Using Menus
Some of the calculator’s operations are performed using menus. Pressing
or E, for example, will display a menu of applicable functions.
The following are the operations you should use to navigate between menus.
•You can select a menu item by pressing the number key that corresponds to the number to its left on the menu screen.
•The indicator in the upper right corner of a menu means there is another menu below the current one. The >indicator means another menu above. Use A and D to switch between menus.
•To close a menu without selecting anything, press .
Specifying the Calculation Mode
| When you want to perform this type of | Perform this key |
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General calculations | (COMP) |
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Statistical and regression calculations | (STAT) |
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Equation solution | (EQN) |
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Generation of a number table based on an | (TABLE) |
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Inequality solution | (INEQ) |
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Ratio calculations | (RATIO) |
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Note: The initial default calculation mode is the COMP Mode.
Configuring the Calculator Setup
First perform the following key operation to display the setup menu: (SETUP). Next, use A and D and the number keys to configure the settings you want.
Underlined ( ___ ) settings are initial defaults.
MthIO LineIO Specifies the display format.
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MthIO: Selects MathO or LineO. MathO displays
input and calculation results using the same format as they are written on paper. LineO displays input the same way as MathO, but calculation results are displayed in linear format.
Linear Display (LineIO) causes fractions and other expressions to be displayed in a single line.
Note: • The calculator switches to Linear Display automatically whenever you enter the STAT Mode. • In this manual, the symbol next to a sample operation indicates Natural Display (MathO), while the 1symbol indicates Linear Display.
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