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PREFERENCE OPTIONS
8) Exponent Off or On – *Off (Exponential Mode is Off; turns
on Auto-ranging; i.e., if display can’t
show seven digits, will display in next
largest unit).
– On (Exponential Mode is On)
9) Meter Linear Display – *0.000 (linear meter answers are
always displayed to third decimal place)
– FLOAT (linear meter answers are dis-
played to the maximum number of deci-
mal places—e.g., 1.234 M + 2.56
M=3.794 M)
10) Decimal Degree – *0.00°
Display – FLOAT
How to Set Preferences
The following sections detail Preference Setting options for the
Construction Master Pro calculators.
Enter the Preference Mode by pressing Ç ß (Prefs) . Access
each category by pressing the ß key until you reach the desired
setting. Within each category, press the + or – keys to toggle
between individual selections. Press o to exit and set your
Preference.
Note: Press + to advance and press – to back up. Pressing the ß key continuously
in this mode will cycle through all of the Preference Settings.
You may change these settings at any time by repeating the above,
and setting in a new preference. Or, you may review settings by
pressing ® ß.
To clear preferences, press Ç x.
For example, if you wish to display all your dimensional area answers
in square meters, press Ç ß ß (Area Std) , then the + key
until “AREA 0. SQ M” is displayed. Simply exit this mode by pressing
o or any key, and all your future area answers will be displayed
in square meters.
(See the following pages for Preference Settings per model)
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