Franklin MED-1751 User manual

MED-1751
Platform User’s Guide

Medical Book System
Medical Book System™
www.franklin.com
Plus Databank
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Plus Databank

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Contents
Contents ...................................................................................................2
Introduction..............................................................................................3
Key Guide .................................................................................................4
Installing Batteries ..................................................................................5
Installing Book Cards..............................................................................5
Selecting a Book......................................................................................6
Transferring Words Between Books .....................................................6
Using the Icon Menu ............................................................................... 7
Using the Tools Menu .............................................................................7
Setting a Password .................................................................................8
Using the Phone Book, To Do List and Memos ................................... 9
Viewing the Calendar .............................................................................. 10
Using the Clock........................................................................................11
Using the Calculator................................................................................ 12
Making Conversions ............................................................................... 13
Resetting the Platform ............................................................................14
Product Care ............................................................................................ 14
Specifications and Patents.................................................................... 15
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) .................................................................. 16
FCC Notice ...............................................................................................17
Index..........................................................................................................18

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➤ About Book Card Compatibility
The Pocket PDR Plus Databank plat-
form can use Franklin BOOKMAN®
book cards as well as Medical Book
System book cards. However,
Franklin BOOKMAN platforms can-
not use Medical Book System book
cards.
Introduction
The Pocket PDR®plus Databank plat-
form is a state-of-the-art handheld elec-
tronic device that lets you carry and
read your medical reference books
wherever you go. It is a part of the
Medical Book Systemfrom Franklin
Electronic Publishers.
To use the Medical Book System, you
need the Pocket PDR platform and one
or more Medical Book System book
cards. Simply install book cards in the
platform and then select the book that
you want to read. It’s easy to build a
comprehensive, portable medical li-
brary.
This user’s guide describes how to use
the Pocket PDR plus Databank plat-
form only. To learn how to use an in-
stalled book card, read its user’s guide.
➤ About Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this
User’s Guide may differ from what
you see on screen. This does not
mean that your Pocket PDR Plus
Databank is malfunctioning.

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Key Guide
Color Keys (in book cards)
MORE
(red) Displays more information,
such as after a word search.
SPEC
(green) Performs special func-
tions, such as displaying the
outline location of the current text.
SEARCH
(yellow) Displaysthesearch screen.
LIST
(blue) Displaysalist,suchasbookmarks.
Function Keys
BACK
Erases typed letters, or displays
the previous screen.
CAP
Shifts keys to type capitals or
punctuation.
CARD
Exits the currently selected book.
CLEAR
Clears an entry or search.
ENTER
Enters a word, selects a menu item,
or starts the highlight in text.
HELP
Displays help messages.
MENU
Displays the main menus.
ON/OFF
Turns the platform on or off.
SPACE
At entry screens, types a space.
At menus and text, pages down.
?*
At menus, displays the title of a
highlighted item.
Direction Keys
Movesthe cursor,text,or highlight.
Pages up or down.
Key Combinations*
✩
+ Displays the top level of
a menu from a lower level.
✩
+ Transfers a highlighted word be-
tween installed book cards.
✩
+ At a highlighted menu item,
displays the related text. At
text, highlights a footnote,
cross-reference, or bookmark.
✩
+ At text, displays the next or
previous section or subsection.
CAP
Go to the top or bottom of
a menu, list, section, or entry.
* Hold the first key while pressing the second.
➤ Understanding the Keys
The functions of the keys may vary
according to which book card is in-
stalled and selected in the Pocket PDR
platform. To learn how to use a par-
ticular book card, read its user’s guide.
BACK
CARD
ENTER
+/

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This platform is powered by two AAA,
1.5-volt batteries. Here is how to in-
stall or replace them.
Note: The battery low indicator does
not mean that your databank entries
will be lost or erased. However, it is
best to change the batteries before the
power is completely lost.
1. Turn the platform over.
2. Remove the battery cover by
compressing its tab with your
finger and then lifting.
The battery cover is located on the
back of the platform near the serial
port.
3. Install the batteries as shown in
the diagram in the battery com-
partment.
4. Replace the battery cover.
Installing Batteries
CAUTION Never install or remove a
book card when the platform is turned
on. If you do, information entered in
any installed book cards may be erased.
1. Turn the platform 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.
Installing Book Cards
➤ Removing Book Cards
CAUTION When you remove a
book card from a platform, informa-
tion entered in that book card will be
erased.
➤ Help is Always at Hand
At most screens you can view a help
message by pressing
HELP
. Use
or
SPACE
to read the help message.
To exit it, press
BACK
.

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➤ Resuming Where You Left Off
You can turn off the platform at any
screen. When you turn it on again, the
last screen that you viewed appears.
If you have installed two book cards in
the platform, you can select which book
you want to read.
1. Turn the platform on.
2. Press
CARD
.
3. Use or to highlight the book
you want to use.
4. Press
ENTER
to select it.
Selecting a Book
The Pocket PDR platform enables you
to look up a word from one installed
book card in the other installed book
card.
Some book cards are not able to trans-
fer words to or from other book cards.
To learn if a book card can send or re-
ceive words, read its user’s guide.
1. Install two book cards in the
platform.
2. Select a book card to read.
3. Highlight a word in that book
card.
You can highlight words in menus,
lists, entries, and other text. To learn
how to highlight words in a book
card, read its user’s guide.
4. Hold
✰
and press
CARD
.
5. Highlight the icon of the other
book card and then press
ENTER
.
The word that you highlighted ap-
pears in the other book.
6. Press
ENTER
again, if needed, to
search for the word.
Transferring Words
Between Books

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➤ The Databank Menu
When you press
MENU
in the Databank,
a list of menu icons appear.
If you are in a book card, press
CARD
and select MED-1751 first.
When you highlight an icon, a pop-up
message tells you what that icon repre-
sents. Use the arrow keys to move the
highlight to the icon you want, and
press
ENTER
to select it.
Using the Icon Menu
Goes to the Phone Book.
Goes to the Calendar.
Goes to the Memos menu.
Goes to the To Do List.
Goes to the Calculator.
Goes to the Conversions menu.
Goes to the Clock.
Goes to the Set Password screen.
Goes to the Tools menu.
Using the Tools Menu
When using the Databank, you can ad-
just the screen contrast, set the shutoff
time, set the date format for your clock
and view a Tutorial or Demo.
Note: These instructions are for
Databank settings only. To learn how
to change the settings in a book card,
please read it’s User’s Guide.
1. Press
MENU
to see the Databank
menu.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight
and press
ENTER
.
3. Press
ENTER
to view the Tutorial
or use and to move the
highlight to the item you want
and press
ENTER
to select it.

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You can use a password to prevent un-
authorized access to the Databank.
Warning! Always write your pass-
word in a safe, separate location. If
you lose or forget your password,
you will not be able to access your
Databank.
1. Press
MENU
to see the Databank
menu.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight
and press
ENTER
.
3. Type a password of up to eight
characters and press
ENTER
.
4. Press C to confirm your pass-
word.
To exit without setting a password,
press
CLEAR
.
The password that you set will now
be requested each time you enter the
Databank.
5. To change the password, repeat
Steps 1-4.
To remove a password, repeat Steps
1-2 and press
ENTER
.
Setting a Password
In the clock format you can set the
day, month and year display in either
the 12 or 24 hour format.
4. Use and to change the
setting(s) you want and press
ENTER
to confirm.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Using the Tools Menu

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You can store as many as 200 entries in
the Phone Book, 100 entries in the To
Do List and approximately 40 entries in
Memos. The total number of entries de-
pends on the size of each entry.
Adding Entries
1. Press
MENU
to see the Databank
menu.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight
(Phone Book), (To Do
List) or (Memos) and press
ENTER
.
This is the Phone Book menu.
3. Press
ENTER
to select Add an en-
try
.
There are three data fields in the
Phone Book and two each in the To
Do List and Memos.
4. Type a name or subject in the
first field.
Using the Phone Book, To Do List and Memos
This is the Add an Entry screen in a
To Do List record.
Use or to choose Urgent, Nor-
mal or Low.
5. Press or
ENTER
to move the
cursor to the next line.
6. Type your data.
Note: The initial letter is automatically
capitalized.
To type a forward slash (/), hold
✩
and press J.
To type an @, hold
✩
and press K.
To type an underscore (_) hold
✩
and press L.
7. Press
ENTER
to add your entry in
the To Do List and Memos and
to go to the third field in the
Phone Book.
Press
ENTER
in the Phone Book to
add your entry when you’re done.
8. Press
MENU
to return to the
Databank menu.