IBM Selectric II User manual

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Typewriter
Operating
Instructions

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to helpyoulocatetheindividualfeaturesofthe
IBM "Selectric" II Typewriter.
CopyGuidep. 2
PaperEdgeGuidep.3
ple Copy Control p.6
,Paper Centering Scalep.2
Paperßaii p.3 LmeSpaco Leverp.5
Pitch Leverp.7
HalfBackspaceLever
p.13
PlatenKnob R. 13
Push In PlatenVariablep.13
TypingElementp.8
PositionIndicatorp.6
Pitch
Ident
LeftMarginStopp.7
MarginReleaseKey
P-12
TabControl P-10
CleatView
Cardhoider
M »4
Paper O
Guide ;
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PaperReleaseLeverp.3
Line Finderp.13
P'aten Knobp.4
Page-End Indicator p4
Impression Contru
3
Margin.'Dual PitchScalep.6
RightMarginStopp.7
IndexKey
p.11
Express Sackspace Key
CWOff Controlp 6
CP-12
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Contents
Preface
InsertingandAligningPaper
CopyGuide
PaperCenteringGuides
PaperCenteringScale
PaperEdgeGuide
PaperReleaseLever
SettingUpYourTypewriter
Page-EndIndicator
LineSpaceLever
MultipleCopyControl
ImpressionControl
On/OffControl
Margin/PitchScale
Margin/DualPitchScale
(DualPitchmodeisonly)
DualPitchLever
(DualPitchmodeisonly)
MarginStops
LeverActionTypingElements
ChangingTypingElements
Ribbon/StencilControl
FilmRibbonTypewriter
TabControl(SetandClear)
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As YouType
TypamaticKeys
MultipleCharacterKeys
MarginReleaseKey
ShiftKeysandShiftLock
ExpressBackspaceKey
PlatenVariable
LineFinder
HalfBackspaceLever
ClearViewCardholder
FindingtheTypingPosition
DrawingLines
CenteringGuidelines
SpecialTypingNeeds
VelocityControl(OptionalFeature)
DeadKey(OptionalFeature)
DeadKeyDisconnect
(OptionalFeature)
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CareandMaintenance
ChangingFilm Ribbons
CleaningtheTypingElement
SerialNumber
CleaningtheTypewriterCover
ChecklistforProperTypewriter
Operation
IBM MaintenanceAgreement
SelectingTypingSupplies
Ribbons
IBM TechIIIRibbon
IBM CarbonFilmRibbon
TypingElements
IBM 752CarbonPaper
IBM611 CarbonPaper
IBM Photo-MasterPaper
The IBM SupplyAgreement
ReorderNumber
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Prsface
The IBM "Selectric" II Typewriter,
featurinaa small, globe-shaped element
containingalltypecharacters,makes
typingfastand easy. Theelement skims
acrossthepagetypingoutcharacters
rapidlyandevenly.Becausethereare
no typebars,type clash hasbeen
eliminated. Thereisno moving
carriage,therefore eliminatingmuch
Vibrationandmachinemovement.This
actuallyprovidesmoreworkarea
aroundyourmachine.
Typestylescanbe changedin seconds
by liftingoffoneelementandreplacing
it withanother.Youcanalsoselectthe
horizontalspacing(pitch)-either10or12
charactersper
inch. Thisversatility lets
youselectthetypestyleandpitchbest
suitedtoeachtyping Job.
Your IBM "Selectric"IITypewriter
offersmanyfeaturesthathelpmakeall
typing Jobs easier.The IBM Stroke
StorageSystemreduces typingerrorsby
storingthesecondoftworapidlytyped
charactersuntilthefirstisprintedout.
Allservicekeysarewithineasy reach
fromthekeyboardcontrolarea,andan
ImpressionControlletsyouadjustthe
impact ofthetypingelementtosuit
each application.
Newfeatures availableonthe IBM
"Selectric"IITypewriterincludethe
following:
•SelectiveRibbonSystemletsyou
selecteitherthe
new.exclusiveIBM
Tech 111 r i b b o nora carbon film
ribbonforahighquality,uniform
image withreducedribbon changes.
•ExpressBackspaceKeymovesthetyping
elementfrom righttoleftquicklywithout
changingthetypingline.
•DualPitchLever(DualPitchmodeisonly)
enablesyoutotypeeither
10 or 12
charactersperhorizontalinch —
whicheveryouchoose.
•HalfBackspaceLeverpermitstyping
halfway betweentwocharactersorspaces.
(AvailableonDualPitch
machines only.)
Withthe
IBM "Selectric" II Typewriter,
youcanexpectyourtypingtobe
smootherandfasterthaneverbefore.
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Insertingand Alignmg Paper
CopyGuide
TheCopyGuidekeepsyourpaperfrom
refeedingaroundthe
p\aten, guiding it
insteadtowardthebackofthe
typewriter.
It alsoservesasa convenientsurfacefor
makingerasures.
PaperCenteringGuides
Printedontheleftandrightsideofthe
CopyGuidearesmallwhitehorizontal
brackets — thePaperCenteringGuides.
To centerStandardsize(8-1/2"x
11")
paperinthetypewriter,positionthe
paperto
align withtheouteredgesof
thePaperCenteringGuides.Center8"
widepaperwiththeinneredgesof
theseGuides.
Paper
CentoringSc£>e
Centeranywidthpaperinthecarriage
usingthePaperCenteringScale.Insert
thepapersothatitsleftandrightedges
touchthesamenumberonthescale;e.g.
for 11" widepapereachedgetouches
5-1/2.
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PaperEdgeGuide
ThePaperEdgeGuideassuresthateach
sheetofpaperwillbeinsertedintothe
typewriterinthesamehorizontalposition.
To insertyourpaper, first movethePaper
EdgeGuidetothedesiredlocation.Drop
thepaperbehindtheplatenwiththeleft
edgeagainstthePaperEdgeGuide.Pull
thePaperBailforwardandusethe
typamatic actionofthe Index Keytoroll
thepaperintothetypewriter.(See
page 11.)
PaperReleaseLever
MovethePaperReleaseLevertowardyou
to repositionorremovepaperfromthe
typewriter.Whenyouarereadytotype,
movetheLeverback.
AlsousethisLeverto
Start a carbonpack
intothetypewriter.

Setting Up YourTypewriter
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Page-EndIndicator
ThePage-EndIndicatorshows the num-
ber
of inchesremaining tothe bottom
of the page.
• Beforesetting the Page-EndIndicator,
align
the top edge of the paper with the
top edge of the Copy Guide.
' Rotate the Indicatoruntil the0 (for
standard-size 8%"x 11"paper) isin
linewith the horizontalmark ont h e
top ofthe t y p e w r i t e radjacent tothe
right PlatenKnob.(Indicatorsettings
forotherpapersizes
are sh o wn int h e
table at the right.)
> When the0 next appears in linewith
thehorizontalmark, the t y p i ngline
will be 41/2" from the bo t t o m ofthe
page; when 4 appears, the t y p i n gline
will be 4 " from the bo t t o m ;when 3
appears, the t y p i n glinewill be3 "
from the b o t t o m , etc.(Fo r otherthan
standard-sizepaper, the0 may appear
once, twice, ornotatall depending
on the paperlength.)
ReadyReferenceforPage-E
Settings
(forpaper3"to14"
Lengthof
Paper(inches)
3"
3%"
4 "
4%"
5"
51/2"
6"
6%"
ind Indicator
long)
Indicator
Setting
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71/2"
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9"
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10"
101/2"
11" StandardSize
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LineSpaceLever
Selectsingleordoublespacingbymoving
theLineSpaceLevertotheappropriate
Position. Singlespacingisindicatedby
oneline,doublespacingbytwo.
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MultipleCopyControl
TheMultipleCopyControladjuststhe
Positionoftheplatentocompensatefor
thevaryingthicknessesoftypingmaterial.
KeeptheLeverat"A"whentypingupto
threecarboncopies.Foradditionalcopies
movetheLeverbackuntilthedesired
printqualityisachieved,consistentwith
theweightofthepaperandcarbon paper.
ImpressionControl
LocatedattherightoftheTypingEle-
ment,theImpressionControlsetsthe
forcewithwhichtheElementstrikesthe
paper.Thehigherthenumberonwhich
theControlisset,thehardertheelement
strikes.
To changethesetting,pushtheLeverto
therightand
slide iteitherforwardor
backwardtothedesirednumber.Be care-
ful not to force the Lever against the
Position notches when changing settings.
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On/OffControl
DepresstheportionoftheOn/Off Con-
trolmarkedONtoturnthemotorON. A
redband appearsasa reminderthatthe
motorisON.DepressOFFwhenyouare
notusingthetypewriter.
Caution: When the machine is ÖN, please
be careful thatjewelry (beads, necklaces,
bracelets, etc.), fingers, or hair are not
allowed to be within the top cover open-
ing of the mach ine.
Margin/PitchScale
TheMargin/PitchScaleislocateddirectly
abovethekeyboard.Attheleftofthe
scaleisthenumber10or 12, indicating
thepitch,i.e.,thenumberofcharacters
per inch. Thescaleisnumberedfromleft
to rightevery five spaces.
Thewhitedotonthescaleindicatesthe
centerpointofthetypinglinewhenthe
paperiscenteredinthetypewriter.
Asmall
triangulär positionindicator
attachedtotheCarrier glidesalong the
scaletoindicatethepositionofthe
typingelement.
Margin/DualPitchScale
(DualPitchmodeisonly)
DualPitchTypewritershaveboth
10- and
12-pitchScalesasindicatedbythenumbers
at theleftoftheScale.Eachscaleisnum-
beredfromlefttorighteveryfivespaces.
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DualPitchLever
(DualPitchmodeisonly)
Selecteither12-pitchtypingor
10-pitch
typingwiththeDualPitchLever.(Type
pitchdenotesthenumberofcharacters
thatprintineachhorizontalinchof
space.)
For 12-pitch typing,movetheDualPitch
LeverforwardtotheopentrianglePosi-
tionandrefertothe 12-pitch scale.To
type 10-pitch copy,movetheLeverback
to thesolidtrianglepositionandreferto
the10-pitchscale.
MarginStops
To changetheleftorrightmargin,push
in ontheappropriateMarginStop,and
slide ittothedesiredpositiononthe
Margin/PitchScale.UsetheSpaceBarto
movetheCarrieroutofthewaywhen
settinga margintotherightofthe
Carrier'spresentlocation.
Whenusinga
dual -pitch typewriter,be
suretosetyourmarginatoneofthe
numberedmarksonthetopScaleifyou
plantochangethepitchinthesame copy.
Eachtimeyouchangepitch,begintyping
at theleftmarginoratoneofthenum-
beredmarksonthetop(10-pitch)Scale
so thatallsucceedinglineswillbe
evenlyaligned.
Youcanspaceandtabthroughtheright
margin, butyoucannottype throughthe
rightmargin.
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LeverActionTypingElements
ChangetheLeverActionTypingEle-
mentsonyour
IBM "Selectric" II Type-
writerinsecondsforthemostappro-
priatestyleoftypeforeachtypingjob.
On topofeachelementthefollowing
appears:
Thenameofthetypestyle,e.g.,
Manifold72.
TheElementReleaseLever(ablacklever
excepton elements witha special lyre-
questedcharacterwhichwillhave a
whitelever).
Athree-digitpartnumberatoptheele-
mentandundertheendoftheElement
ReleaseLever.
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•A trianglewhichpointstowardtheplaten
wheneverthetypewriterisin
lowercase
Position. A solidtriangledenotes 10-pitch
type, anopentriangle 12-pitch type.
(Thepitchdenotesthenumberofchar-
actersthataretypedperhorizontalinch
of space.)
Note: Using a typing element of one
pitch when the typewriter is set for the
other pitch will alter only the amount
of space between each character. Try
differenttypestylestodeterminewhich
is mostsuitableforyourneeds.

ChangingTypingElements
To removeanElement
•BesurethetypewriterisinIowercasePosi-
tion, i.e.,thetriangleontheTypingEle-
mentpointstowardtheplaten.
•Lifttheelementreleaseleveruntilthe
leverclicksintoposition.
•RemovetheElement,graspingitbythe
elementreleaseleverandliftingitoffthe
elementpost.
To replaceanElement
•BesurethetypewriterisinIowercase
Position; i.e.,theshiftlockkeyisnot
depressed.
•Grasptheelementreleaseleverand
placetheTypingElementontheele-
mentpostwiththetrianglepointing
towardtheplaten.
•Lowertheelementintoplaceonthe
elementpostandclosethelever.
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Ribbon/StencilControl
FilmRibbonTypewriter
Regulär typing: SetTheRibbonControl
at positionRfor
regulär typing.Thismay
be donebypushingthebuttononthe
control, ifnotalreadyatR.Thisauto-
maticallymovestheControltotheprint-
ingposition.
Stencil typing: Totypestencilsmovethe
ControltotheleftsotheS linesupunder
theredmarkand
locks intothatposition.

TabControl(SetandClear)
To seta tabstop,spacetothedesired
pointonthewritingline.Thenpressthe
SETendoftheTabControl.
To cleara tabstop,touchtheTabKeyto
tabtothestopyouwishtoclearandpress
theclear(CLR)endoftheTabControl.
To clearalltabstops,tabtotheextreme
right.DepressandholddowntheTab
ClearportionoftheTabControlwhile
youdepresstheReturnKeyortheEx-
pressBackspaceKey.AsyourCarrier
movestotheleftmargin,allstopsare
cleared.
On a DualPitchTypewriter,tabstops
shouldbesetonthenumbered
10-pitch
markings
forchangingpitchwithin a
document,ifyouwishtohavecommon
tabpositionsforbothpitches.Otherwise,
clearalltabsbeforechangingpitch,and
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resetnewtabstops
according tothenew
pitchscale.
On a DualPitchTypewriter,theCarrier
shouldbeat
least twospacestotheleft
of a settabstopinordertotabtothat
Position. Onsinglepitchtypewriters,the
requirementisonespaceormore.
Partial carrier return canbeusedtotype
tabulated
materials, suchascolumnsof
figures oraddressesonenvelopes.Settab
stops first. ThentaptheReturnKey
followedbytheTabKeyassoonasthe
Carrierpassesthetabstop.
Forms typing isfasterwhenyousettab
stopsatthepointsontheformwhere
mostofthetypingbegins.Usethepartial
carrierreturntogodirectlytoapre-
determined pointonthepage,i.e.,tap
theReturnKeyfollowedbytheTabKey
as soonasth eCarrierpassesthetabstop.

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Typamatic Keys
Typamatic—repeataction—Keys save
much typingtimeandeffort.Eachof
theseisa single actionkeyuntilitis
depressedtoitssecond level andheld
there. Thismakesthekey typamatic—a
repeatactionkey.
•BackspaceKey
•SpaceBar
•Hyphen/UnderscoreKey
•ReturnKey
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Index Key
To spaceverticallyfromanypointonthe
writinglinetoanylineonthepage,de-
pressthe
Index Key.
Paperinsertioniseasywhenyouinsert
thepaper(centeredinthecarriage),
pullthePaperBailforward,andthenhold
downthe Index Key.
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MultipleCharacterKeys
On your
IBM "Selectric" II Typewriter
therearetwokeyswhichshowtwoor
moresetsof characters—Multiple Charac-
terKeys.However,onlyonepairof
charactersshownoneachkeyisonany
oneelement.Whenyouchangeelements,
be suretocheckwhichofthesesetsof
charactersisonthatparticularelement.
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MarginReleaseKey
To spacethroughtheleftmargin,return
theCarriertotheleftmargin,pressthe
MarginReleaseKey,andbackspace
throughthemargin.Totypethroughthe
rightmargin,afterthekeyboardhas
locked, presstheMarginReleaseKeyand
continuetyping.
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ShiftKeysandShiftLock
Depresseithertheleftorright SHIFT
Keyinordertotypeuppercasecharac-
ters. DepresstheShiftLOCKtokeepthe
elementinuppercasepositionto permit
youtotypeextendedsectionsofupper-
casecharacters.ToreleasetheShift
LOCKdepresstheleftorright SHIFT Key.
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ExpressBackspaceKey
UsetheExpressBackspaceKeytomove
backwardrapidlyonthesametypingline.
ThedistancetheCarriermovesbackis
determined bythelengthoftimeyou
depressthe Key.
UsetheExpressBackspaceKeytoPosi-
tiontheCarriertoanareafortypingor
underscoring.Thebackspacekeyorspace-
barcanthenbeusedforexactpositioning.
TheExpressBackspaceKeycanalsobe
usedinconjunctionwiththetabclearto
clearalltabstopssimultaneously.
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PlatenVariable
PressinagainsttheleftPlatenKnobto
permanently changethepositionofthe
writinglineortorealigna pagefor
correctionsoradditions.
Line Finder
TheLineFinderpermitsyoutoleave a
typewrittenlineandreturnagain.
•MovetheLeverforwardbeforeleaving
thetypingline.
•Maketheinsertion.
•Returntothelineprecedingtheonein
whichyoumadetheinsertionand re^
turntheLevertoitshomeposition.Tap
theReturnKeytoarriveattheexact
typinglineagain.
UsethisLeverfortyping superscripts
or subscripts, creatingdouble under-
scores,typingon forms wherethe
linespacingis irregulär, ordrawing
lines.
HalfBackspaceLever
(DualPitchmodeisonly)
MovetheHalfBackspaceLeverforward
(towardyou)untiltheredverticalline
stamped inthetopcenteroftheClear
View Cardholderindicatesthedesired
typingpositionforthenextcharacterto
be typed.Tomovebackexactlyone-half
space, pull theLeverforwardasfarasit
willgo.
TypingwiththeLeverheldforwardwill
permit füll characterspacingbutone-half
spaceoutofthenormalposition.
WhentheLeverisreleased,theCarrierwill
moveforwardahalfspacetoitsnormal
Position.
UsethisLevertojustifycopy,insert a
character,removea character,orcreate
aligature.
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ClearView Csrdholder
Sinceyoucanseethroughthis Card-
holder,thelineoftypeisalwaysvisible.
TheCardholder,whichisattachedtothe
Carrier,holdspaper,cardsandenvelopes
closetotheplaten.
FindingtheTypingPosition
Aredverticalline
stamped inthetop
centeroftheCardholderisdirectly
abovewherethenextcharacter will
printonthepaper.To realign thepaper,
Position ani orI behindtheline.Then
rollthepaperdowntwolinespaces.
Thehorizontallinetowardthe
lower part
of theCardholderindicatesthebottomof
thetypingline.Positionyourpaper verti-
cal lysothebottomofeachcharacterrests
justabovethelineasillustrated.
UsetheSpacebarorBackspaceKeyto
reachthedesiredtypingposition.
DrawingLines
AnotherfeatureoftheClearView
Card-
holderisthecapabilityfordrawinglines.
UseoneofthenotchesontheClear View
Cardholdertodrawverticallinesby roll-
ingtheplatenmanually.(Pullforwardon
theLineFindertoachievea freerolling
motion. RemembertoreturntheLeverto
itshomepositionfornormallinespacing.)
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WORDPROCESSING
.cationsCenter
CenteringGuidelines
Horizontally
Whenthepaperiscenteredinthecarriage
(seePage2),movetheCarriertothe Cen-
terdotontheMargin/PitchScale.Then
backspaceonceforeachtwocharacters
in thematerialtobecentered.Typethe
material.
Vertically
Normaltypewriterspacingprovides6 line
Spaces per inch, or66linespacesper
Standard
(11" long)page.Besureto
allowforat opandbottommargin.
UsethePage-EndIndicator(seePage4)to
gaugethebottom margin.
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SpecialTypingNeeds
VelocityControl(OptionalFeature)
Whena typewriterwitha correspondence
keyboardisusedforspecialapplications,
aVelocityControl Dial, locatedtothe
rightoftheOn/OffControl,adjuststhe
strikingforceofsomeofthecharacters
on theelement.
•MovetheDialtowardthethicklinewhen
typinginuppercasewithelements
con-
taininga ten-key numerical Cluster,or
someforeign languageelementswith
large charactersinthekeyboardpositions
normal l yreservedforpunctuation.
•Totypewithacorrespondenceelement,
movetheDialtothe center.
•Foroccasionaltypingwith languageele-
ments,movetheDialtothethinlineand
hold itatthatpositionasyoutypesmall
characterssuchastheaccentmarks.
DeadKey(OptionalFeature)
Typewriters normally usinga library,tri-
lingual, or languagetypingelementare
equippedwithdeadkeystoallow a
foreign languageaccentmarktobetyped
before theaiphabetcharacterwithout
advancingtothenextspace.
DeadKeyDisconnect(OptionalFeature)
Normal correspondenceelementscanalso
be usedontypewritersequippedwith
deadkeysthroughtheuseoftheDead
KeyDisconnectfeature.
SettheDialattheX positionwhenusing
alibrary,trilingual,or languagetyping
elementtoallownormaluseofa dead
key.
SettheDeadKeyDisconnectDialatthe
-*
Position tousea correspondenceelement.
WhiletheDialremainsinthis mode,
thecarrierwillspacetothenexttyping
Position forallcharactersastheyare
printed.
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