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OPERATION
MANUAL
AE-740
ELECTRONIC
OFFICE
TYPEWRITER

FOR
USA
ONLY
NOTE: Thisequipment
has
beentestedandfound
tocomply
withthelimitsfora
Cl.ssB drgrralde
rice.
pursuant
to Partl5 of theFCCRules.Theselimits are
designedtoprovide reasonable
prorectron
agarnsr
harmful
interferenceinaresidential
installation.This
equipment
generates,
uses
and
canradiate
radro
frequencyenergy
and,if notinstalled
and
used
in accordancewith theinstructions,
may
caus€harmful
interference
toradio
communications.
However,
thereisnoguarantee
thatinterferencewill not
occurin
aparticular installation.
If thisequipment
doescauseharmful
interference
toradio ortelevision
reception,which
can
bedetermined
byturning
theequipment
off andon,the
userisencouraged
totry to
correcttheinterference
byoneor more
of thefollowingmeasures:
- Reorient
orrelocate thereceiving
antenna.
- Increase
the
separation
betweenthe
equipmentandreceiver.
- Connect
theequipmentinto
anoutletonacircuit
differentfromthattowhich
thereceiver
isconnected.
- Consultthedealeroranexperienced
radio/TV
technicianfor help.
FCC WARNING:
- Changes
or modifications
notexpressly
approved
by theparty
responsible
for compliance
couldvoid
the user'sauthority to operatethe equipment.
- Useashieldedinterface
cable.

your new.Electronic
Typewriter
increases
your
typing
elficiency
through
use
ofthe
mostadvanced
technology.
Some
ofthe
many
outstanding
features
ofyour
typewriler
are:
. 16,0O0-charactermemory
. 15.0
inch
papercapacity
. 40-character
liquidcrystal
display
o Four
modes:normal
print/line
prinVjustify
print/store
o Easy-to-change
1O0-character
printwheel
. l0-linecorrection
memory
(700
characters
max.)
. Pitchselector:
10,
12,l5 and
PS
(proportional
spacing)
. Linespace
selector:
l, I ll2 and
2lines
o Programmable
paperinsert
. Fullelectronictabulation
forup to30
positions
. Decimal/center/flush
righttabulation
. Column
layout
. Search
and
replace
o Blockcopy/move/delete/print
o Automatic
full page
relocation
. Automaticcentering
. Rightmarginflush
o Automaticreturn
o Automaticunderlining
o Boldtyping
' Caps
lock
o Micro up/micro
down/micro
back
space
o Framing
(line
drawing)
. Optional
interface
. Optionalspell
check
(dictionaries
forEnglish,
French,andSpanish
areavailable)
Thismanualdescribes
your
typewriter's
functions,
operating
controls
and
procedures,and
replacement
of
itsaccessories.
Thorough
studyofinstructions
will facilitate
and
maximize
theefficient
use
ofyour
new
electronic
typewriter.

TABLEOFCONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
RulesForSafeOperation
PartNames
AndFunctions
KeyFunctions
GETTING
STARTED
Unpacking
SettingUp .6
rurningonryp.*;i,;;
:::.::.... .......7
InsertinglEjectingPaper ......8
SettingtheTopof Form
(Amount
of PapbrInsert) . . .. .9
TypingControls ......10
TypingModes(NP/LPlJUST/STORE) ...11
Margins ...13
Tabs. .....14
ConectionsonPaper .......16
Correctionsonthe
Display ...19
TYPING FUNCTIONS
Paragraphlndentation... ....22
AutomaticCentering .......23
RightMarginFlush ....26
AutomaticReturn .....27
Required
Hyphen
andRequired
Space . ..28
SyllableHlphen ......28
DecimalTabulation ...29
CenterTabulation .....30
FlushRightTabulation ......31
GroupTabulation .....32
Columnlayout .......34
AutomaticUnderlining ......37
Keyboard
II (Special
Characters) ...38
BoldTyping ....38
Capslock ......39
Overlay . . .40
Superscript/Subscript
... ....41
Micro Up/tlicro Down/Jv1icroBackSpace . . . . .42
Framing(LineDrawing) .....43
MEMORY FUNCTIONS
CreatingaTextFile. ...45
ModifyingaTextFile. ......51
CreatingaPhraseFile. ......54
ModifyingaPhraseFile .....57
InsertingaPhraseFilewithinaTextFile. ......58
Settingthe
PageLengthof a TextFile . . . .59
StopCode ......60
SearchandReplace.. .......62
Block Operations
(Copy/Tvlove/Delete) . ..67
Printing
aTextFile .,..70

PrintingaPhraseFile. .......72
PrintingaChainofFiles
(Chain
Recall)
PrintingaBlockofText .....74
VariableFile ....75
FormatFile .....78
FileCopy ......80
FileDeletion ....81
ListofFilesinMemory .....82
MemoryOverflow ....83
AvailableMemoryCapacity ......84
MemoryAllClear .....84
HOWTOCHANGEACCESSORIES
Ribbon
Cassette
ConectionTape
Printwheel...
SUPPLIES
MAINTENANCE
RemovingPlaten
Cleaning
Service
.......85
.......87
.......88

INTRODUCTION
Rules
ForSafeOperation
Makesure
you
are
usingthe
properpowerasstatedonthe
name
plate
atthebackofthetypewriter.
Your
typewriter
isahighlysophisticated
mechanism.Neverattemptto
repairityourself. If repair
becomesnecessary,take
it totheauthorized
servicecenter.
Never
insertmetal
objects
suchasa
screwdriver,
paper
clip,
nailfile,
etc.,
insidethetypewriter.This
couldcausedamage
tothetypewriter
and/orelectrical
shock.
Donotleave
your
typewriter
unattended
whenit isturned on.Alwaysturnoff thetypewriter
when
vou
havefinishedtyping.
Besuretoturnoff thetypewriter
when
removing
platen.

Part
Names
AndFunctions
27
26
25

1. PLATENKNOB 13.
POWER
SWITCH
usedtomanually
rotatethe
platen' 14.
powER coRD
2. PAPERGUIDE
Providesconsistent
placement
of
paper. 15.PLATEN
(ROLLER)
Rolls
paper
inandout.
3. PAPERSUPPORT
PANEI,
Supportsthe
paper. 16.PAPERBAIL& BAIL ROLLERS
Holds
paper
againstthe
platen.
4. GLARESHIELD
Blocks
out
directlightfromtypingline. 17.RIBBON
GUIDE
Guides
ribbon.
5. MARGINSCALE
Providesnumericalindicationof
printing lE.
PRINT
POINTINDICATOR
position. Indicates
printingposition.
6. PAGEENDINDICATOR 19.
PRINTWHEEL
Supportsthe
paper.
Scaleindicatesremaining
paper
length
ininches
(for
Il-inch-long
paper 20.LINELOCATOR
(red
line)
only). Denotesthebottomofthetypingline.
7. NOISE
COVER 2I. CARDHOLDER
Buffersthesoundoftyping. Holds
paper
againstthe
platen.
8. PAPERRELEASELEVER 22,GUIDEROLLER
Releases
paper
foralignment. Guidescorrection
tape.
9. PAPER
BAIL LEVER 23.PRINTWHEEL
SET/RELEASE
LEVER
Liftsthe
paper
bail.
Pulltoinsert
paper Usedforreplacing
printuheel.
automatically' 24.
coRRECTIoN TA*E
IO.TOP
COVER
Opentoreplaceribbon,
correctiontapeor 25.RIBBONCASSETTE
printwheel. 26.RIBBON
TAKEUPKNOB
ll. CONTRASTCONTROL Used
totakeupanvslackinribbon.
Adjuststhecontrast
ofdisplay. 27.PRINTHEAD
12.40
CHARACTER
ADJUSTABLE
DISPLAY Strikes
against
printu'hee|.
Displays
typedcharacters.Adjustangleby
pressing
bothsidesofthedisplayhousing.

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I. MARGIN RELEASE KEY 12.HALF SPACE KEY
Releases
themargins
totypebeyond
them
orset Movesthe
carrier
one
halfspacetotheright.
newones' 13.RETURN KEY
2. LEFT MARGIN KEY Returns
thecarrier/cursor
totheleftmarginon
Sets
the
leftmargin. thenext
line.
3. RIGHT MARGIN KEY 14.PRINT KEY
Sets
the
rightmargin. Printstext
whichappears
onthedisplay.
Also
prints
a
file stored
in memory.
4. TAB SET/CLEAR KEY
Sets/clears
rabs. 15.REVERSE INDEX KEY
Retracts
paper
downward
in ll2line (
l/12 inch)
5. MODE KEY increments
withoutmoving
thecarrier.
Hold
Changes
thetyping
modes. the
keydown
toretract
paper
continuously.
6. CODE KEY 16.INDEX KEY
Activates
special
functionsinconjunction
with Advances
paper
upward
in ll?line (
lll2 inch)
other
keys. increments
without
movingthecarrier.
Hold
thekeydown
toadvance
paper
continuously.
7. TAB KEY
Movescarrier/cursor
tothenexttab
position. 17. RELOCATION KEY
Movesthecarrier/cursor
onespacetotheright
8. SHIFT LOCK KEY of thelast
charactertyped.
Locks
theShift
keytotypeaseriesof capital
letters.The
redlamponthe
keylightsupwhen 18.EXPRESS
(BACKSPACE) KEY
the
keyispressed.Releasetheshift
lockby Returnsthe
carriertothe
leftmargin
withouta
pressing
eitherShift
key. linefeed.Onthedisplay,
theExpresskey
movesthecursorone
spacetotheright.
Hold
9. SHIFT KEY down
thekey
forcontinuous
movementtothe
Enables
thetyping
of uppercaselettersand right.
symbols
whichappearonthe
upperleftcorner
of each
key. 19.BACKSPACE KEY
Movesthe
carrier/cursor
onespacetotheleft.
10.REPEAT KEY Holddownthe
keyfor continuous
movementto
Repeatsthe
lastcharactertypedorthe
lastkey theleft.
functionentered. 20. CORRECTION KBY
11.SPACE BAR Corrects
characters.
Holddownthe
keyfor
Movesthecarrier/cursoraheadonespace
to the repeatcorrection.
right.
Holddownthe
Space
barforcontinuous
movement
totheright.
(Onthedisplay,theSpace
bar
replaces
thecharacterwith aspacewhen
it
moves
onthe
typed
characters.)

GETTING
STARTED
Unpacking
Setting
Up
Before
usingyour
typewriter,
besure
to
remove
thepacking
materials
as
described
in
the
unpacking
instructions.
I
) Insert
thepaper
support
panel.
2) Raise
thepage
end
indicaror
located
on
rhe
back
of thepaper
supportpanel.
Move
ittothe
desired
position
by
tilting
and
pulling
itin
the
desired
direction.
The
scale
on
the
page
end
indicator
indicates
the
amount
of
space
remaining
ininches
between
your
current
position
and
the
end
ofthepaper.
3) Position
the
glare
shield
to
prevent
direct
light
from
obscuring
the
typing
line.

Turning
OnTypewriter
l) Plug
the
appropriate
end
ofthe
power
cord
into
thetypewriter.
2) Plug
the
other
end
ofthe
power
cordinto
an
outlet
ofthe
proper
voltage/frequency
asspecified
on
thenameplate
onthe
back
of
the
typewriter.
3) Turn
on
the
power
switch
located
at
theleft
rear
of the
typewriter.
When
the
power
isturned
on,a
beep
sounds
and
the
power-on
lamp
onthe
keyboard
lights
up.
The
carrier
srops
atthe
left
margin.
Be
sure
tobegin
operation
after
theinitialization
sequence
is
completed.
Note:
Make
suretheprintwheel,
ribbon
cassette
and
correction
rape
are
properly
installed.

Inserting/Ej
ectin
gPaper
@.8
Inserting paper
I) Adjustthepaperguide
onthe
paper
support
panel
to thedesired
position.
The
paperguide
ensures
consistent
placement
of your
paper.
2) Insert asheetof paper
behindthe
platen
aligned
with the
paper
guide.
3) Pullthe
paper
baillever toward
youas
farasit goes.
The
paper
isautomatically
insertedandstops
atthe
position
whereyou
have
setbythetop
of formsetting. See
"Setting
TheTopof
Form"
section
which
follows.
Note:
Pulling
the
paper
bail
leverhalfway
raisesthe
paper
bailaway
fromthe
platen.
4) To release
andstraighten
the
paper.pullthe paper
releaselever
toward
you.
5) Return the
paper
release
leverand
paper
baillever
totheir
normal
positions.
Ejecting paper
HolddowntheCodekeyand press
the
"E" key
toautomatically
eject
paper.

Setting
The
TopofForm(Amount
ofPaper
Insert)
@.@ or
This
function
sets
the
amount
of the
paper
insertion.
when youpull
the
paper
baillever
toautomatically
insert
the
paper,
thepaper
will
advance
the
number
of lines
according
this
setting.
l) Hold
down
the
code
key
and
press
the
"F"key.
The
message
"SET
TOPOFFORM = 06"appears
onthe
display.
The
preset
setting
is
6lines;
L0 inch
from
the
top
ofthepage.
2) Hold
down
the
code
key
and
press
the
Index
key
toincrease
the
number.
Hold
down
the
code
key
andpress
the
Reverse
index
key
todecrease
the
number.
Note:
If you
set
the
number
to
"00",
paper
wilr
continuously
advance
untilyou
release
the
paper
baillever.
3) Holddown
the
code key
andpress
the
"F" key
again.
The
new
setting
is
stored.
This
setting
remains
inmemory
even
afteryou
turn
offthe
typewriter.
@.@
(g.E or
@.8)
@.8

TypingControls Impression control
This
control
determines
the
printing
impact
(how
hard
the
printwheel
strikes
the
paper;.
Select
the
properimpact
depending
on
the
type
ofprintwheel,
ribbon,
paper,orthe
number
of multiple
copies.
The
largest
dot
represents
the
heaviest
impact'
Line space
selector
This
selector
determines
the
spacing
ofthe
lines'
2: double
sPacing
(3
lines
Per
inch)
l-l12:
one
and
a
half
spacing
(4
lines
perinch)
l: single
spacing
(6
lines
Per
inch)
Pitch selector
This
selector
determines
the
character
pitch.
l0: PICA
pitch
(
l0 characters
per
inch)
12: ELITE
pitch
(
l2 characters
perinch)
l5: MICRO
pitch
(
l5 characters
perinch)
PS: ProportionalSPacing
spacing
varies
according
tothe
character.
PS
pitch
isused
with
the
PS
printwheels
onlY.
Note:
You
can
change
the
pitchsetting
inthe
middle
ofthe
line.
l0

Typing
Modes
(NP/LPIJUST/STORE)
Yourtypewriter
has
fourdifferent
modes:
Normal
print
(NP),
Line
print
(LP),
Justify
print
(JUST)
andStore
(STORE)
mode.A "y" on
thedisplay
indicatesthe
current
mode.Eachtime
youpress
the
Mode
key,the
"v" movestothe
nextmodeindication.
Normal print mode(NP)
When
youturnonthetypewriter,
it issetin the
normal
print
(NP)
mode.
In this
mode,characters
areimmediately
printed
onpaper as
you
typeacharacter.
(Characters
does
notappearonthedisplay.)
Line print mode
(LP)
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Line
printmodeisusedto
print
charactersonelineatatime.
lvl
I
p ' Inthis
mode,charactersappear
onthedisplayas
you
type.Youcan
correctanerror
onthedisplaybefore
it is
printed.
Thelineof text
is
printed
onpaper
whenyoupress
theReturn,Tab,
orPrint
key.
While
printing
the
line,
you
can
continueto
type
the
next
lineoftextonthedisplay.
Note:
Thecolumncounteronthe
rightsideofthedisplayindicatesthe
remainingnumberof spacestotherightmargin.
Justify mode
(JUST)
TheJustify
modeisusedtoprint text
withperfectly
alignedleftand
rightmargins.Thismode
randomly
adds
spaces
between
the
words
toensure
perfect
alignment
u,ith
the
margins.
(Spaces
will beadded
onlyduringtimeof print).
When
enteringtext,charactersappearonthedisplayas
youtype.
Youcancorrectaneror onthedisplaybetoreit isprinted.
The
justified
printing
of thecurrent
line
automatically
starts
after
youtypeawordwhichwill bebeyondthe
right
margin.The
wordis
wrapped
tothenextlineandremainsonthe display
asthefirstword
ofthenext
line.
Note:
If youpress theRcturn.Tab.or Printkey,
the
lineis
printed
immediatelyandnotbe
justified.
<6s
JUST
ll

Storemode(STORE)
The
Store
modeisused
tostore
textin thetypewriter's
memory.
I v I Seethe
"Memory
Functions"
chapter.
STORE
t2

Margins
Presetmargins
Whenyoufirst turnonthetypewriter,
thepreset
marginsare
used.
Thesesettings
provide
youwith standardone inchleft andone
inch
right marginsfor each
pitchselection.
Leftmargin Rightmargin
l0pitch
(PICA) l0
12
pitch
(ELITE) 12
15
pitch
(MICRO) 15
PS
pitch 12
Theareaof 5 spaces
immediately
beforethe
rightmargin
iscalled
the
hot zone.As thecarrier/cursor
movestowardthe
endof aline
andenters
thehot zone,abeep
sounds.
Thisbeep
warns
youthat
the
rightmarginisapproaching.
Settinga new margin
Note:
Beforesettinganewmargin,
makesurethedisplay
hasbeen
cleared.
I
) Use
the
Space
baror Backspacekeytoposition
thecarrier/cursor
atthe
positionwhere
youwant
tosetanew
margin.
To set amarginbeyondeither
of thecurent margins,move
the
carrier/cursortothe
currentmargin,
press
theMargin
release
key,thencontinue
movingthe
carrier/cursor
tothedesired
position.
2) Press theLeft marginkeytosetthe
leftmargin.
or
Press
Rightmarginkeytosetthe
rightmargin.
A beepsoundstosignal
thatanewmarginhasbeenset.
When.
yousetnew
margins,current
margins
are
automaticallycleared.
Note:
Youcannotset
leftandrightmarginsthatare
lessthanoneinch
apart.
75
90
I13
90
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(tr)
r3

Tab
@ (@)
H(E)
Typing beyond
themargins
To type
beyond
the
right
margin,press
the
Margin
release
keywhen
the
carrier/cursor
stops
at
theright
margin,
and
continue
typing.
To type
beyond
the
leftmargin,press
the
Margin
release
key
atthe
leftmargin.
Thenpress
the
Backspace
key
tomove
the
carrier/cursor
tothe
position
where
youwant
to
start
typing.
Margin back-up
The
current
margin
settings
are
maintained
in memory
bythe
back-up
battery
evenwhen
youturn
off the
typewriter.
you can
use
the
same
margins
whenyou
turn
onthe
typewriter
next
time.
Settinga tab
Note:
Before
setting
atab,
make
sure
thedisplay
has
been
cleared.
I
) usethe
Space
bar
orBackspace
key
toposition
the
carrier/cursor
atthepoint
where
you
want
to
set
atab.
2) Press
theTab
set/clear
key.
A beepsounds
to
signal
that
the
tab
has
beenset.
A maximum
of 30tabs
can
beset.
Clearinga tab
l) Position
the
carrier/cursor
atthe
tab
you
want
to
clear.
2) Hold
down
the
Code
key
and
press
theTab
set/clear
key.
A beep
sounds
to
signal
that
the
tabhas
been
cleared.
Clearingall tabs
l) Hold
down
the
Codekey
and
press
theTab
set/clear
key
arany
position.
2) Press
the
Repeat
key.
Repeating
beepssound
tosignal
that
the
alltabs
have
been
cleared.
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(e.g)
t4

E(E) Using
regulartabs
l) PresstheTab
key
tomove thecarrier/cursor
tothefirst
tab
setting
totherightofyour current
position.
2) Type
thetext.
Tab back-up
The
currenttab
settingsaremaintainedin memory
bytheback-up
batteryevenwhenyou
turnoff thetypewriter.Youcanuse
those
tabs
whenyouturnonthetypewriter
nexttime.
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