Why a user manual?

Answer 1

An Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) is a digital, searchable, and organized version of an interactive user manual, instruction manual, or User Handbook. IETMs provide easy access to technical information and enhance defense equipment maintenance, training, and support processes. It also acts as digital repository for the system

• Along with phone or vehicle or any household gadgets, we get a user manual because, in case we have any trouble while using, we can refer to the manual and resolve the issue, without connecting to OEM or service center as might not be available 24 X7.
• Hence, these documents should be in simple language and easy to navigate, and easy to reach any point in few clicks.
• The bigger the system/device the more pages are required and more variety of manuals are required. i.e. User manual, Operator manual, Maintainer manual, Spare list, and so on.
• IETM is a combination of Software and database. All the manuals are converted to SQL database. Using IETM Viewer, the user can access the data i.e. manuals, drawings, images, etc.
• IETM has 3 modes. User mode where users can access the documents. Admin mode where Admin can create users and track the activities of users.

Page navigation feature enable the user to navigate to next and previous pages , by clicking on Prev Button at the left bottom of content area user gets navigate to the previous page of the content.

This feature enables the user to navigate to his previous steps based on his navigation history of the current session, by clicking on the right arrow in the top header user gets navigated to the forward.

Answer 2

A user manual is use to guide a user on a certain product or system for ease of use and maintenance.