The manual museum is one of the world’s largest online repository for manuals in PDF format. Our manuals are all free and cover every possible area from manufacturing, instruction, service, operational, technical, schematics, how to use and informational. We cover every area that puts out a manual from the world of electronics, to computing, audio, automotive, mechanical, the arts, sport and anywhere that a manual has been produced. We rely on donations of manuals from the general public and offer them for free in a symbiotic exchange of goodwill and friendship. We cover our expenses via a donation methodology, which is entirely optional.
This website was launched after many years in the planning stages and numerous requests from industry groups and private citizens. Contributions of manuals are now being gratefully accepted and added to our collection. To make a contribution please use the Contact Us form on this website to describe exactly which manual you have, or use the Upload Manuals multiple file uploading facility. A representative will communicate with you and explain how easy it is to add your manuals to the Museum for the benefit of people everywhere, if you require additional assistance.
The manuals on our website pages are for the purpose of self training in amateur context. It allows for technical investigations in regards to the content matter for amateur users without any pecuniary interest. The spirit of amateur hobbyists and repairmen in every country brings us altogether to enjoy what is very much an interest to them without having to pay for enriching their hobby. The first principle of this website is technical investigation which encourages experimentation and other technical activities in a spirit of mutual friendship and admiration. Therefore, some of the files on this website are copyrighted and are not authorized to be used without a respective authorization from the companies that have their rights. Where the copyright of a manual is still intact, we will only give a 10% extract of the document for the purpose of research, study and education and or critique and review, so that we comply with section 4.12 of the Commonwealth of Australia Copyright Act 1968, please see our Fair Use Notice, for more details. Many manuals have had their copyright lapse and the companies no longer exist and the preservation of many of the manuals in the museum’s collection serves as an historical archive to preserve the past for future generations to explore the foundations of the hobby or area they are interested in.
The Manual Museum will accept any and all manuals provided they meet the definition of a manual (flyer, leaflet, booklet), we do not collect books in the traditional sense. There is no area that we will not create a section for if we receive a contribution for it, at the present time we are only accepting contributions in the English language. We are also interested in consuming large existing collections, depending on the size, we will dedicate enough permanent staff to work with you to finish the transfer quickly.
Every manual in the collection is free by simple e-mail request. A PayPal donation system is in place where people who want a manual instantly can make a donation of an amount that they choose, and the manual will be sent by reply e-mail once the payment is recorded (PayPal are usually almost instantaneous). If you do not wish to make a donation, we will still send you the manual, but it will be scheduled to be sent out to you with the next normal outgoing batch (usually a week). PayPal donations are a simple and fair method where those people who are so inclined to make a small financial contribution to the running of the Manual Museum, can do so. All staff and management of the Manual Museum are volunteers and are not paid, all donations are used exclusively in fees and expenses to keep the Manual Museum operational. We do not pay for manuals, we source them via the internet itself and also accept them through the generosity of kind hearted contributors.
As we leave the age of paper and move fully into an electronic world, it is beholden on us to maintain what were the treasures of the past so that we never forget the shoulders of the giants we stand on today.
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