Section 1: Safety
Special safety notices
Safety notices use the following symbols to indicate special hazards:
WARNING!
This combination of symbol and signal word indicates a potentially dangerous situation that may
result in contamination with bio-hazardous materials.
Observe the current Ordinance on Biological Substances and refer to the lab protocol.
DANGER!
This combination of symbol and signal word indicates an immediate dangerous situation due to
electrical current. Failure to observe a warning identified this way may result in serious or deadly
injury.
Safety notices in instructions
Safety notices can apply to specific, individual instructions. These safety notices are embedded in the
instruction to avoid interrupting the flow of reading while performing the operation. They use the signal
words described above.
Example:
1. Loosen screw.
CAUTION!
Pinch hazard on cover!
Use care when closing cover.
2. Tighten screw.
Additional identifiers
To highlight instructions, results, lists, references, and other elements, the following identifiers are used in
this manual:
Identification
1, 2, 3 ...
•
[Button]
Display
Step-by-step instructions
Results of action steps
References to sections in this manual and
other applicable documents
Unordered lists
Controls (such as buttons or switches), display
elements (such as indicator lamps)
Screen elements (such as buttons, function key assignments)
Explanation
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