Hermes 3000
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1. How your HERMES t3c3c works TY WURCH ST b L DINI le an bt FOR ALL KINDS OF WORK THERE ARE SEVERAL HERMES MODELS HERMES BABY Rocket HERMES BABY Rocket The smallest lightest portable typewriter less than 9 Ibs including case with standard ribbon type and keyboard HERMES Standard 8 Ideal for office correspondence Several gadgets note book holder above the keyboard automatic tabulator operated by one lever vertical rails etc HERMES AMBASSADOR The office typewriter of great efficiency automatic introduction of the paper note book holder inter mediate paper table electric carriage return and line spacing also available without motor HERMES AMBASSADOR Specification of the HERMES SCI CLIC features PSP Pee PS 17 18 19 20 2l 22 Paper bail pages 2 3 6 10 24 Left shift key page 4 Shift lock page 4 Key for setting tabulator stops page 10 Tabulator key page 10 Touch regulator page 7 Front protection plate pages 9 12 Line space lever pages 5 9 Left point of the front protection plate page 9 Left ribbon side guide pages 8 9 Left platen knob pages 2 6 Line space selector pages 5 6 Left margin stop pages 6 7 Left button for moving the carriage page 4 Intermediate table page 6 Moveable paper side guide page 4 Left opening in the plate covering the front feed rollers page 3 Left r2. This is very useful when one wants to correct many copies or add a few notes by hand without taking the paper out of the machine Visible Flying Margins The margin stops are used to fix the left and right margins of the text and their exact positions 18 and 25 are visible in the paper bail 23 To set the left margin stop move the carriage to the position where the first typed sign is to appear and pull forward the lever 12 Automatically the stop will be made at that spot For the right margin stop proceed in the same way with lever 32 after having moved the carriage to the place where the line of writing is to finish Registered trade mark GENERAL TYPING RULES HERMES GALOUO Visible Flying Margins continuation To move the left margin more to the left pull forward the lever 12 whilst pushing the carriage along to the position for the new margin Then release the lever 12 To shift the right margin more to the right pull forward the lever 32 with the middle finger pressing at the same time with the forefinger on the button 31 to move the carriage Then allow the carriage to slide whilst slightly braking its run with the aid of the thumb resting against the small plate 34 to the point where the new margin is desired and then release the lever and button N B When the carriage is locked the left margin cannot be moved Margin release end of line and key for freeing jammed type bars T
3. key 44 c Clearing all tab stops To clear all stops at once press on the key 41 Cleaning the type If you wish to always have beautiful writing clean the type from top to bottom not horizontally with the brush in the inside of the lid If the ink on certain type becomes hard remove this by rapid short brisk strokes with the brush Never use any metal instruments to clean the type petrol and spirits should also be avoided as they could cause rust Cleaning the platen The rubber platen must only be cleaned with spirits Never use petrol or benzine as these are rubber solvents THE AUTOMATIC TABULATOR Les zachines crire HERMES sont livrables avec les critures cuivantes The HERMES typewritera can be fitted with the following types Die HERMES Schreibsaschinen k nnen sit fol genden Schriftarten geliefert werden Las n quinas HERMES pueden ser entregadas con los siguientes tipos Astomatc tabulator 3 Setting tabulator stops geononte Bo eeseees 44 Clearing individual stops 8 41 Clearing all tab stops Large Pica LP m 4 Tabulator key Medium Roman Mr Coloris Colour C Flying Margins farbe lt Color 4 12 Left margin lever gris grey grau grio 32 Right margin lever 12 HERMES cewcoc3 MAINTENANCE Cleaning the machine Clean your typewriter regularly without dismantling it In particular remove the d
4. prevents paper from coming in contact with the back of the machine or from touching the table It is especially useful when cutting stencils Also it enables one to see clearly the written text To bring the paper supports into position take hold of one of the two arms resting against the back protection 28 and raise it Transparent card holders line guides The card holders 20 and 24 make it possible to write at the very beginning of the paper before it passes under the paper bail 23 and to the extreme bottom of the sheet They also serve as line guides as the top of the graduations 26 indicate the height of the writing line see illustration N B Petrol benzine damages their transparency End of page The plate covering the front feed rollershas two openings 16 and 36 enabling the advancement of the paper to be watched and to note in good time the end of the page see white line 4 HERMES GAON GENERAL TYPING RULES Moveable paper side guide On the left of the paper table there is a guide 15 which can be moved sideways It ensures that sheets of paper are always inserted in the same place and have the same left margin without changing the margin stop each time If care is taken to always rest the paper against the edge of this device you will have no difficulty in re inserting a sheet for making a correction Capital letters To write capitals or signs in the upper position of the keys press one
5. UNPACKING Move the carriage to the extreme left o Loosen these 2 screws Q Pull the red bar completely back wards Q Tighten the 2 screws 4 Move the carriage to the extreme right and repeat the operations D Unscrew this bolt Q Pull out this rod from the other side Manufacturers PAILLARD LTD For cleaning and overhauling your typewriter we recommend you to approacha HERMES agent Yverdon Switzerland wince S PONA jA EOR Ioh Printed in Switzerland i Ne 3003 B Anglais IRL HERMES SOOO USEFUL TIPS To obtain the best results from your HERMES 3000 l Read these instructions carefully as the HERMES 3000 has its own special features The index page 1 will enable you to easily consult this booklet when necessary 2 If you need advice get in touch with the nearest official HERMES agent preferably the one who sold the machine 3 Make it a habit each night to put your portable in its case 4 Before erasing move the carriage completely to the right or left By so doing you will avoid rubber dust clogging the type bars 5 See to it that the type of your HERMES are always clean as a neat letter encourages one to read it 6 Do not dismantle your typewriter The tension of the carriage main spring and of the escapement is factory adjusted to the needs of the most efficient typist We would particularly warn users of the HERMES 3000 against any impulse to tamper with the m
6. 0 DE a cao ow oc omo xU A ME cs 4 e Olear gals ps 55 22 10 Buttons for moving the carriage 4 DRE GORGES ck cK ono wow Bo amp ow ox 5 MAINTENANCE Line spacing rs S Cleaning the type sss 10 Location of writing line and type corrections Cleaning the platen sc c a acc sss 10 additions s c oc coa 44 S Cleaning the machine 12 Drawing pencil lines quickly 6 DIEN su duco X x OX X EORR OM a 12 Platen release for a writing between two lines 6 MACHINE SERIAL NUMBER 12 b writing on lined paper 6 iri mas aIr mi dabM ex3 9 9 6 SPECIFICATION Visible Flying Margins 6 7 Diam a aoc EEK EEE inside back cover 2 HERMES ZONO MAKING THE MACHINE READY FOR USE Opening the carrying case Place the machine flat with the handle towards you If the case is locked give the key a quarter turn in an anti clockwise direction and then remove it Press on the lock and simultaneously raise the lid by its handle tilting it backwards see illustration It will then lift off easily Closing the carrying case To replace the lid proceed in the reverse order but not forgetting to first centre the carriage see following paragraph and to lower the paper supports 19 Freeing and locking centering the carriage a The carriage is locked To free it press on the lever 33 and pull the carriage to the right until the lever disengages itsel
7. achine for an amateur would not know what to improve and without realising it might put another mechanism out of order Moreover such intervention would deprive you of the benefits conferred by the machine s guarantee Before starting to read these instructions unfold the inside back cover as shown in the sketch below N B Numbers shown in the text between brackets refer to the specification at the end of this bcoklet INDEX HERMES OOO Page Page Po gl ve tbX SL cover page Margin release end of line and key for freeing jammed type bars s sop 88468 1 MAKING THE MACHINE READY FOR USE Individual touch regulator as 1 Opening the carrying case 2 RIBBON Closing the carrying case Changing the colour of the ribbon 8 Freeing and locking centering the carriage 2 BUE V au RA 345x231 Sh hw ee a 8 Paper s z s o e 0x a Ew s Choosing the ribbon and spools 8 Reversing the direction of the ribbon GENERAL TYPING RULES S OMA ou oe soy o 8 BENE Lua mous wes 8 Adjusting paper css 3 How to change the ribbon 9 PADOT suppori i s a 55705Ex 4a 4 3 Transparent card holders line guides 3 TABULATOR End of page lt s sgu asawa 2255 4 3 Automatic tabulator 10 Moveable paper side guide 4 a Setting tab stops s s s css 10 Capital leU419 2 cu e 6 93 40 4 5 4 b Clearing individual stops 1
8. e indicates the spot where a character will be printed and corresponds exactly to the middle of the space taken up by the type see illustra tion page 3 The guide lines help in particular to reinsert accurately documents which have to be cor rected or which had to be taken out of the machine before being finished Z 6 HERMES ZANO GENERAL TYPING RULES Drawing pencil lines quickly To trace rapidly vertical or horizontal lines directly on the paper insert the sharp point of a pencil in the hole of a card holder 21 and move the carriage sideways or turn the platen see illustration page 5 Platen release for a writing between two lines By pushing the line space selector 11 on the white dot the platen is free but will return to the previous line spacing as soon as the selector 11 is in its original position This device is most useful when making an addition or correction between two lines and wishing to return again to the line space first set b writing on lined paper Contrary to what happened with the selector 11 you can completely free the platen so that it will not return to its former line spacing by pulling out the left platen knob 10 This is used when typing on forms or lined paper and when none of the three line spaces are of any use for example reinserting a page already begun Push in the knob 10 to reengage the platen and the line spacing will start from that point Intermediate table 14
9. emove the two spools take off the used ribbon Hook the new ribbon on to the empty spool and wind it up at least to the eyelet Place the two spools firmly on their axles with the red at the bottom if the ribbon is bi coloured making sure that the pin near the axle penetrates into a second eccentric hole of the spool Taking care that the ribbon eyelet comes between the spool axle and the side quide 9 or 37 fit the ribbon in the two slots of the carrier 39 Afterwards pass the ribbon through the two side guides 9 and 37 This operation is now complete replace the front protection plate 6 Le HERMES ZOOO HERMES cOva3icaic2 TABULATOR Automatic tabulator This device enables the carriage to move automatically from column to column a Setting tabulator stops The indications on the paper bail 23 correspond to the stops on the tabulator rail If for example you wish the carriage to stop at the 30th space move it along until the slot of the type bar guide 22 is level with point 30 on the ruled paper bail press on the 4 key 3 The same procedure applies for setting other stops Push the carriage completely to the right and every time one presses on the TAB key 4 the carriage will stop at each pre selected point b Clearing individual tab stops If you wish to clear a stop away as the column is no longer required press the TAB key to bring the carriage to the point where the stop is set then press on the
10. f from the notch b To lock centre the carriage press with the forefinger on the lever 33 without letting it go and at the same time rest the thumb against the small plate 34 in order to slow down the carriage run When the centre position is reached the carriage will block automatically PLLE vt x lt a Paper insertion Having raised the paper supports 19 insert a sheet of paper between the platen and the paper table 27 When the paper is firmly held turn the platen by the right or left knob 35 or 10 so that the paper feeds in To insert paper under the best conditions see that the transparent card holders 20 and 24 rest on the greatest area of paper possible at the moment of introduction and the rubber rollers 17 and 29 on the paper bail 23 are sufficiently close to each other especially when itis a question of a narrow sheet of paper or a postcard ye Ls GENERAL TYPING RULES HERMES ZANO 3 Adjusting paper If the paper is crooked pull forward the paper release lever 30 which will completely free the paper and correct it so that the paper is parallel with the paper bail 23 When this is done push back the lever 30 to its original position The divisions on the paper bail 23 help to set the margins page 6 and tabulator stops page 10 Rubber rollers 17 and 29 can be moved to the right or left to suit the different widths of paper Paper supports This feature 19
11. he type bars lock automatically about seven spaces after the bell rings To write beyond the margin press the margin release key 43 when it will be possible to type to the extreme right of the platen This key also enables one to write beyond the left margin without altering the margin stop 12 if held down from the place where the carriage should stop This same key 43 has a second function that of freeing It may happen that type bars become jammed On pressing this key the type bars will return to their proper places Individual touch regulator Adjust the touch of the HERMES 3000 to your taste by means of the selector 5 When it is completely down the touch is soft on the other hand the touch will become slightly harder if this selector 5 is at the top The middle two positions gives an intermediate adjustment 8 HERMES gct9aarcc RIBBON Changing the colour of the ribbon The selector 40 and the four dots directly above the back spacer 42 show what ribbon colour wil appear The blue dot corresponds to the upper half of the ribbon the yellow to the centre and the red to the bottom half If the selector 40 is opposite the colourless dot the ribbon is disengaged for stencil work Stencils To cut a stencil proceed as follows Disengage the ribbon by pushing the selector 40 opposite the colourless dot and raise the paper supports 19 as explained on page 3 After having thoroughly cleaned the t
12. of the keys 1 or 45 which are on each side of the keyboard pressure must be maintained while striking the key If one wishes to write a series of capitals press down completely the shift lock 2 To return to normal writing small letters from this position touch the left shift key 1 Space bar The space bar 46 is used to move the carriage from right to left separate two words or to leave blank spaces Buttons for moving the carriage With the forefinger press these buttons 13 and 31 to move rapidly the carriage from right to left When using the one on the right 31 slow down slightly the movement of the carriage by resting the thumb against the plate 34 see illustration GENERAL TYPING RULES HERMES GONO 5 Back Spacer To move the carriage from left to right space by space use the back spacer 42 This is used either to make a correction or to type afresh a badly printed letter The back spacer should not be struck but pressed right down then released Line spacing The line spacing and carriage return are obtained simultaneously by a simple movement of the left hand working the line space lever 7 Three different line spacings are obtainable on the HERMES 3000 thanks to the line space selector 11 Location of writing line and type corrections additions The top of the card holder graduations 26 i e the horizontal line gives the exact height of the line of writing Any vertical lin
13. ubber roller pages 2 3 Indicator of the left margin stop page 6 Paper supports pages 2 3 8 Left card holder pages 2 3 Hole in the left card holder page 6 Type bar guide page 10 Right card holder pages 2 3 26 21 Back protection plate page 3 29 30 31 32 33 34 38 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Indicator of the right margin stop page 6 Card holder graduations pages 3 5 Table page 2 Right rubber roller pages 2 3 Paper release lever page 3 Right button for moving the carriage pages 4 7 Right margin stop pages 6 7 Lever for locking the carriage page 2 Small plate pages 2 4 7 Right platen knob page 2 Right opening in the plate covering the front feed rollers page 3 Right ribbon side guide pages 8 9 Right point of the front protection plate page 9 Ribbon carrier page 9 Selector for changing the colour of the ribbon page 8 Key for clearing all tab stops page 10 Back spacer pages 5 8 Key for margin release and freeing jammed type bars page 7 Key for clearing individual tab stops page 10 Right shift key page 4 Space bar page 4 amp 606066 009099999929 if 82 O Ta N R Va hz 5 oe 5 i Ss 2 ANN AIRE Ss D Lm WSS N B In certain keyboards the TAB key No 4 is replaced by the back spacer No 42 and vice versa
14. ust and eraser particles with the brush also found in the lid The parts to be cleaned can easily be reached with the brush which should be used lightly in order not to break any springs or delicate parts The space bar key tops and platen knobs must not be cleaned with any organic solvent petrol gasoline paraffin turpentine trichlorethylene alcohol etc but with a cloth slightly moistened with soapy water Oiling The machine should not be oiled too frequently to avoid dust sticking to the oiled parts Never oil the typebars nor the slots in which they move We advice you to have your machine oiled cleaned and examined at least once a year by a HERMES agent Machine serial number Every machine has a number which is to be found on the left of the touch selector under the front protection plate 6 see illustration This number should be mentioned in all correspondence connected with your typewriter
15. ype and inserted the stencil start typing taking particular care to strike the keys regularly Choosing the ribbon and spools In order that the ribbon works smoothly on the HERMES 3000 it must be wound on a spool the same as the HERMES one have a width of 44 13 mm and an eyelet about 5 12 cm from each end To ensure neat writing the ribbon should be both thin and strong Reversing the direction of ribbon a automatic reverse When the ribbon has wound itself completely on to one spool it automatically reverses and winds itself on the other one but this will only happen if the ribbon is fitted with eyelets at both ends b manual reverse Should it be necessary for one reason or another to change the winding direction of the ribbon push sideways one of the ribbon guides 9 or 37 RIBBON How to change the ribbon l m o mm Remove the front protection plate 6 by taking hold of the two points 8 and 38 and pull the plate towards you lifting it off at the end see illustration page 12 However before doing anything make certain that the line space lever 7 is well to the left The ribbon mechanism is now accessible and the setting of the old ribbon should be carefully studied Wind the ribbon on to one spool until the eyelet appears Depress the shift lock so as to raise the ribbon carrier 39 Take out the ribbon from its carrier 39 then from the two ribbon side guides 9 and 37 R
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