Franklin IC-132 User Manual

	For Use with the Franklin


	Digital Book System
Electronic Publishers	Digital Book System

IC-132
IC-132		F

DIGITAL BOOK

J F M A M J J A S O N D

The Tradeline

Pocket Stock Guide

User’s Manual

License Agreement and Disclaimer

READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE DIGITAL BOOK. YOUR USE OF THE DIGITAL BOOK DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MAY RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE DIGITAL BOOK AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. DIGITAL BOOK means the software product and documentation found in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.

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.

DISCLAIMER

Tradeline is a product of IDD Information Services. IDD believes the information in this product to be accurate. IDD is not responsible for any inadvertent errors. IDD obtains information for inclusion in Tradeline from sources it considers reliable. However, IDD does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of Tradeline or of any information contained in it. IDD makes no warranties, expressed or implied, as to results to be obtained from the use of Tradeline, and IDD makes no warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. IDD shall have no liability for costs, profits, or consequential damages.

Copyright © 1993 IDD Information Services. All rights reserved. No part of this digital book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transcribed in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior

written permission of IDD Information Services.

Contents
Getting Started
Install the Digital Book ...............................	5
Select a Search Method .............................	7
Select Settings ............................................	8
Finding Stock Data
Stock Snapshots .......................................	10
52 Week Price Charts ................................	13
Market Comparison Charts .......................	14
EZ Screening™ ..........................................	15
Reference
Digital Book System® ...............................	20
Product Specifications ..............................	22
Limited Warranty .......................................	23
Glossary .....................................................	24
Key Guide ...................................................	27
Index ...........................................................	28

A Note About Screen Shots

Due to updated information, some screen shots in this User’s Manual may be different from what you see when you follow the numbered steps.

Introduction

The Tradeline® Pocket Stock Guide is a powerful financial reference covering almost 6,000 NYSE, American, and NASDAQ common and preferred stocks. It also covers more than 120 leading market indices.

For each stock or market index, you can view. . .

•a Stock Snapshot of earnings per share, price/earnings ratio, and other fundamental data;

•a second Stock Snapshot of 52 Week high and low prices, 1 and 5 percent price changes, and other pricing-related data;

•a 52 Week Price Chart of closing prices; and

•a Market Comparison Chart versus the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.

In addition, using EZ Screening™ , you can screen stocks by up to 15 investment criteria and then view a customized stock list.

Help is at Hand

While using this digital book, you can view an appropriate help message at any time by press-

ing HELP . To read the help, press	or DN .
To exit it, press BACK .

Getting Started

If you have never used

the Tradeline® Pocket Stock Guide, read this section.

Install the Digital Book

You must install a digital book before you can use it. WARNING: Never install a digital book when 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.Turn the wheel on the side of the Digital Book System to adjust the screen contrast.

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 entered in any installed digital book may be erased.

Install the Digital Book

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 entry line, where you start searching for stocks. You can always view the entry line by pressing CLEAR .

Resuming Where You Left Off

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 display that you last saw.

Select a Search Method

You can search for stocks by company name or ticker symbol. Here’s how to select a search method.

1.If you’re not at the entry line, press CLEAR .

2.Press MENU .

A diamond marks the current selection.

3. Press to highlight a search method.

4. Press ENTER to select it.

Which Search Method to Select?

“Name” lets you search by full or partial company name. If you enter a partial name, you see a list of stocks.

“Symbol” lets you search by ticker symbol only. If you enter an incorrect ticker symbol, you see “Not Found.”

“Both,” the default search method, lets you search either by company name or ticker symbol. If you enter a partial name or an incorrect ticker symbol, you see a list of stocks.

Select Settings

Using the Setup menu, you can disable the opening IDD title and graphic or change the shutoff time. The shutoff time is how long the Digital Book System stays on when you forget to turn it off.

1.Press MENU .

2.Press to highlight the Setup menu.