Special Typing Needs
Velocity Control (Optional Feature)
When a typewriter with a correspondence
keyboard is used for special applications,
a Velocity Control
Dial,
located to the
right of the On/Off Control, adjusts the
striking force of some of the characters
on the element.
• Move the Dial toward the thick line when
typing in uppercase with elements
con-
taining a ten-key
numerical
Cluster, or
some foreign language elements with
large
characters in the keyboard positions
normal
l y reserved for punctuation.
• To type with a correspondence element,
move the Dial to the center.
• For occasional typing with language ele-
ments, move the Dial to the thin line and
hold it at that position as you type small
characters such as the accent marks.
Dead Key (Optional Feature)
Typewriters
normally
using a library, tri-
lingual,
or language typing element are
equipped with dead keys to allow a
foreign language accent mark to be typed
before the aiphabet character without
advancing to the next space.
Dead Key Disconnect (Optional Feature)
Normal correspondence elements can also
be used on typewriters equipped with
dead keys through the use of the Dead
Key Disconnect feature.
Set the Dial at the X position when using
a library, trilingual, or language typing
element to allow normal use of a dead
key.
Set the Dead Key Disconnect Dial at the
-*
Position
to use a correspondence element.
While the Dial remains in this
mode,
the carrier will space to the next typing
Position
for all characters as they are
printed.
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