36 IntroductionSafety icons

Safety icons

This manual contains safety instructions that must be observed to avoid potential hazards that could result in personal injuries, damage to your equipment, or loss of data. These safety cautions have been classified according to the seriousness of the risk, and icons highlight these instructions as follows:

Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

 

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,

 

could result in death or serious injury.

 

 

 

 

 

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may

 

result in minor or moderate injury.

 

 

 

 

 

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may

 

result in property damage.

 

 

 

 

NOTE

Provides important information.

 

 

Other icons used

Additional icons highlight other helpful or educational information:

TECHNICAL NOTE: This icon indicates technical information about the computer.

HINT: This icon indicates helpful hints and tips.

DEFINITION: This icon indicates the definition of a term used in the text.