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6.1.2 Managing requirements relative to electronic and print presentation unique
functionality/formatting. Throughout Section 3 in this detail speciication, the statements labeled as
"Electronic presentation" and "Print presentation" (see 6.7) are intended as data output related requirement
options that are supportive of the content and formatting requirements stated within the speciication.
The acquiring activity must decide (see 6.2c) between either electronic or print presentation-unique
functionality/formatting requirements based on the type of publishing output speciied. For example, if
the document is to be published in PDF, then the print presentation statements throughout are applicable
(exceptions: electronic presentation statements would also apply for hot-linking of references within PDF
documents and for color photographs). For documents designed to be displayed in web browsers in a
non-print/non-document oriented format, e.g., Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), only the electronic
presentation statements apply. Apart from electronic or print presentation statements, the core requirements of
given paragraphs will be followed, as tailored by the acquiring activity.
6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents need to specify the following:
a. Title, number, and date of this document.
b. If required, the speciic issue of individual documents referenced (see 2.2.1).
c. Which of either the electronic or print presentation functionality/formatting requirements herein
apply throughout; identify any exceptions by speciic paragraph number. Specify by type in
cases where the presentation requirement of a type of manual(s) differs from the overall
set of manuals (see 3.1.1).
d. If illustrations will be used more than once (see 3.1.2a).
e. If references to illustrations in the text will state the speciic purpose of the illustration (see 3.1.2b).
f. If the illustration title will be placed within the illustration and if the igure number will
be placed below the illustration (see 3.1.2c).
g. Electronic presentation: If photographs will be used in illustrations in accordance with
MIL-STD-38784 rules for electronic presentation, in lieu of line drawings (see 3.1.2).
h. If shortened nomenclature is permitted (see 3.1.3).
i. If a list of applicable reference documents is required (see 3.1.8).
j. If aircrew procedure steps within each subsection will begin with 1 (see 3.1.11).
k. If the third volume, Nuclear Bomb Delivery Ballistics, will be prepared (see 3.2.2).
m. If nonnuclear weapon delivery source data packages are to be prepared (see 3.2.5).
o. If content changes are required to cover speciic aircraft systems or mission requirements (see 3.2.6).
p. If manuals are to contain classiied data and if they will be published as separate manuals
q. Print presentation: If the manual will be divided and published in two volumes as a two-volume
set (see 3.3.1).
r. Procedures for submission of improvement reports (see 3.3.1.1.3c).
s. Electronic presentation: If search functionality will be used in place of an alphabetical
index (see 3.3.1.8).
t. If the format and makeup of classiied supplements are going to be other than the Speciic
Aircraft Manual (see 3.3.1.9).
u. If Section V, Supplementary Data, is going to contain additional data not covered in sections I
and II (see 3.4.1.6).
v. If aircrew procedural headings are to be combined or augmented (see 3.4.2.3.1).
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