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At this point, to return to the display of the Fixed menu item shown in Figure 3, press O.

There are four types of menu items:

1.Read/write. Read/write menu items, such as Fixed in the Break-even menu shown above, are easily recognizable, because when they are selected, both the INPUT and small (=) annunciators are lit. When lit, these annunciators indicate that keying in a number and pressing Iwill store the entered number in the displayed menu item. Pressing =(outside of a mathematical operation) calculates the value for that item based on available data.

2.Read-only. Read-only items such as Internal Rate of Return (IRR% ) in the IRR menu are display-only; they are values computed internally by the calculator.

3.Write-only. Write-only items, such as investment interest rate (Inv. I% ) in the Net Present Value (NPV) menu, are similar to read/write items in that the INPUT annunciator is lit when these items are selected, indicating that keying in a number and pressing Istores that number in that menu item. However, the =key does not calculate a value for that item.

4.Special items. Special items, such as the Degree/Radian option in the Mode menu, the items of the Reset menu, and the items of the Percent Calculation (%calc ) menu perform an action when Iis

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Contents Edition HP Part Number NW238-90201 HP 30b Business Professional Quick Start GuidePrinting History Legal NoticesIii HP 30b Business ProfessionalKeyboard Map Legend Table of Contents Page Getting Started Getting StartedShift key symbol Shift KeyInput Key Number on the stack or duplicate it Equals KeyOn Key Two Line DisplayCustomizing the Calculator Display precision the number of digits displayed to Right of the decimal point. Default isSettings for 10 and 11 are not available using this Customizing the Calculator Display Description FunctionWeek are displayed only if the date is valid Monday is 1, and Sunday isIcycles through these options Algebraic Mode, and Chain Mode below. PressingMenus, Menu Items, and Assigning Values to Menu Items Page Reset Menu Memory and the Memory Menu Page Page Keys Used to Manipulate the RPN Stack Algebraic ModeFirst period Sets Begin mode Beg. Payments occur at the beginningKeys and Functions Compounding periods per year C/YRAmortization. The Amortization menu calculations are FV always occurs at the end of the last compoundingPeriod Compounding periodSecond date given a number of days from an initial, or Final dateSimultaneously Page Delete. Deletes a number from a list Reset menu. Resets some, or all, of the registersCursor, starting with the most recently entered number Insert. Inserts a number into a listNegative numbers Calculates factorial of x where -253 x ≤ 253 .Calculates y to the x power Range 0 xClears TVM register Getting Started Basic Financial Calculation Example360N 1250 Limited Hardware Warranty Period General Terms Warranty and Contact Information Replacing the BatteriesExclusions 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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