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Page 1 User Manual CDML Advanced Calculator version 2.2 Copy righ t © 1994-2000 L eonard Kaplan and CDML Com puter S ervices, L td. 29-28 41 A ve., Su ite 707, Lon g Isla nd Cit y, NY 11101 ht tp : // www. c d ml. c o m sa l e s @ c d ml . c o m[...]

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Page 3 Table of Contents About CDML Advanced Calculator ..................... Page 4 Easy Access ........................................ Page 5 Explanation of the Calculator Screen ............... Page 6 Using the Calculator ............................... Page 6 Using the Tape .................................. Page 8 Standard Calculator Operator[...]

Page 4 About CDML Advanced Calculator Beside s the f unctions of a standard cal culator , the CDML Advanced Cal culator prov ides use rs w ith the following fea t ures: ⇒ a res i zab le Tape D i sp la y ⇒ 5 Memo ry Functio ns ⇒ 14 Financial Functio ns ⇒ 11 conve rsio n mode s ⇒ 7 I ntra-Sy ste m conv ers ion mode s ⇒ Curre ncy Co nve rs[...]

Page 5 Easy Access In order to be les s obtrusive, CD ML A dvance d Calculator w ill not appear in the Window s Task Bar when it is minimized. There are t wo features in th e CDM L Advanced Calculat o r to allow you easy, instan t access to th e calculato r while keepin g i t out o f the way. They may be activated (o r d eactivated) from the P rope[...]

Page 6 The conve rsio ns come in handy w hen de aling with v arious inte rnational and time s tandards. T he finan- cial functio ns make it e asy to de rive vario us paym ents and divide nds (i.e . Mortg age, cr edit cards, s tocks, etc. ). Th e s cien tif i c expr ession evalua tor h elps t o p rocess adva nced mat hemat ica l expres s ions a nd t[...]

Page 7 Using the Calculator To use the CDM L Advanced C alculator, you can click on the buttons or use the key- board to enter numbers and operators. You can also use the T ab key to move be- tween buttons and press the Space Bar w hen you reach the button that you w ant. Operators can also be entered from the Operators M enu . The original calcula[...]

Page 8 Using the Tape The tape is very useful in review ing your work. Y ou can use your mouse to scroll up and down the tape or y ou can use the following commands. (All of the follow ing commands can be accessed through the Tape M enu.) Print Tape Send contents of tape to the default printer Ctrl-P key and the Print Tape option on the T ape Menu [...]

Page 9 Square S, s, ^ keys and the x2 button Square Root R, r keys and the x½ button Decimal Separator (Period) . key and the . button (you can also use a comma or w hatever your geographi- cal format dictates) Using Memory Functions To help you w ith complex calculations we included M emory Functions in the CD ML Advanced Calculator. T here are a[...]

Page 10 Other Valid Keys in CDML Advanced Calculator Annotate Tape / Select A ll Text on Tape Ctrl-A or N and n keys and the Annotate Tape option on the T ape Menu. Construction Calculator (ft/in) Ctrl-B key and the Construction Calculations option on the File M enu. Copy Readout to Clipboard Ctrl-C key and the Copy option on the Edit M enu. Expres[...]

Page 11 Time/Date Calculations F6 key and the Time/D ate Calculations option on the File Menu Calendar F7 key and the Calendar option on the File M enu. Currency Conversions F8 key and the Currency C onversions option on the File M enu Numeric Base Conv ersions F9 key and the Base Conversions option on the File M enu Scratch Pad F12 key and the Scr[...]

Page 12 Start Minimized If you check the "Start M in" box, then the nex t time you start CDM L Advanced Cal- culator, the calculator will not be visible until you click on the tray icon. NOTE: DO NOT SET THE RUN MINIMIZED IN THE WINDOWS SHORT CUT PROPERTIES! Start On Top If you check the "Start On Top" box , then the next time y[...]

Page 13 accordance with y our geographic format parameters. (i.e. 1000.00 will become 1,000.00, 300000.555 will become 300,000.555, and so forth.) Percentage for Number If this option is checked, then the percentages will be calculated for the prev ious value. Otherw ise the percentages will be calculated as the number y ou entered divided by 100. [...]

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Page 15 CDML Advanced Calculator Menus • File M enu • Edit Menu • Tape Menu • Operators Menu • Modes M enu • Scientific Menu • Financial M enu • Properties Menu • Help Menu[...]

Page 16 File Menu Scratch Pad Displays a new instance of the small text editor. Show Calendar Displays the calendar. Expression Evaluator Same as hitting the ( button or Ctrl-E. Use this to launch the Expression Ev aluator. Time/Date Calculations Same as hitting F6. Use this option to cal- culate differences between v arious times and dates. Curren[...]

Page 17 position. If you started the CDM L Advanced Calculator w ith the "/nic" command line switch then this option w ill also ex it the program. View RPN Stack Use this option when y ou are using RPN mode and w ish to see the contents of your stack. The stack w ill be displayed in a separate floating w indow. Set Billing Rate Use this o[...]

Page 18 Operators Menu Add Same as hitting the + button. Subtract Same as hitting the - button. Multiply Same as hitting the * button. Divide Same as hitting the / button. Percent Same as hitting the % button. Square Root Same as hitting the x½ button. Square Same as hitting the x2 button. Change Sign Changes the sign of the value in the Readout b[...]

Page 19 Modes Menu Financial This w ill display the result of your calcula- tions in a currency format (i.e. 5 w ill be 5.00, 3.2 will be 3.20 and 4.006 w ill be 4.01). The number of visible decimal places depends directly on your setting for the number of decimal places you w ish to see. Auto-Decimal By special request from our users in the ac- co[...]

Page 20 Repeat Subtraction If this option is checked, then you can repetitively press Minus ("-") for subtrac- tion. NOTE: If this mode is turned on, you w ill need to use the Change Sign option on the Operators M enu or the "+/-" button on the calculator to enter negative num- bers. Intra-Sy stem Conversions There are seven Int[...]

Page 21 Scientific Menu Sine Cosine Tangent Arctangent Natural Logarithm Exponent (base of natural logarithm) Secant Cosecant Cotangent Logarithm to Base N (you w ill be prompted to enter the value for the base) Inverse Sine Inverse Cosine Inverse Secant Inverse Cosecant Inverse Cotangent Hyperbolic Sine Hyperbolic Cosine Hyperbolic T angent Hyperb[...]

Page 22 e constant Value Enters the e value to the Readout. Golden Cut Value Enters the golden cut value to the Readout. Financial Menu Interest Pay ment Returns the interest payment for a given period of an annuity based on periodic, fixed pay ments and a fixed interest rate. Interest Rate per Period Returns the interest rate per period for an ann[...]

Page 23 Double Declining Balance Depreciation Returns the depreciation of an asset for a specific time period using the double- declining balance method. NOTE: For more information see the Explanation of Financial Functions. Properties Menu Properties View or modify the settings for CDM L Advanced Calculator Show in Tray Show CD ML Adv anced Calcul[...]

Page 24 Copy Formatted Allow s you to copy the contents of th e Readout in form atted form. Select Printer Allows you to select w hich printer you w ish to print your tape to (useful if you have multiple printers or w ant to fax the tape). Set Alarms Use this option to set your Reminder Alarms. Alarms Enabled Check this option to enable Reminder Al[...]

Page 25 Calculator Web Site Link to CDM L Advanced Calculator home on the Internet. Email Technical Support Email to CDM L Technical Support. All question w ill be responded in 96 hours. Email Sales Email massage to our sales person. Join CDML Mailing List Link to CDM L Mailing List. By joining the CDM L Mailing List, y ou will be notified of the l[...]

Page 26 Advanced Calculator Functions • Financial F unctions • Conversion F unctions • Currency Conversi ons • Numeric Base Conversi ons • Intra-Syste m Unit C onversions • Expression Evaluator • Construction (Foot/Inch) Calculator • Additional Valid Keys in Expression Evaluator and Construction (Foot/Inch) Calculator • Form ula E[...]

Page 27 Financial Functions Financial functions are used for various financial calculations. To use these func- tions you must answ er the questions asked and the result will appear on tape to- gether with your answ ers. Interest Calculator Returns the interest payment for a given period of an annuity based on periodic, fixed pay ments and a fixed [...]

Page 28 fixed interest rate. For all arguments, cash paid out (such as deposits to sav - ings) is represented by negative numbers; cash receiv ed (such as dividend checks) is represented by positiv e numbers. Straight Line Depreciation Returns the straight line depreciation of an asset for a single period. The depre- ciation period must be expresse[...]

Page 29 Area and Volume English to Metric Area Volume Inches to Centimeters (square) Feet to Meters (cubic) Feet to Meters (square) Yards to Meters (cubic) Yards to M eters (square) Pints to Liters Miles to Kilometers (square) Gallons to Liters Temperature Area Volume . Centigrade to Fahrenheit Fahrenheit to Centigrade Centigrade to Kelvin Fahrenhe[...]

Page 30 Currency Conversion Use this screen to calculate the Exchange R ate between tw o currencies. If you have a value displayed in the Readout, that v alue will be passed to this screen as the amount of the From currency (otherw ise amount will be set to 1). HINT: Y ou can see formatted numbers in the Tooltips of each value. W hen you open this [...]

Page 31 Cancel Button Close this screen. Make Topmost Window (Up Arrow button) Click this button if you w ant this screen to "float on top" of all other window s. Show D/L Help If this option is checked, you w ill see a message window with instructions after you click the D/L Rates button. Numeric Base Conver sio ns Use this screen to con[...]

Page 32 Click this button to enter the result value into the Calculator Readout for further calculations. Cancel Button Close this screen. Make Topmost Window (Up Arrow button) Click this button if you w ant this screen to "float on top" of all other window s. There are 7 Intr a-System Conversion modes. They are as follow s: Metric Units [...]

Page 33 from the W indows Clipboard. To use the variables, enter corresponding v alues in to the three boxes. W hen you build your ex pression, enter the variables instead of the numbers. Don't forget to enter the correct operators. For example, if X =5 and Y=5 then the ex pression X Y will be calculated as 5*5. If y ou wish to reset the varia[...]

Page 34 The Construction Calculator w as developed on the basis of the Ex pression Evalua- tor. The Construction Calculator follow s the same rules of algebra as the Ex pression Evaluator, but it allow s you to enter values in feet and inches (i.e. 2'5" * 3' 8") Expression Readout This is the box located to the left of the OK bu[...]

Page 35 Additional Valid Keys in Expression Evaluator and Construction (Foot/Inch) Calculator Add + key Subtract - key Multiply * key Divide / key Remainder (Modulus) key (Used to divide tw o numbers and return only the remainder.) Percent % key Square S, s, ^ keys Square Root R, r keys Pi (3.141592653) P, p keys Period (Decimal Point) . key (you[...]

Page 36 Click this button to add formulas to your list. M ake sure to give each formula a unique name. Edit Button Edit an existing formula. First y ou must select (from the list) a formula you w ish to edit and then push this button. Delete Button Select (from the list) the formula you w ish to delete and push this button. Exit Button Exit this sc[...]

Page 37 Time/Date Calculations Use this screen to calculate the dif- ference between tw o Time and/or Date values. T he result is returned in two formats: 1. Standard Difference in Days, Hours, M inutes and Seconds. 2. Unit Difference in each of the following units: y ear, month, day, hour, minute or second. W hen you open this screen, both dates w[...]

Page 38 Time Entry Use this screen to enter time for Time/Date Calculation. When you first open the Time Entry screen, it w ill show y ou current time. Hours, Minutes, Seconds Type in the proper v alues or use the up/down buttons. AM/ PM If you are using the 12 hour mode, then you can use the up/dow n but- tons to change the AM/PM value. 24 Hour Ch[...]

Page 39 OK Button Close the calendar and pass the result back to the previous screen. T his button is visible ONLY w hen you use the Calendar to pass information. Date Notes/ RPN St ack/ Scr atch Pad DATE NOTES: Use this screen to add notes (up to 1024 characters) to any date. For example, w e use this to keep notes on what w ork w as performed and[...]

Page 40 Find Button Search the text and highlight the found match. Find Next Button Continue the previous search. Open Button Open a saved tex t file. Save Button Save tex t to a file. Clock Button Insert the current date and time at the bottom of your tex t. This is useful for keeping a log. Make Topmost Window (Up Arrow button) Click this button [...]

Page 41 Reminder Alarms Use this screen to set your Reminder Alarms. Alarms can be enabled or disabled from the Properties Menu. Ty pe Of A larm Select the type of alarm you w ish to set. Message - A message that y ou entered will be display ed. File - Launch a file. Same as clicking on that file in the W indows Ex plorer. Program - Run a program. [...]

Page 42 Key strokes Enter the codes for the keystrokes you w ant to send. Active only if the T ype of Alarm is set to Keystrokes. Time You must set a time w hen this alarm should sound. Submit Button After you entered the information for a new alarm, click this button to add this alarm to the list. Delete Button Select an alarm from the list and cl[...]

Page 43 PRINT SCREEN F16 RIGHT ARROW END UP ARROW TAB Codes {BACKSPACE}, {BS}, o r {BKSP} {TAB} {BREAK} {UP } {CAPSLOCK} {F1} {DELETE} or {D EL} {F 2} {DOWN} {F3} {END} {F4} {ENTER}or ~ {F5} {ESC} {F6} {HELP} {F7} {HOME} {F8} {INSERT} {F 9} {LEFT} {F10} {NUMLOCK} {F11} {PGDN} {F12} {PGUP} {F13} {PRTSC} {F14} {RIGHT} {F15} {SCROLLLOCK } {F16} To spe[...]

Page 44 Regis tration Screen This screen is used to register the CDM L Advanced C alculator. Please use the Registration Form to calculate the proper registration amount. Why Register There are several reasons w hy y ou should register the CDM L Advanced Calculator. You must register the calculator to unlock all features (applies to the ShareW are [...]

Page 45 Technical Support Support by Phone Registered users will receiv e FREE telephone support during regular busi ness hours (10:00am to 5:00pm EST). T his support is available for the first 60 days from the date of registration. After the initial 60 days, telephone technical support w ill be available on a paid basis of $20.00 per incident (pay[...]

Page 46 Glossary A nnuity series of fixed cash paym ents m ade over a period of tim e. An annuit y can be a loan (such as a hom e m ortgage) or an inves t ment (s uch as a m onthly savings plan). A rgument requested param eter (suc h as a value or a percentage rat e) which you m ust provi de. (NOTE: Used i n f inancial f unc tions. ) A sset item or[...]

Page 47 About CDML Computer Ser vices, Ltd. W e, at CDML Com put er Services , Ltd. pride ours el ves on t he fact t hat we are able to mini mize our cust om ers' c o m puter problem s! For years we have been providing s ervi c es ranging from basic hardware inst allations t o custom soft ware solutions and everyt hi ng i n bet ween (including[...]

Page 48 Copyright/Licensing (c) 1994-1999 CDML Com puter Serv i c es, Ltd. Al l rights reserv ed. CDML Comput er Serv ices, Ltd. 29-28 41 Av enue, Sui t e 707 Long Island Cit y, NY 11101 Tel. (718) 786-4433 Fax (718) 786-4554 User License: This program and document ation are c opy r i ghted and may not be altered, modif ied or r ev erse engineer ed[...]