MBS-1770 TM Medical Book System Platform User's Guide 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 propriety 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 Introduction ................................ 2 Key Guide ................................... 3 Installing Batteries .................... 4 Installing Book Cards ................ 4 Selecting a Book ........................ 5 Transferring Words Between Books .......................................... 5 Using the Serial Port ................. 6 Resetting the Platform .............. 7 Product Care .............................. 7 Specifications and Patents ....... 8 FCC Notice ................................. 8 Limited Warranty (U.S.) ............. 9 Limited Warranty (outside U.S.) 10 Index ............................................ 10 Introduction The Medical Book System platform is a state-of-the-art handheld electronic device that lets you carry and read your medical reference books wherever you go. To use the Medical Book System, you need the Medical Book System platform and one or more Medical Book System book cards. Simply install one or more 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 Medical Book System platform only. To learn how to use an installed book card, read its user's guide. For More Information To learn more about the Medical Book SystemTM or other products from Franklin Electronic Publishers, call 800-665-5450 or visit the Franklin Web site at www.franklin.com. About Book Card Compatibility 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. 2 Key Guide Color Keys (red) Displays more information, Direction Keys MORE Moves the cursor, text, or highlight. UP DN SPEC SEARCH LIST such as after a word search. (green) Performs special functions, such as displaying the outline location of the current text. (yellow) Displays the search screen. (blue) Displays a list, such as bookmarks. Function Keys Pages up or down. Key Combinations* BACK CAP CARD CLEAR ENTER HELP MENU ON/OFF SPACE ?* Erases typed letters, or displays the previous screen. Shifts keys to type capitals or punctuation. Exits the currently selected book. Clears an entry or search. 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. Displays 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, displays the related text. At 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 + or a menu, list, section, or entry. + BACK UP DN 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 * Hold the first key while pressing the second. Installing Batteries This platform is powered by two AAA, 1.5-volt batteries. Here is how to install or replace them. CAUTION When the batteries lose all their power or are removed from the platform, any information in an installed book card that was entered by a user may be erased. 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. Help is Always at Hand At most screens you can view a help message by pressing HELP . Use or SPACE to read the help message. To exit it, press BACK . 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. 4. Press the book card until it snaps into the slot. Removing Book Cards CAUTION When you remove a book card from a platform, information entered in that book card will be erased. 4 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 . Transferring Words Between Books The Medical Book System platform enables you to look up a word from one installed book card in the other installed book card. Some book cards are not be able to transfer words to or from other book cards. To learn if a book card can send or receive 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 appears in the other book. 6. Press ENTER again, if needed, to search for the word. 3. Use or to highlight the book you want to use. 4. Press ENTER to select it. 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. 5 Using the Serial Port ® BOOKMAN® ON/OFF CLEAR PREV MENU HELP SPACE CAP CARD UP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q A W S Z E D X R F C T G V Y H B U J N I K M O L ? P BACK DN NEXT + ., ENTER * ÷ - serial port card that supports the use of the serial port installed in the platform. Not all book cards are designed to use the serial port. To learn if a book card can use the serial port, read its user's guide. CAUTION Franklin's serial cable is specifically designed for the Medical Book System platform. Using a serial cable other than one obtained from Franklin Electronic Publishers may damage the platform. The Medical Book System platform is equipped with a 3.5-mm serial port that can be used to exchange information with a personal computer or other external device. To use the serial port, you need (1) a Franklin serial cable with the proper connectors, including a 3.5 mm jack, (2) a computer or other device that can exchange information, and (3) a book + 6 Resetting the Platform If due to electrostatic discharge or another cause, the platform keyboard fails to respond or its screen performs erratically, try the steps below to reset the platform. Perform only as many steps as required to restore normal operation. CAUTION Resetting the platform when book cards are installed may erase settings and information entered in those book cards. 1. Hold CLEAR and press ON/OFF twice. If nothing happens, try Step 2. 2. Use the end of an opened paper clip to gently press the reset button on the back of the platform. The reset button is recessed in a pinsized hole located near the book card slots. CAUTION Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently disable it. If nothing happens, try Step 3. 3. Remove and reinstall the batteries. To learn how, read "Installing Batteries" on page 4. Product Care To Protect the Platform To enjoy the longest possible use of your Medical Book System platform, please observe these precautions: · Do not drop, or put excessive pressure on, the Medical Book System platform. · Do not expose the Medical Book System platform to extreme temperatures or other adverse conditions. · If possible, keep book cards installed in the card slots of the platform to prevent dust buildup in the slots. The best way to remove dust from the card slots is to use a camera lens blower or a small, dry brush. To Clean the Screen or Platform If the screen or other parts of the Medical Book System platform become smudged or dusty, apply eyeglass cleaning fluid or isopropyl alcohol to a small, clean cloth and gently wipe them clean. Never apply harsh or abrasive cleaners to the screen or platform. 7 Specifications and Patents Model MBS-1770 · batteries: two AAA 1.5-volt · size: 14 x 9 x 2 cm · weight: 7 oz · 2 book card slots that can use Medical Book System and BOOKMAN book cards · screen: 64 x 159 continuous-pixel LCD · keyboard: QWERTY with function keys © 1998 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Medical Book System and BOOKMAN are trademarks of Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. U.S. Patents 4,490,811; 4,830,618; 4,891,775; 4,982,181; 5,007,019; 5,113,340; 5,153,831; 5,203,705; 5,218,536; 5,229,936; 5,249,965; 5,295,070; 5,321,609; 5,333,313; 5,396,606; 5,627,726; 5,640,552; Euro. Patent 0 136 379. German Pats. M9409743.7, M9409744.5. PATENTS PENDING. ISBN 1-56712-444-5 FCC Notice NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: - Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. NOTE: This unit was tested with shielded cables on the peripheral devices. Shielded cables must be used with the unit to ensure compliance. NOTE: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. 8 Limited Warranty (U.S. only) Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. ("Franklin") warrants to the end user that this product will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of original retail purchase, as evidenced by sales receipt. On discovery of a defect, the end user must return this product (transportation charges prepaid) either to the dealer from whom it was purchased or directly to Franklin at the address given below. Each product returned must include the user 's name, address, and telephone number, as well as a brief description of the nature of the defect and a copy of the sales receipt as proof of the date of the original retail purchase. Franklin will, at its option, repair or replace any product at no further charge to the end user on determination by Franklin, in its sole discretion, that the product was defective and that such defect arose within the duration of this limited warra ...