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D. Installing Typehead Assembly
Install the Typehead in the Assembly Frame and tighten all four screws. Install
the Front Plate Assembly -- be sure the set screws in Drive Gear are sitting at
the “12:00” and “3:00” position(s). With the set screws in this position you can
access both set screws to adjust the Minute Wheel. Rotate the Minute Wheel
counter clockwise until it stops. This is the "00" minutes position. While holding
the Minute Wheel in this position, install the Front Mounting Plate Assembly.
Tighten the four mounting screws in the Front Mounting Plate Assembly. After
the Plate has been installed insert the assembly into the Back Case and connect
the motor wires. Install the print ribbon with the hex hole in Ribbon Spools to the
rear of clock and round hole to the front. Loosen both set screws in the Minute
Drive Gear and rotate the gear counter clockwise until it stops. This stop is the
Hour Cam backing up to Hour Follower Lever. This will position the
"00" Minute to print on the card. Hold a slight counter clockwise tension on Drive
Gear and tighten both set screws in Drive Gear. Make sure the molded gear on
the Minute Wheel and Minute Drive Gear are fully engaged. Also be sure the
Drive Gear has minimal contact with the Minute Wheel -- this would cause
binding in the Minute Wheel and Drive Assembly. Print a sample registration on a
time card. Always align the other Type Wheels with the Minute Wheel. The
Minute Wheel will always be the reference point for aligning other Type Wheels.
Now the Minute Wheel is adjusted and tightened. Make another print registration
and compare the printed hour to the printed minute. If the hour prints high or low
it can be adjusted in the following manner: Use the Hour Follower Lever to
advance the Hour Ratchet around until the set screw on Hour Ratchet comes into
view on the left side of clock. Loosen the set screws in the Hour Ratchet and
rotate the Hour Wheel up or down to correct printing. Tighten the set screws and
make another print registration. Continue this adjustment until the hour print
aligns with the minute print. Tighten both set screws in Hour Ratchet. Align the
Day-Date Wheel in the same manner as Hour Wheel. The Day-Date Follower
Lever is the yellow zinc plated lever.
Month Adjustment: Year, Month and Symbol Wheels must be aligned two ways:
(1) for dark or light printing, or (2) aligned with other Type Wheels.
1. Dark or light printing is corrected by moving the Year-Month Bracket up or
down. A simple way to do this is to loosen the four screws in the Bracket
and raise or lower bracket as needed. Tighten the four screws. Make a
sample print – if print is light, readjust Year-Month Bracket. Continue to
adjust the Year-Month Bracket until print output is optimized.
2. The Month Latch has an elongated mounting hole. Loosen the Month
Latch Mounting Screw and slide the Month Latch to the left or right to
adjust the alignment. Sometimes moving the Month Latch will not align the
month printing. In that case, the Year-Month Bracket must be moved.
Adjust the Year-Month Bracket to the left or right.
Repeat steps 1 & 2 until the Year-Month Bracket is properly aligned.
