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 For More Information

To learn more about the Medical Book
System or other products from Frank-
lin Electronic Publishers, call 800-665-
5450 or visit the Franklin Web site at
www.franklin.com.

Contents

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 About Book Card Compatibility

IMPORTANT  This book card can be
used only with the Medical Book Sys-
tem

 platform and will not function in any

other Franklin BOOKMAN

®

 platform.

The Medical Book System platform
can use Franklin BOOKMAN book
cards as well as Medical Book System
book cards. However, Franklin BOOK-
MAN platforms cannot use Medical
Book System book cards.

Foreword ...................................... 3

Key Guide ..................................... 4

Installing Book Cards .................. 5

Selecting a Book .......................... 5

Changing the Settings ................. 6

Viewing a Demonstration ............ 6

Using the Outline ......................... 7

Using the Index ............................ 8

Searching for Words .................... 9

Highlighting Search Words ....... 11

Expanding Your Searches ......... 11

Reading Special Markers ........... 12

Using Notes ................................ 13

Looking Up Words
in Other Books ........................... 14

Resetting the Medical Book
System ........................................ 15

Book Card Care .......................... 15

Specifications and Patents ....... 16

Limited Warranty (U.S. only) ..... 17

FCC Notice ................................. 18

Index ........................................... 19

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 Understanding the Keys

The functions of the keys may vary ac-
cording to which book card is installed
and selected in the platform. To learn
how to use a particular book card, read
its User’s Guide.

Summary of Contents for MER-3024

Page 1: ...MER 3024 Medical Book System User s Guide T HE MERCK MANUAL...

Page 2: ...e the MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM You may not make any copies of the MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM or of the preprogrammed data stored therein whether in electronic or print format Such copying would be in violation of...

Page 3: ...OOK MAN platforms cannot use Medical Book System book cards Foreword 3 Key Guide 4 Installing Book Cards 5 Selecting a Book 5 Changing the Settings 6 Viewing a Demonstration 6 Using the Outline 7 Usin...

Page 4: ...ized the practice of medicine becomes the more important such infor mation becomes Specialists as well as generalists must at some time quickly access information about other specialties The 17th edit...

Page 5: ...PACE At entry screens types a space At menus and text pages down At menus displays the title of a high lighted item With CAP types an asterisk to stand for letters in a word Key Guide Hold the first k...

Page 6: ...latform off 2 Turn the platform over 3 Align the book card tabs with the notches in a card slot 4 Press the book card until it snaps into the slot If you have installed two book cards in the platform...

Page 7: ...4 Use or to change the setting Or press BACK to leave the setting unchanged 5 Press ENTER to select it Before you start using this book you may want to see a brief demonstration Press MENU and then us...

Page 8: ...ghlight a section by typ ing its number To type a number hold and press a numbered key The slanted arrow indicates a submenu 3 Press ENTER You can also go directly to the text by holding and pressing...

Page 9: ...g press BACK Using the Index 1 Press CLEAR 2 Use or to highlight the Index menu 3 Start typing an index entry for ex ample type pancreatitis To undo a letter use BACK You can also use or to highlight...

Page 10: ...rences or matches of a word or word phrase in this book You can type up to 99 characters in a single search You cannot search for short common words such as the and is 1 Press SEARCH yellow 2 Type you...

Page 11: ...ENTER to see a match 7 Press MENU to see the matches listed on the menus After a word search only items with matches appear on the Outline and In dex menus 8 Select a menu item and then press ENTER If...

Page 12: ...Press MENU to see the menu items with matches 7 Press CLEAR when finished Highlighting Search Words You can expand a word search up to three times to search for inflections synonyms and similar words...

Page 13: ...d search screen or by highlighting a word in the text first headings in bold type are searched for exact matches If no exact matches are found in the headings and subheadings then the text is searched...

Page 14: ...s Note The marker stand for no figure and directs you to the print product Using Notes To Add a Note You can add up to 10 notes to the text of this book to quickly find the sections that you most ofte...

Page 15: ...n that you have entered in other installed book cards The Medical Book System platform enables you to look up a word from one installed book card in the other installed book card This book card can se...

Page 16: ...ress the reset button on the back of the platform The reset button is recessed in a pin sized hole located near the book card slots CAUTION Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may...

Page 17: ...ne year from the date of purchase It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent product at Franklin s option free of charge for any defect due to faulty work manship or materials Products purchas...

Page 18: ...TED WARRANTY DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED REMEDY A LIMITEDWARRANTY FRANKLIN WARRANTS TO THE ORIGINAL END USER THAT FORAPERIOD OF ONE 1 YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASEAS EVIDENCED BYA C...

Page 19: ...radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient o...

Page 20: ...6 settings 6 shutoff time 6 type size 6 Color keys key guide 4 understanding 4 D Default state changing 6 defined 6 Demonstration 6 Index Direction keys 4 F Footnote marker 12 Foreword 3 Function key...

Page 21: ...g 7 R Red MORE key 4 11 Reset button 15 Resume 5 S Screen contrast 6 Search expanding 11 for partial words 10 SEARCH yellow key 4 9 11 Shutoff time 6 SPEC green key 4 8 Special markers reading 12 13 T...

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