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Basic WordprocessingAs with using ypurtypewriter in the TW mode, don't be afraid to experiment. You cannot damage the typewriter by

Basic WordprocessingPrinting ModePrinting mode is almost identical to typing on the display in TW mode. You type, correct and print your document

Basic WordprocessingCreating Or Editing A DocumentTo begin a new document file, position the cursor on NEWFILE.Por NEWFILE.N. If you wish

Basic WordprocessingIf you decide that you do not wish to save the document, press the [CORRECT] key to abandon it and return to the WP INDEX scr

Basic WordprocessingAuto SaveThe document you are creating or editing remains in your typewriter’s memory only as long as the power is sw

Bos/c WordprocessingOf course, the document can be many lines long, and up to 180 characters wide (in 15 pitch typing), whereas your dis

Basic WordprocessingIf there is undisplayed text off the left of the screen, the display will scroll to the right when the cursor reaches a point five

Basic WordprocessingINDICATORMEANING :|.iA paragraph end or carriage return indicator. This appear when you press the [RETURN] key and indicates the e

Basic WordprocessingINDICATOR MEANING Underline. Alternates with the text to be underlined e.g. Page is shown as Pa9e —^--------------—^ PaSeGhost Hy

Basic WordprocessingAdding Text To A File In Printing ModeWhen you select an existing file for editing, it is normally edited in non-print

GETTING STARTEDThis section gives you a quick guide to the function keys and menus of your typewriterQuick Reference GuideThe most frequently used

Before you start creating your document, you may wish to set various format functions, such as margins and tabs, to define the overall layout of your

1Formatting Your DocumentIn WP non-printing mode, since text is not printed as it is typed, the status of justification must be stoned in the format m

Forrnatting Your DocumentWhen you first select the WP mode, the selected format will be the one that you last used. If you wish to choose a diff

Formatting Your DocumentSelecting A FormatTo select a preset format from one of the five format memories; 1, Press the [2] key and the following messa

Formatting Your DocumentNote!You cannot delete the first format marker in a document, since the first paragraph must always have a forma

Formatting Your DocumentTo define the page format:I. Press the [MENU] key to get the WP MENU.MENLnis BLOCK 2"IhBBR SsSEmRCH 4s FORM 5s SPELL2. Pr

Formatting Your DocumentThe numbers shown are the default settings. They may be different if the page format of the document has been set previo

Formatting Your Document3. If you want the header or footer to include a page number that increments automatically, include the page

Formatting Your DocumentFi'i-sny usefulfeatures =are siruF'ls to use*3u---------------------------------------------------------------------

Setting Up Your TypewriterALTCANCELTurns expanded text on or offSets typing impact(Light/Medium/Heavy)Backspaces one characterBKSPBS1Backspaces I /12

Text alignment in WP mode works in a similar way to TW mode. The default alignment of text in a paragraph can be left aligned or justified dependent o

Text Alignment in WP AiodeParagraph indentation is ended using [CODE] + [IND CLR] and is indicated by an indent clear marker instead of the usual carr

Text. Alignment in WP ModeRight Margin FlushTo align text to the right margin:I. Hold down the [CODE] key and press the [RMF] key,The right margin fl

Text Alignment in WP ModeExamples:If you do not use a permanent hyphen you can get:i;. ^"lOt^ 9et- Of"i well With hlS nsOt-r'iSr

Text Alignment in WP ModeWhen the text reaches the righL margin the whole word moves to the next line. John dO0™- not SS'b on Ui«iE:ii i.vl

Block operations allow you to perform a number of different operations on any chosen area of text, which can be as small as a single character or os l

WEUSBlock Operations3. Press the [1] key to select block operations, and the BLOCK menu will appear.BL0ul<-*ii=C0PY 2 s DELETE SsMOUE4, Press the

Block Operations7. Move the cur-surto the position at which you wish the Lext block Lo be inserted. Note!The last character of the block will

Setting Up Your TypewriterIndents the line five ipar.eiSHIR LOCK CAPSTypes upper case characters and punctuation marksLocl<s the keyboard in sh

Block OperationsCopying Text From Temporary MemoryTo copy text from temporary memory into a document:I. Position the cursor at the place where you wis

Block OperationsAfter selecting the MOVE function from the BLOCK menu, the sequence of operations is exactly the same. The only difference

Block OperationsIt indicates the position of code characters hidden in the text (not shown on screen) that define paragraph formatting. A format mar

Block OperationsIf a block of text containing no format codes is moved or copied to a new location, it will take its format from the format code that

block OperationsThings are a little more complicated at the new location when moving or copying a blockof text that contains format codes.1. Any par

The search and replace function allows you to scan through the document for occurrences of a particular piece of text. You can also replace the text

Searching And Replacing Text4, Press the [1] key to select SEARCH. You will then be prompted to type in the search string. “^TyPE uJuRD b= PRLbb KIN !

Searching And Replacing TextIf you wish to abandon the operation, press [CODE] + [CANCEL].9. When no more occurrences of the search text are found, th

Searching And Replacing Text4, Type in the text which is to replace the search text.^TYPE_yORD<S>= PRESS RTH RtPLl-iiJE= Tunctj.ons§u SThKT5.

Searching And Replacing TextWhen no more occurrenre.R of the search text are found, the following message will appear s^UJukD no I h OUND

Setting Up Your Typewriter++Moves carrier or cursor left I /120 inchMoves carrier or cursor right 1/120 inchSets top marginSets page lengthNote!K

Searching And Replacing TextThis can produce unexpected results in REPLACE mode. For example, if you replace “hat” with “cap”, you may end up with “cc

Searching And Replocing TextThis is set with 40 characters between margins and a hot zone of 6 characters, so the word "typewriter” wili not fit

Searching And Replacing TextWhen the end of the document is reached, the following message is displayed: ¿iuJORD3 A NOT h OUND »In orderto keep t

If you have long phrases that you frequently have to type, you can store these in memory and call them up later by typing a short abbreviation.For exa

Abbreviated PhrasesMaintaining Your Phrase FilesCreation and maintenance of your phrase memory and phrase files on disk is done from the

Abbreviated Phrases2. To see other abbreviated phrases in the list, use the [INDEX] and [R INDEX] keys to scroll up and down.You can use the ^—

Abbreviated PhrasesjpHRNbb riEMiJRV h ULLBefore you can add any more phrases, you must delete some from the memory. Note!1, Phrases are stored in alp

Abbreviated PhrasesTo avoid mistakes you will be asked to confirm the deletion.'^Db.L.biT h;:.4. Press [Y] to confirm the deletion or [N] to abo

Abbreviated PhrasesSaving A Phrase FileTo save a phrase file onto disk;1, make sure an initialised disk, on which you want to save the ph

Abbreviated PhrasesNow hold down the [CODE] key and press the [ABBR] key. The abbreviated phrase will be replaced by the full text.roEfi t 1

Setting Up Your TypewriterMenu ItemsMAIN MENUTTPE MODE SCREENI PRESS MENU KET t4; FILEMANAGEhENT_£________I PRESS MENU KEY jCTRRMFEDITDELETELOADSAVEFI

Abbreviated Phrases2. Press [CODE] + [ABBR],made bi=i brotr UK «I ndustr 1 Lt-d «4- L-..--,3. The phrase is replaced by the full text.Using Phrases

Abbreviated Phrases3, The full text will be printed4. If the phrase is too long to fit on the line, the following message will appear4ii.iiORD TOO L

There are two ways of printing your document. You can print it page-by-page as you create it, or you can print the whole file after it has been fnishe

Printing Your Document. iiZ=D T !-,JT Oi'ii iCi”i"i DEIsETCC CDrir'ET Ti” :“ i ^^ !T" t l ii n~™*r !' . Alii i n‘~'.

Printing Your Document^ ninNU"^1 = L-UKY !il Ü L^LL * KEH 4«F'K 1 i'-This menu allows you to copy, delete, rename or print a document.T

Printing Your Document8. Use the [SPACEBAR] to toggle between printing (YES) and not printing (HU) the header text.OOTER PRINTv'rc9.

Printing Your DocumentStop CodesStop codes are used to stop printing of a document at a particular point so that text can be inserted, for example,

Spelling CheckerThe spelling checker allows you to check your typing for spelling and typographical errors, and also for redundancy (a word typed twic

Setting Up Your TypewriterSetting up the TypewriterThis section tells you how to set up your typewriter for typing. If you didn't remove the yell

spelling Checker6. If you save a user dictionary file from memory onto a disk that already contains a dictionary file, the existing user dictionary f

spelling CheckerFind ModeIf you want to check the spelling of a line of typing, you must press [CODE] + [GOTO] or select FIND from

spelling CheckerиЖШШ C'f>f 1-^ГМ‘¥ IIThe mis-spelled word will be replaced by the suggestion.bUGot—*Ts sx Tix Tixs Tox T3U!:rhs Яи1с;к i"

spelling CheckerAdding A WordThe word identified as suspect may not be mis-spelled, It may be a name such as the name of your compa

spelling CheckerWhen typing on the display, both words in the suspected redundant pair will be highlighted.fox foxPress [1] to ignore the

spelling Checker2. Press the [5] key to select SPELL from the WP MAIN MENU.S’ riENLMm«ri! i » ri!-.!Cr liiriDPi riks . ¡“ifrir 0»ijC|I’P r-ijpT,The

spelling CheckerMaintaining The User DictionaryThe capacity oftheuser dictionary in memory is limited to around 203 words, so its agood

spelling CheckerRepeat the above procedure for all words you wish to delete from the user dictionary. When you have finished, press [COD

spelling CheckerPressing [RETURN] will load the user dictionary from disk into memory and overwrite the user dictionary that is alrea

»*spelling CheckerNotes!You can only have one user dictionary on a disk if you need several user dictionaries for different purposes, t

Setting Up Your TypewriterNote;Should you need to move your typewriter, we suggest that you remove the paper supporter first to avoid the

The form typing function makes it easy to fll in pre-printed forms. instead of having to move the carriage manually to each item of the form every tim

Form TypingIf there are existing form files on the disk, they will be displayed with the extension .FTP. You can scroll the display to show other file

Form Typing6. You don't have to type in anything at this stage, but if you wish you can type in some dummy text, to get an

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Form TypingFilling In A FormI. To fill in afomn, you must first select the file name of the form you wish to fill in from the F TYPE INDEX screen

Form Typing5. When you have finished with this item, press [RETURN] or [TAB] to print the item and move on to the next item.If you wish to move

Form TypingTo change a form:I. Select the form to be changed from the F TYPE index screen, ¿iPOSITIuN OK? ITEn 1sDat0USE CURSOR TO CHPNGE < .143 4

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Form TypingSwitching Back To TW Mode Or Main MenuIf you are in the middle of form typing and want to type something else such as an envelope ora short

Setting Up Your TypewriterTop CoverOpening the top coverIn order to insert a new cassette daisywheel, cassette ribbon or spool of correct

FILE MANAGEMENTThis section tells you how to use the floppy disk drive on your typewriter, how to copy, rename, and delete your documents, and how to

Organising Your FilesPress the [4] key to select file management.When you select the file management option, you will see this display. -.FILE hHNHUL

Organising Your FilesThe File Management MenuAll file management operations begin by choosing a file from the file management index screen, an

Organising Your FilesThe following message will appear «^TVPE r I Lb.Ni-irlL HNL-‘ KTN =FI LENlnriE i DOCFILE1 lUiPT3, If you want to change the name

Organising Your FilesDeleting A FileTo delete the selected file from the disk;I. Call up FILE MANAGEMENT menu as before, then press the [2] key to sel

Organising Your FilesIf a file with the new name is already on the disk, the following message will appearILE EKIE« i~'Rb.!!:=!r< KiN ju UUh-

*Orgonising Your FilesUse the cursor keys to select the file you wish to convert.T'..= "!"r” T I I .1 n -..' Ti : • ! ! r .1 L_C

Organising Your FilesWarning!If you are converting a file from a disk used on a WP200/EM1050 machine, you must always save the converte

Organising Your FilesSwitching Back To TW Mode Or Main MenuIf you are in the middle of organizing your files and want to type something such

Setting Up Your TypewriterCassette Daisy WheelBrother's slip-in, slip-out cassette daisywheels are known the world overfortheir beautif

Your brother electronic typewriter has been precision manufactured to give you years of trouble-free use with the minimum of routine maintenance. In t

A/lciintenance and TroubleshootingYou should clean the typewriter wiLh a soft doth, and you may dean the keyboard with a proprietary

TroubleshootingMaintenance and TroubleshootingPROBLEM 1, Nothing worksPOSSIBLE CAUSE1. Typewriter not plugged in2. Typewrtternot switched on3. Cove

Maintenance and TroubleshootingSpecificationsPrinting Method Printing Speed Typing PitchesLine SpacingPaper Capacity Typing Capacity Correction Memory

Maintenance and TroubleshootingExtra Characters and Symbol KeyboardAdditional and Alternate CharactersKey/Key CombinationKeyboard 1Keyboard 2[CODE] +

Maintenance and TroubleshootingKeyboard 3 (Symbol Keyboard)Language Daisy Wheel LabelAmerican English 1 (with < )A. ENG 02Brazilian (Portuguese) PO

BAbbreviated Phrases...15-1About This User Guide...I -4About your Typewriter...I -4Acoustic Cover.

IndexDead Keys...7-6Decimal Tabs...8-10Defining A Search String...14-5Deleting A

IndexMMaintaining The UserDictionai7...17-8Maintaining Your Phrase Files... 15-2Making Corrections...

Please record in the blank space below the MODEL NO. and SERIAL NO, of this typewriter. The MODEL NO. and SERIAL NO. are located on the back of the ty

Setting Up Your TypewriterInserting the new cassette daisy wheelGrasping the 'ear' of the new cassette daisy wheel, slip it into

IndexSetting Margins...5-10Setting Right Margin...5-10Setting Start Position(Top Margin)...

IMPORTANT!REMOVE THE PACKING PIECES AS SHOWN BEFORE USING THE TYPEWRITER

Setting Up Your Typewriter2. Brother cassette ribbons are available in four different types: Correctable film ribbon (standard w^ith this model)One-ti

Setting Up Your TypewriterInserting the new cassette ribbonRemove the stopper from the nev/ cassette ribbon and turn the ribbon feed knob

Setting Up Your TypewriterInstalling the new correction tapeFirst install the left spool, then thread the tape across the left and right

Setting Up Your TypewriterSwitching The Machine On And OffBefore switching on for the first time, check that there is no floppy disk in

Setting Up Your TypewriterYou will probably wantto use cursor selection until you become familiar with the machine, to reduce the poss

Setting Up Your TypewriterAutomatic Paper InsertionInserting a sheet of paper into a typewriter has never been simpler just three easy

Setting Up Your TypewriterAfterthe paper has been inserted, press[RETURN]to move the carrier to the left margin position. When you are in

Setting Up Your TypewriterPaper Thickness ControlThe paper thickness control is located on the right side of the cassette ribbon table.The lever is

Setting Up Your TypewriterTo activate the self-demonstration:1, Make sure that your machine is sv/itched on, with a daisy wheel and cassette ribbon f

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Setting Up Your TypewriterIf you use a foreign language daisy wheel, the typewriter does not know the correct typing impacts forthe c

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•jS"- • •ЗК'ЖWhat is a Disk Drive?While your typewriter is switched on, the machine can store up to 32,400 characters of text

The Disk DriveWhat is a File?A floppy disk records documents as a sequence of coded data in the form of magnetic signals on the disk

The Disk DriveInserting and Removing a Floppy DiskInsert the floppy disk as shown in the illustration. You will feel some resistance if

The Disk Drive <:iPLEh’bL Uifi I !Initializing New DisksA new floppy disk can be used by a system only after being “formatted" -

The Disk DriveNote!Your typewriter can read disks that have been initialized on IBM-compatible personal computers and other wordprocesso

The Disk DriveWrite-Protecting Your DisksAll 3.5-inch floppy disks hdve a switch that protects their contents from accidental erasure. Wh

The Disk DriveDisk Error MessagesDuring disk operations, you may see the following warning messages;-iiL-' I bK i" ULL. =INSERT NEU DISK fiN

mTable of Contents1Typing On The Display...4-3Line-By-Line...4-3Ending A Line..

' .I;?''!V , , ' ' .^ , This section teiis you how to use your machine in the typewriter or TW mode, in this sect

Basic TypingImportant Notes!1. Forconcisenfiss, once the function ofalcey has been explained, we shall use the symbol for the function,

Basic TypingThe left and right margins are factory set to 10 and 75, so this number will be 65 if the machine has not been used

Basic TypingNote!When typing on the display in TW or WP (non-printing) mode, [INDEX] and [R INDEX] are used for scrolling the display up and down.Micr

Basic TypingExpress backspaceRELOCEXPRHolding down [CODE] ?^nd pressing the EXPRESS BACKSPACE key - [EXPR] will bring the carriage immed

Basic TypingStatus IndicatorsBefore you start typing, you will probably want to set up your typewriter with the correct margins, tabs,

Basic Typingtime the function key is pressed. Others cycle through a number of different settings as the function key is pressed repeate

Basic TypingNormal typing modeNONE[ALT] + [OPERATE]Auto carriage return modePUTLine-by-line typing modeL.---LJustified typing mode JUSTSpelling checke

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FRAMING AND LINE DRAWING...9-1Horizontal Line Drawing...9-1Vertical Line Drawing...9-2Drawing A Rec

Selecting Typing ModeThe Hot ZoneS +The hot zone is an area that begins before the right margin and extends up to the right margin.

Selecting Typing ModeNotes:If you type up to the right margin with no spaces or hyphens in the hot zone, the beeper will sound, th

Selecting Typing ModeL/Lbrown fox Jumps ouer the lazy doi^ '.-'OYou can move back along the line using the left cursor key - —

HSelecting Typing-ModePermanent Spaces and Hyphens ““ ^ [SPACE] jIn some cases you may wish to finish a word within the hot zone and t

Selecting Typing ModeJustified typing is turned on by holding down the [ALTl key and pressing the [OPERATE] key until J5T appears in the

'i;?...Your typewriter has a number of functions that affect the overall layout and appearance of your document. These are shown in the ta

Setting the Line FormatEach time you press the [FORMAT] key, the FMT display on the status screen will change in the sequence; 1 ——^4—^

Setting the Line FoimatNote!Margins, tabs and the hot zone cannot be changed in line-by-line or justified typing modes. You must select

Setting the Line FormatTo select the desired pitch, hold down [ALT] and press the [PITCH] key. Each time [PITCH] is pressed, the PITCH d

Setting the Line FormatMargin ReleaseThe print carrier will normally not move outside the margins. However, on occasion, you may wish t

*Stop Codes...i 6-5Inserting Text At A Stop Code...16-5SPELLING CHECKER...17

Setting the Line FormatThe minimum width between left and right margins depends on the typing pitch, as shown in the following table.Pit

Setting the Line FormatNotes!1. There must be at least 5 lines between the start position and the end position.2. The end position cannot be mo

Setting the Line FormatNotes!1. When a tab is to be set in the same position as a decimal tab (see below), the decimal tab in that

Setting the Line FormatIfyour number has an integer part before the decimal point, type this in. Each character you type will appear on

Setting the Line FormatNote!If you have selected paragraph indent mode (as described later) and subsequently dearthe paragraph indent ta

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Text Alignment in TW ModeT o indent a paragraph, hold down the [CODE] key and press the [FIND] key. The PIND indicator will appear

Text Alignment in TW ModeCenteringYour typewriter allows you to type three different kinds of centered text:-centered between the margins.-centered be

Text Alignment in TW ModeNotes!1. You cannot center between the left margin and a tab, because centering carried out with the carrier at

Text Alignment in TW Mode3. When you have finished typingthe line, pressthe [TAB] key or [RETURN] keyto print the line and perform a

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Text: AttributesShift lockSHIFT LOCK CAPSThe SHIFT function can be locked on by pressing the [SHIFT LOCK] key. To return to lower case

Text AttributesBold TextPlace your typewriter in the bold typing mode by holding down the [CODE] key and pressing the [BOLD] key unt

Text AttributesContinuous UnderlineTo switch on continuous underlining, hold down the [ALT] key and press the [UNDLN] key until CNT ap

Text AttributesTo cancel expanded printing, hold down the [ALT] key and press the [EXPAND] key once more, so that the EXP indicator disap

Text AttributesNotes!I. When typing on the display, the shape of the cursor changes to B for superscript and for subscript. Super

Text AttributesDead KeysDead keys are used for diacritical marks (e.g. accents) that may be placed over typed characters. The carrier

Text AttributesSetting Impacts-------------/ALTDANCa/-------—^+Typing impact may be adjusted according to the quality and thickness of the

Text Attnbutes3 (Symbol)This keyboard is for when you need to type mathennatical formulae or equations that require special symbols,

Alternative Style Tab KeyFUNCTION KEYSKEY NO.LEGENDNAMEFUNCTION 21RETURNCarriage ReturnPITCHTyping Pitch Sets 10, 12, 15 or PS pitch1*LINELine Spacing

Making corrections on your typewriter has never been easier. Your typewriter has a two-line correction memory that stores all the characters typed on

Making Corrections2. Press [CORRECn.3. If you wish to erase more characters to the left of the one you just erased, press [CORRECT] a

Making Corrections2. Press [WORD OUT]. The character at the current carriage position, and everything to the left of it will be erased, until a space

Making CorrectionsInsertions And Deletions+ H/B/HInstead of replacing incorrect characters or words with ones having the same number of c

Making CorrectionsThe number oftimes you need to press [BS 1 ] fora half space depends on the typing pitch. Pitch No. of presses10 612 or PS 5IS 4

MakJng Corrections2. Press [CODE] + several times to move the carriage half a space to the right. Eachtime you press [CODE] + —the carriage will move

Making CorrectionsManual CorrectionYou can only perform automatic correction on the current typing line and the previous line. Manual correction may b

Making CorrectionsIfyou wantto correct another character, you nnust move to that character and use [CODE] + [CORRECT] again.If you wantto make inserti

Making Corrections2. Move the cursor to the position at which you wish to insert the text, and begin typing. The text to the right of the c

Alternative Style Return KeyReturns the printing carriage to the left margin and advances one ine37 FRAMEFramingStarts or ends text framingJ7'&ap

Making CorrectionsI he -^u i cb!'"‘Ot.ijr! ouet“' the XezyNotes!1. If the new text is shorterthan the text you are overwriting, you w

Making Corrections=i!jick brui.i.in foLiJ ¡.jriiPs o‘-.-'er- t-he lazyYou may now type in the correct character(s). (Make sure INSERT mode is tur

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Frame and Line DrawingNote;You can draw a double horizontal line if you have keyboard 2 selected and an International daisy wheel fitted, which has th

Frame and Line DrawingDrawing A Rectangular FrameDrawing a simple frame is almost as easy as drawing lines. All you have to do is tell your typewriter

Frame and Line DrawingDrawing A Tabular GridFRAMEranuAiIn order to draw a tabular grid, your typewriter needs to know, not only the pos

Frame and Line DrawingNotes!1. The above examples show only one way to draw frames and tabular grids. If you find it more convenient, you can move th

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