IBM Selectric Operating Instructions

Lever
Action
Elements
The Lever
Action
Elements
on
your
IBM
“Selectric”
Typewriter
can
be
changed
in
seconds
to
provide
the
most
appropriate
style
of
type
for
each
typing job
you
do.
Simply
raise
the
Lever
on
the
top
to
remove
or
replace an
element.
On
top
of
each
Lever Action
Element
the
following
information
appears:
0
The
name
of
the
type
style
(e.g.,
Courier
72).
- A
triangle
which
points
toward the
platen
whenever the
typewriter
is
in
lowercase
position.
A
solid
triangle
denotes
10—pitch
type,
a
hollow
triangle
12-pitch
type.
-
The
IBM
Logo
in
raised
letters
on
the
Element
Release
Lever.
.
A
three—digit
part
number,
in
raised
characters,
atop
the
element and under
the
end
of
the Element
Release
Lever.
Note: The
lever
on
each
element
is
usually
black.
Only
those
with
a specially
requested
character
will
have
a
white
lever. This
is
to
help distinguish
between
two
elements
bearing
the
same
type
name
but
differing
in
this
one
respect.
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IBM Selectric Specifications

General

Type	Electric typewriter
Introduced	1961
Keyboard Layout	QWERTY
Carriage Return	Electric
Manufacturer	IBM
Printing Technology	Typeball (golf ball)
Power Source	AC Power
Power Supply	120V AC