General
Rules
Transparent Card
Grips and
Guide
Lines
Card
Grips
(30)
permit
writing
at
the
extreme
upper
edge
of
the
paper
before
it
passes
under
the
paper
bail
as
well
as
to
the
very
bottom
of the sheet.
They also serve as guide
lines(17),as
their
top
limits
of
graduation
indicate
the
level
of
the
written
line;
please
note
that
petrol
harms
the
transparence
of
the
Card
Grips.
Capital
Letters (shifting)
To
write
capital
letters,
depress
one
or
other
of
Shift
Keys
(1
&
35).
For
continuous
writing
in
capitals,
press
down
completely
Shift
Lock
To
return
to
small
letters,
depress
Shift
Key
Movement
of
Carriage
The
normal
movement
of
the
carriage
to
the
left
is
caused
by
striking
the
keys
or
Space
Bar
It
can,
however,
be
moved
rapidly
from
left to
right
or
vice
versa
by
pressing
Platen
Knob
(8 or 28)
with
the thumb
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 Space Key but press it down completely.
Space Bar
Space Bar (36) is used to move the carriage from right to left, to separate two words, or to leave
blank spaces.
Passage from one Line to the
Next
To
return
the
carriage
and
prepare
for
writing
on
the
next
line,
simply
push
Line
Space
Lever
(6)
with
left
forefinger.
This
moves
the
carriage
to
the
right
and
spaces
the
paper
to
the
next
line
automatically
at
the
same
time.
There
are
three
line
spacings
on
the
HERMES
2000.
These
are
set
by
Line
Space
Regulator
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