Owner's Manual
15
k Degrees, Minutes, Seconds
Calculations
•You can perform sexagesimal calculations using degrees
(hours), minutes, and seconds, and convert between
sexagesimal and decimal values.
• Example 1: To   convert the decimal value 2.258 to a
sexagesimal value and then back to a decimal value
2.258 
=
2.258
A O
2°15°28.8
I
2.258
• Example 2: To perform the following calculation:
12°34’56”  3.45
12 
I 34 I 56 I - 3.45 =
43°24°31.2
k FIX, SCI, RND
•To change the settings for the number of decimal places,
the number of significant digits, or the exponential dis-
play format, press the 
F key a number of times until
you reach the setup screen shown below.
1
2
3
Fix Sci 
N
or
m
•Press the number key (
1, 2, or 3) that corresponds
to the setup item you want to change.
1
(Fix): Number of decimal places
2
(Sci): Number of significant digits
3
(Norm): Exponential display format
• Example 1: 200  7  14 
200 
\ 7 - 14 =
F
.....
 1
(Fix)
 3 
(Specifies three
decimal places.)
400.
00
400.000
00
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