Dual Pitch Lever (Dual Pitch Modeis Only); Margin Stops - IBM Selectric II Operating Instructions Manual

Dual Pitch Lever
(Dual Pitch modeis only)
Select either 12-pitch typing or 10-pitch
typing with the Dual Pitch Lever. (Type
pitch denotes the number of characters
that print in each horizontal inch of
space.)
For 12-pitch typing, move the Dual Pitch
Lever forward to the open triangle Posi-
tion and refer to the 12-pitch scale. To
type 10-pitch copy, move the Lever back
to the solid triangle position and refer to
the 10-pitch scale.
Margin Stops
To change the left or right margin, push
in on the appropriate Margin Stop, and
slide it to the desired position on the
Margin/Pitch Scale. Use the Space Bar to
move the Carrier out of the way when
setting a margin to the right of the
Carrier's present location.
When using a dual-pitch typewriter, be
sure to set your margin at one of the
numbered marks on the top Scale if you
plan to change the pitch in the same copy.
Each time you change pitch, begin typing
at the left margin or at one of the num-
bered marks on the top (10-pitch) Scale
so that all succeeding lines will be
evenly aligned.
You can space and tab through the right
margin, but you cannot type through the
right margin.
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