We have an ITE product that has the CE Mark and currently meets the
requirements of the EMC Directive. This is a low-power 24 VDC input
device with some membrane function keys on it.
We have a customer insisting that the CE requirements require these
function keys to be "grey". Ours are "blue".
IEC 73 deals with colors of indicator lights and controls. As far as I can
remember, blue is considered a neutral color and can be used for anything.
Patty Elliot
Qualcomm, Inc.
p...@qualcomm.com
Personal opinions only, not corporate
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>We have
The best thing to do is to ask the customer to to quote the particular
standard. You never know what they have come up with. Once you know
their reference point, you can discuss it rationally.
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From: Terry
To: 'emc-p...@ieee.org'
Cc: Zald; Tschantz
Subject: Color-Coded Fun
-Coded Function Keys
IEC 73 deals with colors of indicator lights and controls. As far as I can
remember, blue is considered a neutral color and can be used for anything.
Patty Elliot
Qualcomm, Inc.
p...@qualcomm.com
Personal opinions only, not corporate
d has to meet
the machinery directive, this may be why they brought up the issue.
Good luck,
Ray Russell
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Subject: Color-Coded Function Keys
Author: Terry at Internet
List-Post: emc
Robert,
You asked:
>We have an ITE product that has the CE Mark and currently meets the
>requirements of the EMC Directive. This is a low-power 24 VDC input
>device with some membrane function keys on it.
>
>We have a customer insisting that the CE requirements require these
>function keys to be
the standard is not mandatory for your application.
I've fought several battles over these requirements, and lost more than
I've won.
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Subject: Color-Coded Function Keys
. . . We have a customer insisting that the CE requirements require
these
function keys to be "grey". Ours are "blue". . .
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From: WOODS, RICHARD
To: Terry; 'emc-p...@ieee.org'
Cc: Zald; Tschantz
Subject: RE: Color-Coded Function Keys
List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org
Date: Tuesday, July 08, 1997 8:52AM
The best thing to do is to ask the customer to to quote the particular
standard. You never kn
7;emc-p...@ieee.org'
Subject: RE: Color-Coded Function Keys
See IEC 73.Clause 4.3 (in my 1991 version) indicated blue is for
"mandatory significance", while white, gray and black are listed as "no
specific meaning assigned." Clause 6 elaborates: BLUE actuator means
Manda
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