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TABLE

OF

CONTENTS

1.

Introduction

....

.

...

2

2. Features . .

..

. . . .

..

. . .

..

. .3

3.

Battery

/AC

Operation

4.

Display

Indic

atio

ns

..

5.

Keyboard

Functions

6.

Conversions

....

..

.

7.

Conversion

Sequence.

...

5

.....

8

.10

....

16

.

18

8.

Conversion Examples

.....•......

20

9.

Algebraic Logic

...........

22

10.

Memory

.....

.26

11

. Warran

ty

....

.....

•.

..

....

29

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations!

You

now

have one

of

the

most

advanced

hand

held

instruments

in

the

world

that

will

inst

ant

ly

convert

U.S.

measurements

to

metric

ter

ms,

or

vice versa.

Use

it

to

convert

terms

of

liq

uid

measur

e-

ment;

use

it

for

converting

measurements

of

length, area,

volume,

mass, and temperatur

e.

Yo

u have

full

use

of

36

d

iff

erent programs.

In

addition,

your

Metric

Conversion

Com·

puter

(MCC) is a

5-function

ca

lcul

ator

with

memory

that

w

ill

sol

ve

your

mathemat

ical

problems

for

yo

u.

To

get the

full

use

of

yo

ur

miniature

co

mputer

,

pl

ease

read

through

th

is

manual

to

see

how

to

take

care

of

i

t,

how

to

operate

it and

what

you

can expect it

to

do

for

you.

In the

unlikely

event that

it

s

hould

fail to

operate

prope

rl

y,

take

the

follow

i

ng

steps:

Install fresh batteries (Make sure

2

•

permanent

type

batteries are

fully

charged),

or

plug

in

adaptor.

Check

your

procedures

with

the

operati

ng section

of

this manual.

Should

you

sti

ll

have

difficulty,

read

the

warranty

section

for

fac

tory

repair.

We'll

be

glad

to

make

it

work

for

you.

By treating

th

e MeC

with

the respect due

any

fine

instrument,

yo

u can expect years

of

accurate, dependable serv

ic

e.

We

hope

you

find

it

useful

as

a

constant

com

pan

ion

.

FEATURES

1.

The

co

mponent

s u

sed

in

your

calculator

have been especially designed

to

give

un

surpassed

reliability.

2.

The

high

performance

co

mponents

pro-

vide

for

calc

ul

atio

ns

of

all types.

Th

e

basic

four

fu

n

ct

ions of

Arithmetic,

Sucessive

Division

and

Multiplication,

3

Mixed Calculations, Squaring, Percent,

and

36

conversions

between

U.S. and

Metric Measurements (Conversions, page

16) are possible

with

this

calculator.

3.

Your

MCC

w

ill

m

ake

calculations

of

up

to

16 digits, and display

the

eight

most

s

ig

nificant digits.

4.

The

calculator

is

provided

with

throw-

away (non-chargeable) batteries which

oJ

provide for

cor

dless

operation

up

to

four

hours.

5. An

adapto

r is provided with

the

calcu-

lator

.

(For

use see

AC

Operation,

page 7)

6. Optional -

Permanent

Batteries

Option

is

available

at

time

of

purchase

or

may

be installed l

ater

at

a nominal fee.

To

have

permanent

batteries

in

stalled

after

purchase, send

calculator

in

to

the

nearest

Summit

Service Center (follow

4

directions

under

Warranty, page 29) and

explain

that

you

want

the

permanent

batterie

s installed.

BATTERY/AC

OPERATION

BATTERY

OPERATION

A.

Removeable Batteries

1.

Type

of

batteries

:

a. Non-chargeable throw-away. (Size

Nor

% AA)

b. Rechargeable. Not

recommended

since

they

must

be charged

out-

side

the

calculator.

2. Changing

Batt

eries:

Remove

battery

com

partment

door

by

placing finger

in

recess

on

back

of

calculator

case and pulling

down

and

out

.

The

batteries

are placed

in

the

·

calculator

as

shown

in Fig.

1.

and

the

cover

is

SAapped back

in

place.

5

+ +

FIG. I

3.

Operation:

Push slide switch

to

"ON

"

and

begin

operation.

Batteries

will

supply

about

four

hours

operation

time

.

B. Permanent Batteries

(Optional)

1.

Type

of

batteries: Rechargeable.

2. Charging:

Adaptor

is

used as charger.

6

Insert DC plug

into

single

socket

at

the

top

end

of

the

calcul

ator

.

In

sert

AC plug

into

socket.

Charging

now

occurs

irrespective

of

whether

the

power

switch is

on

or

off.

The

calcu

l

ator

may

be used w

hile

charging.

Two

to

four

hours are

required

for

a

full

charge.

The

unit

should

not

be charged

for

more

than

four

hours.

Any

excessive recharging

will

reduce overall

life

of

the

battery.

3.

Operation

:

Remove

the

adaptor

cord

and push

the

slide

switch

to

"ON"

position. A

full

battery

charge

can

be

expected

to

supply

about

four

hours

of

opera-

tion

time.

AC

OPERATION

AC

operation

is

possible

in

the

two

following

conditions

:

7

Removeable batteries installed. May

be used in this

condition

indefinitely.

Permanent

batteries

insta

ll

ed

(Optional). Use in this

manner

on

ly

when

recharging

batteries

.

Plug

the

adaptor

into

the

calculator

and

insert

the

AC

plug

into

the

electrical

outlet.

After

the

above

connection,

the

power

switch may

be

turned

on and

operation

started.

DISPLAY

INDICATIONS

Negative

Overftow

I

ndica

tes

ei

t

her

the

entry

or

the

result

is

negative.

Indicates a

calculation

of

more

than

eight

8

Display Blanking

(For

Power

Saving)

digits. No

more

ope

ra-

tions

can

be

performed.

The

correct

answer

to

the

calculation

can

be

found

by

adding a suf-

ficient

amount

of

zeros

and moving

the

decimal

eight places

to

the

right. Indi

cation

can

be

cleared

by

~

or

turning

the

calculator

OFF,

the

n ON.

Nothing

has

been

changed in

the

calcula-

tor.

Pu

shing

the

equal

key, El, exec

utes

the

nd

and

displays

the

result.

Pushing

any

other

function

key, (%, +,

-,

x,

-:-)

returns display

and

exec

ut

es

the

9

normal key

function

.

(See Keyboard. page

10)

KEYBOARO

FUNCTIONS

<>

Indicates marking below key. (See

Fig. 2, page 15)

Numeric Keys When depressed, these

IDl

lID

keys

normally

enter

digits

of

a number.

The

<Conversion figures will

be

displayed

Function

for

and

stored

by

the

calcu-

each Key) Ia

tor.

( A l

so

~ee

Conversion

Function

Keys, page 16)

Clear Key When depressed during

i:l a

number

entry,

causes

clearing

01

that

entry

( C/

CE

) only. When depressed

after

any

function

key

(+,

-,

x,

T,

%, - ) causes

clearing

of

all

the

calcu-

10

NOTE

'

•

Decimal Point

Key

0

Plus Key

I±I

lator

logic

except

the

memory

. When de-

pressed during a conver-

sion cycle. causes a

clearing

of

the

co

nver-

sion

commands

but

does

not

aff

ect

data

in

the

calculator.

Depressing Clear

Key

twice during number

entry

or conversion

sequence w

ill

clear all

calculator logic

except

the

memory.

Enters decimal point

location

whe

n

de

·

pressed during

entry

sequence.

Executes any previous

command

and stores an

add

command.

11

Minus Key

B

<U3)

Multiplication

Key

~

Division Key

Per

cent

Key

Normally executes any

and

stores a su

btract

com-

mand.

If

depress

ed

as

the

first key

of

an

e

nt

ry.

the

number

entered

will be nega-

tive. (Also see U3 Key

.....

page 14)

Execute5 any previous

<It'

command

and

enters

a

multiply

command

.

Executes any previous

command

and

enters

a

divide coml}'land.

Ex

ecutes

any previous

command

and displays

the

result.

If

the

pre

-

vious

command

was a

multiply.

the

result wi

ll

be

automatically

12

Memory

Equals Key

o

<u2)

Conversion

Key

divided

by

100

. If

the

was

a divide.

the

res

ult

will

be

automatica

lly mul·

tiplied

by

100.

Normally

recalls

memory

when

de-

pressed. ISee Memory.

page 261

Normally

executes

any

and

displays

the

result.

IAlso see U2 Key. page

141

Conditions

calculator

to

convert

from U.S.

to

Metric Measurements.

(See

Conversion

Se-

quence.

page 18)

13

Reverse

Conversion Key

Condition

s

calculator

to

convert

fr

om

Metric

to

U.S. Measurements.

!See Conversion

Se·

quence, page 1

8)

N

OTE

:

The

following

keys

wi

ll

be

inter-

preted

as

conversion keys o

nl

y

during

conversion cycle. (See

Conversion Sequence, page 1

8)

Area Conversion

Key

<U2)

Volu

me

Conversion

Key

<U3)

Physically the

sa

me

as

t

he

E1

key

but

co

n-

ditions

the

calculator

to

p

erfo

rm

area

conve

r-

sion

s.

Ph

ysica

ll

y

the

same

as

the

El

key

but

con-

d

itions

the

calculat

or

to

perform

vo

lum

e

co

nver-

sions.

14

IT] FIG. 2

C/CE

0w[I]0

MI

KM

GL

L

LB

KG

o

[I]

0

YO

M

QT

L

O:Z

G g

u

w0~[±]

FT

M

O:Z

CC

of

°C

[I]D~0

IN

CM

u2

15

Conversion

Physically

the

same

as

Area:

Function

Keys

the

numeric

keys. (u2) and

(example) These keys

define

the

Inch

es

2

...

Centimeters2

Length

Key

(

IN

CM)

units

of

the

conversion, Feet2

...

Meters2

execute

the

conversion Yards2 H Meters2

and

di

s

play

the

result

s.

MHes

2

..

Kilometers

2

The

conversion func- 1

tion

for

each key is

just

Volume:

below

the

key

as

shown

( U3) and

in Fig.

2.

V Inches3

...

Centimeters3 Length

Key

Feet3

...

Meters3

CONVERSIONS

Yards3

..

Meters3

Mi

l

es

3

...

Kilome

ters3

Your

meu:ic convers.ion

com

p

..

.\ter is

ca~ble

of

the

following

36

conversions, 18

from

•

Liquid

:

metric

to

U.S. a

nd

18

from

U.S.-

to

metric;

Ounces

..

Cubic-

as

we

ll

as

a

fi

ve

function

calcul

ato

r

with

Cen

tim

eters (

02

CC

)

memory

: Quarts

...

Liters

(O

T

L>

Gallons

...

Li

ters (

GL

L)

Length:

Key:

Inches

..

Centimeters (

IN

eM

)

Mass

:

Feet

..

Meters (FT M) Pounds

..

Kilograms

(

LB

KG)

Yards

..

Meters (YO M) Ounces

..

Grams (

02

G)

Miles H

Kilometers

(

MI

KM

)

t6

17

Temperature:

Degrees Fahrenheit

~

Degrees Centigrade ("I' ·C)

CONVERSION

SEQUENCE,

The

conv

ert

operation

may

be

initiated

at

any

point

in a

problem

.

After

the

numb

er

you

want

co

nve

rted

is in

the

display,

simply:

1.1

*2.)

4.1

Push

th

e

8.

key.

Push the( U2> I G )

0'

(u3) I 8 )

key

(If

area

or

volume

co

nversion

is

desired).

Push

the

IE

key

(If

metric

to

U.S.

co

nversions

is

desired).

Push

the

number

key corres-

ponding

to

the

des

ired conversion

units.

*Steps 2.)

and/or

3.) m

ay

not

app

ly

to

the

18

conversion

you

are

do

in

g.

If

n

ot,

simply

leave

them

out

and

proceed

to

the

order

of

steps 2.) and 3.)

may be reversed if desired.

If

the

wrong key

is

pushed in

step

2.)

or

3.)

pu

sh

the

~

key and

start

again with

step

1.1

NOTE: The conversion units are

put

ju

st

below

the

key in

exactly

the

direction

in

which

th

ey

wi

ll

be

performed

.

If

you

want

them

to

...

go in

the

o

pposite

direction,

simply push

the

~

key.

For

examp

le:

The

key

(OJ

converts from <IN

CM

)

To

convert

from inches

to

centimeters

simple

enter

the

number

of

inches, push

the

E3

and

push

{Ql

To

convert

from

centimeters

to

inche

s,

simply use

the

sa

me

sequen

ce

as

mentioned

above

exce

p t

push

the

IE

between

the

E3

and

the

IDl

19

After

completion

of

the

conversion.

the

result is

displayed

and

may

be .used as an

entry.

CO

NVE

RSION

EXAMPLES:

PrQbtttm

:

How

man",

meier'S

,n \00

vards'

Entry.

ITl

@I

@]

~

(VO

M)

(0)

OIwtav:

91.44

How

many yards ,n

100

meters?

Entry: m

[Q]

@I

It3

IB

(

YO

M)

([i]

~

D'splav.

\09.36

1

32

How

maoV

Square m.

tes

in

10 square

k,t

omel_?

Enltv:

II]

@J

~

( U2) I G

~

Itl

MI

KM

(0

)

Oiwlay:

3.8610215

H

ow

many cubic centimeterl

in

5.6 cubic

inches?

Entry:

lID

0

(!J

~

(u3) I B )

(IN

eM

)

(@))

Display: 91.767558 20

•

How

much does a

170

pound

man weigh

in

k

il

ogram,?

Entrv:

ITl

[1]

@ B (LB KG)

([!J)

D.splay 77 112

How matly quarts Me

in

eight liters?

Entrv:

00

B

1ft

(OT

L) (lID)

Di$play

~

8.

45

35319

II

the

tttmperatu

re

wet.

390 Centigrilde,

what

i1

the tempera

ture

In F, hrenheit?

Entrv: m

[i]

g

~

(

"F

"c)

([II)

Displ

,y:

102.2

Adding

the

dista

nce

s

30

miles,

320

miles,

161

ki

l

ometers

and

50

mi

l

es

ca

n

be

accom-

plished as follows:

ENTRY

DISPLAY

@J@J1!l

30

.

@lI1l@lG

350

.

B (

M'

KM

)

1m)

563.

2704

I!l

563.2704

21

1II@

III

El

Oil

IB

( M' KM) I

III

)

El

@@]El

App

r

oxim

a

u~lv

500

miles or

IH

( MI

KM

) I mI

App

loximate

ly

805

ki

l

omet

en

724.

2704

450

.

04076

4

50

.

04076

5

00

.

04076

8

04

.73759

TIl

ts

5a

me

prob

l

em

ca

n

be

solved using the

m

em

or

y. (See Memory. page

26

)

ALGEBRAIC

LOGIC

Algebraic

logic

allows

you

the

simpl

i

city

of

entering

a

problem

exactly

the

way

you

would

write

it

down

on

paper, even when

dealing

with

negative

numbers

.

The

true

credit

balance feature

of

your

machine

always displays

the

correct

answer, even

the

sign.

The

automatic

floating

decimal system de-

signed

into

your

machine

keeps track

of

and

automatically

po

sitions.

the

decimal

point

in all

calculations.

and

displ

ays a

ll

signif-

icant digits

of

the

calcul

ation

. Insignifican"t-

22

zeros are

no

t displayed and

may

be added

by

the

user

to

suit

hi

s

need

s; i.e.:

If

you

add

$.45 + $.

65

the

answer

displayed

is

1.1.

The

user

should

think

of

this

as

$1.10.

Rounding

off

is

done

by

the

same

principle

. If

you

divide

$1.00

by

3 the

display

shoV\lS

0.3333333

which

should

be

interpreted

as

$.33.

ADDITION

Probiem

Entry

Displa

y

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mmEl

7.

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mm

m

mm

7.

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4

23

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the

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of

an

organ

-

jU

lion

of

154

members

and

118

attend

It

specific

fu

nctio

n. What percentage

al'

tended?

Entry:

OJ

IT]

00

I±l

m

lID

(!I

00

Display: 76.623376.

Of"

rounded

off

77%

MEMORY

A

si

ngle

key

contro

ls

both

the storage

into

and retrieval

from

memory.

The

system is

very simpl

e.

If

an

El

key

was

pushed

im

m

ediate

ly

prior

to

the

~

key

.

the

number

in

the

display

is stored

into

memory.

A

ny

ot

her

time

the

IM:l

key

is

pushed, the

conte

n

ts

of

the

memory

are

brought

i

nto

the

display and can be used

as

an

entry. 26

EXAMPLES

Enter D

is

play

I1l

G

liB

2.

Storn

2 in Memory

I£l

o.

f!EjIRecalls Memoryl 2.

TOUH

the

Enter

Displ

ay

memory

I£lIID

iii

8 G 3

as an

emry

1£l1TI0

~El

8.

I£l

Iil I!l

liB

G 4.

To IIdd

30

mile$,

Entry

Display

320

mIles, 161

@]@JG

30.

1t.bne1.en

@]

I1l

@J

G

liB

350

.

..-ad

50

miles StOfes

350

il'l

Memory

.n.11g

Ihe

memory

follow

Ihese

@]

m~

OJ

B

It3

100.04076

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El

100

.

04076

liB

IR

eca

l

ls

Memory)

350.

I!l

4SO

.040

7S

IID@JG

500.04076

Appro){imaltlv

500

Mi

l

es

Of

B

(M

I

KM)

I [1] )

804

.

73759

ApprOKimaltly

805

KilOI"I'\e'Ier'S

27

NOTE'

Pushing

the

!M::l

immediately

after

an

G

replaces

the

memory

with

the

val

ue

in

the

display.

Therefore

.

it

is

recommended

you use the

sequence

[g

1M3

to

reca

ll

memory

anytime

there

is

any

question.

Memory

can be set

to

zero

by

turning

calculator

OFF,

then

ON

or

by

the

key

sequence

[Q]

B

~

ACCUMULATING

TO

MEMORY

U

si

ng a simple

key

sequence, the

memory

register may

be

used

to

accumulate

the

res

ult

s

of

i

ntermediate

problem

s.

EXAMPLE

[l]

G

[II

G

~

Stores 5 inlO

memory

[II

0

[i]

(!]

1M3

G

1M3

Adds 5

th

at was in

memory

to

12 and stores

the

result

back

into

memory.

Note

that

the

first

time

1M3

is

pushed,

it

recalls

the

memory

and uses it as an

entry

and

the

second time (M3

is

pushed

it

stores

another

number

back

into

memory.

28

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Rep

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aceable

batteries

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or

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or

has

been

tampered

with

or

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by

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personnel.

Any

attem

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to

open

the

calculator.

except

to

replace

rep

laceable

batteries,

voids

the

warranty.

If

during

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period

of

warranty

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