Calculated Industries 8509, Pocket Reference Manual

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P
ocket
R
efeRence
G
uide
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Table of Contents
Key Definitions
................................................ 3
Basic Function Keys ..................................... 3
Dimensional Unit Keys ................................. 3
Convert Key Functions ................................. 4
Memory ........................................................ 5
Entering Square or Cubic ............................. 6
Fractional Resolution.................................... 6
Project Keys ................................................. 6
Basic Dimensional Math
................................. 8
Linear Conversions ...................................... 8
Square and Cubic Conversions ................... 8
Basic Dimensional Math ............................... 9
Project Examples —
Using Default Values
..................................... 10
Paint: Gallons, Quarts, or Pints .................. 10
Wallpaper: Rolls ......................................... 10
Tiles: Quantity .............................................11
Carpet: Length.............................................11
Concrete: Bags........................................... 12
Finding the Cost of Materials
....................... 12
Cost of Concrete ........................................ 12
auto Shut-Off and Batteries
......................... 13
Reset .......................................................... 13
Auto Shut-Off .............................................. 13
Batteries ..................................................... 13
repair and return
......................................... 14
Repair and Return Information ................... 14
Warranty.
........................................................ 15
Warranty Repair Service: U.S.A. ................ 15
Repair Service: Outside U.S.A.. ................. 15
Non-Warranty Repair Service: U.S.A. ........ 16
Disclaimer ................................................... 17
FCC Class B
................................................... 18
Looking for New Ideas
.................................. 18
Key Definitions
Basic Function Keys
o
On/Clear Key ─ turns power on.
Pressing once clears the display.
Pressing twice clears all
temporary values.
O
Off ─ turns all power off, clearing
all non-permanent registers.
+ – x
÷ =
Arithmetic operation keys.
0
–
9
and
•
Digits used for keying in numbers.
%
Percent (%) ─ four-function
(+, -, x, ÷) percent.
Dimensional Unit Keys
y
Yards Key ─
enters or converts to
yards.
f
Feet Key ─ enters or converts to feet
as whole or decimal numbers. Also
used with the
i
and
/
keys for
entering feet-inch-fraction values (for
example,
6 f 9 i 1 / 2
).
Repeated presses during conversions
toggle between feet-inch-fractions and
decimal feet.
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