Specifications

1.2 Symbols, designator and display format of safety notes

This manual divides the safety instructions into four various categories.

Hazards and possible results will be categorized using a certain combination of sym‐

bols and signal words.

Symbol / Signal word Meaning

Indicates an immediate hazardous situation that can lead to death or

serious injury if the safety regulations are not observed.

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that can lead to serious injury

or death if the safety regulations are not observed.

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that may result in bodily harm

if the safety regulations are not followed.

Indicates a potentially dangerous situation that may result in property

damage if the safety regulations are not observed.

The following symbols and designators are used in this document:

Symbol/Character Meaning

Information Symbol: After this symbol, you will find important instructions

and useful tips on using the components.

Marker: After this symbol, you will find references for further information.

Prerequisite symbol: This symbol indicates a prerequisite you have to

fulfill before you start to implement an instruction.

Activity symbol: After this symbol, you will find an instruction. Follow the

instructions in sequence from top to bottom.

Result symbol: The text after this symbol contains the result of an action.

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First level bullet point

Second level bullet point

Orientation aid: Information serving as an orientation aid regarding the

section's contents follows this symbol.

bold

If the descriptive text contains keywords, such as parameters, they are

highlighted in bold.

Program code is written in a different font.

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