Olympia SM 5 User manual

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Insert the point of a pencil in the notch in the dlignment
guide By moving the carriago sideways, or by
{urning the platen knob, horizonial or vertical may
be drawn.
Ssolection aqainst damage
When carrying
the
machine,
or
to
unauthorized
or
rough handling,
lock
the
carriage
by
lilting
up
tho
carriage locking lever (16) and sliding the carriage to
its central position. To release the carriage push lever
down.
The
machine should
be
replaced
in
the
case before
transporting it any distance. Set the machine on the
prongs
at
the
rear
of
the
baseboard
and
push
into
the
clips, then press into the fastener at the front. Insert the
case cover into the rear hinges of the baseboard, snap
shut
and
lock.
CAREFUL MAINTENANCE MEANS LONGER
LIFE
Cleaning
If the machine is in constant use it should be cleaned
every morning.
Lift
the
front
cover
(25)
and
dust
with
a
clean brush, cleaning
the
type
with
a
special
wire
brush and, if necessary, a litile petrol. A sheet of paper
should be placed under the type levers while cleaning.
The
platen
may
be
cleaned
with
methylated spirit
but
never
with
petrol.
Oiling
Oiling should be left to a typewriter mechanic. Never “WILHELMSHAVEN
oil
the
segment
the
line
space wheel
(3)
or
the
type guide
Repairs
Damaged
machines should
be
immediately handed
over
to an expert typewriter mechanic. Repair and adjustment
call
for
the
specialized attention which
he
alone
can give.
Stencils
Be
careful
wiih
stencil cutting. Some types
of
stencil
contain acid, which
can
damage
the
rubber parts.
If
you
intend
to
cut
many stencils, consult your typewriter
dealer immediately.
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TAKE
IT
EASY...
First of all
Lay
back cover
of
the
case
and
remove
from
base.
Taking out and making ready
Press down catch
on
the
baseboard,
litt
the
machine
and draw it out from the rear baseboard fastening.
Remove rubber tings
from
right platen knob
turn
the machine on to its back and remove rubber holding
tings from
feet
of
the
machine.
Lift
up
front cover
(25)
and remove cardboard which protects the type-bars.
Press
down
left
shift
key
operate carriage release
move carriage and remove pieces of rubber left
and right under the carriage.
Reducing noise
The
machine, which
in
itself makes
little
noise, should
be placed on a soft pad of felt or similar material.
Only
in
exceptional cases
—
perhaps while traveiling
—
should the machine be lett standing on the baseboard.
THIS WILL HELP...
Ribbon Control
With
a
two-colour ribbon
set
the
ribbon switch
(21)
to
“blue”
for
the
upper position,
or
to
“red”
for
the
lower
position.
The
centre position (white)
is
for
use
when
cutting duplicating stencils. When
the
upper
half
of
single colour ribbons is worn invert for use of the lower
part.
Ribbon advance
and
return
are
automatic.
Inserting
the
paper
Move
the
carriage
to
centre position, raise paper
support,
lay
the
paper
on
the
lateral paper guide
insert
the
paper between
the
platen
and
paper table
(12)
and
adjust
it
to
the
required height
by
turning
the
platen knob
To
adjust
the
paper
or
to
insert
several sheets
pull
the
paper release
lever
(14) forward.
Margin Control
The
beginning
and
the
end
of
lines
may
be
set
to
the
required positions
by
adjusting
the
two
margin stops
behind
the
paper table
The
margin stops
are
pressed down while being moved.
THIS
TOO
IS
VERY NECESSARY.
Changing
the
ribbon
Litt
up
the
front cover
(25)
of
the
machine, exposing the ribbon
mechanism. Wind
the
worn ribbon
on
-
to
one
of
the
two
spools
Pull
out
the
spool catch
(g)
and
remove
the
empty spool,
free
the
end
of
the
a
b
ribbon
from
the
hook,
and
draw
out
of the ribbon carrier The spool
carrying
the
old
ribbon
is
now
fF
replaced
by
the
new
spool
and
tibbon.
Put
the
free
end
of
the
ribbon
on
the
projecting hook
on
the
empty
{
spool,
and
press
the
hook
into
the
spindle.
Now
replace
the
empty spool back
3
on
the
machine taking care
that
both
spools are firmly held by the con-
veyor pin Thread the ribbon
through the ribbon reverse levers (c)
on
both
sides. Now press down
the
a
shift
lock
and
take
hold
of
the
ribbon
with
both hands.
b
Put
the
ribbon behind carrier
(b)
and
insert
it
into
the
left
and
tight
slits
of the guide (a) so that its full width
lies
in
the
slits.
When correctly fitted
the
position
of
the
ribbon
will
cor-
respond
to
that
shown
in
the
diagram
below.
a)
Ribbon holder
e)
Conveyor
pin
b)
Ribbon carrier
c)
Ribbon reverse
lever
g)
Spool catch
da)
Guide
hole
h)
Ribbon spool
f)
Spool shait

Margin Alignment
To improve the appearance of documents and
t
is
sometimes
an
advantage
to
have
the
right
1and margin as Straight as tho left. A rough draft ol
such work should first be typed so as to calculate the
aumber
of
letters
that
require levelling
on
each
line.
(he shortest line of the draft is taken as the standard
id
a
vertical
line
is
drawn
at
the
end
of
this
as
shown
n the example.
the letters on the other lines which are outside this
limit must be brought within it by means of the correcting
space bar when the fair copy is typed.
nstead
of
making
the
shortest
line
the
standard, another
ine
of
average length
may
be
selected
and
the vertical
line
drawn from there.
In
this
case
any
letters outside
the line must be compressed within it, whilst lines which
are
shorter must
be
extended.
the advantage of whic
can
be
easily assessed
as
it
dispenses with the
(withoul margin alignment)
the advantage
of
which
can
be
easily assessed
as
it
dispenses with the
{with margin alignment)
The second method described has the advantage that
up
to
8
letters
per
line
may
be
compensated. Insertions
for
the
number
of
letters which come outside
the
line,
and
extensions
for
the
number
of
letters which
fall
short
of it may thus be anticipated and spread over the
whole
line.
Insertions
are
made
by
writing
the
word which
is
to
be
compressed
in
the
following manner: depress space
bar, type the first letter and then release the space bar
— depress space bar — type release space bar etc.
To
lengthen lines proceed
as
follows: after typing
the
last letter of a word depress space bar, release it and
press again,
type
the
first
letter
of
the
next
word
and
release
the
space
bar
—
depress space
bar
—
type
a
letter
etc.
After typing
the
last
letter release space
bar
and
tap
it
two
more times. Then continue writing
the
next
word.
Lino
Spacing
The
line
space indicator
(4)
may
be
set
to
give
single
and a half, and double line spacing. Slight 10
on the line space lever (1) pushes the carrig
to the right and brings the paper into positi
next
line.
Presay,
ge
Glon
On for th
Shitt
To
type
capital letters, punctuation marks
ate.
Pre
down
one
of
the
two
shift
keys Pressure
on
th
shift lock (18) locka the machine in the raigeg Positio,
To
lower
the
carriage again,
press
the
left
hang
shift
ke:
Spacing
On
depressing
and
releasing
the
space
bar
(20)
th
carriage will move one space to the left.
Margin Release
The
ringing
of
the
bell
indicates
that
there
are
g
fer
more spaces available before
the
end
of
the
line:
9
reaching
the
end
of
the
line
the
carriage
will
stop.
Pressure on the margin release however, release
the
mechanism. Similarly pressure
on
the
margin releas
enables typing
to
commence
to
the
left
of
the
limit
s¢
by
the
left
hand margin stop.
Carriage Release
Grip
the
right hand platen knob
(15)
with
your
rigt
hand,
and
then
depress
the
carriage release
lever
(I<
with
your thumb.
This
allows
the
carriage
to
be
move
freely
in
both directions.
Platen Release
The
line
space indicator
(4)
also
serves
for
releasin
the
platen.
By
pressing
the
lever backward
the
plate
can
be
revolved freely
and
may
be
turned
to
an
desired
line
(e.g.
on
printed forms).
Line
Space Plunger
By pressing the line space plunger (15) inwards, th
platen
will
be
freed;
this
enables
a
new
line
positio:
to be found. The white vertical lines on the alignmen
guide
(9)
should
be
regarded
as
being
the
vertica
centre of any letter. Use of these controls ensure
accurate re-positioning
of
work.

Tabulation
The
use of the tabulator stops and key simplifies all
work that requires tabulation. The tabulator stops (24)
must
first
be
set
io
the
required positions
and
this
is
done
by
setting them
to
the
same numbers
on
the
mar-
gin
scale
as
is
indicated
at
the
required positions
on
the paper scale The tabubator stops are easily
moved by light pressure with the fingers, but care musi
be taken that the indicator of the tabulator stop is in
exact alignment
with
the
mark
on
the
scale. Stops
that
are
not
required must
be
moved
to
the
extreme left
or
right
of
the
tabulator scale.
Seven separate columns of typ-
ing
may
be
produced
by
the
use of all the tabulator stops in
conjunction
with
the
right hand
margin
stop
and
margin release
key.
Pressure
on
the
tabulator
key
(23) causes the carriage to glide
automatically
to
the
next
tabu-
lator stop.
The
key
is
released
when
the
stop
is
reached.
Erasing
and
Correcting
Move the carriage to the side so that no eraser dust
falls into the machine. Use a typewriter rubber and
eraser shield
for
the
top
copy,
and
a
soft
rubber
for
carbon copies. Do not type omitted letters in between
the others, but use the “correcting space bar’. Rub out
the wrongly typed word and move the carriage back
to
the
last
letter
of
the
preceding word.
Tap
the
space
bar once. Then tap a second time, hold it down, and
type in the first letter of the word to be re-written.
Release the space bar, and repeat this action throughout
the wrongly typed word.
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