Franklin IC-166, User Manual

Page 1: ...For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System FOLD Electronic Publishers IC 166 F DIGITAL BOOK User s Manual Electronic Publishers T H E S A N F O R D GUIDE TO ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY ...

Page 2: ... make any copies of the DIGITAL BOOK or of the data stored therein whether in electronic or print format Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws Further you may not modify adapt disassemble decompile translate create derivative works of or in any way reverse engineer the DIGITAL BOOK You may not export or reexport directly or indirectly the DIGITAL BOOK without compliance w...

Page 3: ...0 Help is Always at Hand 10 Understanding the Outline 11 Finding Drug Equivalents 11 Finding Abbreviation Meanings 11 Using the Index 12 Viewing Complete Menu Items 12 Searching for Words 13 If You Misspell a Word 14 Expanding Your Searches 15 Changing Your Searches 15 Searching for Parts of a Word 15 Highlighting Search Words 16 Reading the Tables 17 Finding Your Location 18 Going to the Outline ...

Page 4: ... malfunctioning Viewing Abbreviation Meanings 18 Reading Footnotes and References 19 A Quick Way to Read Footnotes and References 20 Understanding Cross References 20 Using Notes 21 A Quick Way to Add a Note 21 A Quick Way to Read a Note 22 Saving Your Notes 23 Removing All Your Notes 23 Looking Up Words in Other Books 24 Using the Digital Book System 25 Specifications 26 Limited Warranty U S only...

Page 5: ...ions for off label uses They are made without direct input from any of the pharmaceutical manufacturers We have attempted to iden tify such as not FDA approved for this indication In accordance with American Medical Association guide lines and Food and Drug Administration Regulations as a user you need to know that the Guide is not prepared for any single pharmaceutical company or distributor In t...

Page 6: ...seorundoatypedletter backup through the menus of the Outline go to the previ ous screen or turn off the highlight in a table etc ENTER Select a menu item enter a word search or start the highlight in a table HELP Display a contextual help message SAY No effect This key found on DBS 2D SHIFT Shift the keys to type capitals asterisks etc SPACE At the Word Search screen type a space At a menu or tabl...

Page 7: ...rectly to the corresponding table At a table highlight an icon or on screen N Add a note to a section of a table In a menu highlight the last or first item In a table go to the next or pre vious row heading DN UP In a table go to the next or previous row heading or subheading After entering a word search display the Outline location of the next or previous match At a menu DN highlights the next it...

Page 8: ...be erased 1 Turn off the Digital Book System 2 Install the digital book into a slot on the back 3 Press ON OFF 4 If needed adjust the screen contrast of your Digital Book System If the screen is still blank check the batteries 5 Press CARD 6 Press or to highlight the appropriate icon 7 Press ENTER Resuming Where You Left Off When using this digital book you can turn off your Digital Book System at...

Page 9: ... Type Size Set Default State or Set Shutoff on the Setup menu 4 Press ENTER to view its settings A check marks the current setting 5 Highlight a new setting and then press ENTER Or press BACK to keep the current setting Viewing a Demonstration You can see a brief demonstration of what this digital book can do by highlighting View Demo on the Setup menu and pressing ENTER To stop the demonstration ...

Page 10: ...w keys to highlight the Outline Or press CLEAR if Outline menu is the default state 3 Press or DN to highlight a table e g 8A Antibacterial Agents Adverse Reactions Or simply type its number e g 8A The indicates a lower level of the Outline 4 Press ENTER 5 Highlight a row heading e g Quinolones Type its first letters or scroll to it 6 Press ENTER 7 Highlight a subheading e g Ofloxacin ...

Page 11: ...he Outline Shortcuts Use these keys and gold key combinations to quickly move through the Outline To go to Press the last or first or heading in an Outline level the top level BACK from any Outline level a table from any heading ENTER the nearest Outline level SPEC from a table Help is Always at Hand You can read a help message at virtually any screen by pressing HELP Press or DN to read it To exi...

Page 12: ...as text Finding Drug Equivalents Table 25 in the Outline lists generic drugs and their common trade names and vice versa To find an equivalent first select Table 25A or 25B Then type a generic or trade name and press ENTER To go back to the Outline press BACK Finding Abbreviation Meanings The last item listed on the Outline is the Ab breviations Glossary To use this glossary highlight the Outline ...

Page 13: ...Starttypingawordorphrase e g hepatic abscess To undo a letter press BACK The indicates multiple references 3 When the entry is highlighted press ENTER 4 Highlight a reference and then press ENTER 5 Press or DN to read 6 Press BACK repeatedly to go back to the Index 7 Press CLEAR when you re done Viewing Complete Menu Items Some Index entries and other menu items are too long to fit on one line To ...

Page 14: ...This searchwillfindmatchesregardlessoforderorproximity You can t search for certain names and for very common words such as the and and And you don t need to type capitals 1 Highlight Word Search on the Search menu 2 Press ENTER Or press CLEAR if Word Search is the default state 3 Type one or more words e g rheumatic fever 4 Press ENTER This is the Outline location of the first match 5 Press ENTER...

Page 15: ...ords are boxed 6 Press plus DN to view the Outline locations of the next matches To view a previous match hold and press UP 7 When Remaining matches in Index appears press MENU After entering a word search only those tables and Index entries with matches are listed on the Outline and Index The number of matches in each menu is indicated 8 Select an item from the Outline or Index 9 When done press ...

Page 16: ... pands to find the matches for renal and nephritis Changing Your Searches After entering a word search you can change your search word s by pressing MENU and then selecting Change Search Query from the Search menu Then type your changes For example you may want to add search words to a search that finds too many matches Searching for Parts of a Word If you are not sure which form of a word to sear...

Page 17: ... 2nd 3rd and 4th Generation Cephalosporins on the Outline 2 Hold and press ENTER to go to the table 3 Press ENTER to start the highlight You can turn off the highlight by pressing BACK 4 Press the arrow keys to highlight cephapirin 5 Press ENTER to search for it 6 Hold and press DN to view the Outline locations of the next matches 7 To select an item from the menus press MENU 8 Press CLEAR when do...

Page 18: ...utline or the In dex or by searching for words you can read the table using the Direction keys and gold key combinations Try this example 1 Highlight 1 Empirical Antimicrobial Therapy on Clinical Grounds on the Outline 2 Hold and press ENTER to go to the table 3 Hold and press repeatedly to go to the next row headings 4 Hold and press DN repeatedly to go the next row headings and subheadings 5 Pre...

Page 19: ...ckest way to use the Outline when you re reading a table is to press SPEC You ll go to the corresponding heading in the nearest level of the Outline Then you can use SPEC and the Direc tion keys to move through the Outline Viewing Abbreviation Meanings Here is a quick way to view the meanings of many abbreviations that you see in tables First start the highlight in a table by pressing ENTER Then u...

Page 20: ...ds for Penicillin Desensitization from the Outline To learn how read Using the Outline 2 Hold and press ENTER to go to the table 3 Hold and press ENTER to highlight the Or press ENTER and use the arrow keys 4 Press ENTER to view its bibliographic reference 5 Press or DN to read it if necessary You can highlight and read references in footnotes by following Steps 3 and 5 above 6 Press BACK to go ba...

Page 21: ...table you can highlight any other icons currently in view by holding and pressing ENTER repeatedly When the icon you want is high lighted press ENTER to read its contents Understanding Cross References When you highlight and select an in a ta ble the cross referenced table appears To go back to the highlighted press BACK ...

Page 22: ...in up to 23 characters The number of notes you can place depends on the length of each note 1 When a table is on the screen press LIST 2 Press ENTER to select Add note 3 Press ENTER to add the already typed note Or type your own note and press ENTER To exit without adding a note hold and press BACK A Quick Way to Add a Note You can quickly add a note to the section of the table you re reading by h...

Page 23: ... Type its first few letters or scroll to it 3 Press ENTER to go to the in the table 4 Press ENTER twice to view the note 5 Press BACK to go back to in the table 6 Press BACK again to turn off the highlight A Quick Way to Read a Note When you see a in a table you can quickly read it by highlighting the and then pressing ENTER To highlight a press ENTER and then use the arrow keys or hold and press ...

Page 24: ...l another You reset the Digital Book System You remove one or more batteries or The batteries lose all power Removing All Your Notes When this digital book is installed you can re move all your notes at one time by resetting the Digital Book System To learn how read Reset ting in Using the Digital Book System WARNING Resetting the Digital Book System erases information that you have entered in any...

Page 25: ...other book must be able to transfer words To learn if it can read its User s Manual 1 Install both books in your Digital Book System 2 Press CARD and select the sending digital book 3 Highlight a word in the sending digital book To learn how read the appropriate section of its Us er s Manual 4 Hold and press CARD 5 Select the receiving digital book The word that you highlighted appears in the init...

Page 26: ...of digi tal books or the rubber contacts on the Digital Book System with statically charged objects such as your fingers CAUTION touching your digital books with statically charged objects may erase information that you entered in them Do not put excessive weight on digital books or the Digital Book System or expose them to extreme or prolonged heat cold or other adverse conditions To clean digita...

Page 27: ...r books Context sensitive help messages Self demonstration Adjustable type size default state shutoff time Size 2 1 4 x 1 1 4 x 1 4 Copyrights Trademarks and Patents 1996 Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc Burlington N J 08016 4907 U S A All rights re served 1993 96 Antimicrobial Therapy Inc Published under a license from Antimicrobial Therapy Inc All rights reserved U S Patents 4 490 811 4 830 61...

Page 28: ...TION OR EXTENSION OF THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WRITTEN OR ORAL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE FRANKLIN S OBLIGATION TO REPLACE OR REFUND AS SET FORTH ABOVE IN THIS WARRANTY Some States do not allow the excl...

Page 29: ...B icon 19 Bibliographic references 19 20 CARD key 7 24 Change Search Query 15 Changing default state 8 screen contrast 7 search words 15 shutoff time 8 type size 8 Completions 15 Contrast adjusting 7 Copyrights 26 Correcting misspellings 14 Cross References reading 19 understanding 20 Default state changing 8 Demonstration viewing 8 Digital Book System protecting and cleaning 25 resetting 25 Digit...

Page 30: ... after a word search 14 using 12 LIST key 22 MENU key 8 9 Misspellings correcting 14 MORE key 15 N key 21 Narrowing searches 15 NOTE icon 22 23 Notes adding using GOLD N 21 using LIST 21 22 maximum size 21 removing 23 saving 23 Other menu 8 Outline 18 after a word search 14 finding tables 9 going to from a table 18 highlighting tables on 9 navigating 10 understanding 11 using shortcuts 10 viewing ...

Page 31: ...ng correction 14 Shutoff time changing 8 SPEC key 10 14 18 Spelling correction 14 Trade name drugs 11 Trademarks 26 Type size 8 Typing asterisks 15 Using the outline 9 View Demo 8 Viewing abbreviation meanings 18 complete menu items 12 demonstration 8 footnotes 19 20 help messages 10 Index menu 12 search completions 15 Warranty 27 Word searches changing 15 expanding 15 finding parts of words 15 to...

Page 32: ...For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System FOLD Electronic Publishers IC 166 F DIGITAL BOOK User s Manual Electronic Publishers T H E S A N F O R D GUIDE TO ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY ...