Franklin DFC-3015 User manual

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DFC-3015

Medical Book Card

User’s Guide

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Medical Book System™

MBS

To Use the Menus

Press

and highlight the

Outline or Index menu.

2. Highlight an entry by typing its

name or pressing or .

3. Press

ENTER

4. Select subitems, if needed, by

highlighting them and pressing

ENTER

5. Use ,

, or

SPACE

to scroll.

To Search for Words

1. Press

2. Type one or more words.

3. Press

ENTER

4. Hold

✩

and press

to see

the locations of matches.

5. Press

ENTER

to see a match or

to see the matches listed

on the menus.

6. To expand a search, press

To Use Notes

1. When the text of the book is on

screen, press

LIST

2. Press

ENTER

to select

Add note

3. Press

ENTER

or type your own

note title and then press

ENTER

4. To find a note in the text, press

LIST

, highlight a note title, and

then press

ENTER

Quick Reference Guide

Quick Keys*

Goes to the

Actions

section.

Goes to the

Contraindications

section.

Goes to the

Administration and

Dosage

section.

Goes to

the

Indications

section

Goes to the

Precautions

section.

Goes to the

Adverse Reactions

section.

Goes to

the

Drug Interactions

section

Goes to the

Warnings

section.

* You can use the Quick Keys only when the text of a

drug monograph is on the screen.

READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE MEDICAL BOOK

SYSTEM.

YOUR USE OF THE MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM DEEMS THAT YOUACCEPT

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 SYS-

TEMAND 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 ex-

port or re-export, directly or indirectly, the MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM without com-

pliance with appropriate governmental regulations. The MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM

contains Franklin’s confidential and proprietary 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.

License Agreement

Contents

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About Book Card Compatibility

IMPORTANT This book card can be

used only with the Medical Book Sys-

tem

™

platform and will not function in

any other Franklin BOOKMAN

plat-

form.

The Medical Book System 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.

Publishers’ Note ................................. 3

Key Guide............................................ 4

Installing Book Cards ......................... 5

Selecting a Book................................. 6

Changing the Settings........................ 6

Viewing a Demonstration ................... 7

Finding Therapeutic Classes ............. 7

Finding Drug Information................... 9

Searching for Words ........................ 10

Highlighting Search Words .............. 11

Expanding Your Searches................ 12

Reading Special Markers ................. 13

Using Notes ...................................... 14

Looking Up Words

in Other Books.................................. 15

Resetting the Medical Book System 15

Book Card Care ................................ 16

Specifications and Patents .............. 16

FCC Notice ........................................ 17

Limited Warranty (U.S. only) ............ 18

Appendix ........................................... 19

Index .................................................. 21

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For More Information

To learn more about the Medical Book

System or other products from Frank-

lin Electronic Publishers, call 800-665-

5450 or visit the Franklin Web site at

www.franklin.com.

Publishers’ Note

Drug Facts and Comparisons® (DFC) is a comprehensive drug information compen-

dium. Organized by therapeutic drug classes, the format is designed to provide a wide

scope of drug information in a manner that facilitates comparisons among the drugs.A

comprehensive index, a detailed table of contents for each chapter and extensive cross

referencing enable the reader to quickly locate needed information.

Information in this data card is abridged from the 1999 edition of Drug Facts and Com-

parisons. For information not contained in this version, please consult the printed edi-

tion of Drug Facts and Comparisons® (DFC). For later revisions of information,

always consult the latest edition of DFC and /or the latest update to the loose-leaf edi-

tion of DFC. The information contained in this publication is intended to supplement

the knowledge of health care professionals regarding drug information. This informa-

tion is advisory only and is not intended to replace sound clinical judgment or individu-

alized patient care in the delivery of health care services. Facts and Comparisons

disclaims all warranties, whether express or implied, including any warranty as to the

quality, accuracy or suitability of this information for any particular purpose.

Color Keys

(red)Expands a word search.

SPEC

(green)Displays the Outline loca-

tion of the current text.

(

yellow

)Displaysthewordsearchscreen.

LIST

(blue) Lets you add, find, or remove

a note.

Function Keys

BACK

Erases typed letters, or backs up to

the previous screen.

CAP

Shiftskeystotypecapitalsorpunctuation.

CARD

Exits the currently selected book.

CLEAR

Clears an entry or search and goes

to the default state.

ENTER

Enters a word, selects a menu item,

or starts the highlight in text.

HELP

Displays help messages.

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. With

CAP

, types an asterisk (✽) to

stand for letters in a word.At text, displays

the current Outline location of the text.

Key Combinations*

✩

BACK

Goes to 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, dis-

plays the related text.At text,

highlights special markers (e.g.,

footnotes, cross-references,

tables, etc.).

✩

+Q-P Types numbers.

✩

At text, displays the next or

previous paragraph, table row,

or search match.

CAP

Goes to the top or bottom of

a menu or list.At text, goes to

the next or previous Outline title.

Key Guide

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Understanding the Keys

The functions of the keys may vary ac-

cording 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.

Key Guide

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Removing Book Cards

CAUTION When you remove a book

card from a platform, information en-

tered in that book card may be erased.

Key Guide

Direction Keys

Pages up or down.

Moves the cursor, text, or highlight.

Quick Keys*

Goes to the Actions section.

Goes to the Contraindications sec-

tion.

Goes to the Administration and

Dosage section.

Goes to the Indications section.

Goes to the Precautions section.

Goes to the Adverse Reactions sec-

tion.

Goes to the Drug Interactions sec-

tion.

Goes to the Warnings section.

Installing Book Cards

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Understanding the Quick Keys

When a drug monograph is on the screen,

you can use the quick keys to quickly

move between the different sections.

* You can use the Quick Keys only when the text of a

drug monograph is on the screen.

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.

If you have installed two book cards in

the platform, you can select which book

you want to read.

1. Turn the platform on.

2. Press

CARD

3. Use or to highlight the book

you want to use.

4. Press

ENTER

to select it.

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Auto-Shutoff and Auto-Resume

If the platform shuts off automatically

when this book card is selected, you can

return to the last screen that you viewed

simply by turning the platform on.

Selecting a Book Changing the Settings

Using the Setup menu, you can adjust the

type size, default state, shutoff time, and

screen contrast of this book.

The type size sets how large the charac-

ters appear on screen. The shutoff time

sets how long your Medical Book System

stays on if you forget to turn it off.

The default state sets the screen that ap-

pears when you press

CLEAR

1. Press

2. Highlight

Set Type Size, Set De-

fault State, Set Shutoff

, or

Set

Contrast

on the Setup menu.

3. Press

ENTER

4. Use or to change the setting.

Or press

BACK

to leave the setting

unchanged.

5. Press

ENTER

to select it.

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Help is Always at Hand

You can view a help message at virtu-

ally any screen by pressing

HELP

. To

exit help, press

BACK

To read a tutorial about this book, se-

lect Tutorial from the Setup menu.

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Follow the Arrows

The flashing arrows at the right of the

screen show which arrow keys you can

press to move through menus or view

more text.

Every drug in Drug Facts and Compari-

sons is classified by its therapeutic use.

1. Press

CLEAR

2. If needed, press

and high-

light the Outline menu.

3. Start typing the name of a thera-

peutic class. For example, type

respiratory drugs

To de-select a letter, use

BACK

You can also use or to highlight

a class.

4. When the class is highlighted,

press

ENTER

Highlight a subclass and press

ENTER

. For example, select

Lung Sur-

factant.

To highlight your choice, use or

or type the name you want.

6. Highlight a drug and press

ENTER

. For

example, select

Beractant

Before you start using this book, you may

want to see a brief demonstration.

Press

and then use the arrow keys to

highlight View Demo on the Setup menu.

Press

ENTER

to select it. To stop the dem-

onstration, press

CLEAR

Viewing a Demonstration

Finding Therapeutic

Classes

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Where in the Book Am I?

When you are reading the text of a

drug monograph or table, you can see

the Outline location of the current text

by pressing

SPEC

(green) or

✻

To scroll up to a higher level of the

Outline, use .

To display the full title of an item,

press

✻

. This is especially useful

when the title ends in ellipses.

Press

BACK

to go back to the text that

you were reading. Or press

ENTER

to go

to the text of the highlighted item.

7. Highlight a topic and press

ENTER

For example, highlight

Precau-

tions

8. To go quickly to another topic, use

the Quick Keys.

To learn more about the Quick Keys,

read the “Key Guide.”

9. Use , DN , or

SPACE

to scroll.

10. To go to the next or previous

topic, hold

CAP

and use or

11. Press

CLEAR

when finished.

Finding Therapeutic Classes

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If You Misspell a Drug Name

When you type letters that do not match a drug on

the Index menu, the spelling correction entry

screen appears.You can press

BACK

repeatedly

to exit it. Or you can enter the misspelled drug

name to view corrections.You can select Words

starting with... to view completions, if any, or se-

lect a correction to view its monograph.

Finding Therapeutic Classes

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