HP 30b Professional manual Customizing the Calculator

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The top line of the screen displays operation status, operator symbols, annunciators, and abbreviations of the registers, variables, and menu names. This line is referred to as the top line. In Figure 2, SIN is on the top line. Note the RPN annunciator to the right of the display, indicating that the calculator’s operating mode is RPN. The bottom line displays numbers you have entered, or results. This line is referred to as the bottom line.

Customizing the Calculator

Table 1-1 lists the functions available for customizing the calculator in the Mode menu, including setting the default language for messages displayed

on screen. To open the Mode menu, press :u. Use the arrow keys,

<and >, to navigate through the menu. To view the available options in a menu and change a setting, press Iwith an item displayed. The displayed setting is the active setting. To exit the menu, press O.

Table 1-1 Customizing the Calculator

Display/

Description

Function

 

 

 

Turn the

To turn the calculator on, press O. To turn it off, press

calculator on/

:O. The calculator automatically turns off after

off

 

approximately five minutes if not in use.

Display contrast To adjust the display contrast, press and hold Owhile simultaneously pressing either +or -. Each press of the +or -key increases or decreases the contrast of the display, respectively.

4 Getting Started

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Contents HP 30b Business Professional Quick Start Guide Edition HP Part Number NW238-90201Legal Notices Printing HistoryHP 30b Business Professional IiiKeyboard Map Legend Table of Contents Page Getting Started Getting StartedShift Key Shift key symbolInput Key Two Line Display Equals KeyOn Key Number on the stack or duplicate itCustomizing the Calculator Customizing the Calculator Display Description Function Right of the decimal point. Default isSettings for 10 and 11 are not available using this Display precision the number of digits displayed toMonday is 1, and Sunday is Week are displayed only if the date is validAlgebraic Mode, and Chain Mode below. Pressing Icycles through these optionsMenus, Menu Items, and Assigning Values to Menu Items Page Reset Menu Memory and the Memory Menu Page Page Algebraic Mode Keys Used to Manipulate the RPN StackCompounding periods per year C/YR Sets Begin mode Beg. Payments occur at the beginningKeys and Functions First periodCompounding period FV always occurs at the end of the last compoundingPeriod Amortization. The Amortization menu calculations areFinal date Second date given a number of days from an initial, orSimultaneously Page Insert. Inserts a number into a list Reset menu. Resets some, or all, of the registersCursor, starting with the most recently entered number Delete. Deletes a number from a listRange 0 x Calculates factorial of x where -253 x ≤ 253 .Calculates y to the x power Negative numbersBasic Financial Calculation Example Clears TVM register Getting Started360N 1250 Warranty and Contact Information Replacing the Batteries Limited Hardware Warranty Period General TermsExclusions Customer Care Country Hotline Phone 800-100-193 01 4993 Martinica 800-990-011 Mauritius 0800980410 Getting Started Getting Started Getting Started Getting Started
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30b Professional specifications

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