Canon S-14 Instruction Guide

Manufactured in Taiwan and released in February 1986, Canon S-series (S-14, 15, 16) portable electronic typewriters have a small footprint. Weighing in at 4.7 kg (10.3 lbs) and with a paper width of 241mm (9.5 inches) and a writing width of 203 mm (8 inches), these "mini wedges" are fitted with a 92 character daisy … Continue reading Canon S-14 Instruction Guide →

Canon AP 150 Instruction Guide

I finally finished scanning the instruction guide for the Canon AP 150 electronic typewriter (in English). The whole guide (less the table of contents, some front matter, and the index which I ignored in the interests of avoiding scanning fatigue) comes in just under 10 MB. If you have a problem uploading that, you can grab the … Continue reading Canon AP 150 Instruction Guide →

Canon QS-300 Instruction Guide

Canon QS- series prtable e.t.s manufactured in Taiwan circa the mid 1990s were sold around the world and ranged from the bottom-of-the-range QS-50 to the top-of-the-range QS-700, with a wide choice of (100, 110, 200, 210, 300, 310, 400 and 550) models in-between. A surprisingly good electronic typewriter! Subscriber Content Thank you for your support. … Continue reading Canon QS-300 Instruction Guide →

Canon AP-1500 Instruction Guide

This instruction guide for the Canon AP-1500 electronic typewriter comes in two parts. Subscriber Content Thank you for your support. Here are the files: Part One: canon-ap1500-instruction-guide-part-oneDownload Part Two: canon-ap1500-instruction-guide-part-twoDownload Subscribe or donate to get access Download the guide when you subscribe or donate today. Log in

Canon ES-25 Instruction Guide

Canon ES Series models manufactured in Korea include but may not be limited to ES-3, ES-5, 10, 15, 23, 25. E.t.s of this series have a top speed of 15 cps which, for the portable category, is a high benchmark. The top of the range ES-25 weighs 16.5 pounds, has a 60 character LCD screen, … Continue reading Canon ES-25 Instruction Guide →

The Lesser Spotted Canon

Who knew a full size version of the Canon AP-1500 existed? Who even cares (not many). Still, in e.t. spotting mode, recently I spotted this eBay UK listing for an AP 3500 ... I immediately recognised the keyboard configuration (and the keycaps) as identical to that on the smaller compact model ... (from my collection) … Continue reading The Lesser Spotted Canon →

Canon Fodder (Part Eight)

The Canon S-300 (introduced in March 1987 and also sold as the UTAX T-3300) occupies the same ambiguous "portable-compact" territory as machines like the Brother CE-70. Functionality-wise, it sits at the top of the S-series ... Wanted "Dead or Alive" S-300 (serial port on the right-hand side Memory card slot on the left-hand side The … Continue reading Canon Fodder (Part Eight) →

Canon Fodder (Part Six)

I finally found an instruction guide for my Canon AP-1500 electronic typewriter. In order to purchase the instruction guide I had to purchase the AP-1500 typewriter that came with it ($15 AUD), and then ask the seller not to ship the typewriter since I already own an AP-1500 given to me for FREE in March last … Continue reading Canon Fodder (Part Six) →

Canon Fodder (Part Five)

The typewriter-friendly couple who sold me the two Brother daisy wheels that prompted my last post, told me they'd long since got rid of the office equipment they once used in their real estate settlement business. All, that is, except for one Canon AP-6110 electronic typewriter, which they asked me if I was interested in … Continue reading Canon Fodder (Part Five) →

Canon Fodder: Part Four

I'm supposed to be downsizing my collection (I have downsized my collection) and yet I took home another Canon electronic typewriter. In mitigation, it was FREE and came with a spare (Micron 15) typewheel: The typing feel (tactile key-tops, a quiet typing action, and with an impressive top speed of 16 cps) on these compact Canon office machines … Continue reading Canon Fodder: Part Four →