Exploit Hermes 2000 Instruction Manual

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Table

of

Contents

Page

HelprI

Hints

....

.....A..

Inside

cover

The

Ribbon

Preface

and

Preliminaries

Changing

the

Colour

8

Preface2Stencils

..8

Opening

the

Carrying

Case...........2/3

ChOICe

Of

Ribbon

:nd

Spools

8

Unblocking

the

Machine

............2

Reversing

the

Ribon'

Closing

the

Carrying

Case...,.......2/3

ChangIng

the

RIbbon

9

Making

the

Machine

Ready

for

Use

Unlocking

and

Locking

the

Carriage

.......3AUtomat'c

TabUIator

10/11

Inserting

the

Paper

...

...

.....

3

a)

Setting

the

Stops

_.

10

b)

Clearing

Individual

Stops

10

General

Rules

c)ClearingallStops.............10

Graduated

Paper

Side

Guide.4

Pro

ressive

Brake

10

Adjusting

PositionofPaper

.

.

4

g

‘

Hiding-rollers

Plate

(endofpage).4

Transparent

Card

Grips

and

Guide

Lines

.

S

_

.

Capital

Letters

(Shifting)

.5Ma'ntenance

and

CleanIng

Movement

Of

CerrIage

'

5

Do

not

take

Your

Machine

Apart

.

.....

..

12

Return

of

Carriage

S

__.

Space

Bar5MaIntenance

and

LubrIcatIon

.

12

Passage

from

one

Linetothe

Next.

5

CleanIng

the

Types

12

Location

of

Line

or

Letter

(Corrections,Additions)

6

Cleaning

the

Platen

-

12

Releasing

the

Platen

.

6

Cleaning

the

Machine

.

12

a)towrite

between

the

lines.6

b)towriteonruled

paper.

6

Intermediate

Table.6Serial

Numberofthe

Machine

12

Drawing

Lines

.

7

“

Lightning”Margins.7

Margin

Release

Key

(end

of

line)

and

Freeing

of

Operating

Parts

Jammed

Type

Bars..........

Touch

Regulator

7

Diagram

Inside

back

cover

Preface

and

Preliminaries

Preface

Thisisthe

HERMES

2000,aprecision

typewriter

that

easily

accessible

from

the

front.

This

makes

the

HERMES

2000

very

easytouse.

carefully,

all

the

same.

incorporates

all

the

very

latest

improvements.

All

levers

are

VlSIble

and

But

read

the

instructions

for

its

use

and

maintenance

Opening

the

carrying

Case

Place

the

case

flat

with

the

handle

before

you.Ifitislocked

turn

the

keytothe

right

andthen

remove

It.

Pressonthe

movihg

partofthe

lock

and

disengage

the

strap.

Raise

the

lidbythe

handle

pushing

it

backwards

untilItrests

on

the

table.

This

can

eaSily

be

removed.

.

The

base

canbeleftinits

placetowrite

butitwillbemore

comfortable

if

you

turntothe

rightorto

the

left

the

strap

fixedtoit.

However,

to

obtain

maximum

quietness

the

machine

should

be

taken

off

the

base

and

placed

onafelt.

To

do

this

lift

the

typewriter

in

the

front

and

draw

it

towards

you.

This

will

release

it

from

the

hook

at

the

rear

of

the

base

(see

also

page

3).

Unblocking

the

Machine

The

machineisdelivered

ready

for

use.

The

carriage

may,

however,

have

been

firmly

blocked

for

shipment

by

means

ofametal

rod

inserted

underneath

it

and

which

can

be

easily

removed

by

unscrewing

the

nut

labelled

“

Unscrew

this

nut...

”.

When

this

is

done

the

rod

canbewithdrawn

from

the

left-hand

side

of

the

machine.

For

shipment

to

distant

countries

wooden

blocks

are

used

for

this

purpose;

they

are

attached,

each

with

three

screws,tothe

sidesofthe

carriage.

To

remove

them,

place

the

machine

on

its

right

side

and

remove

the

screws

in

the

left-hand

block

(their

heads

are

visible

in

the

holes

pierced

through

it).

Then

turn

the

machine

on

its

left

side

and

repeat

the

operation.

Closing

the

Case

When

replacing

the

machineonits

base,

make

sure

that

the

hook

on

the

base

catches

in

the

plateatthe

rearofthe

machine.

The

four

rubber

feet

must

also

fit

exactly

into

the

corresponding

sockets

in

the

base.

Before

replacing

the

lid,

remember

to

centre

the

carriage

(see

following

paragraph)

and

lower

the

paper

support

(see

also

page

3).

Making

the

Machine

Ready

for

Use

3

Unlocking

and

Locking

(centering)

the

Carriage

a)Tounlock,

raise

Locking

Lever

(27)

and

move

Carriage

to

the

right

until

the

leverisreleased.

b)Tolockorcentre

the

Carriage,

raise

Locking

Lever

(27)

with

forefinger.

and

holditwhile

pressing

on

Carriage

Release

LeverAtthe

same

time

press

with

thumbonRight

Platen

Knob

(28)toslow

down

carriage

motion.

When

the

central

position

is

reached

the

carriage

will

lock

automatically.

Inserting

the

Paper

Before

inserting

a

sheet

of

paper,

raise

Paper

Support

(19)

and

unlock

the

carriage.

insert

the

paper

between

platen

and

paper

table

and

turn

Platen

KnobInorder

to

introduce

papers

under

the

best

conditions,

one

must

see

that

the

transparent

card

grips

(30)

are,atthe

momentofintroduction,

appliedtothe

greatest

surface

area

possible

and

that

the

rubber

rollers

(14

and

22)ofthe

ruled

paper

bail

(20)

are

sufficiently

near

each

other,

especially

whenitisaquestion

of

narrow

paperorpost

cards.

The

Paper

Support

(19)

prevents

the

paper,

when

approaching

the

bottom

of

the

sheet,

from

comingincontact

with

the

rearofthe

machineorthe

table.

To

avoid

tearingorcrumpling

if

there

are

many

sheets,

insert

the

notepaper,

carbon

paper

and

duplicate

sheets

with

the

aidofa

pieceoffolded

paperofa

certain

thickness,

as

showninthe

illustration.

This

also

helpstomaintain

all

the

sheetsatthe

same

height.

Opening

and

closing

of

the

case

Before

trying

to

lift

the

machine

from

its

base,whilst

proceed-

ingasindicated

on

page2,under“Opening

the

carrying

case

”,

paragraph

2,

turn

the

two

fixing

arms

38—illustration

shows

only

the

left

one——towards

the

outside

(direction

of

arrow)

to

bring

them

into

position

“B”.

It is

only

then

that

you

will

be

able

to

separate

the

machine

from

its

base.

i‘V“AOnthe

other

hand,

whenitisaquestion

of

replacing

the

ma-

‘~

chineonthe

base,itwillbenecessarytomake

sure

beforehand

that

the

fixing

arms

are

in

position

“B",

Le.

turned

out,then

the

machine

canbereplaced

on

its

base.

Finally,

the

fixing

arms

must

be

pushed

back

into“A

”,

in

order

‘L~

Atthat

the

lid

does

not

restonthe

arms

when

you

trytocloseitagain.

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