Calculated Industries MEASURE MASTER CLASSIC 4015 User manual

USER’S
GUIDE
M EASURE M ASTER C LASSIC
™
M ODEL 4015
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I NTRODUCING M EASURE M ASTER C LASSIC . . . . . 3
KEY DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
OPERATING BASICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Power On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Basic Math Operations . . . . . . . . . . 10
Memory Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Fractional Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
“Paperless Tape” Feature . . . . . . . . 17
USING THE MEASURE MASTER CLASSIC . . . . 20
Entering Dimensions and Units . . . . 20
Linear Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Square and Cubic Dimensions . . . . . 21
Square Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cubic Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Estimating Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Area Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Volume Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Volume/Weight Calculations . . . . . . 32
Squaring Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Common Rafter Length . . . . . . . . . . 36
Circular Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Scale Modeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Graphic Arts – Column Width . . . . . .39
FORMULAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Area Formulas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Surface Area and Volume Formulas . 41
APPENDIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Calculator Information . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Warranty Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Designed for anyone who works with
dimensions, the
Measure Master Classic
is so simple to use, even first-time users
will find it easy to solve all kinds of dimen-
sion-related problems.
◆Solves dimensional math
◆Works in and converts between all
common dimensional units
◆Finds square and rectangular areas,
cubic volumes, circular areas and
circumferences
◆Weight per volume function
◆Material estimations
◆Paperless tape function
◆And much, much more!
It also works as a standard math calcula-
tor with memory and percent functions
plus battery-saving auto shut-off.
INTRODUCING
MEASURE MASTER CLASSIC™
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[+] [–] [x] [÷] [=]
Arithmetic operation keys.
[%]
Four-function percent key.
0 – 9 and [ • ]
Digits used for entering numbers.
[Off] — Off Key
Turns power off.
[On/C] — On/Clear Key
Turns power on. If on, pressing once
clears the last entry and the display.
Pressing twice clears all temporary reg-
isters (stored values).
[Conv]
Used with the dimensional keys to con-
vert between dimensions. Dimensions
can only be converted within the same
convention (i.e., linear, square or cubic).
Can also access special functions when
used with other keys.
[] — Square Root
Used to find the square root of a number.
The calculator will display the word
“ERROR” if you try to find the square root of
a linear or volume value.
KEY DEFINITIONS
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[Conv] [ ] — x2Function
Finds the square of the displayed num-
ber. The calculator will display “
ERROR ” if
you try to find the square of an area or
volume value.
[M+] — Memory Plus
Stores or adds the displayed number to
memory.
[Conv] [M+] — Memory Minus
Subtracts the displayed value from mem-
ory.
[Rcl] — Recall Key
Recalls values stored in any register (i.e.,
[Rcl] [M+] displays the value stored in
memory).
[Conv] [Rcl] — Memory Clear
Clears the value in memory without
changing the display.
Dimension Keys
[Yds] — Yards Key
This is an entry and conversion key. You
can enter whole or decimal numbers. To
convert a displayed value to yards, press
[Conv] [Yds] .
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[Feet] — Feet Key
This is an entry and conversion key. You
can enter whole or decimal numbers.You
can also use this key to enter values in
feet-inch-fraction format:
(2 [Feet] 1 [Inch]
1 [/] 2)
. To convert a displayed value to
feet, press
[Conv] [Feet] . Repeated
presses toggle between feet-inches and
decimal feet formats.
[Inch] — Inch Key
This is an entry and conversion key
(when used with the
[Conv] key). You can
enter whole or decimal numbers.You can
also use this key with the
[/] key to enter
fractional inch values. For example to
enter 3-3/4 inches, press
3 [Inch] 3 [/] 4 .
To convert a displayed value to inches,
press [Conv] [Inch] . Repeated presses
toggle between fractional inch and deci-
mal inch formats.
[/] — Fraction Key
E nters a fraction. To enter a fraction,
enter the numerator, the fraction key [/]
and then the denominator: 1 [/] 2.
Fractions can be entered as proper
(1 or less – 1/2, 1/8, 1/16) or improper
(greater than 1 – 3/2, 65/64). If the
denominator (the bottom number) is
not entered, then the currently selected
fractional denominator is used. [Rcl] [/]
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displays the current fractional denomi-
nator and accesses the fractional setting
mode. See the “
Fractional Setting ” sec-
tion on page 15 for more information.
[Cu] — Cubic Key
Used with a dimension key (feet, inches,
yards, meters, etc.) to identify a volume
dimension. Example:
5 [Cu] [Yds] .
[Sq] — Square Key
Used with a dimension key (feet, inches,
yards, meters, etc.) to identify an area
dimension. Example:
10 [Sq] [Feet] .
[m] — Meters Key
This is an entry and conversion key
(when used with the
[Conv] key). You can
enter decimal meters or convert a dis-
played dimension to decimal meters.
[cm] — Centimeters Key
This is an entry and conversion key
(when used with the [Conv] key). You
can enter decimal centimeters or con-
vert a displayed dimension to decimal
centimeters.
[mm] — Millimeters Key
This is an entry and conversion key
(when used with the [Conv] key). You
can enter decimal millimeters or con-
vert a displayed dimension to decimal
millimeters.
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[Weight] — Weight Key
Enters or converts (a volume value) to
tons, pounds, metric tons or kilograms.
Repeated presses will cycle through
these units.
[Conv] [%] — Weight per Volume
Enters or converts the Weight per volume
setting as Tons/Yard3, Lbs/Yd3, Lb/Ft3,
Metric Ton/m3or kg/m3. Repeated press-
es will cycle through these settings.
[Circ] — Circle Key
Used to enter a circular diameter and
find the area and circumference.
Pressing this key displays values in the
following order: 1) diameter, 2) area 3)
circumference.
[Conv] [Circ] — Arc Length
Used to find the arc length based on an
entered diameter and angle.
Special Functions
[Conv] [÷]
Reciprocal, or 1/x function.
[Conv] [x] — All Clear
Clears all values including memory.
Resets to default settings.
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[Conv] [+] — Pi ( π )
Internal constant = 3.141593.
[Conv] [–] — Change Sign Function
Toggles the sign of a value between pos-
itive and negative values.
[Rcl] [=] — Paperless Tape Feature
Accesses the paperless tape mode. See
the “
Paperless Tape ” section on page 17
for more information.
[Rcl] [x] — Metric Mode Toggle
Toggles between Imperial and Metric
defaults for the weight per volume factor
and the weight key. When you are in
Metric Mode, any value in meters will be
limited to three decimal places to the
right. To verify which mode you are in, do
an all clear (
[Conv] [x] ), then press [Rcl]
[Weight]
. If the displayed unit of mea-
surement is kilograms, you are in Metric
Mode. If the displayed unit is tons, you
are in Imperial Mode.
[Conv] [•] — Per Unit Function
Used to calculate total material cost, if
you multiply the total amount of material
by the per unit cost of the item. For exam-
ple, to find the cost of 39.7 square yards
of carpet at $11.75 per square yard, enter
39.7
[Sq] [Yds] [x] 11.75 [Conv] [•]
which will give you $466.48.
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Power On and Off
Turn the calculator on by pressing
the [
On/C ] key. To turn it off, press the
[
Off ] key.
Auto Shut-Off
The calculator will turn itself off if it is not
used within 8-12 minutes.
Basic Math Operations
Your calculator uses standard chaining
logic which simply means that you enter
your first value, the operator (+, –, x, ÷),
the second value and then the equals
sign (=).
3[+] 2 [=] 5
3 [–] 2 [=] 1
3 [x] 2 [=] 6
3 [÷] 2 [=] 1.5
This feature also makes the calculator
simple to use for dimensional math, as
shown in the following examples:
OPERATING BASICS
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