HP 48gII - Manual (Page 146)

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Units not listed
Units not listed in the Units menu, but available in the calculator include: gmol
(gram-mole), lbmol (pound-mole), rpm (revolutions per minute), dB (decibels).
These units are accessible through menu 117.02, triggered by using
MENU(117.02) in ALG mode, or 117.02 ` MENU in RPN mode. The
menu will show in the screen as follows (use ‚˜to show labels in
display):
These units are also accessible through the catalog, for example:
gmol: ‚N~„g
lbmol: ‚N~„l
rpm:
‚N~„r
dB: ‚N~„d
Converting to base units
To convert any of these units to the default units in the SI system, use the
function UBASE. For example, to find out what is the value of 1 poise (unit of
viscosity) in the SI units, use the following:
In ALG mode, system flag 117 set to CHOOSE boxes:
‚Û Select the UNITS menu
@@OK@@ Select the TOOLS menu
˜
@@OK@@ Select the UBASE function
1 ‚Ý Enter 1 and underline
‚Û Select the UNITS menu
—
@@OK@@ Select the VISCOSITY option
@@OK@@ Select the UNITS menu
` Convert the units