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Adjust the Contrast

If the screen contrast is not to your liking, here’s
how to adjust it.

1. Turn the contrast wheel.

2. If the screen is still blank, check the

batteries.

See “Replacing the Batteries” in Reference.

contrast wheel

Help is Always at Hand

To see a help message at any time, press
            . To move down the help message,
press        or       . To exit it, press

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HELP

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Summary of Contents for IC-111

Page 1: ...or Use with the Franklin Digital Book System Electronic Publishers F Mt Holly NJ 08060 FCR 28011 00 B PN 7201725 Printed in China IC 111 FOLD User s Manual DIGITAL BOOK The Tradeline Pocket Stock Guide J F M A M J J A S O N D ...

Page 2: ...BOOK without compliance with appropriate governmental regulations The DIGITAL BOOK contains Franklin s confidential and propriety information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthorized disclosure or use This license is effective until terminated This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license DISCLAI...

Page 3: ...st the Contrast 7 Select a Search Method 8 Select Setup Options 9 Learn the Keys 10 Finding Stock Data 11 Stock Snapshots 12 52 Week Price Charts 15 Market Comparison Charts 16 EZ Screening 17 Reference 21 Glossary 22 Digital Book System 25 Specifications 29 Limited Warranty 30 Index 31 ...

Page 4: ...damental data a second Stock Snapshot of 52 Week high and low prices 1 and 5 percent price changes and other pricing related data a 52 Week Price Chart of closing prices and a Market Comparison Chart versus the Standard Poor s 500 Index In addition by using EZ Screening you can screen stocks by up to 15 investment criteria and see a customized stock list This User s Manual shows you how Follow its...

Page 5: ...4 If you re using the Tradeline Pocket Stock Guide for the first time read this section Getting Started ...

Page 6: ... System off 2 Insert the digital book in a slot on the back Line up its tabs with the notches in the slot Then snap it in place Protect Your Digital Books Never install a digital book while the Digital Book System is on If you do you may erase information that you entered in the other installed digital book 3 Press ON OFF ...

Page 7: ... Press or to highlight Stock Guide 3 Press This is the entry line In the Stock Guide you can always return to it by pressing Resuming Where You Left Off If the Digital Book System is turned off while you re using the Tradeline Pocket Stock Guide simply press to return to the previous screen CARD ENTER ON OFF CLEAR ...

Page 8: ... to adjust it 1 Turn the contrast wheel 2 If the screen is still blank check the batteries See Replacing the Batteries in Reference contrast wheel Help is Always at Hand To see a help message at any time press To move down the help message press or To exit it press HELP BACK DN ...

Page 9: ...d to Select Name lets you search by full or partial company names If you enter a partial name you see a list of stocks Symbol lets you search by ticker symbols only If you enter an incorrect ticker symbol you see Not Found Both the default search method lets you search by company names or ticker symbols If you enter a partial name or an incorrect ticker symbol you see a list of stocks MENU ENTER S...

Page 10: ...l Book System stays on when you forget to turn it off 1 Press 2 Press to highlight Setup To Press Turn off the title Change the Press to highlight shutoff timing Set Shutoff and press Then highlight a time and press Reset default options About Default Options The default Setup options are Title is on and 1 minute shutoff ENTER ENTER MENU ENTER ON OFF CLEAR ...

Page 11: ...the Stock Guide Back up or erase Enter a stock or see more data In EZ Screening select criteria See a help message Direction Keys Move the cursor Scroll up or down Page up or down At stock data go to the next or previous screen At stock lists go to the top or bottom At stock data go to the next or previous listed stock if any DN UP ENTER SPACE HELP DN UP Hold while pressing the other key ...

Page 12: ...11 This section shows how to find fundamental pricing related and other information about stocks Finding Stock Data Finding Stock Data ...

Page 13: ...s well as for market indices In this example we ll look at Disney common stock 1 Press 2 Type a company name or ticker symbol To erase letters press To edit letters press and then type To type numbers press plus the numbered keys 3 Press or The first Stock Snapshot shows fundamental data 4 Press or Stock Snapshots ENTER ENTER BACK CLEAR MORE MORE ...

Page 14: ...rst Snapshot See the 52 Week or Price Chart read the next chapter ENTER BACK If You Misspell a Name Or if you don t know a company name type as many letters as you know and press You see company names begin ning with those letters Press or to highlight a company Then press DN ENTER ENTER MORE ...

Page 15: ...age up and down the list press or To go to the bottom or top press plus or To view a highlighted stock press Viewing the Next or Previous Stock At any Stock Snapshot or Chart you can see the next listed stock by pressing plus To see the previous stock press plus Understanding Investment Terms To see definitions of the terms and abbrevia tions in Stock Snapshots press at the appropriate screen Or r...

Page 16: ...1 At a second Stock Snapshot press To Press Return to the or second Snapshot See a Market or Comparison Chart read the next chapter ENTER ENTER UP BACK Seeing MORE Information Remember when you re at a Stock Snap shot or Chart you can press rather than to see the next screen At a stock list you can press to see the highlighted stock MORE ENTER MORE ENTER MORE ...

Page 17: ...2 months This example is for Disney 1 At a 52 Week Price Chart press The dark line represents the stock The light line represents the S P 500 Index The vertical axis is percent change in price To Press Go to next previous or listed stock if any Go to the entry line or ENTER ENTER DN UP CLEAR Backing Up Remember when you re viewing a Stock Snapshot or Chart you can press or to see previous screens ...

Page 18: ...ng ratios greater than 200 1 At the entry line press 2 Press Then press to select N E W Y O R K N E W Y O R K N E W Y O R K N E W Y O R K N E W Y O R K You can select more than one exchange To deselect exchanges press or to highlight them and then press 3 Press 4 Press to highlight P E R A T I O P E R A T I O P E R A T I O P E R A T I O P E R A T I O 5 Press SPEC SPACE SPACE ...

Page 19: ... select more criteria and type ranges just as you did the P E Ratio To deselect criteria highlight them and press 8 Press to see a customized stock list 9 Press or to highlight a stock 10 Press to see its first Snapshot To see the next stock press plus To return to your stock list press 11 To exit EZ Screening press or BACK SPACE LIST DN CLEAR LIST DN SPEC ...

Page 20: ...es such as the Standard Poor s 500 Index To see a list of all market indices select INDEX as the stock exchange in EZ Screen ing Press Then press To see a single index enter its name or symbol at the entry line For example to see the S P 500 Index enter S AND P 500 or SPAL Understanding Investment Criteria To see definitions of the investment criteria press when you re using EZ Screen ing Or read ...

Page 21: ...rt searches using the menus When you re doing a Name Search press Then press to highlight Run EZ Screening Then press When you re using EZ Screening press Then press to start a Name Search Then enter a company name or ticker symbol at the entry line CLEAR SPEC MENU MENU ENTER ENTER ...

Page 22: ...21 This section contains the Glossary and information about using the Digital Book System Reference Reference ...

Page 23: ...om the most recent three years of stock pricing data For example a stock with a of 2 0 beta is twice as volatile as the market i e it has gone up or down twice as much as the market Conversely a stock with a 0 5 beta bears half the risk of the S P 500 Index Date of 52 Week High DataHi The date of the 52 Week high price Date of 52 Week Low DataLo The date of the 52 Week low price Dividend Payout Ra...

Page 24: ...e lowest daily closing price of a stock within a 52 Week period 52 Week Return Return The price performance during a 52 Week period added to the total dividends paid during that period and divided by the beginning price Return is displayed as a percentage 5 Year Percent Price Change 5Yr The percent change between a stock s latest available price and its price five years ago Market Capitalization M...

Page 25: ...est available earnings per share P E indicates the growth in earnings expected by investors Total Dividend TotDiv A representation of the total cash distributions paid to stockholders within a 12 month period Yield Ratio Yield The dividend amount paid by a company represented as a percentage of the price Yield is calculated by dividing the total dividend paid within a 12 month period by the latest...

Page 26: ... Book System Then compress the book s tab and lift the book from the slot Restarting the Digital Book System If the keyboard fails to respond or the screen performs erratically first press and then press If nothing happens hold and press If nothing happens still press the recessed reset button on the back of your Digital Book System using a paper clip If you install or remove digital books when th...

Page 27: ...se steps Sending Words Between Books Some digital books can send and receive words from other digital books 1 Highlight a word in a digital book Read its User s Manual to learn how 2 Hold and press 3 Highlight the other digital book s symbol Then press You see its main display You may have to press again to look up the word ENTER CARD ENTER ENTER Digital Book System ...

Page 28: ... on Replacing the Batteries The Digital Book System uses CR2032 lithium batteries Have new batteries ready before following these steps 1 Turn the Digital Book System off 2 Press and slide the battery cover off the back of the unit Then remove all the batteries 3 Place a battery with its plus sign up at the bottom of each battery cavity 4 Place a battery plus sign up at the top of each cavity The ...

Page 29: ...t excessive pressure or weight on your digital books or Digital Book System Don t expose your digital books to extreme or prolonged heat cold or other adverse conditions When you re not using your Digital Book System keep digital books or dummy books in its slots to prevent dust build up Cleaning the Digital Book System To clean the digital books apply isopropyl alcohol with cotton swab To clean t...

Page 30: ...nge price earnings ratio total dividend and yield ratio search methods 1 Name Search 2 EZ Screening scrolling through listed stocks context sensitive help messages screen save auto resume adjustable shutoff timing size 58 x 31 x 7 mm 2 1 4 x 1 1 4 x 1 4 weight 0 3 oz ROM size 1 megabyte Copyrights Trademarks and Patents 1993 Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc All rights reserved This manual is cop...

Page 31: ...REXTENSION 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 exclusion o...

Page 32: ... line 6 Erasing letters 12 numbers 18 EZ Screening 17 exiting 18 moving in 19 investment criteria 18 stock exchanges 17 viewing stock list 18 Features overview of 3 Function keys 10 Fundamental data 12 Glossary 22 GOLD key 14 16 HELP key 7 19 Help messages 7 Installation 5 Investment criteria defined 19 22 selecting 17 Key Guide 10 LIST key 14 18 Market Comparison Charts 16 Market Indices finding ...

Page 33: ...cks from lists 13 14 Set Shutoff 9 Setup menu 9 Setup options changing 9 default 9 SPACE key 17 18 SPEC key 17 20 Standard Poor s 500 Index 16 Starting up 6 Stock exchanges 17 Stock lists all stocks 14 customized 18 Stock Snapshots defined 3 finding 12 fundamental data 12 pricing related data 13 Stocks 52 Week Price Charts 15 fundamental data 12 investment criteria 17 Market Comparison Charts 16 p...

Page 34: ...or Use with the Franklin Digital Book System Electronic Publishers F Mt Holly NJ 08060 FCR 28011 00 B PN 7201725 Printed in China IC 111 FOLD User s Manual DIGITAL BOOK The Tradeline Pocket Stock Guide J F M A M J J A S O N D ...

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