Franklin IC-156 User Manual

		For Use with the Franklin
		For Use with the Franklin
		Digital Book System
Electronic Publishers		Digital Book System
	IC-156
	IC-156		F

DIGITAL BOOK

User’s Manual

License Agreement

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 and its licensors. 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 and this license. 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 and its licensors’ 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 use of this digital book can substitute for consultation with your physician.

Notice

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 reliable 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 warrants that the information contained herein is in every respect accurate or complete. Users are encouraged to confirm the information contained herein with other sources. 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 information contained in this book is accurate and that changes have not been made in the recommended dosages or in the contraindications for administration. This recommendation is of particular importance in connection with new or infrequently used drugs.

Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, ISBN

All use of the product is subject to the terms and conditions of the License Agreement.

Digital Book System is a registered trademark of Franklin. Patents: 4,490,811; 4,830,618; 5,113,340; 5,153,831; 5,218,536; 5,396,606. DES 348,439; DES 349,281; Euro. Pat. 0 136 379. Patents Pending.

ISBN 1-56712-184-5.

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.

Key Guide

CLEAR

GAMES

LIST

SPEC

CARD

ON/OFF

Function Keys

Clear to the default state. Display the main menus.

No function in this digital book.

Find more matches after a word search. Display the note list menu from the text. From the text, display the Outline and back up through the Outline levels.

Exit the selected digital book.

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 paragraph. After word searches, display the next or previous Outline location of a match.

BACK

ENTER

HELP

Other Keys

Erase a typed letter, display the previous screen, or turn off the highlight in the text.

Select a menu item, enter search word(s), or start the highlight in the text. Display an appropriate help message.

Key Guide

SHIFT

SPACE

? *

Other Keys (cont’d.)

Shift keys to type capitals or punctuation. Type a space or pages down.

At menus, display a highlighted item. At the text, display the Outline location.

SHIFT + ? *

+ BACK

+ CARD

Type an asterisk after letters to search for word completions.

Gold Key Combinations2

From any Outline level or Index entry, go to the top level of the Outline or Index menu.

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.

1The gold key at the bottom left of the keyboard.

2 Hold the gold key while pressing the second key.

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 Digital 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 Digital 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 System while using this digital book, the Digital Book System will shut off automatically after a few minutes. When you turn the Digital Book System on again, the screen that you last viewed appears.

Viewing a Demonstration

Before you start using this digital book, you may want to view a demonstration of what it can do.

1.Press

2.Press

CLEAR

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 indicates that a submenu exists for that item.

•To view the full text of a menu item that is only partially visible, highlight the item and then press ? * .

Help is Always at Hand

You can view an appropriate help message at virtually any screen by pressing HELP . Then press

or the DN key to read it. Press BACK to exit help.

Changing Settings

You can change the type size, default state, and shutoff 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 appears 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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Contents

Key Guide

Installing the Digital Book

Viewing a Demonstration

Changing Settings