User Guide

1-10 — Hardware Basics Smith Corona Corporation
Cursor Keys
The Cursor keys are used to move the cursor through text in Line and
Mem Modes and to move the print hammer in Type Mode. To use a
cursor key, you must press and hold the Code key down while pressing
the cursor key. The cursor moves as described for each mode in the
appropriate chapters.
Advance Key
You will be using the Advance key to perform some cursor moves.
Unlike the Code key, when Advance is used, it is pressed and released
before a second key is pressed. For example, in Mem Mode, to move the
cursor to the beginning of a line, you press the Advance key, release it,
and then press a cursor key. Complete descriptions for using this key
are in the appropriate chapters.
Shift
Press Shift while typing an alpha key to type upper case letters or to type
the characters located on the top of certain keys, such as $, %.
Lock
Press Lock to continuously type in upper case characters while also
typing the characters on the top row (left) of the number keys. The Lock
light will come on when Lock is pressed. To deactivate Lock, press Lock
or Shift. The light goes out.
Caps Lock
Caps Lock places the keyboard in a special mode that enables you to
type numbers and capital letters without accessing the Shift and Lock
keys. If you press the Shift key while Caps Lock is activated, you can
type lower-case characters.
1. Press Code + Caps Lock to activate. A beep is heard and display
prompts:
Caps Lock ON
The symbol appears on the Status Line when you activate the
Status Indicator.
2. Type a letter or numeral without having to shift.
3. Press Code + Caps Lock to deactivate the feature. No beep is heard.
The display prompts:
Caps Lock OFF
NOTE: If a Shift key is pressed, lower case characters and other
punctuation/symbols on the top of the keys can be
accessed. e.g.,
1
⁄4, ”, @.
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Caps Lock
Lock
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Advance