IBM 1800409-001A - Manual (Page 3)

Dear Customer,
Mark Twain once said that only two things in life are certain: death and taxes.
Well, if he were living today, we’re sure he’d add manuals to this list. Just about
everything you buy is accompanied by a manual—and your new QMS printer is
no exception. Now, we know that even though we’ve devoted our lives to writing
manuals, very few people actually enjoy reading them. So we’ve written this
manual with you in mind. However, there are more of you out there than there are
printers, and you all need something different. Because of this, we’ve tried to
design your manual to help you reach your destination as easily as possible:
Table of Contents—Use this section as a road map to discover what there is to
see in the manual and how the sections are related.
Overview of the Documentation—This section functions as a Welcome Center.
It’ll give you an idea about what’s in this city (your user’s guide) as well as in
other nearby cities (other useful documentation).
Overview of the Manual—As long as you’re at the Welcome Center, you
probably want a list of local attractions. This section lets you know which chapters
you really shouldn’t miss and which you need to visit only if you have the time
and interest, or a special purpose. It’s pretty much the same information as in the
table of contents, but in a descriptive format.
Headers, Footers, and Tab Dividers—Use these features as road signs to help
you locate the section of the manual you want to visit.
Index—While some people like to wander through a city, stopping wherever they
find something interesting, others like to call ahead to make a reservation for a
specific hotel or restaurant. Our Blue Pages speed you to the information you want
quickly and without unnecessary detours. Easy on, easy off. We think you’ll find
the blue color especially useful when you have more than one manual in the binder.
We hope you enjoy your new QMS printer (and traveling through its manuals,
too!).
Your QMS Technical Writer