Marx Marxwriter User manual

®. ·

instructions

IMPORTANT

HOW

TO

UNPACK

THE

MACHINE

1.

Open

side

of the

box

by

pulling tab.

2.

Gently slide out the machine

by

pulling lower

part

of

plastic

frame below

space

bar

. Remove styrofoam packing, but'

do

not throw away.

3. Open cover, and remove cardboard packing and

also

rubber

band

on

ribbon spools.

4.

Remove

"T"

shaped cardboard packings wedged underneath

carriage

by

lifting

carriage

release

levers.

Illustration

(A) .

5.

Re

move

rubber band

on

line space

ratchet

lever.

marxwriter

SUGGESTION:

YOU

SHOULD

RETAIN

THE

ENTIRE

PACKING

INCLUDING

THE

STYROFOAM

PROTECTIVE

PADS

IN

WHICH

YOUR

TYPEWRITER

WAS

SHIPPED.

THIS

WILL

SERVE

AS

A

PROTECTOR

FOR

YOUR

MACHINE

WHEN

NOT

IN

USE.

IT

MAY

ALSO

BE

USED

AS

A

CARRYING

CASE.

I.

SPACE

BAR

This

bar

is

used

for

spacing

between

words.

2.

SHIFT

KEYS

ILLUSYRAl'ION

IA i

For

writing

figures,

Punctuation

marks,

etc.,

hold

down

either

the

left

hand

or

right

hand

shift

key.

3.

LINE

SPACE

RATCHET

Move

lever

to

the

right

for

au

_

tomatic

spacing

.

4.

LEFT

AND

RIGHT

HAND

CARRIAGE

RELEASE

LEVERS

This

is

operated

by

pulling

up

on

e

ither

of

the

two

levers

towards

the

user

of

the

machin

e,

and

the

carriage

can

be

moved

freely

to

the

left

or

to

the

right.

5.

PAPER

RELEASE

BAR

When

this

bar

is

pulled

towards

us

e

r,

it

relea

s

es

the

paper

from

the'

carriage

,

and

the

paper

can

be

pulled

.

out

or

adjusted.

Certain

types

of

paper

can

be

inserted

into

the

machine

easier

than

others

due

to

variations

in

thickness.

If

you

encounter

any

'

~ifficulty

in

the

insertion

of

paper

into

the

machine,

the

paper

release

bar

should

he

pulled

towards

the

user.

and

the

paper

should

be

push

ed

down

into

tht>

carriage

unti

I

the

top

of

the

paper

extends

past

the

ribbon.

6.

PAPER

BAIL

BAR

This

bar

holds

the

paper

in

the

proper

position

so

that

typing

will

be

visible,

and

the

bar

should

he

I

if

ted

when

inserting

the

paper

or

making

corrections

.

7.

CARRIAGE

8.

CARRIAGE

KNOBS

Thes

e

knobs

are

Used

·whe n

insertin~

the

paper

or

changing

the

space.

9.

RIBBON

REEL

REVERSE

By

moving

from

side

to

side

rotation

of

ribbon

can

be

changed.

Whenever

all

of

the

ribbon

has

been

\\!OUnd

up

on

one

spool,

shift

the

.r.

ibbon

reel

rev

e

rse

knob

to

start

the

ribbon

winding

back

on

the

opposite

spool.

The

ribb

on

can

also

be

advanced

by

turning

the

small

knob

on

the

ribbon

reel

reverse.

If

the

ribbon

spools

do

not

turn

automaticall

,

~

.-

,

ribbon

reel

re\'

e

rs

e

back

and

forth

a fe-w

times,

action

.

I

0.

CARE

OF

MACHINE

:

move

th

e

small

knob

{

*+

9)

on

the

and

this

will

start

the

automatic

Kf>ep

your

machin

e

as

clean

as

possible.

Always

cover

it

after

use.

Avoid

eraser

.

dust

falling

into

the

machine.

This

will

give

longer

_Jjfe.

I .

CLEANING

THE

TYPE

Use

a

stiff

brush.

Do

not

use

pins

or

other

me

tallic

objects.

OILING

Excessive

oiling

collects

dust.

Refrain

from

putting

oil

on

the segment

or

type

bars.

A

•.

light

grease,

such

as

petroleum

jelly,

may.

be

used

on

the

teeth

of

the

escapement

rack

underneath

the

carriage,

also

on

the

ends

of the

Universal

Bar

TYPING

Do

not type

against

the

bare

roll,

always

have

paper

in

the

machine.

Try

to

avoid

striking

two keys at the same

time. Should

the

type

bars

become bent

and stick, they should

be

adjusted

so they

enter

the type guide

fre

e

ly

by

bending slightly

in

either

dire

ction.

How

ever

the

bars

should

not

be

bent

far

enough

to

twist

them.

;

IMPORTANT

ILLUSTRATION

(B)

ILLUSTRATION

(AI

INSTRU

CT

IONS FOR

RICPLACEMENT

OF

RIBBON

~'"'

GUIDE

REEl.

If

ribbon jumps out of

ribbon

guide,

this

indicates

it

has

not

he.en

installed

properly

and

has

not been

placed

across

the

backside

of

the

ribbon

guide.

To

replace

spools

on

the

Marxwriter,

refer

to

the

above

sketches

and

proceed

as

follows:

(a)

First,

make

sure

the

felt

washer

is

on

the

bas.e

of each spool shaft.

.

('b)

Place

the spool

on

the

shaft,

with the grooved holes toward the bottom, making

sure

that the spool

i-s

properly

seated

on the

shaft.

(c)

Place

r.ubber

knob

on

the top of each shaft to

ho

ld spool

in

place.

(

d)

Place

the ribbon

across

the backside of the ribbon guide, next to the

carriage

roll

and then

slip

the

ribbon through the

slots

at

each end of the ribbon guide.

SEE

ILLUSTRATION "A."

(e)

Please

note that the ribbon then

will

be

in position next to the paper which

you

are

using.

(

f)

Do

not

attempt

to place the ribbon between

the

rear

of the type guide and the

fr

o

nt

of the ribbon guide,

or

across

the front of the type guide,

as

the machine will not

operate

properly

.

SEE

ILLUSTRATION"B."

"If

your

typewriter

does not

operate

properly

, do not

attempt

to

make any

repairs,

hut

write

to

us

immediately,

describing

the

difficulty

and we

will

furnish

you

with

proper

instructions."

Printed

in

Japan

LOUIS MARX & CO., INC.

SERVICE DIVISION

GIRARD, PENNSYLVANIA.

MARX

&

CO

., INC. MCMLXV

MARX Marxwriter User manual

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