Manual
Manual
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1. Operating Modes
The Ruby Calculator will operate in one of three modes at any given time. The
default mode upon power up of the calculator is “Calculator
Calculator Mode”.
Mode In this mode
the calculator will work as a normal scientific calculator with the limitations as
outlined in Section 10.
To form a chat session with another device the calculator will need to enter “CC hat
Mode”. Prior to being able to enter chat mode, however, the calculator will need to
Mode
receive a password from the user. The default password is “123456
123456”.
123456 Simply enter
this value into the calculator and hit the “Equals
Equals”
Equals button. (Note that this default
password may be changed; see Section 2)
Once this has been done the calculator may now enter “C
C hat Mode”
Mode by hitting the
“MODE/CLR
MODE/CLR”
MODE/CLR button. See Section 2 for a description of the functionality of buttons
in “Chat Mode”.
“Smash
Smash Mode”
Mode is a special mode for extra fast typing; see Section 3 for further
details.
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2. Chat Mode Guide
Once in “C
C hat Mode”
Mode buttons take on different functionality. Descriptions of the
functionality for the above highlighted buttons are given below.
1. The “SHIFT
SHIFT”
SHIFT button provides secondary functionality.
2. The “ALPHA
ALPHA”
ALPHA button will cause the Ruby Calculator to attempt to connect to
another Ruby Calculator within range. If the Ruby Calculator is already
connected to a device this button will alert the user that the calculator is already
connected.
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x-1” button is used to change the Chat Mode password. Press the “Equals
3. The “x Equals”
Equals
button after typing in the nominated password.
4. The brackets buttons are used for scrolling through received messages. The
brackets buttons are also used for fast file navigation. Pressing the “))” button on
an opened file will skip 10 pages through the file. Pressing the “SHIFT
SHIFT”
SHIFT button
followed by the “))” button will skip to the end of the file. The other bracket button
does the same but skips towards the start of the file.
5. The “RCL
RCL”
RCL button is used for reading stored text files and adding new text files
from the RXO Chat App. After pressing the “RCLRCL”
RCL button use the “Left Left”
Left and
“Right
Right”
Right arrow keys to select a file. To write a new file to a slot hit the “Transfer
Transfer
File”
File button on the RXO Chat App after selecting the desired file slot. To delete a
file from a slot press the “DEL
DEL”
DEL button after selecting the desired file. To read the
contents of a file hit the “Equals
Equals”
Equals button after selecting the desired file. You may
then use the left and right arrow keys to browse through the contents of the file.
6. The “Number
Number Pad”Pad becomes a pad for typing alphanumeric sentences in “Chat
Mode”. Refer to the diagram below for a visual aid of the functionality of the pad.
Type like the pad is from an old school mobile phone. Hitting a button once more
than the number of letters contained will print the number corresponding to that
button, eg hitting “abc” four times in succession will print the number “8”. If the
user wishes to type faster messages than this mode can offer they may enter
“Smash
Smash Mode”
Mode and turn the entire calculator into a keyboard. See Section 3.
7. The “MODE/CLR
MODE/CLR”
MODE/CLR button switches the calculator between “Calculator Mode”
and “Chat Mode”. Note that after establishing a connection the user may
alternate between the modes and will still receive messages when in “Calculator
Mode”.
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8. The “Pol(
Pol(“
Pol( button will cause the Ruby Calculator to disconnect from any
connected devices. This button is necessary when the user wishes to switch the
calculator from one device to another.
This button contains secondary functionality. Press “SHIFT
SHIFT”
SHIFT followed by “Pol(
Pol(“
Pol( to
toggle the state of the Bluetooth on the calculator between on and off. This may
be useful if the user only wishes to use the note storage feature and would like to
turn their Bluetooth off.
9. The “^
^ ” button will open the “Special
Special Symbol” palette. Although users are able to
type all standard alphanumeric characters and numbers using the Number Pad
they may like to type special symbols like letters from the Greek Alphabet or
Mathematical Symbols. This palette will allow the user to do so. See below for a
visual description of characters included in the Special Symbol palette.
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11. The “tan(
tan(“
tan( button is used for searching the internet. Type in a query while in Chat
Mode and then press this button to retrieve search engine results to the
calculator. Use the “M+” button to read the received search results.
The “tan(
tan(“
tan( button is also used for the File Search feature. While reading a stored
file press the “tan(
tan(“
tan( button. Next, type in your search query using the number
pad. Finally, press the “Equals
Equals”
Equals button to execute the search and you will
automatically skip through the file until the next occurrence of the query is found.
After executing a File Search you may want to then skip again to the next
occurrence of the query without re-typing the query again. To do so, simply press
the “SHIFT
SHIFT”
SHIFT button followed by the “tan(
tan(“
tan( button to skip immediately to the next
occurrence from the previously entered search query.
13. The “,, ” button is the Emergency/Panic button. Pressing this button will force the
calculator out of “Chat Mode” and relock the device. The password will need to
be re-entered for all “Chat Mode” functionality to resume.
14. The “E
E quals”
quals button in “Chat Mode” will send the typed message to the
connected device. If no device is connected this button will alert the user that no
devices are connected.
The “Equals
Equals”
Equals button also offers a feature in “Calculator
Calculator Mode”.
Mode While in
Calculator Mode the “Equals
Equals”
Equals button will naturally evaluate the given expression.
What the user may then do, however, is press the “SHIFT
SHIFT”
SHIFT button followed by the
“Equals
Equals”
Equals button which will send the last evaluated expression and result to any
connected devices.
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3. Smash Mode Guide
To enter “Smash
Smash Mode”
Mode first enter “Chat
Chat Mode”
Mode and then press the “SHIFT
SHIFT”
SHIFT button
followed by the “MODE/CLR
MODE/CLR”
MODE/CLR button.
Once in “Smash
Smash Mode”
Mode buttons take on a different functionality. The entire button
pad is transformed into a keyboard for fast typing. A visual description of “Smash
Mode” is given below.
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4. How to
to Connect Two Ruby Calculators
To connect two Ruby Calculators to each other perform the following steps.
• Power on both calculators.
• Type the “Chat Mode” password on both calculators and hit the “Equals
Equals/=
Equals/=”
/=
buttons. The default password is “123456
123456”
123456 to unlock “Chat Mode”.
• Enter “Chat Mode” on both calculators by hitting the “MODE/CLR
MODE/CLR”
MODE/CLR buttons.
• On one of the calculators press the “ALPHA
ALPHA”
ALPHA button. This button will cause
the calculator to search for another Ruby Calculator and automatically
connect if it finds one.
• After observing the “Connection Established” message the users may begin
sending messages. The “Equals
Equals”
Equals button will send a typed message.
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5. How to Connect to an iOS Smart Phone
To connect a Ruby Calculator to an iOS Smart Phone perform the following steps.
• Download the app by Ruby Devices entitled “RXO Chat” from the Apple App
Store.
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6. How
Ho w to Transfer Text Files to the Calculator for Storage
To transfer a text file to the Ruby Calculator perform the following steps.
• Enter “Chat
Chat Mode”
Mode
• Hit the “RCLRCL”
RCL button to open the file storage
• Select the slot you would like to transfer the text file to by using the “Left
Left”
Left and
“Right
Right”
Right arrow keys for navigation.
• Connect to the Ruby Calculator using the RXO Chat app on an iOS or
Android device.
• On your iOS device select the “File File Transfer”
Transfer button.
• On your iOS device enter a “File File Name”
Name and paste in the “Notes”
Notes” you would
like to store.
• Select the “Transfer
Transfer File”
File button to load the file onto the calculator. See
below for a visual aid of how the setup should look. In the example we are
transferred the file to slot number ten. Open a file using the “Equals
Equals”
Equals button.
Delete a file using the “DEL
DEL”
DEL button.
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7. How to Connect to an Android Smart Phone
To connect the Ruby Calculator to an Android Smart Phone perform the following
steps.
• Download the App entitled “RXO
RXO Chat”
Chat from the Google Play Store.
Store
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8. How to Connect to a Smart Phone through the Internet
Connecting a Ruby Calculator to a Smart Device through the Internet requires two
Smart Devices.
Devices This is because the Calculators do not have a Wi-Fi module so they
will need to utilize a phone to forward the messages.
The First Smart Phone will enter Tunnel Mode. In Tunnel Mode the Smart Phone
will connect to the Calculator using Bluetooth. The Tunnel Device must stay within
within
50 meters of the Calculator. The Tunnel
Tunn el Device must have an Internet
Connection. The Tunnel Device may be hidden somewhere on the user.
The Second Smart Phone will enter Internet Mode. The Internet Mode Device may
be anywhere in the world as long as this device has an Internet Connection.
Now when the user sends a message from the calculator the message will go
through the Tunnel Device and on to the Internet Mode Device and vice-versa.
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9. How to Connect to a PC or Mac
To connect your Ruby Calculator to a PC or Mac you will need to use the “RXO
RXO Chat
Web App”.
App To access the web app perform the following steps:
www.rubydevices.com.au/rxo-chat.php
• Log in to the Web App using your Tunnel and Internet Mode credentials.
• Next, start RXO Chat on a smart phone and connect to your Ruby Calculator
in Tunnel Mode as described in Section 8.
Messages sent will now traverse between the computer and calculator.
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10. Scientific Calculator Functionality
There are several buttons which exist for display purposes only on the calculator
and do not have any functionality in “Calculator Mode”. These buttons are
highlighted in blue below.
Furthermore, please note that this calculator uses 32-bit floating point arithmetic
and will consequently begin to lose accuracy in results after approximately 6
significant figures.
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11. Product Compliance
The Ruby Calculator Ultimate Edition product satisfies all regulatory requirements
for product compliance set out by the ACMA (Australian Communications and
Media Authority) and ERAC (Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council).
As such, the product is electronically labelled with the RCM (Regulatory Compliance
Mark).
The Electronic RCM label may be viewed on the product by pressing the “SHIFT”
button followed by the “EXP” button while the user is in “Chat Mode”.
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12. Support
For Customer Support or General Enquires please contact Ruby Devices at the
following email: [email protected]
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