Terminology; Warnings, Cautions And Notes - Motorola PTP 300 Series User Manual

1.3.2 Terminology

Motorola PTP system documents employ specific imperative terminology as follows:
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'Type' means type the following characters.
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'Enter' means type the following characters and then press Enter.
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'Highlight' means click anywhere in a row of data to highlight the entire row.
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'Select' means use the mouse to click on or branch to the menu item that follows.

1.3.3 Warnings, Cautions and Notes

The following describes how warnings, cautions and notes are used in Motorola PTP system
documents.
1.3.3.1 Warnings
Warnings precede instructions that contain potentially hazardous situations. Warnings are
used to alert the reader to possible hazards that could cause loss of life or physical injury. A
warning has the following format:
WARNING
Warning text and consequence for not following the instructions in the warning.
1.3.3.2 Cautions
Cautions precede instructions and are used when there is a possibility of damage to systems,
software, or individual items of equipment within a system. However, this damage presents
no danger to personnel. A caution has the following format:
CAUTION
Caution text and consequence for not following the instructions in the caution.
1.3.3.3 Notes
A note means that there is a possibility of an undesirable situation or provides additional
information to help the reader understand a topic or concept. A note has the following format:
NOTE
Note text.
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