Franklin MBS-1770 User Manual
MBS-1770
Medical Book System
™
Platform User’s Guide
License Agreement
READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE MEDICAL BOOK
SYSTEM.
YOUR USE OF THE MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM 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 MEDICAL BOOK
SYSTEM AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. The MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM means the software product, hardware, and documentation
found in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
LIMITED USE LICENSE
All rights in the MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM remain the property of FRANKLIN.
Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to use the MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM. You may not make any copies of the
MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM or of the preprogrammed 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 MEDICAL
BOOK SYSTEM. You may not export or re-export, directly or indirectly, the
MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM without compliance with appropriate governmental
regulations. The MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM 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.
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Contents
Introduction
Introduction................................ 2
Key Guide ................................... 3
Installing Batteries .................... 4
Installing Book Cards................ 4
Selecting a Book........................ 5
Transferring Words Between
Books .......................................... 5
Using the Serial Port ................. 6
Resetting the Platform .............. 7
Product Care .............................. 7
Specifications and Patents....... 8
FCC Notice ................................. 8
Limited Warranty (U.S.)............. 9
Limited Warranty (outside U.S.)10
Index............................................ 10
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For More Information
To learn more about the Medical
Book System
™
or other products
from Franklin Electronic Publishers,
call 800-665-5450 or visit the Franklin Web site at www.franklin.com.
The Medical Book System platform is
a state-of-the-art handheld electronic
device that lets you carry and read your
medical reference books wherever you
go.
To use the Medical Book System, you
need the Medical Book System platform and one or more Medical Book
System book cards. Simply install one
or more book cards in the platform and
then select the book that you want to
read. It’s easy to build a comprehensive, portable medical library.
This user’s guide describes how to use
the Medical Book System platform
only. To learn how to use an installed
book card, read its user’s guide.
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About Book Card Compatibility
The Medical Book System platform
can use Franklin BOOKMAN
®
cards as well as Medical Book System book cards. However, Franklin
BOOKMAN platforms cannot use
Medical Book System book cards.
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book
Key Guide
Color Keys
MORE
(red) Displays more information,
such as after a word search.
SPEC
(green) Performs special functions, such as displaying the
outline location of the current text.
SEARCH
(yellow) Displays the search screen.
LIST
(blue)
Displays a list, such as bookmarks.
Function Keys
BACK
Erases typed letters, or displays
the previous screen.
CAP
Shifts keys to type capitals or
punctuation.
CARD
Exits the currently selected book.
CLEAR
Clears an entry or search.
Enters a word, selects a menu item,
ENTER
or starts the highlight in text.
HELP
Displays help messages.
MENU
Displays the main menus.
ON/OFF
Turns the platform on or off.
SPACE
At entry screens, types a space.
At menus and text, pages down.
At menus, displays the title of a
?*
highlighted item.
Direction Keys
Moves the cursor, text, or highlight.
UP
Pages up or down.
DN
Key Combinations*
BACK
+
✩
Displays the top level of
a menu from a lower level.
CARD
+
✩
Transfers a highlighted word
between installed book cards.
ENTER
+
✩
At a highlighted menu item,
displays the related text. At text,
highlights a footnote, cross-reference, or bookmark.
UP
+ At text, displays the next or
✩
DN
previous section or subsection.
Go to the top or bottom of
CAP
or a menu, list, section, or entry.
+
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Understanding the Keys
The functions of the keys may vary
according to which book card is installed and selected in the platform.
To learn how to use a particular book
card, read its user’s guide.
* Hold the first key while pressing the second.
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Installing Batteries
Installing Book Cards
This platform is powered by two AAA,
1.5-volt batteries. Here is how to install or replace them.
CAUTION When the batteries lose all
their power or are removed from the
platform, any information in an installed book card that was entered by a
user may be erased.
1. Turn the platform over.
2. Remove the battery cover by
compressing its tab with your
finger and then lifting.
The battery cover is located on the
back of the platform near the serial
port.
3. Install the batteries as shown in
the diagram in the battery compartment.
4. Replace the battery cover.
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Help is Always at Hand
At most screens you can view a help
message by pressing
or
To exit it, press
to read the help message.
SPACE
BACK
HELP
.
. Use
CAUTION Never install or remove a
book card when the platform is turned
on. If you do, information entered in
any installed book cards may be erased.
1. Turn the platform off.
2. Turn the platform over.
3. Align the book card tabs with the
notches in a card slot.
4. Press the book card until it
snaps into the slot.
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Removing Book Cards
CAUTION When you remove a
book card from a platform, information entered in that book card will be
erased.
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