Calculated Industries Quilter's FabriCalc 8400 User Manual Download Page 1

Page: 1 / 75

Quilt Design and Fabric

Estimating Calculator

Model 8400

Summary of Contents for Quilter's FabriCalc 8400

Page 1: ...Quilt Design and Fabric Estimating Calculator Model 8400 ...

Page 2: ...itered or straight corners Binding Yardage Yardage for various sizes of Blocks including Sashing if needed Yardage cut sizes including seam and number of strips to cut for various sizes of Squares including 1 2 Square and 1 4 Square Triangles Yardage cut sizes including seam and number of strips to cut for 45 and 60 Diamonds Also calculates number of Squares or Diamonds that can be cut from any si...

Page 3: ... Top and Backing Yardage 12 Standard Quilt Sizes 13 Quilt Top Length Top Width Border and Drop 14 Multiple Borders 17 CALCULATING BLOCK YARDAGE 22 Blocks Square Shaped Including Sashing 26 Blocks Rectangular Shaped No Sashing 28 Calculating the Block s Diagonal 30 CALCULATING YARDAGE FOR SQUARES TRIANGLES AND DIAMONDS 31 Number Entries 34 Length and Area Entries 34 Yardage Required for a Number of...

Page 4: ...g Values 51 Subtracting Values 51 Multiplying Values 52 Dividing Values 53 Percentage Calculations 54 APPENDIX A DEFAULT SETTINGS 55 Reset Function 55 APPENDIX B PREFERENCE SETTINGS 56 How to Set Preferences 56 Accessing Preference Settings 56 APPENDIX C IMPORTANT NOTES FOR OWNERS OF PREVIOUS FABRICALCS 58 APPENDIX D OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 62 Battery 62 Battery Replacement Instructions 62 APPENDIX...

Page 5: ... to display in decimal or metric format see Preference Settings for details on how to change formats Basic Operation and Entry Keys N On Clear Key Turns on power Pressing once clears the display Pressing twice clears all temporary values F Off Key Turns all power off clearing all entered Quilt Block and Square values Your calculator is also designed to shut itself off after about 8 12 minutes of n...

Page 6: ...e displayed in 1 8 1 4 1 3 or 1 2 increments You can also use to toggle between fractional and decimal displays c Used to convert between units of measure or access secondary functions c Used to round decimal values to the nearest quilter s fraction Also used to round yardage values up to the clos est fractional value if the decimal yardage exceeds the closest fraction al equivalent by 0 01 Yard S...

Page 7: ... Inch This value is used in the material functions for proper material calculations e g 1 4 i c c 8 Binding Cut Stores the Binding Cut Width default 2 1 2 Inches This value is used in the Binding calculation found in the Total Quilt Yardage function e g 2 i 1 2 c 8 This value should be stored with seam allowance included in the stored value no seam allowance adjustments are made to the Binding cal...

Page 8: ...age function and is added to all four sides of the quilt to accommodate the extra material needed for the quilting process e g 4 i c Yardage and Meterage Keys y Yardage Enters or converts to Yardage lin ear Yards Yardage is based on the stored Fabric Width default is 40 Inches Also used with the key for entering fractional Yardage val ues e g 4 y 1 2 Note Repeated presses after c toggle between fr...

Page 9: ...tore any Fabric Width desired e g 1 Meter Convert Fractional Yardage to Decimal Yardage Convert 8 1 8 Yards to Decimal Yards Then convert back to Fractional Yards KEYSTROKE DISPLAY N N 0 8 y 1 8 8 1 8 YD c y 8 125 YD c y 8 1 8 YD Convert Yardage to Meterage Convert 8 1 8 Yards to Meterage KEYSTROKE DISPLAY N N 0 8 y 1 8 8 1 8 YD c m 7 430 M ...

Page 10: ...d decimal Inches e g 9 i 1 2 c i converts to 9 5 Inch press i again to return to Inch Fractions ç Centimeters Enters or converts to Centimeters c 9 Millimeters Enters or converts to Millimeters Entering Linear Dimensions When entering fractional values for Inches identify your entry by using the i key Enter fractions by entering the numerator top pressing fraction bar key and then the denominator ...

Page 11: ...piece of fabric that is 40 Inches x 10 Inches 400 sq Inches you can enter this area for use in the Square Triangle and Diamond functions see Square sections for examples INCH KEYSTROKE 400 sq in 4 0 0 i i 25 5 sq in 2 5 5 i i CENTIMETERS KEYSTROKE 100 sq cm 1 0 0 ç ç 25 5 sq cm 2 5 5 ç ç MILLIMETERS KEYSTROKE 100 sq mm 1 0 0 c 9 9 25 5 sq mm 2 5 5 c 9 9 Note Yardage and Meterage are linear func ti...

Page 12: ... Settings Used to access various customizable settings See Preference Settings for details c x Clear All Clears all stored values including Memory and resets to default values except Preference Settings which are retained Note Use only when necessary as it deletes all stored values ...

Page 13: ...ge required A second consecutive press of T calculates the diagonal of the fin ished top quilt based on the entered Top Width and Top Length ƒ Enters the finished Border Width 4 sided border This value then cal culates upon repeated presses the following Press Result 1 Border Yardage 2 Number of Strips to cut for the Border 3 Border Strip Cut Width Note Border values are based on the Corner Miter ...

Page 14: ...ut Width Note Drop values are based on the Corner Miter vs Straight Preference Setting default Mitered Corners See Preference Settings for details q Consecutive presses of this key calculate Press Result 1 Top Quilt Yardage 2 Backing Yardage 3 Border Yardage 4 Number of Strips to cut for Border 5 Border Strip Cut Width 6 Drop Yardage 7 Number of Strips to cut for Drop 8 Drop Strip Cut Width 9 Bind...

Page 15: ...l Quilt Yardage list All calculated items include adjustments for seam allowance except for Binding it is assumed the seam allowance is included in the stored Binding cut value used for calculating Binding Yardage and number of strips Note Entries of Top Width Top Length Border and Drop are semi permanent entries that means they do not clear until you turn off your calculator or until you enter a ...

Page 16: ...ns needed is based on the Width of the quilt In the diagram above the layout shows three runs two runs that are 40 wide and one run that is 18 wide The Quilter s FabriCalc will actually calculate Yardage for three runs that are each 40 wide 2 1 2 Yards each even though the actual finished Width of the runs may vary It is calculated this way to allow plen ty of material to lay out your top or backi...

Page 17: ...r strips that are laid out widthwise the Drop and Backing will not be calculated correctly once you switch your Top Width and Top Length values since the Drop does not change to fit this different orientation You will need to cal culate your Drop before switching your Top Width and Top Length values Then switch re enter your Top Width and Top Length values and calculate your Top Quilt Yardage To p...

Page 18: ...rder Width of 4 Inches and a finished Drop Width of 18 Inches Then calculate the following values Top Yardage Backing Yardage Border Yardage number of strips and strip cut Width Drop Yardage number of strips and strip cut Width Binding Yardage number of strips and strip cut Width Note this is Strip Binding not Bias Binding Border Binding Drop Top Length Top Width ...

Page 19: ...y KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 1 Enter finished top quilt measurements N N 0 6 0 i t WIDTH 60 INCH 8 0 i T LNGTH 80 INCH 2 Enter finished Border Width 4 i ƒ BORDR 4 INCH WIDTH 3 Enter finished Drop Width 1 8 i d DROP 18 INCH WIDTH 4 Find top Quilt Yardage q TOP 4 1 2 YD 5 Find backing Yardage q BKNG 9 1 2 YD 6 Find Border Yardage q BORDR 1 YD 7 Find Border number of strips q BORDR 8 QTY STRIPS 8 Find Border ...

Page 20: ... 2 INCH CUT WIDTH STRIPS 12 Find binding Yardage q BNDNG 0 7 8 YD 13 Find binding number of strips q BNDNG 11 QTY STRIPS 14 Display stored binding strip cut Width q BNDNG 2 1 2 INCH CUT WIDTH Continued presses of q will repeat above sequence Border values are not displayed if Border is not entered Drop values are not displayed if Drop is not entered ...

Page 21: ...r 2 is 4 Inches and the outer border Border 3 is 6 Inches wide How much material do you need to make each border How much material do you need for the back ing and binding including all borders Step 1 Enter the quilt top Length and Width and border finished Width and then find the Yardage required for Border 1 Cont d Border 1 Binding Top Length 80 Top Width 60 Border 2 Border 3 ...

Page 22: ...p cut Width ƒ BORDR 0 5 8 YD ƒ BORDR 8 QTY STRIPS ƒ BORDR 2 1 2 INCH CUT WIDTH STRIPS Step 2 Now enter Border 2 finished Width continuing from Step 1 above and find the Yardage required for Border 2 Since this border is going around Border 1 you will need to re enter the Top Width and Top Length values including the finished Width of Border 1 Add two Inches to each of the Top Width and Top Length ...

Page 23: ... 1 1 8 YD ƒ BORDR 9 QTY STRIPS ƒ BORDR 4 1 2 INCH CUT WIDTH STRIPS Step 3 Now enter Border 3 finished Width continuing from Step 2 above and find the Yardage required for Border 3 You will need to re enter your Top Width and Top Length values to include the finished Width of Border 2 Recalling your previously entered Top Width and Length values from Step 2 add four Inches to each side of the Top W...

Page 24: ...new Top Width and Top Length then re enter these values N N 0 R t WIDTH 64 INCH 8 i 72 INCH t WIDTH 72 INCH R T LNGTH 84 INCH 8 i 92 INCH T LNGTH 92 INCH 2 Enter Border 3 finished Width 6 i ƒ BORDR 6 INCH WIDTH 3 Find Yardage required for Border 3 quantity of strips to cut and strip cut Width ƒ BORDR 1 7 8 YD ƒ BORDR 10 QTY STRIPS ƒ BORDR 6 1 2 INCH CUT WIDTH STRIPS ...

Page 25: ... STRIPS q BORDR 6 1 2 INCH CUT WIDTH STRIPS q BNDNG 0 3 4 YD q BNDNG 10 QTY STRIPS q BNDNG 2 1 2 INCH CUT WIDTH Your top quilt Yardage includes the finished Widths of Border 1 and 2 If you need to find the top quilt Yardage that includes all three Borders re enter your Top Width and Top Length values to include the finished Widths of all three Borders clear any any stored Border Width 0 ƒ and then...

Page 26: ...tered the entered Block is assumed to be square e g 4 i B stores a 4 x 4 Block to calculate Block values c B Block Height Enters the Block Height for rectan gular shaped Blocks This value does not need to be entered if the Block is square as explained above Repeated presses of B displays Block Width Block Height and Block Diagonal If you enter a Block Height this value remains until you enter a B ...

Page 27: ...value and then press the B key e g 4 x 6 B stores the Block Size of 4 Inch Width by 6 Inch Height A Enters the number of Blocks that will be placed across the Width of the quilt e g the number of Blocks in one row Default is one 1 Block Across if user does not enter this value D Enters the number of Blocks that will be placed down the Length of the quilt e g the number of Blocks in one column Defa...

Page 28: ... 3 Sashing Strip Cut Width Note Sashing is calculated by default to include Sashing surrounding the perimeter of the Blocks see Preference Settings for details in addition to the Sashing between Blocks You may select not to include the Sashing surrounding the Blocks and only calculate the Sashing between Blocks see figure below See Preference Settings for how to change this Sashing Preference Sett...

Page 29: ...hing Strip Cut Width Note Continued presses of b will repeat above sequence Sashing values do not display if Sashing is zero Note Entries of Block size number of Blocks across number of Blocks down and Sashing are semi permanent entries that means they do not clear until you turn off your calculator or until you enter a new value You can enter zero for Sashing if you do not want Sashing included i...

Page 30: ... Inches Then calculate the following values Number of Blocks Number of Block strips Block cut Width Sashing Yardage Number of Sashing strips Sashing cut Width Note This example includes Sashing around the perimeter of the Blocks based on the Sashing Preference Setting To change your Sashing Preference settings to exclude Sashing around the Block perimeter see Appendix B for details on how to set t...

Page 31: ...ing finished Width 2 i S SASH 2 INCH WIDTH 5 Find total Block Yardage b TOTAL 1 1 4 YD 6 Find total number of Blocks b TOTAL 12 QTY 7 Find the number of Block strips b TOTAL 4 QTY STRIPS 8 Find Block cut Width b TOTAL 10 1 2 INCH CUT WIDTH STRIPS 9 Find Sashing Yardage b SASH 0 3 4 YD 10 Find number of Sashing strips b SASH 10 QTY STRIPS 11 Find Sashing cut Width b SASH 2 1 2 INCH CUT WIDTH STRIPS...

Page 32: ...es of S upon entry of the Sashing Width Blocks Rectangular Shaped No Sashing Find the total Yardage of material required for Blocks if you will have 3 Blocks Across and 4 Blocks Down The Block Width is 10 Inches and the Block Height is 8 Inches There is no Sashing Then calculate the following values Total number of Blocks Total number of Block strips Block cut Width Blocks Across Blocks Down 1 2 3...

Page 33: ... b TOTAL 0 7 8 YD 7 Find total number of Blocks b TOTAL 12 QTY 8 Find the number of Block strips b TOTAL 3 QTY STRIPS 9 Find Block cut Width b TOTAL 10 1 2INCH CUT WIDTH STRIPS Sashing values are not displayed since Sashing was cleared Continued presses of b will repeat the sequence above Note You may also enter a Block s size by entering the Length times Width then press the B key For example if ...

Page 34: ...E DISPLAY 1 Enter finished Block size in Inches N N 0 1 0 x 8 B WIDTH 10 INCH B HGHT 8 INCH 2 Find diagonal of Block B DIAG 12 3 4 INCH You may also calculate the diagonal of a Square or rectangular Block 40 Inch Fabric Width Block Width and Height Fabric Orientation Selvage Edge Block Cut Height Strip Cut Width Block Cut Width Selvage Edge ...

Page 35: ...s or Diamonds can be cut from that piece of fabric Note These are smart keys that allow you to enter a unitless value a Length or an area If a Length is entered the fabric area is calculated based on the stored Fabric Width and they cal culate a quantity If a unitless value is entered this entry is assumed to be the Number of Squares and they calculate the Yardage required ß Enters the Length of a...

Page 36: ...ered number of Squares Also calculates the number of Squares that can be cut from an entered amount Length or Area of fabric o Calculates the Yardage required based on an entered number of 1 2 Square Triangles Also calculates the number of 1 2 Square Triangles that can be cut from an entered amount Length or Area of fabric Straight of Grain 5 5 7 B i a s ...

Page 37: ...r Area of fabric f Calculates the Yardage required based on an entered number of 45 Diamonds Also calculates the num ber of 45 Diamonds that can be cut from an entered amount Length or Area of fabric c f Pressing c then f calculates the Yardage required based on an entered number of 60 Diamonds Also calculates the number of 60 Diamonds that can be cut from an entered amount Length or Area of fabri...

Page 38: ...t 1 Fabric Yardage 2 Number of Strips 3 Strip Cut Width 4 Diamond Cut Length Diamonds only Length and Area Entries Consecutive presses of the s o O or f keys calculate Press Result 1 Quantity of Squares Triangles or Diamonds 2 Number of Strips 3 Strip Cut Width 4 Diamond Cut Length Diamonds only ...

Page 39: ...SPLAY 1 Enter finished Square size in Inches N N 0 6 i ß SIZE 6 INCH 2 Enter number of Squares and calculate Yardage 2 5 s TOTAL 1 YD 3 Calculate number of Strips s TOTAL 5 QTY STRIPS 4 Calculate cut Width of Strips s TOTAL 6 1 2 INCH CUT WIDTH STRIPS Cont d 40 Inch Selvage Edge Selvage Edge Fabric Layout Strip Cut Width 6 1 2 Inch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ...

Page 40: ...1 4 Square Triangles 45 Diamonds and 60 Diamonds based on an entered Square Size and quantity Diamonds will also display the Diamond Cut Length for easy measuring and cut ting of Diamonds 40 Inch Diamond Fabric Layout Strip Width Selvage Edge Selvage Edge Diamond Cut Length ...

Page 41: ... 4 Calculate number of Strips s TOTAL 4 QTY STRIPS 5 Calculate cut Width of Strips s TOTAL 4 1 2 INCH CUT WIDTH STRIPS Note The Square calculations are based on the stored fabric Width in this example it is based on the default of 40 Inches If you have a different fabric Width e g 18 Inch Width x 22 Inch Height you must change your scrap Width e g 18 Inches as fabric Width Keep in mind your fabric...

Page 42: ...re size 4 i ß SIZE 4 INCH 3 Calculate area of fabric 1 8 i x 2 2 i 396 SQ INCH 4 Calculate number of Squares s TOTAL 16 QTY 5 Calculate number of Strips s TOTAL 4 QTY STRIPS 6 Calculate cut Width of strips s TOTAL 4 1 2 INCH CUT WIDTH STRIPS 7 Return fabric Width to default 40 Inch Width fabric 4 0 i c FABRC WIDTH 40 INCH ...

Page 43: ...ic Then calculate the total number of Strips to cut and the Strip cut Width KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 1 Enter finished Square Size in Inches N N 0 4 5 i ß SIZE 4 5 INCH 2 Enter Length of fabric and calculate number of Squares 3 y s TOTAL 168 QTY 3 Calculate number of strips s TOTAL 21 QTY STRIPS 4 Calculate cut Width of strips s TOTAL 5 INCH CUT WIDTH STRIPS ...

Page 44: ... quilt with 10 Inch blocks You need to find the cut size of the corner and side Triangles and the Yardage requirements for each First calculate 1 2 Square Triangles A cut size and Yardage requirements then calculate the side 1 4 Square Triangles B cut size and Yardage requirements ...

Page 45: ...rs and calcu late Yardage of 1 2 Square Triangles 4 o HALF 0 1 4 YD 3 Calculate number of strips to cut for the corners o HALF 1 QTY STRIPS 4 Calculate strip cut Width o 8 INCH CUT WIDTH STRIPS Step 2 Find the side triangle B square cut size and Yardage required KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 1 Enter finished Square size N N 0 1 0 i ß SIZE 10 INCH 2 Find the diagonal of the finished Square size ß DIAG 14 1 8 Y...

Page 46: ...dual cumu lative registers for storing up to six dif ferent types of material Yardages You can easily calculate various Yardage requirements for each type of fabric you are working with and store them in the fabric registers This provides the flexi bility of storing various Yardages for a particular fabric In addition the total of these storage registers is viewable via the Total Fabric function Y...

Page 47: ...abric 2 c 3 Fabric 3 Adds the displayed value to Fabric 3 Pressing R 3 displays the value stored in Fabric 3 c 4 Fabric 4 Adds the displayed value to Fabric 4 Pressing R 4 displays the value stored in Fabric 4 c 5 Fabric 5 Adds the displayed value to Fabric 5 Pressing R 5 displays the value stored in Fabric 5 c 6 Fabric 6 Adds the displayed value to Fabric 6 Pressing R 6 displays the value stored ...

Page 48: ...r individual fabric register e g 0 c 1 Storing Yardage for Multiple Fabrics Your quilt consists of three different colors of fabric for the following five Inch squares Fabric Quantity 1 Red 10 Squares 2 Blue 25 1 2 Square Triangles 3 White 50 1 4 Square Triangles Find the Yardage for each color of fab ric and store these into the Fabric 1 3 registers Then find the total accumu lated Yardage Cont d...

Page 49: ... s TOTAL 0 1 3 YD c 1 FAB 1 0 1 3 YD 3 Enter number of 1 2 Square triangles for Fabric 2 and calculate Yardage 2 5 o HALF 0 1 2 YD c 2 FAB 2 0 1 2 YD 4 Enter number of 1 4 Square triangles for Fabric 3 and calculate Yardage 5 0 O QTR 0 5 8 YD c 3 FAB 3 0 5 8 YD 5 View total Yardage of all three fabrics c 0 TOTAL 1 1 3 YD 6 Clear stored fabric values c 7 CLEAR FAbrIC 0 ...

Page 50: ...sly stored dimension You can recall stored values calculate the average of all the stored values and display the total number of entries that have been stored in memory M Memory Plus Adds any displayed number dimensioned or unitless to the semi permanent cumulative Memory c M Memory Minus Subtracts the displayed value from the cumulative value stored in memory R M Memory Recall Displays the follow...

Page 51: ...ry is also cleared when a Clear All c x is per formed but use this with caution as it clears other stored values as well Basic Cumulative Memory M Example Store 100 into M add 200 and then subtract 50 Recall the Memory total Average and Count Then clear the Memory KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 1 0 0 M M 100 2 0 0 M M 200 5 0 c M M 50 R M TOTAL 250 M AVG 83 33333 M COUNT 3 R R TOTAL 250 Note To Clear Memory M ...

Page 52: ...rd First calculate the Yardage required to make ten Squares Then calculate the total fabric cost KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 1 Enter the dollar per Yard N N 0 9 9 9 c YD 9 99 2 Enter finished Square Size in inches 5 i ß SIZE 5 INCH 3 Enter number of Squares and calculate Yardage 2 0 s TOTAL 0 1 2 YD 4 Calculate the Total Cost of Fabric c TTL 5 00 Note Any unitless number entry into c stores the Cost per Yar...

Page 53: ...imeters and convert between units Converting Fractional Inches to Decimal Inches Convert 5 1 2 Inches to decimal Inches Then convert back to Inch Fractions KEYSTROKE DISPLAY N N 0 5 i 1 2 5 1 2 INCH c i 5 5 INCH c i 5 1 2 INCH Converting Inches to Centimeters Millimeters Convert 5 1 2 Inches to Centimeters Then convert to Millimeters KEYSTROKE DISPLAY N N 0 5 i 1 2 5 1 2 INCH c ç 13 97 CM c 9 139 ...

Page 54: ... Inches Centimeters and Millimeters If you are converting from area values e g Square Inches Square Centimeters or Square Millimeters to linear values e g Yardage and Meterage the area values are converted to linear values based on the stored Fabric Width If you attempt to convert back to Inches once the value has been converted to a linear value it remains as a linear value and converts to Inches...

Page 55: ...c KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 2 y 2 YD 3 y 1 2 3 1 2 YD 5 y 1 4 5 1 4 YD 10 3 4 YD Add 5 1 2 Yards to 10 Meters KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 5 y 1 2 5 1 2 YD 1 0 m 10 M 16 1 2 YD Subtracting Values You have 8 Yards of fabric but you only need 4 1 4 Yards to finish the blocks on your quilt How much fabric will you have left KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 8 y 8 YD 4 y 1 4 4 1 4 YD 3 3 4 YD Cont d ...

Page 56: ...r fat quarter is 18 x 22 What is the area of this piece of fabric KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 1 8 i x 2 2 i 396 SQ INCH Your quilt consists of ten different types of Squares from various fabrics and each type of Square requires 2 1 2 Yards in order to make the squares What is the total Yardage KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 2 y 1 2 2 1 2 YD x 1 0 10 25 YD ...

Page 57: ... culate the number of strips to cut KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 1 y 1 2 1 1 2 YD 7 i 7 INCH 7 714286 You will be able to cut seven 7 Inch strips You need to divide 10 5 Yards of fabric into five sections Divide 10 5 Yards by 5 KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 1 0 5 y 10 5 YD 5 5 2 1 YD c 2 1 8 YD You can also use the to toggle between fractional and decimal displays ...

Page 58: ...m per centage calculations with dimensional units Yardage Inch etc in any format Linear Square or Cubic Examples Find 5 of 15 Yards of material KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 1 5 y x 5 0 3 4 YD Add 10 to 8 Yards of material KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 8 y 1 0 8 7 8 YD Subtract 20 from 120 Inches KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 1 2 0 i 2 0 96 INCH Divide 200 Square Inches by 80 KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 2 0 0 i i 8 0 250 SQ INCH ...

Page 59: ... are equivalent to the US mode default values but you may store any value for each of these items After a Full Reset press F hold down x and press N your calculator will return to the following settings including those listed above for Clear All PREFERENCE SETTINGS DEFAULT VALUE Corner Miter vs Straight Mitered Corners Sashing Include Sashing Border US Metric Mode US Fractional Value Reset Functio...

Page 60: ...e Press to advance and press to back up Pressing the key repeatedly in this mode will cycle through all of the Preferences You may change these settings at any time by repeating the above and setting a new preference Or you may review set tings by pressing R To clear preferences and Reset the calcu lator press the Reset button Accessing Preference Settings To Select between Mitered or Straight Cor...

Page 61: ...erence Setting is changed e g from US unit display to Metric unit display Seam Fabric Width Backing Overage and Binding Cut val ues will remain unchanged until a Clear All cx is performed or new values are stored User defined entries for these measurements will be maintained in the format in which they were stored when the US Metric unit display preference setting is changed You may want to perfor...

Page 62: ...d the number of runs needed is based on the Width of the quilt It is calculated this way to allow plenty of material to lay out your Top or Backing so that each run is uncut along the Length of the run e g the strips run the Length of the quilt without having to piece material together Cost Function The Cost function now bases it s calcula tion on the displayed or entered frac tional value rather ...

Page 63: ...s can now be rounded to the nearest Quilter s fraction by press ing c With a displayed decimal value Yardage Inch or unitless value pressing c will convert this value to the nearest fractional value and modify the underlying decimal value to correlate with the displayed fractional value Yardage values will be rounded up to the closest fractional value if the decimal Yardage value exceeds the close...

Page 64: ...s such as FAB 1 the actual decimal value is stored The calculator will add the deci mal values of any additional Yardages that are added to the cumulative memory registers so the cumulative result will display to the nearest fraction based on the underlying decimal value For example if you calculated 1 2 Yard for 20 five inch Squares and stored it in Fabric 1 and then calculated 40 five inch Squar...

Page 65: ...l yardage value to match the displayed rounded fractional Yardage value by pressing c In the example above calculating Yardage for 20 five Inch Squares and pressing c would change the calcu lated decimal value 45833 to match the displayed 1 2 Yard 5 ...

Page 66: ...range of 32ºF 104ºF 0ºC 40ºC Do not expose calculator to high moisture such as submersion in water heavy rain etc BATTERY Your calculator is powered by a single 3 Volt Lithium CR 2016 battery This should last approximately 800 hours of actual use 1 year plus for most people Should the display become very dim or erratic replace the battery WARNING Please use caution when disposing of your old batte...

Page 67: ...rn the calculator over and open user guide door located at the top Pull battery holder out top left corner and turn over Remove old battery and slide new battery under tabs Turn holder over negative side facing you and insert into calculator ...

Page 68: ... next available frac tion so you calculate enough material no shortages Your calculator will however round down if the calculation is less than 0 01 to the nearest available fraction Fractional Inches are rounded to the near est fraction Errors When an incorrect entry is made or the answer is beyond the range of the calculator it will display the word ERROR To clear an error condition you must pre...

Page 69: ... created because of an input and calculation with small units that are out of the standard seven digit range of the display the answer will be automatically expressed in the next larger units instead of showing ERROR e g 10 000 000 mm is shown as 10 000 00 m Also applies to Inches and Yards Auto Shut Off Your calculator is designed to shut itself off after about 8 12 minutes of non use ...

Page 70: ...uation or repairs 2 If your product won t turn on check the battery as outlined in the User s Guide 3 If you need more assistance please go to the website listed below 4 If you believe you need to return your product please call a Calculated Industries representative between the hours of 8 00am to 4 00pm Pacific Time for additional information and a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA Call Toll F...

Page 71: ... ARE ATTEMPTED OR MADE SOME EXAMPLES OF DAMAGES NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BATTERY LEAKAGE BENDING A BLACK INK SPOT OR VISIBLE CRACKING OF THE LCD WHICH ARE PRESUMED TO BE DAMAGES RESULT ING FROM MISUSE OR ABUSE To obtain warranty service in the U S please go to the website A repaired or replacement product assumes the remain ing warranty of the original product or 90 d...

Page 72: ...MATH EMATICAL ACCURACY AND PREPROGRAMMED MATERIAL IS SOLD AS IS AND YOU THE PURCHAS ER ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO ITS QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE IN NO EVENT WILL CI BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDI RECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT OR ITS DOCUMENTATION The warranty disclaimer and remedies set forth above are exclusive and replace all others oral or w...

Page 73: ...For New Ideas Calculated Industries a leading manufacturer of special function calculators and digital measuring instruments is always looking for new product ideas in these areas If you have an idea or a suggestion for improving this product or User s Guide please submit your comments online at www calculated com under Contact Us Product Idea Submittal Agreement Thank you ...

Page 74: ... and 60 33 Dimensional Measurement Unit Keys 6 Dimensions Linear Entering 6 Dimensions Adding 51 Dimensions Dividing 53 Dimensions Multiplying 52 Dimensions Subtracting 51 Error Codes 64 Half Square Triangles 32 40 41 Memory Operation 46 Multiple Borders 17 Percentage Calculations 54 PREFERENCE SETTINGS APPENDIX B 56 Quarter Square Triangles 33 41 Quilt Sizes 13 Quilt Yardage 9 Repair and Return 6...

Page 75: ...6 Pocket Reference Guide copyrighted by Calculated Industries Inc 2006 FabriCalc is a trademark and Calculated Industries is a registered trademark of Calculated Industries Inc ALL RIGHTS RESERVED CALCULATED INDUSTRIES 4840 Hytech Drive Carson City NV 89706 U S A 1 800 854 8075 or 1 775 885 4900 Fax 1 775 885 4949 E mail info calculated com www calculated com Designed in the U S A Printed in China...

Search results

Summary of Contents for Quilter's FabriCalc 8400

Reviews:

Related manuals for Quilter's FabriCalc 8400

Brands by name

Popular brands

Calculated Industries Quilter's FabriCalc 8400, User Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for Quilter's FabriCalc 8400

Reviews:

Related manuals for Quilter's FabriCalc 8400

Brands by name

Popular brands