Olympia SM 9 - Advanced Margin Alignment and Ribbon Exchange; Achieving Even Margins; Exchanging the Typewriter Ribbon

Margin alignment
If required, texts can be typed to give
the
appearance
of
a
printed sheet
due
to
the
incarporation
of
a
device which
allows
tor
the
of
the
right
hand
margin.
The
selocted
text
should
first
be
typed
tn
draft
form
to
ascertain
how
many letters
per
line
must
be
compensated.
An
average
[ine
of
this
dratt
should
then
be
selected
as
a
guide,
and
a
vertical
line
drawn
at
the
end
of
this
line
from
top
to
bottom
of
the
complete draft. To shorten a ling, the
carriage
back
to
the
last
latter
of
the
preceding word, depress the spacebar,
type the first letter of the next word,
release
the
spacebar, depress
the
space-
bar, and type the second letter of the
word
etc.
Once
the
last letter
of
the
word
has
been
typed, operate
the
spacebar
once
only.
To
lengthen
line, slide the carriage back
to the last letter of the last word, operate
the
spacebar
once
only, depress
the
spacebar, type the first letter of the
next word and release the spacebar.
Carry on in this manner until the complete
word
has
been typed,
and
then
operate
ihe
spacebar twice consecutively.
even right-hand margin
-
yo
use
the
half-spacing featur
(without margin alignment)
Clympia machines provide a
Slympia machines provide
an
even right-hand margin
-
you
use the half-spacing feature
(with margin alignment)
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The
exchange
of
the
ribbon
Access
to
the
ribbon mechanism
can
be
obtained by applying pressure to both
sides of the housing on either side of the
spacebar
and
lifting
the
housing
until
it
contacts
its
stops. Wind
on
the
used
ribbon
on
one
of
the
spools swing
back
the
ribbon brake
(a)
remove
the
empty spool and disengage the hook of
the
used
ribbon
from
the
core
of
the
spool Remove the ribbon
from
the
ribbon vibrator
and
wind
the
remainder
of
the
ribbon
on
the
full
spoot.
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a
Brake
lever
b
Reversing
arm
¢
Pin
d
Ribbon spool
e Spool core
f
Guide holes
y
Guides
h Ribbon vibrator
Fit
the
hook
of
the
new
ribbon
to
the
core
of
the
empty spoo!
and
fit
the
spool
to
its
mounting, ensuring that the pin (c)
engages
in
one
of
the
guide
holes
Fit the ribbon behind both reversing arms
(b) and operate the shift Jock key
Using both hands, position the ribbon
behind the ribbon vibrator (h) and into
the
guides
(g)
as
shown
in
the
illustration.
When
using bichrome ribbons,
the
red
section of the ribbon should be positioned
at
the
bottom.
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Right
of
modification reserved