Basic features – Smith Corona 100 User Manual

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BASIC FEATURES

Selecting

Pitch

There are three pitches available for typing:

PICA

(10) : 10 characters per inch

CODE

ELITE (12) : 12 characters per inch

CODE

MICRO (15) : 15 characters per inch

CODE

Selecting Line Spacing

There are three line spacing settings available when the appropriate key is depressed.

Single line spacing

CODE

1 1/2 line spacing

CODE

Double line spacing

CODE

Setting Impression

You can choose one of two hammer impression levels - low, high.

The

CODE

(IMP) key is used to set the impression level.

The low key is selected initially.

Setting Margins

You may freely adjust the margins. The minimum distance between the left and right
margin is one inch.

• Left Margin

Move the carrier to the desired position and press the

MAR L

key.

• Right Margin

Move the carrier to the desired position and press the

CODE

MAR R

key.

• Margin Release

To move the carrier or type a character beyond margins, press the

CODE

(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.

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