Franklin MED-1751 User manual

MED-1751

Platform User’s Guide

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Medical Book System

Medical Book System™

www.franklin.com

Plus Databank

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Plus Databank

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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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About Book Card Compatibility

The Pocket PDR Plus Databank plat-

form can use Franklin BOOKMAN®

book cards as well as Medical Book

System book cards. However,

Franklin BOOKMAN platforms can-

not use Medical Book System book

cards.

Introduction

The Pocket PDR®plus Databank plat-

form is a state-of-the-art handheld elec-

tronic device that lets you carry and

read your medical reference books

wherever you go. It is a part of the

Medical Book Systemfrom 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 li-

brary.

This user’s guide describes how to use

the Pocket PDR plus Databank plat-

form only. To learn how to use an in-

stalled book card, read its user’s guide.

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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.

Key Guide

Color Keys (in book cards)

(red) Displays more information,

such as after a word search.

SPEC

(green) Performs special func-

tions, such as displaying the

outline location of the current text.

(yellow) Displaysthesearch screen.

LIST

(blue)

Displaysalist,suchasbookmarks.

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.

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.

Direction Keys

Movesthe cursor,text,or highlight.

Pages up or down.

Key Combinations*

✩

+ Displays the top level of

a menu from a lower level.

✩

+ Transfers a highlighted word be-

tween installed book cards.

✩

+ At a highlighted menu item,

displays the related text. At

text, highlights a footnote,

cross-reference, or bookmark.

✩

+ At text, displays the next or

previous section or subsection.

CAP

Go to the top or bottom of

a menu, list, section, or entry.

* Hold the first key while pressing the second.

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Understanding the Keys

The functions of the keys may vary

according to which book card is in-

stalled and selected in the Pocket PDR

platform. To learn how to use a par-

ticular book card, read its user’s guide.

BACK

CARD

ENTER

This platform is powered by two AAA,

1.5-volt batteries. Here is how to in-

stall 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 com-

partment.

4. Replace the battery cover.

Installing Batteries

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.

Installing Book Cards

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Removing Book Cards

CAUTION When you remove a

book card from a platform, informa-

tion entered in that book card will be

erased.

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Help is Always at Hand

At most screens you can view a help

message by pressing

HELP

. Use

SPACE

to read the help message.

To exit it, press

BACK

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Resuming Where You Left Off

You can turn off the platform at any

screen. When you turn it on again, the

last screen that you viewed appears.

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.

Selecting a Book

The Pocket PDR platform enables you

to look up a word from one installed

book card in the other installed book

card.

Some book cards are not able to trans-

fer words to or from other book cards.

To learn if a book card can send or re-

ceive words, read its user’s guide.

1. Install two book cards in the

platform.

2. Select a book card to read.

3. Highlight a word in that book

card.

You can highlight words in menus,

lists, entries, and other text. To learn

how to highlight words in a book

card, read its user’s guide.

4. Hold

✰

and press

CARD

5. Highlight the icon of the other

book card and then press

ENTER

The word that you highlighted ap-

pears in the other book.

6. Press

ENTER

again, if needed, to

search for the word.

Transferring Words

Between Books

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The Databank Menu

When you press

in the Databank,

a list of menu icons appear.

If you are in a book card, press

CARD

and select MED-1751 first.

When you highlight an icon, a pop-up

message tells you what that icon repre-

sents. Use the arrow keys to move the

highlight to the icon you want, and

press

ENTER

to select it.

Using the Icon Menu

Goes to the Phone Book.

Goes to the Calendar.

Goes to the Memos menu.

Goes to the To Do List.

Goes to the Calculator.

Goes to the Conversions menu.

Goes to the Clock.

Goes to the Set Password screen.

Goes to the Tools menu.

Using the Tools Menu

When using the Databank, you can ad-

just the screen contrast, set the shutoff

time, set the date format for your clock

and view a Tutorial or Demo.

Note: These instructions are for

Databank settings only. To learn how

to change the settings in a book card,

please read it’s User’s Guide.

1. Press

to see the Databank

menu.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight

and press

ENTER

3. Press

ENTER

to view the Tutorial

or use and to move the

highlight to the item you want

and press

ENTER

to select it.

You can use a password to prevent un-

authorized access to the Databank.

Warning! Always write your pass-

word in a safe, separate location. If

you lose or forget your password,

you will not be able to access your

Databank.

1. Press

to see the Databank

menu.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight

and press

ENTER

3. Type a password of up to eight

characters and press

ENTER

4. Press C to confirm your pass-

word.

To exit without setting a password,

press

CLEAR

The password that you set will now

be requested each time you enter the

Databank.

5. To change the password, repeat

Steps 1-4.

To remove a password, repeat Steps

1-2 and press

ENTER

Setting a Password

In the clock format you can set the

day, month and year display in either

the 12 or 24 hour format.

4. Use and to change the

setting(s) you want and press

ENTER

to confirm.

5. Press

CLEAR

when done.

Using the Tools Menu

You can store as many as 200 entries in

the Phone Book, 100 entries in the To

Do List and approximately 40 entries in

Memos. The total number of entries de-

pends on the size of each entry.

Adding Entries

1. Press

to see the Databank

menu.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight

(Phone Book), (To Do

List) or (Memos) and press

ENTER

This is the Phone Book menu.

3. Press

ENTER

to select

Add an en-

try

There are three data fields in the

Phone Book and two each in the To

Do List and Memos.

4. Type a name or subject in the

first field.

Using the Phone Book, To Do List and Memos

This is the Add an Entry screen in a

To Do List record.

Use or to choose Urgent, Nor-

mal or Low.

5. Press or

ENTER

to move the

cursor to the next line.

6. Type your data.

Note: The initial letter is automatically

capitalized.

To type a forward slash (/), hold

✩

and press J.

To type an @, hold

✩

and press K.

To type an underscore (_) hold

✩

and press L.

7. Press

ENTER

to add your entry in

the To Do List and Memos and

to go to the third field in the

Phone Book.

Press

ENTER

in the Phone Book to

add your entry when you’re done.

8. Press

to return to the

Databank menu.

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