About This Manual; Notational Conventions - Symbol Series 6800 Product Reference Manual

The Series 6800 Product Reference Guide provides general instructions for setup,
initialization, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of the Series 68XX terminal.

Notational Conventions

The following conventions are used in this document:
t "Operator" and "User" refer to anyone using an application on a Series 68XX
terminal.
t "PC" refers to the IBM personal computer or compatible system that you are using
to develop applications.
t "Terminal" refers to a Series 68XX hand-held computer.
t "You" refers to the administrator who is using this manual as a reference aid to
install, configure, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot the Series 68XX.
t Keystrokes in bold type indicate non-alphanumeric keystrokes on the PC.
t Bold type is used to identify menu items and input or text fields on a terminal screen.
t Italics are used:
s for the names of parameters in function prototypes and variable names in usage
and syntax descriptions
s to highlight specific items in the general text
s to identify chapters and sections in this and related documents
t The piping symbol | has the effect of "or" when it is used to separate inline
parameters on a command line; i.e., it separates alternative values for parameters.
t Bullets (•) indicate:
s action items
s lists of alternatives
s lists of required steps that are not necessarily sequential

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