Conventions

This section discusses:

• Notes, cautions, and warnings
• Typographic conventions
• Keyboard conventions
• Selecting, choosing, and pressing items
• Abbreviations

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

Three levels of special notation are used in this manual. In descending order of importance, they are:

WARNING: If the actions indicated in a warning are not complied with, injury or major equipment damage could result. A warning typically describes the potential hazard, its possible effect, and the measures that must be taken to reduce the hazard.

CAUTION: If the action specified in a caution is not complied with, damage to your equipment or loss of data could result.

NOTE: A note provides supplementary information, emphasizes or supplements a point or procedure, or gives a tip for easier operation.

Typographic Conventions

The following typographic conventions are used throughout this manual:

This	Represents
ALL CAPITALS	V+ file names, directory names, commands, keywords, and attributes; also acronyms and keyboard key names.
monospace	Screen displays, code examples, non-placeholder terms in formal syntax definitions, and case-sensitive words required for a UNIX-like setting associated with the AdeptNet product.
italic monospace	Placeholders for information that you provide in formal syntax definitions.
bold	When you need to type or enter an instruction, you type the boldface line exactly as it appears. For example, if you are asked to type execute 1 a.diskcopy, you type all the bold characters exactly as they are printed. What you type is shown in lowercase letters unless it must be typed in uppercase letters to work properly. You may always substitute a currently valid shortcut form when typing a V+ command. In order for the V+ system to process your typing, you must conclude your entry by pressing the ENTER, or RETURN, key. Bold type is used for lowercase names such as subroutine names, variable names, and program names; for example, a.diskcopy. Bold type also is used for window items that you choose and window items that do not have initial capital letters in all principal words.
italic	Placeholders that you must provide in typed input.
Initial Capitals	The name of an object such as a window, screen, menu, button, dialog box, or dialog box component. Examples are the Display menu and the Task Profiler window. The logical names of physical function keys or buttons use regular font and follow the interface's capitalization, which usually has initial capital letters in all principal words. Examples are the Go To key in the SEE editor and the CMD1 button on the manual control pendant.

Keyboard Conventions

Key combinations appear in the following format:

Notation	Meaning
KEY1+KEY2	A plus sign (+) between keys means that you must press the keys at the same time. For example, "Press CTRL+Z" means that you press CTRL and hold it down while you press Z.

Selecting, Choosing, Pressing, and Performing

In a context using windows, the terms select, choose, and press have different and specific meanings. Selecting an item usually means marking or highlighting it, as in selecting a radio button. Selecting alone does not initiate an action.

Choosing an item carries out an action. For example, choosing a menu item might open a window or carry out a command. You can also initiate an action by choosing a command button (a push button or a standard button). You often need to select an item before you can choose it.

Often you can use a combination of keyboard and mouse techniques for selecting and choosing.

Pressing refers to physical keys and buttons. For example, you press the SAVE key and the Program Start button. By contrast, you select or choose a window button.

Performing refers to carrying out a sequence of steps that are defined in a menu-instruction line.

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations may appear in this manual:

Abbreviation	Meaning
CE	European Certification
DAC	Digital-to-Analog Converter
HTR	Hold To Run; an MCP switch
KB	Kilobyte (1024 8-bit bytes)
MB	Megabyte (1,048,576 8-bit bytes)
MCP	Manual Control Pendant
MMSP	Manual Mode Safety Package
VFP	VME (external) Front Panel

Hypertext Links in Online Manuals

The online version of this manual contains links to cross-references and to related manuals. This section describes how to identify and use these links.

NOTE: To view the online version of this manual, you must install Acrobat Reader version 3.0 or later on a PC, Macintosh, or UNIX system.

Links to Cross-references

Links to cross-references are displayed using turquoise bold text. When you click on one of these links, the cross-referenced information is displayed. To return to the original information, select the "<<" (go to previous view) icon from the Acrobat Reader toolbar.

Links to Related Manuals

Links to related manuals are displayed using turquoise italic text. When you click on one of these links, the related manual is opened and the title page is displayed along with the bookmark list. You can then select the desired destination within the manual from the bookmark list. To return to the original manual, click the go to previous view icon (<<) from the Acrobat Reader toolbar.

Links to Related Keywords

Links to related keywords are displayed using turquoise bold text. When you click on one of these in the standard reference guides, the cross-referenced information is displayed. However, since this manual contains only new or enhanced keywords, if the related keyword is not in this manual, when you click the hypertext link, the related manual is opened and the title page is displayed along with the bookmark list. You can then select the desired destination within the manual from the bookmark list. To return to the original manual, click the go to previous view icon (<<) from the Acrobat Reader toolbar.