Formatting Convention For Online Procedures; Special Symbols - Procleix TIGRIS Operator's Manual

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Bold is used for:
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Headings.
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Table headers.
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Captions.
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Text that needs to be delineated from surrounding text.
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Program interface buttons, fields, and selections (see "Formatting Convention for Online
Procedures" on page xiv).
Bold Italics: Bold Italics are only used to call attention to especially important information such
as warnings, cautions, and notes. See "Special Symbols" for additional information.
Quotation Marks: Single quotation marks are not used in this manual. Double quotation marks
are used to:
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Define chapter and section names in cross-references.
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Indicate words that are not formally a part of the Novartis Diagnostics or blood testing industry
lexicons, but have a generally understood meaning.

Formatting Convention for Online Procedures

The command convention used to convey a sequence of one-step PC tasks is First level •
Second level • Third level • etc., with each level shown in bold and separated from the
preceding level by a bullet (•). To indicate selections from a dialog box, the selection names are
shown in bold, but without bullets.
For example:
1. From the Windows desktop, select Start • Settings • Control Panel • System.
2. Click the Environment tab.
3. Under User Variables, select Path.
Keys are shown in bold, such as in "Press the Enter key."

Special Symbols

The symbols below are used to warn of potentially dangerous situations and draw attention to
other particularly important information.
Warning: Indicates the possibility of severe personal injury or loss of life if the
instructions are not followed.
Caution: Indicates a possibility of 1) instrument damage or data loss if instructions are
not followed or 2) compromising of sample(s) or pool integrity due to cross contamination
or improper volume verification.
Note: Indicates additional information applicable to the immediate subject matter.
Electric shock warning.
Potential biological hazard alert.
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PROCLEIX TIGRIS System Operator's Manual
Volume I: Operating the Instrument