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Subject:Minimal Contents of a Operation/User Manual From:bconnatser -at- epri-peac -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 6 Jul 2004 07:30:58 -0600
My employer received a machine that we specified and another company build
under contract. The contract called for an operations manual. The machine
is very complex, but we received only a one-page (very general) operation
manual. He has asked me to determine the prevailing definition of an
operation/user manual by content. So, in your experience, what are the
"must haves" in such a manual? Can anyone point to a definition of such a
manual? I've combed through my literature on technical communication
without success. I would appreciate any feedback.
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