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Digital Book System

For Use with the Franklin

IC-117

DIGITAL BOOK

F

User’s Manual

Electronic Publishers

Mt. Holly, NJ 08060

FCR-28017-00 A   PN 7201755

Printed in China

FOLD

Electronic Publishers

T H E   S A N F O R D

GUIDE TO
ANTIMICROBIAL
THERAPY

Summary of Contents for IC-117

Page 1: ...For Use with the Franklin IC 117 DIGITAL BOOK F User s Manual Electronic Publishers Mt Holly NJ 08060 FCR 28017 00 A PN 7201755 Printed in China FOLD Electronic Publishers T H E S A N F O R D GUIDE TO ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY ...

Page 2: ...t 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 re export directly or indirectly the DIGITAL BOOK without compliance...

Page 3: ...ine 8 Viewing Text 11 Footnotes and References 13 Searching for Words 14 Searching for Phrases 17 Picking Search Words 20 Expanding Your Searches 22 Taking Notes 23 Changing Settings 27 Sending Words 29 Digital Book System 30 Specifications 31 Limited Warranty 32 Key Guide 33 Index 34 ...

Page 4: ... digital book you can find information by scanning the Outline search for drugs diagnoses sites of infection comments and more highlight a cross reference and instantly view the related information view footnotes and bibliographic references place notes and then use them as bookmarks to find important information send words to look up in other digital books and much more Read this User s Manual to...

Page 5: ... Asso ciation guidelines and Food and Drug Administra tion Regulations as a user you need to know that the Guide is not prepared for any single pharma ceutical company or distributor In the United States and Canada it is distributed by multiple pharmaceu tical companies and others in the health care field The opinions expressed are mine The Guide is not subject to any form of approval prior to pub...

Page 6: ... off 2 Install the digital book in a slot on the back 3 Press ON OFF 4 To adjust the contrast turn the wheel on the side of the Digital Book System If the screen is still blank check the batteries Protect Your Digital Books If you install or remove digital books while the Digital Book System is on information that you have entered in any installed digital book may be erased ...

Page 7: ...e using this digital book you can turn off the Digital Book System at any time When you turn the Digital Book System on again you ll return to the screen that you last viewed 1 Press CARD 2 Press or to highlight the appropriate digital book symbol 3 Press ENTER This is the Search screen You can always view it by pressing CLEAR ...

Page 8: ...ss to highlight View Demo under the Other menu 3 Press ENTER 4 To stop the demonstration press CLEAR Help is at Hand Except during the demonstration you can view an appropriate help message at any time by pressing HELP To read the message press or DN For other keys to use see Viewing Text To exit a help message press BACK ...

Page 9: ...igital book Simply scan the Outline for the chapter or section that you want Here is how 1 Press CLEAR 2 Press MENU 3 Press to highlight a chapter The indicates lower Outline levels 4 Press ENTER to view its sections 5 Press to highlight a section 6 Press ENTER to view its subsections ...

Page 10: ...urn to the Outline now by pressing BACK 9 Press to view more text For more ways read Viewing Text Using Outline Shortcuts To Press zoom to the first or or last item of an Outline level return to a higher level BACK return to the highest BACK level from any level view text from any level ENTER ...

Page 11: ...les of the printed book However some tables have been divided into two or more chapters e g Table 1 Outline sections and subsections generally correspond to table rows in the printed book Some rows have been alphabetized or rearranged for easier reference Viewing Full Outline Items Some chapters and sections are too long to fit on screen in the Outline or other lists To view the full text of any O...

Page 12: ...so use the direction keys to read help messages and move through menus 1 Press CLEAR 2 Press ENTER to view the start of the book 3 Press the direction keys to view text To Press scroll down or up or page down or up DN or UP page down SPACE view the next or DN or UP previous paragraph view the next or or previous section 4 When you re done press CLEAR ...

Page 13: ...n Understanding the Outline the tables in the printed Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy are presented in this digital book as outlined text In text the chapter titles often former table titles are displayed in boldfaced capital letters Section titles usually former row headings are bulleted Former column headings follow the bulleted sections and subsections in boldfaced capital letters ...

Page 14: ...raphic reference footnote cross reference When you see a or a you can view a bibliographic reference or a footnote When you see a you can view the cross referenced text 1 Press CLEAR Then press ENTER 2 Press ENTER again Notice the highlight 3 Press the arrow keys to highlight the 4 Press ENTER to view the footnote You can press to scroll down 5 Press BACK to return to the text ...

Page 15: ... at a time but you cannot search for common words such as the and and To type numbers hold while pressing Q W E R T Y etc You do not need to type capital letters 1 Press CLEAR 2 Type search word s e g candidiasis 3 Press ENTER to search A box marks the search word or match 4 Press plus DN to view the next match To view the previous match press plus UP 5 Press MENU to view the menus ...

Page 16: ... to scroll down to see your search word s 8 Press CLEAR to clear the search Finding Generic and Brand Drugs The generic and brand names of the drugs recommended in the Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy are listed in Chapters 31A and 31B Here is quick way to find them First type a drug name e g Aerosporin at the Search screen and press ENTER Next press MENU and then plus to highlight Chapter 31A or 31...

Page 17: ...o highlight a correction and then press ENTER to continue your search Or press BACK to enter another search word Finding Spellings To search for words that you don t know how to spell type an after the first few letters To type an press SHIFT plus For example type thrombo and then press ENTER Press to highlight a completion Then press ENTER to search for it ...

Page 18: ...arch Width sets how far apart your search words can be in matches 1 Press MENU 2 Under the Search menu highlight Ordered Search 3 Press ENTER to change the search order If you highlighted Order Search under the Search menu now you would see a check marking your selection To deselect Ordered Search you would simply press ENTER 4 Press MENU 5 Under the Search menu highlight Set Search Width 6 Press ...

Page 19: ... to search 10 When you re done press CLEAR If No Matches Are Found When no matches are found for your search word s you see this menu To search for similar words e g inflections and synonyms press ENTER To change your search press and then ENTER NOTE If you search for similar words you cannot expand the search later ...

Page 20: ...roll up many times to view the other words in the match Understanding Search Settings You can select Ordered Search or change the Search Width before or after entering your search word s Remember Ordered Searches find words only in the order in which you enter them For example an Ordered Search for fever headache will not find headache fever How far apart can search words be in matches at the vari...

Page 21: ...d and In this example we ll pick and search for a word from Chapter 1A Empirical Antibacterial Therapy on Clinical Grounds 1 Press CLEAR 2 Press ENTER 3 Press ENTER again to start the highlight You can turn off the highlight by pressing BACK 4 Press the arrow keys to highlight a word 5 Press ENTER to search for it 6 Press plus DN to view the next match ...

Page 22: ...tly in English to search If you try to search for one of these you ll see a message that they re too common 7 Press MENU to view the menus Remember only chapters and sections with matches are listed in the Outline after a search 8 Select a chapter and section from the Outline to view 9 When you re done press CLEAR ...

Page 23: ...ons synonyms and similar words are added to it Just follow these steps 1 Press CLEAR 2 Type your search word s e g kidney disease 3 Press ENTER to search You can scroll up now to view the other matching search word s 4 Press MORE to expand the search Notice that the number of matches increases 5 Press plus DN to view more matches 6 When you re done press CLEAR ...

Page 24: ...ed at the beginning of a chapter or section You can place only one note in each section of text The number of notes you can add in total depends upon the length of each note Adding Notes In this example we ll add a note to Chapter 10A 1 Search for tapeworms To learn how read Searching for Words 2 Press LIST 3 With Add note highlighted press ENTER The Outline location appears in the Note Entry line...

Page 25: ...remove batteries from the Digital Book System for more than two minutes all your notes will be deleted A Quick Way to Add Notes Rather than pressing LIST and selecting Add note from the Note list simply press plus at any text where you want to place a note You ll go directly to the Note Entry line 4 Place the note To use the Outline location as your note press ENTER To write your own note type wor...

Page 26: ...e by pressing LIST and then selecting it from your note list To view a single note in text follow these steps Taking Notes 1 At any text press ENTER to start the highlight 2 Highlight a 3 Press ENTER to view the note 4 When you re done press BACK ...

Page 27: ...o start the highlight 2 Highlight a 3 Press LIST 4 With Remove note highlighted press ENTER Deleting All Your Notes Remember you can delete all your notes in the Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy digital book by removing the digital book from the Digital Book System CAUTION Do this only when you want to delete all your notes at once ...

Page 28: ...normally read large print books pick a Large or Very Large type size The Shutoff time is how long the Digital Book System stays on when you forget to turn it off 1 Press CLEAR 2 Press MENU 3 Under the Other menu highlight Set Type Size 4 Press ENTER 5 Press or to highlight a type size You can keep the current type size by pressing BACK now Then go to Step 8 ...

Page 29: ...28 Changing Settings 6 Press ENTER to select it 7 Press MENU 8 Under the Other menu highlight Set Shutoff 9 Press ENTER 10 Press or to highlight a time 11 Press ENTER to select it ...

Page 30: ... and receive words read its User s Manual Follow the steps below to send a word between books 1 At text press ENTER to start the highlight 2 Press the arrow keys to highlight the word you want to send 3 Press plus CARD 4 Press the arrow keys to highlight another digital book symbol 5 Press ENTER The word that you highlighted appears in the Search screen 6 Press ENTER again The receiving digital bo...

Page 31: ...igital 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 digital boo...

Page 32: ...eceives words from other books Context sensitive help messages and self demo Adjustable type size and shutoff time Size 2 1 4 x 1 1 4 x 1 4 Copyrights Trademarks and Patents 1993 Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc Mt Holly N J 08060 U S A All rights reserved 1993 Antimicrobial Therapy Inc Published under a license from Antimicrobial Therapy Inc Patents 4 490 811 4 830 618 5 113 340 5 153 831 5 218...

Page 33: ...R 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 exclusion ...

Page 34: ... the Digital Book System on or off SHIFT Shift keys SPACE Type a space page down SPEC View the Outline location of text View full Outline item type to find letters Direction Keys Move in the indicated direction DN UP Page down or up DN UP View next prev paragraph or match Zoom down up menus view sections Gold Key Combinations BACK Return to the highest Outline level CARD Send a word between digita...

Page 35: ...otes all at once 26 one at a time 26 Demonstration viewing 7 Digital Book System protecting and cleaning 30 resetting 30 Digital books installing 5 protecting 5 resuming use of 6 selecting symbols of 6 Direction keys 11 Expanding searches 22 Finding brand names 15 generic names 15 phrases 17 words by entering them 16 by picking them 20 FOOT marker 13 Footnotes 13 Generic drugs finding 15 GOLD BACK...

Page 36: ...enu 7 27 Outline listings after searches 15 navigating 9 organization of 10 restrictions after searching 15 shortcuts 9 understanding 10 viewing 8 viewing full items 10 viewing text from 9 Outline location using as notes 23 viewing from text 12 23 Patents 31 Pick a Shutoff Time menu 28 Pick a Type Size menu 27 Product specifications 31 Removing notes 26 Resetting 24 30 Resuming 6 Saving notes 24 S...

Page 37: ...changing 27 28 Shutoff time 27 SPACE key 11 SPEC key 14 Spelling correction 16 Trademarks 31 Type size changing 27 Typing capital letters 14 numbers 14 Viewing demonstration 7 footnotes 13 full Outline items 10 help messages 7 matches after searches 19 menus 7 next previous matches 14 notes 25 Outline location of text 12 text 11 Index Warranty 32 XREF marker 13 ...

Page 38: ...For Use with the Franklin IC 117 DIGITAL BOOK F User s Manual Electronic Publishers Mt Holly NJ 08060 FCR 28017 00 A PN 7201755 Printed in China FOLD Electronic Publishers T H E S A N F O R D GUIDE TO ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY ...

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