MIL-PRF-49503C (MI)
b. Data shall be displayed in usable, consistent, and distinctive formats. Once a format
has been devised, it shall be maintained to ensure consistent design of the displays. The
operator shall not be required to transpose, compute, interpolate, or mentally translate
data to other units, numbers, or languages.
c. The wording for test sequences and guidance messages shall be consistent, familiar,
and task oriented. Verbs in guidance messages shall be imperative. See Appendix A for
recommended terms.
d. Abbreviations shall be kept to a minimum. Words having five letters or less shall not
be abbreviated except those established by standard practice (e.g., "V" for volt). The
abbreviations approved for use by this specification for single words and word
combinations are listed in Appendix B.
3.2.2.5 Conventional text. Conventional text shall be used for data displays. Running text shall
be displayed in upper and lower case using conventional punctuation and spacing between
letters, words, sentences, and paragraphs. Paragraphs shall be separated by one blank line.
Words shall not be broken between lines with a hyphen. Text shall be in the active voice.
Instructions shall be numbered in the order they are performed from top down (i.e., Instruction 1
is the top-most and performed 1, instruction 2 is next, etc.). Each numbered instruction shall be
separated by a blank line. Test instructions shall line up at the left edge of the screen with an
appropriate margin.
3.2.2.6 Titles. Titles shall be displayed at the top of the screen.
a. Titles shall be in capital letters.
b. There shall be at least one blank line separating the title or header from the main body
of the display. There shall be at least one blank line separating the main body of the
display from the reserved command entries.
3.2.2.7 Command entries. Command entries shall be displayed only on the screens to which they
apply. Reserved command entries shall be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
a. Selection of command entries will cause the automatic test equipment (ATE) to
perform the following actions:
(1) CONT shall always advance the TP to the next operator instruction or test
situation.
(2) EXIT shall return the TP to the TPS Main Menu or the previous menu except as
defined in figure 13 and 18.
(3) PREV shall return the TP to the screen displayed immediately prior to the
current screen. PREV shall return the user to the previous function if the screens do
not change.
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