1.1 Conventions Used in this Manual
The following style conventions are used in this document:
• Vertical bar ( | )
o Indicates alternative selections. The bar may be used in place of “and” or “or”
• Alphanumeric List (1., 2., 3…| a., b., c…)
o Indicates instructions or actions which should be completed in a specific ordered
sequence
• Bulleted List (• | ◦ | -)
o Indicates instructions, commands, or additional information about an action
o May alternatively be used for unordered lists of materials or additional reference notes
• Courier Font
o Indicates a label or indicator on a physical product or part
o Indicates a system output, such as a display reading
o May also be used for URLs, file paths, file names, scripting language, prompts, or syntax
1.1.1 Abbreviations
The following abbreviations may be used:
• ACM: Ancillary Control Module
• CAN: Controller Area Network
• DMM: Digital Multimeter
• HDMI: High Definition Multimedia Interface
• MI: Montana Instruments
• TCM: Temperature Control Module
• UI: User Interface
• UPS: Universal Power Supply
• USB: Universal Serial Bus
• VNC: Virtual Network Computing
• International System of Units (SI) symbols
• System of Imperial Units symbols
• Element, molecule, and compound abbreviations
1.1.2 Explanation of Safety Warnings
Safety and hazard information includes terms, symbols, warnings, and instructions used in this manual
or on the equipment to alert users to precautions in the care, use, and handling of the system. The
following hazard levels and information are considered: