Franklin MED-1751 User Manual
MED-1751
Plus Databank
Medical Book System
Platform User’s Guide
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Contents
Contents ...................................................................................................2
Introduction.............................................................................................. 3
Key Guide .................................................................................................4
Installing Batteries ..................................................................................5
Installing Book Cards..............................................................................5
Selecting a Book......................................................................................6
Transferring Words Between Books .....................................................6
Using the Icon Menu ............................................................................... 7
Using the Tools Menu ............................................................................. 7
Setting a Password ................................................................................. 8
Using the Phone Book, To Do List and Memos ................................... 9
Viewing the Calendar .............................................................................. 10
Using the Clock........................................................................................11
Using the Calculator................................................................................12
Making Conversions ............................................................................... 13
Resetting the Platform ............................................................................ 14
Product Care ............................................................................................ 14
Specifications and Patents....................................................................15
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) .................................................................. 16
FCC Notice ............................................................................................... 17
Index..........................................................................................................18
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Introduction
The Pocket PDR® plus Databank platform is a state-of-the-art handheld electronic device that lets you carry and
read your medical reference books
wherever you go. It is a part of the
Medical Book System
from Franklin
Electronic Publishers.
To use the Medical Book System, you
need the Pocket PDR platform and one
or more Medical Book System book
cards. Simply install 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 Pocket PDR plus Databank 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 Pocket PDR Plus Databank platform can use Franklin BOOKMAN
book cards as well as Medical Book
System book cards. However,
Franklin BOOKMAN platforms cannot use Medical Book System book
cards.
➤
About Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this
User’s Guide may differ from what
you see on screen. This does not
mean that your Pocket PDR Plus
Databank is malfunctioning.
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®
Key Guide
Color Keys (in book cards)
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.
Pages up or down.
Key Combinations*
+ Displays the top level of
✩
BACK
a menu from a lower level.
+ Transfers a highlighted word be-
✩
tween installed book cards.
CARD
+ At a highlighted menu item,
✩
displays the related text. At
ENTER
text, highlights a footnote,
cross-reference, or bookmark.
+ At text, displays the next or
✩
previous section or subsection.
Go to the top or bottom of
CAP
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 Pocket PDR
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.
Note: The battery low indicator does
not mean that your databank entries
will be lost or erased. However, it is
best to change the batteries before the
power is completely lost.
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. T urn the platform off.
2. T urn 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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