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Converting Angle-Measurement Format
The TI
-
25X Solar can easily convert an angle
measurement from one degree format to the other.
Key
Function
`
[
DMS
8
DD
]
Converts the displayed value from
degrees, minutes, and seconds (DMS) to
decimal degrees (DD). Enter the angle in
D.MMSSsss format. If necessary, include
leading zeros as needed to place the
digits in the proper positions. Then press
`
[
DMS
8
DD
].
`
[
DD
8
DMS
]
Converts the displayed value from
decimal degrees (DD) to degrees,
minutes, and seconds (DMS). Enter the
angle in D.ddddddd format, and then
press
`
[
DD
8
DMS
].
Example: Convert 33
°
7'8" in DMS format to DD format and
back to DMS format.
Comments
Keystrokes
Display
DMS format
33.0708
33.0708
DD format
`
[
DMS
8
DD
]
33.118889
DMS format
`
[
DD
8
DMS
]
33.0708