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Units Menu - HP48 vs. HP50 Message #1 Posted by Jeff Wolfe on 8 Oct 2008, 8:19 a.m. I'm having a problem with the HP50. I've always liked using my old HP48 because of its simplicity. The units menu has been a quick and useful tool when I've had to convert one unit to another. All of the units menu has been on the soft keys. For some reason, the powers-that-be at HP decided to complicate the menu in the HP50. You need to go through the pop-up menus to convert units, which is not as efficient than the HP48. Does anyone know how to change this menu back to the soft key version? Thanks for your help. Jeff

Re: Units Menu - HP48 vs. HP50 Message #2 Posted by mike reed on 8 Oct 2008, 10:24 a.m., in response to message #1 by Jeff Wolfe Mine works exactly like the 48. >change flag 117 to soft menu >select right-shift, units >key in quantity >select unit type from soft menu (length, volume, etc) >select specific unit from soft menu (Mi, m, yd, etc) >press left-shift, and select unit to be converted into Viola! - the answer magically appears in the display! polarbear Mike

Re: Units Menu - HP48 vs. HP50 Message #3 Posted by Damir on 8 Oct 2008, 10:30 a.m., in response to message #1 by Jeff Wolfe [MODE][FLAGS]and check flag 117. Regards, Damir

Re: Units Menu - HP48 vs. HP50 Message #4 Posted by Jeff Wolfe on 9 Oct 2008, 9:47 p.m., in response to message #3 by Damir Thanks.

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