Calculated-industries QFCCL User Manual

Quilt Design and FabricEstimating CalculatorModel 8400Pocket Reference Guide

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 6CENTIMETERS KEYSTROKE5 Centimeters 5 ç5.5 Centimeters 5 • 5 çMILLIMETERS KEYSTROKE5 Millimeters 5 c 95.5 Millimeters 5 • 5 c

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 7Additional Functionsc % — Pi (π)Constant = 3.141593. c • — Access Preference SettingsUsed to access various customiz-able se

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 8ƒEnters the finished Border Width (4-sided border). This value then calculates, upon repeated presses, the following: PressR

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 9qConsecutive presses of this key calculate: PressResult1 Top Quilt Yardage 2 Backing Yardage*3 Border Yardage**4 Number of S

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 10Quilt Top Length, Top Width, Border and DropFind the top Yardage of a standardqueen-size quilt (80 Inches length x60 Inches

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 11KEYSTROKE DISPLAY1. Enter finished top quilt measurements:N N 0.6 0 i tWIDTH 60 INCH8 0 i T LNGTH 80 INCH2. Enter finished

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 1211. Find drop strip cut width:q***DROP 18-1/2 INCH CUT WIDTH STRIPS12. Find binding Yardage:q BNDNG 0-7/8 YD13. Find bindin

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 13CALCULATING BLOCK YARDAGEThe following keys are used to calcu-late the Yardage of material required for a number of blocks.

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 14Rectangular Block Quick-entry method:you can enter a 4 x 6 Inch Block by simply entering the Block Width and Height values

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 15Press Result1 Sashing Yardage2 Number of Strips(to cut for the Sashing)3 Sashing Strip Cut WidthNote: Sashing is calculated

INTRODUCTIONThe new Quilter’s FabriCalcDesign and Fabric Estimating Calculator is perfect for all of your design needs. The Quilter’s FabriCalc easil

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 16Blocks (Square-Shaped), Including SashingFind the total Yardage of materialrequired for Blocks if the finished Blockwidth i

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 17KEYSTROKE DISPLAY1. Enter finished Block width in Inches:N N 0.1 0 i BSIZE 10 INCH2. Enter Number of Blocks Across:3 A ACR

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 18Note: Continued presses of bwill repeatabove sequence.**Sashing values are not displayed if Sashing is not entered.Note: Yo

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 19KEYSTROKE DISPLAY1. Enter finished Block width in Inches:N N 0.1 0 i BSIZE 10 INCH2. Enter Block height in Inches:8 i c B

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 20Calculating the Block’s DiagonalFind the Block’s diagonal if the Blocksize is ten Inches (square).KEYSTROKE DISPLAY1. Ente

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 21Additionally, these keys can also beused to calculate the quantity that canbe cut from a given size of fabric. Forexample,

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 22oCalculates the Yardage required based on an entered number of 1/2Square Triangles. Also calculates the number of 1/2 Squar

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 23Number EntriesConsecutive presses of the s o O or f keys calculate: PressResult1 Fabric Yardage2 Number of Strips3 Strip Cu

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 24Yardage Required for a Number ofSquaresFind the Yardage of fabric needed to make 25 six-Inch squares. Then calculate the to

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 25Number of Squares Calculated From Fabric (“Stash”)Find the number of four-Inch squaresthat can be cut from an 18 x 40 Inchp

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTIONGETTING STARTED ...1Basic Operation and Entry Keys ...1Fabric Default Values ...

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 265. Calculate cut width of Strips:sTOTAL 4-1/2 INCH CUT WIDTH STRIPSNote: The Square calculations are based on thestored fab

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 27FABRIC STORAGEYour calculator has six individual, cumu-lative registers for storing up to six dif-ferent types of material

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 28c 4 — Fabric 4Adds the displayed value to Fabric 4. Pressing R 4 displays the value stored in Fabric 4.c 5 — Fabric 5Adds t

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 29Find the Yardage for each color of fab-ric and store these into the Fabric 1-3registers. Then find the total, accumu-lated

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 30MEMORY OPERATIONYour calculator has a standard, cumu-lative memory M function that is separate from the individual Fabric s

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 31R R — Memory Recall/Clear Displays and clears the value stored in memory.c R — Clear MemoryClears the cumulative Memory wit

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 32CALCULATING COST OF MATERIALThe Cost function provides the total cost for material, based on a stored unit cost (e.g., doll

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 33UNIT CONVERSIONSYou may enter lengths in Inches,Centimeters, or Millimeters, and convert between these units. You may also

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 34Area Conversions Enter 100 square Inches and convert to Centimeters and then Millimeters.KEYSTROKE DISPLAYN N 0.1 0 0 i i

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 35Add 5-1/2 Yards to 10 Meters.KEYSTROKE DISPLAY5 y 1 / 2 5-1/2 YD+ 1 0 m 10 M= 16-1/2 YDSubtracting Values You have 8 Yards

MEMORY OPERATION ...30Basic Cumulative Memory (M+) Example ...31CALCULATING COST OF MA

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 36Your quilt consists of ten different typesof Squares from various fabrics, andeach type of Square requires 2-1/2Yards in or

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 37Percentage Calculations The percent % key is used to find agiven percent of a number or to per-form add-on, discount or div

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 38APPENDIX A – DEFAULT SETTINGSAfter a Clear All (c x), your calculator will return to the following settings:STORED VALUES U

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 39APPENDIX B – PREFERENCE SETTINGSHow to Set PreferencesEnter the Preference Setting Mode bypressing c •(Prefs). Access each

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 40To Select between Sashing Border(Include or Exclude):KEYSTROKE DISPLAY•(Prefs) – 2nd press of • SASh+ bordEr+(plus sign)SA

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 41You may want to perform a Clear All when firstsetting your calculator to display in Metric unitsso that these values also d

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 42Replacing the Battery Turn the calculator over and open userguide door located at the top. Pull batteryholder out (top left

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 43Error CodesDISPLAY ERROR TYPEOFLO Overflow (too large)DIV Error Divide by 0DIM Error Dimension errorENT Error Invalid entry

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 44APPENDIX E – REPAIR AND RETURNWARRANTY, REPAIR AND RETURNINFORMATIONReturn Guidelines1. Please read the Warrantyin thisUser

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 45Warranty Repair Service – U.S.A.Calculated Industries (“CI”) warrants this product againstdefects in materials and workmans

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 1GETTING STARTEDYour calculator is designed to work with common fabric measurements foreasy calculation of various quilt requ

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 46Repair Service – Outside the U.S.A.To obtain warranty or non-warranty repair service forgoods purchased outside the U.S., c

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 47FCC Class BThis equipment has been certified to comply with the lim-its for a Class B computing device, pursuant to Subpart

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 48INDEXAccuracy/Errors, 42Auto Shut-Off, 43Basic Math with Dimensions, 34Basic Operation Keys, 1Battery, Replacing, 42Blocks,

This equipment has been certified to complywith the limits for a Class B computing device,pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC rules.Software copyr

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 20 – 9 and •Keys used for entering digits./ — Fraction BarUsed to enter fractions. Fractions may be entered as proper (1/2, 1

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 3c 8 — Binding CutStores the Binding Cut Width (default: 2 1/2 Inches). This value is used in the Binding calculation found i

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 4Note:Repeated presses after ctoggle between fractional and decimal values (e.g., 4 y 1 / 2 c yconverts to 4.5 linear Yards (

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 5Dimensional Measurement Unit KeysThe following keys are used for entering units of measure, with easeand accuracy:i — InchEn