Exploit Hermes 2000 - Carriage and Line Movement

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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