A position indicator for a position detector composed of a tablet and the position indicator, the position indicator including a power source, the position indicator being configured to intermittently transmit a position indication signal (Sd) at a predetermined timing to the tablet, the position indicator further being configured to store therein multiple types of information; the position indicator further comprising: a coil (12, 54), wherein the position indicator is configured to continuously transmit the position indication signal (Sd) from the coil, a control signal receiving circuitry including a detecting circuit, which is configured to receive a control signal from said tablet; a signal strength determining circuitry configured to determine whether or not a strength of the received control signal is equal to or larger than a predetermined level; an information selecting circuitry configured to select one type of information from the multiple types of information stored in the position indicator in accordance with a content of the control signal; and an information transmitting circuitry configured to transmit the one type of information selected by said information selecting circuitry to said tablet, characterized in that the position indicator further comprises a switch, and the control signal receiving circuitry includes an amplifying circuit, wherein the amplifier circuit is connectable to the coil through the switch, and the position indicator is configured, after completion of the continuous transmission of the position indication signal (Sd), to connect the amplifying circuit to the coil through the switch for a period of time set for reception of the control signal prior to the transmission of the one type of information selected by said information selecting circuitry. a coil (12, 54), wherein the position indicator is configured to continuously transmit the position indication signal (Sd) from the coil, a control signal receiving circuitry including a detecting circuit, which is configured to receive a control signal from said tablet; a signal strength determining circuitry configured to determine whether or not a strength of the received control signal is equal to or larger than a predetermined level; an information selecting circuitry configured to select one type of information from the multiple types of information stored in the position indicator in accordance with a content of the control signal; and an information transmitting circuitry configured to transmit the one type of information selected by said information selecting circuitry to said tablet, characterized in that the position indicator further comprises a switch, and the control signal receiving circuitry includes an amplifying circuit, wherein the amplifier circuit is connectable to the coil through the switch, and the position indicator is configured, after completion of the continuous transmission of the position indication signal (Sd), to connect the amplifying circuit to the coil through the switch for a period of time set for reception of the control signal prior to the transmission of the one type of information selected by said information selecting circuitry.