Olympia SM 9 User manual

PERATING INSTRUCTIONS
OLYMPIA SM 9

We are proud to count you as another
Olympia user. Your Olympia will give you
many years of pleasure. This instruction
booklet gives details
of
the
advantages
and
operation
of
the
Olympia
SM
9.
Please read this booklet carefully before
you start using the machine ~ you will
tind
many useful
hints
which
will
help
you ta keep your Olympia SM 9 in
first-class condition,
1 Margin stop scale
2 Margin stops
3 Paper guide
4 Left hand carriage release
5 Paper bail with rollers
6 L. H. platen knob
7 Carriage lock lever
8 Line spacing selector with platen
release
9 Line spacing Sever
10 Impression regulator (beneath front
cover)
11 Margin release
12 Tab set/clear selector
13 Shift lock key
14 L. H. shift key
15 Paper support
16 Paper release
17 Paper support release button
18 Total tab clearance lever
19 Carriage release lever
20 R. H. platen knob
21 Paper erasure table
22 Card holder
23 Aligning scale with drawing notches
24 Tab key
25 Backspace key
26 Ribbon selector
27 R. H. shift key
28
Correcting spacebar
Preparing for use
Remove
the
typewriter
from
its
case
and
take
off
the
rubber bands
from
the
rolease lover (19) and the carriage
lock
jever
Lift
up
the
line
spacing
lover (9) and removo the synthetic transit
lock
from
tho
left
side
of
the
carriage
rails
(Fig.
1).
Then
slide
the
carrlage
to
tho
night
and
carry
out
tho
samo proce
dure for the R. H. synthotic transit lock.
Grip the front cover on both sides, lift up,
and
remove
the
piece
of
cardboard which
protects the typebars. Remove the pieces
of syntholic fitted beneath the L. H. and
R. H. ribbon spools (Fig. 2). Once the
shift lock key (13) has been operated,
the machine is ready for use.
Lowering the noise level
In
order
to
reduce
the
noise
level,
the
machine should,
if
possible,
be
placed
on
soft
felt
pad.
Line
spacing
lever
(9)
Raise
the
line
spacing lever
to
allow
the
carriage to be slid to the right and to
select
the
next
typing
line.
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ction
eof
the
bichrome ribbons,
in
ch
(26)
should
be
set
the select tion for black or to the
N ttom position for red. The white
bol or) position 1s for stencils. In the
(oot single-color nbbons, these should
versed once the top half is worn
OA
(to
obtain
the
maximum possible
use
of the lower section of the ribbon.
Ribbon advance and return are automatic.
=I
ing the paper
pari to its center position
and raise the paper support (15) by
applying pressure to the release button
Position
the
paper against
the
adjustable paper guide insert between
the
platen
and
erasure table
and
rotate
either of the platen knobs (6/20) to bring
the
paper
to
the
desired level.
To
align
the paper horizontally and to insert the
desired number
of
copies, move forward
the paper release lever
Selecting
the margins
The L, Ho and R.H. Margins can be
selectod
by
deprossing
the
margin stops
(2) and sliding them to the desired
positions.
Line spacing selector (8)
The desired line spacing can be soloctad
by
moving
the
selector
to
the
appropnate
setting.
Margin release lever
(11)
The
L.
H.
and
R.
H.
margins
can
be
overriden by the operation of this lever.
Platen release (8)
The platen can be unlocked by the
movement
of
this
lever
to
the
rear
to
allow any desired height to be selected
when,
for
example, typing
on
lined forms.
Tabulation
Before tabulating, operate the total
clearance lever (18) to clear previously
selected stops, slide the carriage to the
desired setting, and move the tab set/
clear fever (12) to the '+' setting.
Individual stops can be cleared by select-
ing
the
desired
stop
and
moving
the
set/clear lever to the '~’ setting.
Impression regulator
(10)
The desired impression energy can be
selected by moving the regulator to the
‘+’
setting
for
the
maximum number
of
copies, and to the '~’ setting for the
minimum number of copies.
Correcting spacebar
(28)
To
correct
a
typing error, erase
the
complete word,
and
slide
the
Carriage
to
the last letter of the preceding word.
Operate
the
spacebar once
only,
re-operate a second time, holding it down,
and
type
the
first letter
of
the
wrongly-
typed word before releasing
the
spacebar.
Re-operate and hold down the spacebar
and type the next letter of the word,
repeating this process as required.
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Margin alignment
If required, texts can be typed to give
the
appearance
of
a
printed sheet
due
to
the
incarporation
of
a
device which
allows
tor
the
of
the
right
hand
margin.
The
selocted
text
should
first
be
typed
tn
draft
form
to
ascertain
how
many letters
per
line
must
be
compensated.
An
average
[ine
of
this
dratt
should
then
be
selected
as
a
guide,
and
a
vertical
line
drawn
at
the
end
of
this
line
from
top
to
bottom
of
the
complete draft. To shorten a ling, the
carriage
back
to
the
last
latter
of
the
preceding word, depress the spacebar,
type the first letter of the next word,
release
the
spacebar, depress
the
space-
bar, and type the second letter of the
word
etc.
Once
the
last letter
of
the
word
has
been
typed, operate
the
spacebar
once
only.
To
lengthen
line, slide the carriage back
to the last letter of the last word, operate
the
spacebar
once
only, depress
the
spacebar, type the first letter of the
next word and release the spacebar.
Carry on in this manner until the complete
word
has
been typed,
and
then
operate
ihe
spacebar twice consecutively.
even right-hand margin
-
yo
use
the
half-spacing featur
(without margin alignment)
Clympia machines provide a
Slympia machines provide
an
even right-hand margin
-
you
use the half-spacing feature
(with margin alignment)
[70
The
exchange
of
the
ribbon
Access
to
the
ribbon mechanism
can
be
obtained by applying pressure to both
sides of the housing on either side of the
spacebar
and
lifting
the
housing
until
it
contacts
its
stops. Wind
on
the
used
ribbon
on
one
of
the
spools swing
back
the
ribbon brake
(a)
remove
the
empty spool and disengage the hook of
the
used
ribbon
from
the
core
of
the
spool Remove the ribbon
from
the
ribbon vibrator
and
wind
the
remainder
of
the
ribbon
on
the
full
spoot.
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a
Brake
lever
b
Reversing
arm
¢
Pin
d
Ribbon spool
e Spool core
f
Guide holes
y
Guides
h Ribbon vibrator
Fit
the
hook
of
the
new
ribbon
to
the
core
of
the
empty spoo!
and
fit
the
spool
to
its
mounting, ensuring that the pin (c)
engages
in
one
of
the
guide
holes
Fit the ribbon behind both reversing arms
(b) and operate the shift Jock key
Using both hands, position the ribbon
behind the ribbon vibrator (h) and into
the
guides
(g)
as
shown
in
the
illustration.
When
using bichrome ribbons,
the
red
section of the ribbon should be positioned
at
the
bottom.
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of
modification reserved