Exploit Hermes 2000 - Making the Machine Ready for Use; Unlocking and Locking the Carriage; Inserting the Paper

Making
the
Machine
Ready
for
Use
3
Unlocking and Locking (centering) the Carriage
a)
To
unlock,
raise
Locking
Lever
(27)
and
move
Carriage
to
the
right
until
the
lever
is
released.
b)
To
lock
or
centre
the
Carriage,
raise
Locking
Lever
(27)
with
forefinger.
and
hold
it
while
pressing
on
Carriage
Release
Lever
At
the
same
time
press
with
thumb
on
Right
Platen
Knob
(28)
to
slow
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
Knob
In
order
to
introduce
papers
under
the
best
conditions,
one
must
see
that
the
transparent
card
grips
(30)
are,
at
the
moment
of
introduction,
applied
to
the
greatest
surface
area
possible
and
that
the
rubber
rollers
(14
and
22)
of
the
ruled
paper
bail
(20)
are
sufficiently
near
each
other,
especially
when
it
is
a
question
of
narrow
paper
or
post
cards.
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
same
height.
Opening and closing of the case
Before trying to lift the machine from its base,whilst proceed-
ing as indicated on page 2, 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.
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On
the
other
hand,
when
it
is
a
question
of
replacing
the
ma-
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chine
on
the
base,
it
will
be
necessary
to
make
sure
beforehand that the fixing arms are in position “ B ", Le.
turned
out,then
the
machine
can
be
replaced
on
its
base.
Finally,
the fixing arms must be pushed back into “ A ”, in order
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Atthat
the
lid
does
not
rest
on
the
arms
when
you
try
to
close
it
again.
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