-hand

platen

knob

(6)

is

well

locked.

For

single

spacing,

place

the

locking

knob

(8)

in

front

of

the

small

red

line

and

for

double

spacing,

move

it

in

front

of

the

two

small lines.

The

required

spacing

is

obtained

automatically

by

pressing

the

line

spacing

lever

down

and

to

the

right.

To

return

the

carriage

to

the

left

and

-for writing on set

lines, see

16 and 6.

LEFT-HAND

PAPER

RELEASE

LEVER

If

the

paper

needs

adjusting,

pull

this

lever

towards

you

and

hold

it

in

this

position

while

moving

the

paper.

Release

the

lever

when

finished

(see

also

under

15).

MARGIN

STOPS

To

set

the

left

and

right

margins

one

uses

two

movable

margin

stops

which

slide

sideways.

Move the

stop

until the red arrow corresponds to the chosen mark on the

table.

One

can

also

go

the

other

way

about

by

pushing

the

carriage

to

the

right

where

you

wish

to

begin

the

line

and

then

sliding

the

stop

up

to

it.

Then,

move

the

carriage to the left and do the same thing for the end of the line.

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