IBM Selectric III Operating Instructions - Page 5

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ilfinnr" 4 On Off On?011 Cvmtoi To turn the typewriter on, depress the top part of the On/Off control. Warning: Keep hair, fingers, and personal objects (such as bracelets, necklaces, neckties, and so on) out of the printing and ribbon area when the machine is on. In order to prevent long hair, fingers. and personal articles from getting caught on the rotating shaft in the machine, you should comply with this warning and ensure that other persons do also, Change .Ftliorvrtt Use an elemeno ,,vith a A when typing in 10 pitch:and an L's when typing in 12 pitch. Only elementt With yellow labeling on the.top may be-used on this typewriter. To put on an element: • Tap the shift key to be sure it is not locked • Open the lever an top of the element until it is all the way open, as shown above. Hold the element by the lever and place it on the element post, pointing the yellow triangle toward the platen. • Close the lever all the way down. To remove an element: • Tap the shift key to be sure it is not locked. • Litt the lever on top of the element until it is all the way open, as shown above. Use the lever to lift the element straight up off the element post.

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On
Off
On?011
Cvmtoi
To
turn
the
typewriter
on,
depress
the
top
part
of
the
On/Off
control.
Warning:
Keep
hair,
fingers,
and
personal
objects
(such
as
bracelets,
necklaces,
neckties,
and
so
on)
out
of
the
printing
and
ribbon
area
when
the
machine
is
on.
In
order
to
prevent
long
hair,
fingers.
and
personal
articles
from
getting
caught
on
the
rotating
shaft
in
the
machine,
you
should
comply
with
this
warning
and
ensure
that
other
persons
do
also,
Change
.Ftliorvrtt
Use
an
elemeno
,
,vith
a
A
when
typing
in
10
pitch
:
and
an
L's
when
typing
in
12
pitch.
Only
elementt
With
yellow
labeling
on
the.top
may
be
-used
on
this
typewriter.
To
put
on
an
element:
•
Tap
the
shift
key
to
be
sure
it
is
not
locked
•
Open
the
lever
an
top
of
the
element
until
it
is
all
the
way
open,
as
shown
above.
Hold
the
element
by
the
lever
and
place
it
on
the
element
post,
pointing
the
yellow
triangle
toward
the
platen.
•
Close
the
lever
all
the
way
down.
4
To
remove
an
element:
•
Tap
the
shift
key
to
be
sure
it
is
not
locked.
•
Litt
the
lever
on
top
of
the
element
until
it
is
all
the
way
open,
as
shown
above.
Use
the
lever
to
lift
the
element
straight
up
off
the
element
post.