Reply - Sharp Electronics

Another letter, this time from Sharp.

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Click here to read my original letter to Sharp Electronics from December 29, 2010.

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Their reply:


Now that is all sorts of classy right there... it seems that the manual for the particular typewriter I bought is extinct, but Donna Rice at Sharp sent me a 90-page copy of one for the PA-3140, nicely bound in a red folder with a clear glossy cover. I'm not sure of the age of the typewriter I've got, but there's a date on the inside of this manual indicating it could be from the 1980's.

There is some excellent info in the manual, too. I'll be putting this to use when I go to type up my next letter.

Dear Sharp Electronics

Dear Sharp Electronics,

I am writing you today to ask for some assistance with a product of yours that I had recently purchased from a thrift store. In fact, I am writing you from the very item I bought, a Sharp branded PA-3110 typewriter that I found sitting in the back of the thrift store for $5.45. The thing... it works perfectly, save for a warped top piece... possibly due to being left in the heat for too long. Other than that, I believe I got this thing for a steal.

The problem is, I spent some time online trying to find a source for the operating manual for this unit, as I have been attempting to set the margins. I think this is done electronically and not manually, but I'm not 100% sure about that. The RETURN feature seems to kick off a bit prematurely, so I was hoping that someone on your staff would be able to give me a quick walkthrough for this typewriter, or maybe send me an old manual that you might have laying around. That'd be awesome.

While I have to admit that there aren't too many items in my home that I own being of the Sharp brand, I do find that the things you produce are of a superior quality. I've had a calculator from you guys for years, and it still works great.

Thanks for all you do, and thanks in advance for your assistance.

Sincerely,

Daniel