yes, because the document is from Europe for a device created in California. A European document is going to be in metric. That is what the OP was pointing ou

yes, because the document is from Europe for a device created in California. A European document is going to be in metric. That is what the OP was pointing out - that the document is European. The US document, the original one with the specs, would be in inches. I would recommend looking up the acronym ECMA.