Specifications

MIL-STD-1472E
associated with emergency operations) shall be outlined with a 1.5 mm (1/16 in) black border (27038
of FED-STD-595), and those involving emergency or extremely critical operations shall be outlined
with a 5 mm (3/16 in) red border(21136 of FED-STD-595). t% an alternate method, contrasdng color
pads or patches maybe used to designate both critical and noncritical functional areas, subject to prior
approval by the procuring activity. When red compartment Ii ting is ~ an
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orange-yellow (23538 of FED-STD-595) and Nack (27038 o FED-STD-595) striped border shall be
used to outline I%nctionalgroups involving emergency or extremely critical operations. Control-
display areas in aimra!l crew stations shall be delineated in accmdance with MIL-M-18012.
5.1.2 .1.1.4 Consistency. Location of recurring functional groups and individual items shall be
similar from panel to panel. Mirror image amngements shall not be used.
5.1.2.2 Location and arran~ement- If an operator must use many controls and displays, they
shall be located and turanged to aid in i&nti@ing the controls used with each display, the equipment
component al%eted by each control, and the equipment component described by each display.
5.1.2.3 Armuzement within mouDs. Controls and displays within fictional groups shall be
hated according to operational sequence or funetio~ or both.
5.1.2.3.1 Lefl-to+kht arrangement. If controls must be arranged in fewer rows than displays,
controls affizting the top row of displays shall be positioned at the left; controls affecting the second
row of displays shall be placed immediately to the right of these, etc.
5.1.2,3.2 Vertical and horizontal arraYs. If a horizontal row of displays must be associated with
a vertieaicolurnn ofeontrds or vice v- the left item inthehorimntd array shall correspond to the
top item in the vertical array, etc. However, this type of arrangement should be avoided.
5.1.2.3,3 Simultarwus use.
To maintain Je@bfity and avoid parallax errors a visual display
that must be monitomd while a related conlrol is manipulated shall be located so that the operator is not
required to observe the display from an extreme visual angle.
5.1.2.3.4 MuMvIeclkm
laYs. If manipulating one control requires reading of several display%
the control shall be placed as near as possible to the related displays and preferably beneath the middle
of the displays, but not so as to obscure displays when manipulating the control.
5.1.2.3.5 Combined control. Separate displays that are aflketed by a combined control (e.g.,
concentricity an ed knobs) shall be arranged fium left to right with the combined control underneath
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the center of e splays, but not so as to obscure displays when manipulating the control.
5.1.2.3.6 Scoara mnels. When related controis and displays must be located on separate
pand$atadb@lanek%wn$ed@pmxim@
the same angle @a@e to the operator, tie ~n~l
Poaitimtson one panel shall correspond to the associated display positions on the other panel. The two
panels shall not be mounted facing each other.
5.1.2.3.7 Component ErOUDSWhen a group of equipment components has the same fiction,
the related control and
di lay positions shall be oriented to corm
monitored components.
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pond to those of the controlled and
or example, the position of aircraft engine controls sha!!be oriented fbr an
opemtor facing the normal direction of vehicle movement.)
5.1.2.3.8 ~mer~ency use. Emergency di lays and controls shall be located where they can be
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of sight (see
Figure 1), emergency control close to its related warning display, or use of the nearest
dwdiiabkLuhi iii ils nomikd qxxating position).
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