Franklin IC-156 User manual

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This digital book was developed for use by medical professionals.
No use of this digital book can substitute for consultation with your
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Medicine is an ever-changing science.As new research and
clinical experience broaden our knowledge, changes in
treatment and drug therapy are required. The editors of the
printed work have checked with sources believed to be re-
liable in their efforts to provide information that is complete
and generally in accord with the standards accepted at the
time of publication. However, in view of the possibility of
human error or changes in medical sciences, neither the
editors, McGraw-Hill, Inc., nor any other party who has been
involved in the preparation or publication of this work war-
rants that the information contained herein is in every re-
spect accurate or complete. Users are encouraged to
confirm the information contained herein with other sourc-
es. For example and in particular, users are advised to
check the product information sheet included in the package
of each drug they plan to administer to be certain that the in-
formation contained in this book is accurate and that chang-
es have not been made in the recommended dosages or in
the contraindications for administration. This recommenda-
tion is of particular importance in connection with new or in-
frequently used drugs.
Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, ISBN
© 1995 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Mt. Holly, N.J.,
08060 U.S.A. All rights reserved.
© 1993 by McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Principles of Surgery Companion
Handbook
, 6th Edition. All rights reserved.
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Euro. Pat. 0 136 379. Patents Pending.
ISBN 1-56712-184-5.
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Contents
Key Guide..................................................... 4
Installing the Digital Book ........................... 6
Viewing a Demonstration ............................ 7
Changing Settings ....................................... 8
Using the Outline ......................................... 9
Using the Index ............................................ 11
Searching for Words.................................... 12
Highlighting Search Words ......................... 15
Viewing Figures, Footnotes, etc.................. 16
Finding Tables and Figures ......................... 17
Using Notes.................................................. 18
Looking Up Words in Other Books ............. 20
Using the Digital Book System®.................. 21
Limited Warranty.......................................... 23
Index ............................................................. 24
✓About the Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this User’s Manual
may vary slightly from what you see on screen.
These variations do not mean that this digital book
or your Digital Book System is malfunctioning.

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Key Guide
Function Keys
CLEAR
Clear to the default state.
MENU
Display the main menus.
GAMES
No function in this digital book.
Find more matches after a word search.
LIST
Display the note list menu from the text.
SPEC
From the text, display the Outline and
back up through the Outline levels.
CARD
Exit the selected digital book.
ON/OFF
Turn the Digital Book System on or off.
Direction Keys
Scroll, or move the cursor or highlight.
DN/UP Page down or up.
1 + At menus, highlight the first or last item.
At the text, go to the next or previous
section heading.
1 +DN/UP
At the text, go to the next or previous para-
graph.After word searches, display the
next or previous Outline location of a match.
Other Keys
BACK
Erase a typed letter, display the
previous screen, or turn off the highlight
in the text.
ENTER
Select a menu item, enter search
word(s), or start the highlight in the text.
HELP
Display an appropriate help message.
MORE

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Getting Started
Key Guide
Other Keys (cont’d.)
SHIFT
Shift keys to type capitals or punctuation.
SPACE
Type a space or pages down.
? *
At menus, display a highlighted item.
At the text, display the Outline location.
SHIFT
+
? *
Type an asterisk after letters to search
for word completions.
Gold Key Combinations2
+
BACK
From any Outline level or Index entry,
go to the top level of the Outline or Index
menu.
+
CARD
Transfer a word from one installed digital
book to look it up in another.
+ DN At menus, highlight the next item that
begins with the letter(s) you’ve typed,
if any.
+
ENTER
From any Outline level, go directly to the
text. At the text, highlight a note, figure,
or reference marker, if any.
+
N
Place a note in the text.
+
Q
etc. If you’re using the DBS-1 or the DBS-2,
type numbers.
1
The gold key at the bottom left of the keyboard.
2
Hold the gold key while pressing the second key.

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Installing the Digital Book
You must install this digital book in your Digital Book
System before you can use it.
WARNING: Never install a digital book when the Digi-
tal Book System is on. If you do, information that you
entered in any other installed digital book may be
erased.
1. Turn off the Digital Book System.
2. Install the digital book into a slot on the back.
3. Press
ON/OFF
.
4. If needed, turn the wheel on the side of the Digi-
tal Book System to adjust the screen contrast.
If the screen is still blank, check the batteries.
5. Press
CARD
.
6. Press or to highlight the appropriate icon.
7. Press
ENTER
to select it.
✓Resuming Where You Left Off
Should you forget to turn off the Digital Book Sys-
tem while using this digital book, the Digital Book
System will shut off automatically after a few min-
utes. When you turn the Digital Book System on
again, the screen that you last viewed appears.

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Viewing a Demonstration
Before you start using this digital book, you may want
to view a demonstration of what it can do.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Press
MENU
.
3. Press the arrow keys to highlight
View Demo on the Other menu.
4. Press
ENTER
to start the demonstration.
5. To stop the demonstration, press
CLEAR
.
✓Using the Menus
• The flashing arrows at the bottom right of the
screen show which arrow keys you can press to
highlight menu items or scroll through text.
• Slanted arrows to the right of a menu item indi-
cates that a submenu exists for that item.
• To view the full text of a menu item that is only par-
tially visible, highlight the item and then press
? *
.
✓Help is Always at Hand
You can view an appropriate help message at virtu-
ally any screen by pressing
HELP
. Then press
or the DN key to read it. Press
BACK
to exit help.

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Changing Settings
You can change the type size, default state, and shut-
off time of this digital book.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Press the arrow keys to highlight
Set Type Size , Set
Default State
, or Set Shutoff on the Other menu.
3. Press
ENTER
to view the settings.
A check marks the current setting.
4. Press the arrow keys to highlight a setting.
5. Press
ENTER
to select it.
Or press
BACK
to keep the current setting.
✓Understanding Settings
• Set Type Size determines how large letters and
other characters appear on the screen.
• Set Default State determines the screen that ap-
pears whenever you press
CLEAR
. If you select
Word Search as the default state, the Word
Search entry screen appears. If you select
Outline
menu or Index menu, that menu is highlighted.
• Set Shutoff determines how long the Digital Book
System stays on if you forget to turn it off.

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Using the Outline
If you know which chapter contains the information
that you want, you can use the Outline menu to find it.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. Press
MENU
.
3. Press the arrow keys to highlight a chapter
title on the Outline menu (e.g., Oncology ).
You can also type the chapter number (e.g., 9 ) to high-
light a chapter. To undo a typed number, press
BACK
.
4. Press
ENTER
.
5. Highlight a section (e.g.,
THERAPY )
and then press
ENTER
.
To highlight a section, scroll down or type its title.
6. Highlight a subsection (e.g., Surgical Therapy )
and then press
ENTER
.
7. Press the Direction keys to read the text.
To back up through the Outline levels,
press
SPEC
repeatedly.
8. Press
CLEAR
when done.