,-- - brothel~ ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER USER'S GUIDE AMERICAN '---- - Thank you for choosing a Brother electronic typewriter! This product is designed to deliver years of reliable operation. Some of the outstanding features of this typewriter are illustrated in the letter below. The numbers in brackets refer to the page and bo x where you can find further information explaining a feature. For example, Margins (p.2 , Bo x 3) means that this feature is explained in box 3, on page 2. Ribbon replacement is explained on page 10. Margins (p.2, Box 3) -------t-----.------------------------,. Right Margin Flush (p.6, Box 18) - - -+----------------- 1 "'" "'i • '' Capital (p.4, Box 9) ------ --+--- • ' : Indent (p.6, Box 16) -------+-----.. ~ I I : ' 1 II '·'• I• 111.1 I t)• I ,.,: I I h I),, :1 . j ,• I•!. T iJ i '/ l 11! I! hdV~ tint>~ I Jl !- ,,_..~I 1),. 1 lli d ,-, I y , \·Jitii')J l.' •U ! JtS I I I h· ''d 111'1 IT!~ I J ko-· 11 1 JJ' s _ , '-.7 , inj c;•.; _ r ~,'"" r t J r • .m .._ Jlilfl 1 'hctnqt-_·s I wuu1 I 11 b '/ ,J I q I . I J n Underline (p.5, Box 14) ------t----1~ l..l..'--"1 l.ittt- Subscript (p.4, Box 10) -----..........._ H I' ~~ - Superscript (p.4, Box 10) -----+---~-""~"- Jl JITI ( • H,_l / ~. · Tabs~.5 , Box1~ -------+---------~-------__/ IiI 11•~/ ,.... ·t,_.t ·i! y th1nk t ~l?ndln·.j y·•u •Ur 1 i tr L 111 C.J~~t:' h .... Jij n< t , .:~11 v: m.. · I JlVt 1 ' ' u : Centering (p.6, Box 17) -----~f------- 1 ,,_ • _ · "e ·t,. r • r '1 .;:~n J F hy ·1 ....... l-J .. ·t t .'t l ~·· I Bold (p.5, Box 15) ---------+----------New Yo rk , N.Y . .,. I •,._, I • ~ 1 Line Spacing (p.2, Box 4) -----+--- - Page I - Special note: In this Guide, the"+" sign between tw( ker.s, like (coDE ) + (REv ) means that you press I coDE I and hold it down while pressing REV . 1 Repeat Keys =1'~&i(EEEE~?'.' I The following keys will automatically repeat. The corresponding char­ acters or functions can be repeated by holding down the keys. All Character keys [£jETURNj @QQID + [REV ) 0 (b_vohenl [ BACKSPACE ) [ CORRECT ) ((SP,\CE8AR)J I INDEX ) ~ (carrier moves from one tab to the next) 2 Inserting and Moving Paper I • !0 I !0 • : I After manually inserting a sheet of paper in the machine, you may use the keyboard to adjust the advance of the paper. To move~per: Press (INDEx ) to raise the paper by 1/12 inch. Press c:J [coDE ) + ~ to lower the paper by 1/ 12 inch. To move the paper continuously in either direction, hold down the D +W appropriate key(s) for more than half a second. Using [ INDEX ) or [CODE ) + ~ disables the automatic correction capability. 3 Margin Move the carrier to the desired position for the new left or right margin using I BACKSPACE I or [ SPACE J. t.IREL AlT To move beyond the position of a current margin, first position the carrier c::::::J + [] on the margin and press (ALT + M REL}. _.. AlT '"'" When the carrier is on the desired osition, press ~ + [ L MAR J (if you are setting the left margin), or ~ + R MAR (if you are setting the right margin). c::::::J + [] """' The minimum distance between the left and right margins is two (2) inches, AlT i.e. either 20 characters (Pica pitch) or 24 characters (Elite pitch). c::::::J + D 4 Line Spacing -1111111)1111";1;"'111.•.•.•v\.,·1· Single space: Press ~ + [ LINE 1 J. I One and a half space: Press (ill) + [LiNE 1 1i?J. AlT c::::::J +[] Double space: Press §I) + LINE 2 I J. 11 0 AlT c::::::J +[[] 2 AlT c::::::J +[] - Page 2- 5 Pitch Pica (10 characters per inch): Press (ill) + [ PITCH 10 J. Elite (12 characters per inch): Press (ill) + [ PITCH 12 J. 6 Returning the Carrier To return the carrier manually: Simply press ( RETURN J. Holding down this key will feed the paper repeatedly. To activate the auto carrier return function: Press 0JJ + [AUTO J (you will hear two beeps). The,garrier will return automatically every time the coAIJTO [ SPACE ) bar or the lHYPHEN 1 key is oressed in the hot zone. To turn this ALT n function off, press the same (ill) + (AU@ again . c=l +u The hot zone starts six (6) spaces before the right margin and extends to the right margin. A warning beep will sound when the hot zone is reached. 7 Typing Tips -,,,,,~~~···~;··~·~~ V\1,'1 Permanent space: If you want to ty e a space in the hot zone without triggering a carrier return, press cooE +the [ SPACE ) bar. Permanent hyphen: If you want to type a h hen in the hot zone without activating an auto carrier return, press CODE + [ HYPHEN ). Typing past a margin:_.!i..Y.ou want to type a few characters outside of a margin, press (ill) + ~ when the carrier is on the margin. 8 Backspacing To move back one space at a time: Press \ BACKSPACE } To move continuously to the left, hold this key down. See also "11 Superimposing Characters" on page 4. To move the carrier quickly to the left margin : Press (coD E] + @ RJ. To move back half a space: Press [ CODE J + [ ss 112 J. See "21 Half Backspace" on page 8 for more details. - Page 3- 9 Uppercase characters To type uppercase characters: Hold down either the right or left I SHIFT I key (the SHIFT lamp will light while the key is held down). Releasing this key returns the keyboard to the lowercase mode. For continuous uppercase typing: Press I SHIFT LOCK I (the SHIFT lamp will light and all the keys will be set in uppercase mode). To return to lowercase typing, press either the right or left [SHIFT ] key. For continuous capital letter typing (GX-6500 only): Press (CODE) + [CAPS ] (the SHIFT lamp will blink and the letter keys only, not the number keys, will be set in uppercase mode). Press the same keys to return to normal typing. 10 Superscripts & Subscripts Superscripts and subscripts are used mainly for scientific te xt composition (for instance, exponents, chemical symbols, or reference to footnotes). To print a superscript: Press I CODE I + I suPER I to lower the paper by 1/12 inch, and then type the character that you want in superscript. To print a subscript: Press (CODE ] + [suB ] to raise the paper by 1/12 inch, and then type the character that you want in subscript. In super/subscript mode, the carrier will always move by 1/12 inch, regardless of the current line spacing. Super/subscripts of more than 1112 inch are not possible. =I"T !''d',\\',91' II II;;;·~ 11 Superimposing Characters •} jjiii ; Some characters not found on your keyboard can be created. For example, if you want the symbol for Japanese yen: II BACKSPACE II Type the letter "Y" and press I BACKSPACE ]. You may now type the symbol "="to obtain "¥". To erase superimposed characters, you may use the automatic correction function (See "19, Corrections on the Current Line" on page 7) for the second character, but you have to use the manual method (See "20 Corrections outside of the Current Line" on page 7) for the first character. 12 Extra Character Set To type the special characters and symbols marked in green on the bottom of certain keys, hold down I CODE I and press the desired key. (Example) EJ+[] -Page 4 - 13 Tabs To set tab stops: Move the carrier to the desired position using the @ ACE J bar Or ~CKSPACE ), then preSS ALT' + T SET to Set a tab Stop. A maximum of 12 tab stops can be set. Repeat the above step to set each tab stop. The right and left margins, as well as the right and left ends of the platen, are considered tab positions. To type tables: Press ~ to space to the next tab and type the word(s) . Repeat the steps above to complete a line of your table. Press I RETURN l to move to the beginning of the next line and proceed as for the first line to complete the table. To clear ta b stops: Use the TAB key to move the carrier to the tab stop you want to clear. Press ALT -+ T CLR to clear the tab. Caution: If you press ~ + Cfc® for more than half a second, all tab stops will be deleted. A beep will sound three times. 14 Underline To turn on the automatic underlining function: Press ~ + I UNDLN L You will hear two beeps. Type your te xt. If the underline function is on , all characters and spaces are underlined. To cancel the automatic underlining function: Press ~ + I UNDLN J again. The spaces that trigger a carrier return in the automatic carrier return mode are not underlined. Permanent spaces or hyphens, i.e. spaces or hyphens typed while holding @oDE], however, are underlined. 15 Bold To turn on the bold face function: Press ~ + (BOLD ). You will hear two beeps. eato ALT M Type your text. If the bold function is on, all characters are balded. c::J + ~ To cancel the bold function: Press @;!) + (BOLD ) again. This function can be used together with the automatic centering, under­ lining and the right margin flush functions. However, you should set the bold mode on before entering the centering, or right margin flush mode. - Page 5- 16 Indenting (GX-6500 only) I I 01 I • !: I To indent a line, move the carrier to the left margin and press (CODE ) + (L IND l.