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Subject:Re: Question about LEDs From:"Folena, Shannon" <SFolena -at- CKSYS -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 11 Aug 1998 10:48:45 -0700
I'm glad Catheryn asked the question below. I write "when the LED turns
red..."
How does that sound?
Here's my logic: the object physically changes color rather than
displaying or showing a color. Does this make sense?
Shannon Folena,
Technical Writer
C&K Systems, Inc.
625 Coolidge Drive
Folsom, CA 95630-3155
SFolena -at- cksys -dot- com
(916) 353-5368
...Hi folks:
> I'm writing a data sheet about an electronic component with LEDs that
> indicate when system alarms have been received. I've never before
> written about LEDs, and would appreciate any advice about the best
> word
> to use for a description such as the one below. (I need to supply a
> list
> of LEDs and their functions.)
>
> "CRIT: Critical Alarm indicator - will display red when the system has
> received a critical alarm." Does the LED display, or show, or ... ?
> Or could I work around this awkward construction by simply saying "if
> red, the system has received a critical alarm," or perhaps "when lit
> ..." and forego mention of the color. Could those of you who write
> about LEDs give me the benefit of your experience?...
>
