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SAFETY
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS
The following subsections describe notational conventions used in this document.
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in
italic type.
These blocks are notes, cautions, and warnings, and they are used as follows:
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer
system.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells
you how to avoid the problem.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates the potential for bodily harm and tells you how to avoid the
problem. Some warnings may appear in alternate formats and may be unaccompanied by an icon. In
such cases, the specific presentation of the warning is mandated by regulatory authority.