Icons And Symbols; Use Of Command Description Tables; Text Conventions - Lucent Technologies PacketStar User Manual

Table 1-1. Text Conventions
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Icons and Symbols

Use of Command Description Tables

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Labels on module panels, chassis faceplates, or other
hardware
Message text displayed on the user interface window
• Button name (GUI interface) or command name
(console interface) on the user interface window
• Literal text for values that the user types or selects
from predefined sets of values for fields
• Commands or literal argument values
System prompts displayed on the user interface window
• A variable name or string for which you will substi-
tute your own information
• An argument or parameter on a command line for
which you will substitute your own information
Refer to the procedures within this guide for important safety information
and proper procedures.
Standard icons and symbols to alert you to dangers, warnings, cautions, and
notes are described as follows:
!
DANGER:
Warnings for a personal injury hazard are identified by this format.
!
WARNING:
Warnings relating to risk of equipment damage or failure are identified
by this format.
!
CAUTION:
Warnings relating to risk of data loss or other general precautionary
notes are identified by this format.
Note: Identifies additional information pertinent to the text preceding
this note.
All illustrations for configuration windows in this guide for the PSAX system
console interface are followed by a command description table describing the
command functions displayed on the window (near the bottom of the win-
dow). You should read all the information in the command description table,
especially when first using a window, because these descriptions may have
special instructions or configuration constraints provided in the Function col-
umn by use of the
Note:
How it is used
text convention (see Table 1-2).
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