Miscellaneous Function Keys; Machinist Function Keys - Calculated Industries 4088 User Manual

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Machinist function Keys

Note: Unitless entries are assumed to be inches in U.s. mode,
millimeters in Metric mode.
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achinist
ArcTangent (ArcTan) — Calculates the angle
for the entered or calculated Tangent value.
Degrees:Minutes:Seconds (dms◄►deg) —
Converts between D:M:S and decimal degree
formats; repeated presses will toggle between
the two formats.
Percentage — Used to find a given percent of a
number.
x — Squares the value on the display.
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Backspace Function — Used to delete entries
one keystroke at a time (unlike the O
function, which deletes the entire entry).
Square Root (!) — Calculates the Square
Root of the number on the display.
Reciprocal (1/x) — Finds the Reciprocal of a
number (e.g., 8g,= 0.125).
Clear All — Returns all stored values to the
default settings. Does not affect Preference
Settings.
Change Sign (+/-) — Toggle displayed value
between negative and positive value.
Pi — Displays value of
Preference Settings (Prefs) — Accesses
various customizable settings, such as
dimensional answer formats
(see Preference Settings section).
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