General
Rules
Drawing Lines
To
draw
lines
rapidly for tables
of all
kinds.
insert the
point of a
pencil
in
the
hole
in
Card
Grip
(30)
(see
illustration).
By
moving
the
carriage
sideways
a
horizontal
line
is
obtained.
To
draw
a
vertical
line,
simply
turn
the
platen.
“
Lightning
”
Margins
For
setting
the
right
and
left
hand
margins
of
a
page,
place
the
carriage
in
the
position
for
writing
the
First
letter
of
a
line
and
depress Left Margin Lever
This sets the margin stop automatically at the place required.
Repeat the operation with
Right Margin
Lever
(23)
to
set
the
right-hand
margin.
To
vary
left-hand
margin,
depress
Margin
Lever
(12)
and
hold
it
in
this
position
while
moving
the
carriage
to
where
you
want
the
new
margin.
Release
lever
Resetting
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
this
will
permit
you
to
write
to
the
extreme
right-hand
end
of
the
platen.
The
same
key
also
permits
writing
outside
the
left-hand
margin
without
shifting
Margin
Lever
Key 34 has anotherfunction; that of “ freeing ”. It some-
times
happens
that
two
type
bars
are
locked
:
all
one
has
to
do
is
to
press
this
key
and
the
type
bars
fall
back
into
place.
Touch
Regulator
Adjust the touch of your HERMES 2000 to your own taste
by
means of Knob (16)
placed at the
rear of the
machine.
Turn
towards
(+)
to
make
touch
harder
and
towards (—)
to
make
it
softer.
