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OneExpert DSL
User's Guide

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The OneExpert DSL includes third party software licensed under the terms of separate open
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This product was tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment. This product generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. Operation of this product in a residential area is likely to cause
harmful interference, in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own
expense.
The authority to operate this product is conditioned by the requirements that no modifications
be made to the equipment unless the changes or modifications are expressly approved by
VIAVI.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept
any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
– Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
In order to maintain compliance with the limits of a Class A digital device VIAVI requires
that quality interface cables be used when connecting to this equipment. Any changes or
modifications not expressly approved by VIAVI could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.
CAUTION:
– To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at
least 20 cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device and all persons.
– This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other
antenna or transmitter.

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Industry Canada Requirements
This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject
to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the
device.
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils
radio exempts de licence. L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : (1)
l’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout
brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le
fonctionnement.
This equipment complies with Industry Canada radiation exposure limits set forth for an
uncontrolled environment.
Cet équipement est conforme à l’exposition aux rayonnements Industry Canada limites établies
pour un environnement non contrôlé.
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
CAUTION:
– This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other
antenna or transmitter.
– Cet émetteur ne doit pas être co-localisées ou opérant en conjonction avec une autre
antenne ou émetteur.
EU WEEE and Battery Directives
This product, and the batteries used to power the product, should not be disposed of as
unsorted municipal waste and should be collected separately and disposed of according to
your national regulations.
VIAVI has established a take-back processes in compliance with the EU Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, 2012/19/EU, and the EU Battery Directive, 2006/66/EC.
Instructions for returning waste equipment and batteries to VIAVI can be found in the WEEE
section of VIAVI Standards and Policies web page.
If you have questions concerning disposal of your equipment or batteries, contact VIAVI WEEE
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For information on the presence of REACH SVHCs in VIAVI products, see the Hazardous
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Conformity for details.
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In accordance with Article 10.8(a) and 10.8(b) of the RED, the OneExpert CATV instruments for
sale in the EU operates in the 5-205 MHz frequency range at a maximum RF transmit power of
+15dBm.
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About this Guide 17
Purpose and scope .................................................................................................17
Assumptions.............................................................................................................17
Technical Assistance ...............................................................................................17
Safety and compliance information ................................................................. 18
Conventions ............................................................................................................ 18
Typographical conventions.......................................................................... 18
Keyboard and menu conventions.............................................................. 19
Symbol conventions ...................................................................................... 19
Safety Definitions ..........................................................................................20
Chapter 1 Introduction 21
About the OneExpert DSL ..................................................................................22
Available mainframes....................................................................................23
Available test modules ................................................................................23
Software options ..........................................................................................24
Additional resources .....................................................................................25
Features and capabilities ....................................................................................26
What ships with the OneExpert DSL? .............................................................28
Preparation for use ..............................................................................................28
Attaching or removing a test module..............................................................29
Removing a test module .............................................................................29
Attaching a test module .............................................................................30
Chapter 2 Quick Tour 31
Exploring the front panel....................................................................................32
Status Indicators.............................................................................................33
Touchscreen Display ......................................................................................34
Softkeys ............................................................................................................34
Arrow buttons.................................................................................................34
OK button ........................................................................................................34
System buttons...............................................................................................34

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Power button ..................................................................................................34
Exploring the bottom panel ............................................................................... 35
Charge Indicator ............................................................................................. 35
Exploring the right side panel............................................................................36
ONX-580 and ONX-580P connector panel..............................................36
ONX-580A connector panel.........................................................................36
USB connectors............................................................................................... 37
POTS connector .............................................................................................. 37
Network connectors...................................................................................... 37
RJ45 Wiring connector ................................................................................. 37
RJ11 Wiring connector ..................................................................................38
xDSL / G.fast connector................................................................................38
Rings..................................................................................................................38
Exploring the ONX-580 / ONX-580P top panel ...........................................39
Navigating the user interface ............................................................................ 41
Battery status and time ...............................................................................42
Expanding a menu.........................................................................................42
Selecting a menu option..............................................................................42
Home Screen Running Indicator .....................................................43
Entering data.................................................................................................. 44
Creating or removing a shortcut............................................................... 44
Chapter 3 Utilities 45
Accessing system utilities................................................................................... 46
Displaying the System Settings menu .................................................... 46
Displaying the Tray menu............................................................................47
Setting up your instrument ............................................................................... 48
Configuring international settings........................................................... 48
Setting the date and time ...........................................................................49
Set the time ..........................................................................................49
Set the date...........................................................................................49
Specify the date format.....................................................................49
Specify the time format.....................................................................49
Change the time zone ........................................................................49
Control Time Synchronization ..........................................................49
Changing screen and power settings .......................................................50
Set the backlight..................................................................................50
Set the backlight timeout .................................................................50
Set the power off delay.....................................................................50
Setting the volume.........................................................................................51
Specifying the location for saved files......................................................51
Automatically saving DSL test results ......................................................51
Restoring factory defaults...........................................................................52
Powering off and rebooting the unit .......................................................52
Specifying user information........................................................................52
Establishing network connections....................................................................53

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Enabling network connectivity..................................................................53
Establishing an Ethernet connection........................................................54
IPv4 Address Mode..............................................................................54
IPv6 Address Mode..............................................................................55
IPv4/IPv6 Dual Stack Address Modes ............................................56
Establishing a WiFi connection................................................................... 57
Adding a WiFi network profile ................................................................... 57
Connecting to a WiFi network....................................................................58
Establishing a Bluetooth connection........................................................59
Enabling Bluetooth connectivity ...............................................................59
Connecting to a Bluetooth device.............................................................59
Updating the instrument’s firmware ............................................................. 60
Download the firmware to a USB drive ................................................. 60
Updating the firmware from a USB drive ............................................. 60
Viewing hardware/software versions and options.............................. 60
Installing software options ......................................................................... 61
Synchronizing to the StrataSync server ..........................................................62
To sync with StrataSync ...............................................................................62
Creating custom OneCheck icons .................................................................... 64
OneCheck Copper/DSL/Fiber/Ethernet Profile Editor ................................65
Generating reports............................................................................................... 66
What’s new? .................................................................................................. 66
Saving a report ...............................................................................................67
Viewing a report............................................................................................ 68
About custom report fields ....................................................................... 69
Enforcing report field entry ...................................................................... 69
Specifying custom report fields ............................................................... 69
To specify custom report fields ......................................................70
Capturing a screen shot................................................................................70
To capture a screen shot ....................................................................70
To capture the tray menu or a popup menu ................................70
Viewing your work orders....................................................................................71
Managing files........................................................................................................ 72
Accessing the file browser........................................................................... 72
Selecting files or folders............................................................................... 72
Opening files or folders................................................................................ 72
Copying and pasting files or folders......................................................... 73
Uploading files using FTP/HTTP................................................................. 73
Managing files with StrataSync ....................................................................... 73
Viewing the User’s Guide on your instrument .............................................. 74
Remotely operating the instrument ................................................................74
Setting up the ONX for VNC....................................................................... 75
Connecting to your ONX via VNC on your PC........................................76
Using a PC keyboard .....................................................................................76
VNC availability .............................................................................................. 77
Ending a remote operation session........................................................... 77

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SmartAccess Anywhere – Remote Coaching ................................................. 77
Chapter 4 xDSL / G.fast Testing 79
About xDSL and G.fast testing ......................................................................... 80
Supporting test modules and software options ................................. 80
What’s new? ........................................................................................................... 81
Selecting the test mode .....................................................................................82
Specifying test settings ......................................................................................83
Loading a test profile ...................................................................................83
Saving a test profile .....................................................................................83
Deleting a test profile ..................................................................................83
Specifying DSL / G.fast settings ...................................................................... 84
IPoE Data Mode ................................................................................................... 88
PPPoE Data Mode ............................................................................................... 88
Multi Interface Data Mode ............................................................................... 89
PPPoA Data Mode ............................................................................................... 89
IPoA Data Mode ................................................................................................... 90
Connecting to the line ......................................................................................... 91
Connecting to a single twisted pair ......................................................... 91
Connecting to bonded twisted pairs ....................................................... 91
Connecting to a single pair at the NID/demarc .................................... 91
Connecting to bonded pairs at the NID/demarc ..................................92
Testing the physical layer ...................................................................................92
Testing line quality ...............................................................................................92
Terminating the loop (SELT) ...............................................................................93
Running a OneCheck DSL test ...........................................................................93
OneCheck DSL Editor ...........................................................................................95
Testing the data layer ......................................................................................... 96
After running the test ........................................................................................ 96
Chapter 5 Data Testing 97
About Data Tests ................................................................................................. 98
Ping and Traceroute testing ............................................................................. 98
Testing FTP throughput ..................................................................................... 99
TrueSpeed testing ............................................................................................... 99
Managing TrueSpeed test profiles ..........................................................101
Speed Check testing ..........................................................................................102
Apache server setup ...................................................................................102
Server scaling ...............................................................................................105
Server over-provisioning ..........................................................................105
Speedtest by Ookla data testing ...................................................................106
Before you begin..........................................................................................106
Server Settings ............................................................................................ 107
Running Speedtest .....................................................................................108
Latency Measurement .....................................................................108

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Upload Measurement ......................................................................108
Download Measurement ................................................................108
Measurements Upload ....................................................................109
Broadcom Speed Service data testing ...........................................................110
Before you begin...........................................................................................110
Managing Speed Service test profiles .....................................................111
Server Settings ...............................................................................................111
Running Broadcom Speed Service ...........................................................112
Average Latency Measurements ...................................................113
Rate Measurements ..........................................................................113
Video testing ........................................................................................................114
Specifying test settings .....................................................................................115
Specifying Video settings ..........................................................................115
Specifying stream settings ........................................................................ 117
Mapping channels ...............................................................................................118
Connecting to the line .......................................................................................120
Analyzing video streams ..................................................................................120
Terminate mode ..........................................................................................120
QoS Expert .....................................................................................................121
VoIP Testing ...........................................................................................................121
Accessing the VoIP application ................................................................ 122
Specifying test settings ............................................................................ 122
Connecting to the line ............................................................................... 125
Placing and receiving calls ........................................................................ 125
Placing a call ....................................................................................... 125
Receiving a call .................................................................................. 126
Answering calls automatically ....................................................... 126
Browsing the web ...............................................................................................127
Accessing the web browser .......................................................................127
Navigating the browser .............................................................................127
Opening a web page ...................................................................................127
Adding bookmarks ..................................................................................... 128
Exiting the browser .................................................................................... 128
Chapter 6 Ethernet TE Testing 129
About Ethernet TE testing ...............................................................................130
What’s new? .................................................................................................130
Selecting Ethernet TE mode ....................................................................130
Specifying Ethernet settings ...........................................................................130
Loading a test profile .................................................................................. 131
Specifying Ethernet and Data Mode settings ...................................... 131
IPoE Data Mode ................................................................................. 131
PPPoE Data Mode ............................................................................. 132
Multi Interface Data Mode ............................................................. 132
Saving test profiles ..................................................................................... 133

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Connecting to the line ....................................................................................... 134
Viewing results .................................................................................................... 134
Running a OneCheck Ethernet test ............................................................... 135
OneCheck Ethernet Editor ................................................................................ 136
Testing the data layer .........................................................................................137
Chapter 7 Wiring Tools 139
About the Wiring Tools .....................................................................................140
Wire Mapping ......................................................................................................140
Mapping .........................................................................................................140
Sending tones .............................................................................................. 142
Hub Flash .............................................................................................................. 142
Port discovery ...................................................................................................... 143
Ping Tool ................................................................................................................ 143
Chapter 8 Optical Tools 145
About the optical tools .....................................................................................146
Inspecting fiber....................................................................................................146
Measuring optical power ..................................................................................148
Chapter 9 WiFi Testing 149
About the WiFi tests...........................................................................................150
To access the WiFi tests..............................................................................150
Scanning for WiFi networks............................................................................... 151
Running Receiver Diagnostics .......................................................................... 151
Verifying IP connectivity ................................................................................... 152
Providing WiFi hotspot access ......................................................................... 152
WiFi Coverage Expert ........................................................................................ 153
WiFi Troubleshooting using WiFi Coverage Expert ................................... 154
Audible Finders .................................................................................................... 155
Site Assessment .................................................................................................. 155
Managing WiFi Advisor Devices ..................................................................... 156
Registering and unregistering devices................................................... 156
To register WiFi Advisor devices .................................................... 156
To unregister WiFi Advisor devices ............................................... 156
Changing the power off delay .................................................................157
Updating the WiFi Advisor firmware.......................................................157
Chapter 10 HPNA Testing 159
About HPNA Testing ..........................................................................................160
Connecting to the line ........................................................................................161
Monitoring the HPNA network ........................................................................161
Testing the HPNA network ...............................................................................161

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Chapter 11 Testing with SmartIDs 163
About SmartID tests ...........................................................................................164
Locating SmartIDs ...............................................................................................164
Coax Map test.......................................................................................................166
Whole-Home Check ............................................................................................169
Chapter 12 Testing Full Sweep Coax 173
About the Full Sweep Coax Test ..................................................................... 174
Locating SmartIDs .............................................................................................. 174
Coax Check ........................................................................................................... 176
Chapter 13 Copper Testing 179
About copper testing ........................................................................................180
What’s new? ..................................................................................................181
Testing with an UltraFED far end device ..................................................... 182
About the UltraFED Control menu ................................................................. 182
Manually controlling the UltraFED ........................................................ 182
Measuring voltage .............................................................................................184
Measuring resistance and leakage ................................................................. 185
Measuring the distance to a short .................................................................186
Measuring resistive balance ............................................................................ 187
Measuring opens ................................................................................................ 187
Measuring current ..............................................................................................190
Locating faults using the TDR ..........................................................................191
Running a OneCheck TDR test ........................................................................ 193
Running a CrossTalk TDR test ..........................................................................194
Measuring balance ............................................................................................. 195
Measuring PI (power influence), noise and balance .................................. 195
Detecting load coils ...........................................................................................196
Testing voice service and caller ID .................................................................196
Locating faults using RFL .................................................................................198
Single Pair RFL test .....................................................................................198
Separate Pair RFL test ................................................................................199
RFL K-Test ......................................................................................................199
Measuring spectral noise .................................................................................200
Testing TIMS .........................................................................................................201
Measuring noise ......................................................................................... 202
Measuring impulse noise ......................................................................... 203
Impulse noise capture ............................................................................... 204
Receiving wideband and narrowband tones ...................................... 205
Transmitting wideband and narrowband tones ................................ 206
Simultaneous TX/RX tones ...................................................................... 206
Sweep loss testing.......................................................................................207
Wideband balance sweep testing .......................................................... 208

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Near-End Crosstalk (NEXT) sweep testing .......................................... 208
Impedance testing ......................................................................................210
Impedance sweep testing ..........................................................................211
Running a OneCheck copper test ................................................................... 212
OneCheck Copper Editor ........................................................................... 213
DVOM ................................................................................................... 214
Narrowband / Voice Frequency ..................................................... 215
Wideband Noise ................................................................................ 215
Loss Tones ........................................................................................... 215
Saving the profile and launching the test ............................................ 215
Copper Expert ...................................................................................................... 216
Shorts, Grounds, and Opens ..................................................................... 216
True Length ....................................................................................................217
Pair Balance .................................................................................................. 218
Series Faults .................................................................................................. 218
Bonding and Grounding ................................................................................... 219
Service Analysis ................................................................................................... 219
OneCheck POTS Closeout ................................................................................ 220
Test default configurations and thresholds ......................................... 221
OneCheck Coax ...................................................................................................222
Routing the cables through the glove ..........................................................223
Chapter 14 Fiber Testing 225
About fiber testing ............................................................................................226
OneCheck Fiber ...................................................................................................227
Running a OneCheck Fiber test ......................................................................228
OneCheck Fiber Editor........................................................................................229
Fiber Inspection ................................................................................ 230
Optical Power Test ........................................................................... 230
OTDR Test ........................................................................................... 231
Saving the profile and launching the test ................................................... 231
Fiber Certification................................................................................................232
SmartOTDR............................................................................................................234
Chapter 15 Using the OneExpert with a Mobile Device 237
OneExpert DSL app.............................................................................................238
Getting Started ............................................................................................238
Controlling the OneExpert from your Mobile Device................................238
Updating the iOS application software ....................................................... 240
Connecting to StrataSync from the VIAVI Mobile Tech App.................... 241
Mobile Tech Main Menu.............................................................................242

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Chapter 16 Test Results 245
DSL/G.fast Results ............................................................................................. 246
Context Sensitive Help ............................................................................. 246
Summary .......................................................................................................247
Packets .......................................................................................................... 250
Network ......................................................................................................... 251
Errors ...............................................................................................................252
Events .............................................................................................................253
DSL RTX (retransmission) ...........................................................................253
Signal...............................................................................................................253
Identity ...........................................................................................................254
DSL Graphs ....................................................................................................254
IP Data results .....................................................................................................255
Ping Results ...................................................................................................255
File Transfer results .....................................................................................256
TrueSpeed results ...............................................................................................256
VoIP results ...........................................................................................................256
Summary .......................................................................................................256
QoS ..................................................................................................................256
MOS ................................................................................................................257
Network results ............................................................................................257
Call Information results ............................................................................. 258
Video results ....................................................................................................... 258
Summary .......................................................................................................259
QoS results ................................................................................................... 260
Loss results ................................................................................................... 260
Packet statistics ........................................................................................... 261
Stream Rates ................................................................................................ 261
Stream (TS) statistics ................................................................................. 261
PID results .....................................................................................................262
HPNA results ........................................................................................................263
Node list ........................................................................................................263
Node details .................................................................................................263
Network Test ............................................................................................... 264
SmartID results ................................................................................................... 266
Test Summary ............................................................................................. 266
Detailed View .............................................................................................. 266
Network Map .............................................................................................. 266
Sweep Data .................................................................................................. 266
Copper results ......................................................................................................267
AC voltage .....................................................................................................267
DC voltage ................................................................................................... 268

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Resistance .................................................................................................... 268
Distance to short ........................................................................................ 269
Leakage ......................................................................................................... 269
Opens/Capacitance .....................................................................................270
DC current .....................................................................................................270
Longitudinal balance ...................................................................................271
Load coil ..........................................................................................................271
TDR .................................................................................................................272
RFL ...................................................................................................................272
Spectral ..........................................................................................................272
Noise ..............................................................................................................272
Impulse Noise ...............................................................................................272
RX and TX Tones ..........................................................................................272
WiFi Advisor results ...........................................................................................273
BSSID results ................................................................................................273
Channel results ............................................................................................273
RSSI view .............................................................................................273
Utilization graph ...............................................................................273
Noise graph ........................................................................................273
Channel Score .................................................................................... 273
Best Channels ....................................................................................274
Spectral results ............................................................................................274
Chapter 17 Appendix 275
Cleaning the instrument ....................................................................................276
Resolving problems.............................................................................................276
General testing ...................................................................................... 276
Copper testing ....................................................................................... 276
Copper testing....................................................................................276
Data testing......................................................................................... 277
WiFi Advisor...........................................................................................................278
Getting Technical Assistance ............................................................................279
Additional Information.......................................................................................279
Specifications....................................................................................................... 280

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About this Guide
Thank you for purchasing the OneExpert DSL. This prefix explains how to use this manual to
get you up and running with the instrument as soon as possible.
Purpose and scope
The purpose of this guide is to help you successfully use the OneExpert DSL features and
capabilities. Additionally, this guide provides a complete description of the VIAVI warranty,
services, and repair information.
Assumptions
This guide is intended for novice, intermediate, and experienced users who want to use the
OneExpert DSL effectively and efficiently. We are assuming that you have basic computer
and mouse/track ball experience and are familiar with basic telecommunication concepts and
terminology.
Technical Assistance
If you require technical assistance, call 1-844-GO-VIAVI / 1.844.468.4284.
For the latest TAC information, visit
http://www.viavisolutions.com/en/services-andsupport/support/technical-assistance

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Safety and compliance information
Safety information is contained in a separate guide and is provided in printed format with the
product.
For information about CE compliance, see the Declaration of Conformity. A copy of the
declaration is included in the shipping package.
Conventions
This guide uses typographical and symbols conventions as described in the following tables.
Description Example
User interface actions On the Status bar, press Start.
Buttons or switches that you press
on a unit Press the ON switch.
Code and output messages All results okay
Text you must type exactly as
shown Type: a:\set.exe in the dialog box
Variables Type the new hostname.
Book references Refer to Newton’s Telecom Dictionary
A vertical bar | means “or”: only
one option can appear in a single
command.
platform [a|b|e]
Square brackets [ ] indicate an
optional argument. login [platform name]
Slanted brackets < > group
required arguments. <password>
Typographical conventions
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Description Example
A plus sign + indicates
simultaneous keystrokes. Press Ctrl+s
A comma indicates consecutive key
strokes. Press Alt+f,s
A slanted bracket indicates
choosing a submenu from menu. On the menu bar, press Start > Program Files.
Symbol conventions
Keyboard and menu conventions
This symbol indicates a note that includes important supplemental information or
tips related to the main text.
This symbol represents a general hazard. It may be associated with either a
DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION, or ALERT message. See "Safety Definitions" on
page 20 for more information.
This symbol represents an alert. It indicates that there is an action that must be
performed in order to protect equipment and data or to avoid software damage
and service interruption.
This symbol represents hazardous voltages. It may be associated with either a
DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION, or ALERT message. See "Safety Definitions" on
page 20 for more information.
This symbol represents a risk of explosion. It may be associated with either a
DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION or ALERT message. See "Safety Definitions" on
page 20 for more information.
This symbol represents a risk of a hot surface. It may be associated with either
a DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION, or ALERT message. See "Safety Definitions" on
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Symbol conventions (continued)
Safety Definitions
This symbol represents a risk associated with fiber optic lasers. It may be
associated with either a DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION or ALERT message. See
the Safety Definitions below for more information.
This symbol, located on the equipment, battery, or the packaging indicates
that the equipment or battery must not be disposed of in a land-fill site or
as municipal waste, and should be disposed of according to your national
regulations.
Term Description
DANGER
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if
not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. It
may be associated with either a general hazard, high
voltage, or other symbol.
WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if
not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. It
may be associated with either a general hazard, high
voltage, or other symbol.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not
avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury and/
or damage to equipment.
It may be associated with either a general hazard,
high voltage, or risk of explosion symbol.
When applied to software actions, indicates a
situation that, if not avoided, could result in loss of
data or a disruption of software operation.
ALERT
Indicates that there is an action that must be
performed in order to protect equipment and data or
to avoid software damage and service interruption.