SCM Smith-Corona Zephyr Deluxe, Manual

REPLACING

RIBBONS

Ribbons

come

wound

on

proper

spools

to

fit

When

purchasing

replacement

ribbons

be

sure

to

specify

the

“Zephyr?

and

give

ule

serial

number of your machine,

Move

the

carriage

to

the

extreme

Icft,

and

remove

the

cover

plate.

Wind

all

the

ribbon

onto

one

spool,

using

the

Manual

Ribbon

Reverse

Lever if necessary.

Hold

the

ribbon on

both

sides

of

the

ribbon

vibrator,

sliding

the

ribbon down and then up and out of the vibrator.

Pull up on each of the ribbon spools, and remove

both spools.

Unfasten

the

ribbon

from

the

empty

spool

by

carefully pulling off the metal clip holding the

ribbon on the spool.

Keep the empty spool and

the

metal

clip;

discard

the

old

ribbon

on

its

spool.

Set

the

Manual

Ribbon

Reverse

Lever

in

the

right position. Unwind about 12 inches of the

new

ribbon,

and

put

the

new

spool

and

ribbon

into

the

right

ribbon

cup,

making

certain

the

spool is seated on the spindle. Be sure the ribbon

winds from the back of the spool.

Lay

the loose end of the new

ribbon

on

the

hub

inside

the

empty

spool.

Snap

the

metal

clip over the ribbon to fasten it. Wind enough

ribbon on

the empty spool

to cover

the metal

eyelet in the ribbon. Set the Manual Ribbon

Reverse Lever in the left position, and put the

spool into the left ribbon cup.

Make sure the

ribbon winds to and from the back of each

spool.

Slip the ribbon into the slots of the ribbon

guides adjacent to the left and right ribbon

spools cups.

Lock the Shift Key in the capital-letter pusition.

Slip the ribbon between the Line Indicator and

the ribbon

vibrator.

(See figure

1

below), Hold

the

on

both

sides

of

the

vibrator,

the lower cdge of the ribbon into the

tower part of the vibrator,

(Sce figure 2). Slide

the ribbon from side to side, straightening it so

it fits

into

the

upper part of the vibrator.

(See

figure 3).

Pull the ribbon a little to the left

and right to make sure it is correctly threaded.

Take

up

slack

by

turning

the

ribbon

spool.

Replace the cover plate, making certain it is

securely

held

in

place

by

the

rear

retaining

springs.

1.

RIBBON

VIBRATOR