ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER Wordsmith 200 Instruction Manual Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice.
PARTS DESCRIPTION PLATEN KNOB TOP COVER PAPER BAIL PRINT CARRIER PLATEN POWER SWITCH PAPER RELEASE LEVER PRINT COVER KEYBOARD COVER LCD LCD CONTRAST ADJUSTER POWER SWITCH LCD PRINT WHEEL PRINT WHEEL RELEASE LEVER PRINT WHEEL COVER RIBBON GUIDE PRINT HAMMER BRACKET RIBBON CORRECTION TAPE -12
KEYBOARD LAYOUT 1. * MARGIN RELEASE 18. * CODE 12. * IMPRESSION SET 19. * SPACE 13. * LINE SPACE SET 20. * CORRECTION / * WORD CORRECTION 14. * PITCH SET 21. * INDEX / * REVERSE INDEX 15. * INDENT SET/CLEAR 22. * RETURN / * RELOCATION 16. * SPELL CHECK ON/OFF 23. * ESC / * INSERT 17. * TW/WP MODE SET 24. * CURSOR RIGHT / * EXPRESS 18. * MODE SET 25. * BACK SPACE / * MICRO BACKSPACE 19. * STATUS 26. * CONTINUOUS UNDERLINE 10. * PRINT 27. * WORD UNDERLINE 11. * STOP 28. * SEARCH 12.
CONTENTS CONNECT POWER ........................... 4 Setting ..................................................... 4 ADVANCED OPERATION ............... 12 CHANGING .......................................... 5 AUTO (Automatic Return) ..................... 12 LP (Line Print) ....................................... 12 JUST (Justification) ............................... 12 Changing The Ribbon Cassette .............. 5 Changing The Print Wheel ...................... 5 Changing The Correction Tape .........
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 on, the green LED on the keyboard will light up. The carrier will move to the extreme left of the typewriter then advance to the left margin.
CHANGING Changing The Ribbon Cassette 1) Move the print carrier to the center of the platen using the SPACE or . 2) Hold the ribbon cassette on both sides and lift up the front portion (where the ribbon is exposed) to remove the cassette. 3) To insert a new cassette, place the back end of the cassette on the cassette holder on the carrier and gently press down on the front of the cassette unit it clicks into place. 4) Turn the ribbon feed knob counter-clockwise again to take up any slack in the ribbon.
Changing The Correction Tape 1) Move the print carrier to the center of the platen using the SPACE or . 2) To 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 that the tape winds clockwise. Place the tape around the left guide.
BASIC FEATURES Selecting Pitch ▲ ▲ ▲ There are three pitches available for typing the CODE + 4 (PITCH) key is used to change the typing pitch. When the typewriter is turned on. PICA mode is selected. The selection sequence is the following: PICA ELITE MICRO PICA The chosen pitch will be displayed. PICA (10) : 10 characters per inch ELITE (12) : 12 characters per inch MICRO (15) : 15 characters per inch Selecting Line Spacing ▲ ▲ ▲ There are three line spacing settings availble - 1, 1 1/2, 2.
• Margin Release To move the carrier or type a character beyond margins press the CODE + 1 (MARGIN RELEASE) key. • Hot Zone The hot zone starts six (6) spaces before the right margin. A beep will sound when the hot zone is reached. Shift and Shift Lock To type uppercase characters or symbols, press either the left or right SHIFT key. For continuous upper case typing, press the LOCK key. To release the shift lock, press the SHIFT key.
Backspacing There are three different backspace function. • Backspace To move the carrier or cursor one space backward, press the key. • Micro Backspace Press the CODE + MICRO key to move the carrier backward by a micro step (1/60 inch) • Express To move carrier or cursor to the left margin, press the CODE + EXPR key. Index & Reverse Index To move the paper up half a space, press the INDEX key. To move the paper down half a space, press the CODE + REV INDEX key.
TAB To set a tab, move the carrier to the desired position and press the TAB S key. To clear a tab, move the carrier to the tab position to be cleared and press the CODE + TAB C key. To clear all tab positions, press the CODE + TAB C key for half a second. Decimal Tab Decimal tab allows you to align numbers by decimal point at the tab position. 1) Press the CODE + DEC TAB key. The carrier will move to the next tab position. 2) Type the text. The characters you typed will be displayed.
CORRECTION Your typewriter has a one line correction memory. You can automatically correct any mis-typed character within the correction memory. Correcting One Character X To correct the last typed character, press the key. The carrier will then be backspaced and the character will be erased. To correct a character printed at any position on the current line, move the carrier to X the character to be corrected and press the key. Manual Correction To correct a character beyond the correction memory.
ADVANCED OPERATION There are three advanced modes in your typewriter: AUTO, LP and JUST. The mode is changed circularly when you press the CODE + 8 (MODE) key. The selection sequence is following: TW AUTO LP JUST TW AUTO (Automatic Return Mode) In this mode, the carrier will automatically returned to the left margin every time the SPACE bar or the HYPHEN key is pressed in the hot zone. LP (Line Print Mode) This mode allows you to print one line at a time.
WORD PROCESSOR MODE Pre-Description The WP mode will make your typing easier and more efficient. Repetitive phrases, terminology and entire letters can be stored, edited and recalled (printed) at will. There are six sub-modes in WP mode. They are dp, np, edit, prn, Is and del. You can toggle between WP and TW modes by pressing the CODE + 7 (TW/WP) key.
4. prn (Print) If you press the 4 key, you an print a file. The first file name will be displayed. Press the RETURN key to select or the cursor key ( , ) to change the file. use le cursor & RET utilisez curseur et RET nom: aaa aaa name: After selecting the printing file, the following message will be displayed. Mar Cur/Sto-C/S If the margin format you want to use is: - the current format, press the C key. - the format used when the file was created, press the S key.
1. Mark Begin 1) Move the cursor to the beginning of the text you want to mark. 2) Press the CODE + F (MARK) key. 2. Mark End 1) After having marked the beginning, move the cursor to the end of the text you want to mark. 2) Press the CODE + F (MARK) key. 3. Unmark If you would like to unmark previously marked text, press the CODE + F (MARK) key again. 4. Move Press the CODE + G (MOVE) key. Marked text will then be inserted at the cursor positon. The original text will disappear. 5.
5. Cursor Movement • One character right: • One character left: • One line up: INDEX • To the first column: CODE + EXPR of the current line • To the start of file: • One line down: CODE + REV INDEX • To the end of: CODE + RELOC the current line CODE + T • To the last line: of the file CODE + E 6. Search To search a text press the CODE + S (SEARCH) key. You will then be asked by the display for which text you would like to search. Type the Text, then press the RETURN key.
TROUBLE SHOOTING If any operating difficulties arise, check the list below before returning your typewriter for service. 1. Typewriter 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 in stalled. - Make sure the ribbon has not been fully used. 3. Corrections cannot be made. - Check to make sure the correction tape has been property installed.
SPECIFICATION - PAPER WIDTH 12 “ (305 mm) - PRINTING WIDTH 9 “ (229 mm) - DAISY WHEEL 100 spokes - PRINTING SPEED up to 12 cps - PRINTING PITCH 10, 12, 15 - LINE SPACE 1, 1 1/2, 2 - CORRECTION MEMORY 1 line - TAB BUFFER 16 stops - DISPLAY 16 characters x 2 lines - FILE MEMORY 29,000 characters - SPELLCHECK 50,000 words (For USA, UK) - DIMENSION 390 mm (W) 370 mm (D) 120 mm (H) - WEIGHT 5 kg - POWER REQUIREMENTS AC 120 V (+/- 10 %), 60 Hz AC 220 V (+/- 10 %), 50 Hz AC 230 V (+/- 10
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