Royal Portable typewriter User manual

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finest office

typewriter,

with

spar

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new

features

th

at

make

it

the

most

modern

and durable

portable typewriter·

in

the world.

It's

tr·

uly

an

office

typewri

t

er·

in

portable size.

Your

Roya

l is

th

e only portable t

ypewriter

that

can be

tuned

to

your

own

typing

leve

l.

*Speed Selector enabl

es

you

to

synchronize

the

ac

t

ion

of the carriage and

keys

to y

our

own

typing

speed.

"Touch

Control"

permits

you to tailor the

sensitivity

of

the

keys

to

your

own

indi

,uidual touch. ':

'The

Line

Meter

automatically

tells

you

how

many

lines

of

typing

space you have

left

when

you

near

the

bottom

of

a page.

"Magic"

Margin

permits

you to

set

mar·gins

instantly,

easily

and

automatically. These featur·es, as well as

*Visible Tab

Set,

Push

Button

Top, ':'Automatic Paper Lock,

gr·eater

pcLper

capacity and

many

others,

help

you

to

type

faster, better,

with

less error.

Read

this

booklet carefully.

Its

complete

instructions

on the use

of

Roya

l's convenience featur·

es

will help you to get the

most

out

of

yo

ur·

new

Portable T

ypewriter.

You

wi

ll

also find

some hel

pf

ul

tips on touch

typing

beginning on page 14.

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1.

Inserting &

Re

moving Paper

2. Line Spacing

3. Using the

Scales

4.

Ca

rri

age Spacing

5. Keyboard & Ribbon"Controls

6. "Magic" Margin

7. *

Speed

Selector

8. *Line Me

te

r

9. "Touch/Control"

10. *Tabulating

1

1.

Push Button Top

12. Ribbon Changing

13. Care

of

Portable- Portable Case

·

14.-

20. Typing the Easy Way

20.-21. Portable

Fea

ture Chart

*N

ot on

K

c y

~

t

o n

e

Model

inserting

paper

A.

Pull

forward

*Automatic

Paper

Lock a

nd

drop

paper

behind

cylind

er

onto

Royal's

single

wide

rear

feed roll

which

acts

as

a

stra

ig

ht

edge,

g

uidin

g

the

l

eft

edge

of

paper

aga

in

st

paper

guide.

B.

Turn

either

cylinder

knob

until

paper

comes up

und

er

the

Automatic

Paper

Lock.

The

roller

s on

the

Paper

Lock should be

spaced

to

divide

the

paper

in

thirds.

Flip

back

the

lock

with

the

right

thumb.

*Lift

"Pap

er Uail"' on

Kcy

t>

tonc

Model

Adjusting

and

Removing

Paper

If

it

is neces:oary

to

adjust

the

paper

after

it

has

been

in

serted

into

the

machine,

pull

forward

the

Paper

Lock

and

the

Paper

Release

Lever

located

to

the

right

of

the

Paper

Lock

Lever.

Adjust

the

paper,

then

push

back

the

Paper

Lock

and

the

Paper

Release

Lever.

Remove

paper

by

pulling

forward

these

same

two

levers

or

by

rolling

it

out

by

means

of

either

cylinder

knob.

1.

' 2.

I

Line

Finder. To

change

the

line

spacing

to

a

fraction

of

a line

temporarily,

as

when

typing

chemical

or

mathematical

formulae

(A~+B~

or

H2

0)

, move

the

Line

Finder

forward

and

rotate

the

cylinder

to

the

desired

position.

To

return

to

the

exact

original

spacing,

move

the

Line

Finder

to

its

rearward

position.

2 Line Space Selector. You

have

your

choice

of

single,

double

or

triple

spacing

between

the

lines

by

moving

the

Line

Space

Selector

to

the

desired

number.

3 Variable

Line

Spacer. To

make

a

permanent

change

in

the

line

spacing,

press

in

the

Variable

Line

Spacer

button

while

rotating

the

Cylinder

Knob.

Locate

the

work

exactly

where

you

want

it,

then

release

the

button.

The

spacing

is now

permanently

changed

to

the

new

set-up.

4 Line Space Lever.

Line

spacing

and

carriage

return

are

accomplished

simultaneously

with

a single,

brisk

sweep

of

the

left

hand

against

the

Line

Space

Lever.

Royal's

specially

designed

finger-piece

brings

increased

comfort

and

ease

to

this

operation.

_

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r

t

i

-

~

.

.1 The

Paper

Guide Scale.

The

Paper

Guide

·is u

sua

ll

y

set

at

zero.

For

positioning

a

series

of

cards

or

envelopes,

the

,,,

Paper

Guide rna{' be

set

to

the

right

of

zero.

The

Tabulator

Scale.

The

Tabulator

Scale is a

continua-

tion

of

the

Paper

Guide Scale

and

can be seen by

tilting

back

the

Paper

Tabl

e.

This

scale is used to

set

the

*,

tab

stops

which

are

loca'ted

directly

behind

it.

The

Paper

Lock

Scale.

Th

e

Paper

Lock Scale

spans

the

cylinder

and

is compl

ete

ly visible

at

all times.

Usi

this

scale

of

the

sca

le

denot

es

the

bas

e

of

the

writing

lin

e.

To

write

on

cards

or

envelopes,

raise

the

Disappearing

Card

Finger

at

the

dght

end

of

this

scal

e.

'r

4 The

Cylinder

Scale.

Use

this

scale

to

locate

the

carr

i

age

at

a spec

ifi

c

printing

point,

as

in

setting

margins,

finding

the

cente

r

of

a page,

and

cen

teri

ng

headings.

·:

........•

.,

........

.

~:-

-

...

,:

To

find

the

center

of

a

page,

add

the

l

eft

and

right

scale

readings

of

the

paper

and

..

divide

by

two

.

For

instance,

if

to

co

mpute

measurements

on

th

e

paper.

To

determine

mar

-

....

gin

s

or

tab

settings

used in

the

upper

part

of

thii page,

sim-

pl

y

ra

ise

the

Paper

Lock, ho

ld

the

paper

under

the

.

sca

les

,{4_

.......

_-

.•

,-.,

Jhe

l

eft

edge

of

the

paper

is

set

at

0,

and

the

reading

at

the

right

edge is 84,

the

center

'

is

42. ·Move

the

carriage

until

the

fi

gure

42 on

the

cy

linder

scale is located

at

the·

printing

point,

and

your

page

is

centered.

and

make

the

readings.

. ·

..

· ·

To

center

a

heading,

locate

the

center

of

the

page

as

Card

and

Writing

Line

Scale.

Thi

s scale is used

to

align

above.

Then

press

the

Back

Space

Key once

for

each two

characters

with

work

already

on

the

page

or

card.

Th

e edge l

etters

and

spaces

in

th<>

h

eadi

ng.

-

U

Sing

t

he

s c

ales

·

•N

ot

on

,

I(eystone

Model

)

~

'

All Scales

are

',

synchronized

and

read

from

l

eft

to

right.

,,

[

..

4.

Carriage Release

Levers.

The

carriage

may

be

released

and

moved

any

number

of

spaces

by hold-

ing

in

either

the

left

or

right

Carriage

Release

Lever.

Back

Space

Key

The

carriage

may

be

moved

back

one

space

at

a

time

by

touching

the

Back

Space

Key.

Speed

Spacer.

Roy

a I's

new

space

bar

is

faster

and

easier

to

operate.

The

car-

riage

can

be

moved

ahead

one

space

at

a

time

by

touching

the

Speed

Spacer.

~ull

y

*Tab Key.

The

carriage

may

be

moved

to

pre-set

pos

ition

s

by

touching

"Tab"

Key

(see

separate

sec

tion

on

Roy

al's

Visible

Tab

Setting).

•N

ot o n K

eys

tone

Mod

el

standard

keyboard

Th

e Key

board

and

co

ntrol

s on

your

Ro

ya

l

ar

e like a

stan

dard

o

ffi

ce type

writ

er . . . designed

for

natur

al ease in ty

g.

New plastic keys are

Fin

ge

r-Fl

ow in shap

e.

Th

ere's no obs

tru

c

ting

semi-c

irc

le in

front

of

th

e key to

bru

sh

fi

ngers or

cau

se untidy

work.

L

ett

ers are

inlaid

ri

g

ht

thr

ough the keys

and

ca

nn

ot

rub

off;

th

ey

sta

y cl

ea

n, too, because they are exactly

flu

sh

with

key s

urfac

e.

To t

ype

capitals

or

upper

case

characters

pr

ess e

ith

er

Shift

Key at

th

e e

xt

re

me ends

of

th

e lowest ba

nk

of

le

tt

er keys, holding

it

down while you use

th

e le

tt

er key.

To t

ype

capitals

or

upper

case

characters

in

sequence

press the S

hift

Lock Key,

ju

st above

th

e le

ft

S

hift

Key,

which

holds

th

e segme

nt

in

th

e

upper

c

ase

until

you

pr

ess e

ith

er

Shift

Key.

Wa

r

ning

Bell

and

Margin Release.

Wh

en in ty

g you

ap-

pr

oach

the

right

mar

gin, y

our

warnin

g be

ll

will

rin

g. A

fte

r you

hav

e

typ

ed seve

ral

mor

e chara

ct

ers,

th

e line lock will take e

ff

e

ct

, locking

th

e type bars to

pr

eve

nt

you

fr

om

ty

ping

one character over

anoth

er.

To

type

past

the

right

margin

line lock,

or

to type

with

in

y

our

l

eft

hand margin, press

th

e Margin Release Key.

ribbon

color

change

and

reverse

Th

e

Ribbon

C

olor

Change

Lev

er

(1)

pe

rmit

s you to use e

ith

er

th

e

upp

er

or

lower ha

lf

s

of

th

e

ribbon.

To ty

pe

us

ing

the

lower,

or

re

d,

half

of

a

two

-c

olor

rib-

bon, move

the

lever to

th

e red

dot

. To

use

th

e

upper,

or

black,

half

of

the rib-

bon, move

th

e lever to

the

bl

ack

dot

.

To

mak

e

th

e

ribbon

inope

rativ

e

for

stencil

writing,

move

the

lever to

th

e

whit

e dot.

The

ribbon

reverses

itself

automati-

cally

wh

en

th

e

end

of

the

ribbon

is

re

ached.

Howev

e

r,

it

may

be

reversed

at

any

time

by

moving

the

Ribbon

Reverse

Lever

(2)

to

it

s oppos

it

e position.

When purchasing new ribbons,

be sure to

get

a ribbon

made

~

..

expressly

for the

Royal

~

Portable.

5.

''

e

II

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-

•~a.rg•n

"Magic"

Margin

allows you

to

set

margins

automatically

without

dis-

turbing

paper

in

machine.

To

set

l

eft

margin,

hold in

the

left

carriage

re-

l

ease

l

ever

and

left

"Magic"

Margin

button

while

moving

carr

i

age

to

point

you

wish

your

writing

line to

start-

release,

and

it's

set.

To

s

et

the

right

margin,

merely

follow

sam

e

proced

ur

e,

using

right

carriage

releas

e

lever

and

right

"Magic"

Margin

button.

*speed

selector

Now,

for

the

first

time

on a

portable

typewriter,

you

can

tune

your

portable

to

your

individual

speed

preferenc

e

with

Royal's

amazing

new

Speed Selector.

Move

the

carriage

to

the

extreme

right

and

you will see

the

Speed

Selector

Dial.

By

turning

the

knob you will

be able to

change

the

setting

on

this

dial

and

synchronize

the

speed

of

the

·

carriage

and

keys to

your

individual

typing

level.

As

you use

your

new

Royal

Portable,

you will be

able to

determine

which

setting

is

best

for

you.

*Not

on

Keystone Model

*line

.neter

I

Thi

s amazing new device a

utom

at

i

ca

lly

te

ll

s you how many lines you have le

ft

when

you

are

typing

nea

r the

botto

m of a page.

Simpl

y

inse

rt

pape

r in r

eg

ul

ar

mann

er and

turn

either cylinder knob u

nt

il

the red S

ET

line on

th

e Line M

eter

appears

di

re

ctly be-

n

eat

h the

arrow

.

Th

en ho

ld

the

Var

iable

Lin

e

Sp

ace

r bu

tto

n a

ll

the w

ay

in

wh

il

e

turnin

g

th

e right cylinder

kn

ob

until

the

bac

k ed

ge

of the

paper

is a

li

gne

d w

ith

the

two

re

d d

ots

on the

Pape

r S

upp

or

t.

(B

e ce

rt

ain

to

raise

the

Pape

r Supp

ort

to i

ts

up

pe

rm

ost

posi-

tion.) Rel

ease

the

Va

ri

a

bl

e

Lin

e

Space

r bu

t-

to

n,

then t

urn

the cylinder to the de

sir

ed

typ

ing position. As you n

ea

r the bot

to

m

of

the page, the numbers on the Li

nemeter

will

au

tomat

i

ca

ll

y indi

cate

exact

ly how m

any

lines

of

typ

ing

space

you h

ave

l

eft.

If

you

type

on a

paper

or

ca

rd

that

is

too

short

to

be

align

ed

with

the

red

do

ts

on

th

e

Pap

er

Support

, use

th

e s

ame

dir

ec-

tions

as

abov

e,

but

align

it

with

the

red

lines

dir

ec

tly

be

hind

the

cylinder

inst

ead

of

th

e red

dot

s on the

Pap

er

Support

.

*Not

o n

Kt!ystonc

M

ode

l

This

feature,

m

ade

famous

on

Royal

Office

Typ

e-

writers,

adjusts

the

sens

itivit

y

of

the

keys

to

your

own touch. Move

th

e

"Touch

Control"

Lever

toward

the

high

number

s

and

the

keys

automati-

cally

adju

st

themselves

for

a firm

or

heavy

touch.

If

you

hav

e a

li

g

ht

touch

move

the

lever

to

the

low

numb

ers.

"touch

control"

.)

*tabula

ti

ng

Royal's

Visible

Tab

stops

are

made

instantly

accessible by

simply

tilting

back

the

Paper

Table.

These

tab

stops

are

used

to

mark

off

various

indentations

and

to

halt

the

carriage

at

these

points. To

set

a

tab

stop, note

the

reading

on

the

cylinder

sca

le

where

you wish

the

carriag~

to

halt,

then

press

down on

the

tab

stop

and

move

it

till

the

red line on

it

is

aligned

with

the

same

reading

on

the

Tabulator

Scale. To

tabu-

late-that

is, to move

automatically

from

one column

or

indentation

to

the

next, hold

down

the

Tab

Key

until

the

carriage

ha

lts.

*Not

on

I<

c

_.

vs

tonc

Model

-

---

-_

___.._

___

__

,l

Press

the

button

convenient

ly located

directly

over

the

left

side

of

the

key

board,

and,

"presto,"

the

Push

Button

Top

automatically

sp

ring

s wide open

making

the

interior

of

your

Royal ·

Purtabl

e

compl

ete

ly

accessib

le

for

adj

us

ting

"Touc

h

Contro

l"

or

for

type

cleaning

and

rapid

ribbon

changing.

Ill

4

step

ribbon

change

12.

I

Press

Shift

Lock Key

and

move Color

Control

lever

to

red

dot.

Then

depress

any

two

central

keys

at

the

same

time

so

that

the

type

bars

stand

up

and

the

Ribbon

Carrier

is

raised.

Disengage

the

ribbon

from

the

Ribbon

Carrier.

2

Raise

the

Push

Button

Top

and

wind

ribbon

as

far

as

possible on

either

spool. Slip

the

ribbon

out

of

the

small

guides

beside each

ribbon

cup.

Lift

off both spools, unhook

and

discard

used

ribbon

from

empty

spool.

3 Hook

the

new

ribbon

to

the

empty

spool

and

replace

both

spools on

their

hubs,

making

sure

the

ribbon

travels

from

the

back

of

each spool as

shown

in

the

illustration.

4

Feed

ribbon

through

small

guides

and

replace m

Ribbon

Carrier.

Flick

back

the

type

bars

and

release

the

Shift

Lock.

Take

up

ribbon

slack by

turning

either

spool.

Lower

the

Push

Button

Top

and

you

are

ready

to type.

To in

crease

your

typing

sa

tisfaction,

follow

these

simp

le

rules:

•

From

time

to time, dust

the

outside

and

accessible

parts

with

a

brush

or

dry

cloth.

• Cl

ean

the

type

frequent

ly

with

the

dry

bristle

brush

furnished

with

yo

ur

Royal

Portable.

•

Wipe

the

carriage

rails

and

other

nickel

parts

occa-

sionally with a cloth s

li

ghtly moistened

with

a

very

little

oi

l.

•

Don't

e

ra

se

directly

over

the

printing

point. Move

the

carriage

to e

ith

er side,

then

erase.

• Keep

your

Portable

covered when

not

in use.

Reco

rd

yo

ur

Royal

Portabl

e

ser

ial

numb

ers on

your

bill of

sa

le,

thi

s ins

truction

book,

or

in some

other

sa

fe place. You

will find it by

moving

the

carriage

to

the

e

xtreme

right

and

looking down

at

rear l

eft

co

rn

er

.

Your

Ro

ya

l

Port

ab

le

can

always be identified by

it

s se

rial

numb

er.

royal

portable

case

Your

Ro

y~!

Portable

comes in a highly-

styled

fiberglas

carry

ing

case

that

is light•·

weight

and

very

durable.

Clips

in

side

the

top

of

the

case

are

designed to hold

paper

and

envelopes

as

well

as

the

type

clean-

ing

brush.

If

you like, use

your

Ro

ya

l

Portable

in

it

s case.

Simply

open

the

cover

and

you

are

ready

to type. Or,

remove

the

top

of

the

case by

holding

the

Hinge

Lock

toward

you

and

slide off

the

top

to

the

right.

For

the

quietest

typing

of

all,

remove

the

Portable

from

the

case. To do

this,

re-

l

ease

the

four

base

clamps

and

lift

the

Portable

from

the

base

of

the

case. To

replace

the

Portable

in

case,

set

it

on

the

feet

s

and

re-

en

gage

the

clamps.

Posi-

tion

the

carriage

at

the

center

and

close

the

case.

13.

14.

The

Speed

Typing

Chart

is designed to help

the

beginn

er

quickly

learn

the

proper

positioning

and

use

of

the

finge

rs

for

typing

by touch.

Detach

the

chart

from

the

guarantee

card

and

place

it

to

the

right

of

your

typ

e-

writer.

Always

use

the

chart

as

your

guide-never

th

e

typewriter

keyboard.

Sit

erect,

feet

fiat on

the

floor.

Plac

e

the

fingers on

the

HOME

KEYS:[,

d,

s, a

for

the

l

eft

hand;

j,

k,

l,

and

;

for

the

right

hand.

From

it

s

HOME

KEY,

a

finger

may

s

trike

any

l

etter

indicated

for

that

finger

in

the

chart,

and

then

return

to

its

HOME

position.

Strik

e

the

keys

crisply

with

a

staccato

stroke.

Strive

for

accuracy.

Speed in

touch

typing

will follow.

Practic

e

each

of

the

following

le

ssons

until

you can

type

them

without

look

ing

at

the

chart.

lesson

I

First

Finger

Vowels

and

Consonants

Type

each

exercise

through

without

stopping;

repeat

each

exercise

only

once:

1.

JU

JU JU

JU

JUg

jug

JUg

fu fu

fur

fur fur

gu gu

gu

gum

gum gum

hu

hu hu

hut hut

hut

2.

ru

ru ru

ru

run run

run

mu mu mu

mu

mug

mug mug

mug

tu

tub

nu

nut

~

'

3.

bu

bu bu bu

bug

by by

buy buy

buy

hy

hy hy

hy

thy

ry

fry

4.

j

u7

fr4

ju7

fr4

ju7

fr4

ju7

fr4

ju7

fr4

ju7

fr4

ju7

fr4

5.

j7

j

f4f

j7

j

f4f

j7

j

f4f

j7

j

f4f

j7

j

f4f

j7

j

f4f

j7

j

f4f

6.

j6j

f5f

j6j

f5f

j6j

f5f

j6j

f5f

j6

j

f5f

j6

j

f5f

j6j

f5f

7.

Type

one

lin

e

of

e a c

h:

thug

bury

numb

turn

funny

buggy

8.

Typ

e

one

lin

e

of

ea

ch:

746

547

567

546

657 645

546

475

I./

-tn

16.

lesson3

First,

Second,

and

Third

Finger

Vowels

and

Consonants

1.

jo

JO

JO JO

J 0 g

JOg JOg

JOg

ho

who

who who who

lo

lo lo

lo

low low

low

so

so so

sow

sow sow sow

2.

bo

bo bo

bo

box

box box

box

wo

wo wo wo

won

won won won

no

no no

no

now now now

now

do do do

do

dot

3.

fo

for for for for

co co co

co

cow cow

cow

to to

to

toy

toy toy

yo

you

4.

lo9

sw2

lo9

sw2

lo

9

sw2

lo9

sw2

lo

9

sw2

lo9

s

w2

lo9

sw2

5.

191

s2s

191

s2s

191

s2s

191

s2s

191

s2s

191

s2s

191

s2s

6.

Type

one

line

of

each:

down

kind

more

give

swing

vowel

7.

Type

one

line

of

each:

191

214

189

531

419

791

916

2

81

8.

Type

one

copy

of

each;

repeat:

Think

before

you

write.

Mr.

Orval

Brock,

New

York

City

17.

lesse>

...

4-

All

Fin~ers

All

Vowels

and

Cons

o

nants

1.

Ja Ja

Ja

ja

Jar

pa

pa pa pa

pay

pa y

pay

rna

rna rna

map

ta

tag

t a g

tag

2.

ha

ha ha ha

hat

la

la la

la

lap lap lap lap

ba ba

ba

bay

bay bay bay

wa wa wa wa

wax wax wax

wax

3.

sa sa sa

sa

saw

saw saw saw

ca

car

pa

pan

la

la la

la

law law

law

4 .

;pO

aqa

;

pO

aqa

;pO

aqa

;pO

aqa

;pO

aqa

;pO

aqa

;pO

a c1a

5.

;

0;

;

0;

;

0;

;

0;

;

0;

;

0;

;

0;

;

0;

;

0;

;

0;

;

0;

;

0;

;

0;

;

0;

6.

Type

one

line

of

each:

aqua

vary

lake

loaf

quiz

marine

7.

Type

one

line

of

each:

190

2

09

106

305

807

406

605

160

8.

Type

one

copy;

indent

five

thumb

spaces:

In

the

best

books,

great

men

talk

to

us,

give

us

their

most

precious

thoughts,

and

pour

their

souls

into

ours.

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