IBM Selectric Personal Typewriter User manual

Operating Instructions

First Ed ition (November 1982)
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Contents Platen
Va ri ab le . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . .. .. . .10 Sh i ft Keys and Sh i ft Lock (SH I FT and LOCK) .. . . .. 17
Page-End Indicato r ......... ... . . ..... . . .. . . 11
To type uppercase characters .. 17
Introdu cti on To use the page-end indicator . . . . . . .. . . . . . .11
To keep the typewri ter in uppercase . . .. .... .17
The
Pa r ts of Your T ypewr i ter . . .. . . . . . . . .. . .. . 2 Ready Reference Chart
.. . . . . .. .11 To release the shi ft l ock . . ... . . . . .... . . .. . . 17
Repeat Keys .... . . . . ..... ... . . . . . . .. . . . . . .18
The Controls on
the Top of Yo ur Typewrit er
The Keyboard on You r T ypewr i ter
Carrier Re turn Key (RETURN) ... . .. . ... ... . . . 18
Li ne Space Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
On/Off Control (ON/ OFF) . . . . . . . . . .. . . .14 Index Key
(INDEX) .. . . • . .•... . . . .18
Paper
Re lease Lever 7 Marg in Sca le and Margin Stops .. ............ 15
Hyphen/U nde rline Key ..... .. . . ... .. .. . . .. 18
Paper Guide 7
To set or change the left or ri g ht marg in ... .. 15
Backspace Key (BACKSPACE) . .. . . .• . . ... .. . .18
Paper
Ba il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . s Ma rgin Re lease Key (MAR REL) . ... . . . .. .... ... 15
Spacebar .. . . . . . . . . . .... ....... .. . . . . . . .18
Copy Guide and Copy Guide
Sca le 8
To mo ve to the l eft of the left margin .. .. . . . 15
Co rrecting Key .. . .. . . .. .. .. . . .. .. . . . . . . .19
To center paper . . . . . . . ... . ...... .. .. . . . . 8
To typ e thro ugh the ri ght ma rgin . ......... . 15
To correct er ror s ... ... ..... . . . . .... . ... 19
Inserting Paper . . . . . . . . . 9 Tab Contro l (SE T and CLR) . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . ... 16
To insert paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 To set a tab st op . . ..... .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. 16
Line Fi nder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ..... . . .1O
To clear a tab stop .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 16
To use the l in e f in der . . . .. . ... . . .. 1O
To clear all tab stops .. . ... ... .. . . .... ... .. 16
P
la ten Knobs . .. .. . ... . . .. .... .. . ..... .. . .1o Tab Key (TAB) . . . .. . .... . .. . . . . . ...•• . ... . . 16

Insid e Yo ur T ypewr i ter
Ca r dholder . . . . . . . 23
To rea li g n characters for a correction .. 23
Drawing Lines . . . . . . . . . . .23
To draw a ve rtical line . . . . . . 23
To dr aw a horizontal line . . . . . . . . . .. 23
Impression Control . . . . . . . . . .. 23
To ch ange the impression control setting ... . . 23
Type Element s .. ...... .. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . ... 24
Changing Type Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
To t ake off an element . . . . .. 25
To put on an element . . . .... . .. . . . . . .. . . .. 25
Ribbons . .... . . . .. . . .... ... .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 26
To remove a ribbon ... .. ..... .. . . ... 26
To insta ll a ribbon . ... . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. 26
Correcting Tape
To remove the tape . .. .
. .
... 27
. . ... 27
To install
new tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .... 27
Typi ng Stencils
Serial
Number . ... .
To locate the se rial numbe r . . . .
.
.. .. ... . . .. 28
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.•... . 28
. . .28
Su
ppl i es and Serv i ce
Ordering Supplies .. . .. .. .. . . .... . .. .. . .. .. . 30
Type Elemen ts . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . ... 30
Ribbon and Correcting Tape . . . .. . . . . ... . .. .. 34
IBM 210 Correcta ble Ri bbo n Casse tt e . . 34
I BM Co lor Correctable R ibbon Cassette . . . .34
I BM 800 T -11 1Ribbon Cassette . . . 34
Correcti ng Tape
Se rv ice . . .
Cari
ng for You rT ypewr iter
. . .
.. . .. . . . ..... 34
Checklist
for Proper Type writ er Operation
. .3 5
. . .
35
.. . . . .35
Index . . . .
.. . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . .. . . . .. . . .. 36

For ye ars , businesses ha ve used IBM typewriters to
give their documents a professional appearance .
With your new IB M typewrit er; you to o can enjoy
high-quality typing.
Your IBM typewriter fea tu res :
•
An 88-character type element th at moves quickly
across
the page as you type and offe rs yo u a
wide variety
of type styles
• A correction key
fo r semi-automatic correction
• A choice
of single, space-and-a-half, or double
line spacing
•
An ea sy -to-remove, long-lasting ribbon and
co
rr ecti on tape
2
Use th ese features on your new typewriter to help
you create beautifully typed documents!
Thank you for choosing an IBM typewriter. We
hope you enjoy it.
T
he Parts of YourTypewriter
While you read the instruct io
ns , use the following
picture
to help you find and identify the par ts of
your typewriter.

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yp e element - page 24
Impre ssi on co ntrol - page 23
Copy gu ide and copy guide scale - page 8 Cardholder - page 23
Paper bail- page 8 1
'e space le , ec- , :~~: ,~lease l e,e c- page 7
w~ Lin e finder - page lO
Platen kn ob - page 1o
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-- Pa ge-end in di c at o r- page 11
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Pl atec kcob - page 10~
Margin
scal e - page 15
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Tab co ntrol - page 16
Sp aceba r - page 18
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------- On / Off cont ro l - page 14
Cor rect in g key- page 19