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Instruction Manual Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice. Wordsmith 100 ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER[...]
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2 PARTS DESCRIPTION TOP COVER PLA TEN POWER SWITCH PRINT CARRIER PRINT BAIL PRINT COVER PLA TE FUNCTION PLA TE FUNCTION KEYBOARD P APER RELEASE LEVER POWER SWITCH PRINT WHEEL PRINT WHEEL RELEASE LEVER PRINT WHEEL COVER RIBBON GUIDE BRACKET RIBBON PRINT HAMMER CORRECTION T APE -1-[...]
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3 KEYBOARD LAYOUT ( * ) is ‘CODE FUNCTION’. Hold down the ‘CODE’ key and press the appro- priate key to activate these functions. 1 1. * MARGIN RELEASE 1 2. * IMPRESSION SET 1 3. * LINE SP ACE 1 1 4. * LINE SP ACE 1-1/2 1 5. * LINE SP ACE 2 1 6. * PITCH 10 1 7. * PITCH 12 1 8. * PITCH 15 1 9. * AUTO CENTERING 10. * RIGHT MARGIN FLUSH 1 1. *[...]
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4 CONTENTS CONNECT POWER ............................................................................................. 4 Setting ....................................................................................................................... 4 CHANGING ..........................................................................................[...]
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5 CONNECT POWER Power cord is located in the compartment located at the rear of the typewriter . And the power switch is located on the right side of typewriter near the rear . 1) Pull down the rear compartment door and connect the power cord to a proper AC outlet. 2) Push the power switch to the “ I ” position. When the typewriter is switched [...]
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6 CHANGING Changing The Ribbon Cassette 1) Move the print carrier to the center of the platen using the SP ACE or BS key . 2) Hold the ribbon cassette on both sides and lift up the front portion (where the ribbon is exposed) to remove the cassette. 3) T o insert a new cassette, place the back end of the cassette on the cassette holder on the carrie[...]
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7 Changing The Correction Tape 1) Move the print carrier to the center of the platen using the SP ACE or BS key . 2) T o replace the correction tape, lift out the typing ribbon cassette (see Changing The Ribbon Cassette) and remove the two spools of the lift off tape by pulling them outwards. 3) Place the empty spool of new tape on the left pin so [...]
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8 BASIC FEATURES Selecting Pitch There are three pitches available for typing: PICA (10) : 10 characters per inch CODE + 6 ELITE (12) : 12 characters per inch CODE + 7 MICRO (15) : 15 characters per inch CODE + 8 Selecting Line Spacing There are three line spacing settings available when the appropriate key is depressed. Single line spacing CODE + [...]
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9 Shift and Shift Lock T o type uppercase characters or symbols, press either the left or right SHIFT key . For continuous uppercase typing, press the LOCK key . T o release the shift lock, press the SHIFT key . Caps Lock T o type the uppercase characters or lowercase symbols continuously , press the CODE + CAPS key . T o release the caps lock mode[...]
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10 Automatic Return In auto return mode, the carrier will return automatically every time the SP ACE bar or the HYPHEN key is pressed in the hot zone. T o activate auto return, press the CODE + AUTO key . And to cancel auto return, press the CODE + AUTO key again. Index & Reverse Index T o move the paper up by half a space, press the INDEX key [...]
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11 OTHER FEATURES Tab T o set a tab, move the carrier to the desired position and press the T AB S key . T o clear a tab, move the carrier to the tab position to be cleared and press the CODE + T AB C key . T o clear all tab position, press the CODE + T AB C key for half a second. Centering Y our typewriter allows you to automatically center a line[...]
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12 Right Margin Flush Y our typewriter can automatically print the text flush with the right margin. 1) Press the CODE + 0 (RMF) key . The carrier will move to the right margin. 2) T ype the text. The carrier will be backspaced one space. 3) T o print the text, press the RETURN , T AB or CODE + DEC T AB key . 4) T o cancel the right margin flush mo[...]
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13 Underlining In this mode, all characters will be automatically underlined. • Continuous Underline T o activate, press the CODE + U key . All text will be automatically underlined. T o cancel, press the CODE + U key again. • Word Underline T o activate, press the CODE + W key . All text, except spaces will be underlined. T o cancel, press the[...]
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14 TROUBLE SHOOTING If any operating difficulties arise, check the list below before returning your typewriter for service. 1. T ypewriter remains at a stand with the - Make sure the power cord is still power switch set to on. plugged in. 2. Printing is faint or does not appear - Be sure the printwheel and ribbon cassette have been properly install[...]
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15 SPECIFICATION - P APER WIDTH 12” (305mm) - PRINTING WIDTH 9” (229mm) - DAISY WHEEL 100 spokes - PRINTING SPEED up to 12 cps - PRINTING PITCH 10, 12, 15 - LINE SP ACE 1, 1 1/2, 2 - CORRECTION MEMORY 1 line - T AB BUFFER 16 stops - DIMENSION 390mm (W) 370mm (D) 120mm (H) - WEIGHT 5 kg - OPTIONAL SPELLCHECK 50,000 words (For USA, UK) - POWER RE[...]
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16 Smith Corona Corporation 842 Bennie Road P .O. Box 2090 Cortland, NY 13045-2090 1-800-448-1018 7300947[...]