SOURCE: typewriter won't type letters
HI.. the hammer solenoid may be faulty..it should make a typing sound when you hit a key.( the printhammer moved and strikes the printwheel) or when you changed ribbons you might have unlatched the printwheel..there is a lever you press to relatch it until it "clicks"
If not that then make sure the ribbon is seated correctly, that it is between the printwheel and the black roller.Also visually inspect the ribbon so it is not caught in the printwheel.
SOURCE: Margin Release problem
Unlike the manual states, you have to release the Alt + MREL before you backspace past the margin. Then it works.
SOURCE: Brother SX-4000 Typewriter - problem w/ ribbon
Make sure ribbon you have if for the typewriter you have. take ribbon off machine and type characters, you should see the small ribbon (black) part that turns the ribbon move. If not you have a problem in the printer carrier itself...
SOURCE: Changed Ribbon
I bought the ribbon and it did not work so I took it back got another
one and it still will not type
Please help
SOURCE: My typewriter doesn't type..won't display letters, but keys work.
alot of the brother t/w's have 2 cam assemblies under ribbon holder. 1 operates the print hammer and 1 operates the correction ribbon lift. sometimes these will hang or lockup. sometimes turning on and off a few times will take care of it, but sometimes it needs to be worked on by a t/w tech. if you look when you type a character, most likely the print hammer is not firing or it is striking the correction ribbon instead of the black ribbon.
hth,
razors
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