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About This Manual

How to Use the Documentation Set

Conventions

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This manual contains detailed instructions for installing and configuring
your National Instruments PXI-8109 embedded controller kit.
Begin by reading the NI PXI-8109 Installation Guide, a brief quick-start
guide that describes how to install and get started with your controller.
This manual, the NI PXI-8109 User Manual, contains more details about
changing the installation or configuration from the defaults and using the
hardware.
The following conventions appear in this manual:
The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options
to a final action. The sequence Options»Settings»General directs you to
pull down the Options menu, select the Settings item, and select General
from the last dialog box.
This icon denotes a tip, which alerts you to advisory information.
This icon denotes a note, which alerts you to important information.
This icon denotes a caution, which advises you of precautions to take to
avoid injury, data loss, or a system crash.
Bold text denotes items that you must select or click in the software, such
as menu items and dialog box options. Bold text also denotes parameter
names.
Italic text denotes variables, emphasis, a cross-reference, or an introduction
to a key concept. Italic text also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word
or value that you must supply.
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