Canon AP810 III typewriter: 1. How and where can I order another typewriter manual? 2. Typing does not occur while characters are typed.. what should be done to make typing occur simultaneously?

Your ribbon may be stuck check it out, buy the way I bestow the sacred order of thee nomenclatcher Maximus for bestowing the information that is actually need in great detail, you would not beleive how non- descript some people are ie My typewriter doesn't work right? After a good public flogging I may get some information out of them, well done! Bret PS, It's rare but you may have popped a drive gear with power off, and unplugged try and move the print carriage (gently) back and forth it should move with about a Pound of resistance and not catch or sound crunchy, fluid motion will tell, good luck.

Your machine has a mechanical part that is either just sticking or needs a small adjustment. The dash (or underscore in upper case) is the character that is preselected when typing. When you hit another character, the machine either adds units or takes them away to give you that specific character. Your machine is not resetting fast enough so it is giving you an extra cycle and that is why you get the dash. A trained IBM technician should be able to resolve this issue for you.

Type to the stopping point, press the margin release key space to the desired location, press R. margin key.

The video shows the models C, Selectric I, and Selectric II.
If your typewriter doesn't compare to any of these in the video it is most likely a Selectric III.
This will also help:
The Selectric III featured a 96-character element vs. the previous 88-character element. IBM's series of "Electronic Typewriters" used this same 96-character element. The 96-character elements can be identified by yellow printing on the top plastic surface and the legend "96," which always appears along with the font name and pitch. The 96- and 88-character elements are mechanically incompatible with each other (they won't fit on each other's machines) and 96-character elements were not available in as many fonts as the older 88-character types.

The plastic print solenoid cap is probably broken. We sell them for 20.00 includes shipping and instructions.

DickyO
Cleveland Business Machines
216-241-0027

I believe the batteries (3 AA's) are located in the base of the T/W just beyond the keyboard, there is a long skinny door to open. You may have to clean the contacts if they are corroded.

DickyO

Try these troubleshooting suggestions for your problem:

Wrong Characters Print or Characters Space Incorrectly:

1. Turn the typewriter off, wait 30 seconds, then turn the typewriter
on again and try typing again.
2. Make sure the LANG indicator is off.
3. Try a new printwheel.
4. Look for objects In the path of the carrier.
5. Make sure the printwheel is changed when there is a language
change.
6. If you are playing back, make sure you use the same pitch
printwheel you used when you typed the text.

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You can download the Operator's Guide for your typewriter from here (it takes a little while for the download to begin):
Wheelwriter Typewriter 30 Series II (6787) Operator's Guide

change CASSETTE DAISY WHEEL,

look for a switch that says "Kybrd 1" and "Kybrd 2" and put it on Kybrd 1.

The printwheel is not in correctly. the printwheel has a bent spoke or the printwheel homing sensor needs cleaning. Lawrence