I got it last year and love it. I am slowly learning how it works. Not that it's hard, just very time consuming.
I did do one thing as soon as I got it. I took the manual down to an office supply store (Office Max, but others probably have the same service) and for less than $7 I had the binding cut off and had plastic spiral rings attached, along with a nice clear plastic cover. This way, the manual will lay flat and I can fold back the pages to the one I want. Some of the illustrations in the book go practically to the edge of the paper and I was concerned that some of them would be cut off, but they weren't.
BTW, the manual has pictures of almost every step you need to do, whatever task you are doing.
It also states in the manual that if you have EQ5, you can buy an upgrade of EQ6. I assume the manual comes with the upgrade.