Specifications

5.5.6.2.3 Functionallabeling.
The followingcriteriashall apply:
MIL-STD-1472E
Each control and display
shall be labeled according to function.
a,
b.
c,
d.
Similar names for different controls and displays shall be avoided.
Instruments shall be labeled in terms of what is being measured or controlled, taking
into account the user and purpose.
ControI labeling shall indicate the functional result of control movement (e.g., increase, ON,
OFF) arid may include calibration data where applicable. Such information shall be visible
during normal operation of the control.
When controls and disolavs must be used toszetherto make adjustments. armrcmriate
labels shall indicate their fun&io&l relationship. T&rninology shall ‘k consiste~t~ -
5.5.6.2.4 Location. Control and display labels shall be located as specified below:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Ease of control operation shall be given priority over visibility of control @tion hbels.
Labels should be placed above the controls and displays they describe. When the panel is
above eye level, labels may be located below if label visibility will be enhanced thereby.
Units of measurement (e.g., volts, psi, meters) shall be labeled on the panel.
I_x&ls shall identi& fwdonally groqxxi controls and displays and shall be located above the
groups they ident@. When a line is used to enclose a functional group, the label shall be
centered at the top of the group, either in a break in the line or just below the line. When
colored pads are used, the label shall be centered at the top within the pad area
Label location throughout a system and within panel groupings shall be uniform.
Adjacent labels should be sufficiently aepamtd so they are not mad as one ~tinuous label.
5.5.6.2.5 l-k-k. A h.ierarchicd labeling scheme should be used on control and
display panels to reduce confusion and search time. Major labels should be used to identify major
systems or operator work stations and component labels should identifj each pad or console eJement.
Labels
should not repeat informationcontained in higher-level labels.
5.5.6.2.6 Size mad
uation.
To reduce confMion and operatorsum%time, labelsti be
graduatedin size. The chamctersin group labels shallbe largerthanthoseusedto identifyindividual
controls anddisphys. l%echamctcm i&r@ingeontds anddi@ayYshull behrgertbantbe
charactm idertti~ing control positions. With the smallest chamcters &emined
by viewing
conditions, the dimensions of each character shall beat least approximately25 pement larger than those
of the next smaller label.
5,5.6,2,7 Overhead items. hems that am located overheadandouiof view shouldbeidentifkd
with iabels on walls with an arrow pointing in the direction of the item or by a label on the floor directly
below the item.
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the cabinet
door. For large storage cabinets, labels should be placed al standing eye height, i.e., from
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