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Summary of Contents for Hermes 2000

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Page 3: ...ake 10 Adjusting Position of Paper 4 g Hiding rollers Plate end of page 4 Transparent Card Grips and Guide Lines S _ Capital Letters Shifting 5 Ma ntenance and CleanIng Movement Of CerrIage 5 Do not take Your Machine Apart 12 Return of Carriage S _ _ Space Bar 5 MaIntenance and LubrIcatIon 12 Passage from one Line tothe Next 5 CleanIng the Types 12 Location of Line or Letter Corrections Additions ...

Page 4: ...is will release it from the hook at the rear of the base see also page 3 Unblocking the Machine The machine is delivered ready for use The carriage may however have been firmly blocked for shipment by means of a metal rod inserted underneath it and which can be easily removed by unscrewing the nut labelled Unscrew this nut When this is done the rod can be withdrawn from the left hand side of the m...

Page 5: ...s The Paper Support 19 prevents the paper when approaching the bottom of the sheet from coming in contact with the rear of the machine or the table To avoid tearing or crumpling if there are many sheets insert the notepaper carbon paper and duplicate sheets with the aid of a piece of folded paper of a certain thickness as shown in the illustration This also helps to maintain all the sheets at the ...

Page 6: ...ace Lever Remove the sheet from the machine and re insert carefully Place the Ribbon Indicator on Black action the Line Space Lever until the first word HERMES written in red appears then type this word in black over the red The letter H will strike on exactly the same spot and so will the others see illustration Adjusting Position of Paper Draw Paper Release Lever 25 towards you This raises the p...

Page 7: ...umb and raising Carriage Release Lever 9 or 26 with the forefinger Tabulator Key 33 can also be used for this purpose if tabulator stops are previously cleared and permits the slowing down of the movement of the carriage Return of Carriage To move carriage back one space at a time use Back Space Key This serves for making a correction or for rewriting a badly typed character Do not strike the Back...

Page 8: ...e lines When the indicator is returned to its previous position the platen returns to the same line as before This is very useful for making an addition or correction between the lines b for writing on ruled paper or filling forms in contrast to the foregoing the platen does not return to the previous line if Left Platen Knob 8 is used to release the platen from all spacing control By pulling out ...

Page 9: ...setting of right hand margin is done by depressing Margin Lever 23 and at the same time actioning Carriage Release Lever Allow carriage to slide to the point where the new margin is required and release both levers Margin Release Key end of line and freeing of jammed type bars The type bars are automatically blocked afew spaces after the bell rings To write in the margin press Margin Release Key t...

Page 10: ...s To function perfectly on the HERMES 2000 a ribbon must comply with the following requirements It must be wound on a HERMES spool or at any rate on a well centred spool having the same slots as the HERMES It must be 1 2 13 mm wide and have an eyelet about 5 12 cm from each end To ensure clear writing the ribbon must be strong and thin at the same time Reversing the Ribbon Automatic reverse If the...

Page 11: ...ve the two spools and throw away the worn out ribbon Hook the end of the new ribbon on the empty spool and wind it as far as the eyelet Place the two spools in position with the red half of the ribbon downward Press the spools firmly so that the pin near the axle enters the second hole in the spool Take care that the eyelet at the end of the ribbon is situated between the axle and the lateral ribb...

Page 12: ...e will stop at the selected positions b Clearing Individual Stops To clear a certain stop for the purpose of eliminating a column for which you have no further use press Tabulator Key 33 to bring the carriage to this stop and push Tabulator Set Key 4 to the right c Clearing All Stops Simply raise Stop Clear Key 11 to clear all stops at once Progressive Brake The tabulator of the HERMES 2000 is fit...

Page 13: ...uientes tipos Automatic Tabulator Ecritures Types Espacement a Schriftarten T1905 Spacing Baby Aedla 2000 Amb 4a Setting IndIVIdual Stops _ _ Economlc 1 5 mm EC 4b Clearing lndIVIdual Stops Diamant Di 2 0 mm Di Di Di K Ellte El 2 0 mm El El El E1 Hermes Special 2 5 mm H5 H3 H5 11 Stop Clear ey Pica PI 2 5 mm PI PI PI PI Large Pica LP 2 5 mm Lp LP LP 33 TabUIator Key Medium Roman Mr 2 5 mm Mr Mr 17...

Page 14: ...d parts Never oil the typebars nor the slots in which they move Have your machine cleaned at least once a year by a Hermes agent Cleaning the Types To clean the types brush them with the brush fitted inside the case If a type is full of hardened ink remove this with the brush or a cloth soaked with benzine Do not use alcohol as it might cause rust Cleaning the Platen Only alcohol may be used for c...

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Page 16: ...e left See p 9 Touch Regulator See p 7 Aligning Scale See pp 5 6 Central Guide See p 10 Paper Support See p 3 INDEX Paper Bail See pp 3 4 S 10 Lateral Ribbon Guide right See p 9 Rubber Roller right on paper bail See pp 3 4 Margin Lever right See p 7 Intermediate Table See p 6 Paper Release Lever See p 4 Carriage Release Lever See pp 3 S 7 Carriage Locking Lever See p 3 Platen Knob right See pp 3 5...

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