IBM Personal Wheelwriter 6781, Operator'S Manual

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Automatic
Carrier
Return
With
Automatic
Carrier
Return
on,
you do
not
have
to
press
CRtn
when
you
reach the
right
margin.
When
the
beep
sounds
as
the
carrier
moves toward the
right
margin,
continue
typing.
The
carrier
returns
to
the
next
line
automatically
when
you
end
a
word
by
typing
a
space
near
the
right
margin.
By
using
Auto-
matic
Carrier
Return,
you
can
type
faster because
you
do
not
have
to
think
about
line
endings.
For
some
typing
jobs,
you
will
want
to
turn Automatic
Carrier
Return
off.
For
example,
do
not use
Automatic
Carrier
Return
when
typing
tables,
columns
of
numbers,
or forms.
Turning
Automatic
Carrier
Return
On
and
Off
1.
Hold
down
Code
while
you
press
R
(ARtn)
to
turn
Automatic
Carrier
Return
on.
e
The
ARtn
light
comes
on.
2.
Hold
down
Code
while
you
press
R
to
turn
Automatic
Carrier
Return
off.
*
The
ARtn
light
goes
off.
Note:
Automatic
Carrier
Return
is
turned
off
when your type-
writer
is
turned
off.
Helpful
Hints
*
You
can
continue
to
type
while
the
carrier
returns
to
the
left
margin.
You
can
type
as
many
as
32
characters
during
carrier
return.
*
If
you
need
to
end
a
line
before
the
right
margin,
press
CRtn.
Some
examples
of
short
lines are:
date,
inside
address,
salutation,
short
last
line
in a
paragraph,
closing,
and
short
headings.
¢
The
carrier
will
not
return automatically
if
you
space
across
the
line
with
the
Spacebar
or
type
characters
without
spacing.
1-16 Operating
the
Typewriter