Patton electronic 3088A - Manual (Page 13)

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Model 3088A Series User Manual
General observations
• Clean the case with a soft slightly moist anti-static cloth
• Place the unit on a flat surface and ensure free air circulation
• Avoid exposing the unit to direct sunlight and other heat sources
• Protect the unit from moisture, vapors, and corrosive liquids
Typographical conventions used in this document
This section describes the typographical conventions and terms used in this guide.
General conventions
The procedures described in this manual use the following text conventions:
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage equipment and impair
electrical circuitry. It occurs when electronic printed circuit cards
are improperly handled and can result in complete or intermittent
failures. Do the following to prevent ESD:
• Always follow ESD prevention procedures when removing and
replacing cards.
• Wear an ESD-preventive wrist strap, ensuring that it makes
good skin contact. Connect the clip to an unpainted surface of
the chassis frame to safely channel unwanted ESD voltages to
ground.
• To properly guard against ESD damage and shocks, the wrist
strap and cord must operate effectively. If no wrist strap is
available, ground yourself by touching the metal part of the
chassis.
Table 1. General conventions
Convention Meaning
Garamond blue type Indicates a cross-reference hyperlink that points to a figure, graphic, table, or sec-
tion heading. Clicking on the hyperlink jumps you to the reference. When you
have finished reviewing the reference, click on the Go to Previous View
button
in the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader toolbar to return to your starting point.
Futura bold type Commands and keywords are in boldface font.
Futura bold-italic type Parts of commands, which are related to elements already named by the user, are
in boldface italic font.
Italicized Futura type Variables for which you supply values are in italic font
Futura type Indicates the names of fields or windows.
Garamond bold type Indicates the names of command buttons that execute an action.
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