Sharp EL-1197P and EL-1197PIII adding machines 

*** THIS IS NOT AN INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO *** This video was never designed to be used to teach one how to use an adding machine. Many people have, and with positive results, but it was not the intention of this video. Use the information provided in this video at your own risk.

This video is 10 times better than the manual. Thank you!

Honestly the best explanation of using adding machine functions that I’ve seen. Mainly because it was done using simple examples and explanations that people with no prior experience can understand. Very well done.

Oh yay! the MU/MD key :-) Such a powerful tool (if you have need for it). In most cases you will use the 10-key as a simple add machine with heavy use on the tax+ / tax- keys. But it can do SO MUCH MORE! My previous comment was about the #/◊ key and a couple ways I have used it. I'm using a Casio DR-210 which doesn't have a GT mode, but has a GT button. Good for long calculations of multiple purchases. The Mark Up (MU) key is great in helping you determine a retail price based on cost. This can apply in Food or retail. I'll start with the Restaurant Industry. Let's say you run a restaurant, and you aim to keep your food costs at 22%. You can use this key to calculate the menu price (retail price) of a particular food item. You get a pre-cut 12oz NY strip at $4.15 ea. You want your cost to be 22% and your profit (markup) to be 78% (100-22=78).To determine your retail: Keystrokes: 4.15 , x , 78 , MU/MD This will now display the minimum retail price to meet your 22% food cost ($18.18). You will still need to account for additional sides you may include with the steak. Let's have a look at this. Steak: $4.15 ea Sides: Potato with butter, bacon, chives, and sour cream - $ 0.96 Sauteed Mushrooms with spinach in white wine - $ 1.05 Small salad: $ 1.15 Keystrokes: CA/AC, 4.15, +, .96, +, 1.05, +, 1.15, x, 78, MU/MD Reads: ..0.. < AC or CA key > Clears the calculator 4.19 + < 419, + Keys > Adds the numerical value to the addition string. 0.96 + 1.05 + 1.15 + 7.31 x < x key > Prints the Running Total in preparation for Multiplication functions. 78. M% < 78, MU/MD Keys> Performs MU calculations and prints the % variable entered (78) 25.92 -% < > Continued from MU function, prints the amount of profit at the % entered and retains in string* 33.23 < > Continued...print the retail total (cost + profit) and retains in string* *Both numbers are retained in the string. You can chose to use either by pressing the + or - Key. Pressing the < - > key will pull the profit amount (22.92) to be used in additional calculations. Pressing the < + > Key will pull the retail amount (33.23) to be used in additional calculations.. Using Profit amount: You may wish to determine a total profit using this number. Without hitting AC or CA (clear) or the Total button, Hit the "-" key. This will print the 25.92 amount. You're planning on a menu of 100 people at this price and cost for a guaranteed event (if you run a restaurant, you need to get guarantees and down payments for large parties, especially if you're ordering special items for them. Smaller parties that will be selecting from a normal inventory don't need this as much). 25.92 -% < - Key > Adds the numerical value to the addition string* 25.92 x < x Key > Prepares the String for multiplication function 100 . = < 1, 00, = Keys > Tells the calculator the multiplier and requests a total based on simple a x b = c 2,592.00 < > Continued...prints the calculated product and retains in string. * the - Key pulls the amount and prepares it for a NEW string. this is the total amount you will make after FOOD Cost is deducted. You will still need to account for labor, linen, and several other costs to determine your final NET. but this give you a number to start with. Using the Retail amount: You may wish to provide an estimate to the client for the total cost. If your other costs are relatively fixed and you know you really just need to know the food cost to provide an estimate, you can safely create an estimate for a 100 plate party. Let say your policy is to charge the menu price per person, plus a $100 room charge, tax and a 20% gratuity for the server. Don't forget to also calculate these amounts. 33.23 -% < + Key > Adds the numerical value to the addition string* 33.23 x < x Key > Prepares the String for multiplication function 100 . = < 1, 00, = Keys > Tells the calculator the multiplier and requests a total based on simple a x b = c 3,323.00 < > Continued...prints the calculated product and retains in string. * the + Key pulls the amount and prepares to add to the existing string ($7.31 from above). So if you hit the + a second time it will add 7.31 to 33.23. You can also use this as a mark down function to determine loss. Let's say you give a client and "All Inclusive" price for a product. Meaning the FINAL cost to the client is, say, $1500.00 for a product. You run a retail store and you pay out commissions on sales in addition to an hourly wage. Let's say the commission you pay is 10% and your local sales tax is 8%. But you need to know the cost of product to the store, and the amount you need to deduct for tax and commission. Well you can't just deducted 18% from the total, because you'd be calculating the percentage on wrong amount. Well let's take this as a perfect chance to use this function: 1500.00 ÷ < 1500, ÷ > 18 M% < 18 MU/MD > 228.81 -% 1,271.19 $1,271.19 is the retail amount before tax and commission.

Finally, a video that explained how to use this calculator. Thank you!

This video inspired me. My new to me PIII just arrived!

This video was great! I’ve referred back to it several times because each time I watch I collect additional nuggets. Thank you for taking the time to do this!

Thank you for doing this. Your presentation was clear and concise. I recently purchased a thrift store calculator and once I fixed all of the mechanical and electrical bugs in the unit, I needed to understand how they functioned and you did a great job at that.

My father-in-law has an adding machine but never really learned how to use it. It is HARD to find good instructions on-line!! Thank you for for this.

Thank you for this video! My eyes bled while trying to read the instruction manual. This was a way better use of time. Keep up the good work!

Very informative. teleworking and picked a SHARP EL 1801V to use while working from home. I wish I would have viewed this a long time ago. Now I will be much more efficient. You did a fantastic job of explaining and demonstration. Happy I have one at home now for several uses. Thank you.

It's been a while since I used an adding machine, so this was very useful, as I get back into using the machine for some tax preparation. Thank you.

Very informative, very helpful video. Great job explaining calculators and functions.

I run a p3 at work as an accountant. Absolutely love it.

OMG! this helped me so much, even though I have a Casio, many of the functions are the same. Thanks for putting this out there.

Thank yo for doing this video. I started a new job and have never used one before and needed a tutorial.

Just bought one of these from a goodwill in my home town in California. El-1197p the older one. My son likes to take things apart and put them back together usually with pretty good results for the most part. I paid 6 bucks for it so not bad. Pretty cool find.

You were super helpful thank you so much!! ✊🏾🦋

i am so glad you did this because i have one of these and it seems to have a mind of its own and i am trying to doo my taxes.. thank youi

This helped me so much just got a position that the office use these. Thank you!

Nice Job explaining functions ! Just what I needed

The Diamond is a "running total" Key. As you are performing additions, you can print the running total without closing out the series to a total or using the memory functions. Similar to the Grand Total function, without having to switch modes, and works in a running series while keeping the running total on your screen (vs using a total/grand total method). This is useful, for example, when your products are of separate types (Food and Alcohol for example in a Restaurant). Let's say you have two meals a coffee and a beer, but you need the food and drink totals separate. You would add your meals (15.99 ea), a coffee ($1.95), then subtotal your food, then add the cost of the beer ($4.00) and Total your ticket. Key strokes would be: 1595, + , +, 195, +, #/◊, 400, +, * = 37.85 You ticket will read: 15.95 + 15.95 + 1.95 + 33.85 ◊ 4.00 + 37.85 * With multiple drinks, you won't have a running total of ONLY the alcoholic beverages without using the memory functions or the total / grand total method. *I know this restaurant method may be a bit antiquated now, as most places use an electronic POS to create customer totals, but it's one use. I'll also sometimes use it in Balancing with check #'s. Lets say I have 3 checks from the week that have yet to be debited from my account. My current balance in $10,000 (I wish), and I have Checks #'ed 1082, 1083, and 1084 for $1,000.00, $220.00, and $55.78 - respectively and a deposit of $500.00 cash I just made and I have an auto payment going from my account tomorrow for $3,000. I'm doing the calculations today. I would start with the date (in a non-clock printing calculator): 2020.01.01 ◊ to print the date on the header. You can also add something like the last part of the account number: ......1234 ◊. (the decimals will not show on the screen, but when you hit the #/◊ key it will print the number of decimals you typed). I'll then perform a Clear All or All Clear function to ZERO out the calculator below the header and begin with my balance, then (starting with credits) add my $500.00 cash deposit, create a running total, then the check #, the amount (-), repeat for each check until all checks are entered, create a running total. feed a line or two and add (-) my anticipated debits for tomorrow. Then, finally total my balance. It would look like this: #2020.01.11 #......1234 . . 0 . . 10,000.00 + < Starting Balance 500.00 + 10,500.00 ◊ < Running Balance after Deposit #1082 1,000.00 - #1083 220.00 - #1084 55.78 - 9,224.22 ◊ < Running Balance after checks (what your available balance is) #2020.01.12 < New Date of Transactions 1,500.00 - 7,724.22 ◊ < Running balance, including tomorrow's auto draft. 7,724.22 * < Total Balance when all transactions post.

Very informative! I just purchased at a Goodwill.

God bless you for this video. Huge help thank you!

I wondered why mine wouldn't subtract like a traditional calculator, now i know so thanks for that.

This calculator is so neat I wish more people took advantage of there financial literacy and got one of these I just bought the high end one on Amazon and family is like why did you buy that you could have just got a cheaper calculator from Target 🎯 but I don’t care my financial independence and literacy is key and I can’t wait to calculate my finances!! Thanks for this video it helps a lot and now I know more about my new financial work horse!

THANK YOU! I couldn't remember how to get the decimal point to print "cashier style" and this video helped!

Thank You... for your Good video's Blessings your way!

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Very useful in 2021 thank you so much

Awesome demo

Wow I never used an adding machine this is great

Very informative!

Watching this again after few days/weeks.

Excellent!!, thank you

Good detailed review.

Totally fascinating.

This is a cool video as it describes features I wasn't aware of exactly how to use. Would've been cool if Sharp added an "alarm" functionality to the machine with the clock.

I finally figured it out. Thanks. I guess it was worth the dollar I paid for it.

I’ve worked in accounting and finance my whole life and have sadly noticed that many places are doing away with adding machines. I had to buy my own because you can’t reconcile accounts easily without them.

They should teach us this in high school

New subscriber! Thanks for sharing!

This is a pretty good video

Wow, thanks. I was looking for an explanation of the decimal point setter everywhere!

thanks! I was having issues with the percentage tab I just fixed it.

thank you !

I've seen these at thrift stores many times, but never paid them much mind, I always assumed it was a cash register type thing, and could be used that way, seems I was right about at least one use case, and of course there are others. Now, next time I see one at a thrift store, I will pick it up. I'm certainly not paying $195 for a Sharp EL2630PIII from staples.

The Diamond shape is the subtotal key the #/[diamond] key is used for the non-add AND a subtotal, depending on whether or not you have run any actual math functions prior to hitting the key vs just entering a number as a non-add.... If you enter a non-add while you still have an open math function, you'll see the non-add but if you hit the non-add key a second time, you'll see the subtotal of the open math function... On the M keys, the diamond is the subtotal in memory.

My teacher forced me to watch this, I "enjoyed" it.

Got a new calculator. The c/ce. My older calculator has a button for each. Loved it, as I could ce and delete my last entry if I made a mistake. the c/ce button erases the total. How can I delete just the last entry?

picked up an adler royal with it's case and a fresh role of paper and ink attached and working for $5 they had one of those sharps I was going to get it instead but it had a weak display sadly

Can I use this for simple calculations like selling buying adding percentage and tax?

Calculator or not, you should still be able to type in 7734206, then invert the display. :D

If you multiply 2 x 3 and then hit the = sign it will not clear your total. You can then add or subtract the 6 to your running total. You do not need to use GT mode :)

can you tell me if there’s a way to print my added receipt twice. For example i’ve added 62 items for a grand total of 5200 and i print the receipt, i don’t want to add the 62 items again for a second receipt as it’s time consuming in a hectic environment.

i can't understand why my ribbon rides up ONLY when i subtract on my canon MP27D calculator. any suggestions? same ribbon shown in this video.

Thanks for the video. I have a Sharp EL-2197GIII - it has a ink pad roller that snaps into the unit below the printing mechanism. It does have a problem, I bought a poor quality roller and the ink is smearing on the mechanism and the paper roll. Do you recommend any retailer online or offline that offers quality accessories for resellers like me? P.S. Certain models are high demand - tax preparation season starts in 2 months.

Here the total tax rate is 14.975%, but my Sharp EL-2630PII doesn't want to keep the 3rd. decimal, even though I moved the decimal point selector to 3. Is there anything I can do?

I also have the older model, bought at Goodwill. The problem I am having is that if I key in 123, it will not print 1.23. Therefore, I have to enter the decimal point when just adding. Do you know someone that can show me how to repair it? Thank you.

Is the EL 1197P still available? or the other one. I really need one for my food cart business. Happy to found your channel. I got my Sharp XE A101 cash register but the feed doesnt work

My adding machine at work stopped automatically placing the decimal while set at 2 (so instead of it being 13.37, it's 1337). All of the other decimal setting work properly. Is there any way to fix this?

How do you set the controls to 14.50

My old sharp one doesn’t print anymore!😩 I have to buy or get a new one

I’m having trouble with my machine printing. I turn it on to the print option the +P comes on but it still will not print. I reset the machine but nothing still. It will print the .............+P and it will print item numbers but it will not print for the calculator function!!!! Ahhhhh. Please help!

Any idea how to reset a EL-1197piii my lcd display is off and won’t turn on. I’ve tried reset button and unplugging and changing batteries but it doesn’t come on

Drink every time she says total, lol

I was hoping you'd cover how to change the printing ribbon.

is there a way to adjust the display brightness?

Hi, Would you please do a video clip or advice how to fix Sharp Adding Machine with printing function is not working. It makes the sounds of printing when switching the key to print function with 1st sounding really good, but then after, nothing is sounding or print anymore. Everything else is working fine. Please help & advice. Thank you in advance.

How do I install my receipt paper ?

I just got one of these used and the display is a little dim. is there an adjustment for this?

I have 1197, anyone know where to get new printing head ?

So they are calculators

Can't set tax or date

So I bought one of these at a garage sale. And....... I think it's too confusing for me. :(

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Where is the P2 Model?

omg your tax rate is 15%? do you have property taxes also? do you have state income tax also?

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