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Document Conventions

This guide uses several conventions that you should become familiar with before you begin to install the product:

Note

A note provides additional information.

Warning

A warning indicates that performing or omitting a specific action may result in bodily injury.

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Caution

A caution indicates that performing or omitting a specific action may result in equipment damage or loss of data.

[ ]

In a command line, square brackets indicate an optional entry. For example: [copy filename] means that optionally you can type copy

followed by the name of the file. Do not type the brackets.

Bold font

Indicates a button, a toolbar icon, menu, or menu item. For example: Open the File menu and choose Cancel. Used for emphasis. May

also indicate system messages or prompts appearing on your screen. For example:You have mail. Bold font is also used to represent

filenames, program names and commands. For example: use the copy command.

Typewriter

Indicates commands and responses to prompts that must be typed exactly as printed in the manual.

Font

Italics

Indicates a window name or a field.Also can indicate a variables or parameter that is replaced with an appropriate word or string.

For example: type filename means that you should type the actual filename instead of the word shown in italic.

Menu Name >

Indicates the menu structure. Device > Port > Port Properties means the Port Properties menu option under the

Menu Option

Port menu option that is located under the Device menu.

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