Conventions for Alert Messages
This manual uses the following conventions to show the alert messages. An alert message consists of an alert signal and alert statements. The alert signal consists of an alert symbol and a signal word or just a signal word.
The following are the alert signals and their meanings:
This indicates a hazardous situation likely to result in serious personal injury if the user does not perform the procedure correctly.
This indicates a hazardous situation could result in personal injury if the user does not perform the procedure correctly.
This indicates a hazardous situation could result in minor or moderate personal injury if the user does not perform the procedure correctly. This alert signal also indicates that damages to the product or other property, may occur if the user does not perform the procedure correctly.
This indicates information that could help the user use the product more efficiently.
In the text, the alert signal is centered, followed below by the indented message. A wider line space precedes and follows the alert message to show where the alert message begins and ends. The following is an example:
(Example)
IMPORTANT
HA (host adapter) consists of address decoder, driver, and receiver. ATA is an abbreviation of "AT attachment". The disk drive is conformed to the
The main alert messages in the text are also listed in the “Important Alert Items.”
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