STR GON Ss FOR OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE PORTABLE TYPEWRITER HERM MANUFACTURED AND GUARANTEED BY PAILLARD LTD YVERDON AND STE-CROIX (swiTZERLAND) ESTABLISHED IN 1814THE SPACE BAR d for spacing between words SHIFT LOCK KEY Whon writing consecutive capital letter or upper case characters, depress the shift key. This wil lock the cartage nthe capital sposion To telecre the conte ito the normal position, press left hond shift ey (3 oe LEFT HAND SHIFT KEY night hand shift key (2 ¥P a win tie tar or MARGIN RELEASE KEY At the finishing end of the line the carriage is locked automancally 7 spaces after the bell has rung. {fis requited to waite beyond this point in ordef te knseh eg ord ot “dopes the maria tleane Vay ance Gnd typing can be conned tothe nd of the platen, The same key enabled also writing beyond the ish hand merges without moving the margin stop (10) * i RIBBON SPOOL COVER, left and right For changing the ribbon, ft these covers by the narrow end, WRITING ON DRAWN LINES To write on drawn lines such as orders, ruled paper. etc, turn the left platen knob wards you, holding the right platen knob firmly. This releases the platen clear of {it can be turned to the exact line. To reset the platen make the LINE SPACE LEVER For waiting release the line space leve Lift the arm of the lever to make it longer To lock the lever when closing the carrying case, fold down the line space lever arm, and close the lever towards the platen knob. Lock st i this position by push {ng the. locking knob (8) backwards. Center the cartlage proceeding as’ shown under 13, drawing locking knob (8) towards you. THE 2 LINE SPACINGS Make sure fst that the loft hand platen knob (6) is well locked, For single spacing face the locking knob (8) in iront of figure +1» and for double spacing place tte [ont of figure «2» The required spacing 4s oblained automatically by returning the triage with a linger af the left hand. Press the finger against the lino space lever Suving the camiage as far as it will go to the right. For returning the carrioge to the felt and for wiiting on drawn lines, see 16 and 6 LEFT HAND PAPER RELEASE LEVER Ifthe pgper needs adjusting, pul this lever towards you. Hold the lever, edjust the per. then, release lever (See also under 15). MARGIN STOPS the length of the writing line. Move the margin stops by pressing on the Enob and sliding them to right of eft so that the red crow on ® with the mark on the papet plate you have chosen. Another wyins ia to place the carriage in the position for writing the OPENING OF CARRYING CASE ber feet flat 0 ‘enobs with your thumbs Lit aaing st from the 2 hooks at the rea! the desk Put your hen ih CLOSING OF CARRYING CASE Knob ( a fe centre (13) fold aby te now ready for carrying. CARE OF THE MACHINE Kee the MACHINE NUMBER The machine number is stamped behind the night hand si uot RIBBONS ven by moving the cariage seation regarding cs porible, Alseo is ured, move the cami sor dust falling into mechanism ‘the extreme lett Th his machineHERMES (uv LINE SPACE LEVER 14 16. 18. 20 a 2 first he line, and sliding the left hand margin stop t auiomatically. Then move the carriage to the position where ' finish, and slide the right hand margin stop to the left until st st required to s automaueally. RAPID UNDERLINING AND DRAWING OF COLUMNS Pata pe point throug the hole inthe line nda. move the camnage sideways thon yholelinas cup be undetined quickly. To draw columas, put the pene point Tiough the hole an the card grip, move the camage sideways when a horizontal Ine il be Grawa. For varie! ines tom the platen knob PAPER SUPPORT ARM Botore writing put this support into vertical position, CENTERING OF THE CARRIAGE Before iting the ease on the machine move the carriage so that the red notch on the margin fail registers with the carriage centre stop at the rear of the rail LINE INDICATOR . This indicates the base of the writing line and the small graduated scale on the right hos lines corresponding with the centre of the characters (important for finding exact writing position when making corrections, additions, etc RIGHT HAND PAPER RELEASE LEVER If the paper needs adjusting, pull this lever towards you. This will release the paper table and hold it in this position until the lever is pushed back. CARRIAGE RELEASE LEVER Tass allows 1 movement of the carriage to left or right. Operate it with your index finger by pressing your thumb again platen knob. PAPER BAIL LEVER Lilt paper bail by this lever when introducing the sheet, ot when making corrections RIGHT HAND PLATEN KNOB by means of this knob the platen can be turned and the camage moved to left or right operated a: thown under 16, : “ _ MANUAL RIBBON REVERSE LEVER Wheo the ond of th bon reached the ren i automatic At winds om th lull spool onto the empty spool If for any Pi reverse the ribbon by hand, push one of the two hand reverse lever yy reverted t0 that on it is desired to towards the RIBBON SPOOL COVER BACK SPACE KEY It you wish to move the carnage backwards, depress this key ax many times es RIGHT HAND SHIFT KEY For w: apital FoLulias capttal lottes or upper ease characters, hold down either this key or leftopENENG OF CARRYING CASE mn the desk. Put your hands as sho thumbs. Lit the cove upwords ced Herm CLOSING OF CARRYING CASE ioe or and presing it against plate CARE OF THE MACHINE Rel work iTnove the sither to thee a into mechani MACHINE NUMBER pe machine 2 amped behind the right hand side of the carriage and con : a He carriage to the extreme left This number should rding this machine. RIBBONS : ce should be given to the original Hermes Bob E Fon im ribbo ded itis fitted with eyelets at each CHANGING THE RIBBON ns of the Ps on when one spool : ribbon between th dnd insert from behind e te nt lock (2) may then be released CLEANING THE TYPE Use @ hard use pins or other metallic instrumen fall int the mechantne CLEANING THE PLATEN The platen must bo cleaned only with methylated spirt, Never use patio orb which tend to destroy the rubber P ominG i i not advisable to oll the machine too frequently as this vends to collect dust ad actually does nore horn than good: Never in any cutrumstonces ol the type ban ord sogment Its well fo have your mectine cleane ve . a year by one of our Hermes agent Pas Hermes Baby i trviced in ev