User manual FRANKLIN IC-160

[. . . ] This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license. No other use of this digital book can substitute for consultation with your physician. 1 Contents Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Follow the Arrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 11 11 11 Using the Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Go to the last or first heading in an Outline level Go back to the previous level Go to the top level from any level Go to the text from any heading Go to the Outline from the text Press. + BACK or + + SPEC BACK ENTER Help is Always at Hand You can read a help message at virtually any screen by pressing HELP . To exit help, press BACK . 10 Using the Outline Understanding the Outline The tables listed on the Outline generally correspond to the tables in the printed Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy (1995 ed. ). The submenus in the Outline usually list the row headings and subheadings of a table. Some row headings have been alphabetized or rearranged for easier reference. The information in each column is presented as the text. Finding Drug Equivalents Table 25 in the Outline lists generic drugs and their common trade names, and vice versa. To go back to the Outline, press BACK . Finding Abbreviation Meanings The last item listed on the Outline is the Abbreviations Glossary. You can also view the Abbreviations Glossary by selecting Abbreviations from the Index. 11 Using the Index An easy way to find a specific topic (e. g. , an infection or drug) is to select it from the Index. Usually you need to type only the first few letters of a topic to find it. Press CLEAR when you're done. ENTER . Viewing Complete Menu Items Some Index entries and other menu items are too long to fit on one line. * . Then select a completion to search for. 15 Highlighting Search Words You can also search for words by highlighting them in the text. Highlight 4C: Features of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Generation Cephalosporins on the Outline. Hold and press the DN key to view the Outline locations of the next matches. Press CLEAR when done. 16 Reading the Text The tables of the printed Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy (1995 ed. ) are presented in this digital book as indented and bulleted text. In the text, table titles are boldfaced and row headings and subheadings are bulleted and indented. Once you've found the text using the Outline or the Index, or by searching for words, you can read it by using the Direction keys and gold key combinations described in the Key Guide. Where in the Book Am I? When you're reading the text, you can view the Outline location of the current section by pressing ?* at the text, you don't go to the Outline itself but a snapshot of your current Outline location. Going to the Outline from the Text The quickest way to use the Outline when you're reading the text is to press SPEC . You'll go to the corresponding heading in the nearest level of the Outline. Then you can use SPEC and the Direction keys to move through the Outline. 17 Reading Footnotes and References Throughout the text of this digital book, you'll see these icons: bibliographic references, footnotes, cross-references. You can highlight and read references in footnotes by following Steps 3 and 5 above. Press BACK to go back to the text. 18 Reading Footnotes and References A Footnote and Reference Shortcut Rather than pressing ENTER and using the arrow keys to highlight icons in the text, simply hold and press ENTER . To highlight other icons on screen, if any, continue holding and pressing ENTER . [. . . ] NO FRANKLIN DEALER, AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL WARRANTY IN THIS REGARD OR TO MAKE ANY MODIFICATION OR EXTENSION OF THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY. THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, WRITTEN OR ORAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE FRANKLIN'S OBLIGATION TO REPLACE OR REFUND AS SET FORTH ABOVE IN THIS WARRANTY. Some States do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, or limitations on how long a warranty lasts. [. . . ]