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Angle Units
#
Cycles angle-unit setting between
degrees, radians, and grads
without affecting displayed number.
" Q
Cycles (converts) angle-unit setting
between degrees, radians, and
grads for display, entry, and
calculation.
45
DEG
45
" Q
RAD
0.785398163
" Q
GRAD
50.
" Q
DEG
45.
DMS
Enter DMS (Degrees/Minutes/Seconds) values as
D.MMSSs
, using 0s as necessary:
D
degrees (0–7 digits)
.
decimal-point separator
MM
minutes (must be 2 dig its)
SS
seconds (must be 2 digits)
s
fractional part of a second
For example, enter 48
¡
5'3.5" as
48.05035
.
Note:
Before using a DMS value in a calculation, you
must convert it to decimal with
" q
.
" q
Interprets display as DMS and
converts it to decimal.
30.09090
" q
30.1525
" w
Temporarily displays current value as
DMS.
30.1525
" w
30
¡
09'09"0