IBM 610 Manual Of Operation

Also see for 610: Technical overview and introduction

26 IBM 610Figure 13. Tape LoadingTape LoadingEight-Channel Tape. The first step in the pro-cedure is to load the tape supply pan (Figure 13).Next the tape is threaded through the tape pan guideand around the tape tension arm guide.At this point, open the tape punch pressure shoeand the tape reader lid. Then, slip the tape betweenthe tape punch housing and the tape punch sensingguide.Now, position the tape as shown in Figure 14 sothat the tape fits snugly into the tape reader pinguide plate and the tape punch die. Be sure that thetape is threaded through the tape punch sensing guideexactly as shown in this picture. Proceed to insert thetape end into the take-up reel.Next, referring to Figure 15, close the tape punchpressure shoe and the tape reader lid and replace thetake-up reel cover. Finally, before operating the ma-chine, advance the tape slightly by means of the tapepunch manual advance knob or, if the machine isin the Operate state, by means of the tape punch ad-vance button.Figure 14 Figure 15