Notification Types
The following examples show how warning signals, safety instructions, other instructions and notes will be represented in this document. The text will explain their intended use.
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Warning |
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Indicates a dangerous situation likely to entail a potential serious violation of a user, an engineer, a patient, or any other person.
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Caution |
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Indicates danger with a low level of risk, which may lead to minor or moderate injury if not prevented.
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Instruction |
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Indicates important information that has to be read, understood, maintained and/or obeyed by the user in order to ensure a safe operation of the software.
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Note |
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Notes give advice and highlight unusual matters. Those notes are not instructions.
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Important |
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Highlights information that is required by the user in order to ensure proper effect of the software, for instance enabling permissions or the availability of licenses.
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Restriction |
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Indicates a limitation of the software or a condition that needs to be fulfilled for proper effect of the software.
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Tip |
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Provides the user with hints enabling different ways of performing tasks, for instance by using a shortcut key.
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