IBM Selectric II User Manual

Setting Up Your Typewriter
1
Page-End Indicator
The Page-End Indicator shows the num-
ber
of inches remaining to the bottom
of the page.
• Before setting the Page-End Indicator,
align
the top edge of the paper with the
top edge of the Copy Guide.
' Rotate the Indicator until the 0 (for
standard-size 8%" x 11" paper) is in
line with the horizontal mark on t h e
top of the t y p ew ri te r adjacent to the
right Platen Knob. (Indicator settings
for other paper sizes
are shown in t h e
table at the right.)
> When the 0 next appears in line with
the horizontal mark, the ty p i ng line
will be 4
1
/
2
" from the bottom of the
page; when 4 appears, the t y pi ng line
will be 4 " from the bo t t om; when 3
appears, the typ i n g line will be 3 "
from the b ot t o m , etc. (For other than
standard-size paper, the 0 may appear
once, twice, or not at all depending
on the paper length.)
Ready Reference for Page-E
Settings
(for paper 3" to 14"
Length of
Paper (inches)
3"
3%"
4 "
4%"
5"
5
1
/
2
"
6"
6%"
ind Indicator
long)
Indicator
Setting
1
VA
2
2Vz
3
3
1
/2
4
0
7"
%
7
1
/
2
"
8"
8%"
9"
9%"
10"
10
1
/
2
"
11" Standard Size
ir/
2
"
12"
12%"
13"
13%"
14"
1
1%
2
2%
3
3
1
/
2
4
0
y
2
1
iy
2
2
2
1
/
2
3

IBM Selectric II Specifications

General

Type	Electric typewriter
Introduced	1971
Keyboard	QWERTY
Height	6.5 inches
Typing speed	15 characters per second
Carriage width	13 inches
Pitch	10 or 12 characters per inch
Manufacturer	IBM
Power supply	120V AC
Correction System	Lift-off tape
Ribbon type	Fabric ribbon
Colors available	blue
Typing Element	Interchangeable spherical type element (typeball)