User Manual

Pocket RefeRence Guide — 4
m
Meters Key — Enters or converts
to Meters.
c
Centimeters Key — Enters or
converts to Centimeters.
M
Millimeters Key — Enters or
converts to Millimeters.
b
Board Feet Key — Enters or
converts Cubic values to Board
Feet. One Board Foot is equal to 144
Cubic Inches.
w
Weight Key — Enters or converts
(a volume value) to Tons, Pounds,
Metric Tons or Kilograms.
Repeated presses will cycle through
these units.
Arc/Circle Keys
C
Circle Key — Calculates Circle
Area and Circumference based on
entered Diameter.
QC
Arc — Calculates Arc Length or
Degree, chord length, segment area,
pie slice area, segment rise, and
length of arched segment wall studs.
Right Triangle/Roof Framing Keys
p
Pitch Key — This key is used to
enter or calculate the Pitch (Slope)
of a roof (or Right Triangle). Pitch is
the amount of “Rise” over 12 Inches
of “Run.” Pitch may be entered as:
a Dimension 25cp
an Angle 30p
a Ratio 0.75Qp
a Percentage 75%p
A Pitch entry will remain in
permanent storage until revised or
reset. A solution will be replaced by
its entered value once the calculator
is cleared.
Qp
Enters Pitch Ratio
(e.g.,
.583Qp ).
r
Rise Key — Enters or calculates
the Rise or vertical leg (height) of a
Right Triangle.
R
Run Key — Enters or calculates
the Run or horizontal leg (base) of a
Right Triangle.
d
Diagonal Key — Enters or
calculates the common or Diagonal
leg (Hypotenuse) of a Right Triangle.
Typical applications are “squaring”
slabs or nding common rafter
lengths.
H
Hip/Valley Key — Calculates length
of the Regular or Irregular Hip/
Valley rafter.
QH
Irregular Pitch — Enters Irregular
Pitch used to calculate lengths of the
Irregular Hip/Valley and Jack rafters.
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