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    Pocket Reference Guide ➡ ➡ Insert This Direction  C ONSTRUCTION M ASTER ® H EA V Y C ALC ™ P RO ADV ANCED FEET -INCH-FRACTION CALCULA TOR Model 4325[...]

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    Designed for today’s excavation and heavy construction professional, the all-new HeavyCalc Pro adds even more power to the already powerful Construction Master line-up. Like earlier models, this calculator is so simple to use, even the novice user can easily solve dimension-related problems. • Solve Dimensional Math with Ease • Dimensional Co[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED ...................................1 KEY DEFINITIONS ..................................1 Basic Function Keys ..............................1 Unit Keys ...............................................2 Length, Width and Height Keys .............3 Construction Project Keys .....................3 Excavation/V olume Keys ...............[...]

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    Simple Concrete V olume .....................19 T opsoil V olume.....................................20 Complex Concrete V olume ..................21 T rench V olume .....................................23 RIGHT TRIANGLE PROBLEMS ............24 Squaring-Up a Concrete Slab .............25 Finding Lot Width.................................26 Finding [...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 1 KEY DEFINITIONS Basic Function Keys +-x Arithmetic operation keys. ÷= % Four-function (+, –, x, ÷) percent key . 0 – 9 Keys used for entering and • numbers. O Off Key — Turns all power off, clearing all non-perma- nent registers. o On/Clear Key — T urns on power . Pressing once clears the display . Pressi[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 2 Unit Keys y Y ards Key — Enters or converts to Y ards . f Feet Key — Enters or con- verts to Feet as whole or decimal numbers. Also used with the i and / keys for entering Feet-Inch values (e.g., 6f9 i1/2 ). Repeated presses during conversions toggle between Fractional and Decimal Feet. i Inch Key — Enters or c[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 3 Ç7 Centimeters (cm) — Enters or converts to Centimeters . Ç9 Millimeters (mm) — Enters or converts to Millimeters . Ç2 Acres (Acre) — Enters or converts to Acres. Length, Width and Height Keys l Enters Length for calculation of Area or V olume. W Enters Width and calculates Area, Square-up and perimeter . h [...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 4 s Square-Up Key — Calculates the “Square-up” (diagonal) Length given entered Length and Width values. d Drop Key — Calculates total drop (or fall) over an entered Length given entered percentage drop, Inch per Foot drop, or degrees of drop. Continued presses will act as a “con- stant add,” for displaying [...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 5 e Existing Key — Used to enter or calculate an existing benchmark, Grade or value. p Proposed Key — Used to enter or calculate a proposed benchmark, Grade or value. b Bank V olume Key — Enters or calculates the V olume for bank fill material. Bank fill is material in an untouched, pristine state. ç Compacted V[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 6 Miscellaneous Functions a Backspace Key . Ça ( ) Square Root. ®= Paperless T ape. ÇS Preference Settings. Ç÷ (1/x) Reciprocal — Finds the reciprocal of a number (e.g., 8Ç÷ 0.125). Çx Clear All — Returns all stored values to the default settings. (Does not affect Preference Settings.) Ç- (+/–) T oggle. [...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 7 Ç8 Degrees — Enters or con- verts to degrees. Ç6 T ons (tons) — Enters or converts to T ons. Ç4 Pounds (lbs) — Enters or converts to Pounds. Ç3 Metric T ons (met tons) — Enters or converts to Metric T ons. Ç1 Kilograms (kg) — Enters or converts to Kilograms. µ Memory +. ǵ (M–) Memory Minus. S1 (M[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 8 PREFERENCE SETTINGS Press Ç , then S , then keep pressing S to toggle through the main settings. Press the + key to advance within sub- setting. Use the - key to back up. Press o key to exit Preferences. PRESS Ç AND: SETTING--FUNCTION First press Fractional Resolution: of S : -- 1/16 + -- 1/32 + -- 1/64 + -- 1/2 + [...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 9 Fifth press Meter Linear Displays: of S : -- 0.000 M + -- FLOAt M (floating point) + -- 0.000 M (repeats options) Sixth press Decimal Degree Displays: of S : -- 0.00º + -- FLOAt (floating point) + -- 0.00º (repeats options) Seventh press Fractional Mode: of S : -- Std. + -- COnSt + -- Std. (repeats options) Note : [...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 10 ENTERING DIMENSIONS Linear Dimensions When entering Feet-Inch values, enter dimensions from largest to smallest — Feet before Inches, Inches before Fractions. Enter Fractions by entering the numerator (top number), pressing / (Fraction Bar key) and then the denominator (bottom number). Note : If a denominator is n[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 11 CONVERSIONS Linear Conversions Convert 10 Feet 6 Inches to other dimen- sions, including Metric: KEYSTROKES DISPLA Y 10f6i 10 FEET 6 INCH Çf * 10.5 FEET Çi * 126. INCH Çy 3.5 YD Çm 3.200 M Ç9 (mm) 3200.4 MM Ç7 (cm) 320.04 CM *Repeated presses of f or i will toggle between Feet-Inch-Fractions and Decimal Feet o[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 12 Weight Conversions Convert 25 T ons to other Weights: KEYSTROKES DISPLA Y 25Ç6 (tons) 25 Ton Ç4 (lbs) 50000. LB Ç1 (kg) 22679.62 kG Ç3 (met tons) 22.67962 MET Ton Weight per V olume Conversions Y our calculator has the capability of con- verting between Weight and V olume. The Weight/V olume ratio is permanently[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 13 BASIC MA TH OPERA TIONS Y our 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 ( = ). A. 3 + 2 = 5. B. 3-2 = 1. C. 3x2= 6. D. 3÷2= 1.5 This feature also makes the calculator simple to use for dimen[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 14 Dividing Dimensions Divide 30 Feet 4 Inches by 7 Inches: KEYSTROKES DISPLA Y 30f4i÷7i= 52. Divide 20 Feet 3 Inches by 9: KEYSTROKES DISPLA Y 20f3i÷9= 2 FEET 3 INCH PERCENT AGE CALCULA TIONS The % key can be used for finding a given percent of a number or for working add-on, discount or division percentage calcula-[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 15 MEMOR Y OPERA TION Whenever the µ key is pressed, the displayed value will be added to the Memory . Other memory functions: FUNCTION KEYSTROKES Add to Memory µ Subtract from Memory ǵ Recall total in Memory ®µ Display/Clear Memory ®® Clear Memory Ç® Memory is semi-permanent, clearing only when you: 1) turn[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 16 Using Memory Storage Keys (M1 - M3) In addition to the standard cumulative Memory (as previously described), your calculator has three independent Storage Registers – M1 through M3 – that can be used to permanently store single, noncu- mulative values. The following example shows the use of M1 ( S1 ). T o use M2[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 17 P APERLESS T APE The Paperless T ape allows you to display and review the last 20 entries of a calcula- tion. ®= accesses the tape mode and + or - scrolls forward or backward through the entries. Note : The Paperless T ape is cleared each time o is pressed twice, the unit is shut off, or a Clear All is performed. P[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 18 LENGTH, WIDTH, AND HEIGHT KEYS Using the Multi-Function W Key to find Area, Square-Up, and Perimeter Find the Area, Square-up and perimeter of a room measuring 15’ x 20’. KEYSTROKES DISPLA Y oo 0. 15fl LNTH 15 FEET 0 INCH 20fW WDTH 20 FEET 0 INCH W AREA 300. SQ FEET W SQUP 25 FEET 0 INCH W PER 70 FEET 0 INCH Usi[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 19 VOLUME CALCULA TIONS Simple Concrete V olume Y ou need to calculate the Cubic Y ards of concrete required for pouring a driveway . The measurements are as follows: 36 Feet 3 Inches by 1 1 Feet 6 Inches by 4 Inches deep. What’s the V olume of the driveway? If concrete costs $47 per Cubic Y ard, how much will the co[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 20 T opsoil V olume Y ou are measuring a building perimeter for calculating topsoil excavation. If the build- ing measurements are 45 Feet by 23 Feet, and the Depth of topsoil to be removed is 8 Inches, what is the building Area and V olume of topsoil to be removed? KEYSTROKES DISPLA Y 1. Clear calculator: oo 0. 2. Ent[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 21 Complex Concrete V olume Y ou’re going to pour an odd-shaped patio 4-1/2 Inches deep with the dimensions as shown. First, calculate the total Area (by dividing the drawing into three individual rectangles) and then determine the total cubic Y ards of concrete required for this job. What is the total cost of the co[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 22 (Cont’d) KEYSTROKES DISPLA Y 2. Find Area “A” and add to Memory: 38f2i -4f2i=l LNTH 34 FEET 0 INCH 27fW WDTH 27 FEET 0 INCH W AREA 918. SQ FEET µ M+ 918. SQ FEET 3. Find Area “B” and add to Memory: 4f2il LNTH 4 FEET 2 INCH 8f6iW WDTH 8 FEET 6 INCH W AREA 35.41667 SQ FEET µ M+ 35.41667 SQ FEET 4. Find Are[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 23 T rench V olume Y ou’re digging a trench that is 345 Feet long, 24 Inches wide and 6 Feet deep. Find the V olume of soil removed. KEYSTROKES DISPLA Y 1. Clear calculator: oo 0. 2. Enter Length, Width and Depth (Height) of trench: 345fl LNTH 345 FEET 0 INCH 24iW WDTH 24 INCH 6fh HGHT 6 FEET 0 INCH 3. Find removed d[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 24 RIGHT TRIANGLE PROBLEMS The calculator ’s top two rows of keys include built-in solutions to Square-up, Drop, Percent Grade and Slope problems. Square-up is calculated from the values entered as Length and Width. Slope and Percent Grade are calculated using the values for Width and Height (Depth). A slope can be e[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 25 Squaring-up a Concrete Slab Assume you want to “Square-up” the forms for a concrete foundation measuring 45 Feet 6 Inches by 24 Feet 4 Inches. T o Square the forms, find the Square-up (Diagonal) Length. If the slab is 4 Inches thick, find the Area and Volume. KEYSTROKES DISPLA Y 1. Clear calculator: oo 0. 2. Ent[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 26 Finding Lot Width What is the Width of a lot that has a 5 Degree Slope and a total Drop of 2 Feet? KEYSTROKES DISPLA Y 1. Clear calculator: oo 0. 2. Enter Slope and Drop: 5Ç8Í SLP 5.00° 2fh HGHT 2 FEET 0 INCH 3. Solve for Width: W WDTH 22 FEET 10-5/16 INCH Note : Slope and Percent Grade work with Width and Height[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 27 3. Solve for Drop: h HGHT 2 FEET 2-1/4 INCH Solve Drop Using Percent Grade 4. Enter 5% Grade: 5ÇÍ (%Grade) %GRD 5. 5. Solve for Drop: h HGHT 1 FEET 3 INCH Solve Drop Using Slope ratio 6. Enter 4:1 Slope: 4Ç÷ (1/x) 0.25 Í SLP 0.25 7. Solve for Drop: h (Depth) HGHT 6 FEET 3 INCH[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 28 Finding Slope Ratio/Percent Grade What is the Slope Ratio and Percent Grade of a lot that drops 3 Feet 6 Inches over 20 Feet? KEYSTROKES DISPLA Y 1. Clear calculator: oo 0. Solve for Slope ratio 2. Enter Drop (as Height): 3f6ih HGHT 3 FEET 6 INCH 3. Enter Distance (as Width): 20fW WDTH 20 FEET 0 INCH 4. Find Slope R[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 29 Drop of Sloped Slab Y ou’re pouring a sloped concrete slab with a Length of 14 Feet. If the standard drop or fall is 1/8 Inch per Foot, what is the total drop or fall? What if the drop is 1/4 Inch per Foot or .375 Inch per Foot? KEYSTROKES DISPLA Y 1. Clear calculator: oo 0. 2. Enter total Length of slab: 14fl LNT[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 30 Drop of Retaining W all Y ou’re building a 61 Feet 8 Inch retaining wall along a driveway that slopes away at 1/4 Inch per Foot. There are 4 sections, each measuring 15 Feet 5 Inches in Length. What is the proper drop amount for each section? What is the total (accu- mulated) drop Depth at the end of all four sect[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 31 CALCULA TING LOADS How many 8 Cubic Y ard truck loads would be needed to haul the dirt from an excava- tion measuring 108 Feet x 48 Feet and 1 Foot deep? KEYSTROKES DISPLA Y 1. Clear calculator: oo 0. 2. Enter load size: 8yyyS¬ L-SZ 8. CU YD 3. Enter site Length: 108fl LNTH 108 FEET 0 INCH 4. Enter site Width: 48fW[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 32 BASIC CUT / FILL SOLUTIONS Finding Cut or Fill — Exercise 1 Find the Cut/Fill marks or changes of ele- vations for a lot with a proposed elevation of 4.0 Feet and existing elevations of 3.0 Feet, 4.5 Feet and 6.0 Feet. KEYSTROKES DISPLA Y 1. Clear calculator: oo 0. Solve for First Cut/Fill mark 2. Enter proposed e[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 33 Finding Cut or Fill — Exercise 2 Find the Cut/Fill marks for a lot that has a proposed elevation of 15.5 Feet, and the following existing elevations: 17.3 Feet, 20.7 Feet, 25.5 Feet and 1 1.8 Feet. KEYSTROKES DISPLA Y 1. Clear calculator: oo 0. Solve for First Cut/Fill mark 2. Enter proposed elevation: 15•5fp PR[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 34 Cubic Y ards of Cut/Fill — Grid Cell Method The four corner elevations of a Grid cell are 75.4 Feet, 77.5 Feet, 74.6 Feet, and 80.5 Feet. If the proposed elevation is 83 Feet, and the Area of the Grid is 2,000 Square Feet, what is the V olume (in Cubic Y ards) of cut or fill required for this Grid cell? KEYSTROKES[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 35 Solve for Cut or Fill 5. Enter average as existing elevation: =e EXST 77. FEET 6. Enter proposed elevation: 83fp PROP 83 FEET 0 INCH 7. Find Cut or Fill: F FILL 6 FEET 0 INCH Solve for Grid V olume 8. Enter Grid Area and find Volume: x2000ff= 12000. CU FEET 9. Convert to Cubic Y ards: Çy 444.4444 CU YD 10. Clear M+[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 36 Finding Loose V olume How much dry gravel will be trucked out of a hole to be dug that measures 10 Feet long by 3 5 Feet wide by 15 Feet deep? Assume dry gravel has a swell factor of 15%. KEYSTROKES DISPLA Y 1. Clear calculator: oo 0. Solve Bank Fill V olume 2. Enter Length, Width and Depth: 10fl LNTH 10 FEET 0 INCH[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 37 Finding T rucked V olume / W eight — Both Swell and Shrink Factors Y ou need to move wet sand from one location to another that requires a 4-Inch fully compacted fill under a 125 Feet Long by 75 Feet Wide slab. What is the trucked (loose fill) V olume? Assume a Swell Factor of 5% and a Shrink Factor of 10%. What i[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 38 (Cont’d) KEYSTROKES DISPLA Y 6. Enter Unit Weight: 1•55S0 (wt/vol) 1.55 Ton Per CU YD 7. Recall Bank V olume: b BANK 128.6008 CU YD 8. Find Weight in T ons: Ç6 (tons) 199.3313 Ton 9. Clear calculator and restore default values: Çx (Clear All) 0. STORED[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 39 Setting Fractional Resolution Fractional resolution is pemanently set via the Preference Settings (see Preference Settings section for instructions). T o select other formats temporarily (e.g., 1/64, 1/32, etc.), see the example below: Add 44/64 to 1/64 of an Inch and then convert the answer to other fractional reso[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 40 Default Settings After a Clear All ( Çx ), your calculator will return to the following settings: STORED V ALUES DEF AUL T V ALUE Load Size 8 CU YD Percent Shrink 5% Percent Swell 10% Weight per V olume 1.5 Ton Per CU YD If you replace your battery or perform a Full Reset * (press O , hold down x , and press o ), y[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 41 Accuracy/Errors Accuracy/Display Capacity – Y our calcu- lator has a twelve digit display . This is made up of eight digits (normal display) and four fractional digits. Y ou may enter or calculate values up to 19,999,999.99. Each calculation is carried out internally to twelve digits. Errors – When an incorrect [...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 42 Battery This model uses one (1) CR-2016 battery (included). This should last approximately 800 hours of actual use (1 year plus for most people). Should your calculator dis- play become very dim or erratic, replace the battery . Note: Please use caution when disposing of your old batteries as they contain hazardous [...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 43 Area Formulas AREA AND VOLUME FORMULAS[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 44 Surface Area and V olume Formulas[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 45 W arranty , Repair and Return Information Return Guidelines 1. Please read the Warranty in this User's Guide to determine if your Calculated Industries product remains under warranty before calling or returning any device for evaluation or repairs. 2. If your product won't turn on, check the battery as out[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 46 W arranty Repair Service – U.S.A. Calculated Industries (“CI”) warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of original consumer purchase in the U.S. If a defect exists during the warranty period, CI, at its option, will either repair (using new [...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 47 Disclaimer CI MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENT ATION, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT T O THE PRODUCT’S QUALITY , PERFORMANCE, MER- CHANT ABILITY , OR FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE. AS A RESUL T , THIS PRODUCT , INCLUD- ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, KEYSTROKE PROCE- DURES, MA THEMA TICAL ACCURACY AND PREPRO- G[...]

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    P OCKET R EFERENCE G UIDE — 48 This equipment has been certified to comply with the lim- its for a Class B computing device, pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC rules. Calculated Industries, a leading manufacturer of special- function calculators and digital measuring instruments, is always looking for new product ideas in these areas. If you[...]