Franklin IC-117 User manual

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Digital Book System
For Use with the Franklin
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IC-117
DIGITAL BOOK
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User’s Manual
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Electronic Publishers
Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
FCR-28017-00 A PN 7201755 Printed in China
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Electronic Publishers
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THE SANFORD
GUIDE TO
ANTIMICROBIAL
THERAPY
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Contents
Introduction .................................................. 3
Notice ............................................................ 4
Getting Started ............................................. 5
Viewing a Demo ...........................................7
Using the Outline .........................................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

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Introduction
Congratulations. You now have a powerful and
portable way to look up drug information for
antimicrobial therapy.
The Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy digital book
contains all the information in the printed version
and presents it in a list format designed for quick
reference.
Using this 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 learn how. You can
follow its numbered steps using the suggested
examples or words that interest you.

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The final recommendations contained herein are
mine. Some of the recommendations in the Guide
to Antimicrobial Therapy suggest use of agents for
purposes or in dosages other than recommended in
product labeling. Such recommendations are made
only with due consideration of the concerns by the
Food and Drug Administration about recommenda-
tions for “non-approved” indications. Where made,
such recommendations are based on more recent
experience, often outside the USA.
In accordance with current American Medical 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 publication.
Neither Antimicrobial Therapy, Inc. nor I receive
reimbursement related to the Guide other than from
sales. Further, I am not and have not been a funded
investigator for any antimicrobial agents since 1974.
Jay P. Sanford, M.D.
5910 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1955
Dallas, Texas 75206 USA
February 1993
Notice

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Getting Started
You must install a digital book before you can use
it. WARNING: Never install a digital book while the
Digital Book System is on.
1. Turn the Digital Book System 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.

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Getting Started
Once the digital book is installed, here is how to
select and start using it.
✓Resuming Where You Left Off
While 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
.

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Viewing a Demo
Before using this digital book, you may want to view
a demonstration of what it can do.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Press 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
.

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Using the Outline
You can use the Outline to view any chapter or
section of this digital 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.

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Using the Outline
7. Press to highlight a subsection.
8. Press
ENTER
to view text.
You can return 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

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✓ Understanding the Outline
In the printed Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy ,
information is presented in tables. In this digital
book, tabular information has been arranged
as outlined text.
Generally, the main chapters of the digital
book parallel the table titles 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 Outline item, highlight it and
then press
? *
.
Using the Outline

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Viewing Text
When the text of the book is in view, you can easily
scan and read surrounding text. Try this example.
✓Using the Direction Keys
You can also 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
.

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Viewing Text
✓ Where in the Book Am I?
When you’re at text, you can view its location
in the Outline by pressing
SPEC
.
To return to the text, press
BACK
.
✓ Understanding Text
As discussed in “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.

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Footnotes and References
Throughout this digital book you’ll see bibliographic
references, footnotes, and cross-references.
They are represented by the following markers.
bibliographic 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.

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Searching for Words
A quick way to find information in this digital book is
to search for words. Simply enter your search
word(s) at the Search screen.
You can enter up to five words 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.

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Searching for Words
After a search, only those chapters and sections
with matches of your search word(s) are listed
under the Outline menu. The chapter and section
that you last viewed are checkmarked.
6. Press to highlight a chapter.
7. Press
ENTER
repeatedly to view text.
You may need 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 31B. Finally, press
ENTER
and
select a drug to view its generic or brand name
equivalent.

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Searching for Words
✓If You Misspell a Word
When you enter a misspelled search word,
you see “..not in this book” and then a spelling
correction list.
Press or to 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.

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Searching for Phrases
To find phrases or ordered combinations of words,
you should select Ordered Search and a narrow
Search Width.
Ordered Searches find words in the order in which
you enter them. The Search 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
ENTER
.

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Searching for Phrases
7. Highlight Close Together. Then press
ENTER
.
8. Type a phrase (e.g., brain abscess).
9. Press
ENTER
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.

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Searching for Phrases
✓Viewing Your Matches
When searching for phrases or combina- tions
of words, you first see the matching word at
the lowest level of a section.
The other words in the match will be boxed at
their highest level in the section. For example,
if a whole section is about fevers, “fever” will
be boxed only in the section heading. You may
have to scroll 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 various Search Widths? Read this.
Close Together: adjacent or nearly so
Not as Close: a few words apart
Far Apart:many words apart
Very Far Apart: a few sentences apart.