
your
newvROJJtL
portable
combines precision
workmans
hi]
J,
found only on
the
finest office
typewriter,
with
spar
kling
new
features that
make
it
the
most
modern
and durable
portable
typewriter·
in
the world.
It's
tr·
uly
an
office
typewriter·
in
portable size.
Your
Roya
l is the only portable t
ypewriter
that
can be
tuned
to
your
own
typing
leve
l.
*Speed Selector enab l
es
you
to
synchronize
the act
ion
of the carriage and
keys
to y
our
own
typing
speed.
"Touch
Control"
permits
you to tailor the
sensitivity
of
the
keys
to
your
own
indi
,uidual touch. ':
'The
Line
Meter
automatically
tells
you
how
many
lines
of
typing
space you have
left
when
you
near
the
bottom
of
a page.
"Magic"
Margin
permits
you to
set
mar·gins
instantly,
easily
and
automatically. T hese featur·es, as well as
*Visible Tab
Set,
Push
Button
Top, ':'Automatic Paper Lock,
gr·eater
pcLper
capacity and
many
others,
help
you
to
type
faster, better,
with
less error.
Read
this
booklet carefully.
Its
complete
instructions
on the use
of
Roya
l's convenience featur·
es
will help you to get the
most
out
of your·
new
Portable T
ypewriter.
You will
also find
some he lpful
tips on touch
typing
beginning on page 14.
*Not
o·u
Keysto11e
Model
Copyright
lf)5~
hy
lloyal Typewriter Comp
any,
l nr.
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'1\Jagic''
and
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Ollf'h
Cont
rol
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are rcg·islcred
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radc-:\larkl;
of
the
Hu.ral Typewrilcr
('ornpan.v. I nc.
index
1.
Inserting & Removing Paper
2. Line
Spacing
3. Using the
Scales
4.
Ca
rri
age Spacing
5. Keyboard & Ribbon" Controls
6.
"Magic" Margin
7.
*
Speed
Selector
8. *Line Me
te
r
9.
"Touch/Control"
10.
*Tabulating
1
1.
Push Button Top
12. Ribbon Changing
13. Care
of
Portabl e- Portable Cas e
·
14.-
20. Typing th e Easy Way
20.- 21. Portable
Fea
ture Chart
*N
ot on
K
c y~t
o n
e
Model

' 2.
I
Line
Finder. To
change
the
line
spacing
to a fraction
of
a line
temporarily,
as
when
typing
chemical
or
mathematical
formulae
(A~+B~
or H20)
, move
the
Line
Finder
forward
and
rotate
the
cylinder
to
the
desired
position.
To
return
to
the
exact
original
spacing,
move
the
Line
Finder
to
its
rearward
position.
2 Line Space Selector. You
have
your
choice
of
single,
double
or
triple
spacing
between
the
lines
by
moving
the
Line
Space
Selector
to
the
desired
number.
3 Variable
Line
Spacer. To
make a permanent
change
in
the
line
spacing,
press
in
the
Variable
Line
Spacer
button
while
rotating
the
Cylinder
Knob.
Locate
the
work
exactly
where
you
want
it,
then
release
the
button.
The
spacing
is now
permanently
changed
to
the
new
set-up.
4 Line Space Lever.
Line
spacing
and
carriage
return
are
accomplished
simultaneously
with
a single,
brisk
sweep
of
the
left
hand
against
the
Line
Space
Lever.
Royal's
specially
designed
finger-piece
brings
increased
comfort
and
ease
to
this
operation.
_
____
_ _I_

standard
keyboard
Th
e Key
board
and control
s on
your Royal ar
e like a
stan
dard offi
ce type
writ
er . . . designed
for
natur
al ease in ty
pin
g.
New pla stic keys are
Finger-Fl
ow in shap
e. Ther e's no obs
tructing
semi-c
irc
le in
front
of the key to
bru
sh fingers or
cau
se untidy
work.
L
ett
er s are
inlaid rig
ht
thr
ough the keys
and cann
ot
rub
off; they
sta
y clean, too, beca use t hey are exactly
flu
sh
with
key s
urfac
e.
To t
ype
capitals
or
upper
case
characters
pr
ess e
ith
er
Shift
Key at the extre
me ends
of the lowest ba
nk
of lett
er keys, holdin g
it
down while you use the letter key.
To t
ype
capitals
or
upper
case
characters
in
sequence
press the S
hift
Lock Key, just abo ve the le
ft Shift
Key,
which
holds
th
e se gme
nt
in the
upper case
until
you press e
ith
er
Shift
Key.
Warning
Bell
and
Margin Release.
Wh
en in ty
pin
g you
ap-
pr
oach
the
right
mar
gin, y
our
warnin
g be
ll
will
rin
g. A
fte
r you
hav
e
typ
ed seve
ral
mor
e cha racters, the line lock will take effect, lockin g
th
e type bars to preve
nt
you from typing
one ch aracter over
anoth
er.
To
type
past
the
right
margin
line lock,
or
to type
with
in
y
our left
ha nd margin, press the Ma rgin Release Key.
ribbon
color
change
and
reverse
The Ribbon Color
Change
Lev
er
(1)
pe
rmit
s you to use e
ith
er the
upp
er
or
lower halfs
of the
ribbon.
To ty
pe using
the
lower,
or red,
half
of a two-color
rib-
bon, move
the
lever to the red
dot
. To
use
the upper,
or
black,
half
of
the rib-
bon, move
th
e lever to
the black
dot. To
make the ribbon
inope
rative for
stencil
writing,
move
the
lever to the
whit
e dot.
The
ribbon
reverses
itself
automati-
cally when the
end
of
the
ribbon
is
re
ached.
However,
it
may
be
reversed
at
any
time
by
moving
the
Ribbon
Reverse
Lever
(2)
to its opposite position.
When purchasing new ribbons,
be sure to
get
a ribbon
made
~
..
expressly
for the
Royal~Portable.
5.

*line
.neter
I
Thi
s amazing new device a
utomatically
te
ll
s you how many lines yo u have le
ft
when
yo u
are
typing
nea
r the
botto
m of a page.
Simply inse
rt
pape
r in regul
ar
mann
er and
turn
either cy linde r knob until
the red S
ET
lin e on the Line M
eter
appears dire
ctly be-
n
eat
h the
arrow. Th
en ho
ld
the
Var
iable
Lin
e
Sp
ace
r bu
tto
n a
ll
the w
ay
in while turnin
g
th
e right cylinder knob
until
the
bac
k ed
ge
of t he
paper
is aligne
d w
ith
the
two red d
ots
on t he
Pape
r S
upport. (Be certain
to
raise
the
Pape
r Supp
ort
to i
ts uppermost
posi-
tion.) Rel
ease
the Variable Line Space
r bu
t-
to
n,
then t
urn
the cylinder to the de
sir
ed
typ
in g position. As you near the bottom
of
the page, the numbers on t he Li
nemeter
will
au
tomatically indi
cate
exact
ly how m
any
lines
of
typ
ing
space
you h
ave left.
If
you
type
on a
paper
or card
that
is
too
short
to
be
align
ed
with
the
red dots
on the
Pap
er
Support
, use the s
ame
dir
ec-
tions
as
abov
e,
but
align
it
with
the
red
lines
directly behind
the
cylinder
inst
ead
of the red
dot
s on the
Pap
er
Support
.
*Not
o n
Kt!ystonc Mode
l

To in
crease
your
typing satisfaction,
follow
these
simp
le
rules:
•
From
time
to time, dust
the
outside
and
accessible
parts
with a brush
or
dry
cloth.
• Cl
ean
the
type
frequent
ly
with
the
dry
bristle
brush
furnished
with your
Royal
Portable.
•
Wipe
the
carriage
rails
and
other
nickel
parts
occa-
sionally with a cloth s
li
ghtl y moistened
with a very
little oil.
•
Don't era
se
directly
over
the
printing
point. Move
the
carriage
to e
ith
er side,
then
erase.
• Keep
your
Portable
covered when
not
in use.
Reco
rd your
Royal
Portable ser
ial
numb
ers on
your
bill of
sa
le,
thi
s ins
truction
book,
or
in some
other safe place. You
will find it by
moving
the
carriage
to
the extreme
right
and
looking do wn
at
rear l
eft corner.
Your Royal Portable
can
always be identified by its se
rial
numb
er.
royal
portable
case
Your
Ro
y~!
Portable
comes in a highly-
styled
fiberglas
carry
ing
case
that
is light• ·
weight
and
very
durable.
Clips inside
the
top
of
the
case
are
designed to hold
paper
and
envelopes
as
well
as
the
type
clean-
ing
brush.
If
you like , use
your Royal Portable
in
it
s case.
Simply
open
the
cover
and
you
are
ready
to type. Or,
remove
the
top
of
the
case by
holding
the
Hinge
Lock
toward
you
and
slide off
the
top
to
the
right.
For
the
quietest
typing
of
all,
remove
the
Portable
from
the
case. To do
this,
re-
l
ease
the
four
base
clamps
and
lift
the
Portable
from
the
base
of
the
case. To
replace
the
Portable
in
case,
set
it
on
the
feet
pins and
re-engage
the
clamps.
Posi-
tion
the
carriage
at
the
center
and
close
the
case.
13.

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...
4-
All
Fin~ers
All
Vowels
and
Consonants
1.
Ja Ja
Ja
ja
Jar
Jar
Jar
Jar
pa
pa
pa pa
pay
pay
pa y
pay
rna
rna
rna
rna
map
map
map
map
ta
ta
ta
ta
tag
tag
t a g
tag
2.
ha
ha
ha
ha
hat
hat
hat
hat
la
la
la
la
lap lap lap
lap
ba ba
ba
ba
bay
bay bay
bay
wa wa wa
wa
wax wax wax
wax
3.
sa sa sa
sa
saw
saw saw
saw
ca
ca
ca
ca
car
car
car
car
pa
pa
pa
pa
pan
pan
pan
pan
la
la la
la
law
law
law
law
4 .
;pO
aqa ; pO
aqa
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aqa
;pO
aqa
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aqa
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;pO
a c1a
5.
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;
0; ; 0; ; 0; ; 0; ; 0; ; 0; ; 0;
;
0;
;
0;
;
0;
;
0;
;
0;
6.
Type
one
line
of
each:
aqua
vary
lake
loaf
quiz
marine
7.
Type
one
line
of
each:
190
2
09
106
305
807
406
605
160
8.
Type
one
copy;
indent
five
thumb
spaces:
In
the
best
books,
great
men
talk
to
us,
give
us
their
most
precious
thoughts,
and
pour
their
souls
into
ours.