This Video is prepared to demonstrate for you how use an Olympia SM4 typewriter & will work on the Olympia SM2 and Olympia SM3 as well with minor differences.

Please note that the earlier SM1 model and later SM5 models users can also use this step by step tutorial to learn how to fully use their typewriters.

We will show you how to lock and unlock the carriage, how to set the margins, and what each key and lever will be used for.

Key Moments are:

00:00 Intro
00:25 Opening lid/Carrying case
01:00 How to unlock the carriage
01:16 Moving the Carriage (Release lever)
01:49 Margin Setup
02:20 Line spacing selector (Number of spaces)
02:45 Line spacing
03:04 platen release
03:38 Inserting the paper
04:23 Paper support lever release.
04:49 Drawing horizontal & vertical lines using a typewriter
05:40 Removing the paper
06:04 Ribbon reverse mechanism
06:40 Typing Tension control (Touch Control)
07:21 Tabulation setup and usage.
08:30 Removing tab stop in one go.
08:42 Setting Tabs on an SM3
09:01 Margin Release
09:54 Back Spacing
10:20 Shift keys (typing in Caps)
10:55 Colour selection
11:32 Lock Carriage
12:00 Outro
12:19 Credits & Blooper :)

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You can download the manual instruction from our website.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/238...

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https://www.mrmrsvintagetypewriters.com/

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