Symmetricom 1100 User Manual

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How to Use This Guide
Warnings, Cautions, Recommendations, and Notes
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 TimeProvider User’s Guide
097-58001-02 Revision G – April 2008
Warnings, Cautions, Recommendations, and Notes
Warnings, Cautions, Recommendations, and Notes attract attention to essential or 
critical information in this guide. The types of information included in each are 
explained in the following examples. 
Warning: To avoid serious personal injury or death, do not 
disregard warnings. All warnings use this symbol. Warnings are 
installation, operation, or maintenance procedures, practices, or 
statements, that if not strictly observed, may result in serious 
personal injury or even death.
Caution: To avoid personal injury, do not disregard cautions. All 
cautions use this symbol. Cautions are installation, operation, or 
maintenance procedures, practices, conditions, or statements, that 
if not strictly observed, may result in damage to, or destruction of, 
the equipment. Cautions are also used to indicate a long-term 
health hazard.
ESD Caution: To avoid personal injury and electrostatic discharge 
(ESD) damage to equipment, do not disregard ESD cautions. All 
ESD cautions use this symbol. ESD cautions are installation, 
operation, or maintenance procedures, practices, conditions, or 
statements that if not strictly observed, may result in possible 
personal injury, electrostatic discharge damage to, or destruction of, 
static sensitive components of the equipment.
Electrical Shock Caution: To avoid electrical shock and possible 
personal injury, do not disregard electrical shock cautions. All 
electrical shock cautions use this symbol. Electrical shock cautions 
are practices, procedures, or statements, that if not strictly 
observed, may result in possible personal injury, electrical shock 
damage to, or destruction of components of the equipment.
Recommendation: All recommendations use this symbol. 
Recommendations indicate manufacturer-tested methods or known 
functionality. Recommendations contain installation, operation, or 
maintenance procedures, practices, conditions, or statements, that 
provide important information for optimum performance results.
Note: All notes use this symbol. Notes contain installation, 
operation, or maintenance procedures, practices, conditions, or 
statements, that alert you to important information, which may 
make your task easier or increase your understanding.