® GCC-3012 Medical Book Card User's Guide Quick Reference Guide To Use the Menus 1. Press MENU and highlight the Outline menu or the Index menu. 2. On the Outline menu and submenus, and on the Index submenus, highlight an entry by typing its name or pressing or . 3. Press ENTER to select. 4. Use , DN , or SPACE to scroll. To Search for Words 1. Press SEARCH . 2. Type one or more words. 3. Press ENTER . 4. Hold 6 and press DN to see the locations of matches. 5. Press ENTER to see a match or MENU to see the matches listed on the menus. 6. To expand a search, press MORE . To Use Notes 1. When the text of the book is on screen, press LIST . 2. Press ENTER to select Add note. 3. Type your note title and then press ENTER . 4. To find a note in the text, press LIST , highlight a note title, and then press ENTER . B Quick Keys* D F M O T Goes to Basics section. Goes to Diagnosis section. Goes to Followup section. Goes to Medications section. Goes to Miscellaneous (Other) section. Goes to Treatment section. * You can use the Quick Keys only when the text of a drug monograph is on the screen. 19 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 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. 1 Contents Key Guide ..................................... 3 Installing Book Cards .................. 4 Selecting a Book .......................... 5 Changing the Settings ................. 5 Viewing a Demonstration ............ 6 Using the Outline ......................... 6 Using the Index ............................ 8 Searching for Words .................... 9 Highlighting Search Words ....... 10 Expanding Your Searches ......... 11 Reading Special Markers ........... 12 Using Notes ................................ 12 Looking Up Words in Other Books ........................... 13 Resetting the Medical Book System ........................................ 14 Book Card Care .......................... 14 Specifications and Patents ....... 15 Limited Warranties ................ 15-16 Index ........................................... 17 ® About Book Card Compatibility IMPORTANT This book card can be used only with the Medical Book SystemTM platform and will not function in any other Franklin BOOKMAN® platform. 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. ® For More Information To learn more about the Medical Book System or other products from Franklin Electronic Publishers, call 609-2394333 or visit the Franklin Web site at www.franklin.com. ® About Screen Illustrations Some screen illustrations in this User's Guide may vary slightly from what you see on screen. This does not mean that your Medical Book System platform or this book card is malfunctioning. 2 Key Guide Color Keys (red) Expands a word search. (green) Displays the Outline location of the current text. (yellow) Displays the word search screen. (blue) Lets you add, find, or remove a note. Function Keys Erases typed letters, or backs up to the previous screen. Shifts keys to type capitals or punctuation. Exits the currently selected book. Clears an entry or search and goes to the default state. Enters a word, selects a menu item, or starts the highlight in text. Displays help messages. Displays the main menus. Turns the platform on or off. 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 (V) to stand for letters in a word. At text, displays the current Outline location of the text. Key Combinations* 6+ 6+ CARD MORE SPEC ENTER SEARCH LIST BACK 6 +Q-P 6 + DN CAP CARD CLEAR or UP CAP + or Transfers a highlighted word between installed book cards. At a highlighted menu item, displays the related text. At text, highlights special markers (e.g., footnotes, cross-references, tables, etc.). Types numbers. At text, displays the next or previous paragraph, table row, or search match. Goes to the top or bottom of a menu or list. At text, goes to the next or previous Outline title. ENTER * Hold the first key while pressing the second. HELP MENU ON/OFF SPACE ?T ® 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. 3 Key Guide Direction Keys UP DN Installing Book Cards 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. Pages up or down. Moves the cursor, text, or highlight. Quick Keys* B D F Goes to the Basics section. Goes to the Diagnosis section. Goes to the Followup section. Goes to the Medications section. Goes to the Miscellaneous (Other) section. Goes to the Treatment section. M O T * You can use the Quick Keys only when the text of a drug monograph is on the screen. 4. Press the book card until it snaps into the slot. ® Understanding the Quick Keys When a monograph is on the screen, you can use the quick keys to quickly view its different topics. 4 ® Removing Book Cards CAUTION When you remove a book card from a platform, information entered in that book card may be erased. Selecting a Book 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 . 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 characters 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 appears when you press CLEAR . 1. Press MENU . 2. Highlight Set Type Size, Set Default State, Set Shutoff, or Set Contrast on the Setup menu. 3. Use or to highlight the book you want to use. 4. Press ENTER to select it. 3. Press ENTER . or to change the setting. 4. Use Or press BACK to leave the setting unchanged. 5. Press ENTER to select it. 5 Viewing a Demonstration Before you start using this book, you may want to see a brief demonstration. Press MENU and then use the arrow keys to highlight View Demo on the Setup menu. Using the Outline You can read any section of this book by selecting it on the Outline. 1. Press CLEAR . 2. If needed, press MENU and highlight the Outline menu. 3. Type a disease name. For example, type Arthritis. Press ENTER to select it. To stop the demonstration, press CLEAR . ® Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at virtually any screen by pressing HELP . To exit help, press BACK . To read a tutorial about this book, select Tutorial from the Setup menu. ® 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. 6 To de-select a letter, press BACK . You can also highlight a menu item by or . using The slanted arrow indicates that the menu item has a submenu. 4. When the disease name is highlighted, press ENTER to select it. Note: You can go directly from the Outline menu to the text of the monograph by holding 6 and pressing ENTER . Using the Outline 9. To go to the next or previous topic, hold CAP and use or . 10. Press CLEAR when finished. 5. Highlight a topic and then press For example, select Diagnosis. ENTER . ® Where Am I? When the text of the book is on the screen, you can see the Outline location of the current text by pressing SPEC (green) or ? T . 6. Highlight a section and press ENTER . 7. To go quickly to another topic, use the Quick Keys. To display the full title of a highlighted item, press ? T . This is useful when a title ends in ellipses. To go to the text associated with a highlighted item, press ENTER . To go back to the text that you were reading, press BACK . 7 To learn more about the Quick Keys, refer to "Key Guide." 8. Use , DN , or SPACE to scroll. Using the Index Use Topics to find disease monographs quickly. For example to find Noncardiac pulmonary edema type edema and press ENTER . Use Medications to go to the text of the disease or a list of diseases that a generic drug is used for. For example, type warfarin and press ENTER . Use or to highlight the entry you want, and press ENTER . Type non or use or to highlight Noncardiac..., and press ENTER . You do not need to type spaces. To delete a letter use BACK . You can also use or to highlight an index entry. Use User Terms to search for diseases by their common names. While you would type tuberculosis on the Outline menu, you can type tb on the User Terms menu and press ENTER to find the same monograph. Use Trades to go to the text of the disease or a list of diseases that a brand name drug is used for. For example, type or coumadin and press ENTER . Use to highlight the entry you want, and press ENTER . 8 Searching for Words Word searches find all the occurrences, or matches, of a word or word phrase in this book. You can type up to 100 characters in a single search. But you cannot search for short, common words such as the and is. 1. Press SEARCH (yellow). 2. Type your search words. For example, type cyanosis. Your search words are boxed. 5. To go quickly to another topic, use the Quick Keys. To learn more about the Quick Keys, read the "Key Guide." 6. To see the Outline location of the next or previous matches, if any, hold 6 and press DN or UP . 7. Press MENU to see the matches listed on the menus. To delete a letter, use BACK . You do not need to type capitals or punctuation to find matches. 3. Press ENTER to search. After a word search, only matching entries are listed on the menus. This is the Outline location of the first match of your search words. 4. Press ENTER to see the match. 8. Use the arrow keys to highlight a menu item and then press ENTER . If needed, select a subitem. 9. Press SEARCH (yellow) or CLEAR to clear your search. 9 Searching for Words Highlighting Search Words You can also search for a word by highlighting it in text. 1. At the text, press ENTER ® If You Misspell a Search Word If you enter a misspelled search word, a list of corrections appears. . Use to highlight a correction and then press ENTER . ® Searching for Parts of Words If you want to find prefixes, suffixes, or other parts of words, type an asterisk (V) in place of the missing letters. For example, type bacterV and then press ENTER . To type an asterisk, hold CAP and press ? T . To turn off the highlight, press BACK . 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight a word. 3. Press ENTER to search for it. 4. Press ENTER again to see the first match. 5. Hold 6 and press DN or UP repeatedly to see the Outline locations of the next or previous matches, if any. 6. Press MENU to see the menu items with matches. 7. Press CLEAR when finished. Use press ENTER to highlight a match and then . 10 Expanding Your Searches You can expand a word search up to three times to find inflected forms of words, synonyms, and similar words. 1. Press SEARCH (yellow). 2. Type a word and then press ENTER . For example, enter diabetes. ® Understanding Word Searches and Expansions When you search for a word, either by entering it at the word search screen or by highlighting it in text, hea ...