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Conventions Used in This Manual
Notes and Cautions
The notes and cautions in this manual are categorized using the following symbols.
  Improper handling or use can lead to injury to the user or damage 
to the instrument. This symbol appears on the instrument to indicate 
that the user must refer to the user’s manual for special instructions. 
The same symbol appears in the corresponding place in the user’
s manual to identify those instructions. In the manual, the symbol is 
used in conjunction with the word “WARNING” or “CAUTION.”
  WARNING
  Calls attention to actions or conditions that could cause serious or 
fatal injury to the user, and precautions that can be taken to prevent 
such occurrences.
  CAUTION
  Calls attention to actions or conditions that could cause light injury 
to the user, or cause damage to the instrument or user’s data, and 
precautions that can be taken to prevent such occurrences.
Note
  Calls attention to information that is important for proper operation of 
the instrument.
Symbols Used in Procedural Explanations
The procedural explanations in chapters 3 to 13 use the following symbols, characters, 
and words to identify their contents.
  Procedure
  Follow the order of the step numbers when carrying out procedures. 
Procedural explanations assume that the procedures are being 
performed for the first time. You may not need to perform every step 
in a procedure when you are altering settings that have already been 
made before.
 Explanation
  Limitations and settings related to the procedure are explained here. 
The feature itself is not usually explained here. For information about 
the features themselves, see chapter 2.
Characters and Terminology Used in Procedural Explanations
Panel Keys and Soft Keys
Bold characters in procedural explanations are used to indicate panel keys that are used in the 
procedure and menu items that appear on the screen.
SHIFT+Panel Key
When SHIFT+panel key appears in a procedural explanation, it means to press the shift key so 
that it lights, and then to press the indicated panel key. The setup menu marked in purple below 
the panel key that you pressed appears on the screen.
Units
k  Denotes 1000. Example: 12 kg, 100 kHz
K  Denotes 1024. Example: 459 KB (file size)