IBM Selectric Personal Typewriter Operating Instructions Manual
Operating Instructions
First Edition (November 1982)
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Contents
Introdu
The
The Controls on
Li
Paper
Paper Guide 7
Paper
Copy Guide and Copy Guide
Inserting Paper . . . . . . . . . 9
Line Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .
P
cti
on To use t he page-end indicator . . . . . .
Parts
of
Your T
ypewriter
the
ne
Space
Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Re
lease Lever 7
Ba
il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . s
To
center paper . . . . . . .
To
insert paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
To
use
the lin
e finder
la
ten
Knobs .........
. .... . . . . . ....... 2
Top of Your Typewrit
Sca
le 8
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...
er
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..
1 O
Variab
Platen
Page-End Indicato r
Ready Reference Chart
The Keybo ard on
On/Off
Marg
To
Ma
rgin Release Key
To move
To
Tab
Contro
To
To
To
Tab
Key
le . . . . .
.........
You
Control (ON/
in
Sca
le and
set
or
change
to
type thro
l
set a
tab stop
clear a
clear all tab stops ...
(TAB)
the left
ugh
(SE
T and
tab
. . ....
OFF)
Margin
the
(MAR
the ri
CLR)
. .
stop
..
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...
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r T
ypewriter
. . . . . . . . . ... . . 14
Stops ..............
left
or rig
ht
marg
in . . .
REL) ....
of
t he
ght margin .
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..
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...
.......
left
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margin
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11
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
Shift
Keys
and Shi
ft
To
type uppercase characte rs
To
keep
the
typewri
To
release
the
shi
Repeat
Keys
....
. . . .
Carrier Return
Index Key
Hyphen/U
Backspace Key
Spacebar ... . . . . . . . .
Co rrecting Key ...... .
To
correct er
Key
(INDEX)
nde
rline Key
(BACKSPACE) ...
rors ...
Lock
(SHIFT
and
LOCK) ... .
ter in uppercase . .......
ft lock
. .
...
. . . .
....
.....
...
. . . . . .... . . . . . 18
(RETURN)
.......... ...
..
........ .
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....
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.. ..... .
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.....
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. . . . . . . 19
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17
17
. 17
17
18
18
19
Insid
e Yo
ur Typewriter
Cardholder
To
Drawing Lines . . . . . . . . . .
To
To draw
Impression Control . . . . . . . . .
To
Type Elements ........
. . . . . . .
realig n characters
draw a ve
rtical line . . . . . .
for
a co rrection
a horizont al line . . . . . . . . .
ch
ange
the impress ion control setting
..
. . . .
.....
. . . . . . .
23
..
23
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23
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23
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23
...
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23
...
24
Changing Type Element s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
To
t ake
off
To
put
on
an element . . . .
an element . . .
.......
. . . . .... .
..
25
..
25
Ribbons .
To
remove a ribbon
To
insta
Correcting
To
remove
To install
Typi
ng
Stencils
Number ....
Serial
To
locate
....
. . .... .
ll
a ribbon .
....
...
. . .
Tape
the
tape ...
new
tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
the serial
numbe
...... . . . . .... . .
...... . . . .... .
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.
...
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27
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28
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pplies
and
Su
Ordering Supplies ....... ..
Type Elemen
Service
ts
. . . . . . . .
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...
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Ribbon and Co rrecting Tape . . .... . . .
IBM
210
Correctabl e Ri
I
BM Color Correctab le R
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BM
800 T
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1 Ribbon Cassette . . .
Correcti
ng
Tape
bbon Cassette . .
ibbon
Cassette . . . . 34
. . .
.....
Service . . .
ng
for
Cari
Ch ecklist
Index
YourTypewr
for
Proper
..
. . . .
iter
Type
writ
. . . . . . . . . . .
er Operation
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30
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30
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36
2
For years
, businesses have
used
IBM typewriters
give their documents a professional appearance .
With your new
IB
M typewrit
er;
you too can enjoy
high-quality typing.
Your IBM typewriter features
An
88-character type element that
•
the
page
across
wide variety
• A correction key
• A choice
as
of
type styles
fo
of
single, space-and-a-half,
:
moves quickly
you type and offe
r semi-a utomatic correction
rs you a
or
double
line spacing
An easy
•
-to-remove, long-lasting ribbon and
co
rr
ecti
on
tape
to
Use these
features
on
your
new
typewriter
you create beautifully typed documents!
Thank you
for
choosing an
IBM
typewriter. We
hope you enjoy it.
to
help
T
he
Parts ofYourTypewriter
While you read the instructio
picture
to
help you find and identify the par
your typewriter.
ns, use
the following
ts
of
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Copy
gu ide and copy guide scale - page 8 Cardholder - page
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T
yp
e element - page
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3
24
Impre
ssi
on
co ntrol - page 23
23
Pa per bail - page 8
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space le, ec - ,
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e,e
c - page 7
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Paper gui
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Ma rgin
Lef
de
- page
atec kcob -
t margin stop - page 15-
scal
e - page 1 5
page
7--
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Tab control - page 16
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Cor
recting key - page 19
Lin
e finder- page l O
Plate n knob - page 1 o
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Pa
ge-end indicato r - page 11
Righ t margin stop - page 15
--lnde
On
x
key-p
/
Off
control - pag e 14
age 18
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Paper Bail
The
paper bail
that
extends across the platen.
The
paper bail holds paper firmly against the
Pull
platen
paper.
Push
platen, to hold the paper
is
the metal bar
the paper bail forward when you insert
the paper bail back, against the
with
in
place while you type.
It
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rubber rollers
Copy Guide and Copy Guide Scale
The black metal copy guide and its
located behind the paper bail next
The copy guide prevents the paper
back around the platen.
flat surface
Using the copy guide
paper
in
the typewri
start from
direction.
JI
The
for
erasing.
scale,
ter.
The marks on the
zero
in
the center and go up in
-==
~
/~
scale
are
to
the platen.
from
winding
guide also provides a
you
can
easily center
scale
eac
To
center paper:
so
Insert the paper
touch the
to
edge
h
same
center standard-size paper
of
the paper should touc
that its l
number on the
eft
and
scale.
(BY,"
h 4
right
x 11 "),
1
/4 .
edges
For
example,
each
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9
It
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Inserting Paper
Use
the levers and knobs
he
lp you i
nse
rt paper.
on
your typewriter
to
To
ins
ert paper:
1. Make sure the paper
way
back.
2.
Pu
ll the paper bail forward .
3 . Pl
ace
the
left
edge
paper
gui
de in the slot behind t
4. P
ress
the index key
that
it
repeats. As the key repeats, t he
rolls the paper around the platen.
use
the platen knobs
ri
ter.
typew
5.
Pus
h the paper bail back.
release
of
the paper against
(INDEX)
to
roll paper
lever is all
he
copy guide.
all the way
You
into
the
the
down
typewr
can also
t he
so
iter
10
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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
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It
•,
_
Line Finder
Use
the line finder to leave a typewritten line and
return to it again. For exampl
to
use
the
lever
when
Erase
•
•
Type
superscripts
• Create doub
• M ake corrections
the
To use
1.
Pull
the
line finder
the
2. Turn
you
3.
Type your inserti
4. Turn
typing line .
5.
Push the
6.
Pr
platen knob
wan
t.
the
platen knob
line finder away
ess
t he carrier return key
le
line
or
underlines
finder:
toward
on
you:
subscripts
you.
to
move
or
correction.
to
move
from
(RETURN).
e,
you may wa
to
the line
to the orig
you.
nt
inal
Platen Knobs
the left
Using
t he platen manually.
help you insert paper or move up
page
to
and right platen knobs, you
Use
t he platen knobs to
a different typing line.
or
down
can roll
the
Platen Variable
Press
ing
in
the left platen knob allows
to
roll freel
permanently change
e.
lin
or
addition
align
y.
If you ne
s.
the
paper.
Using th
ed
to reinsert
use
the
the
is
platen variable, you can
the
position
platen variable
a page
of
the
for
to help
typing
corrections
platen
you
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