Franklin IC-117 User Manual

								For Use with the Franklin
								Digital Book System
Electronic Publishers

IC-117					F
DIGITAL BOOK
T H E		S A N F O R D

GUIDE TO

ANTIMICROBIAL

THERAPY

User’s Manual

License Agreement

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LIMITED USE LICENSE

All rights in the DIGITAL BOOK remain the property of FRANKLIN. Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to use the DIGITAL BOOK on a single FRANKLIN Digital Book System at a time. You may not 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 with appropriate governmental regulations. The DIGITAL BOOK contains Franklin’s confidential and propriety information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthorized disclosure or use. This license is effective until terminated. This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license.

This digital book was developed for use by medical professionals. No other use of this digital book can substitute for consultation with your physician.

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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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Notice

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 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 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

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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.

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 .

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 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

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
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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Using the Outline

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 ? * .

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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		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 .

Using the Direction Keys

You can also use the direction keys to read help messages and move through menus.

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