Symbols and Notations Used in This Manual
Safety Markings
The following markings are used in this manual.
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 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.
Notations Used in the Procedural Explanations
On pages that describe the operating procedures in chapters 3 through 15 and the
appendix, the following symbols are used to distinguish the procedures from their
explanations.
Procedure
Carry out the procedure according to the step numbers. All
procedures are written under the assumption that you are starting
operation at the beginning of the procedure, so you may not need
to carry out all the steps in a procedure when you are changing the
settings.
Explanation
This section describes the setup items and the limitations regarding
the procedures. It may not give a detailed explanation of the feature.
For a detailed explanation of the feature, see chapter 2.
<<Corresponding Command Mnemonic>>
Indicates a communication command that corresponds to the feature described on the
procedural explanation page.
Characters and Terminology Used in Procedural Explanations
Keys
Bold characters used in the procedural explanations indicate characters that are marked
on the panel keys.
NUM LOCK + or
This means the following: press the NUM LOCK key to make it illuminate, and then press
the or key. When the instrument is in this state, you can use the and keys to
directly access the items that are marked above and below these keys (numbers 0 to 9,
period, and BS).
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