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Notice:
OMRON products are manufactured for use according to proper procedures by a qualified operator
and only for the purposes described in this manual.
The following conventions are used to indicate and classify precautions in this manual. Always heed
the information provided with them. Failure to heed precautions can result in injury to people or dam-
age to property.
!DANGER Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or
serious injury. Additionally, there may be severe property damage.
!WARNING Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injury. Additionally, there may be severe property damage.
!Caution Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or
moderate injury, or property damage.
OMRON Product References
All OMRON products are capitalized in this manual. The word “Unit” is also capitalized when it refers to
an OMRON product, regardless of whether or not it appears in the proper name of the product.
The abbreviation “Ch,” which appears in some displays and on some OMRON products, often means
“word” and is abbreviated “Wd” in documentation in this sense.
The abbreviation “PLC” means Programmable Controller. “PC” is used, however, in some Program-
ming Device displays to mean Programmable Controller.
Visual Aids
The following headings appear in the left column of the manual to help you locate different types of
information.
Note Indicates information of particular interest for efficient and convenient opera-
tion of the product.
1,2,3... 1. Indicates lists of one sort or another, such as procedures, checklists, etc.
Terminology
NS-series PT A Programmable Terminal in the NS Series manufactured by OMRON.
PLC A Programmable Logic Controller manufactured by OMRON.
Host A PLC, factory computer, personal computer or other controller controlling an NS-
series PT.
NS-Designer The NS-NSDC1-V@ NS-Designer produced by OMRON. The NS-Designer is an
applications software package that enables creating screen data for NS-series PTs.
CX-One The CXONE-AL@@C-E CX-One FA Integrated Tool Package produced by OMRON.
This applications software package provides all of the software packages for OMRON
PLCs and components.
CX-Designer The NS-CXDC1-V2 CX-Designer produced by OMRON.
NS Runtime The NS Runtime software runs on Windows XP and provides the same functionality
as an NS-series PT.
