Franklin IC-117 User Manual
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For Use with the Franklin
Digital Book System
IC-117
F
DIGITAL BOOK
THE SANFORD
GUIDE TO
ANTIMICROBIAL
THERAPY
User’s Manual
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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 Y our Searches .......................... 22
T aking Notes.................................................23
Changing Settings ....................................... 27
Sending Words.............................................29
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Digital Book System
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
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.
digital book
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Notice
The final recommendations contained herein are
mine. Some of the recommendations in the
to Antimicrobial Therapy
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 recommendations for “non-approved” indications. Where made,
such recommendations are based on more recent
experience, often outside the USA.
In accordance with current American Medical Association guidelines and Food and Drug Administration Regulations, as a user you need to know that
the
Guide
is not prepared for any single pharmaceutical company or distributor. In the United States
and Canada it is distributed by multiple pharmaceutical companies and others in the health care field.
The opinions expressed are mine. The
subject to any form of approval prior to publication.
Neither Antimicrobial Therapy, Inc. nor I receive
reimbursement related to the
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
suggest use of agents for
Guide
other than from
Guide
Guide
is not
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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
4. To adjust the contrast, turn the wheel
ON/OFF
.
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.
CARD
1. Press
.
2. Press or to highlight the appropriate
digital book symbol.
3. Press
ENTER
.
This is the Search screen. You can always view
CLEAR
it by pressing
.
✓ 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.
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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
2. Press
MENU
.
to highlight View Demo
under the Other menu.
3. Press
4. To stop the demonstration, press
ENTER
.
CLEAR
✓ Help is at Hand
Except during the demonstration, you can view
an appropriate help message at any time by
pressing
To read the message, press
(For other keys to use, see “Viewing Text.”)
To exit a help message, press
HELP
.
or DN.
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
2. Press
CLEAR
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 last item of an
Outline level
return to a higher level
return to the highest +
level from any level
view text from any level
+ or
BACK
+
BACK
ENTER
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Using the Outline
✓ Understanding the Outline
In the printed
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.
Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy
,
✓ 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
.
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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.
1. Press
2. Press
CLEAR
.
ENTER
to view the start of the book.
3. Press the direction keys to view text.
To. . . Press. . .
scroll down or up
page down or up
page down
view the next or + DN or
DN
SPACE
or
or
UP
UP
previous paragraph
view the next or
+ or
previous section
4. When you’re done, press
CLEAR
.
✓ Using the Direction Keys
You can also use the direction keys to read
help messages and move through menus.
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