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- Page 1 For Use with the Franklin Digital Book System Electronic Publishers ® IC-166 DIGITAL BOOK T H E S A N F O R D GUIDE TO ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY User’ s Manual...
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Page 2: License Agreement
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. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Notice ... 4 Key Guide ... 5 Installing the Digital Book ... 7 Resuming Where You Left Off ... 7 Changing the Settings ... 8 Viewing a Demonstration ... 8 Following the Arrows ... 8 Using the Outline ... 9 Using the Outline Shortcuts ... - Page 4 Viewing Abbreviation Meanings ... 18 Reading Footnotes and References ... 19 A Quick Way to Read Footnotes and References 20 Understanding Cross-References ... 20 Using Notes ... 21 A Quick Way to Add a Note ... 21 A Quick Way to Read a Note ... 22 Saving Your Notes ...
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Page 5: Notice
Acknowledgments: We remain indebted to Carolyn Wickwire for her outstanding preparation of the manuscript, which this year you may recognize as totally reformatted to include dosages in Table 1. We also thank the staff of Gate- way Graphics for prompt, accurate printing and the staff at Fox Bindery for similarly prompt, accurate binding and de- livery. -
Page 6: Key Guide
Exit the digital book. CARD Clear to the default state. CLEAR No effect. GAMES From the table, display your note list. L I S T Display the main menus. MENU Expand a word search to find more matches. MORE Turn the Digital Book System on or off. ON/OFF From a table, go to the nearest Outline level. - Page 7 Scroll down or up. Move the cursor or the highlight left or right. Page down or up. Gold Key Combinations* At any heading in the Outline, go to the BACK top level (i.e., table headings). At the Note Entry screen, exit without adding a note. Transfer a word to or from certain in- CARD stalled digital books.
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Page 8: Installing The Digital Book
Installing the Digital Book You must install this digital book before you can use it in your Digital Book System WARNING: Never install a digital book when your Digital Book System is turned on. If you do, informa- tion entered in other currently installed digital books may be erased. -
Page 9: Changing The Settings
Changing the Settings You can change the type size, the default state, and the shutoff time of this digital book. The default state is the screen that appears whenever you press CLEAR Digital Book System stays on if you forget to turn it off. 1. -
Page 10: Using The Outline
Using the Outline The tables of the Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy are listed in the Outline. Using the Outline, you can view any row of any table. Here is how. 1. Press MENU 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Outline. Or press CLEAR 3. -
Page 11: Using The Outline Shortcuts
8. Press ENTER 9. Press 10. Press SPEC 11. Press SPEC 12. Press CLEAR Using the Outline Shortcuts Use these keys and gold key combinations to quickly move through the Outline: To go to. . . the last or first heading in an Outline level the top level from any Outline level... -
Page 12: Understanding The Outline
Using the Outline Understanding the Outline The tables listed on the Outline generally corre- spond to the tables in the printed Guide to Anti- microbial Therapy (1996 ed.). However, some tables (e.g., Table 4) have been divided. The submenus in the Outline usually list the row headings and subheadings of a table. -
Page 13: Using The Index
Using the Index You can quickly find a specific topic (e.g., an infec- tion or drug) by selecting it from the Index. Usually you need to type only the first few letters of a topic to highlight it on the Index. Try this example. 1. -
Page 14: Searching For Words
Searching for Words You can quickly find the occurrences, or “matches,” of nearly any word or phrase in this book. For example, you can look up an anatomic site, organism, or drug. Your word searches can contain up to five words. This search will find matches regardless of order or proximity. -
Page 15: If You Misspell A Word
The matching words are boxed. 6. Press plus of the next matches. To view a previous match, hold 7. When Remaining matches in Index appears, press MENU After entering a word search, only those tables and Index entries with matches are listed on the Outline and Index. -
Page 16: Expanding Your Searches
Searching for Words Expanding Your Searches You can expand a word search by pressing up to five times after you have entered search word(s). Each time that you press ous matches are discarded and new matches, if any, of synonyms and similar words are found. For example, enter kidney at the Word Search screen. -
Page 17: Highlighting Search Words
Highlighting Search Words You can also search for words by highlighting them in a table. Remember, words such as the and of are too common to search for. Try this example. 1. Highlight 4C: Features of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Generation Cephalosporins on the Outline. -
Page 18: Reading The Tables
Reading the Tables The tables of the printed Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy (1996 edition) are presented in this digital book as indented and bulleted text. The table titles are boldfaced and row headings and subheadings are bulleted and indented. Once you’ve found a table using the Outline or the In- dex, or by searching for words, you can read the table using the Direction keys and gold key combinations. -
Page 19: Finding Your Location
Finding Your Location When you’re reading a table, you can view the Outline location of the current section by pressing Then press Please note that when you press you don’t go to the Outline itself but a snapshot of your current location. Going to the Outline from a Table The quickest way to use the Outline when you’re reading a table is to press... -
Page 20: Reading Footnotes And References
Reading Footnotes and References Throughout the tables of this digital book, you’ll see these icons: To learn how to read them, try this example. 1. Select 5A: Methods for Penicillin Desensitization from the Outline. To learn how, read “Using the Outline.” 2. -
Page 21: A Quick Way To Read Footnotes And References
Reading Footnotes and References A Quick Way to Read Footnotes and References Once you’ve highlighted an icon ( ) in a table, you can highlight any other icons currently in view by holding and pressing repeatedly. When the icon you want is high- ENTER lighted, press to read its contents. -
Page 22: Using Notes
You can add your own notes to the tables of this digital book. Your notes then serve as annotated bookmarks for personalized quick reference. Adding a Note You can place only one note in a section of a table. Each note can contain up to 23 characters. -
Page 23: A Quick Way To Read A Note
Finding and Reading a Note Once you’ve added notes, use your note list to find them. Your notes are listed alphanumerically. 1. When a table is on screen, press 2. Press to highlight a note. Type its first few letters or scroll to it. 3. -
Page 24: Saving Your Notes
Removing a Note 1. Find a in a table. To learn how, read “Finding and Reading a Note.” 2. Press L I S T 3. Press ENTER Saving Your Notes Your notes will be saved until: • You remove this digital book and install another; •... -
Page 25: Looking Up Words In Other Books
Looking Up Words in Other Books In order to look up words in another digital book, you can transfer a word between this digital book and certain other installed digital books. For example, you might notice a condition listed in the Pocket ®... -
Page 26: Using The Digital Book System
Using the Digital Book System Resetting If the keyboard fails to respond or the screen per- forms erratically, press If nothing happens, hold . If still nothing happens, press the recessed ON/OFF reset button on the back of the Digital Book System using a paper clip. -
Page 27: Specifications
• Adjustable type size, default state, & shutoff time • Size: 2-1/4” x 1-1/4” x 1/4” Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents © 1996 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 U.S.A. All rights re- served. © 1993-96 Antimicrobial Therapy Inc. Published under a license from Antimicrobial Therapy Inc. -
Page 28: Limited Warranty (U.s. Only)
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) FRANKLIN warrants to you that the DIGITAL BOOK will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase. In the case of such a defect in your DIGITAL BOOK, FRANKLIN will repair or replace it without charge on return, with purchase receipt, to the dealer from which you made your purchase or Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., One Franklin Plaza, Burlington, NJ 08016-4907, within one... -
Page 29: Index
?* key finding parts of a word 15 viewing complete menu items 12 viewing Outline location of a table 18 Abbreviation meanings using the Abbreviations Glossary 11 viewing in tables 18 Abbreviations Glossary 11 Add Note 21 Adding a note 21 Arrows flashing 8 slanted (in menus) 9... - Page 30 tables using the Outline 9 words 13 FOOT icon 19 Footnotes 19, 20 Function keys 5 Generic drugs 11 GOLD + BACK 10 GOLD + CARD 24 GOLD + DN 14 GOLD + ENTER 10, 20 GOLD + N 21 Gold key combinations 6, 10, 17 Help messages 10...
- Page 31 Remaining matches in Index 14 Removing notes 23 Resetting the Digital Book System 23, 25 Resuming 7 Screen contrast 7 Search menu 13 Searches changing words 15 expanding 15 finding parts of a word 15 highlighting words in tables 16 narrowing 15 spelling correction 14 Shutoff time, changing 8...
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