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Franklin IC-132 User Manual
Summary of IC-132
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Electronic publishers for use with the franklin digital book system electronic publishers f mt. Holly, nj 08060 fcr 28032-00 a pn 7201786 printed in china ic-132 fold user’s manual digital book the tradeline pocket stock guide j f m a m j j a s o n d.
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1 license agreement and disclaimer read this license agreement before using the digital book. Your use of the digital book 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 t...
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2 getting started install the digital book ............................... 5 select a search method ............................. 7 select settings ............................................ 8 finding stock data stock snapshots ....................................... 10 52 week price charts .........
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3 introduction the tradeline ® pocket stock guide is a powerful financial reference covering almost 6,000 nyse, american, and nasdaq common and preferred stocks. It also covers more than 120 leading market indices. For each stock or market index, you can view. . . • a stock snapshot of earnings per ...
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4 if you have never used the tradeline ® pocket stock guide, read this section. Getting started.
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5 install the digital book you must install a digital book before you can use it. Warning: never install a digital book when the digital book system is on. 1. Turn the digital book system off. 2. Install the digital book in a slot on the back. 3. Press on/off . 4. Turn the wheel on the side of the d...
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6 once the digital book is installed, here is how to select and start using it. Install the digital book ✓ resuming where you left off you can turn off the digital book system at any time. When you turn the digital book system on again, you’ll return to the display that you last saw. 1. Press card ....
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7 select a search method you can search for stocks by company name or ticker symbol. Here’s how to select a search method. ✓ which search method to select? “name” lets you search by full or partial com- pany name. If you enter a partial name, you see a list of stocks. “symbol” lets you search by tic...
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8 select settings using the setup menu, you can disable the opening idd title and graphic or change the shutoff time. The shutoff time is how long the digital book system stays on when you forget to turn it off. 1. Press menu . 2. Press to highlight the setup menu. 3. Press or to highlight a setup i...
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9 finding stock data this section shows you how to find fundamental, pricing- related, and other stock information..
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10 to search for a stock, simply enter its company name or ticker symbol at the entry line. For every listed stock, you’ll find a stock snapshot of funda- mental data and a stock snapshot of pricing-related data. Try this an example. 1. Press clear . 2. Type a company name or ticker symbol. To erase...
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11 stock snapshots this stock snapshot shows pricing-related data. To. . . Press. . . Return to the back or up first snapshot view a 52 week enter , more , or price chart read the next chapter ✓ if you misspell a name or if you don’t know a company name, just type as many letters as you can and pres...
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12 stock snapshots ✓ a quick way to search just start typing a company name or ticker symbol at any stock snapshot or chart. As you type, the entry line appears. ✓ viewing the entire stock list to view a list of all stocks, press clear and then l i s t . To page down or up the list, press dn or up ....
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13 52 week price charts 1. At a second stock snapshot, press enter . To. . . Press. . . Return to the back or up second snapshot view a market enter , more , or comparison chart read the next chapter you can view a 52 week price chart for a stock or market index by pressing enter at its second stock...
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14 market comparison charts market comparison charts compare the perfor- mance of a stock or market index against the stan- dard & poor's 500 index. Stock performance is measured in percent change in price over 12 months. 1. At a 52 week price chart, press enter . The dark line charts the stock, and...
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15 ez screening ™ you can screen stocks by up to 15 investment crite- ria using ez screening ™. Then you can view a cus- tomized stock list. In this example, we’ll screen for new york stock exchange stocks that have price/ earning ratios greater than 200. 1. Press clear . 2. Press spec to view ez sc...
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16 ez screening ™ 6. Press and then type 200 as the low number. To type numbers, press the numbered keys. To erase numbers, press back . 7. Press . You could type a high number. By not typing one, the upper limit is automatically typed. 8. Press to screen for stocks. You can select more investment c...
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17 ez screening ™ ✓ finding market indices besides stocks, you can find more than 120 leading market indices such as the standard & poor’s 500 index. To view a list of market indices, select “index” as the stock exchange in ez screening ™ . Next, press and l i s t . Then select an index to view. To ...
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18 ez screening ™ ✓ switching between searching and screening you can quickly switch between searching for stocks and ez screening ™ by pressing spec . Or you can use the menus. Here is how: while searching for stocks, press menu and then to highlight “run ez screening ™” . Press enter to select it....
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19 this section contains the glossary as well as general information about the digital book system. Reference.
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20 digital book system ® resetting if the keyboard fails to respond or the screen per- forms erratically, press clear and then press on/off . If nothing happens, hold clear while pressing on/off . If still nothing happens, press the recessed reset button on the back of the digital book system using ...
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21 digital book system replacing the batteries the dbs-1 and dbs-2 use four 3-volt, cr2032 lithium batteries. The dbs-2d uses four 1.5-volt, aa batteries. ✓ battery precautions when you replace the batteries, follow these precautions to avoid erasing information on your installed digital books: • re...
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22 product specifications model ic-132 • data: covering nearly 6,000 publicly traded stocks and more than 120 leading market indices • statistics: average daily price and volume, beta factor, data of 52-week high and low, dividend payout ratio, earnings per share, 52-week high and low price return, ...
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23 limited warranty (usa only) franklin warrants to you that the digital book will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase. In the case of such a defect in your digital book, franklin will repair or replace it without charge on return, with purchase receipt, to t...
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24 average daily price (aveprc) • the average closing price of a stock within a 52 week period. Average daily volume (avevol) • the average total daily volume traded within a 52 week period. Beta factor (beta) • a statistical coefficient providing a rough measure of a stock’s price volatility compar...
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25 52 week high price (52wkhi) • the highest daily closing price of a stock within a 52 week period. 52 week low price (52wklo) • the lowest daily closing price of a stock within a 52 week period. 52 week return (return) • the price performance during a 52 week period added to the total dividends pa...
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26 yield ratio (yield) • the dividend amount paid by a company represented as a percentage of the price. Yield is calculated by dividing the total dividend paid within a 12-month period by the latest available price. Glossary.
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27 key guide function keys clear for a new search. View menus. View more stock data. View a stock list. Switch between searching and ez screening ™ . Exit the digital book. Back up. Enter a stock or view more data. In ez screening ™ , select criteria. View a help message. Direction keys move the cur...
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28 [index to come][ index 52 week price charts 13 abbreviations, defined 12, 24 arrow keys 17 auto-resume 6 back key 3, 10, 11, 13 backing up 11, 13, 14 batteries precautions 21 replacing 21 batteries, replacing 21 card key 6 charts 52 week price 13 market comparison 14 cleaning 20 contrast, adjusti...
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29 index more key 13 name search default 7 quick entry 12 selecting types of 7 on/off key 5 pricing-related data 11 replacing the batteries 21 resetting the digital book system 20 screen contrast 5 screening stocks 15 search methods, selecting 7 selecting ez screening 15 investment criteria 16 name ...
Page 31: The Tradeline
Electronic publishers for use with the franklin digital book system electronic publishers f mt. Holly, nj 08060 fcr 28032-00 a pn 7201786 printed in china ic-132 fold user’s manual digital book the tradeline pocket stock guide j f m a m j j a s o n d.