Olympia SM 9 - Initial Setup and Operation; Preparing the Typewriter for Use; Reducing Operational Noise; Line Spacing Lever Functionality

We are proud to count you as another
Olympia user. Your Olympia will give you
many years of pleasure. This instruction
booklet gives details
of
the
advantages
and
operation
of
the
Olympia
SM
9.
Please read this booklet carefully before
you start using the machine ~ you will
tind
many useful
hints
which
will
help
you ta keep your Olympia SM 9 in
first-class condition,
1 Margin stop scale
2 Margin stops
3 Paper guide
4 Left hand carriage release
5 Paper bail with rollers
6 L. H. platen knob
7 Carriage lock lever
8 Line spacing selector with platen
release
9 Line spacing Sever
10 Impression regulator (beneath front
cover)
11 Margin release
12 Tab set/clear selector
13 Shift lock key
14 L. H. shift key
15 Paper support
16 Paper release
17 Paper support release button
18 Total tab clearance lever
19 Carriage release lever
20 R. H. platen knob
21 Paper erasure table
22 Card holder
23 Aligning scale with drawing notches
24 Tab key
25 Backspace key
26 Ribbon selector
27 R. H. shift key
28
Correcting spacebar
Preparing for use
Remove
the
typewriter
from
its
case
and
take
off
the
rubber bands
from
the
rolease lover (19) and the carriage
lock
jever
Lift
up
the
line
spacing
lover (9) and removo the synthetic transit
lock
from
tho
left
side
of
the
carriage
rails
(Fig.
1).
Then
slide
the
carrlage
to
tho
night
and
carry
out
tho
samo proce
dure for the R. H. synthotic transit lock.
Grip the front cover on both sides, lift up,
and
remove
the
piece
of
cardboard which
protects the typebars. Remove the pieces
of syntholic fitted beneath the L. H. and
R. H. ribbon spools (Fig. 2). Once the
shift lock key (13) has been operated,
the machine is ready for use.
Lowering the noise level
In
order
to
reduce
the
noise
level,
the
machine should,
if
possible,
be
placed
on
soft
felt
pad.
Line
spacing
lever
(9)
Raise
the
line
spacing lever
to
allow
the
carriage to be slid to the right and to
select
the
next
typing
line.
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