PORTABLE TYPEWRITERS Instructions ETP 630 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 xxxxxx 1½ xxxxx 2 xxxxx 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 CONTENTS BEFORE YOU BEGIN ................................................................................2 PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS....................................................................3 SETTING THE WORKING PARAMETERS.................................................3 TYPING A TEXT .........................................................................................4 CORRECTING ERRORS ............................................................................4 INDENT.......................................................................................................5 CENTRING TEXT BETWEEN THE MARGINS ...........................................5 RIGHT FLUSH ............................................................................................6 AUTOMATIC LINE INDENT ........................................................................6 HYPHEN AND FIXED SPACE ....................................................................6 SUBSCRIPT AND SUPERSCRIPT .............................................................6 UNDERLINE AND BOLD FACE ..................................................................6 TYPING IN CAPITALS WITH THE FULL STOP, COMMA AND NUMBERS ACTIVE............................................................................7 THE LINE FORMAT ....................................................................................7 ARRANGING WORDS OR NUMBERS INTO COLUMNS ...........................8 CREATING AND PRINTING TABLES.........................................................8 THE PERMANENT MEMORY.....................................................................9 LANGUAGE OF MESSAGES ...................................................................12 THE DAISY WHEEL .................................................................................12 THE RIBBON CARTRIDGE ......................................................................12 THE CORRECTING TAPE........................................................................12 REPLACING THE BATTERY ....................................................................13 KEYS AND FUNCTIONS ..........................................................................13 TECHNICAL DATA, NORMS AND SAFETY REGULATIONS...................15 1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN Before you begin, check that the transport blocks have been removed and locate the power cable, by consulting the unpacking instructions printed on the inside of the top of the packaging. The pull-out handle under the keyboard makes the typewriter easy to carry. Safety: Your typewriter conforms to all the current safety regulations and requires the precautions recommended for other electrical devices (radio, television, etc.). See the "Technical Data, Norms and Safety Regulations" section for further details. Accessories: the three accessories you need in order to use all the available features are already installed on your typewriter: the daisy wheel, ribbon cartridge and correcting tape. The keyboard The adhesive strip located just above the keys indicates the functions performed by or MODE key together with the keys immediately below the strip. pressing the Press: with the key below the desired function to activate the functions indicated on the bottom line of the strip. I MODE with the key below the desired function to activate the functions on the top line of the strip. I MODE with the relevant key to enter the symbols that appear in italics on the keys (second keyboard). When held pressed, some keys automatically repeat their function until they are released. The display The display has a capacity of 16 characters. It shows the text as it is typed and the messages that will make the typewriter easy for you to use, and has the following structure: I the work area (13 characters), which contains the characters typed, symbols of the commands activated and the operator messages. The character entry point, immediately to the left of the separator, is called the work point; I the separator ||| that separates the work area from the service area and displays the character attributes (underline, boldface etc...) I the service area (2 characters), which contains the character counter or certain symbols. The adhesive strip, located above the display, shows some symbols of functions and operating modes. Below these symbols, the display shows an indication of the active status of the selected function or mode. I To regulate the brightness of the display to one of the three preset levels, press + DISPLAY. The memory Your typewriter has two built-in memories: one is used for correcting errors and the other for storing texts. The latter is called the permanent memory as, when the machine is switched off, it is powered by a battery so that no data is lost. The battery for the permanent memory is optional. It is not supplied with the machine. The battery that powers the memory is not rechargeable and has a life of about five years. We recommend you replace it when there are no texts stored as this operation clears the memory. See the "Replacing the Battery" section for a description of the replacement procedure. 2 Example of main features Aligning words at right margin, page 6 Centring words between the margins page 5 FIG. 3 AUTOMATICALLY LOADING PAPER: 1. 2. Place a sheet of paper on the platen with its left edge aligned with the 0 point on the graduated scale printed on the transparent cover. + . Having loaded paper by pressing these keys, when the Press typewriter approaches the bottom of the sheet, it will beep four times. Automatic underlining, page 6 London,19th January 1995 IF... Dear sir, We are pleased to inform you of the publication of the latest volume of: ECOLOGY: QUESTIONS AND METHODS the message CHECK BATTERIES appears: this means that the battery that powers the permanent memory is flat or is not present in key and see the "Replacing the Battery" section. the machine. Press the FIG. 4 The paper is not correctly aligned: move the paper release lever in the direction indicated by the arrow, straighten the paper and return the lever to its original position. the volume contains the latest discoveries on the topic and a report on the 1991 International Ecology Conference. You can order this volume together with the other two by filling in and sending us the enclosed form. Vol. Vol. Vol. I: Methods II: Diagnosis III: Forecasts | | | £. 29.99 £. 22.99 £. 55.99 | | | PAPER FEED I I press or to move the paper, respectively down or up, one half line feed at a time; press + or + to move it in micrometric steps. If these keys are held down, the paper is fed continuously. If you use the knob instead of the paper feed keys, the machine will not beep when it approaches the bottom of the sheet and the platen will move freely instead of in fractions of a line feed. It is therefore advisable to learn to use the paper feed keys. Best regards Automatic boldface, page 6 Changing and using tab stops, page 11 SETTING THE WORKING PARAMETERS To access, display and select some working parameters, press . Press again to exit from the selection mode. Any working parameters (print pitch, line feed...) are + is hold. displayed only while The first time the machine is switched on, the parameters set by the manufacturers are key, are as automatically loaded. The settings, which can be viewed by pressing the follows: I typewriter printing mode (ST.OP=C-C) I manual carriage return (AUTO= NO) minimum stroke impact ( character not present below the impact symbol on the display) These settings can only be changed with the printer unit at the start of a line (if it is in any other position, the machine will display the current values for a moment but will not allow you to change them). The new settings made will also be adopted the next time the machine is powered on. I PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS FIG. 1 PREPARING YOUR TYPEWRITER FOR USE Pull the power cable out of its compartment situated at the bottom of the typewriter and plug it into a nearby and easily accessible power socket. Open the paper support cover and remove the keyboard cover. FIG. 2 SWITCHING YOUR TYPEWRITER ON: Press the on/off key . The printer unit moves to the left margin. The display shows the print pitch, line feed, the number of characters per line and the value of the brightness. To switch the machine off To switch the machine off, press and hold the key down for a few seconds. 3 CHANGING THE WORKING PARAMETER SETTINGS Having pressed the key, and with the above-mentioned symbols on the display, press SPACE BAR to move the cursor to the desired parameter: S for operating status, A for carriage return. To change the operating status (print mode) key to switch from one print With the cursor positioned below the letter S, press the mode to another. The options, which may be selected cyclically, are: I C-C = character by character The characters typed are printed one by one on the paper. Each time a key is pressed, the character counter on the display decreases by one. I W-W = word by word The word typed appears on the display first and is then printed whenever the I 1. Type the text until you hear the end of line signal. The service area of the display indicates the capacity of the line. To execute a manual carriage return, press the key (in AUTO=YES mode, the carriage return is performed automatically unless the key is pressed before you reach the end of the line). 2. Continue typing the text. OVERRIDING THE MARGINS Overriding the right margin Having reached the right margin, to override it, press the key. The message OK appears appears. In on the display for a moment. When the next character is typed the symbol Line By Line with Justified Right Margin mode (RTJ), this function is not available. SPACE BAR, hyphen or key is pressed. L-L = line by line The characters typed appear on the display first and are printed at the end of the line, when the key is pressed. RTJ = line by line with justified right margin Same as the previous mode but with a justified right margin. Selecting this mode Overriding the left margin In Character By Character (C-C) print mode, the left margin can also be overridden. key. The message OK With the carriage positioned at this margin, press the to move to the left. The display appears on the display for a moment. Then press will show the symbol. I automatically activates the automatic carriage return feature (indicated by the symbol appearing below the carriage return symbol on the keyboard strip). To change carriage return mode With the cursor positioned below the letter A, press the key to switch from manual carriage return (AUTO=NO) to automatic carriage return (AUTO=YES). To change the stroke impact + IMPACT to switch from the minimum value to the maximum value Press (the latter is indicated by the keyboard strip). To terminate the procedure Press the key again. symbol appearing below the stroke symbol on the CAPITALS To type a capital letter, press and hold down either of the shift keys (the two keys without symbols at the bottom of the keyboard) and then press the desired character key. The yellow indicator will light key. To enter a series of capital letters, press the up. To deactivate the caps lock key, press either of the shift keys. ACCENT KEYS When an accent key is pressed, the printer unit does not move. Type the accent first and then the character. CORRECTING ERRORS ON THE CURRENT LINE The characters typed or printed on the current line are stored in the memory. So, if you notice an error before you reach the end of a line, you can correct it by carrying out one of the following procedures. Correcting the last character typed: 1. : If the character has already been printed, the printer unit will move one Press space back and delete the character; if it is on the display, it will be removed. Several characters can be deleted in sequence from right to left by holding the delete key pressed. Type the correct characters. TYPING A TEXT When you switch on the typewriter, a default line format preset by the manufacturers is presented. The format parameters are set as follows: I line length: 15.2 cm (6") I 5 tab stops for creating columns I end of line signal 8 characters before the right margin I pitch: 12 I line feed: 1 If you want to change the line format, see the corresponding section of this manual. 2. 4 Correcting errors on the line: If you have entered a space after the last character typed or there are errors earlier on the line, proceed as follows: 1. Move to the incorrect character by pressing (to move to the left), SPACE (to BAR (to move to the right - if the characters have already been printed) or move to the right - if the characters are on the display). 2. 3. IF... the character to be erased is underlined or in bold face, before carrying out step 2 ...