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Safety alerts, visual presentation, and layout
While reading these instructions, you will encounter various symbols, illustrations, and text layouts intended to help you navigate
and understand the instructions. Their meaning is explained below.
Safety alerts:
Activities that present specific hazards (to life and limb or possible damage to property) are indicated by safety alerts. Always be
sure to follow the instructions given in the safety alerts.
These safety alerts indicate an imminent danger. Ignoring them will result in death or serious injury
These safety alerts indicate potentially imminent danger. Ignoring them could result in death or
serious injury
These safety alerts indicate potentially imminent danger. Ignoring them could result in minor injury
These safety alerts indicate a potentially harmful situation. Ignoring them could result in damage to
property or malfunctions
Illustrations:
The illustrations used depict a specific product. For other products, they may have the function of a diagram only. This does not
alter the basic workings and operation of the product.
Text layout:
First-order bulleted lists: Items on a bulleted list start with a solid black dot and an indent.
Second-order bulleted lists: If there is a further listing of subitems, the second-order bulleted list is used.
1 Legend: A legend explains the numbered contents of an illustration, presented as a numbered list. Items in a legend start with
a number (with no dot) and an indent.
Second-order legend: In some cases, the numbered contents of an image represent more than just one object. A second-
order legend is then used.
1. Instruction steps: These indicate a chronological sequence of instruction steps. The numbers of the steps are in bold and
are followed by a period. If a new activity follows, the numbering
Second-order instruction steps: In some cases, it is necessary to divide up a step into a few sub steps. A sequence of
second-order instruction steps is then used.
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