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How To Fix A Ibm Correcting Selectric 3
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Operating Instructions - Page 1
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Operating Instructions - Page 3
... Proper Typewriter
IBM Supplies
18
Operation
6 IBM 210 Correctable Ribbon
Page-End Indicator
7 Cassette
18
To Center Information
8 IBM Color Correctable Ribbon
Horizontally
8 Cassette
18
Vertically
8 IBM 800 T-III Ribbon Cassette . . . . 18
To Center the Paper
8 IBM High Yield Correctable Film
Ribbon
19
As You Type
9 IBM Lift-off Tape
19
To Make A Correction
9 IBM Tech III...
Operating Instructions - Page 4
... both the IBM Correcting "Selectric" III Typewriter and the IBM "Selectric" Ill Typewriter utilize single-element typing technology.
The following instructions and illustrations provide a quick, convenient way to help you to use and adjust to use the IBM Tech III Ribbon with the IBM Tech III Cover-up Tape for certain applications.
The IBM Correcting "Selectric" Ill Typewriter also allows...
Operating Instructions - Page 5
... an top of the element until it on the rotating shaft in the machine, you should comply with this typewriter.
Warning: Keep hair, fingers, and personal objects (such as bracelets, necklaces, neckties, and so on)... out of the On/Off control. ilfinnr"
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On
Off
On?011 Cvmtoi To turn the typewriter on, depress the top part of the printing and ribbon area when the machine is all the way ...
Operating Instructions - Page 10
... occurs,
check the bottom of the On/Off
should be depressed. On a fabric ribbon typewriter,
reverse the ribbon manually
(page 10) and continue typing. if characters are crowded or...the
will have been instailed
correctly.
- Depress the margin
release key or tab key to release
-the carrier.
ypewriter
• If types rIter does not turn the
typewriter off for continuous use, depress...
Operating Instructions - Page 13
... offset masters do not use: • The IBM High Yield Correctable Film Ribbon, or • The correcting key when using the IBM Tech Iii Ribbon. Use either IBM High Yield Correctable Film Ribbon with IBM Lift-off Tape or IBM Tech ill Ribbon with IBM Cover-up Tape.1 it from the
paper. The correcting key is typematic
(repeat action), so you...
Operating Instructions - Page 14
... depressed and held all the way down for either system), push the button on the IBM Correct€ng "Seleciric" ill
Typewr€ter only) • Carrier Return
2 Index ...for repeat action. • Backspace
• Spacebar • Hyphen/Underscore • Index2
• Correcting key (available on the control. Typematic keys have both a single and
repeat action.
Fabric Ribbon System...
Operating Instructions - Page 15
... the horizontal line at the bottom of the cardholder. Remember to return the lever to the platen.
and envelopes close to its original position for a correction, use the notches on the cardholder as illustrated above the line. Pull the line finder lever (page 12) forward so you can also be typed...
Operating Instructions - Page 16
... Variable Press in the left platen knob to permanently change the position of the normal typing position. Then roll the platen to realign a page for corrections or additions.
12 a)). • Pull the half backspace lever
forward and hold. - Carrier moves back one -half space out of the writing line or to...
Operating Instructions - Page 17
... direction of the ribbon
disappears inside the cassette. To avoid any confusion In matching
ribbon cartridges
the
cot responding coi itctirig tape for the
IBM Correcting "SeJectric" Ili
Typewriter, ribbon cartridges and tapes
are color coded.
Ribbon Cassette System To see how much ribbon remains in the load position. 13 To Install a ribbon...
Operating Instructions - Page 18
... remove a ribbon: • Press the spacebar to move the
carrier to the type position (2). • Close the cover.
4 The ribbon load lever on the ISM Correcting "Selectric" III Typewriter cannot be moved if the tape load lever (I) is in
the direction of the guidepost (B) and ribbon guides (C)
and (0). Firmly push down on the cartridge...
Operating Instructions - Page 20
... past the guide.
• Move the tape load lever (J) to the right.5
• To lift off the empty tape spool (K), twist slightly clockwise; 0
0
Changing the Correcting Tape To remove the tape:
• Move the tape load lever (J) to the
left
•
spindle.
remove takeup spool.
Operating Instructions - Page 22
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Ro-ror Cassette Equipment: IBM Correcting "Selectric" Ill Typewriter Average Annual Usage: 2-4 ribbons Shelf Life: Iwo years Color: Black Average Character Yield: 800,000 Packaging: One ribbon per box (minimum order -
iet4 210 (".!,:',ITreclable Ribbon cassetits
Ham Color Correctable Ribbon CASAOItt? two boxes) Reorder Number: 1299509
IBM Tech III Cover-up incorrectly typed characters.
Operating Instructions - Page 23
... off the page. Carbon copy sheets should not exceed 6 lbs. (22.5 grams) in tandem with Orator type style.
Equipment: IBM Correcting "Selectric" Ill Typewriter with less than Courier will not achieve maximum results. Equipment: IBM Correcting "Selectric" ill Typewriter Average Annual Usage: 12-16 ribbons Shelf Life: Two years Color: White Average Character Yield: Approximately 2,000...
Operating Instructions - Page 24
Equipment: IBM Correcting "Selectric" II€ Typewriter Average Annual Usage: 12-16 ribbons Shelf Life: Three years Color: White Average Character Yield:
Approximately 2,000 corrections Packaging: 6 tapes per box (Minimum order - 2 boxes) Reorder Numbers:
Black: 1136390 Blue: 1136388 Green: 1136386 Brown: 1136383
a You cannot correct with IBM Tech III Ribbon to -Image surfaces, and ...
Operating Instructions - Page 25
Equipment: IBM "Selectric" Ill
ypewriter with the fabric ribbon system. Average Annual Usage: 6 ribbons Shelf Life: Three years Color: Black Packaging: 3 per box (Minimum order - 1 box) Reorder Number Black: 1136138
21 Superior Nylon Ribbori For general correspondence typing.
Operating Instructions - Page 26
...of one right for the other than US correspondence elements on this
typewriter. The wide range of purchase:
IBM product center
(phone number)
Authorized IBM Dealer:
(phone number)
IBM Direct at 1-600-IBM-2468
22 Elements
The IBM Correcting "Selectric" III and the IBM "Selectric" III Typewriters incorporate interchangeable element technology for you among the standard keyboard arrangements...
Operating Instructions - Page 28
...
Film Ribbon CarVideo
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Fabric
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When typing Direct image Offset Masters, the IBM Film Ribbon Cartridge or the IBM Tech III Ribbon should be used.
10 The receptivity of the surface of these materials varies widely and care must be typed on, type...
Operating Instructions - Page 29
...such as they print. To use a fibrary,language, or trilingual typing element, your typewriter should be used when typing with dead keys through the use of the dead key ...with the dead key feature.
You must space forward before pressing the correcting key when correcting a character on typewriters equipped with foreirjo language and technical typing
elemen
Hold the dial at the...
Operating Instructions - Page 30
... lifting the acoustical hood. • The visor is adjustable to clean the hood. Acoustical Hood You can insert paper in the
typewriter (for example, erasing errors, correcting carbons, and so on). • Lift the hood up and back to change
the element or impression control. When lifting the cover, pull the acoustical...
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